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would have been instantly killed As it is his escape
from death is marvellous.
"Why. II is nothing short of a miracle" said the
OF the Grand street station; here is but
one chance out of ten thousand of any human
being falling from spot to the street ana escaping
whose fault was it9' asked HERALD reporter.
well. don't know. The lady seemed to have
lot of bundles and the little boy walked as II he were
lame.
At the Eldridge street station house. however. the
sergeant charge said that the child received only
slight scalp wound. aud was attended by an am
bulance surgeon. who pronounced him well enough
to be taken home.
THE CHILD AT HOME.
The little sufferer found last evening ~ MS
parents residence No. SIS East ll9th street he ~
bright, precocious boy about three years ola, MS
head bandaged, and his sunny curls nad All us
appeared beneath the doctors scissors. MISS !rene @
Banks gave her account or the affair saying that he
nerves have received shock that she will not
soon recover trom:-"I was about 20 s.ep On .uo
train said she, "and had my little brotner oy the
hand He suddenly made a misstep and tell between
the the track. never lost hoid OF MS manu-
but all the strength seemed 70 leave me. So hrs
Of the train hands close by, out tney never onereo
to help On the contrary. they cried OUT:
drop him drop him, he'll have his legs cut or
When heard that unconsciously let go my hold
and my little brother at once disappeared from my
sight He rolled under the depot platform and
rushed into the station. Two men brought me back.
and then looking down saw the poor little fellow
living in the street beneath. When got down the
stems found they had taken him to the nearest drug
store where doctors attended him. then fol-
lowed him to the police station, and as soon As
cOulQ get uliu tOok ulin uoAle III ocCouu aNcuuo
car. On the way home he did not complain Of any
pain. but his lips were blue and he trembled all
over. DIR. Pierce then sewed up the cash in the left
side of his head. and he appears to be in fair way
toward recovery"
..Dd the conductor start the train while the boy
was still on the track?'
II rushed into the station when / lost sight
of him, and the train was gone when returned
At the police station they told me that the conduc-
tor would hold the train for an hour II 1t were
necessary, but / knew very differently from ex-
perlence On these trains they will hardly give you
time to get of, and distinction is made for
ladies children. Then il anything happens as
did to my brother, they will stand by and never
offer any assistance"
Little Willie evidently regarded himself as the
hero OF an exciting adventure, ana appeared proud
rather than otherwise of his bandages and bruises
He sat the floor in the midst of his play things.
listening gravely to his sisters recital and anxious
to put in o word occasionally on his own account.
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THE LECTURE PLATFORM.

Mr.. George vandenhoff commenced series Of six
readings in Chckering Hall yesterday. They will be
continued each Saturday. The audience at
yesterdays entertainment was select and apprecis-
tive. The readings were mostly reproductions from
the creations of Dickens. and consisted of ''Dr.
Marigold the Cheap Jacks Story" ''The King and
the skipper. Scottish ballad; ''Fatherland and
the Mother Tongue" by Lever; "The Court at
Hollywood" and 'Mr. winkle's Horsemanship,'' from
the "Pickwick Papers" These readings are inter-
spersed with gems of poetry and ballads, fecitousy
arranged and admirably rendered.
The fourth lecture OF the Cooper Union free
course was delivered in the great hall of the insti.
tute by Professor Edward =. Morse OF Salem, Mass
the subject being antiquities of Japan. Professor
Morse commenced by stating the dihculty Of the
efforts to determine the origin of the Japanese race
The difficulties in tracing their snites arises from
the fact that they are acomposite race The diversity
faces among them would alone indicate this,
but their curious geographical relation with the
continent shows that they could have had an influx
from many different places. Mr.. Morse then de.
tailed his explorations in Japan and called attention
TO the examination OF caves dolmens and shell heaps
on the In the shell heaps he discovered tn,
remains of tribes which must have been very primI
tive. The professor illustrated his lecture by means
of . blackboard
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MIRACULOUS ESCAPE ON THE "L

