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The Portland daily press., 1880-01-06
TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 6.

they prove to be adverse to the position taken
by the asker would be as gratuitous as it
would be insulting. Surely, if Gov. Garcelon
had not intended TO act on the decision of the
Supreme Court, he would not have been so
foolish as to PROFOUND his list OF lnterrogato-
ries. That he was to some extent forced to
make these inquiries does not IN the least
lessen the necessity he is now under to abide
by the decisions that have been rendered, let
the result be what it may. The same popular
demand that insisted that the questions should
be asked will act with redoubled force IN de-
manding that the answers received snail De
made basis for action Viewed from the
Governors own standpoint, he may have been
impolitic in putting in putting his case to this
test, but having once taken the risk, even
though the result turns out adversely, there Is
no line of retreat left open to him. In another
aspect of the case, we look confidently Tor
happy results In the face of this decision,
they will be bold men who will undertake to
assume seats in the Legislature which ma
iority of the people believe they are not right
fully entitled to. 1t seems Ito us that no man,
ambitious of future political preferment, or
concerned for his reputation, could, under the
present circumstances, do so unwise an act as
to present himself at the State House for quail
tication, supported only by Gov. Garcelon's
"counted-in'' certificate. The rumors that
this one ;and that one had resolved to decline
to be an alder and abettor in the desperate
currency was given in the Geographic
dispatches of yesterday, do mot in the
least surprise us. On the contrary, we
shall be astonished if any considerable
number of men, in defiance of public opinion
and in contempt of the laws of the common
wealth, as interpreted by its highest judicial
authority, shall assume to represent districts in
which their claims have been practically and
legally repudiated at the polls: We feel, there
fore, we'll assured that the political muddle IN
Maine is at an end 1t may take few days or
a few weeks to settle the confusion, but we
cannot bring ourselves to believe that, under
the circumstances, the State government VIII
be organized on the plan that seemed probable
two or three days ago. The Fusionists nave
prided themselves all along on their strict adj
herence to legal forms, but now that this sup
port has been knocked out from under them
by their own hands, as it were-there will be
nothing left for them TO do but to retire from
the contest as gracefully as they can
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-06
BURNED TO DEATH.
Four Lives Lost by the Burning of a
Building in New York.

Four Lives Lost by the Burning Of
Building in New York.
New YORK. Jan. A fire this morning in
the basement of a building on East Fourth
street. known as Turner Hall building, owne d
by the Turner Society, damaged the building
and stock $12,0 900. After the fire, VIM. Geib
aged 10 years. Louis Schmidt aged 30, He nry
Gehweiier aged 26, and Teresa Erhard aged
%, were found on the top floor, all dead. VIM.
Wrinkle and wife were badly burned and were
sent to the hospital. Annie Bauer received
internal injuries By jumping from the fourth
story She was badly burned An unknown
woman had both legs broken by jumping from
the top floor.
Margaret Geib was also badly burned. The
fatalities were caused by the fact that the fire
began in the basement and burned away the
stairs 1t was known that VIM. Wrinkle, the
proprietor, with his wife and employees, slept
in the building, and before the heavy doors
conld be broken open several of them app ear
ed at the upper windows, imploring help.
Even after the doors yielded the unfortunate
inmates could not be reached as the flames
swept up the stairway. The fremen went to
the roof of the adjoining house, hoping to re-
lease the imperilled people by means of the
scuttle, but there was no scuttle to the build
ing in which they were confined. A hole had
to be cut through the roof and by this means
only they were reached. BY this time four
persons were burned or suffocated to death.
The police report of the dead and wounded
is as follows: Killed-Louis Schmidt, 80
years old, waiter, burned to crisp in his sleep
ing room on the top floor: Henry Gerhweiler,
aged % years, waiter, jumped from the fourth
story rear window and died at the police sta
adjoining bull ding, but died before placed in
the ambulance Teresa Echardt, aged %, ser
want, burned to death in her room. OF the six
injured two will die.
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-06
EUROPE.

