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Greenville Affairs.
COLD sPRING-MAsoNIC HALL--APPOINT-
MENTs, &C.

COLD sPRING-MAsoNIC HALL--APPOINT-
MENTs, &C.
Reported for the STAUNToN VINDIoAToR.l
GREENvILLE, Aug. 26.
The Cold Spring near here has number
of visitors from Staunton and elsewhere
this summer.
The new Masonic building is slowly
nearing completion and will be hand
some building.
John B. Smith, ESQ.,, Of this place.
received an appointment as "Gauger"
from Collector Shepperd on Monday. and
we think he will make good officer.
T. A. Brownlee. ESQ.,, entered on his
duties as Storekeeper at Bumgardner &
Sons, yesterday.
Robert G.. Glllum, of Indiana. leaves
for his home in Indiana tomorrow. We
are sorry to see him 90. but we are glad
he is doing we'll in his home of adoption.
DELTA.
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Distressing Accident.
FIVE MEN KILLED .

A most distressing accident occurred at
the Cabin Greek Coal Mines, near Coal
burg, on the q. & o. road, on Wednesday
afternoon of last week. An eight mile
long, mine road runs from the mines to
Coalburg station. The cars 60 to the mines
by locomotive and come back by CRAWL
ty. A train OF four cars with eight men
on board started back from the mines
Wednesday. The brakes became un-
manageable and the cars went with fear.
full velocity. They struck another car
and made a wreck. Layton Axley, the
Supt of the Company, Thomas Peacock,
Amos Mitchell and Joseph Hall were
killed, and H. R. Rodson, of Lewisburg,
W. Va, was badly crippled,
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Elected a Professor.

The congregation of the First Presby-
terrain church here was thrown into
panic last Friday, by the intelligence that
their pastor. Rev. J. 2. Strider, D. D.,
who is great favorite, had been unsnim-
ously elected, Thursday, by the Board of
Trustees of Washington & Lee UniYer-
sity, to the chair of Moral Philosophy and
Belle Lettres in that University. The
panic was intensified by the recalled fact
that Prof. White, of the W. & L. Faculty,
had paid the pastor a visit, a few days be"
fore the election. On Monday, COM
mittee of the Elders Of the church called
on DR.. Strider to express the opinion to
him that his leaving the church at this
time would be great misfortune to it,
and that his labors here would be light
ened if they we're now too great for his
health. On Tuesday. the Deacons OF the
church waited on him to express the hope
that he would not leave. A very large
number of individual members also called
on him to express the same hope. On We'd
nesday evening last, DR.. S. went to Lex
ington to look over the field. In view Of
his uncertain health, the new field pres
ents advantages in the way of lighter
labor and an annual vacation of three
months, but there is little doubt from
the present feeling in the congregation
that the First church would duplicate
these advantages to retain him. 1t is
stated that though his election was unan-
imous, he has not yet signiied to the Board
his final acceptance of the chair, and on
this statement his anxious congregation
put much stress.
DR.. Strider is native of Jefferson Co.,
West Va, entered Washington College in
1868, but soon left to enter the Confeder-
ate service, in which he was severely
wounded, at the age of fifteen. He re-
entered the college in 1865, and received
the degree of Master of Arts in 1869, gra-
duating with distinction in most of the
schools of the University. After teaching
three years with great success at Dan
Vile, KY, he spent three years in study,
and Travelled in Europe and the Eastern
countries. He graduated at the Union
Theological Seminary, entered the
Presbyterian Ministry in 1877, and has had
charge Of churches in Culpeper and Savan-
nah before coming to Staunton.
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Caught in the Act.