LITTLE WILLIE BANKS PAIL FROM THE TRACK
TO THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES CT THE
RAILROAD EMPLOYEES.
The escape of little Willie Edgar Banks from in
stantaneous death Friday last by falling from the
platform OF the Grand street depot OF the side
"L" railroad appears TO be moro wonderful than the
nrst accounts suggested. The sister of the child
Miss Irene Banks. young lady OF sixteen years.
getting the train the east side OF the Bow
cry at Grand street to go up town. II about
half-past ten o'clock in the morning and there were
not many people the train or platform. The
little boy is somewhat lame and walked with diffi-
cuity. Miss Banks lifted him by one hand on to the
platform of the nearest when his foot slipped
and he fell on the track between the cars.
There is quite considerable space, as may
boz observed, between the outer parts Of
the car platforms. Terrified and almost fainting at
the tel rible danger to which her little brother was
exposed Miss Banks screamed loudly for assistance,
still holding the child by the hand yet unable lift
him on the platform again. The employees OF the
company instead VI assisting her, shouted to her
let go her hold the child's legs would be of.
She did unconscously, and the child rolled under
the platform and fell TO the street. In his descent he
struck the shoulder OF truckman who was passing,
bounded thence TO the side of the truck and lay
the street Unconscious. Had II not been for the
providential presence Of the truckman the child
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In the early dealings money was easier and call
loans were offered at Pr cent on stock col
lateral This continued to 70 the ruling rate. al
though . commission" Of 1t6 OF one per cent ad-
dtionsl was paid in some cases. The closing quo
taton four per cent. The delay of the secretary
of the Treasury In coming to conclusion with re-
spect to the purchase Of tho bonds for the sinking
fund fully discussed in Another column). had the
effect of locking up the nfe per cent put mp by those
Offering bonds--about half million dollars.
The weekly bank statement unfavorabie. show.
ing decrease Of 1854 In the reserve This leaves
the reserve of tho banks nov se7i225 less than tho
% per cent called for by the Law In the case Of the
national banks II Is claimed however. that the de-
nciency exists not In the national banks, but In the
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thoroughly ripened tor the era of European civil
ization now dawning on that country. When we
better acquainted with the old civilization OF
Japan and its ideas the historian will find u ready
solution for the changes now taking place. The new
condition of things must have arisen naturally aud
legitmately out of the Old" General Grant spoke
in of the severest reprobaton OF the conduct
of the English government toward China In forcing
opidm upon that people.
COMPARISON OF COUNTRIES.
Judge Curtis said during the conversation.
"wcl Ieral. l suppose that to appreciate the
enjoyed by it is necessary TO have travelled in
these Oriental countries F" General Grant replied,
alt will enhance our appreciation of the liberty and
prosperity we enjoy to travel anywhere in the
world America is respected throug hout the world,
but IL be presumed from that fact that she
is necessarily loved. Our institutions are In a
measure rebuke to the aris tocratc classes OF the
old civilizations" Judge Curtis asked, els she
fearedr' General Grant said mot In sense that
her existence her power is menace to the peace
Of other countries. or that a disposition OF az.
gression on our part is danger to any country
But the United States government is the
most powerful on the earth. our navy IL not equal
to the navy of n third class Power but there is
Power possessed OF navy greater than we can build
very short notice. We have all the resour of
necessary mechanical capacity to make them effect
ive." Mr.. Curtis asked, "What as military
Power. Generals" "Well." said the General. "in
that respect we the most powerful nation on the
earth. We have, say. nifty millions of people that
are physically the equal to other people. We have
of course. no standing army. but lpointing to the
dense mass of people below every man In that
crowd under forty years OF age can become good
soldier in Ave minutes. And this would be as true
OF every other crowd in the country. Besides this
there is the superior power which the faculty Of
command gives. Our capacity for command is
greater than that OF other people I have nc
reference to the military capacity of generals
in command. I refer solely to the general
aggregate capacity of command among the people
Our people. from boyhood, we may say. have the
control and direction OF somebody else. There are
more Americans who are employers Of labor, or in
positions where they direct other men. than any
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MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
ENGAGED.

