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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-05-14
LIBR0S DI 7lXT1 PlRl Ily lsgIIil!


En L. imprenta del BoIErIs hay events los
'sguientesi
Lihr0 de los Niflos por Martinez de la Rosa.
Jqanito por Torrente, Fabulas de Samaidegt
Historic Sagrada por Fleury Noei0nes de Co
mercio por Canseco, Gua d, Artesano Dol
Paluzie, Geometrfa por Vallis AgrimensuTa
por Verdejo, Geografa por Paluzie, Historic
de Espaha por IbO Alfaro, Historic Natural
por Garcia de los Santos, Aritmetica pof Tcja-t
da, Fabulas de Esopo, Sanlaniego Irisrte, Ju-
guetes travesuras, Flores del ciel0, Los niHc1
de la Biblia, Cuentos pintorescos, Sentlero de
la virtud, Biografia ulantil, Cuentos de Hada
Comeda infantil, Escuela primaria, Program
de Geogratia, i'd de Religion moral, i'd a
Industrial y comercio, id: de Agriculturas ID
de Gramatica castellaha, id. de Geometria, i'd
de Fisica y Quimica, i'd de Historia Natural, id
de Historic Universal, Z. monitor de los Hinea,
Tesoro del Artesano por Caballero, El Amante
de los ninos, Ell amigo de los nifios p0r Saba
tier, Aritmetica por Valin Historic de Espa
ma por Fernandez, Principios de Artmetica ps
Barberi, Artmetica por DelgadO Gramatica
por fernando, Catecismo por Ripalda, Carti-
las agrarias, Prontuario de- Ortograffa p0r ID
Academia, Tratado de urbanidad para nifias
i'd id para niiios, Primer librO de lectura, In
truccion primaria por Rueda, Lecciones
Mundo por Guerrero, Ell pensil de la ni1ez, L
mitologiia, El sagrado corazon, Epftome de b
Gramatica, Metodo de lectura por Flores, II
fs de la nfanca, Gramatica por Vallin
OTROS EFECTOS. y
Medalas para premies, Bletes para pre-
mios al crOmo, Gran diploma de honor, DiDlo,
mas al cromo, Mesa revuelta Ell negro. id do
radas, Doseles para imagenes, Coleccion ae eH
teles, id. id de ndmero, Plumas de ave ; acgF
Papel de Iturzaeta, LlbrO de matrcula Y eg
sidcacion, id. de asistenca daria, Tablero -
tadcres para ndmeros enteros, i'd Id. 70
Espana, Estampas religiosas, Cuadros del siBte-
ma metrico-decimal, iluminados, BoteiIitas
grasilla, Retratos de s. NJ. Alfonso XIII
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-05-14
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uONsTcNATARlOS.

Rucssores de Silva, RodriguezY Comp.-BARAooA. B.
ZisYo Q Oemp.-Cgs4. eTes. 8. l. Ros yG Conn., r.
mir Rernedo. 1aUADILLA Sres. Amen. julia CT
fuFH fuFHTo. Roo Eres. Iriarte. Hermano de Oaraeena
= rCnrcr -SANTT6MAg HreS. Lamb Comp.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-05-14
Alnoneda p1blica

En- la casa de Mr.. Bidwel, c6nsulde s. NJ. b.
calle de San JustO mum. |, el 3 del corlie 81 IS
las IL de un caballo de sia con sus aperos, 81
mobiliario de la casa, mesas, coAso!as, aagnA-
rios, alacenas, camas con muelles tucker, col
chones, slIeria, balancines, lavamanos, toca-
dores, espejes, lamparas, esteras, vajilla, bate
ria de cocina, vino, cervcza; etc.
Puerto Rico, mayo de l879.-F. RspNk
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-05-14
DE YENTA.

