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NEW JERSEY'S LAWMdKERS.
Ready TO Engage In the Battle for Onices
that win he Fought To-day.

TRENTON, Jan. 13.-The unexpected change
OF the political complexion Of both Houses Mt
the last election makes q welcome diversion for
the hotel keepers II the Democrats had re-
tanned control most Of the officers would have
come in with superior claims for n second term
and business would have been comparatively
light at the opening. Tonight the hotels
are throngod. The question OF Senatorial
organization which was first in order
was the subject Of much interest early in the
day. The announcement in THE sun Of Sena-
tor Lcnming's illness. and the consequent peril
Of Senator Scwells chances for a second term Of
the Pr, sidency was the subject Of general dis
cussion. which was only set at rest by the mp
pearance of the Senator from Cape May He
has nearly recovered from his illness. which
was m attack Of malignant sore throat. His
arrival probably renders Senator Sewell's elec-
tion sure. although Senator Hobart's friends
darkly hint at possible accessions OF strength
which Od Brains otherwise Judge Lathrop.
has IN the backgruLnd. Inc senators enriy re-
solved 70 hold no caucus until tomorrow morn
With tho House the cnso IS different. Here
Old Brains had larger field 10 work IN. and no
was supposed 90 have covered IL clIeciulily in
the lasi election. hy Defeating almost everybody
who would u.t plcds, .m-eli Z TIE C"piral IN
is is candidate for Spenser. Mr.. Jurk-On Is a
hroiher oi tho Generll Suner ninud"ni OF ~"
road. The burden ol opinion on Tic subject
has been that Nr in. k-on had tho y. = ",nlc-s
and fha p-aaii.nev Il tho = .r9te wis c.ucetl,.i
10 Geu. S0wen 81 MrSt Jersey. hi-
,hinf opponent bong W. buid llprnn ~
Bur inc'ou. % wat' J'ss'y county, or Dr. ih-
tried 20 force uu. NJ t''-u -ht am at""i N-i'ut
of tAn tltty-turee l,'iu' ii.1u AF-,i '.' ii-'i
-icn,i IN. rsl II il l0d he.u hrld. ! Is. 100
" nal 2 un inu'frllv have h'fu uoUinul"it lui
fIr Il nus aylVINiu folks. who icd NNn HIuinIt no
Vo.rhrr- of Somerset WAS mot % w nn.n ns m4u.
Co., q. o..
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Mns. rosr,s ARMnD cILLEH.
Found In Fulton street. Hroohiyn. and Ar
rested Tor hI. New \ ears Freak.

The stranger who. -n New Years Day,
called ON Mrs Caroline Post at l6l Dunicld
strr.t. BROOKLYN and after q half hours cXhi-
biuon of ecccntricily. called 90 he side Irbu!on
Post. the ten-yeur-old son OF his hostess, and
ATTEMPTED 10 stab him with a long knife. WAS
seen yesterday afternoon 10y Detective Folk
walking lcisureY along Fulton street. Brook
bn. lie was arrested aud taken TO the wash
ington street police station whore he said that
his name was BENJAMIN Laramie. aged ~. a
mnchiui-t Of ~ Aurth Elliott place. Ihe ugly
knife. which he TOSSED into tho snow of the
courtyard of Mrs. Posts residence n he was
quitting the house. after having lrightenrt all
the occupants out Of it, was recognized 10y hlm,
and hc said that he Carried II IA a weapon ot
defence against persons who tried TO rob nm
in the fourth class hotels ne phtronlH"d.
Mrs. Post identified him. and walking up to
him. asked him what he meant by prct9ndin ing
that lac WAS her uncle. md saying thht no had
not seen her for litfcu years ana Tor Whht rra-
son he mad tried To stab the boy. lie meekly
confessed that he had tasiod too much wine that
day and that while he remembered. in II con-
fused way, the trouble in her house, he was
sure that he intended 10 do her boy no harm.
and that he took out tho knile TO show II To him.
Mrs. Post Wls satisfied with his cNplunntion,
and. ON going before Justice Walsh refused to
press the compliant of an attempt at i"lonious
| assnult. Laramie was therefore discharged.
lie went ont upolugNlng and promising never
| 10 call ON Mrs. Post again.
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noalRprs .lGAiNsr clRrhR.


