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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-21
Sick Headache.

One single dose of Baile7's Saline Aperient
will cure II nine times in ten cases. is the mild
world. II cures constipation, biliousness, sick
stomach, sick headache, heartburn, acid stomach;
relieve. Indigestion, refreshes and invigorates
he veal and feeble, cheers the depressed, acts
-geItiy upon the liver and kidneys, allays symp-
komsr of fSvoI, csoIUtcs healthful perspiratIon,
regulates the flow of bile, mtigates the pangs oS
Rheumatism, cleanses the stomach and keeps the
braip cool and clear.
When you need a purgative-try it. Large
Bottles 20 cents. 1t is as pleasant as glass of
oS soda water. Sold everywhere,
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Idaho POlygamists

SALT LAKE. UTAH, May II. "A letter from
Oxford, Idaho, says: THE greatest excite
mtnG prevails at Bear Lake On the 5th war
rants were placed In thu hands of three depu-
ty marshals for the arrest of eighF polyga,,
miStS at and round Paris. Nothing was heard
from tn matter here Iuntil this morning, when
telegram announcing the fact that the
polygamists we, e all corr allied in the meeting
use at Paris, under the protec ion of an
armed guard of or. thren, on the out
side, was received The Deputy Mar
ShalS who attempted to make
the arrest were marched out of Paris by an
armed mob, who threaten. that they would
kill any one VINO attempted to serve warrant.
Marshal Fred DubOIs, upon receipt of this
news, Immediately telegraphed Superintend-
ent Bylickerdofer, at Pocatelle, and chartered a
s ecial train to convey himself and posse to
Montpelier, from which point they will reach
Paris to- day (Sundsy).
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WAsHINGToN May l2.-The Post Office In
spectors have reported for removal s. ID. Bron-
sgn, Postmaster at Hawark, Oak. for DegtecT-
lug to depOslLe postal funds and failure 10 ac-
count for money collected from . public.
The Pre- ident to-day appointed Jas. F. Vogt
Postmaster at Lema arS Ia, vice +. NJ. Emory,
suspended, In explanation OF the suspense n
of Postmaster Emory, the POstmaster-Gener-
al states that in February last an Inspe, tor
examined the Office at LRmarS and found
the Postmaster ShOrt s$672 that he had
not made his deposit at the end of the month,
as required, but often taking week o. two
later and the affair was neg lgently conducted
The inspector was of the opinion that the loss
had occurred by theft, resulting from the car,
less manner in which Gov rnment property
was left e\ posed by the poStmaS er The post
master Immediately ma .e gOOd the shortage.
but, say the PostmaSte Genera its the firm
det+ rml alton OF the Deparim mt to remove
every postmaster whose assets are found
short aud who does not deposit promptly as
required ny he reglstrators, or who is areless
and negligent in he conduct of his affairs.
The President thi afternoon made the fol-
lowing appointments:
10 be Collector of Internal Revenue: George
Ia. Spear, for the district of We mont.
Charles Z. HosbrOok, for the sixth district of
Wisconsin.
Edmond r. Bigler for the twenty third dis
fdW. g. Wall, for the first district of WIS.,
IonSln.
A Kinnard for the fifth district of New Jer
Vim. A. Vincent, of New Mexico. to be Chief
Justice Of the supreme Court of the Territory
of New Mexico.
Leroy F. Yomars, of South Carolina, to
be torn y of the United States for the
district of South Carolina.
Francis II West, of Wisconsin, to be mar
shall of The United States for the Eastern Dis
trict Of Wisconsin.
q. l.. Williams, of Iowa, to be marshal of
the United States for the Southern district of
Iowa.
Money COunt G mpieIe.
The connt of moneys and securities in :, he
United States Treasury has been compile Fed
Everything was found IN satisfa tory cGndi-
til n, and :he reports of ex-Treasurer Wyman
were approved III every instance.
Commissioner Sparks Assault
WASHINGTON, May 2.-In police circles
this morning the case of Commissioner Sparks,
the General Land Office charged with per,
sonal assat 1t upon Col. he Alma. a timber in
spector of that Office, cam up for trial. The
commissioner was present with his counsel
Col. De Anna was the first witness, and re-
peated on the tand substantial ly the account
of the assault already published as coming
| from him. He SAID the commissioner twisted
his fingers in his Ode Aana'S col
/ lar, and tried to strangle him.
He offered no resistance. On being asked II
he had not been violent in his conduct, the
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-21
MEXICO.
NEx,cAN NAr,oNAL RAILwAY.