Una estancia en- la Jurisdiction de Pehuelas
de 700 cuerdas de estension, algunas fncadas
de cafe y platanos, y otras de pastos y montes
virgenes propas para la siembra de aquella
planta Sc vende al contado a plazos como
dos. Para mas informes dirigirse D. Emilio
Ibahez que reside en- Ell indcado pueblo de Pc
fuelas. h. Ag.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-05-14

n " SVoSVsS~~'SSSSNo'
De este puerto Santander y st. Nazaire,
lsdeIs y del 3sde l. Entrepuente.
s 4 900 $l75 $3.50 $50
RI montante de pasajes de fetes es pagade-
rn en oro americana 8 su equivalente en- mo-
nefie corriente con el 5 p% de aumento.
CONCESIONES
se expiden 2asajes de ida y vuelta en- los
v;aies intercolo loniales, !yaldos por dos meses y
cor IN Is p% de rebaia, y en- los trasatlanticos
yalidos por doce meses y con un 20 p% de re.
baja. :, .
tante de cuatro pasajes de Camara Sc hara una
Los Los nifos menores Dc 9 amos gratis, de sae
Y cmerta parte, de 81 IL la mitad, y de doce
cnmnliIos agaran pasaje entero. Cuando una
l Sar,iIia tenca yarios niios, memories de afos,
S6Io, nno de ellos ira gratis los demas pagaran
cdarta parte de pasaje
Los criados var0nes pagaran el preclo flado
para los passjes Dc entrepuents M las !, maleres
Psra ms dstslles, dirigirse
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-05-14
libIG tslonarios para prsstacDlss.

Sc tira1l los olle q ,lsarl en Utuado. e irndr,
men Z pge9sQs N 6diicee dieaQps fiRlQAalTtps
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-05-14
Libros baratOs para escuelaS

En- la imprenta del BoLETIN Sc ha recibido
un complete surtido de libros de texto y efec
tos para escuelas, que Sc realizan q precios
sumamentes modicos.
Entire otras cosas Sc ofrecen:
JUANITO, traduccion de Torrente, 40
centavos uno 81 docena.
CUADROS ILUMINADOS, de medidas y
pesas metricas monedas q 60 centavos
un0. >
SILABARIOS, de Solves 2 pesos docena
y 20 centavos ejemplar.
FLEURY catecisnao hfstorico q peso do
cena y d 10 centavos uno
MEDALLAS doradas para premios, paper
fYturzaeta y todos los demas libros y etectos
cue ~ wan sp llas. escuelaes
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-05-14

IntercOonial btuo dc $5oOu. ...s...".,-....... DT
Idem mas dc $5oe0.. 4 p%
Inglaterra Francla. a......................... D%
Los Vapores ,Trasatlantieos tocan en- Plymouth.
piden pasajes directos para Paris.
Sc eXpenden blEetes de ida y vuelta para paSa-
jes Interceoniales Trasatlanticos porS meses un
aho respectivamente con una rebaja del 25 .. Z.
PASAJES DE FAMILIAS. - Toda farnilia COM
puesta de mas perSonaS cuyo pasaJe Trasatlanti-
co componga Ell valor dc cuatro DaSajeS 9nteros
tiene derecho la rebaja de una sexta parte del
dres. h1jos criados. Esta reduction NO tiene lu-
gar cuando SO expidan pasajes de ida vuelta
Los niflOS m6noe de amos. ul0 gratis. de & Ia
cuarta parte, de u Ia Mitad.
Los pasaleros para Francia. cualQu1er parte de
Europa pueden auedar IL dlas en- Inglaterra 81 asi
gustav vice versa los para lnglaterra pueden que
iar On Francia, Los pasajeros por estos vapores
entire Oherbourg. Paris. Plymouth y L6ndres. & una
rebaja de 10 pT los embarcaGos en- este puerto.
Esta prohtbtdo los Dasajeros. embarcando on
oste puerto tomar biletes sino de los Agen-
pasaje tornado bordo pagara 10 ~ de recargo.
Adernas de los DuSrtoS mencionadoS arriba. pue-
den oblenerse pesaJes por los vapores de esa Com
Danta, para los slGuientes puntoS Antigua. Barba-
las, Belize CartagSna Colon, CurazaO, DeMsraFa
Dominica, Granada, Grey Town, Jacmsl, Jamaica
la Gairs.. Mgrtinica. Port-au- Prince, Puerto Lmon
SaVanilla Saint kits Santa Lucia, San Vicente. To-
bago isla de Trinidad.
Sc eXigeh ahora prec1es m6dieoS para los traSpor-
tes de tabaco cafe q Europa.
Para pOrmenOres Sobre pasajes hetes deMas, di.
r.girse la Agencia de Ia Oompaffa
La Gompan1a asegura toda case de valores QHe
en- elective metaleS precioses 1oyas. embarGuen
Ta6mas, Rabsna. o cqaiquier otro punto de su ruta
As L&t1m0r G6 CO.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-05-14
Vicente Schwab,
SASTRE DE PARIS.
FRENTE A LA ZARAGOZANA


