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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-01-28
CQIIQN-SEEQ.

SEED-The Oil Exchange reports a reduc
ton of So per ton on seed.
PRoDUcrs-Prime meal nominally SIS
fined oil, 42945c per gallon.
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Exchange on New York buying at ! dis.
count, selling at 1 premium. Eastern cotton
bills buying ! per cent. discount, selling al
par; and exchange on New Orleans 1 dis.
count buying, and par selling.
Bank stocks-Bank OF Coma erce, 1876:
First National, 102 01lO; Gsrma National
20092l0; Manhattan, 1609170; State Ma.
tioual, l229125; Union aad Planters, 1876
Railroad slocks-Mississippi add Tennes-
see, 60965; Memphis and Charleston first
mortgage bonds, 7s, 1l29116; do. second
mortgage bonds, 7s 1886), 1029lOS; do.
consols, 1079l09; Memphis and Little Rock
FIRST mortgage bonds, 81, 100; Mississippi and
Tennessee consols, A, 124; do. B, ITO.
Observation-Disclosures Storage and
Compress Company, new issue, 100; Mem
phis Gas stock, 80; do. bonds, 97@lO0; Mem
phis Water Company, bonds with accrued in.
ierest, par; stock, 100; Memphis city bonds,
old, 30; compromise bonds, So; cospons from
old bonds, 30; from compromise bonds, 80;
ledger balances, %; judgments on coupons
and bonds, 80; paving indebtedness, Is;
Shelby county (Memphis and Ohio raiIroadj
market; Mississippi leyee bonds and coupons,
District No. l, li@I23; do. scrip, I2GI2S;
Bank of Tennessee notes, new issue, so;
Crittenden county Ark warrants, 20; do.
Desha county, 81; do. Mississippi county, 80.
NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT.
NEW YORK, January H. Loans, de.
crease, 1854 400; specie, increase, $780,
600; legal tenders, Increase, S2s7 900; de-
posts, increase, 1885, 300; circulation, de.
crease, $4S4 400; reserve, increase, 81 1892.
800. The banks now hold $1,000, 575 in
excess OF legal requirements.
By Telegraph.
NEwYoRK, j snuary 27.-Money. 3@g33 per
cent. Prime mercantile paper, 5296 per cent.
Sterling exchange-bankers' bills steady
4S2; demand, 1851.
Bonds-Governments weak. Railroad
bonds irregular. State securities dull.
Stocks-The market has been irregular.
Closing prices showed only a fractional
change from the closing prices of yesterday
except for Denver, which is 81 and Alton
and Terre Haite 2 per cent. higher. Closing
quotations:
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MEMPHIS COTTON STATEMENT

TINeEs-Middling, SIC; good middling. &C.
| STAINS Good ordinary. TIC; low middling
/ SIC; middling, SIC.
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FOR NSAS CITY
ELEVATOR COMPANY.
AGINGRHIs
Grain and Packaga Elevat0r Co,

WILL DO GENERAL RECEIVING, FOR.
w wARDNe AND STORAGE BUSINESS. Cargoei
of steamboat and barges losded or unloaded with
dispatch. Freight delivered in cars of all rail
osos entering me CITY ample storage room iol
etc. Freight received and stored In elevator a.
onewrs risk unless ordered insured.
z. GALLOWAY, Superintendent
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Transactions aggregated $4,000 shares, .

