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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-23

Mrs Whitney and Her Husband Hang
Up Their Stockings Every Christmas
Mrs. kndicoLt Believes There is No
Harm in the Ancient Fib About Santa
Claus Mrs. Fairchild Describes
Christmas in Germany.
Copyright 1851
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-The capital city
has already begun to blush with Christmas
holly, and the elf-like green of the mistle-
toe on the market stalls suggest sweet pos
sioilities for the near future
Santa Claus is decidedly the most popular
individual in America, though this cosmo-
politan gentleman cannot claim citizenship
here; yet he is cousin to us all.
His antics, just at present, are the talk
of the town, and as allopinions are com.
plimentary, it seems to accord with the
good-natured journalism of your paper,
to present a few of those most worthy of
note.
l have therefore jotted down a very
small part of the very many nice things
said about Christmas by trio Of cabinet
ladies', who have become quite noted IN
w dSllubUOu ,loI biel dSliNo No-oPSiatloh
with the patron saint of Christmas.
81 believe in Christina =" said Mrs Endi-
colt, land with our family it has always
Teen kept in the good old-fashioned way,
Santa Claus and all. Even as late as the last
Christmas we hung up our stocking, a
ceremony which my daughter always at
tended to the last thing before going to bed,
hanging them all up in a row, the Secre-
tary's and mine among the rest, and then
filling them with the simple gifts that seem
best suited to the day; not expensive pres
ents to make the custom burden ONE by
and by. Then in the morning my dear
children would come INTO the room, and
gathering them all around my bed before
had arisen, they would empty the contents
Of their separate receptacle there to ex-
ami 10 and exhibit to each other, till the
whole bed would Q covered with the Christ
mas cheer.
mo, indeed, would not like to have
Santa Claus abolished, for to this day these
things bear me away back into my child
hood when we were up by 5 O'clock, in the
morning, gathering il our surpr ses of the
night to huddle up in bel and enjoy them
fleeing to the warm blankets for protection
from Jack Frost, who always comes along
with Chris mas, and was a much M re
formidable indl idual then, in the absence
of furnaces and steam heaters, than he is
uown
"Do you think, Mrs. Eadicott, that the
idea of Santa Claus is mischlevouS in the
danger of in tilling falsehood into the minds
of the youngF asked /.
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Now Is the Time

To use Hodges Sarsaparilla with Iodide Of
Potash, the great purifier for the blood. A
certain cure for rheumatism, scrofulous
affections, and all diseases peculiar to fe-
males. Renovates and invigorates the sys-
tenn. Physicians recommend it. Take no
other. Rangum Root Med. Co., Nashville,
Tenn. 81 per bottle Sold by Lippman
Bros, wholesale agents.
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THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY DECEMBER %, 1888.

ION that day we had an immense tree in
our ballroom. 1t bankrupted all the ass
bell aud wax candle mere ants in town TO
fill it; for, like some great greedy monster,
it cried more, morel Aud we made dozen
trips, probably, before 1t was completed.
But then il the tree, and also the expenses,
were huge, we expected to have a great
time.
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CLEARED YESTERDAY.

Steamship City of Savannah, Smith, New
York-C G Anderson.
Steamship Juniata. Christie. Philadelphia-C
G Anderson. Agent.
Steamship Gladiolus (Br), Wright, Antwerp
A Minis < Sons.
Bark Marco Polo Nor) Grundesen, Rotter-
DANA r Saias & Co.
Schr Melissa A Wiley, Wiley, Fernandina, in
ballast, to load for New York-Jos A Roberts &
Co
Schr Helen l. Martin, Fountain, Darien, In
ballast, to load for New York-Jos A Roberts &
Co.
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EXPORTS.

Per steamship Gladiolus (Brj, for Antwerp
$3.50 bales upland cotton, weighing 2,705, 1853
pounds.
Per steamship Juniata, for Philadelphia--2Ss
bales upland cotton. 100 bales iinterS, l45 bales
domestics and yarns 145 bbls rice. 305 bbls rosin
90 bbls spirits turpentine, 12,O0 feet lumber, 81
casks clay. so bbls oranges, 4.07I boxes oranges
100 Pegs mdse.
Per bark Marco Palo Nor. for Rotterdam
1881 bbls rosin, weighing 1861 .645 pounds LOO
bbls spirits turpentine. measuring 55,932 gallons
Paterson, Downing & Co.
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"The Faino IS" would like 10 have every
patron Of theirs enjoy a Christmas turkey
at their expen'e, but that is impossible.
The teral offer m fde I Monday gives
everybody a chance 10 get turkey free.
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Don't suffer any longer, but use Tanners
Infallible Neuralgia Cure, the only infalli-
lie cure on earth for all forms Of neuralgia
and nervous headache. Rangum Root Med.
20. Nashville, Tenn. 80 cents per box.
Sold By Lippman Bros, wholesale agents.
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SAILED YESTERDAY.

