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Mrs.. L.ss.-. =. a. A-a..-r Actress.

The next piece was TO be A Fair Encoun-
ter in which Mrs Lanstry was TO appear The Fair
En- ounter called in the play bills the favore
comedLua lady, spoken Of ss - lively young
widow" is about To marry. The sister u the bride
groom. spoken OF Eighty little InsEi." is minded
whether the widow is worthy OF her brother so
she di.guses hersclf ladys maid and applies for
situation with the future bride. The lively voGny
widow discovers the trick, aud preiends love
with the husband the n.shty httle eud" and pun
ies her by forcing her to perform many meuIa duties
such Is pgtInE on her shoes, &c.
Mrs LanGtry came iorwari srrayei In unrre tend.
ing rink dr@s- and with her iGll enc sat
down ut tab'e and ten proceeded To act as though
instead p th- b's the hr-t time she he's ell
her sat on stage she had b,cn plyIus hveiy young
widows aH oth'r sch parts critic i sLd!e nee. irvn
lcF earliest c:.ihoti. Watcher she reryous OF not
d. not knew hut tIcre of nervousness
q ts IrfcrIvei Her .ocuin sis LiaTy clear and
E,r ses;drss aud by play prr;.ct
was prI>cd r,y NE lis dlicult 10
luSe OF amy one from s.nsle performance but Nrs
Itnetry van paY other pats wen She d,cs lively
young wIluws, che weud. she adopt The stage
PROCESSION J.. fortune TO any theatre n she were
bought oGt ty manager 10 H. ~ a sreat waut-lc-
cuginf 10 the ~ellkuo~ phrasg 1asy Of pruslsctuse
II far 90 mud who can ramIa.e IN
tragedy lhan who all. act IN comedy US lnuugh q
the manner born This Mrs Linctrv Judge by her
debut at TSIek.uAam seems exceedingly we'll abe do
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Lieut.. Flipper,s Trunk.

We shall not attempt to review the case
OF Lieut.. FLIPPER, the colOred officer Of the
army whose trial at San Antonio for einbez-
zlinS Government funds has just ended.
Neither shall We express an opinion as TO
his guilt or innocence OF the precise charges
against him.
1t Is said oi Lieut. FLIrPFR that he bore
himself crcdtably at West Point, and won
the respect, ii not the intimate friendship.
OF his white comrades there. After ho was
graduated, too, good reports Of his conduct
came To Us until these charges ofdishonesty
were maia public. As tho representative
or his race in the ranks OF the commissioned
officers Of the army, he certainly had every
incentive u behave himself honorably and
Gallantly. Because he knew that lie was
regarded with hostility, he also had tho
greater reason TO be cautious, SO that no
might give No real cause for offence or crit
icism.
Bat even in the statement he himself
made 10 the court martial before which lie
was tried L,cut. FLIrPEE showed that he
was AT least very careless and very indis-
erect, so much So, indeed, that his untrust-
wUrthiness was mad3 manifest. Take one
point OF his personal defence. He had COL
lected certain money for which he was re-
spouslble to the Government. These funds,
he says, Il kept in my quarters in mF
trunk, because | felt more secure to have
them in my own custody" lie WAS after
ward perfectly astonished " when ho dis
covered a discrepancy Of Sl.541."
Now, he ought not TO have put tho money
in the trunk anyway. But how absurd was
it for him To keep large amount of Govern
nient cash there when the trunk was used
Jointly by him AMI his female servant as a
receptacle for their clothing This is what
he said in his statement in his own defence
Ny servant lived with laundress. who had no place
10 keep her clothing On her request allowed her 10
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Mr.. KirkwoOd's Idea.

