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The Wrecked schooner q. II. Payne.

YAPHAEK. l.. l.. March S.-Wreckers have
been actively engaged the past week In dscharging the
cargo Of the schooner B Payne which Is still ashore
at Centre Morches ana about I25 OF ogwood have
been landed The beach She Is still ua Of water, The
wreckins schooner johnson. belonging to the Coast
wreckng omnany, arrived at the scene OF the disaster
Wednesday afternoon having anchors and other
Wrccking appliances which they ucudrd to USE IN the At
tempt tOat her; hut OWING 10 the heavy aud high
winds which sprung u during the night. forced "a
abandon the work aud return To the city The has
been smooth to-day and soon the schooner comet
back ami anchors put out MI Bishop, the Nrcckng
Company agent Will make the attempt 10 heaNe her oil
The sick OF the crew. who II suffering from inter
mlteut fever has been removed from the beach 10 The
main land, and is steadily improving
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On tho afternoon OF Feb, 2. 1871, a man IL
police uniform dropped into the South Ken.
sington National Bank. Beach and Laurel
streets, Philadelphia. Hetold William Connell.
tho cashier. that the lieutenant Of the police
district had seen suspicious characters lurking
around the bank, and was npprcAensye that an
attempt might be made to rob ii. lie had been
sent to give them Information Tho intel-
gence was spread among the bank attaches.
and the two watchmen were instructed 10
lot no person into the building after banking
hours. ATT o'clock that evening two policemen
raped at the door. They said that tho lieuten-
ant had heard from good sources that the bank
was " bo robbed that night. and had told them
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The Manhattan Bank. Injunction.

The Manhattan Savings Institution expects
10 resume toward the close Of this week the begin
ginning Of next when the Injunction against its contnu
ing business Will be removed The date Of the removal
cannot be given accurately by the officials Duplicates
OF the United States bonds stolen by the burglars have
been in great part received and sufficient funds are an
n0uuced As on hand 10 pay all depo,itors when ready
10 resume no especial day Will he named for beginning
payments In order that rush and confusion may be
avoided Those wishing to draw money Will therefore
come gradually. Payment Of the January dividend has
not been decited upon but II II should be withheld tho
olelals say llAt The July dNldend win be larger.
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LONDON. March s.-Nows has been received
here relative the disturbance in Macedonia The pop
uaton OF DumA is emigraung en- mnsse before the ad
vance the Turkish troops There is great excitement
in Iirnova Teegrans the subject will be read at the
next sitting Of the Assembly Tile Tints cOrrcspoldeu ut
NJ Timoya says. "iecgrHnis have been received from
the vicinity OF Adranoplc giving the names OF people who
were cut pieces by the Turks in the districts eVaeu
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Charles Kenish. a piano maker. was dying
last night the Roosevelt Hospital from the effects OF
wound that he hal inflicted upon himself at his resi-
dcnce, 5l6 West Fifty second street by cutting his
throat To Sergeant Little ol the Forty seventh street
police ktnish sad ihat he hRi lended to XIII himself,
~ y. ,,ntra tnht lie would ultimately become insane.
lie added that his father and brother had both died In
AsN INNS. and lie dTealel lIelr lAle.
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Van Ness. Tediou. Tramp.

Van Ness. who is walking 1000 half miles in
900 half hours in the armory in Hester street walked
his i96Sh half between II and n y O'Clock last night
His task will be finished AZ O'Clock tins afternoon unless
he fails, and ms prospects of completing II are appar
entity good lie Is in quiet mood.
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MAVEN. March s.-Napoloon Campana
NEW ..-tsd on Monday last At l2ol A NJ, to
e. Sport), who ST. concluded at 10 l2i, 4 NJ
walk six DAYS against time, a3t, hours His
tonight, making 4Ol miles lie rcstc. aud u.
quickest mile made \ uuu. and - .,
SloWcst in 33 min. and sec. The last NILS wAs ui.
iu .. min
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NEW ORLEANS March s.-John ShArpcs, m
policeman. shot ON Sixth street last night IL D.
runored that Sharples was drunk, and nsu!ted lady
and was shot by her escort
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I w.