FREIsE-HoEFLEn.-Mr. BERNHARD FnKrsR to Miss
IDA HoEFLER, both OF New York. No cards.
MERzBAcH-L -LocK.-On November 8, 1879, LOUIS
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sentence. and Judge Gidersleeve sentenced them to
two years each in the State Prison.
A motion came up in Supreme Court. Chambers.
yesterday, before Judge Lawrence, brought By Mr..
George W. Wilson, counsel for Samuel Goodwin. the
committee of Diana Bannister to compel the sisters
Jane Giles and Ann Elizabeth Ely 10 surrender the
clothing of their sister which they had refused to
deliver to Mr.. Goodwin. Mr. Ambrose II. Purdy OPP
posed the motion on the ground that Mr.. Goodwin
Is not the committee having dsobeyed the order of
the supreme Court. forty days since. Mr. Wilson
retorted :-''Then II the cour. please If that be 20
Your Honor has been put TO much useless trouble in
the motion TO remove Mr.. Goodwin committee
when the gentleman now says he is not occupying
that position" This provoked smile from the
Court. Judge Lawrence then said that he intended
TO look after the interest OF Mrs Bannstr and she
should have the bcnoht OF her things now and not
suffer for the want OF them while this controversy
going Mr.. Purdy stated upon this that he
willing TO send the things Immediately TO Mrs.
Bannister. Mr.. Wilson said that all he desired
and accepted the offer. which brought the motion
suddenly 10 an end.
Charles Harft, lessee Of house In Greene street,
brought suit against Police Captain Mcdonnell tor
80 900 damages claimed to have been done to the
building through breaking open the door i'll order TO
arrest of the female inmates, who was arrested
FOR soliciting men from the streets for immoral pur-
poses 10 the annoyance OF respectable people living
verdict was given for the plaintiff from which the
defendant appealed. The General Term OF the Court
has just given opinion. Judge McAdam writing
the opinion, reversing the judgment and ordering
trial He holds that the defence could not be set
up behalf of the person arrested that her arrest
was illegal the ground that her room was her
home and consequently her castle.
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OFFICIAL UTTERANCEs.

In the matter of the estate Of Amelia Smith, mo.
ton was made yesterday before Surrogate Calvin on
the part of Morris Poznanski. for reargument OF
the motion to compel the executor to pay GER
tain sums of money. Mr.. Settle. counsel for the
heirs, opposed on the ground that the matter had
been finally determined by the Surrogate, and that
no legal was presented by the executor for
such reargument. Judge Dittenhoefer who ap-
pearcd for the executor tor this notion read from
the surrogates written opinion stating that the ex-
animation OF the matter had been a very laborious
one that the report of the auditor confused and
embarrassing, and that he himself had not been
aided in the disposition of tine by the briefs OF
counsel.
"That the case when wrote the opinion in-
terrupted Judge Calvin "but think afterward did
get brief"
''Of course know nothing of what occurred
afterward, said Judge Dttenhoefer. 1--WE rely upon
the Official utterances of the Surrogate and in the
language of Sir Joseph Porter, the ruler of the
Qucens Navee, official utterances are always unan-
swerable."
After some further discussion the Surrogate took
the papers and reserved his decision.
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COURT CALENDARs-THIs DAY.

