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CHRISTMAS NMENTS.
Anniversary at CeAtraT-EntertaIn
ments at the Hons shOId OF Faith
and RfnEsWOOd.

AnnuVeEBAEY AA
ments at the Hons sh0Id OF Faith
and RfnkswOod.
AT the .twenty-sixsn anniversary OF
Central Presbyterian Sunday school,
yesterday afternoon, the report of Sup
erintendent VIM. K Crosby, showed
that the school consisted Of six officers,
SO teachers, 23S scholars In the main
room and 1856 in the infant class, under
tue able management of Mrs. Ball, as
sisted by Mrs. Pennington and Miss
Jennings; total receipts about $3.50,
which covered the expenses for bensvo.
lent contri buttons and school expenses.
The library contains 450 volumes, and
the superlnteud udsnt made an earnest ap-
peal for funds sufficient to increase the
numb bar to 1000.
A mum Der of beautiful hymns were
sung and memorial services were held
In memory Of the late Homer Barry, for
many years faithful teacher and super
intendsnt. A beautiful harp Of immor-
telles was presented TO the family and
Rev. DR.. Nixon made AN appropriate
address. A number Of scholars were
presented with Bibles and books, as re-
wards for committing scripture to mem
ory.
At Madely Sunday school, there was
singing, speaking, and q select reading
py Prot, Ford. The scholars were pre-
scented with bag OF candy apiece and
several received extra presents OF books
for their activity in bringing new scho-
lars into the school.
At the Household of Faith Sunday
school Christmas entertainments, last
night, John M. Hates presented beau
tlfu! Bible to the church, Rev. Mr. Kra
mer received a cane, q basket OF fruit,
and several other articles. and George
ellis was given nne students lamp
Gifts were presented to numerous other
sersons, and In addition to al these
| each teacher, officer and scholar was
| presented with box of confections.
Tho exercises opened with an original
poem, VICTORY of the Church over
| Hades," by Rev. george r. Kramer
| followed by literary exarcire, "Feed
MY Lambs, ,"by eleven little kirls; "Com-
psnsati on" a poem written bv the pas
tor, read by Miss Mary r. Kramer
Addresses - the pastor, by eight scbo.
lars, was followed by q quartet, by Em-
| ma Hittinger, Sallie Legg, George Ellis
and William Cole. Elsie Thomas, Lille
Soho field, Charles Bowers and Mester
| harper IN ade addresses. A recitation,
"Household of Fai h." composed by
| Robert q. Eraim, wa7 delivered by six
teen girls, Mary r.. hramer, Lizzie
Hates and Mary Pen ming on also gave
recitations; Ka 10 Ross, Mabel Iredell
Salhe Legg, Emma Hitunger, William
Cole apd George Ellis rendered music
Kineswooi Chapel had an entertain
meni, Sunday afternoon, when the seho'
lars received bags of candy and othel
presents, and were entertained by mus
ic, singing and addresses.
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w. A. LAMOTTT

A N ORDINANCE TO CHANGE AND
"A RE-EsTABLISH tn Il GRADE OF
DAVIS STREET, BET WEtN HEALD
AND CLAYMoNT 81 1RLEI s.
Be it ordained by the City Council Of
Wilmington
SECTION l. That the grade of Davis
street from the side and level of Heald
street to the middle distance between
Heald and Claymont streets shall be In
ascent one foot nd six hundred and
seventy-fou thousandths OF foot a ,6T4)
and thence to point one hundred feet
west, from the west building line uf
Claymont street, the ascent shall be two
feet and five hundred and twenty three
thousandths of a foot f2.523,) and thence
to the side aud level of Claymont street,
the descent shall be one foot and one
hundred and four thousandths Of = foot
U.l04.)
SECTION 2. All ordinances and parts of
| ordinances inconsistent herewith he and
the same are hereby repealed.s
Passed at the City Hall Dec. %, 1881.
| HARRY SHARPLEY,
| President ofCity Council.
Attest:-H. r. PENNINGToN, Clerk.
dec27-2t
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A DROvER,s DISGRACE.
Reported FOrgerfes by Frank
Cheevsr, a Well Known cattle
nnnIap

