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Warranted the Strongest, Toughest and Most ElAs-
tic Glue on Earth. ROYAL FAMILY GLUE Mend.
Eyerything SOLID AS ROCkt-HARD AS ADA
MAkT.-FTRM AS GRANlTEui New Scientific
veryl-Reyolution the Liqnid Glue Busi-
ness of the Worldli ROYAL GLUE Is Absolutely
Vabrsakabls and IaseparabIsi A SANsONlAN
GIANT among other Clues and Clements! MIL
LIONS of People are Z sing Royal Glue and MIL
LIONS MORE Must Have III! No Heating-No
e,lnes OHM, MOOD, GLASS, Leather, Billiard
Cue Tips and Cloth, Crsckery. ORNAMENTS OF
Every Kind, Metals, Patches on Leather and Reo-
Der Shoes, Book Backs. Brlc-a-Brac, aud Every
thing Else with lnseparable Tenacityl MANU-
FACTURERS OF Textile Fabrics. Straw Goods,
Artificial Flowers. Imitation Stained Glass, GUN
Labels, Fine Carriages aud Pianos. Paper, Card
board, on Cloth aud Carpets. who use ROYAL
fLUE for Sizing. stifiening aud Gineing Purposes,
Barrel. Royal Glue TALKS for Itself. The
News Of Its Marvellous and Extraordinary Un-
breakable Qualities, It's Great smoothness. flexi.
billty and strength WASHES LIKE LIGHTNING
from one e. sts mer 10 Another!i LIVE SALES
MIN JOB Thoasaads Of Bottles of Royal Glue u
Druggists. GroceYs, etc. SMALL BOYs sell Hsn
drsds on Bottles 70 Business Dnlces and Fasiiies
25 CENTS per Bottle, with Brush and Tin Cover I;
BY MAIL, POSTPAID. l0eentsextra. Mannfactared
1st5 Pennsylvania ave-, washinason, y 9.
~ throughout The United states. Canada. Europs
and south America. sold by Druggists, 6rocers
Sfationers, Hardware and Variety Dealers every,
where. The Trade aud Public supplied by kunh
4 RRlnGE rs, 1900 Eranklln street. rQkC!nilL
LADp Co; POW kKss TArkQKs, 4 &yy'' s svls
uond. Va NAe'@v
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,0OMS ENGAGED FOR u
NIGHT.

FREIGHT.
Freight received daily for Norfolk, Portsmouth.
Smithneld, and Hampton; Washington, ID. c.;
Newbern, Washington, and Tarboro', n. c., and
all points In Eastern North Carolina; also, for
Eastern shore of Virginia. Old Point and n regi-
lar landings on James river, at LOWEST RATES,
and through bills Issued. L. b. TATUM,
jy23 superintendent.
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The number of policies issued during

the year,. .sss..''s.....ss..s.....ss. O,O0l
thereby - sl6,779,5o4 90
The amount of premiums re-
ceived during the year.......... 3,009,2l1 81
The amount of interest received
and all other receipts.... ....... 100000 05
Tie amount of losses and end0w-
ments paid during the year
Matured end0wments, S30Ss-
S51.27; death claims, 1884,
1861 ........s.................. l,Z16,o4| 90
The amount of losses and endow-
ments unpaid, unadjusled, and
not dllc. ......s................... ZUS,o5o 81
Surrendered aud lapscd policies,
s257,652.S3; dividends to
policy-holders, S675,S20.47... 933,4S2 80
The amount OF expenses, inclu-
ding taXeS....... 1US.Sof OF
Commuied commissions, s10,-
24s'33. ......................... 23,I23 O6
The whole number of policies In
force. fo,SOl
The amount of liabilities or risks
thereon, and all other habli-
ties-Risks In force, S92,0S3,-
eos; total liabilities. .......... lT,9o3,o75 OIL
The amount of capital stock, II
any-Purely mutual.
The amount OF assets and how
invested. .,... .................... 21I15,s21 AZ
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By Jas. MacdougaIl. Auetioneer,
No. 10 Governor street.
CUPERIoR HORSES, MULES, O.
" WAGONS, &C. AT AUCTION 66

