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In IN artict on the profits and ,.,''t> O. pecan
culture, The G"g C~fT .ii,.,ti~, say:
There are more und,vrloprd industries in The.
south than are now knoAI. and Il seems PRESSING
strange that no man has ever thought Of invest
my money IN pecan grove l'~ true jhat j.
Will require ten Years before there Is any income
n!' we al have 10 wait very long before richie,
come IL Us And there is no one thing thai in
ten I" twenty years will pay ltrec prof;
not even tn" lannon's orange groves of Florida
here are IN the South millions OF acres oi
land TINT can hc pure .a~cl f"r j p per acre or
les. that are the best of land, Ia pat ont in Pc
cans, The land can be dr.rlcncd or girllcd al
aros) 91 81 per acre, ANA tfty cents per acre
Ill plant the pcCaEs, Then All that " i'll hc nee
e--ary Is To keep The bushes en- down gntll the
pecan is three or f,lr years old, when they viii
1lii.t|c the ground then il viii br necessary t.
bum the olt logs, and leave them to bear
Al httcrn wears Old the Trees Will bear four
bushels each This VIII hr about 900 bushels
per acre, worth now SEQ per acre 81 $40 coo iul
loo acres, i"r An investment of les thnn ! 900
These trees are subject to no disease: storm,
never blow th"in down, rs ihc lap root runs tit
teen t. twenty feet deep 1h'~ is good open
nlg Tor some man who wishes ~ invc>j 4 httl,.
money Tor his infant boy, that will make hi,n
rich wien hr Is twcutY-onc Ncu- at age Try
il, some one.
The pecan tree grows 10 great perfection in
Middle Florida, yields well, and the nuts are
very large There are quite number ot pccan
trees growing in thi, city and vicinity. A few
weeks ago We noticed three in the ya.l cl Mr.
Geo. Lewis heavily baden with nut, AMI there
other bearing trees in Tallahassee An in
dus'ry that promises large 4 profit ou >mall
investments certainly will moi long remain undo
ve"Ied in this aye {" cnt'rpr~" AMI progress.
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Supreme Court

SUBMITTED,
James Howe Tor the use OF Calvin Dinblc. V.
CALVIN l.. Robinson and wir-Duvol couuty
Fltly cases have been dockctri tor th,. Term
The State Of Florida eN rel, Turner Gray yS
Thomas r. King, Judge 9TH judicial (.rcui; Pc
llion t"r MandamnS Alternative writ crashed
The State OF Florida cN rel samuel T. HIM
ter and Frank l-aStngcr, y. WIN Archer Coch,
luas' an Judicial Circnil-l'ciIion Tor writ Of
hdh"A c"tP'tS denied.
NTToRNEYS PRESENT
\. b lIagan, Lake City W + Lamar Mon
iiccllo
Court adjourned yesterday until Tuesday. No.
Vtmhcr e., 1888
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The FIoRIDIAN Office is prepared to furnish,
in any quantity, TO order.
BLANK TOWNSHIP PTATS
scale, 40 chains to the inch and so chains 10 the
inch, with Table OF Areas. Also Quartcr-town-
ship plats ninc scctions); scale, 40 chains to the
inch.
The large size will he sold at 81 for one hun
dred, : - for fifty, 10 cents apiece; the small
sizes at $50 for hundred, 81 for tif1y ;
cents apiece
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TRUE SYMPATHY.
Who is it that hash I a sorrow

Who is it that hash I sorrow
Hidden away from the light Of day
some cherished hope. some promise fair.
Which has silently fitted away,
mere : cheer in pleasant greeting
There's JOY in a welcome smile
For those who come, and those " ho 80
And those who tarry awhile.
Like snnheams frightening shadows
Is sympathy. honest and trne
-" u gather storc Of snch snubeams
Ana scatter them. too-won't Won
- HtFtfe & NUdf3 IN Sp}fLs., Hrhi
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Neuralgia

Is instantly relieved and cured by Dr. .or,mn's
Joyous .Iulep Nothing like it on The globe tor
the immediate relief of Neuralgia, Sick, Nervous
and Periodical Headache For Painful Men
situation it has no equal. Cures every time
when properly taken Get it at once il you suf
fer Price so cents. For sale by NJ. Lively,
Druggist. Som
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VI arried.

