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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-08-16


Does ANYBODY Lappen to think of any
one among the holier than thou leaders
in this campaign who hasn't been laid
hand?
First there is Mr.. Curtis. He is con-
fron+oI With hi. Iottar +o Mr. EizniIlar
aaaIs.i, ~. 49,, ,l,.;,,oi,,.,i ,.aorn,, r,n
&c '''7 go 'r'' = I'iIi4 ~
I,ie oirosi''oti VI INC II''G 'Tii''cii'' W
NE. DIANE Is ms l"lSe loli'M lhS III
eh'' al Z "' ~, I'o"' no Ni'Io nI'
aCVach Oh 'la'ne anu ieNealS III" III" CIV SS'
IN connection WIN 1he exposure vi lhe
narperS, TINS makes nm poWefleSS.
Then there Is Mr.. j. W. Harper, Jr.,
the head of the house of llarperS. Only
a little more than year ago he tried to
become the publisher of Blainc's book.
and slobbered him all over with soft
scan The very dav that hrouoht his
.totn,,on+ Of oHnos;fion - RI,ino siuco
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-08-16
ssWHE+W HIGS.

Ss-smiHsNrLY VALUABLE FOR ITS LOCAL AS WELL AS
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. NEWS COMMUNICATIONS ARE
RESPECTFULLY SOLICITED FROM ALL SECTIONS OF THE
COUNTY, IN ADDITION TO The WEEKLY CONTRIBUTIONS
ITS REGuLAa CORPS OF CORRESPONDENTS.
ANONYMOUS COMMUNICATIONS WILL RECEIVE NO
ATTENTION, The NAME OF THE WRITER BEING REQUIRED
ALL CASES AS A GUARANTEE OF GOOD FAITH.
MARRIAGE AND DEATH NOTICES INSERTED eRATul-
roUsLY OBITUARIES WILL BE CHARGED HALF THE
USUAL RATE OF TRANSIENT LOCAL MATTER.
Local mat Ten cents Tine for a single inSc,
non.
7ranSientr4s,, Eight cents a line for one, Gad
toGr cents a linz for every additional insertion.
One inch Of space counted as Yceice lines. OLt
o umn, Fire D0liGrS per inch, one gear.
Iour changes aHowed to yearly advertisers tciihoE
additional charge.
The circulation Of TIE Hhig being among he
most intelligent classes of Cecil county and The
adjoining counties of MdrylGnd, Pennsylvania ana
DeiGVGre ats proprietor confidently recommends ii
10 Business Men as a most desirable medium. toi
ren2unerGtire advertising.
To maintain its high standard as a family Journal
10 offensive objectionable advertisements 'cN Be
admitted into its columns afdny price.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-08-16
KINGS EVIL

Was the name formerly given to Scrofula
because of superstition that it could be
cured by kings touch. The world Is
wiser now, and knows that
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-08-16
Elkton Academy.
Students Thoroughly Prepared
for College and Business.
Proposals for Building a School
House,

Proposals Tor building new School House Tor
School No. s. in the Sixth Election district. in
place Of the one washed away ny the june floods,
near New Bridge. on the bctoraru. Will he re
ceived up Tuesday. the 10Th inst. It - O'Clock
IN. and Will be opened in the office "i the School
Commissioners at Ellst0n. The house is to be
Frame :f2X2i feet. The specifications will hc iur
ntshcd by application to +. :. Eycr>t. School
Commissioner at Port Deposit. The School
Board the right to reject any or all bids
aug l5-2t r. =. EN EklSi.
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Registration Notice