1t Is not encouraging 10 observe that tho
late President GARFIELD'S Secretary OF the
Interior finds nothing to add In his annual
report to the inadequate suggestions made
by his official predecessors toward the suu-
tion Of tho Indian problem. Secretary
kIRKwooD has SHOWN, since his appoint
ment last March, gratifying degree OF
common sense in his m ,naGement OF Indian
Affairs, decling each ease offered for his in
tervention on its merits, without vcrbJsity,
without vanity os Official opinion, and with
out becoming tho victim OF some prrcon-
ceived theory. Yet ROW that he has To sum
up his few months experience, and TO fore
cast his programme for the remainder OF
his career as Secretary, he has nothing bet
ter to advise than continuance and a rapid
extension OF that miserable system which
ia the past has gradually deprived tho
Indians OF their lands; removing them rom
their homes and favorite hunting grounds.
and penning them Into smaller and smaller
reservations. This policy will suit those
who are always eager To seize the lands
pledged by the Government 10 the red mel,
and who are always locking out for jobs OF
transportation or Of furnishing supplies in
the wars that result from maltreatius them.
The need OF educating the Indians, it Is
true, is thoroughly dwelt upon by Mr..
KIBKwoop, and the perpetual difficulties
arising from their inability to speak Eag-
lish. and their unwilliugness to learn it. ara
stated with convincing force. This trouble
will 10 a great extent cure itself with the
lapse Of time and with the establishment II
that system Of common schools for tho
young on the reservations themselves which
1t is the immediate aud imperative duty OF
the Government To create. So. again. 1t Is
certain that in process OF time the tribal tie
will be loosened. and thus another great
obstacle to tho reception Of the Indians into
seif-protecting citizenship will be removed.
But, as II forgetting that hardly more than
generation has elapsed since the Govern
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ment fret began to hold anything like su-
pervisory relations with many Of the West
ern tribes, Mr. KIRKwooD, like many OF his
predecessors, advocates . forcing-house
process OF civilization. Instead Of letting
alone for a while the land which the Indians
own, and which the Government has pledged
It's honor to retain for them. and devoting
himself to seeing that the agencies are made
better and moro useful, Mr.. KlRKwooD, in
a spirit highly approved, no doubt. by a
good many voters OF Iowa, Colorado, and
Oregon, would begin by taking away what
belongs to tho Indian and giving 1t to the
white man; then, if that will not civilize
him, he would take away more. until the
minimum possession, which on his theory
produces civilization, Ia reached.
His plan Is tn have commission OF three
or four cmlncnt citizens" appointed to visit,
next year, all tho reservations west OF the
Mississippi, with view to recommending
"the concentration OF the Indians on four or
five lar 20 reservations to bc selected In dif-
feront parts OF the West" This, of course,
is simply gigantic scheme OF Indian land
spoliation, in the interest Of spectators and
grabbers. 1t ignores the bitter lessons
taught by bloody wars, Of the folly OF mix
ing together tribes that wish tn remain sep
arate, and still moro of the cruelty and the
peril of removing Indians from their an
cestral homes, pledged to them by treaty,
In order to suit our convenience. The au-
thority of Gen. Crook and Gcn MILES may
be cited to show that deportation from their
homes is tho leading cause Of Indian wars.
II the commission should fail to counte-
nance this scheme of wholesale exile, then
Mr. KIRKwooD would have them "recom-
mend the concentration of existing small
agencies whcro that can properly be done,
and the reduction of the area OF others 10
dimensions proportionate TO tho number OF
Indians now located thereon" That is, II
we cannot have land grabbing in one form,
or on ono excuse, We will have 1t on another
Mr.. KIRKwooD's plan nominally looks
after tho interests OF tho red men who are
intrustcd to his care, but really after those
OF the whites. He has heartily adopted tho
Just and practical ideas OF Gen. MILES on
the need Of teaching tho Indians first to
become herdsmen rather than kitchen gar
dcners, by supplying them with great droves
OF cattle, and on tho urgent need OF q proper
system Of reservation law for tho punish
ment OF crimes committed either by Indians
or whites. But there Is nothing that no
proposes on those subjects and on those OF
providing permanent log houses for In
dians and lots OF land held In severalty,
which could not be precisely as we'll
done upon the existing reservations,
without that grand system OF spolation
with which he proposes to begin. 1t Is
perhaps hardly worth while to expect
q complete and wise solution OF the Indian
problem from Cabinet officer who pro-
poses to take away many OF tho existing
reservations, on the ground that their oc-
cupants would be better off on fcw larger
ones. and In the same document suggests
reducing the present reservations, on the
ground that they arc too large already.
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Two Distinguished Speakers.