SUPREME CouRr-CHAMBERs-H by Judge Law
rencsSos ss s ~ 81 3 50 " 1os i29 49, l7s 49,
SUPREME CouRT-GESE:IsAL IEaa-Heid by Presid-
ing Judge Davis and Judges Brady and Ingalls,
Nos 49, 16l, TO- 49, 1Si 1913, ls4 1885, l42 15O 16t
1877. 2o6 loo loi 1o5 ILL., 1So 1885, 16l l6a 1885, III.
lso. 49,
Van Brunt-Demurror--No. 2S Law and fact
Nos. sgl $685. 335. t7, $685. $780, o67 9l7. 92, ST. ss,
13s, S34 70, 922 92G. Sc4 G95 563. GA s5 as 500,
9I2 aea 4s3, COS, 644 ASS, 64O, GAL 642 72I, 719.
SUPREME CouRT-CRcUIT-Pa Held by Judge
Daniels-Sos. 1921, 1861 ls 1855, 2726, 1855. 1882.
1890 4zsS ss5s s2,S ss' ss S2's 4SS. : 222s lsos.
27G3 Part Held by Judge Barrett.-Case on.
No: ATT White. &C.. VS.. Dry Dock. East broadway
and Battery Railroad Company. No day calendar.
Part 3-Held by Judge Donohue.-Nos. 29S7, 2599,
1885, 1922 31S7. 1885, 1885, 30s6 49, 4T41 3073. 1915
277 2i55, sl0 pa 2l4l 2lI3 2io9, 2so6. S2i5, 32s
1902 1910. 2l12. l12s 1851 1913 1905. 1907 3292 1888.
$685. 1892 2s5o $780, 1885, 1876 305T 3095 32ll, 1921
15271s, 26c0. 3le5. 3l95 sl99. 1899, 334l. s3i3.
SuPgRIoR CoURT-GENERAL TERM-Hed by Judges
Van Worst and edgwick.-Appeals from orders
Nos. 4. 8. General calendar-Nos 81. 50. "a. 36.
81, AZ, 49, IL.
Freedman.-Case on, No. 70. New England Iron
. Company vs. Gilbert Elevated Railroad Company.
No day calendar.
SUPERIOR CoURr-TR1AI. TERn-part Hold by
Judge Sper-Nos. 423, 529. 524. 403 1oiH l02, log,
63l. 60 30s SIC. $685. 619 5o6 325 Ga $50. 453. $685.
CoaiMoH PLEAs-GENERAL TERM-Held by Chief
Justice c. p DAILY and Judge Van Hoescn.-Nos. 8.
IA, 70, 23. 25, "a. ., 20 26, A. A. 81, 53, 81,
COMMON PLEAs-srEcIAL TRnM-Held by Judge
Larremore.-Nos. andS.
COMMON PLEAs-EQUIIY TEnM-Adjourned for tho
term.
COMMON PLEAs-TRIAL TERM-Part Held by
Judge J. Daly.-Nos 921, 925 s5s, 960. 1922 1864,
901 $50. l742 6s3, 967 sS3. 9s4 AL 975 976. 97S.
49, 1922 49, 13. S76. sl7, $751; 9ss, 1885, 1885. os5
Part Adjourned for the term.
MARINE CoURr-TRIAL 1ER,-Part Held by
Chief Justice Alker.Nos $780, 1882 473 55O6, 1876,
3l 3l7s G021 $685. 5521 5717 $780, 5492 5501. 47DO.
Part 2-Heid by Judge Shea.-Nos. 5455, SAIL, 5g6S.
3120, $685. $780, 5537, 1856, $685. $685. $3.50. $500,
4l49. 5372 5533. Part 3-Held by Judge Sheridan
Nos 533, 4635 4664 $685. 5S45 $780, 4455 $685. 1854,
55G5, 5000, 5567, 1868, 567O, $780,
COURT OF GENERAL SEssroSs-Part Held by
Judge Gildersleeve.-The People VS.. Thomas Me-
Kenna and John Daley, burglary; Same George
Allen, grand larceny; Same vs.. John Weiss, grand
larceny; Same Ernst Neithardt and Margaret
Ortong. grand larceny; Same Cohen Davis. per-
jury Part Held by Judge Cowing.-The People
Jennie May. felonious assault and battery; Same
Joseph Ribino, felonious assault aud battery
Same W.. John Smith and Thomas Henderson, bur-
glary; Same vs. Thomas Reilly, burglary; Same VS..
Edward Hemmingway. grand larceny; Same vs..
Darwin Esmond. forgery; Same VS.. Michael Long,
misdepeauQc.
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THE COURTS.
Shot by a Friend and Compelled to
Prosecute Him.
THE REToRT COURTEOUS
Charge Of Perjury Growing Out of the
Late Arson Tnal

