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WALTER B. WILLIAMS & CO.. Auc.ioneers.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE PROPERTY
FRONTING ON STREET, BETWEEN FOUR
AND.A-H HALF AND SIXTH STRBETS NORTH
WEST, All AUCTION
BY virtue of deed of trust. datsd Septernber-s.s
18th Al 1850. and duly recorded in i.iber No. So
g3I. follo 29l, ct of the land records theA
District Of Columbia and by direction TIA party Sc
cured thereby, shall SELL at public auction in front Of
the premises. on FRIDAY, The FIRST DAY OF DE-
GENDER A. ID. 1882 AT -FOUR O'CLOCK PM ali
tat certain piece Parcel Of ground real estate
situate and lying ill the said city Washington ard
pIstrict Of Coumbia and known and described being
LOT numbered SIX t6) in square numbered four hun
dred and ninety $780, the same Is lard down on the
public plat OF said city of Washington together with ali
the improvements thereon
Terms Of sale: -taird cash, and balance in six
tWeive and eighteen mont II from day Of sale TO be
secured by the notes of the purchaser bearing interest
ana deed OF trust on the properly sold all cash. at
ole purchasers option. deposit of 500 VIII be re-
quired at the time Ii the terms of sale are not
complied with in five days from day of sale the rtlse
reserves the right TO resell at the risk and The
TAU tlng purchaser. All conveyan at purchasers
cost LEROY NJ TAtIGR
n3l-d&us Surviving Trustee
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AT meeting fthe Boston Typographical Union
IL was decided that on December a general strike
Oh DOCK ana job men will be inaugurated unless
the demands OF the union for these classes of work
are acctded to. namely: Week men to have SIS
and an increase or ten cents thousand on general
work to be granted.
IL L. Lombard was arrested In Baltimore yester-
o1y on warrant from the western district OF
North Carolina. charged with having used the
= Snt9l states mails for fraudulent purposes. He
Is TO be taken to North Carolina for trial
The London Daily Netcs says Intelligence has
just Deen received that two American citizens
nave been murdered on the west coast OF NADIA
AN-'"~
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AUCTION SALES.

THIS EVENING.
vTSHoMAs BOWLING. Aucaoneer.
SALE OF BOOKS,
MONDAY. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
NOVEMBER TWENTY SEVENTH, TWENTY
EIGHTH AND TwENTY-NINTH
TALOaUE
VALUABLE PRIVATE LIBRARIES
MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS.
LIBRARY OF LAW BOOKS
To be Sold at my
AU G T1oN ROOMS.
Southwest Cor. Pennsylvania Ave- and IIth street
Washington ID. c.,
On MONDAY, TUESDAY AND wEDNESD Az EVEN
INGS. NOVEMBER TWENTY SEVENTH
TWENTY-EIGHTH AND TWENTY NINTH
Commencing each Evening at HALF-PAST SEVEN
O'CLOCK.
,N.R-In the future ali Book Sales vii be made on
me second hoor of spacious Auction Roos which
mas been arranged for the sale OF Books and
nl-dSds THOMAS DOWNING Auctioneer.
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A SENSATIONAL SCANDAL Casa telegram from
Baltimore says that suit for seduction and breach
OF promise or marriage was Instituted yesterday in
that city by NJ NJ. Hanrahan, counsel for Miss
AGNES Morrison, daughter OF q late Methodist
minister. against Clarence g. Johnson, a travelling
salesman ior we'll known boot and shoe house
In Baltimore. The dispatch says: AT the age OF
sixteen years. Miss Morrison alleges. she was Sc
duced Dy johnson, and that their Illicit intercourse
continued until about six months ago, when she
gave birth to child, OF which johnson is the
alleged father. The fact Of her shame was kept
rom her friends and acquaintance, the child
peing Claimed by her sister, who Is a married
lady, as hers The true parentage OF the child
would, perhaps, have been kept secret had it not
peen Una! the unfortunate mother was taken seri-
ousiy Ill few weeks ago. and the marriage OF the
young couple was then Insisted up0n by the reia-
yves OF the young lady. Johnson refused to
marry, and, as consequence, legal redress was
cetefmined upon. Miss Morrison is unusually
attractive and accomplished, and has an income
OF over So 900 year from property left her by her
hlotner.Who IS connected with prominent family
OF the Quaker City. The lire OF defense OF the
accused Is not known. he having left Baltimore
Immediately upon hearing OF the contemplated
action OF the young lady's friends" The Balti-
more papers OF to-day make no mention OF any
such suit.
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By virtue of decree of the Circuit Court for1e.,
Prince Georges county, the subscriber as Trustee
VII offer Ct public sae, to the highest bidder at A
on ON T ~ E DECEMBER TWLLF H. 1881. at
Twelve O'CLOCK III. Of fair, if not the next fair
day thereafterl the valuable farm. of which the late
acres. eA
This land has been surveyed and divided into five
iots, and VIII be sold whole in separate to
snt plat of which viii be exhibited
On Lots Nos. and there is on each small dwell
ing and tobacco barn. in good repair.
Lot No. is all in valuable timber and wood contain
ing about twenty EIGHT or twenty nine acres.
large portion of this land is Of fine quality for pro-
dncpg wheat timothy and other grasses Some of The
lots can be made valuable for market gardens
This property is situated within five miles Of Wash
lngton city which affords first market for the
products OF the lands tn the neighborhood.
Terms OF sale: One third cash the day of sale or
the ratlcaton thereby by the court tie balance in
two equal instruments in two years from the
day OF sale tue whole purchase money TO bear interest
from the day Of SALE and the deferred payments 10 be
secured b the bonds Of the purchaser with security APP
proved by the trustee Upon the payment OF the
whole purchase money and interest the trustee
thorzed to convey the property in simple to the
purchaser cash Iayment of $500 will be required
on the day OF SALE Those wishing TO purchase are refer
red to Mr. Bernard Kirby who resides upon the ad Join
ing land and viii take pleasure in showing the prop
erty. f
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DUNCANSON BROS. Auctioneers' La" OI nj i
BROS, Auctioneers.