Capt 4. IL. BoEardus and Or. W. II. Carver
have made arrangements for shooting match, AMI are
10 break 2lOp glass balls within space Of sis daN. the
match shot between sept and Dec 81 o t, year.
Tor not les, than tlpooa side Bosardus is To Use shot
guns and Dr. Carver has the choice OF either shotgun or
rifle, hut Is to continue 10 throughout the match
the weapon he begins with. The balls 70 he sprung
from two Bn. arus traps fifteen yards rise Roth barrels
the shotgun may be- ued and both bal, may be- spruns
iu the at tue choice oi the uutksuau. u carver
chooses the shotgun, he is 90 shoot under tho same
conliuuns. II he makes choiCc OF the ric. the
lnlls are to be thrown iu the air either hV
hand or tran. Zach mark -man to LOAD ms own
gun as he shoots Winner take stakes ANA gate
money The match Is open 20 all couers unlcr the above
conditions Hut | Will bet .5p.' capt kplardus said,
that there will be coWtra lr. Carver i> backed
by ". u. huuty OF England, who hiss him under contract
tNhhit various parts ul Europe, "lhl, Dr. Carver
tNlainri 4. the rca.ou why the contest ~ drrritu
unA n,Nt fan" Cant Hnrnidus Is hls avn uacAe
Both m,n are confident ot Winning
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An Insane PedestrInn.

4 tall. wiry man. dressed in white cottoi
drawers. cardigan Jacket, and a co-cly lifting skull
cap ran ~ Fourth avenue followed by hooung boys las
evening. Arer struggle he brought 10 stand a
rhirteth street by Roundsman DELANEY Assuming .
nugihsuc attitude, he saG. "Ive whipped many AmaI
ia the ring, ami am ready 20 polish Oh YOU eeNclied
y explained that he had started from Batcss DAIRY,
al 81 SlNth avenue where he Is employed As I
ho.ter. tn iIn 70 Harlem Bridge and back Tor slu
a. aust another man. who hc .dii few blocks he
hind. lc co~o ntct 10 20 with The officer UilY after he
hu1 examined ms watch AMI noted the exact Time, se
that ne could be- credited tor tho delay In Bellevue Hos
Iai be declared 90 bc insane and was placed IN
strait IAfhrt AMI then Too cell lie described himself
10 john Martin OF - College place.
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rnE RKADINa RAlARoID.
Cash Deficit, Ss2i $50 Injuries 10 the Com
pi.nS by the Coal Combination.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. l3-At the annunl
meeting OF stockholders of tho Philadelphia
and Reading Railroad Company this afternoon.
President Gowrn read the annual report, which
showed that tho railroad receipts during the
year were sll .539 .592 so; total canal receipts.
s1Ol0337.39; receipts from steam golfers
tGsG19O.sl making the total rccei pts tl3 .23Gl2l.
Total expenses Of ruirond. sG9792i2 10; prof
It's Of steam colllers. f232 425.5S loss Of Shuyl-
Kill and Susquehanna Canals. t27S GOl3O; loss
in operations Of Coal aud Iron Company,
t752.O4ql4 After the payment Of interest the
cn-h uuQrit charged to profit ana loss account -
&A2i. 95O.9i. The report hlludrS 70 the lhllul'
OF renewing the compact between thr coh COM
punirs. and enumeratcs. among the injuries 10
ma couunny by the existence OF the combine
ton the increase in the cost Ol mining. the a.
crrnse in traiiir accidents from mining. owing
TO the frequent suspensions. inr ld!fn'sh 81
miners lending to disS itlsiHctiOn, ana inc Ihll
with the restricted production. Tho consunp-
ton Of tho surplus coul on the market IL men
toned as the principal benefit oi the cOmllnh-
tOn. Tine january interest was phil ana luN
for three months wages due them, whirh were
nccrlfrd. and virtually constitutes lohh 20 inc
cauuuny. The company docs not intend To en-
ter INTO any HrruuEcmcnt for "a new coal O. '9h-
II viii hr dreI ily tO ITS lulrr SIS tp go F ul
| that tlc proper safeguards shall surround Snrh
RnsolutInns accounting the pnuu0l report and
| thnuklngt the President and Board Of Managers
| fOr their fidelity were UIOutrd. IhH l1NnW.hS
| Gentlemen were unanimously rle'I l' o'i "
| ths ensuing year: lresidrnt trunkhn IS
Gnwcn: managers. H. Pratt Mokwu, a. J.
| Tnrir' j. Is. Lipuipcott john A-hNurst II H'nY
| inwia j. Y. WiliHmeoni treasurer samuel
| bradford; secretary. David j. Brown
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CINoINNATI Jan. l3.-A Wost-bound freight
train ON tl, Marietta and Cincinnati Rarond when near
Mineral city on saturday night parted about the midi
nr th. tam on account Of broken coupling The extra
lrcllht uuin following II ran lhlu ~ l'h lust ~ ~
Ttr messengers Jumped IRON the cahuo'e. hlghun2 ON
he sid ice of Inc stream below Washington keilsny'
drr Ma, INSTANTLY Killed. and william King Was iHAly
inuled John BetA had his ieet crushed
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CoNsTANrISoPLE Jan. 13.-Prnce LobanoT
mo Russian Ambassador, has accepted an the articles Of
the dchnit,c treaty peace agreed 20 by the Porte
hat clause . tlaVp 90 Rus-as supervision over The exc
culo o tho treaty oi bcrhn only accepted All rvier
culUn.
the s.heme for the orglnisation Of a Ceniarmeric.
adopted hy the Eastern oumcan Commi,s nu. provides
that the commander ami instructors bee Frcuchmcn
Eleven hatahous ot rulklsh troops have been ordered
to hold tlus'lNp. tu readiness To occupy AduAnlplr
soon dvnnuye treaty with Russia has been ssucd
The sun., 1879-01-14
K,mbaii Raising Newark Church. Debt.