The Flood on the Seine-Much Property
Destroyed aud Some Lives Lost.
PARIS, Jan. 5.-The stone bridge of the In
valides has been destroyed by floating wreckage
and ice. Considerable damage has been done
in the provinces around Nancy. Four hun.
bred and fifty villagers have been driven from
home. Enormous quantities of wreckage are
careerng along the Seine Many OF the Paris
swimming baths and a number of barges have
been crushed to atoms.
Apprehension of foundations in Vienna have
considerably diminished.
Eleven persons have been drowned at La
BAN Austria, by the Overtlowing OF the river.
Political Persecution in Russia.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 5.-The punishment
for carrying on the political propaganda among
the troops has been increased in severity in
Russia.
Serious ARRAY in Ireland.
LONDON, Jan. ga serious affray occurred
Friday between the Royal Irish constabnlary
and some peasants of Galway, during which
the police fired on the people but nobody was
injured Galway county is in disturbed con-
dition. Two hundred extra police have been
drafted there.
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New Railway Enterprise in Mexico.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 5.-The U. S. consul at
Manzanilla, Mexico, in his dispatch to the
Department of State dated October 3, 1879,
submits the following: The Federal govern
ment of Mexico has Authorized the State gov
eminent OF Colima to construct a broad gauge
railroad from the port of Manzilla to the city
of Colima, ninety miles. The Federal govern
ment will pay subsidy of S12,S75 per mile,
guaranteed by per cent. on import duties.
The government will pay the subsidy as soon
as each mile is completed. Timber for sleep
ers and other uses may be cut free of charge,
and all articles imported for the road will be
free of duty. No bonds will be required of the
constructing party. The route is nearly level,
and was surveyed by Gen. Rosecrans. The
subsidy will pay at least IS per cent of the
cost of the road which may be extended to
the City of Mexico and be made to come ct
the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The State of
Colima will assign the franchise to good
American company.
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-06
MISTAKE OR CONSPIRACY.

LrI0Vruo11oo oo'11I1 1eeFJ
The technicalities, laboriously constructed
to defend the actions of Governor Garcelon
and the Council, are declared by the author
lied interpreters of the Constitution OF Maine
to be in contravention of it, that, as is usual
ly the case. the letter of the law is not in con-
tradiction of the equity of the circumstances it
was constructed to regulate and to defend
The reply of the Supreme Court disposes of all
the defence that has been offered by Governor
Garcelon and shows him to have been as
wrong in his knowledge of law as in his ideas
of Justice. 1t remains to be seen what he will
do about it, acknowledge his error or persist in
an obstinate defiance of an authority which is
absolutely conclusive, and which me has him
II, has iaear arH His aitiap will sheEestry thar
taken or to be simply conspirator, with a
full knowledge of the iniquity of his action and
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Five Men Killed,

NEWARK, N. j., Jan. "a fearful exp
sion occurred about II o'clock this morning in
the counting room of the Celluloid Manufac-
turing Company, by which three men were in
stantly killed and two others fatally burned.
The workmen were in their accustomed
places, when from some unknown cause the
explosion suddenly occurred, destroyi ng the
one story brick building and contents.
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-06

SAN FRANCISCO-Cld 3d. ship Vigilant, Ross.
Liverpool.
PORT EADS, LA-Ar 31st, barque Golden Sheaf,
Thompson, Port Spain.
APALACHICOI4A-Ar 9th, sch NJ Mccain,
kavanaugh, Cardenas.
MOBILE-Ar Sd, sch s P Hitchcock, Reed, from
Wiscasset.
PENSACOLA-Ar 31st, sch Kit Carson, Lawrence
Caibarien.
Cid 31st, barQue Florence Peters, Mountfort for
Cardenas.
] SAVANNAH Sd, schs Nellie 7 Morse, from
Philadelphia; Maggie NJ Rivers, do.
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-06
AFGHANISTAN.

