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, 1880-01-10

Ib The Editor Of Ih$ Chicago 1TouHs
Noncr,oss, Ga, jan. 5.-Thcro Is no Nor
cross In Alabnma,-so the Postal Guide"
says. Imagine the feelings Of the wrEtes
When Ills article whIcl, should havo been
headed " Noreross, Ca, Dec. ao," came OUT
In Tho Hotne OF Jan. 8, "Norcross, Ala'
Dec. 20" while tho Conductor was 30 kind a.
to give the mistake particnar emphasis f,nG 1y
Xinilai,la." I have praetlccd on those nb6re.
yiations, and find that l gan SElto :. Ga" 80
that it Will look MS much like . Ala~" as any'
thing else. It Is more pleasant, however, to
s1teats not " m fe ppltea sd see S &eoosass
l hope that any who mny hnve written 70
me tlIiR week md addressed thctr lcttora NOT
cross, Ain, Will write again 70 hoFcfnss, dai
md tt none hy tho ,a,1 lStake qpom maae' nt
long professions Of Utmost perfect dnys. :.
Allow mo now to hdtl II few words to what
havn already written, md those words 70
urge those suffering WITH p,,imo,naEEy Eyg,oHa Sq
Is too late: Ti.ls Is r. good climate, hui y
can't work miracles. Leaving home, as
know by my own experience, Is trial 70 ~ e
Dno who lenvcs and to those who stay; bllt -
hy doing 50 ols csI g,.ln new iease q q,ad: III
Let l.o also warn tlltse WHO l0vo their 1fienas
tuo much, to let them lsaye lnno agalnst liter
ally flowing them to deilth." ma.
ptcilIsposUtl 10 pulmonary diseases I,ny yeI!
consider tho proprlety Of building the,.s
Georgia. ~ II % d by M 1sieans tic invalid alone
that this section OF country invites. Tha
farmer cnn hero work oil tho year roslnla:
| Tho wlntur's feeding" does not requlI,es
TINT lnrgu part Of thy summer crops tnai IN y
accessible. Capltnlls the great thing IL demand
on account OF the chenpsIess Of labor and
new Industry being developed, IN tho making III
Of eotto,,-yarn directly from the sood-cottom
try, village, rrlty, Perhaps there arc othe1 Id q
sections tint Bive moro entletng PROMISE 9
rapid molley-making, but ! knew Ct nS|s n99|s
that offer 10 stre prospect o. comtoftaonss
" tfi'laE III, a Rodd II heait Y f'" ''s Il. Goossa
, 1880-01-10


EUCLID, Folk Co., M!nn., jan. Inlay
enter Tho Home, please, II will be very
quiet an.i orderly? There Is some fnforma-
ton should like to g1.ln from some OF It's
members. VIII some ono please tell mo
what will take ten and coffee stains from
table lIncn9 l have tried boiling water, but
tllat does not do It; also how to take mlldcw
fron linen and wooden goods?
Cnr uny one glvu Inc a nice recipe tot
homemade candy? or chi any one toll MO
what can be put Into mola.ses 70 s :! c1M1y ! or or
That after It stands 1t will not become soft OH
tho outside?
i hayo some NICE recipes for eonteetionery,
nlso haYo nice recipes for desserts, cakes,
baked corn, and escallopsa tomatoes, and nico
ways Of preparing meats for The tAble; Will
slln viii send lIer address, ,...,.-
l'leasa tl,swer some Ut the above questions
aud 0blige, FLORENCE.
, 1880-01-10

