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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-09-26
Texas .Constit ationaI Amendments.
fnv teIcer,nh n the Dispatch.I


AUSTIN, TEXAS. September 25.-The Off
cial count shows that the constitutional
amendments voted on at the recent election
have been carried. The amendments
authorize the investment OF the school
fund in such securities as may be desig-
mated by the Legislature and provide for Il
separate tax for school purposes.
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Cotton Burned.
lBy telegraph to the Dispatch

by ttItRfaPI 10 'I10 f1'oF"'0"'J
NEW YORK, September pa fire broke
out this afternoon on the lighter Owen
Hitchcock lying at Martins stores, Brook
lyn, and laden with 1908 bales OF cotton,
owned by ii. c. Mallory e. Co. She was
towed out In the stream and anchored.
The greater portion Of the cotton was
burned before the flames were brought
under control The loss Is about $1,000,
covered by insurance.
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Railroad Matters.
fBy telegraph TO the Dispatch.

IDJ ItIONIsrPII 3" tIEV I''9F'''EV''''
HARRIsONBURG, VA, September 25.-The
Washington, Cincinnati and st. Louis rail-
road, running from Washington city rid
Harrisonburg and Bridgewater to Monte
rev, Highland county, Va, was soldat public
auction here to-day. with all its rights and
franchises, for 240,0 200. 1t was purchased
by Joseph 5. Loose, OF Bridgewater, for Il
Virginia syndicate.
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lBy Telegraph 10 the DispdtCii'I
Boston, September 25.-About l o'clock
this morning Nellie Currie, aged twenty
six wears, employed as cook in Perkins's
cafe, was shot and killed by her husband,
Richard Currie, at the doorway OF her
lodgings, No. 323 fremont street. Mrs.
Currie was returning from work, and it is
supposed that her husband had been wait
ing for her. The couple had not lived
together for some time, but occa-
sionally met. After firing the shot Currie
ran away with the revolver in his hand.
but was pursued and captured by several
persons, who were passing, and turned
over to the police. He was evidently I'M
der the influence OF liquor, and denied
having committed the act. Mrs. Currie
bore an excellent reputation, but her hus-
bands record Is not so good. No motive is
known for the shooting. Mrs. Currie's
body awaits an inquest.
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Disaster Oh Lake Erie.

IBy telegraph % Tie UIspdIcH.I
CHICAGO, September 2j.-Aspecial to the
NelrS from Buffalo, n. Y, says the schoon-
er York State, laden with 10000 bushels Of
wheat, foundered last night in gale on
lake Erie. The captain and SIX men were
lost. A special to the NerS says II Is re-
ported that all the railway tracks and docks
i'm Buffalo are under water.
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u..vv Failures I'm New York.

BN TtItgfupH % IIV '71'V''se1'I
NEW YORK, September 25.-F. Mayes &
Co., woollens. No. 80 White street. assign
ed to-day to Simon Danzig. giving prefer
ences TO the amount Of $4,000. Levy
Brothers & Co., clothing. Az Broadway,
also assigned to-day to Solomon ii. Kahn,
giving preferences amounting 70 about
5000 O00
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A Young Lady Murdered.
fBy telegraph 10 The Dispatch. /

LAFAYETTE, ND. September 2j.-A
daughter OF c. Atkinson, aged eighteen.
living n few miles in the country, was as
saulted and murdered while al home yes
terday. Her throat was cut and she was
otherwise mutilated. No arrests have been
made.
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End Of a Libel Suit.
fBv telegram to the Dispatch. !


TRENTON, N.J., September 25.-The civil
suit OF United States Senator John II. Me-
Pherson against James Gordon Bennett, OF
the New York Herald, for libel, went off
the calendar by mutual consent Of the par
ties in the United States Circuit Court this
morning. The alleged libel originated in
the publication OF certain interview re-
Gecting on the Senator which had been
held by Herald correspondent with an ex-
convict in Philadelphia some two years
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President Arthur ut Providence.

lBy telegraph to the Dlspatch.l
PROVIDENCE, II. l., September b. Presi-
dent Arthur delivered an address to-day on
the occasion OF the unwilling OF the monu-
ment to General Burnside.
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General Shcrman's Approaching Re.
firement.
nv telegraph to the Dispa

