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TIE BLUE RIDGE RAILROAD TAX.

The communication Of "Prep" last
week, enquiring about the condition of
the taxes on the Blue Ridge Railroad,
asks some questions which our readers
doubtless feel an interest iu, and would
like to know i!s exact status.
About 67e years ago tie Blue Ridge
Railroad belonged to tho areenville G.
Columbia Railroad, which was greatly
embarrassed, aud was being mismanaged
to such e palpabie extent that every per.
con believed It would be sold out, and
there was desire In the up.coun.ry to
have the old Blue Ridge Road completed.
The editor of the INTELLIaENcER In.
troduced in the Legislature 20 bill to
facilitate the completion of the Blue
Ridge Railroad" the main features OF
which wers to give to any company
which would take and complete the road,
two hundred and fifty conviets; On ex.
emptlon for twenty years from State and
county taxation, with period Of one
year in which to begin the work, and
three years after commencement in
which to complete the road. The All
Line Road was, then owned by separate
company, and IL was believed with some
assurance that If the bill passed as in.
troduced, this company would take aud
build the road under ita provisions
There were, however, enough theoretical
moralists In the Legislature to defeat the
grant Of convicts, and the bill was passed
with the other features, hoping that per.
haps the exemption from taxation would
suffice to secure the building of The road
To February, 1882, the time for the com
mencement. OF the work had expired
and the Road had been. .sold to the Clyde
Syndicate. They owned the Marysville
], end Of tha Road and also the North
Eastern Road in Georgia, but had not
then Ienssd the Air Line. ;5 .'.5. 5 y !. 4
Their engineers were sent over both
roads 20 asssssaia the cest of completing
them, and the Legislature extended The
time Of beginning work for three yeafs.
in the hope that, the exemption fon,
taxation would induce them to take che
original line. They afterwards leased
che Air Line and adopted the North
Eastern rousas 4. + s!.siif , 8. s sas .t:,.,
The Aotisxpiged In February laat, but
the back taxes, cannot be collected Until
nsSt Fail az The feauiar2 time. All other
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= An ex.Confederate story teller saws
that during one of Lees battles near
Richmond he saw O comrade on his
knees, with his hand held above his head.
crying out, Come along, furlough; come
along" He wanted TO have a finger
taken of by bullet 80 that he could 90
home. An officer came up behind him
and gave him violent kick, The sol.
der cried: eff that ain't discharge.
I'll be hanged" He said afterward tSat
ne thought piece of bursted shell had
struck him.
= The directors of the Greenville and
Laurens Railroad met at Greenwood
Wednesday to consider proposition
from the Georgia Central to take control
OF the road and c. nplete and operate it
within short time, accepting bonds in
payment for the expense of ironing and
putting down cross.ties and Furnishing
rolling stock. The Greenville directors
were In favor of accepting the propnai-
ton, but the Laurens delegation wanted
time to consider the matter. Another
mesting will be held May z.
- In one of the divorce cases in tba
Supreme Court. of Massachusetts. the
other day, after q young man had recited
thai his wife cuffed him around and at
one, slime whacked him over the head
With o poker, the court was led TO remark
that after having heard 225 divorce caaea
upon the bench that was the frat in
which man had asked for divorce
from his wife because of cruel and abn-
sive treatment, .
- Jack McAbee, white lad. about
IL years. old, was found dead In the road
near Campobello, Spartanburg County.
one day last week. Hs was driving an
OK wagon, and II SCENE that the fore
wheel etrnck q saplipg aud broneht Is
down suddenly across bis neck and mash.
cd him down on the tongue and, broke
his neck, or choked him. The oxen
stopped still and he was found pressed
down BY the sapling. !
"a lady Of irreproachable yeraci.y.
VINO resides 10 Wayresboro, Ga, says In
substance, the following occurrence took
place 10 prominent ,merchgnts back
ya.a Gay OF 60 ego: A COW, seeing q
po! 81 seas cooking in the yard, went up
20 T., nited 1t OF the fire with. her horn,
HMseu 9nSl the pottage cooled, aud then
very quietly proceeded To. feast upon hsr
no nue. dinners eating all tho peas In the
- Z. J. Curtis, a carpenter Of K;no.
e!on, ;fsa:, while Engaged in tearing down
an ola building erected as q dwelling.
LOUISE nan 9 century ago, but which has
.ssn Dssn ussa aa 2 school. house for thirty
years, discovered secreted among the
and oliver coin. The bnildinr was q siii 1ssniJ
Az e soan n iIsssssf saS Of Kingston. only few
Is. 80! -.
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A Hard Working President.
A Washington letter to the Baltimore

