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EUROPE.

The Designs OF England and Persia.
ST PETERSBURG, Feb }.-The Herald re-
ferripg to the supposed intention of Persia I'M
der British inspiration to seize Herat, says:
This step will be hostile to Russian interests.
Russia certainly will not retire before a small
Asiatic State melted by foreign power. The
Herald points out that England is not i'll n
position to defend Persia against Russia
Reported Starvation in Ireland Untrue.
LONDON, Feb. 3.-The Dutches of MARI
borough's Irish Relief Fund Committee yes
ter.iay investigated the reported cases OF star
walton in the neghoorhood of Parsonstown,
and found the reports untrue.
There have been no cases Of starvation and
no Coroners verdicts rendered of death from
starvation such as recently referred to-
Disastrous Gale in the Philippine Islands,
MADRID, Feb 3.-Oiiical telegram announ-
ces recent occurrence of terrible hurricane
at the Philippine Islands which caused great
damage on the islands to shipping, Several
merchant ships and Spanish gun boat were
wrecked. The latter is reported total loss
with all the crew.
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xLvIth CoNGREss-Ist csss;on.
SENATE.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. :.
Mr. .Bayard from Finance committee re-
ported Warner silver bill adversely.
Mr.. Beck stated the report was not unani-
nous and said the minority hoped to be heard
in regard to the bill at some future time. Cal
endared. - .44-
Bill to remove the charges of desertion
against certain persons were reported adverse
ly ON from the military committee and placed
on the calendar.
Consideration of the calendar was ordered
printed and laid on table.
Resolution by Mr.. Maxey of Texas to inquire
into the expediency of placing worthy nom
commissioned officers who served 80 years on
the retired list with pay, was adopted.
Resolution of sorrow for the death of Rep
resentative Rush Clark of Iowa was passed.
Several eulogies were delivered upon charac-
acter of deceased, and in further respect Sem
ate adjourned.
The privilege of the floor was granted to Mr..
Parnell and Mr.. Dillon.
Resolution calling on the President for in
formation as to any pending negotiations for
change of treaty between China and the
United States, was referred.
Resolution calling ON the supervising archi-
tect for information as to all public buildings
in course of construction or completed within
three years and the reasons why such have
cost more than the amount limited by law
was adopted.
The House passed the bill from the judiciary
committee providing that no persons shall
serve as petit jurors in any United States court
more than three weeks during any one year.
The morning hour expired and Mr.. Culber-
sons bill sent over without action. -.
The House went into committee on revision
of the rules.
Clause of the rules which relates to the
committee on agriculture was amended on
motion of Mr.. Aiken of South Carolina, so as
to give the committee power to receive es-
Inmates and report appropriations fer the
agricultural department
An amendment offered by Mr.. Browne Of
Indiana to clothe the military committee with
power to report military appropriations occa-
stoned considerable discussion which was parti-
cipated in by Messrs. Garfield, Randall, Frye
Cox Reed and Others.
The amendment was finally rejected.
The committee rose and the House then
adjourned.
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DIRECTORS.

EDWARD BATES DORSEY Mining Engineer.
/ c. RABCoCK treasurer Adams Express Co.
WIN H. GUIoN Of Williams a. Guion steamships.
WIN. PITT SHERMAN, Late Receiver and treas.
Erie K. R. ~
York.
JONATHAN ODELL, Banker.
ID. S. APPLETON OF d. Appleton g. Co., Pub
ULYSSES S. GRANT, JR.. Lawyer.
ARTHUR B. GRAVES, Prest. st. Nicholas Nasiona1
JAS. P. ROBINSON, Consulting Engineer. New
GEORGE W. WARREN N. Y. Life ms. Co., Bos-
ton Mass. -
G. A. WHITTIER OF Lee, Higginson Co., Bank
JAMES d. FISH. President Marine National Bank.
H. HAvEMEYEK, Of Havemeyer, Eastwiek q Co.,
Refners. ~ M.
VIM L. JENKINS JR. Of VIM. S. Nichols & Co.,
Bankers.
GEO b. WEST Commission Merchant
THOMAS MANNING, Broker.
HENRY W. FORD, President National Bank Oh
Republic. ~,
A. FOSTER HIGGINS, US. Lloyd's Marine In
CHAs. l.. PERKINS, OF Perkins & Choate, Bankers.
L. B. GREENLEAF, OF Tower, Giddings Co.,
Bankers. Boston. Mass. q G.
j. BAKER, Vice. President of St. Louis San
Francisco r. R., ST. Louis, Mo.
ARTHUR SEwALL, Prest. Bath National bank,
Bath, Maine.
The above Company now offer the following prop
erty for subscription, at $1,000 per share. Inc
CAPITAL stock of the
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WASHINGTON.
The Loring- Boynton Contested Election