To ths EiNor 95 Iht lREhao 1TloAHes
ST. JosErn, No., Jan. 6.-As The Tome
appcars 10 be kind Of nh "1n1uiro within
for anything you want to know" venture
to ask IL any Of your readers can give me tue
authors name or the lines OF a "war poem"
which Attracted my attention several yenrs
ago, but which escaped me before my scls-
sors could secure 1t for my scrRp-book.
cannot NOW recall any Of tho lines, but
tho subject was the playing Of a Federal
band on tho banks Of "1sappallnnnock's
wnters" At evcning, with the. Rebels en-
can.ped OIL @ 9@ne bank and t'le Uaio,, @ nrnly y OF
music. f " When Tie band played = Yankee
Doodle" the Union boys eieeled "tetanc9
to the Rebels" then they, playel "Dixie,n
and the Rvbels cl,eeretl; then they wound 'ip
which upon their eummon humanity, Is feel
invly portrayed. II any of your renders can
furnish YOU copy Of the lines hope they
VIII 10 50. for they nre well worthy OF re"
The writer was lender Of q Federal bnnd
early In tho War, and recalls several i'll
stunces of tho power Of music over tho feel
5s and passions sas of s%an,y Ky y sn at YTS fas
Infantry, was stntionetl q couple Of months
III the Winter Of '0l md o., Mt st. 1.ouis,
guarding prisoners ut A1cDowelps College,
| and dare B1y many OF those uhlotlll1lhteS
"
that often played "Dixie," etc, for them
| after trcss-parndc.
The most notablc instance Of tho kind oc-
CURED at n scrIes Of tableaux given by tho
Ladies' Union Aid Society, In NLercantile
nishing music. Tho inme,se hall was
crowded to i!s 4tmost capacity, antl, rs w, w1s :,
southern. one # tho tsbleaux ; was eallea ti
by liz ls typisaI fGa agars u Jo't @ kesisatns
bctTeen Yankee R1o;IerinE a ear y, Of o;,n, S9I,'
Ind arranged suitable music, and as the
curtain rose We struck up "Dixie." Tho
element with much applause. which WIS W sooll y
checked bya storm q misses and cGtcalls FROM
hight tho bnnd had run into "Ynnkst n,
wns not directly observed, but MS tho change
was realized there cnsued the most sudae,
and complete revolution Of feeling lniagina
bic; men and women rose TO- their feet Wav
ing hats and handkerehEefs In tho mos
frnnt1c manner, while cheer followed cheer
and It was many minutes ere the interrupted
performance'could proceed. REX.
, 1880-01-10
WHAT TIE GIRLS NEED.

10 The E4ttor o. 4A@ GHaeu9u 4FtAhhV*
JACKSONVILLE, ILL.,. Jan. e.-l have been
amused md instructed by tho letters to The
Home, especially those In regard to cooking.
It has always been hobby OF mine that
every woman should know how to cook.
But will mako some exceptions, md say
thnt every married woman, md every woman
who intends to marry, should understand
housekeeping. II n lady prefers to remain
single, It Is nobody's business but her own
whether she ever learns 10 cook OF not
When say "cook" do not mean that
they should know how to 1nako dozen DIFF
ferent kinds Of cakes and other dainttcs, but
prepare o plain, wholesome mea]. And
every woman who has had IN opportunity
to acquire such knowledge, and llas ASSUMED
the responsibilities OF married life without
having done 80, is either not a trno woman
or has acquired false tdeas OF iffe anu 1ts
duties. . !;
It il evident enough that, though we, do
not live to eat, We must eat IN ordc[ 10 1iyc,
and somebody must prepare the tood. VINO
Is the best fitted md has the most ima for 1t,
The fact that lnany women have wealth ct
their command does not alter tho case. we
cannot direct labor .intellfgentIy unless we
understand It ourselves And ay womaa n n
e tae1 e'fy to tSyeasrives n, S1 Wgss Ths feh
day may be the poor Of to-morroW. And tho
most helpless peaple IT. the world aro those
who have been reared In luxury and indo-
* knowledge OF tho few simple rules IN
cooking Gnu ha acQuired by my, sensible
Womall In very. short time. And tho fact
that she llas acquired them does not prevent
her. from acqulrnE any other knowledge, o.
{nr, / do hot wish TO be understood us con.
demnlng ali women to the Kitchen. I a1ll
| only contentlng tl,at they should know
something Of tts duties. ;sucl, knoTledge9
! benefit to themselves and Others.
There arc two classes Of women IN tht
land Ono Of them llas too much work, TIT
other not enough. II some Of the Idle, fns't
bear 4 part OF the burden Of oyerwor&et
women In the country, 1t would DO grcn
benefit to both OF thenl, aid grcater t,engh
| sill to the future generntion4 j. NJ. \.
, 1880-01-10
EN0I.1sll PJ.ual-ruDpIN1.


