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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-31

RCcarsTFR AYD PTTTsrUaG RAILROAD COMPANY.
No 20 NAs-AC--r. NEW-iOgK. July -, .-c2.
COUPONS or IHE FIR>I MORTGAGE
X BON D. OF thi, COmDany maturing August l. 49,. VIII
be paid on aud alter date tho Union Trust Ompany
u W" FRED A. BROWN. Treasurer
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CLOSING PRICES OF BOSTON STOCKS.
BOsTOS. Saturday. July : :. 1892

CLOSING PRICES PHILADELPHIA STOCKS
Reported ~ ID a. l. ~, & 1.ll Nt-r
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THE GKBMAN AahM'AN bANA !
NEw.ToaK. July 20. lcs2.
rI,HE BOARD OF DlkEC rods have ths
1 ~ ace .red a DIVIDEND " TIL Rec PEk CENT,
n,ae on and after August l. The transfer BOOKS VII DO
closed HO"i '''' - " CHARLES O. ANDRUs. Cashier
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For the wesE Closirg.

Nam lllgn7l Low'L July July 2 Sod.
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OFFICE OF TIE ADAMS EXPRESS CO.,
" 80 BROADWAY NEW-TORN CITY.

OFFICE OF TIE ADAMS EXPRESS CO.,
" 50 BROADWAY, NETWORK CITY.
EXCHANGE OF UNI Ed STATES BONDS.
We ready prompt and special attention to the
F-[CHAN u BONDS. accordance W ID inc circular
of Che Treasury Department. dated JulY ~, l7o2
The on mediums the T. :, Posi- once ami
the EXPRESS COMPANIES. For which purposes our
iaci. ities and advantages are not exc" led
Hrce ycTnCaUOI 0l tlne Will urglh lueAJ nOH'
"l7' 'H' iS' u D7''' - THE ADAMS EXPRESS co.
NEW. YORK. July ;, 1882.
CPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS.
y A special meeting Of the tockholde Of the Bos ANA
New ors road company w DE hcd az the
onmrany he CIy u Midi town state OF onAec-
" -inc-dIy. the Oh IA ~ ptomDel, Ao~- 70
o. cs D. u purpose Of submitting FOR the approval
rarnc1t0n and continuation o tlis cOmD1n rat
ro, and proDerry 70 the New-YorK avcn aud ia l.
fod liairoid COMPANY and consideration Of my
OF Ter business tha properly BEFORE 7lch neelng:
stccA IRAN s-r oOKs VIII be from lie 9th DAY u
August lS. p TO the Loth Or september 1885, -
D. m. botn days inclusive
fJ29iitl I. l. WATSON. Secretary.
rVHE RAILROAD EQUIPMENT CO.,
CAPITAL. - tOJUO.
SIX PER CENT COUPON BONDS PAYABLE la-tsriY.
posi- MARTIN q Co - Ply E.oL
TNHE REGULAR annual meeting Of the
i stockholders OF the y FW-IORk AM lENAs LA u
Company LIMITED De held a. the o1cc Of the con-
panv no 81 Waist. IN the city Of l9ri on E9-
DAY the Sth dv OF August 4. d. 49, AZ - CLOCK noon
for the eecon and three inspectors OF
rcfion transaction Of any Di'no's "hcn nay
be The stock transfer uOoAS VIA
be sOsed On uy 20 and opened on Aug ist y 49,
w sAHULL gHJRt T. Nlce-Fresident
rOUNs PARNES secretary
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SO : WALL-sr Neg-10rk. JUly 20. So. :
nIYIDENDS No. 80. and oil ne Board OF
~ Trustee. OF this COmpanT has doe AIRED VIDAND D.
40 5O FIVE PER CkN N tle canita soes Also pLFt,
u NJ TO- 81 OF the SANE AMOUR m1Slas total 81 ~
PER CEAT able July 81 at Tie once oi the company
The transfer books viii be closed 27tb and reopened
Oh the st August ....,.. ~ ,,-,,. ne .r....,~o-
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II. A. V. POST. Treasurer.


