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The daily gazette., 1880-05-25
The spring Crop.
THIS WEEKS PROSPECTS, DAMAGE TO
STRAWBLRkIEs AND EARLY VEGE-
TABLES.

THIS WEEKS PRosPECTs- DAMAGE TO
STRAWBERRIES AND EARLY vEGE-
TABLES.
Philadelphia Telegraph.
"All signs fail in dry seasons" This
maxim is no more true of the weather
than IL Is Of the fruit crop. Had the
straw berry fields ot Maryland and VT-
kinia been visited Ia week by copious
rains, the markets of our city would
have been abundantly supplied this
week with This lustrous fruit. No
amount of rain now, however. would
benefit the strawberry plauts there
The hot sun and dry earth have flashed
the crops of those two States for this
season. Maryland and Delaware ship
ped upwards of 200 car loads OF straw
berries last season, bu ii IL exceedingly
douotful ii they send over 100 car loads
this season. Yet only two werks ago
the straw berry ields hever looked more
promising. The supply OF good straw
berries that will be furnished to our
markets during the present week will be-
less than has been sent here during tue
last week of May for fifteen years, ami
10 all probability prices will not be much
lower than those of war times. There
may be n great many poor berries ship
ped here, for the high prices will tempt
the shippers to send anv quality, how
ever poor. Inc ram WDlcn Tell mere On
Saturday night, although but slight, NAV
perhaps, aid tie berry plants of South
Jersey. No amount of rain, how
ever, can possibly give a satisfactory
| crop IN that section. 1t may safely be
concluded lha the supply of berries from
Southern New Jersey, which usually
fills our MAJ kets during the frst two
weeks in June, will not he suffi cient this
year to meet the demand.
The drought has almost destrOyed the
pea crop IN Maryland and Virginia, and
many of these which do reach us
from there are scarcely worth having Al
any price. The am aunt coming forward
IL much below that of previous years and
the prices reahz zed for them from 81 30
to So per barreD are far beyond any ii
ures attained for many years past. Mol
only does the drought affect those two
! States, but 1t also has marked influence
upon the finances of consumers in tins
vicinity, who 1t Is estimated will have to
pay out 500 900 more for iheir early
stuff vhan wculi have been necessary
had he weather been atal1 favorable =
: Refreshing rains would save the pea
crop 10 the farmers of Salem aud BUR
linyton counties, N. j. Long Island
farmers report much damage by drought
but believe that II rain falls within few
days their pea crop will be all right.
The daily gazette., 1880-05-25
THE CONVENTION.

The Democratic State Convention
meets in Dover at Ia o'clock to-day.
The only business TO come before the
Convention is the selection of delegates
to the National Convention, the ap-
pointment of State Central Commit
tee, and the adoption of platform.
There are no cOntesting delegations
and no rival factions cutting each
others throats in order to control the
body, as was the case at the Radical
gathering two weeks ago, and there
fore it is expected that the delibera-
tions will be pleasantly and harmoni-
ously conducted. Charles B. Lore,
Esq, of Wilmington, is spoken of as
temporary and permanent chairman.
The Wilmington delegates left on the
regular 9,2j train to which special cars
were attached for the accommodation
Of the delegates from New Castle county.
The d legates will return this evening,
by regular train if the Convention ad-
journs in time, and if it does not, then
by freight train which will be held al
Dover until the close Of the ConyeItion.
The daily gazette., 1880-05-25
General News.