HEyERLv, No.. Dec, 27.-Seetng In Tho
Iome Mrs. Y.'s recipe for plunl-pudalnx,
fancy n,!no Is preferable, Indeed, 1t is the
bona-tldo English pluan-pnddlng. III Eli
gland Christmas dinner would be incoln-
plets without It: One pound raisins (stoned),
pound currants, pound suet Chopped
nne>, pound bread-crnmbs timely grated),
1ed pp pssi ?' ounces Sitter almonds tSiancksd
md cItolWdl, o large APPLES .(chopped),
i teasw,oiifml ot mixed spice, nutmeg, o
eggs; a wineglasst,.l Of bfaildy improves It
hnng up tlll wanted for dinner; then rehoil
four hours. Hy following this plan l find
them richer and easier turned out. 4 great
tienl depends upon tightly colnpressing the
viii be solden, 1t ts well to put tin pie
plate in the pot to prevent It burning.
ESQIlSHWOAfAN.
, 1880-01-10
DRINKING AND SMOKING,
E0AE NEW VlEW6.
Ndnn- NJ 1kIran<, T%{httnk-

~ gW 2F3z&Qr " 30 CR9Ft990 <F*ou7sF
LEAvENwoKvH, Kas., Dec. s7-"Of two
evils choose the least."' Not being ono OF the
drinking class, take the stand In favor Of
tho smoker, alllt give my reasons as follows:
The boy may have by the time ho enters the
"aelds Of glory" to him, ut least-man-
hood, induiged lit an occasional cigar, taken
drink, etc.. OF ho may have fallen into q
, 1880-01-10
HAPPY MARRIAGES.

~ VIZ .sus " 49, r.u. r ,,4,.
respectfully, ndnlrlngly, enthusiastically,
.y,,en Fortv Years "doyolycs his rounded |
periods" % could only point, with smile, to
to usk what | was reading. He took tho
nonar read thu efIusion from beginning to
pnI0,' pmI cem" hacl< tn mr. where snt. and said,
Little girl, Just tell Forty Years for us both
Giving one's personal experience is I'm a
subject for vlvlseetion, yet | tl,lnk there aro
occasions on which We should Ignore e. y ,ar 9nr
own morbid scnslbiltty, take t1le risk OF being
Misnndststoq3a 3,f ~ u fndeasoF In to give reason
We hive alsendy too many pictures Of tie
dark side Of married life,I;,nliy one cnn paint
thenl and, as though divnrca COURTS and
or faams r str ae aths te1o s
Erads Of ssSScisty sn ~ ana eyfae Sf eer rs
martyrs to tic cause Of ,natrlmony. ,Th.ose,
marltal relations shrink from al ayownl #
cuie ii 81 tlso less fortunate; thus,
a1nong those who tilscuss nio sMo1'sct I'sd.
to rulo their own impatient spirits
and exert upon their surroundings the IN
cnse 9f minds a st1sm ~ aa ~
sediseiplins n nIG t9rsyST etSwllne ''' lush
We liuve been married SIX years. we arc
both possessed Of Hsthete tastes, and neither
Of us Is, as Ruskln snys, "T0o dull 70 desire
o Fvs% w%5f ap 1a f pon NY
It's ful1llment tho cherished ttreani OF me-
time, and both Of lis, for tho sakc OF our
! children, reinqnfsh nearly NIL social pleasures
| nnti n,ihiju n1nuseWcllts. lts.-ani-atQ We love
each other as upon our wcd1lng-lay, "on]y
| lnntp s0.n
, 1880-01-10

aEc, and, white they were standing convcrs.
1niisE, @ sayins that EThero were $lo peniesI ill.,
Il penny ftJr Gacl, hoy.. And Just SOL he sald,
" does ihe f!iver OF nil good scattcr bicss!hEs
nj O,.r fCet."
l,ll what strllos INC, most foreibly Is, that
snil,c 1N'0plo jost!e md push antl grnb mora
tlinn their share Of blrsslnHs,. and Tie
consequences are that tito i,as,,ft!l ones, 10
which class belong, don't get half That be-.
longs to theul. OUNCE SEEN
, 1880-01-10

