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The daily gazette., 1881-08-03
rnE SMALLPOX HOSPITAL.
some Facts that go TO DlsprOve the
Charges Of Carelessness and Mis-
man RU am0nf

Some Facts that go to DlsprOve the
Charges Of CareIessness and Mis-
manaE cement.
The Nel1s this morning repews its
attack upon the smallpox hospital, and
1t charges that gross carelessness has
been committed by allowing inmates of
tie institution to come into the city and
spread the contagion among the people.
II also assaIls the temporary hospital
tents as being positively unfit for the
purposes to which they are applied, and
pitches into the management of the
hospital generally.
In regard to the hospital tents, DR..
Ugle, under whose supervision they were
constructed, says they admirably an
swer the purposes for which they were
intended. The cracks and crevices
which the Ne,os complains of were
lett purposely In order to secure am.
pie ventilation. In regard to the death
rate ut the hospital, which has averaged
10 per cent, and which the Ne,os thinks
Is extraordinarily high, DR.. Ogle and
other physicians maintain that on the
contrary it Is extraordinarily low. DR..
Ogle showed q GAZETTE reporter "a
report Of Connecticut physician who
had attended about 200 cases, and con.
glatulated the community upon what he
thought an unusually low death rate
~ per cent. Here It is only 16 per
cent.
The Chief complaint of the Ne,us Is
that the white and negro patients are
required to eat together. This is strange
and anomalous complaint 10 come from
a Radical journal, but 1t seems to be as
unfounded as the rest of the charges.
Mr.. John Leuby, who was an inmate of
the hospital for five weeks, Gays the only
Instance OF amalgation at the table that
came under his notice was Mr.. Fisher
the Superintendent, and his wife sitting
down one day and eating dinner with
The colored cook.
In regard to the general manage
ment of the hospital, Mr.. Leuby says
it is excellent and gives great praise
to Superintendent Fisher and his wife.
He says no one could be better treated
than he and the rest Of the patients
during his stay were. Their medicine
was served promptly, and every deli
cacy in the way of fruit or food that
they craved was cheerfully furnished.
Nr. Leuby said that the nurse pro-
vided BY MIR. Fisher, oolored man
named Josh, was as efficient as any
nurse could be, aid gave the patients
the most careful attention.
In regard to allowing inmates of the
hospital to come into town, there is no
way of disproving this charge except
by . personal investigation at the
hospital. But the facts do not seem
to confirm it, as there have been but
two cases of small pox in the neigh
borhood contiguous to the hospital,
while the great bulk Of the recent
cases have been in the north eastern
section of the city. 1t is hardly pos.
! sible that these people visiting the
, city would infect only one neighbor'
hood.
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Townsend Topic ..

TOWNSEND, Del, Aug l, 1881
Correspondence OF GAZETTE.
The Blackbird camp meeting is
now in session, and promises to be
very successful and interesting.
Mr.. W. N. Watts, who lives south
of this town still continues to i'm
prove, Mr.. Watts received very
severe injuries from his horse run
ming away, being thrown from the
carriage and having his ankle-socket
burst. He is being attended by DR..
Enos.
Rev. Mr.. Bell, of the M. E. Church
preached very powerful sermon last
Sunday.
Mr.. VIM. Skaggs, one mile south
of here, offers his large tract of white
oak timber for sale. 1t is said to be
the best in the county.
The western fever has seized upon
the young men of the town. and some
of them think of following Horace
Greeley's advice and go West.
Mr.. Samuel Townsend is enjoying
good health, which his many friends,
all over the state, will be glad to
hear.
DIR. Rankin, of this town, has first
class practice among the ailing in
Appoquinimink Hundred.
Mr.. James Powell, who Is thresh-
ing wheat for the farmers in this part
of the Hundred pronounces the crops
good.
Mr.. George Vandyke has purchas-
ed a farm near Vandyke station con
tanning 96 acres. r. I.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-03
FIRST EDITION.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Proceedings of Last Nights Regu
lar Nesting.