corte con NADIA dea que de conocdo del pdco esm
sAsTRERIA PARTS
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-05-14
sla5aE!o Y Gb'o p'i;:as'o
DE LECTURA,
REcoPILADo PoR ID. jose Solves
Notable conVenieneia.

Una de las Agencias de Negocios de mayer
nfuercia y credito existentes en- Madrid, tieIa
ell gusto de ofrecer sus services en- cuantos
asuntos ocurran en- los Ministerios, Tribunales
de Justicia y demas ofcinss principales de Ia
C6rte, asegurando la mas leal, activa probs
gestion en- todos aquellos que Sc la eAcomieh-
den, mediante los honorarios, siempre m6di-
cos, que Sc estipulen, con la condicion de NO
PODER DIsPoNER DE ELIos interim 40 Sc obtenga
el buen exito de la reclamation, fin de qlie.
en- ell case de ser negative ell resultado que SO
busque, NO PRoDuzo1 EsrA RESOLUTION aAsros
AL INTERESADO. s.t
81 por estas circunstancias consigue MERCER
Ia confianza de las personals que tengan asun-
tos pendien, ,es en- Madrid desean conieriria
su gestion, pueden al efecto, concurrir ala ca.
sa habitacion de su corresponsal en- esta Capi.
tai, Gale de San Jose hdmero 2, principal
Puerto-Rico febrero Is de 1879. II. 3IDl
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-05-14
AL Coraercio.

Papel superior ingles para la correspon-
dencia mercantil, pliego grande, rayado tras-
parente, Sc vende en- la imprenta del BoLE-
TIN q 20 rls. resma de 4SO pliegos.' Puede
venderse cortado en- medios pliegos para car
tas sin cortesia, a las personas que asi 10
preferap,
Tan1bien SO han recibido en- ell mismo esta.
blecimiento juegos de L1BRos DE CoMERcIo
en- blanco legitinos de Glasgow, libros de ca
jas, cuentas corrientes, indices, copiadcres
etc.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-05-14


Nss'' Tpos reducidos de Fletes.
16arcancias Eacos vacios, Perfu-
-Iaerfa Juguetes. Ouch1Herla, SOL
0r0uag ag........................y
Ouincaileria alambre. cobre, ho- For tone
s raa ~ uferreteria. pintura. acei- lada de peso
fasi6rcia, jabOn. yelaS. papel, f50L
r,rsiehIes Yfveres, vinos. Hco- I meo1oa
lsiss' lsS opcon del
a,adlsinaria [no teniendo pleas
sTe pasen de dostoneladas de ibOl. vapor
nesot pailas para azncar..:.
IS0za. yidrieria ceryeza. clmlenIo }4OI
r4,arro csIderes fogones .. 45L Ton de peso.
Arroz. haSta 1000 sacos lsl pasa -, ill.,
de 1000 sacos. hete conyencio- 4SL 4dem'
nAl...........s.... ....'......'''
Todo con capa de 6s. siendo pagadero en- Liver
DoCl de lo% aiendo pagadero cn fuerUo-H1lcO. =,
Losfetes pagan en- Puerto hlc0 Sc copraTan Ia al
cambo corfente de Glros en- iaS lecnas ue LAS "esa
daa de los yapores. L. eo ,o1.
las pleas bultos de maQuinar1a que paSen De
Dos tnyleladas de peso, otras mercanclaS no men
einne1jaa farriba, hete conventional
EObro onabArQues. por un SOLO vapor oe 40 menos
nMS 1oO toneladas, para un solo Cons1gnatar1o, Sc
ssSoIsr4 III caDa pH06ndoee dete en- Liverpool q Ia
apfrara deloe communicates.
Para pormenores. dirigirse
an Idysrpool. :. { los sres White For%%sn ga &co,
= pnnna 49, ss. Pastor Marquez d Co.
Mavs4iieE Borda d Co.
- IcxadilIa Amell. Julia 90.
- HumAHa0 NoSA az norn"uueE-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-05-14
COMPANIA GENERAL TRASATLANTICA
DE VAPORES CORREOS FRANCHISES
LINEA DE MARSELLA.

