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LITTLE RocK, Ark, Feb. o8.-The Hon. Thomas
Fletcher, Of Lincoln County, died In this city to-
day after brief Illness He was born In Ten
nessee; removed to Mississippi, where he be-
came Circuit Judge; aftcf'vard no came to
Arkansas. and was for several years State
Senator. and for two or more terms President of
the Senate. At the time Of his death he was q
leading candidate for Secretary Of Suite: The
iings On the public buildings are at half mast
and the Executive offices and courts will be
closed tomorrow In respect to his memory.
, 1880-02-27
BANK ORGANIZED,

Spfctal Dispatch to The Ch1ta0o TF9b1ine-
NEW YonK, Feb. e6.-Tho Mining Trust Com
pany, or tho new Mining Bank, which is to sus-
tain the new American Mining Stock Exchange
In this city, was organized to-day by the cleo
don Of H. S. Stebbins, President; Elisha Rigxs,
yice-PresIdeut: Milton S. Latham, Managing
Director; c. F. Christensen, Treasurer; and
Drake Dc Kay. Secretary; The working capital
OF the bank will consist Of moneys paid for seats
in the new Board. The date Of opening busi-
ness is ret to be determined.
, 1880-02-27


RICHMOND, Fep. 26.-1n the House OF Dele
rates to-day, when the RIddleberger Debt bill,
which passed the Senate q few days ago, came
up as the special order. 0fr. Hamilton offered
substitute therefor, providing TINT the principal
of the debt be recognized at the sum fixed in the
McCulock bill, about 81, ,0oo,o 600; that upon 1t 3
per cent per annum be paid, and that the new
bonds issued Hereunder be exempt from all
taxation in Virginia taxes, except such as go
into the School Fund. The substitute further pro-
yfdes that IT, on or before the 1st Of June, 1880,
a council Of the foreign bondholdcrs and the
Funding Association Of the United States shall
together or separately accept the terms of the
net they shall be authorized to do the funding.
or. If they full to accept. the Governor may
make like contract with other responsible par
ties.
the latter ordered printed The introduction OF
this substitute has produced quite sensation
It is stated the terms of the bill were negotiated
by prominent Republicans, including Congress-
MIN Jorgensen, Gen. W. {. Wick ham, Vice Pres
ident Of the Chesapeake y OHIO Railroad, and
Dr., E. H. Smith, who conferred in q friendly
spirit with the representatives OF the bondhoid-
crs. and the movement is looked upon as q de-
fection of the Republicans in the General AS
scmbIy from the ranks Of the ReAdJusterS, with
whom they have heretofore cooperated.
, 1880-02-27

fa1thfulness on the bart of the Commissioners. If
nearly everything should be Entrusted to them
We arc this day in receipt of communication
from Judge Reagan, who has tho consent Of bis
Committee to report bis bill with the Henderson
bill, and he hopes that, with perhaps some
amendments, he will yet be able to pass hts
measure.
We hope that you will continue your support
Of the measure personally and through the col
umns Of your wtdely-read and influential paper.
Yours, very truly, DARWIN R. JAMES,
Secretary,
, 1880-02-27
THE RAILROAD TRANSP ORTAT1oN
QUESTION.

rNnf {a1an
To the Editor o. 3ne e'''s1'0 -. 49,
NEW YORK. Feb. 24.-ln your ea'to1,aa 17aae ol .ne
lolu i7' 1,,,, ;, ~, CIV. y An examination Of
tne na,ono fp text @ Of the Henderson bill induces
reorard IT Al more satisfactory than the heagan
fdxa'n hii tnasmuch ~ M as it provides for National
Commission, Con- which the Reagan bill omitted al
together" ,,,ar-
On behalf Of this Board which has neeo
ing diligently for the past I'VE years 70 se1
IA 'eG1a the direeton Of Soon supervision Of inter
sheS s9i%inetons e9 BY cemmon carriers would beg
leave to say that it is the opinion OF this body
that Judge heasan's oali 1t,uc IS Mucn ,a,road ye
adapted for the Of mhie6 under
ABUSES ana. , ~ n',Ic on1non has doubtless
n1epared IN the Interests Of the railroads
to ayoil the just remedial measures embraced
IN the Reagan bill: ., row ~ .,,,,d-
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m NEW YORK,