Proceedings Of Last Nights Regu-
lar Nesting.
The Board OF Health met In regular
session, last evening, PRESIDENT Bush
presiding.
The committee on the nuisance
consisting OF bad smell coming from
Pyle's morocco factory, reported reso-
tiou requesting the Messrs. Pyle to build
chimney high enough to carry of the
offensive odor. The resolution was
adopted, and copy ordered to. be sent
to the Messis. Pyle.
The nuisance consisting of a pool Of
stagnant water at Second and Conrad
streets was ordered to be abated forth
with. Else the Board will have IL at
tended TO at the expense Of the property
owners.
Letters were read from James Riddle
u Co. and Joseph Bancroft 81 Sons, sta
ting that the recent pollution of the
BraDdywine ater by refuse dye stufis
was not caused by their Establishments.
The Secretary was instructed to notify
the owners Of all the factories up the
stream as far as RockIand that they will
not BIZ permitted to empty dele.erious
matter into The Brandywine
The Western Hotel stables were re-
ported to be in bad condition, aud
were ordered to be cleansed at once.
The Secretary was directed to notify
the Street Commissioner to look close ly
to The condition of the cutters, particu
larly where they cross railroads. Also,
TO request him to report TO the Board all
the ccsspools examined by him since his
term OF office.
ORDERS.
Orders were directed TO be drawn, as
follows: Harry O'Toole, So James
O'Toole, ST; Samuel Smith, SO so ;
Ferris Bros, SO; z. James Belt, $3.50;
u. b. Underwood, - 80; Eastburn II
Armstrong, $1l.56.
Adjourned.
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A Thorough woman Of Bust nsss.

Many people doubt whether women
ever have genuine business ability.
They say that Baroness Bnrdett- Coutts
inner tied all her money instead OF earn
ing 1t that the several. famous queens
who have reigned brilliantly did 80 be-
cause they happened upon good cabinet
officers, and that the various women
who are nomlnally at the head OF great
business enterprise to-day depend en-
tirely on good men who are kept In the
background. But all doubt must be dis
PEELED by recently published story
about an Ohio woman. This person who
is eitherImaid or widow, owed her hi red
man three hundred and twenty dollars.
and had not the wherewfthal to pay. Al
most any woman in such q position
would have informed all her friends that
she could not for the life OF her see what
she was to do, and the remainder would
have spent N ost OF tn cir time in wonder
ing how to borrow the amount. But the
Ohio woman did not drop into any such
nonsense she quietly cancelled the debt
by marrying the man. Such q stroke OF
genius would have justified the lady In
living upon her laureis,but she did moth
Ing OF the sort. Realizing, pernaps. that
she might have TO support her husband.
as feminine geniuses usually do she quief
ly divorced the fellow, at an expense
of only sixty dollars, SO she 10 now again
heart and fancy tree and two hundred
and sixty dollars ahead. In the face OF
these facts the man who refuses to be-
Heve that women may naturally have
business abilities of the Highest order II
too stupid to deserve any astentt ON
whatever.-N Y. Herald.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-03
Locomotives for brazil.

The Baldwin Locomotive Works, at
Philadelphia, have cause to appreciate
the partiality of Dom Pedro. They will
ship IN few day to the domains of Bra
zil's Emperor five passenger locomotives
for the Dom Pedro Y Railroad, two
freight engines for the Bahia (BrsziD
Road, one for the Santa Isabel and Rio
Preto Bailroad and one tor the e. de F..
Pirapelinga Road. The Baldwin con-
cern is now doing a large business than
at any time since its establishment half
century ago. 900 hands being steadily
employed. During the next eighteen
mouths, by contracts already made, 1t
will send to Mexico some 20 locomo-
lives, worth In the neighborhood of a
total Of 81, ,O00,00O.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-03
Special Election.

A special election will be held in
North Carolina next Thursday, 10 de-
eide whether the proposed prohibItory
liquor law shall be ratified or not. The
law provides that any person who shall
NJ manufacture, buy, or sell, either directly
or indirectly, any spirituous or malt
liquors except wines and cider, or BY
any shift, subterfuge, or device, dispose
of spirituons liquors, or any liquors Of
which spirituous liquor is q material or
constituent part, in any quantity, other
wise than by this act provided, shall bs
guilty of misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction thereof shall be fined not les
than 500 nor more than 81 900, and be
Imprisoned, in the discretion Of the
court.
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THIN STAR ROUTE FRAUDS.
Arrest OF Contractor entamin b
Wiley.
PHILADELPHIA, August 2, 1881.

