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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-26

The relief experienced by the South at the
news of the reported recovery Of the President
from bis recent relapse showed the dread its
poopl. yet have of the supremacy of that Gle.
ment Of tho republican party knoan as the stall.
WARE, not btcsuse that psrtic llar elem. ut
hates them coy more THAI the half breeds. but
for the reason that they f.sr such supremacy
wcud iodicate the return Of Grantsn with all
It's corruption thTcughou the couD,ry, and the
spreGd Of MshOpisn 10 their OVID SECTION. They
expec; 20 more favors from the President than
they do from bis possible ,u.c:ssor, the Vice
President. aud hardly any more justice. but
they believe the rule of the latter would pre-
sage that of Graut and the SUCCESSORS of the
carpet bsrg:rs. aod from that dreadful conlip-
gsncy they pray to be delivered.
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A DastardIy Act.

CARBoNDAIE. Pa. July rs -Esvsn Reese. IS
years OF age, went up to the topmost portion Of
the new breaker OF the Butler Collery Company
in this city yesterday aud wss standing on the
upper screaming wheel, when a Companion
named Lowery arrived. The latter told Reese
to come down or he would rull out the iron
bolt holding the screen wheel, which makes
thirty revolutions a minuts when in motion.
Reese refused to come down, and the bolt vas
thereupon withdrawn and the screen turned 30
rapidly that it threw Reese fifty feet. He
struck head frat, upon q large rock below, and
Ei' brains we're Knocked ont and his whole body
dist pursd
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EillAuelAl.

NEW YORK, July 26.-rhe Pests 6Dencial
article says At the Seek EXchsr go h., share
speculation CONTINUES to be fevtrs srd uu-
settled. and pric,s hsvs further declioed
1.3! per cent. The Trunk lice sticks con.
tinus to DO vsry steady, oil things con.
sidsred. As We close. the market is advancing
aud prices are 5,2 per ceot above he i. west.
u s. bonds are ] lover for the 4s. t FOR The
extended g., and ! for the EXTENDED 81 and
41a. State bonds are neglec'ed. Railroad
bonds are dull q. decline 81 ! Der CEN.
The break OF ] OF per cent 10 = s. per ceut.
bonds Was the work of stock sp,castc,s. tt
obi ct being to irhuerce indirectly tho stock
market. The money uurkes is easy at stout
3 per cent. for call loans.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-26
Two Cases Of EOckiaw

New YORK. July 26.-Jobn Bsrtn!ph, q
veil knoSo resident of Gutenberg, N. J died
90 Sunday evening from The effects of looksR.
a few days ago, while working in quarry near
his residence, heavy bowldsr rolled dowo
upon his bsnd and crushed it 10 . trigbtful
msnner Dr.. Do Grcf, of Union Hill, who
was summoned, dressed bis Injuries, but on
Sunday locki.w set in and tho man died late in
the evening 10 great agony
Another resident Of Gutenberg, Peter Nc
Msnone. is alsc suffering from Loeb jaw, and il
momentarily expected to die. A week $50 be
was assisting butcher 10 remove the hide from
deceased COW, and the butcher, SLOWING bis
knife to slip, cut MuMahone's 6ogers. The
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-26
Fire in Baltimore.

BALTIMORE. July 26.-A destructive FIRE
brokS out ct l o'cIock this moruiug 10 the ex-
tensive pork n'ctiog Isrl re6oery establishment
OF Cassard Brothers aud Company, 2lO and
2l2 east FAYE street, entirely destroying the
building with considerable amour. of stock.
The flames epr.ad rapidly TO the tic c,u factory
or George L. Krebs which was also des,royed -.
Several adj ,csut bulldogs occupied as resden
ces took fire an 1 we're dsmsRed 10 some txtent,
The totsl loss is estimssed by the FIRE Iusp sotor
at one hundred thousand dollars
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-26

