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Real Estate Sales.

c. c. Duncanson sold at auction on Saturday
10000 feet OF ground at South Carolina avenue
and 18TH street s.e., the price averaging 10
cents per foot. James E. Padgett has purchased.
through b. II. Warner & Co., 10 lots on Mclean
avenue, which is between Az, Sd, NJ and N
streets southwest and joins In the improve
ment OF the street. and also two lots on N street
in the same square, which Is owned and is be-
ing improved by Mr.. John r. Mclean, the edi-
tor OF the Cincinnati Enquirer. Josephine $.
Adams has sold to Jonathan a. Gray, for
$50 q lot 2O1sx7O, on the north side of
Caroline street, which is between 18th, 18th, T
and U streets. Elizabeth Lanier Dunn has sold
to Lucretia II. kimball, Tor sd, 121.47, lots IS,
76, u and 70, in Lanier Heights. George NJ.
Robson has sold to William L. Brown, for
%. 800, q lot % feet inches by 100 feet on the
west side OF 18th street, between Scott Circle
and o street. The same has sold TO Noah L.
Jeffries, for $1,000. an adjoining lot to the
above. s. 3. Shedd has sold 10 Fred W.
Pratt, for S2,5OS, 25,OSS square feet OF ground
I'm Widows Mite. David Barry and John
Barry have sold, for 81 3U0, TO James Gibbons.
archbishop of Baltimore. in trust tor the church
OF the immaculate Conception, q lot 10 feet
front at the southwest corner Of @ and Sth
streets.
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A POliceman's Pistol.

A SHOT AT AN ESCAPING PRISONER TAKES EFF.
Feet IN THE LEG OF A COLoRED MAN.
About O'Clock last evening VIM. holland, q
young man, had been placed under arrest in the
Deighborhood Of I'd and d streets southwest,
and attempting to escape he was twice fired at
by Officer Huntington. One of the shots took ef-
feet in the leg of John Battle, a coOred man,
who lives at 12S ID street and is employed by
Strang & Tucker. holland was recaptured on Sd
street. Mr.. McKim probed for the ball In No
lans leg, but failed to find it.
William holland. the man whom the officer
shot at, with Andrew Brooks, who was also mr..
rested at the time, was taken to the Police
Court this morning, where they were charged
with assaulting Thomas Mcqueen and Officer
Melton. They pleaded guilty and were fined
$40 each. They also pleaded guilty to a charge
OF disorderly conduct, for which they were
fined So each.
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Alexandria Affairs.

Reported for THE EVENING STAR
court Judge Meade, opened its June term al
the city court house this morning. The June
term Is ordinarily monthly term, but Judge
Meade expecting to be absent in July has an
ticipated the July business by holding a jury
term in June, and thus anticipating the quar-.
terly business The grand jHry Msss
Harper, John Javens, j. II. d. SmoOt, j. {.
Smoot and w. WOLF jr., eight only, was called,
out TO consider Indictments in cases Of Ed.
Grist for burglary, Ernest Marshal, burglary;
Ella Thompson, infanticide, &C. The court will
NEW TELEPHONE LINE.-An enterprise OF
considerable local interest is under cOnsidera-
ton among the members OF the corn exchange
phone with all the villages of LOudOun, Eau.
quier and Prince William counties These vii
lagos, as q rule, are OF the railroad aud tele-
graph routes, and are further, in the matter OF
quick communication, than London aud Sau
Francisco. The telephone route Is TO include
Haymarket, Fairfax Court House. Thorough
fare, Gainesville, GrovetOn, Centreville, Al
dine, Middleburg, Broad Run and other vii.
lagos. The cost of the telephone will not exceed
AFFRAY-An affray took place In the village
on the north side of the canal on Saturday
night, in which a number Of negroes engaged
| One OF them, George Griffin, about ID years OF
| age, had his throat cut and was thrown into
one OF the locks of the canal. He was got out
however, his wounds attended TO. but ne Is still
THE WOUNDED LAD.-Bernard Richards, the
lad wounded last week by the 8ccl0ental Ols-
charge Of ID. TenneysOn's pistol, still lies al
deaths door. He has sometimes awakened, a
| ii from o dream, and conversed q short time
and then relapsed into stupor.
NOTES.-The superintendent OF police Is re
| pairing the pump well on Madison and Colum
bus street, which had caved in.-The last
school institute Of the year will be held at Pea
body Hall tonight. DIR. j. b. Hodgkins, o.
| W ashington, will lecture to the teachers and
| their friends.-A handsome brick residencf
for Mr.. +. Paff, on Patrick street, near Cameron
was stopped orr Saturday evening.-Wiiliam
r. Burke, formerly teacher in the coloreo
public schools, has been selected at the Payne
| divinity school, at Petersburg, for ordination ~
an Episcopal clergyman.
A DECREE OF DIvoRCE-Today Judge Mer
rick in the Equity Court made decree o
| divorce IN the case OF Julia 4. Evely agt. Johr
T. Eveiy. The bill hled In February last by Mr..
X. Browne states they We're married November
10th. 1864, and charges that he deserted heI
June 26th following. She states that July 18th
1850 he sued her for divorce on the ground O
desertiOn and his bill was dismissed. The de
cree now granted gives her permission to Ne
sumo her maiden name OF Bright
filmed FOR CUTTING THE PEACE-MAKER.-
Saturday night while Thomas Mercer, coiored
Was engaged In Q quarrel, Daniel slaughter
also cOlored, interfered. Mercer cut him acros.
the arm with . knife. Mercer was arrested and
this morning Judge smell nned him $40.
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Orrauiziug for Protection.
CHICAGO RAILWAY EMrLonEs UNITE TO ri