North baptist Church, amounting to fl7OlO was raised
At the morning service the pastor the Rev. Lansing
Burrows introduced Edward kimball Of Chicago Calls
were made for pledges. and hN one O'Clock T. NJ $500
had been secured Al the evening service tho cOngre-
gauun was small. and when the last dollar was sub
sCrihcd at thirty Ave minutes after midnight there were
only five persons present The principal item Vi IN.
deh'edness 10 mortgage Ol $1,000
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Lille King Is years old an adopted member
of the family OF Mr William = Berry OF 3oS state street,
brooklyn. disappeared from her home yesterday after
noon. under peculiar circumstances She WAS of sngu
HrN retiring disposition and had no Intimate friends of
either that tic family knew ul She strHlNliN took
numhcr o articles of clothing into the basement and
Chuu-ug her plwrstOr her CATERS in the area, slipped
hcr hat and her scarf and hurried away, Mrs Berry
becoming alarmed informed the police.
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Double mnnrlnr In Mnnch Chunk.

MAUcH CHUNK Jan. 10. An the preparations
have been made Tor the hanging tomorrow H oi A. NJ
Of Charles sharpe and Jas Mcdonnell for the murder of
George smith Tho scnnlm was erected this after.
noon Shapes friends SAID Good by 10 him THIS hi-
ternOln. but Tor reason McDonnes relatives nave
not arrived They expected eaTly IN the morning
The sun., 1879-01-14

PARIS. Jan. 13.-At n meeting Of tho Ropuhli-
union the Leftand Extreme Let today, VI. foquet
urged the dosrahty repacng the present Cabinet by
one Of a more pronounced Republican character lie
much HpplIuici, hut the Moderate Lett aud the Len
Cenue are deWunluci 60 uphold the present tabluct
Tine Ntrllui Announces thlt NJ lnu. Rauc und 80 cN-
Rlditlls have resolved against the advice oi the
lri,r-ui the majority, to issue mlur ,to asking for
the Whmeutu' the Nl of the country, Nprv,sed by
llt 49,. .tu itt tINf
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FLGzADETH. n j.. Jan. 13.--August Grubo. q
mcmher OF hre company in tins city, entered burning
dwelling hou~s and rescued three children last night
about midnight and he saw the large house owned and
occupied BY Mr. Nuke ilre He burst open the doors
aud rescued the ChlldTeu who were in a Oge
almost sunVeAted
The sun., 1879-01-14
The slrnal Once rredlellon.