Washington Sunday Herald
BERRY ALLEN June %, 1882, at Epiphany
'h'rch' 10y Kew. DIR. Par"t, A. + B,ny. OF
Washington, -. G.. To Mamie : Alien of Ttlla
hassce, Florida
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NAIL, TOOTH, AND HAIR
BRUSHES!
A FULL SUPPLY OF THE ABOVE INDIS-
PENSABLE ARTICLES,
JnG received and for sale 1t the Drug and Prescrip
ton store of " UUVEHE
CITY TAX SALE.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN. THAT THE
/ ' following described City Lots will be sold at
public auction on Monday, the sixth day of August
l>-'. in front of the old Court house at Taahass ee
Florida in the County of Leon, or so much thereof
a. VIII be necessary to pay til" amounts due for
taNcS for the years 1850 ISL and 1852, together
"''h the costs Of sale and advertising:
Austin, Alcv. agcnt-part of lot IS, VIVA. 1880
II cts.
Boswell Isaac Thompson, agent : one-thrd lot
~. VIVA. 1852 30 cts
Cook, Frcd-part of lot IA, Ma, 1850. s1.so
Cotton, r Il, estate lots 9, 10, H. IL, 1SS1-S2
k.2GO
Dickinson G He's feet east sidclots 10, IA. NJ
Cn qr, lsS2. $l4.
Day NJ Elot So, 81 Co or, 1882, $2I7
Dent. Lucinda, Isaac Dent, agent-lot ~, NJ Co
o. 1881, 81 10
;tiaston. Bcrtha-loi PSI, o P, 1889. 40 cts.
Henry, Melvina, Asberry Henry agent Lots S3
. - 81 Co ar, 1881, $l30.
Hawkins, John lots "A, 50, 81 Co or. 1882,
Hern, Cash agent--lotS lib, ia, and M lot ll6.
Hall, Esan and Jacob lot IS 81 Co or, 1882,
: Harry, patsy--lot NJ, 0 P, $780, is cts.
Jones Henry, agent W third of lot %, NWA,
?taSl-S2, 20 cts
Johnson, Daniel &c feet E and W, and 81 feet
.achcs aud $, of lot ), NWA, 1852, ~ cts
!. Kent, Robert, G II Meginniss agent-EL of lots
: -, $50, Ma, 1881, S3I5
s Miekens. Richard part of lot A. NWA. 1880
80 cts 49,
Mickcns, Richard = lots go, s1l, 0 P, lSsl-s2,
&s>SO
Mason: Eliza esate-lot 272, o P, 1882 $14O
4 Papy, F-lots l:s5, l:6, Ma, 1870, $2977
& Pratorius John lots 81. 50 MA, 1881 81 $ll 90
y Randolph, Let -, P, lSSl-S2, 5000
: smith Mary Janc-lot 10, NWA, and lot 1O7 Ma,
,ItsS1, 81 10 ''
\ Stokes, Amanda-ot %, 81 Co or, 1852, $IO5
=: Tuten, j W, estate lot 30, 81 Co or, ISSl-S2,
:Ss rs ~
!: Varnum John = part of lot ll9, 81 Co or, 1882
:;'0 cts.
{, Whetmore, Walter Alex Brooks, agent-Iot N
WA, lSS2. 20 cts
: Williams, Walter-W15 of SWll of lot IL NWA
). $50 81 81, - cts
Wilson, d &, Jr- lots So S., &C. IOa, and onehalf
81 lots "a, a, 81 Co or 1882, 81 10.
JNO. A. PEARCE
~ City Tax Collector
!. TALLAHASSEE FLA. July 3, lSS;-5w
,SB- Wlll be at Mayors office Fridays, from . A.
, Al. until O'Clock T. NJ
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= lea Fl"HInNN i always kept ~. sale
--e - Iailaila--',.. 7 stockton. Ja,k-,r,.
a :. f'inAid'na & Z Y"nee .Ir And D.w
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Take Hoods Eureka Liver NeIi.
cine

The best family medicine made 1t is the
latest and by far the best corrective of all dsor-
ders of the Liver, Stomach and Bowels in the
market Acts like Il charm in Indigestion Tor
pid Liver and Constipation Only try it, For
sale by all druggists 56m
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HETEOROLOG;ICAL.

: 40 ~ ia, rrftart at TiHfhdSsef ,,T.,;.i,
f.r IA. J@id ~eek
.,.-.5.a-. r- i4s'u ~ " RAwI.>. Drng,t.l and
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Augusta Female Seminary,
ANAa NTON. Va.
,0Il@~ MARN J. BALDWIN. PRrNcrrAr.