The Loring -Boynton Contested Election
Case.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-The House commit
tee on elections took up the case Of Boynt Oh
VS.. Loring of the 9th Massachusetts, district.
Testimony relating to the elections in Marble
head and Amesbury was admitted. Boynton
was allowed ten days to complete and file his
brief, and Loring fifteen days to file his reply
The Star Postal Service.
The special committee of the House appro-
priatiOn committee resumed the examination
of Mr.. Brady in connection with the Star
route. Mr.. Brady furnished several tabular
statements showing increased service from
July to December 81, 1879. upon the princi-
pal star routes, the new service put upon
these routes during the same period, the num-
Der of postoffices and amount of business. The
tables and statements were explained in detail
by Mr. Brady, after which he was questioned
upon the system OF letting contracts. He stat
ed that the effort of the department had been,
so far as possible, to put contracts into the
hands of parties who actually performed the
work. and that in his opinion there was as
much fairness in the letting of contracts as
could possibly be obtained under the laws af-
fecting the same, and considering thes many
difficulties to be overcome; that heretofore the
department had experienced much inconven-
fence and the service more or less detriment
from the wholesale bidding of a few parties
who afterwards sub-let contracts; that various
propositions had been discussed, such as re-
stricting the bidding to parties living along the
respective routes, or in States through which
the routes ran, but that even then it would be
impossible to prevent straw bids. His own
plan would be to require cash deposit from
every bidder, and for every bid, so as to gnar-
antee good faith in undertaking contracts.
The present law, which allows the department
to recognize the sub-contractor to secure to him
his pay for services rendered, and which per-
mits the department, in case of a failing con-
tractor, to contract with any party who will
take up the contract and perform the service
for a sum less than the next lowest bidder for
the original contract. had done much towards
remedying the evils that had previously ex-
listed. The question was, however,a vexations
one, and perhaps still further remedies might
be applied. The committee went into execu-
tive session and adjourned till tomorrow.
Bonds Called In.
The Secretary of the Treasury has decided
to purchase $11, OOO, 900 of bonds for the sink
ing fund in the usual manner, bide to be open
ed on Wednesday the 18th inst. No limit is
fixed as to the price to be paid for the bonds
offered.
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WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 4

fore, when the doctor could hardly recall the
man, much less the prescription. Others would
ask him to go to Duncan & Flockhart's and
get them some particular medicine.
very busy clergyman of our acquaintance,
when over head and ears with many things,
once got letter from a stranger in the United
States, explaining that more than century
ago some one of the name of G. owned
property near Edinburgh which was believed
to have been destined by will in particular
way, so that the relatives in America thought
they had some claim to it, He was requested
to inquire into the matter, find out about the
will communicate with the present owners OF
the property, and put everything in train for
just settlement of the claim. 1t would have
been reasonable for the writer to enclose bill
for $500, but that unfortunately, he omitted to
4
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SPRING VALLEY
Hydraulic Gold Co.'S,

100000 shares, full paid and unassessable!
The property consists of 1915 acres of deep, gold
bearing gravel, with water works which cost 5000
900, lands, fumes, buildings and all necessary
duced in the last six years. of which 81, $50 1921
hasbeen profit, The Company is to-day in adiyi-
dend paying condition. The production for tne
last 10 days was $4,000, at prohf OF SSOo
daily The undersigned are the agents OF the
ssUnited States Mining Invcs meut CoP
They will furnish information concerning the
s.SIriug valley Hydraulic Gold Co."
and receive subscriptions for limited amount Of
the stock at their office.
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HOSPITAL BURNED.