~ TIE Editor Of The Chftdpo IF6tnss
CHICAGO, Jan, A." 1litlerBwcet" had jlsi
arrived from California" and sat down 10
hava "Cllnt" with "Iulu N. w." who
llns Raven Hair" t'Frank Gushing"
aaunterc,t up and acknowledged himself "a
Household NoncntttyH and ~ Wandering
11oostrr,h b,,t said II they could find room
for " One More "nn Ugly Venus u might
become "Della Darling" rs she was only
~, ,"newite'!nE 'ss,o. Twenty" and had lately
nnasSssr% $SfiSs + c?"$ s sW;s1A|Gas
%Xiax !" DECLARED "Topsy Tinkie i was
" DarEy," hit az hc was an ",Old TaiEa.a
Aunt Lucy,"' snid we must not mind him.
war "7Is3f an 9t sRett" kRsS F''!fsiy s 'a
sns sns' y S'aPy nspSs ce'!sIn ~
sa tp s. l&S{ o hH "Y'eESa y GSadEst" dEss
ySn,c vi" ToEy y s s1gsn Ssng Of NSecc econesea a ss &
Foul" "Expcrlenceh was Ills teacher, and,
besides, liz !iye!l II !" MarslLm
ri g sS E:s aas j s s'sS '' but So : s'
"Evatne" HsSS'; " is n "sen.ihle GIRL. and "Du.
can,urn y wants "Fnir Play" while "JMlieta
and "Pht1ipScl'uefer "tryto :" badger" each
other.
w F!!teh%wts IGoden H RasfaeS Ma15 sf sSs
is like IN Evening Star"
"Orlcna +" offered "Calla Lilly" o"F,nn
while Tom" gathered a. Morning. GloEy.ns'
"Minervn Recaiu1er" and Florlan Arcane'
"Dclia WorthinEton y ;admircd.
"Aunt IIclenn said "Freoman" was 4
"Gcntfle"; but "Cliarlty Sanceboxn r.
marked that, although lio was not " New.
| Gomez" he was q Plain Talker," and some
tliing OF it Lion" just now. ~,
Lillinn," With sweet face and tender
eyes, came Up to greet "oliye Green," who
Is quito Q "stronger.'' ,., ..p.,1, !,
"Fanny Driscoll" F." anil "GTardInn Ollways,"
| II tic IT Conductor would give US q pass On
Possibly you may comprehend the ,gboye.
| At all events, MARION MAY.
, 1880-01-10

N Tho Editor Of Tns Chicago Tribune.
CHICAGO, Jim. 0.-ln the last isslle OF The
Home Avis expresses wish TINT some ono
deliver nh opinion concerning tile young men
of our time. We think that an lnprojud!ced
ol,server must come to tho conclusion that
tho late unplcasnntness In The Home, be-
tween the advocates Of bangs" " md "sellse,'
was the result Of slight misunderstanding
OF the inucr workings Of human nature.
and consider It on broad and trno hasis,
alld not from our OWL personal surroundings,
We can appreciate tho feelings, OF tfosa
WHO, in the hight, Of passion grnsp ttat
%bftS bofs 4 lie assalats q er M rho ss
difficulty is, wed mt understand ono eatlot1eT
and often draw hasly CONCLUSIONS from 3
mere outward Appearance. we young ptopa
arc npt to ci'anEe onr Ideas gnte ,ofttes ts,
beginning to unro1l before lis, And It y sos
this re,.sfil that we ask yor 10 bear witfuf
until we have seen. the. outlines Of. tht
pstnssf nt In sas ax we w re- It spe1 Tbe o @
asaisst Got is ssxcs '1 Iat it ~ like s9,se
at the picture Of American socirtY.
| pnllid cl1ecks and lin eyes convince VI
a ay she s see sake Nd% S9 w WIZ see ths cea
| glggler,-lct her EiiEglc Next on the sctns II:
Wni1t3 /, f6fttl1ie Or hFt Position IT. Eoclely,
and will sHcrlice lenltll-tliat star nt liuMan
existence-to accomplish tho emil: Again, ws
Giooi," Whose capacity for l,sc-bnll stHtistiei
Is en,a1etl only by his profunnll kn0wlcdg.
Of the different grades Of t9bncGo. tf'e fnlle!
Of which linEcr In every thread Of big gaI.
described specimens, we!I might we conl'
tlnin. hut Is there not q }.appy medium b.
tween "hAngs" md eye-glnssca. street.
loafers and voracious srckcrs utter money y
middle walks nf life, md 1t Is here TINT va
fintl tic strength Of onr society. Why nol
| assocjnte with the philosophers ono eveI!rR
aid accupt nn Invitation t0 attend Q gtgglin4
party the next? Without this mixture Va
fade.
Avis, when you read n piece In. The Homa
TINT docs not suit you, let your !niaginnttoi
carry you 10 the scene of ita origin. and you
will think better of us nll. LOQuACtoCs.
, 1880-01-10

