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HEADING OFF A LAWYER.

RrFCs ClIOATE. in IN important marine
assault and battery -at-sea case. had Dick
Barton. chief mate OF the clipper ship Chal'
!enge, Oh the stand. and badgered him no
for about an hour. that ut last Dick got
his salt wate up, and hauled by the wind
to bring the keen Boston lawyer under his
batteries.
At the beginning Of his testimony Dick
had said that the night was ''dark as the
devil. and raining like seven bells "
"Was there u moon that night!"
Yes, SIR"
"Ah, yes! A moon"
eyes. II full moon."
Did you see it =" ... .-.@ ..-.-
"Not Il mite"
"Thcn how do you know there was
moon:"
Nautical almanac said 30. and III be.
ieve that sooner than any lawyer in the
world"
what was the principal luminary that
uight. sir!"
"Binnacle lamp on board the Chal
lsnge."
''Ah, you are growing sharp, Mr.. Bar
''What In blases have you been grinding
me this hour for-to make me dull"
BE civil. sir. An. iuw tell nv: al Whit
latitude and longitude you crossed IT,.
equator
''sho you're joking:"
mo, sirl AM II earnest. and des,'t
You to answer me.
IL shan't
"Ah- you refuse to answer. Il" you! "
''Yes--l CANT
Indeed. You are a chief mate or :
clipper ship, and unable to answer 20 siln
pie o question ="
Yes. It's the simplest question ] eve
was asked in my life. Why. thon.!
every fool Of a lawyer knew there amt |.
latitude on the equator"
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IRON IN THE ATMOSPHERIC. - o:'se:v"
tons of snow col" cted on mountain 'ol''
AID within the Arc',c circle. far beyond ,ne
i, tlueuce If tact"ri' AID smoke: c"nnfn u;
The Imposition tina, mil ut" particle, ,; o.
iron lioat il. thu at:n"s"her''. ana ~ ,l''e
III 80 ~. earth some pEys.ci Is beii We
,;,r,,,es. floating particles Ut iron are con
c,~nrd in ~. striSug phenomena "t the
aurora. Gran ma,,,,. If Go',i:gen. hol'S
h., streams OF the particles rev"lve fo"n !
the .un. AL t,,r wh" ,"-s ng the e'''u
tney are attracted to t e l"''s; ah" .nsN
.trctc., forth Us long tisamens mic s!""'.'
Rn5 ,.s they ..av..l with planetary o s,
they t-c.,ne igni,ed i'll our Atmosphere 'p,
and thus produce tn. luminous appearances
sor S"risn<kjo.a examined snow far in 1,' IN
north beyond spi!zbergen. ana t'" a,S
therein exceedingly small pa't'cils" u '"e
tailio iron, phosphorus and COBALT
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Wiseen!a,,es.
TIE AGE OF nan.