While disclosing its JOY that Mr.. BLAINE
is going ont of the State Department, our
esteemed contemporary, the Times, tries to
let him down easy by extravagant praises
of his career as Speaker OF the House, q
place in which. according to the Times, lie
achieved laurels unsurpassed, II eQualied.
by those OF any preceding Speaker OF any
Congress"
Has the Times forgotten HENRY CLAY ?
He was chosen Speaker six times. occupy
ing tho chair eleven years, including the
stormy epochs Of the war with England and
tha Missouri struggle. The House shone
with great debatcrs. WEBSTER and QUISCY
from the Last, BUCHANAN and STORES OF the
North, CALHOUN and BARBOUR from the
South, and CLAY and GRUNDY OF the West,
are examples.
Mr.. CLAY held a foremost rank among
these, while rs party leader he stood with
out peer in Congress. AS parliament
tartan, suffice 1t to say that no decision Of
his was ever overruled. Did Mr.. BLAINE
make record equal to this during the six
years he was Speaker?
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r,p,.na,,op.inu Order.
To TIE EpIron OF THE suS-S6:

To TIE EpIron OF THE SuS-Sr: read In
trdays >vS letter the lie PUNE Of ." Iri,h-
Ame icau" which hope dor the credit a." the Committee
O., deEtias al lie touveA!on the ish e. he Id
IN Chioa:o few days is At the time
Am not nj. nDf iuuhtns Nr O'Sei RI~sclis versctv
tg,l ON ny k".Nlg 90 ~ that cFHtlc L.A he
world nj make such eatenItnts without tlen
L. he net,
L. - &c iainy pafaioxic i ia read 81 = #
IIshr"h ~ se Sl'n m thIca=n rug the
Irsfi 10 l1sh language IA AID around Ngw
N"-k. - aci. See 'ui IL their credentials.
GA" y ~ MT th.lk. sitter the ab thai
ENrd IN lh' alttT Il :" the n,neteeEth century. AMI
was tifg the tr""tuHi Tie tuitrd n
ca Il up, gru'i-m"ni Nuu surciy dreat!tin,
perhaps uinkIr- - t'r times r'nui whru there "
picr s'i upon Tie tead oi every scl.n,iuas - h.
tau-ht tie lUsh lfpgulg
IL ~ su uGdspgtei ftct tIstlf III ,sh leo le spoke
tlrir 'nr lan-u - n;vt sally and had t.u.i ia
their -choul a. ti' ir nWn now. a suhI ui
fe>l ~ rtSiT Net arlrr, the a-ti bresk,
&c tH"N would nj r'qirs 10 b. Iuli' cuuNe tOns
~ thlcIsH'r C> ~ hrr, oi their
con Hu'u ia the old land
AuC Np!anIuIn ifun the com nttce officers oi the
SAl'lso Convention Is now ia order b, Ct ally,
IL a. Ia Et-A -AEan
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rr..,den, Ar.nur'. A.w Home.


