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The Race, for the <sOelet Cum.
Treasury Notes Instead of Gold.

NEWPORT, R. L, August s.-Ntneteen yachts
started on time to-day IN the race for the Goelet
cup.
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I'd Edition.
Latest 26legranS to The Star.

Greenback Candidate for Congress.
CLAY CENTEE. KANSAS. August S.-The green
gress NJ ID. Tenny. proposition TO endorse John
A. Anderson, the republican nominee, was voted
down.
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An Old Murder Mystery Revealed.

LARIMER, PA, August S.-There Is great excite
ment here rumOr that Jas. COlfOrd, who dis
appeared suddenly years ago. had been murdered
by SalOon-keeper named Patrick MallOy, and his
body thrown into an old we'll which shortly after
wards was filled up. The well will be examined
for the remains. Malloy is now serving term in
the pententiary for the murder OF Miles, at Brad
dock, about q year ago.
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H'HoMAS BOWLING, Auctioneer.

ASS1GSEF'S SALE OF ONE BAY HORSE. SEVEN
IEAES OLD: ONE COAL CART AND HARNESS,
one MACON AND HARNESS. AND ONE FEED
CUTTER, NEARLY NEW.
On SATURDAY. AUGUST NINTH, 1854 at TWELVE
O'CLOCK n. in front of Thomas Dowling,s auction
rooms southwest corner Pennsy lvania avenue and 18th
81 Get northwest will SELL to the highest bidder the
above stocA.
Terms cash.
aus-2t JOHN E. LATIMER, Assignee.
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PITTsBURG, August S.--When the court opened
this morning for the Bowser trial 1t was crowded TO
its utmost capacity. Four witnesses for the de-
Tense were examined this morning. Their testimony
was to the effect that the disputed property belonged
to Renaley who leased to " estOn:th lawmakers
lease was invalid, and that the defendants party
was In possession when Haymaker came to claim
II. By the witnesses yet to be examined they will
endeavOr to show that Bowser was assaulted, and
that In resisting the assault Haymaker was killed.
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Latest Foreign News by

Wall STREET, n. T., august 81 NE aSSISLdnO
treasurer has been Instructed substitute United
States notes for gold certificates where possible in
paying clearing house balances.
Latest Foreign News by Gable.
FOUND DEAD AT SRA.
LONDON, August e.-A hencoop has been found IN
the Bay OF Bscay upon which two dead men were
lying 1t is supposed that the men were from the
Laxham or GilOn. the steamers which colltded and
sank some days ago off COrunna.
NEW PEERS TO BE CREATED.
LONDON, August Sit Is reported that Sir Thomas
BraSsey. NJ p, and Mr.. Samuel Morley, NJ. F., are
to be created peers after this session OF parliament
Is over.
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NARD LINE.
not CF
LANE EO L T f
TIE CUSARD STEAMSHIP COMPANY. LIMITED.
BETWEEN NEN YORK AND LIVERPOOL.
CALLING AT CORK uABBDR
FROM PEI; o. y. Z. SLW YORK
AuRASIA. Wed Arg 10 GILIt... Vel Sart 10
eoTBSIA. Wed. AJlr. - ACRANIA... Nd sept II.
eKRvIa... We'd. Aux q. BoIHNLA We'd sept IT
ORkGoy. Wed. Sept. s SERvIA..... We l. oct.
AND EVERY WEDNESDAY FROM NEW YORK.
RATES OF PASSAUh-S6U. $50 and 800. according
b. accommodations
SteersSe al low rates Steer re tickets from Idv
Gpoo and Queenstown AMI ali ether parts OF Europe at
lowest rates
Through bills Of laien given for Belfast, GLASGOW:
Hsvre Antwerp and other iUrts the Continent and
tor Mediterranean ports
For freight and passage apply the ComPanys Office
no f. Bowling Green. both Sceraxr and Cabin to
OILS BlGELON& 60 G05 9TH st. Washington. d. Z.
VERNON IL. BROWN co. Now York;
Or Nessrs. OTIS BIGELOW co,
Su7 Sos 9Th street Washington.
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Telegraphic Brief.

