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Big Springs.
speci al to the Herald.

Big Springs, July -12.-By the favo.
of Deputy Unlt.d States Marshal Sssette
got the following facts with regard
to sad affair at Colts Work, "a few miles
west of the end of the track: While tamping
charge OF powder on some heavy stone work,
the blast was acct ent lily discharged, killing
three men; Barney McEvoy, foreman; Dan
Coy le and Pat Thompson, laborers, killed out
right, and boy rpmed Engisle, tue only son
of poor widow wash women, morally
woun1eu. Ano.her lauorer was danssrousiy
netu uty u. S. Marshal Sissette Is making
foul weather for illicit whisky dealers In these
parts.
Tack laying on the Texas & Pacific is pro-
crossing nc the rate of two mi es daily, with q
prosl ect Of three mites daily in the near Suture
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Special to the Herald.
St. Louis, July r. The solar
wave that struck st Louis last
Fiidsy still fingers with us. To-day the IL er-
mometer recorded lOi in the shade. There
were forty cases of prostrat ON by the heat.
About 10 OF them have or will prove fatal
Mr.. Jenkins, western commissioner for
the atlanta, Georgia International cotton eA-
posi- ion, is In ct. Louis. In conversation he
told your correspondent to-day that the
prospects for tn exposition are splcnr i'd
The original am unit ofstock was 800 900 This
has been doubled and is all taken.
Atlanta holds SS0, 600; New York and
philadelphia $25,t0J each, and the balance
IL held mainly In st LOUIS, Chicago, Cincn-
natl, Chattanooga, hvi le and Angus a.
The exp sitio Mr.. jenkins SAYS is IL to be
exclusively OF co ton, as many seem to tn NIX :,
We shal. make speciality Of the dlsp ay Of
cotton, for that is our sIspie; but we hall
also have all the industrial inte.es,s Of the
world represente all the machinery, all the
manufactures and all the produces of the
United States will be on exnini-
ton, ton, besii.s interesting exhibits hom a
will mar factursd artlc es be shown, but there
will be over 800 operatives on The grounds.
The WillimavIio spool cotton cmpany have
Will take the raw cotton and manufacture 1t
tnIo thread. Clark has secu ed 400 square
feet for his cotton display A lar iron house
of ltimore will have ;. Chinese Pagoda man
ufactur red In China and display 1t a the expl.
sitton, every industry viii be orou2hl, re-
presented on grand SC Ne, Mr.. Jenking who
has been engaged In the interest of
sou'heln immigration Tor tho last
five years, IL very sanguiue in
his hopes of the complete. success of this en-
terprlse, and thinks 1t just what is needle to
bring the people of the Two sections to u juss
unde sta1diug of each Others purposes, and
that much sectional jealOusy will be rem we'd
by fist wo Id IS fair of the south. The peupe
of the south hsve so long looked to the factor
les ofthe north to Coz sumo theirraw maeli |,
that now they flnh progras sio in that line
very STOW st Louis, Evansville, LoHieville
and Nashville are just Ou the border between
the north Hnd the sou h and from meeting
with representations Of both sect ons must
neces ,ari y leave tn, most matt rial good.
This is the opportunity Ofths southern manu-
facturer. and its IN provement viii Drin 6
prosperity TO the hole SOL In
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me Great Rr.nrh Celebration.

Pari-, July l2'--The pspers say that the fe,e
Of the z VIOLA Ion and tf ths r. pabiic. which
occurs o. Thurtday next. the 1fth inst, tie
gist anUiver-ary Of The taking Of the ba- tile
viii be aelebrate1 with grea er eclaf han II
y as last year. The city has already assumed
q f-.tlve atpesrance. Oficisl buildiI gs are
respiend nj With bunfiugs, while every v here
IL virrb . t1e nufIines Of Whist will develop into
beautiful fl'uminstlOns. Huge 11gstans have
tueeu cree "a on ali open spaces. There viii
Be- q splendid NeuetiEn frte IN B sls De Hologue
uifh 6snos q music sDd fireworks Oh the lakes.
Thsre VII also Ue pyrytechnic displays 81
other cJnsfien0us points, and free perform
sucas 60 ne tnesfrss.
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Special to the Herald.


