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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-14

TIE METHODIST CEN1ENARY

BALTIMORE, Dee. 13.-G. d. Hands, Of Miss
issnp presided this morning the Methodist Confer
ence After the reading OF the minutes Of yesterday
number OF resolutions offered and appropriately
ferrcd resolution offered by Dr. Kynet that the
bishops Of this conference prepare pastoral address 70
the ministers and people OF Methodism, adopted.
general on thc subject of Rcyvals ensued,
after which the Rev John \. Williams read an essay
thc Rise and Progress of McthOdism IN Canada" which
was folowed by an essay by the Rev. Charles j. Little
ON Methodist Pioneers and Their WORK"
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CARRIER OF 4 BURGLAR.
Ipr TELEGRAPH TO THE rRiDusK.I

BOsTON, Dee. 13.-Thc Boston police have
arrested James Lyman, who b, charged with the larceny
Of goods from cxprcs, trains Of which have been
recovered and identified The police thought his face
was familiar aud looked mp his record They say that
his name Is James McWams. lie WIS born In Boston
and known 10 the police professional burglar ana
sneak thief His first appearance before the police was
In 1874 when he received two years sentence Ia tho
State prison for larceny from the person. lie dis
charged on June %, 1876 Ths sentence did not teach
him lesson. for In 1876 he sentenced 10 nyc years
I'm the prison for robbery. lie escaped n 1879 bnt
was soon arrested again ana returned to prison. lheic
he served out thc original sentence and additional
term OF three years for hroaiug Jail lIc discharged
on juno =, 1884, but II again behind The bars
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Netntiiit. ftnnH brt. i3.-lhs tuhmun-
i't hi3 Nttn tNBtN ' 1'li' et'twfn' bt ttb''s W
'Nf fA'se8ttit ta' ,hf NNe ~ tH#ntA tNiN't eaH
AlNDA WNfs W 1iittr 'tHi, HHl NNsf MN.'Ha, iNF
WNegl's se saN 'N Ne pN 'Ne 'AfN1 N HN 'i@'e' "NN
iNa WAVV bHfk, 90 ite tlfNi'Y 80 heiNi"'VAN.
sWlu hamift uNr mtrs npslANeat pi Nis ei'i pR 'Ne
pauha 0 tgeaoh Sac b. iAger eAeaFaiiona siA l'e' ~
dbmclcr hld ue'u nldr, pue heus lprll feet deer An
other iortI siA lcr, and hc last iur seven feet The
mines were lst discovered by John Moore resident ol
thi- city who asserts that Win the aid Of magic wand,
which he pos,caaca, lac has found great uty mines ~
the west Nul foot 0 iud can hc bou-h ur leased ~
any price Ia The vicinity. lumber oI uur prominent
citizens engaged IN the enterprise, aud the work ul
excyating has been going lOr months but has been
Lcut a nInlOnnh arcrrL
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c,GtR MIXERS PErITioNING CONGRESS-.


TUY TETIGlATII 10 TIE TNININE'I
CuIcAGo, Dee. l3.-Ihc cigar makers anu
t,ar manufacturer, here have put In circulation petit
tion to Congress rcmonstratlhg "s"i"'' "'o ''u
neotion of the reciprocity treaty with
spain Tnc petition asserts that thousands oi men Wo
he thrown out OF work III Chicago and loo'ooo
I'm the country by It's mFrnmentahy' u pre-
lists that the cigar manufacturers "ouu nave
to close up because con"uh'H "o""
smoke an imported cigar In preference 10 an @
our A number of prominent cigar m'lll''' ui'l7 "'i'
have received kilograms iom Ne" l".h;
frnu manufacturers there. asking now ih'S rl'nu
AN The treaty uuc.tinn Thr reply inNniiahy goes hi'h
A ,,,, procd rs the treaty aud VIII JOIN YOU h every
ctnrt tn pnven it, ratification" Inc l"hn'r anu IN
,,p,,,- nf cigars presrr,c an indifferent attitude
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mystcriously disappeared yesterday. long Illness
had brongh; on dependency, aud It is feared he has
killed lims,lf
THE FIRE RECORD.
INSURANCE AT NEW BEDFORD.
Inv TELEGRAPH 70 THE rnrnuSE.r'