SThnEf N0RTHWEST, BETWEEN TWENTY
THIRD AND TWENTY-FOURTHs STREETS.
1870 ana recorded in Iiber No. 794, folio i36 Ia
OF the land record for the District Of Columbia -
le snSt11n II front Of the premises FRIDAY DE
CEN bEh FIRST. A. ID. 1852, at FOUR O'CLOCK p,
NJ. part Of Lot numbered seventeen 17). in square
numbered thirty-Ex C36). in the city Of
point the north line u said lcs fourteen 90 feet
from the northwest corner Of said Lot and thence
sixteen u6 feet x go inches: thencs south parallel to
teen feet six inches thence north hundred feet %
the beginning. with the improvements consisting Of
Terms Of sale: One-third cash; balance in six and
twelve MONTHS with interest secured by-trust the
s purchassrs cot Terms e g compiled with in nix
WILLIAM A. GORDON, -,
n10-d&dD WILLIAM KING. 1rustces
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VTHHOMAS E. WAGGAMAN
l. Real Estate Auclioneer.
TRUSTEES SALE OF HOUSE NO. 800 STREET
NORTHWEST

by virtue OF deed of trust, recorded in Liberre.,
No; 900 folio 324 ct seq, the undersigned trustee 70:
MI NILS, sell at auction in front Of the premises
TUESDAY, the FIFTH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1882
at FOUR O'CLOCK P. NJ, parts of lots one ID and
fourteen d49, In square five hundred and thirty -one
west corner Of lot one ID thence running north
east me OF lot two s2 nEetynine (99 feet nine and
oheaf (9 inches thence east twenty (20) feet thence
south to street and thence with said stree: to the
Terms One-third cash. residue in one and two years.
secured on property sold and to bear interest and for
the payments the notes of the purchaser be
S1ven or all cash at option of the purchaser. Trus
Tee reserves right to resell at risk and defauin
purchaser II terms of sale not COMPLIED with in
seven days $50 deposit required when bid is accepted
nZ4-eo&ds CALDERON CARLISLE. Trustee
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SAFE DEPOSIT co.
WOOD AND COAL.

