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The Portland daily press., 1885-12-07
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT..
The Annual Report of Secretary
Lamar

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-Seeretary Lamar OF the
Interior Department makes his report public to-
day. In speaking OF the report OF the Commits
si0ner OF the Indian Bureau, he says that While
the exhibit made OF the condition of the various
Indian tribes and bands within the limits Of our
country does not show q result commensurate
with tile efforts and expenditures in their behalf,
it makes manifest general state OF peace and or
der aud considerable progress in the mass cT this
dependent and helpless people
He details the outbreaks among the Apache and
Ute Indians. all OF which has appeared in the
papers.
The annual report of the Superintendent Of In
dian Schools contains much information on the
important subject of indian education, and shows
especially what is being done in this branch of
the public service; the equipments and facilities
provided for training and educating the indian
youth for usefulness together with his sugges.
tions and recommendations to meet the needs OF
the service under his superntendence
There are 200 schools, with an average attend
ance Of S,o49 scholars at cost OF SSS7 276.O2.
He discusses the leases OF Indian lands at some
length, but Goes not favor them.
Much space is devoted TO discussion Of the
rights Of railroads through the indian reserva-
ESTATE OF THE INDIANS.
Under this head the Secretary recommends that
portion OF every reservation be divided up into
separate tracts OF suitable size for farms to be al
loited to each individual as his sole and separate
estate. Provision should be made against the
power, until after time limited, of selling or
mortgaging the same, or even leasing 1t TO any Dut
Indians living within the same reservation.
He t;Yors The policy recommended by his pre-
decessor, Secretary Kirkwood, of reducing to
proper size the existing reservations, When EN-
tfreiy out of proportion to the number of Indians
thereon with the consent of the Indians, and up
on just and fair terms and second of placing by
patent the titles to these diminished reservations
as fully under the protection OF the courts as are
titles Of all others of our people to their lands.
The surplus portion cut off should be subject to
sale and the proceeds invested for the benefit q
the indians. The execution of it should be cauti-
Gus and tentative.
FREEnMEN's HOSPITAL
The Whole number of patients admitted for
past year was j. .794. an increase of 2S5 over the
year before, and an average of about 150 admis
sions per month; 725 were white and 1926 were
cOlOFed.
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THE GRIP GAVE WAY.
Collision of Trains on Brooklyn
Bridge.
a Number Of Persons Nnore or Less
Sadly Injured.

NEW YORK, Dee. Sat half past eight o'clock
this morning a train of three cars was started
across the Brooklyn bridge to the New York side.
1t had gone only a few hundred feet when anoth-
er tram was shot out. The grip gave way on the
first train and the cars started to run down the
incline back into the depot. 1t met the other
train and there was terrific crash. Both trains
were packed with men, women and boys. The
platforms were crowded to the outer edge.
panic ensued; men yelled and women screamed,
and one tainted. They broke the glass windows
in the cars and scene OF pandemonium ensued
The brakeman tried to release the grip on the ca
pie that propels the cars A dozen men tried to
help him, but it was impossible. The next instant
there was a crash and 500 people thought they
would be landed into eternity the next minute
The cars were badly smashed and ten persons
were injured; none fatally, however. News Of the
accident spread quickly and it was reported that
20 people had been killed. This created great
excitement, and the police stations were soon
thronged with excited people clamoring for news
Of the dead and injured. One young man was
caught bstween the cars in vice-like grip. 1t
took 80 minutes to cut him out He may lose a
leg Traffic was suspended for several hours
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FIRE THIS MORNING.
L. o. strout's Dry Goods Stock Con-
siderabIy Damaged.

This morning about 2.3o o'clock, as Officer
Harris was patrolling his beat on Congress street.
he noticed smoke issuing from the dry goods
store of L. d. Strout, SIS Congress street, and at
once notified Machigonne No. 1, then ran back
to the store. On his return the fire appeared to
be of considerable extent, and Mr.. Harris at
once pulled box 37-the first bell alarm sounded
for over month-and the department, quick to
respond, soon had stream ON and the fire
subdued.
The fire caught In the cellar at the rear of the
store in a lot of paper Mr.. Strout said he and a
clerk were in the store during the afternoon, and
the clerk replenished the fire in the stove, going
down cellar for charcoal and hard coal. He thinks
it possible that the clerk accidentally dropped
match in the waste paper.
Mr.. Strout said he valued his stock in the fall at
$4,000, but he had been selling from and adding
to it since right along, and he thought he now had
about $4,000 worth there, which is nearly ruined
by smoke and water He also said he had $500
insurance, divided among John E. and Sterling
Dow. The building is owned by Elbridge Gerry,
and is damaged perhaps S1OO; probably insured.
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GENERAL NEWS.