Altman, Demelman & Fuchs wholesale LIQUOR
dealers in Boston, have failed with liabilities OF
$4,000. The Liabilities largely due In the west.
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ALLAN Linz IN 1 EE SERVICE
Portland e. Liverpool every Thursday until Nav
Cabin SO SO ard $50 tnttr'netitate. $50 -. Extra
weekly ships 10 Boston from Iiyerl J. Queenstown,
Lon douIsrTy Gl3s,w and Galway, for PREPAID business
only Through tlcRe,S issu-c any railroad station II
te United States In e1nr,'iEc, $40 10 Storage 81
Tie baIn0re service viii bs Tesunled, commencing
AErII ;. ana F~ESlarly thereafter.
Apply LIVE 3 ALDEN General Agents 2tI1 BCuaGi-
Way. New YORK q. ". MOSS.
10 IE\NSILyANIA AVENUE
nlI3-fh WaSLi ID
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FiNHOMAS BOWLING AucIIoneer
LOT OF CHURCH FURNI lure AT AUCTION.
l hereby give notice that SATURDAY. AUGUST
Ninth, 1884. at Ten O'CLOCK :. 81, at Thomas
DGWllngs auction rooms. 11th street and PeIn
sylyana avenue northwest will SELL for non payment
oI caiss lot OF Benches Carpets. &c. &c. left with
me for storage III December 1898.
d. K. MEREDITH,
au6-3t 723 Sth street s. e.
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IoRTH GERM,S LLoYD-

IN STEAMSHIP IISE BETWEEN NV YORK. HKvRE
IoSDoS. SoJTH sSIPFoS AND BREMEN.
The steamers Of this company Viii SAL ~ RI WE'D
SESDAY AND SATURDAY from Bremen pier foot Il
SG street. fiOtkeE. Rates OF y tN lOkh
e. LONDON. HANKE. BREMEN By Wednesday steamer
fiTst SitO 70 $50. second cabin ~ b.
day stealsr-Frst C,hin $40 second csbil $50 steer
al lowest rates or freight Passage appy TO
OEIRlcHS / 90. = Bowling Green. New York ". a.
METZE..OII < 60 y25 Irnn>y lyanIa avenue north
west. CHAS- HAITEi 3iZD street. Agents Tor Wash
tIgtOn-
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ARIZONA WITHOUT MEANS OF QUARANTINING-
The acting governor OF Arizona has reported to the
State department that there are no sanitary laws
no board OF health, nor any contingent fund
at his disposal for establishing or MAIN
tanning quarantine on the Mexican FROM
tier He says that yellow fever is epidemic
tn Guyamas and he fears Its Introduction into
Arizona by the railway trains from Sonora The
communication was referred to the Treasury de-
partment and In reply stated that inspectors
had been appointed for the purpose indicated at
Nogales and Sasabe, and train inspectors On the
Mexican railroad
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A H. T. AANN l. I'm v Re
AAA l. l. AAA y M l. TN NNE
POPULAR SUMMER ROUTE

POPULAR SUMMER ROUTE
Commence May Sd and every Saturday thereafter,
Rrg from Csleb@c Liverpool making the shortest
ocean voyage Only five days from land TO land. The
Iron Steamships fins lire for
speed and c0ntort and fitted up AL the
improvements that practical experience suggest
CABIN, S10aDd $50. Intermediate. So 10.
LIVE d ALI'EN. Genera! Agents.
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~ THE GENUINE HAS TRADE MARX AN,
CROSSED RED LINES ON WRAPPER.
Smyrna times., 1884-12-24
Personal.

Mrs. Rev. w f. Avery, of Crisfeld
Nd, returned home Yesterday from -
visit Of nearly week to the family of
VIM. NJ. Bell. "
Thomas ). Start, Of Brooklyn, \. Y.
formerly of this town, has been spend'
Ing several days with old friends
Miss Sallie Stephenson. residin0
near town, has gone to WASHINGTON ~
spend the Winter with her sister. Mrs
BOgie. '''''''' Ms
Miss Lizzie Mcdowell, Of the Public
schools, leaves this afternoon for Wi
mington, and Miss X. /. Storm far
Milford to spend the HOLIDAYS and 7,
irving Handy, Principal Of Public
schools, Is visiting his parents in Vir-
Rev. c. r. Dunning, of Three
Springs, Pa, who has been in Dnvcr
the past week, spent yesterday in tbis
Town, leaving in the evening for Pbila-
Mrs. o. B. Voshell left TODAY to
spend the holidays in Milford Mis-
MINNIE Clement will leave t0-morrov
ior visit to Philadelphia.
Misses Name Heitshu. Nannio ITof
leGker and Flo Gootee, returned from
days. ''N '''' i'oli-
Inc following young men are also
nome from school to spend the boli,
days Gilbert ). Taylor. Daniel g
baliey, A. w. Cummins and Alexondor
q. Cummins, Jr.
Smyrna times., 1884-12-24
Sale Of the FOxwen Proper,v.