The viceroy Of India on the Situation.
CALCUTTA, Jan. 5.-The Viceroy, speaking
at State banquet on New Years Day, said
the new year opened under happier auspices
and with more hopeful auguries than the old
one, but the soldiers work in Afghs.nistan
is not yet over, not could it be relinquished or
relaxed until the object sought was complete
ly attained. The object was not the acquisi-
ton of territory, but securing the future
peace of India and solid guarantees for the
good behavior of Indas Afghan neighbors.
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-06
NEW YORK.
Fall of a Brewery,

SYRACUSE, Jan. 5.-The fifth floor of one
section of the Greenway Brewery Company's
immense building gave way this morning, and
in its fall carried all below it and with it a
man on the upper floor and another on the
lower floor, who were injured. Seven hum
dred bushels of corn and wheat, one hundred
and seventy-tive bales of hops, five thousand
bushels of Canada malt and two thousand
bushels of malt dust were precipitated into
Onondaga creek.
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MAINE.
Fire in Wells.

WELLS, Jan. 4. The dwelling house a.
outbuildings of Mrs. S. L. Hubbard were
stroyed by fire last Saturday afternoon. D
fire originated accidentally in the room of
invalid son. Loss $1,000; insured i'll the Ws
company for $500.
Fire in Waldoboro.
WALDoBoRo, Jan. 5.-The house and /,
owned and occupied by Asa Keyser, were-
stroyed by fire tonight. Total loss. Instd
for $1,000 in the Hartford Insurance Cof
Hartford, Conn. Probably caused by de-
tive chimney.
Death from Intoxication.
FoRr FAIRFIELD, Jan. edwin G. Vaey
of this village was found dead in his shedst
Wednesday night. The verdict of the CO.
ner's jury was that he came to his death im
the use of alcohol added to the cold weaer.
Death of a Prominent Citizen of Gals.
CALAIS, Jan. 5.-Joseph A. Lee died asst
night, aged r. He was highly respectedlnd
will be much lamented. He was cashier and
president of the Calais National Bank trty
years, and treasurer of the Calais Savngs
Bank over thirty years. He leaves wifeand
five children.
Sudden Death.
Cyrus Young, aged 70, was found dead il
his bed this morning of heart disease.
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-06
Ohio LagiSlatufe.

COLUMBUS, Jan. 5.-The legislature met to-
day. Gov. Bishops message gives summary
OF the finances placing the public debt OF the
State at So 257 09S, the same as last year, none
having matured during the year. The balance
in the treasury Nov 18th, was $91o,694.
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-06
CUBA.

HAVANA, Jan. 5.-The ex chiefs of the in
surrection, Belisario, Peralta and Remigio Al
maguell, who recently surrendered to the au-
thorities departed for Spain to-day Heavy
detachments of troops have been sent to the
province of Santiago de Cuba to operate
against Mulatto Chief Guillermon now the
only chief of any Importance remaining in
arms. The rumor that Maceo and Vincent
Garcia have landed on the Island is denied.
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-06
Yarn Factory Burned

tory of Pollock & Woltzenerago was damaged
by fire this morning $4,000. Over 500 men,
women and girls were in the building. Con-
sternation prevailed especially among the
girls but all escaped.
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-06
METEOROLOGICAL.

INDICATIONS FOR THE NEXT TwENTY-FoUR
HOURS.
WAR DEPT, OFFICE CHIEF SIGNAL)
OFFICER, Washington, D. c., I
January 6. l A. NJ.
For New England.
northeast veering to southeast winds, falling
barometer, stationary or higher temperature,
increasing cloudiness and in northern portion
light rain or snow.
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-06
Deficiency in His Account

RICHMOND, Jan. 5.-An investigation of the
accounts of N. G. Talaferro, retiring general
agent and store keeper of the penetentiary,
has brought to light shortage of from 81 900
to $4,000
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-06
Death from Intoxication.


DERBY LINE, Jan. 5.-Mrs. Grey, in Jail at
Sherbrooke with her husband, has confessed
to the murder of Thomas Mullgan, whose
body was found buried in his shanty near Que
bee, December oath.
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-06
MARRIAGES.