Fears of Mormon uprising in Utah are causing
some uneasiness, and troops are being cOncen-
trated at Fort Douglass, near Salt Lake City, to
promptly quell any disturbances which may oc-
cur.
The four story building of Rollins, Shaw < Co.,
dry goods dealers in Chicago, was burned yester-
day. The loss will be heavy.
The oil mills OF J. P. Mills & Co., of Indian
apolis, ind, were burned yesterday afternoon
with 100 900 bushels of faxseed $4,000 gallons
of oil and a considerable quantity OF oil cake.
Loss about S15OOOO.
4 broken rail caused a serious wreck ON the
Texas & Pacific railway, near Gordon, Tex. Some
fifty passengers required medical assistance.
Harvey L. Bachelor Of New York city filed an
attachment suit in the county court at Chicago
Saturday against the heirs of Gen. U. S. Grant
and the firm of Grant & Ward for S22, 900 on any
property the defendants may have in Cook
county.
A Sharon, Mass, despatch says the dead body
of an unknown young woman was found in an un-
frequented road ON the east shore Of Lake Mas
sapoag Saturday morning.
In the WilsOn-M Moen case, now on trial in the @.
S. Circuit Court in Boston Saturday, several wit
nesSeS testified tor the defendant, the arguments
on both sides were submitted and then court adj
journed, the judge remarking he would charge the
jury Monday forenoon.
Prof. George O. Robinson native and former
resident OF Concord. n. H., died at hise home in
Augusta Ga, Saturday morning, aged GO years.
He leaves widow and one child.
A boy named Sands, IA years old, had his right
arm torn off by being caught in the belt at No.
mill, Hamilton corporation, in AmeSbury, Mass,
Saturday.
During the past year sixty vessels have been
lost on the great lakes, valued at 81 ,016.20O In
these disasters IA lives were lost.
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APPALLING PRAIRIE FIRE.
Great Damage Done in indian Terri
tory and Kansas.
The Worst Fire Ever Experienced ir
Those Sections.

WINFIELD, Kan, Dec. 6.-Terrible field fires
are reported as the result of Fridays gale, when
the most destructive and continuous northeast
wind ever experienced on this section prevailed.
The cattle rancho of Tanlin Webb, 30 miles
below here, in Indian Territory, was entirely de.
stroyed with from four to six hundred head OF
cattle, and those of Hill & Allen, Beach q Pick
ems, Dick Best Bolts and others were also entire
ly destroyed. 1t was the most appalling prairie
fire ever experienced in this county.
BURTON, KS, Dec 6.-During the high wind OF
Friday prairie fire broke out seven miles north
of here which swept over an area of about thirty
miles, destroying 1000 stocks of hay and grain
and numbers of sheep and hogs and cattle Sheds
No lives were lost.
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-07

FslO LET-A frst-class up stairs rent of nine
!, Il rooms Apply to EZRA ~ HAWKES., corner
Exchange ana Congress oes. 81
ru,ourrEm Two ,,oasor+ md oo,,--o,,iont
'H'V+9 IN on3 VA pieaSsnc atu ~ Hvi5F Ia
street eacn Di-N' AMIN oiiA W. 4072 hAcislso
= y q -----------
THNO E4ET-LoWer tenement at 73 Melbourne st,
IL containing rooms bath room, &c, house IN
On premises, o 43l CONGRESS 81: q
good dry celiar az 9ll IL SfhlN1 y ,S' Sl- hHyuhe
al tne mouse DetWdeh IL anu O'Clock, 1-1
rx,1N r,r ,o +o,,o,,an+ o;y ,.oo,ns with
IL - 1--WE eol,slllm; ssA oisn three
pain room , d ~ 72c ,,6ScPTS SS9
aarSe clai"pess WIN Vo''iu Nv 10
FEIsb H,ET'-Two cottages on Hartley Avenue
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FOURTEEN LIVES LOST.
Great Damage Done by Terrific
Gale.
Docks Injured and Railroad Tracks
Submerged.
rnE REpuBLIcAN cAUcUsEs.

PANAMA. Dec. 5-via Galveston.-The terrific
storm which commenced in Colon on Wednesday
afternoon between L and o'clock, and continued
with great severity on Thursday did considerable
damage to the shipping in the harbor OF the 20
vessels anchored in the harbor only 15 can now be
The loss of life cannot at present be estimated
Several of the docks were badly injured, notably
that of the Royal Mail Company, the Pacltc Mail
Canal Company and No. dock. The newly built
Office of the Royal Mail Company is in very crit-
cal condition. 1t was dislodged from its founda-
tion by the terrific gale and the force OF the heavy
seas dashinp against it, Traffic on the Panama
railroad has been suspended. The track at Aharca
and Legarte is submerged.
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coMrARAr1vE MEAN TEMPERATURES.
7 Q t7E7sF EH777I7 = =
COMPARATIVE PRECIPITATIoNs.
Rowdoin College.