CUPERIoB HORSES, MULES, a.
y WAGONS. &C. AT AUCTION. ~
OK SATURDAY, 10TH INSTANT,
at o'clock, will sell at the Capitol stables Of
sir. J. r.. Mouutcasile, Jr., No. 1919 Franklin
street. for parties leaving the city
ExGELLENT SADDLE AND HARNESS
2 pair YYo o9GrNd, wELL-BRoKE MULES;
Tor WAGON VA hND HARNESS.
The above stock are all young, sound, and wen
broke; to which the attention OF parties la want
Is respectfully asked.
consiFnments to the above sale can be made
''' j JAZZ Az MAcDoUGALL, Auctionecr.
Intending to have REGULAR SALES at this
establishment Of all kinds oil STOCK
EVERY TUESDAY AND SATURDAY,
respectfully ask those having STOCK FOR SALE
70 give us n trial; and those Wishing 10 BUY we
guarantee sufficient time Tor examination and
Captain c. s. ALLEN, for several years connect.
ed with the Richmond Bazaar, VIII nave charge OF
Guaranteeing FAIR DEALING and PROMPT
RETURNS we hone 10 merit liberal patronage.
JAS: MACD0UGALL' Auctioneer.
Q. s. ALLEN, Manager. Re 16-lt
PICHMOND BAZAAR, CIR
Nos. l43s AND 1440 FRANKLIN STREET.
TO-DAY
at 10 O'Clock win sell number Of EXCELLENT
HORSES. young, sound, and reliable 10 single and
IAN, a MATCH OF soRREL MARES, three years
old; work elegantly, and are as well matched as
Several Young, sound, and wcll-broke MULES.
fe16 z. b. COOK, Auciioneer.
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EOR NEW YORK.-Tbe Old i'm
Il Dominion Steamship Company ssHssx1xss-s
proposed sailings for the week following are
WIANOkE, Captain HULPHERs, FRIDAY.
February 9th, az O'Clock +. NJ.
ROANOKE, Captain CoUCH, SUNDAY, Febru-
airy l7th, at 7 o'clock A. NJ.
OLD DOMINION, Captain WALKEk, TUES
DAY, February 10Th, at 2 o'clock Z. NJ.
Freight received until l O'Clock T.. NJ. Friday,
) O'Clock T. II. Saturday, and 10 O'Clock +. NJ.
Tuesday.
Through bills of lading signed, and goods for
warded with dispatch 10 all points north, south,
east, and west; also TO foreign ports,
Passenger accommodations Unsurpassed
Cabin fare 20 New York Including meals and
BERTH, SlC; round-trlp tickets. BIS. Storage,
with subsistence, 81; without subsistence, So.
Passengers leaving Richmond Mondays, Tues
days. Wednesday,, and Saturdays by the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railway at 1l:25 A. VI. Ufd New
ports News will make connection at Norfolk
with steamer leaving those days. Tickets TO be
had at the Chesapeake and Ohio depot and A. W.
GARBER's, 1000 Main street.
For freight or passage apply 10
GEORGE W. ALLEN 4 Co, Agents,
fe Is ComOany's Wharf, Rockets.
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DEPARTURE OF STEAMERS.
R GHs,I