In this city, Dec. 3, 10, by Rev. j. McWhinnie,
Chas j. Anderson of Portland and Eliza ID. Fuller
ton of Hopewell Corner, N 3.
In Bath Dec. 81, VIM. l.. Duley and Miss Annie
F. Rich.
In Biddeford, Dec. o. Herbert P. Freeman of
Saco and Miss Emma r. Mason of Biddeford.
In Alfred, Dec. a. VIM. X. Lord of Sanford and
Miss LncY n Carey of Alfred.
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-06

The Whistling Buoy at Fox Island Thoroughfare
will be removed for a shert time while the Tender
"Iris'' is engaged sweeping for the sunken buoy.
Per order of Capt. j. S. SKERRETT, U. S. N,
Inspector LIST. l.. II. Dist
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-06
DE ATHS.

In Scarboro, Dec. 80. Enos NJ. Dolley, aged 80
years.---4-, II l
In Lowell, Dec. II, Halle o. B., daughter OF VIM.
Walker, aged IL years.
In Otisfeld, Nov. 80, Mrs Nancy Winship, aged
SO years.
In st George, Dec. IS, Mrs. Elizabeth, wife of
Willard Gates, aged 80 years months.
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-06
The California. LeqiSlature.

SAN Francisco, Jan. 4.-The legislature as
sembled to-day The fusion talked of between
Democrats, workingmed and new constitution
assemblymen to organize the Assembly fell
through and the Republicans elected their
Snaekar
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-06
A Negro Lynched.

RICHMOND, Jan Uniform alton has been
received here from Amherst Court House of
the lynching of a negro named Columbus
Miles, who was arrested for rape near that
plaoa Saturday
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-06

BALTIMORE, Jan. "a boiler exploded to-
night in the rolling mill Of Coates Brothers, at
Locust Point, by which the mill was consid-
erably damaged and a number of employees Sc
rously injured.
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-06

Chicago Live Stock Market.

CHICAGO, Jan. 5.--Hogs-Receipts 1900 head;
ipments $500 head; market dull common grades
Je lower; mixed packing at S5G4 so; choice
eavy at 55D4 IS; light 4o@4 S.
Cattle-Reeeipts 1900 head; shipments 800 head;
rlme heavy in fair demand; common to good hul.
Sheep--recepte 200; only sale at 4 80.
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FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.
FROM MERCHANTS EXCHANGE.

Sid I'm Liverpool Sd inst, steamer Mississippi, for
Portland.
Passages-Ar 4th, barque Chas Loring Loring,
New York.
Ar at Queenstown 4th inst, barque W Dresser,
Brown, Batavia.
Ar at London 4th inst, ship Loretto Fish, Hodg-
man, New York.
Sid I'm Havre Jan A, ship Palestine, Emmons, for
United States.
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-06
Daily Domestic Recei
Boston Stock Market.
New York stock and Money Market.

to per cent. and commission, closing at per
cent? prime mercantile paper 5Gs6 per cent. Sterl-
ing Exchange quiet and steady at 1904 9481 for
quiet but firm. State bonds dull.i Railroad bonds
strong.
The transactions at the Stock Exchange aggregat-
ed 254, 900 shares.
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-06
MARINE NEW s.
PORT OF PORTLAND.

MONDAY, January 8.
Arrived.
Steamer City of Portland Thompson, Boston for
Eastport and st John. NIB.
Barque Nicola, Harper, Boston, to load for Glen
fuegos.- 10 CHASE, Leavitt & Ce.-
Sch Thos Stone, Pitcher, Baltimore-coal to
Casco Iron Works.
Sch Ward Parks. Coombs, Boston, 70 load for
Cedar Keys.
Sch j Lindsey, Kennedy, Reimbursement to
CIV Belknap & Son.
Sch Exact Kimball, North Boothbay.
Cleared.
Steamship Lake Winnipeg Br) Bernson, Liver
pool-Thompson, Murray Co.
Steamship Eleanora, Bragg, New York - Henay
Fox.
Barque Florence Treat, Veazie, Boothbay, to load
for Savannah-Ryan g. Kelsey
Sch Mary f Long. Hardy. Cardenas-Phnney &
Jackson.
Ship v Troop has finished loading and dropped
below.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.
LUBEC, Jan 2-Ar, schs Clara Dinsmore Chase,
and Lookout Huckins. Portland; Frances Ellen,
Cousens Boston; Idlewild, Pike, and Percy, Mitch
ell New York.
Waiting wind, schs Carl D Lothrop and Sammy
Ford, for New York.
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-06

