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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-01
THE COURTS.
nm nouRN,s PRISON FARE.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.-The cross-examina-
ton of Halett Kbou complainant in the suit against
ex sergeant at Arms John G. Thompson for S3o0,0oO
damages for false imprisonment, begun this morning
The morning was spent in questioning Mr. Kbourn as to
the circumstances attending HIS Imprisonment Mr.
Corhl examined the witness TO show the amount OF the
hills contracted for the sstenance OF MI Klbourn while
prisoner of State These itemized statements showed
that the meals and accessories cost all the from 30
10 S35 each Mr.. Kilboum said he knew nothing about
the items Of the hill he supposed Congress going TO
nav that After reading the bin for dinner costing
sS4 So Mr.. Kilbourn asked IL his dinner had cost
that ,auch Il shouldn't wonder" he said. al had dis
tinniished visitors there, and entertained them as
guests Of the Nation" When Mr. Corkhl had read ior
ten minutes the itemzed statement OF tne Gu
terer's account Senator Voorhees, objected because TIC
could not the OF it. 1T seems to be pressure
FOR Mr. Corkhil said the Senator Ito read apou gooo
things to eat" Mr.. Corshil said he thought ~ was
proper tn pu before the fury the qan'y cl te VI
which the living while langlhSi III Y.
81. is complete answer said Mr. COrkhlil 70 S
opening speech ard perhaps the only answer tn. VII c
made to IT," As Mi Corkhill was allowed 10 process
Senator voorhees, took his hat WIN gestuIS VI I'VE I'VE,
gust reinarking he left the COURTROOM VIII ~ o
and take half dozen raw myseli, 49,, ri. ;,,,sso,
The witness said that several times uInS ns a.,
ment the officer in charge of him pef,ted MN W 20 o'
with him TO walk exercise. lie walked 10 Tue hary
Vari once and another nearly to the Capitol ne
ch, before te pefition of habeas corpus was heu ne
went ant in a carriage his home and remained away
FROM the Jail about three hours
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-01

The clearinghouse statement to-day was as fol-
lows Exchanges $116014 ,sl4; balances So, $780,,
O35.
The United States Treasury at Washington to-
day received $685. 900 National bank notes for
demption. The customs receipts were S74O,S37
and the internal revenue receipts 1885, 416.
The foreign exchange markets are dull 10 pres
sure of bills of any kind and small mercantile de-
mand The rates are rather firm mt quotations
for business, as follows: Bankers bills, 81 81 Il
and 81 81 for long and short sterling respectively;
5.24 and 5.21as for francs; 9fl4 and 80 for reich
marks: 393i and 40 for guilderS
In London British consols are quoted as down
to 10l 3-l6 for both money and account, which
shows declines from Yesterdays quotations of ls
and Il per cent respectively. United States is are
quoted off Is at 1885,, and the 4l2s are unchanged
at 1lS4. The market for American railways
promptly responded to yesterdays declines in the
home markets, and opened even lower than the
equivalents of our last evenings prices, and then
made further declines during the day. AT Paris
French per cents declined to 77.75 francs.
Mr. Nathaniel Niles, who was vice-presdent, to-
day was elected president of the Iradesmen's
National Bank in place of the late Mr.. Richard
Berry.
The following is the comparative statement OF
earnings and expenses OF the Norfolk and Western
lrna m
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-01

NEwYORY, Oc'. 81
The report of the development work in the
oil regions in October tclcgIaphcd from OIL City
day was as follows Wells completed 800 wells drilling
1856; rigs up and building 25I sewerage production,
1876 barrels average per well, ii $40 barrels Com
pared with September the report shows: Decrease in
wells completed ) increase in wells drilling i'll
crease in rigs up and building 40 decrease in pro
Der was 14l2 barrels.
further drifting toward lower prices the result of
the petroleum speculation to-day. The market dropped
to 81 O95s after the opening rallied ~ lOi and
then cascd off lower prices than the morning record
The close was dull and weak.
The range OF prices and the total dealings were
f,llox
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MERCHANDISE AND SPECIE,