PHILADELPHIA, August 2, 1881.
Two weeks ago Thomas McDayitt,
Legrand Ensign and Christian Price
v ere arrested for detrauding the govern
ment In the letting of star route mail
contracts 10 Utah and Arizona. Ensign
and Price were the sureties on the COLI
tracts, and they were obtained as such
sureties by ncDevitt. The original
contractor for the routes in question was
Benjamin B. Wiley, who was also al
legged to be the principal conspirator.
He eluded the officers, however, aud
constant search was unavaillng until
noon to-day, when he was arrested in a
trimming store on Poplar street, to
which place he was traced by Deputy
United States Marshals Reuter- and Cake
and Postal Agent Bennett. The pris'
oner had nothing to say about the offence
with which he his charged, but stated
that he had intended to surrender him.
self. He was held at the United States
Marshal's office and will probably be
given hearing tomorrow. The other
prisoners are now under $1,000 ball,
which one of them, Price, has not yet
been able to obtain.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-03
LOCAL LINES.
Deviled Crabs at FullmeI's.
otewed Crabs at Fullmer's.
Ice cold salt oysters at Fullmer's.


Stewed Crabs at Fullmer's.
Ice cold salt oysters at Fullmer's.
Fuilmer's celebrated clam soup.
Read DR.. Todd's advertisement In an
other column. He will do what he prom
ses.
Trump Brothers, Of this city, have re-
ceiyed handsome bronze medal, as
third premium for Fleetwood scroll
saw exhibited by them at the Interna-
tlonal exhibition held at Sydney, New
South Wales, last year.
Belgian blocks are being laid in front
OF the new Court House.
Bailif James +. Daley was last night
elected Treasurer OF the DelaM are s. r.
e. Company uice Lee File, resigned.
A special wire, for the transmission
OF through business, is being put up be-
tween Philadelphia and Baltimore.
The Harrisburg Telegraph says: ga
large delegation from the Friendship
Fire Company, Of Wilmington, Della
ware, the Quaker Glee Club and the
Happy Seven Glee Club, all of Whining
ton will be here to join the Friendship ex-
cursion to Mont Alto on August IL.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-03
Fatal Duel Between Negroes.

ATLANTA, Ca. August "A report
comes from Monroe county of duel
between two negroes, Bill Conner and
Frank Cheney, at negro wood chop
ping. They quarreled, q challenge
passed and was accepted, when they
proceeded to settle matters on the
spot, the weapons being pistols.
Cheney used a Derringer, which miss.
ed fire Conner, with a revolver, lodged
a bali in Cheney's thigh. Again
Cheney's Derringer missed fire, and
he received another bullet In his leg .
Trying his Derringer once more with
out success he throw it down, and,
seiziDg an axe, struck at Conner, who
warded off the blow and shot Cheney
dead at close range. Conner escaped.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-03

-FoR-
GRADING.
OFFICE OF THE STREET COMMISSIONERS j
No. 81 East Sixth street,
WTT.MVNnTnN nET Anonot 1891

~NAD "s
OFFICE OF THE STREET CoMMIssIoNER)
No. 8x East Sixth street,
WILMINGTON, DEL, August 1881.
Sealed proposals will be received in
the box in the City Council chamber un-
5th, 1881, for grading the he'd OF DUPONT
street from Lowering avenue TO the cen.
tire of fWawaset street. The amount OF
material to be removed ID about 800 cu-
bic yards. The stone must be broken
small enough for the stone breaker,
where the stone must be taken and de.
poslted by he contractor. The dirt must
be taken and deposited any place within
six squares that the street Commission.
er may direct The work must be done
unds the direction and suI ervieton OF
the street Com IN issioner, and must be
the contract is awarded by City Councils
for every day ther safuer the contractor
must pay the city OF Wilmington the
sum OF ten dollars, unless q written az
cuse ia furnished to ard approved ny the
Street Com missioner. A bond with ne-
curity in the sum of one hu dr. d dollars
must accompany each proposal for the
or persons TO wnom The contract may be
warded must give bond with security
In the tum of five hundred dollars for
the faithful performance Of the ntrRct.
The comm lttee reserve tue right TO re-
iect any bid that they do not think tt
would be to the interest ofthe city TO ae-
eept. All bids must be properiy signed,
ling DUPONT street, For further inior.
nation apply to L. p. LYNCH.
Street C0mniiss loner.
BY order of the Opening Streets q M
mittee. B. Y. TowNsnnD.
aug2-ft Chairmaos
The daily gazette., 1881-08-03
Deaths During July.