BOsTON Dec. f3.-The following insurance
companies held risks the New Bedford
property burned yeetcrlny; Haskell Il Trips
stock insured IN the Hartford Connecticut Fire.
Springfield. North American. Home. Niagara. Hanover
North British. German American, Continental Fire A
eocintion of Ftchburg Prescott, Providence. washing
ton nnd Merchants of NowJcracy for $500 each :
Royal, London aud Lancashire, and CONNER
clnl Union, 5000 each British American,
$1,000 London. Liverpool aud Globe. aud
Trpdrrs ~ 800 each Hamburg nrcmcn. $1,000 Total
rBo,ooO The building was Insured IN mutual com
phnicH II, II Waite n co.'s stock, which was
damaged by smoke nnd wntcr wns Insured
IN the Etun, Northern, Queen. Imperial and
North American for $1,000 cnch Merchants
aud Farmers npd Abingdon Mutual, ~ 800 each Total.
100000 Their building was insured for $1,000. each.
Ia the Home, ihmnlx aud Guardian Companies
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4 FRENCH SPOLIATION SCH NE.
lpY TELEGRAPH TO TIE rRruUNr.l

LYNN. Dee. 13.-Charles H. Stanwood' II car
pcntcr age sixty seven, of this cliy tmhKS 'n' "o
stands good chance Of having S''VoVo rie"c"
spoliation claim paid by the EoNerhhc"' " 'H'
death OF his parents the bills representing inc c'",
upon the Government passed INTO the possession "i
,, c,,rwood Four vessels that belong to his FAMILY
were capturcd by the French. The original claim was
so 600 which with Interest now amounts 20 7''ppop
MIR Stanwood call meeting oil an pelso, htGr, M
o1tcd i'm fc claim 50 have concerted action ne
savs his mother died from insanity produced DJ inc m
cot
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CARS N A STATION BURNED.

PnILApELrlIA, Dee. l3.-'rhc tntlon Of the
Philadelphia Traction Company u two story brick
building ~ Forty. .nrHi a. and lnYrrford Road, was
burned ha morning. The loss IN estimated ~ FJO,uoO,
The building used ur the storage Of ears ana large
number Of them were burned nnuhnr ~ hOnArH IN
Forty .nrsthi. were damaged,
iuHuruurrH On the budlnV nud stock amounted 20
N1I.OuO, fpOwNf IruusylN llt", fD,oOO
Ibuclslro, Boston NndorWritur scottish Union hnl
National, Lion and Hanover NJ. 800 each. Shoe nnd
Irnthrr, New Hampshire mud MnshlngOn, Of BOSTON,
~ 300 each nuh British America virginia hnd Com
nrfcp, OF Now, otk ~ 900 onch.
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BURNED TO DEATH WHILE DRUNK.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.i

NEWARK, Dee. 13.-Firc was discovered in
the dry goods store of f. j. Moore at Johnston about
to-day The flames de 3troyed the Rusler Build
ing containing the dry goods of C. Derthck John
scurcmans tnshop Trout's liquor store the Masonic
Hail. the odd Fellows Hail. the Lewis Hotel. W. G.
Mltchells meatshOp, aud 4. :. TOmpknss shOeshop.
ThoiOss Is about 100000. aud the insurance for $4,000.
The chtrrcd remains of ,rilus Trout who drunk
and asleep IN the grOgshOp at the time Of tho rr were
found near the door, whore he had fallen while On
dcaY Oring TO make his escape.
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cRIuEs AND CASUALTIES TELEGRAPH.
pOIsONEp ny nlplKE CIsTrRN WNTER