ry1HE MISSOURI, KANSAS AND TEXAS
IAILWAY 20 first conSO dated NOR gage coupons jus
Aue l. so will be PAID aud after that date ~ ihe Jnse
of Mercantile trust CO. 20 Broad ~ay ScWn otA-
ot GA registered payable ony - me re<
rr holders their order and AL coupons must Do
i''' ~ w IL 3 HENSON Treasurer
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The following were the receipts and shipments at
and from Chicago and Milwaukee saturday:
i.eceiDL. sap
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NV OAK, J ~ -,
VNHE CONTENTION CONSOLIDATED IN
Il ING COMPANY o. Tombstone. Arizona his tsy 10.
cared is R..GCl an aoNLhLY DIVIDEND 70, :" %
TWENrY-FINE CENTS PR SHARE payaOse July -
lS.2 The tarmerF Loan and irAst oIkNsl'
No 20 rxchalgepaoe on al stock .eglstelcd ~ , -
n luafor OK eose July and July 81 49,
". HART SMITH, Nieo-fro''"s's
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The 70 lowing are the comparative totals Il the
statements of July 22 and July %
July 3. July 90 Differences
loans - 1891. Is l.1 0 S3f2.1lO.joO Inc. x244lt6oO
ensc,e 81 s Gun 60 $1,000 Dc. 3,6il,lOO
IegaIteuders- 24"Oj.lOO - bosS ID M 20 ~
32Sj3.2 % Sldb tlol &c o. .t-lil
Circulaion - Is 10000 lo.lgL7OO Inc $1,000
The following shows the relation between the
total reserve and the total depoHt liabilities
Julv - July % Changes
sra,a ssi 81. 20 $500 o. 500 Dec $3.50 100
IepaLtspders "a 0O3.luO 2f.csl,5 % Inc "a. 700
To,a reserve SIS sI4 700 ss5,2s9.S Dec. sa5l64oO
heseias ,Ssnas so7l5s0O 79sl7e75 Dec 79s595
sur,lus - U9s 800 Sj.5ol,J25 Dec. 81 1851
The banks now hold IN eash-sDccle and iegai-ten-
ders-S12 $40 900 less than the sum held year 40,
The loans now are $l6.57S. 100 less than then
and the deposits arc S3-.1Os. 500 .ess so that
the reserve required by the p per cent rule now
s., OPT 200 less than 1t was a year ago. But
the surplus Of reserve is S4.6i9, 700 SINAI ier
thant W IS then and the proportion Of Ota reserve
now is 26.6s against PISS per cent at the same
date OF 1881.
The following are the totals of the statements
Mt the corresponding date for pr-ce lIng years:
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TIE IMPORTERS ,So rS1pEas' IssgGAscE coMrAsr

TIE IMPORTRI.s AND IKADEKs' INSURANCE CONTAIN
is BIO kDwAy NEw-IOAG July =. losZ '
THE Board Oi Directors nave aecLired
4 sem-ln luaI Dividend OF TIL RE- 49, PR CENT, pay
able Thursday che -Oth inst DANIEL SMITH, secretary
TNuE REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
4 Of the RAILROAD EQUIPNENT COMPANY a. tDs
rate Of 10 per cent per " Il he payable on Angus 1,
l9-2 AT tie Of Post Martin Co, 10 5i5 a.,
new "rA N''' IA v POST Treasurer.
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oFncE CnE.ArEAkE. OnIo ~ sourn

UFFILI lHL- hAlAI IIiIV NJ - u :
WESTERN RAILWAY CoMPASY)
COUPONS OF The PADCCAH AND
y FLIZABETHTOWN RAILROAD COMPANY First
Noreoy e Bsn S and thc Coupons Ok the CHEsAPENkE
CMl0.AND -OU IIIN L TER RAILROAD COAPAsY
Frs Consoddatrd MORTGAGE bonds duc August So, Will
be paid ing house Of Mcssrs l. Norton ~ Co. =
T. xc -aLgc-pIace NeW-l OK 3, Inn, r...u
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-31

NAN FRANClsT Q. J NY ~.
rs,HE BODIE CONSOLIDATED MINING
4 COMPANY has declared Dividend Nc Of % cents
n.r hare payabe the sta OF AugasI
East ,khoders Of record vii bo paid AZ the once OF
ALLAN Co. - Ne~-N transfer books
Wiz ~ y WILLIAM II LENT secretary
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-31

Bonds Coupons Of
B Col Hooking Valley and lOlc % Ry o.--S4-OVVo
maturing July 30 -
A 10 Minneapolis and ~ LOu ky 90 S5l' VDo
maturing Ausust l.
VIII paid those at tie obce Of central
''u'' w. posi- MARTIN & CO.
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NKw.N0EK. July -.

