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The Alabama Claim. Surplus.


 LONDON, May 1.-The Times to-day, in discussing the Alabama claims surplus, con- cludes its remarks as follows: ''It is not be- fitting the dignity of nation to put quietly into it's own pocket money of which it was constituted the trustee for division among private individuals. A clause at once satis- factory to the original as well as to the pres ent owners of the money would be for Con gress and the President to expend their wind fall of @, ,000 GOO in some enterprise which might result in the qualification of both na- tions. There is Niagara to be redeemed from sorded associations There are hun dreds of great projects which no bourse' might be willing to father, but by which the two great anglo-Saxon nations might be ben cited and made glad Let the United States Government only let it be understood that it holds ten million dollars in trust for some costly international luxury, and it will not be long before projects in abundance will be competing for opportunity.
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Wanted Immediately,

A NUMBER of energetic agents and "A vassers for business quite to the States Remuneration up to $40 per week. Apply personally or by letter, to
 FRANCIS VANCE, Room Hoadley Building, my15 dawtf Church street, New Haven, Ct.
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PENNSYLVANIA.
A Petrifed Body.

PH1LADELPH1A, May 17.-Police Officer Wm Blanford died on June Il, 1874. The body was placed in the Philanthropic Ceme- tery. A day or two ago son of the deceased man had the body disinterred, with the ob- ject of removing it to another cemetery. The body was petrifed and in an almost perfect state of preservation. The clothing was somewhat mouldy, and what was once flesh had changed to hard, stony substance resembling yellowish marble. The eyes were gone, the lips had partly disappeared, and there was no hair upon the head but other wise the body was perfect. Even the whis- kers on the chi1 had turned into stone. The body weighed almost 800 pounds.
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THE WEST.
OIliO.
The Methodist Conference.


 CINCINNATI May IA greater part of the session of the M. E. conference to-da ywas consumed in the calling of conferences for resolutions, which were referred to the ap- propriate committees. A lively discussion took place on the question whether Miss Frances E. Willard, president of the Wo- mans National Christian Temperance Union should be given ten minutes to address the conference on temperance. Permission was finally granted and Mrs. Willard spoke.
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siding. Mir. Brooks proposed and MT. Richard Power seconded the election of Shaw as ses- sional leader of the Home Rule party. The OGorman Mahon proposed Mir. Parnell, which was seconded by MT. Biggar. After long discussion ParneH was elected by vote of B against IS for Shaw. MT. Parnell re- turned his thanks for the honor conferred upon him and the meeting adjourned
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Tennessee.

Chopped His Wife's Head On.
 NoRR1sTowN, May 17.-At Sharpe's turnout on the c. c. & A. railroad Bob Bidd, coloreds one of the section hands, left the gang and went back to the house of the section master, where his wife was cook, and took her across his lap and deliberately cut her throat with a sharp hatchet, nearly severing the head from the body He then went to Kollan's pond near by, and wading in drowned himself be- fore his fellow workmen could secure him.
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NEW YORK.
R1ew Ont the Gaa.

NEW YORK, May 17.-A man named Mack ey, citizen of Port Richmond, Staten Is- land, missed the midnight boat last night, and was compelled to seek lodgings in this city. He took room at No. 49 Whitehall street, and when he went to bed instead of turning of the gas he blew it out. Just be- fore o'clock this morning he was discovered unconscious. He was removed to the Cham bers street hospital
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CUBA.
The Cuban Republic Organized.

The Cuban Republic Organized.
 KINGSTON, May 1.-The Government of the Cuban republic has been constituted as follows President, Calixto Garcia of Hol- guin minister of war, Peio Rasado minis ter of finance, Fanseca; agent in the United States Jose Franires Lamadriz of Matanzas, now at Key West. He has been ordered to New York. Agent in this place, Bovastro. The landing of the expedition has been most successful. The ammunition and arms were all landed in good order.
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OLD WORLD.
Great Britain.

A Strike Against American Machinery.
 LONDON, May 1.-The employees of Clark's boot manufactory at Glastonbury struck, and fourteen thousand of them are out of em- ployment. The strike originated in the re- fusal of the masters to discharge an American superintendent and to abandon the use of American machinery, which is now extensive ly used in the business.
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GAUGELL-In this city, May l7th of pneumonia Jo- seph Gaugell, aged 62 years. Funeral will take place at his late residence Al Grand street, Wednesday at half past 9. Services St. Boniface church, George street. at 10. Friends and relatives are invited to attend. BUNNELL-In Middletown May 18th, Edward G. Bunnel1, aged 49 years CLARK-In Haddam May 18th, Eliza Clark, aged 7S years.
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Kentucky.
A Negro Ravisher's Fate.