NV 6VIe"''FP'1 y '''0
WASHINGTON. ID. c., September 25.-
General Sherman has fixed upon the LIST OF
November as the date upon which he will
turn over the command Of the army to
General Sheridan, and practically retire to
civil life, although he will not be placed
upon the retired list OF the army until the
Sth OF February; but General Sheridan
will be here upon the 1st OF November to
he initiated into the duties OF his new Of
fee. so that he will be well used to the
traces by the time Congress meets. Gene
raj pope. now in command OF the Depart
ment OF Missouri, will probably succeed
General Sheridan in command OF the Mill
tary Division OF Missouri, which includes,
besides the Department OF Missouri, the De
partments Of Dacota, Texas, and Platte.
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THE TURF.
Louisville. n.y.. Races.

fBy telegraph TO the Dispaich.l
LOUISVILLE. September 2j.-First race
| Association nurse OF $3.50, one mile-a
walk-oyer for John Shepherd.
Second race-Association purse Of 5000,
| for maidens two years old. five fur
longs-Andrain won; Easter second.
| Time, 1:02t.
Third race-Edgewater stakes, for TIN ee-
year-olds, dash of one and quarter miles
Aztec won easily; Cardinal McCloskey
second, Chatter third. Time. 2:12i.
Fourth race-purse 5000. one and one
eighth miles-Belle OF the Highlands won !;
Matte Rapture second, Ida stanhope
third. Time, 1854.
Fifth race Association purse Of 5000,
three quarters OF q mile-Force won !;
Pearl Jennings second. VI. c. Bowling
third. Time, 1:16l.
Sheepshead Bay Races.
lBy telegraph 10 the DIspatchl
NEW YORK, September 2j.-First race
three.quarters Of mile, for all ages-won
by King Fan; Hickory jim second, Battle
dore third. Time, 1:lG3
Second race-purse $500, for three-year-
olds, maiden allowances, mile and half
furlong-Bella won; Farewell second and
Centennial third. Time, 1903.
Third race-sweepstalses, for all ages,
one mle-won by Aranza; StrathSpey Sc
cond, Duplex third. Time, 1:42l.
Fourth race-handicap sweepstakes. for
two-year-olds, three quarters OF a mile
Decoyduck won; Cyclone colt second,
Himalaya third. Time, LII.
Fifth race-handcap sweepstakes, one
and one eighth miles-Reicree won; Heel
and-toe second, Trombone third. Time,
1:5si.
Sixth race handicap sweepstakes, one
and three cighths miIes-Barney Aaron
won; Jack-oi-IIearts second, Topsy third.
Time, 2:24t. French pools paid Sl02.S0.
Seventh race-selling allowances, one
and one quarter mles-Edwin 4. won;
Dan X. second, Colonel Sprague third.
Time, 2:12.
Eighth race-handicap steeplechase over
full course-Charlemagne won; jim Me.
Gowan second, Cbipola third. Time, j:2l.
Racing I'm England.
LONDON, September 2j.-The New Mar
ket first October meeting opened to-day.
The race for the great foal-stakes for three
year olds was won by the Duke OF Hamil-
tons bay colt Ossian; Crowther IIarris's
brown colt Goldfeld second, and c. Blan-
toms bay colt The Prince third. Nine
starters.
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NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES.

ceipts bales; gross, 3,9l1 bales. Futures
closed easy; sales, $4,000 bales; Seplember,
$lO.39@S10.4O: october, slO.36@sl0.37; Mo-
vember, slO.43mSlO.f6: December, flO.56el
SlO.57; January, SO 674sl0.6S; February,
sl0.sl6Sl0.s2; March, $40 95@sl0 SO April
s11.06Gsll.07; Nav. sll.l7@sll.lS; June.
sIl27Msll.2S: July. Sll.37.
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MILWAUKEE,.

MILWAUKEE,, September rs. Flour unchanged.
Wheat quiet; October, gj4c. Corn scarce aud
firm: No. ,, sic; rejected, 471zc. Oats easier;
No. 2, exc; No.2 white. lc. Provisions lower.
Mess pork cash and October. flO.40. La-d-Cash
and October. x7~5. Hogs easier AT Si.4OlI ~. 90.
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rid. for condemned Vessels.
fBy telegraph to the Dispatch.I

by telegraph 10 INC DisIatcH'I
WASHINGTON, September 25.-Secretary
Chandler has accepted the highest bids re-
ceived Yesterday for the condemned yes
sells. The bids aggregate s30s, 273, while
the appraised value was S27l, 300.
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SALES REPORTED To sECRETAEY.
FIour,