The Governor of Bermuda, in pro-
clalnatlon dated May 18th, declared
the Bahamas infected with yellow
lever.
The English residents of Philadel-
phia informally celebrated yesterday
the sixty anniversary of Queen
Vicloria's bir,hday.
Samuel s. Scattergood, we'll
known importer and trui. dealer, of
Phlla., commit, cd suicide by hanging
yesterday morning. His losses III
mining stock speculalions are said to
have produced temporary ipsani'y.
The Republican Conycn ion of Blair
county, Pa, met yesterday in Altoona
and nominated IL county ticket. A
resolution was adopted-51 to Z5-in-
structlng the delegates from that dis
trict to Tie Chicago Convention 10 sup
port Blaine. Ano her resolution pro-
testing against the unit rule was also
adopted.
The excitement over the suspension
of the Philadelphia and Reading Rail
road Company seems To have abaLed
yes erday. More than 10000 shares
of the stock changed hands during he
day. The price opened at 10, fell 10
! rs, and closeed at 8 5-S. Judge
McKenna, holding court at Pittsbulg,
has appuin cd as receivers Franklin b.
Goaen, Edwin NJ. Lewis and Stephen
A Caldwell, and as auditors Joseph
A. Clay and Geo. NJ. Dallas.
Tie Louisiana Republican Convention
met yesterday. The extreme Grant
men. led by Judge Is attle and PIuch-
Uack, taIilug ~ secure Tue temporary
chalrmanship, bolted and organ1zed a
separate convention. IL Is said the boz
Jels utln Jervd only IL ous ot the LTD
mrubers Of The CuuvenTIo1. Several
leading Grant nen le used to ac;onI-
pany The Seceders, The regular Cou-
venlluu chose Ex-Governor Warmoth
for pernaneut chairman, r-apW idteh A
j. DumuLt CHAIRMAN OF ihe State Exc
cutive CumIn,tee, aud el' cted deieRdL
To Chicago, The delegates are saiu ~
stand Tor Sherman, 7for Graut, | fol
Blame. and ! Wild Is unclassltird. Til.
bulters' CJhveution organized with
Judge BeatJie AS Chairman, aud elr rcIeJ
| "A fuiI delegation To Chicago.
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u 414@ laa $40
DEATH OF EVAN LYMAN.

Evan Lyman, who was taken to
Kirkbride's Asylum for he insane, in
Philadelphia, on last Thursday week
died at that institution on Sunday
evening at 0 o'clock. Mr., Lyman,
was seized with a softeping Of the
brain a short time ago, and became SO
violent that 1t was found necessary to
remove him to an asylum. After his
removal he was attacked with typhoid
fever, which was the immediate cause
of his death. At the lime of his death
His body was brought down from
Philadelphia last evening and taken to
his late residence, near Brapdywine
Springs, from which place his funeral
will take place on Thursday morning
next a. 10 o'clock, interment AT St.
James Church burying ground at
Newport. The deceased was very
highly respected for his many good
qualities, by a large circle o, friends
lie leaves n wife and four children 10
mourn his loss,
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Murphy at WOrk.
hohE MEETINGS AT THE REFORMED
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

Francis Murphy, the apostle of
temperance, made brief address at
a prayer and testimony meeting in
the Kelormed Episcopal Church last
evening.
During the meeting a man who had
every appearance of firstcnnlinp off
OF a debauch, arose and with evident
sincerity, asked for the PRAYER, of
those present.
In the evening Francis Murphy
was again present, and after a few
introductory remarks by Fl. Fl. San
derson, made an interesting address.
lie spoke of the difficulty of carry
ing out the temperance work, on ac-
count OF the various modes ofproce-
dure proposed and urged by diffarent
parties, In relation to tire practical
cure OF intemperance, the speaker
sad the greatest necessities were
medical treatment and good food,
land in this connection urged that
care be taken at home to stimulate
the body with well-cooked food, as
that the men need not seek strong
drlnk Tor inspiration.
Mr., Murphy related number of
interesting stories connected with
his temperance work in the West,
and closed with an eloquent appeal
to all his hearers to range Them
selves on the side oftemperance.
AT the conclusion of his address.
an Invitation was extended to those
who desired te come forward and
sign the pledge, and during the sing
my OF the closing hymn, about fifty
persons responded to the invitation
The meeting was dismissed with The
benediction by Rev. Adam Stengle,
Of Union NJ. L, Church.
Another meeting at the Church of
the Covenant, will be held this after
noon between four and five O'Clock
followed by an evening meeting at
O'Clock.
The daily gazette., 1880-05-25
SECOND EDITION
AN UNKNOWN LAND.
San Francisco Cor. N. Y. Herald.