For many years the Bowdoin collection of valu-
able drawings, 142 in number, has been kept In
two portfolios. That they may be in condition
to be examined without injury, Prof. johnson has
had them mounted and placed in mahogany
frames, which are kept in the two large walnut
cases recently given to the college for that pur-
pose. The same gentleman has also prepared a
catalogue, from the introduction to which we
quote;
"The Bowdoin drawings consist exclusively Of
the collection made in Europe before 1911, by
. the Honorable James Bowdoin, Minister Pleni-
potentiary to the Court of Spain, and, later, Asso-
eiate Minister to the Court Of France, NO eata-
pe can learn and the present, the first TO be pub
ished. is merely an account of the drawings in
their present condition. Every mark ana sigma
| alAnsl
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Rasa Ball.

The suit of Mr.. John L. Winship against the
Portland Base Ball and Athletic Association has
been entered in the Superior court, but no date
has yet been assigned for the trial.
Secretary Wiggin is preparing, and Spaulding
Brothers will soon publish an Eastern New Eng
land League base ball guide. The proposed guide
win be the official Handbook of that association
The association has adopted the Spanlding ball
as the one Eto be used in its games during 1886.
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-07

NETANTED-Situation to travel for wholesale
w grocery house, by young man with a small
route worked up; salary expected onlyas merlted.
Address L., This Office. 5-l
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MaIne,s Public schools.

The forthcoming annual report of Hon. n A.
Luce, State Superintendent of Schools, will show
the past year to have been a very prosperous one
for the common schools of Maine. The average
attendance OF scholars is increasing, the school
year is growing longer and more money is spent
for supervision The estimated value of all school
property is now S5S, ,S16, higher than the average
since 1881. During the past 20 years, while the
population of the State has increased 10000,
there has been an almost constant decrease Of
persons of school age until the last three years.
The gain in 1883 was $40, but in 1884 there was
q falling of of 353. This year the tide has again
turned, and the report will show gain Of 1859
from last year. There is also a gain Of 1902 in
the number attending the summer schools, and of
1851 in the winter schools. The average attend
ance shows a correspondingly large increase.
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-07

n OST-Between Cedar st. and Market Sq q
h pair Of gold bowed eye glasses with cham at
tscled. The finder Will be rewarded by leaving
at 40 CEDAR ST. Al
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IN THE Kinks.
R,Iou SKATING PARLoR.

BiJOU SKATING PARLOR.
The attractions for the week at the Bijou Will
be as follows: Monday evening will be ladies'
night; Tuesday the Granite Cities and BijouS
meet for the first time in the Maine State league,
and it will surely be red hot game. Wednesday
afternoon there viii be game by two classes
from the High School; Friday Will be ladies'
night, and Saturday afternoon poio Smaller vs.
Cumberland.
LEAGUE GAMEES THIS WEEK.
The following are the games to be played this
week in the Maine State Polo League: Tuesday,
Granite Citys at Portland, Elites at Lewiston
Thursday, Bilious at Augusta; Lewistons at wat
erville.
GRAMMAR SCHOOL LEAGUE.
The first game in the Grammar School league
was played at the Bijou Saturday afternoon be-
tween the North School and Butler School teams.
1t was won by the former in three straight goals.
Next Saturday game will be played between the
teams from the Shaier and Cumberland street
schools
POLO AT BATH.
There was small audience at the Alameda
Saturday night to witness the game of polo be-
tween the w. II. T.s of Lewiston and a picked
team from Bath. The score is as follows:
Goals Goal made by Goal won by Time
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neterrniners 70 Die

Sumner C, Blake, a sen of Francis BlaSe-form-
erly wheelwright on Federal street in this city
committed suicide in San Francisco, last month,
by cutting the arteries in his wrists, seating HIM
self ON the window SILL and when exhausted with
OF blood falling to the sdwalk, where he frae-
tured his skull. He leaves about $4,000, wife
and two sons.
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THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS,

Published every day Sundays excepted) by the
PORTLAND PUBLISHING COMPANY,
AT 81 EXCHANGE STREET, PORTLAND, Me.
TERMs-Eight Dollars Year. To mail sub
scribers, Seven Dollars Year, if paid in advance
Address all communications to
PORTLAND PUBLISHING co.
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FOR SALE.
ROOMS TO LET.