Flour We quote: Fine, s3Ns3.50; superfne
t3.2o@f3.75; extra. S4.75@t5; family, $5vs
500: Patent family. s6ms7.
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COMMERCIAL.
AND COTTON EXCHANGE

hlchhoND' rcptclnbcr 20, 1898.
OFFERINGS.
WHEAT.-White, Coz bushels. Red. 0,6i6
bushels.
COKN.-Whltc. 2o2 bushels.
OATS.-5.534 bushels.
MEAL.-49O bushels.
ORCHARD GRASS SEED.-20 bushels.
FLoUR.-l25 barrels.
SALES REPORTED TO SECRETARY
WHEAT.-Whitc, so bushels fir at sl.O5. Red,
634 bushels common 10 very good Longberry at
fl.O5 10 Sill; 40 bushels mixed at LOS 2,710
bushels common 10 prime Shortberry at ~ to
f1.0-.
CoRN.-Whitc, COZ bushels very good az G6c.
OATS.-l.0S bushels mixed on private terms.
ORCHARD-GRASS SEEB-2O bushels at ) .tJ.
FLoUE-l25 barrels extra on private terms
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NEWS AT HOME AND ABROAD.
WHAT THE WIRES BRING US.
Attempted TO Commit suicide.

lSpcclh ,elckfaln 10 the Dispatch.J
NORFOLK, VA, September 25.-To-day a
man by the name Of Thomas Judkins,
living on Washington street, attempted to
commit suicide by shooting himself in the
head with small revolver. The ball en-
tered the skull behind the right ear. judi
kins was depressed by being out OF work,
with large, dependent family.
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PORT OF VIEWPOINTS NEWS, SEPT. rs, 1853.
GBy Telegraph.



Steamer Luray, schermerhorn, Norfolk, mel
chandlse and passengers, Chesapeake and ono
Railway Company land sailed on retnrn)
Steamer AccOmac, Delk. merchandise and pas
sengers, Smithheld, Chesapeake and ohio Railway
Company land sailen on reiurnl.
Steamer Northampton, McCsrrick. Norfolk
merchandise and passengers, Chesapeake ana ONO
Railway Company land sailed on returnl
Steamer Pamico, Brakeman. smlthhcid, mtr
chandise and passengers. Chesapeake ana oL''
Railway Company land sailed on returnl
Steamship Glenbcrvie lBr.l, Dunn cooSa" iof
Hull, put In for coal taLd proceeded.
Ste tmship BelmOTc (Br. Brown, New orh iof
Norfolk put i'm for coal laud proceededl.
Steamer Guyandotte Kelly. West foint. msf-
chandise land sailed for New York;, Old Doh'lh-
ION Steamship Company.
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
PORT OF RICHMOND, SEPT. 20, 1853.
AKRgVED.
SAILEp.

Schooner Warner Moore new, Crockett WIND
sor, plaster, Warner Moore.
schooner II. Elmo, Watts, Rockland lime, War
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Steamer Old Dominion, Walker New fork'
merchandise aud passengers Ii. w Alien Co.
agents. 49,, ,,,
steamer Ashland Tunnel. philadelphia, mer-
chandi and passengers. j. ". McCarriek, agent.
steamer Ariel, Glhotd' NOTION, Ih',,u osaWs
mail. mercnandise and passengere, l.. Il. Tatnu
superintendent.
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baseball Games Yesterday.
[By telegraph to the Dispatch.I
Philadelphia Detroit, 8; Philadelphia,
J.
Boston Boston, s.; Buffalo. 8.
Providence: Providence, 2; Cleveland,
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FALL MD WlNlEk
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AN INVALUABLE TONIC FOR THE
IA nerves, muscles. and digestive organs, produ-
cling strength and appetite. Is
BROWNS IRON BITTERS.

Rev. w. ID. Smith, Grafton, Mass. says: have
derived benent from using Browns Iron Bitters
for n low state Of Blood
FLORENCE. GA.-Dr. w. Is. Prather says:
"a Browns Iron Bitters has given satisfaction In
every instance have known II used"
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THE STATE CANVASS.

The Discussion at Halifax.
THE MEETING BETWEEN BERELEY AND WISE
DEMOCRATS WORKING AND CONFIDENT.
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HON. JOHN +. HARRIS AND BROWN ALLEN AT
CHRIsTIANsBUIG-ALLEN DIDN'T KNOW Ills
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-20
A Ludicrous BIunder.