Warmer southwest winds cloudy weather
amt occasional hsht rain snow. followed hy colder
northwest Winds with rising barometer aud clearing
The sun., 1879-01-14

IIep for the weak. nervous and debilatod Tl,orr.c
and "a mini d ,en-es cured without medcihe El'1T 90
a. il, XXI ntiier Wppunncrs all about them ANA now "
di.tnluish the genuine from the spurious hu"k 80
tii ,.r,trnnrs mailed tree. Call or address iuiNcF
maeher GalS aiic Co, Az broadway. New foTk'-Aa'
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PRICE TWO CENTS.
TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS
RAISING NEW TORK CITY'S REVENU1
FOR THE CUI. RENT YEAR
Personal Taxation Growing L. Every Yeas
while the burden Falls Heavier Yea
Estate-Property that Pays No Taxes.

Personal Taxation Growing T., - Every Yeas
while the burden Fails Heavier Yea
Estate-Property that Pays No Taxes.
Tho Deputy Tax Commissioners finished
on Saturday their examination and assessment
for tho tax levy Of 1879. OF more than 150.0W
pieces OF real estate. and OF the 40 900 names or
their personal books and list OF bank share
holders The books were opened yesterday fol
public inspection and correction. The notices
OF personal tax assessments. similar 10 thai
sent to William II. Vanderbilt. were mailed on
Saturday to 10426 resident taxpayers, 4.22d
non-residents, and to 1.100 corporations. There
remained yesterday about 1000 notices to be
scnt Although persons have until the 30th Of
April to correct their assessments. many re-
sponded yesterday. They wore mostly small
taxpayers. or Jersey aliens who do business In
New York. but contribute nothing toward the
reduction OF It's colossal debt. The large prop
erty owners who swear OF" their personal
tax generally wait until near the time for clos.
ing the books before making affidavit to their
In appearing and they usually send subtle
lawyer before the Commissioners to see tina
tSyd thHy get all the exemption to wn''h 'he' aro en-
In spite Of the efforts Of the Commissioner s
assess everybody who should pay persona
| tax. more persons avoid taxation through do
| fective laws each succeeding year. Every r0
| source tho law gives them the assessors have
| nvailed themselves OF. City and business dt
! facilities Of the mercantile agencies have beer
| used public records OF every kind have beer
sDesuSton bSye been tested Yet Win All lhess
| precautions. the revenue from personal proD
ery is to be smaller this year than i was las'i 9i
! IL was less in 1878 than II was in 1877. The FOL.
| lowing table, giving the assessments on personal
| property since 1872 shows how steadily, with
one exception the amounts nave diGi!nshed
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Tho Same ratio OF increase for the past veal
would make this years assessment about s0O5..
100000.
About one-A'th in value Of all the real estate
I'm the city H. exempt from taxation. Tho assess.
ors place the aggregate value OF such property
At $50 100000. Tho larger amounts arc rs
follows.
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1t is estimated that tho corrected assessment
on personal property for 1879 will be abou
tlsS 900 900. or decrease OF tll0,OOO.OOO sinct
1872
The Tax Commissioners generally estimnt,
that the assessors' valuation Of personal prop
erty will be one-half sworn OF by the tax.
payers. The footings Of the assessors valua.
tion for 1879 have not beon made but II ls 10.
licvcd they will aggregate s300,000.OO0 or siO0..
900 600.
Tho personal property OF the city In 1875 was
ead to be worth two billions Of dollars. OF this
amount the investments that were exempt from
taxation were as follows United States bonds.
5000. 600 900: bond and mortgage. $3.50. 600 900,
imported goods 100000 900; consigned goods,
$3.50 900 900; stocks Of corporations whose real
estate is taxed. 800 600 900; stocks Of corpora
tons Of other States held hero. $l5OQO0000
property here owned by persons elsewhere In
the State. $50 100000; liio insurance accumula.
tons, Sll0OOOOOO; savings banks deposits,
81 So 900 900.
Every year moro exempV investments and
fewer taxable securities are found by tho as
SCISSORS. State Assessor Briggs said Yesterday:
As long as the present law remains on the
statute book the amount realized from the taxa
ton Of personal property will continue to be-
come small by degrees and personally less each
yenr. until there is nothing found TO tax"
Tho activity in building in 1878 aud especial
| ly the erection OF many costly buildings, has
| increased the assessed value OF real estate in
| the city The following table. giving the vnlua-
! ton Of real estate for a series OF years, shows
| that while the burden of taxation has boon
| steadily shifted from personal property, 1t has
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-01-22