,NlF.- MARN J. BALDWIN. PRINCIrAI.
O&E&> SEPT. 5---CAOSES JUNE, 1854.
Nrl kPAsSFh IN is LOG ALTON. IN ITS
L: 'nldirgs "r.i grounds. in IL general appoint
:n.,.; .rd >niHr ARRANGEMENTS rs fun corps OF
@iIitr AMI c>l. rienccd teachers; uurivalled
AL ;'s N music, moo ~ l(I glages, tlot ution
ny ar.s l'.,~i"'. culture md instruction in the
ils ~ and pr'riico "t h"ai, keeping. The
iit rf,tS made - secure ht nth comfort and hap
],rF IT. "pp''~ti, ,i to Ntrlyagancr its standard
,,i.s IL .cl"ial~l.j
e.: F'r tul l:'riicula'~ apply to the Principal
SO r:a.'l"guc~. June ~, lSS I'm
IN Tie Unnr' aa'cs Circuit Court. Finh Judi
lcte? t,rcsllt, Northern District OF Florida
J.:t,c: schultz Il a., Com claimants, rs The Jack
sUnciIlc Pensacola and Mobile Railroad Com
AnnJ u ii. defendants
l. .ra!'h 81 the final decree in the above entitled
q f*'nd"i"A Iv the Hon. Joseph T. Bradley Cir
r3i .lsticv, o. the 3lst day OF May, \. ID. 1872
"a, c.ag the Marshal OF The United States for the
NJ ttyrn l)i~lic of FloriGa to take possession Of
nSa ,yi H." railroads. property, and franchises
Il "'&r belonging, mentioned and described in said
70 rec nnleSs The purchaser purchasers thereof
4 ~air "t The same directed to be made by s Co.
rsri "sd y. l. Hawkins. /. Special Masters should
Is thil; one h"tr from the 'iay of sale thereof dis
q r.. aud satisfy the lien. of the Trustees of the
~ ct: led ard declared in said decree and the sale
81 ~! r.ilr:adS wing been made by the said Spe
q N~tt't ava Tue same having been confirmed
Is -".d "rt on the >tl day of July, A. ID. 1857
~ ts rnrrirsrr>, and the purchasers of said rail
iSo,tnv ina ail i 10 satisfy and discharge the lien
4 +. -aa Trustees, So ed and settled as afore
s .Han II r.ilroad extending from Tallahassee
IS -. N,rk+'
icH, Wc}pitft. t. JOSEPH II. DURKER Marshal of
*. ste1 St'f'~ for The Northern District of Flo.
ItNn hivr c1i" upon aud taken possession of the
ikiir' ID attending from Tallahassee to ST. Marks
.sfl al -? property tnd franchises thereto belong
.t. HAeludi.g all the lands ut the Depot at
hull -.
i..r4i - taid railroad and will sell the same at
fah!i '.t.r Y, Il the Capitol in the City of ITALIA
Srs-c'. in> r''c state of orida to the highest bid
AZ, an tie iirth day OF October, A. ID. 1888
tf:in' nj 10 i" made in cash, or in bonds which
a eel 'r"i. IN said decree to be lien upon said
f.Gir>rid ia tx InInncr therein provided
JOSEPH II. DURKEE,
:. = Marshal Northern District of Florida
3iA:ss '>s''lE, FLA, Juiy p 1888 l2-tds
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AnRlAE people are always on the lookout for
MUN chances to increase their earnings, and
"uNT In time become wealthy those who do
" not improve their opportunities remain
nap. poverty We offer great chance to make money We
right In their own localities Any one can do the work
Gropery from the ars start The business will pay more
nan Ten times ordinary wages. Expensive outft fur
pushed free No one who engages fails make money
rapidly You can devote your whole time work OF
only yonr spare moments Full information and ali that
=, needed sent free. Address STNsoN q Co. Portland,
aaihe 3e-1y
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= IT, uls- meetings "i ATcIII.A EH@ANr
~. aeid "a" second and fourth Ho,.i..s. ~
met "a. a their Lodgr Room AT ,,.cnrL
--.'..i sanding are invited Ia atfcuo
II. A. MEGINNISS. q F.
a .f.gA1.-H SR. ScTib.
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ne present street committee is bav;no ,ho
lew places on Monroe street filed IN with o,ar
WHICH Is far better than sand. The first heavv
-" "'"'u wash the sand away, but clay has
say ing qualities, and forms "A good firm surface
IhSv get the clay from the foundation Of Judoe
y a'Kers new building for the digging and hanl.
ing and other parties having clay TO dispose Of
~ '"e same terms, can have it removed nv an.
plying to Mr.. c. c. Pearcc
in some sections of Florida tho vorac;ora
'Fnu hiSchleYous "raZ0r back hor is the snh
u hlu'h abuse This lavcnous species OF
VI" h''g family does not exist 10 any great ex
cen IN the rich hill country of Middle Florida.
''0' We think one of them must have invaded
me capital City last sunday On that dav one
oi ''r Hawkins fine Jersey COWS laid down
III ID" shade of large oak tree on McCartv
S't'''' ana lank, hungry looking ri. walked
az "a hcr and deliberately began To take the
u'"N from her uddcr The quietly submit
Yea /" the operation for a few minutes, hut the
&r:''iy young porkcr soon became SO ron,b in
BIS efforts to get the rich lartcal fluid that The
COW arose and abruptly cut on hi- supply of
m;k.
MAJOR w. O Amcs, General Passenger
Agent oi The Florida Central and Western Eail-
F4Ad was in the city yesterday lie gave us the
hSlo"lng summer excursion rates From ITALIA
! ht-N'e |" the Strathmore on Fcnandina Beach
hf'i return, intending bn, fare IS 20: to 81
Augustine and return, $500 TO New York via
%ai'ory Line, $3.50 10 New York and return
w. Mallory Line, $42 20 Round rip,ickets 10
thr above points will he sold lt All common s,o
h'ne at corresponding rates An rol,nd-trip
'ITkels good 10 return until O,tnhcr3Ist These
10" rates, close connections and rapid transit
All doubtless induce many To visit at hasi one
~ thr above mentioned place. Parties leaving
Tallahassee AT G05 in HE morning can take sun
sN.i IN the evening Of the same day either ar the
SrIathmorc or in -. Augustine.
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500