Readers of newspapers are sometimes
amused at ludicrous blunder,
which the proof-reader has failed to
correct. But few, however, have ever
laughed as heartily over an accidental
muddling as did the Parisians one morn
ing during the reign of Louis Philippe.
The morning after the day on which
a ministerial crisis had occurred, and
NJ. Theirs had been sent for, there APP
peared in the Constitutional the follow
ing startling paragraph:
His Majesty the King. received NJ.
Theirs yesterday, at the Tuileries, and
charged him with the formation of a
new Cabinet. The distinguished states
man fastened to reply to the King. Il
have only one regret, which is that I
can not wiring your neck like tur-
keys.
A few lines lower down there was an
other paragraph to the following effect:
.'The efforts of justice are promptly
crowned with success. The murderer
of the Rue du Pot-de-fer has been ar
rested. Led at once before the Judge
of instruction, the wretch had the har-
dihood to address that magistrate in
terms Of coarse insult, winding up with
the following words:
God and man are my witnesses that
l have never had any other ambition
than to serve your august person and my
country Loyalty to the best of my abil.
ity.'"
The printer had interchauged the adj
dresses. But the joke was that all Paris
knew that there was little love lost be-
tween the King and Theirs.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-20
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

"A fruit-grower says it is a good
plan to trim trees high and pasture
orchards with sheep. He prefers it Ia
blowing or mulching.
If a straw hat has been wet, and the
stiffness has departed, rub little white
of egg mixed with cold water over II:
put it on with flannel cloth.-M y Posi-
"A writer in Gardening illustrated
uses thin gutta-percha in his graftino
operations. Pieces about two inches
square are put in hot water and placed
around the graft. He likes it better
than the common mixture for the pur.
pose.
Walnut Cake: One cup of powdered
sugar, one-half cup of butter, one-haII
cup of sweet milk, two eggs, well beaten.
one teaspoonful of baking powder. one
and One-haf cups of flour, one-half cup
OF walnut meats, and little salt.-Tke
Household.
1t is said that one of the best WAYS
of preparing cut flowers to send to a
distance is to cut Sits in potatoes and
insert the flower stems, taking care that
they are firmly fastened in and sup-
ported by little cotton or paper. Po-
tatoes may be used in the same way in
floral decorations by concealing them
under leaves and howers.-N. Y. Err
Gnliner.
To Cure Sites: With fine camel-hair
pencil paint the inhamed papilla with
a tincture of iodine. The lids should be
held apart by the thumb and index
finger of the left hand while the tincture
is applied and until the part touched is
dry. A few applications in the twenty
four hours is sufficient. This treatment
has been used with success by writer
in the London Lancet.
Peter Henderson says the best shad-
ing he has ever used for the glass in
greenhouses or hotbeds is naptha, mixed
with little white lead, so as to give it
the appearance of thin milk. This can
be put on the glass with syringe, very
quickly. at cost not exceeding twenty
five cents per one thousand square feet.
1t holds on the entire season until loos-
ened by the fall frosts.-C Chicago Jour
nal
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The toy pistol is so safe, many ignor-
ant persons think, because it carries
neither shot nor bullet.
AS tried it once, can tell you about
1t. First, l twisted one of the caps
| around match, and set the match on
fire. When the flame reached the
paper cap there was little explosion.
Suddenly l felt singing sensation in
my hand, and, on looking at it, found
several tiny black splinters sticking in
the skin. pulled them out, but l felt
the pain for some time afterward. Then
placed cap on the hearth and struck
1t with hammer. This time ] was
well scared, and kept my hands as far
away as could. When it went off I
ielt the same singing sensation in my
left hand, which was more than two feet
away. | had been struck again by
flying splinter. This thing was getting
decidedly dangerous, and when / took
up the pistol to try it, l carefully
wrapped my right hand in my handker-
chief. 1t went off beautifully, but-ah!
There was the mischief! The handker-
chief was dotted here and there with
the black splinters from the exploded
cap.
Inc insane desire OF the small BOY to
carry pistol is one of the wonders of
the age; and the worse than folly OF
those who allow him to do so is almost
incredible. Of what use is it? If the
pistol will not go off, it is, as its owner
would scornfully express it, mo good"
If it does go off, it is dangerous weapon
that has power to MAIN and kill.
Did you ever think what it means to
kill-to take away life? Who shall do
so dire and terrible thing as that?
Are you fit to have a pistol? Are you
wise enough to carry a revolverP No.
sir. 1t is against the law in some States
to carry pistols. Why, then, should
you wish toy-pistol, that will shoot
nothing but the boy who holds it? If
you live in the backwoods, and have to
| fight the terrible wild crow or the fero-
cious chipmunk, you may learn to use
a good rifle. In cities and towns, where
the most terrific wild beasts to be seen
are the cats. a boy who carries pistol
is boy without sense-a boy whom
! girls despise and brave boys call cow
Charles Barnard, IN 50. Nicholas.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-20
The True Art OF Haymaking.

