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Gov. PattisOn's Message.
OFFICES He RECOMMENDS ABoIIsBED-sALARIEs ron
OFFICIALS FAVORED. INSTEAD OF FEEs.

OFFICES he RECOMMENDS ABoLISHED-SALARIES FOn
OFFICIALS FAVORED. INSTEAD OF FEES.
HARRISBURG, PA, Feb. 6-Gov Pattison sent
message to the legislature to-day calling the at.
tention of that body to the many important sub.
JectS calling for legislative action during the pres
ent session. The governor recommends the aboli,
tion OF the Offices OF recorder i'm cities OF the FIRST
class, delinquent tax collector In Philadelphia,
Sealer OF weights and measures, and boiler inspecs
tor. Some or these places, says the message, nav
their fncumbents greater compensation than e
received by any offlc er OF the commonwealth, and
at least one OF them more than the salary or the
President OF the Uni ted States. There are clerks
OF courts receiving greater pay than the judgeG
whose subordinates they are and registers OF wills
whose salaries are twice as much as those OF tha
court who adjudicate the dead mems estates. The
mess age recommends the enactment OF q law
aboii shing fees and fixing definite salary wher.
ever practicable, since law authorizing th0
charging OF fee for official act is equivalent
70 the levyfng OF an additional tax All taxes
Sho uid ffst go into the public treasury, so that
the people may know how much they contribute
toward the cost OF government
The advertising OF Official notices has been the
source or many abuses. and the enactment OF
some general law is recommended requiring pub
tic advertisements to be inserted In the newspapers
OF the largest circulation. The public money
through which the people learn to a good extent
how their servants execute their trusts,
The governor also calls attention to a measure
already before one branch OF the legislature, pro.
vidfng for the settlement OF disputes between EN-.
ployers and employees. The law should most zeal.
ously and rigidly guard the interests and protece
the rights or those who labor for wages. Tho
governor then suggests the practicability In many
instances OF q provision being made, requiring
employees to give certain timely notice 70 their
employers before quitting work on account OF q
refusal to increase wages, ana the employer to
give similar notice to the laborer before reducing
pay.
with regard to the apportionment OF the stats
the message recommends that the subject should
not be made question OF pa rty zeal, and that all
representation in accordance with the plain spriS
and Intent OF the law.
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Labor and Capital.

THE SENATE INVESTIGATION BEGUN TO-DAY.
The subcommittee OF the Senate committee on
education and labor. consisting Of Senator Blair,
the chairman, and Senator George, OF Mississippi,
began, this morning, the taking OF testimony in
the investigation which the Senate has ordered
into the relations between labor and capital and
the condition OF the laboring classes. The only
witness examined was Mr.. Robert D. Layton,
grand secretary Of the Knights of Labor an organ
and having branches all over this country and
Canada Al who are, OF have been, ''wage-work-
ersa are engloie lor membership. and none are ex-
While Mr. Layton was testifying, two ladies en-.
tered the committee room. and Msteped attentlvely
Blair to remark that, so far as he Was concerned.
he desired to have the inquiry extend to the con-
ditlon ana grievances OF working women as well
the same desire, and that he regarded that as a
very Important part OF the proposed investigation
the examination OF Nh. Layton win be concluded
tomorrow.
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The Naval Acade my Troubles.

The Naval Acade my Troubles.
SECRETARY CHANDLER THINKS A CONGRESSIONAL
INVESTIGATION WOULD INJURIOUS TO THE
SCHOOL.
Secretary Chandler has written a letter to
Chairman Harris, of the naval committee touch
ing the resolution introduced by Mr.. Singleton of
Illinois, calling for an investigation of the
troubles at the naval academy. The Secretary says
its adoption at this inappropriate time would be
highly Injurious to the school and destructive OF
its discipline He does not consider that there is
an occasion for congressional investigation. The
existing troubles he thinks, will soon subside, If
1nsubordination is not encouraged by movements
outside OF the naval academy. He states that
nothing exacting, oppressive or tyrann1cal has
been attempted by the Superintendent, and none
OF the cadet studies have been interfered with by
the present measures OF discipline, which are
wisely constructed. No official Communication on
the subject has been received at the department
from the superintendent OF the naval academy.
The naval committee OF the House met to-day
to consider the Singleton resolution, but took no
action. The committee will meet again to-
morrow, when it will probably decide to report
the resolution for an investigation adversely.
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The Great Wcstern Floods.