San Francisco Cor. N. Y. Herald.
Until the Jeanette is heard from
there will be little known of what is
north of Herald Island. have met
with the several whalemen who have
been between that island and Wran-
gell Land, and only few miles dis
tant from the latter, and who could
easily have made the land; but they
were after whales, not the science of
the earth's surface, and could not
spare the time when they were in
chase of the monsters of the deep
The ice pilot, Captain Smith, has been
frequently there, and is of opinion
that there is noopen sea directly north
of Herald Island. He thinks that
Wrangell Land extends far eastward,
as is evidenced by a strong northeast
erly current bearing everything in the
direction of Greecland. He states
that when cruising as far north as lati-
tude 73 deg. 30 min. he once saw u
large flock of geese come from the
nDrlh. Some of them were very young,
an'. as they could not well have been
Matched on the ice they must have
S'iho mum ldiiu ilOb lar uiSUduC. vi
The Twelve wlalers abandoned north of
Point Barlow ill latitude rs deg. eleven
OF them were swept away in that cur
rent, and with fifty or sixty Kanacks
on board were never more seen. Cor
win will first suek for the Mount VOL
laston and her crew about KoiZeboe
Sound, whittier the revenue depart
ment instructs Captain Hooper to go
and break up the Illicit iiaific in rum,
arms and ammunition with lie natives
The Corwin is particularly fitted for
the work assigned her. She was built
only four years ago Of Oregon tir, and
is the finest steamer i'll the revenue
service. She has made fine record
as IL cruiser, AMI has passed through
unharmed the toughest weather that
shipwrecked many vessel ON the
northern coast. Within the last
lwelve months she aided many vessei
in distress on the Columbia River, and
under circumstances Of great difficulty
aud danger was fortunate enou- Ii to
save forty-eight lives. From such Il
vessel, officers and men it is reasonable
to expect good news. The relatives of
the missing whalemen i'll the East
should be of good cheer.
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A Hindoo JuggIer.
HIS WONDERFUL POWERS of vENTRiL2 .
QuIsM.
From an Iudian Letter.


From an Indian Letter.
The automaton shall now describe /,
huge carbuncle, In form ami appear
aDce just like AN ordinary date, such a.
any one would handle and attempt to
! eat without suspectfOg deception. l.
was owned and exhibited Dy Hinuou
vent iloluis., who WAS also juggler
and he called his carhuucle 1.-The Speak
ing Date" Whenever be spoke 10 II, the
ans wer oama promptly and appropriate
! iy, as it seemed, from The very heart ul
he date, which lay ON table, severa
feet FROM the exhibitor.
1t was not always, however, an obe.
dent servant, for sometimes, when the
master gave AN order, tue date argneo
the roint, making objections, Offering
excuses, AMI finally yielding, as 1t were
under protest
1t v ould complain that 1t was ''sleepy'
or !" tired of doing tue same thing oven
aud over" or "ihs people were not pay
ing attention" Bat all this only enhaE-
ced th5 interest Ot the occasion, anu
when, at last, tue rebellious little thing
cot cluded To d d as It was hidden, the
audience was in ecstasies.
A tree was maize TO grow, in our pres
euce, az If from the very heart of the
date, putting forth Its long, pointed
leaves, then the dainty blooms aud final
ly a clump of the luscious fruit. But of
this we are not invited to partake, for Il
disappeared suddenly, and only the SIN
gle little golden brown date we had seen
at the first reinalued. This was, OF
course, only specimen of the sleight-aI
hand "tricks" that Bindoo jugglers
know so well how to perform, while the
apparent speaking of the dare was The
result OF veutrlloquism-the juggler he
ing able TO mako his vo co sound as If 1t
had come from where the date lay, ami
80 induce the audience 10 think that the
voice came out of the fruit-like carbuu
Gle itself.
But after this. the stone jumped, walk
cd, ran and finally with head and wings
suddenly attached, flew across the stage,
and aligh,ed between the conjurer's
Joined bands. This was all accomplished
by means of machinery "droitly hidden
bet ween the car buDcie amt the golden
tripod upon which it lay. Curious and
startling a. were the movements. they
were wonders of mechan sm, and OF
course had nothing TO do with the super
natural powers, such as the veutriloq uist
pretended to possess.
The daily gazette., 1880-05-25