&I.OO
f'' the best unlaundrcd Shirt 1T
/! ID. y MEDI&NI~>', IIt
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II Regular meetings oi LEON LoDGr: M :
- z -s-r. Ts,s.fas EJ,niIg At their LDdg. k,,n g,
. - 4 kruih-rr in good standing ar, il, ISL ~
~ !, JULIUS BALL. y. q.
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ROnsI Law. for SALE

II wing received applications lor copies OF the
f''ai Laws now "l tncc in his State we have
sampled and printed them in pamphlet form
|" be had at the FLoRIpIAN office. and sent
pct paid, AT ! 80 per DOZEN or lOc..nt~ per sin
90 copy
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Fine Bags and !IraVelina SnIcheI-

ln received, at III ID b MEGINNlss', JR
Saratoga IrunI&~.
II nj ID. Il. MEtINNGSS JK
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Bargains! Rar%aim&!. Esar.ain..,
Mems Sin" Hsool. and Sh
Special Notice.

Having bought the rttir. >r"ch fixtures and
good viii OF the lily Du.e Nt"rc. | respect
iilv solicit The trade "i The patrons "l That cS.
Enlistment All prescriptions formerly prepared
~ \ E. Phillip, az II : Ellloi, Nil 10 rcll,l
"a my store N?-iu W \ R>wIs
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o. @tthlp 5IoriDian.
.. a.. -
l. %. %. n.

Tallahassee. Fla. July 40. Isss.
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MILLS BURNED AT MILLBURY.