MEXICAN NATIONAL RAILWAY.
CITY OF MEXICO. (via Calves OnJ May A.
Government officials state thai the conceSS1o
danger of 70 feiture; that according to article
four of the compsny's modified contract of jan
uary IL, 1885, the company IL und itself to de-
liver 500 xii of finished road to the Govern
m Mt it two yea. s. By the same article zoe
kllometers we. e to be flushed on the Mata
moras and Monterey line, on which
line work was not to be suspended.
The time for compliance with this contract
was TO begin January IL, 1888, and the 800 kilos
were to have been delivered on the l1th Of
ia uary this year. This Wa not done. only
lCO kilos on the MatamOras and Monterey line
were delivered. The cOmpanY's concession now
depends upOn the fOrbearance "f the Govern
ment. The Government can appoint one ap-
praiser. the company another these third an
case it Is deem, btSt to transfer the railroad
to some other company.
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San Francisco Railway.

ST. LOUIS, May 13.-The Annual Report of
the San francisco Railway, shows gross earn
ings, q, ,643, ,596; operating expenses, 81 953 5
ings, 50, $685. interest charge, sinking fund,
rental, etc, $685., ,2n2; surplus earnings, $685.,
0I5. FOur-fiftbs of the stock of the road was
the road in aggregate and per mile, wei larg-
er in 1884 than in any proceeding
year, Notwithstanding the business
depression, and while operating expenses were
kept down to the very low figure of ~ per
ceat, thu road has been maintained up to a
high standard, and 8 .343 tons of steel rails
added to the tra.k. The total mileage of road
at he end of the year was S15 miles, of which
6sS were steel rails. The aggregate bonded
debt on January was S23, 1893 900, an il crease
since the previous report of 81, 900.
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ALABAMA.
Trouble Which Arose From an Ont
rage.

SELMA, May 1.-THE excitement still pre-
walls inlthe vicinity of Dixie station over the
Eillng of ScipiO AtchisOn, (cOlored) whose
body was found yesterday in the woods, rid
died with ouc shot and whose death is sup
posed to have been caused by white men
against whom he had made threats for pur-
suing his son. 1t is feared that two more ne
grOes, Steve Sullivan aud Tom Ward, are miss
ipg. There are good grounds for believing
that Sulli, an was killed on the same night
that Scipio Att hiSon was mui dered. Ward
Is thought to have escaped. Sulli an
and Ward were both friends of young Atchi-
son, who outraged the white woman, Mrs.
threats The shooting. in both ca es. is sup
posed 10 have been done by party of three
hundred men, gathered from a section of
twenty miles square. Young Atchison is still
at large, but is being traced up. The white
people in the section where the murders occur
red have become alarmed, owing to tn eats of
the negroes and fear an iDsurrection in the
saw-mill and charcoal section, where there are
several hundred negroes
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-21
RIEL THE REBEL.
PROGRESS OF THE INDIAN UPRI S
ING IN THE NORTHWEST
ERN TERRITORY.
Opinion of Gen Crook on the
Effect Of MIddeItOn's Sue
Cess or Defeat.
steamship HeIvetia, with $4OO-
OGO Freight, Founders Off
Cape Breton.
Affairs at the Federal Capital
appointments, Husihess,
Other Matters.
REIL'S WAR.

ST. HAUL, Mimi, May IL TN an interview
with an Associated fr, IS Rep rter, John VIC
La; t. of bismarck. la Ota, ju returned
from w n epeg, whe"e he has been deiiv ring
hOr 5. teams supplies to The ia. id /. .
Cove. nment. SAID the G0v-rrme,t haO ad-
vices that men from ChicasO, New Ork ai d
Boston mia. ae NOT WITH as LEI, anu that
mentS OF the half-br: eds. Old timers
regar Gen. MiddleJ,l'S success at Bat
I che as absolutely necessary to prevent the
lndlt 5 from uprising ell mdSSe Suppl are
short and about all CONE from this side of the
line North Dakota is now being drained
oi horses, hay. oats; etc. There are believed
TO be about ], 500 half-breedS III the field, 600
Indians are re .dy to take he war path, and
but 4,OOO troops to oppose them.
Gen. q, OOks' Opinion.
ST. PAUL, May 1l.-Gen. Crooks, one of the
heroes of the Minneso ota Ini,,n Wars and Judge
OF the Military Commissioners that o demned
800 sioux to death, 80 tf " HON were hanged,
at NJ auhOta shortly after the massacre there
was interviewed by an Associated Press re-
sOrtel, ms evening, as to the outlook fer a
tory, b, cause OF his fall iliarity with
the Indian character. He says
Middleton must achieve decisive victory or
all the Indians will have on war paint IN a
week. Should the half b. eeds achieve signal
victory over Middleton the result could be but
most disa trOuS. He said the plan of action
from his distance Of observation would be to
weaken the works by sho., scatter the h III
breeds by shell from the front and flank, have
Ir,I e fall upon the rear with 5UO mounted
police, for e The enemy ntO dis rider mass
them II possible, then rake them with Cat
ling guns, rifles, and Shot and shell
until diSOrdere +; ten storm their
works. Ills would doubtless cost many good
lives, as ihe enemy are meryy snd fl hit being
trained hulrerS. but the end to be a ia ned
Is 50 de able and necessary that 70 'ps must
be Sacri ifced, otherwise tie who'll country
would De wep by the sava"es, who are liable
to 20 on the war path, anu tn would spare no
women or children. He dued that whatever
grievances the II lf-breedS may have when
hey inclte merciless s.vuges they are enti led
I'd no sympathy from hristianS
NEWS OF THE BATTLs.
OTTAWA. ONT. May 1.-THE feeH here
over the news from the Northwest, to-day, is
intense. ,he qaper5 havo IS>ued extras, Civ
ng accounts OF the battle. The newSpe per
Offices were crowded all day, and the fight was
llie sole tCplc of cOnv TSatiUn everywhere. 1t
IS under stood that the Government has re-
,e1ved report C, nfrming the news received
by tile press.
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Two Beaueiful women.