Registration Notice.!
September Sitting, 1891.
NOTICE is hereby given to the citizens
~ Of Cecil county. that the September sitting
lor the year 1851 ut the Officers oi Registration Tor
said county. for the purpose OF revising and com.
plotting their rSgistrieS OF voters and poll books.
viii begin
On the Tuesday Next After the First
Monday of September, 1884,
and continue ,iurfn. the days of the said Tuesday
and the coming Wednesday, Thursday. Friday
ana Saturday, OF the same week. the sam" being
The I'd, Sd, 4th, 9Th and 9th Days
of September, 1884.
The respective Offices ofrc. istratiou will be kept
open ON each "i said days above named between
the hours ut o'clock j. M.Hnd u'rI"r! =. ". dur
ing which hours persons entitled can apply Tor
registration.
The places and days of sitting Of thrre>l,cctiyc
Officers OF Reg. sIrs'tlon are ~ follows:
FIRST ELECTION DISTRICT,
AT CECILrON.
SECOND ELECTION DISTRICT,
At CHESAPEAKE CITY.
THIRD ELECTION DISTRICT,
AT ELkTON.
FOURTH ELECTION DISTRICT,
vt FAIR I'LL.
FIFTH ELECTION DISTRICT,
At NORTH EAST
SIXTH ELECTION DISTRICT,
At RISING Sun.
SEVENTH ELECTION DISTRICT,
At PORT Deposit
EIGHTH ELECTION DISTRICT,
At MOUNT PLEASANT.
NINTH ELECTION DISTRICT,
AT BRICK MEETING House.
JOHN E.tURGESuN,
Register otfirSt District.
THOMAS p. VANDHiRlFr
Register OF Second district.
RICHARD THOMAS.
Register OF Third District.
". r. MAIIAN.
Register OF Fourth District.
HOMARD G. LOWE.
| Register of Fifth District.
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Net expenses clar"cahlc On notes .......-. $50 ~
Total amount of losses and expenses
chargCahiC on notes.. ......... 1890 70
The value Of the deposit notes Oft the year fable
Tor the losses and expenses being T3lo.6l5lS. 1t
will he seen that AN assessment OF ) per cent.
Will cover the whole amount. leaving ii margin ior
any extraordinary expenses which the business Of
the company may render necessary during the
new year and Il credit OF per cent. to each policy
holder who has paid the full per cent. premium
for The wear.
FINANCES.
Cash balance August. SN:;.............S 2I.o43 81
Premium payment OF the Near~............ l2lS4 81
Collected in full Ui Judgment. Scott y
otherS...... SOL 80
Interest IL, cStmentS rcccived.......... l646 :.
Premiums on PERMITS Ac............ - $.
a .s53 81
DlSBU RSEMENTS.
Losses paid......... 7,s9l %
Withdrawals paid o............... 80 %
Expenses ut all klndS............... 2.5l9 IS
-1o.717 %
Cash balance this datc................... 34o76 %
Investments on mortgage .......... 49,. , sou
Total ,<lI assets ............. 3. $50 y
Premium payments due this day....... l2.i0i 81
Deposit notes in 5;o.6l5 Is
Resources OF the Company for security
OF policy S36o. 59o ot
Balance OF special dcpOSi Tor redcmp
ton Of the scrip OF 1874 in bank. $l.623 IL
New board OF managers elected: Jacob Tome,
W. NJ Knight. JOS. II. Steele, Thos. bremen.
Clinton Mccullough. Richard l.. Thomas. Bar
clay Reynolds, Isaac +. Nanarsdale and John
Perkins.
OFFICERS OF NEW BOARD.
JACOB TOME. President.
+. \. ELLIS. Scc'y. and Treas r.,
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
IhuS Dleuncn l. +. Nanarsiale. and Clinton Ne
Cuiloa"h.
+. a. ELLIS. Sccy.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-08-16

Don't ill the system with quinine IN the
effort to prevent or cure Fever and Ague.
Ayers Aguc Cure is Il far more potent pre-
vcntive and remedy, with the advantage of
leaving in the hody no poisons to produce
dizziness Deafness headache and other dis
orders. The proprietors warrant ii.
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II. X. TORBERT,
Chr. County State Central Com.
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OUR NEIGHBORS.