FINRENHOLM'S COAL DEPOTS-
Il l1th street and Rhode Island ayenue
18th street and Maryland aveDua
OfIICE-605 18th street. opposite Patent 0fice.
Coal sent in Locked Carts and weighed by svogD
weighers. thus guaranteeing correct weight to con-
sumner
Orders by mail receive prompt attention. olI-3m
FORGE CREVELING. 14TH STREET WHARF,
NVGboye Long Bridge. Once 1S22 l4th ST. norhwegf:
lowest prices; coal and wood orders filled ut sh03
notice Pine 81. so Oak s. IS; HICKORY "a So Sawed
and spit: Oak. 81; Pine So. 25. s5-SYns
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BOWLING. Auc,,o,esr

FEHiUMAo DUWLIN6, AuctoneeT
THE LARGE FRAME MARKET HOUSE Sax20o
FEET, WITH BRICK FLOOR IRON COLUMNS
66NND TN ROOF, A sIktkT, BETWEEN SEC
Guy OF MAsHINGroN,. DO, WILL BIZ
SOLD AT PUBLIC AUCTION on fREDAY. DE-
CEMBFK FIRST. 1SS2, AT TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Parties purchasing will have three months % re- -
stands. -
Terms cash
a. J. 1IDECkfR -s
Ma Of lngineers, US A..
n2l-dfs Engineer Comnliszdonar D. q.
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UNPRECEDENTED ATTRACTION!
OVER HALF A MILLION DISTRIBUTED,

UNPRECEDENTED ATTRACTION!
OVER HALF MILLION DISTRIBUTED,
LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY COMPANY.
capital OF 81. O0O 0O0-to which a reserve fund o.
over ,s,, sou. OO0 has since been aideo.
by an overwhelming popular vote its franchise was
s DE- i Pssssn' State constitution adopted
ut Its GRAND SINGLE NUMBER DRAWINGS will take
the following Distribution: Z ~oA -
GRAND AND PROMENADE CONCERT.
a51sT S afsaN X5 n fsis fPh1afeY the
EXTRAORDINARY 1 sEn Tln DRAWING.
NEW ORLEANS. TUESDAY Al DECEMBER 10TH. 1882.
Gem 'ae PessGnsl snpergson and manags1eat Of
JUBAL A. EARLY, of Virginia.
CAPITAL PRIZE 500. 600.
u NOTICE. Tickets are Ten Dollars Only. Halves,
50. 1ifths S. Tenths, 81.
LIST OF PRIZES;
3Grand Prize Of ............ So OS0. So 900
Grand p Prize Of S0.oS0........ 2o9o9
81 large Prizes Of ............ 5oo0...... 90 600
~ ~ fries OF ........... 1,e00....... 20 600
I'm Prizes ~ ''''''''-....~ 5o0. sU
~ 6Iizee oI ZOO....... 40OUO
,o SUW F1lzes OF 100. CO. 600
APPROXIMATION PRIZES.
3 3So Approximation fr,zes Of. $2oo...... SO 00o
AoV 1o........ $40
u279 Prizes. amounting S522 500
for rates Clubs should only be made to
For 1a RI sppis in Now Orleans
NEW oR e & gAi IodIssiAaA
K:B..orders addressed to New Orleans win .eesivs
prompt ATTENTION n15-w&s5w
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II you use It once You will always use it. and that is
TIE way we will get our money back. ,1CI.
Every one OF the above presents will be positively given
away; 20Wrappers, l ticket 100 wrappers, tickets.
NJ IICkE1S FOR THIS FESTIVAL ISSUED
AFTER DEC. 20.
Every ticket holder will receive set Of our elegant
SOUVENIRS the latest novelty. You have got to use
S0ap-use DAV1D'S PRIZE SOAP.
will not be necessary to attend the Festival to re-
ce1ve presents as they the vouchers for them will be
lorwarded to anybody entitled to them receipt Of in
Cd BY more than yen need for immediate use the
SOAP IMPROVES WITH AGE. 1t is the best invest
nent ever made. For sale by all Grocers keeping
money worth goods If your Grocer does not keep it.
or will not get it, notify Agents No cOmmunica-
ton answered unless stamp is nclosed.
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Sure cure for Dyspepsia In ali its stages: also FOR
Coughs Colds Bronchitis Asthma and all diseases tina
Throat and Lungs ana the only Inedy that Is bench
SAN OF ToLU, ROCK CANDY. MAGNEsIA. and
being the purest Rice and rive Whiskes Harmless and
very pleasant e take Tryi For sale BY sIl draggsts
81 liberal discount BIZ Barbour Hamilton and Frank
Humes Wholesale Grocers. and Sole iga.ts for this
Charieston S. g.. Sole Aaausactasers aud PROJECTORS
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AUCTION SALES.
TOMORROW.
EoLEY. Auctioncer.