rur New York Nation had condemned
.~o,n an English scientific periodical some
;a.lttsrsstinp speculations Of Dr.. Russell Wal.
,.cs on the probable antiquity Of the hu.
IAN species. They may well star le even
.hoae who have long since come to the
cc l that 5000 years carry NJ but
.,nall way back to the original man. In
fact. in Mr.. Wallace's reckoning 6, OGO years
sre hut a. day. He reviews the various
s.tampts to determine the antiquity OF
human remains or works Of art. and finds
tie bronze age in Europe to have been
nrrtty accurately fixed at a,0uO or 4,OOO
reors ago. the stone age of the Swiss lake
.,wellings ut 500 to 1000 years, land an
Indefinite anterior period" The burnt
nrick found sixty feet in the Nile alluvium
indicates an antiquity Of 10000 years;
another fragment at seventy-two feet gives
RI 900 years. "A human skeleton found
~ depth Of sixteen teet below four hum
bred buried forests. superrosed upon each
q her. has been calculated by DR.. Fowler
4, have An antiquity Of 81, ON years."
But all these estimates pale before those
which Rents cavern Al Torquay leg Inmates.
Here the drip Of the stnlug,nite il the chief
factor of our computations. giving up IN
MINER hoor which divides the relics If the
lust two or three thousand years from n
DEPOSIT full Of the homes of extinct mann.
malta. many Ut which like the reindeer
mammoth and glutton, Indicate an arctic
climate Names cut in the stalaynits
more than 80. . years ago are still Il. ible
in other words. where the stalag,nite Il
twelve feet thick, and the drip very 60
nous. not more than hundredth 1T ~ hn
has l.een deposited n Two cent uri+s-- Q ratt
OF five feet in loo..UO yeurs. Below ehis
however. we have thick, mnch older
and crystalline a. :. more slowly formed
st.lagnite, bene tn which again, lin
solid hreccia, very different from the cav'
earth. undo .bte,l WORKS Of art have bc-1
found" Mr.. Wallace assumes only lO,.
OOU years for the upper floor, and ah.,u
e5O.,AW for the lower ind l5O. tOD for IL,
immediate cave earth, by which be arrive
Ut the su,n of half million years thu
probably elapsed since pieces of huma
workmanship were buried in the lowes
depths OF Kenl's cavern."
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wElove peace. as we atter ;;pu Isl, =; !:
ty; hut NOT peace at any price. There Their, is ;" =
rsace more destructive Of the manh"o g, ..
iiyine man than war is destructive OF hi
material BODY. Chans are worse than bay
0nets.-Jey7Uld.
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WESTERN WILLIS +!
And the Men who Redeem Them.

An authentic narrative embracing an account ~
S,y n Var. Ir. vel and Adventure IN l.. Far
u st: Will Life in Ar>ona: r.r;!s o. the IT. i,,>;
rh~lng Scenes and Romantic Incidents IN tn
liv'.> %. Wc,tern Pinnccr>: \ ;n!l account 81 me
II. u,,nn Meadow M.>s,rrr: tn Custer Defeat
Lii. and Death Of Brigham Imng. ETC.. etc /"
II i;i 'D,k. Elegantly illustrated with "I nm :"
and twenty seven hc,,,'iu rnyrtvins>. ! y is u
Intensely in,rrcsn. hook writer, Nv the an hr 'r' III
uo.,.s i,k.w an III. .fot. \ r"v:l "t'av" r',n'', %
-. r,y :. sod by subscription. e nts Want
A,ir.s, ~ l.. Bancroft X Co., -: ..r"rt Sire.
| san Francisco.
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The Coming Exposition.
THE ART COMMISSION neutrality-suspicious. OF
STATE BOARDS.


The art commission for the Garfield fair, which
is composed OF wel-known artists and able
critics, met last evening at the Ebbtt House and
made considerable progress in the business before
them. Mr.. E. F. Andrews was elected president,
and Mr.. j. NJ. March secretary. The other men,
Der5 are MesSrs. s. H. Kauffmann, M. NJ. Pon-
dexter, w. II. Holmes, F. b. MCGUIRE, Mrs. Winnie
Ream-HoX1e and Messrs. 7. II. Crawford and II.
A. Preston. The commission adjourned to meet
at 7:30 PIN. Friday next
The Nebraska board Mr.. 7. G. Upton chairman,
reported progress. Hon. James E. Boyd, mayor
OF Omaha, was appointed president or the boar1,
resident In the state, and requested to nOni-
nate his associates, one from each county. After
journed to meet at pm. Friday.
The Arkansas board organized yesterday at 4 p.
M, and began work in good western style. Mr..
Dorsey was made chairman, and Capt. Lucien }.
Barnes, secretary. The other members Of the
board are Gen. Albert Pike, j. w. Anderson and
Col. John Love. One hundred prominent gentle
men, resident In the state, were nominated to the
board OF direction for appointment as commits
sioners In the state.
The New York board, with full delegation, at
ter transacting considerable business, adjourned
to meet Friday evening next
Mr.. Walter J. Cliff j. B. DevauX and Ut. BevinS
have been appointed and will soon meet to organ
lie q board for the state OF Georgia.
The District OF Columbia and Kentucky boards
will meet this evening.
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General Cable News.

