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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-11-29

ERs. LISC3LN's EEcaNE-A tiiEstc4 i.ou
Springfield. IL. Gags that SO far from Mrs
Abraham I.incoln bs;ag short Of money. "a t.
legged, her f,ieods in Springfield ra7 sao tas had
an inctm Of IS COO. sriails FROM her pension Of
sc, coo pc. yosr and irccl tho in.s7ess on St0CG0
in government bonds which have recently been
called, thus reducing tt.t soarco Of revenue
scr.owta. and from ctGar private sources. Since
che CANS from Eu'ops e TosC aud s-Asf $50.
sho sssyoi S5,G0Jtrcc, hsr Tacoma
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Killed by n Stone Crusber.

Nav York, Nov. 29.-Gharles Fraser, aged
81 years. was lest evening 10 chsrgs of s,oae
oTu,her st the American Destitute Faie. WhiIo
tstiag With two friends no suddenly tainted
cad tell upon the wheels OF the machine. He
IVES tt'lshtfaiiy mangIed aDd died almoas tx
s;sn;ly
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-11-29

Tic Presidents cou1sc 10 the c.se Of tie
recent election in ills State shows tha. MIR
John Sherman krow what he was talking about
when, ss Secretary of tho Treasury. no wrote
to MIR. Arthur, VINO was tjen COLLECTOR CT The
port OF New York, that he wcDll havo to eus-
pead him 10 order that Tho New York Custom
Hlu5. ID G at b honestly Administered.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-11-29

CARRIED ONA CowcATcHER Tho Oieaea
county express train that left jersey c;ig Oh
Friday evening pass.d through Patterson snd
intermediate atstoHs at thu rate CT forty miles
80 hour 70 RidseWocd. whsro 1t s!cvad up 10
sI!cW postmaster to gst off. Fr&m R;dgesoaa
90 stop was mede until Ina train reached tIo
greenwood lion Works in Nav Ys,k. At this
plaza The eEgiaoer discovered the body CT q sc
man on the nsrroR p!a.fosa, directly aha7e the
cowoatcoer acd in frcnt Of tee boiler. The
woman vas alive. Though uacar sci9ra. Bho
was cat ab9u! Tho ta2Gs ard fsc., She 81 il
her name vas Mrs. Csowi,Y, Of Pa;trjoG, 10
explanation Of Fer sirau.e position, sh said
she Only remembered hsiax stuck By The En-
glne 10 tha s;7ca's Of Paterson H9T i,j7ita,
It IS said, ere rot s:IitIl.
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DNaI.

BALTIMORE. MD, NV, 90. L. ~ G!aJSush.
q geo:lemsa sseli kroRa SmanG iurfiacn ana
president Of tho Psopc'a Back OF Balliro,c,
died 6. llsgelscwo. Md, this r.cIni1g
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-11-29

COURT CT ArrEALs YESTERDAY. -Grabts
j GoddIn vs., Cole ct a7. Submitted,
Bresis 1t SIS v=. L,asaa. Argued by A,
Il. Tayior, esq lor app.l .sats, sad Jobu ri.
johnson snd q. ". Watsiss, eos, f.. appel.
lees, aad continued a1, it-:tsy.
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lay ytut State taxes and sa7e ) p.r cent,