Yesterday morning Mr.. James B.
Smith, standing at the Augusta National
Bank corner in the crowd waiting for
the circus procession, felt hand in his
pocket and grabbed the hand. The pick.
pocket offered him money to let him loose
and then broke loose, but was caught by
Nick Wehn, in Irish Alley. Before Mayor
Gordon, the man gave his name as "James
MITCHELL, cursed Mr.. Smith, and had to
have the nippers put on him to quiet him.
Mr.. Splitter of Swoope's, identified him as
the same man who had attempted to rob
him. Mitchell was sent to jail to answer
two indictm ents.
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HIGH COMPLIMENT TO MEMBER
Postmaster W. A. Burke, last week, sent
in his resignation as a member of
the Executive Committee of the Vir-
ginia State Agricultural Society, a Society
with which he has been connected for six
teen years. The Committee unanimously
adopted resolution expressing its regret,
and requesting him to retain his connec-
tion until his term expires. The Commit.
tee appointed committee of one. Hon.
R. T. w. Duke, to present the resolution
to Mr.. Burke in person. It is understood
that Mr.. Burke will give the Society the
benefit of his assistance, at least until the
State Fair is over.
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The OFFICIAL ORGAN.-Tbe Farmers
Assembly recently in session at Rich
mond, made that enterprising agrieultu-
raj journal, the EARN and Home" pub
lished by Jos. K. Smith, Esq, at Harrl-
sonburg, its official organ. Its Editor, in
view of this, calls attention to this fact:
By action of the State Executive Com
mittee the Executive Committee of each
county is especially requested to secure
subscribers in their respective counties to
Farm and Home" and forward the
names to the publishers as rapidly as pos
slble, so as to make It's circulation large
in each county of the State, and therefore
the better vehicle of information as to all
matters pertaining to the Assembly. not
only to the members but to the farmers
generally of the State.
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The Cavalry in Camp.
TER FROM FITz LEE-oLD BATTLES
FOUGHT OVER.

COMPANY E HAS A GOOD TIME-A LET
TER FROM F1rz 1rE-oLD B4rrL IS Hs
FOUGHT OVER.
&C., &C., sc.
Reported for the Staunton VINDIcAToR.l
The 18th annual reunion of Co. E LIST
Va. Cavalry, was held near -LynWood,
Friday, August 21st. Present
1t. VIM. A. Hanger,
Freed, VIM. A.,
Fisburne, E. G.,
Harner, VIM. F.,
Leonard, John F.,
Leonard, M. l..
Also present as invited guests-G gorge
K. Koiner, Co. H. 5th Va. Inf; J. A.
Patterson, Co. A. SD Va. Inf. J. B. Ro-
den, Co. E. 18th Louisiana, J. Fl. Hobgood,
4th Louisiana, and Col. Henry B. Kelly
of New Orleans. Col. Kelly commanded
the Ssh Louisiana through Gen. Jackson 3
Valley campaigns 10 1862. The Louisiana
brigade under General Taylor, had our
right at the battle of Port Republic, June
9th, 1882, and Col. Kelly with his 9Th
Louisiana led the charge that captured
the Federal battery stationed on their ex-
treme left and the key to their position.
The capture of this battery was one of
the main causes of our great victory.
The Col. enjoyed Fighting his battles
over again. and the boys were very much
interested in his graphic account of the
important part performed by his troops
Company E was not in this battle, but
about that time was with General Stuart on
his raid around Mcclellan. Theboys camp
ed Thursday night on the river bank mile
or so below Port Republic, and had all the
fun they wanted. Early Friday morning
they commenced skirmishing for bass and
by noon gathered at Lynwood. At Lew
is Mill they found Mr.. W. D. Swami, a
member of Co. B SD Va, who hitched
up his team and drove some of the party
over the battle field and to the very spot
occupied by the Federal battery so gallant
ly captured by the Louisa mans. And thus
Col. Kelly twenty-three years after stood
again yn the spot he helped to make his
toric.
The place for our next reunion was not
fixed, but Old Point and Fort Monroe
was suggested, and all members who favor
that trip, will notify the Secretary.
Every man present pledged himself to
do hard work for the election of Gen. Fitz
Lee; who was one of our colonies, and one
of the kindest and best to his men in the
army.
Gen. Lee in answer to congratulatory
letter from the company. answered
present my thanks to Co. E LIST Va. Cav
airy.
81 recollect the members of that Co., always
came to the front when called upon them in
war, and have not the slightest doubt that
they will be just as true to me in peace.
Very truly,
[Signed1 FITz LEE"
The company with hut afew exceptions
will be active workers for our old General,
and it is hoped that not man will will so
forget the glorious past as to vote against
our Fitz. Rally to your colors boys!
FISH.
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REvITIEs.-The town has voted al
Heath MINISTRIES were the very best In
every respect that ever visited Stanton.
There never was crowd Ill Staunton to
see circus, that equaled that drawn by
Coles circus Yesterday The two audiences
we're little fortunes in themselves, il.
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BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, August A.-Beef
Cattle.-Priees of Beef Cattle ranged as
follows: Best $525a$5 65 that generally
rated first quality $4.1211a$51211; medium or
good fair quality $3.5Oa$400; ordinary thin
Steers, Oxen and Cows $2.25a$3.1211. Extreme
range of prices $225a$5 65 Most of the sales were
at 81 Is per 100 lbs. very large proportion
of the offerings to-day consisted OF thin cattle. few
good butcher grades being among them. The tops
were quite as good as those of last week. and pos
sbly as numerous. but there was a very long line
of medium and thin cattle, Dealers generally con,
slider the decline On tops as about 20 CENTS and o
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DIED.