A Negro Ravisher's Fate.
 FAIRvIEw, May 1.-The fate of Joe Johnson, who outraged and murdered Mrs. George Salmon last Friday, has been ascer- tained. The brute was killed by mob and his head cut of and placed on pole near the place of execution. His body was then I,,-, ,aJ 4n cIoc
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-NlsV at THIS OFFICE. ap27 If
 TO RENT, JAesa4 THE STORE No. 346 State, in Yale Bank Ms;H Building, with counters, shelves Sc. Inquire myf5 St IT. G. SLOAN
 FOR SALE. dEaA ALL the lands which belonged to the estate EAs of Amasa G. and Emily A. Porter, de- E.Q ceased, consisting of upland dyke and salt meadows, in the towns of New Haven, East Haven, North Haven, Hamen and Orange in lots to suit pur chasers. Apply between and Il o'clock a. to
 CHARLES SHELTON, Agent for the heirs. my15 dawtf Office 48 Church st., Room 6.
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MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

NEW YORK, May 17.-Arrived, the Circassia from Glasgow.
 ladelphia-Arrived the Illinois from Liverpool
 Boston-Arrived, the Marathon from Liv- erpool, the Austrian from Glasgow. Sailed, the Istrian for Liverpool.
 Antwerp-Sailed, the Iceland for New York.
 Liverpool-Arrived, the Nevada, Adriatic and City of Berlin from New York.
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q; at Cincinnati, Cincinnatis II, Clevelands A. at Providence, Providence 9, Troys o (game forfeited by the Troys, who failed to appear to play of Thursdays postponed
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@AA THREE large rooms on Gregson street. suita- E@iiiI ble for light manufacturing purposes. Rent
 very low to responsible party. Apply at office 0f EDWARD VALLEY,
 an28tf
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Ireland.

ParneIl Elected Leader of the Home
 Rulers.
 DUBLIN, May 1.-The Irish solicitor gen. eral has been reelected at Mallow, receiv- ing POI votes against 52 for Kelly (Parnellite). Parnen is furious over the defeat of his man. An adjoar1ied meeting of the Home Rulers of Parliament was held to-day. There were 45 members present, Lord Mayor Gray pre-
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ooean rraxel Made safe.

LONDON, May 1.-The Times, in view of the enormous travel at present between Flu rope and the United States, suggests that each ocean steamer carry two steam launches in place of two ordinary ships boats. One launch should be powerful enough to take in the ships boats in case of accident, and the other of lighter construction and very fast might be rendered capable of being de- spatched to the nearest point for assistance
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The Best Goods are the Cheapest

The Best Goods are the Cheapest !!
 How Much for One Dollar Hn POUNDS granulated Sugar, $1. lV 12 lbs Coffee C., $1. 25 lbs best Flour, $1. 20 lbs best Corned Beef, $1. 30 lbs No. 2 Mackerel, $1. 50 lbs Washing Soda, $1. Is qts best Marrowfat Beans, $1 30 lbs Goldfish, $1. g lbs old Cheese, $1. 8 lbs old Butter, $1. 4 lbs best Orange Co., new made, $1. 10 lbs best Ham, $1. bush good Potatoes, $1. 1]I bush St. Patrick's, best in the world, $1. 10 dog Eggs, Western, S1; dog Conn.,, warranted, $1 31I do Geese Eggs $1 5 do Ducks, $1. All goods delivered in any part of the city by
 B. HEALY & CO.,, Established 1847.) Congress Ave, Healys Block. my1S
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DELAWARE.
Thn "hinnin RnSf

The Wh1ppfnS Post.
 NEWCASTLE, May 1.-Two whites and five negroes were publicly whipped here Satur- day, one of them, burglar, receiving forty very heavy lashes, which brought the blood freely. Another one was a boy of ten years, who received five lashes for larceny.
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MARINE LIST.
 PORT OF NEW HAVEN. E4

ARRIvED-AAY r. Bark Scud, Sawyer, Ponce, and ordered to New York. Brig Long Reach, Poland, Appalachicola, lumber to s Mill O. Sch Gertrude, Goodale New York, pig iron to Y N H and H R R. Sch Phil Sheridan, Linsley, Brooklyn pig iron to Y, N H and H k R. Sch and Corson, Corson, Georgetown coal to N Y, N H and H R. Barge Mcwillia1ns Perth Amboy, 300 tons coal to & D filling. Barge Geo McWillams, Perth Amboy, 339 tons coal to F & D filling. Barge Co, No 47, Perth Amboy, 189 tons coal to F D R Alling Barge No 2O72, Elizabethport, 1os tons coal to D filling.
 CLEARED. Sch M Reed, Parker Baltimore. Sch Nellie, Bliss, St John.
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FINANCE AND TRADE.