Llamamos la atencion del comercio del
p1blico en- general la variacion que ha tent
do esta Inca de vapores EN- sn itinerario, e
que empezara regir ell corriente mes con ell
vapor GUADELOUPE, 1000 toneladas
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-05-14
Plunlas llagiicas
0 QUE ESCRIBEN SIN TINTA.

A consecuencia de la gran aceptacion que
han teEido las que sc han expendido en- la
imprenta del BoLET1N las cuales escriben le
ira negra violeta, sc ha hecho un pedido
surtido que Sc acaba de recibir por ell vapo1
ingles. Sc venden Is cts. una II rs. do
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-05-14
lIegadas. SaI!das!

Con este nuevo itinerario quedara esta Inca
en- conexion en- S. Thomas los dias 4 y rs con Ia
Inca de st Nazaire y los vapores que hacen ell
Intercolonial de Trinidad, Cardpano, Cumana,
Barcelona, (V') Jackmel, Puerto Principe,
Santiago de Cuba y Kingston.
Para mas informes dirigirse a
Ldtinler d Co , Agentes.
San Juan, P R., mayo de 1879.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-05-14
Librvs en- bIaneo J eartsras para Ell concrete.

En- la imprenta del BoLErN Sc acaba de re.
cibir un gran surtido de iuegos de libros de CO
mercio de todos tamafios classes desde lo6 le-
gftimos de Glasgow hasta los mas interiors;.
Sc venden precios m6dicos. Tambien Sc han
recibido grandes carteras comerciales, psrA
guardian documentos, con departamento DOT
meses y por 6rden alfabetico
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-05-14

RETORNO.
saliendo de Kingston ell 15 con las escalas
.rriba mencionadas llegara este puerto el %,
continuando ell mismo dia para San Thomas,
tomando aquf los pasajeros y fetes para ell va
nor trasatlantico que dicho 1ltimo punto sc di-
riee Santander & st. NaZaire.
Prscios de pGsajes i'aterco1onia1es.
.-. Frinera Entnta PuAnta
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-05-14
COnDs6is General TrsSatlantica
DR. vAPOREs CORREOs FRANCHISES
ILi,,ca de ST. Nazaire q SantGnder). J.

lIIi,,ca de st. Nazaire q SdntGader).
FL dia 81 de cada mes saldra de st. Nazaire
escaia en- Santander v Tenerife con destino q
San Thomas uno de los mejores vapores de la
COmpafia ,llegando este dltimo puerto ell 6, y
continuando sd ruta hosta Vera Cruz.
IA Compafia acaba de establecer un servi-
eio intercolonial con Ell siguiente
ITINERARIO.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-05-14
TT E A
m syAPORES- CORREOS ESPANOLES,
centre Liverpooly Puerto.Rico,
il, v,ppEe, Dc s.ia LInea son los sgulentes.
Tipos reducidos de Flete

Despachandose unO el26 de cada mes en- LILY
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-05-14
u cAMARA. n oAMARA. sopRE CUBIEBTA.
Tarira para diner

LIEGADA. Dia. Hora. SALIDA. Dia. Hora
San JUAN. is IN. San JUAN. Is m
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-29
An Embryo Indian Fighter.