The sale Of the valuable real estate
OF the late Tilghman FOxweU called
together at the Smyrna House. on SAT-.
urday, an unusually large number -,
persons interested in its disDosoI apJ
'he bidding was spirited
Inc home farm" near CLAYTON. es-
Ilmated at l66 acres, was bought bv
Jouii H. G0lt, one of the heirs. for S97I
per acre. This land is to be surveyed
anu II the acres measure up to the esti-
mate IT will stand the purchaser in
EiGVen and half acres, at CLAYTON.
was bought by Abel Sevil, for 81 500
rive and half acres, at the sarna
place, was bought by John 2. Hudson
for 1925. '''' = 1 '''i9o"'
me Smyrna House, " after an ami
mated contest, was knocked Off to w
FRANK Jefferson and f. Thomas Clav-
ton at SlO,535. '''S
>. Inc same parties purchased the
IiVery stables adjoining for 81 .45O.
Lou OF / acres, at the foot Of South
Strect, was purchased by DR.. VIM
Daniel, for $3.50. "''
n tract OF woodland in Blackbird
II hundred, Oh acres, was purchased bv
robert Denney at $37 per acre-sI 90S
The sales amount in the agoregate
W " So7'oz"' The property is consider
ed to have sold high.
lhe purchase Of the hotel pronertv
Dy the two hotel proprietors of Main
street will not produce any change in
their practical relations.
Smyrna times., 1884-12-24
TWO LittIe Boys Who Had M
OhriStmaN.

Under the above head Editor Way
OF the Middietown transcript draws y
( comparison between the children of
lnr l9th century and two little bovs
/ " u" !Ved away back in Adams tiTo
! When they had no Christmas
! Dear young friends. did Won a,.r
1 Vhlnk how dull it must have been FAR
/ poor little Gain and Abel avn, i,,,.l.
"S" !" men they were boys? They had
,ri. w. N'iriStmas' nor Fourth of july. nor
! thanksgiving Day, nor anything at nlI
~ 'he way of holiday. They never
nuhg up their little stockings for OId
santa Claus to fill with pretty presents
Ihey never had any stockings to bang
up, Their father had no chimney fn2r
Oid santa Claus to come down and
they never heard of Old Santa Claus
IN all their lives. They never had q
urum nor horn, nor a sled. nor an av-
press wagon, nor pair Of skates nor
pretty picture book, nor a livery Sta
PIE with wooden horse in II nor =
nttir woolly dog on wheels. nor onv-
'hinS OF the sort. They never had anv
CAKE nor plum pudding. nor dou0i-
mus, nor mlnce-pie. They never
climbed upon their fathers knrn ot
christmas time and felt in his pocLats
Tor candy and nuts, and they never
iad lIttle sister with blue eyed DOH
named Arminta Jane. Oh. it cnrioin.
~ must have been dull for those IittIo
boys with not one little sister
even some other boys little sister IN
play with. Can you wonder that thew
were sad and pensivc BOYS. and Thai
'h'y quarreIled, and that after tbev
grew up to be men and went into busi- |
ness i"r themselves, Cain. who was of |
an "Ncltable and hasty disposition |
Stew his poor brother, the only brother |
ne mad? You should feel thankful |
dear little boys, that the world i So
much brighter for you than il was far
IiI'lc Cam and little Abel, and that
you have little sisters to play with and !
a iaiher who has pockets to carry can.
dy ahu nuts IN, and Il chimney for Old
santa Claus to come down Christmas
rye ana bring you such beautiful
thlhSs as he will, and that Won have
stockings to hang up for him to mn
them IN: Think of all this in The
hlISI OF your merriment, and pause
ana shed Il tear or two for poor littie
am and another for poor little Abel
whose childhood was so dull and dreor
ana monotouous. Think of YOUR bless.
lhSs ana your opportunities, and re-
7oIFe TO grow up Il very much better
man than poor Cain was.
Smyrna times., 1884-12-24