A case of somewhat enlivening surroundings was
tried yesterday in Part l Of the Court of General
Sessions. samuel I. Perry charged with shoot
ing Charles H. Dorauss alias Jack strauss. in the
saloon No. 1887 broadway. the night of Noyem
Der H. Dorauss entered the saloon he encountered
Perry and several of his colnpanions, and invited
them to drink. With the excep ptiol of Perry ali
cepted the invitation. subsequently quarrel
ensued, in the course of which Perry
cused Doraiiss with having into the store
to kill him. .'No, ! did not observed porauss;
''but what s,if-sI did?". Perry. upon =, this,
drew revolver and shot him twice. the bullets
tering his right shoulder and left breast. Dorauss
in an unconscious condition, was conveyed TO the
Twenty-ninth precinct police station, where the
wounds promptly attended to. He declined to
Say who shot him, but Captain Williams learned who
his assailant and compelled Dorauss to give bail
to appear against him. Mr. A. II. Purdy defended
Dorauss said he was civil engineer, but had not
worked at his business since he was twenty years
old. He had been fined $3.50 FOR keeping gambling
house in Boston, had served one year imprisonment
and fined $1,000 for personatng police officer,
and sentenced to four years Imprisonment in
Troy for burglary, his term having expired last
April. The witness further stated that hc did not
desire to make any complaint against Perry alter
recovering from his injuries but was taken into GUS
tody by Detective Dunlop and brought before Captain
Williams, who insisted upon his making complaint
When he found that he would have to appear against
Perry he promised tine Captain he would appear in
court whenever called upon He was locked up and
had TO mako complaint against Perry. The witness
admitted that he had been forced to make the COM
plant against Perry by threats OF imprisonment.
In reply to Assistant District Attorney Bell Dorauss
said he not armed the night in question and
entertained grudge against Perry. The further
hearing of the viii be resumed to-day.
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DIED..

ATKnsoS.-on Sunday. March o. ANDREW ArKIS.
SON. aged 81 years.
tend the funeral Tuesday. nth. ut halr-past two
p. NJ. from his late residence. 24o West 18th st.
crescent Lodge. No. 4oa, i. A. M.-The members Of
Crescent Lodge, No. 402 are hereby summoned to
tend an emergcnt communication ut the lodge room.
on Tuesday, l1th inst at half past one +. NJ for tho
purpose of paying the last tribute OF respect to
late Brother Andrew Atkinson.
WILLIAM Y. TAFT, Secretary.
BEArrIR-On Sunday, March 0, MALvISA, beloved
wife OF Jas: H. Beattic and only daughter Of Vim. O.
Funeral ut late residence, 152 9th av. near st.
Johns place. brooklyn on "Wednesday. March IL, at
ten o'clock Relatives and friends invited Inter-
DEHRMASS.--On saturday. March 8, LrzzrE daugl.
Yer of honry and Gcsine NJ Behrmann. agod years,
Relatives and friends are invited TO attend tho
funeral. Tuesday. March IL. at one o'clock p. NJ,
from the residence Of her parents No 221 Wooster ST.
Boyp.--MAnY NJ, beloved wife Of William j. boyd.
aged 70 years.
Funeral from her late residence. C7s lith av., to-
morrow "Wednesday at one o'clock p. NJ
BUIL.-M Saybrook, Conn.,, March Z, Of scarlet
fever. BEsIE RopprSs, only child of Elizabeth
BLENDED and tho late Richard W. Dull M. d.. aged 0
years and 10 months
Funeral private.
ynosEs.--On Monday, March TO- 1879. KATE DnosEs,
wife OF John Brosen, In her 31st year.
Rentvcs and fricuds the family are respectfully
invited % attend funeral, from her lato residence
No. 4os West Goth st., ON Wednesday. 18th inst, ut
one o'clock H. VI.
CosSoLLr.-suddenly. March 3. FANNIE A.. wife of
Charles NJ Connolly. and second daughter OF the late
Louis Gregory.
Funeral from st. Josephs Church, 12jth ut. and
9th ay, this day. at ten o'clock A. NJ. Relatives and
friends arc invited to attend.
CovJRr-EvANs.--Suddcnlyo on Saturday, March g.
CArHArfSE EVANS. nee COVERT.
Friends and relatives of the family respectfully
invited TO attend the funeral from Church of Holy
Martyrs, Forsyth ST., Canal. ON Tuesday. the
1lth inst, at one r. M.
Cox.-In Brooklyn, on Monday. Marcn TO- JENNIE
g.. daughter OF Hannah and che late George NJ. Cox,
aged 20 years.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
DEvEREUx-~Stiddonly, on tho Sth inst, WALTER-
DEvinEUx, of the Arm of d. d. Howell x Co., In tho
Add year OF his age.
His frisnds and the members Of tho warren Asso-
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RAPID TRANSIT CONTRACTS