In July. 1870 Mary Henrietta Conth went Il
Baltimore 10 visit relatives. While there
sho met Internal Revenue Deiortivo How.
ard. llo resumed his attentions. and finally
asked her hand in marriage Convinced thai
the match was an eligible one. the mother read.
lily gave her consent The daughter was de.
lighted. and they were married by Uniyersal'
ist minister at Marys request. she being q
member OF that church. Soon after the wed.
ding tho newly married couple returned 10
Philadelphia and lived with Mrs Coath. ThS
young wife was treated with tho greatest ton
derncss. Nothing was too good Tor hcr. llel
friends opened their doors, and husband and
wife were warmly welcomed. A. a grand reccp'
ton given by Judge Finley tho husbands bril-;
liant conversational qualities attracted unusual
attention. Judge Flnley's guests sought an IN.
PRODUCTION. and pressed upon him invliatlguS IA
social parties The young wife ldollHed het
husband Her cup Of happiness was full. lha
SKY WAS bright. She was ieted and admired.
Tho mother WAS proud Of her son-in-law. WAd
paid her the must res lcntfu attention.
Rumors that nor husband had shot man Ia
Norrstown reached Mrs. Howard, bat he "X-
blamed them by saying that he hud shot nm
| while trying to make an arrest Brlul" me loss
Of the year Mrs Coath moNrdto 231 Nuuth lltn
| street Howard and his wife gcclnptnled her.
! Al intervals he disappeared: SonrumrH NJ
| Woul1 ha gOne week or Fortnight, ana al
'@ra only day or two, He had plenty u
o,.. accountal for his absence by sayA
money. an. 'iH'4-~A'' '"f'
ing that lie was on
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But Humphreyss tristan Diamonds upon which nethe
time nor wear has any effect are coating Of diamond
preciptAted by yOtaic action on pure ,cIlsAl bhss
They are Tor sale only at X Humphrey lewsLy esap
lshment. $40 Broadway corner Iflh sI' Nc" AV'A
Pnce hSt Tree. have ne agenU-1a~
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NEW ORLEANS. March S-John II. Clay. q
wollknown broker, committed suicide by shooting him,
self in the mouth. Tho financial embarrass-
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Warmer. southeast 10 southwest winds falling
barometer, partly cloudy weather. and light Rama
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BUFFALO, March s.-The schooner Queen
CITY struck by lightning This afternoon one Of her
| masts was shattered
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I'LL.

Norristown Is city OF 10000 inhabitants.
nearly twenty miles frcm Philadelphia. 1t re-
sembles n country village. In May. 1870. thrct
men put up at tho Montgomery Hotel. on Main
street One was n 5rawny. illitcratc fellow; the
second n stout taciturn man. whose eyes were
never at rest and the third was George Leoni.
das Leslie. The Arst looked like a country.
man the second resembkd "A thief. and the
third had the appearance OF n gentleman
Their actions created suspicion ana they were
watched by village constable Toward mid.
might they skunk from the hotel with n we'll.
filed carpet bag. Within half an hour they re-
turned but the bag WAS empty At"r treating
few hlrroum lounRers they retired. Before
dayhreak they separately quilted the hotnl. Oh.
serving the utmost caution. Five cOnstablos in
citizens dress were concealed in an HlleI
onnnsifc the huiel Tho three men mot on
Main street and stouped before jcwclry store
They crept into an adj ming alley and tht
cons.tbrs followed on tp t9n aiLi barred the
tered. and saw ths burglars taking u Kit OF tools
from under IN" lllgging In the rear of the store
They had boon taken from the carprt-bag and
concealed Mt midnight, hoarse commhnd
10 surrender WAS one}ed by two ol the thieves
who threw their hands ovcrhnlr heads. l|slis
eprang behind an awning post drew pistol
and dcH led the OH 'crs. Atera mumcntHry par.
ley the cpnoLbos opened ilrc. Eiryrn Eislols
were 4 s'harged, but none hit Leslie He res
| turned tn fire wounling n constable in tho
| foot, and mAde u dash Tor the street. As ht
| turned the alley he was tripp'd and disarmed
| Tue thT"r burglar were mt To- jail.
Within forty-cight hours a wei known womaI
! OF Chicago WIS on her way to NorriStpwn. on
| her arrival she opened Negotiations with q
| prominent ritizen. and Leslie was hli!ri in the
! sum of 81 900 to answer a charge Of frloniuui
| assault lie went to Phiiudtlphla, and a daI
| later was In Baltimore. lie never appeared
| for trial. and II is supposed that his bonds
| man WIS amply remuu"raied. His conlp1n
| ions were more unfortunate. On the 2ls
| of July they were convicted of an attempt NJ
| burglary and sent to prison. Joseph Sprneer
| the hrHwny man. was member of Go"bcl llnst
| Company. Philadelphia. llr WAS pardoncd ~
| the Governor ON account Of i'll health. and died
| within few months. II a confederate. Chnrr
! Howard. alias Heard, HliHs Nllucrt, ulas Host
served two years IN Montgomery Prison.
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Verdict Aua,n.. IA city Railroad Company.