ITO EET-Large furnished front room, very
a pleasant, has sun all day. Apply at 20
l,ASGN ST 5-l
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PANAMA, via Galveston, Dec. 7.-During the
recent storm at Aspinwall the following vessels
were lost; Norwegian bark Hidden, British brig
Evelyna,. American brig Ortolan (all hands LOST,
French bark Ocean, American bark Veteran,
British bark Douglass Castle, Norwegian bark
Reinan British bark Lynton (all on board sup
posed to be lost except the captains wife and
baby, Austrian bark Tiger Norwegian bark
Blanche, Colombian brigs Catalina and Stella,
American sch0oners Frank Atwood, Avis and
Rio Grande and sloop Mark Time.
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-07
DlsLlKEs MAINE OFFICE SEEKERS
The President Not disposed 20 be
Very East in Making Changes.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Edmund Wilson Ct
Thomaston, Me-, arrived here today. He and
L. X. 0'Brien are contesting for the Waldoboro
collectorship. Secretary Manning says that this
office has made him more trouble than others
three times the Importance The President is
so disgusted with recent developments among the
Maine Office seekers that he is not inclined to be
very fast in making changes.
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-07
SPECIAL NOTICES.
BG|ding BrOS.SDOOI silk and Twist
ONLY 8 CENTS Per SPOOL.
ie17sn1y

Commencing Nov. 1st, we shall sell the
best spool silk at s cents per spool, and
twist at cents. This is to give our
customers and the public in general a
chance to buy the very best make of silk
at great reduction. This is the only
silk in the market and running full
length in every letter. When you can
buy this fine grade of silk at this low
price, you should buy in good quanti-
ties to last some length of time, as this
is great saving to the consumers OF
silk and twist. There is no such stock
any other house in the City for same
quality. N. I'll. STUDLEY, Manager,
No. 499 Congress Street, corner Brown.
sep11 snWF&M
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LOST AND FOUND.

q OST-Lady's Gold Watch and Chain. The
9A finder will be rewarded by leaving same at
MRS. S. A. RUSSELLS. LA Pearl 81, o-l
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SUBURBAN NEWS.

WESTBROOk.
The Catholic fair receipts were, rising, S3540.
Luther Small teamster employed at Cum
berland Mills, was badly injured Tuesday while
engaged in moving the boiler.
Two hundred incandescent lights will be put in
to the leatherboard and counter factories at Sac
carappa, and also twenty-five lights in the Keeler
house.
The degree of Grand Orient has been instituted
at Oriental Lodge, X. of p, at South Windham,
by officers of the Saccarappa Lodge. The follow
ing officers were installed;
G. O.-Dr Marshall
V. OWN. Leavitt
ii. PC. II. Stevens.
G. Y.-Mr Bickford
There were nearly 10000 stamps and stamped
during the term ending Sept. 80, and the same
number of stamps cancelled. The daily average
of letters sent and received is 600.
Last week there was an average OF 10 freight
rappa station. Over 1900 tons of coal came over
the road to supply the different manufacturing es-
tablishments in the village.
YARMOUTH.
\ Last Tuesday a number of boys were skating on
re river above the Grand Trunk Railway bridge,
hsN Edward Resell broke through. He tried
woufs get out and at every attempt the ice
cued hlhk around him. Harry Plummer res
The folio
tiyes who aresis a list of the past representa-
represented the Sand also the year in which they
aaiilIel saatsir 's4 Sylyanus Blanchard 53
Mosss II; sMT1iSn, Trne ,e7. Andf1os Osgood, 61 Sam1
Skilings, 10; Richard ne z. Waiggg, '65366
inc, ~; VIM. w. Thomasy1ton, oS; Sa4uel
Seiders III Chas. Springer, III; Giles LOT
ley, 80; Lorenzo l.. Shaw, 'S2. VI GeoIge por M.
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HAvERHnlL, Dec. 6.-Albert p. Lewis aged 20
years, was run over last evening on the Bradford
bridge by a train on the Boston and Maine Rail
road and died this morning. He was unmarried,
a shoe maker by trade and native of Maine.
Medical Examiner Cogswell held an autopsy and
found that fracture of the skull caused death.
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-07
WINDS AND SNOW.
Cars Blown from the Track and an
Engineer Fatally Injured.
Quebec and Surrounding Country
Visited by Terrific Storm.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Dec. 5.-The night express
train on the Cincinnati Indianapolis, st. Louis &
Chicago railroad was wrecked last night near St.
Anne. The high winds blew several freight cars
off siding to the main track, and the express
dashed into them Engineer j. Bassett and Fire
man Douis krnsler were injured, the latter re-
hurt The tram was not badly damaged.
QUEBEC, Dec. 5.-One of the fercest snow and
wind storms experienced bere for years has been
in progress since early this morning. About two
feet Of snow has fallen on the level, and the
country roads are becoming blocked with drifts
seven and eight feet deep. Up to noon trains on
the different roads were on time.
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THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Z.
indications for Portland and yicinity-Colder
generally, fair weather.
The indications for New England to-day are
colder, GENERALLY fair wealth, brisk to high north,
west to southwest winds, and higher barometer.
Cautionary signals at Eastport, and off-shore
signals from Smithyille to Portland.
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
PnRTIAnrn Me nnc q 1891
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yxTANTED-To buy 81 600 cast off cloth
w ing, furniture, &C., of all binds. Highest
cash price paid; call or address Immediately, Mr.
S. LEVY, 81 Middle ST., Portland, Me. 81
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WANTED.