A Washington letter to the Baltimore
american says:
With the thermometer in the seventies
In the shade, and with Colonel Lamont
still under the weather from oyerwork.
President Cleveland should heed the
warning given by his friends and SLACK
up o little on the amount of work he has
been doing eince he came into the White
House. In speaking of this matter. NO
reference 10 intended to what has thus far
been accomplished by the administration.
The only matter In question Is the long
hours and actual labor put in day after
day and night after night BIZ LII. Cle5a.
land himself The memory of the oldest
employe OF the White House runneth
not back to the time when there has been
such Q hard.Working President. It Is,
perhaps, an open question as to whether
1t is necessary for him TO handle Els own
mail, or for him TO personally inspect the
Papers Of every candidate for o presiden.
,sial ,apposntment. But the fact remoins
that he evidently thinks he must give his
personal attention. to these unattera.
TAe Eeanlt 10 that, with the exception of
about seven hours for sleep, two for
meals aad now and then an hour or two
he aeat a hnS Ia as..y 20 oons.an'iy at WORK at
cau,s u Ssa s,n..,.ain. u sIS:esimes "nen ne has
~ hS s,Se,M fannS .,as, .nins ON ms mind he Is
s,,t;,n ~ SS aH r,s,h hpo,sng 1ssi papers and con.
s sonoh ~ ~,i sho;! hemoefs Oh ma cabinet,
LATE % .. . nso,oah e eisInai alscomfols, as
,.ai ,s9 70 vt'ouS ln tne morning. Colo.
~ hIS.nu us =. VIZ - YnIlso wv e eS nara worker
~ ss = 49, ~ mmy S,seveiand, anu yet
- 9 nn, nSsot .Ss eSuIoSniosu 20 ina pressure. 1t
G,anos,na n Mo ane.,oie, sssn amPossipie that Mr..
oso'aIS s;r'a S.ny may ao weii .. ee warned in
o' =. .tnth,o onH " MS lnumnte friends
as nsa uesa In. 'a,n.Is n n.m On the subject,
anu IN ns has iausnlngiy t.sd them-point.
oatbst ba will Sa M sshg avoisda
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The INrELnrenNoRn has fteauen.

The INTELLIaENoRR hss freauently
urged on the citizena OF Cbarleaton
A.Ean F.assas,a sn;. p:oka.,a Ar Al
rabilitv Of oanbinipr the Carolina Cnms
barland GAN ana Chieapo Rnilroad vi,h
the savannah valley from MeCormiekA
70 sn,ith,a store Il could have bean
aasilv done and tha: 'oniy lprsaaino, necs,.
hary; "a ba dona WouId haya baan abou.
tasnty.eipht miles ! ft6rns Isdrsfield .,o
elyorraisk,a tS3eivaIm aIm;isss ifrons EAn,1sr.
son 10 smith,astoT,a.I,i thraa railea m 8 be.y,ean
That noint, ,,and Piokana and abont .flys
nilegs from SEdaeas,d To- Aiken. TbI,,
grading of farty.aiphk n,.iea w;onpId 4h,. ia
slJ5aaniI q fIoad frona piotenasi "a iken Sboht
ono Z 'LpndTsd 3 md 81 ,fortv q fiftyJ MID,
throurh . anIendid country. and an inde.
psnaSht rshostar ! line q ID Cbarlsstbn
stato prias made ma 5apx,ious to see tba
polnts named so,onesaso "a ia saeotyurinr thi,
rbaa. 8. f,hnslestcn noI,ld aas,lu + hava
sec,lssa itf by d subscription III a INV
sthoassnd sdolIaTsa. 3 ana II woopId y avally
year haya M aadsd len iold 70 M tl,a basioass.
81 thatt citv. if,ot' no in,s5ssk m ',vas ! taksp n.
In tho sugges.ion, aud Anderson vdS hsd
put her money Into the ssayann.h VALLEY
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Insurance License.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,


OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL
COLUMBIA, S. c., April l, 1885.
IT CERTIFY that w. J.. Cox, Esq.
Il of Bolton, 8. c., Agent of The
Continental Insurance Co., incorporated by
the State OF New York, has complied with
the requistions OF the Act Of The General
Assembly entitled "An Act to regulate the
Agerc cies of Insurance Companies not in.
corporated in the State Of South Carolina"
and / hereby license the said w. f.
Cox, Esq, Agent aforesaid, to take risks and
transact all business of Insurance in this
State. in the County Of Anderson, for and
in behalf of said Company. Expires
March 31st, 1856.
w. e. STONEY, Comp. Gen.
April 80, 1885 AZ
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President Cleveland has removed Mr..
q. III. Brayton as Collector OF internal
Revenue, and appointed Hon. D. F.
Bradley, of Pickeus, to sucoeed him.
This is an excellent appointment, and
will give general satisfaction to the peo.
pie of the State. Col. Bradley will
make an efficient and courteous officer.
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a-s AZ shauter ofS ii aiafniiies oconrfed n,
q coIosadS 4 azaik fanail M e 1SbaviiIs
QonRsy ono dey last Mesk. rvs al 'his
dcgyss his lie and his hosss ail fsll Edssd.
On nIthsl i5.staHt tks fons F,fiss
'nnsfsin tEaS Aamp lon iail turned aIJoi,
4ho jaiIer Nhisst Ae ySaps ltyinr thsl1
,slsn sIsss dinner dim. locked him Y and Hsde
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T6e dscisIozs zsos lie ssprssis Cont
siIa sIhe SaSa of tsi6 s1isasl sl6tsss COlhn>Blx
and sJAGk ~ EaJl soyv plE lisstedS
oIi3fnSa thA IL i0n at q tkhe los xes ,tSe4ft
HAT tbs Sttite fnil ilfGad sie1SnTnis haa
no p0Hef 10 isE ts q a$TeS efsS sSdfc5aAs
shspre from iSsio 10 B point I'D
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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF ANDERSON.


George A. RaInspeck and John II. Green, partners
in trade, under 3he f:m name Of Ramspeck &
Green. Plaintiffs, against Charles I. brennan
and W. Ira brennan, partners In trade under
the firm name OF brennan Bro, Defendants.
--SuatmonJy for ReltcJ-C6mplcinf n0f Ss-vtd.
To tho Defendants Charles /. brennan and w. Ira
brennan:
VoU arc hereby summoned and required to an
II aver the Complaint In this action, which
is hlcd In the Office OF tho Clerk Of tho Court
OF Common Pleas, q. Anderson c. H., Q. c., and 70
servo copy Of your answer to tho said complaint
the subscribers at their Office Anderson C. II:
g. c.. within twenty days nftor tho service hereof.
exclusive OF the day Of such service; and II you
fail to answer the complaint within the time afore-
said, tho plaintiff In this action will apply TO tho
Court for tho relief demanded in tho complaint.
Dated April 25th, A. d. 1885.
PRINCE & VANDIVER,
Plainti6s' Attorneys.
[sEALl N. p. TREBLE. c. c. p.
To the Defendant Charles !. brennan:
Take notice that tho complaint In this action,
togsther with the Summons, OF which the forego.
Ing 10 copy, were fled In the oce OF the Clerk Of
tho Court for Anderson County, South Carolina
on tho 25th day Of April, A. d. 1885.
PRINCE & YANDIVER,
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
Anderson, 8. c., April 3oth, 1885. i2-e
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Lost or Misplaced.