-,SS- q = - : -
ONLY ONE DOLLAR e%Hrs.i
NETWORKS NEWS, o N9RFoLK' AND PORTS
AND ONLY ROUTE WfTIloUT TRANSFER.
ONLY sI.5O TO OLD POINT.
0NLls ~ TO WASHINGTON DC.
VIRGINIA STEAMBOAT COMPANY,s
JAMES RIVER LINZ FOR
VIEWPOINTS NEWS,
NORFOLK, L0RrsMoUIH, AND JAMES
CONNECTS rs At At i NoRF6IR 1ClI% CLOSELY WITH
BAY LINEF0B OLD POINT, HAMPTON,
Sal T shHk AF EHh g9a NORTH
AND AT NORFOLK wiTH STEAMERS FOR
EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA.
Nh"f CoMA SET FOX R sM1rA aFFEfA1eK "Ac
ONLY ROUTE WITHOUT TRANSFER, AND
ONLY ALL-WATER ROUTE.
JAMES RIVER By DAYLIGHT,
CHEAPEST RoUTE.
RATES MUCH LESS THAN HALF CHARGED
BY ANY OTHER ROUTE.
FAKE FAKE f R9 tA8SE TRtf.' Zoo 600 NO LIMIT
FARE TO WASHINGTON, ID. c., 80.
FARE ROUND TRIP, 1890
WAY-LANDTNG FARES FROM csc. To eOC
MEALS on EUROPEAN PLAN.
The elegantly rebuilt and fast steamer
ARIEL,
carrying United states MALL
q. G. CLIFFORD, Commander,
leaves Richmond every MONDAY, WEDNES-
DAY AND FRIDAY
at A, NJ, STREET CARS CONNECT IN FULL
TlMEJ for abOve-nameu places. Returning the
steamer leaves Norfolk, Portsmouth, and New
ports News on alternate days, arriving at Rich
nOnd at about 4 p. NJ.
Through tickets on sale on steamer and At Gar
ber's Agency, 1000 Main street. Baggage checked
through.
BATHROOMS ENGAGEDFoR DAY OR
NIGHT.
FREIGHT.
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OffICK OF CITY WAIkh- WvEhs'{
RICHMOND, VA, February q, 1884.
N0TICE.-PROP0SALS WILL BE
IN RECEIVED AT THIS 0FficE UNTIL
MONDAY THE 18TH INSTANT, 1854,
for MAKING AND FURNISHING THIS DE-
PARTMENT WITH ALL TIE NECESSARY
ST0P-rOcKs, OF all sizes, FIFE fLuGs, aud
STOP COCK BOXES that Will be required from
date III contract VI the 1sf day OF January, 1885
stop-cocks and fire-plugs 70 be made In the best
manner aed tested with ny draulic pressure 10 800
pounds per eqrarc ingh.
cock, FOR each 1re-plug, and the rrice per pound
for all stop-cock boxes that may be wanted.
The Committee on Water reserve the right 70 TO
ANY Information given nj this Office.
fc7 ). L. DAVIS, superintendent
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UREAsURER'S SALE.

ny Chewing & Rose,
Real Estate Agents, Auctioneers, and Brokers,
No. 5 north Tenth street.
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All regular passenger trains stop at Bon Air.
PULLMAN-CAR SERVICE
On Train 60--New York and Atlanta ula wash
ingtOn and Danville.
IN Train 52-Washington and Augusta, Wash
ington and New Orleans. liichmono anu DanViie
on train No. 81; returning, Greensboro and
Richmond on No. SO.
Tickets sold TO all points south, southsast, and
southwest, and baggage checked through.
Eolay-over cheeks given On local tickets.
N. SLAUGHTER,
General Passenger Agent.
Sol HAAS, Trafnc Manager.
A. l.. RIYES. General Manager fp3
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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Toa y IEGISIAl
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE
IN INSURANCE COMPANY.
ANNUAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR
ENDING THE Dist DAY OF DECEMBER,
1883. OF THE ACTUAL 0NDITl0N OF THE
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE-INSUR-
ANCE COMPANY, ORGANIZED UNDER
THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN,
MADE TO THE AUDITOR OF PUBLIC AC-
COUNTS FOR THE COMMONWEALTH or
VIRGINIA PURSUANT TO THE ACT OF
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULATING
THE REPORTS OF INSURANCE COMPA-
MES, APPROVED FEBRUARY 20, 1873.
Name OF the company In full-NoRTHwEsTERN
MUTUAL LIFE-ISSURANCE COMPANY.
Home or principal Office Of said company-MIL-
wAUKEE, WIS.
Character OF the company-whether life, acct
dent casualty, city cooperative association, bro
therhood livestock, or any other association In
suring llfe-LIFE.
Presidential. l.. PALMER.
Vice. President-MATTHEw KEENAN,.
Secretary-J. w. SKINNER.
Treasurer-C. ID. NASH.
Organized and incorpora ted-NARcH, 1857.
Commenced Observation-Disclosures %. 1858.
Name of the General Agents In yirginia-JoHN
Is. CARY & son.
Residence Of the General Agents in Virginia
RICHMOND.
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FDailY. DAILY lexcept SundayI.
:. II. kESLY, Superintendent.
T, NJ. EMERSON, General Passenger Agent.