The Great wcttern Floods.
THE OHIO VALLEY INUNDATRD-LoSS OF PROPERTY
IN PENNSYLVANIA, OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA
Apprehenslons which were entertained in Pitts
burg by the phenomenal rise In the Allegheny
river have been allayed, as the waters are reced-
ing. The lower portions of Allegheny city and
the south SiGe are under water, and many work.
shops and fOundrfes have been compelled to Sus-
pend operations until the flood SUBSIDIES. The
damage at Pittsburg will exceed 100000,
present be approxImated. The Monon-
gahela river Is now rising. Dispatches from
Rochester, 'Bridgewater and Newcastle Pa, re-
port that the Ohio is rising and threatening the
towns with inundatiOn. At Steubenvlle, Ohio
the water is over the Cleveland and Pittsburg
railroad tracks and travel is suspended The
bridges on all the roads running into Cleveland
the flood at Dayton is reported to be very great,
and the river higher than since 1S47. The streams
in central Ohio are from six TO twenty inches
higher than ever known> The damage In Co
lumbus is heavy, but is confined mostly to the
west side. Over one hundred families were
obliged to leave their houses Great damage was
done by the flood along the Scioto river and its
submerging OF farms. The ice In the Anglaize
river at Defiance, Ohio, broke up and was badly
gOrged at the mouth of the stream. The
gorge broke, flooding that portion of the town and
compelling many families to leave their dwellings
At Two O'Clock yesterday morning the river had
risen 30 feet and everything was flooded. The
river at Wheeling, w. Va, Is now 81 feet inches
The fair grounds OF the State Exposition Associa-
ton and other low parts OF Wheeling island are
under water, as well as portions OF the main part
OF the city.
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The MaYketA.

BALTIMORE Feb. 6.-Virginia g.. consolidate
81 past;due coupons. IS; new ten-fortes. 39s; new
Sc, 49k bid to-day.
BALTIMORE, Feb 6.-Cotton quiet-midelne.
TO- Flour steady. unchanged and firm: wheat-eout6.
Maryland l. 81 bid No. westsrn winter rcd @ SPOT.
lisT: Aprn. i. 20A si. 2oi. Ccrn.seuthern stesdyj
eighsr and srong southern white Ssaes DO
sSsFy: ss3s7o: March; ss,ssssk April, e7a16: May.
Asa5l western white. 50a5l do. mixed 47a4S; Penn:
syiyania Hss6l Rye dull. Ssa70. Bay steady and
western packed, 20a26; roll 17a22. Eggs frm-froeh.
26a27; lined. nominal. Petroleum duh and unchanged.
Conee etrong-Rio cargoee, ordinary to falr, 7SaS1.
Sugar dull.A soft ss copper refined quiet l6sals:
steamer without change. Receipts-1our. 22A bar.
rels; wheat sc. 600 bushels corn. 60 900 bushelss
oats, T. 600 bushels. ShiPmenfs-wheat. g. 900 bush.
els; corn, 600 bushels. Sales-wheat 2zS. 600 buah-
els; corn, Sl5, 600 bushels.
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Tragedy i'm a COurt.HOuse.


John c. Parker, the murderer Of Nike Payton,
whose case was docketed for trial in the criminal
court OF st. Louis yesterday, shot his wife In the
head about noon in the jury room OF the court,
and afterward sent a bullet into his own brains.
1t Is thought MIS- Parker furnished the weapon.
She was instantly killed, and Parker lived forty
minutes. An Investigation OF the case elected
edge that It was impending, and with such calm
ness and courage as are seldom witnessed even In
cases OF public execution. At the time Parker
had gone into the jury room to confer with his
lawyer and when the latter left the roOm althoug
there was a sheriff and another lawyer in the room
at the time Parker's wife handed him pistol with
which he did the deed
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BERcHER IHINKs BUTLER WILL BB PRESIDENT
Presidency. IN chicago the other day, he said
1.-The democ as Tase party has been too long out Of
butler Will be accepted by the snuthefn wing Of
the democracy, II necessary, and be gets the
convention a. l ,, am Prepared to see Louisiana go
north is not near 80 vrulent as ii was to General
jackson. Ben has this great advantage-he has
never been suspected OF possessing moral princi-
He travels on his alleged acuteness ana sharpness,
and It takes with the crowd. Though regard
him as GangeaUus @SaO man. yet would sooner see
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undf8u ScRre ln Ne.V Mevico.