Dealer.
WEST CHESTER, Dec. 23.-The
report this morning that Frank
Cheever, well.known drover aud
cattle dealer, had gone wrong and
left for parts unknown caused con-
siderable excitement among business
men, especially those who dealt in
live stock. Mr.. Cheever has for
years been an extensive dealer. in
cattle, and disposed of q large mum.
Der of stock from the West in this
county. Heretofore he has always
born good business name, and 1t
is said, found but little trouble in
getting his paper iDdorsed by first
class signatures. This morning a
promlssory note with the lndorse-
ment of Isaac Cochran, of this
borough, also q cattle dealer, was
pronounced by that gentleman as
forgery. Others who held Mr..
Cheever's paper, compared notes
and paper bearing the indorsoment
OF George Nipple, of Brandywine
Summit, Delaware County; DR..
John r. Hosklns, of this borough
and others, was found to be boug's.
Suits were insti uted and Sheriff
Hopes went to Mr.. Cheever's0farm
and leyied upon his personal and
zeal estate. 1t is said that the tota !
amount of Cheever's liabilities is
between SIS 200 aud Sc 900 and that
he Is entirely insolvent. Mr..
Cheever was in town yesterday, but
since that time has left his home,
and his whereabouts is now uns
known.
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hurled Forests.

An examination OF the delta OF the
Mississippi shows that, for distance
OF abouf>,hree hundred miles of this
deposit, there are buried forests OF
large trees. one over tho other, with
inlerspaces of sand. Ten distinct
forest growths of this nature have
been observed, which must have sue
oeeded one another. These trees are
the bald cypress of the SoutherH
states. Some have been observed over
t1euly. i've feet In diameter, and one
contained 5,700 annual rings. In
some instances, too, these huge trees
have grow II over the stumps OF others
equally largo. From these facts
biologists have assumed t. antiquity
Of each folest growth at ten thousand
wears. or one hundred thousand for
The whole. This estimate, however,
would not include the interval OF time
which doubtless was very considefa
ble-that elapsed between the ending
of one of these vast and wonder'u
fores and the beginning OF another
New York Sun.
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From the Philadelphia Press.
Ebb Tide fn the stock Market.

A sagging stock market bears its OVID
abundant moral in breaking fortunes
and ruined character. The danger OF
dealing in somebody's else property, and
the risk vi dealing in some ones else
money differ, among otner vital mat
tiers, in leading in one case 10 material
ana In the other to moral bankruptcy,
and every slow aud gradual fail In
stocks, as 1t saps margins and exhausts
past profits, brings both to light as the
ebh OF 0 stream lays bare slime and
tester. Newark bas had its double les
son. Some other thliving busy place,
with lot OF rich men too busy to mind
their own business, will furnish the
next. The ebb in progress is sure to
bring IL as ebbs always do, and q drop
ping fire of panics and defalcations Is
The first sign that The tide has turned
aud hangs at flood, quivering at high
water mark, now laying bare wreck
and now making one.
1t is there now. The land 10 pros
porous; but share In the round earn
ings of average prosperity does not
satisfy the thousands whom tape and
telegraph have made silent partners in
the great game of the stock market. In
a business where man needs TO know
everything, and risk as little as possible,
these men know nothing aud risk every
thing. The fall OF the past few days
will show, what every observer of small
towns and large has known for twenty
months past, and the great profits oi
1870 and the lesse. gains Of 1880 tempted
in great shoal of small operators, who
have grown poor as brokers have waxed
fat. They are everywhere. Cities oi
The second and third class, where the
quotations are daily bulletined, scarcely
had an Office ten years ago, and villages
in which one man speculated before tht
last panic have score Of speculators
now. This great class of small operators
have been carrying stocks on a margin
until interest has swept away theil
slender principal the first drop finds
them powerless. The lambs are fleecet
again. They always are; but there never
was time before when the clip Of thu
sci ssors was heard so widely as now.
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Sadly Afflicted.