The July death record, which has been
given IN detail each week In the GAZETTE
comprised l6l deaths, the heaviest record
yst ior any one month In tn city. OF
these deaths lao were natives oIthe Unit
ed states, 8 of Irelald, 3 of Germany, 3
OF Englan of,Sweden and of scoIlan
There were llS W b II es, 43 blacks. SO males
and 70 females, fifty weight wer under one
year of age. consumption caused 10
deaths, cholera infantum 20, and small
pox rs. There were five deaths from ac-
cidepts, II died at the Almshouse, and
the Coroner had 10 cases. Eleven bodies
were brought here for interment aud
twelve sent away. The deaths ior July
OF last year amounted to only l03 in
craaaa. hS.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-03
LOCAL TIME TABLE.
CORRECTED MAY 23rd 1881.
TRAINS LEAVE Wu.MIN,vcnA

raAlNS LEAVE WILMINGTON
oh 81 W. lIiLADELPHIA.-2.05 2.25 $50 Tan.
s,iv wv, S.ly. 90. l9.3O. IL SO a. m. iS n
,iS.as, 2tS, 2.3o, 400, 6.52, 8.a. !. ia aSs
IG.% p. IN m; Sundays, 2.Ob, 2.25, !. 10 am: M.
For New YoRk.~2.oS, 2z5 syS sh; 4; N; I'm az
LOS =. M; .l2,4s. 2.US 5SS {. A. & s'oo' 90
sundays, 2U5. 2.26 q. M, 5.52 nS8 ~, -,
TOR BALrIMokE.-i25i, 2.i2. 4'l2 ~
., ~ am. ;l2.55, si.OA. 4.i5 $50 lo.oI \. M
sundays, , .2.5l. 2.l2, 40 ,7.65 a. IN. lo.5l
'oR WAs1INGT9N.-I2.5i olo Am, ,.ss
s,as a. M; lass. .l.01. Isl 3, M. M sun. M,
aays, l1.ol ,2,l2, 4.02, 7.65 q. m. ''A
A1iihohE AND rERMEDIATr STA
iwss. lhas -i2.5l. S.sS a. ln., la.55, 4. AZ n. m
i,noa i'io 2. m: train stops ut way sta.
Bai,Imoros oetW cen Perryvills and
nhhfVILLE AND INTERHEnfATE sr
fioNs.-8.l5 p. IN. SfA-
toR NEW CAsTLH,-aOO O. az ,n
1.W, o,So, p. m. No Sunday trains A'''
T,niNaToN T,n AND INTERMEDIATE arA.
s;vs's5 sunds, 20 a. m.; LOS. B.25 p. m. No
aaAa "a aAa AND NDINDEHMEDIATK STATIONS
FoR WILM1saTosS. \. 4 IL Noprnv,,
traia. ,,v a. M; 800. sos p, m. No sun.ay
n ~ DELAWARE WESTERN r.. h7-ih
@ 10 a. M; 6.S5 p. ma SUNDAY trains'
''''' d. In. and $40 p. IN. S'
fans EsaS ARRIVE AT WILMINGTON
5a rHILADELPHIA,--l24s xo1 Ak
u DO o.Soi 20 s..0 a. m., II m: l2.Ib. "a IL
500. a@ @"' ,a, aa.se, 4.4l, $40, $40 Glib, 40
i2ssSiG ; zi1o.!5. u.l5 p. nj Sundays,
II ,'-'o''o,oz, ~ 7o2. iC.l0a. M; y 20, lO.45,
aAlNS FOR W.T. Inrn,,n
~ ntEA,DELpHIA-Broad street De,ot--
1853 !, ~. ~ 4.a0. 5.lb Is, $40 40, 500 16
6,o0 An NY p; m. sundays, 7,O5. sSO a. n.
FROM 'T, a.4S, 1000, l1.80 o. m.
m sW W. YoRK.-2.U7, $50. T.52. $50
su 'i' iz.ae, .l.O2. Al, $40 .45p m
Faos d y. 2.U7. 3.57 7.52 4. M. ID. AZ y. m
m. 80 KY srIMoRE.-l.59, 2.l4. 9b, Il.s5 !.
davs ~ 2tO, $40, $50. $50 D. m. ,uD.
ERoy 10y, 2.l9 a. m. 648. 6.a0 An n. n,
H.. 81. .AshISaTON.-l.5o, 1.i0. Ii3 a,
dsys a. 1.uO, 8. 40, Q. .3S o, m. sun
From p.. p,.os. 2.ls. a. M: b.48. $50 .. m.
FAoM A NEhRYyILLF Uuiy-9.th a M
s 10 ne NV WOAsTLE.--S.4S, e.35. M. i2.U7
FRun no nuo IN. No Sunday frains
SOS D. M ARE II. h.--S. AZ q. u I; II .OI
FROM VII. NO sunday trains.
trsiss m.; l2.oS as p. m. No sunda,
a. M rE5aA,wARE AWARE wEsrrss r. R.-sU
s,m. AMI e, ?. In Sunday trains OIL
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Newark Letter.
Corrsspondence Of the GAzETTH.
NEWARK, Aug. 3, 1881.

