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Con.no.,ore Garrisou,s Am,ir,.


NEw ToRK, June 2S.-An order was
granted to-day in the Court of Common
pleas giving authority to John T. Terry,
asslgeea OF Cornelius X. Garrison, to effect
settlement of thc claims assigned against
the Pittssurg, Cleveland and Toledo Rail
road ComIany. in the petition the as
signee states that the affairs are so COM
pllcated that 1t will not be possible to file a
schedule for some time. large proper
ton OF the Liabilities, more than 81 ,000,0 900,
gre for Endorsements upon the notes of
the fittsbGrg, Cleyelana and Toledo Rail
road Company, and for most vi these
there was no other security than Garri-
sons Endorsement, and the remainder was
secured by the pledge of first mortgage
bonds of the road at an amount not ex-
ceeding seveuty.tive cents on the dollar of
their par value. The bonds are worth
nearly their par value. Garrison has a
large claim against the company, and il
was OF great Importance that it should be
adjusted. II is proposed shat the railroad
company shall make such disposition of
its road that revenue sufficient for the
payment OF all fixed charges and running
expenses can be obtained, which can only
be done with the assent and cooperation
OF the parties now holding the bonds and
stock as collateral, aud of individuals who
haYe indorsed its paper. The COM
pany offers to pay immediately
$3.50, 900 OF its paper indorsed by Garrison,
and in order to do this it is necessary TO
redeem considerable quantity of bonds
and stocks, ami the assignee, in order to
get the advantage of this settlement. viii
be required to advance Sl50,000, of which
so, 600 must be paid before August lst and
the remainder within siAty or ninety days,
for the moneys advanced. The railroad
company wilt transfer to the assignee, to
besoms portion of the estate of Garrison,
the bonds and stock as redeemed OF a
greater yalue, both nominal and actual.
The proposed settlement will it is said,
discharge all the liabilities of the railroad
company to Garrison, and also the liabil-
tiles of Garrison by reason of his endorse
ments. The assignee says he viii have IN
his hands prior to the time they are needed
funds belonging to the estate sufficient to
meet those payments.
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BLAINE'S MAN ELKINS
EDj0ined from DispOsing of Property
Not His Own.

New YORK, June 2S.-Suit was brought
in the Supreme Court by the Land Com
,pany, OF New Mexico, (limited) against
stephen Z. Elkins, E. N. Darling, Thos.
iB Catron, Paul Butler and Bronson
Murray, as executor of T. Rush Spencer,
toestablish its title to a one-tifth interest
OF atract OF S27, 900 acres OF land in New
Mexico, known as the Moran grant The
titie was taken in the name of Elkins to
hold for the benefit Of other persons, no
one to Sell his interest without the con-
sent of the others. Plaintiffs obtained the
interest they claim by assignment. Elkins,
it is alleged subsequently acquired title
to more than two-thirds of the land, and
he has suits now pending in New Mexico
by which he seeks to obtain possession of
the remainder. A railroad was Eun through
he land, and it is alleged that timber
| pWileges amounting to over 5000, GOO were
| son by Elkins, who now proposes to sell
'ne land at seventy-five cents an acre,
| whlcA is far below its actual value. In
ine phsent suit the plaintiffs ask that
hiSln9 = compelled TO fulGn his trust to
'he othe'Nart owners, and that ne also be
| feq9 req toXive an accounting aud be re-
strained iron disposing OF the property
uhtil tae lnteest of the company shall be
deleflnlned. Sdge Lawrence granted a
temporary INTUITION restraining the de-
PENDANTS, principaly Elkins, from inter
fering with or dispNng Of property, and
on the 2lst OF July aSaot:on to continue
the injunction viii bexnade.
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SUPPOSED SUICIDE
Of q Nachinist Named George Fernald
Of ChIIlicOthe. O.

