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TOMBSTONE, A. T., Dec. 29.-Deputy United
States marshal carp, was fred upon Will Q
crossing Fifth street last night by three men
armed with shot guns. The assassns escaped
in the darkness. Nineteen shot struck carp
inficting dangerous and perhaps mortal
wounds. The assault is undoubtedly the out
growth of recent fight with COW boys in which
carp was engaged. Tho gang have since
threatened the lives of carp and his support
ers. Citizens are greatly excited.
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MARINE NEWS.


THURSDAY, Dec. 20.
Arrived.
steamer Kanawha, Greenwood, Richmond Va
with coal. 49,. -.
Steamer City OF Portland, Larcom, Boston for
Eastport and st John. NIB. ~
Baruue Flora (Br) Fulton, Pillau with rage to
S Warren s. Co. Vessel TO Gallagher q Co.
The Flora brought in Capt Dali and crew nine in all
of the Br barauentine Margaret Boyd, from Merri
MICH for irving Scot, deal loaded which was fallen
with Dec 81, waterlogged, dsmasted, deck burst up
boats gone and complete wreck, drifting about
at will of the elements. See other columns,
Sch Grace Davis, Davis, Port Johnson-coal to
Maine Cent RR
Cleared.
Steamship Moravian, (Br) Archer, Liverpool via
Halifax-H e. A Allan.
Barque Miranda, Corbett, Hayana-Nutter, KIM
ball & Co.
Sch j NJ Riley, Robertson, Matanzas-Phinney g.
jackson. ~
Sch Merlin, (Br) Riley st John. NB-master:
Sch Julia s, (Br) McIntire, st John. NB-Chase,
Ieayitt q Co.
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METEOROLOGICAL.
INDICATIONS FOR TaE NExT TwENTY-EoUa
HOuRs.


Wal Dept, OEEToE OEnEg SIGNAL
OFFICER, Washington, d. O.,
Dec. 90, ]. AM.
For New England,
Rainy followed by clearing weather, winds
shifting to colder northwesterly, falling fol-
lowed by rising barometer.
Cautionaries from New York to PASSPORT.
SPECIAL BULLETIN.
General rains have fallen in the Middle
States and New England. Occasional rains in
the Southern States, and occasional rain and
snow in the Lake region and upper Mississippi
valley. Southerly winds prevail in New Eng
land. In all other districts northwestly. The
temperature has risen about five degrees in
New England; in all other districts it has fall
en- about fifteen degrees A cold wave is CEN
trail in Wisconsin and Minnesota and is NOV
ing to the eastward.
Fair weather is indicated for Saturday in
the Gulf, South Atlantic AUD Middle Atlantic
States
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California Ruinrng stocks.


CHICAGO, Dec. 9.-Hogs-Keceipts 18. 600 head;
shipments 300; steady hixed packing 90@q6 %;
light firm at 6 40; heavy packing and shipping at
625@6 55 skips and culls at 0095 40.
Cattle-Receipts 55OOhead shipments $500 head;
firm and unchanged.
sheep receipts 800 head; shipments 900 head;
steady; irmer on choice; common to good medium
at 90G3 so; good to hoice O0@4 80; extra 90
6D5 90; Lambs 1906 90.
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FresI. Beef Market.

Corrected for the PRESS daily by Wheeler, Swift
s. Co., Commission Merchants in Chicago Dressed
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MARRIAGES.

In this city, Dec 90 at the residence of the brides
father. by Rev j. c. Holbrook, d. D., George w.
percy. ESQ, of San Francisco, CAL, and Miss Emma
W. Clark, daughter of D. W. Clark OF Portland.
In this city, Dec. "a by Rev. A. NICK eown; y. ":
Portland. = .,
In West Baldwin, Dec. "a, by Rev. G; g. Andrews,
Christopher Noble and Mrs. Sarah sanDorn, Dosn OF
West Baldwin.
In Bath, Dec. 25 John L. Perkins and Miss Lucy
B. SAWYER. ,r. = ~
castle and Mrs Hattie M. Erskine of Wiseasset.
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Murdered and Burned.

VIRGINIA Cry, Dec. 29.-The bodies of
Pierander Ballock and his wife, proprietors of
the toll house in six mile canon we're found in
the charred ruins of their house last night
They had evidently been murdered and the
house fired. They were supposed to have large
sums of money in the house.
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NATIONAL TRADERS BANK.