inports...-.. sI62 92s 1857 Sl7454.759 slll 3934G6
The stock market to-day was dull prices were
dropping and the tone generally was weak until al
ter o'clock. There continual dribbling OF
long stocks and not little of selling for the
"shortr account, and both combined had an I'M
portant influence upon prices; but the last-nancd
class OF selling laid the foundation for the sharp
upward movement which occurred in the last hour
of business OF the active stocks Central and Hud-
son declined from III TO 115is Lake Shore from
9sI TO 07l2, Michigan Central from 903I TO s09i,
Delaware Lackawanna and Western from l7s 10
1I3s, Denver and Rio Grandc from 2J's to 2i's,
St. Paul from o. TO 9G3S Northwestern from 12ll2
TO I20sl and Erie especially weak with de-
cline To 27ls. Suddenly after 2 o'clock there was a
widely -distributed buying, which brought
in the early short sellers buy
ers and in some instances the late advances covered
the best prices of the day. Central and Hudson re-
covered 10 II and closed AZ 1864 and Lake shore
at $3.50 was y higher than yesterdays final figure.
Oregon and TranscOntincntal. which had been com
paratively steady at 47iaa 1879, TO 49iao 1875
II was n big trading market and nothing more aud
closed at figures that looked strong.
Government bonds we're dull with small dealings
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-01

was somc,n,nc novel IN the law all his native sym
pafhies with the hoy. Williams pleaded guilty ana
fh indigo pcked out the lowest fine presumed Dy
the statute namely, $40, and imposed It, This Is the
first instance record Of lover having to pay me
for coneealing letter In a bouquet Young Williams
said he did mind paying postage the $40 me- pnt
he dsikcd intensely TO have his letter read. Inc case
aroused great interest in Jackson and the general sent
ment there that President Arthur ought to bounce
that postmaster instanfcr.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-01
EUROPEAN FINANCIAL MARKETS.

LONDON, Oct 3I-123O p. C,nsOs 10l 3l6 for both
money account Atlantic and Great Western hrst
mortgage trustees certificates, 4S'l Erie 29 NeN.Hok
Central, 12Ot2 Illinois Central. 1886 Pennyl vnni 81
Reading, 2Gs; Mexican Ordinary, 50 "a New York ontario
and western, 81 4; IT Paul common, lOl -
LONDON. Oct 8-2OO mPars adyices quote three per
a Il 10 centimcs for The account
LoSnOS, oct. 3li:OO D. m-Atlantic aud Great Western
second mortgage trustees certificates 1916 Erie. 29A HI
nois Central, 1874 p rennsyi yaGia 90 ~ Mexican Ordinary
S7a; New York, Ontario and Western 81 4; IT Paul conf
mon. 1904
LONDON, Oct 3lG00 m.pars adyices quote three pei
az II francs ~ for the account and
exchange % ~ centimes for checks
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-01
SEEKING TO RECOVER A GRANDcHILD.

Nathaniel Jarvis, jr., is taking testimony as
referee the of Maud Hammond, age five, who was
adopted by Mrs Alfred Maurice OF No $50 West Fifty
eighth-st in August last The childs grandmother Mrs
Harper, of No 90 West Twenty brought SUIT
IN the Supreme Court for the recovery OF the child aeg
ing that Mrs Maurice had represented that she was
wealthy and would give Maud every advantage and
charging that Mrs. Maurice made false representa-
tons and the defendant cannot take proper care Of
the child Mrs Maurice denies that she made the repre-
sensations alleged and that she is perfectly able 10
provide properly Maud. and that her husband Is an
engraver earning good salary. MaUd's father, Albert
Hammond il farmer. living near Washington, N j. the
attention Maurice first called TO Maud by an
advertisement published in MAY last There Is testimony
in the to the effect that Mr. Hammond decided 10
the child adopted because he was too poor 10 give
her desired advantages.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-01
MIR. MAPLEsON AGAIN DEFEATED.

Judge 0'Gorman handed down his decision
yesterday in the suit of James II. Mapleson against
Madame Emilia Lablache for preliminary injunction
restraining her from singing for any other person than
the plaintiff He denied the notion with so costs. He
holds that the plaintiff did not aver that he would suffer
reDarabe injury if the defendant did not sing for him.
eft is hardly possible" he says, "that the plaintiff
could easily have procured artist competent to MI
the Mace OF the defendant" II the contract had been
broken the plainti had the remedy by law in proceed
tngs Tor damages
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SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31-The proceedings of

the United Supreme Court to-day follows:
No eO-wiham Y. Williams and others, appellants ast.
l.. aud others Argument concluded.
59Ihe kellogg Bridge Company plaintiff IN error agt
Thomas ii. Hamilton. submitted.
No 67-Ilee Jackson, plaintiff In John rOhy
aud others; and No Sl5 ID. Boby and others plaintiffs
error agt- Relief Jackson. Submitted.
SS2-C. DE Reset executor, etc. appellant
Charles +. McCay. submitted.
No. 9l-The New.Oreans National Banking Association
aud others appellants John Adams others Argued
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THE sTURTEvANT HOUSE FIRE-EsCAPEs.