Correspondence Of the GAzETTz.
NEWARK, Aug. 3, 1881.
A base ball club from Fair Hill,
Cecil Co., Md, will play the Actlves
next Saturday at the Park, the
weather permitting.
Mr.. e. l.. Vandegrift, intending to
retire from the livery business, will
sell at public sale on Thursday Aug.
llth, all his stock carriages, harness
ETC. 1t is said on good authority that
another livery stable will be started
in the Spring by relative of the
purchaser of the Griffith property.
No definite place has been fixed
upon to have the picnic given annu-
ally by the M. E. Sunday School,
Notwithstanding previous reports.
The Rev. Hugh Hamill, D. D.,
highly respected Presbyterian
clergyman of this town, died at his
residence on Monday morning at one
O'Clock. The doctor was educated at
Princeton College for the ministry,
at one time officiating in that capa-
city in Pencader, Hd., but his throat
becoming weak preaching makes it
impossible for him to preach he with
his brother took charge of the high
school at LawrencevIlle, N. j., soon
raising il to an enivable treputation
as a preparatory school for Princeton
College. Some years ago he quit
teaching an came to Newark, and
shortly afterwards was united in mar
riage to Miss Louisa Russell, living
in retirement ever since. He was
about 70 years OF age. He will be
inferred at Head of Christiana ceme
terry tomorrow afternoon.
The colored Odd Fellows of New
ark held a meeting on convention in
Hassinger's grove yesterday, which
was attened by a large.crowd of per
spring humanity. Several delega
tlons Of the fraternity were present
from Wilmington and elsewhere.
About 2 o'clock in the afternoon q
line was formed and headed by the
Diamond State Band they paraded
through the principal streets, making
very warm looking, if not an i'm
posing display. ANON
The daily gazette., 1881-08-03
Fatal Accident.

On the Phila. 81 Bait. Central rail-
road, Monday, young man named
J. DAVIS Taylor, while riding on top
of a freight car, was struck by a
bridge between Penn and West
Grove stations, and instantly killed,
his skull being crushed and neck
broken,
The daily gazette., 1881-08-03
Earl OF Shaftesbury to Mrs. GAR
field.

EAnEA Va SnoAtosUuNy ~ AEbs war.
field.
WARRINGTON, August 2.-The Earl
of Shaftesbury, who ispresident of the
great convention now in session In
Exeter Hall, London, sends the fol-
lowing dispatch to Mrs. Garfield to-
day:
1.-THE Worlds Conference of Young
Mems Christian Associations, now sit
ting, records its deep gratitude to God
for the preservation of the Presidents
life, and earnest prayer for his oom-
plete recovery" ms
To this dispatch Mr.. Blaine sent the
following reply:
"Mrs. Garfield has received your
dispatch, and requests me TO express
through you to the Worlds Conference
of oung Mems Christian Associations
the grateful appreciation of their pious
and devoted interest in the welfare of
the President.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-03
SheriG,s Sale.