DNTDN Dee. l3.-in "a utrncmrnt-hOnsc occupied nv
H. II Richards and family and Mrs. Herman hrl,cr anu
family, there myS"rous pslfoung chfr tn dhy'
Mf-. kciHcr. Mr. Richards and wife hnd three chnt"h
we've all taken with paths IN he heal anu bicA ihey
a critical condition to night u ~ supposed 10 pe
the result OF drinklug impure cstcrn water.
SHOT IN \ QUARREL.
DNNTOS, Dee. lJ.-I In u quarrel about an ONefcOat
John NJ. Murphy shot samuel Nhnnattc.
SEVEN YEARS FOR srEALING WATCH
BALTIMORE, Dee i3.-JOhn Peters was cOnN cted IN the
Criminal Court to-day OF stealing gold watch, AND
sen.onccd to seven years inprisoumeAI
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SLIGHT DAMAGE DUE TO CARELEsSNFss.
Whilc Thciss's cnnccrt hAll at. No. 1916 East

Fourtecnthst, being closed about u. yesterday,
Charles Walter Of the walters ran out OF closet
under the stage and inquired for his hat Smoke issued
from the closet acrwar nnd an alarm OF fire was
raised Flames had started among clothing IN the
closet, and probably were caused by lighted match
carclessly thrown upOn the floor They were soon OK
tngushcd, and the damage less than 900 Walter
was arrested. the police having suspicion that the fire
resulted from his caIccssncss, but he discharged In
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SEEKING DELAY N Mr. BL1iNES SUIT

INDIANAPOLIS, Dee. -. - In the Blaine
Sentinel libel suit In the Federal Court to-day, John c.
Shoemaker president OF The sentinel Company, filed an
affidavit asking that further proceedings be stayed until
the plantn has answered the interrogatOries which
were filed with the amended bill of discovery. The suit
is set for December 23, and Judge Woods viii
probably rule Monday the request fora stay OF fur
thrr prOcccdlugs
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CHARGED WITH ARSON.

BRoCKroN, Mass, Dee. l3.-.lcrcy Eldrcdgc
arrested al South Abingdon nst nj fht on charge OF
arson. ON the night of November 10 mcendlaiy fires
occurred IN two pnccs In this city aud suspicion was
directed 10 Ercdgc brcnsc ~ hs having mado threats
ngnnai anybody who sheltered hia wife. who had left
him. Mia. Lldredge had stopped nt enc" or the places
whore the fires occurred and ilrcdnc ercu lOitor
ing in the vicinity lie held iu - 900 bail for exam
luatuit.
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NOT THE DEATH HE LOOKED FOR.

MONTGOMERY, Dee. 13.-JOm =. Summons,
eghtyfourof Coobar three miles west of this place,
died last night from the effects OF burns the face
caused by his falling few days ago on hot stove.
Twcny.sx years ago he warned his ncghb0rs that he
would die a certain time announced 10 him by voice
in the air lie had his coffin ready, nd some 1000
persons assembled 10 the prophecy ulnllcd when
the moment approached anl he did mol die he hld hlm
self rOm the crowd Ia brick oven Ile had oven hnllt
expensive vault To receive his body on the day Of his
anticipated death,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-14

Mr. Irving and declined
RARE HOOKS AT AUCTION.
The sale of the Syson Park Library began ycster-
day and will continue through the next week III
contains numerous rare books. many in bad con-
diton. including the first folio Shakespeare the
taest copy known. but with u fabricated title.
Mazarin Bible far inferior TO the Perkins copy was
sold to-day for c3.o0o. the largest price ever paid
for printed book MIR Quaritch was tho bnyor' u
is understood, on commission.
Miss ronrrsCuEs RETURN TO THE STAGE
Miss foncscuc. altogether declining TO live on the
interest of ord Cairnss money. returns to tho stage
IN soon as possible aud begins provincial tour
early next year. She acts III London during the
summer aud decides 10 visit America In the autumn
for u tour of six or eight months under management
that IL not yet settled. g. W. 4.
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THE STORM on THE EAPPAHANNOCK.
rpy TELEGRAPH 10 The TRIDUNE.l