T. NJ EMERSON, General Passenger Agent.
DICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG
III AND POTOMAC RAILRoAD.-schednle
commencing NOVEMBER Is, lSsS-easIern
standard time: ,-.,--.-....
only at Ashland. function, Milford,
and Fredericksburg. Sleeper from
Jacksonville 20 Washington.
l0:35 A. NJ, leaves Byrd-street STALLION daily eh-
cept SundsysL. Sleeper Charleston 10
s.ao .. NJ. leaves Byrd-stce< station daily
sleeper from savannah 10 New York
HAS A. NJ, arrives At Byrd.strees station daily
2:4s p. NJ, arrives a. Byrd-strsss station daily
Junction, sleeper from Washington
30 Charleston.
a.sap N. arrives at Byrd-Streot stxslon daily
except sundaysl. Sleeper Washing
ton 20 jacksonville.
ASHLAND TRAINS.
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAYS:
ass A. NJ, leaves flbzs ARRIVES al Ashland al
5;s9 A. NJ. stops at Hungary and
400 p. NJ. accommodation. leaves Brosd-s,res,
station; arrives NJ Ashland At
slar.M. leaves Eiha; arrives a. Ash,an a., At
e:sa A. ~. arrives az flba; leaves. Ashland a.
5:ss A. H. stops 1T H1nsAry aud
SIS A. NJ. aseommodssion arrives at Broad.
street station; leaves Ashland 81
s:o7 p. NJ, arrives at Eiba; leave. Ashland a.
SAP Z. Al. stops a, Hungary and
@. A.T2iLoR, (;eaeral Ticket Agent
E.T. ID. MYERS. General sureriase1denf.
- - a ~ys> x<sD vvSxpL Ne.T1y
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OLDDOMINI0N STEAMSHIP <csSSs
" COMPANY. $1,000

This company vlll dispatchone OF theirspleadid
steamers-GUYANDOT ROANOKE, MAN
EVERY TUESDAY, ERIDAY, and SUNDAY
For hours OF sailing, see advertisement below.l
steamers leave New York TUESDAYS, THURS.
(new numberl, North river, foot Of Beach street.
They have splendid saloons, state-roorns, and
bathrooms.
The fare, accommodations, and attentions are
unsurpassed.
After-cabIn fare 10 New York (including meals
and berth), SO: round-trp tickets, $18 Storage,
with subsistence, "a; without subsistence, 81.
Frelghts for points beyond New York forwarded
with dispatch, and nc charge made except actual
expenses incurred.
Freight received until o'clock Z. VI. daily.
FOR further information, apply TO
GEORGE w. ALLEN 4 CO., Agents,
ty29 Office COmpany's wharyes. Rockets.
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TRAINS SOUTHWARK.
TRAINS NoRTHWARD