xETANTED-Horse for his keeping for q
w month or longer light use, best of feed and
care. Address, HORSE, 27 Thomas st, 81
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man and wife for a milk farm
w and who understand farming. Apply at
324 COMMERCIAL ST., head of Brown Wharf
Portland Me. 14-3&W3
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troubles in the Soudan.

CAIRO Dec. 5.-Advices received here state
that the rebels have destroyed mile of the rail-
way from Wady Halfa to Akasheh.
despatch from Suakim says: The Italians
have annexed MaSSOWah.
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Wrecked by Earthquakes.

ALGIERs, Dec. 6.-Several more shocks Of
earthquake occurred at Bou SAGA today. The
Presbyterian church and II houses were destroy
ed and two persons were killed.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
NEW STYLE PIANO FoRTEs
NOTICE.

FFyHE subscribers having leased the Casco Dye
a House, 13 Plum ST., and having put entire
ly new machinery are now prepared to do all kinds
of Dyeing in perfectly satisfactory manner. Old
and new patronage respectfully solicited All
work left with us will have prompt attention.
no24d1m* STEWART & GREEN. Prourietors
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-07
WASHINGTON.
Gossip Concerning the opening of
the Session.
The Presidents Message Not to be
Read before Tuesdays

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The Presidents mes
sage will not be sent to Congress until Tuesday.
The Senate is expected to adjourn tomorrow out
of respect to the memory of the late vice Presi-
dent. Immediately after the swearing in of its
members and election Of its president pro tenn
pore The committees of the Senate were all or
ganized at its special session last March and un-
der the rules of that body they continue through
out the Congress, unless changed by order of the
Senate. 1t is probable that the reading Of the
message will consume the greater part OF Tues
days session, though it is possible an opportunity
may be affordedfor the Introduction of bills.
The presidential succession and electoral count
bills may be reported back from the committees,
to which they will be referred in time for action
before the end of the week and resolution en-
ploying the code of joint rules which the Senate
adopted two years ago may possibly be also
brought to the point Of action but little or no 9TH
er legislative work is expected during the week,
or in fact before the holiday recess.
The Presidents appointments made during the
summer recess are required by law to be sent to
the Senate for confirmation within 80 days of the
assemblage of Congress and the consideration of
these nominations win probably consume the lar
ger part of the time Of the Senate during the early
weeks of the session
Immediately after assemblage of the House of
Representatives tomorrow, the clerk of the last
House will call the roll and upon a quorum of
members answering to their names, the work of
organizing will be proceeded with. The Speaker
will be elected and members win then be sworn.
1t is probable that Immediately upon the com
pleton of its organizing. the House will adjourn
as a mark of respect to the memory of vice Presi-
da1,f Hand oh
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VTANTKD-A situation to work in a store as
w porter OF drive a light team; work is what
is wanted; best Of references. Address, L. j.,
Press Once 21
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YEyO LEE-Two funishe single rooms at 81 per
4. week eaeh board if wanted; none without
good habits need apply. Apply at NO. 81 SPhlNG
ST. Il
TEiO EET-Nice sunny chamber unfurnishe9,
IL
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WANTED-The people to know Mrs. Smith
w has opened Vapor bath rooms at AZ South
st. These baths are cures for Rheumatism, Drop
sy. Eczema aud all diseases of the blood and skin.
CONSULTATION FREE. 21
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no BE LET = Two pleasant and convenient
IL tenements, in good repair, centrally located,
$l5 each BENJAMIN SHAW, 4S1@ Exchange
street 81
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THNO EET-Lower tenement &c 73 Melbourne st.
IL containing rooms, bath room, &C., house in
good repair newly painted and papered. Apply
on premises, OF 42l CONGRESS ST. 81