1t IL expected that President Arthur will take
pos. sstbr Il tie ENccive VI iHsun tni- tcrnoop All
vii h- IN readiness Tor his rrce ptou rNcsp the elevator
THE nnsing touches To the private hail. In the OF
III" roiunia. "iii lie made hi. IN rnng
The Press nt> bed chamber viii b. the "Eellie Grant
chamber An elegant cnrlet was laid yesterday and
IT,. apartment is IN periect order. bright conto table,
AMI
The Whitc House, In Its dress Ia greatly improved
In appearance. Til mann lpihy has been beauuiully
kasIhI.ei in sut shade and the chairs lnunr, and
settlers havc heen nhrht silk ami roeae
Passing beneath gracefully drsp-d TURKISH curtains
visitor enter The East Roon; the iurniture Ilch
AMI shOwy, and the general effect most pleasing. The
7Hiwu j. AL ID HlZd IN. uiholsir rag ~ old Gold
br, CATE. .uten.d with gul ten brown The window
tair- elegant carancc. Of oil gold brOc ade
with plush iamhrequius. arisiically e broiirrrd
The Grren ON. win its dri ate tuts Nile green
l. be uufui tnau before. The velvet carpet
with iguG, i crntse l. bordrrcd with siadrd green
The blue P.tlur renansn>i u '.r the last regime,
win II. brtsht hurs aud ITS gtraed furniture. charm
Ing v Ili ~ -.onca
Tia Red fa'l1r has been clahorateiv rem waited The
velvet care Is eI,crci hri:htr with NJ crim
mat Toe w"piwurA ~ in Oui, the urn-
turc - plu II. the hearth ulei. with the old
fashioned andirpns. brasS >huvel-. and tung-.
TIE halls ahd sttirWar, have all pc in
DARK rri velvet very pri-i to the
u stars ali the rooms nave heen male comfortable
anu cheerful The prevailing INT scrimson.
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NAaOWe's YHlrArOR6
HaaepsnAens Csalitieas n Othsr states-splits
ThrsuGhous the Soush.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-1n Tennessee IL is
reported that the anomalous condition OF par
ties In tho last election 10 certain to lead to a
movement similar to that which has lately car
ried Virginia. A branch OF tho Democratic
party 10 said to be preparing to join the Repub-
licans. and together, II lie claimed. they will be
strong enough to carry the State.
In Georgis similar state OF things is ex-
pocted to develop itself at no distant day. The
names Of Democrats more or less conspicuous
are mentioned who are expected to take the
lead. and 1t is expected also that. 40 one Of the
results Senator Hill will be left at home.
Though not AZ far advanced In that State az In
some others. the movement derives support
from the impetus which the State is receiving
from Northern investments and immigration.
North Carolina is represented to be a promis-
ing fold for an Independent movement, and
probably 1t will be made earlier there than in
some OF the other States belonging to the same
category. 1t is maintained that immediate sue
cess is quite as probable there as In either OF the
States named. This expectation ie predicnted
on the organized strength of the Republicans
and an ascertainedi Willingness Of portion OF
the Democratic party to merge themselves In
Texas is also talked about Politicians from
that State assert with considSrabln coniiisnce.
selves there that AFFORD ground for the axpecta-
tion that Texas will ultimately bs wrest.d from
In all these Stntes the tariff auea'ion will be
prominent issue. and 1t liz claimed that, inde-
pendent OF party or factional divisions. there is
growing continent n favor OF tho protective
principle. 1t is probable. however. that the main
chance rests in the tendency to disintegratton
In the Democratic party. resulting from q vari-
etv OF causes. but notably from the natural wish
to participate in those things which fall to the
lot OF thu posseseors OF Govern ment patronage.
This reason will. perhaps. not be 30 frankly
avowed as some others. but 1t Is there and 1t Is
ever a strong motive for seeking new associa-
tiuns.
No doubt. the Administration. in whatever
wny It can. will encourage independent move
ments. 1t ia not doubted that wherever they
succeed the Administration will gain new sup-
porters. and the United States Senate be prac-
tiealiy rsRained to the Repuhlicans.
To renliz, any considerable part OF what 10
expected from this extensive scheme. Repub-
lican leaders feel that some important conces:.
sions must be made-perhnps greater than not
moro than few are prepared ut present to
make. The studiOus ignoring OF all reference
to topics growing out OF the rebellion and the
prominence given to purely business concerns
In the Presidents message is relief to the
South. and will make him strong there To this
1t may TO added that in his intercourse with
Southern people the President without SEEM
ing to yield anything. 10 continually making
friends,
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New York Woman Write. to Cui,eau.