GHs SOUTHERN METHODIST BISHOPS -.
blaaop Pierce. 10 his address a. tho recent
opening Of the North Carolina Conference. II,
T., Church Scu!b. said that Bishop Wirh,usu.
OF South CaroIIas. vas sex beyond rccoyerv
eod Bishop Payuo is very i'll also There ers
BAT th!oo Southern Methods! Bishops Few
sole to DO regular GUY. 1t is thought ,hs. ut
least three or fcur bishops 9ili Go elected ct tho
aesslon OF tho General Cooierencs to b., held
next May, aud among thoss msn,ioocd 10 this
connection O s'o Rev. d.. Il. w. Wilson. Of tho
ba'llm,re Conisrenoe. AID Drs. John f. Ed
yards erd j. Q, CRANBERRY. of tho Virginia
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by tais 30 it known TIA! suffered With a
severe attsek of ;raanm story rheuusisa, far
Jour Weeks.-.he best local p;ysio;aas falling
10 give no relief, | was couGaad 20 lGe house
my limbs vary much Swollen, and | c,GId o5Iv
get up and doS1 stairs By craTi,g upon nv
hands ard kuees. procured bottIs of ST.
Jacobs vi from my druggists, Msssrs Hsrr;s
Bros, ct thio toWo, aud a faw applicatioss c.
tIrsly cured ms. After tho FRS application
the paln Was gone. and 10 week, l sas abs
TO st!eRd to my business,
ROWLAND I. LENHAnT.
Wes ara personally acquainted with ebovs
meniIoned Rowland l. l!euhnrt. aad knew him
to be young man Of truth. whose ststemen,a
arc perfectly trustworthy.
HARRIS BRos, Druggists
Harrisburg, Pa
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Don'i Gslay, always be in tinc.;;r prevention
is hetto: than o1re. Al Ccuahs AID Colds and
socb tffeoiioos 0; the threat Dad iuugs IS led
20 coa!uGrGion sc cGrs: 81 d.. BuIl's Cough
Syup,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-11-29

The following notice Ina b;cn issued ty TIE
chairman Of Inc Republican Congressional
Uount!as ~ oArcus Of Sc republican ral-
raseu.a!:ves- 10 ID, 4Tth Congress, ard
such other members- a!ses IS dssra 10 cot with
item, viii b. hoit, 5: III, Ha;! OF tn, Hous, OF
Representative ca Saturday, D. 'nlber 3. at
l2 o'c'ces ~, % 23nlice:e & candidate for
3aasker add o.oddases foE s7ca other ofie.s c;
tho House e Representatives IS sra 6lsd b5
elsc,i,c."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-11-29
PUBLISHED DAILY & TRI-WEEKLY By
EDGAR SNOWDEN.
TUESDAY EVENING, NOV'R. %, 1881
General Mshone has stated With remarkable

General Mshone has stated With remarkable
trarkness that 10 bis late contest be would war
assiast 60! OILY all the best elements of tho
State. but even against the church cad society.
Bat he Was not 50 frank concerning the mssaa
be employed to obtain his victory. Ec has net
neoilonej, what we'll informed gentlemen Of
uOqaeationed reliability assert to be fact, the!
bis a2sn!s among tbs mcuotaieee,s 10 the
southwestern portion Of the State, whore be
got Iargs msjoIity. impressed those iiIiterate
psop!s Who doh't pay apy taxes, and Who hardly
ever voted before tho last el;c!iop, that read
jaslusnt meant q rsdivision and EQUALIZATION of
the property Of thu State. by Shich they would
have tracts Ct rioh low land attached to their
present small and barren uouutaiu lsrms. With
suoh material to work upon as those iguorapt
mouutalneess, and With tas support IF tho &C.
Tire oegso population, who were operated upoo
by their fear or hate OF .heir former masters, it
is 30 wonder thst tbs General beat down both
church aud society. Il will soon be seen what
he ihs raised in their place.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-11-29
COMMERCIAL.