FEyHE shareholders Of the National Traders Bank
IL of Portland, aIe hereby notified that their an
nual meeting will be held at their Banking Room,
on TUESDAY, the tenth day of January next, at
IL O'Clock a. M; to choose five Directors for the en-
suing year, and to act ON any other business that
may legally come before them.
EDWARD GOULD Cashier,
Dec 10 1881 dacIOdtd
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MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK.

YEvHE stockholders of the Merchants National
Il Bank of Portland, are hereby notified that their
annual meeting for the choice of Directors for the
ensuing year, and the transaction of such othele
business may legally be brought before them, viii
be held at the bank, on TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 1882,
at 10 o'clock a. IN.
Iortlnnd nnc ~ 1891 dec1 0dtd
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Honors to Secretary Frelinghuysen.

NEWARK. n. j., Dec. ga private dinner
party was given to Secretary Frelinghuysen by
Thos T. Kinney of the Daily Advertiser this
evening. A number Of prominent gentlemen
were present. Friday evening Mr.. Frelinghuy-
sen is rendered grand reception at the resi-
dence of Thos. N. McCarter. Saturday he re-
turns to Washington to receive New Year
calls from the diplomatic corps.
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[FRoM MERCHANTS EXCHANGE


Ar at Savannah 2Sth inst. sch W Drury, from
Wiscasset.
Ar at Barbados 10th inst Darque Jose ~ Lopez
Leland, Philadelphia.
sid FIN Demarara Dec Q, brig Carrie Purington,
Ar at Rio Janeiro 4th, barque Blanche How, Nc
Sid fm Montevideo Nov 18th. barque MARYLAND.
Ar at Queenstown 2sth, barque Carlton, from
San Francisco.
Ar at Havre 26th inst, ship james Drummond.
Curtis San Francisco.
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The Philadelphia Frauds.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 29.-The investiga ton
into the tax office frauds by committee of
councils was continued to-day. Up to the pre-
sent time the investigation shows about $40,-
600 has been stolen.
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First National Sank.

FIvHE Annu Meeting of tho Stockholders of the
Il First Ma nal Bank of Portland, for the choice
of Directors and the transaction of such other bust
ness as may legally before them, wiz be held
at their Banking House on TUESDAY, the 10th
day of January, 1882, at 10 O'Clock a. m.
w. L. GOULD, Cashier.
Portland Dec. 10, 1881.
decl2 dtd
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CANAL NATIONAL BANK.

rEVHE annual meeting of the stockholders Of "The
IL Canal National Bank of Portland" for the cleo
ton Of seven directors and for the transaction of
any other business that may legally come before
them, will be held at their banking house on
TUESDAY, the tenth day of January, 1882, at
eleven O'Clock q, IN.
B. G. SoMERBY, Cashier.
Dec. 10 1881. dec1Odtd
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Cumberland National Bank.

VIHE Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the
IL Cumberland National Bank, of Portland, will
be held at their banking house Tuesday, the 10th
day of January, 1882, at 10 o'clock a. m, for the
choice of Directors for the ensuing year, and the
transaction of any other business that may legally
come before them. w. II. SOULE, Cashier.
Portland. Dec o, 1881. dec1Qdtf
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GrAINsYILLE, Tex, Dec. 29-Ancther stage
robbery occurred near the notorious Black
Hollow this evening. Mail bags were rifled of
valuable packages. The robbers were young
1ade
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Hanged for Whippin

Hanged for Whipping His Wife to Death
HAMBURG, Ark, Dec. 29.-Col. j. M: Bell,
a prominent citizen of this county, was hanged
by mob twenty miles south of. here yester-
day. He whipped his wife SO severely on
Christmas that she died. This aroused his
neighbors, who lynched him
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Cnsco National Bank.

FEIHE Annual Meeting of the Stockholders OF the
4 Casco National Bank Of Portland for the
choice of Directors and the transaction of such 9TH
er business as may legally come before Them will be
held at their Banking House on TUESDAY, the
10th day of January, 1882 at o O'Clock a. m.
VIM. A. WINSHIP, Cashier.
Portland Dec s. 1881. dec9-dtd
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DEATHS