Gen. Malone says that Northern man who
heard bis spsrch in the SeDate, exclaimed,
"Tbark God csn live in Virginia now"
Well, that nan was WoDdfous fool. for if he
couldn't live 10 Virg MA before. no reasonable
man saw anything in tina, speech or 10 the man
cor 10 which it was received 10 Vireioia, that
could have iuduc.d him to sock homo 10 thc
State, unless be wanted to repudiate some oil
his debts, and such settler would be pether
Valuabls nor welcome.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-26
PUBLISHED DAILY & TRI-WEEKLY BY
EDGAR SNOWDEN.
TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 26, 1881
To Judge by what is read and beSrd there

To Judge by what is read and besrd there
seems TO be slight fear srnorg that snail class
of Virginia democrats who lsbor utdsr toe
vain delusion thst they sDd they alone know
what sor, OF carddstts tho psrty TO which they
belong should hsve, thu: tue ticket to be nom
mated by The State democratic coLve5ion 90
the 4th pr zimc. will. from como Cause or
other, probably becsuse it may rot be their
choice. be wesk one. Such fear hiss 20
foundation outside the Imagination OF those
sffected by it, for, Of all possible tickets. The
hearts Of fsa Vireioisns cannot cohesive OF cre
tba. would have more elements of weakness
aud be weaker than that nominated by Gen.
Malone. The General 5 candidate for Governor
only few years $50 thought tho State bouod
for S45 600 900. and was so opposed to negroes
that be wsoted the charter Of bis town amend
ed 10 crler to prevent them from electing the
corporation officers, but he nov thinks she is
only bound for $50 600 900. though she has not
paid cent, and is such negrophie that be
wants all rsca dis i5ctons obliterated; his can
didste for Lieutensnt Governor. while in favor
OF paying the last dollar of the National debt.
wants Virginia to repudiste sl3 coo. 600 IF hers.
while opposed to the mslntenarc, Of RAGS dis
tiDctions. voted against tie civil rights bill. and
has made himself so unpopular 10 the western
part Of the State by the msnncrin which be has
conducted The u. S. Murshaship, that one of bis
OVID partissns, Mr. RiddIebsrger said, he could
lot c'rry county west If tie Blue Ridge; and
bis csuddste for Attorney General is go de-.
lighted with repuaieslis ho wants it APP
piled 70 the NA.iorsfss sSssS the State debt.
and, though VirsNssSh, accounts for his re-
marka5ls percAaus upon the gtoucd that
hOGor wont bu7 breakfast. The democratic
convention might try from the day it meets
until Christmas aud i: Gould not produes a
weaker ticket than General Mahones. and the
expressed fear that i. will is nothing but twed =
ds
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-26

To3K his PAY IN KISSES The following
good one" is told st the exps4se OF dentist,
locsted not fsr from Ovid, NY. young lad y
while uudsr The Influence OF an 81 % ,thetic had
tour teeth extracted. As she was b very hand
some subject" the dentist, who wss an un.
married mar, co1ld no; resist the temptation of
young lady was not 60 much under The irAuence
however, as he thought. and decided to be even
with Linn: aud 80 on arlsilg from the chair said
she had forgotten her purse, but would send the
amount; two dollars the next day By friend
Ihe o7ing dsy the friend went to the ctice
and presented the dentist with bill from his
lair customer, in which she gave him credit for
extracting four teeth. two dollars, srd charged
one dollar each for the four kisses. and added:
PLEASE remit the bslsnce. tao dollar;,1 He
paid the bill.-Nhaca Journal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-26

Tho anti administration republicans sill per-
sist 10 the ridiculous assumption of the role oil
anti nouopoists. II newspapers wcre not priut-
cd 10 this countr7, and if sl:nost every white
man did not know how to read. their appear.
ancs 10 such dsauis, would not be SO absurd,
but as it is their mask is not only erotesquc bat
transparent, fer of all the supporters of mouop-
ely the most pronourc d, bc;ire and we'll known
are the Copk ing republicans who havs ASST ued
themselves parts 10 the ao,i monopoly play.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-26

The death o Associate Justice Clifford, of
the Supreme Court. removes smother oDe OF
the few remaining members of that cur. who
beevc that tho frsuerJ the Constitution n.
tended that the words they employed 10 the
construction OF that Instrument ehould convey
the same ideas they do when used 10 other writ,
ings. AID not have one meaning 10 the tex. of
the Constitution and 40 entirely different one
everywhere else.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-26
Remarkable Voyage.