The family OF s. F. Ware, druggist,
Fifth and King streets, have within
the past few days been solely afflicted
Last week they buried two of their
children, a bright little boy and girl,
and to-day they bury their only re-
manning child, Harry Sawyer Ware,
aged six years. The cause of their
deaths was diptheria and membra neous
Group. The afflicted family have the
sympathy of all parents.
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AFamiIy Gathering.

On Christmas day the children and
grand children of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Bruce, gathered at the residence of
their parents, on French street above
Eighth. There were seven sons, one
daughter and twenty-three grand chill
dren, and it was the first time the fa-
mily had assembled together for fiif-
teen years. They came from Phila.
delphia, Baltimore, Lancaster, Penn
sylvania, and this city.
The occasion was a very pleasant
one and will long be cherished by the
participants. After pleasant time
spent in recalling old recollections,
they partoek of handsome repast pre-
pared by the parents. A purse was
made up and given to the old couple.
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Female Suffrage In the Old en-
Times,

1t is somewhat singular that the ad-
vocates of female suffrage have Lot
given greater prominence to the fact
that women voted in New Jersey under
the constitution adopted in 1776, and
continued to exercise the elective
franchise until deprived of it by the
legislature in 1907. In consequence of
fsauds practiced at an election upon
the question officiating bridge across
Newark bay, an act was passed limit
ing the suffrage to free white males,
twenty-one years of age and worth
ESQ. lu the contest over the Eliza
bethtown bridge women were charged
with changing their dresses and voting
twice. by such devices as these the
vote of Essex county, which, prior to
that time had never exceeded 4,600,
was run up to 2,S57. The Legislature
set aside the election and put statu.
tory construction upon the article ol
the constitution relating TO suffrage,
which reduced the voting population
nearly cue half. 1t does not appear
that the DISTINGUISHED women ever
contested the constitutionality of the
! act.
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SUSSEX JoURNALIsM.
A CoNsoLIDATIoN, A SALE, AND A GEN.
ERAL SHAKING UP IN GEORGETOWN.

ERAL SHAKING UP IN GEORGETOWN.
Prof. T. N. Williams has sold his inter
est in the SeaiOrd Inde1 to Mr.. Clark his
partner, and that gen tleman has arrang-
ed to remove his printing machinery to
Georgetown and consolidate with the
SUSSEX Journal. The Inde1 will be dis
continued, aud Mr.. Clark will be fore
man of the consolidated papers. The
Inder has been running TOR several
years, and was the outsrowth ofa paper
started IN Seaford by Joe Penningt on, ,of
Wilmington, about ten years ago
In Georgetown, the Journalistic moves
of the past week have been sudden and
startling. In addition TO swa low ing the
IndeJ, the Journal proprtetoIs were pre-
pairing TO buy Willard Pride's Deid,1are
Inquirer, and claim to have had the re-
fusal OF the Office, when Edwin X. PayD-
ter, VIM. b. Tomlinson, and seve' al
other Georgetown gentleman stepped in
and bought 1t before the Journd, men
knew what they were aboa,. The IN
quirer says the paper, in the future, will
be conducted in the interest of the Dem
ooratiC party.
The Journal proprietors-M essrs. Mar
vel. DowDham & CLARK. are very much
angered AZ being enChred out Of their
refusal of the Inquirer, and give the
following explanation Of the coup etat,
Witch resulted in their discontinue:
"For some time past Mr.. Hart, of the
/ quirsr, has been trying to make sale
of his paper to the proprietor- of the
Journal, as they had already copsoliia-
ted with the Seaf0rd h,de1, and The pur-
chase would give them larger stock
then needed for one otfce, they held the
matter under advisement. On Thursday
evening M essrs. Navel & Downham
were invited to the Inquirer office, for
the purpose of considering the sale aud
purchg 10 of that paper. An offer made
them bvsthe prOprietors OF the Inquirer,
lower than ANY before named, a rough
inventory of the office was taken tos nd
to Mr.. Clark, and they, Mtssrs. Marvel
s. Downham, asked and were granted
until four O'Clock Friday afternoon for
Mr.. Claiks answer to their letter and
kilograms. Tue answer came, "Buy, we
can arrange afterward, but long before
four O'Clock the paper was sold to other
parties under the following clrcum
stances:
IN essrs. Marvel & Dowrhsm, after
leaving the Inquirer sffics, thought best
to consult Que vr two older heads in re-
ference to the PURCHASE. Among the
men was WIN. b Tomlinson, who
thought IL good movement aud when
asked to keep the matter quieI, prsmis.
Ell 30 to do. He meets MIR. Paynter, ac-
cording to their own acknowledgment,
ON Friday morning, tells him OF the
proposed sale aud purchase. Mr.. p.
asks him to join himself with Others,
not yet named to the public and buy the
paper. Mr.. Tomliuson consents, and
Mr.. Paynter goes and closes the bargain
with M essrs. Pride and Hart. The price
paid was the same as named to Messrs.
Marvel and Downham.p
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RAILROAD LIN ES.
IHIi.ADELPMMIA.;, a J, wIHM,HSECn "A, .n ! =,
DECEMBER IS. 1881.