FT'9's NTfNf
The following letter has been direo,ed TO c. j.
'lnta aa ~ Ms A H. uf New York or a visit t. her
caGshter. MA Charles L of tins o.ty Letter and
check have t,cr tu.y fer aided fr1n tllss ciios.
CHrAGa Dec : psi
'naTtF- J. o. rEAu Eco A. Ioyer at i-p.tIer
ilst l1if ttA, nhd sso G. the defended
thought tn,rrigTc. respond yuuT just upenl by
s'niiYE Suu my cheek Tor sSnl, ICLrett!us very
muCh sHt ny means are not lar=e enough 20
send yea ihuuSi"l How l better my
sllhIadtk ltr hl4E hicEtiiul - y
has brought such bl4.s REi 10Y 10 80 mas
heaTs ms b} seniins the pTOper means IL dee nj
hso and Valuable hiei-a lie which h.id az "a
model of eAtrA"tilnaTy pity and Euillnes Your
peal has touched my heart would love To- u nj
mi0n oi dollars, every sgle worth nilhun cruts.
ani each cent should sen1 million shots through
lSur heart where the chord OF kindness i wanting.
nhS up that vacuum WITH as much pam as you are en-
NJ .. Of New Ysrk
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Ono Of the most striking legal anomalies
in this city is the institution known as tae cour;
of Spccia! Sessions. II is composed Of three
Police justices. who sit on five days Of the wask.
in a room devoted 10 their Use in the TDmbs
prison building. Tho sinGulariiy aboIt tho
court is that the three JGstIcas sit. during the
hours OF tia day in which they are not engaged
in the Special Sessions, in tho district police
courts rs com mittinc magistrates. Prisoners
are arrUiEnei before them CHARGED with vari-
Qua CfleRccs. II the magistrates determine TO
hold tho prisoners f1r trial. tEa7 put them TO
their election. as II Is termed IS. give them
thor choice. as tho Law requires. es 10 whether
they shall be tried in the General Sessions be-
fore single judge ani iurg. OF in ths Special
Sessions. bofors thrus Just.ess and no Jury.
The prisoners are committed for trial in accord
anee With their election. So IL comos to pass. in
a vast number of cases that the Justices cit in
the Special Sessions TO try prisoners whom. 10 a
certain extent. they hayo prejuiEsl as commit
ting magistrates. Another circumstance ap-
parently dangerous 10 the prisoners interests
Ia that the Justices conduct the examination OF
Witnesses In the Special Sessions except in
cases OF eXtTsordinary public importance. when
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Col. PARTRIDGE makes out clearly enough

Col. PARTRIDGE makes out clearly enough
that tho Twenty-third Regiment. National
Guard. was connected with the Sixth Army
Corps and is entitled to wear the corps badge.
It's connection with tho corps was this: 1t was
on duty not very far from tho corps for several
days in 1863. on which days the members OF tho
regiment put on the badge Of the corps. and
nobody objected. This Col. PARTRIDGE admits.
may be considered a humble connection. 1t
similar to the connection OF Tony DRExEL's
son " with tho generally recognized variety Of
DREXEL. But Il is a connection undoubtedly.
The title to wear the badge OF the corps Is
equally indubitable. The badge Ia a Greek
cross. and. IA Col. PARTRIDGE Justly observes.
anybody may wear Greek cross. The original
patents on the design expired long ago. Again.
II Is prescrib' d from the State headquarters
that the regiment shall wear tho Greek cross.
and soldier "an On Y obey.
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The Quarrel ar,h. nos,or.

saw last might n photograph COPY OF letter
cd Ly tir atis.tlr DIR. BA&tr Of Washing
from pr Bnyuton. the hatr pathe doc around the
late Pr ,ltrut n saId In Clrct:
" on tie Ssh a AusHsi, While In The Presidents bod
chAmh in thr - hi- Ifc me "a AZ
he ur Ls e r"gg"st th4t hr Hi-- his
Atudlut thN>tcIaU, Tat position hhVlus been ucruped
bN pT RtNurt F+Nsrai Ac7T- aud t!iE, hr rrc,
l"rtuH tE la" fTrN'ui Illness al having DR.
case
The ttr coIUt, r-sueI hack Oc, 20 or since the
Pre-id'uts death. IA the handwriting u Mrs GaIneld
read TINS letter, And u IL true 10 my distinct
recvlh tuUu LutHKItA GAKFlFLp
As Dr. Bliss the other day tatthr Presien had
called HIN Into the case, he met by tlis deniaL
The sun., 1881-12-11

Pot part In my trunk. always retained the hey except
when even 70 her for short time 10 resrranse or put In
her clothing had reason to suspect dishonesty
never lost anything worth attracting attention"
Undoubtedly It was very accommodating,
very friendly, in Lieut.. FLIPPER to allow his
servant to share in tho use Of his trunk, to
pack away her wardrobe along with his own
But think OF It'll The trunk had several
thousand dollars OF trust money in 1t.
We are afraid Lieut. FLIPPER Is hardly a
safe man to be custodian Of Government
fIinda
The sun., 1881-12-11
Pretty Girl. In NJ M~ xico.