ALSJAErEIA MAaEE7, November 29.-rao
II arkos Is QUE! md prices s:e shade lows
Tha raceipts o! Wheat SIC en!y fsir, aai aboI.
1900 bushels wa!es foid 10 dag Il: l35 for fulsz
and l4t.1A5 fer Lancaster. Small lc,s Of Cora
sold st % snR =! icc n5w wife. 20 far cd DO.
and IS FOR old fellow. 30 i;ye or Oats rsDclsod,
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Mo-. "a
Prices this weak Tor Bee! Cattle .sDSed as IOi-
lows
Best Bee7eS...;... .,....,,,,."...5 3 &
Generally rated first quality. u 6 II
Medium or good fsir qus!ily. .......3 u o /?
G7dinarythin Steers, 4zen aae oows2 so u ga
Extreme range otnrices .................2 81 g.
Most Of the sales vera fron, ...........3 20 o.
Hecoipta for the week 1920 heau: Gales 24i3.
e: Ca!ferton yi7lz taa market generally his
oeea reported SLOW q dag, though some dealers
thought /: tiiE3 niJfa attiSa for toe bcitrc
Moron: es they were then snt. tina lower gfstes
we're more plentiful. rricss were reported &
shade CT ny mast OF tn Geslcra.
hitch Coea-There is p Nood retail dsmsud
70: prime Coss at 50sSi6 per hss!, and Il, gao
ts!ioGs to1 co:noioa RTsdss.
sheep ND i.amSs-Tna :s:srEs: has been ouGe
Gui this Tssk ;ha butcher demand being l!miI-
Ga There ia sGrs i'm improvement ~ the Ouiiity
OF ta3 oheIiHDa. and dscTsa5d IL numbars We
QuosA butcher SHEEP 81 4 - certs, with all extra
cnoic3 lot iTon Virginia At - tO per lU0 lol.
I.s.abs iiis ca par 10 ST2ss StocS Sheep dull
-Ewe7 sos! 10 par head, sud Wethers 3ta
Al cents pc: - s'o:s Arrivals this wSek 420j
Eondf.
NcSE-i'heTa ia Il ia'r i..IsalGe IA tho number
OF the Teceipta oTsF lhcao OF at week, and at lna
Improvement in thu qrsiity, re nearly al! das
era report tb9is ctsri1gs - bs,tas shaa lsat
we2h's receipts Irado hiss been f,ir TO modey
sta With surnly!ult? tu.a! 10 tlo demaDc,
We q:oto 81 Isl cts per ID Tie: WITH tas :es'
sold at tho former t2u-o. Arf'gas this week
SS5l he'd
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-11-29

Ina io.'y s!ns $50 the Pnletsi, his ard Hesa
iaR Coal Gonpsay'a pr!aes for December: at
Scouyiki!l Esvao. broken sad a-g 9 764S3 Is;
stove Snas3 %; chee:aut Z GO>S2 10; ma
6osSl So. at port Richmond nsg S0af5;
stove 40ab0; chestnut Oja.i d.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-11-29

Am'ng the puasfcu suggestions Tor re-
dacIng the surplus ia the Treasury none is
cipsb'e OF m5rs :l9adiste hen;it 10 Virginia
TIM that b. which the io!erusI revenue tax
shall be returned 10 the Stetts 10 abish it il
eollso!ed. The!e IS nov 80 sn:u,l Surplus Of
over mliiion Of dollars. IF which pearly Fix
miiIlors are co'!ec.ed 10 Vngisia BY the tax ca
her tcbicoa. .i'nis amount is one 9Th of her
eotiro debt. If provisions we're m,do By which
the hsIf CT quarter of This sun could DO returned
to her annually her deb! wculj q. orc, b:cone
mere bega!e!'a, sod the resGi1ster5, 10 order
to maintain their supremacy. would tav, 10
advocate c?nmua!sn 10 the low lands, ns they
did n The moustsins 10 their rec,ut cnwDaisn,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-11-29