@Say, mister, can you tell me where
I can hang up tonight? I've got the
money to pay" said a small, bright
looking boy to Police Officer Hensler,
in Broad street, Newark, at 2 o'clock,
on Tuesday morning. The officer took
the boy to the Second Precinct station.
The boy had in his pockets three small,
old-fashioned pistols, n of which was
loaded; a box of cartridges, slugs, and
caps; a dagger made of a rat-tail file and
incased in a tin sheath, atln bugle, and
$3.05 in silver. In a bundle the boy
carried were q guide book of New York,
a package of railroad time tables. a pair
of scissors, a brad-awl, a paper of
needles, thread, pins. and a box of
salye. He said his name was Henry
Worker, and his age IA. His mother,
he added, is a widow living at 1874 Sec
ond street, this city. In a memoran-
dunn bookthe boy had written: aHen-
~ Worker, care of Mrs. Worker, 184
Second street. Charles Worker and
Prougott Worker; Gus and Gertie
Worker, $50 Third street; Katie Oils
ten, 1876 West Fortieth street, between
Eighth and Ninth avenues"
He said he had written the names
so that if he got lost in the West
to which he was bound, his friends
might hear of him.
The boy was afterward taken before
Police Justice Mills. He said he had
been reading dime novels and boys
story papers, and had started from
home in order to become a hunter on
the plains. He thought he might grow
up a great Indian fighter. Hehad beer
for weeks collecting the pistols and
other articles. He refused to tel
where he got his money.-Nelc Yorl
Sam.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-29

New York City. Early, a few mornings
ago, his body was found in the
North River at pier No. 40. 1t was
conveyed to the Morgue, and an ex-
animation removed ali doubt of its identity.
In one of the coat pockets was an empty en-
velope, the address on which was nearly
effaced by salt water, and only the
dim outline Of the name Groesbeck
could be seen. Ia his cuffs were gold
sleeve buttons, with the initials al. G."
engraved on them, and IN one of his fingers
was a plain gold ring. In the pocket of his
trousers was a Remington revolver, with a
cartridge in each barrel. A large bowie
knife was also found. The body was greatly
decomposed and bloated. Portions of the
nose and forehead had been eaten away by
fishes, and the face was SO discolored as to
make recognition impossible. The silver
chain and gold watch Colonel
Groesbeck were accustomed to wear
are missing, and his friends
think that he parted with them after he
left the hotel. The Coroner viewed the re.
mains in the presence of few relatives and
friends. He examined the body closely
without finding any wounds, and the bowie
knife showed no black stains. Information
of the recovery of the body was then sent
to the Hon. VIM. 8. Groesbeck and Other
relatives at Cincinnati. The detectives whe
have been searching for him believe hs
plunged into the river from one of the piers
betwee Canal and Wall streets .
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-29
The Late Ameer.

The late Ameer of Afghanistan was
universally called the "madman"
throughout his dominions, and SO great
was the awe in which he wa held by
his subjects, the Times of India says,
that no one dared tell him of the defeat
of his troops on the Peiwar Khotal by
the English invaders. Shere Ali sat in
his council-room, waiting for the news,
but no one ventured to tell him the re-
suit. At last the mother of Abdulla Jan
sent her little girl to tell her father. He
was talking eagerly as the child entered,
and she tried hard to blurt out her mes
sage, My mother says I am to tell your
Highness-" but the Ameer kept put
ting his hand on her mouth, as the dis
cussion was important. At last he turned
to her, well, what is it, little oneP"
The child came siding up, all eyes upon
her, My mother says / am to tel your
Highness the Sahibs have crossed the
Khotal." An instant stampede from
the neighborhood of the Ameer closed
the council.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-29
Row VAN DYCK WON HIS WIFE.

In one of the splendidly decorated
saloons at st. James was assembled
a group of young and lovely girls, whose
delicate fingers were busily engaged in
different kinds of ornamental needle
work, which, under their skllful ar
rangement, formed bouquets which
rivaled nature in the brilliancy of their
colors and accuracy of shades. They
were the Queens maids of honor, and
between their gay c~hattering and busy
fingers employed the time while waiting
for her rising. The only grave person
in the assembly was the Dowager Ouch
ess d'Alby, the chief of the ladies of
honor.
Among the blooming group the
youngest was remarkable for simplicity
of dress and the quiet modesty of her
whole appearance. Her attire was a
dress of black velvet closed to the
throat, but of which the skirt. open in
front, disclosed an undress Of white
satin; the sleeves came just below the
elbow and ~coquettishly disclosed the arm
and hand of the most dzzling white
ness. A plated tucker encircled her
graceful neck, on which hung a chain,
to which was attached a large cross,
and the luxuriant hair, simply parted
on the forehead and confined by a large
scarf, completed her costume.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-29
How to Cook a Steak.