4 FEW days ago the question of
local option, viz: whether it was Il
proper question to bring before the
Legislature for enactment when it had
not been a plank in the platform of the
successful candidates, was discussed
pro and con, and it was found in OBJ
tanning individual opinions of the COM
pany, ali straight-out Democrats. that
seven Of the eight thought it a proper
subject to bring before the Legislature
this Winter, and further affirmed their
readiness to vote for local option should
the Legislature authorize popular
vote on the subject. The spirited
communication in another column is
an outcome Of the conversation above
alluded to, and coming from men who
have never before taken any part in
temperance legislation. is not without
Smyrna times., 1884-12-24
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Smyrna times., 1884-12-24
COoleed Eoos

Our merchants want "countrv r,.o-
uuce, out they are not particular
ABOUT having it cooked as was the case
win some eggs which were brought in
from the country to a certain store on
saturday. One of our towns folk pur-
chased some of these eggs, and on open
ing them Monday to make Christmas
cake found them cOagulated. like as
When they are soft boiled for break fast
vi course they were not satisfactory
and the merchant had to bear the loss
Inc question is, why were they in this
condition? Certainly from no honesty of
purpose. lfit had been the Spring ofthe
year-Jhe Matching seasOn-the infer
ehce very naturally would have been
tiiat these were eggs Of Il special breed
that the owner did not want to dissent
hate' and in intending to kill the
germ-llte had subjected them to n hot
Ter temperature than was intended.
II IN some stores, the clerks might have
oeen compromised, but these are good
noys who do not eat eggs after clos
ing time, and even if they did would
nave sense enough they say, to "cover
up their tracks better than that. II
Is no uncommon thing to find from
three to a half dozen spoiled eggs in
lhe lots brought in by some people. but
TINS Is the first time we believe thew
nave been brought to market cooked.
programme OF Christmas Dav.
The morning will open as usual with
the receiving and appropriating the
presents OF Old Kriss." This toLes
place at an early hour in all well regn.
lated families, and to The juveniles
VIII he the grand event of the wear
AU the FIRST cOloring of the horizon
as Aurora advances from the east tbo
bell at the NJ. +. Church will rinq nnt
loud and clear, calling the dev0ut to
the altar Of prayer to commenoroto
lhe scene in the Gangcr when tbr
angels rejOiced that a Saviour vvos ho,,,
10 the world. Rev Mr.. Quigg will in
cluue In the services an 0ld-fasbiono1
Methodist love feast as in bormnnT
WI!h the rcjoicin2s Of the dav.
Al ~. Peters chapel, at lOl o'clocL
I'cV' " IN. Il. Gordon will preach an
IPP'"PI!a'e sermon IN connection with !
the services As beautifully arranged in |
lhe e, liturgy OF the Episcopal Church
Inc afternoon will bc mainly uiver |
up to the enjoyment OF the family dir.
her with plenty of turkey. cranberry
sauce; CELERY, mince pie. &c. but los !
+. Cole will have side diversion in /
ne shape Of shooting match and - !
NherI6arrow rolling. with the nlpasnra
d paying $500 for the first and twenty
I'VE cents for the second.
ih the evening the Sundav-schooI of
Il. fcter'S Church will have a Chris.
mas tree from which after q scryira of
on@ presents will he Distributed 10
ne various members of the schooI
During the evening also = conrn,t
WI he given at the Town Hall bv the
'''It21 sisters intersperscd with rcad-
NJ hE Mr. Underhll. ''O
he golmod people will hold Fairs at
ne halls Of their respective churches
hd put III long hours of solid enjoy.
ncnt ''J'S-
lhe closing exercises of the dav os
.sla' .sla' VIII be to 90 to bed with a head
Smyrna times., 1884-12-24
Death ofHenIy $. Pratt.

The citizens of the vicinity of Black
lston's Cross Roads have had sbad",y
cast over the joyOusness incident to
iniS season of the year in the death ot
Henry ;. Pratt, one of the leading mem ",
OF lhat section, whose intermcnt tot 49,
place to-day in the cemetery ot RIoni,.
lSIons Church. Mr.. Pratt was Tho
oldest son of eX-Sherin' Henry Prott
ana mad only reached the prime oflife
nelng about 80 years Of age. The h.
ceased was recognized wherever known
as Il man of unusual worth: he with
his aged father and two other brothnrl
who like himself were enternrig;n,r
farmers, all living in sight Of earI
other constituted a circle highly rs.
teemed in the neighborhood M,
Iratt had been in impaired health for
several months but was slowly recoy-
erinS until Il week or two ago when ,
relapse set i'll from exposure. the dis.
ease finally terminating in brain fever
lie leaves widow and eleven children
to mourn his loss, eight of whom ara
under age. 81
Smyrna times., 1884-12-24

