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LATER FROM THE FIRE.
Narrow Escape Of a HarbOr Tug
Destruction of Sheds The Worst
Over Perhaps.

PHILADELPHIA, June l3.--1 PM
At l245 all the sheds along the river
front, as far south as the Point Breeze
Oil Works, were in ruins. The flames
spread so rapidly that the Schuylkill
harbor police tug Wave which was
acting with the fire brigade, narrowly
escaped destruction.
The fire at Point Breeze to-day was
started from the bark Ilion aud not
from the Hudson. The Ilion, which
has been burning for two days, upset
this morning and scattered its burn
ing contents in the river. In this way
the fire was communicated to the
shore from the Atlantic petroleum
stores which caught first. The fire
spread to the wharf of the Empire
Storage Company, and from thence
communicated to the warehouses OF
that concern, In the Empire stores
there were some 10000 empty barrels,
valued at about one dollar each, which
were entirely consumed, together with
the wharf and buildings The loss on
the Empire stores, wharf and contents
will reach about S1S0,00O.
The loss on the Atlantic petroleum
stores will reach $4,000, without
taking into consideration their con-
tents. The tugs Juno and New Cas-
tie, of the Red Star Line, and Wave,
of the harbor police service, are at
the scene, and are throwing water on
the burning buildings. At present
there seems to be more hope of saving
Stewards refinery, which is in direct
line of the fire, The wind has now
changed to the west, which is a very
favorable indication. hfi 4u
P,M.-At l:15 pm. the fro had
reached the Empire shed, where it
burned 10000 empty barrels. This
place is the first warehouse above
Point Breeze Oil Works, but it is be-
lieved the fire had reached its south
erh limit at that point, and that the
oil works will be saved.
3 P,M.-At 2;25 the FIRE was not
burning SO fercely, and is probably
under control. Nothing further than
previously stated has been learned.
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Second Edition.
. O'CLOCK, P. n.
WASHINGTON.
Democratic and Republican Cau-
Cuses.
Ludicrous Scene in the Senate
os Chamber.
WASHINGTON.
I The Senator from Georgia win Come
iH To Order"

WASHINGTON, June 13. = The
Democrats and Republicans each had
a caucus this forenoon, and both ad-
journed without decision to meet
againin the afternoon. The Demo
Gratis considered the question Of tax
ing action on the Coke resolution tC
discharge the finance committee from
the silver bill. The Republican sena-
tors discussed various suggested
courses upon the army and judicial
expenses appropriation bill.
When the hour for the commence
ment Of the senate session arrived,
the members still being in caucus, not
a single senator was present except
the president pro TEN. (Thurman),
who commanded silence by the usual
rap of the gayel, and the chaplain
offered prayer invoking divine bless.
ings upon the deliberations of this
body. During the prayer Senator Hill
came in, and at its conclusion, the
president pro tenn, glancing at the
empty seats, said The senator from
Georgia will now come to order, ant
the secretary will read the journal Of
Yesterdays proceedings.n
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POINT BREEZE.
A Manufacturing Suburb of Phil
adeIphia in Flames.
Shipping, Shops, Houses and Oil
Destroyed.
Fea, full Destruction of Property.


PHILADELPHIA, June 13.- The
Point Breeze fire has broken out again.
A second alarm has been sounded, and
dispatches from there say the whole
place is in flames.
Has A.M.-The fire at Point Breeze
rekindled at ll;45 am. bya stiff breeze
which prevailed, and the flames were
famed to immense proportions. The
Atlantic Petroleum Storage Cempany's
warehouse building, about 1000 feet
long and $50 wide, took fire from the
burning oil which escaped from the
" Hudson, one of the vessels which
has been in flames since the fire of
Wednesday. The entire works and
surroundings are in peril.
1920 P.M--The following dispatch
has just been received from Point
Breeze :. At noon the place was
going it is feared now that the fire
will reach Point Breeze Oil Works.
A strong west breeze blew the flames
to the wharf Si the Atlantic Petro-
leum Star Co., aud the fire at once
spread to a large shed, 200 by 800 feet,
Immediately south of the warehouse
which was destroyed Wednesday.
The wind then veered TO the north,
and the long line of sheds extending
for nearly a mile south caught fire,
and by noon all were ablaze with 1900
barrels of oil which they contained.
South of these sheds is Point Breeze
Oil Works, alluded to in the above
dispatch, and below these are large
number of frame dwellings, occupied
by workmen and their families.
In the rear of the line of seven
sheds reported on fire are five Others
and larger warehouses, the smallest of
which is 200 feet long by 12O feet wide,
and the largest AGO by 125 feet. These
are separated from the burning sheds
by an elevation of ground, and from
present indications they will be saved,
as well as the Atlantic Oil Company's
tanks farther east, which contain 1885,
900 barrels crude and 10000 barrels
refined and special oils in process Of
manufacture.
The brick residence Of Mr.. Wilson,
Rear the FIRST Of tie sheds which took
fire this morning, is burned. l
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Thirty.Eight Millions saved.