THE STURTEVANT HOUSE FIRE-ESCAPES.
An application was made to Justice Barrett,
IN the Supreme Court Chambers, yesterday in the action
Of the Fire Department against Albert T. and John ID.
strtevan owners OF the srtevant House, the petit
ton Of Inspector Esterook compel the defendants to
nut five additional recscapes upon the hotel The mo-
ZION was opposed by George W. McAdam, who asserted
that the proposed escapes unnecessary, that they
would mar the appearance OF the building, that they
would afford means OF TO thieves and that the
ladder fre-escapes had been the of destroying
more lives than they had saved The defendants alleged
that the amply supplied with apparatus to pre-
vent fires and 30 put them il they occurcd that an
electric fire ALARM connecting with the Office had been
introduced and that this would indicate temperature
higher than l10e anywhere in the huildng that there
were seveny-nine reescapes already IN the hulolhg
i've large stairwaVs exits TO the roof 10y means or iron
ladders that there night patrol OF eight men CON
odig gallons of water had been put III the pud-
ing Afidavits of architects and builders were Iead
eoncuripg the opinion that the order OF Inspector
Fsterbrook unreasonable cap1ciousand rbltraIy
and hat the Inspector instead of exercising wise DIS
creiOn had been guilty of the abuse OF discretion Inc
statements regarding persons injured while using the
ladder hrescapes forth that persons using them trod
ON the fingers II those below thcm causing them often 10
fall 10 the ground.
W L. FINLEY stated that the Fire Department had no
faith Chain and escapes, believing tlat teN Were
practically useless panic-sTicken women and children
In case OF fire Experience had proved, he said that the
only reliable escape fixed ladder with an iron nal
COW attached 10 the outside Of the building by when
remen and policemen could enter to frightened
inmates. Decision was reserved
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PHILADELPHIA MARKET.

M &C., Sa Sd5 sieI y VIA snnb ta.
- l5@$G; Penns wanna Family So Ohio Clear 80 90 10
sofa Patent - 75as7 rye fiour-lnn SO JOas3 81 p
but i0 csc -ady alter & pSc
SIs ora Mo v qV e c&s & below current RS
tom elevator &c. DO in Fort Richmond elevator 30 &c.
Fresh No Red, IL o6' No Red November sold at = Ct'
- O5 d. beeembsr 81 99 90 JsT aIke SYem
6ss 49, 6 = % aSHe pee4Ce !, % S e. an
I in he eerIv npSo 0,itoner and NoVernber at the
dec line fy recovered December While January wGs &C.
Witch We're intel below the Views OF sellers Cafots AIRY
active agd irregular but the whole 2GS lower under
No High Mixed track 6jc.i Low No Mixed, short
55c Steamer 'ii sS N&sd in grain pit 25ts elSy
to DOC ~ DO Go on track 56e; sa ilgh M1e srsin
depot. C0c sail Mixed November 5Gci do January 81 sc
Der &c bid 5Gisc asked December, 56itc. bid 5Glsc
better better s no. zoe White s5r do do On SS
9u %e SGg DO short s s,%ase "Oi moderate request
n SS no. D'GsnV %hte 81 October 10 80 La 3D. asked
SSsem oJ e 80 y a1ss ssEo S
& d. s So G'y cl Fanny G Rect sp @s ~ So 20
India Mess Beef n tisrs free on no9sd 81 Sogss
81 co. do rTtme e8 O new GE so as
IL 70 &c 49, tnly cured 9 d TSs t I
Pc; do do new. 5,.ci do do SACKED H.. sa'opdsrs
iWtWi '4ci 40 90, b'h'H ~
9'a0lOc.i do Smoked salt l00l0rc. iA,-oieady CITY
Renneo - 10; do ~ IJQ%1 81 do Butchers LOOSE
.oaS9 90 Bufier-tIrm for CHOICE Pennsy Nana and
Mestern Creamery Extra 20 3oc bradford County aud
NeWN Laura. Z3d27C; Penny anna extra, 10 o--c
Western Extra, l5a2lc. Etpsi rn Pcnnzy wanna lxir,s,
20 -daOc. cstcrn - - Chcca"-ivl but tiini
keN York Fan cream l. "a l. ici Western DO lr'i
do PAR To Good lOs Lei Pennsylvania Part skins a.
&C.; Fun skins. aHLaI-i.aN nominal; htnctl
inactive. Powdered. sac; tfanuiaei, 'l6ci Crystal
"A" J-lbc., tpnsrC TONERS IA" lrlbc Fcrs-ffncri
winter Fran, $40 5OGgil. retroem-Dnil IteDn@t IN
bhs 4as.r; IA casts lOi.c. High Mines-bu cstorn,
ii -. tiou. -,tUO hbAhi wheat ilSoO bush;
Corn i-OOp Oats, 1850 u,st. siFmouts-N heat,
Il 10 lush. lCl., t.JUV 1UaA.; oats, $500 DusA
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coIyRT acknowledgements l