McCLUNG.-In Highland county, Aug. 18th, Mrs
Susan Reamer McClung wife of Capt. Lewis Nc
Chung. in the 35th year OF her age. She was a
native of Mt. Meridian, Augusta county.
HANGER.-At Swoope's Depot, on the 2lst inst,
Miss Ada Robinson eldest daughter of John H.
and Mary II. Hanger, aged Is years, months,
and days.
WALLACE.-In Waynesboro, Aug 22d, Miss
Willie Wallace, daughter of E. E. Wallace, Esq.
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New Depot for Rankins' Wooden Go

NEW Oepot AoI hauhtus w UOleu 00UQS.
There are few merchants better known
to the people of the county than Mr.
James w. Fisher, who has been trading
with its people at their homes for so many
years. This gentleman has opened at No.
2 South Augusta street, nearly opposite
the Augusta National Bank, depot for
J. H. Rankin's Augusta county made
woolens. blankets, cloths, tlannels, yarns,
&c. Besides these, he has large stock of
dry goods and boots and shoes. The new
establish ment, opened as it is by a gentle
man who has the confidence of the
people and who offers his stock of home
made as we'll as foreign wool and dry
goods at the lowest prices, should COM
mand large trade from our people.
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THE GAME LAws.-It is unlawful to
kill or capture pheasants before September
18th; wild turkeys or partridees before
October 10th, and deer before August
18th. 1t IS also against the law to use
dynamite or explosives for killing fish in
the rivers of the Commonwealth:
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Com merciaI.
SFAUNTON, AuauSt 81. 1915

SFAUNTONi AUGUST ~, 1885.
Flour - Extra, ~ aO@$425; Supernne s3.75
Family 81. 25a$+30; Wheat 93@-; Corn, 56@5s;
Oats 25@2SNew Bacon, Hog Round, S11@9, Hams. liz
@l2H; Lard new Seq Salt. 81 .65; Sugar 6@Sc: Meal
65@: Molasses 40 @75c: Butter-1214c@l5c Eggs
$3.50 Potatoes, 35@4O. Tiraothy seed, $2.15@2 rs
Wool (washed) 2O@22c; Wool (unwashed) lSc
Glover Seed $4.OO@$4 rs; Baled Hay, al6G$l7.O0
Timothy, s-9s-; Glover. sa,OO@sll 90; Rye
65M7O.
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A GREAT DIsCOvERY.-Mr. VIM. Thomas of New
ton. Iowa, says: "My wife has been seriously af-
fected with cough for twenty-five years, and this
spring more severely than ever before. She had
used many remedies without relief and being
urged to try DR.. Kings New Discovery, did so,
with ,st gratifying results The rst bottle reliev
ed her very much, and the second bottle has abso-
lutely cured her She has not had 50 good health
for thirty years"
Trial Bottles Free at G. IS. Walker & Co.'S Drug
Store. Large size $1.0O augl5- I'm
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MARRIED..