RuTMoRE. Dee. l3.-Additional adviccs
, tho scenes OF Tuesdays show that the loss OF
i, and property Il greater than was hist supposed
The vessels in some cases were so near he shol' '"t
those on land their friends perish before 'e eo'
'"' ~, ,i,o ohie 70 HELM them At Canoe House Land
49, ponnobornock a canoe containing six oyster
lhE m driven completely under the water 10y the force
-, The wind At Mil Creek another ahus Oh te '.,u
W % W, voing sherman who the chlIe support ol
nv ,yaiiI mother was drowned 10 sight of LIS home Az
iplnna also on the lappahannOck, twenty el5"' NeS
were lost.
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CHOLERA ON AN EMlGRANT STEAMER
GIRRnTAR Dee. 13.-Thc steamer MattcO

Brazzo an Italian vessel engaged In transporting emil
grants to South America has put In here for coal ana
provisions She for South America two months
ago but cholera broke ont among the passengers, ana
twenty deaths occurred. In consequence Of tlS no so
American port would permit the passengers To land ana
the ship was forced to return with them.
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MARIE CoLoMBlER's IMPRISONMENT.

PARIs, Dec l3.-Mnric Colombicr IL under
going u fortnights confinement In prison. This II pc
Of the punishment which she incurred Tor hor
authorship Of the hcous book about Sarah iiernharl'
entitled sarah Bamun."
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RUNNING AWAY WfTH NITRO GLTCERiNE.
inY IKLkGRAPm 90 Imk TMInuS.L

TITUsvILLE, Dec l3.-Whic the McUrlde
well being opened yesterday afternoon crowd ot
people around the derrick had q sudden fright team
of horses. drawing 100 quarts of nitro gycerine ran
away the rough road The crowd took to its heels
The team was stopped after runnng a few hunaieu
yards.
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inssts tN NARiNls pL Ms

nptp0ih Doe IA ilit ~ Giht, tBtNi8n
r t's eaNit nr'at e1N9ri q rrr'r a'r5hg tNt 7tli
eWNWtiA tNt ra,t 4 'rlN eae Wa't ei 'it 49,
eae4pf ~ Ne iWn, ~ Ne bNiN'N- W Hlefal~r Na
aArf 0Ne rlN ie,i aHA NAe atNb hNft iWee 9''s
We,e seeu ueafa W,Ap8 es Na wWN1 bNliNluT W.
tUp,r pHfaie bNt WG Aauf5 hulai ih,pa-h aNd dspfe
tbelu hack Aneg tNe ngo Was 'NniurdIneg ppde, NfN
olui ucar the window. Ihe faces 0 the 'erp5,s were
burned hich hu lAe utF patIa u' lhrr hndts hdd np
hcru touched hy the nlulr. The names Ol the sl.lt
burned were Frances Mes more, axe tOurtecn; Annie
Lynch, age twenty eight, I'D Ellen Colgate age seven
teen. The os, and the ddud-t to adjoining buildings Is
- 1000 uy covered hy Insurance The lire originated
In a cellar where there vast quantity OF packing ma
tcras but the cause Is unknown as thrre had been no
hrc Ia the cellar.
NORFOLK, Dee l3.-Ihe stores of Bernard
Kahn X Goa hats and Eentcmens furnishing goods, and
T. Bah, dry goods. DESTROYED by fire this
morning The loss Is estimated at F3SOOp The prop
erty is insured. The origin OF the fire Is unknown
WuMINGroN Del. Dec l3.-Ihc barn on Samuel Al.
drich's falm Chriaua took fire last night and
colored farm hand, william Garrison was burned To
death II Is presumed that Garrison went into he barn
t. smoke that spark from his pipe started the fire.
PETERSBURG, Dec. l2.-The large brick tobacco fac
tory of Ouarles x Jones destroyed by fire. The loss
Is 10000 Insurance, 10000.
on CITY, Dee. 13.-An alarm of fire was sounded In
the opera house last night Kate CaXtons company
brcan plavng Of Ice" Grclt excitement prevailed.
bur no one was hurt and the fire WAS quickly cXtn-
luis
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AFFAIRS IN SOUTH AMERICA.