Swiss independence and neutrality
were very clearly recognized during
the late Franco-German war. In the
French reverses no fewer than 81 900
officers and men of the French army, !,
with IL 900 horses, sought refuge in
Switzerland. At the beginning of
the war, Switzerland had modified a
force of 81 400 infantry and 3,400
cavalry, with siXty-six guns, to pre-
vent, if necessary, the violation OF
her guaranteed neutrality; and when
the mass of French fugitives began
to stream across the frontier, the
Swiss were ready to receive the un-
welcome visitors. The condition OF
the fugitives was very pitable. Many
were bar efooted, all were in rags
and some were wearing, though the
thermometer was but degree OF
two above zero, the linen trousers
which had been issued to them il
summer in the South Of France
All semblance of discipline had van
ished. The men paid no attention
whatever to their officers; and on the
other hand the officers gave up all
care for their men. The total eX-
pense to which Switzerland was put
by this irruption of French fugitives
amounted to nearly So 100000, but
the whole of that sum was repaid by
France within few months.
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THE CONTEST AT CHICAGO.

WASHINGTON, May 24.-All eyes are
turned o Chicago. Sena' or Cameron
has left for the scene of action, and
Senator Conkling will go on Thursday.
VIM. K. Chandler went last nj hit, to
lead the Blaine forces. He asserts
tina Blaine will have the Committee
on Hall and the Committee ON Creden-
tials, which will enable him to secure
the admission of his partisans to the
hall and 10 get report in favor of he
abrogaJion of the unit rcle. OF course.
if Grant is in numerical majority
such report can be vo ed down in con-
veution. Grants managers claim a
reversionary interest in the Edmunds
delegates and the Sherman delegates
from the South. Conkling will present
Grants name;ei'her Hale or Frye will
present Blaine's, and Garfield viii do
the same for Sherman. Senator Hoar,
of Massachusetts,, is alked Of for Per-
manent Chairman. t
The daily gazette., 1880-05-25
'hnatfs m usic Troubles

FIVE THOMAS PARTING SHOT AT
~ CONSERVATORY ENEMIES.
4 ~, lnomas took his final de-
1 ron Cincinnati on S,turday
e'Vlhg behind a rich legacy OF
sn,. maSlcal circles. His unex-
n "f "f",t,"uhHtnent, u, at the closing
u,,1h .nt ieStlval, that the festi va /
hb,"' 'uf, hereafter he under the
Es'P ol Michael Brand, took all by
II hfani Is "a young mana vIn,
4 cdna pna,tr IN Thomas' orchestra
4 cbIonuucied one or two seasons OF
n ia Nv concerts. He posse sses
In s"e Qualities required for n
III" great chorus, ami The friends
UnfRe and festival are ionnirino
IN "'ahs' m' Otto Singer, who has
f. hap. pUSI under Thomas for five
1od h" oeen snmlnarily dismissed.
oy the college in the recen,
bi,naun au nus friends say that Thomas
|colIs".o. VI Brand was a blow al med
Ia Eese, n ls The matter PROMISES n
|DrniSo,a' deal Of discord None
eira in nv To, 10 endow a permanent
a 'n cincinnati, with Tbomas az
boz in ' ,h making headway. Tber,
. np mus !, offered to add 81 'ooc % to i
J; hnt useu TO establish an mr.
y w"n,d az the income on mi
< az nronn not support such an or
In m. proposed for more than y,
b progyyes year the plan is not maxim
~. s2o0Stess. OH The festival recein,'
pa 900. penses $4,000, profit
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GRANTS Figures GreUtty Erag-
Ueruted.

" AsnINGToN, May "a. Secretary
Sherman is not at all discouraged by the
alleged Dimensions OF the Grant boom.
, He believes that the unit rule will be
oyerlhrown al Chicago, aud that tins
will inevitably result III the defeat oi
Grant. The Secretary has just re-
ceiyed a telegram tio.n North Carolina
stating that the delegates from the last
Two districts III that State have elected
and are for him.
Bvh Sherlnan's aud Blaine's f,iends
MAINTAIN q al the figures sent out by the
Senatorial syndicate as to Grants
strength in the convention are greatly
exaggerated. Til give him about 300
votes, and assert that it will be difficult
for him To Increase this number at ANY
time.
The daily gazette., 1880-05-25
LOCdt Lines.