New York, July 26.-The owner of the
nov celebrated ship Charles Dennis, of Rich =
moad, Me-, Captain I. j. Souhard, was q, the
office OF the clnsiguees yesterday morning, and
hlss the captain, Jsmes Carney. The ship is
now lying at the foot Of C1rgte:s street, Brook
Ign. and is so badly strained that several mep
arc continually kept g. the pumps 10 order 10
kesp her bhcst. The Charles Dsnois left this
port November l9. 1879 with cargo of petro
eum consigned to Yukohams, japan. She
had crew of sixteen besides the captain.
mates and slewsrd-tTenty ooe souls 10 all. Ga
the passage out. Fsblu,ry 10. 1880. j. E. Bland,
seaman, was washed overheard. while settiu e
the main top gallant sail; q ts buoy was m
mediatey hove overheard and tue ship brought
to the who'd; a bost WAS a. one, lowered ia
charge of Robert Nelson, second mate. and
manned by J,mes johnson, N. Wolf, 0. A.
Brown aud Vincent Chltes. and roWed 10 the
direction where the msu vas last seen; the ship
vas wore rtuod 10 the ssme direction. bu. noth-
log could be seen OF tho lost man, The lite buoy
cor the boat. The sea was rising and the gale
Increasing 90 that seas broke ioto the cabins,
and The captain Was reluctantly obliged to pro-
coed on lis course for the safety Of sll 90
board. Captain Stuthard, the owner, says
That the report that Captain Carney abandoned
the boats crew 10 mid ocean, without putting
forth the righ' efforts to save them, came from
a "stowswsy," and pronounced tho story alb
solutey false. Th, voyage from Yokohama
here was ous of the m ost notable of recent date.
The vessel left that port 20 the 5:h Of June
last yssr, was at Maeis on the lS:h OF j uly ADD
sailed from lloilo, Philippine Islands, on the
81 of O&ober. She was becamed for three
weeks at o stretch; at another tor seventeen
days; elcouDe;ed two terrible hurricanes Of
the Mauritius. which disabled the vessel ard
ioally forced her to put into Fsysl.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-26
England and the TransvaaI.

LONDON, July 26.-In the debate in the House
OF Commons yesterday, on the vote OF Censure
OF the governm ents police in the Trsnsvasl,
moved BY Sir Michael Kick Bssch, and which
WAS rejected Mr.. Gladstone showed By com.
pTison OF dates that peace overtures had bsen
begun before The disasters to the British occur
red To have Withdrawn the terms OF rance
which were offered before the disasters occurred
on point of military honor. aud to insist on a
certain number Of victims being slaughtered TO
e1I late the British defeats would have been
wicked, cruel and mean.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-26
Racing EGuestriennes.

DENVER. Col. July 26.-A dispatch from
LeadVile. Col. TO the Republican, dated July
20, Says: The tsn mile race between Miss Min.
ME pinno, Of Greeley, Col ard aliss Curtis, Of
Topeka, resulted in IN easy victory for the for.
mer. On the eighth mile Miss PiRuo was mile
snd halt ahead, when Miss Curtis dismoun.
And falrtet
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lCOMMUNICATED.

ODoRLEss EXCavAToR.-It is q soutc, #
satisfaction and oomfore to know that our Civ
Fathers are in treaty with Eelsous VITO koow
how to manipulate this machine. By all mssns
Let Us haVs it. just to thick. how wc shall gat
rid of the present horrible sYsem-m idn;gnt,
&C.. bsiog made hideous tho rum bliog of ira.
celebrated cart. and that old horse and trap
pings. Away with them all I S.
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Writ of MandaInuS.