LORDsBURG. N NJ. Feb 6-Mr. Bass telegraphs
from Queens station I2 miles south OF Clifton,
that he saw fifty Indians near that point last
evening. They appeared to be travelling from
the direction of Clifton and moving towards
Horse Shoe Canon. The New Mexico ana An
Zona telegraph lines has been cut between Clifton
and Owens rancho, and it is therefore impossible
To say whether Clifton has been raided or not
H. f. Porter telegraph from Yorks rancho, that
they saw sixty Indians about twelve miles below
1orks Yesterday, with sixty head OF stock. The
whole ella is alarmed, and settlers are making
preparation TO prevent repetition or the mas
The Indians are undoubtedly the same as those
who have been committing depredations In
Mexico
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The Star Route Trial.

IEsTiNONf IN The CASE TO-DAY.
Clarence Shields, the juror whose Illness caused
the early adjournment OF the star route trial. was
10 his seat this morning, and the trial proceeded.
Mr.. Bliss continued to read the papers concern
ing the route from Tres Alamos to Clifton.
Thomas Steele, OF Cochese county, Arizona was
called as witness He testified TO the correctness
or a map OF the route as IL was in 1873; said the
territory traverSed by the route was very thinly
settled, there being only two ranches between
Tres AlamOS and Fort Grant, distance OF sixty
miles. Witness rode In the mail wagon once in
1879, when the mail was carried In small sack,
which was not full. In 1880 witness noticed the
mail at Wilcox, where there used 20 be from six to
ten sacks to 60 over the route. The witness was
croSs-examined at some length by Mr. Wilson. He
said man named John H. Norton was post-trader
at Camp Grant, who witness thought had been
slb-contractOr on the route. Witness said Norton
mad been here and had gone day or two ago, the
witness understood, to New York Witness did
not see Norton here and did not know whether he
had come here as a witness.
Mr.. Bliss next took up route 4els2, from Julian
to Cotton, California.
Jacob G. Bergman who was sub-contractor on
the route, was called and examined as to the Ser
vice on the route.
At one O'Clock recess was taken.
AFTER RECESS
j. h. Lois Rey, subcontractor from 1873 to 1882 on
the Julian ard Cotton route was called and testi-
fed to details of the service
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MANIFESTO OF THE RUSSIAN EMPEROR.
ST. PETERSBURG Feb. 6.-The Gar has issued
his manifesto giving notice OF his coronation at
Moscow on the 9th OF May The manifesto is ad.
dressed "to all Russian subjectsy An ukase orders
the attendance at MOSCOW on the occasion OF the
fects OF provincial capitals, except those OF 81.
beria whose attendance Is excused on account OF
distance, and the presidents OF the rural and
urban administrations. The minister OF the
household is charged with the duty OF making the
necessary preparations. He Will be assisted by O
special commission.
WHAT THE LONDON TIMES SAYS OF THE MANIFESTO.
LONDON Feb. 6-The Times, I'm leading edito-
rial commenting on the Emperor OF Russias coro-
nation manifesto, says: "Much too little atten-
uon Is attracted by the subSdence OF the revolu-
tlonary storm and the reasSertion OF ascendancy
by the permanent forces OF Russian society. The
events OF the last few weeks Indicate the break
up, at any rate for the present, OF the wicked kHd
sterile conspiracy. St Petersburg has resumed
Its normal appearance. The palace is open to
guests ana the program OF the Cars movements
Is announced for the next three months
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RAILROAD CARS SMUGGLKD MIRO CANApA-The
proprietors OF the Ontario car works, London, Ont,
ernment that railway cars are befnr systemsNc-
States. It Is alleged that large numbers Of cars
turned, and In due time the letters indicating
their are eaesa = T. = estated that
Anne fats ;ats - % s1e value o $4,000 have
and are now In use on the yaxious Canadian
roads
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to suspend the rules and bring the bill up for con-
stderation WAS lust-yeas 1885, nays l0e; not the
necessary two-thirdS In the Affirmative.
THE TARIFF BILL IN THE HOUSE
Mr.. Kelly made motion in the House yesterday
afternoon to suspend the rules AMI make It the
order on Monday next to take the tariff bill from
the committee OF the whole and report it to the
House for action This led TO a warm and pro-
tracted debate-NessrS Carlisle, Hammond and
Springer strongly opposing il, and Messrs Has
kell, Mckinley, Kelly and Others favoring IT, The
motion to suspend was then Iost-yeas 139 nays
l02. not the necessary two-thfrdS in the anirma-
tive-a marty vote, except that four democrats
voted with the republicans IN the Affirmative. The
sion.
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The Gas Company Investigation.

The select committee OF the House, which con-
Quoted the Bailey gas investigation, held an ex-
ecut1ve session to-day to discuss the evidence and
outline report to be drawn by Chairman Crow
ley as to the charge that the Washington Gaslight
Company in any way Influenced the appointment
or the retention Of Mr.. John Bailey as chief clerk
OF the House OF Representatives. The committee
was unanimous that such was not made to appear
as fact by the evidence. AS to whether the
Mr. Baey to yeesson ea
against any rival company there will probably
be majority and minority report
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Civilizing the Sioux Indians.