*Daily. fDaiy Except sunday.
STOPPING PLACES.
Nos. 40 and 43 make no stops. Nos. rs, AZ,
and AZ stop at Manchester, Drewry's Bluff. Geo.
traIia, and Chester. No. AZ stops AZ Chester only
Nos. rs and 26 stop at all stations. Nos. q and
stop at all stations except Temples.
PULLMAN CAR-sERNlCE.
On trains Nos. AZ and AZ sleeping-carS between
New York and savannah. Trains Nos. 40 and
AS, sleeping-cars between Washington and
Charleston. Trains AZ aud ~. sleeping-cars be-
tween Washington and jacksonville, Fla.
THE ONLY ALL-RAIL LINE TO NORFOLK.
LEAyK. ARRIVE.
Richmond. .7:l5 4. " Norfolks. 1902 L. vi
Richmond. 5:26 L. N. Norfolk. $3.50 4. W
NorfOIk....... $3.50 A. NJ. Richmond 12:42 Il. NJ
Norfolk. -. 2:l5 p. N. Richmond. $40 =. Nj
sDaily. tDaily (except sunday.
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10 OOK AND JOB WORK NEATLY
OKxEcurrp al the DISPATCH PRINTING!
HOUSE.
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RICHMOND BAZAAR &
Nos. l43s AND 144o FRANKLIN STREET.
INSURANCE STATEMENT,
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE
TNgyrD N(1 HnNfpANX

TPUBLisHED BY AUTHORITY OF THE AUDITOR OF
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS FOR vfRGISIA.l
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THE CONDITION or BUSINESS.
TRADE AND LABOR NOTES.

MONTREAL, Dec. 23.-At meeting of tho creditors of
!. C. Kemp a Co., - collapsed drug firm, II was shown
that the principal partner who nbsconded last week. hnd
been yictnni1ing hiR friends and creditors His lab
tiles are placed at $50 900 aud IL IL expected that the
will not realize than 10 cents the dol
lar
SELMA. Ala, Doc 23.-E A, Scott & Co., clothicrs,
made nm assignment yesterday. Their liabilities are
about 100000 and their assrts about ~ 1000.
MONTREAL, Dec. 23.-Campbc n Co.. lumber MGR.
chants Of Lnohuo Falls. hayo made an assignment
Their liabilities are 100000. assets, 100000.
RlAplNd, Dec 23,-Fpnk j. kautncr. propric
of the Reading organ Factory. employing seventy
nyo hands mado IN assignment execution Of
10 500 lie received extension from his creditors
year ago
BosToS Dee. 23-John L. Barnard, livery-stnblc
keeper has failed aud viii probably adjust his afairs In
insolvency The unsecured liabilities amount To S75 900
or $4,000. There secured dcbs OF about 100000.
LAooNIA Dec. "a Tho I.nconia Car Company has
nvunced down Of 10 per cent In wages after Jan
uary l.
LANCASTER, Dec. 23.-Charlos a. Locher, druggist,
failed to-day on executions against his property aggre
eating -, 800 62. No statement OF liabilities has been
made
BALTIMORE Dec 23.-Afred Prince, Jeweller, made an
assignment this afternoon to Samuel Pnover for the
benefit OF his creditors The bond of the trustee is
50 900.
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A SELnCoNFESSED THEE
Ipr TrIrGRArH TO IuE TRIBuSE,l

EIIzApETu, W. ", Dec 23.-Pleasants
County ia excited over developments duplicating
prominent citizen who Ia, by his own coniesson rob
her TO the extent Of thousands Of dollars Last Saturday
James Ruckman aud his went to rarkersburg ostcn
shly to purchase holiday presents While there he was
detected In the net OF stealing In dry goods store Both
hc and his son were unknown 90 tho proprietor and were
handed over to tho police. The Mayor fined them FOR
petit larceny and Let them go They Immediately let
the city. Later u bag they had left was found aud
on.ned I'm IL were goods worth 500 stolen from various
stores In An officer sent Oh their track VINO
unaware of the high standing OF those ne sought
lie could hnt,y credit hin whom lac discovered
that Ruoknan rich farmer respected by every man
IN the county After his arrest search was made result
ing m tho finding scores OF articles stolen from his
nUehhOrs Ruckman confessed 10 series OF rohbcicN
extending twenty years lilo WA held 10 answer To
the Grand Jury for grand larceny,
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THROUGH NEW YORK STATE
A PROTEST AGAINST UNJUST TAXATION