The Mexican girl has not the life. the vivacity.
TIE animation - te American nirl. but sic l. very
uyelv m her way. AMI think her tir best proluct Of
the coun'ry nhe has the most beruiiiuI ewes IN the
NO Id with SIT InnguiShing in them for
tn whO k. that sort "i thing: suod cnps not
rosy but conress magnificent head o har, aud
sla 'ry he al TO u slim ai-t aud grace uI
walk She !, p"'iecily modest IN TACT Tat.i.T umid.
PERI c'y well bred, ani does not t. II duh Ia
have the old inlks along: II would be hard with her n
,he sid. Tor the cid folk wond think IT letting
l. 20 in balloon i at letting her their
IT. figured UP that there must have b, least
5O pretty giris In the crowd. aud II pleasant to
pass tw hours between AMI midnight adnirin2 them.
The sun., 1881-12-11

The patronage OF the House Of Repre-
sentatives has been divided. aud Ohio gets a
CLERK. n messenger. n policeman. and KEIFEE.
The fifteen Republican Congressman from that
State each had from one TO six constituents
awaiting offices. and th-re is wrath in tho dele
cation. The fifteen are 10 cast lots for the three
Ila"ss Next week KEIrER is to appoint four
OF the Ohio Congressman TO Committee Chair
mGDship' Thea the country Will hear from
the disappointed eleven. There ara thorns.
after all. in the pathway OF the Ohio man.
The sun., 1881-12-11

The Republican caucus committee Of the
Virginia Legislature which waited upon Presi-
dent Arthur yesterday. to get an expression Of
opinion on tho Senatorial contest. got instead o
very polite snubbinG. as it deserved. The
President told the visitors what they ought to
have known without going SO far. that the mat
ter wns one for the Legislature alone 10 deter
mine. and that he could have nothing whatever
to say regarding the candidates.
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ISOslon l'oilleness.


B",tnn Ainr pa't, sisiiii n strong ers her delight
Her" she exclaimed people very much better
educated and wonderfully mere pO than New York
FUr instance. II persol '~ds against Boston
he or shr Immediately turns around ard ApolgIHrs
while III New YORK such thin. Is puon rather
han custom The ii n renee between New Yo and
Roston audience Is surprising. New YORK audience
though more dem"nstrauve cannot disc riIniHate
Boston audience can"
The sun., 1881-12-11

Mayor GRACE's veto OF the ordinance
granting permission to the Metropolitan Tes-
phone Company to lay their wires in the streets
OF this city is sound. and should be sustained.
The telephone monopoly should not be allowed
TO have entire possession Of this metropolis.
The sun., 1881-12-11

The lobbyists are now at work with tre-
mendous energy to get control OF certain COM
mittees OF the House. In order to prepare the
way in advance for their peculiar business dur
ing the session. These committees are not by
any means in all cases the leading ones. and
hence the bringing to bear Of persunsive' from
many quarters for the appointment OF particu-
lar members is really very promising for them.
The control Of the committees tbat will have
charge Of special jobs is the first aim OF lobby
ists nowadays. because they thereby secure. in
addition to the votes of the individual members
in the House. favorable reports on some sch ,mes
and unfavorahe reports on others. 1t will soon
bs known whether Mr. KErFER can see through
these opportunities and whether he can resist
them II he does see through.
The sun., 1881-12-11
BabeoeL seeking rluc. Again,


Even Babcock OF Whiskey Ring notoriety Is
cn aInd seeking otirc a the rev Administration lie
IS his old position Publc had.
iiigs and Grounds IN ashistun II BtLcccAs
heard. there IL reason why the balance tie Grant
crowd Should he backward IN Gaming ~ ard.