1SoLEY. Auctioneer.
AUCTION SALE OF FORFEITED PLEDGES.
wiz eel for X. Seinger 81 Ts7 tn strS.t northxsr
commencing THURSDAY. S0SEM BIER TIlIRTlETH
at SkNtN T.. NJ. This sale viii consist Of
A isrge hne OF Ladies' and Gents Ia Cola wsfchss
hes ana Stem N1nders Cameo and Solid n
ladies' Jewelry. Solid tsoa Gents and I,es Cbsins
Ia6les and Gents cold Rnss Of al descrfptiou Pa1ed
ana Solid Silver, and in all 81 the arxgt stock ~
yeMeiry ever offered st pubic auction. Also q vefY
nee me 81 custom made Oyerccats Usters suits and
&c. KS Bibles books Tools Boots and shoes Qails.
nnue Evenings st y. m. until every lus n sold.
Persons hol ing tckes ON which the time HAS expired
will please take notice.
+. sELfNoER. Broker.
fOLEf, Aucroneer n2s-2w
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TNHOMAS BOWLING. Auctioneer.
CHANCERY SALE OF VALUABLE PROPERTY.
By authority of decree of the Supreme Court OF the
District OF Columbia passed III the Of McManns
y. boyle ct a., No s235. equity docket - will cffer
for sale, on MONDAY, THE TWEEN IIEfH DAY OF
NOVEMBER, 1882 at -FOUR O'CLOCK p. NJ, in
front of the premises all the interest and of
Bowie in and to the whole of lot numbered
ten lol IN square numbered six hundred ana thirty
hree teSS the same fronting ninety 900, feet North
street between LIST street and New jersey avenue and
having depth of one hundred (0Ol fest with the i'm
rrnVenent-, consisting Of 'Boye's Hotel" and other
valuable buildings.
Tbe interest to be sold is the whole property subject
to an encumbrance Of So 000 bearing interest at the
rate Of seven t7) per centum payable quarterly
Terms OF sale: 0ne-halt cash; the residue in two
equal nas ments at six and twelve months with interest
from the day OF sale deposit of $3.50 to be made when
me property Is struck off, and the purchaser has the OPP
ton to pay whole purchase money in cash.
FRED. ". JONES Trustee
nll-d& Gunton Building. 427 Louisiana avenue.
gF- THE ABOVE SALE Is POSTPONED UNTIL
MONDAY. NOVEMBER TWENTY SEVENTH, 1882
same hour and place
BY order of the Trustee. n2O-dts
THE ABOVE SALE is AGAIN POSTPONED
until MONDAY, DECEMBER FOURTH, 1882 at
n2I dts THOMAS BOWLING, Auctoneer.
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SUIT AGAINST A STREET RAILROAD COMPANY
The case OF Samuel Andrews against the Capitol,
North q Street and South Washington railway
COMPANY. was before The Court in General Term
to-day. This was al action Tor damages claimed
70 have been sustained August 2Gth 1876 by plain
iii being JOstled Of as il passed around
curve, IN which special verdict for $1,000 was
Cjy
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|ALpwINE AND or yHIExps ARR Koo1IR
" tD beR, - - JUsTIF6 Old Gtnnd nDWD -
81 d. Only pea0 Wnere nrukel.o 61OoDD-
O en- q {u6IHSs 0ld Stlnd Nc. ~ b - IT,
- an4 IL 1890 1CEthUonA y. Bv-x0D ri
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FINANCIAL.