NEwBURG. Dec. 23.-The most crcstfal,.,
set OF mon Orange CosDty has In long tims v
the Board OF Supervisors q day or two ago when N.
Newburg members OF that body served q notice q, an
peal to the State Board CT Assessors correct the city,,
appOrtionment Of the county The member, q, a.,
Board outside of the cys representatives were 40 spr
prsed that 1t several minutes before any one q,
them spoke. At length one OF them moved that com
mtce be appointed to take charge of matter but h
declined to serve chairman Of the committee Tia,
which has led up to this action by Newburg has also led
the entire Ist Assembly District to seek separation
from the I'D Assembly District by the formation Of
new county, comprising the towns OF the Ist District,
under the name OF Highland County The people de-
mand speedy separation because Of the outrageous AZ,
pOrtionents of the taxes The investigations made nv
the Newburg supervisors disclose many facts which mt
the lid District officials ina bad light. They show tia,
the towns OF Goshen Middetown and Port Jervjs each
have two separate Recommendations for town puroses
aud another for county and State taxes. They haye
thus sadded upon Newburg and other towns In the ,t
District dispr0p0riopate amount Of taxes They seek
remedy for the present at the hands of the Staa A.
SCISSORS and this will be followed by the Introduction OF
bills in both Houses OF the State Legislature this winter
for division Of Orange County The LIST District Of ths
county which is practically unanD,ous In favor Of the
division Is composed OF the towns OF Highlands Moaroe
Cornwall Blooming Grove Now-W Windsor, Newburf,
Montgomery, and the city OF Newburg.
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OPPOSITION TO THE COKE POOL.
IN, TELEGRAPH TO THE TRmUSE.i

my TELEGRAPH TO THE fklhuNEl
PIrrsBURG Dec 23.-There was breeze in
the coke trade yesterday The fact leaked ont that
Saturday the OF the Connellsville Coke synd
cate held meeting in which much dissatisfaction was
expressed concerning the efficacy OF the pool The pool
owns about and out OF these 90 per cent
closed on OF trade Outside OF the pool there
1000 and they are not only running full tne
but have more orders than they supply This Is the
result of combined determination the part OF the
furnace ignore the pool altogether and deal with
coke manufacturers outside the pool This, furnace men
hope will tend to break up the syndicate and stop the
corporate fixing Of prices and will eventually lower coke
prices 10 cents 20 cents less than the rate
The firm OF J. W. Moore Co Is formidable antagonist
OF the pool and owing a lawsuit now existing between
that firm and Schoonmaker the former holds aoof from
syndicate. There Ia strong hope that on the ter
mnation OF the lawsuit, the firm OF j. W. Moore Co.
will become identified with the syndicate and that the
trade will be smoothly controlled II Moore does not
come in the syndicate 1t will break up
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LIFE OF < MYSTERIO is iSTRINGER.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSa.I