Special correspondence of the JOURNAL AND ooun1ru
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WANTED.

WANTED, A GOOD, reliable man with from $500 to $500, to A take the agency for New Haven for articles of merit For particulars address
 W. H. SHERMAN, 31 Lockwood street, myl2 If Providence, R. L
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The Illinois Convention-Springf field
 Filling Up With Delegates-The Cook
 County ProbIem-A Majority Claimed
 for Grant.
 SPRINGFIELD, Ill, May 17.-Several hun dred delegates, candidates, etc., have already arrived as the advance corps of the conven- tion of Wednesday. Both the chairman and secretary of the State Central Committee are here making preliminary arrangements. There are also present Congressman Fort and Colonel Clark Carr, candidates for Governor; Hamilton and Bell candidates for Lieutenant Governor; Senator Logan and many others Many delegates and candidates will arrive this evening, and it is apparent that this will be the largest and most exciting convention ever held in the State. Reports from all parts of the State indicate that Grant will have majority of the convention outside of Cook county. He will have about 316- besides the votes from the contested dele gates. The matter of delegations from Cook county has been much discussed, and there is a unanimous opinion that with the excep- tion of General Bates of the Farwell Hall delegation that the Chicago contested seats will be decided only by Senatorial districts in accordance with the calls that the delegates elected in those Senatorial districts will be admitted. It is believed the convention will last two days, only the presidential question being disposed of the first day and the Chicago delegation and electors appointed The feeling is that no weak or doubtful man will be accepted in the convention even if selected by districts, and that Grant will be given a solid delegation of 42 from this State. Everything in regard to the State candidates is at sea and will remain so till the presiden- tial matter is settled. There is no disposition to exclude all of the Farwen Hall delegates, but such were fairly elected by wards in the precincts where no bulldozing was prac- ticed will get seats
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New Haven City Burial Ground. YNHE Annual Meeting of the proprietors of the New 1 Haven City Burial Ground will be held Thurs day, May 20 188O at o'clock m, in the chapel of said ground. A full attendance is requested
 JAMES M. MASON, rny18 3tH C1arIr ,f pnorr;o4r.a
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FOR RENT.

AfAsAA THE BARBER SHOP over $ Church street J The best located place in the city. Established GE.A since 1So5 Rent very reasonable to good pay lnS tenant Inquire Of VIM H. BROWN,
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8ed Gstate.
Farm For Sale.

&ksssAa SITUATED near this city. well located and Eiiil suitably divided into plow meadow and wood land, with good buildings and plenty of fruit Will be sold low for cash only small amount reouired down. or would exchange fer city propefty
 Geo. A. IsbeH.
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FOR RENT,

fS5i THREE Brick Houses on WhaIley avenue, be- NtiIl tween winthrop avenue and Norton street. 4EH These houses contain all modern improve menus, ana have dining room and kitchen the first
 BRoCRETT &TUTTLE, aplO 0 No, 9l f5offe Street.
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News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. ILLINOIS REPUBLICANS. The Preparations for To- mOrrOW's Convention. A Majority For Grant. Claimed Without the Cook County
 Delegation.
 COUNTING THE ELECTORAL VOTE. The Necessity of Providing
 a Plan.
A Majority For Grant.
COUNTING THE ELECTORAL VOTE.
POLITICAL.

The Illinois COnventiOn-Springfe Filling Up With Delegates-The Cook County ProbIem-A Majority Claimed
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ROOMS TO RENT.
 i.A FIVE ROOMS with gas and water and water Haii closet on same hoor five minutes walk from Ell City Market. Also half house, Lewis street, Fair Haven. JACOB HELLER, my4 Room No. Yale National Bank Building.
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HORN-RITTMAN-In Meriden, May 18th, Erne Horn of Thomaston, and Elizabeth Rittman of Me iden.
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THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
nE.tra Session Threatened.

An Extra Session Threatened.
 WASHINGTON, May 1.-The statement is made on the highest authority that, should Congress adjourn without making proper provision for counting the electoral votes, the President will at once issue proclama- tion calling an extra session that in his mes sage on the subject, should an extra session become necessary, he will take substantially the same ground as that taken by the Demo- cratic majority in Congress That is in effect that the safety of the Government demands immediate legislation on this subject.
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Hospital Building.