NOoNEN-KING.-At the residence of Mrs
Suffer. in Staunton, Aug Goth, 1885, by Rev. 81
n. Halves, D. D., Mr.. Jno P. Noonen of Sum-
mers county. W. Va, to Mi Mollie E. King Of
Augusta county. 80
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gusta county, Va, August 9th, 1885.
GENTLEMEN. =. -
Anderson, George Henderson, Sidney n
| Boiling, Archie johnson, Robert
Bell, A Lawrence, VIM s.
Buell., A McKinnie Jno "a
| Baldwin, r Parker, E j 4'':.-'i9
Baker, Wilson Phillips j Watsony.m
Carter, Ebert Remie, Rev Joseph
Cook Stacy Jacob :%*i
| Croghan, James Scott, Scofey
| Cosby, Steb Thomas, Harm ="
Hunter, CS TerrOl Joseph "a
Harris Charles Wamley, Daniel
HObsOn, Tulday A Watson, Fay
Holmes David Wheeler, j w
HUMPHREYS j W White, Scott = =:
LADIES LIST.
| Anderson. Miss Matte McCutchan. Mrs Mary
| Brown, Miss Mary MOwery, Miss Lizzie
Butler, Mrs AS,2 Meadows, Miss s
BOaz, Mrs W B., Martin, Miss Flora
Cameron, Miss Ella Murray, Miss Ed0m "
Campbell, Mrs Ella Scott, Miss Lucy
Croft, Mrs Lucy Shepherd, Miss Ella .
Carico, Mrs S0uthall. Miss Jordan M
Crawford Miss Millie Taylor, Mrs Eliza -:
Ellis Miss Maria Tyler, Miss Matilda
Grant. Miss Susan Robinson, Miss Della :
Handley Miss Mittie B Reese, Miss Mary
Irving Miss ROsia Kenny, Mrs. Henrietta
Jackson Miss Lille Right, Miss Willie
Jones, Miss Jennie Young, Miss Bette X
johnson, Mrs Lucy Yancy, Mrs Sarah -.
Johnson Miss Nettie, Venerable. Mrs Lewis
Lee Miss Ella Walker, Mrs Jane, 2
Lewis, Miss Louisa Walker Mrs Leaf
Lickliter. Miss Ella Warhap, Mrs Maggie
Lewis, Miss Mary Weimer, Miss C.. e.
The above letters, if not called for. within
thirty days, will be sent to the Dead Letter
Office. Parties calling for them will please
say they were advertised.
W. A. BURKE p. LIS
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Ladies and Children's Hair Cutting and Bangs
Trimming, a SPECIALITY. Will call at residence.
aug21-tf GEO. C. ESPENSCHIED.
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City ri Not1ces.

Encourage home enterprise and buy REEVES
CATS BLOOD, BONE AND FLESH FERTuIZER
augl4
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Buy REEVES CATS BLOOD. BONE AND FLESH
FERTILIZER The best high grade Fertilizer on
the market for the money. -. @..,3aaugl4
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Go to the Augusta Shaving and Hair Cutting
Saloon. If you want First Glass Shave and Hair
Cut GEO. c. ESPENSCHIED, PEoP-
Corner Main s. augusta Sts..
aug2l-tf Under the Augusta National Bank.
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LIST OF LETTERS
GENTLEMEN.

Remaining in the Post Office at Staunton, Au
gusta county, Va, August 9th, 1885,. =.
CENT? ,EMEN vi
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MISCELLANEOUS.
FARMERS, SOW GERMAN CI0TEN

IT MAKES THE RICHEST AND BEST EARLY
FEEDI!. =, .
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Since its introduction it has proved one of the
best forage crops for farmers, stOck-raisers, and
dairymen, aud when once tried is always grown,
Price, l5c. lb Bushel prices on application.
HENRY w. WOOD, SeedsMan,
Conner Sixth and Marshall streets,
Richmond, Va.
A1Write for Fall Catalogue containing COM
plete descriptions Of GRASSES and GLOW ERS
and modes Of culture. july3l3m
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NATURES ITS CROP IN ONE SEASON!