NOTICE-"Congress'' is one of the oldest and
largest selling baking powders in the United States.
1t makes light dorghnuts dumplings, biscuits cake.
&c. &c. CONGRESS Yeast Powder and SHADES
English Mustard received the award at Mechanics
Fair, 1878. Always reliable, and the ladies' fay
orite.
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-06

Sch Carrie Walker, from Charleston, arrived at
Morehead City, NC, I'd inst, with loss of jibboom
oyd hoo
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-06
DEPARTURE OF OCEAN STEAMERS

MINIATURE ALMANAC JANUARY 6.
Sun rises. SO High water. 5.59
Sun sets. 4.36 Moon rises..... 1.39
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-06
Grand Trunk Elevator.
R.ce,prs Of Maine Cenral.

Receipts of Maine Cenral.
PORTLAND, JAM 3.
For Portland, 81 cars miscellaneous merchandise;
for connecting roads, 81 cars miscellaneous mer-
chsndise
Daily Domestic Receipts.
! By water conveyance-1OOO bush Cornmeal to G.
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-06

LONDON. Jan. 5-123O P. M.-Consols at 81 g.
1G for money and account.
IoNDoN JAM 5-12.3O P. M.-American secu-
rities-United States bonds, new at 5s, 1863; new
As. 1O61a. Erie 4414.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 5-1230 P. M.-Cotton market
71sd: sales 1900 bales; for speculation and ez-
port 900; receipts $4,000, American 10000
- ruERpooL. Jan. 5-12.3O P. M.-Flour 10 69
all 4; Callfornia q. Snring Wheat 10
all 10; Corn at 8; Peas at Z. Provisis.-., a.,
Pork go: Beef at 80; Bacon 81 6@3S S; Cheese at
CT 6 Lard 80 6. Tallow at 81 g. at Lor Ion at AS.
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-06
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL

Portland Daily Wholesale Market.
PORTLAND. Jan. 5.
The following are lo-day's quotations of Flour,
Grain, Provisions. &C.
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-06
STAND FIRM

STAND FIFM +.
Is the Advice Of the California Republi-
cans.
SAN Francisco, Jan, 5.-The Republican
Senatorial caucus today resolved to send dis
patch to Senator Blaine and ex-senator Nor
rll of Maine, congratulating them on the de-
cision of the Supreme Court and adjuring
them to stand firm and maintain their rights
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-12-01

THE TAXING MILLs-For several months
past the workings of tailngs has been getting
less and less remunerative and within the past
week several of the mills have been gradually
getting things 10 shape to close. On Monday
the Morgan, Brunswick and Woodwork
stopped work. The Omega mill, in Seven
Mile Canyon, which for long time has been
working on Gould & Curry tailings, stepped
yesterday. This will throw $50 men out of
employment. 1t is said on pretty COED
authority that an English company will begin
operations in Sutro in the spring TO work
tailings and low grade ore through the Sutro
tunnel. Several millions of capital will be
put into the work.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-12-01

ONCE MoEE.-Madam Anna Bishop gave
farewell concerts for about half her life time
until the public got SO disguised with the
business that they babe her farewell forever.
Miss Lille Edgerton threatens to be as long
getting on the stage as Madam Bishop was
getting off. She has been already announced
three times and yet the expectant public
wait for her to appear. Sheis now positively
billed to appear at Baldwin's on the 9th as
pauline" in the Lady Of Lyons.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-12-01