Gsuffsi Mahono's homo orgau having pre-
7iousy sbusad Ro7. Dr.. Curry for advising tho
people Of The State 10 pay their jast d.bss, and
Rev. ID. Hcge fer ssyog that what is morally
wrong csbrot be politically right. nov beratss
Rev. Df. H.|thorao Tor as;eriS2, Ehut every
reasonable man knows to be lius," lhst Viz
siLia is governed by denagosu:s;" but,
though tbs ua'loasl and kb,ral mouthpiece Of
The State, The oigao conSocl Itself, 10 the lat,
tor c,s', with tho TACT thai this reverend GET
tleDau is rot a Virsioau but recent iuro:
ts!i0u r;n aoothtr State" Bot such !hipr 8
arc cot Surrrsi0g ia paper tbst. btfsre lie
oRncr made ti3 bargain With hs Northern rsa-
loaIs, said Inst % maa outsido q! lie State was
competent to tiks par: 10 her palit;cs--o Of words
70 that effect -ahd that .uc. Tbs. BARGAIN, hes
abused Mr.. PatsoGs. Northern man, for say
log this Northero people Ere not oslraci:ed in
Vrei.l. on account of their political epiniopr.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-11-29
THO HackefR.

Rasusulber your State taxes and save Der
c3ut. By paying them tomorrow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-11-29

Sec that yeur State taxa ato pad K m.r.GT
apd a1vo the per o,1t.
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Luck sill ssanGs bg Ohio mer. Tdo la.as!
iusta1os ten2ins to provo The truth of Ills
assertion is III, tZp,esioa Of the s!5:y t;.a!
JESSE Baldwin has teoa robbed Of tie SIT, Geo
10 gold which he took 10 Washington recently.
10 exchange Tor government b,nts. rs Mi.,
baldHi1 lsevas ii, the story il utterly d,vased
| OF It's roma1s!o features. The roSbess did 10.
get dollar OF the god whch Ia iro:sn, fson
Wfshi0etou. Ho did not lose ary ,sris.e:ed
bonds or any railroad hoads HIS gold is ali il
the 0atki and he HIS &c! seen tie in,iGG Il
the famous old asfs ''fos hroo Years at Jest"
Ihe amount OF moocy secured b7 tEa rabbers
was not Gea1Iy SO large as hss seen alfYea,ly
reported
a SENSATION IN DAYroN, UHlo.-ur. Csc,r
Helm died very suddenly las. JSly in Dayton,
Ohio, end his daughter bliss Margie Eeira, tbs
nly known heic took possession OF his 2s.=.e
ana Was settling up accounts az executriI The
German consul on Saturday presented tho cisip,s
OF MRS. Elizabeth Rein. Benno REIN end Arno
helm OF SsZony, ss the only true and lawful
hers asserting that the American vi:s was rev
er legally married. and that al lag Msrp;s Hsiro
Is an lilegltlmale child, and not The be;reas. Tho
Doctor had lived ia TIL, country sbou, 90 vesrs
having spen! II in Springfield and II in Dsrinn
The deceased had = life policy of $40 COO Which
is the principal lem tia, c.n DO clainei f.p
the Relu,s of Germany Tho bomestend bn.
longod to Miss Ma.sie's mother, VII, beona.if1.
ed i: 20 her daughter
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-11-29

The Treasurer is Compiled oade? tie las b.
add per ceot. to all bills rem .iaiug uupe:d
Tomorrow. SEQ ;hs! ycu 30 rot ircsr this
penalte,
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PORT OF ALEXANDRIA.


MINIATURE Almanac NOV. -. 1875.
1:&': 1;5es..... :, .,. Il Is So; sthy,... i 4:
-.HisE.
ST y si!.o"t!.li:i!. love-. i't:nu,ac. ;. ~.
:o!isc Ferry Go1p.a5,
SAI.E0.
SIR hItc!siGT, Norfolk. by Z ) hccs
Sir Ana EliE. Phisa5lpkis. ny z a Hoed
ST. Ehiisno lover foEc, Gy j Sroio.s s 20.
5enT Cara Simpson. Eoa.@a. ~ Ame,icau
Goa! 30
PASSED down,
sch:s Jth2 t!i;d sid :, ( Paige, tom lieorsa.
tcwn.
.;EGUELac:
Sch!s %ta:sa 7 ;5ar7s ac: " = E!.:@a, s,o,:,
Gsereo;own. .! lea Ic.:; .9.n.
Sehr Xugena kl:&2 i,;a;oI & New :ost 10,
Hichmc2d :S!h.
Schz j II Ion'ar;a, tcot. Rcamond, &, S2s.
ion .S.h
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Doa's fail 10 psy your State tazcs to-Gcrrow
aad save ger cent. ''''"
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- ~ t.N
- - 49, -.