Steamship Juniata. PhiladeiphIa.
Schr Nellie W Hewlett, Charleston.
Schr Melissa A Wiley, Fernandina.
Schr Helen L Martin, Darien.
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ARRIVED AT QUARANTINE YESTERDAY.
Bark Rebus Nor, Irens Santos, in ballast
A K Salas & Co.
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Special line Of latest improved Rochester
Lamps just received at Vests China Pal
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COTTON.
LIVERPOOL. Dec. 90 noon.-Cotton quiet; in
quiry limited; American middling Sgd; sales
1000 bales of which 800 bales we're for sl)ecula
ticn and export; receipts 700 bales, all Amer
lean.
clause. December delivery 5 1g-64d also
good; December and January lS-B4d; zen
ruary and March . ls.64d; March and April
8 le6fd; April and May 52l6id; NAV anu
steady. -.
1900 p. m.-sales Of the day included 500
balcs OF American.
American m d ing 5SEd. ,,,,
Futures American middling. low middling
clause. December delivery 5 2]-6sd. sell rs; Dc
cent er aud January iy-efd. sellers; January
and February b 5000. sellers. February and
March l964d sellers: March and Apri5 sO.t4d,
sellers; April and May 52i-64d. buyers Nay
andJune 25-04d. sellers; June and Juiy0 <1o4o'
sellers: July and August , A-O4d, buyers
Futures closed steady.
Nav fOaK, Dec. ~, noon.-Cotton steanyi
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ARRIVED YESTERDAY.

Steamship Tallahassee. Fisher. New York-C
G Anderson. Agent.
Steamship VIM Crane, Billups, Baltimore
B West & Co.
Schr D X Baker, Rulon, Barren Island, with
gusno to order; vessel to Jos a Roberts & Co.
Schr Attic IBr), Roberts, Green Turtle Cay,
with fruit to Collins & Co.
Steamer Ethel, Carroll. Oohen's Bluh and way
landings-W Gibson. Manager.
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California Canned Peaches, Apricots and
Peas very choice and cheap. HOLSTERS in fiat
cans, first selection, Plum Pudding in oval tins.
J. 5. r. BARBOUR,
New Houston and Barnard streets.
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.



NEW YORK, Dec %, noon.-Stocks closed &C
tive and firm. Money easy, closing at per cent
Fxchange-iong 81 S44Q14 S4I6; short, 81 66l5
(0t4 1857. Government bonds dull but firm to
strong. State bonds dull but firm.
800 D. m-Exchauge duh but steady. Money
easy at per cent. Sub-Treasury balances
Gold 1854, III, 900: currency, Sll.T63,OO. Gov
eminent bonds dull but firm; four per cents
10y: four and half per cent coupons 1854
State bonds duh but firm TO strong.
The export of specie from the port Of New
York for last week amounted to 81 ABS, O65, OF
which Sl,116,S95 was in gold and S5lo, l5O in
silver. -r-
For Saturday the stock market was unusually
active to-day and the strength Of the past few
DAYS was again shown in dealings, the net result
of the days trading being to leave great ma
jority Of the list practically higher than last
evening while in most stocks the highest prices
of the week were reached. Interest, as usuai OF
late was centered in Coalers and Changers. but
while the latter were strong throughout the
session the former receded little from tnelr
position as leaders in the market, and Delaware
and Hudson actually shows material loss Tor
the dav The principal buyers were commission
houses. while sellers were traders taking profits
but there was no pressure OF long STOCK at any
time TIL bears made sudden ana succesSIul
attack on Omaha preferred and got IT. down y
ner cert upon which the list reacted shade
And closed on from best figures. The temper Of
speculation, however. was decidedly oullish, al
though the general expectation OF very unfa-
vorable bank statement was not wholly dsap,
pointed. Prices at the opening were steady and
marked strength was developed Immediately,
and Missouri Pacific took the lead. advancing
rapidly until it's gain reached IA per cent, Erie
and Northwestern following. The ad vance then
met with a check, but after the end ~ the nrst
hour was resumed. The drop in Oma ha set the
list back fractionally, but more strength was
shown in final dealings and the MARKET closed
active and strong generally at fractional gains
for the dav Sales $4,000 shares. The follow
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Closing.