SUFREMF cOURT-CHAnBRKs. -Bcf0Fc Barrett. Nos.
o. 10 H. 1903 l20 12 l54 lG4 1885, 2j2 25s $50 ISL 2S2
s7 SO7 300, SO. 3lS, 800 S24 325 3z6 34S 1906 S6i
sCRRO0ATE's COUET-BefOTe Rollins, S.MOtlOn calendar
81 II a.
SUPERIOR CouET-SPrcAL TERn.-Before OGoTman J.-So
day calendar.
COMMON PLEAs-sPEGAL TrDi-Before Daily, J-No cal
CoyAoS PLEAs-EoUIY TEEM.-BefOre Van Brunt, j.
Case
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-01

TLe Tcincd market Is Without changr.
THE clearances elsewhere were as follows Oil City.
6 sos GOO; Bradford, 100000; PttsbTg, 1874 900
barrels.
BRADFORD, Penn, Oct. 31.-Crude O-Markct slightly
lower but generally steady. Total Tuesday. 49,,
3Ts barrels total shipments Tuesday 75.4Jl char
ters 49, 532 cleaTances 437OO0O; total cearnces for
October AZ 03l 900 United Pipe Line certificates opened
Al 81 O97s and closed az 81 092 Highest price II lOs;
lovcst 093-.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-01

NEw.YoRK wednesday, Oct. 81. 1884,
The following sales held at the Exchange >alesrOom
V''"' yJohn H. Harnen 90.
Four 6th-ave, cor OF ll9thst, each 25x ,oo.
-Four RIO 25qs OF Lcxinstoaave, each 7,7r
BU John BOUT
one plot OF land on Tnton.ave, running through TO $3.50
Cedars llOX2IO; Agnes Decker......-...-..''' oooo
By p +. Heger
One lot on 127th.st cor of whitoekave % 3xs0;
Timothy Dono'a 'io
RECORDED REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
NEw-YoRK cnY.
NSi "a :? a"a s ss "R1
ah.a Ia : go Il OF 6Gtst 9o5x74; willeit Bron.
and vile TO 7 cromoe 1870
COIN and Se to Henry Hesse $4,000
Eslinger aud husband 10 7 ] Coryan 1880
BeIcSer to G Belcher 27OOo
h"S and %iie TO- L isaSes and another 10000
and another TO Webster White aud another -. $500
- Lane and wife TO + " GrinIey $500
TvI1iy Ss on nsss spa o. a w Sfir $3.50
West; Mooy and wife 20 q McAdan -. $4,000
Wight and Sie 70 II 4 1900
anS VIE f 10 John Mooy 10000
and another. executors to John Conway ;;.a
I's st s4H 70 x GlSn@%ye oOAiO S1"s 800
S2d sicSafa s 20 %m Cohen 81 shave osoAioV $4,000
Attorney - 92.S q of Houston-st. S3.Sxl0Ox-
stein aud another VS. ''. "''0 ...,.e.-. 5000
eIe TO JESSIE cTawiorsi et al . ,e,eV. 10000
fOisy1st NO 'o sol Jacobs an" WIG 10 '1"pA $1,000
Jane 81, No "a; Mary Hagan TO Annie NcGrath,;
'"b ks,. I 90 pnaesHin 1900
S'h saa s . too TO o. n sai 2OSoo
S0' srsss g 81 10 Ssrc In55IS W" $4,000
Ave-A s. IS n 1Sti-st, Ss7x9i; fonaine -, ouo
'4's ssae s. iZz ne@ ua'V oV.'O- 10000
hottest. Nos 80 and 81; James Naughton 10 Francis
Naught1n
Same property; Francis NaughtOn Anna Naughton
Eleven ots OF soS To- ,y s1 s sd ward 'o'n LASS
shave. cor OF lS4th-st. All xiOO; ai-o : iSat.
81 100 Sh'ayc, 33Sx-rrcSuar lsoief jos "a
Mctsuirc X r. Detk i''-'"
llSth.si, 2i73 q OF ANeA, 20.lONlOulii oca
Rockwell h SChaicr WV
4Gthsi, A. Psi IL slave, lilx1o A fuhw eoo
and wife to " YOUNG
lisa,st - 90 neo, 4 asn iSs 1890
3d.aye, Ia ft lOstlisf l..oxiuo "on ~ uaa
ers and W John koro N~~
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Total sales for the day. ......-
CLOSING Prices or CALIFORNIA STOCKS
san FgANCI,CO. Wednesday. Oct. 81. 1883.
THE PETROLEUM MARKET.