Cleopatra and Mrs. Langtry, although of din
erent nationalities, are types of beauty which az
admire. Each one mad secret in retaining then
beauty, and both succeeded.
One drank herb and root teas fefore breakfast
to prevent al female irregularities, while the other
used iron for the same purpose.
Both succeeded. Now these two great secrets
combined by the Medical Profession, tor the
special prevention and c're of all female com
plants and I-regoiArit that afiict old and young
females, which is acknowledged to be the grand
est success As female regulator and iron tonio
ever before known. 1t is known as Dr.. DIom-
goole's English Female Bitters and it regu ates
and removes all monthly excuses, distractions
and irregrearitics; it builds up all broken down
constitutions, strengthens the weak and feeble,
imparts iron to the blood, beauty to haggard fea-
lures and bloom to faded cheeks.
1t cures Mysteries, LeucorrhGa, chlorosis. sick
headache, nervousness, palpitation, ulcerahoi.,
proapsus rteri and all other troubles that are pc
culiar to old or young women. Send for IS cent
book FKzF. Sold everywhere.
Pa DROMGOOLE & CO., Props,
Louisville, KY.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-21
KNIGHTS OF HONOR
Meeting of the Supreme Lodge at 81


Meeting of the Supreme Lodge at St.
Louis.
ST. LOUIS, May I3.-The Supreme Lodge
knights of Honor met to day. The Grand Sec
retary'S report was submitted aud shows there
were, on the first of January this year, 2.5U0
working lodges in the country with total
membership of 12s8, ,s48. Since theg, twenty five
new lodges have been added and there has
been gain of 226O members making present
membership OF l3l ,1Os. During the, year 1884,
twenty assessments were called, which yield
ed an aggregate of 81, ,709, Fol, and the number
of deaths was 1,4O9, The Supreme treasurer
presented financial statement, which shows
that since the IL st annual meeting, there has
been receiv:.d S24Os, 1856, and the disburse-
mentS have been 81, 1854, 120, leaving balance
in the Widows and Orphans Benefit
fund of AZ, $40.
fter ese reports had been disposed of,
Delegate Russell asked the part of the re-
port of the Supreme Dictator, which refers to
the conduct If ex supreme Treasurer Brecken-
ridge, be printed and distributed throughout
the rank and file of the Order. After heated
discussion it was referred to the Committee ON
the Htate of the Order. At D. M. an adjourn
ment was had till 10 a m. tomorrow.
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rest Your Baking Powder Tu-Day i!
THE TEST:

Br-- IS advertised as absolutely rrre
AMNaoHr ga
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-21
Result of a Quarrel.

PITTsBURG, Pa, May 12.--This afternoon
Mrs. Annie Pershing, wife of W. G. Pershing,
and daughter-in-law of Rev. 1. G. Pershing,
prominent Methodist institution, shot herself
in the right temple, and is now in dying con-
dition- six weeks age, while student at
the college, she married young
Pc shing. The marriage was
clandestine one, but subsequently there were
satlsfa tory explanations for all concerned. A
quarrel last night, it was said eliminated in
young Pershiug going TO Chicago. His wife
started out to hni,t him to-day and not finding
him returned home to Allegheny, where she
shOt herself. Mrs Pershing was the daughter
of a wealthy resident OF Newcastle, Pa. She is
eighteen years of age. and quite pretty.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-21
CUBA AND PORTO RICO.