HDROTECT YOUR FAMILIES
BY joining the MUTUAL RESERVE FUND LII
ASSOCIATION. The success of this institution r
wonderful. During September and October aloIlo r.
wrote nearly six million dollars of insurance
See advertisement tin Post. solicitors wanted.
Office, 1909 II street.
n16-3m I. Y. KNIGHT, Manasxr
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EINE PLATED WARE

Consisting Of
TEA SETS, PITCHERS AND SALyERS.
CASTORS of every description,
KNIVES, FORKS. SPOONS
PICKLE DISHES, EPRRGNES
In fact Everything Usually Found in the Plated
Ware line. All 10 b. Sold at Auction
ON FRIDAY AND SATuRDAlMORNINGS,
DECEMBER lST AND I'D.
Commencing st TEN O'CLOCK and continuing "a Oh
evening at SEVEN O'CLOCK until disposed Of AT
No. 923 Street northwest. -
These goods Of the bes. makes and worthy the at
enton of persons who desire Christmas presents and
furnishing houses.
n2s-3t DUNCANSON BROS, Auctoneers
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Livery caase OF securities bo1ght and sold On Co.
sion In San Francasco Baltimore. PhiladspAdA -
Yorh. Boston and Warrington. Orders exsout.d q -
New YORK Stock Exchange 1t eighth o6 on pw -
commission. Private and direct telegraph v1roD -
Richmond. Baltimore. Philadelphia. New yu1 -
Boston. through which orders ara ezsou1s1 . -
Stock Exchanges IN thoss ctfiss and rupsn1 -
promptly. Quotat5ons q Stocks ~ D0D - -
formation rsgaraine the MArksss sso1ps1 Unu& 60
wires INSTANTLY ddrect from - Eew -
Exchanxe. 4 e <I
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A DID TO YOUR INCOME.
ADD TO YOUR INCOME.
Club Is Of the MUTUAL INVESTMENT CLUBS q.
fers the sres means of making regular monthly pfo.
Its from investments of $40 10 81 600 more desnx q
CHAIN. PROVISIONS AND STOCKS.
Each member gets the benefit Of combined capital Of fa
Cub. Reports sent weekly. Dividends paid monthly.
CUB Is paid sharehoiders back their money rQs II
past rec months still leaving original amount mafnf
money IN Club. or returned on demand. Shares, so
sacn Explanatory circular sent free. Reliable CORE
spondents wanted everywhere Address X. f. KEN.
Dali CO., Comm Mchts III and l79 Ia saba
street, Chicago, H. eod39tkkam
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WANTS HIS NAME CH4NGED.-Mr. r. s. Davis
To-day filed for Frank ID. Wolfe a petition TO
chanSe his name to Reynolds. He sets forth that
he was porn at Troy, NY, June z, 1857, and came
mere with his parents when but two years old;
that ne has TWO hall-bTOthers by the name OF
hey nOldS, and lie Is also known by that name and
never py The other. and that he has been married
Dy that name. In addition, he IS an heir TO q con-
siderable estate, and In tie event OF his death his
widow would become greatly embarrassed in
establishing his Identity, &c.
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A PREsENTATIoN.-Mr Walter L. Nicholson, who
recently resigned as topographer OF the Post
once department. was sgreeabIy surprised to-day
Dy his friends in the Office over which he has 81
long presided-they presenting him gold-headed
cane and pair OF elegant sleeve buttons as a
slight token or their esteem. The presentation
was made by Mr. Todd in few appropriate re-
mars. and was feelingly responded 10 by Mr..
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CURE CURE FOR MALARIA.
~ CAROLINA TOIH TOEICi

N.B.-Orders addressed to New Orleans win receivs
prompt attention. nl5-w&s5w
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The FOURTH FINE FOR KEEPING AN UNLICENSED
BAR--FredeTick ". Weyuck was before Judge
Smell on complaint OF License Agent Raft this
morning, for the fourth time since the 1st of this
month, charged with keeping an unlicensed bar.
MIR Pa 'gett asked the court TO impose the highest
fne in this case, on account OF the numerous con-
yicticES against the defendant. The court im-
posed the highest fRe-Sl50 An appeal was
noted
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II q RRY UP!
Fl q r RY UPt
81 U RRY UP!
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FTNQ sPECULAToRs. L. A. HILL d CO. 10
Il broadway, New York, transact Stock Brokpra0S
business, having best facilities. Write them nl6-e1SS
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1882-12-22