About 10 o'clock yesterday morning
Mr.. G. B. Klophell, who boards with MRS.
r. r. Lewis, SO Poplar street, found at his
door bunch Of keys and bundle II
private letters which belonged TO His
friend George Fernald, who socerPied
room in the same hocsef He
at once suspected that Fernald hn at last
carried out threat he made take his
life, and vent instantly to us room. 1t
was vacant, and Fernals could not be
found anywhere about ,Re building. Mr..
Klophell spent the euffre day in search
ing about the city and suburbs,=the river
bank and evervpIaee where he Thought it
at all likely IFernald might have
gone, but is;Sforced to the conclusion
| thai he has committed suicide, probably
| by drowning. Fernayd came to Memphis
from Clillicothe, o., about a year ago,
| where lie now has daughter about fifteen
| yearsof age and numerous other relatives.
He has been in the employ OF Capt. John
| E,Randle nearly all the time since his
| arrival until about two months ago, when
! he got into bad health, and has since been
| unable to do much work. He grew
very respondent at times and frequently
said to Klophell that he would cut his
| throat with d razor II be could muster up
courage enough. Thursday night Kloph-
| ell found him very i'll and learned that he
had swallowed teaspoonful of morphine
probably with the intention of taking his
| life, though he has been addicted to the
opium habit for some time. His stomach
4 was too weak t. retain the drug and his
tife was saved. Yesterday morning c
told Klophell that he would certainly kill
himself ii he did not receive an answer tC
latter he had written to some one al
Chilhcothe by 10 o'clock. T letter die
not co he, and during the temporary alb
sence OF Xlophell Fernald left the house
He Tes very quiet and unobtrusive il
his manner and made few acquaintance
He was in thsshabit OF sitting in Cour
Square nearly every evening, and it wa.
there at kiophell went as soon as h,
missed him. Init is true that FerralC
jumped into the river, his body, which il
likely to be picked Sp, can be identified
by a pair OF blue overalls which he wor,
in place OF drawers.
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I)R0F. A: @. J. HAMILTON, the great frican
u ,fhIysielosist, having decided to remain few
ing rooms to No. 40s East Beale street, second
hQu'e north of Memphis and Charlest, railroad,
where he holds consultatioas from till o'clock
i -PHNSI8l OGf He tells az sight the diseased
cnndiilGn ana true state of the system, organs
and functions, also the age.
PHREN0L03Y.-Het tells by the Uranium the
trade, occupation, gifts and traits of the charsc
ter, un happy marriages, etc.
PHISIOGNOMY.-Ha tells III glance the per
| sons characteristics, adaptation in courtship
and marrinse. etc, =
Dr.. Hamilton has received many call. of both
white and ooiored peope in this city. lie is said
l to be truly wonderful speciu en- of the negro
Il
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CHATTANOOM. TENN.
4 Startling SessatiOnAVhe story Of a
Beautiful ~Oniaiss FrII
IsPECIAL TO THE APPALl y

4 Startling SessatfOnSV SVhe story of a
Beautiful "onaiss FHu.
IsFECTAL TO THE APFA.L.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, JuneSS.-A start
ling sensation developed to-day, and the
story OF a beautiful woman's fan was hn-
earthed Several months ago one ofihe
county buildiSgs hear the outskirts Of tAe
city was rented to a LAZY named Harris,
from Kentucky. About six weeks since,
a beautiful young woman applied to her
for lodging. She was attired in
clothes OF exquisite texture, and hel
refined features, rare accomplishments
and cultured conversation indicated that
she was from a wealthy and elegant
home. She said she had fled from her
family and friends to hide her disaace /;
that at an unguarded moment she Sad
been betrayed. She said she came froo
Kentucky, but refused to reveal anything
further and asked to be called Matte
Phillips. About fonr weeks ago she fel
i'll, and a babe was born. The mother
grew worse, fingered and died. In he
dying throes she was implored to reyea
her identity or the name OF her betrayer
but firmly refused. and her last dying gasI
was that the child be taken to th'
Orphans Home in this city. This ha
been done, but every effort is being made
to discover the woman's identity. 1t i
believed she is from prominent Ken
tucky family.
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BLAINE AND THE c.rHeLlcs.
A Circular Fall of Bigoted suggesriOB,
from the Republican Candidate
for President.