BALTIMORE Dec 22.-Flour dull. Wheat
Southern quiet and easy; Fultz VI O4D1 %;
Longberry 81 00I1 10; No. Southern 81 O4D
u; West I'm fairly active and hi kher; No. Twin
quiet and steady; white 37G i4c; yellow s9149c:
Western easier.s
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 22.-Flour quiet. Wheat
active closing firm at about yesterday figures.
Corn lower: No. mixed. cash 3O3sgS NC;
May delivery 3312Qt335sc. Oats dun and lower;
No. 2 cash 25c May delivery '513GSS1Ec.
Whisky steady at 81 a. Provisions flrm TltT
Dry salt meats: shoulders So 25, longs and ribs
81 TO- Snort clear 81 50. Bacon-boxed shoulders
81 80. longs and ribs IS 12IsGss ~, short clears
CIScGSsATr, Dec. 22-flOur dull. Wheat
lower; No red. 81 0oOl o. Corn easy: No:
mixed 341fc. Oats m moderate demand and
easy No mixed Sysc rqrE q sa,s az s,s re
short ribs 81 islSGf Is. Bacon quiet and
steady; snort clear, S. rs. Whisky quiet at
81 H. Hogs steady; common and light VI 30
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 22.-Grain quiet and un.
changed No market Monday or Tuesday of
next week.
NEW York, Dec. GO, noon.-spirits tnrpentine
quiet at ACC. Rosin inactive a. 81 02I6Di O'l7.
500 D. m.-Rosin inactive. Turpentine quiet
CaARLEsrox. Dec. 22-Turpeotine firm at
d3l6c. kOSln lffi, EOOu az oV~s
WILsIsaToNN c., De-. 90. Spirits turpentine
steady at 43c Rosin steady; strained soc, good
straine s2lSc. Tar steady at 81 10. Crude tur-
pentine firm; hard 81 35; yellow dip 90 80, viz
gin 81 30.
PETROLEUM.
Nxw YoRK, Dec % The petroleum market
onened strong at S9ylc. &c above las nights
close. but after first sales tue market became
weak aud broke to s7Lc. A sharp rally then
sci in, in which this loss was entirely recovered
and me market closed strong at 9Oc.
RICE.
Exw York. Dec. 22.--Rice In moderate in
fNEw ORLEAvs, Dec % Rice unchanged.
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"cAx You tie a true lovers knot, my dearf'
inquired Merritt.
aNo," replied Mamie. hiding her bushes with
her fam "6ut our new clergyman can do u very
nicely. ~-HaTpeY's Bdzor.
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ARRIVED UP FROM QUARANTINE YEsTER-

Steamship Laurestina (Br) Batty, to load for
Bremen-A Minis & Sons.
Bark Herlof Herlofsen NOR. Kroger, to load
for Cork for orders--A X Salas & Co.
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MARITIME MISCELLANY.

Lewes, Del, Dec 20-Bark Jenny Sweeney, be
fore reported, was fioated at 8 o'clock to-nigh
and proceeded to .iladelphia in tow appar
emily in fair condition. The leak is controlled
by pumps.
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rNTELLIGENCE.

MINIATURE ALMANAC-THIS DAY.
SUN oETS ............ 800
HIGH WATER AT SAVANNAH. 11:19 M, 11:b1 N
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Call at Strauss Bros for CItron, Cur
rants, Raisins, Spices, etc.
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COMMERCIAL.
SAVANNAH MARK.aTs.
OFFICE OF THE MORNING NEWS.

oANANNAft, UA, lcC % 4 P. u. J
CorToN-The market was quiet, although
there was better demand, while quotations
are steadier. The total sales for the day
were 1910 bales. On Change at the opening
call at 10 a. m the market was rep orted quiet
and unchanged, with sales of 511 bal ss At the
second call a. / p. m. it was quiet, the sales
being 271 bales. At the third and last
call at 4 p. m. it closed quiet anil unchanged,
with further sales of 42s bales. The following
are the official closing spot quotations of the
IT,.
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Schr Ida II Mathis, English, Philadelphia, with
coal to | Taggart; vessel to Master.
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Sea IsIands-The market was quiet but firm
for the better grades The commorer qualities
durngt he day were 100 bags, on the basis OF
quotations.
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ARRIVED BELOW YESTERD