The Oxford Clerks Camping Club ex-
pect to spend next week in camp lite
near Gilpin's Rocks, Md. They will be
fully equipped to have 4 royal time
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-05
CLAIMs Or CErDITORs.

The list OF creditors whose claims secured by mort
raoes includes the estate OF David Jones' whose claim -
for s15OOOO Charles Graebe, $4,000; Mrs Amahua ~
Corbett 10000: estate OF walter Bovine, SlSo'ooo;
Arthur L. Meyer. 100000; Oliver and Cakes a. Ames'
S5OOO0 Equitable Life Assurance Society," S3oV'ooV'
A. C.. MonsOn and William Jay trustees. $4,000 ; j. ~
IilIver and Adelaide A. Hlvcr $4,000; william Arras
s5OC0o B. b. sherman $50 O00 trustees Sailors, Snug
Bridge Mystic River National Bank and samuel Big
ham, 100000; Mary GARRISON S7oiVoVi n ao6
T ~ NJ Csdwailader, 10000; Mutual Benefit
life Insurance COMPANY; neWaIn 49,, Ga 400 and
York Life Insurance and Trust Company @oo'o"o ""
william DE f. Nance, $4,000. .,u ,h,
The list Of creditors holding security othsr tnan
mortgages liens real estate, ncudes the Ioo"nS
with the amounts due thcm and the securities:
German Bank amount $4,000 SS'u Rsv 20 20 Sis sh
Germ Bk O. shs Mar BIZ 10 sls. United Gas Imp 90"
of Pllla
Marine National Bank, 100000; Sec SEQ shs span Am
Mystic liver National Bank 10000 Sec 100 shs Mar
MaahaaD n" TO- nk $50 OoO 5000 BIDS Oh & East
the above 5eong TO John D. + Adun So shs Mar Bk
3TeP ia ,n $ oc Ere 9S Ss Co. 90 S Is Ny Po7
$1,000 lst ,ds. Hay Gaslight Co, SLOW GSs E'1
o RrSos E2T rni CO.. $500 SOC $1,000 r.
Co. oSopsn o 10 Jc9n - J. 4 go bds T"naanda Val & G
r H. . 600 6as Bradford G9rie4 9n9a id r. bis is
Y W s y B. 200 Id, Union Fac 81 2daye 100 United
' q L. Cox OK 7G 2davo $4,000 list m BIDS
i GFp oiuS Ward 81 Oo)-s,o $50 900 bis &B
Ccntra Trust co. $4,000 sec Isl Mar Bk 80 Germ bK
Ton Val q cuba. .oo ooo q, -. i'd
10 T. See $40 I'd claim d by J. b. Fe love- 40 y = r.
( b: $4,000 st. L. & san r. cen No. SloOO0' q H. o"S
Erie X Il. ,.-,.--. >, a.. ,aa,r,oo
I'm sr te head Of Unknown Indebtedness the assignee
maseE + IA statement: ~,
Whatever sbihv James d Fish is under az ndorser OF
Grant ward The amount is nnknoTni o u ~
Il 900 900 by whom sad notes are hrd
They were di 4connted primo paly for the benefit or Grant
Wl;d he sal notes. or many OF them bell we'd to nave
without valid consideration aud 70 De SUBJECT 10
desnces as usurills ani other wise invalid" 5000.
A. Nj tiss li7b itcs as member OF the MN o 'I.
2 N n he
T. unSnown o aim, and thot he has no present VaiAOio
OF the am unit or to whom II 10 uue
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-05
INTEREST IN THIS CITY.