Utica Weekly Obssrrer: In 1875 James
C. Madigan, respectable Irish Catholic
lawyer, was candidate for Congress IN
the Aroostock District of Maine, the popu-
lation of which is mostly composed OF
French Canadians. During the canvass
against him the following circular was
scattered throuehout,the district:
District desire to be berepresented in Congress by q
Roman catholicr John c. Madigan, the Demo
trict, is very Jealous Roman Catholic, 1t is bs
iieyed by many that he is a lay member OF the
secret order ofJesuits just as the late Senate5
ITO the Senate by Jesuit money 900 contributed
| 6.-t that order. and the fact being discovered,
Cass@rIy at once resigned his seat rather than
stand characterization and thus expose the work
ings of th~erder. In Ohio and other States the
Catholics aresriying to destroy the only avenue ,h
poor. They say: &e viii have Church schools
instead and tins ~ lsai9oss tas worst Of shso, so,
iSiii sain to tbs satHoiss @ sss thsss yromInsal
men Cor nitsd States senate one each
from the States Of New York, Missouri. yirsinia
| and Florida. The whole energy of the Catholic
rs Of se Une ssstes
| everywhere are watching the result OF Manigah
en- great Gi for the
a New England Protestant district sends
ShOr 70
Fourth District willing to aid in building VI
the Roman hierarchy? Answer at the, polls on OF
willing to vote for Gen. Paistcd, at least Gu
| Madigan's off your regular Democrati
| ticket. Remember that you owe more to relig' ou
sentiment than you do to your party; and tn
proper rebake to your party for asking you I
| vote for Roman Catholic is to support Gen. Con
| nor for Governor and Gen. Plasted for Congress
PROTESTANT DEMOCRAT.
Now the Republican opponent of Madi
gan was no other than Gen. Harris NJ
Plaisted, whose name is familiar to all on
readers as that of the successful Demo
crat- Greenback candidate for Governor O
Maine in 1880. Plaisted is no longer
Republican, but at the time he defeate,
Madigan he was q very bitter devotee O
that political party. He is now the edito
OF a journal printed in Augusta, and in ii
columns he emphatically states that tn
author of the circular quoted above wa
, | James G. Blaine himself
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Mortality report for the week ending
Saturday, June 2S, 1884. at 6 O'clock pm:
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HORSE THIEVES AsD c0wgoys.
Desperate Fight la nonAna. in Which
Two Men were kik al

HEIEHA, MoNT-, June Tuesday
night EdUwens anu NiukeFson sS,ie eight
horses from the Benton and Billinss Stage
Company. at Rock Springs station. 100
miles northeast OF Helena. John bavis.
Superintendent Of ihe stage line, pursued
Them down tha sitssie shell rise., and
when fifty miles belov the station Re wa
told by cowboys that the thieves
passed with the horses few hours before.
Fifteen cowboys volunteered to follow the
trail. The thieves were overtaken Thurs
us, thirty miles north OF Blacks n,nch
and attacked. The cowboys were driven
back, being armed only with revolver
While The harsethieyes had ril.es. Hen
we're sent 10 The cal + fhG gums and the
fight renewed. Niekerson was shot dead
and Ed Owens wounded, captured and
hung. William Jones and Tim Deulin,
cowboys, were wounded.
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The Feeling in Canada.