Bullion valued AT $4,000 was received in this
city Yesterday from the Mines
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REAL ESTATE.

NEw-YoRK, Wednesday Oct. 81 1891.
following sales were held the Exchange >alesrDom
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Statement Of business ut the United States Assay
Office at New York, for the month ending October
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one plot OF land on Tinton-aye, running through To
Cedar.st llOx270; Agnes Decker..................
By r. +. Meyer.
one lot on 127th.st. c cor of whitioekave. 233x90
Timothy DOuOt
The National tribune., 1883-01-18
VERMONT.

Watterson Post, No Is, Chelsea, VT, Installed
the following officer; on the 9TH inst: Com
mandcr VIM. j. II. Hall S. :. C., Smith Tay-
Tor; J. y. c. Henry &. Lyf7rd q. NJ, john Il.
Atwood; SUR, Story \. GosS; AdIt, Gilbert
O. Smith: Chaplain, Rev. Harvey Web ;tcr; O.
d.. George i. Reed; o. e., Franklin L. Davis;
S. N, Monroe .. Co6urn; q. NJ. 81 Henry 0.
Bryant.
Comrade A. T. Woodward and others, of
Roberts Post, Rutland, Vermont on the both
of last November organized John 7. Sinnott
Pos. at West Rutland: The following were in
stalled a5 oalice,s last Friday evening: Com
mamder, w. W. Felt; :. Y. C., Isaac sweat; j.
Y. C.. Jas. ID. Perkins; SIrz., c. II. kimberly :;
Chaplain, l.. I. Barber; Q. NJ, 6. II. sherman !;
o. d., Thomas Bliss; o. e., W. A. Potter.
In our special correspondence from Rutland,
Vt, which appeared in THE TRIBUNE OF Jan
uary Alta, Post Roberts wrote: 1--WE number
also among our friends and bcnefactOrs such
mea as General Baxter and others" but through
mistake Of the intelligent composition, it Wtis
made to real Gen. Butler.
Comrade n. s. Rogers, New Port Centre, w.
writes US that in all probability there will be
a Post started IN that village very shortly.
There are thirty or forty eX-solders in the
vicinity, and a Gomrade has volunteered the
use of hall free for setting place.
The National tribune., 1883-01-18
CONNECTICUT.

Comrade VIM NJ. Rogers Hartford, Coma.
writes that on Wednesday evening, JanuTry
10th, Department Inspector Frank ID. Sloat in,
stalled the officers for the coming year of Rob.
ert O. Tyler Post, q. \. R. Commander, anry
Z, Taintor; S. Y. c., John c. Taylor; J. '. c..
7. J. Gill; Adi't, John II. TEACHER; 9. ~, J
s. Forsyth; Surg, =. y. Potter. NJ. D.; Chap,
II. L. Morley; .. D., franklin Dart; o. g., j.
". Lonsdon; S n, VIM. NJ. Rogers; q. N. s.,
VIM. +. Morgan.
Comradc William Nayler, South Manchester,
Connecticut, writes us that Drake Post has in
stalled the following officers: Comm ander, NJ.
II. kecney; $. '. c., \. d. Scott; i. Y. c., d.
Chandler; Surgeon, J. n. Parker; Chaplain, J.
LOOMS; O. d., William Naylcr; @. e., J. Be
bee; Adjutant, L. Cheney; Q. NJ, II. Eurdicl1
$. NJ. +. II. Perry q. NJ. S, c. 4. Day. The
Post has 100 members and is doing well.
The following arc the officers of IIobbie Post,
No. %, Stamford, Conn, for 1885,: Commander,
G. &. Smith s. V. c.. /. Dixon; J. V. c., G.
Oimstcad; Q. NJ, w. II. Ritcha; O. D, ]. Z.
Palmer; o. G., q. Scolield; Surg, T. s. Daily
Chaplain, c. Brown; Adit, 4. Buntcn. The
Post has eighty three mcmbe,:s and $3.50 in the
treasury.
The National tribune., 1883-01-18
NEW HAMPSHIRE.