At Morrills Corner, Deering Dec. 20, Mrs. Eliza
beth Tisdale, wife of John Bell. aged 81 years
months.
Funeral service Saturday forenoon at IL O'Clock,
at her late residence.
In Westbrook, Dec. %. Samuel M. Bracket, aged
81 years. ,,, -
funeral service this afternoon at o'clock, at
the residence of Alton q. Brackett.
In Yarmouth, Dec. %, Mrs. Margaret Il. hooerts,
wife of N. B. Roberts.
Funeral service Friday afternoonv at O'Clock.
In Lowell, Dec. 81, Mrs. Asenath, VIE OF EDEN u
Hamblen, aged "a years. I. =,
In Boothbay, Dec. g. Mrs. Emma, widow OF the
late Manson Pinkham, aged 40 years.
In Alma, Dec. 8, Miss Mary A. Jewett. aged AZ yrs
In Edgecomb, Dec. 4, Mrs. Sarah j., wife OF Gill
man Burnham, aged 40 years months mso,, orod OK
years months. 20
In West Gardiner, Dec. Is, Fred Fogg, aged 40
years.
nsrThe funeral service of the late Miss
Hsnpah Baldwin will take place this (Frday) after
noon at 2 O'Clock, at the residence OF Capt Isaac
Knight, 143 Franklin street.
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Grain Market.

PORTLAND Dec. 20.
The following quotations of Grain were received
by telegraph from Chicago to-day by A. W. Jordan,
1877 Commercial street:
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Sch Rival of Bath from Providence for NYorl
with cotton waste while lying at Dutch Island 2Stf
took fire and was filled with water to prevent des
truction.
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New York stock and Money MARKET.

10y I6l6gispH.T
NEW YORK. Dec. Delivering. Money loaned
to legal interest, but at 4@5; prime mercantile pa
per at CAT. Exchange steady at 480 for long and
4S4sfor short. Governments are irregular. State
bonds dull. Railroad bonds in light demand and
slightly higher.
cd 22R NCN sharas.
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Tho following quotations of stocks were received
Yesterday by Woodbury. & Moulton (members Of the
Boston stock Exchange), corner of Middle and Ex-
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asecetvss OF Maine Central.


PORTLAND, Dec.i2S.
For Portland ears % miscellaneous merchandise,
fer connecting .rosds rs cars miscellaneous neI-
chandise.
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Ocean Insurance Company.
AENUAE MEETING.

TEyHE stockholders of the Ocean Insurance Compa-
III ny, are hereby notified to meet at the Office Of
said company in Portland, on MONDAY, the second
day of January A ID. 1882, at three o'clock p. m,
for the purpose of choosing Directors for the
ensuing year. and for the transaction Of any other
business that may then be legally acted upon.
r. o. CONANT, Secretary.
Dec, -. 1881 dec1 2d3w
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Foreign Imports.
Foreign Exports.

PILLOU. Bark Flora-1315 bales rags to D
HAVANA. Bark Miranda-3254 box shocks. 3,
352 shocks and heads.
Foreign Exports.
LIVERPOOL, ENG. Steamship Moravian-29,-
285 bush wheat, 1872 do peas, 500 sacks -four, III
bbls pork 80 do lard, do hams, 11OS qrs beef 44S
bbls apples 701, PAL TBS cheese 1O93 do butter,
27S 900 do bacon, SAG cases canned meats, ~ pkgs
leather, do machinery, so bales hops, packages
poultry, 169 carcasses mutton.
MATANZAS. Schr james M Riley-213 shocks
and heads, 9400 box shocks, 80S hoops.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL

Portland DRils Wholesale Market.
PORTLAND. Dec. 20.
The following are to-day's quotations OF Flour,
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European Markets.
BY Telegrsph.)
LONDON. Dec. 29.-American securtties-U nited
States bonds, As, 12O1s.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 29-12.3OP. M.-Cotton market
steady; Uplands 6 11-16d; Orleans 6 1850; sales
1900 bales; speculation and expert ooo' futures
quiet.
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UNION MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY OF MAINE.
Notice. \

NIHE Annual Meeting of the Union Mutual Life
IL Insurance Company of Maine, will be held at
the Office of Hon. Joseph II. Williams, the Clerk OF
said corporation, in Augusta. Maine, on Wednesday
the eleventh day Of January, A. ID. 1882, at ten
O'Clock a. m. to fix the number of, and elect boafd
of Directors. Per order of Directors.
H. d. SMITH, Secretary.
Portland, Maine, Dec 20, 1881. dee23dtd
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Union wharf, AnnuaI Meeting

rEIHE shareholders are hereby notified that their
IL Annual Meeting will be held at No. 16O Com
mercial street, (head of the whart), on Tuesday,
of officers for the ensuing year. and attention 10 any
N. o. CRAM, Clerk.
dec 26 did
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Brief Extracts from Testimonials
FOR
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oliver Wendell Holmes, w. D.,
HARVARD University.
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1t hardens the muscles, steadies the nerves. and
tones up the whole physical system, thus enabling
it to resist disease
H. G. MOffat, M. a.,
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aginaBe. 1t is particularly adapted to ladies sutf
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HOraiiO Gomez, N. ID,
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am fully satisfied with your machine anu its ef-
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With three months use of the Reactionary Litter,
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Nothing can saw in praise of it as q health pro
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It acceerates to high degree, and exalts to great
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CancersCured