RALEIGH, Dec. 23-A man from the west
striking story of retirement from active life and partial
secluson from the world Of educated Englishman
now living in Western North Carolina. In Haywood
County close to the great Cataloochee Mountain, has
lived many years the person referred To. His cabin
is n mere hut barely excluding the weather He has
never had companonshp of any kind in his retirement
and holds little conversation with his ncghbOrs lie has
lived there long that few remember when he arrived
lie does little labor, but to have money with
which 10 supply his few and simple wants He and his
life are mystery to all around him. Only has he
given any Gle to his history In serious sick
ness some time ago he attended by the wife of one
of his ghbors Surprising the illness fatal one
the woman asked his name that in OF his death
his friends might be communicated with lie did not
give her his name, but told her that he had lived
in London, that he was witness IN an
important case that the suit could not come trial with
ont his evidence that In the interest OF one oi the par
ties Who did not wish the tried he had He'd and con-
cealed himself in the mountains so completely that All
trace him had been lost and he supposed the case was
INA ony persons known to have visited him Pierre
Dnyal Frerchman, who was under Bonapnrtc anu loSt
n leg M Waterloo and u strange person, VINO came
"a his stain shortly after the fa OF Napoleon Bonap1ite
and is believed rs many persons 10 have been Marshal
nnS Of hc nrighbos stopped nrd reah frn newspaper
~ pronnt OF Tho co0 edi whirh made outs NAPOLEON
hmpet9r q ilnnce me n,yStstD s,n ~ sb Sr ws
nnd Wha, Ne had bcen but when this news was ent AZ
,hrr shbpt n,t yhNitrb rtrrt sgn ~ JOY NM taltrd
ANON, the tcdrnruon 81 ftanc- and me triumph 81 me
fight Ans iiaS@eof hrt ana M 5slf,ea ~ Sase
lhins WWGHW Nv az ssg aSN ANN lhS itinASA Nsth
ssSsA t8te,neplti hat s'iaNgcY Nas pfsen' st NM
Sgt NAke aslhg aleNas tBNNN W. eia sNA w AHa aNA
.usAa "a spit lhe list0WA htiMi g NeN t.Ght sekfA
al "A k. IA
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MISCELLANEOUS RAILWAY iNrELLlGESC ,,-

CONCOnD, \. IT., Dec. 23-As lesuTT OF VIC
conference Yesterday between the Railroad Commission
ers and me officers 81 the Boston and lowell Railroad
ana us conncc,ions There scens 10 he no doubt that
material fcdpction IN rasSnegi faies aqd ,rgeM
Nat INA Asesf ftdpS,ons viii be maic on the Boston
tdhcdta nhi NonttoN Road .,. .t
thc(tH i'ec % ave fohefai fasschref neen's on
,pss yAgpgs s8sS " ti fAp8 met yts,tf'3t t6i 'te
iNyY,e W SgsisqgS MA 46t8s85 s8pA'YYB " ,i.a6ss
pottup,s Npi9 pqa. aS- iNe appNai Yep9r' VI 'Ne
Indianapolis lpomipgtop aud MqsiqN NalNN 'Nm
psuy Shove that tue total earupFs i0f ihe leAl Nef
41Wi ,313 10 net iucpule Was slfl,'Sp
puRIIANp Oregon, noe ga lhee'hs OF 'hq ~
reotors OF the Oregou aud California Railroad Yesterday
decided Ia truuspr the road TO the Central Pacific and
iucIeasot The stock hundred aud thirty miles OF The
liuo are completed In oregon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-24
OBITUARY NOTES.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-William Blair Lord,
one the official stcnographcrs of The House OF Repre-
scntaves many years died on Sunday from grief AZ
supposed mt the death OF his wife. which occurred
about two weeks ago. Mr.. Lord man OF much H.
teigence aud possessed Of large means.
RALEIGH n. C., Dec. 23.-Iieuienant Henry o. Handy
OF the United States Navy, who has been IN bad hesn
for some time, died suddenly at Iarboro TINS morning
NgwBuRG, Dec. 23-Captain Charles n Decker ago
.eventvfour died this morning He was well-knovn In
New-York CITY, where he served about thirty years AZ
an Alderman He then large dealer In OIL and sud
sequcnty engaged in the chair manufacturing busine'
At this time he worth handsome fortune. Aet,
ward ne lost nearly all he had. He also SUNK gfeas
deal OF money I'm patent right speculation fot seNeI
v.,s ne mas brn IN the barrel business collecting oa
barrels. repairing them and furnishing tnem 10 tnc o"
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