IraDsdclIOus aggregaIeu oIOiUUU shares, ~
follows:
1000 Canada Southern, $500 Central Pacific,
5000 Lackawanna, $1,000 Denver d z. g.,
10 900 Erie, 5000 Kansas d Texas,
600 Lake Shore, 1000 Louisville & Nash,
1000 Mich. Central, 5000 Missouri Pacific,
200 Northwestern, 10000 N. J. Central,
5000 N. Y. Central, 1900 Northern Pacific,
1000 Reading, 5000 st. Paul,
1000 81. Paul & Omaha, 1900 Texas Pacific,
$1,000 Union Pacific, II 900 Wabash Pacidc,
5000 Western Union, 5000 Oregon & Trans,
5000 New York, Chicago and st. Louis.
LONDON, January 27.-Consols, 102 3-16;
account, 102 sic; A., 1921; Pennsylvania
Central, 62t; New York Central, 800; Erie
40t; Reading, 2S4.
NEW ORLEANS, January 27.-Sight ex.
change on New York, So per $1,000 premium
Sterling exchAnge-bankers' bills, 1884.
PARIS, January N.-Rentes, 7Sf 10c.
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the Riggs House at ESQ .. m., and will march to
the Theater, preceded by the Marine band. The
lower hoor with be reserved for members OF the So
cety and those holding tickets OF admission to the
stage Visitors will be admitted to the dress CIR
Gle and gallery by ticket only The dress circle is
reserved for ladies and their escorts. The doors
OF the Theater will be open for admission OF visit
OTIS at 7:15 p. m.
No ladies will be allowed on the excursion to
Mount vernon tomorrow, and no one but contrib
utors or members OF the Society will be allowed in
the Tneater or In Abnef'S Garden at the banquet
tomorrow evening.
EXCURSION COMMITTEES.
For the excursion to Mount Vernon the follow.
Ing committees will be in charge:
The steamer Leary will have Capt R. W. Tyler
IN charge, assisted by w. II. Rapley, w. d. Mack,
W. H. Barton, Col 7. Harry jerks, Capt Marcy,
and Capt HoTmann.
The steamer Ewing will be fn charge OF Major
George NJ lockwood. assisted by W. p. Huxford,
Lieut. j. v. K Towers, and Mr.. j. c. Rock
Inc steamer Tallapoosa, Gen. George ID. Ruggles
IN charge assisted by Capt j. B. Tanner, Col
George E Truesdell, ana Major Frank A. Butts
The music Is I'm charge OF Major N. A. Camp z.
b. Hay, and John Truesdale.
Refreshments are in charge OF J. C. SEaithmeyer
and Major Merritt Barber.
NOrksL
Major Hanneman, commanding. assisted by
Lieut.. D. J. Byrne, nred the signal gums and a.
tional salute. south OF the Treasury, In honor OF
the society OF the Army OF the Potomac.
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A Habeas COrps,s Case.


WRIT ISSUED THIS MORNING IN THE CASE OF DAVIS,
THE ALLEGED RoBBER OF THE RoCKvuLE, Nd.
POST oFFlcE-soAE INTERESTING QUESTIONS
RAISED.
A writ OF habeas corpus was issued by Judge
Macarthur this morning in the case OF Andrew
Davis. now held IN the District jail, charged with
robbing the post office at Rockville, Md The writ
was made returnable at O'Clock this afternoon
The petition OF Davis was filed this morning by
his counsel. Messrs. r. B. Lewis and John E. Nc
Nelly. The petition raises some very Interesting
points 1t reciteS that the petitioner on the 9th
instant was arrested while in bed at his home In
this city by two police Officers, who would ASST IN
no cause for arrest, and the petitioner declares
his belief that there was no warrant issued for
the arrest He says he was taken to q police sta.
tlon and confined until the elh instant, when he
was brought before United States COMMISSIONS
spectSr NILS henasssscn snarssd by wIpS Post once
section t47S R. 8 He was thereupon committe9
70 jail He is informed that the afadavit on which
7th instant, two days after his arrest and that
the commissioner had no authority to issue such
70 n
missioner examined witnesses, and the petitioner
was held TO answer. Tho petitioner declares that
States and there is n no evidence tending to prove
such crime This declaration Is based on the evil
aence. which shows that the store In which
open and robbed, but so far as discovered by the
postmaster the government property was not dis
up as follows:
That the said Mills has not the power or 1uris.
Sics0n 10 arrest citizen OF the District OF CClum-
. pa caa.ged with the compission OF crime, or to
t So. Ssuence IN reference thereto or TO, commit
l0t Iemoval 70 another Jurisdiction as has scon-
mlssloner o. circuit court to take bail"
second. That the evidence adduced before said
Mis- shows that no crime has heen commitfed
and, sAs0 0A1toV 0s@SoS'
anire Inst the evidence addueed does not show
petitioner = guilty OF any crime Whstevnr as jun
ersn0Issx ~ WI 0e observed, challenges the
au'n0s'U " United States commisaioner.
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Society Notes.