CETEwAY0 AT CAPE TOWN.
CAPE TOWN. Sept 26-Cetewayo has arrived
here.
DEAD
ROME, Sept 26.-The Archbishop OF Seville is
dead.
THE SALVATION ARMY AT CALCUTTA.
CALCUTTA, Sept. 26-Three members OF the
Salvation army, who recently arrived here have
been arrested in order to prevent riot which was
Imminent Only one of the contingent, which ar
rived here a short time ago IS now at liberty.
WHY DILLON RETIRED.
LONDON, Sept. 26.-The Dublin correspondent OF
the Times fntmates that Mr. Dillon has with
drawn from active political life because he does
not fall with what he considers the milk and water
policy of his associates.
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The New jersey Floods.

PLAINFIEID, n. J., Sept. 26.-There was a slight
rise In the streams here last night, and although
they have fallen few inches this morning they
yet remain as high as on Monday morning. Rain
Still falls at intervals Further damages reported
are: SeelyeS paper mills, Scotch Plains, 80 coo;
Harper, HollingswOrth &sDarby, fur manufacture
ers. same place, 600: bridges and roads in Fan
WOOD township, $1,000. The Pennsylvania trains
We're withdrawn from the Central railroad this
morning and now they run over their own tracks.
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Clark Held for Trial.

PHILApELPHIA, Sept 26.-Ex-Masonic Grand Ty-
Ter, ii. G. Clark, and Librarian VIM. Shinn. came
before Magistrate Pole this morning for his decls-
ion on the charge OF conspiracy TO libel Nathan W.
Shive and Mrs. Edna Jordan. The MAGISTRATE con-
cluded to discharge Shlnn, and held Clark TO bail
for trial
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SOME LIVELY VIRGINIA FARMKRs.-In the Police
Court this afternoon Robert Douglass. John James
and John Robinson, all well-dressed farmers from
Virginia, were before Judge Smell on the charge or
disorderly conduct. Douglass was also charged
with aSsauiting a colored boy named Henry Cole
by f1ring shot at him, and Robinson was charged
with assault1ng Charles Harris. Policemen Daily
and shilling testified to hearing pistol-shot a.
the corner or l1th and streets about midnighg
last night, and on arriving at the place named put
the defendants under arrest for disordery conduct
They found a loaded pistol In q carriage In which
they had been riding The colored boy, Henry
Cole, testified that he found horse and carriage
on the street, with no one IN the carriage, and
started TO take it TO the station-house when he
the defendants who claimed the team, He gave
IL 10 them and asked them 70 pay him for his
trouble, when MFR. Douglass took out a revolver
and fired at him. He showed the court q hole
through his coat and shirt and mark on his arm,
which, he said, was made by the bullet In the
charge OF assault against Robinson, Chas Harris
testised that he was with the boy that caught tho
horse and carriage, and when MIR. Douglass fired
the pistol at Cole Robinson struck him in the eye
with his fist The court fined Douglass 500 or 80
days for assaulting Cole, and Robinson was fined
s. or Is days The charge or disorderly conduct
was dismissed
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Telcgraphic Briesx.

Nuss, MICH, sept. e6-The democrats OF ina
fourth congressional district nominated Ce,-re n
faple, who also has the greenback nomination.
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y GovERN,iRNT KKCEIPTs TO-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue. se6S, ,56O57; customs, S623, ,e6l.SG
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NATIONAL BANK NOTES received to-day for re-
demDtiOn S262 OOl
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The arKetS.