THE BULWER CONSOLIDA Ep ,MsdlyATi,i AsG
1 COMP y \ mi. ,lav declared IT. NINTH NON lhLt
DIVfDrSD or l,N CEN Pi.R SHARE paYaoir ~ ~.
az u Farmers Loan Anu. ifuse
~ hoks eos oa August 3 1871 aud open August
4i~bsAei O'o>a 49, w. M Il. CIOR Wee ircsd' NJ
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l''' b. B. HENsoN. Treasurer.
OFFICE OF TIKI USrrED, STATES flag Ty.re.Scs 60.

The coupons August J. 1857 OF inc hr,t nor
RIO division Bonds oil this company VIII Dc ~" w
Mercantile irast 90 iP~A' -"
oA~"'' 10" G. r. sATTERLEE. Treasgrer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-31

canal RR Ctw'se Bait PhnA Boston.
Flour. bbls.. 80 l3O7G 75p 1887 l740 3io1
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REcEIrlNG THEIR PASSIONS.

Il was the Dec'mhe quarterly payment at
thr Pension Agency ut Lai-ht aud Canal st-, yc,eg-
day. and all day long, FROM o'clock m tnc morning
unti Late "a; night tue receivers o. the Nations bounty
came and went The upper hail was devoted To the pay
mcnt OF women Here behind railing sat number of
clerk, OF botn sexes Du,y filling out pension papers
md administering the oath To witnesses Ihe room
wac filed 20 it, utmost capacity by the widows mothers
and rter. Of -oi-r- WHO died in the War OF the Re
n- l.ou Those vino young wives wien lu, il nus
bands marched away SAT- among thc Wal'uI u.4npu-,
,,,rfly uIiddLa-a..d matrOn-. The daughter whose
father kissed her Tor thc lust time IN the ciio ' p
Ia ct her pension % full grown woman NoN ana men
feeble old woman would tortcr up and sign Win u'h
bling hand the pension paper WIAcA boc w NAM va
her dead son. The room down stars WIS un'u "tln
men. wrecks OF the terrible storm ol 'Nu war '"iic
Ind an arm or lex gone. The man VINO '""4u nor $40"
IA half dozen gun-5h0t wounds was AT q G7'9,At; ING
amount OF tobacco CONSUMED 30 the shape ol cie"7
was enormous and the marble pavement was hO easy
place 10 walk on especially IA the vicinity oil group o
Veterans who were fighting their battle, over Ag'lh'
There were many Of these groups gathered aIoLlu vi
gutrd camp fires and recalling ddf ventures ana cAPe
renco- which lapse OF years had not rnuvIe any c7s
remarkable. About $4,000 wac pau O'' }" Ho Vo sc
AT
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paid sa5c5.G1s C5 for mail compensation at zee
n 1s7e, Austria si SsI o.; cnainS June az
1ssO fne United States petl for foreign mail service
only sIg6G3f o. IL il advised that Congress 30 sseo
to authorize entertainments TOT prHPos n,dosro
for carrying the UHod States mails for terms OF years
from the prncioa hone ports eTer me XIII,
be under the supervision OF the ooVe,l
ment. adapted naval nee in lime OF war comlnandsd
by naval officers ana subject IN any emergency u w
taken possession OF by the Government
MERCANTILE MARINE Bureau.
There is now no responsible head 10 which are in
trusted the Interests Of the merchant marine Those
branches which supervised by the Governments az
all are scattered among various departments bureaus.
Al these fragments administrative supervision should
gathered up ard welded together In order 20 Civ.
them conference and efficiency The simplest method OF
unity OF administration Is 10 establish Bureau
Of Mercantile Marine In the Navy department It's
scope would include the registry enrolment ana License
OF vessels covering the tonnage division the Office Of
tho Register Of Treasury the inspection Of steam
vessels and the enlistment OF conducted ny
the shipping Commissioners The Bureau OF Mercantile
Marine shOnld include auxiliary board composed OK
representatives OF maritime and commercial Interests.
ami specially qualified officers of the Government TO
advise and assist In It's operations Marine onccs
should be established the principal porte, under ts
direction OF the Bureau which should be the Offices Ot
record Of bills OF e aud other Transfers 81 Nesseh hut
IN which the b mess OF the local inspectors and this
shipping commissioners could be transacted AZ
simple OF economy 1t would seem desirable thio
union should be made OF the Naval and Marine hospi-
tai services.
The report concludes follows The criticisms and
recommendations IN this report are made win sincere
and desire TO promote the 81 tue Navy
and the interests OF the country II the Naval
establishment is Ia bo made effective It should ~
should be expended 10 procure Ia national rmtrSehtes
tue assistance OF foreign ships and guns II governments
INK trade and To arrest the Disappearance 81 American
ships from the ocean shall cease % be- seaur-
Ing people and shall need 10 maintain navy or our
These strong expressions bat they are lGstne
and required by the present condition OF our naval ana
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no STONACH FOR FIGHTING.