WORCESTER, Mass, Dec. 8.-The Athena
worsed mills In Mlbury were burned this morning. The
mills owned by the Burng Mills Corporation, rep
resented by Turnbul & Co., OF NewYork, who lose
100000 Their insurance is follows Hartford and
PhpnI, Of Hartford, $4,000 each Connecticut of Hart
ford $4,000; Home and PhGni1, $4,000 each, and
Niagara $500 all OF NewYork; Fire Association Of
Philadelphia, $4,000; North British and Mercantile
81 0OO and Commercial Union, 1000, both OF London
Hamburg Bremen OF Hamburg, $4,000; Guardian, OF
London 50 300: Lancashire 900 London and Lanca
shire so 900; North America 50 900; Lion, $1,000 aud
North America, 81 900.
machinery They have 1872 800 Insurance In the follow
ing companies Home, $1,000 PhGniI, ~ 900 Ere
Mercantile 81 900; Guardian, $1,000; Commercial
Union. 81 900; Connecticut, $1,000; Royal, $4,000;
Scottish Union, $1,000; North German, $11OO; Ger
mania, $4,000; Geman-Ameroan, $4,000; National,
$4,000; Imperial $500 Northern, 1000; Citizens,
81, 800, and Fire Insurance Association, $500.
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More less often everybody has occasion to use an e1er
nal remedy in some form External remedies arc OF two gen.
era descriptions Fret plasters Second. tho largo aniy
OF linments oils olntments salves, ombrocaons etc
People choose between these two classes NOV" 'no
question: shall We buy plaster or invest In some oil tho
enbottled preparations aforementioned What are the wi"
Messing facial
The entire and ointment tribe are essentially as
agreeable 10 use They based grease which, rs
matter Of course soils clothing the hands and besmeas
the parts to which applied OF the odor OF these articles
nothing need be said
Pasters are superficial reasons alone In every way
preferable Now tho best plasterl over their own
signatures more than 5000 physicians pharmaceutists
chemists and druggists affirm that BENsoN'S oAPOlNE
POROUS PLASTER Is beyond all comparison the BEST
Pleasant every sense tho most subtle and encent "
heal As to It's medicinal qualities has absolutely no
rivals Other brands are dull sluggish and doubtful Ben
sons are active positive roe and cure ensuing III from
three 10 hours Thoy the only Improvement
ever porous plasters All others are touA "nS'
they were forty years ago-feebe and relatively useless
Professors Doremus and Batersha tho eminent ohemtS'
certify that upon analyst they find In Bensohs Vhuaoo III
gradients and curative qualities possessed by no other
At ALL the leading exhibitions for several years p1ss sou
bury johnson, the propretors-in competition WIN 'ho
best makes OF Europe Ameroahavo invariably rece'eu
the highest awards all competitors Tor oSnay It.
liability and general excellence Of manufactures
Beware OF limitations Word Capcno cut in the genuine
Price, rs cents.
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W.4SHINGTO NOTES.
WASHINGTON, Saturday, Dec. g, 1ss

WASHINGTON, Saturday, Dec. 9, 1888.
rrs INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES ExHIBrToN-The
Prince OF Wales and the members OF the Executive Com
mttee OF the late International Fisheries Exhibition ut
London, have through Mr.. Lowell, conveyed 10 the
American Government the special expression or their
gratitude for the admirable manner In which the United
States effectively responded to the appeal for coopera
ton In that exhibition The British committee commend
services OF Professor g. Brown GoOdo In the highest
terms
PAYMENT or BONDS AUTHORIzED.-The Acting Secre-
tary the Treasury has authorized the payment and
after this date without rebate OF interest OF bonds en-
braced I'm the 1891 call which will mature December
Is payment TO be- made I'm the order OF presentation OF
the bonds.
WANTING A FIRM DIsDAERED.-S W. Fitzgerald has
asked the Secretary Of tho Interior TO disbar from prac
ticc for uHprOessOnal conduct the pension firm ~ Will
tam Price Co. The charge Is made that the firm named
out circulars advising applicants for pensions to EN-
pOy them their agents IN the place VI suspended hrs
MINOR HOUSE APPOINTMENTS. John Bailly for many
years Chief Clerk OF the House OF Representatives. will
be 'ecded In that position By Major Thomas o.
TOwlcs. Charles f. Lackor, OF NewIork, has been ap
pointed Newspaper Clerk Of the House Peter H. Perno
OF Indiana has been appointed superintendent OF the
House Folding Room
VISITORS THE PRHsGDENT.-The Mexican Veterans
called at the White House this afternoon, body and
paid their respects the President They were received
In the east room and presented individually to the
President.
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OBITUARY NOTES.

Stephen s. Mapes died at Westfeld, N. j.,
yesterday morning OF pneumonia after illness OF ten
days He was an local politician. and was president
Of the Democratic Association of westned. He also
interested In the educational system of his town, being
president Of the Board OF School Trustees AT time he
was a member OF the Board OF Chosen Freeholders OF
Union County. Mr.. Mapes importer, his place Of
business being IN this city at No. 81 Maiden lane
BRDGEPoRT Conn, Dec. S.-Captain Charles Weeks,
one Of the Oldest steamboat in this place. died
this morning. age sixyeght The deceased Of tho
first night pilots through Long ISLAND sound and for the
past twenty years has had command OF the steamer
bridgeport. plying between this city and NewYOrk
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. S.-The Rev. George W. Molly the
well. known Methodist minister, died Ashland Va,
this morning, eighty years. He had been hfty
wears In the ministry.
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COMMITTEES or THE SENATE.
lsr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.l