! NEWSPAPER BULLETINS CLOSELY WATCIED-FEW
| DISPATCHES AT THE HOTELS.
There was a noticeable increase in this city
in the tnbic manifestations Of interest in the Convention
Yesterday THE TRIBUNE and other newspapers posted
DISPATCHES from Chicago their bulletin boards. and
there was hardly a moment. from early morning until
late at night when crowds OF Interested readers not
scanning the reports The fact however, that
they contained exceedingly little that could food
for comment. prevented the spectacle, usual during
times OF great public excitement. Of knots OF earnest
tllker, on the outskirts OF the crowd. There
difference OF time the receipt OF the bulletins and 1t
WAS noticeable that the largest crOwd-that which
gathered in front OF TIE TRIBUNE ofcewas uniformly
the first served with intelligence from the Convention
Hall one proof OF the interest felt in the news lay in
the fact that IL great many large business houses.
changes and othor places In which business
gate also exhibited the bulletins, messengers copying
Them for the purpose from the newspaper bOaIds.
The first Intelligence received rom Chicago III the
evening OF nature to prevent any scenes OF public
excitement AT the up hotels. At the Ffth Avenue.
where Is customary for great many persons To gather
views there but few people last night The greatest
number Out-ofdoors casting occasional glanccs AT
the ueighburng magic lantern which, however,
remained barren OF dispatches from Chicago. In the
and read y few people there assembled The FIRST,
dated D. m told OF the want OF agreement on the pat
of fine Committee Credentials and Resolutions and
said that ballotng would not be reached until Friday
The src1nd dated after the Convention had rasscmbed
confirmed the first and the third announced the adjourn
meut This quoted whatever tendency there had been
10 cyOe the evening TO political gossip and the lOugcrs
sought the cooler outer air.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-05
COURT CALENDARs-THIs DAY.

SUPREME CoURr-CHAMBEss-B Lawrence, Nos / 7
% 80 o. - g. 81 H. l2s Ia. 1877. l3S liO 4S l45
23l 233. Assessment cases.
SUPREME COURr-SPECIA. TERN-PARr L-Before Andrews
500 ST. 44 SIS. sos AL S35 62S SOC 4S5 iO7 Sj Isl.
SUPREME Cougr-sPEcIM TERM-PARr II.-Retore Pratt
.S 800 3l5 567 69 no. los. 534 AL 2o2 42G 4S2,
SUPREME CouRr-cmcuT-PAF I.-Befoge Barrett j.
ft i5i Ssi5 2sSi $685. 1914 sac 2ssi So 4s az
5s4 bXS. S47 $40 III.
SUPREME coUsTZC lRcI1TzPART II-BoOre Van Brust j.
Nos 9,62 1901 1851 l7g2 1898, 1914 l5e2 1855 1924.
i55 Is g !2e I5oa l79 49, l75Sia 1906 1874 ls4y
SUPREME CoUar-ClRcUIT-PARr IIL-Betore Donohuc J.
;5S "a ~ sI H. AZ lGt i Al s S s6 7 SS ss
~ ISIS ig5o 1901 1881 1881 1910. 49, 1851 1854
@ 1894 1872 1883 a@ lgSe lS2I lgeI JOS l59
sUREoGATEs CoURI-Belore Rollins. SWIM Of John Dnay.
10 estate Of Richard French and Maria Mansfield St
1880 will Of Michael caligsn. Magdsiena schee and
SUPEaoR co Rr-EQUTY TRRN-Bofore Scdgwtok, G. L.
Nos -. Il. 50. So, 81. 81 80. 40. Al; A..
SUPERIOR COURT-SPEcAL TERa-Beiore Van Worst, J.-No
supSRioE CouRr-TRrAL TEan-PAEr I-Betore Freedman.
J-Nor d4 24 Pos 49, 522 52 1893. 624. PEI sos 100.
stPERoR Couar2TRIM TERll-PARr II-Before o'Gormsn.
Nos 800 III GA 2lS. 7l7 1915, 1919, al. i7oo 1907.
sUfEmoR CouSTITRIiL TERN-PARr III-Be,ore Iurr,-
ham JNos ls42 SS5 lss2 1873 1891 1882, 1919 1922.
1923 ls25 92, 1872 1879 1879 , 1873 1884 1892 1882 as
i9Gi, 1902 1863. 1904 1885, 1857 '' w.
CoNaos PLEAs-sPKciAL rERh-Before Van Hoesen. j.
COMMON PLEAs-EQUirr TERx-Beiore Beach. Mos 5.l
49, IA. 20.
COMMON PLEAS TRIAL TERx-PARr I-Betore Daily. c. j..
Case on-No. 6S3
ooxMoS PLs"a o TssMTIaRr Before Dsly Ia
30 Sss sSe 1893 s9a 9o3 ais 100 9oS. 9ls GA ei9iS
OF, 9lS, 9ie, o20. 92l, o22.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-05
THE COURTS.
RIVAL CABS OF SIMILAR COLOR.