IMPROVES THE LAND WHEREVER GROWN
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that they acquired supreme control over your af-
fairs at the Capitol
Every Democrat charged with being
murderer! 1t has been charged in the U.
s. Senate, in their conventions, and rat
flied in the kitchen caucus of John s.
Wise, laughter that we are guilty of de-
liberate murder. Are the people of Vir-
ginia ready to send to the Senate the man
who makes this charge? Are the people
of Virginia ready to elect as Governor
| man who echoes this charge? Are they
| ready to elect as their legislators men
| who repeat this charge against the people
! of the State? Who are those that make it?
| One is John S. Wise. who by his letter to
Page McCarty, has earned Mr.. Massey's
description of him. ''a brave man before
prudent men, and a prudent man before
brave men," He thinks if Fitz Lee bad
been named Fitz Smith he would never
have been heard of. Fitz Les is not run
ming on the strength of great name, but
as he inherited one he is trying to live up
to it. John s. Wise is running on great
name which he has dragged in the mire.
Here are the two men, the son of his
father and the nephew of his unclel In
the Governors mansion On the 1st of Jan
uary next,you will see the latter, and you
will see that the nephew of his uncle is as
fit to lead Virginia in the paths of peace
full progress and prosperity as he was to
lead her sons in cavalry charge. Zap
plause.
Of the rest of the ticket: Mr.. Massey
is the ablesJ DICTATOR on the stump in this
Common wealth, and can meet them all or
any one of them. He needs no one to speak
for him. MIR. Ayres is sturdy back woods
LAWYER. Between Ayres, and Blair who
will take Sc 600 out of the treasury for
So, 500 worth of work, give me Ayres.
(Great applause
But the issue before us is whether De.
mocracy or Republicanism shall rule
whether it shall be the rule OF the people
or the rule of Bossism: whether we shall
have Democrat to represent the State in
the U. s. Senate or Republican to black.
en- her character there; whether we shall
have the legislature Of 1882 on us again
or whether Democratic legislation shall
serve the State; whether our next Senator
shall be the representative Of the heather
Chinee or the representative of the Vlr.
ginia Workingmen.
il The NEXT legislature will elect over sc
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rascaIs out" (Applause).
REVIEW OF MALONE LEGIsLATI
OF 1872.
was a member of the legislature of
1sSl-'2. Those were sad days for those
who loved their State. as they saw gathered
together in temple hitherto indebted,
the men who assembled there to make
laws for the people of Virginia. What
did they do2 l don't propose to permit
the Democratic party to be put On the de-
fence in this campaign, it needs no de-
fence; but the party which filled the capi-
fol of Virginia in 1872, made a record
that will not admit of defence and that
they don't attempt to defend.
HOW THEY SECURED A LEADER ON
THE FLOOR.
When the Malone legislature assembled
in 1851, "whip'' OF Malone. James A.
Frazier. had been left at home. 1T was
necessary to have man on the floor OF
the House, to act as the agent OF Malone
and that man had failed of election and
baenA undated by the people OF Rock
briIu. That good old county had sent &c
the legislature Dunlap and Leltch' d.
majorities of over so The only way &c
get Frazier in, was to turn them out, Sc
they were unseated and Mah0pe's whip
perrin was seated.
$250,000 AT ONE sWOOP.
That wealthy corporation, the Richmond
s. Danyitie railroad, was indebted to the
State to the amount of 100000. They
wanted to settle with the State by paying
it in Riddleberger bonds at their face
value Of 500, though the bonds in thu
market were selling at half that. 1t was
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And now few words about the Demo-
cratic legislature that followed that one.
Since one hundred years ago, never did
men gather with more honest and deter
mined purpose to do upright and complete
justice than those who sat al the capitol
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The company with hut afew exceptions
will be active workers for our old General,
and it is hoped that not man will will so
forget the glorious past as to vote against
our Fitz. Rally to your colors boys!
FISH,
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THE PLAIN TALK OF A WITNEsS-FALsE
PLATFORM EXPOsED-STATE sUPERIN-
TENDENT OF EDUCATION FARR-EX-
AUDITOR ALLEN-ATTORNEY GENE
RAJ BLAIR-THE COURT OF APPEALS
HISTORY OF MALONE LEGISLATION
IN 1912.
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THEHALE HOUsE-A FIRsT-CLAsS HOTEL
OPENED AT THE SITE OF THE OLD
AMERICAN-MODERN AND COSTLY FIT
TINGs-A NEW DEPARTURE FOR
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Farmers !.