10 tn Editor Of Ih& Chicago 1rtbun&.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Dec. 3o.-l'lcaso tell us
who Is tho author of Roger md l." so bcal'-
titully read by Murdoch? 1cannot ascertain
hero, apparently, Can, you not publish tho
piece2 1t is d beautiful, affecting poem.
MAItlA JAMES,
, 1880-01-10

II liz Editor Of 1ne Caieo0o Tribune
CrHoAoo, Jan. 7.-The regular monthly
meeting Of TnE Tribune Home Club Will
su held ut the fremont House, "Wednesday,
Jan, II, commencing ut 20 o'clock y. III. It
II desirable to hive ill tho members present:
Let lis commence tic new yeur With full
house, mid Il determination to carry OIL our
work faithfully. Om.ESA.
Corresponding Secretary.
, 1880-01-10
THE HOME CLUB.

A REQUEST By TIE risEsStr'lsST.
Tb ths Editor Of The GAtedoo Tribune.
CHICAGO, Dec, 3l.-Wilt those Indies from
ST. James Church who visited the Kitchen
Garden School, at % Dcsp!afncs street last
Saturday, be kind enough to tell nc where
to address ono of them? Direct to 141 Wcst-
etn avenue and oblIge TIE PRESIDENT.
, 1880-01-10

II IL Eatsor of 1as Chicago Tribune.
Souru BEND, Ind, Dec. .0.-I raped ut
the door Of The Homo very cautiously, for
fear would not be Invited to enter, and now
only ask the privilege OF repeating request
mule by lloxey fow weeks ago relative to
q course Of reading for home. VIII some
ono kindly furnish d short list Of books or
authors, and oblige at leaat two renders Of
The UOlnDP GENA1tD1aE-
, 1880-01-10

70 IA Editor a 3hs Ehfea9o 1F3bHns.
CHICAGO, Jan. 8.-Wil1 some reader Of Tho
Home please inform INC what amount OF
benzoate Of soda to Use, and how oftenP The
subject Inns been written Of before, and obligo
one who is very anxious, ns sllo has q son who
A READER.
, 1880-01-10

be said Of eacl, one Of M, "Bhe hnth done
whnt she could"
Ethel Alien, have you vanished Into thil,
air? I want your address, ,,..-..
GitANpMA OLDwAYR-
, 1880-01-10
I POEM LOCATED.


~ ~ Ed4tor " Ias Chicago 1Ft6un1.
= GALEsnuHo, ILL.,. Jan. 5.-The poem COM
menclng Co.,
nTwns O'Clock, and near the nre,
is by "Crubbe," and can be found In tho old
"Natlonal Reader" published In Boston In
1RY. j. =. S.
, 1880-01-10

whera can got the words OF m old song;
the words Of the ilrst lines are these:
'Twns OF tha 1,lno Canarica,
QNu glorious hummer dNy.
How wish son,c uf our old frien1k would
come bRck. Aunt Lttey, arn1idinn oldways,
Winnie, MID Peggy, wlern nrt thou? =,
, 1880-01-10
TWO QUESTIONS,
~ tts Editor Of M tJhtfaqo Tfttu3Ih


~ ths Editor ot 1ns Uhteapo Tftbint
ANNOY, IT,, Jan. b.-1 do not wish to In
trutle on Tic 11onle, but there are lust two
question wisl, s0nn one wonl answer for
nie. The last one Is aslsctt because really
wisl, To know something about It. 1asked
the snn,c question before, but II got no far.
ther tllnn thn wastc-lMsket, 81, Ms nm lounsl
10 know, write agatn. 1lere nre tho q0es-
tlons: 49,.
pltnj In which pafierA and magazines for the
sIclt will bu ncccptAblcp hnycst'nlo would
lllso to scntl. ..-.....-.
tlers Of tha world, nrd where nre they sit,t.
Ntctl ? | have found out nl,oNt several nf
them, antl aliou1d Ike tn know about tho
rest, II some Of tho .rentlors Of The 1lnme will
be kind enough to inform ME.
Az my fears arc great concerning that
wnste-buskct, I will stop for this time and
patiently walt. TiloMAs r.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-12-01

Governor Gray Of Indiana, has prepared a
form Of oath Of office for clerks Of counties
where clerical.sbluDders in electoral returns
occurred; and as they will all undoubtedly
subscribe to it, the Indiana delegation will
vote solidly Republican in the Electoral Col
lege.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-12-01
A "a RAD.