|meE's celebrated clam soup.
lled crabs at Fullmer's.
p chOwjer at Fullmel's.
oysters ic- cold at Fullmer's.
4 drlhkS were the only cases be-
n Mayor this morning.
Opening Street Committee of
tonncll advertise for proposals for
II spruce street between Tenth
tleyenlh streets.
Zone car loads of strawberries
5hPped over the Delaware X. X.
Trial by Jury" at the Opera
laSI evening was attended by a
aulIence. The hot weather did
Board Of Education worried
Two hours Of heat last even
warm weather makes local news
se number of our citizens went
H. ln's morning TO attend the
'a'lc State Convention.
Doroier's jury in the case of Ju-
"n' VINO dropped dead at a wasl
4 dlu%y morning, rendered a vet
uealh from learl disease.
The daily gazette., 1880-05-25
RecetCiuy oorrtce ,OM,tensers.

he maiulnulh side Whstl ,,eAmef Rt-
pe6tc is now at the shops of Messis.
Neane Il Levy, Kensisgton, Philadelphia
receiving service cUiiuen,ers. Hilherto
she has had but Jet condensers, hence
vhey ave been obliged to use the salt
water III the boilers for generating ste.
between PMlaGeip ia aId Cape May. IL
is SAID that TIE waters oi Tue Al ianllc
,ield eight ounces of salt /, the gallon !;
III tlie Gull ste mer ten Ounc TO the
gallon and Ia the Irish Channel as h gu
as fifi cen ounces of salt To every Lallo..
OF water. L. is therefore easy to precelve
that the waters OF Dviewale bay must
be quite injurious To steam JOas boilers
If used in making steam, ind, pendent ol
the tr q ,ency OF muddy water So often
encountered i'll the river and bay. With
The service condeLsers tue Republic will
return Il om Cape A4ay win th.. Same
water supply III her boil rs with va ciI
she left ia the morning. These service
con ellse are expensive, requiring eX-
periene and care TO keep in order but, a
magnificent stea.I such as the Republic
may not ailo:d To dispense with them III
these days uf improvement { hester
Times.
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~ in the case Of Croasdale VS.. d. f.
Hawkins was fin, ly discharged, 1t being
understood that ibis case Will either be
continued or rested upon the verd cts in
the other Two cases.
"a The balance Of the juries wae dis
charged until tomorrow morning, at
10 O'Clock, 10 whichitime. The Court, a t
6.46 O'Clock, adjourned.
The daily gazette., 1880-05-25

,id. Of immigration from foreign
|, so. TO philadelphia has lately been
Rail, heavy, $50 steerage passengers
|nc on Sunday in the American
steamship British Crown, and 7z2
,.y in the steamship Illinois. OF
..me line. The rsjority aie Nor
H.. : edes and Danes.
The daily gazette., 1880-05-25
NEW ADVER TISES1 ENrs.

DROPOSALS.-SEAL PRO- OSAl o
Council Chamner, Up to 7. 10 o'c ock. p. m.
on Thursday. the 9th inst, for grading
spruce street. between Tenth and
Eleventh streets. the amonnt of mater
ial to be removed is about eight hundred
yards; the dirt to DC taken to and depos-
tied IN the bed of Head street, between
rwe fth street and Vandever Avenue, and
The stone 10 he removed to convenient
place aud piled in good condition for The
use of the cit". The entire work IL to be
done under the direction OF The Street
Commissioners. A bond of one hundred
dollars mu,t accompany each proposal, as
u guarantee of the good faith of the same.
BY order of the Committee on Opening
streets. .i-. lif
JAMES McGLlNCHEY,
m25-3t Chairman.
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Personal.

Mr.. Francis Murphy, the great TEN.
perance orator, called at the GAZETTE
Office this morning, and spent short
time in pleasant conversation. Mr..
Murphy is a gentleman of very pleas
ing address, and is certainly the great
est lecturer on temperance 1T the pres
en- day.
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a Frencd Cook Improved His
Broth.