Schr Blanche Hopkins, Tunnel Baltimore,
with guano to order; vessel to Jos Roberts &
%
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NAVAL SroREs-The market for spirits t,lr-
peutine was fl m at quotations. The sales for
the day were $50 casks at 4314c for regulars.
At t o Board of Trade the opening call
4314c was paid and bid for regulars. At the
second cali it closed at 4314c paid and bid for
regulars Rosin-The market continues quiet
but steady at quotations. The sales during the
day were about 900 barrels. At the Board
of Trade on the first call the market was re
ported steady at the following quotations: A, B,
c. and E Soc F S21ec, G SIC, II 95c 81 05, K
81 20, NJ 81 30 N 81 90. window glass 50 so, water
white 81 70. At the last call it closed I'M
changed,
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HOW TO ENJOY XMAS.
THE CUSTOMS OF wELL-KNOwN
FAMILIES.

Mrs. Whitney and Her Husband Hang
Up Their Stockings Every Christmas
Mrs kndicolt Believes There is No
Harm in the Ancient Fib About Santa
Claus - Mrs. Fairchild Describes
Christmas in GermanV
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RIcE-The market was duh AMI nomi-
nal, nothing doing and sales. At
the Board OF Trade the market was re-
ported dull at the following official quotations.
Small job lots are held at 1s114c higher:
The Board Of Trade reports the total receipts
of rough at 42S 255 bushels. The shipments Of
clean thus far were ,816 barrels, distributed as
follows: To Baltimore, l,a57 barrels; to Boston,
$40 barrels; to New York, $50 barrels to Phila-
delp ia 1879 barrels; TO the interior, 2751 bar
rels The stock of rough on hand is 234 09S
< q har of.
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STOVES.

PHILADELPHIA. Nov ~, 1888.
Messys. Thomas, Robert Stevenson d Co..
GKNrs-The Gauze Door Range you put up IN
ny school room month ago, has done its work
beautifully. For baking pastry, have never
sern It's equal. Cakes and bread require little.
or no attention. and m sats roest quickly with
very little loss IN weight.
FOR the size Of the range the small amount OF
coal used Is marvellous. In fact. l think 10 too
good not to be thoroughly known. Yours truly,
SARAH T. RoREn,
Principal Philadelphia Cooking School.
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GRAND MONTHLY DRAWING,

s,I44 Prixes amounting to. sl.O5 so
AolR.- Il c .eJs ur,,wilg Capital Prizes a . uot
eqfitle I Terminal Przes.
rW-FoR CLUB RATES. or any further informa-
ton desired, write legibly to the undersigned,
clearly stating your residence, with State
County. Street and Number. More rapid return
mail delivery will be assured by your enclosing
an envelope bearing your full address.
Send POS ia NOTES, Express Money
ORDERS or New York Exchange in ordinary let
ter. Currency by Express lat our expense) adj
dressed M A. DAUPHI !,
or NJ A. DAUPHIN,
Washington, D. O.
Address Registered Letters to
NEW OhLEANS NATIONAL BANK,
New Orleans, La.
REMEMBER: that the payment Of
Prizes Ia GUARANTEED by FOUR
NATIONAL BANKS of New Orleans, and
tho tickets are signed by the President OF an In
stitufion, whose chartered rights are recog-
nized In the highest Courts: therefore, beware
Of all limitations or anonymous schemes"
on OLEr is the prce of the smallest
part or fraction OF Ticket s UED BY Us
In any drawing Anythin in our name offered
for less t1an Dollar is a swindle.
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FURNITURE AND CARPETS.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-07
llGHT-keePER ODeLL.
Ne Will not b asmsvss sIapiy ea Aeessst Of
Mis- PsIities.