HARRISBURG, Pa, July 26.-Iu tho matter
of the extra $500com pensation of the members
of the Legislature Judge Pearson this morcirc
fled O long opioion 10 which che wri. of mao.
asmus is refused and the position maintained
by tho Attorney General sustained.
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ATTEMPTED Assassination

GALVESTON, Tex, July 26.-A special Of
yesterday i date to the News from Eagle Pass
says: "A dasisrdly attempt was msdo yes.er.
day morning to ASIA 'sinate J. L. Pisuemith,
Coll, c:or OF Customs at Pledrss Negr,s, By
parties who fred through q widow iatu bis
bed which be had luckily vso.sed for another"
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1COMMUNIChTeD,

COMMUNIChTED.
HORN BLOWING. What a uu,sauco is thi,
steamboat horn blowing. There is 90 earthly
necessity for it either. a misohievous pilot,
having charge OF the whistle. blows at most no
seSsonahle hours to the aouoyarc, Of the sick
AID feeble. Stop it pilot. The oapt,ins of
these boats. being geutlsmsu, ought to soc ,ci..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-26

North CAROLINA MIDLAND RAILWAY,
Work Oh this road is being pressed forward
with dispatch. sDd there ere on the line of the
extension of tbs Virginia Midland DOW between
the Virgins State line and Mocksvie. Davis
county. North Carolina, four hundred men. one
hundred mules and carts. win 81 increase of
force every day. At the pressnstine about tsu
miles of the road have been radsd.-DanviNe
NeSs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-26

SUPREME COURT OF AppEALs.-In the
Court of Appeals sitting at Whythevls las!
Thursday
Felt VS.. Edwards snd others. Petition fer
appeal from Carroll county. Appeal rtfused
because amount involved too small.
G'bbcney Il Fulton vs.. Caldwell and wife.
Peuiion for rehcsrDg refused.
Kelly vs.. Smith. Petition for rebesriug re-.
fused.
Frz:er vs.. Baker aud wife. Appeal from
Scott-beard GU lSh ius.aut. Uscreo re.
versed. Judge Ctristtsn reading the cpuiou.
The Piedmont AID Arlington Life Iusursuos
Company and others vs.. Maury, Heard at
Richmond. Decree affirmed, Judge Butks
reading the opinion.
Rhes and Others vs.. Preston and others
Appeal from Wythe Circoit Court. Heard
last year. Decree affirmed in all respects but
one. aad 10 that reversed, with costs to appel
LEES. Judge Burks residing the opnlou.
Morris IS. Harvey l. Willisms Appeal
from Chsncer7 Court of Ricnmoud. Decree
reversed, Judge Staples reading the opinion.
Cite vs.. Commonwealth. Error from Gray.
500 county. Judgement reversed, and caus.
remaDded for pew trial, Judge Anderson resd.
ing the opi0iou
Erasmus CoffmaB vs.. David r. Hopkins,
10. Petition Tor appeal from Rack,ughsm
county. Appeal allowed. Bond OF $500 70.
quircd.
Oliver Haubetou vs.. Commonwealth. Pc.
Union for supersedeas 10 criminal case to Cir.
cult Court of Alexander county; s. G. Brent
for petitioner. Writ refused.
Mary M. Doss vs.. 81. R. Farmer aud others,
Petition for appeal from Pittsylvapis county,
Appeal allowed. Bond of $500 required.
Thomas A. Caldwell appointed tipst.ff Of
the court.
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virus from the animal entered the cut, and
go N sfter McMahone bcgsn to exhibit symp.
toms of locki.w. He continues 10 suffer, and
yesterday vas 10 dying condition.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-26

After p:rsonai expereIc, aod fair trial,
Mrs. Fred. Fre1cb. No. 7 Gates street, S.
Boston, writes: / have used St. JIG .bs Oil
tor neuralgia ard think j. superior to soytbing
/ ever tried.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-26

The August number Ct st. Nicholas has been
received from its publishers. the Century Com.
pany, N. Y. This mag mo is deservedly popu-
lar with the young peoule to whose pleasure
snd Improvement it cheh7 cstsrs, and they On
tlci2ate the regular arrivsl Of the monthly num-
bers with evident delight.
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Compulsory Education.