CHICAGO RAILWAY EMPLoNES UNITE TO kBr
sIsr DISCHARGE WITHOUT CAUSE.
CHICAGO. June lit Is said that trouble n
apprehendCd between the South Side Hallway
company and It's employees. Monday last fiiloen
experienced men. VINO had been employed Tor
years 10y the company, were dismissed. No
cause was assigned, but shortly after twenty
students were given employ ment. The old
employees quickly concluded that all old hands
were going and at once decided To organize.
They viii ask that when a man II discharged it
be Tor some valid reason, and not because u
.Spotter' prefers "A complaint. superintendent
Holmes a few days ago learned OF the action IL
the employees and sent tor the PROPER commit
tee. The committee met Mr.. Holmes and told
him that the organization Tor .heir own
protection and that lac would bc made AGO ui,i n
ted with matters ia few days.
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Affairs I'm West Washington.

THE FUNERAL OF A. JACKSON JONES took
place Saturday afternoon from the chapel at
at Oak Hill cemetery. Six OF the employees OF
the cemetery acted as pail bearers. Rev. DIR
A. r. Stuart, OF Christ p. h. church, was the
officiating clergy man.
THE LINCOLN GUARDS, colored, of West
Washington, was organized Friday, June 18th,
at Fishers hall, with the following officers
George Skinner, captain; f. Shelton, LIST lieut.
enant; w. Neal, 2nd lieutenant; and numbers
at present thirty-tive members.
The CANAL navigation has resumed on the
canal.
GRAIN RECEIPTS.-Canal boat E. Lyons
Whiting, arrivedwith 800 bushels of wheat yes
terday, Tor Hartley Bros.
TEMPERATURES AND CONDITION OF WATER
AT A. M.-Great Falls, temperature, a; con.
dition, z. Receiving reservoir, temperature,
20; condition at north connection, q; south
connection, SO. Distributing reservoir, tenn
perature, 20; condition at intiuent gatehOuse
SO; etfiuent gatehOuse, SO.
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CHICAGO, June 14.-At the convention az tho
united Irish societies held last evening arrange
meuts were perfected for holding the mass
meeting In aid OF the Parnell parliamentary
fund at Ogdens Grove, August 18th. next Tais
will be the tenth annual union of the unlied
societies. Two hundred and forty delegates re-
presenting eighty societies shared I'm the deiibcrs
atoms. The chairman was authorized Ia ap>
point a committee OF thirty 10 complete the arr
rangements for the August festival.
OTTAWA, ONT, June IA public meeting a
citizens will be held this week To take steps to
raise subscriptions for the election fund OF tue
home rule party in the coming British
elections
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Superintendent Wyatt said that only small
part of Miss Folsom's baggage came with her
on the Noordland, and this was put through the
usual examination by Inspector ]. b. Hayes
Nothing dutiable was found. The greater part
OF her baggage subsequently arrived as freight
on the City of Chicago, passed through the
usual course, and all duties were paid. "Miss
Folsom was treated exactly the same as any
other passen ger," said Mr.. Wyatt .sThe re-
moval OF Inspector Hayes had nothing what
ever TO do with her baggage. The sole ground
OF his removal was offensive partisanship'"
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Ruyius Riot Gun. for Chicago.