ToRoNTo, June 2S.-Tke Gloye says the
fall of bank stocks the last few days has
been heavy, especially in Federal, but the
decline iis not Q: much importance, except
to the brokers who caught on the wrong
side of the market. Business Is sounder
now then year ago. The promise OF
crops is much better, and a. soon as the
turmdl of the Presidential election is over
business in the States will resume its
normal activity, and better demand at
better prices spring up for our lumber and
other exportable products.
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APPEAL SPECIALS.
A Startling Sensation Unearthed in
Chattanooga = The Story of
Beautiful W0man's Fall.
betrayed and Disgraeed, She Fled to
Bide Her ShaIae AID Died
Among Strangers
Without Revealing Her Ideatity =
Yaang Man Run Over and Killed
By Railroad Train.
WEST POINT, MISS.
Clay County for Barry for Congress
RESOLUTIONS adopted.

Clay County for Barry for Congress
Resolutions adopted.
ESPECIAL. To THE APPEAL,i
CEsr PoINT, June 2s.-Ciay county IN
structeD<ar the Hon. F. G. Barry Tor Con-
gress. At a1SAl- and enthusiastic eonyen-
ton of the Democrats parry of Clay coun7
ty, assembled to-day, tho folfoSing reso.
lutions were unanimously atapteas
Resolred, That appreciating his G-tin-
guished services and unfaltering devotiee
10 the Democratic party, recognizing hif
peculiar fitness to lead the party to victory
in the coming election, and confidence in
his superior abilities and spotless charac.
ter as qualifications for an efficient and
trustworthy public servant, this conven
ton instruct the. delegates of Clay
county to the Congressional Convention
| TO assemble iiik arenada aAtuiy 40, 1854. Il
vote for the Hon. F. g. Barry as the
Democratic nominee from the Fourth
| Congressional District, and to use al
honorable means to secure his nomination
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-06-29

AT Olympic Park, this afternoon, the
Memphis Reds will meet the Little Rock
Browns for the second time this season.
1t will be remembered that the Browns
played the Reds very close game several
weeks ago, and as they have been
strengthened and had considerable prac.
tico Sinoa then, it is safe to say that the
game Will be brlnIaAt one, Piay will be
called at $50 o'clock. Buses wia laaye
the Peabody Hotel and will also connect
with the Poplar street cars for the park.
The folla wing are the players and their
nnsitinns:
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Tux NewsYoril DiuI announces tilss a
Isg. 5pendenis and all Democrats disglstesl
q, tn John Kelly into new organization.
] Is intended thereby to bring about ne :
-ssribution OF parties, 50 that the balancc
on power now held and traded upon 10y
John Kelly may be secured, and a healthier
tone be instilled into political methods.
Should this idea be carried out, and tht
Dial thinks II is perfectly feasible, the bot
t,m rail viii no longer ride The fence il
New York City, anda killing cold day vii
have arrived for John Kelly.
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7 MIMpFIIs TENN. sUNI5AEY. JUNE 90. 1854
the Northwestern railway to Howard.

the Northwestern railway to Howard,
prostituting his wife for pay to railway
men along the line. Last evening
he returned to Baraboo, and at
10 o'clock he was taken from
his home by an indignant mob
of masked men, making most desperate
resistance, and treated to coat of tar and
feathers, his head and feet alone being
spared. He was then hunted from the
town like wild beast, and, stark naked
sought refuge in the wild bluffs aurround-
ing DEVILS Lake, where be is now hiding.
The affair created intense excitement, but
the citizens generally CT Baraboo justify
the act. Both Worth and wife are well
connected, the latter being a niece of Col.
Abelman, now deceased, for whom Abel
nan Station was named.
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CAM scHURhwss interviewed on We'd
gesday last by fJaorter OF the New , ok
Torld.'D whom he stated that the Rde.
The would not make a nomination
-, az - at they would support Bayard,
-Vestel md or any good man the Democrats
5uncti- dominate. '-The Democratic party, p"
howe ID, .''has an opportunity this time
sa-0u iey have not had for many years Il
Mss it this time, then goodbye "a
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ssnfisman writes: :. Afy-xite used yorr
Acther's Friend at her fourth confnsInent, and
Asr tesupsny ID that she passed through it vita
sne-hsf The safering of either Of her forme.
conhneasnts, and recovered from its effects in
much les time She also recommended it to .
lay frieni Who vas about to be confined for the
snd sh< avs: i have never seen any
hfe1sh tkis great trial with much
s1n<ls s.nhrins.'"
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THE ENGLISH CASE
To be ReOpened on 7 uesdsy Next for th
!. Admission Of \ NeM esiimOnY.