rrs,ns will leave WilininEtoD ~ ioIh'v d:
p,s,laaslph,a and Intsrmedis 20 station,
~ s,lO. slU, 1890 a. M: ABB. f0oi $40; 7.s).
pag, Philadelphia lei tE1press) $40. 300 s.w
apSi,a 20; IAN and Ne New York, 2o9. aIs e.so. s.55
MA m. sI2.4l i.3 5.f2 6.ss r. IA.
"psliimore and intermediate -tatior .,
nj asa, m, does not stop between
TImiugton and Perryviile, Dol p. IN.
Penyville and intermediate stations,
"Ra|tlmore and Bay line. $50 p. m
baltimore and Washington. l2hi, l.T
40. f55, ssS, q. m.; 1853, sl.Of, $50. lJ.sl
p u. - N.
New Castle 9.35. q. m; loo $40 p. IN.
lSa m. l.05, SIS p. m.
Dsmar and intermediate Stations. 9.3s
m.. 100 p. m.
SUNDAY TRAINS,
Philadelphia and Intermeaiate station 8
kiOa. IN. 5.U0. 7.3p, 1910 p. IN.
Philadelphia New York. 2o2. AIS am
6i2, 6.8 p. m.
Hllmore and Warrington. 12.5i. 81.
Is7.6), r. M. 1851 p. m.
or further Information passengers arr
referred 10 the time tables posted AT the
depo.
Trains marKed thus ~ are lin tied ex-
press upon which extra fare IL charged.
J. X. WOOD.
General Passenger Agent.
FRANK THO MSoN,
General Manager.
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Funeral of Frank Fitzpatrick.

The funeral of the late Frank Fitz-
patrick took place yesterday morning
from lis late residence, No. 204 WASH
ington street, and was very largely at
tended. The remains were encased in
cloth covered silver mounted burial
casket with six handles. Besides the
relatives and friends who attended, there
were present the knights of st. Law
renee, and Water Witch Fire Company
and the Shields Library Association.
The funeral cortege headed by the First
Regiment Band, playing funeral dirge,
moved from the residence of the decsas-
ed to st. Peters PIo-Cathedral where
Mass was celebrated. From the church
the remains we're conveyed to the new
Cathedral cemetery where they were
inferred. During the funeral the Water
Witch bell was tolled as mark of re :
sp ct for the deceased.
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LOCAL LINES.
Twenty -four deaths last week.