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-Thc committee whose
task IL has been for few days the Sen
ate committees completed It's labors to-day, 80 far at
least Ms the majority representation Ia concerned The
Democrats yet agreed upon the selection Of their
NEIL but will undoubtedly be ready TO make their prefer
ence. known before Monday, when the Republican
caucus There Il nothing to Indicate that change
will be made IN the mentioned In foday's TRIBUNE
In connection with the charmanshps now
vacant Senator Morrill, il to remain at the
head OF the Committee Finance. This
decision OF the committee received with satisfaction 10y
of Senator'S and Is, moreover considered
appropriated at time when Congress is likely TO be
called upon deal with questions affecting the ta1H and
the national finances The experience gathered by him
while in charge of tariff bill last year and his work for
more than twenty years IN behalf Of American industries
will tend 10 make his abOrs at the head OF this important
committee valuable, perhaps than those OF any
other
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TELEGRdPHIC NOTES.
rnE CAPE CON CANAL.

THE CAPE COD CANAL.
RnsTOV Dec S-,Iudge Holmes to-day dismissed
tho biz IN equity brought, by Jedeiah Riggs against tho
Cape cod SHIP Canal Company TO RESTRAIN the defendants
from taking the plaintiff land.
PIONEER TELEPHONE COMPANY SOLD.
LOWELL Mas, Dec. S.-Ihc Pioneer Telephone
COMPANY has sold it, franchise a. tho New England Tee
phone Company The Pioneer Company has been paying 30
per cent dividends.
LACK or WATER FOR NEW. HAMPSHIRE MILLS.
DOVER y. H. Dec. S.-lhe mills run by water
mower IN th section In operation only part 81 the time
to,h..hn AN 80 shut down this noon for three weeks
owing 20 Lack % water
DEATH OF TROYS HEAVIEST MAN. ,
TROY n. Y. Dec. S.-BenjamIn Baldwin, the
heaviest man In Troy died this morning. he weighed 800
pounds for twenty proprietor OF the Yorkshire
House.
LOCOMOTIVE WORkMEN DISCHARGED.
PATERSON y. j., Dec. s.-The Rogers Locomotive
Works to-day discharged 200 ~ It's WOrkmen. This action
was caused through lack Of oriera
JUDGES SUMO FOR SALARIES.
U.RRIsRuRG, Penn, Dec. S.-lhe argument in
The mandanus proceeding. Instituted by the orphans Cour
Judges Philadelphia Ia compel the state Treasurer topay
fr The a. annual salary contemplated by the Legsn
ture but not specifically appropriated. took place IN tho
D,uphn County Court today. The Court Reserved It's
decision.
A SCHOONER A TOTAL LOSS.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec S.-Iho schooner Selma w
Punue Tuck erOn ~ j. ashore at Iowusonds Inlet Bh
~ j. Il loss with her cargo She struck within syO
yrs ~ the wrecked steamship Nuphar whore shs bllgod
The wr,cAcrs will part Of her OUTFIT In damaged con-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-09
FRAUDULENT SALE OF BANK STOCK.

TIE FAILURE OF THE MECHANICS BANK or NEW
ARK RECALLED-LOss or AN ESTATE
ley TELEGRAPH To THE TRIDUNR.l
TRENTON, n. j., Dec. S.-Several years ago
the James estate of Newark OF which Oscar L. Baldwin
was executor owned large quantity Of stock III the
Mechanics National Bank OF that city. Baldwin was
cashier Of the bank which was aferWsrd ruined by Ills
theft of 81, 100000
Before the failure Of the bank, but after he knew that
its losses through his specuatons were inevitable Bald
win anxious probably 10 protect the estate entrusted TO
him. sold 100 shares OF the bank stock 10 ViceChanceor
Van Fleet and others. After the bank failed these
purchasers brought against Baldwin az executor TO
compel the James 10 reimburse them for the loss
Incurred through ownership Of the stock The Chdncel
lor referred the matter to Barker Gum mere, 81 hs cy
ust filed bis report He advises that judgment should be
rendered against the estate for the amount OF assess
ments and expenses upon the stock II the Chancellor
adoDts Masters recommendation tDe estate Will Iosc
from $4,000 to $4,000.