WASHINGTON, June 28.-The committee
appointed bv the House to ascertain if the
Hon. w. II. English had used improper
means on the floor of the House to iniiu
ence members 10 vote to seat his son as a
member from Indiana, decided to-day TO
rsnpen the ease. When Millard asked
English, during his exaUination before
the committee, if he had gone to members
at their homes to urge them to vote
fcr his son, objection was made and the
question was ruled out. After the case
had closed the Democrats thought the
matter over and decided that a failure to
sgsMar the question would be looked upon
Is an admission that the accusation was
true, and it would be an injustice to Mr..
English not to let him reply, 50
on Tuesday next the case will be re-
opened and Mr.. English put on the stand
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on Lnt ITIsIl NOl6 IIa5 pIUlLI fVOVt on IN
CATION Of his,record so far as smy pathy Tor
the race is- concerned. IL ffas been devel-
oped that, although urgently invited, he
refused to attend the memorable meeting
held in Baltimore, April Is, 1882, TO protest
against England s treatment of hist- Amer
lean suspects" That meeting was presided
over by William Pinckney Whyte, of
MARYLAND. and large number of eminent
public men were present. Jere Back
made one of his most famous speeches in
behalf of oppressed Irishmen. Blaine was
not Secretary of State at the time. He
was IN Washington, only forty miles away
ffn not only declined to attend the meet,
contemnt if1d the invitation with silent
OF OF sympathy, as many Other Invited pnh.
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THE circular published elsewhere A,ts,i=
issue OF the APPEAL, written by James e.
Blaine in 1875, when he defeated jamee
= Madigan, a Catholic and a candidate or
Congress, Sn the Aroostock Dist 10 Of
Maine, is worth reading. 1t proves that
he Republican candidate for President is
. bfgot. and aSianperons one.
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PRUDER--On SATURDAY. lane Is. 1884, at g
o'clock ..m,, 4oHs B6uDEa, in the fifty fourth
gear of MS age.
Funeral willtake place this SUNDAY after
noon at o'clock, from his late residence, No. 6s
Vance street. Friends a1d acquaintance of the
family, and also Of GhSS.es E; EUeYhar' are in
Sited 70 attend, Ottawa QilO sad Little Rock
paFe~s please eopy.l
THoMa SON-At Dresden, on Saturday morn
ing, JuneaS, 1884, JAMES THoMAsoN, n prominent
lawyer of Forrest City, Ark.
The remains will arrive at the depot of the
Chesapeqk Ike and 0he railroad at > p'oIaek thii
SUNDAY afte-n1oa,As AID eonysyed thence tC
I.lmwOo1. Carriages at Holsts
DUNC4N-At Raleig igb, TenI. ION Jurs IS 1884
ALeERT B., JE,, only chila of A. u. and Ada T
Duncan, aged FIVE months and ten days.
Funeral services at Raleigh this SUNDAY
morning, June 2oth Mt 10 40 o. clock
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rfr Democratic 4'bosses" express theii
] preferenees for President Just now-frs
for Tfldeu, second for Bayard, third To-
, FCleveland, fourth for Thurman, and ttti
tr Mcdonald. After these are punched, ,
the race men would say, Randall, Nor
on, Hoadly (the candidate Of the Gin
l1sati Enquirer, which has just swallowed
paper, the Neirsl, Carlisle aud
.s1st OF s'cIevef fellows" That's the ~.
tiaey are arranged now, but there is n'
telling how they all be in a few dasz
sut fhon- the convention viii arrange
definitely.
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THE Indianapolis lSeaia.3 says OF me
resent Democratic Convention in that
jfty that harmony scarcely expresses TIE
arevaient good feeling in the conver Oh
snthnsiasIn characterized the g-eeuu- oi
NJ resolution instraeting the lndid"a
delegation to Chicago TO vote as UNI loi
nol.s~-IAanald 1t was apparent ~lai hi'
Uas desired by ess-sNational ConreugoL
arse coDc"use OF lookers-ou.-' ,lY tht
-, e .aas heard in opposition 70 ,b
- ion to make Linn Chief Magistratt
ation." Joe Is evidently the flavor
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AAUSEMENTS.