NJ knife, no poisonous plasters, no mercury
~ other poisonous medicines used. Relief guar
anteed in every case as have % different modes
for curing Cancers and can meet every case. No
charge for consultation, ard only for medicine until
the cure is effected Can give the best of references
as to skill and medical standing from some OF the
lead ng physicians OF Boston, also sworn certificates
of cures. Send a full history of your case with
stamp to o. G. RANDALL, NJ D.. 60 Day street,
Boston Highlands, Mass. If you call take the ia
maica Plain Horse Cars. dec23eod3m
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By water conveyance-1ooo bush Cornmeal 70 q
". Trua & 90.
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MINIATURE ALMANAC. DECEMBER 30.
sun rises. .36 High water, (P M. 7.30
SIM sets........4.31 Moon sets........s. 2.59
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ANNUAL MEETINGS
EAGLE SUGAR REFINERY.

yEyHE Stockholders Of this corporation are hereby
n notified that the Annual Meeting for choice
of Directors and for action upon any other business
that NAV come before Them viii be held at the Re-
finery Office Fore street. on Tuesday, the 10th day
of January, 1882, at 3 o'clock P. NJ.
JOS. p. THOMPSON, Clerk.
dec28 dtd
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nf.trTct Court.

Yesterday morning the Casseday en-
,,oa,Iomcnt cases were continued from the
D I"at tbat Col. John Z. Flint. who is a ma
ilcs ID% witness. was unavoidably abs Mt.
,S III hoIance of the day was consumed IN
IN 4 nc hearing of the baDeas corpus case OF
Tue iio' and Stinson, who are chal Sed by
buthI versions l1 with being parties to the
G ''5iI;nn IF Geo. Mason, the negro who lost
M MILE if!fa nv pun-shOt wounds on MI
!tiiiiss,,a lit farm south OF town on last
s3i,nt5sv evening. The WITNESSES t'r the
' Sun yere examined during tue evening
sD nd come testimony for the defense irtro-
' 'inc when the closing hour arrived and
oon,.t adjourned. so far as the eXamina-
t;oI has conc it would be neither nc or
a I'm to venture an opinion, but from
,Tiiat evidence has been produced, 1t is
, AIN that The prosecution expect to prove
hot both Burke and Stinson, according 10
tha The statements of Mason before he died,
md also another witness, were the cnes
Who WIN were together when the shot Was
fred that killed Mason. The defense on
M -, other hand hope to prove the strong
, ,,nt and clcarest Kind Of an abb. The
e ,s,,, IN was packed ali day, mostly
,,,;ti, neproes and the interest grows
Ilon as the examination progresses. \
u oor ppilsion will be reached to-day.
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Closed Their Doors.

Quite a number OF people were sur
priscd on Monday evening when the re-
port gained circulation that J. w. Rig
gins q Co. had closed their doors. A lit
lie inquiry. however. developed the fact
that they had, 10 force or proceedings
being used on the part of any one, Rig
gins & Co. voluntarily taking the step.
We have been informed that this course
was decided upon some time ago, Mr.. Rig
gins, who now constitutes the firm of
Higgins & Co.. finding that he was una
bic 10 meet the demands of his creditors.
S0IGe time ago he wrote each of them,
asking them TO meet here on yesterday for
the purpose OF advising in the matter and
see what could be done. The failure on
the part of the house to meet its obliga-
lions is not on account of bad business or
irregularity, but from the fhct that the
house HIS been unable to get in outstand-
ing indebtedness. We understand that
including stock, notes and warrants, the
house can can show surplus over in
debtedness of several thousand dollars,
but the inat ility to raise the cash to meet
the present demands has caused Mr.. Rig
gins to take the step he has.
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Personal.