i. Louis POst-Dispateh.l
Itis notorious fact that since the
breaking out of the war no congress Of
douse of representatives was so abso.
lutely free from scandal and iobberl
is during the last five years. Wher
the much-abused Democrats and
rebels " obtained control of the
house, not only a political but mora
change took place. Bribery and cor.
ruption ceased to flourish. The lobby
disappeared. Credit Mobilier and
Pacific Mail and McGarrahan claims
became impossible. Even subsidies
of vital Importance to the South and
lf great merit, such as the Texas Pa
,ific railroad, or the Brazilian steam
ship line, were refused time and again
refused by the votes of these very
rebels, when such shining Republicans
as Stanley Mathews or Blaine, and
Conkling and Garfield we're their zeal
1us advocates.
80 that in every conceivable respect
the practice of these vili6ed Confede-
rate brigadiers is precisely opposed to
the prediction of these Republican
partisan prophets.
On the other hand, both in 1872 and
1874 and 1876, the Democrats promised
Economy and retrenchment if they
came into power. Well, since 1875,
they did have the power to check the
extravagant appropriations of the Re
pubiOans. And what is the result ?
What is the official record? ?
In 1876 the appropriations were
actually Sl6,000,0O0 less than in 1875.
In 1877 the appropriations were
actually S20,000,000 less than in 1876.
In 1878 they were still S2,0OO,00O
less than in 1877.
SO that the practical result of the
presence Of the Confederate brigadiers
and the absence of a Republican ma
jority is this
That in three years--1S76, 1877 and
lH9-the actual cost of the govern
melt has been reduced to the amount
Of 8S,000,0O0.
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CONVERSATIONAL.


WASHINGTON, June 13.-SENATE-
The army appropriation bill was read
for the second time, and referred tC
the committee on appropriations,
The legislative appropriation bill
was taken up as reported from the
committee on appropriations
Mr.. Window said that the house
legislative appropriation bill was in
comprehensive. He preferred the
form of the vetoed bill, and to test the
sense OF the senate moved to recon-
init the bill, so that the committee
might be able to report the bill in the
usual form. Mr., Houston opposed
the motion on account of the delay
it would cause.
Mr., Allison aud Mr., Davis CIV. Va.)
opposed Mr.. WINDOWS motion, and a
long discussion took place, although a
quorum was mot present. na
HoUsE.-Mr. Morton, from the com
mittee on foreign affairs, reported by
unanimous consent bill to allow any
telegraph company to land ocean
cables on the coast Of the United
States, This is the bill reported by
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SpoRord-KelIogg.

WASHINGTON, June 13,-In the
Spoford-Kellogg Investigation to-day
the record Of the Louisiana house of
representatives of January, 1877,
showing the appointment of a com
mittee to investigate the charge Of
bribery in the election of Senator
Kellogg, and the report on the subject
that according to the testimony taken
there was no proof to sustain the
charges, was admitted as evidence, to-
gether with the record of the senate
on the day of election.
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LIBEL SUIT GAINED BIZ A KEwspA.


The Vicksburg Herald has just came
out triumphantlyin in libel suit against
that paper which was carried up to the
Supreme Court. The facts arc of i'm
portance to the profession Of journal
ism and to the public, as the Herald
says: "A great many people, not origi-
nally over valuable, imagine they are
wonderfully damaged when they see
themselves pictured in newspaper as
the world sees them, and when they
can find lawyers willing to take a con
tingent fee, they are thoroughly con
vinced they ought to wade in and bleed
newspaper proprietors. Todefeat these
partnership bleeding schemes, consci-
entious newspapers ought always to
fight it out to the bitter end
While writing an article a few years
ago to show that there is as much
true philanthropy in the South as in
the North, the editor Of the Herald
incidentally alluded to the death of
Miss Chisholm, Of Kemper county.
She was slightly wounded in the arm
in the melee in which her father and
Gilmer were killed From the effect
Of the slight wound Miss Chisholm
died. DR.. John D. Kline, of Merid-
ian, treated her. Without knowing
Dr. Kline, having no feeling against
him, not even knowing tina. he attend
ed Miss Chisholm, but having seen
in the Philadelphia Times the state
ment Of correspondent that Miss
Chisholm would probably have recov-
cred if she had received the best scien-
ti6c treatment, the Herald referred to
to her death as having been caused
more from malpractice than the slight
wound she received. Without asking
to be righted, without a word of
warning, about year after the article
was written, DR.. Kline sued the
Herald Company for 5000 damages.
Under the instructions of the Circuit
Court Of Warren countythe jury found
for the plaintiff in the sum Of $500.
The Supreme Court reversed the de-
cision of the lower court. The Herald
deserves great credit for making the
f yht as it did in the interest of jour
nalism and of right and justice. IF
an action for libel could be sustained
upon such grounds as these the press
would be effectually muzzled and
crippled. This DR.. Kline has advcr-
tlsed himself considerably, but not
judiciously. He had better stick to
his pills.
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THE STORM
Which Was So Destructive In Other
States.