NNE NOTE, payable to Matilda Ander-
" son by l.. p. Smith. Persons are
hereby warned not to trade for said Note,
and the finder will be rewarded by return.
ing 1t to me.
MATILDA ANDERSON. #
April 80, 1885 AZ
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Quantity in medicine is no indication
or value. Ayers Sarsaparilla Is concen-
trated and powerful; requires q small
dose, and is more effective, dose for dose.
than any other Sarsaparilla. tis the best
of oil blood medicines.
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By the use of Buckingham's Dye, the
whisksrs may be easily made q perma.
nent. natural brown, or black, as desired
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= Messrs. Fred and w. Oliver, OF
New York, have been in Columbia for
several days perfecting arrangements to
build large oil mill. These gentlemen
are the part owners of the oil mill in
Charlotte, which has been go successful
for some years past.
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|iNoTICE FINAL SET -,EMENT. 2.
~ The underaigned, executors Of the
Estate OF Daniel X. Watson, deceased, here.
Ey give notice that they will apply to the
Judge Of Probate for Anderson County, on
the LIST day Of June, 1886, for Final Set.
uemens u OF said Estate and discharge from
L ID. q. WATSON,
WM. B. WATSON, Ex'rs.
April 30, 1885 ~ .i. ~, & -
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TAX la x NOTICE 4
oFFIoE COUNTY TREAs 80.

OFFICE COUNTY TRRa an. {. 81 s.
|S, ANDERsox, 8. o., Anil g:
M oTloE Is hereby given that m ~ ! &
inclusive, for the collectio " y. I. 70 So
Instaiment of State. Connt, " :, tte .Fiif5i
Poll Taxes for the Fiscal Yea, c6.sa Ss.lno I'D
November LIST, 1884. 8 = ! : - !. ~
Taxpayers are given the on,,os I ! .lsss
toiorei or paying one.half fbsIs y heis.
this collection and the otbes M sSyyss ii
Fall collection, or they NAV ,,s,, ~ d "a
of their taxes in the Fall, With Z y .ne ghtls
addition of Five per cent. on penslsy a
stalment. Those who flesira az ~ Aiay 81.
whole Of their texesJin Nav Vii, m As tte
misted s,1 TO do SO, and thsy viii be- g. lsssi; y
The following is the rate Of tay.i,a.
State IaX......."""........ """......... 81 Ai;lf. =.
SSouhEy taH,".... "...,..,., q
school lTax..""........... q
Total............. ..... lOt ,5s;
Taxes are payable in Gold an any ,Sias. y. 1; q
Coin, United States Currency, tE.fIalIf
BANK NOTES ana Coupons Of the ySii5 n l
Brown Bonds" and on the RnrSna rSSnosn o.
State known as Deficiency BonSs B = 81 thls
tiiicatos Of mileage and psr dam d. gs.
Jurors, State Witnesses and ConstsSSSed %
attendance upon the Court of Gene.oif l9i
5ions will be received for ConniS as y, sea.,
not including School taxes. iaIsl
AS required by law, during ,h,, -, ri
ton, will, for the convenience o ~ Sglleer "
payers, attend in the several Town%,il ~ ,ia1,
the following named places on ~ r = Q
indicated, viz: wy ps!l
Varennes- At r. r. Beaty's, Tus.s.,
May 9Th. y suiiesaa}yl
i. Ma5tin.At tin "A, R. B. A. Robinson's, THIN.
May 9Th. ' \ t5i iiGaI, y,
Belton-At Bolton, Saturday NJ, on /,
Hope well-At Piercetown, MondsI, II ~: NJ.
18th. aal
WiIliamston-At Id.'t v'tlliamston, Tue,d,,
Wiiliamston.-At Pelzer, Wedns.d,,,
=, Brushy Creeb.At Wigingtons sto,,
Thursday, May l4th. - '''ase 'e''ole
May 10Th. = tisaa!, H'''
Pendleton-At Pendleton, Saturday, Nj,
Broadaway-At Thos. w. Martina, Non.
&C CentreyilIeEAt , Ide, contreville Mills, Tqa
Fork-At Gaddis w. Farmers, wedps
day, May goth. -'' 's4'F
Rock Mills-At Williford's Store, Thur,
day, May 2lst. .sa45y "s
savannah-At Hollands Store, Pdd.y
May end. ~
Dark Corner-At shcrard's Store, s.iu,.
day, May 23rd. y
On all other days during the month no.
above enumerated, to wit: Nav Ist and md
End, and from the 25th to the 3Oih. ineln.
sive. tl:is office will be found open at ii,
County seat ~
Office hours while travelling from lon m
to 4 p. IA.
w. III. FRIERSON,
County Treasurer Anderson County.
April 9, 1885 "a ~ o :,
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= At Cortland, Ala, Thomas Little, q
wealthy planter, was called to his door,
when some one sprung up in front of
him and fred twenty. four buckshot into
his breast. Samuel Livingston, ais
brother-iu.law, is in Jail, charged with
the crime. Much excitement prevails.
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THE CIvIL-sEnv1CE COMMISSION.