CHICAGO. June 14.-lnspector OF Police Bon.
field left Tor New York yesterday 10 examine
cloth Tor new uniforms, IL Is understood. Ii 10
also stated that one object of his trip IN 10 pur-
chase some of the destructive weapons known
the "riot gun" aud which, with its rapid
and scattering discharges of buckshot. would
decimate a mob-tn "A few minutes IL In said
there are to be two for each patrol wagon, with
a supply at headquarters Tor emergency.
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CHICAGO, June 14.-A special dispatch rom
FL Paso to-day says the collector OF customs TOT
this district has received Information OF an ttn-
portant capture made yesterday near Deming,
y. NJ. A baud Of Mexican smugglcrs were
overhauled and surrounded. They had "A dozen
pack mules beaded with goods and were driy Nc
"A large herd OF horses aud cattle, all of whica
had been smuggied across by a circuiious
route. Five MeAcans were arrested aud lodged
in iail
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CHICAGO, June IA special dispatch from
Ind, says: ALERT Wiler, one of the
largest dry goods merchants OF this city, has
made an assignment His Liabilities will prob-
ably reach $50, 900, assets about S5oooo, con-
sisting OF stock and accounts. Most Of Wiiers
is ia Chicago, Cincinnati aud
\ax
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From WALL street To-Day.

NEW YORK, June 1.-THE Stock Exchange
opened at III o clock with quiet market. opens
Ing figures showing little change. The market
during the early dealings was generally
steady.
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HIS APPEAL TO THE ELECTORS OF MIDLOTHIAN.
Mr.. Gladstone has issued q manifesto % the
electors OF Midlothian, In which he again urges
the necessity az settling the Irish question by
granting q measure of home rule. He declares
that only the sense OF the gravity Of the sttua-
ton induces him at an age when natuy0 cries
for their SURFACES He asserts thai ia its pres
emit shape the union between Great Britain and
ireland IL a paper union, obtained by force and
Irigh nation u -
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The President Not 90 Live Agata In
Buffalo.

Buffalo Dispatch TO the n. Y. sun
Mr.. Wilson shannon Bissell has notified the
city tax spreaders that MIR. Cleveland has re
linquished his residence here, and the follow
ing entry was erased this week from the tax
roll: ninth ward-Personal property. Grover
Cleveland $1,000" liz was the same amount
on which he was taxed last year. Mr.. Cleve-
land still owns the lot on Butler street, which
was assessed at SO, 600. Ii Is reported that y
sale is being negotiated, and IL Is not expected
by his friends that he will ever return TO Bufiaio
| 20 live
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.NorHsn SrR1KE,,

ASorHxR SrnrKE.n
We have struck the LOWEST PRICES for SHOES
al last. Nice. son. Easy and Good Wearing Shoes at
mere nominal price special lot Of Hand-sewed
shoes are now offered ut reduced rates Call and ex-
Anime No trouble 70 show goods few more OF
hand. which are cheap as dirt Everything in the
Gents Furnishing Line AZ low can be bought ~
1914 aud 1916 FcnllL ava
my2o J, w. SEt4BYs
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At Sligo, Ireland, the residences Of aieading
Orangeman was burned Saturday night by .
mob. The military charged and shot some Of
the rioters. 8 d 5 S. IS
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An Electric Elevated Railway.

ST.. LOUIS, June 14.-There will be intro
duced in the house of delegates tomorrow eve
ming a bill authorizing the construction, main
tenance and operation of an electric elevated
railway, double track, standard gauge, with
sidipgs, turnouts and buildings. The franchise
will be asked by Thomas OReilly, assigns and
successors The termini of the road will be at
4th street and Forest park, the distance be-
tween being about 41a miles. The bill provides
that the road shall be constructed as nearly as
possible over the middle OF the streets along
which it shall run upon machine wrought
irons, and the motive power shall be electricity
only. Mr.. OReily says that eastern capital
lists will furnish the money, and will commence
the construction of the road within q week
after the passage of the bill.
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DIED AT THE AGE OF ITO YEARs-A certifi-
cate was filed at the health Office yesterday of
the death OF Jennie Williams, native OF Vir-
gtnia, but resident for the last twenty years
OF the Washington asylum hospital, aged ITO
years.
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WIND STORM IN TEXAS.
Telegraphic Wires Decentralization
Island Partially Submerged.