CINCINNATI, June 13.-Dispatches
from Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky
state that destructive storm of wind
and rain passed over that region from
north to south, reaching points in
Kentucky Wednesday night, doing
considerable damage to crops, fences,
etc. The lightning struck several
dwellings in Salem, Indiana. Daniel
Mitchell, Of that place, was killed by
stroke while standing under tree.
The railroad depot at Christiansburg,
KY. is completely demolished, and
200 trees at that place have been up
rooted. Lightning struck the house
Of John Hamilton at Madison, Ind,
seriously injuring some of the inmates.
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First Edition.
2 O'CLOCK, p. N.
BY CABLE.
The Sultan to Sanction Reforms
in Crete.
Russia Proposes to Regulate
Aleko Pasha.
Odds of Two Hundred to Eighty Oh
Hanlan.
Norwegian Bark Sunk at Sea.
HardwiCk Stakes at Ascot Won b,
ChlppendaIe.

VIENNA, June 13.-Russia has pro-
posed that Aleko Pasha shall not be
allowed to summon the Turkish troops
without the consent of an absolute
majority of the international commits
sion. All powers have concurred in
the proposal.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, June 13.-The
sultan has determined to sanction the
reforms demanded by the people of
Crete.
LONDON, June 13.-0dds of 200
to so on Hanlan have been taken,
The bark Collector, from Arnedale,
Norway, for this port, was sunk by the
steamship Odor, which has just ar
rived from Bremen June 9Th, in lat.
AZ, long, 38', Four of the crew and
passengers of the bark were drowned.
At Ascot to-day the Hardwicke
stake was won by Chippendale; Silvio,
second, and Lancasterian third. There
we're ten starters; distance, mile and
n half
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MRS. HULL'S FUNERAL.
No Clew Yet as to Who Murdered
Her

New YORK, june 3.-The funeral
of Mrs. NJ. L, j. Hull, the woman
murdered in her own bed room last
Tuesday, took place to-day A short
religious service was held in the
house, alter which the remains, fol
lowed by numerous friends, were
taken to Planfeld, n. j. The throng
Of curious spectators was very large.
Detectives went to the house immedi-
ately after the funeral moved, No
clew as yet as to who committed the
murder.
A prominent official at police head
quarters stated this afternoon that be-
fore many hours have passed the mys-
terious murder of Mrs. Hull would be
fully explained and the perpetrator Of
the crime under arrest.
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The 81. 10 and Western Railroad.

ST. Louis, June l3.-A St. Joseph
dispatch says at meeting of the
stockholders of the St 10 and West.
ern Railroad Company to-day the fol-
lowing were elected directors VIM
Bond, j. j, Slocum, G. N. Osborn
Jay Gould, Alfred Mitchell, Russell
Sage and Sidney Dillon, of New York;
f. L. Ames, Boston; S. II. Clark
Omaha; A, NJ. Saxton, st, Jo; Il. N.
Merrill, Hiawatha, Ks; Ed. Knowles
Seneca, Ks; Frank Schmidt, Marys-
vile, KS.
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The Grent ..Fcst.-

CINcINNATI, June 13. = Another
beautiful day has dawned upon the
thrOng of pleasure-seekers, and street
cars and incline plane cars are crowd
ed to the utmost capacity with visitors.
Great preparations are being made for
the monster picnic to be held in
Wood Park The Sunday exercises
will consist Of an address from Mayor
Jacobs, Hon. Thomas L. Young, aud
Row DR.. Lillienthal, aud variety Of
concerts by the visiting bands and
societies. The procession will move
from the city at an early hour headed
by the officers Of the Saengerfest,
The indications are that $4,000 people
viii visit the park that day,
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FALL RIVER.
Five Mills on a Strike -12, 900
Hands About to be Thrown
Out of Employment.