A tall, finely built, young appearing man, With
heavy mustache anu imperial ami wearing paglcg'
ly southern oOSas fclt hat at the olscy House
Yesterday fRlB reporter acoostcd hlu - Captain
Krdd.ruerccr. lie bowed politely, and replied, " AZ
VOur service sir" THIS opened few minutes CONVEX.
SALON dOoul lis duelug experience in the codrsc OF
watcn the reporter tsked II tue Captain wOid not gYo
bls sde Of nls trouble with Mccarthy. uo
said &" not aware OF any trouble wlth Moor Mo-
Csrtnv, or tOOnrl--wnafcYrr he isl DO noe know
wnal pOsItiOu url .Tus the war nave noe heard
from nm. uOr nave what be las pa ,cd Il tao
uewzpaplrs nave been tOld lhat II Il pretty rough,
however"
shan you accept a allenge TO fght he sends you
Que r.
From what have beea told, shoold Judge that tho
boot on TIE other loot
Ecu 60 YOU expect .o challenge him T.
"NO. nave no stomach tOr ugutng now. There Waa
a time when was AFRAID TO cay tna5 much, hut ana
free 20 oonfess that mad quite enough fighting IN
Time. ana t.nk perhaps IL may just as well 90 ui-
uerstOOd a later"
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HAVING BOTH LEGS BROKLN.

Matthew Seller. age ifty-fOur, OF No. 2S3
East Fourth-st had both legs yesterday by los
Ing caught betting machinery In the chocolate
factory AZ No 323 last Twenty -second-st lie ws
,sssn 10 heleyus HospItaL Michael MulIry age fortys
seven OF No - had both ess broken ~
. Bleec ker-st- last evening de was taken 70 81
ylaoept's HespltA.
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Troy, n. Y, Dec. 4.-The reduction in
wages ar the extensive Albany Iron Works went into
to-day IL was accepted without mnrmur by th'
smpIoyes numbering several thousands. The reduction
L. from 10 70 Is per cent
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an ELOPING COUPLE ARRESTED.

NEW Brunswick, n. j., Dec. 4.--JOhn Fin
gar and Mrs James ger. who eoped from JacEson's
Corners Duchess County, n, Y have been captured
here. They appear anxious TO get back home. A
DItehsss County ofiasr IL Oh his way here.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-05

Iuring tue fiscal year ended june 30 I77-' INC eA-
ports Of specie were S4e.417470, and tue imports
s4247239O-a difference OF SG,9iJ,O59. Ia the pre-
cedlng fiscal year there Of imports over
exports OF SOL I6s6J0. This change came, probably,
from the falling OF ia exports Vi merchandise OF Tue
Year .- An
Tue report OF the Bureau Of Statistics shows IA detail
te stt OF the foreign commerce Of the Uuted states.
COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION.
The tonnage vessels owned in the United States at
the close Of the fiscal year 1882 by the records OF the
REGISTER Of the Treasury WAS 4l6j,933 tons OF this
I2gz2g4 tons were 2.1s5 vessels registered for the
foreign trade and 2S736J9 in 2ZlsS vessels enrolled
licensed the coasng trade ana fisheries Iheie
was decrease or 292 vessels III the foreign
trade and An increase Of I5l4Sl tons in those IN the
doneste trade Tho increase ia the tonnage OF this
ess " vessels for the bscaI year ended June 80 1881
The vessels built and dOcumented as vessels OF tins
ULted states during the last fiscal year is sAo" Ny
this table,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-05