The excursion to Quanttco on the Corcoran YES
terday afternoon, deferred from Monday, and in
cluding "high-tea" On board the boat, was a
fine pecuniary success to the lady managers of
the Children's Hospital, and an occasion OF great
enjoyment to the large number OF leading society
people in attendance. Miss Frelinghuysen. Mrs
Ricketts,, Mrs. Wallach and others OF the board of
managers were IN charge Of the hospitalties of
the occasion. Many from diplomatic circles.
prominent young officers OF the army and nayy
the families OF prominent citizens in private iife'
and several strangers OF interest were or the nun.
per VINO throDged the boat In spite of high wlnds4
the occasion was all that could be desired
The entertainment at Willard Hall this even.
ing, In aid OF charity and under the patronagt OF
several leading ladies, promises much en1oymant
Prestidlgitation. music, and other attractions of
high order will be gwen
Mrs. and Miss Mitchell, the Wife and daughter of
senator Mitchell, who are visiting him at the
Ehbitt, will return to New York on Saturday
Ebbitt House. r
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INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS IN THE STAR

ANrsfAESTs-Sth pare.
ArToBSEYs-4th pare.
AUCTION SALEs-7th and 9th pages.
BOARDING 4th wage.
BOOKS, kc.-3d page
business CHASCRS-4th par.
CITY IIEMs- 9Th pare.
COUNTRY RIAL ESTATE 4th paga.
CoUNrRY BoARDING-4th page.
DIATH-sth PAGE
DEsTisIRT-3d page.
DRY GoOD-- Sth cage.
FDrCsTIoSAI.-5d para.
ExCURsIoSs-sth page.
FAMILY SUPPLIes-Jd page.
FJNAxCIaI-6th page.
EcE RENT tRooins(-4th p,2e.
FGRRENT Housesb-lth pays.
fOR RENT (MlscellaneousH4.h pare.
Fer SALE IMiscellaneous)-4th page.
ftI SAIE (Housesl-4th pa-s.
6INIIENIN's GoODs-3d PAGE
H0VsEFUESIsBISss-3d page.
1AIIEs' GooDs-3d pare.
Iosr AND foUSD-4th page.
2osEY TO LoAN-4th pssa.
HkprCAL. &C.-6th para.
PIANOS AND ORGANs-6th page.
PRoFEssIOSAI--6thp pass.
PRo2OsALS-sth page
EAILRoADs-6th page
SCRAP PFC UREs-4th page.
SEwING NACHISEs-3d pag3.
SUMNER REsORrS-1st para.
SPECIAL NoIICss-lst page.
E3FSIsLTIFs-4thn n.<s.
STEANEns. SC-6th page.
SAHf DFPQsrr-3d pass.
JHE TRADEs-6th pare.
UNDKRTAEEIs, &C.-8th page.
WANTED (Help)-4th page.
WAITED tSituations,-4th page.
WANTED tHouses)-4th pare.
WANTED (Rooms)-4ih PAGE.
WANTED (Mscelsneous)-4th page.
WooD AND COAI.-3d pare.
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Effects Of the SsOreh I'm Dnkosa.

FORT STEVENSON, OAK, May lathe storm on
the 9Th and 10th instants has completely isolated
this place from the outside world The military
telegraph lines both wires and poIes are down
roads being I'm such a bad condition. Wood haa
become SO scarce that the proprietor OF one hotel
mere was compelled TO purchase q wooden build.
Ing That had been used as hotel to use as fuel.
several mills have shut down, 1t being impossible
10 maui the ore thereto. Atkali creek has b, com0
swollen into q river.
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Affairs in wost Washlustom.