In the suit OF Mrs. Rachel Sloan OF Jersey City
against the Brooklyn city Railroad Company, the jury.
in the Brooklyn City Court yesterday returned verdict
Tor the painun Tor $1,000 damages Mrs Sloan is an
aged lady and she appeared In court on cruteheS The
accident for which she sued for S5OOO damages hap
pened Sept H. 1871, on the Third Avenue Railroad,
opposite the lodge OF the grounds Of the nebTnes Home
near Fort Hamilton In alghung from car, Mrs sloan
wa thrown to the ground and amed for life She tcst-
Ned that the stopped bat before she was well OIL the
step the horses started, ami she was thus thrown down
The defence that she attempted to Rhght before tho
car stopped, although warned not " do SO.
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GEORGE HOWARD, BURGLAR
WHY rms W1N'S REMIRKIBLE CAREER
ENDED IN ms .fSSISSIN1 TIOM

College Graduate, Bibiiomnninc. and unbitus
Of the Opcrn-uIs y oung Wire Long Igno-
rant OF His True Charncter-Pnrtncr In
Eobberies 60 the Amount q, Over 81 ,OOO,.
OOO-shot Dead, and rIIs Body Len In the
Woods with His Pistol Ing Beside Him.
4.
Over forty years ago, one Leslie, m
Englishman. settled in n small town in this
State. He had married Miss Rodh and be.
came the father of three children. two boys and
girl. The oldest boy died in Strasburg. Ger.
many. Tho youngest. George Lconidas. wai
born in the little country village He was q
mere boy when his father removed to Cincin.
natl. went into the brewing business. and soon
became the owner OF the Star Brewery Loslt
amassed considerable wealth. His boy wnf
bright and intellectual and developed much mo.
chanical ingenuity. He was tho idol OF his father
who gave him an excellent education. He gradu.
nted at Western university before he wai
eighteen. Meantime. his father died. and his
mother remarked. The stcpfather was porh
packer. and is still living and in that business
Lcslie had left large sum Of money for HID
children, but the mother retained control OF IT.
II quickly passed into the hands Of her second
husband, and WIS swallowed in his business
This made trouble between the children and
their stepfather. The litter was harsh and un
yielding, and the former accused him OF rob
bling them and would not brook his control
Georges home became distast"ful. His sister
shrgnk from the sight OF her new father. and
made bitter complaint TO her brother. George
urhraided both stepiathcr and mother, and wnf
driven from home A year after his departure
the sister received n letter from him. He said
he had been in business in Milwaukee, had beer
partner in the Ocean House IN san Francisco
and was about to go To st. Louis. Al intervals Id
wrote her from various Western cities. ana twice
called to see her. During the war he came
East, and for years she heard nothing from
him. beyond n rumor that he had taken anoiheI
name, and had fallen into bnd company. Tho
sister married and settled in Chicago.
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Great bargains IN furniture and bedding At A. PeAsonS
large wArerOOms u and W Myrtle aV,, Brooklyn-Ads
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American "stnr" Son Capsules
Blue wrapper The best Avoid Inferior capsules
Ma rcd Al
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rAstley Championship Walk.

Portraits Of the walkers also sir John Ashley. Read
Unds he GaAivA " cents-Ads'
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-05-07