The decrease 10 the exports OF cattle. provisions
treadsuis aud cotton Guirg Tie last fiscal ear a.
compared with that " tue preceding -scal al 20 80
follows;
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There has been an the principal crops OF the
country los2 over those o. 1891. over % P,i V'n
AZ ne exports Ol d. mest merchandise is in pro0ucts OF
-rc.ltlire II l. reasonable 10 expect an increase IA
aIc. oi trade, IN our favor. This expectation appears
also 10 be justified by fact tnat the exports OF bread
,tun for lac rst four months OF The current nhca car
IN me principal pOrfs exceeded -ucu exports FOR the
crr,s pond ng months OF the preceding fiscal year by
Si57OOs4 The ports Of petroleum FOR the h7ca year
closed exceeded taose for the preceding hscal year
iy ~IU9l7, c91.
EXPORTS OF MEhCHANDlST.
The imports Of merchandise FOR the last fiscal year eH-
coed d those OF the preceding year by $sl.sA,946
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Finished during the

Number n calls from 81 sources,-
on hand &c Ober /, % l.-.-.......-......- 23l45
Kecei I'd during the year................-. lIb51I
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besides tie persons saved from vessels there were
t,T,ty nine rs.ucd VITO had fallen from piers wharves
Wotilu probably have been drowned. lie WE'VE per
sons L,si during TIC year are shown, by the
uy,etication held upon each case 20 have been
bey Oud human all Inc 1850 ol me :"
smaller That OF any preceding year WIN one e1cep-
Than in any oefore the organization OF the ser
wee WEen iAe number e. disasters j. considered and
by selection, at the IL istd points OF our Cal
coast TIE small loss OF life and property II euarko g.
and speaks wei the efficiency o. the serNce Al n
claimed tha the loss or life nom marine usaslf uloh
our coasts sHcc the general extension OF pe rtI'ioe
thereon IL 1876 has been reduced nearly 20 per CEN
hat While ia $40, ana hcioic tH4'' orc PcI9o C GA
geLtyniuc board wrecked vessels WAS ll-t mere h.
hecn constant decrease un the loss Dr. OuI one ot 81
every 3 ana THIS result II almost cnlreIy h1Ou"Do
TO tie Lies !ylng service.
The service has never been good condition ~ ~
nr.-euf ne lc1s alton VI the last session OF Congress
has supplied it, main wants and established tht COZ I
ami - secondary ones OF projecting commerce and aid
ing he collection OF the revenue, TINS Ieg 'lhtoH a7
Already had marked effect upon the -lalu-o the Cst
.Ement and particularly upon It. morale Inc pi0ssIo
Tor tie ampef pay OF thc employees ana ioi 49, az
among them who may Dc disaOlrd u INC IL y,
I'M case Of fafa iy 10 their Widows aud OpudDs 'hts
them feel that their services aTe appreciate " an, ~
cn4erfu Zeal and fidelity IL doing duty. II cn'C, %
DepartWent obtain, IN Instances, better men tu DC
fore Tie crews OF good capacity anu eHaAS
1t is rule forming the crews That reEaIu u a L
ouaacatou Ia the exclusion political or other con
Solicitations Faithful adherence 10 thls rue - CoAu4
ton " the success OF ms service.
Owing 10 TIE late date AT which the appropriations
passed Congress much has been done III
the stations authorized ny the act FeieIeu 70
has been built al Peaked Hi Bar, cape COdi anu one az
Muskege Island, the coast OF MASSACHUSETTS, near
compile Three are IN process oil oohsuuotipu o
Oi North Carolina. sites have beeH rieoteu
for Others and IN some Instances the uties secuieu
THE LIGHTHOUSE ESTABLISHMENT.
During the fiscal year the LightHOuse Establishment
has put into eighteen light stations eighty
new ryer lights five new fog signals operated by stean
OF hst air three automatic whstng buoys one new
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Tie impositlOns ~. Compulsory pJlage, the fees
for which are excessive the NewYork Chamber Of Com
merce stating that 176 pilots employed at that port
received IN ISL $4,000; CAPTAINS should be allowed
after examination 10 pilot tneir vessels On Local
taxation, secure the abolition OF which continued
eorts should be made. 3d. The compensation Tor trans
pOrtatlOn OF seameu brought home by American
vessels from foreign ports upon consular requIsf
ton j. ton small a.. Ezra w~ss required " a.1.o
for seameu disc areed abroad amount IN Ne u-sISa'S
10 $4,000 year. aud the pay ment shodld DC teuVu
auUI-ucu. or COusu fees are an lhoieI do' Vul
den Iue charges for vessel at single iOEei-h Por.
may amount 10 300 90. AL the Oher Ite- tnhctod Oi
services 10 Shipping excessive anu 7Houl" We re
lcludlu ACKNOWLEDGMENT ioi tonnage
FOR Inspection service and Tor shipping cOmhsrlouets
O,her interests are protected Irou IOregu cohpeu
tlOn but Shipping, in which internal 0uA
competition II shaTpest, IL leIt 10 iAkc care
OF itself Protection may be given by general b1undes
moon construction and upon navigator. Ihis IL
done I'm France. The annual cost to The
Treasury IA uxed at a little over @2,OOOOOO, by
when moderate outlay the French Government
viii secure the revival ~ their merchant navy.
ike measure has been strongly urged IN Germany by
thu CauceOr Bismarck Tue surest ana most natural
method OF protecting commerce Ia pay compensa-
tOu tor carrying the United states mais In American
snps ON the highways sufficient to cause tho
establishment OF fast steamship Inca The amounts
paid by gland Ia the ending March 81 1882 for
mail packet service were s@372a7o In 1873 France
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-01
Execution i'm Kentucky.
HANGING OF COZ. JOHN BRrpGEs.