LONDON. July Is "A Paris dispatch TO Ran.
tef's Telegram Company says the Chamber of
Deputies has passed the compulsory Education
bill, rejecting the SeDs.e's amendment. bu, sne.
clai dispatches received here state that lbs Sens.
torlsl amendments we're accepted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-26
COMMERCIAL.

ALEXANDRIA MARKET. July s8.-Tne market
to-day is dull and dropping, and prices for grain
are of: Flour holds at last quotations. Tho
receipts OF Wheat amounted 10 $500 bashels, and
ss!ea were made at ITO. ll5, TO- l22 and 1913 for
Fuliz aud l24 for Lancaster. The receipts Of
Corn have increased. bu. prices have declined,
and 1880 bushels were offered, part of which sold
a. IS for white. Small los of Bye and Os!s
brought IS and 40 respectively.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, July o.
Prices TINS week Tor Beef Cattle ranged xs fol.
lows:-
Best Beeves ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS rs E0
Generosity rated first quslity..-....4 IL a S 81
Medium or good fair quality. .........S % q 4 II
ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and Cows 80 q 3 70
Most OF the sales were from ...........4 80 q 6 50
Receipts for the week 1913 head: sales 1867.
This market hiss been slow to-day from The
opening to the close. Prices for extreme tops
were unchanged, while o.har grades were isic
on, tue latter only in few instances. The CT
iefiugs we're scarcely of az good an average IS
last week. the larger pcr.ion of them being
medium Cattle Mich Cows-RxtrA good Cows
are In good demand. We quota ut 25sS4O per
head Wholesale.
Sheep and Lsmbs-Tters has been another
heavy run OF Steep since laat Monday, 8 large
proportion of which have bsen common, ihs
balance ranging up to fair grades. with comps.
ra:lve(y lev extra. With little or no Eastern
demand the market has been rather dull, and i.
is expected that acms stock will be reshioued
East at owners risK. We quote Sheep al 3.jc
and Lanlbs at 3aa63c per ID gross. Stock Ewes
t0aS3 Oh each Arrivals this week l3 272 head.
Hog--There is very little variation in any way
from last weeks market. The numbers ara
the same the quality of little OF no difference aud
prices the same as they were last weak, with per-
haps fswsr sales recorded at our ton hguras shan
there were then. We quota St 8te5., with extra
at e.; mosssales ranging al 81:es. per ID net. ST.
rivals this week 1858 head.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-26

ed Maggie MoClaio, while Gu, wih saut RI. eds
10 row boa: CO the Susqushauua river ye+er.
day afternoon, fell OVERHEARD sn1 vas drOwn,d.
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FOf5Eff3N NEW,S

The detth sentences pasRed upon Midhlt Pashs
and others are 10 be comm uted to exile.
The story Of the arrival at Liverpool OF ma
cElaes charged with dynamite WAS yesterday
pronounced to be correct by Sir William Hsr,
court in the House of Commons.
Gr. Domingo Santa Maria hiss bsen elac!ed
President OF Chilli He is represented to BIZ al
able man, liberal in his views and an1icu. to
terIn mate the war with Peru.
Mr.. John T.. Blake. liberal and homa rule
member OF Parliament, predicts that. owing 10
the agricultural com petition in the UEiIed states
and Canada, the value and rental OF lands in
Great Britain and Ireland will be reduced by
ono third within the next five years.
Three fatal dus;s have boon fought within 6
week. Baron Won Geyro, young o ff GER IN the
German army, WAS shot by brother OIL GER
Two students at Got.irgen University fought
with pistols, and one WAS MORALLY wounded,
On Sunday evening st Gibraltar Spanish cap
Lain and Lieutenant fought duel just outside
the English lineE. The captain WAS killed aod
tie lieutenant sevgrely wounded.
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a Modern KOifc.