BALTIMORE. Sert 26.-VirSinia Sc consris bss,5
do second series. SSs, do ten-fortieS AN bad
to-day.
BALTIMORE. sert ae.-cottcn quiet-miadlinr.
llis new. Flour unchanged. Wheat southern lower
ana qulet western active, weak and lower-eoutheri
red 0Sal. O6; do. amber. l.05al. 10. No. 1 Mary
land. l01 sal. 0S; No. western winter rel, spot
l02'sal. 0S; September or asked; October. 101As
LON; November, lnSsal0S7G December. I. Goa
lo5A January. LOCI sl.Osh Corn. southern steady;
western seady-southern white. 20; do. yellow. 50:
Western mixed, September so asked; October, 70a.
November and or December, 81 '.s5s; January. 56sa
Dos asked Oats hghcr-southern <oa45 do. red, rust
proof, 3Sa40; western white, 44a45: do. mixed, l2a
42%: Pennsy1yania. 43as5. Rye quiet 70a73. Hay
unchanged and steady. Provisions unchanged and
nrm Butter hrnl-western packed. 16a22. creamery.
duu,Hio carsoes, ordinary To far. 5sa9k, SUGAR
Whisky steady. ]. GOAL a. Freishts to Iiverpco per
steamer unchanged. Recerts-hour. s. 1855 barrels.
wheat 24l, yO2 bushels corn, 1l2 bushels oats 500
bushels COO bushels. Shipments wheat. 239. 5s7
bushels corn. Sales-wheat, 601 725 bushels,
corn, Is. $50 bushels.
NEW YORK. Sept. 26.-stocks moderately active.
Money. g. plus Lie ler diem with intere {. Exchange
long, 4S2k short. 4s7S. State bond snegiected. Gov
eInnlents irregular Cotton quiet.
NEW YORK. sept. 26.-Flour dun and heavy.
al cent lower. Fork frm. 2I. 2sa2I: 80. Lard nrm.
10 Spirits turpentine. A41sa45. Rosin, lS0al9o.
Freiphts quiet and steady.
LONDON, SEPT 26. 1890 p. m.-consols-for
money, 100 SIC; for the account 100 7-I6. U. i.
bonds. 4ks 11sH Atlantic and Great Western FIRST
Lrs i1s 4Ss New York Central lsss Illinois oens5sl
common. ll3
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The extensive lock works OF Frame Bro ~
Lancaster, Pa, were destroyed by nre early JAis
morning Loss, $4,000; insurance $4,000
The cigar factory or Jacob Root in IandisviTe
Pa, was destroyed by IRE last night, together Mn
Its contents
passenger train on Hs way 90 Camden " J.
last night, when near Burlington. struck n ma 4
named Patrick DOugherty, who was on the track
killing him almost instantly.
An engine attached 10 pile driver az Indianola,
Texas, Blew up yesterday. John Casey was Killed.
and Frederick Monitor was badly scalded.
The factory OF NesSrS. Naltby, stevens and Cur
lis, manufacturers OF plated and cocoanut wares
at Birmingham, Conn.,, was destroyed NY fire, OF
unknown origin. at 2 O'Clock this morning
Know ledge Clarke, Gus wilkins, Dayy Clarke anf
Harry Hyman, four negroes. who have been on
trial In the superior court OF Halifax county. " c.
for tie murder or young man named Henry john
son. have been acquitted.
The first reports o. the accident on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad at East Newark, \. j., were much
exaggerated. No one was seriously injured.
The fourth annual tair Of the Union and Miidles
sex agricultural association began AT Plainnelf-
y. j.. to-day. over 400 horses are entered in tho
races
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THR kHKpIv 3 HoLps A GRAND REcErrrs
A Victim, of MALPRACTICE.

WooDsToCK, ONT, Sept. 26.-An inquest was
held last night on the remains OF a young WOMAN
named Ellen Wintergarden alias Camp, who died
under suspicious circumstances. The Inquest re-
suited In the arrest OF an old negresS, doctress,
named Munson, at whose house the woman died
the house had been the resort OF women seeking
unlawful medical aid. Several deaths have taken
place there.
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JERSEY CITY, N. j.. Sept 26-The Easton ex-
press on the Lehigh Valley railroad ran into the
rear car OF local train on the Pennsylvania rail-
road shortly before midnight last night, at East
Newark. AT that point branch OF the Pennsyl-
vania railroad leaves the main line and runs to
Center street, Newark, rejoning the main line at
Market street. Train No. 12i OF the Pennsylvania
railroad, due in Jersey City at 1901 a. In., was
being switched TO the main line when the express,
drawn by engine 1885, dashed down the main track
car OF the local train The engineer and fireman
of the Lehigh train saved themselves 10y jumping.
Two cars OF the PennSylVa train were demoi-
ished, and the Lehlgh Valley engine was badly
broken UP and thrown into ditch into the side of
the read. No passengers were injured, as there
the forward cars. The blame OF the accident rests
upon the engineer OF the Lehigh valley train, as
danger signal was displayed for him to stop. A
rigid Investigation will be made,
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Poisoned by Eating Toad Stools.