DenisOn, July PA fatal accident occurred
here this morning ct siK O'Clock, by which
charles Jones, q tile contractor on The
Missouri Psci6e, Lost his life.
on retiring las ghtln hay Ion ofs Efs-
be. where he h-d pat bis team. he placed his
revolver under his pillow and this morning
llfte1 the be ol0fhss and dropping the pist
10 was dlscnaFrrd, hitting Jones While 10 q
sioopifg ros tom IRE bail eutere1 the lower
part Of ne bod u G yrnlng Ont at the stomseh,
rs-ntering below he left breast sn1 finally
lod kinE under the left sho1ldsr blade. II
nnxere1 IN f-srful aEgry till
eleten o'clock tbs morning. He had q
br ifher living ID Ge0rFia.
TIE w-sfh-r j. fearfuily hot; farmers say
crops ere Earning up, The rain Sunday being
100 lisht ~ - much good.
seven tiick tufldlDgs are bairg erecfe1 on
Hssr ste 9. OR crera hruse has heru1 20
groW Tee -TicErn arors vent % work Non.
dsv IN q solif undatior.
Busin-ss 3 nsrnllg good.
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Rrellhann.
snecIal TO the Herald.

Brennan, July le.-Wil liam Dockal
ws arrested las. night neaE Long
Point, this county, chargd with the
murder of Henry Koeugs in January,
1866. lie was indictd ir Apru s65 and has
ever 81 ce cen H. Mexico Loui.iana and
Missouri He now live near st Louis and
has VIE ard fourc il-r-n the-r. At the
time Of Tue killing he was mfmh Of ccm-
pany L Fifth Texas o.v Try. kepng be-
10 ged TO the same regimen ID c,.l had
lust me back ON avlsil Ia relatives
At ths spe,lal election tO-uay. R.ichRrdt
was elected alderman. No NOop"os.tfon.
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The wheel Of Fortune.

New orleans, July l2 The prln cIpai prizes
In the Louisiana lottery drawn to-day are as
follows. 7Sll2 drew $4,000. sold in New York
and Wick sburg: p 6f7 drew SIC, 600, sold In
Utica, New York; % 47 drew $1,000, sold IN
New York; IS 469 and a. s55 each o., 800, sold in
New York The following drew 81, 900 each:
l, ,lg1, sold IN New York; So 9ll, sold in New
Orleans IS 23g. sold In New Orleans; AZ, 1888.
n in New York and Boston, and i,42l, sold
in New York and Washington, ID. G.
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London. July IA dispatch from Vienna
10 the standard and Times says the police
have seized nearly gil the leading journals
for iuDishing resolution passed bv the con-
sIifuii0n lists belonging 20 hs German club.
fhs te oliliion vas not AZ alta X on the TOsfs
n lois y. but was only an ,rpression Of the
re era = ling ] . regard u the srrog snos Of
tHs CEsichbs and their msnacss a.afnst the
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Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
Corsicans, Ju3e l2.-At meeting of the
citizens last night at the opera house payer
was drawn up asking the city council TO con-
slider the propTiety OF asceitaining I o
cost of necessary W. rks for furnishing
water for the ci y, and that they
provide for ibe same by the Issue RI bonds.
Parsons Brigade Will meet here on August
3rd. Tn re will be large attendance.
The Narrow Gauge 10 moving westward
slowly.
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senator Coke, In a mastery effort, enter
tained the crowd in the foreuooa, and Judge
Carroll IN the afternoon. Botp speeches were
commended. Great regtet was felt at the a.
putty OF ex-Governer TbrockmOrton and Con-
g.essman Wellborn TO be present. RESOLUTIONS
and condemning the attempted assas slns tlon
were unanimous p' ssed Politics were
eliminated from The order Of the day. The
utmost decorum prevailed and everybody
went away feeling glad they had c)he. It
was day long to oe remembered Ny Wise
county.
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A Railroad Syndicate.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn July IL. Fred Wolfe,
financial agent of the Ehrlipger syndicste.
to-day pur> hased the Memphis, Holly Springs
& Selma railway 1t will be com pleted at once
end extended to Albany, AIS bans. which will
give the syndica uninterrupted i TO tue
sea from Chattanooga, Memphis, Vickssur
and New Orleans
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FiRhtia AIriers