Several Bodies Taken from the Ruins,
MILWAUKEE, Feb. 3.-The county hospital
in the town of Wauntoso has been burned
The account books were destroyed and the ex-
act number Of inme ties is not known, but is
supposed to be 60. Thirty were carried out,
eight others made their escape and two bodies
have been recovered The walls partially fell
in and it is thought there are several bodies
vet among the ruins. Loss $25 600.
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waterssvu Cattle Market.

WATERTowN Feb. Beef Cattle receipts 233
head; fair trade: sales of choice 50e7 10; extra
0007 20; first quality at 0OaG 80; second guar
Cattle Working Oxen p pair at $1,000 100; Mich
Cows and Calves at S20aS50; fancy at Cows $33,g
two years old at 5I2nS25; three years old at SOC
S37:Western fat Swine, live, 512c = ib; Northern
dressed ogs GA 06A.. e..
Sheep AMI Iambs-receipts 1850 head;trade fair
sales in lots 2 5ud5 90 each: extra ut . 1896 20;
Lambs at 54a@7; Veal Calves 4l2ta554.
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MAINE.
Fire in Bangor.

BANGOR, Feb. IA small store located at
East Bangor, owned by Frank A. Buzzell,
was burned Monday night. Insured for about
$500, which it is thought will about cover the
loss. Store also contained the post office and
$50 worth of stamps were burned.
Supreme Court at Bangor.
The February term of the Supreme Judicial
Court, Judge Peters presiding, commenced to-
day, and the grand jury is now in session
Among the cases to be tried that of the
Frenchman Bolduc, charged with numbering
James Norris Bradley, is the most important
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FRE4GHTS-The market is improving and there
is very little disengaged tonnage Ceastwise trade
is good and rates are advancing; 2 so is now paid
on lumber to New York, and vessels are in demand.
We notice the following charters:
Schr Mary A. Power, Portland to north side Cuba,
shocks and heads 24c.
Schr Charter Oak, Portland to New York, lumber
$3.50.
Sshr Alaska, Portland to New York, heads p.t
Schr James Ford Horse Island to Baltimore, ice
p. t., and from Baltimore to Boston, coal 200.
schr Jenny Lippett, Horse Island to Baltimore,
ice co. and then from Baltimore to Portland, coal
200.
Schr Arson Stmson, Perth Amboy to Portland,
coal 1.30 and discharge.
Sch Odell, Portland to New York, heads p. t.
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In this CITY. Feb. 5. Miss LYDIA rerren. aged Il

years 10 months
Notice of funeral hercafterl 80
- S~th Bridstou Jan. 20, Daniel Perley, son OF
M, IN SS al ~Sc Webster, aged Is months
ii liz IPittston Jan. 20, Daniel Lawrence aged 10
years. ID AGED 81 years
IN n,rhsn Ian 81 Mrs. sarah ~ widow oil the
late Charles owen, aged 50 years eel 81
lii Waldoboro, Jan. II, Allison Bond, 10
years months. ,,t t-t.
In Waldoboro, Jan "a. Mrs. Hadassah Kelsey
aged "a years months.
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CUBA.
Insllrgent Bands Defeated.