NEW YORK, Feb. ee.-The old four-story or1ck
structure 81 and 50 Elizabeth street, burned this
morning. Firemen were throwing water upon
the flames from low extension, when the rear
mart suddenly fell, filling the extension 9th ny
fug bricks and clouds OF dust. me nremen s Is
tmnements. The total loss is between $.ooo
md Eal0OQ. Partly insured.
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The main building for Offices, waiting rooms
etc, will be little north Of the Adams street st
feet. and a width Of tIfty-eight feet This part
of the depot will be three stories In hight, sur
mounted By three towers similar to those on the
% the centre. entire This building will have two en-
frances on Canal street, one large and very
elaborate one in the centre, which leads into
Stairway leading down to the track-leve1 and
another smaller near the north end that leads
directly into the ladies' watting-Ioom d stair
tra5sis: 5 as9 Tie !h general reccpton:rooms and Of
fees will be on the second floor, which Is even
with the Canal street level This building az Is Is
by Is feet, that one on tho south end being south
OF Adams street viaduct. The lower or
ne hS m s 1nc6 on ana
and an ensinc-room. The second or main floor
viii be divided Into gdef sr prvato
rom. and private lunch-room for, ladies. and
the ticket Office. The third floor will be suodt-
ments Of the roads and the kitchen. At the
south end of the main building. Immediately
north Of Adams street yiaduct, will be covered
stairway leading to the track-1eyel. 4 hand
some vcranda Will extend the whole length OF
the main building and baggnge-rooms on tho
e"9" 3Sase buiidings will be OF Philadelphia
pressed brick, black points, with ornamental M
and highly elaborate stone trimmings. Inc
dccded upon. The main structure will be
BY three towers one On NE eqSn zen
grand entrance The hight 9f + the e. building
from the entry TO the main ba1 to @ the GoTniSe n tG
tack to the top Of TIE main Or fent1l n t1Te ta
to twelve feet lower than the central tower.
The hight Of the basement floor VII PC tnirteen f
feet: main floor. twenty-five feet: third hoor,
eighteen feet. The building will be rs as nearly 2aai2,
nOGEihE. Inc HTSL AuQ ulllll
stories viii bo entirely OF iron and brick, win
tile and marble flooring The top Ho1r m L wlll nax9 ,
be with three inches Of eemeat men Inc
viii be Of iron, and the covering viii DC slate
and tin with iron, trimmings: ne reccpuoh pt,
rooms are to be elaboratcly finished IN hard
wood 49,, f,o,o1
street icyei. The exact cost Of the building has
not been fully estimated, but VII be oyer r $h IT.
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne Chicago c9ieaEo Bo,,5 :
Alton, and Chicago, Milwaukee 81 fau!'
There viii be room enough, however, for sever G
a other roads which may GONE IT. |tn to have
the new depot ready for use in less than year
, 1880-02-27
STATE AFFAIRS.


Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
MADISON, Wis, Fob. 28.-fn the Senate this
morning the Committee on Manufactures and
Commerce reported favoraby On Dennetts bill
providing for the official inspection Of ilum1-
mating oil at the fire test Of $50 degrees.
The biennial-sessions resolution, which was
the special order for tonight, was further post
poned till Wednesday evening Of next week.
Senator Houghton's mandamus bill, giving the
Supreme Court power to decide contested cleo
tious, passed-yeas, 10; nays. 10.
4 bill passed to permit the State Board Of Can
vassers to act rs such whoa the members are
candidates for reelection as State officers, unless
objected to.
Bills were concurred in doubling the penalty
for sptking logs and lumber; requiring more ex-
piicit statements Of receipts and expenditures
Of money in the Insane Asylum. The bill was
killed requiring the raIlroad companies to file
with the Railroad Commissioner "a copy Of all
conveyanccs, leases, deeds Of trust, or mortgages
In tho Assembly tho JOINT scnate resolution
wns concurrcd In favoring National Board OF
Railroad Commissioners motion to reconsider g,
was killed, having been pounding on adjourn,
mcnt Tuesday evening, Mr. Lawrence moved
take the mtef up eaay ana
After IN hour and huff Of exciting. fllIbuster-
ing, speaker Arnold Tuled al1 parliamentary
objections out of order, and put the question to
reconsider, which was cnrried-nycs, 50; noes,
10 for further consideration Of bill was laid over
till Monday afternoon Of next week.
The Milwaukee Sewerage bill came up In the
| Assembly at its evening session, the question
being on the indcnnlt postponcment Of the bill,
which was refused by vote of yeas 80, and the
bill passcd-5s yeas to 81 nays. This is personal
triumph for Asseinblyinan simpson:
The bill regarding the rate Of interest was
made the special order for Monday evening
next.
The bill to incorporate the city Of Plattevile
passed under Il suspension Of the rules.
Tho bill increasing Sheriff fees WIS Indemnity
postponed.
, 1880-02-27
HYMENEAl.


specta1 Dtspateh to The Chicago 1rtorns
DUNDEE, H.. Feb. 26-Anotner fasnionaole
seeding occurred in Dundee last evening, the
contract Ing parties being Mr. Charles Slade, Of
harrington Centre, aud Miss Ada Morton,
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AT MOUNT CARMEL.

Porrsy1LLE, Pa, Feb. s6.-Ihe breaker at
Mo,,nt Carmel, owned by Montclius & Co., OF
ph;1adelnhfn and New York, burned to-day.
1nss SSlU10: insurance unknown
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Gommissioner 20, n M Fink has lately written LET
Urn Grand Trunk, requesting that he Join
the trunk lines in. their action in
shipments, but to mako rates only to seaboard
paints. It Is understood that Mr.. Hsczson has
uecloed not to agree to any such action but to
continue to giyo through bills Of lading Us here
have the trouble with the Grand Trunk amicably
fetucd In order TO avoid bad break In the rates,
but the Grand Trunk demands much higher
percentage of the cast hound business than the
trunk lines will be willing to give or think that
rpnd Is entitled to. 1t is therefore, hardly prob,
able that serious trouble can be avoided and
further reductions in rates may reasonably be
anticipated before long.
The Committee to investigate charges for cut
ting rates wifi report to the High Joints at II
oclock this morning.
THE WEST SIDE UNION DEPOT.
Mr, F. Slatapcr, Chief Engineer of the Penn
sylvania Company, has completed the plans for
the new Union Depot between Canal street and
the river md Madison and Van Buren streets,
and contracts will be awarded Immediately and
work commenced as soon as the weather will
permit The new structure will be one Of the
finest railroad depots in the country, and will be
inferior only to the Grand Central Depot in New
York. 1t will extend from point 15o feet
south OF Madison street to point 40 feet north
Of Van Buron street, and will have width Of
135 feet and length Of 1,3e0 feet all OF which
will be under iron arches covered with an iron
root. The structure will be divided in two parts
by the Adams street viaduct, but beneath the
y1aduct tho trucks will be continuous. It will
contain five through tracks and two baggage
tracks on each side OF the baggage houses,
shown in the following diagram:
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land. Of the Colorado Central Railroad, Mr
Gallup, Of the Boston s. Albany Railroad, Judge
T.. c. Soars, Of the Kansas Pacific,
and Gen. Howard, Of the Boston &
Providence Railroad, arrived here. Late this
afternoon it was repoEtted1 shaf meeting Of the
fore, and Col. Thomas Scott, Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, who was called u upon IN regard to the
matter this eTsan zen sor s' hsS
rs possible ST ali eenictlng Interests d tho trunk
lines. Messrs Garrett Jewett, vanderblit de Rob.
Of s the We Western lness in Chicago, ind that the
meeting here Last eSepn eeef vca Ts tt to xsa de-
them on the subject Of east-bound fretghts
ii. We decided" said Mr. Scott " to counsel them
to abandon their lighting. gt % md to e. ngrce upon
other special matters to be acted upon by our
CONFERENCE beyond that We want to make
little money out Of this boom in the country
TEE SOUTHERN COMBINATION. !.
NASHVILLE, Feb. 28.-The stockholders Of the
Nashville, Chattanooga s. St. Louis Railroad met
at noon. President Cole read statement show
Ing that the earnings Of the road for January
were larger than ever known, and that the net
increase Is nearly 30 per cent for tho past seven
months. He then reiterated his determination
to retire from the Presidency Of the road, and
expressed the hope and belief that those who
would in the future control Il would In good
faith carry out all their professions Of friend
shin and Justice to nil localities through which
their lines ns acquired will run.
Vice. President NeWcomb, OF the Louisville &
ricd out in good faith. What had been the
policy Of President Cole must necessarily be the
policy of the new administration. He suggested
u committee OF conference from the Stock
holders OF the Nashville s. Chattanooga Road,
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EAsr-BoUND FREIGHTS.