The ninth annual convention OF the
o. l. will be held in Memphis from July
lst to 5th. There will be street parade
and picnic on Wednesday, July Ind
Several prizes will be drilled for on that
2ay. It gill be one OF tts grandest cele
Arations ever gotten up by the colored
people of Memphis.
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HELENA, ARK.
A Young Man Run over and Killed by
"a Railroad \ rain.

ESPECIAL 10 THE APPEAL.l
HELENA, June 2S-Henry G. Clements,
one'of Helena 5 most promising and popu-
lar Jung men, who had been in the en-
ploy the Iron Mountain and Southern
railroad for the last two months, was run
over amt kifled by train of ears near
Poplar BlpE. No, the 26th instant. His
remains Wen brought to this city to-day,
and will be buried tomorrow. The train
backed upon Nim while he was standing
on the track, ahl almost completely sew
cred his head froA his body.
The last week been very favorable
for the crops, and " are certain that now
| they are above the 4 st.rsge.
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The colored people are to have grand
time at the tafr GrolnIs, memphis and
Charleston railroad, next Friday. There
will be an old.fashioned barbecue dancing
and other amusements, including running
and trotting races. The round trip tickets
will be twenty-five cents
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THE ANTI-MONOPOLISTS- -
4 SiserIar Relating to Their AetN1u nj
Chicago.

NEw IoRK, lGHS 2S.-The Anti-AIo-
nopoly organic pn 10 be represented at
Chicago during the session of the Demo
cratic Conyepdon by 100 men, to
be yet named, who, according to the cir
cular, will make "such honorable effort as
shall seem TO them best to secure the in
dOrsement o. the action and nomination of
this organization gt its National Conven-
tion at Chicago, May ftth, by the nomina-
ton of the candidate then selsesed hyit as
tbs candidate OF pepaeeFaess- s.iFs.,l..e
saslsi fs'fl,i- as,ti-naon epoiy vats g Lad asal
represented by Gen. Benjamin F.-Butler,
of Massachusetts wbo will, under any Cir
cumstances, vita or witko.t further in-
dorsement, receive its full force IN = .aogem-
bpr for President
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CONGRESSIONAL.
The River and Harbor Bill Further
Considered by the Senate, but Ne
Result Reached.
! s-ss Day in the House. Only Business
y of Routine Character Trans.
ft acted.
Mrs. Polk's Portrait-Lawyer Cock Ven.
siia:ed Before THE Springer Commit
tee-Capital Points.
MRS. POLES PORTRAIT.
A Work of Art that Excites Praise ON
All Sides.

ESPECIAL THE APPEAL.l
WASHINGTON, June eS.--The beautiful
oil painting OF Mrs. President Polk, pre-
sented by the ladies' of tennessee, which,
on last Wednesday, was assigned a posi-
tion in the. green rooni at the White
House to share the honors with Hunting
toms exquisite portrait of Mrs Hayes, ex-
cites the praise of all who have been per-
miIted to see it. The portrait is about life
size and full length, and shows Mrs. Polk
to have been a very handsome woman.
The pose, and toilet are also very striking,
and an artistic background, with taste
! fol arrangement OF urapery, complete the
picture. TMsis only the fourth portrait
Of the wife OF President that has been
assigned to pace in the White House,
] Martha Washington, Mrs. Tyler, Mrs
Polk and Mrs. Hayes. constituting the
| ol1artatte