= InSufg6nC banu3 D6I6AISU.
HAVANA, Feb. Seen. Libano Sanchez has
been routed at Manocao and the insurgent Col.
Aquiear is closely pursued by govern ment
troops. Col. Relnosos command surprised the
enemy's camp, burning 800 tents. Gen. Per-
alta has surrendered and his entire command
is pardoned. The insurrection of Baracoa will
soon be entirely pacified.
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Railrna6 Collision

BUFFALO, Feb. 3.-The st. Louis express, on
the New York Central railroad due here early
this morning, ran into a freight train at Croft s
station, about 30 miles east OF this city, Three
sleeping cars, a freight car and the fright ell
CINE We're thrown fr , the track No lives
are reported lost.
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METEOROLOGICAL.
INDICA rIoNs FOR THE NEXT TwENTY-FoUR


WAR Dept, OFFICE CHIEF SIGNAL
OFFICER, Washington, d. O.,
February L. a. NJ.
For New England.
Light snow in the northern portions and
colder clear or partly cloudy weather in the
southern portions with rising barometer and
southwest to northwest winds.
Cautlonary signals continue at Eastport.
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California Mining ntocks.
Eso..on Produce Market.

RosToN February 8.
The following were to-days quotations OF Butter,
Cheese Eggs and Potatoes:
Butter-Choice creameries at 2S433c; fair to
good creameries at 25a27c; fine fall New York and
Vermont diaries at 25a28c; choice New fork anu
Vermont diaries at 21d23c; winter made at 1Sd
23c; common to good 1Sa22c; quite moderate and
prices without improvements. ,,
Cheese-sells at 3 " al41ac for choice: 12G13e
for fair to good; 10d1lc y ID for common; market
firm. ~ o-,n
Legs are selling at 21922c for Eastern; 19&2oc
for Southern and l6L lSc y dozen for Western.
Potatoes-EasterIr and Northern Rose at 5O965c;
frolifics at 5Od55e, and Jackson whites, Peerless
and other kinds at 40G50c; good supply.
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MASSACHUSETTS.

The Lee Postofhce' Robbers Arrested
PIrrsFIELD, Feb. 3.-Two of the four bur-
glars who blew open and robbed the safe in the
Lee postotfice, January 23d, and a young wo
man, wife of one of them, were arrested in
Springfield yesterday.
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NOJJCE-"Congress is one of the Oldest and
LARGEST selling baking powders III the United States
1t makes light dopghnuts, dunplngs biscuits, cake
Sc &c. CONGRESS Yeast Powder and Slade
Tnalish Mustard received the award at Mechanics
Fair. 1878. Always reliable, and the ladies' fav-
nriIa.
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I,nSpoN. Feb 3-12.3o P. M-Consols 9S GIG
for money and account.
LONDON, Feb 3-12.30 p. M.-Ameriean secu-
rities-Unfted States bonds, new 5s, 1885; new
412s, ILL., As, 1OS.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 3-12 80 P. M.-Cotton market
firm; Middling uplands SLID: Orleans o l6d
sales IA 900 bales; for speculation and export 3ooo
receipts IS, 900, American 81 900.
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MEMOIR AND A.


Steamer Eleanora, Bragg. from Portland for New
York in getting under weigh at Dutch Island Har-
Dor 1st lost anchor weighing 22oo lbs and 10 feet
chain. She proceeded 80
Ship Kendriek Fish, from liverpool for Baltimore,
put back I'd inst leaking badly. g. $50
Brig Castaa, from Galveston for New York, with
cotton. is ashore abreast of New Jersey Highlands
The icYew OF ten men, and lady passenger, were
landed bythe crew of Life Station, No ). The yes
sci Vas iii good condition, but the storm may use her
badly. ~, wi,
Brig Hattie Dow. from Matanzas for New York.
which put Into Charleston leaky. encountered
strong gale Jan o. lat 81 20, lon ~ %. an sprung
a leak Of 1900 strokes per hour, which afterrward
Increased to $780, keeping the crew constantly at
the pumps. She is still leaking badly and VIII have
TO repair.
Sch Cygnus Steel, from Machias for New York,
with lumber struck rock at the entrance to Booth
bay Jan 80 and bilged. After throwing over deck
load she foated off and struck on shoai where she
remained until the LIST inst, when she was hauled off
full of water and taken into Boothbay. She VIII be
placed on the railway for repairs.
Sch Elizabeth DeHart, at Barbados, had got out
p;irt of cargo Jan 20, and undergoing repairs.
She sprung aleak in a gale Dec 81.
Sch S Farwell of Rockland had her rail stove
off at Pensacola night of Jan "a, by schr which
dragged her anchor. -,
Sch Linda, Morang. from Boston for Grand Me-
man, lost foresail and jb LIST inst, off Truro. She
nut into ProvincetOwp.
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ID EA EEHG.