correspondent desires to know
whether there is likely to be any change
in the present Board of Civil-Servce Com
missioners, and if not, why not.
There is vagueness about the inquiry
which stands somewhat in the way of
direct answer. THE CRITIC is quite sure,
however, that there is to be no change in
the board. and does not know of any rea-
sons why there should be. 1t has always
considered the Commissioners fully capa-
bic of administering the law.
Very likely some mistaken ideas have
got abroad concerning these gentlemen.
1t has been said for instance of Judge
Eaton that he is austere, of Colonel
Gregory that he is more pedantic than
practical, and of DIR, Thoman that he is
impulsive and convivial; all which are
great errors and do the board injustice.
Instead of being austere and frigid of
manner, Judge Eaton is of highly ar
dent and emotional temperament, while
Colonel Gregory would be taken anywhere
for n free-and-easy roysterer, were it not
for the established accuracy of his moral
department. The only real ascctic on the
board is-Dr. Thoman, whose gloomy and
somewhat misanthropic turn of minds a
source of great solicitude to his friends.
But so far as THE CRITIC knows they are
all excellent competent men, whose per-
sonal peculiarties in nowise interfere
with the thorough discharge of their Off
cial duties, and it would be an extremely
difficult matter to make any improve
ment in the board
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PEOPLE IN GENERAL.

Ex-SEcRETARY Robert r. LINCOLN and
wife of Chicago are ut the Gilsey House,
New York.
FERDINAND Il. DUrA1s of New York, the
newly-appointed. Consul to ITavre, sailed
for that port yesterday
GENERAL SIMON CAMERON arrived in
Philadelphia yesterday and was warmly
received by his friends in that city.
PROFESSOR GOODWIN SMITH will deliver
an address on "British Rule in India" ut
Cornell University on class day, June 10.
A LOUISVILLE YOUNG LADY the other day
stabbed her best young man in the back
as he was singing "Swect Violets." She
will be acquitted.
SAMUEL J. TILpEN and President Cleve-
land are both subscribers to the fund for
the erection of a monument to the memory
of the poet Bryant.
+. X. JACKSON of Pennsylvania and Miss
Emily Stockton, niece of ex-senator John
p. Stockton of New Jersey, were married
at Princeton on Tuesday.
REV. DR. JOIN Il. EDWARDS of Virginia
will, by invitation, deliver the annual
address before Woflord College, Spartans-
burg, S. c., at the commencement next
week.
SENATOR LOGAN, who called on General
Grant yesterday, says: "The Generals
mind is as clear as bell and his memory
unfaltering. His physical suffering seems
to have nerved his mind to its best
efforts"
THE LEADING MERCHANTS of Montreal
have q high opinion of United States Con-
sul-Gcncral Stearns, who has Just been
superseded, and will give him farewell
banquet June IS.
Mr.. CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS of Boston,
son of John Quincy Adams, will be rs
years of age in August and imbecile from
softening of the brain. His bodily health
is otherwise good, and he may live for
some years.
EX-CoNGREssMAN o. BRTEN of New York
| says: 81 am satisfied with the Admins
tration. Everything is moving to suit any
but chronic kickers. The President is
doing his utmost to satisfy the people who
elected him."
Ex-JUsTICE STRONG of the Supreme
Court does not indulge in that elegant
leisure which he might enjoy on his pen
| sion of $4,000 year, but is one of tho
most active and industrious working law
yers in Washington.-[N Y. Tribune.
THE Hon. Daniel NJ. Fox, having beer
appointed Superintendent of the Mint
the Republican statesmen in that institu
ton will daily look for yellow covers
Notwithstanding the fact that Mr. Fox il
one of the Civil-Service Reform Society,"
! philadelphia Herald,
MAJOR JOHN Il. BLAINE of the Pay De
partment of the army, who has been sta
toned at Helena, Mont, since 1875, anC
where he has invested considerable il
real estate, was recently transferred t.
New York city. The Major is a brothe
of Hon. James G. Blaine.
PROBABLY THERE is not a more patien
man in public life than Mr.. Lamar, AM
the crowds which flock to his Office seen
to appreciate that fact. When he is wear
he has the highly original plan of excus
ing himself for a moment, going on
through his private door to the street
mounting his thoroughbred and speedin
away for a ride in the country.-["Towle,
in the Boston Traveller.
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MINISTER DENBY,s SPEECH.