ST i aE.o@tGai:i!. love-: ic:naac. ~ 70.
.5aisc Ferry Gonp.a5
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&L&ATAU. NQV. -. lss:
t,sy1, j'i3ys 49,. 1, X N,,,: c,,. 4 4
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-02-09
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Louisiana capitolian., 1881-10-08

away from him and placed his pistol
at his breast, and then turned it up-
on officer McRady, who commanded
him twice to drop it, seeing it was
cooked. Bowie refused to do 80 and
continued to advance on The officer,
who fred with his Whitney rife,
killing him almost instantly. He fell
with the cooked pistol in his hand.
The pistol WIS a Tranter, and luckily
for McRady and Herndon Bowie did
not know how to use it or both Of
them wonld be dead men now.
From officer McRady's rifle the
bullet entered about one aud q half
inches above the right nipple between
the second and third ribs, passing
through the right lung, touching the
apex of the heart, the lower back Of
the left lung, and lodging between
the eighth and ninth, two and q half
inches from the spine, where it was
cut out.
Louisiana capitolian., 1881-10-08

y Cough, Cold or Sore Throat should he .top
ped. Neglect frequently results in an Incura.
bte Lnng Disease or Consumption. Browns
BRONCHIAL TRocHEs are certain to gire relief in
ASthm@, Broachids, Coughs, Catayrh, Consump.
ton and lhfo@t Diseases, For thirty years the
troches have been recommended by physicians
and always give perfect satisfaction. They are
not new or untried but having been tested by
wide and constant use for nearly an entire gen.
Grafton, they have attained welmerited rank
among the few staple remedies Of the age Pub
ste Speakers and Singers use them to clear and
strengthen the Voice. Sold at 25 cents a box
Louisiana capitolian., 1881-10-08
A special from Tucson says: In

A special from Tucson says; In
dians numbering rs to 100 attacked
the San Antego's train about one
mile east of Cedar Springs on Sunday
morning, killing Bartelo, Sam Anie-
gos and five teamsters. The men
made stubborn fight for their lives.
The Indians attacked Sanford's COM
mand about three o'clock the same
afternoon, three miles from the sta
tion. The fight lasted till dark when
the indians withdrew. The tele-
graph operator and four soldiers re-
pairing the telegraph line was also
killed. Sanford had a sergeant kill
ed and six men wounded.
Louisiana capitolian., 1881-10-08

a telegram from st, Johns, n. b.,
gives an account of q terrible conha-
grafton and massacre on the Island of
st. Pierre that was prevented by q
sick soldier overhearing the diaboli-
cal plot. There is nothing that tones
down a great confagration and mas
sacre and softens it's hardest features.
like having it prevented in time. A
confagration that destroys a whole
city, accompanied by massacre that
turns the streets into rivers of blood.
is robbed of half its horrors by not
taking place.
Louisiana capitolian., 1881-10-08


Sunday night the fourth class of
cadets newly entered in the Naval
academy was hazed numerically.
Members of the third-class we're sus-
pected OF it and when the matter was
Investigated refused to divulge what
they knew. To-day at two o'clock
P. NJ, the whole class offifty members
was sent On board the Santee. They
had to take bedding and other arti-
cles and will have to stay on board
the ship until further orders, not be-
ing allowed to speak to each other.
Louisiana capitolian., 1881-10-08

The latest bulletin Of the census
bureau gives the population of the
various subdivisions Of Loulsiapa,
such as wards, towns and villages.
The following list gives the popula-
ton Of the various municipal organi-
zations Of the State:
Louisiana capitolian., 1881-10-08