THIS issue of the TINES goes 10 press
an the midst Of the preparations for
the holiday OF holidays-the one that
nor only brings " good cheer" but com
memorates the coming of g" Peace and
Good Will in the advent of the
Saviour Of men on the plains of Beth
lehem. There is little consideration
III the minds Of the multitude of the
real significance of the annually ra-
curing event, but the lesson is not lost
in the joyOusuess of the season. the
particular bright spot of the whole
year-the perfect exemplifcation Of
the maxim which the world received
at The time il was spoken by the Mas
ter rs a problem is more blessed
to give than receive" Then let the
rejoice and let each citizen
vie with the other in making the occo-
sion one Of the highest rational eniov-
ment
Smyrna times., 1884-12-24
Holiday -Arithmetio

Inc horse problem two or three
weeks ago excited considerable inter
eSt among large class of our citizens
Here are two other nuts to crack dur-
ing the leisure of the holidays: One is
ItIOOcatscatch 0Orats in 6minutes how
many minutes will it take 5O
cats to catch 100 rats? Another is
A, q, and G dine together; if A fur
nlshes two lOaves, B furnishes three
ioaVes and & pays twenty-five cents to
De divided between A and b. how
much does each receive? These oues.
tons are all simple and practical vet
the answers given are not aIwavS cor
rect. A postal card directed TO tha
Jouri'al, Georgetown, will bring the
correct result in case Of dispute.
Smyrna times., 1884-12-24
a Good Paner.

!he Youths Companion is a paper
%hlch 1t Is pleasure to praise. For it
demonstrates that it is not necessary
TO poison a boys mind in order to
STIMULATE him. The pulse is made to
throb, but with an impulse to do right
ana to fill high place in the worlds
estimation. That this can be done and
mat The Companion has been able to
achleve circulation of 1926, 900 comics
Is no small testimony to the skill and
ll6erality with which it is edited
nose who know the paper best won
uer now any American family is willing
20 40 without it. The price is $I.75 a
Smyrna times., 1884-12-24
The Centennial COnsercuc.

Inc Centennial Conference in session
| III baIumore, from the 10th to the Nth
! instant, was an affair of extraordinary
| s'ghlllcance Its personnel was made
| up Oh members selected from the sew
eral Methodist Churches of America
Among the laymen were governors
| senators, Judges and men Of vnyious
| calllngs and large means. The minis
ter5 present were venerable Iookin,,
and some of them were noted mon
distinguished for great abilities T,vo
cOlored Methodist Churches were ron
resented, ana the delegates were stall
W"rI negroes OF all shades of color.
On one occasion during discussion n
very black man arose and said "he
thought he could give Il little color To
tthe question" Another negro followed
III the debate, who was light mulatto
and he said he could give a little color
10 both sides" The pleasantly was
Ihought to be good joke. 1t was a
severe test OF race prejudices to endure
Ihe lrrepressible disposition shown bv
some of the cOlOred men to obtrude |
constantly upon the attention of the
Conference. Yet the utmost Corbear. |
ance and patience was exhibited. and !
nothing occurred to be remembered |
with regret.
The Conference met in the MI |
Vernon Place Church." which il The |
grandest and most cligiblv located
Methodist Church in Baltimore. Arch
ltecturally considered it is one of the
hnest churches in America. The
" Lovely Lane Chapel" in which the
Conference was held a hundred veors
ago, must have been rough incOnVe-
nlent, and uncomfortable structure if
we Judge from its seats, which were
boards, without backs. 1t is said some
backs were put on Il few of them to ac-
commodate the older men. What n
The church of the recent
meeting was cushioned, carpeted.
lighted with gas, and contained for the !
use of the Conference telephone. tel
egraph and post office.
The entertainmentai afforded the MEM
lers was everything that could be de-
tired. The city passenger RAILWAYS of
baltimore are so convenient that the
delegates could easily reach their :
homes even in the most remote Darts Of
ne city. The reception given the
at the Academy of Music
y the ladies' of Baltimore was men,
rable affair. Mayor LatrObe made a .
peech Of welcome which was respon- r
ed TO by DR.. McFerrin, of the Nj. f.
,hurch South, General Fisk and DR.. S
buckley, editor Of the Christian Adro-
He. Afterwards the company, more q
nan five hundred ladies and gen tie
zen partOOk of the bountiful repast
roVided. q
The preliminary meeting of the Con- i