LOUISVILLE, KY, July LA special dispaeco
from Cadiz, Trlgg county, says: Col John Bridges
was hung here yesterday In the presence OF tho
largest crowd that ever assembled In this county.
Bridges remained with his spiritual advisers .
large portion OF Thursday night and yesterday AZ
ternoon, alternately singing and praying. At -
O'Clock wagon containing his coffin was drfv0a
to the jail, and the condemned man assisted int
the wagon. At :07 the start from the Jsn Was
made. In forty minutes the galows was reached.
Il was plain wooden structure, with a spring
trap. At the foot OF the gallows the doomed ma1
exhibited considerable nervousness, but met tho
ordeal bravely. Bridges took his stand on the
trap, the black cap was drawn over his face, ana
the moose adjusted. Sheriff Boyd quickly sprung
the trap, and with dull heavy thud the body fell
AT the instant OF the fall the moose slipped, and
the poor wretch struggled terribly, succeeding In
freeing his hands and feet from the cords with
which they had been pinioned. He maze a des-
perate struggle to get upon the gallows again, but
was pushed back. and suffered horrible death by
strangulation. The drop fell at exactly 2:zo, ana
In thirty minutes he was pronounced dead. The
body was cut down and forwarded TO his mother
at Canton, In this county, for burial There wa
no demonstration at the scaf1old except that one
or two negro women tainted, and some groans were
heard.
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Washington News and Gossip.
A New District Commissioners.


EX-SENATOR WEST NOMINATED TO TAKE THE PLACE
OF MI. DENT.
The President sent to the Senate this afternoon
the nomination OF ex-senator j. r. West as Dis
trct Commissioner, in the place of Mr.. Dent
Mr. West was corn in New Orleans, September
19, 1892. He entered the University Of Penn
sylvania in 1886, but withdrew before grad
uating. lie served with some distinction in
the Mexican war, receiving the rank Of captain.
In lsi9 he emgrated to California and there en-
gagged in commercial pursuits When the war OF the
rebellion broke out he proprietor of
the ".Saa Francisco Prices Current" He
entered the Union army as lieutenant-col-
onel OF the first California infantry, and after
.rujouS services in NcW Mexico, and subsequently
Ii Arkansas and the Southwest attained the
rank OF brevet major general. Alter the
var he settled temporarily in Texas
and then removed to New Orleans, where after
serving as chief deputy United States marsha!
tnd auditor OF customs, he was apponte:
administrator OF improvements. He was elected as
l republican to represent Louisiana in the Uritet
states Senate, to succeed Senator Harris, and took
ais seat in March, 1871. Since the expiration OF
the time in this city. Mr.. West is we'll informed
in regard to District needs, and his nomination
will be received with general favor. He is re-
5aried by those WhO-know him as a clear-headej
nan, and one well qualified for the Important
duties OF the Office for which the President has
sc lected him.
1t IS stated, On good authority, that no one will
be appointed to succeed Commissioner Morgan un-
I'll next December.