London, Jolly l2--A Paris dispatch says a
dispatch from Algeria states that the insurzsnt
chief, ,BJumeni, with 1000 Arabs twice unsucces-
fuiiy attacked the town OF Kreiden, on the 9Th
INST. 1be vi tce was defended by three sOm-
IOOs1Un 90 man
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Geneva. July l2 The grest land slide near
sezYesw Az. In ihs canton Of BerDe. which
wa reported on the ss-h ult-. is ste.dily
moving towards laks Thuo 81 N rat Of
surse metres Gay. 4 g. IN ee niles lDi & O.e
mile tIrosd and 20 unkB0wa depth. n u-ee ln
is attn " been i.@trgref regvesg-il q 4
ne EhborIng village Are f0rtuDatsly oct OF the
rauae.
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London, July u "A Can-tsntinopis dis
raieh s-ystfe sultan eBurtslDs the ID Of
hDvirg he Judgment IN he csss The sIl- red
nIufuerrrs ~ AbluI arr en- ulfed ~ fne
OH ~ &C. a lon, hui q vs. refuesel I'D 70
D an tnie -ou'd Involve he ssity 4 aHsw
ian thea decided . 90 mute the dean ssn-
ten -.
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The Texas & Pacific Railroad.

special 10 tie Herald.
Eni of Track, Texas & Pacific Railroad ,
Jul, l2' The track Ia now laid to ection 3O6
or 36S m les west OF Dallas, eievation, $500
fee above the ses | vel aud at at section 3lu
Is the summit between the waters of the G l.
oraIO and the Peco', At an eleva ion of 3 200
feat, and here Is what We know as Colts big
rock cut, 900 fc wid' and In some place.
seventeen feet deep Here we fear that III.
tracs laying ma De delayed unless we lay
arOu Il The cut a veHye peDslVo expedient.
Al Pat O'Donuel's work on s.ctio S35 we
will be delay cd again for few days by the un-
finished grad but II no very great difficulty IL
enco untertd through the send hills We will
re Gu the recos rive by The l-to sptembei
The -ec6s iivGr Is on section 3G7 ana the
G. Iadalupe m ~ ttins ara sixty miles west.
We Ave a deputy United STATES marshal
and aD Uait,d aes co fnr issiOner along with
ns 10 dis % nsr justice to all Violations of he
United states venue Law s, a'so a detach-
mett of rangers To- lruk after he state laws
n mpEny OF the 10 IA cavalry, (colOred)
10 l"ok at er the red SANS, "a sort OF rouge ct
noir g'me,)
FIR m Lbs lst of July the track-laying has
aver, gel two miles perday, buff ON and after
August lsi the track VIII be laid Vt the rate of
three miles pc. day until IL reaches the Rio
The track free win be $50 men and co teams,
W tn TO rail- :, a d will require "A cars of
iron and - OF ties per day, besides IL cars of
water
We have slready laid since leaving Fort
Woth, I OoO, 900 ties and -, 600 tons of iron.
TIeNa tsut tn iron IN n al d the spike
gaus h We been rSi ed 10 az. o. per day toe
his hest wages ever paid labOrers ON abroad
In u estate.
We I ha- been dug AZ section 27i and n tn
or ~ &c tiOn 209 b ,th Ut wh en- furnish a plen-
ty OF Ood water the cOnstTuctlo o IA purpo co
and = train business
On NJ md he II h inst the track was in
tpec et ard Hcce, tie by the I Xss & Pacific
raj r0af OH cial~ 10 T. rspn, on section 257, o.
90 miles " est Of B z Snri 7gs.
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Pope Pius' Body.

Rome July l2.-The body of Pope Plus TX,
in accordance with the terms Of his wlll will
be removed from St. Peersbu g to the
churcn of SJn Lorenzo. The whoie csremo-y J
will be strictly private.
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Tufkish NeHs.