TIE COUNTY RoADs.-The River road beyond
the District line, and the TenIeytown turnpike.
outside OF the District are about TO be put In com.
plete repair. end the hope 10 expressed that the
Commissioners will DO likewise for those parts oc
the roads within the District The tolIgate upon
the Tenleytown turnpike has been removed 70 the
old Stone tavern
TIE CUMBERLAND COAL TRADk.-The shipment
from the mines OF the Cumberland coat region fog
the week ended Saturday, May II, were E.770
TONS and for the year to that date 7S1 60 tona an
increase OF go 403 tons as compared with the cor
responding period OF l662 TO Chesapeake ana
Ohio canal-week, l6077 tons: year, ll6.67l tonsS
increase over 1852 142 Il5 tons.
REAL ESTATE SALEx-Thoa Dowling. auctioneeS
sold Monday for r p. Joelesm, attorney for tho
heirs OF the late Robert White, part Of lot q In
Old Georgetown. SHY . feet. at southwest cor.
Samuel Howard, for eS.10o; part same lot, adjoin.
Si.5sO; part Of lot q. IN Old 0eorgstown, as tn3
northwest corner OF Bridge ana Hank Ailey @
john Crowley, for S6lA
TEE 0RAm RscEIrn continue light, che farmers
being busy seeding. About 1900 ouSh0lD Whoat
were sold on this market during pase Vo4k -
prices ranging from q. q TO tl.2a
SENT TO H0sPIfAk-Nafy Armigof. Whita. aroA
n. living at lil0 Ssh street. was sent 10 TIE WSSSS
ingtou asylum hospital to-day.
CONDITION or TUE WAT8R-0reat yaln ana bon
reservoirs clear.
DAN No. g. on the Chesapeake ana OHIO canal
Is 10 DC built higher ana made Wateg.uGhk
Judge James tc-day granted Knabeth onegeae
Q divorce from Mott chcsesss The GROUNDS poa18
desc.tca.
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CHICAGO, ILL, May l6-It is announced that the
feking government has decided 10 establish a COM
sulate IN this city, TO consist OF two members one
american and one Chinese, who will devote them-
selves 10 the protection OF the subjects OF Che Ce>
lestlal empire. There are seven hundred Chines0
engaged In various avocations here and claim0
nave been made that the police have raided the
resorts OF these people indiscriminately and have
Cnus conrounded the Innocent with the guilty and
certain OF the Cinnamon have requested the an.
polntment OF representative OF their governments
10 whom they can make appeal
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CINcINNArI O., May l6-Reports have be fIre-
GelVed OF the ravages OF Monday nights storm IN
Indiana and Ohio, showing that the cyclone swep1
across an area about l2 miles I'm length about SIX
miles north OF Connersyille, Indiana, with a path
q few rods wide striking the little village OF Wa.
terloo and destroying every house but three In the
place, and doing great damage TO the farms 1n It's
pain, but injuring nobody. The fine iron bridge
over whitewater river was whirled to pieces In
the southern part OF Wayne county, adjoining,
much damage was done to the farms Houses
were unroofed, and one or two people wero
slightly injured. The same storm passed through
Preble county, Ohio unroonng houses and barns
ana doing damage estimated at $40 000 Farther
east, at Germantown and Mamisburg, there waa
q we're hatlstorm, doing immense damage TO veg.
citation. The fruit was almost entirely DESTROYED.
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Mr. WILSON CONTINUES HIS ARGUMENT
MI. Wilson to-day continued bis address to tht
jury IN the star route case. He charged that tn,
prosecution had stained the namesof Turner, ant
caused his discharge from office waen they knew
that there was no case against him.
AN INDIGNANT DENIAL BY GOVERNMENT COUNSEL.
MI. Bliss with some Indignation denied thi
charge, saying that Turner had been relieved
from the Indictment BY the government counsel
Mr.. Davfdge observed that Turner had been &C.
quilted by Jury.
Judge Wylie said that Turner, not now being on
trial, should not be referred to.
Mr. Davidge said that the spirit OF this prosecu.
tion was upon trial
MI. Wilson then resumed his argument
AFTER RECESS
MI. Wilson continued his address after recess
He said that Rerdell had been acting as q party
TO vile scheme. He (Mr. Wilson) acquitted gov.
ernment counsel and Mr.. Blackmar of any blame
but that did not help Rerdeu, who had been shown
70 be traitor and soy. He declared that the
CnlcO springs letter had been Manufactured by
Kerdell for the purpose Of convincing the fury thai
s. w. Dorsey was interested in the mail contracts
before he retired from the Senate. Everythinr
that Rerdell had touched or said should be re-
garded with suspicion. The government hat
studiously avoided saying anything about thai
Chico letter and by their silence confessed tha
1t was q fraud
Mr.. WILSON'S PRRoRArIoN.
Mr.. Wilson finished his review of the evidence q
few minutes after o'clock, and then delivered {
brief peroraton, saying that he believed that The
jury would find that these defendants hal actet
with honest purpose.
Mr.. Davidge said it would be determined before
tomorrow morning who would follow Mr.. Wilson
The court then adjourned until tomorrow.
Charge Of Criminal Libel.
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Tax on Teleeranh Pole,