HARTFORD, May 13, 1880. SEALED PROPOSALS, addressed to either of the o undersigned, will be received until 12 o'clock of Monday May 24 158O for material and labor in the erection of additional buildings for the modation of the insane adjacent to the present Hos pital at Middletown, Conn" Proposals will be re- ceived for any all of the following items of work viz Item I.-Excavation and grading. Item H.--Sewer drains.
 Item III.-Foundation walls, including water table Item IV.Stone steps and all cut stone of buildings above water table.
 Item V.-Brick work, plastering and cementing eel lars.
 Item VL-Carpenter and joiner work Item VII-Slating, felting and ting of roofs. Item VIII.-Plumbng and gas fitting. Item IX.-Painting glass glazing and wood finish ing.
 Item X.-Steam heating
 Plans, specifications forms of proposals and other information may be obtained and after May IT on application to Mir George Keller, architect Hartford Trust Co s Building, Hartford, Conn. Successful bidders must obligate themselves to be- gin and carry their work under the control and d rection of the Superintendent of Buildings. Proposals must be ndorsed Proposals for Building Hospital for Insane"
 The committee the right to reject any all bids.
 M. STORRS, Hartford, Conn,
 WM J. ATWATER New Haven, Conn.,, Com
 CHAS. G. R. VINAL, Middletown, Conn.,.
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FOTTND

FOUND. A PECK SLIP, New York; last Tuesday, a GOLD A RING Address, with description, my10 It. "J,' Box 428, New Haven
 Grocery Store for Sale. 4Esf GOOD location and doing a good business Nassis Address Z1I my18 6t* ''STORE," this Office
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8eal Gstate.
TO RENT.
EnD DENr

TfAs HOUSE Mo- 72 Howe street, with all modern F5iia improvements. Inquire at 70 Howe, corner Aasll George and State streets.
 ma25tf N W. MERWIN.
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JOSEPH sONNENBERG,

238 CHAPEL STREET n nhnSpanish Doubloons wanted United lUeOWSIstates per cent Bonds and For eign /securiN fought and sold and dividends paid in United States rrency. Tenement for rent corner of George and Dak streets 5 rooms, s9 per month Also Gold and Silver exchanged at the office of
 JOSEPH SONNENBERG, ap26 If 2aa Chanel Street
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District of New Haven ss.

District of New Haven ss. Probate Court(
 May 17th, 1880 { UPSTATE of BRINCKLEY HASSEIL, late of New 1A Haven, in said district, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the District New Haven hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said estate exhibit their claims for settlement Those who neglect to present their accounts, properly attested within said time will be debarred recovery. All persons indebted to said estate requested to make immediate pay ment to ' my18 2d1w SOPHIA HASSEI,I, Executrix
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The Hanlan-Courtney Race-Betting in
 nf e Canadian.

The Hanlan-Courtney Race-Betting i'm
 Favor of the Canadian.
 WASHINGTON, May 17.-Pool selling on the boat race has been lively. A few pools sold early this evening with Hanlan slight fa- vorite, 100 to 95 on Courtney, but in most of the betting the men have been rated even. Both are in prime condition and took their regular practice pulls to-day. large crowd of spectators lined the river bank this afternoon watching the oars men. Hanlan is still confident and ta1kative, while Courtney is reticent and has an anxious look. Mr. Webster, his prin- cipal packer, said to-day that Courtney would win the race. Courtney himself says as he has all along, that he shall do his bestt win the race ARrumor was rife to-day that Court ney would not row, but it could not be traced to any reliable source Hanlan said to-day the race would be rowed inside of 34 minutes. All the preliminary arrangements for the race were completed to- day, and Referee Blaikie issued a sort of general order this afternoon instructing river captains, judges, etc., as to their duties and giving the public quantity of informa- tion concerning the race. An effort is being made in sporting circles here to arrange for another race between Hanlan, Courtney and Riley. A purse of g., 900 has been pledged but Courtney does not want to row another race.
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JOHN H. DAVIS Co.,, Bankers and Brokers1 Mo- IT Wall Street,
 NEW YORK, May IT, 1SsO The new week the Stock Exchange opened with United States bonds active and strong firm market strictly frstclass railroad bons but speculative stocks active, weak and ower pretty nearly all the active shares having touched lower prices than at any time during the bear movement The Bond dMarket.-Government bonds were rather active to- day and hrmer, round lot of coupon 4s selling at 1073S.
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FOR, SALE.