.,E -. ~
s., CoLoRED Sons OF TRApERAScE.-An new
division Mount Calvary Division, No. 65)
was duly instituted last night by the Grand
Scribe, assisted bg Deputies Brown, Will
sop, and Harris of Manchester The fol
lowing officers were installed :a.VRginia
Porter, worthy patriarch; Henry Fauntle:
roy, worthy associate; a. J. Harris, re-
cerding scribe; .1saac Bray, assistant re-
cording scribe; Margaret Robinson, fnan'
cial scrioe; Nary Harris, treasurer; Leroy
Faunsleroy, cbaplain; j. T. Morse, con.
dustor; Alfred Massie, assistant condue-
tor: William 81. Scott, Inside sentinel
Charles Thomas, oa,. sides sentinel; Q. Faun'
tleroY, past worthy patriarch; Robert DC
:Naughton, irstfuctor. This division starts tart
to work sith forty-three charter-membsrs; =
zioG Division, No. 8e, will be instituted
lttia month In Rockets with about one lla,,
dYed ehsrtes.naembfrs. Tnere M:s hoy
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SATCRDAY-NIGHr ExCURsIoS.-An excur-
sion on the steamer Ariel is to be made,
leaving here on next Saturday evening at s
O'Clock for Old Point and Norfolk. This
trip is gotten mp bya party OF gentlemen,
from whom tickets can be bad, or from w.
D. Blair d Co.. 903 Main street. 1t will be
the first this season, and we Understand
Will be the only Saturday-nieht trip to Old
Point. . From the character Of the gentle
men who are acting rs the committee, we
believe it will be a rare opportunity. All
of Sunday and Sunday night will be spent
at the seaside, and the steamer will arrive
here on the following Monday afternoon at
/ O'Clock ...-
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Registrars Appointed The following is a
list OF registrars appointed BY Judge Clop-
touf for the registration which takes place
on the 18th Of this month :: For; the First
Ward, A. a. Allen; Second Ward, Fl. G.
Archer; Third Ward, Julian, c., Snellings :;
and for the Fourth Ward, Frank W. F1tz-
gerald. Tie places OF registration have
already been noted. And tire Judges OF
election are A. A.1Alen. e. A: Jones, and
B. T. Edwards for .s,e First Ward; e. 6.
Archer, c. Z. Morgan, and Robert Johnson
for the Second Ward; Julian SneIlings,
John W. Owens, and Jordan Smith for the
Third Ward; e. N. Gregory, F.. w. PItz-
gerald, and Joseph Carter for the Fourth
Ward. The last-namcd in the list above for
each ward are colored.
The following persons have been appoint
cd commissioners TO canvass alF elections
held within the next twelve months !. &. e.
Morgan, Fl. G. Archer. E. N. 6, egory, u.
L. Edwards, and Robert johnson.
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HusTNGs CoURT. This court Yesterday
tried the appeal case of William Taylor
alias Frayser Branch, from tpe Police
Court, charged with stealing Tub of but
ter from q. Wallsrstein 6 Co. (seeond Of,
the the Police W Gour,4siz., twenty Iashes an d
SIX .aonthss imprisonments in. fail, with Ia.
bdr4was affirmed. s!t
h. Jesse Smith, charged with breaking into
j. e. RedwooRs hen.house, was punished
with seyenty-eight sIashes- thirty. .nine5 to
be administered at once and thirty-nine
next Tuesday. f...t .rS.., ia
Richard Colley, charged with breaking
into n. D.. .Coshy's store, was tied and &c:
quilted.
! lwastound guilty and aned Sa0 and costs,
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OAKwooD oRIAL-DAY.-Saturday the
10th is the anniversary Of the decoration of
the soldiers graves in Oakwood Cemetery.
The delightful weather Of the past few
weeks gives promise OF more than usual
supply Of flowers, and the ladies who
manage this Association anticipate larger
attendance and a more proiuse display OF
tioral offerings than heretofore. Under The
suDeryision OF the ladies, with the aid OF
the efficient. superintendent of the grounds,
Mr.. W. u. Smith, not only the soldiers
graves, but the whole grounds are neatland
in perfect order. All persons Interested ln
perpetuating this custom are invited to be
present. The First Virginia regiment haye
promised to be present on the occasion.
Flowers and floral offerings may be sent to
the cemetery Or. TO DR.. R. S. Vests, 230z
east Broad street. ;.S' d 4
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EXCURSION OF NORTH CAROLINA MERCHANTS
NEXT MoSTH.-Our merchants have at last
succeedcdin making final arrangements with
the railroads for another excursion OF North
Carolina merchants TO Richmond on the 81
OF june next. This excursion will bring
merchants from the western part OF that
State. An agreement has been entered into
with the Piedmont Airline from Char
,lotte, and with the Western North Carolina
railroad from AsheyiIIe, to transport the
eXcursionists over those lines to Richmond
and return for the very moderate sum OF
S5. The eScursionists will start on the I'd
OF June, and will have the privilege OF re-
turning any day thereafter up to and in
Guiding the 7th OF that month. A special
committee has the affair in hand, and will
issue tickets for the round trip as soon as
they can be gotten out. - ,. .
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PERSONALS AND BpIEFs.-Policc-Just
Joseph j. White was out upon the streets
for short time yesterday. n...
The Art Exhibition 1T the Virginia Opera
House is open night aud day.
A great many people have como to the
city on the Cinderella excursion tickets.
The opinion OF Judge Wexford in the
case Of the State against General Bradley
II. Johnson will be ready when the Court
meets on the third Monday in May. -.
At the election this fall Richmond will
choose four delegates and Richmond and
Henrico two senator's. y
There are only sixty prisoners in the city
Jail. Acting Pofice-J ustice Crutchfeld
doesn't believe much in Imprisonment for
old offenders. : a,. a. - .. @.N'
The 4. L. r. Blues Captain John S. Wise)
will celebrate their eighty-sixth anniversary
By parade through the streets and banquet
at Clarke's Spring en- Saturday the 10th in
slant. ~ 49,,
AT the Police Court yesterday a few
trjflipg cases were disposed Of. '..". -,
Miss Petit, young lady residing in
Goochland county,.a few weeks ago had a
kerosene-oii lamp to explode in her hand,
arfd was painfully Injured about the face
and neck. Under the treatment OF DIR. w.
T. Walker she has entirely recovered, and
| without being in the least disfgured.
Among the visitors from our sister State,
| North Carolina, Is one OF Raleigh'S most
| prominent lawyers. Il. Il. Stamps, Esq. :,
| OF the firm of Gray & Stamps. Mr.. Stamps
| is also president OF the Board Of Directors
OF the State penitentiary at Raleigh.
Contracts for furnishing paper to the
State of Virginia have been awarded the
Richmond Paper Manufacturing Company,
Randolph s. English, and Bapghman Bro
fhara Z
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{; CINDERELLA.-The opera Of Cinderella
will be repeated tonight under crcum-
stances that justify the belief that it will
give even greater satisfaction than on its
first pT presentation. After the experience oi
Monday night the prominent actors, the
chorus, the ballet girls, and the household
troops" and all others, will feel more at
ease on the stage. Special mention has been
made OF The boys, and they deserve well OF
their country, but the part the little girls
have is in nowise OF less importance or in
terest Each member OF the chorus, toe, does
his share towards the success OF the piece,
andwhile each cannot be named and accord
ed due credit, an appreciatiyepublic vii! not
be unmindful OF the obligation due, Dir.
SiegeI has been indefatigable in bis work,
and is the master spirit. IS
There will undoubtedly be full house
tonight, and all who cannot attend ought
to make up their minds to go on Friday
night. ....ts.s .z-.G4,rf .
An erroneous impression prevails that
the seats for the opera are all sold. This Is
a very grave mistake. Neither the parquet
nor family-circIe seats have; bui
the ladies sincerely hope they aaiwill be TO-
night. In other words, there. are two OF
three hundred seats still Ito be had d.iia
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| CHAMBER OF COMMERCIAL TRIP TO WEST
PO1ST.-E. .. Milling, Esq, president oi
the Richmond Chamber OF Commerce. re-
ceived from Major Fl. #. Dougas, super
intendent OF the Richmond, York River and
Chesapeake railroad, an invitation to visit
West Point on the 10th instant. The train
will leave the depot here at 9:15, A. T., and
will leave West Point at $50 P. M. The
party will lunch at West Point.
The Mayor and members OF the City
Council have also been Invited TO- 90 upon
the same excursion.
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MoRrrARY REPORT for the week ending