CORNER ON LIAEs.-For some days past
lines have been getting very scarce in Carson,
and the few to be found at the fruit stands
commanded high price. It appears that
Gilhooly, of the Union saloon, has been en-
gineering "corner' on the commodity, and
has engaged all the lines which will arrive in
the next two or three days. He has the
back room of the Union stored with lines
from the floor to the ceiling. This is what
has made lines scarce as hens teeth all over
Carson. Yesterday the fruit dealers deter
mined to break the corner and telegraphed to
San Francisco for two thousand dozen, which
will arrive this morning. This will knock
the underpining out Of the lime market, and
unless Gilheoly has sold short he will be
badly cinched. This little lime deal has
served to raise an excitement and takes the
place of stock furry. While the present
stagnation in North.end shares exists, raise
of two and half cents dozen in lines
makes the sagebrusher think that there is
some sort of business revival going on.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-12-01

A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH.-Jack Martin,
an old California printer, called at the APPEAL
Office yesterday. He had the same old drunk
along that the reporter left him with six years
ago, and the same, or what appeared to be
the same, shirt. In spite of all the downs
and no ups that characterize Jack Martins
msnotenous scramble after wealth and whisky,
he is withal man with a pleasant phiz and
has soul without guile. He has never been
sober enough during the past ten years to do
anything with mean intent. He simply
goes sloshing along through the world, guzzl-
lug gin, playing cinch, and sometimes, when
compelled by necessity, engaging in the vul
gar and degrading labor of sticking type, and
all the while wishing that he was a naked Hot
tentet basking in the sun. Some people may
be uucharitable enough to say that Martin is
q lazy, drunken vagabond, and the chances
are thae nobody, net even Martin himself,
will contradict it, When he reads this truth
full sketch he will remark: "Barkeep,, dydyr-
seethat? thasme, Jack Martin. S'more beer.
'Rah for the PEAL"
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-12-01
A Drunken Husbands Fatal Shot.
FARMLAND. Ind. Nov. 5

FARMLAND, Ind. Nov. so.
Last night VIM. Burris, who had been
drinking all day and quarreling with everyone
he met, especially with his family, took up a
shotgun, and while his wife was sitting with
the babe in her arms, shot her through the
head, killing her instantly. He was arrested
and taken to Winchester. He claims that
the shot was accidental He came near
shooting her once before with the same
weapon, while drunk.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-12-01
JOTTINGS.

The mint employees were paid off yesterday
j. NJ Hetrich, of the Mint, is the possess
or Of IA valuable collection of coins
| Mr.. Meder is improving very fast and i
now considered nearly out of danger.
+. B. Mercer, of the Sutro Independent
| was browsing about Carson yesterday.
Mr.. John Hoye, of Douglas county, gave
5000 recently to the Irish Land Leagne Fund
Geo. Mott, agent for Croker Co., paper
dealers, Sacramento, passed through Carson
yesterday.
Mr.. bIaddrill gave general satisfaction in
appointing Joe Harlow Foreman of the State
Printing Office.
Counterfeit trade dollars are in circulation
in this city. They are used principally to
play faro with.
FIVE feet of ground from James D. Taylor
yesterday for $15 600
luc ItSlututtdl LlGCLOIS VIII ulcSL mere
to-day and decide who will carry Hancock's
vote to Washington in gripsack
F. Anthony, the Comstock book binder,
was in the city yesterday, looking for rooms
in which to locate. He will do the binding
for the State printing Office and will prob
ably reside in Carson.
In the fierce struggle for existence which
most of US are called to engage in, good health
is of utmost moment. Therefore it behooves
all to- have good silver Waltham watch;
such a one as you can purchase for SO of
Uncle Harris, 221 kearney street.
Otto Greenwood applied the word numis
natist to Mr.. Hetrich few weeks ago, and
here has been GOODNESS between them ever
ince. Mr.. Greenwood explained yesterday
hat the term was not an approbious one, but |
meant coin collection, and friendly relations |
we're at once resumed.