ST. LOUIS, NO., June IA severe WIND
storm prevailed in Texas last night and early
this morning, and it is feared that great dam
age has been done. No particulars are obtain
able, owing to the fact that Geographic commu-
nication Las been severed since 1880 this MORN
ing At that hour Galveston reported the wind
blowing at the rate OF sixty miles an hour. The
lower part of the island on which the city OF
Galveston Is situated was under water.
NEW ORLEANs La June IA severe storm
is reported at Galveston. Tex. AT present there
is no telegraphic communication with that city.
The lines are 20. h" as far Houston. 1t is
stated that a gale reaching sixty miles AN hour
blowing at Galveston at O'Clock this
morning and that the water was high over the
east and west ends OF that place.
GALVESTON COMPLETELY ISOLATED.
ST. LOUIS, June 14.-Communication with
Galveston has not yet been restored. 1t seems
that the storm this morning washed away por-
lions of the two bridges which span Galveston
bay, and swept away every telegraph line
running into Galveston, and the city is COM
pletely cut off from railway and Geographic
commun ication.
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CoNsrANTINoPLE, June lathe United
States man-of-war kearsarge temporarily the
flagship of Admiral Franklin, is here and will
remain a month. Application has been made
for permission for the kearsarge 10 enter the
Black sea. The United States steamer Pensa-
cola remains at Smyrna.
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Capitol Topics.

BILE Interest among congressman on the subject
of adjournment, but in the Senate there does
not seem to be any hope of getting away before
late In July. Some of the Senators express the
sion. The date of final adjournment depends
almost entirely upon the House, as the Senate
can expedite business much more rapidly than
the other body. II the Morrison tariff bill is
very few among the Senators who now hope for
adjournment before the Goth or 25th of july
Senator Sherman, as presiding officer of the
Senate, has urged Senators having bills In
up other measures. He says that by permitting
other. measures to come up in this irregular
way the regular business is delayed, and that
everything should now be done to push for.
ward preparations to adjournment.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR NAVY YARD EN-
PLOYES.
Mr.. Call presented petition in the Senate
to-day from employees of the U. 9. navy yards
praying for the passage of the bill to allow navy
yard employees fifteen days leave of absence In
each year.
THE SUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
The total sum Of the sundry civil appropria-
ton bin as it will be reported to the House is
$21,O53, S22.04, over five millions less than
That Tor the current fiscal year. The estimates
We're for $50, 554 ,60O.59.
NOTES.
representative Gibson, of Maryland, made
ms nrst speech In the House Saturday. He
Col. John g. Healy, superintendent of the
house loldlng room. has given notice that the
society Of the 10th army corps will hold its
annual an meeting at Coney Island, beginning on
The Kidd rs. Steele, Indiana contested cleo
lion case, came up to-day under the regular
order before the House committee on elections,
out was further postponed for TWO weeks.
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CATHOLIC KNIGHTs.-The Roman Caf,,6s>,
knights Union concluded It's annual seoeioS ~
wheeling, w. Na- last evening. The folio,jsrcr
officers were elected: The Rev. n 0cR6Sc>rS
Circleville, o., Chaplain; Lawrence r. ~
layton =, presiaenS John kustsE, fkln nSSss
O., treasurer. A resolution ~ e6ossesS 49,
pressing confidence in PnrueN - q 1S1 -.
mate triumph Of home rulo S. 7s-'-' = !,
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PREPARING FOR A GRAND DEMONSTRATION
ON THE FOURTH OF JULY.

ON THE FOURTH OF JULY.
ST. LOUIS, June lathe socialists of this city
continue to hold their regular meetings de-
spite the action taken by the city authorities
prohibiting them. They are as q rule, quietly
conducted, and although they are held secretly,
1t is understood that the revolutionary and in
cendiary speeches, which were the order OF the
day before the Chicago riots, have become less
frequent Three meetings Of the different
branches OF the order were held yesterday 10
complete arrangements for q grand demon
stration on the Fourth Of July, which will take
the form Of picnic, the profits OF which are in.
tended to be expended Tor benefits OF socialists,
who are being prosecuted by the authorities.
In various parts OF the country. The circular
announcing this tact Is printed on wildly red
lurid cards. 1t is expected that $4,000 people
will participate. Noted socialist speakers from
various localities have been secured, one of the
most prominent being Vim. q. Gorschuch, OF
Baltimore. The exiled Prince krapOtkine, who
is now in London, about to sail for the United
States IL il expected will be In attendance,
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BOARD OF NAVAL OFFICERS, consisting of
Vice Admiral Rowan and Rear Admirals War
den and Luce, has been appointed to meet at
the Navy department. June 18th, tor the ex-
James A. Jouett and John II. Russell and
Capt ]. A. Greer. Commodore Russell has ar
rived in Washington from San Francisco and
after his examination will leave for the South
Atlantic station TO take command. He has Sc
lected Capt. s. L. Breese to COM
mand the flag ship Lancaster and
he will accompany him. Capt Breese
will relieve Capt E. E. Potter, whose term has
expired. He has been ordered home. The
Lancaster was heard from last couple of
weeks ago at Cape Town, s. A., on her way to
Rio de JaneirO
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al. s''' ,!s s.s's ss ::!s S., !: q;
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Vo1 6S-No 1882.
BOOKS, &c.