The Senate Committee on Civil Ser.
vice considered Hawley's bill prohib.
itlng the assessment of Government
employees for political purposes, and
adopted an amendment making il
criminal, and prescribing therefor a
penalty for any person entering pub
he building for such purpose. Haw-
ley was unanimously authorized to of:
err the bill with this Modification, as
an amendment to the Pendleton bill.
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Notice for Publication
LAND OFFICE AT BOISE Cry I'M,
Nnra,,ha.. n r.,o-

LAND OFFICE AT BOISE CRY, Idaho )
November 8, 1882.
NJ Office is HEREBY GIVEN. tba,
~ the following named settler has t;Iod
notice OF his intention to make final nro roo,
IN support of his claim, and that Said said
P Re"e, Will De made before the Register &
ber26, 1882, viz: Thomas Peterson n'o nna
eemption D; S. No. 1856, for the M i ?t \
" 14and N e NE sec. "a, and Mi /,
NW1l sec. 35, TT, NR4E. F." a
lie names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon eS and ID
cultivation of, said land viz: P''' anu
AIexander '1 Bsnsh;n OF Of Boise City, Idaho
Hugo playhouse OF i.
ole Hansen of Horseshoe Bend Boise
County, Idaho "oiSe
D. P. 3: PRIDE, Register.
November 81, lSS2.-5w. 'N''
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The business quarter of Kingston
Jamaica, was burned recently. LOSS
46, 100000 Hundreds are homeless
The wharves and warehouses, stores
banks aud supplies are gone.
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is question among some of the peo-
pie whether all of the sermons dellv-
cred on that day come legitimately
under that head.
An Italian has invented a process
for solidifying liquors. The time is
not far distant when a man will be
able to carry weeks drunk in his
vest pocket.
The Spanish Red Book contains a
note in which Spain demands that the
United States should not have the
right of exclusive Intervention in con-
nection with the Panama Canal.
Hubbell threatens to show up Sena-
tor Ferry, and remarks that "the old
imbecile wasn't to be reelected Sena-
tor" because Ferry expressed the opin-
ion that HubbeIl was responsible for
the recent Republican defeats.
A space in the southwest corner Of
the Government reservation at Hot
Springs, Arkansas, has been selected
as the site for the Army and Navy
Hospital for which Congress has APP
propriated 100000.
Suicides are alarmingly frequent in
the Persian army. Recently a cadet
shot himself at Richterfelde; a Lieu.
tenant killed himself with pistol at
Pandau, and another Prussian officer
committed suicide in Paris. Deaths
by dueling have also been frequent Of
late.
The man who robbed the bank at
I4arned, Kansas, betrayed the nervous
ness Of an amateur in safe burglary.
With the secret of the combination, he
was still so agitated that he left ont
side the safe door his bunch of keys
and a glove-evdence which proved
that he was the culprit. Fancy the
feelings of an artist like Jimmy Hope
on reading this lame result of fine
opportunity.
The new Penal Code, the enforce
ment Of which is creating such dis
satisfaction in New York city, was
drafted by David Dudley Field, birth.
nr of Justice Field of the Supreme
Court OF the United States. Among
other things, the Code provides: THAT
intoxication cannot be pleaded in de-
Tense of crime; that he who brides
State officers must go to State prison
for ten years and pay fine of S. 900;
that jurors taking brides must go to
prison; that bribing witnesses is a
felony; that attempts at suicide must
be punished by imprisonment for two
years and fine of $1,000; that pa
rents abandoning children under six
years Of ago must be imprisoned for
seven years; that a person whose hus-
band or wife has been absent five sue.
cessive years, and not known to be
living, may re marry; and that the re-
pose and religious liberty of the com
must not be interrupted on
Sunday
About - years ago Jacob Baker, an
eccentric bachelor of Philadelphia,
died, leaving among his effects | 5 acres
Of land, located in the heart of the city
on which are erected some of tho hand
soonest buildings in the country. The
old gentleman bequeathed his proper
ty to his relatives, consisting of one
brother and two sisters and their chill
dren, one OF the sisters being Mary
Ryles, of Turtle Greek, Pa. The prop
erty was leased during Bakers life.
time to the present holders for long
term of years. The fact was known
% the heirs, but for some reason they