PANAMA. Dec. 4.-The first of the Scotch
dedges for canal work arrived In this bay on November
"a, having made the voyage from Scotland In eighty
eight days The dredge s l70 feet long, her greatest
breadth 20 feet and her depth II feet She has two
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EnrR STORES nllRNED.

CHARLESTON, Dee. l3.-FOur stores were de-
stroycd hy fire at Oriugehurg c. last night causing
Il loss OF S2JUOO. Insurance ais 900.
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A POLICE JUSTICE LOST IN THE FLAMES
ST. MARYs, Kan, Dee. 13.-A fire this morn

ing destroyed two brick and six frame stores causing
total loss Of 300 insurance Sl0 500 Alvin Highly
Police Justice whO is m sing Is supposed to have been
burned TO death.
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CAPTAIN DUDLEY TO BE IMPRISONED.

LONDON, Dec. 13.-1hc sentence of Captain
Dudley and Mate stephens the Mgnonette cannibals.
has been conmucd from hanging to siI months imprison
ncnt without labor.
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A Nam M. erROyFU

IYxY, Dee. i3-W. r. Boynton's barn on
the raeg estate I'm walnut g. was huiie1 THIS ecning
Tho loss is t25OO' plitlally insured
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SENTENCING 4 CONVICT 10 DEATH

PUIADELPIIIA, Dec. I3.-In the case OF
Joseph Taylor convict OF tho Eastern Pcnilcntagy,
found guilty OF murder n the lrst degree In taking tho
life Of the ovcrsccr. Michael T. Dorau, JUDGE Ludlow to.
day ovcrrucd the motion for new trial aud sentenced
the prisoner to DEATH
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SUPPOSED SUicIDE or A MISSING MN

my TKiEGH,pu 10 TuE rRtnuNEl
LYNN, Dee. 13.-William II. Cossctt, VINO
lived with HE family the easteriJ part oi the city!
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THE LAW COURTS.

Tho week has abounded in subjects Of non
political interest. The law courts have had their
hands full of sensational causes. Mrs Weldon has
carried on long duel with Mr. Justice Wills lthe
court vainly striving to check the license of her
tongae), in action for assault against Mr..
RveTe for expulsion from Coyent Garden five years
ago. The struggle has ended in a verdict for the
plaintiff Mrs. Weldon waving damages.
The divorce suit OF Harrison against Harrison and
Page. singularly scandalous aud freely reported in
the papers. has resulted in a disagreement OF the
Jury. but it has elected the judicial dctum that
the doggng of wife by her husband in the pres
OF her son does not constitute cruelty.
Mr.. Bradlaugh has again been defeated Oh appeal
against the decision in the action by the Attorney
General, but the appeal itself is a reproach to the
judicial system. being heard by the same judges
who sat in the original trial.
The Mignonette case, after evoking an extraordi-
nary amount of morbid sympathy with the prisoners
who were admittedly guilty of killing and eating d
fellow seaman. ends in solemn judicial opinion of
the full court that they guilty of murder Sem
tence of death is passed. coupled with the
by Lord Chief-Justce Coleridge, the presiding
Judge, that 1t means nothing unpleasant. A respite
has Immediately followed, the sentence being to-
day commuted to six months imprisonment.
Mr. Capper, an English engineer, published in The
Pal Mall Gazette on Tuesday three columns of
cayils at America, disparagng the railways, cars,
streets, houses parks people. customs and the coun-
try in general in Sir Lcpel Grilin's style. The PaH
Mall Gazette declares that the article has brought
down storm of hostile correspondence. IL prints
yesterday three letters in reply to It, including one
by Mr. Poultney Bigelow, clevcrly and good
paturedy dissectng Capper
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AQUEDUCT AWARDS MADE.
CONTRACTS FOR TWELVE MILLIONS.
THE WORK TO NJ Dose PRACTICALLY by TWO
TNPERiFNCrD FIRMS.
The Aqucduct Commissioners yesterday

AWARDED the contracts for all the sections Of the now
aquednct. The awards made were "a follows:
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LORD TENNYsoN's DRAMA.