CR1ME.-LINcoLN, Neb., January
l4.-ln a lengthy interview held with
j. P. Oliver, the leader of the man
burners, to-day, he gave a rambling
and inconsistent statement of the burn
ing. He denies any knowledge of the
parties who did it, but pretends to sus :
pect it was done to punish @Ketchum
for ong-continued cattle-stealing. From
his own story there is no doubt that be
lnstigated the horrible affair to revenge
his brother. He says he was asleep
two miles away while the men were be-
ing tortured to death in the raviue
Oliver is 40 years old and quite wealthy.
he has employed half dozen of the
best'lawyers in the State, and will
make bitter fight. He is confined
with three companions in cells in the
fenitentiary, the balance of the gang
being scattered in the strongest cells
about the State.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-01-22

JAMES SHIELDS. who was yes.
terday nominated at Jefferson fol
the Senatorial term expiring on
the 9TH of March next, was born
in Ireland in 1910, and emig, ated
to this country in 1926. In 1892
he settled at Kaskaskia, Ill.,, and
engaged in the practice of law. In
1896 he was elected to the Illinois
Legislature. He was subsequent
ly Auditor of State and Judge of
the Supreme Court. In IS45 he
was appointed Commissioner of
the Land Office ut Washington.
At the commencement ofthe Mexi-
can war he was appointed by
President Polk brigadier General
n the United States army, and was
soon promoted to Brevet Major
General. In 1913 he was appoint
cd Governor of the Territory of
Oregon, but declined the position.
In lS4o he was elected to the
United States Senate from Illinois
for six years. At the close of his
term he removed to Minnesota,
and two years afterward was elect
ed to the Senate from that State.
During the late war he served with
distinction Oh the Union side. We
doubt if any other man in the coun-
try can match him in the number
aud eminence of the public positions
he has held.-.N. Louis Globe, Demo-
erat, 18th.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-01-22
AMERICAN WHEAT IN SPAIN.

A"EnACaN w HchA IN CfAiN-
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-Tbe state de-
partment received dispatch the other
day from Mr.. Scheucb, the United
States consul at Barcelona, Spain, an
bouncing the arrival there of the first
ergo Of wheat that ever was impor ed
to that place from America. The car
90 consisted of 5000 bushels of Min
nesota wheat, was carried in an Eng.
lish steamer, and the freight cost SIS,
900. There was great excitement; at
that place, and the grain was pronounc-
ed equal in quality to any ever receiv-
ed in that market The consul reports
that one firm at once engaged three
English steamers to bring three car.
goes of American wheat to Barcelona
aud it was thought that about thirty
FIVE cargoes would arrive during the
season, ali in English steamers. The
consul reiterates former opinions upon
direct steam communication with Spain
and other countries bordering on the
Mediterranean. We are indebted to
the fact that British steamers fnd it
profitable to bring American wheat to
Barcelona for this new development of
our trade. Fifteen cargoes of wheat
from the Black Sea we're aAoat for
Barcelona on the day on which this
first caago of American wheat arrived.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-01-22