New YORK, Feb. 26.-During the present "eeA
a number Of representative railroad men na.e
been in the city, and the fact has given r1s*' ~
various rumors and many con1ect1res Is " ene
object Of their visit. To-day ". H. H. Ao'e'
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Time Bur. Iher. tHn WInd.i Pet fth. Hfd"e''
~ IS $ ] ::: S|:::: $|::: S::::


daughter of Mr. Charles Morton, proprietor Of
the old Morton House.. The brides home was
filled with invited guests. and numerous elegant
presents were made. The Rev. ". B. Mtllard,
pastor Of tho Congregational Church, ofhclated.
The bridegroom is a well-known and popular
young man in this neighborhood, and the BRIDE
ono Of the bellies among the maids Q. Dundee.
The young couple will reside in Darlington
Centre, Cook County.
, 1880-02-27
BUSINESS NOTICES.

Get the Genuine Artic1e.-The great
popularity Of 'ss Wilbor's Compound Of Cod Liver
sit and Lime " has induced some unprincipled
persons to attempt to palm of simple article
Of their own manufacture: but any person VINO
is suffering from coughs. colds, or consumpuoIn
should be careful where they purchase this arti-
Gle. It requires no putting. The results of It's
use are its best recommendations, and the pro-
prietor has ample evidence on file OF lts extraor-
finary success in pulmonary complaints. The
Phosphate Of Lime possesses q most marvellous
healing power as combined with the pure Cod
Liver Oh, by DR.. Wilbor. It Is regularly pre-
ecribcd by the medical faculty. Sold by 4. b.
Wilbo-, Chemist, Boston, aud all druggasts.
, 1880-02-27

CAUTION! !!

The wonderful achievements and
euccess OF IInlc's II Oney OF
HOrehQx3nd and Tar has caused
the issue OF counterfelts and decep-
tive and dangerous mixtures bear
ing parts Of Its compound name OF
Trade- Mark device. Be not de-
ceiyed by these vile subterfuEes. but
obtain |tIIAIe's Honey Of 1Hnre.
hound and Tar" by Hs full n1mc
and also observe the above EXACT
Ttade-Mark device on the wrapper
enclosing each bottle, tcfkhotI< tchtcl
:aoas IL genuine
For Sale by all Druggists
, 1880-02-27