Mr.. Chas. Knoblouch is down from
Whitney.
Mr.C. E. Gass, of the GatesviIle sun. is
in this city.
Mrs. W L. Tucker we regret to learn
is quite ill.,
Mr.. o. Wheat left on The Missouri Pacific
train last night for Fort Worth.
Miss Lizzie Garfield is in the city on a
visit, guest Of Miss Lizzie Eagan.
MIR. r. J. Kimbrough has returned from
visit TO Atlanta and other points In the
old states.
Mr.. w. S. Heard is back from a visit to
New Orleans, Atlanta exposition and other
places, where he has spent the last three
weeks.
Mr.. c. NJ. Downs and Napier q Pow
ers are waiting patiently for an adjustment
of the losses on their buildings, so they
can commence repairing them.
DR.. w. H. Wilkes Yesterday received
through Geo. IL. Bringhurst, OF Houston,
notice OF his appointment as deputy dis
nict grand master OF the twelfth Masonic
district of Texas.
The Fort Worth Democrat and Ad.
vance endorses our suggestion OF IN ,.x-
cursion over the Missouri Pacific 10 the
Fort. We hope We may be able TO vet
make the trip several hYndrqd strong and
enjoy the hospitality'-so generously ten
1 Is by the l.6eral-spiIited people OF
~
NJ. j. ". Mann. who s just back
from Tennessee, says the people of that
state complain bitterly of not having
made even half crop. Many had 10 sell
OFF their surplus stock, because they did
not make hay and fodder enough to Win
ter them. and some say they will have
breadstuff enough TO last them, but moth
ing Tor seed.
On Christmas morning Mr.. Scwell,
who is an employe of the Dollar store,
held what is known as a 'cannon" fire.
cracker in his hand, after igniting the fuse.
IL exploded with terrible force, burning
and laying open the palm OF his hand and
driving pieces of paper and grains OF pow
der into the flesh. lie worked all day Sat
ur,lay. but by Sunday his hand was in
terrible condition. The arm commenced
swelling and lock jaw seemed inevitable.
lie secured medical attention and is now
better. but Sunday night and Monday his
situation was critical. His experience Is
dearly bought, but will no doubt suffice
him the remainder of his life.
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A Last Sad Wall.

The EXAMINER has spoken of so many
outrageous mail Irregularities in the past
few weeks, and has protested and scold-
ed SO much, that it is with feeling of
hesitancy and inability to do the subject
justice that we refer once more to it.
Yesterday a reporters attention was
called to several letters which had been
mailed in st. Louis on the Odd and 23d
that were only received yesterday. No
LITIGATION was also received yesterday
that a registered letter had been mailed
in st. Louis on the 23d, but no news has
been heard concerning its whereabouts
at this end of the line. 1t certainly
should not require four days, or one
hundred hours, for letter to reach
Waco after being mailed in st. Louis,
but that it is SO is one Of the banes of
Texas life. So many complaints have
assembled to the throne of headquarters,
and so many assurances of at least
partial alienation of the bore have
reached us, that at first hope was stirred
that the abortive service was to be
bettered. We were told a special agent
had been dispatched to study well the
defects and their causes and, as far as
possible, remedy them. Weeks have
elapsed, and still letters and papers, i'm
portant business matters, are delayed
days. We can only gasp in dispairiDg
disgust, how long, o, Lord! how long?
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AFamiIy Dinner and Reunion

BY courtesy OF the honored head of the
family, this reporter yesterday had the
pleasure of participation in the annual
family reunion and Christmas dinner OF
DR.. Thomas Moore and his connection, at
his residence on South Third street. Pres
ent on our arrival were the old genll, man
and his wife, both in the enjoyment OF ex-
cellent health, on the toity-ninth anniver-
sary ofther married life, and around them
grandchildren with their mamas and
papas to the number of thirtytwo, be-
sides quite coterie OF partiGu-
lar fri mis-, including the Rev, w.
Z. Hall, of the Christian church.
a veritabe patriarch, the,old doctor must
have contemplated the scene with sense
OF conscious pride. Alike in numbers and
condition, socially and otherwise, the fam-
lily ms a whole is such as mot only any IA
thcr, but any community, might well be
proud of; and who knows To what extent
this very custom OF fimily reunion, so
long observed. may have crnduced TO so
h ppy a result? "ln union there is
strength" and nowhere does this time
honored aphorism fad so pleasing an cX-
a in the family united alike
BY the ties OF affection and by an hOnora-
BILE purpose in life. Many more such re-
unions may Ibis family live to enjoy.