NEW YORK, May IA Havana, Cuba let
ter says: 400 acres of sugar cane on the estate
OF 4XlnOn. at Recreo, were recently burned.
juaZ.
Advices from Porto Rico say a committee of
the Provincial Deputation waited ON the Gov
ernOr-General an l. after setting forth the un-
fortunate situation i which The Island Is
placed, owing to the prevalence of financial
crisis, requested him to endeaver to induce the
Government to abolish the expert duties Oh
sugar at once.
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TEMPERANCE.
Annual Meeting of the National . O.
rieIy.

AnnuaI Meeting OF The National o.
cieIy.
NEW YORK, May 12.-The 20. h annual meet
ing of the National Temperance Society was
held tod y. The annual report of Secretary
StearuS shows the financial depression of the
country had affected the temperance cause ma
terially. There were distributed 5,455, SO pages
of books, pamphlets, etc. The entire receipt
from membership legacieI were S6S, ,s99 The
mis- ,ionary work i'll the year caused an outlay
of SIS, 600 The Trea>urer'S report showed The
entire receip;s for the year to have
been S6O.21s, The expenses slightly exceed
that amOu"t. Resolutions we're adopted, con-
great advahce the cause had made, and upon
the widespread and rapidly-increasing inter-
est in it Temperance organizations through
out the world were urged to Oplitezin monster
guration OF tslhes temperance movement, the 1st
of September
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-21
RUSSIA.

LONDON. May 1e.-l:so D. M. cOnsols 90 5le
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PHELPS RECEPTION
Meets a Hearty Welcome and Max es
a SDeech.

a Speech.
SOUTHAMPTON, Eng. May 14.-1he directors
of the Isle OF Wight Steam Packet Company,
placed saloon steamer at the disposal OF the
reception party to convey Mr. Phelps from the
tlbe to the shore,
At landing, Mr, Phelps was welcomed by the
mayor md other municipal authorities of
southampton, ard members of the chambers
of commerce; several speeches were made ex
pressing joy at his safe arrival,
In reply, Mr.. Phelps cordially
thanked them for this kind and unexpected
reception, adding, nothing could have intro
duced me more pleasantly to your beautiful
country. have enjoyed sight of it for the
past two days, while passing along the SoLtll-
ern Coat. IDever had the pleasure of seeing
it before, l assure you 1 come to England
hoping and iru ting most sine. rely that may
be an instrument in pre- noting
and continuing in very small |
way those cordial, kindly and generous rela-
tionS so long existing, ana which / hope will
always exist between you and your kinsmen in
the Great West"
Mr.. Phelps and wife then visited the grinci-
pal points of interest in the town. They de-
clined an offe, of a special tram, and proceeded
to London at rs in the evening, on the regular
express train, and arrived on schedule time.
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i do not like thee. Dr. Fell.

1Ho oISdSOu WHY, cdIuOG Ieli.
1t has often been wondered at, the bad Odor
this oft quoted doctor was in. Twas probably
because he, being one OF the Old-School doctors,
made up pills as large as bullets, which moth
ing but an ostrich could bolt without nausea.
Hence the dislike. Dr. II. v. Pierce'S "Pleas-
ant PurgatiVe Pellets are sugar-cOated and
no larger than bIrd-shot. and are quick to do
their work. For all arrangements of the Liver,
Bowels or Stomach, they are specific.
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WASHINGTON NOTES.
LOC.ustS Predicted.

WASHINGTON, May 12-Prof. G. v. Riley
Etpmoiugist Ot the Agricultural Department,
says the Ountry will soon be visited by greaL
broodS # locusts of the seventeen aud thirteen
years varieties, and this will be the first time
in 22i years they have appeare i'll conjunction
They will not prove greatly destructive and
the injury they will infict will probably be
confined to fruit trees. The visi alton will be
prolonged until late in j .ly.
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A Burglar Killed.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 12.-The News
special from NOb1esville, Iud., says: At Fish
ersburg. small town near there. last night, six
burg arS entered Boden LamerS Try goods
store, in which two men were sleeping
nght with revOlvers followed, resulting In the
death of one of the burglars, whose dead body
was carried off by his compani ms, alc as the
two men in the store were afraid to follow,
they escaped, leavin no clew.
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Sunset Cox.