WILMINGTON, DEL, May 16-The Western Union
Telegraph conpany's attorney this morning pronI-
lsed TO pay. under protest, the municipal tar of
one dollar per pole. The city council had directed
the city auditor TO remove the poles from the
streets this morning IL the company still refused
to pay the tax, which amounts to S850
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The Cherokee Council.

MuscoGEE, IND TER, May l6-The Cheroke0
council at its first session on Monday appointed q
committee to consider what disposition shall DO
made OF the $500 900 for lands west OF 80 degrees
the principal meridian. After rejecting a promo.
siton OF the Cherokee strip line stock association
TO lease the Cherokee strip, and after considering
like proposition from the Cherokee line stock as
sociatton, the council adjourned for the day
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IxRNlfs ro punA

Building permits have been issued by Inspector
Entwisle az followsi Holtxclaw Bros, agents. erect
chusettB avenue and nth street: $4,000 Mr. 6. 81.
Kaufman, repair brick dwelling southwest COR
ner 10Th And = streets northwest; ea0Q Jacob
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-16

LIVERPOOL, May l6.-Patrick OBrien, formerly
secretary OF the Liverpool land league; Michael
Hynes printer, and Patrick Slater. the foreman
OF Hynes, have been arrested for printing and
spreading the circulars forwarded to tradesmen In
Dublin recently. which were termed "An ANALYSIS
OF special uries eighteen trials under the crimes
act" and In which persons having goods OF those
Jurors were threatened. They were remanded foP
trial and admitted TO bail
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-16

DESERTED GOVERNMENT DBPARTMENTs.-The
various departments were almost entirely deserted
This morning, only few officials rem aiming to at
tend to any business that might arise The mem
Ders OF the Grand Army of the Republic and
the Army OF the Potomac were excused at eleven
O'CLOCK, and brief absence was allowed the other
clerks to witness the parade. AS one CT the
omclais who remained upon duty remarked, ut Is
a poor clerk who cannot belong to the G. A. R. or
the Army Of the Potomac tO-day.n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-16

REsIGNED-Mr. F. E. Waterman has resigned
clerkship in the Navy department., to take efrec,
the middle OF June, and has accepted position
under Senator Camden. OF West Virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-16

Judge James to-day grantcd Rlmoeth o1esese
desc.t.ca.
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CRAY0N PICTURE OF rHB LATE POSTMASTER GEN
RRAL HowE-For several days past there have
been on exhibition In the Ofce of the chief clerk
OF the Post On1ce department several bust crayon
pictures OF the late Postmaster General Howe.
To-day, after thorough criticism by experts, the
William A. Dyer, young artist Of this city-it
being pronounced the most Mfe-like and charac-
terlstlc The cray0n will be hung in the private
room Of the Postmaster General.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-16