Victor Baby Food
Comes nearer to mothers milk than any other
preparation known. Try it. Price, &c All
druggists.
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struction to animal life caus, by snow has
far exceeded any slaughter which could be
inflicted by sportsmen during perio of at
least FIVE or six years.
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reared. It is urged that those who sell queens
cheaply must necessarily rear them cheaply,
aud therefore produce an inferior stock. An
experience of Is years Ia this branch OF apla-
culture has not Vet enabled me TO discover
cheap method by which to rear queens. The
dollar queen of to-day is brought about In the
same manner as the $40 queens OF 10 years ago.
You may say of the producers That they use
small nuclei, employing less amount OF
bees and thus reducing the expense
but the small nucleus was not abandoned be-
cause of the inferior quality OF the queen bred
therein. but on account OF the liability OF the
bees 70 abscond and the amount OF attention
required TO keep them IN ntness- NO one ever
found fault with Qu.nLy's Quees reared In
boxes. containing three OF four frames, I'VE
by six inches square. Instances are Known OF
breeders who have sold Refused Tested queens
as INFESTED, bat this Is dlsnouoI6ole ana the
the less by the plea thai good queens cah not
be furnished for that price IL there be d us
position to deal upiustly, the opportunity To
do great for the man VINO sells Tested
queens only as for him who deals in the I'M
tested as well, and for this reason there Is
great variation among Italians of pure breed,
rendering IL difficult to decide as 10 purity,
aud as there is neiiher court EhI
are TO be considered as pure because
they cost SO each, and the producer SAYS they
are pure. Probably two-thtrds OF all The
queens bought during the past season were
the untested and the warranted, and what
ever may be said against them, the low price
at which they are sold with profit, aud the
readiness with which they can be furnished
when queens are most needed tsWarming
time) will keep up demand.
Several other essays were read by difieT-
ent members which were listened to with
marked attention throughout, and IN some
instances discussions upon them were en-
gagged in at their close. The convention
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Silly.
IThe People,


Quite a number of English and Scotch farm
els have recently emigIated to Illinois and
settled there. Letters received from the old
country indicate that many others are com
ing, and some of them may stop liz Indiana
Senator Voorhees, should move new investi-
eating committee on this subject. He SAYS
Indiana is quite fully populated now" and,
II that is so. We don't want farmers crowdlDg
in here from England auo Scotland. Besides
they might take a notion after coming here to
vote the Repub lean ticket. and this would
not be ultimate. "-JournSi
The above is supremacy silly, and unworthy
even of the Journal. No one, Whatever his
politics, objects 10 the coming into the State
of either English, Scotch, German or French
famiies-indeed, they are welcomed among
us. Nor does any right-miHded person OBJ
jet TO the coming among us OF colored
families, when they come here of their own
volition, and are not iOlled here for politi-
cal purposes. But any right thinking citi-
zen should object to bringing among us
thousands of colored psupers who, when they
arrive in our midst, ale subjects of charity,
and never can, in the nature of things, be-
come good and useful citizens. We have no
race rejudices, and care nothing about a
persons color, hut we do want taose TO set
tie among us who will be a credit 10 the
State. and do not want M be stigmatizsd as
the psuper State of the Union.
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An Elephant Trying to Board ship.
London Nature !


The Indian Government las presented TO
the hing OF the Belgians four elephants to be
used by his expedition, and they have ar
rived safely at Zir zibar and been landed
near Dar-et -Salaam. Ooe who saw them
landing says the scsne was very exciting
They were dumped into the water from the
ship. We never thought the first elephant
could get alive TO shore. 1t swan more than
a mile Ia distance, and was In the water for
more tnan an hour. Long after 1t was half
way IL would keep turning round and Try
ing TO come back TO the ship. / can not DE-
scribe To you the excitement there was Oh
board. fairly cried once witn anxiety and
excitement; it would have been too horri
BILE 10 see it drowned. IL tried 10 climb mp
the shiD's side once. 1t was pouring with
rain, nich made things seem more disma' I;
We were all wet through, but nobody cared
We had to get our experience as Va went on,
rs no one knew aoything about elephants on
landing. We managed the other three much
bener, aud made the captain take the ship
near in shore.
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slaughterirg HOGS on Time.