Natchitoches Vindicator: The Ba-
ton Rouge CAPIToLIAN favors an ex-
ira session of the Legislature. The
reasons given by the CAPfroLrAN are
worthy of consideration. If there be
no change in the assessment law at
once, Louisiana will have q new float
ing debtof over six hundred thousand
dollars to handle in 1882. What q
commentary that would be on demo-
cratic rule in the State.
Louisiana capitolian., 1881-10-08

Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic tone the stomach.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-12-01
4 LOnrnaIiStic Incident,

Jones rushed into the Office OF the
Weekly SqudShcine the other day. There
was a wild look in his eye and copy
of the SgudShcine in lis hand.
"Did you put that piece in here?" he
demanded of the editor, pointing with
a trembling finger to paragraph stat
ing that salt scattered about the yard
would kill fowl.
"That?" said the editor, inquiringly,
stopping in the midst of his editorial
and laying down his paste-hrush; yes,
that's mine, What of it? True, amt
it"
eyes, and that's just what's the mat.
ter" said Jones; "and you may stop
my paper right off, do you hear?'
"Oh, yes; certainly" said the editor.
"John." he called ont, "stop Jones
paper. Anything else, Mr.. JonesT
eyes, there is something else !"
shrieked Jones, maddened at the edi-
tors coolness. "rd like TO know what
you put such things in your paper for
There's Smith, who lives next door to
me. He got your rascally sheet Satur-
lay night, and Monday morning, sir,
ais yard was full of dead heus-my
hens, sirl He'd salted his vegetable
garden, the villain, and all along of
that confounded piece of yours -
The editor delegated the big press
man 10 show Jones out, rem arking that
be was glad to have such prsjudiced
corrobcration of the truth OF his last
weeks statements.-B Boston TranSTipt.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-12-01
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
eastern and Middle states.

Ex-L1EurENANT-G Govrnxon Abraham Brod-
kins Gardner, of Vermont died the other night
at his home in Bennington Center, aged sixty
two years.
WHILE number OF men were engaged in
blasting rock on a now race-oourse being tti6
out near Greenwich, Conn, premature ur-
plosion took place, by which five of the laOorers
were instantly killed and three others were
seriously if not fatally injured.
A FALSE alarm of fire in crowded theater
in New York cauted panic, during which tho
audience, mainly composed of young men and
boys, struggled desperately to get out, and
nine or ten persons were injured.
A FIRE at Buffalo, N. u. destroyed $4,000
worth of lumber in Darts planning mill.
PHILADELPHIA is much exercised by the dis
covery of large frauds in the tax receivers
office.
A TWO weeks billiard tournament in New
York at the now cnshion-carrom game re-
suited in Joseph Dion taking fret prize and
Jacob Schaefer second
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-12-01
From WASHINGTON.

EDGAR NJ. MARBLE, commissioner of patents,
has resigned.
The Washington grand jury brought in
seven indictments against Captain Howgato
for forgery and embezzlement OF government
funds.
WILLIAM JONES' charged with an attempt to
kill Guiteau, was arranged in the Washington
police court and committed to await the action
of the grand jury.
EI.DErUYY AUDITOR LiLLEY, who wa
charged with receiving money from star-route
contractors, has been released, tho prosecution
failing to substantiate the charge.
THE National Grange, which has been in
session in Washington, will make an effort 10
lift the department Of agriculture into the
position Of an executive department of tho
government, the head OF the department to be
a member Of the cabinet. Mr.. Benjamin lie
Fevre, member of Congress from Ohio, will
introduce bill to this effect.
JUDAH P. BENJAMIN, who was secretary Of
state for the Confederate States, in a letter
dated London, explodes the story that there is
a large amount of Confederate gold in England
lie says ''There are no funds in England fol
tho account of the Confederate States. The
assertions to the contrary emanate from specu-
lators on the stock exchange. The bonds are
intrinsically worthless" .a.. .... .;E