There is M mystery about broiling a
beefsteak, and yet ninety-nine times in
a hundred it is badly cooked. The SIM
pie art is to cook q steak without smok-
ing it, and to retain the juices. When
you rest your cake of Indian-ink on a
palette, and happen to put your brush
in your mouth and taste it, the peculiar
SAVIOR is that Of carbon. Now, carbon is
one of the products of the imperfect
combustion of hydro carbon, and the
best lampblack is made that way. IF
there is any taste of Indian-ink about a
steak or chop, it is at fault. The art,
then, is simply to broil without firing
or blazing. No steak can be cooked
without watching it. The fire must be
very hot. The outside must be well
cooked in orderto keep the juice inside;
but the outside must have scarce any
thickness. The thing to do is to turn
q steak from side to side, and to keep
doing it. Never pepper or salt a
steak until it is on the dish. To pepper
it might not do SO much harm, but to
salt it is almost q crime. Never use a
gridiron with too broad Stats; that
scores the beefsteak through, and fries
overdone, dry portions. Incline your
gridiron. If there is a blaze from the
melting fat, the fame will burn beyond
the steak. It is difficult to arrive at q
proficiency with q steak which has too
much fat on the edges. Trim your
steak well, and, if there be fat on it,
when your gridiron is inclined, let the
fat portion be up toward the handle at
first. Good steaks must be served in
simultaneously on a hot plate. Butter is
admissible on a steak, but only in very
minute quantity. If the crude steak be
of good quality, cut an inch and an
eighth thick, and, the cooking artistic,
the juice Of the meat follows every cut.
We eat more beefsteaks, butchers know
how to cut them more artistically, and
we cook them better in the United
States than in England. This is in &C.
cordance with the latest testimony fur.
nished by Mr.. Richard Grant White in
the atlantic MISUNDERSTANDING.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-29
Judge Asa PACKER.


The death Of Judge Asa Packer occurred
at PhiladelphiaPa on Saturday. He was
a native of Mystic, CT. When sixteen years
Of age he went. on foot to an uncle living in
Susquehanna County, Pa. From him young
Packer learned the trade of carpenter,
which he followed for several years, IN
then became a canal boat driver on the
opening of the Lehigh Canal in 1888. In
the meantime he had married Sarah Blake
lee, the pretty daughter of q neighboring
farmer. With his scant saving Packer
bought interests in canal boats and gave up
driving for store keeping. Then he began
to take contracts for building locks and
boats for shippidg coal. In 1852 he began
alone the Lshigh Valley Railroad, which at
FIRST nearly ruined him, but eventually
helped to make him one of the richest men
in Pennsylvania. His estate is estimated
at $40, OOO 1000. Mr.. and Mrs. Packer last
January celebrated their golden wedding.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-29
Narrow Eseape.

Nj. j.. Hammerschlag, a gentleman repre-.
senting a New York diamond house, ar
rived at Lexington, KY, on the seven
o'clock train from Louisyihs q few Evenings
ago. and put up at the Phoenix iotel. He
had with him a trunk containing diamonds
TO the value of twenty-five thousand dollars.
Owing to the races then in progress the
house was crowded to its full capacity, and
he was accommodated with the only availa.
BILE room on the top floor. After supper he
walked out, but hearing the alarm of fire he
he returned to find the hotel wrapped in
flames. He offered one hundred dollars TO
have the trunk rescued, but no one re-
sponded. Resolving that the loss should
not be made if a daring eff ,rt would pre-.
vent, he secured a freman's cloak, went
into the burning building alone, and, after
a period of painful suspense to the anxious
crowd, returned with the treasure, hardly
reaching the ground when the side of the
building IN which his room was located
crumbled to the ground.