In Wednesday issue al item appeared
stating that Landers Il Co.'S employees pro.
pose to cut 1 POO hogs and kill 500 hogs in
nine houls; time to be called at a. IN. The
men were on hand at 30 8. IA, and anxious
for the race.
Time was called az S:26 a. m, and the first
hog placed on the block. First lot. 523 hogs
cut in In. 81 IA. -; second lot, 677 hogs. cut
in 2l 26m. SIS. Total time, ID. jlm l3s.-
1 go hogs
Started 10 kill at 30 .. m, and killed 7S7
hogs Is hogs short of the prOpOsal); last neg
hung at Oh 2lm. 24s. Total time on XII ins
III. len Dis to al time on cutting snd
killing 81. I'm. Is leaving a surplus Of
42m. SIS. Jacob Hahn and John Keller,
cleaver men; James SayTes, ham trimmer
Samuel Knoll, soa,der.
To persons acquainted with pork packing
etc, when they consider the extremely mild
winter with which they have had to contend
aud that this set Of men have killed, cut
aud uacked TO- 32 hogs this season sgains.
10 $50 last season, will call it good work,
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Beekeepers conv' ntion.
FROM Thursday s Daily ]

The Beekeepers' association convened
sgain yesterday at the rooms of the State
Board of Agriculture, and during the day
listened TO number of essays on the sub
Jet of bee culture and discussed the same
The main subject discussed during the day
was that of .WinteriDg Bees" The election
took pace in the morning, with the follow
ingresuit:
Presdent-J. G.. Bellman. of Indianapolis.
observation-disclosures Drier, ii. G. White,
J. Nj. Brooks. NJ. G. Reynolds, c. = SchOdeld,
tieol re small j NJ Hicks Mr. GEL OF Fran
cisville, Daniel Christie. A. G.. Hill.
The vice pr sidents for the first, third, tenth
and thirteenth districts were left to be APP
pointed by the president.
SecTetaIy-F. l.. Daugherty.
Treasurer-J. w. Cotton.
At o'clock D. m. the convent ton al
j1uTned sine die.
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MANS NobIest MorI,.

This is an age of great works and wonder
ful inventions ST sam, electricity. water,
air, ell are made to S-Tve man, but uuques-
tiOnably the greatest inventions are those
which preserve mans health ard prolong his
life, and among the greatest of these is DR.
Kings New Ditcovery for Consumption. Itt
effec,s are truly wonderful, and hundreds
are happy tc-fay, who once looked forward
to an ear grave For coughs, colds, bror-
Chitis, asthma. loss of voice. hay fever,
hosrseness, Group, or any affection whatever
OF the throat, chest or lurgs, DIR. Kings New
Discovery will positively cnre. We can
cheerfully recommend il 10 al, and can uu-
hesitatinely say 1t is the only sure cure for
throat and lung aflpI toDs Trial bot, les 10
cents; regular sizs 81 For sale nv
J. c. FRENCH
Medical Depot Masonic Temple,
Indianapolis Ind.
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a Most Remarkable Fly story.
IPittsburg Telegraph I

Flies have annoyed restaurant keeper in
this city beyond endurance He determined
TO get rid of them. He closed MS doors and
windows, and laid a train OF very fae gun.
powder in narroW strips oyer the floor. He
painted the places between the strips with
molssses- In "a incredibly short time all
the flies in the room seemed to be on the
floor, eT j0ying the luxurious repast so tempt
ingy Ilactd bsfJre them. Ii was but the
WORK of an instant 10 fire the train. The re-
suit, when carefully weighed was two
pounds three ounces OF dead dies. How
many ounces OF gunpowder were used is not
stated.
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THE BEE KEEPERS.
The Proceedings Of the State AssOci-
alton Yesterday.
A Large Attendance of Gentlemen In
terested in the Manufacture
Of Honey.
A Number Of Excellent Essays on thu Sub
jecs of Bee Culture Read ard
Discussed.
From Wednesdays Daily.

The Indiana Beekeepers' association met
in the Agricultural room at 1880 a. m. with
President c. 5 Schofield in the chair. The
president stated the object of the meeting,
which was for the purpose OF forming a
permanent organization of the beekeepers of
the State for the further advancement OF
the beekeepIDg interest. After considerable
discussion the report of the executive com
mittee appointed at the last meeting was
read and accepted, when the meeting pro.
ceeded to the adoption OF a constitution and
bylaws. The question of vice presidents
was left open for further discussion. The
dinner hour having arrived, the association
adjourned to O'Clock 2. m.