DULL DAT At TIE DISTRICT BUILDING.
The District government buildings were practi.
caity closed to-day, very little business being
transacted. Mono OF the Commissioners had
arrived up to 10 O'Clock, and many OF the clerks
were absent being members OF the Grand Army.
ALLOWED 10 HHBI0N
The Commissioners have reconsidered their ac-
ton In relation 20 the issue Of an order dismissine
w. W. HUI from the Metropolitan police, and
have accepted his resignation, to take eject April
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-16

TIE TREATY OF PEAcE.-No Intelligence has been
received at the State department of the treaty be-
tween Chill AID Peru, which has been reported
by telegraph.
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WILTSHIRE, Pa, May l6-A few miners 40
the Diamond mine have returned to work on the
company's terms It ie expected that all the
strikers will resume work to-day.
OTrowA, ONT, May l6-The demands OF the
striking American boatmen have been acceded to.
The rate Will be "a per 1000 feet
THE STORY about a sneak thief in the Treasury
has no other foundation than the fact that it was
found that the drawer of the desk OF Mr. 6turte.
want, chief OF the stationery division OF the Treas,
ury department., was damaged by an attempt 70
close the drawer while the bolt Of the lock wa&
projecting.
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AalIrOa0 Agreement Hatfield
SAN FRANCISCO, May 16-At a meeting last eve.
Ming OF the Passenger Agents Association all but
the representatives OF the Chicago. Alton Rock
Island railroads ratified the agreement entered
into by the New York trunk lines.
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The Prosecution In Ireland.
'eKIN THE COAT SENTENCED TO PENAL sERvITypl
FOR LIFE.
ARRAIGNMKNTs IN pUBLfN

DUBLIN, May 16-Daniel Delaney, who is charged
to-day, and pleaded guilty. Edward McCanrey.
who last week was arraigned on the same charge.
Withdrew his plea or not guilty entered then. and
substituted plea or guilty. Their sentences
were deferred. Thomas Martin, who was indicted
Tor conspiracy TO murder, pleaded guilty; but was
allowed his liberty on his undertaking TO leave tho
country. Kingston and Gibney were then ar.
ralgDed On the charge or conspiracy to murder.
and both pleaded not guilty
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-04-26
TEWKsBURY ALMsHoUsE.
The Governor Produces Tanned
Human Skin.
The Controversy Between Butler
and the Board Of Charities.

Boston, April 25.-The assistant attorney
general OF Massachusetts having been asked
Tor his opinion as to whether the board Of
health and charities "may" or "mustn take
charge OF Tewksbury almshouse 10 response TO
the Governors order, declines to express 1t on
the ground that the law does not authorize him
to do SO.
The Tewksbury examination was resumed
to-day. Christian Muller testified to tanning
human skins received from various doctors
and students. and pair Of uppers for slippers
made from woman's skin were shown
Frank q. Haverlin, formerly OF the 10th
New York regiment testified TO cruelty prac-
ticed by nurses On one occasion they dressed
an idotic boy In fantastic garb and frightened
one German 80 that he died soon afIer He re-
membered patient who had received extreme
uncton from priest, taken by the back of the
neck and forced along screaming into the bath
tub. He died 30 hours after The witness
said these cruelties had taken place since last
September, and then described the fare given
10 the inmates, which was Lassaby good and
IN plenty However, he would not 20 back TO
Tewksbury Il he could .avoidiit. Adjourned.
The latest phase of the Tewhsbnry contro-
board OF health and charities by the Governor
IN which he says that the board having
shielded themselves under desire 10 ask the
attorney general for his opinion as to whether
they must take charge Of Tewksbury aims
house, he wishes TO know by what provision Of
law they claim the right TO ask the attorney
generals opinion. He states that the board Is
specially excpeted by the statutes from 80 do
ing The Governor also addressed letter to
the assistant attorney general in which he
claims The latter has right to give an
opinion, being but assistant, and as he has
already promulgated one or more opinions he
is asked by what authority he has done so.