Twenty -four deaths last week.
How did you spend your Christmas
The next holiday will be Fourth of
July.
The extra Saddle Rock oysters at
Fullmer's.
The celebrated Sheep Ridge oysters
at Fullmer's.
This is the regular meeting night
for the Board Of Health.
There was large amount of drunk
enness in this city yesterday.
The Shaw relief valve will be tested
at Fourth street whaff this afternoon.
Work was not suspended on the
new Eleventh street bridge yesterday.
30 far this year there has been 41S
cases of smallpox reported in this
city.
The only place in the city to get a
first-class oyster is at Fullmer's, sos
Market street. nov5 I'm
The ferry boat Columbia has arrived
at the Harlan Il Hollingsworth Cons
pany's yard for repairs.
A meeting of the loung Mems Re-
publican Club will DO held this even
ing for the purpose of electing officers.
The performances of Connie
Soogah" was attended by large audi
ences yesterday afternoon and even
ing.
Roy. Geo. Il, Kramer and family
were the recipenis Of a number OF
presents yesterday from his congrega-
tioD,
The fair for tue benefit of the
Catholic orphans opened last evening
in Institute Hall. The attendance
was very large.
A man fell through the P, w. &
b. Railroad bridge yesterday after
noon. He was not hurt beyond lew
slight bruises.
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The Chief Justice III.

Chiet Justice Comegys was so illlat.. his
home in Dover, last week, that his re-
coyery, for awhile v as MOI expected. On
Tuesday of last week he was attacked by
serious hemorihage of the nose,
brought on, it was supposed by the rup.
ture of q small blood vessel, result of
hard snet zing, he having contracted a
severe cold. DR.. Draper vas summoned,
but The bleeding had not stopped when
he left for his hoine next day. DR..
Bishop gof Dover attended snd finally
succeeded in stopping the henorrhage
but for awhile his condition was very
serious, and he has not yet recovered.
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THE REGIsTRAR's REPORT.
Last Weeks Deaths,s with Othsl
Vital Statistics.

VITAL BtAtthttch.
The following is Registrar Frazer's
official report for the week ending at
noon on Saturday, December 24th,
1881.
Total deaths reported "a, classin :
ed as follows: Born in the United
States, %; foreign born, L; males 8;
females, is; white, %; black, 4; un-
der one year Of age, 5; from ! to 5
years, 10; from to 10, /; from l0 to
20, l; from 20 to 80, 2, from 80 to 40,
2; from GO to 70, 2; from 10 to 80, l;
adults, I; miners, II; brought here
for interment, /; sent away, 4 still
borne, 2; CO ner's case, l.
Causes of death: Consumption, A;
membraneous Group, 5; heart disease,
2; inanition, 2; pertussis, (whooping
cough) 8; accident, convulsions,
epilepsy general debility, peritenitls
malarial fever, spasms and ulcera'
tion of stomach / each.
Deaths by wards. First ward, 4;
Second, 8; Third, 4; Fifth, 8, Sixth,
2; Seventh, 3; Eighth, 2, Tenth 2;
Eleventh, l; total, "a:
For the corresponding week OF
last year Is deaths were reported.
During the week 7 marriages and
IL births were presented ior record,
E. b. FRAZER, Registrar.
coNsUMpTIoN's WORK.
The Registrar also furnishes the
following comparative statement ol
the deaths from consumption this
year and last:
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CHRIsTMAs passed this year with
out any special event happening to
call for comment. The people seemed
to regard it as season of mirth and
hilarity and gave themselves up to
the enjoyment found at the festive
board and in visiting friends and ac-
quaintances. The misfortune is that
a great many are thus untitled ior
work the next day, and sickness, loss
of time and inconvenience follows as
matter of course.
The daily gazette., 1881-12-27
SECOND EDITION
CHRISTMAS POLICE CASES.
Those That Were Adjndicated BE
fore the Mayor.