Copstsntinopie, July I2.-Turkish war ma
tsrisl has already bsen removed from the
ssc,.nd scene OF the Geled territory aud tits
believed that trpsty terms for final transfer to
Greece viii be shOrtened.
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Looag-. guy ls.-ln ths hsussof corm7ns
lest n an sir sss1ors Eost5cots svsr lT a.
dsnnosf be sfts-k D. NJ. F8sts- ~ fhs Iriai
n nh -. as stuse q NE 2 rtt - NV. 90
aci iou-ruert q a 81 irc 1nsisl-rt Ul1f
r.rroostigr nld dlsapr-oFal.
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Prisoners Usder the coercion Act

London. Jdiy l2.-Tnere are one hundred
persOos imprisoned IN Ireland under tho coer-
clOa act, ineludlnR one M ember Of parliament,
one priest, one magistrate, several town cOun-
c il0rs and many poor low guardians
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London, July IA Paris dispsteh ssys
osDer.I Ci-lodIns. Ifallsn snb 90 stor. hes
prI sented his letter - re-csll 90 Pre- De 9
Or ". Be stste that ravinE strF-a RS
con try for m r. thi forty-r Year,. fha
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specisl % ire Herzad.
D.es.ur. suiy 1s--Tss -ola -ssrnsrs reunion
to-dsy has bse1 q frn1d succsss seven
thOusnn1 p'eorls wsrs prtssnt, tte lnrrsst
erv-d sVsr nsssEbls1 IN wise sounty. Us.
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Gilnler,
Special TO the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
ailmer, July l2.-Yesterdy while everybody
was in town witnessing the balloon ascension,
the fiDe saw mill or Col. Walter Boyd was
consumed by fire. Loss three or (, ur tut usand
dollars. No insurance.
Dysentery prevails here to some extent
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Ner Tork, July PAT noon ts-5sy Gale
,hs ps5esfr ~, had eomplstsd 2ns5 qusrter
mite ortf 90. 90 qusr er n,iies IN s119 cons--
culivs ten-minut-s- He is SIN IN good c0ndi-
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Lonson. Juiy IA dispsieh from Turis
ssrs- A trnorpgrt he. srrlvsi hers wlf.
froups from fraooe- sue has ernbsrfs1 slr
guuS e Go1stts an1 II p-sparing 20 a. % sax.
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u ath Of nm Ex-senator

Omaha, Neb.. July IL Hon. Phlneas W.
Hitchcock, ex-United States senator from Me-
braska, died here yesterday of gene al deb Iihy,
augmented by exposure TO the Xtreme he T..
He was 80 years old ana classmate Of General
Garfeld's
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soufb B-u M t. yu' ll In shrD' ~ ne
ID de Manu- sf1u c0np psuy Vino o.
- wsrs sfurE - liEttninE N sundsy g. d
ourne1- II q 50 %. - 'n-uranne
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yellow Fever and smallpox.