Argument was made before Justice Lawrence yes.
terday in the Supreme Court Chambers as to why and
why not Daniel Mooney should send broadcast into
the streets of this city, cabs whose lower portions
painted of the same shade of yellow the neither
part of the cabs of the New-fork Cab Company
limited. Mr.. Jay, of Van Wrinkle, Gambler & JAY,
opposed Mr. MONEYS pretensions, laid claim to the
species of the New-York Cab Companys vehicles, and
insisted that Mr. Mooney wa. Invading the right. of
that corporation. Ex7Judge Fullerton declared that
the lmpany had no exclusive right 10 the strange
device in point of color arrangement, beauty or law
The hearing was adjourned for a week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-05
LAND GRANT FORFEITURE.

WAsHrXGToN June AIN the House to-day
the Oregon Genital land grant forfeiture bill coming
over from Yesterday as unfinished business taken up
and passed yeas 1873, nays 90. Mr. Henley called up
b forfcitnG the lands granted to the California and
Oregon Railroad Company except such lands IS are
granted for that portion Of the road which com
pletcd before July l, 1850. spark Of interest was
awakened in the debate by vigorous remarks from
Mr. Cobb OF Indiana in gard to the horde Of railroad
LOBBYISTS who he asserted beset members with arguments
in opposition to the forfeiture bills. lie had no doubt
that ad ne desired hc could have secured Sl,0O0O00
for committing the committee Pubhc Lands
forfeiture policy. These forfeiture bills sought 20 pass
during this session. they wOuld pass Congress had
TO remain IN session until December l. The the
passage OF the bill stood, yeas 1873, nays ID; no
quorum.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-05
MIS- cELLANEoUs RAILROAD INTELLIGENCE

WASHINGTON, June 4.-In the Court OF
Claims to-day the cases arising out OF unsettled diner
ences between the United and the Union Pacio
Railroad Company set down FOR nearing No'ch-
Der "a, to which date the Court ADJOURNED
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., June A There was hearing this
morning the United states Circuit Court upon the mo-
ton OF General j. Anderson, receiver OF the Pofti@hh
and Ogden .burg Railroad for an enlargement OF the
former decree constituting him receiver by which ne was
authorized 10 issue receivers certificates Of Indebtedness
TO the amount OF 100000, which should be hrst zen
on the road The object was To enable the rOSh 70 10
out In "A suitable condition for business Tue receiver
avs that this amount il Insufficient lie wishes 70 ls.uo
additional certificates to the amount or SlOOOoO mo
Mercantile Trust Company, OF NewYOrk, as the holder
NJ $50 600 econd mort ye bonds which interest
has paid since 1876 opposed the motloh Doe'on
was reserved.
Rosroy lime 4-The stockholders of the Vermont and
Massachusetts, Railroad met here to-day and reelected
tine old board OF directors and officers
WATERTowN " " June AT the annual election OF
the Rome WATERFOWL and Ogdensburg Railroad Com
pany. to-day the following directors were elected
Charles Parsons, Clarence s. Day, william LnmIhis
John g. Farlow William NJ. White, Edwin Parsons, wal
ton Ferguson, Josiah Lasell, Luclus Lyon q y Jon
SON. Henry Day. Charles Parsons jr, and e 'orge Par
sons.
RA,rrvoRE. June AT the annual meeting OF thu
stockholders of the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad
mpany to-day the following directors were elected:
George b. Roberts. Frank Thomson, George Small Will
lam r. Yates B. F. wcOmer. f. J. IIei ki All
ELL manson v,ce-ore .iieut: Joln LAeb treasure
and James p. Kerr, or AIRY AMI audor.
PORTSMOUTH, y. H. June 4.-Ihe city OF Portland In
tervened this afternoon in the Portland ard gden 'nug
Railroad Company's beaIing, and prayed that i no
allowed to become a party h the Mercan ie Iru
Company in its bill equity against the road. IL
represented that the city OF Portland Is the owner OF
II 100000 second mortgage bonds The motion YVES
allowed. From the best Information obtainaDle tho
roads liabilities are now as follows; OF the
Ond mOrgl e. $1,000 600; interest thereon for eight
years at per cent sl6SO.OO0 third mortgage bonus
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-05
SOME HOUSE PROCEEDINGS IN BRIEF.