Business has been very prolific before
the Mayor since Saturday evening, show
ing that some people cannot observe q
holiday without getting intoxicated and
becoming as consequence disorderly.
The cases disposed since ths time men,
toned we're as follows:
Joseph Campbell for assault and bat
terry and general disorderly conduct, was
required to pay $40 and costs.
Isaac Archer, for drunk and disorderly
conduct, So and costs.
Wesley Mari, for disorderly conduct,
costs, and 500 ball to keep the peace.
Dan'l Dugan, for disorderly conduct
at the Reformed Church of the Cove
nant, costs and 500 bail to keep the
peace.
John Reynolds and Geo. Albany,
for the larceny of a horse the property
of j. M. Rex, of Montgomery county,
Pa, were held to await the actions Of
the Pennsylvania authorities.
James Kiefe and John Zebley for
fighting, were each sentenced to pay
50 and costs.
Christopher Balls for being drunk
and disorderly, 81 and costs.
John Adams for ASA ult and battery
So and costs.
John Mclaughlin for being drunk
and fighting, S3 and costs.
Perry Hamilton, Charles Smith
Mark Hamilton, Lewis Morris and
Robert johnson, negroes were each
required to pay 81 and costs.
Fifteen drunks with the usual PEN
atty, completes the record.
William @. Brisc coll drunk and disOr
derly conduct ST. and costs.
Barney Ginder for a similar offence
WIS sentenced to the Same penalty.
Martin Hatfield col. for disorderly
conduct at MI. Olivet church Poplar
street above Fifth was sentenced TO pay
So aud COSTS.
The daily gazette., 1881-12-27
Business Clothing

constitutes a great part Of our
work. We make it in all
grades from the very home
liest OF honest cloths and
work. -
Our best business suits are
Of higher grade than any
made by any other house,
whether in this city or in
New York or Boston.
The cloths are not always
better, the trimmings are; and
the work is. The best differ
ace is in the work. The
whole job is on a higher
plane though there are points
OF equality.
we study our work all the
time. We are not content
with mastering it once.
Every Season new develop
ments furnish occasion for
new study aud new mastery.
We keep our workmen
from year to year. We edu-
cate them; we train them to
higher work as fast as we
md out that higher work can
be b.; done. We pay them well
We keep them employed al
The time. They are loyal to
U.s. and they give us their best
work.
Ibis is how the best busi-
ness suits are made.
We make a royal busines:
suit for $40.
WANAMAKER & Brown,
AA HALL, Sixth and Market Sta,
PHILADELPHIA.
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One Experience from Many.

had been sick and mis-. Fable so long
and had caused my husband SO much
trouble and expense, no Que seemed to
know what allied me, that | was com
pleteiy hisbeartened and discouraged.
In this frame of mind / got bottle of
Hop Ritters and used them unknown to
my family. ! soon began to Improve
and gain strength so rapidly that my
husband and Ia mily thonght 1t strange
and unnatural, hut when ] told them
what had helped me they said, "Hurrah
for Hop Bltters long nay they prosper,
for they have made mother well and Us
bappy. The Mother.
The daily gazette., 1881-12-27

This mornings News publishes the
list of licenses granted by the Court
on Saturday, with what it is pleased
To term corrections OF "errors made in
the afternoon papers of Saturday" p
As the News list bears certain marks
that prove conclusively it was taken
from the GAZETTE, and as the GAz,
rTrR's list contained no errors what
aver. it is hard to see where the "oor.
rections" come in.
The daily gazette., 1881-12-27
"My Back Aches So,

and feel miserable" SAID a hard-worki
ing man. The doctor questioned him
and found that he had been habitually
eostive for years, that now his kidneys
were disordered and his whole system
deranged. KidDey-Wort was recon-
menued and faithfully taken, and in a
short time every trouble was removed.
The cleansing and tonic power OF this
medicine on the bowels and kidneys is
-Congregdtiondlist.
The daily gazette., 1881-12-27
Annth er Imnroyement.

The building No. 419 Market street,
owned by joel V. Greenman and now
ooeupied by Mrs. l.. w. Stookley, will
within o very short lime undergo exten
sive alterations. 1t will be torn down
and rebuilt through to Shipley street.
who will occupy the new building can
not at presen mt be esscertaiBed. The work
OF improvement will probably begin In
aida ~ a month,
The daily gazette., 1881-12-27

A PARTY of English capitalists rep
ressnting syndicate, who have been
travelling in Colorado and Tennessee
and Ohio, are reported to have secured
options on $4,000 acres of coal and
mineral lands in the eastern part Of
the latter state. 1t is represented
that the syndicate is seeking to invest
800, 900, 900 in America. The party
is accompanied by Prof. James l..
Morse, one of the most experienced
and well informed mining engineers
in tho country.