MoRruARY REPORT for the week. ending
May 3,1S79: ,''' ga. ,.t =.
Cause of DEATH: Abscess, l white !;
asthma, / colorea; asplyxia. colored !;
cholera -morbus, / colored; congestion OF
brain, colored;: consumption, I white, !
colored; convulsions Gnfantile), 1 colored |;
dropsy, 1 colored; fever (scarlet), white,
I colored; heart.disease, 2 white; taunGice,
! colored old age, 2 colored; peritonltls,
/ coIored; pneumonia, 9 white, colored !;
premature birth, l colored; softeniDg OF
brain, | white, / colored; unknown, CO.
lored. Whole number OF deaths in the city,
exclusive of stil!-births, %. AJe: One day
to thirty, colored; one month 10 SIX,
white, 2 colored-total, 81 SIX months to
twelve, / white, 2 colored--total, o one
year to three. 2 white; three years 10 nYe'
l white; five. years to ten, co!ofeu ten
years to twenty, white; thirty years 10
forty, 2 colored; forty years TO nity, l
colored; ffty years to sixty, white; sixty
years to seventy, white, colored-total,
.; seventy years to eighty, 8 colored; un-
known,. l white. Condition 80 Single, G
white, 10 colored-total, 16; married., Q
white, g colored-total, 6; widows, 2 Co
lored: unknown, l colored. Nativity
Richmond, 13; other parts OF the United
States, IL; unkuown,1. 1. Locality: City at
large, 2 co!oret; Marshall Ward, lwhite,
coiored-total, s; Jefferson Ward, 2 white,
l colored-total, 81, Madison Ward, ! CO.
lored; Monroe Ward, 8 White, 2 coiored--
total, s.; Clay Ward, l white, 5 colored-
total, 6 :. Jackson Ward, 2 white, 8 colored-
total, 5. Whole number OF deaths for the
month OF April. .123-5l, white, q colored.