The trial of the suit of the New England Iron Com
pany against the Gilbert Elevated Railroad Company
to recover some s4.OOoOo0 for alleged breach of
contract to build the present Sixth Avenue Raroad
and its tributaries continued yesterday. before
Judge Freedman. in the Supreme Court. Mr.. T. II.
Havens the chief engineer Of the New England Com
pany, resumed his examination. His testimony re-
lated chiefly to the plans of the road The defendant
claimed that the plans We're incomplete. After o
long examination as to an alleged reassignment ai
adjournment was taken.
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OPPOSING THE ATTACHMENT.

The late Robert W. Mackey. former State Treas
of Pennsylvania, appointed of his execu-
tors william McCandess. The latter found, as he
claims, $4,000 owing to the estate by Phil. Daily.
this sum embracing $4,000 money loaned to Mr..
DAILY by Mr.. Mackey. This portion of the claim, it
is averred, sold to Mr.. Theodore Walton, pro-
prietor of the ST. James Hotel Mr. Walton
not succeeding in getting the claim paid OBJ
tanned warrant Of attachment against the
safe OF DAILY and some money he had
on deposit in the Second National Bank
the total sum attached being sG485 SO. A motion
was made yesterday before Judge Lawrence in Su-
preme Court Chambers, by Mr.. d. Il. Childs on
behalf OF Oscar Gum, who claims that $5,22 of tho
money attached is his private property. Mr.. j. n.
Schowdy opposed the motion, claiming that Gunu
and DAILY were in partnership in a club house in
West Twenty filth street.
"T csc gentlemen persons who play chips,
Your Honor, said Mr. Schowdy, ''and that's about
all you want to know about this case"
Give us an opportunity for cross-examination
and we will show that other parties played chips
also.
After some further discussion Judge Lawrence took
the papers, reserving his decision.
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JONATHAN L. WELLS CASE.

The report Of Mr.. Van sindcrin. receiver in the
case of Mr.. Jonathan Tremsine Wells. the wealthy
aud eccentric old bachelor whose sanity lately
questioned before Shoriffs jury Of Kings county,
filed in the Office OF the County Clerk yesterday.
According to the report the estate of Mr.. Wells,
which IL valued at sSsGc0o. has been returned to
IA,
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state bonds wcrc fairly active to-day. District Of
Columbias foil to s24. louisiana consols 70 81 and
Missouri skies to 1Oi The othor Issues steady
In railroad bonds there YVES advance OF u In
Missouri. Kansas and Texas seconds " in Jersey
Central convertible assentcd. Missouri, Kansas and
Texas consols asscntcd and Wabash seconds cx-cou.
pon) y In Wabash nrsts tst. Louis divison). q In
Denver and Rio drande hrsts. aud n In Rock Island
skies Of 1917 Jersey Central Hrss consols assonted.
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HoUsToN--FARLEY.-On September 2. 1873, by r.
Paterson, ID. d.. r. L. HoUsroS and BEpfE FARLEY,
daughter OF Cornelius Farley. OF Lexington
WoLIF-GU1MAN-On March 2, by the Rev. DR..
Mcianer. JULIUS woLEF to THEkKsA, daughter OF tho
late IL. Gutlnan.
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MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
ENGAGED.
MARRIED..

GuTrMANN-SALoMoN.--Mr GUsTAvn GuTrMAxN to
Miss EMELrA SALoMoN, both Of this city. No cards.