NsTt THE fine, large front room, No PTS Chapel
 ii street, directly Mallett's hardware store,
 sY suitable for banking, insurance real estate law office. Apply to VIM K TOWNSEND,
 ma29 If g Whites Building.
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FOR SALE,
OMce for Rent.

f5fA THE Homestead of the late Ashael Smith, E1iI containing 20 acres, situated South End. -Aa.I Inquire of WILLIAM SMITH, East Haven or
 apI d J. A. DAVIS, 355 Orange Street.
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AfA NEW AND CONTIGUOUS HOUSE on #ii. Sherman avenue handsomely fitted with mod Easl conveniences and most pleasantly located. Will be sold at great bargain. Inquire at
 my12 dtf THIS OFFICE.
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Store To Rent. A DESIRABLE Store Temple street. near A Chapel; to a good tenant will be rented at low rent. Apply at office of
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stocke closed as follows

New York Produce Market.
 NEW YORK, May IT. COTTON-Firm; Uplands, Il 11-16; Orleans, Il 1916. Western, $4 4O0@5.25; Southern, 5 25@T.00. Withdrawing, dull, nominal winter E@1c lower feverish unsettled sales "A, 900 bushels No White for May at S1 26aL; $500 bushels No. Red for May, $131@ 2sO00 do. for June at s12 25k G26; 5000 do. for July at S1.141&. CORN-Lower; sales, 35 900 bushels; mixed West ern on the spot, 501G@52c do futures, 4s1 @509c. OATS-Rower; State 4494879; Western. 431S@5O. BEEF-Steady. PORK-Dull new mess SIPS. LARD-Lower steam rendered, $7.3219. BUTTER-Quiet Ohio, 9G17c. State, 14923c. WHIsKEY- Nominal Western, S1.12@I15. SUGAR-Steady. MOLASSES-Firm. PETROLEUM-Full prices RICE-Firm. FREIGHTS-Firm. COFFEE-Weak. SPIRITS TURPENTINE-Dull, at 2S1G630c. ROSIN-Nominal, at q. .35Gd1. .4211. TALLOW-Steady, at 6G6 1-16
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE,
 issf GOOD location for Factory. The lot of zl land situated on the east side of East street, aaQ next south of the Rubber Co g brick storehouse near Grand street, 125x1A feet, and bounded the rear by the railroad. This property must be sold within 30 days Apply to M. HERRITY,
 3O8 Chapel street, Room 8, Mitchells Building. ap22 Inn
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A Good Sized Snake Story.

NEW YORK, May 17.-Alfred Lamb of Moriches, Long Island, while passing near the house of Mrs. Floyd at Mystic, on Satur- day, killed a black snake that measured twelve feet in length and six inches in diame- ter. A black snake eight feet long was killed by a colored man at Hayestown on Saturday, and shown in the village of Jamaica.
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FOR RENT

5fAa. A HOUSE on the corner of Pierpont and RiiiiI Houston streets. Rent ss per month. Apply G:1l at THIS OFFICE. ap27 If
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The National Republican Convention.
 CHICAGO, May 17.-Secretary Keogh of the National Republican Committee is in the city, and tomorrow will open his office. The plan for the convention hall in the Exposition building has progressed so far that nothing remains to be done except putting in the seats and decorations. The gallery seats are rapidly approaching compile tion- They are very simple in construction, but strong and comfortable. Work has been begun on the settees. The committee on To- cal affairs will itself take charge of the deco rations. On the northern walls of the hall will be large portrait of Lincoln and the memorable words, '' With malice to- wards none and charity for all' Above the distinguished ones of the stage will be ten-foot portrait of Zach Chandler. The roof is elevated in the centre above the arches forming the principal framework. This chart will be entirely shut out by bunting. At the southern end this space is quite wide. The bunting that covers this will be painted blue and set with stars. The rest of the bunting will be painted red and white. Around the side of the hall will be fifteen large portraits of distinguished statesmen of the past. The remaining decorations will be such flags as generous public will furnish.
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SEAA THE second floor of a Cottage at the upper
 Hsi end of George street; four rooms, gas and wa Ea.ll ter. Apply at office of
 my5tf E. VALLEY.
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Chapel Street Rents.
TO RENT.

%A FURNISHED and unfurnished rooms, singly M and in suites, with gas and steam heat to rent Msl Foote House, corner Chapel and Temple streets Janitor and jantress in the building Apply office of
 ap28tf EDWARD MALIEY
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STORAGE.

LNURS, WOOLENS ROBES, ETC, received on \ storage at moderate prices and insured against loss damage by fire moths. Seal and Fur lined garments kept without folding creasing Collection and delivery free. CROFUT & CO,
 Orange street.