OMAHA, Neb.. JaIS 26--f. H. Tlbb'es, the
advocate of The Poncss, has married Bright
Eyes,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-26

PERSONS WHO DO NOT PAY THEIR CITY TAXES
by Monday next. AUGUST lsr. will not be CO..
titled to the DISCOUNT OF PER CENT,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-26

AUGUsT.-Mr. Henry q. Veruor has extend
ed his revised prediction, so that they in
dude August 10 detail. IS given below: Au
gust 1-Probsby warm and oppressive; 2 aud
5-genersIly pleasant weather, fairly warm d.ys
and aoc to cold evenings aud lights 6-Fair
and pleasant; tSuuday)-Hest and Storms !;
| snd lO-S0ltry weather, with heavy showers,
| cooler evenings and nights; ll.l3-Heat again
| 10 the United States, with cloudy and sultrS
weather, storms 10 Canada; IA tSunday)-
Cooler change; l5-Cooler to cold and cloudy
and pleasant: l6-Storms throughout portions
of Virgins; II and lS-Hsis,orms and frost
probably 10 soma portions; l9 and 20-Hest
and storms; 2l-SultrY aud shoHerY; %
S1ltry aud windy; % and 24-Heat aud wind :;
% and 26-Hea'y storms on the lakes on the
st. Lawrence and arou0d New York 2T-29-
Cooler weather, With rains and trusts iu the
uortbern section; 30-and 3l-Fsir end
pleasant weather, with cool evenings aud nights,
HIth Indications of reuroibg heat.
From one practice, which ia alike unps.riotc
and untruthful it we're we'll that departure
should be msde-the publication of libels on
IN srichn mSnnera and the American character.
Even in :urnals which pretend to appeal 10 the
N ost refined and cultivated classes of the com.
n uaisy such libels find frequent plsce, and the
bcorsh Or reckless American il becoming TIVE
in fiction lot sny more attractive and uraisern-
olsble than the Yankee of Sam Sck's' time.
When we eco a correspondent dilstng with
earnestness upon tho marked novelty uf ,bs
u.agas 10 the best English society in such diff
cult matters IS the ealing of soup or fish, va sre
lntsllibly reminded CT the dime guides to Ell.
quelte. It's, of course, wildly possible that the
usaess of good society may have for The CORES.
poDdents and oensors tle fascination OF discoy-
cries. bn. wherefore do editors and waste bash.
cts exist?
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Young Lady Drowned

PIzTsToN, Pa, July ga y5uog lady, nam
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-26

HONESTY It's Own REWARD. LIS; Satur
day night passenger on the steamer City OF
New York lost his wallet ooutsioirg ever $500
on the trip to this city. He wes not aware of bis
loss until he and friend wero about to take
carriage for the Pequot House, when he was nc.
ccsted by MIR James Downey. one OF the visit.
ers. who SAID: Sir, have you lost pock etbook?'
The msn hurriedly felt bis pockets, and e1clain,-
ed; "Yes hsve, do you know where it IN"
Here i! is cir" replied Mr.. Downsy. hsn6irg
him the Wel!-lllst wallet. ''1hsrk you /"
said the owner Of thu wallet to MIR, Uowney.
Whist amt you going 10 give the finder some
thing p asked the gentleman friend. Yes. I'll
give him SON o!hing when on my return 10 Now
York" "Well." remarked she friend, L al.
ways supposed you were mean man, md now
! know you are," He wss then driven to the
Pequot House, where le remained over Sunday
ano returned to New York Monday night Mr..
DEWEY found valuable gold bress.pin on the
boat, the property OF lady of wealth He re-
turned it to the lsdy's husband, and received
cold thank you IS reward for his honesty.
Last night Charles Miner. an employee Of the
city of New York, found pocket book contain
Jag about 500. the property of passenger bound
for Norwich. He returned it to the oHnor, who
said, m much obliged TO YOU.