FEATURES OF THE PLAN FOR HELPING THEM TO
BECOME ORDERLY FARMERS
Under the new treaty which 1t is proposed to
make with the Sioux Indians, the government, in
addition to giving 800 acres OF lana to the head OF
each family and 80 to each minor child stip-
ulates to furnish to each Indian settlement ply
sician. carpenter, miller, engineer, farmer and
blacksmit for period OF ten years. On their
part the Sioux surrender over II 900 square miles
OF their former reservation, and agree not to sell
or slaughter for sale the and oxen to be fur
nlshed them by the government, unless by permis-
Sion OF the Interior department. The commits
sOners who negotiated the treaty say that the
agreement was fully understood and approved by
tn. Indians before signing. A prominent feature
OF the agreement is the setting apart OF limited
territory for the exclusive use and occupancy OF
the Indians OF each agency. The Indians ex-
pressed desire for such separate reservations,
all the Sioux In common, to smaller reservations,
held each by the Indians occupying 1t, will be
beneficial,
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Two Train. wrccl.cA

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Feb. IA freight train on tho
Vandalia road encountered a broken raii near
Mulberry Grove, ILL.,, early yesterday morning
and seven cars were ditched. few moments
later the second section OF the train, following
close behind, crashed into the rear OF the frst
section, smashing the caboSe TO pieces and wreck.
ing nineteen cars OF the two trains Fireman
McWade and one brakeman were severely but not
seriously injured The entire second section was
derailed, and the track was not cleared till late In
the afternoon.
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ExrEYeTyI RAID ON INDIAN TERRrroRY.-A dis.
patch has been received from Gen. Pope at the
War department, dated Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
sas. Februa ary lst, which states that 500 men are
reported to have entered the Indian Territory. Ne
states that two cavalry companies for Reno, undee
homa, and two from Sill are on the marcn 70 Reno.
where they will be held In reserve. Gen. Pon6
resistance from the intruders- He has sent an Of.
cer OF rank to notify all persons OF the orders Of
the government and the determination to carry
them out
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THE czAR's CORONATION MANIFESTO
DAv1TT, HEALY AND QUINN 10 BE ARRESTED.
General Foreign News by Cable.


A pIsNAsrEp SHIP.
LONDON, ,Febe-nis the ship SIR Henry Lawrencei
rom London for New Orleans, not the steamer,
which has been docked at Liverpool She waS
dismasted and towed into Queenstown on the 18th
ult.
SUFFERERS BY THE cIsBatA DISASTER
BERLIN, Feb. 6-The collection at Hamburg for
the relief or the sufferers by the Steamship Sim.
bra disaster has now reached $4,000 marks
TIE RUSSIAN GRAND pukR NICHOLAS
has cone 10 st. Petersburg. He will return with
the Duke nd Duchess OF Edinburgh, 10 be present
al the fesv vites in honor OF the silver wedding OF
RUSSIAN CONCESSIONS TO FINLAND
ST. PETERsBusG. Feb. 6-The government has
granted TO the Finnish senate power 10 establish
nerary, Sclenthc and economical societiesto grant
concessions for trdmways. 70 reduce the customs
tarin. and to sell land TO foreigners
FRENCH APPOINTMENT
PARIS, Feb. 6-M. Edouard Alou who IS on.
posed TO compromise, has b"en appointed re.
porter OF the senate committee on the expulsion
MADRID, Feb 6-An Official telegram from VAL
has e%
matte relations between Spain and Chilli have been
Resumed.
Mr.. HEALY INTENDS TO RESIGN
DUBLIN, Feb. 6.-The F'eenada's journal says:-o
Mr Healy yesterday intimated TO his parlia.
mentary constituents Of Wexford borough that In
consequence ;naa m OF his Impending Imprisonment he
INTENDS 70 resign his seat I'm the house OF com.
mons"
THE UNSETTLED FRENCH MINISTRY
PARIS. Feb 6-lt is rumored that Senator Chal-
lenel-Lacour has conditionally accepted post In
the new ministry. In well-informed circles it is,
expected that the debate In the senate on the ex.
puls!on bill Will result In the resignation OF M.
FallereS president OF the council. and the forma-
ton OF a cabinet under the presidency OF NJ. jules
Ferry.
WARRANTS FOR ARREST or DAyI1T, HEALY AND
QUINN.
LONDON, Feb. 6-The queens bench division to-
day, on the application OF counsel for the crown,
granted warrants for the arrest OF Messrs Davitt,
Healy and Quinn.
O'BRIEN INDICTED.
The grand jury to-day returned a true bill for
sedtious libel against Mr.. William O'Brien editor
OF the United Ireland and also n true bill against
DOwlng, for the murder OF Policeman Cox.
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Killed HiS Nlisanasa