WASHINGTON. May 11.-Mr. S. s. Cox to-day
who propose calling upon the President to re-
quest his appoin,m ment as Minister to Tu kew
be revoked, will not arrive here until ~ednes-
day. The question IF his final acceptatiOn of
the mission I'll not be determined until after
the interview of the delegation with the Pres
ideDt. r. Cox, however, intimateS he still
expects to go to Con tantnople about tho end
of the present month.
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BRUEGGERHOFF.
the Farming OutlOok-Catt1e and
Sock Matters

OIdIOSIIIt1u
BRUEGGERHoFF, May 1l.-Farmers say they
have never seen more hupefu. outlook for
abundant crops of all kinds. One cause of this
hopefulness IS attributable to the unrelaxing
energy displayed in cl-aning the crops, which b,
Notwithstanding the superabundance of rain.
has been thoroughly accomplished before any
If the usually bad effects Of a less perfect cul-
tivation was perceptable.
A few of our farmers are rounding up their
yearlings and two-year-Olds to-day, prepara-
tory to selling Tomorrow. Others, however,
decline tn accept prices offered which are 81 90
leave on the rang 30 or 400 head Of the same
grades, which The owners contend they will
not sell at the prices offered.
THE STATEsMAN's list of subscribers is
larger here than that of any other paper pub
lished the State.
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New York State.

UTICA, n. Y, May 16.-Miss Cora Bartlett, a
pretty young chooI teacher, employed near
leCentre, Oneida County was brutally out
rageq VINE h @ retuIInig I trod - schooi moo thursday
bert Ford has been arrested for the crime and
the watch recovered.
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TIN. TEXAS. THURSDAY, MAY 2I. 1885.

the flames until he was unconscious.
him on the ground. by the fir 1hey dragged
HIM to pIar e of Safaty, bu in doing SO their
clothing caughI fire aid d they were so terribly
full Hess was found by the neighbOrS and car
ried home. He is still uncOnciouS, and will
die
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WhOIesaIe Slaughter.

SAVANNAH, Ca, May 12.-At Walthurville,
a small hamlet tnirty-seven miles from this
city, on Monday in quarrel over game of
cards by negro mill a ID turpentine hands, five
were killed outright and four or five others
dangerously wOundtd d
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AUSTRIA,
BASIS OF THE AGREEMENT.

VIENNA, May IA dispatch from St. Pc
tersbmg says that the basis of the Anglo-hus-
sian agreement appears to consist i'll the abo-
litlon pf the Neutral Zone in favor of direct
boundary between Russia and Afghanistan.
Russian Government circles think this will Sc
cure lasting peace, the Neutral Zone having
been constant cause of discussion.
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PERSIA.
rHE NEx AFGHAN FRoNrIER.

THE NEW AFGHAN FRONTIER,
SIBILA, May 1.-THE new Afghan frontier
line starts at point north of Zulficar. and
runs thence eastward to Chamboi Bhid. From
the latter place the line extends northward
down the Kushk River to GanzitKahn, and
proceeds thence eastward and south of Penj
deb to KhOiah-Saleh.
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Tarredard Featbered.

UTICA, N. Y, May 16-Hagh Riley. of BOs-
ton, who married young lady Of LeCentre,
Oneida County, was tarred and Ieathered
Thursday night for extreme cruelty TO his
young wife.
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Caught i'm fine Flames.

PITTsBURG. PA, May PA special from
Huntington, Pa says; W. A. Hess, a farmer,
yesterday was bu ming brush near valuable
piece of timber land. on his farm. at Wells
Valley, in Fulton County. The high wind car
ried the flames into the timber, and the fire
was soon beyond his control. He fought
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Wool Growers AS, ociation,

ST.. LOUIS, My 13-A meeting at the Cotton
Exchange to-day nearly completed arrange
ments for the reception and entertainment of
the National Wool Growers Association which
meets here on the'27th inst. The hall of the
Cotton Exchange was rendered for the con-
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General Robinson.

LEXINGTON, KY, May I1.-Since it has be
come known tina Hon. James blackburn will
not be appointed Coll ctor of the seventh Dis
trict of Kentucky, General James +. Robin
son, q former applicant, has relied his appl1-
cation. He is an old-;ime Democrat, and
was Union soldier
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-21
NEW ORLEANS.

THE LIGHT GUARDS WIN THE FIRST PRIZE.
Special Telegram to The Statesman.
NEW ORLEANS, May 15.-The Houston
Light Guards, of Houston won the first pr Ze
ON both company and individual drill.
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Another Slick Rascal.

NKw YORK, May 16.-Wm. r. Morst, clerk
of the National Suspender Company, was found
to be short $4,000 in his accounts. Morse is
Secretary and Treasurer of the Kni"kerbocker
Yacht club