NoRRIsTOwN, Pa, Sept 26-Charles Eprlght
the farm hand employed by George Zimmerman
and who, together with the entire family, was
poisoned by eating toad stools, died at the family
home at Center Square, this county, last night
Wm. Baker, another OF the hired men who was
poisoned at the same time died on Sunday.
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which runs the mule spinning department in the
American linen mill burst this morning John
Barnard, aged twenty-eight, was struck by the
flying fragments and died In a few minutes. Thos.
Mt ore and James Downs were also injured, but
not seriously.
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Burned to Death.

CHICAGO, Sept 26.-In the town OF Lake, yester-
day, a barn and match factory, owned by Anton
krieger, caught fire. Krieger In rescuing his
come by smoke and was burned TO death. His
death struggles were witnessed by his wife and
family OF six children
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-26

JUDGING from the demand for rooms and houses,
furnished and unfinished and for quarters in the
hotels, Washington is to have a crowded and
a pt cop
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HOUSEFURNISHINGS.

COLD WEATHER IS COMING. PREPARE
y fer it early by purchasing a nrst-cass HEATING
STOVE, LATROBE OR FURNACE. Our stock is now
comilete. and If you viii favor us with cali
show for your inspection the largest assortment Of
above goods IN this city.
AVents for the st. George and Stag Head Elevated
oven Ranges, Social and Fire Side Jewel Latrobes,
Radiant Home and Barstow Furnaces. Also Slate
HaDtels and Crates Plumbing and Gas Fitting. job
bing and Repairing promptly attended to.
". 8. JENkS CO..
s22 Ut fth street northwest.
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PICNICS, EXCURSIONS. &c.

A GRAND OYSTER ROAST!
"A TO BE GIVEN AT
CONE RIVER,
Saturday, September 30th, 1882.
The magnificent steamer JANE MOSELEY has been
chartered for the occasion.
Leaves h-street wharf at IL O'Clock o, M. and re-
TURNS IL !. m Sunday night.
Tickets, One Dollar.
Committee-Capt. Benz. w. Summey, Z. B. Gar9es
John FItzInorris, VIM. Kinsinger. Theo F. Browning
HENRY LARMAN, Treasurer.
JOHN DENNIS, Secretary.
State rooms can be secured at the National Hotel
Cigar Stand, or from the Secretary.
The Committee reserves the right to take up any
ticket and refund the money. s26eo- -3t
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kilograms to The Star.
ACCIDENT ON THE PENNSYLVANIA ROAD.
THE STORM In NEW JERSEY.
IN FOREIGN LANDS.
THE KHEDIVE AT CAIRO.
AnglO-Egyptian Affairs.

An2lO-Egyptian Affairs.
ANOTHER DECORATION FOR woLSELEy.
CAIRO, Sept. 26-The khedive yesterday evening
drove .or an hour through the Illuminated Streets
ana was well received. The khedye will bestow
upon Gen: Wolseley, the grand Gordon OF the order
or OSmanl.
TROOPS TO LEAVE CAIRO
LONDON, Sept ga dispatch TO the Times from
CAIRO says Ii Is expected tnat the guards and ma
rlnes Will leave here Immediately after the review
on Friday.
THE FRESH WATER CANAL CUT.
Bedouins have cut the fresh water canal above
Nefich.
THE KHEpIv HOLLIS GRAND REcEPTroN
CAIRO, Sept. ga grand reception was held at
the GheZireh palace to-day by the Kheiive. Nearly
thousand representatives OF different villages
were present The khedive refused to receive
many Implicated pashas and beys, who came to
profess loyalty, and warned the Ulemas and other
high personages that they would be severely
punished II they relapsed into disloyalty. The
principal British officers with their STATS were
present. Gen. Wolseley, however, was indisposed
and unable to be present The ceremony OF pre-
sentation to the general OF the decoration by the
khedive did not take place.
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EVERY day there are number OF visitors to the
Capitol, and the guides who pilot these strangers
are doing a better business than in mid-winter
when Congress is in session
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The Fish Commission.