Sheriff Clark will sell, on Tuesday,
August IS, the property 47t acres, in
Black bird hundred, owned by James
Daley; alrs the property of 1870 acres, be-
longing to William L. Reynolds, In
Black bird hundred.
On Thursday, August Is. the property
OF j. b. McConaughey, In Penoader hum
dred; also the property of Merritt d.
Paxson, in Pencader hundred.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-03

A couple eloped at Faling Springs,
West Virginia, and were hotly pursued
by the girls father. His horse threw
him, breaking his leg. and the suiter
con.iderat,ly bore him back home. This
caused diversion, giving the young
man time to prove that he was not q
gambler, as his skill at cards had led the
father TO believe, but belonged to
wealthy and respectable Boston family.
A peaceful wedding eusued
The daily gazette., 1881-08-03
A Healthy State.

People are constantly changing their
homes from East to West and from
North to South or Uice versa, in search
of healthy State. IT they would learn
to be contentsI, and to use the celebra-
ted Kidney Wort when sick they would
be much better of. Tho whole system
can be kept In healthy state by this
simple but effectual remedy. See large
adv
The daily gazette., 1881-08-03
Attempted Asuassi.ssie..
LANCASTER, o., Aug 2, 1881

A dastardly attempt was made TO
murder Henry Lehman, treasurer Of
Geenfeld township. A masked man
approached him at the door Of his
(Lehman's) residence and 6red both
barrels of a doublebarrel shotgun at
hlm, inficting dangerous wounds IN
the neck and chest. The ASSASSIN
then shot him three times with . re-
volver, each shot taking effect. The
injured man succeeded in getting in
to the house, when the assassin lefts
Mr.. Lehman, who Is a wealthy farm-
er, thinks that robbery was not in
tended, but that the fellow only
wanted to take his life. The wound
ed man lies In a critical condition, !,
but the physicians says he will re-
cover.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-03
The Tariff.

In vacating his position as CO Hector OF
the port of New York to make way for
Judge Robertson, the new incumbent,
Collector Merritt, in letter to Secreta-
ry Window makes certain suggestions In
regard to reforms in the tariff that are
the result OF his official experience. He
expresses the opinion that simpiifica-
ton of the tariff is desirable, aud that as
far as 1t is practicable 1t should be based
on specific duties. He further recon-
mends a large extension of the free list,
especially in respect to those articles re-
tarning an almost nominal revenue to
the government, and also modification
Of the tariff where the rates amount
practically to prohibition.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-03
No sign of a Breakup Of Paroles.

NV SABn VI - 0EcaAsuR % kWEtASDs
Gen. Fitz Lee, of Virginia, is quo.ed
as saying: 81 see no indications Of 3
break up or Encouragement of political
parties. Here in Virginia we have had
always two parties, the democratic or
conservative, as it is locally called, and
the republican. The former consists
principally of the white taxpayers, the
latter principally Of the colored people,
with a smaller number of whites; the
whites hold the Offices, and the blacks
do the voting. Latterly we have had in
our midst what has been termed Q sread-
juster party 1t was at first distinct from
the other two, but the distinction will
not be durable. In Virginia, ~ else
where, there will soon be but two par.
ties, and can see no sign of breakup
in either"
The daily gazette., 1881-08-03
lOl Years Old,

Priscilla Persley, colored, died In West
Chester, on Monday. at the ex reme old
o OF I0l years. she was born in W IL
mihgton, and her mother 10 said to have
been Half Breed Indian. she had IL
children, seven OF whom are stlll living,
and the youngest has attained his 55th
year. The Oldest Is now 81 and resides In
Germantown.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-03
A Good Baptist

clergyman of Bergen, N. Y, strong
temperance man, suffered with kidney
trouble, neuralgia, and dizziness almost
10 6indness, over two years after he was
told that hop Bitters would cure him,
because he was afraid Of and pref JUDGED
against "Hltters." Since bis cure he
Bitters.
The daily gazette., 1881-08-03
The Panama Canal.
PARIS, August 2, 1881.

The report of the French Academy
of Sciences publishes the enginesrs'
statement of the preliminary investiRa-
tons into the geological structure of the
Isthtnus of Panama at the part to be ira.
yersed by the canal. The result Is salts
factory, and NJ. de Lesseps calculates
that the work can be done CO nsiderably
under the originally estimated expenses.