Havana, July 12.-During the week ending
on the Sth lust, deaths occurred h. re from
yellow lever and 10 from small pox.
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Special to the Herald.
Austin, July IL. The Peoples Line City
Railroad company, of Houston, capital $25, &.
co., pIesentrd their charter In the altorL ey
general q office to day. The attorney gener d
beir conlnei to his bed with Sickness the
matter VIII not probably be passed upon TOR
s. veral days.
The condition of the adjrtant general is re-
ported az les cri 10 |. His fever Is abatirg,
and the inf immation, produced by the ope ra-
ii n, rub ding
N. Y. Lead r, editor OF the Evening Dispatch,
having rwarded attorney General McVesgh
the name Of the protesting dltors that pi ear
&c in his paper again the appointment. ss
postmaster, of Oo'. Degrees, to-day received a
lett from the AttOr' ey General Acknowledge
ates mas been sent To- The postmaster general
with The request that he should send special
agent TO oOk into the matter,
Deputy sheriff OF L'e county, Mrs. Amelia
Rchom ID, who was arrested at
tn. central depot yesterday for wearing
male a Ire. was fned G25 and costs this mOrL.
ing by Mayor Lrocker. che appealed her c Sc
an' & We bon Tor her appearance before the
coun court.
General 3. Buckuor, of con nfederate fame,
visited the ate department to- iay din quest
Of inform ton abou' the railr a L laws o Texas.
He is IN The 1Dtere o. Frenci capitalists,
probably seskng openings Tor lnvestmeng In
raj T. ads In Texas.
NJ, DR. Y. B ID in, principal Of San
ncc,ssl, n To ire scNOoI ontiuue.
TIE Veteran Board to-day passed on twelve
claims egdt OF i3n the r CON mended-
Rev Ed GRAY, tn cnlored man ar ested for
the embezzlement OF $40, was ,reesurer of the
U.i Guiding Star, cololed benevolent as
soCiation
In the U1ited States court to day Judge
Ha cock asked ihst tie Judgment in the case
of The gOvernm IN W Pearson. of El Piso
ett on the col ectnr's DO d, be set asi ie In
s much as ths government had accept
ed IL contrary 70 agreement with
Judge Evans. the agreement being tina. the
c,se hruld not be taken up untll last Ihurs-
day, When in fact 1t WAS II, on the TUESDAY
previous. be and his partner, Maj~r West,
being bsent ana ju 'gment At 81 by the g v
ernm-nt. Judge Evans denied the existence
ofany such agreement Ju iee HancOck, sfte
some fer her terchange of statements having
remarked hat Eva's was not Il fl asAocate
for gentleman and sh ud not
be allowed t. practice law, the
later advarcing toWarIs him, calleh
him n liar; whereupon Jud % Haze ok struck
him with his fiat in The mouth. Aoeputy
m rehal instant y, se'zed Judge Ha"co k
Judge Turner fined the district att II ey %
AM Ju ige d"nco $50. The latter rema king
as he psId his fine: II hope your honor III
see that this 1 low does not get any IF this. !"
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Sc. LOUIS.

Confirmation of the Great Hent-For-
ty ProstratIOns JhereIrOm -Ihe At
Ianta Cotton sExpOsitiOa 10 be u
Worlds Fair for the south
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STATE SPECIALS.
TEXAS TOPICS BY TELEGRAPH.

IhAAD IUFIUB BY TELEGRAPH.
Jack Evans and Judge Hancock :On
aheir MuscIe-ANew city Railroad
f0r HnnssOn-A Big Day fn Wise
Coun'y-FataI Accident at
DenisOn- vigorous Work
Continued OH the rexas
d Pacific which is
Now 26S Mi es
From Dallas.
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STILL IMPROVING
AND THE PHYSICIANS STILL HOPEFUL.

The President Passes u Com Portable
Day, and Continues TO Grow Ret
ter-GovernOrs of Different
states Approve OF the Idea
OF u Thanksgiving Day
More of Guiteau and his
Insanity Further At
tested-NO GB eat
Change Yet.
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Washington:Jul ~, Executive Mansion,
sa. m.-1he president Is comfortable this
morning. The rise of temperature noted in
last evenings bulletin began to dimiuish
about an hour later His pulse Is 90; tenn
perature 80; respiration %.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1881-04-23
From Kingsviile, iith District.

Road Mendiag.--Mr. Francis cardwcll, super
visor, has been repairing the roads In this section.
They are nov In good condition and travel has
again been resumed.
Sheep Killed by LiyLfsisy.-Mr. 4. A. Day, Of
Taylor's Mount. this district had six sheep killed
by lightning during the last thunder storm. A
box Of salt had been placed In the field where they
and II is thought they were killed while cat
ing from the box. When found in the morning
four Of them were dead and the other two died
soon afterwards. Large punches Of wool. which
had been torn OF BY the lightning, were strewn
around for some distance.
hog cLoi.ra.-A few days ago Mr.. Geo. Dill
worth bought a lot Of hogs ut q sale in Hartford
county aud amer bringing them homo Il was
found they had the cholera. Two OF them have
since died, one Of which weighed upwards Of 100
pounds.
T1eEro- Ise~AoHio.-on day last week Mr..
VIM. Barton lost very Gnc COW from pleuro-
pneumonia. Mr.. Jos. II. Gorsuch also lost one
from the same disease.
RsHaiH. iri,rr,d.-Ths bodies Of Mrs. Garrett
and Mrs. Thomas Armstrong. wife aud daughter
Of the late Jesse Garrett, Of this district, were in
TERED In the burying ground attached TO So.
Johns =. T.. church, at this place, n few days
ago. The bodies had been In a vault in baltimore
Cemetery for some time.
AccidsHt--Railings are badly needed 20 the
culvert on the public road leading from this place
TO the Hartford road. A team belonging 20 Mr..
Garrett Brown took fright on Saturday last while
crossing this cuivcrt, when the of.horsc jumped
over sideways and hung by his traces and breast
chains. Fortunately neither the driver nor horses
we're hurt. The cul,ert is about six feet high.
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From Ekio, 9th District.