h. celebrated home OF social, but
eratic urm Jcrac the famous Man
b Cmo, on Fifth Avenue, New York
3hr theme uf conversation recently
Ben not 80 much Hs To the coming
bee At Cincinnati as To the luck oil
Monster Emil Sigrist, "A veritable
h CUISINE. who bought uf NJ. A. Dau-
b. 80. 3la Broadway, New York
'Ior II dollar, a half ticket, No. 1O,OiB.
IApri, drawing Of the orid-renown-
hisiana stale Lottery, at New Or.
and drew half OF the second capi-
'siU,J. lie put II in U. $. Govern
y per cent loan, and still presides
sLr p1is aud pans. Who Is next?
myl0 GL.
The daily gazette., 1880-05-25
$500 Reward

h years oil red In every paper OF the
n The ormer proprietor Of Dr. Sage's
n Remedy Tor IA cast OF cHtarrh ~
not cure. IL cures by it, mild
pig. cleansing, and healing proper
|endll ar Gust OI any kind dries up
Ihsnd drives 1t To the lungs. This
u h stood the test Of time, having
ppolul remedy Tor Il quarte OF "a
n Sold by druggists ut 80 cents.
The daily gazette., 1880-05-25
An Old Man Restored TO Health

Ii. H. WARSER Il Co., ROCHESTER,,
Y, GENTLEMEH-"For forty years have
suffered with di betes, being Obliged To
utes, u al have also beeu IA great sufferer
from pa pilatiou of The heart: nm now
using your iii tbetes cure, aud can trdly
Ray at st venty years OF age, that 1t maSe'
me feel like a new man."
mmyl3sod2W, PETER SHoWERMAN.
The daily gazette., 1880-05-25

l k,roR BLAINE has looked himself
III b,vushIy and resolved unani-
.,v hat a suustroke is a POOR subst :
IDr Presidential nomination, and
h he doesn't get one he wont have
Times.
The daily gazette., 1880-05-25

[. Now Haven Comm Register
/. = ,he statement that the divorces
/ o. s,.,e amount to one for every
1 .rrl,oos. This is a hideons ex-
Ths r. action from the Puritan
|, ,he Osst to the pagan license of
n, must have reached its cul-
p,ins p int in the land Of steady
4. From this time toward we
oD far more cleanly st 'listics.
The daily gazette., 1880-05-25
NO RESPONSE FROM GENERAL
GRANT.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, May 24.-General
Logan said yesterday to a reporter of
the Times that no answer had been re-
ceived from General Grant 10 the tel
egram ordered by the resolution of the
Illinois Convention, informing him of
its action.
The daily gazette., 1880-05-25

i Scranton (Ps.,) Bdner'y G'cei-
,wel.h>. under the heading "An-
Nlo,wydd Grant," says :-"Hawdd
n ad ' leimlad yn erbyn Grant yn
b1lu pa asosal y smyudir ;uag at y
bIpdd yn Chicago"
/ s.rrcL to Grant for translation.
The daily gazette., 1880-05-25

The Wilmington DAILY GAZETTE
classes the N.ws aud Advertiser as
..Rru-G -Greenbark." If il is all the same
TO our Wi mingl"n c ntedlorary u Will
subselve the truth better and make us
feel more amiaDle o call us lndepend-
ent.-N,Gord N,ws.
The daily gazette., 1880-05-25

b foreign imports at Philadelphia
4 April amounted to $5, 5,334,97S an
ase OF s2,444,OG5 over April 1870.
hese imports 41,685 were free
/ and nearly one-half arrived on
hCau vessels.
The daily gazette., 1880-05-25
Lawns ! Lawns !

Among the many desirable bargains
offered by Russell d Spencer on Wednes-
day morning, Will be about S500 yards OF
Printed Lawns at &c. per yard. Also 1000
yards of shepherd Plaid Prints at the
same price. my.5 2t.
The daily gazette., 1880-05-25
Atte,npt to Burn a Churca.
EAsroN, Pa, May "a, 1880

An attempt was made early this
morning to dest' oy st. BerDard's H. man
Catholic Church, Of this city by ihcen-
diaries but was discovered In tlne tosavs
the edifce without much damage.
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MecIings Tonight.

w. A.
|pln Lodge, NO. 3, X, OF +.
PANTY Circle. No. /, B. of u
tk'in Circle, No. d, B. of u.
'nm i:odse, No. ., |. q. U. f.
pan Mutual beneficial society.
Nrlcal Star Lodge, No. 2, A. y. e, +
pa Coal and Produce Association.
erhon Degree. No. |, /. q. q. +,
@~arr Encaln nment. No. 1. /, o. o +