FALL RIVER, June 13.-The mill
owners refusing to submit their differ
ences to arbitration with the spinners
the committee Of the latter will to-
night determine the subject to a ratif-
cation tomorrow night in which five
mills the strike shall begin. The mill
agents propose shutting down all the
mills, and if such action happens
1900 hands will be thrown out Of
work. Should the lockout be pro-
tracted there will be great suffering
and misery.
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The Clarksville (Ark.) Herald of
the 18th says. Evil disposed and
unprincipled men are spreading re
ports of yellow fever in New Orleans,
Vicksburg and Memphis, for the pur-
pose of deterring country merchants
and others from trading at those
points, with the hope of inducing
them to trade in more Northern cities.
There is no shadow of truth in these
reports, and the man who willfully
starts such stories should be scorned
by all honest men. In the name Of
God, have not New Orleans, Memphis,
yicksburg and other Southern cities
suffered sufficiently to satisfy these
lying vampires?
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CLEVELAND.
Crop Reports in Northern Ohio and
Western Pennsylvania.

CLEVELAND, June 13.-The Leader
this morning publishes reports from
nearly all important points in North
ern Ohio and some places in Western
Pennsylvania, giving the condition Of
crops. The frosts of last week did
very little damage. There will be
about two-third crop Of wheat. The
prospects are that the corn crop will
be failure, the cause of which was
the long dry weather which prevailed
in this region previous to last week.
Oats are somewhat better than corn,
though not over a two-third crop.
The hay crop will be very light on
account of the draught. There will
probably be a fair yield of potatoes.
Fruits, particularly apples, will be
very light.
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COURIER JOURNAL: general
Conway now announces that he will
proceed with one steamboat down the
Mississippi river next week, with a
large number of American flags flying,
to rescue the prosecuted blacks, y
who he says are starving by the
thousand along the bank of the river
from New Orleans to Cairo, waiting
for him to carry them to Ohio, In
diana, Illinois, Iowa and Kansas. He
has $1,000 pledged for this enterprise,
but he hasn't collected it yet. 1t
would be good idea if Conway
would get enough money North to pay
back the cash he stole from the
Louisiana school fund during his ca
reer as superintendent of public in.
struction in that State. A large
number of teachers would like to get
their pay. Conway says Hayes will
support him with the army and navy
on his proposed trip.
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Indications.

WASHINGTON, June 13.-For Ten
nessee and the Ohio valley rising
and stationary barometer, cooler north
to east winds and clear or partly
cloudy weather, followed in the west
ern portions by falling barometer,
warm, southeast winds and local rains.
For the lower Missouri valley fall.
ing, followed by rising barometer,
warm, southeasterly winds, shifting to
cooler northwest, partly cloudy or
cloudy weather and local rains.
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Fernando Wood 10 the last congress
and intended to cut off all class legis-
lation, The bill is subject to the
terms of grants as have been hereto
fore made by congress for laying and
maintaining telegraph cables. Bill
passed, and the house soon afterward
adjourned.
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TWENTY thousand people wat tched
Hanlan and Elliott on Sunday as they
skinned over the waters of the Tyne.
Both men are said to be at their best
as regards condition and practice.
They have six days more in which to
prepare for the race. 1t is to be a
struggle between the champion Of
England and the champion of America,
But the betting is two to one on the
American.
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Riyer TeIegrnnls.

PITTsBURG, June la.-River l foot
II inches and stationary. Arrived
Buckeye State, 2:30 am. Weather
clear and pleasant.
WHEELING june l3.-River 4 feet
] inch and falling. o.
EVANSVILLE. june 13.-Arrived-
Virgie Lee, 3 PM; Golden Crown, IL
am. Departed Virgie Lee, Cinoin-
nati, o; Golden Grown, Cincinnati,
noon. Riv,r rising with Sfeet inches
on the gauge. Weather lair and hot.
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CINCINNATI.

CINCINNATI, June 13.-Flour firm.
Grain steady and unchanged. Whisky
steady at 81 OF. Pork firm and un-
changed. Lard firm, 6.15c bid. Bulk
meats strong shoulders, 3.75c cash
3,85c seller August short ribs, 1850
bid sc asked, cash 5lc seller Au.
gust short clear, 5.10c. Bacon firm
Al, 5l@53c.
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Additional River Telegrams.