Farmers have learned that they cannot expect
good crops of Wheat and Corn without the use of
RELIABLE FERTILIZERS. =. j
Buy those that have proven profitable and per-
naa7aeat inprovers Of the soil, and not untraed
goods as such as exhaust 1t.
None eau offer better goods or give better guar
antees than we. - =. :
OUR BR ANDs are well known to most of you and
are us follows: (, -''. -
National Republican., 1885-09-08
MINOR LOCAL EVENTS.
The Smaller Happenings OF Day In
and About the civ.

Russell II. Lancaster, colored, was ycstcrdiy
held for the grand Jury for cmbc1zlius so from
coloied woman named Sarah Jackson.
W. H. webb was yesterday appointed pri.
yntc ON the fire department au assigned to
No : company vice Charles Nicholson, re-
signed.
william T. Clayton seeks by bill IN equity
against Cynthia Bright Case to enforce n M.
chanic's lien for S2lj against premises No.
Iowa circle.
4 slight fire occurred about $50 o'clock last
night In the lumber yard OF William Walters
II sons corner of Fourteenth and ID streets.
The police put II out.
Luddy Williams, James Howard, and Richard
Diggs, all colOrcd, were each fined s. yesterday
by Judge Smell for stealing watormelons from
Shaw's farm, near Bcnnings.
Rev. g. W. Dovinc, of the Cathedral Church.
Baltimore, will, II Is said, succeed Father j.
OSulliVun. bishOp-clect of Mobile as pastor of
81. Pctor's Church, Capitol Hill.
The case against John simms coiorel,
charged with assaulting John Foster, also col
Ored, on the head with n brick, was yesterday
continued until Foster is able to appear.
Mrs Julia McDermott living at 1887 Ohio
avenue, broke her leg yesterday by falling
down the stairs In her house. She was taken
TO Providence Hospital in tho patrol wagon.
Policeman Cunningham has filed charges
against Wntchman Jones' of the Interior De-
partment. The officer was Indirectly interested
woman Curry.
The commissioners have refused Mcssrs. w.
a. Eli0son Il Co. permission TO lay railroad
switch into their yard, corner Of First street
and Virginia avenue, on the ground that the
lot is too small to justify 1t.
James Thornton, charged with grand lar
ccny, was yesterday surrendered by his surety
to the marshal, and taken before United States
Commissioner G.. S. Bundy. In default of $500
| bail he was committed to jail.
Milton Taylor, Samuel Ford, william Frank.
| lin, and Frank Riley, all small boys were
| charged In the police court yesterday with rob
| bing Zellor's pigeon loft Taylor ana Ford
were sent to the reform school and franklin
was fined $40.
The ST. Aloysius Literary Society at its semi
| annual election held last evening selected the
| following officers: Vice president, John c. Sui
| livan; recording secretary, Edward X. Lynch
| corresponding and financial secretary, NJ. r.
| llolloran; treasurer, j. j. Mccarthy; librarian
| Il. L. Downing; censor, r. II. Coyle; amanu
| ensis 4. j. Lane. Tho meeting was well ut
tended, and the above officers with the cxcep
| tion of the censor and amnnucnsis, were re-
elected.