The complete aod permanent cure of all forms of
HERNIA or RUPTURE. by a New and Simple Pro-
cess, entirely FREE FROM DANGER OR AIN, and
avoiding the Old Cutting Operation. For informa-
ton address DR. COLE,
Box 1872. Helena, Montana.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-12-01

Gem Kee, q Chinese merchant Of Deer
Lodge, recently went to California and mar
ried a ''little-footed' woman 1t is said that
among the Chinese no women except those
with little feet are chosen in marriage. Gem
Kee and his bride have returned to Deer
Lodge, and the New North Vest Of the Goth
inst. gives the following interesting p%articu-
lars concerning them: ION Sunday last
Gem gave . wedding reception and dinner,
issuing 400 invitations, and nearly 100 of his
countrymen were present. Some Of the
presents were quite valuable. A gold watch,
four pairs Of bracelets, two Of them costing
$40 each, were among the number. Just
as q matter of interest to Montana ladies who
pride themselves on their little feet, we will
state that q party Of ladies were permitted as
q special privilege to see Mrs. Gem Kee q
few days ago and to obtain the measure Of
the foot with the shoe on. The shoe from
heel to toe measures 81 inches, and is Il
inches across at the instep-the widest part.
She walks tolerably well, but has d serving
lIt1su VI HlEGLl ntis hul uIESGes VIII HN GlhO.
crate splendor Of silk aad gold. Gem ap-
pears just as happy as . big sun flower and
considers he has become . respectable citi-
zen."
The St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba
Railway Company, which took the bank
rupt St. Paul and Pacific road, and already
made it q great system with about 700 miles
in operation and several branches under CON
struction, appears to be contemplating still
further ~conquests Of territory. Il has pro-
jeeted aline from Crookston, southeasterly
across Minnesota to Duluth on Lake Super
ior, 3 distance ofsome $50 miles, and also it
is said, designs pushing its branch already
started from Crookston westward via Fort
Totten clear across the Territory Of Dakota
to Fort Buford, something like $50 miles,
making q line about GOO miles long, north CT
and nearly parallel to the Northern Pacific,
from the Missouri River to Like Superb
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-12-01

Advices to Denver from North Park state
that a partyof five miners going from George
town, Colorado, to the North Park, were
precipitated in on immense snow slide on
Continental Divide on the Goth alt. G. w.
Eaton and Thomas Gray were killed. James
Frazer had his thigh bone broken in two
places. The remaining two, Nelson and San
GERS, escaped with severe bruises. The body
of Eaton was found and buried In the snow.
Gray's body could not be found. The party
had been out in The storm five days and were
nearly famished whentbe accident happened.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-12-01

The Canadian and British capitalists control
ing the st. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba
company are also said to be included 10 the
syndicate which is to build The Canadian
Pacific Railway, and that great line, already
a practical extension of the Manitoba road
into the British Possessions, will vastly in
crease the business Of the latter as the Pacific
line is pushed westward.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-12-01
WANTED Id

A position as salesman or clerk in some f%rst-class
grocery or dry goods house in Benton. Have had an
experience Of IS years. Apply atthis office.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-05
THE ALDERMEN'S LAST HOURS.

IL was reported last evening that the com.
bination of Aldermen TO confirm the May
or's nominations. which the Anti-Tammany
members had been trying 20 effect had at
last been secured 1t was said that Alder
men Perley, Burns Jacobus and Stewart, Of
the Republicans. and Carroll, Cavanagh and
George Hall, of Tammany Hall. would
act with the Anti-Tammany members
of the Board to confirm the nominations.
Friends of Alderman Perey, however, denied in the
most positive terms that he intended acting with
the combination.
The term OF the old Board Of Alder.
men will expire to-day at noon and
prompt action necessary. caucus
was begun IN room No. 1SS of the West
minister Hotel early in the evening. and ~
O'Clock this morning was still in session. Tho
proceedings were conducted very quietly. and
the greatest secresy WAS preserved. The
approach to the room was guarded, and nc
person not member OF the caucus was permitted
to approach 1t. Several Democratic polIti.
clans hung about the hotel during tho
evening but at l o'clock this morning Coronei
Flanagan was the only left. and he
occupied position the sidewalk
outside Of the hotel waiting for news II was
stated that call for special meeting
Of the Board of Aldermen had been ordered aud
that it would take place at o'clock this morning