CAIRO, June 13.-Arriyed- Mary
Houston, New Orleans, s pm; City
Of Vicksburg, St. Louis, 2 am; City
of Alton, st, Louis. Departed =
Guiding Star, New Orleans; Mary
Houston, Cincinnati, 8 am; City Of
Vicksburg, Vicksburg, am. Wealth,
er clear and hot.
CINCINNATI, June 13 River rising
Weather clear and warm.
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TEXAS.
A Stage Robbed by Four Masked
Men-DepredatiOns by the
Indians.

GALVESTON, June 13.-A San An
tonic special to the News says: The
stage was stopped by four masked
men near Menardsyille, Wednesday
night, and the mail bags rafled.
The day after the murder of Mrs.
Colsun and daughters by Indians two
men were killed by them on the upper
Frio Indians also attacked a party
of ten camped on Divels river, but
were repulsed.
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health ORDERS.
Health Order No. 6.
0TFloE BoARD or HEAITH, .f
TAXING DISTRICT or SHELBY Co. TENN.
lima - 1870

TAXING DISTRICT or SHELBY Co., TENN.
June u, 1870
THE board Of health call the special atten-
ton OF all property-owners, agents and
occupants to the following orders, 10 take
effect from and after this date:
First-Suitabe covered boxes and barrels
mast be provided by each householder for tbe
reception Of ashes and Kitchen garbage,
winch must be kent separate, these boxes or
barrels 10 be placed up0n the nlley or side
walk, at some place easy OF access 10 the
driver Of the gatbago cart.
SecOnd-All privyyaults, stables, cesspools,
sinks, drains, ETC., must be thoroughly disin-
ieeted. Prnted Instructions on disiniection
will be furnished to any one calling AT the
health ofice.)
Ihrd-All property-owners and OCCUPANTS
are earnestly urged to whitewash all ogtbuild-
lngs and cellars connected with their prem
8; H. COLLINS, NJ. D., see'y B. Of II.
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When small boy was drowned in
Des Moines the other day, the fowery
editor sharpened his pencil and be-
gan: "At very early hour Saturday
morning occurred one Of the most
horrible calamities recorded in this
CITY. which pallsd upon the public
like voice from the grave. 50 full was
1t of heroism, loving devotion and
horror. ~.
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THERE will be an unusual exodus
of Memphis people to East Tennessee
this summer. That is the cheapest
heaIthiest and most attractive region
within such easy reach of us. Every
little town on the railroad from Chat.
tanooga to Bristol will have its share
of Memphis families this summer
Business men will stay at home and
fight it out all Summer
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Another WOrlkingman's NOInina-
ton.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 13.-The
WOrkingmen nominated w. @. Hoag-
land, architect, as member of the
State board of equalization.
SAN FRANCISCO, June l3.-The
Workingmen nominated O. j. Beereat
railroad commissioner for this district
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New ORLEANS, june 13, 11:30 a m.
~ Cotton quiet Middling, 12sc. Re-
ceipts, 22l bales, Sales, 100 bales.
GALVESTON, June 13, = Cotton is
nominal Middling, l2lc. Receipts,
81 bales. Stock, 1855 bales.
LIVERPOOL, June 13, 100 pm
Cotton opened this morning dull ;
now 1-16d lower on Orleans. Up
lands, I'd; Orleans, "a. Sales, 6.O6O
bales; for export, 1000 bales. Re
ceipts, 5000 bales. American, 1850
bales. Futures opened ! -32d cheaper ;
aow frmer with more buyers at pre-
yious prices. Deliveries for June and
July, 7@6 3l-32d July and August,
Z 1-l6@7 l-32d; August and Septem-
per, 1907 332d; October, 7Id; Oc.
Cober and November, I'D.
LIVERPOOL COTTON STATEMENT
For the week ending June 13, as
cabled to the Memphis cotton ex.
change.
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New YORK, June 13.-The com
mittee of the legislature inquiring into
the subject of railroad tolls has de-
cided that the books of the New York
Central railroad relating to the charg-
ing Of special rates to certain individ-
uals must be produced.
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Latest Market Reports.
NEW YORK.

New YORK, June l3.-Money Boa.
Sterling S7lC@S9l. Silver in London.
j2ld. Bar silver here, ll4g. Subsid
iary silver coin, 4@3c discount. Gov
ernments strong. Railroad SECURITIES
active. State bonds dull. Stocks are
firm.
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Tke Goldsmith LunHtics Heard
ErOnl.

GLoucEsTER, MASS, June 1S.-
The boat Uncle Sam, ip which Gold
smith and his wife started on y cruise
around the world, has been spoken VI
sea.