WASHINGTON, June I'm the House to-day
Mr. Hewitt OF New-YOrk, from the Committee on Ways
and Means reported oil to refund duties goods
shp5oard when the tariff act OF 1888 went INTO effect
OF the Whole Mr. Lacy from the Committee
on Coinage, Weights and Measures, reported bill TO pro-
hIbt the issue OF treasury notes OF denomination
than 80 and provide for the issue OF 81 81 and s.
silver certificates House calendar
Senate amendments nOn-concurred In to the bill
establishing bureau OF labor statistics.
On motion OF Mr.. Ellis Senate amendments were con-
Cured In to the JOINT resolution making additional
appropriation for the relief Of the sufferers OF the
hOw Ol the Mississippi River.
On motion Of Mr.. Oates d bill was passed amending
the act ~ exc ude the public lands Alabama from the
operation OF the Laws relating mineral lands. The pro-
visions the bill extended to the states OF LOuisI
ana, Florida and Arkansas.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-05
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

WASHINGTON, June 4.-Ensign S. E. Wood
worth has detached FROM the Dale and ordered to
tho Passaic; Surgeon c. A. Deane from
the vandaia and ordered 10 the Minnesota; Passed
Assistant Surgeon Thomas O. Craig from the Minnesota
and ordered the vandala; PassedAssstant Engineer
Charles H. Manning been placed the retired list OF
the navy; Lieutenant Commander ID. c. Woodrow has
been retired furlough pay. The Retiring Board hav
ing reported that the disabilities OF En-
gneer j. Van Hayenberg are not permanent he will not
be placed on tho retired list al present
Orders Issued today detachng all the four-year
cadets the Naval Academy and ordering them TO duty
the Hartford, POwhattan Alliance, Nsndala, Galona
and Tennessee for two years service.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-05
A MOTHER AND four CHILDREN KILLED.

THE MAN, WHOSE CRIME THEY KNEW ABOUT, sUs-
PECTED-THE FATHER PROBABLY MURDERED.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June 4.-Sheriffs Chand-
Ter, OF Lyon, and Shoemaker of Miami, Miami County
Kansas arrived in this city this morning in search OF
the Peasanton murderer The fifth body that of young
girl, found Pleasan.oD yesterday The murdered
persons have been identified the family of John H.
Anderson improvdent farmer. IL appears that the
family had knowledge OF some crime committed by
Lewis Wamper. Wampler and Anderson lett the house
together. Wampler returned alone saying that Ander-
sOn had sent for the family. They started In u wagon
aud the way IL 10 supposed that Wampler murdered
the woman and tho four children and lied 1t ID proba
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-05
THE LANCE AND DEMPSEY FIGHT DRAW.