Lord Tennyson's " Thomas Beckett published
On Tuesday, Is copiously reviewed. There is ample
recognition of his still brilliant poetcal powers,
but his greatest admirers hardly venture to say that
'he poem possesses great dramatic quality Those
Who know the history of the piece read with amuse
~nded b present IL IN a form for the theatre.
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GENtRA1 SHERuAN on rHE SLocUMB NIL


tnY rrfEGR,ru 10 rnr TRinrSEl
CuIcAGO, Dee. l3.--ln answer to an inquiry
addressed to him. General william 7. sherman has
written the following letter. proving the socum Dill
now pcnding IN Congress for the improt OF the
volunteer military service:
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FRANCE AND CHINA.

PARIS, Dee li.-'rhc Gdulois snys Franco
has purchased seven rtsh steamers for use In convey
ing additional troops to China.
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Ihu hIdF WIN WlHc nu VWINIIII'1 ''U"'"''' ~ ~
Aquoduoi engineers. Several of Tho contractors Hh'
that the specifications were the olosrst thry ma ever
seen drawn aud with competent and imihfu 'nS'N''IN
there wna no reason why the work should not po "'
done aud within The Tine prescribed
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vim, tho e,ecntiyc session WIS ended the
rnluc wcro admitted. Commlnaioncr 1homp'"h
moved that IIeu,n CLARK be- nwnd'' sec
tona 4 nnd y. This WAS unanimously nf''' TO-
Tho Controller moved that section be awarded u"
Mos.r, O'liilcn ~ Clark This Wns agreed TO- s'''oN
~ 7nnd were awarded 10 the same firm COMM 'n'r
Spencer moved that section No bo awarded I" h''""'
liownrd 4 co. 1h. was agreed "a. Sections D. . hh' .
were awarded to the same ttr - a., ,
Ihe s,lnry Of Chicf Engineer church was nNod ~
qn nnn thc ruplucrring force along the Inc ol mo
t,tdrrt will bc incrcHUd 80 ~ 20 FllN on. SUI
Nlt." s,r surh apc,on with corps oi N'flHinhia'
ts' m hh resron ainic fir sccing that the Epeeih.
rniloua arc FULLY carticd out The cuitc Woih Will po
under the control OF thicf Engineer 'hnlch
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Doubtless il has been altered since it was oere" 10
Mr. Irving and declined.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-12-19
CHAPTER ".
THE GORDIAN KNOT.

Walter, however, would not despair
until he had laid the alternative before
his father. He did so, firmly but cOOliy.
His father, irritated by the scene with
BARLEY, treated Walters proposal with
indignant scOrn.
Walter continued to keep his temper,
and with some reluctance asked him
whether he owed nothing, not even a
sacrifice of his prejudices, to son who
had never disobeyed him, and had i'm
proved his circumstances.
Come, sir" said he; when the happi-
ness of my life is at stake venture to
lay aside delicacy, and ask you whether
/ have not been good son, and SER
viceable one to your"
"Yes, Walter" said the Colonel, with
this exception"
Then now or never give me my re-
ward"
I'LL try" said the grim Colonel; "but
/ see it will be hard work. However,
I'll try and save you from amesdllidnce."
"a mesalidnces, sir? Why, she is a
Clifford"
"The deuce she Isl"
AS much a Clifford as ann
THAT Is news to me-"
"Why, one of her parents was Cliff
ford, and your own sister. And one of
mine was an Irish woman"
"Yes; an O'Ryan; not a trader; not a
small-cOal man."
Like the Marquis of Londonderry,
sir, and the Earl of Durham. Come,
father, don't sacrifice your son, and his
happiness and his love for you, to no
tiOns the world has outlived. Commerce
does not lower gentleman, nor specu-
lation either, in these days. The no.
bility and the leading gentry of these