The speech made by Mr.. Charles DENLY,
the new Minister to China, on occasion of
recent serenade given in his honor at
Evansville, Ind, will sound like dis
cordant music in the ears Of our Caliior-
mia friends, so far as it refers to the people
with whom his diplomatic fortunes are to
be cast.
Out in San Francisco, where China
man is esteemed TO have no more soul
than q gorilla, and no right to set his foot
in free country for the purpose of max
ing an honest living, Colonel Denby'ssen-
timents will be voted rank heresy and the
Administration will be charged with SYM
patbies which no true Californian is bound
TO respect
The new Minister actually had the au-
dacity TO say that ne was going TO race
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Observation-Disclosures

About the first question stranger asks
on arriving at one of our leading hotels is
whether the Potomac River water is dan
gerous to drink. Visitors, as general
thing, put the question with an air of
nervous apprehension and pale, scared
look, such as might be expected were
some great epidemic raging, and as though
they were entering the city at the peril of
their lives.
The consequence is, whatever quieting
assurances they may receive of the harm
less and refreshing character of the bev-
erage which Nature has so copiously fur
nished for the uses of the National Capt.
tai, they cut their sojourn here as short as
possible, avoiding hydrant, when they
see it, as they would man with the con-
fluent smallpox, and even postponing a
good, square wash till they are once safely
outside the limits of the District.
This is no fanciful nor exaggerated
statement. The fact is, that the senseless
scare, which was originally intended for
nothing but to make a point against the
District Government, has got out of the
control of its authors and spread all over
the country, until people at a distance
actually believe that Washington is in
danger of water famine and pestilence
combined.
AS political scheme it is most barren
failure. 1t has rather helped than hurt
the objects at which it was directed, and,
speaking from n business standpoint, it
has not only done the city great damage
in dollars and cents, but put a stain upon
st, oh u.h ini,
will require weeks and months to wear
ont.
This, too. in face of well ascertained
and scientific facts, showing the water of
the Potomac, with which we are supplied,
to be pure and healthful uncommonly free
of deleterious elements and subject only
10 temporary deteriorations in taste and
odor by vegetable infusion, such rs are
usual to all quiet waters at certain sea-
sons, whether confined in reservoirs or not.
The originators ofthe foolish alarm seem
nevertheless bent upon its constant itera-
ton, notwithstanding the exposure of its
folly and the precautionary measures that
have been taken to prevent the possibil.
ity of that which now only exists in an
unreasoning imagination.
Our friends throughout the country
should give themselves no uneasiness
The people Of Washington are drinking
the same old water day after day and ex
perience no evil effects from it, 1t is good
enough for anybody to drink, and stranger
as well as citizen can partake of it freely
without fear of contamination. The best
answer to the howl that has been raised
about its impurity and unfitness to use is
found in the general healthfulness of the
City