General Orders No. o. Department of New
Hampshire, issued at Lake Village January 9th,
by Martin A. Haynes, Commander, Matt Shack
ford, 4. 4. O., set forth that the Sixteenth An
nual Encampment Of this Department will con-
vene at Lake Village, Thursday, February J. full
announcement of which viii be made in subse-
quent orders. Post Commanders will promptly
forward 10 the Assistant Adiutant- General
certified lists Of the comrades Of their respect
i've Posts entitled To seats in the Encawpment
VIZ: Delegates and AlternatCs, Post COMMANDER
Past Post and Past Department Commanders in
good standing. In the absence of the Post
Commander, the Senior OF Junior, Vice Com
mander viii be entitled to a seat in the En-
campmcnt. Attention is especially directed
10 the action Of the National Kncampment of
1851, by which all Posts delinquent in returns
or dues upon the Goth day Of January, are de-
barred from representation il Department En-
campmcnts Post Commanders are enjoined to
see that all returns for these headquarters are
forwarded at once, and also all dues for per
capita tax and for supplies. This duty is i'm
peIatlye; lis neglect Will render impossible
complete and correct raster of the Encampment,
or a satisfactory exhibit of the affairs Of the
Department. The COmmander-in-C Chief .Tu-
Nor Vice COMMANDMENTS Chief and other Ma
tional officers will honor the occasion with their
presence.
ComTade G. +. Kibling writes us that large
audience Of invited quests assembled at Kib-
ing's Opera Rouse, Hanover, n. H., on the
evening Of ths Sd inst, to witness the installa-
The National tribune., 1883-01-18
OHIO.

The directors of the Toledo Soldiers Memo
rial Association which was organized i'll 1879
for the purpose of securing the erection of q
memorial to the memory Of the soldiers from
that section who lost their lives in the late
war, have unanimously decided to erect, if pos
sible, memorial building which shall do honor
to our fallen comrades and be an ornament to
Toledo. The project has most tattering pros
poets of success. A beautiful site has been
secured, and the association has recently
come into possession of the several soldiers
bounty funds of the city and county which
remained uneXpended. Their assets are now
lot valued at $4,000 and about $4,000
cash in their treasury. The cost of the pro-
posed building will be $50, 900, and when COM
peted it will be put to the following uses:
The basement will be fitted up as an armOry
for an artillery company now being organized;
the main floor will be given up to the military
companies of the city, and the upper floor will
be a large hall, suitable for drill room and
for gatherings of public character. Commit
tees are to be appointed to solicit subscriptions
in furtherance of the project, to be paid in in
stallments, as funds are required for the pay
ment of labor and materials. 1t is hoped that the
foundation will be laid in the spring and the
building completed within the year. Member
ships can be obtained on application to Major
III. 5. Bunker, secretary. Much credit is due
to Messrs. w. T. Walker, Z. H. Norton, L. J.
Lyttle, G. l.. Young and John S. Kountz, the
committee, for the able manner in which they
have discharged their OnerOus duties.
Mitchell Post, No. 40, of Springfield, Ohio, on
the 4th inst. installed the following officers:
Commander, William II. Grant S. V. c., T.
NJ. Gugenheim; J. V. c., Fletcher White; Sur
geon, Dr. George W. Moore Chaplain, Rev. T.
S. Guthrie; Q. NJ, J. NJ, Niuffer; o. D., John
l.. Russell; O. g., S. Il. Wolfe; Adutant, Chas.
w. Shewalter; S. NJ. Ira w. Wallace and Q.
M. S. Ike Kindle. There were present at the
installation about IT'S invited guests Comrade
White addressed the new corps of officers, re-
minding them that the welfare of the Post and
its standing in the community were largely in