!Spriag.-spring has come at last. with all its
reyiyifying power, and hills and valleys are again
being carpeied with green. Farmers are busily
engaged preparing the ground and sowing seeds.
Grain looks only tolerabiy well.
chaRgos.-Thcre have been quite = number Of
movssys ia section this epring. Mr.. N. T..
Yos cabinet. maker. has rented the old stand for
meriy occupied by Mr. ID. W. Wilhelm, and 10 now
ready for business.
!Saypriss.-The people Of Middletown and VI
entity had genuine surprise party at the resi-
dence Of Rev. c. l.. Amy, Baptist minister, on the
night Of the 18th inst. The procession, which
was headed by the cornet band, marched TO the
house and took possession Of the premises, re.
plenishing the larder with many the accessories
Of life. After spending time in social inter-
course all returned TO their homes well pleased
with the evenings enjoyments.
PSsseafafioR.-The teachers Of the 5th, 9Th and
9Th districts desirtus Of showing their spprccia-
ton Of the services Of their Commissioner, Mr..
Samuel Gore, met ut the Middietown public school
house on the 18th inst. and presented him with a
neat silver watch aud chain. The presentation
speech was made by Prof. Green, Of New Market
in mos, suitable terms. Mcssrs. Geo. p. Morris,
Daniel Ebaugh and others made speeches in be-
half Of the cause Of public education.
TIE Late M. Koiier.- We were panied 10 learn
Of the death Of our esteemed friend, Mr.. Vim. II
Roller. Register Of Wills. None knew him but "a
love him for his many good traits and sifabl,
manners. and NO deeply sympathirs with his
family in their bereavement. ASGESonA.
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Funeral of VIM. II. Roller.

The funerai Of Mr.. Vim. II. Roller, Register Of
Wills for Baltimore county. who died on the 18th
inst, took place fran his late residence about
miles from Parkton, 1th district, on Sunday morn
ing. large number Of the members Of the Ma
sonic Lodge of this place. Of which deceased was
n member, went mp on the morning train, accom-
panied by many other friends. The funeral ser
vices took place at West Liberty church, where
the inteFment was made, and were conducted BY
Rev. Z. Buhrman. of Bentley Springs Circuit, who
preached n very impressive sermon. AT the grave
the services were conducted in accordance with
Masonic rites. and which were most solemn and
beautiful. The pail bearers were Hon. J. Fred
c. Talbot and Messrs. Vim. $. keeeh, Vim. Ora
son, Thos. u. Ruticdge, +. d. himony and BENZ
y. Jordan. The attendance at the funeral was
very large and Il 10 estimated that a, least 600
persons were present, many Of them coming long
distances, showing In what esteem Mr.. Roller was
held. Among the number several county
officials, including Hon. Richard Grason. Messrs
Daily and Centrum, Judges Of the Orphans Court !:
sioners; chas. u. Mclean, County Surveyor, and
NJ. Roller was also a member Of the Odd Pel-
lows Lodge at Shrewsbury, . delegation from
which attended his funeral, rs did also q number
Of the members Of Charity Masonic Lodge Of
Pafkton.
Mr.. Roller vas 90 well and favorably known 90
the people Of Baltimore county that Il is unneees
sary 20 say anything in praise cf him. TIE
Shrewsbury correspondent Of the York Gazette
very appropriately AID justly says: "Mr. Roller.
BY his strict integrity, had earned for himself
enviabie reputation rs public officer. In all the
appointments he has ever held Of public charae-
ter he always acquitted himself hsnoTabiy.'