In this city, Feb g. Charlotte L. widow OF the late
David Warehouse aged ~ years months
sEEllnerai on Thursday AFTERNOON Ut = o eloeA,
the family
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FROM MERCHANTS EXCHANGE.
Al at New York I'd, barque John j Marsh, Falker
ar at Fortress Monroe Sd, sch F A Bailey, Hume,
Ponce for Portland.
Sid I'm Queenstown Sd, barque I j Southland, for
ROuen. 100. ,--., &c..
Ar at Melbourne 31st, barque Neversink, from
Boston. sai'' ss'i.' -, =. -, e, tr
Ar at Courrina prev to I'd inst, barque Samuel II
Nickersnn Cole. New York.
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MARI RKAGES.

In this city, Feb. 5, by Rev. j. McWhinnie, Hiram
Fl. Bean of Bethel and Miss hozeha H. howe OF
In Freeport Jan. "a, by Rev. 4. G. Herrick, Jos.
W. Chandler and Miss Emma l. Todd, both OF POW
nal. or ,,, ,,t;o s ,,;ss
Faustna Watts. 80 .. =, ~. 49,, ,,;.a
In Pittsfeld, Dec. 25, Martin d. Estes and MISS
Angie A, Kicker both of Camden.
l1 Gardiner, j. Frank Pierce OF Windsor and En-
ma NJ. Hussey of vassalboro;
In Union, Jan. 10, Alfred W. Pike and Azeiia NJ.
Collins
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Boston Stock Market.
Sales of the Brokers Board, Jan. 81
New York stock aud Money Market.

NEW YORK, Feb. 3-Evening easy at
566 per cent. CALL closing at per cent; prime
mercantile paper at 5951a per cent. Sterling Ex-
change 4Sl 1a(d481A for long and 1884 a48414
for short. Governments strong ana higher. state
bonds-La. consols sold at 49,
The transactions at the Stock Exchange aggregat-
ed l65, 900 shares.
inc roIiow1ng are to-day's closing quotations of
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UNITED STATES
MINING
Investment Company:
81 BROADWAY,
New York C1ty.
PRESIDENT:
EDwARD BATES DORSEY.

ARTHUR F. wILMARTH, A. FOSTER HIGGINS.
JAMES ID. FISH, HENRY HAFEAEf EN-,
WILLIAM H. GUION.
SECRETARY: TREASURER
G A FELWRIGHT n. B. L AIDLAW-
COUNSEL: COUDERT BROS.
This Company has been formed 70 meet pressing
and Increasing want in Financial Circles of the
United States which is to investigate by the best
Engineering Talent employed SPECIALLY In the
of Mining properties. The public can rely upon
the assurance given by this Company, that every
property which is offered to investors, bearing the
Compary's endorsement, will have received the
sanction of its Board based upon reports OF their
own employed Engineers, from personal examina-
ton of the same and investment in such properties
can be made with safety and reasonable Certainty
of success. The names of its Officers and Trustees
guarantee that it will do what 1t undertakes In an
honorable and trustworthy manner.
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Grand Trunk Elevator.

Esecelprs of Maine Cenrul.
PORTLAND, Feb. 2.
For Portland, "a cars miscellaneous merchandise;
for connecting roads, IS cars miscellaneous n4ar-
chandise
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MARINE NEWS
T.0ET OF PORTLAND.