DoUP CITY, NEB., Feb 6-Chas. Waite, sheriff Of
Sherman county, shot and killed his mistress Mrs.
Ryan, bOarding-house keeper. last night He
then killed himself Jealousy was the cause OF the
act
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RgTURu ~ DKvAulaER HAll--After Q so1ourp
brought back TO Newark, NJ, Sunday In charKx
OF two ofncerA The prisoner was the former CHEZ
e1so.ooo In pecembsE. 1o0a, am Ned 70 Canada
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The Alleged Fenian COnspfratOrs.
ANOTHER SENSATION AT THE HEARING IN DUBLI!
YESTERDAY.

YESTERDAY.
The sensation In the hearing OF the case against
the alleged Irish conspirators at Dublin yesterday
was caused by the reading of extracts from books
found when the Fenian armory in Cross Kevin
street WAS seized. One in the form Of diary kept
by Patrick Whelan records his appointment as
treasurer OF the executive OF the Irish republican
brotherhood, his purchases in London OF Snider
rifles and OF Bursend's electric battery; meet
Ing OF the executive TO consider resolution which
the land league by the nationallstS, and meeting
to consult on the adviSablity OF sending James
stephens This reference to stephens particularly
caused laughter among the prisoners and the au-
dience. The police Inspector admitted that Whe-
Ian had formerly been arrested, but was not tried.
Another book contained list OF the members OF
workmens clubs Among other entries In Whelan's
diary Is the followIng prior to the death OF John
tiveness and prestige. No longer dreaded as q
revolutionary body, it has become mere tool In
the hands OF parliamentary aspirants"
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PcnobscOt Ray Frozen Over

CAMDEN, ME-, Feb. 6.-Penobscot bay was frozen
over last night as far as the ISLANDS which sepa-
rate East bay from West bay This has not oc-
Cured since the winter OF 1875
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A YoUNG WOMAN ON TRIAL FOR MuRpER-At
Pittsbufg. yesterday morning Mrs. Maggie Wey-
man, prepossessfng young woman, was pu. on
tr1al In the criminal court for murder. The Of
Tense Is alleged to have been committed In the
house Of the victim on Ross street. one night last
summer. The accused was visiting MrA Cog
evening either hurled lighted lamb at ner q. let
It fall accidentally The victims clotninr ignitcd
nom the burning OIL and she died soon Afterwards
from the injuries thus inlaictod.
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Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS T0-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., $3.50, 79O4; customs, s6.6, 422. IS.
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Alfred g. Thomas, editor OF the Sea Island Nescs,
hanging.
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SOUTH CAROLINA MooNsHINERs CAPTURED-A
telegrtm to the N. Y. Tribune from Columbia, s.
c., February s, says: A revenue party from Green
Vile, commanded by Deputy Enson, captured
'Jack" GOsnell, the notorious outlaw and .moon-
shner," In the Saluda mountains yesterday, to-
gether with his son Wellborn Gosnell, James
Brown, "Dock" Trammell, and John Cox, all Illicit
distillers Four distillereS, 10000 gallons beer
and 900 gallons OF whisky were also captured and
destroyed. sack" GOsnell was q companion OF
the notorious Redmond and has been "moon-
sinner" all his life. He has had many ESCAPES
from capture by the revenue ofacera
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THE QUAH-EATRR's LAST BRACE.-Mr. Walcott
the Quatl-eater, sat dowE in New York yesterday
afternoon to finish the thirtieth brace OF birds
He had wagered that he could eat brace of Quails
every afternoon for thirty consecutive days Two
hundred and hfty dollars was the original stake
but from time to time 1t has been Increased until
the result Not all OF them were bet by the origi-
nal parties to the wager, however. Walcotr said
as ne sat down that he felt quite as well, II not
the spectators yesterday were several physicianS
Walcott took seven minutes TO clean the bones of
the birds The number OF visitors to the place
where the contest has been going on has been not
far from ten thousand, and the match has excited
much interest and comment
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

~ THE REGULA MEETING OF TIE HON
U.s. orary members of the Union Veteran Corps will
be held at the Armory of the Corps THIS nesday)
EVEN at 80 o'clock. large attendance is de-
sired.
By order OF the President.
1t> ApaynJvp 1,roo.uno,