In cloudy weather grass dries but
slowly and is liable to be stacked or
housed without sufficient curing.
Therefore the wisdom, when practical
BILE, of cutting meadows in fair weather
The precaution should also be observed
of cutting only so much grass ut one
time as can be properly handled.
Grasses dry much more rapidly if cut
after the morning dew is off than they
will if cut when the moving is done.
Rapid drying is an absolute necessity
when the best quality of hay is desired
There is nothing that assists in quick
curing more than good tedder; farm
ers who have much grass to harvest will
do well to provide themselves with so
valuable an implement.
The true art of hay-making consists
in curing grass just up to. the point at
which it will do to put into the barn,
and no more. in order to arrest the loss
of sugar and starch at the earliest pos
sible moment. Grass quickly cured is,
other things being equal, more nutri-
tious than grass longer exposed to shift
ing winds and scorching sunshine.
Some farmers consider one good hay
day sufficient in which to expose the
grass before being housed. while others
require two, even three, days. Some
prefer to let it lie on the ground just as
it was left by the mower; others cure it
in the windrow, and still others cure it
in the cock.
This difference of practice in the
method of curing results chiefly from
the difference existing in the curing
quality of the various grasses. limo
thy, for instance, cures more readily
than herds-grass, while the common
grasses require still longer time than
the herds-grass. Timothy will dry suf-
| ficiently in one day if the weather be
propitious. During the early part of
the season two days are usually required
for properly curing heavy grass. Later,
when the grass is nearly ripe it can be
cured in one day.
Clover contains more water than
other grasses, consequently it requires a
longer time to cure it properly. Curing
is better accomplished in the cock than
in the sun, for the succulent leaves and
tender blossoms of clover, if exposed to
the scorching heat. are quickly
Drowned and lose their sweetness. Pre-
vious to storing in the barn, the cock
ought to be turned over and exposed
long enough to dry the hay which lies
close to the ground.
|. Clover, as it lies scattered by the
mower, will be injured if the dew falls
upon it. Glover hay will not shed rain,
and hence when stacked out in the
fields should be protected either with
patent covers, matching, or thick top
covering of wheat straw.
GreNt care should be exercised in
properly forming the cocks, in view OF
wet weather, when meadow hay is to
remain in the cocks for an indefinite
time. First of all, do not make the
cocks too large, and let them be as
sharp at the top as possible, with the
sides nearly perpendicular, and finally
provide them with cloth caps.-N Y
| World.
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A Boundary Question.

There are probably but very few
people in Massachusetts who are aware,
although the matter has been before the
Legislature during the present session,
that we have boundary question with
New Hampshire. After a long dispute,
according TO the account given by Mr..
A. b. Thompson in a letter published i'm
the Nashua Telegraph, the boundary
was decided by the King of England in
174O. Starting at point three miles
north of the Merrimac River, the line
was to follow the course of the river,
three miles distant from it, to certain
point, and then to be run in due west
course to the Connecticut River. The
line was to be surveyed by the authority
of both provinces, but if the two could
not agree either of them was to estab-
lish the line independently. They did
not agree, and New Hampshire pro-
ceeded to run the line which has ever
since been accepted as the boundary be-
tween the two provinces and States.
But in making the survey the New
Hampshire surveyors did not make due
allowance for the variation of the nee
die, and accordingly did not make a
true east and west line. They cheated
their clients. The angle between the
true and accepted line is sufficient to
make the base of the triangle on the
Connecticut River three miles long, and
the territory included within the TRAN
gle amounts to more than fifty thou<
sand acres. In 1926 the two States APP
pointed Commissioners to ascertain the
true boundary, but when the fact above
stated was discovered the Massachu-
sets Commissioners refused torun new
line, asserting, very properly, that they
were not authorized to make new line,
but to fix the old one. On the other
hand, the New Hampshire Commission
ers, with equal propriety, reported
to the Governor of their State that ther
could not consistently confirm and
mark out the old line, which was proved
to be erroneous, thus ceding to Masss>
chusetts fifty thousand acres of land to
which it was not entitled. Although
the matter has been before the Massa-
chusetts Legislature more than once
since that time, nothing has been done,
if we may judge from the fact that re-
ports and speeches have been against
taking any action to reclaim that terri
tory, public sentiment is against max
ing demand for the land which New
Hampshire lost originally by the act of
her own agents, and over which she has
never even asserted jurisdiction. The
request which Massachusetts now makes
to her sister State is to have the monu-
ments of the original line reset and re-
placed. -BOStOn advertiser.