Charles LANCE, the heayy weight champion
puglist OF Ohio. and Michael Dempsey. of New-fork.
fought four rounds Marquis OF Queensberry rules az
Gernana Assembly Rooms, No. 1913 Bowery last even
Ing, for $3.50 side. Tango was backed by Duncan O.
Ross. OF Cleveland, and Dempsey by Captain James u
Daily OF this city Edward Maahan acted as referee ana
Gus " Hill as tmekeeper In the nrst round ai'er
little sparrng Dempsey landed hisrght hand on Langos
nose sending him TO Moor, and bringing the blood
LANCE succeeded In lighting his opponent on Tor the re
nainder OF tho round. and la the three succcctins
rounds knocked him around the stage pretty much as
he pleased At the end OF the four rounds Ross was anh
tho fight fought for Two moro roahos pus
tho referee declared Il u draw
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-05
NATIONAL CAPITAL TOPICS,
HE BROOKLYN PUBLIC BUILDING SITE.

TIE BhOOhLlN ~ D1.lC DOILLINu Nil-'
A REPORT DisNIssTNG CHARGES or CORRUPTION AS
UNFOUNDFD Is RECOMMlTTED BY THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, June In the House to-day,
Mr. Hopkins. OF Pennsylvania, from the Committee Of
Public buildings. submitted report on the charges OF
corruption or collision in regard to the selection OF site
for the public building in Brooklyn ~ Y The report
SAYS: Every opportunity offered FOR The inroduo-
ton evidence sustain the charges, and we unhesi
tatny report that there has not been produced before
Il, sclntia of evidence which in The slightest degree
reflects upon the integrity OF the Secretary of the Treasury
upon tho supervising architect. upon other officer
Of the Government" The report is accompanied by a
resolution dschar ding the committee from further con
sdcraton OF the matter which placed the House
calendar
subsequently Mr.. Holman, Of Indiana, moved to re
consider the vote by which this action taken. and
his motion having been agreed to- he moved to recomnt
the report with Instruction to the Committee on Public
BUILDINGS TO reopcn the investigation with open doors
"a designate, the right to examine all the les
timoIty so far taken, examine and all wit
ncs,eS whn may be subpWn1ed. Tho committee Is fur-
ther directed II Inquire into the value of me size pro
posed be purchased. and whether the selection Is sat
isacory to the citizens OF BIOoyu ana me secretary
of the Treasury required suspend further negOtd-
ton for the purchase pending the investigations
Mr. Hiscock, OF NewlOrk opposed this motion on the
crnund that rs the committee hal reported vndlcation
OF the Secretlry of the Treasury ana OIer ftdrfal
officials these gentlemen were entitled to that Vhdlca-
ton and it should not be delayed by "A recOInultt
Mr. slooum, Of New-lOrs, suggested that the motion
to recon nit he aneudcd by directing Tue 10
report within ten DAYS. He Thought that speedy uc-
termination of the matter was required a an act OF JUS
the secretary OF the Treasury and to the city OF
Brooklyn II the report went upon the Calendar II coud
not upon this session. and he was, therefore,
in favor of the recOmmitta. o.,
Mr.. Holman modified his motion IN accordance Win
Mr. Slocum's Stion by adding provisO empow-
ertng the Committee to send subcommittee to Brook
Ign. The motion as modified was agreed TO- ana the re-
port rccOlumitted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-05
FrNERAL or SAMUEL NJ SHOEMAKER

BALTIMORE, June 4-The funeral of Samuel NJ.
Shoemaker took place this Afternoon from His late home
and was attended by alarge number OF prominent persons
from all over the country The funeral proceeded from
the house 10 Emmanuel r. L. Church. whore the services
were conducted by Bishop,Randoph, of Virginia. assisted
Inv the Rev DIS J. IL. and John G. Ecclcston. who
brothers OF Mrs Shoemaker The nterment took place
in private cemetery at Garrison Forest IN Baltimore
Counfy Among those present at the funeral Score
tary Foger Schuyler Colfar and family and many prom
inrnt men connected with the Adams Expross Company
and various railroads.