DARE BOOKS. VERY Oh ZAP, AT BOOKSTORE.
III LOB 9Th St NV. Dr.. sam1 Johnsons Eng. bic
tionary. D vols, London, 1918. American Ency Is
vols, 1ilust First Amer. ed 179S. Odd vols Records
10 vols, latest ed. irl-l2fk
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GEN. MEIGS' PLAN FOR A CITY Posi- OFFICE
AND CITY HALL-Gen. M. G. Meigs has de-
vised plan for providing for q city post Office
and a municipal building, which proposes the
erection OF wings to the present city hall build
Ing extending eastwardiy :and westwardly to
lively, with :large interior courts in each for
handling the mails in one case and tor tax
offices in the other. The cost, he says, will not
be over 100000.
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THE QUEENS OFFER TO CoMrE DE PARIS
LONDON, June 14.-Queen Victoria has offered
the Comte de Paris, during his exile from
France, under the terms OF the expulsion bin,
the use Of Claremont Castle, where Louis Phil
lipe found home. and where he died. The
Comte de Paris declined the Queens offer on
the ground that he does not intend to reside In
England permanently.
DEATH or A vRENCH AUTHOR.
PARIH. June 14.-Dieudonne Alexandra Paul
Boiteau, the French author, Is dead. He was
nfty-six yeaxy Of aga
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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Interns
revenue, $649, 200: customs, $51O,S7S.

THOSE who leave the city during the summer
can have THE STAR mailed to them for any
length of time and the address changed as often
as desired. The subscription must be invariably
paid in advance.
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GETTING ACCUSTOMED TO CAMP LIFE.-The
members OF the signal corps class at Fort Myer
have started on an expedition for practice up
the Potomac Saturday they ran field tele-
graph to their first camping station at Fort
Myer. They will be away from the fort ten or
twelve days, and use their time In signal and
telegraph practic and in accustoming them
selves to camp life.
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ST. LOUIS. June 14.-Umpire Tunison, Of tn
from President Wyckon yesterday notifyin,
him OF his release. Tunison has given entir'
satisfaction in all the games which he has um
pired, and no cause for his release II known.
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COMING DISMISsALIs IN THE SIXTH AUD1roR's
OFFICE.-In regard to the published statement
that there will be sixty employees in the Sixth
Auditors office discharged on the LIST of July,
Auditor McCOnville told STAR reporter this
morning that owing to the reduction of the ap-
preparation 1t will be necessary TO dispense
with the services of some twenty-five clerks.
He added that the dismissals would be gov
erned as far as possible by the efficiency of the
clerks, and that no good clerk would be dis
charged it it is possible to avoid it,
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To OPEN THE LONDON EXHIBITION BY
CABLE.-President Cleveland has accepted the
honorary presidency of the American Exhibit
ton to take place in London in May, 1887, and
will open the exhibition from the White House
and start the machinery by the telegraph land
lines and cables
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THE PRESIDENTS PLANS FOR A VACATION
NOT DECIDED UPoN.-When asked to-day by q
STAR reporter as to the correctness ofthe various
published programs disposing of the Presidents
time during his summer vacation, Col Lamont
said that the President had made no plans
whatever for the summer and knew nothing Of
these various proposed pleasure trips until he
read them in the newspapers.
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TRUSTEES OF THE REFORM SCHooL.-The
President to-day appointed Messrs. George w.
Adams and James E. Fitch to be trustees OF
the Reform school of the District of Columbia
for the term OF three years from this date
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ARMY ORDERs.-The leave of Capt. Henry c.
Cook, I'd infantry, is extended one month; Capt
Robert H. Montgomery, 9Th cavalry, is ap-
pointed to act as inspector on certain ordnance
and ordnance stores at jefferson barracks Mo
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FINED FoR CUTTING THE PEACE-MAKER.-
Saturday night while Thomas Mercer. coiored,
was engaged In . quarrel, Daniel slaughter,
also cOlorod, interfered. Mercer cat him across
this morning Judge smell nued him $40.