NEW FOOD FISH DISCOVERED.
GLOUCESTER, MASS, Sept. 26-Capt Joseph w.
Collins, OF this city. arrived home last evening
from an experimental trip in the smack Josie
stream In search Of tile fish in the interest of the
US. fish commission The smack 1shed for three
days over the ground where tile fish have been
found In the greatest abundance for the past three
years, making two sets OF travis a day, covering
fifty miles OF territory without taking tile fish,
new food fish believed to be OF great value, spect-
travis from a depth Of about X 10 iathoms ms
grees 2 W. The fish somewhat resemble
sea bass with specific differences, the under side
pink on ereamcoiored ground The BACK sue is Of
mottled pink and reddish brown. Tie fish has l3
spins In The dorsal nm, and the pretoral fms are
one pound to four pounds in weight When cooked
the Aesh Is white and delicious Specimens we're
brought In Ice and in alcohol and have been sent
wall street To-day.
NEW YORK, Sept 26.-The Posts financial article
says: Call loans on stocks to-day range from 10a20
per cent per annum. very few Of the leading
the stock exchange, and,as yesterday, the brokers
OF the bear clique in stocks have endeavored 70
making at SS PEP cent plus i.Is per cent per
day. which is equal to 2sx per cent per annum.
On Us. bonds 6ls per cent per annuia mas "a neep
less to say, in time loans The sale OF mer-
camille paper has been practically stopped by
the manipulation Of call loan rates The stock
Exchange markets are active and lower. United
states bonds are q lower for the Is and extended
S. state bonds are nominal, and railroad bonds
are down lla1K. The stock market was decidedly
weak during the drst two hours OF business, and
prices fell Ka2X. Since noon the market has
been steadier and prices have recovered kal per
cent The most strenuous efforts have been made
TO break prices, and the only surprise Is that
prices have not yielded more. The market for
foreign exchange is dun and rather weak.
A Train Wrecked I'm Connections.
WATERBURY,, CONN.,, Sept. 26-The through pas
senger train TO New York on the New England
ran into the rear OF a freight train at Towantlc
station, not being properly signaled. Several
freight cars were wrecked and the engine OF the
New York train was considerably damaged. No
one was hurt The trains ran around the wreck
on siding.
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ator was taken yesterday, and resulted as fol-
lows:-Mitchell, Al; Prime, 30; w. Carey johnson
l6; scattering, SO. Six democrats voted with the
Mitchell men. The second ballot was the same as
the first The legislature then adjourned till to-
day.
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CONTRACTS AwARDED.-The contract for furnish
ing blue stone tagging for the approaches of the
north wing of the new State, War and Navy de-
partment building, has been awarded to Acker &
Co., OF this city, for $12 and the contract for
furnishing cut stone for these approaches to David
Tilson, OF ROckland, Me-, for S596la11
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ARRIVAL OF FRENCH ELAGsHIP.-Capt. j. Il.
Gillls reports to the Navy department. under date
OF New York, September Is, the arrival of the
French frigate N1nerve, bearing the flag of the
rear admiral commanding the French naval forces
on that station. The national salute fred by the
Mtnerve was returned by the U. S. S. Minnesota.
The rear admiraPS flag was then saluted with
rIIn for rtryvV
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THB EXAMINATIONS AT ANNAPoLrs.-The mental
examination OF candidates for admission to the
naval academy began at the academy yesterday
before Commander II. B. Robson, Prof. W. w.
HendricksOn and Lieut.. Commander j. E. Craig
The physical examination, begun last Friday, Is
still in progress So far IS candidates have ap-
paared for examination.
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BREAKING THE QUARANTINE.-Surgeon General
Hamilton was notified last night that the Spanish
steamer Rita arrived at the wharf at Newport
News last night without having been inspected by
quarantine officers. Special Agent Chamberlain,
Hospital Surgeon Long to inspect her. Acting
Secretary Of the Treasury New telegraphed that
the ciyn authorities should order the vessel back
to quarantine, and II she refuses to return the
revenue cutter OF war vessel can compel her to
do So = :