The DELEvAN AsYLUM.-It has
been the subject of extensive comment
that Gov. Smith in his message, failed
to make any decided recommendation
in regard to the Delevan Asylum for
the Deaf and Dumb, and that he ap-
parebtiy endorsed the whitewashing
report of the Board of Charities and
Reforms, by an omission as any refer
ence to the protest Of Prof. G H. Has
kins, who indignantly refused to agree
to the policy by which the awful prac-
tees proved to have existed in that
institution were granted immunity.
There will be thorough and searching
legislative investigation into the affair,
and full light viii! be shed on the sub.
jet. 1t is not probable that any
State appropriation will be made to the
institution, unless it is reorsanized and
the offenders against the laws Of
humanity and decency are bounced
1t is quite probable that the applica-
ton of the private institution in Mil
waukee for state aid will receive atten-
ton, unless something is done to
remove the terrible scandal from TIE
Delevan affair. This investigation at
Delevan will be made by joint legis-
Iative committee They will probably
take the printed testimony which the
Board of Charities and Reforms COL
lected at which they arrive at concu-
sions altogether different from that
crowd. = Sunday Telegraph,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-01-22
PROVIDENCE, r l., Sept. 16. 1874.

PROVIDENCE, r l., Sept. 16, 1874.
DR.. GILEs:-I paid one hundred
dollars to veterinary surgeon for medi-
cine and attendance on a valuable sad
dle-horse, without any benefit. He was
lame from a curb more than a year,
and useless in consequence of it. No
remedy | could find had any effect.
applied the Liniment. Iodidc Ammonia
and. to my great surprise, found, that
it removed both lump and lameness.
Having driven him recently over very
rough road, Sixty miles in two days
TWO of the hottest days this summer
without the least symptom ofreturn of
curb or lameness. As precaution, l
took a bottle of Liriment with me, but
had no occasion to use it. In all cases
where Liniment can be applied, it
gives me the greatest satisfaction.
j B. TALLMANN
Sold by K. Schubert Il Son. Send
for pamphlet. DR. GILES.
40 West Broadway, N. Y.
Trial size rs cents.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-01-22

Alaska has been once more invest :
gated. The Treasury Department sends
out special agent who makes his IT.
port while the special agent appointed
by Congress is going out to the Terri
tory 1t is bad season wa ch does
not see four or five reports on Alaska
Major Morris, the latest explorer aud
reporter, was sent forth by the Treasury
Department. He says that Alaska
is rich in gold, silver, copper, iron,
platinum and coal. No mention is
made of pineapples, bananas and straw
berries all the year round, but yellow
cedar grows in great profusiou, and the
fisheries are ''simply enormous. The
drink of the country is "hoochenoo." a
spirit obtained by distillinga ferment-
ed compound Of -four, sugar, molasses
aud potatoes. all run through a still
made of coal.oil cans. This cheerful
beverage is described by Major Morris
as ''soul destroying" Probably the Ma.
jor meant "sole-destroying" as the &C
ton of such liquid upon leather must
be destructive. The great want of the
Territory is an armed cruiser to keep
the natives in check while the industri
Gus white man collects the gold, silver
copper. iron, platinum. yellow cedar
and fish with which the country abounds
The settlers would also like little
government Of some sort, and Majo,
Morris says that if be conld be the
means of obtaining this sweet boon fol
them he would die comparatively hap.
py.-Neac York Times.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-01-22

A BIG BELL The people of Mos
COW declare that their great bell shall
never be pulled down from it's glitter
ing steeple, where it reigns over all
other church bells in he world. Its
weight is 4437 72 pounds, while the
other famous bells are light in COM
parison: St. PauPs. London. 1900
pounds; Antwerp, l6 900; Oxford II
900; York, "a 600; Montreal, 5000
Rome, 10000; Burgess, 20 900; Cologne
$4,000; Erfut. 10000; English House
OF Parllment, $1,000; Vienna. 40. 900 /;
Novgorod, $4,000; Pekin, 10000;
Sens. $4,000; Moscow Gts second)
al 900. The reat bell of Moscow
Is nineteen feet high and sixty-four
feet round; its noise is tremendous.