TUESDAY. February 3.
Arrived.
Steamer City of Portland, Pike, st John NIB, via
Eastport. ~, VII,
Sch E,u.na Smalley Pike, Calais for New YORK.
Lost anchor ut Cape Porpose Sunday night.
Cleared.
Sch E q Willard Adams Philadelphia - Z G
Willard. ~.
Sch Ellen Morrison, Orne New York-Rumery,
Burnie & Co. . ,,
Sch Zeyla Morang, New York-Berlin Mills.
Sch Jas Ford Fisk. Horse Island, to load for Bal
timore-.J Nickerson e. Son.
In port waiting, schs John Wood Princess, Ella
Frances Grace Cushing Bramhall and others.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.
wIS,,ASsFT, Jan 29-Sld. barque Elliot Ritchie
Hallet, Mobile; schs Whtehouse, Farnham, Sa-
yannah; Gen f Spinner, Smith. philadelphia
Jan so Ar sch q Allen, Meady, Boston.
Feb AR sch Isabella Foster, Boston. >!
Feb 2-Ar sch Maria Louisa, Reed, Boston.
Sid. sch l. & NJ Knowles, Tibbetts for Port au
Prince.
BOOTHBAY, Feb lar, schs Mary Elizabeth,
Dunton, Portland; Cygnus, Steel. Machias tor New
York (See Mem,)
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sp,y,l;c Deb, Statement.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-The following is a reca
pitulation of the public debt statement for the
month of December:
I,-rt,pl7sT-pE ,RINC; pFRT.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL

Portland Esuuiy Wholesale Market.
PORTLAND. Feb. 3.
The following are io-day's quotations of Flour,
Grain Provisions &c.
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Closing prices at Portland Mining Exchange, by
L. H. Mansfield & Co., brokers. 81 Exchange street,
Portland Me- February g:
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FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.


BOOTHBAY, Feb AR, schs Mary Elizabeth,
Dunton Portland; Cygnus, Steel, Machias for New
York (See Mem,)
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Daily Domestic Receipts.
Mining stocks.

Daily DOMestIC ESeCelpts.
BY water conveyance-10o0 bush Cornmeal to G..
W. True & Co.
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Gov. Davis took advantage of the wild, blus-
tering snow storm that ragged this afternoon
and the absence of visitors to the executive
chamber, to devote himself to putting the fin
ishing touches to his message.
Camp Meeting John Aliens PRAYER.
In the absence of the regular chaplain of
the House to-day Camp.meeting John Allen
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The above Company offer the following prop
erty for subscription, at $1,000 per share. Inc
CAPITAL stock of the
, 1880-04-04
THE DAWNlNG,

i Until Death us do part.' Thou hast said.
The vow that should end but with life;
Thou hast sworn to be truc-to hold sucrcd
Tho words that have made thee a wife.
The ties that have long fordly bound thee
To home and to friends now nre Ger;
From the home OF thy g1rlhood thou gocst,
And from arms that may fold thee no more.
God bless thee where'er thou mnyst wander:
God grant that thy new life may be,
In the years yet unknown and nuwrit Of, :
As dear us tits now unto thee!
Yet twill not prove ayc sweet dreaming
Mid its joys will lurk many n cure;
But, wheae*er the shadows grow darkest,
Remember to benr and forbear.
THE NAPLES. OWEN II. WILSON,
, 1880-04-04

/ gentenced for stealing about q year ngo.
"That,s Just the hairpin + am. replied the
other, "and here's SO for:my fine" But you
served {omr n term IN ja" said the 3ndge, "and @
I'm about to commit an assault and battery.
and guess 1'n settle now. You're the man I
Court pocketing the coin; then you can start
in, and well call it square" The young man ad-
rnnced to the Court and let out his loft The
intruder III the eye with right handler and sent
him over agninst the wall. In a moment the
Court was climbing all over the man. and in
nizable. The man begged the Court to let up,
which he finally did AS the fellow was about to
60 out, Cary went after him with: "Sce here,
ought to be assessed at any more than Sss.50.-
here's Sl7:5o tn change. / ain't charging you
ANYTHING Tor fighting, but just for my time.
Next tt1nn won't charge you cent" Tho rough
took the change and the nert trim for Virginia
CITY.