WASHINGTON, January 6.-Acting Sec
retary Thompson has addressed q letter
to the chairman of the Light House
Board in regard to the case of keeper
ODell, Of Cape Henry light station, in
which he says: 1.-The department has re-
ceived and considered the report Of the
Board of Light House Officers convened
to consider and report on the case OF NJ.
l.. O'Dell, keeper of Cape Henry light,
against whom various charges had been
made. 1t appears from this report that
this board of officers found these charges
to be unfounded in fact, and recommends
that this matter receive no further con-
sideration. The department. after care
full consideration of the matter, approves
this report, dismisses the charges and re-
turns the papers in the case To take their
proper place in the archives of the Light
House Board. Ii is stated at the depart
ment that this ease has assumed the inn
Portance of a political issue IN Virginia,
and almost the entire Democratic infiu-
ence of the State has been involved to
secure the removal of the light keeper in
question. The department, in acting in
opposition To this pressure desires to have
it stated that O'Dell is a good and eff
cient officer, and will not be removed
simply on account of his politics.
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SENSATION IN MEMPHIS.
The Result Of an Election Accepted q Verdict
OF Not Guilty.

The Result Of an Election Accepted As Verdict
OF Not Guilty.
MEMPHIS, TENN, January 6.-This
this morning in the Criminal Court
when Attorney General B. Peters arose
Just after the court had been convened
and moved that all eighty
two i'll number-pending against Presi-
dent ID. p. Hadden, Fire and Police
Commissioner James Lee, Jr., Council
man John F. Randle, County Trustee
A. j. Harris and Wharfmaster Patrick
Kallaher, be dismissed, which was done
without consent or knowledge of those
gentlemen, by Judge j. j. DubOse in a
prepared opinion, in which he stated
that he accepted the result of yester-
days election as equivalent to a verdict
of the jury finding the above named per-
sons not guilty of the offences for which
they had severally been indicted.
In explanation of the action o, Judge
Dubose at the election held yesterday for
taxing district officers, the peoples, or
Hadden, ticket was elected by an over
whelming majority after a bitter per-
sonal campaign, in which it was con-
cluded by its opponents that Hadden and
his associates had accounted for every
dollar of the public funds and had not
appropriated to their own use one cent.
The conduct of Judge DubOse is criti-
cized by the indicted officials and the
community generally as unprecedented,
but is accepted as a complete vindication
and ending of the clash which has ex-
isted here for the past year between the
Criminal Court and the Taxing District
Government until a few days ago Wharf
master Kallaher produced documentary
evidence which convinced the Attorney
General that he was innocent beyond
the shadow of a doubt. Hence the dis
missal of the sixty indictments against
him
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FROM HONOLULU.


The Cabinet Insist Upon the King Making
chanses-Hs Must Give Way.
SAN Francisco, January g. "A pri-
vate letter received here from Honolulu,
dated December "a, says the Cabinet
have made demand that Judge Jona-
than Austin, of Honolulu an American,
shall be offered the place of Godfrey
Brown, recently resigned from the
Cabinet. The Cabinet Lave also de-
manded the appointment of Sanford
Dale. a prominent lawyer born here of
American parents, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Judge FOrnader,
of the Supreme Court. At last advices
the King had decided to accede to the
Cabinets demands, knowing that the
Reform League would otherwise place
Mrs. Dominus, the Kings sister, on the
throne. Kalakaua has been advised by
the English and American ministers to
comply with the demands of his Cabinet,
with assurances that they would not in
terfere in his behalf with the designs of
the Reform League. The removal of
Kalakaua's marshal is also insisted upon,
and he will be replaced by a white man
named Sohr.
The Reform League has the support
of ninety-nine out of every hundred
foreigners and the endorsement of all
| the best native element.
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TYPOS WORSTEO.
The NeS Scale Tor Printers In Chicago The
Fruits Of the Sfrihe.

The Nes Scale Tor Printers In chicago The
Fruits Of the Sfrihs.
CHICAGO, January "a joint COIN
mittee from the TypOthetae and the men
in the employ of the members have been
for weeks trying to prepare a new scale
of prices which should be acceptable to
both employers and workmen. A scale
has been finally decided upon and sub
United to the parties interested for con-
firmation.
The weekly scale has been fixed at
from S15 to gel, according to the value
of the recipient. A change in the meas
urement will reduce the pay somewhat.
The type measurement, as fixed by the
new scale, viii be made upon the galley,
SO that the compositor will not get the
advantage of the blank pages, as here
tofore. The scale per 1000 has been
reduced from 40 cents to 30 cents. Most
of the men, however, will be hired by
the week Overtime work will be paid
for at price and third, instead of at the
old rate of price and half. The hours
are fixed at ten per day, except for Sat
urday, when eight hours shall constitute
a days work. II the scale be adopted
as it probably will be, there can remain
no doubt but that the employers have
reaped benefit of the strike.
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Maria ID. Kiersted. and Maria A. Perry,
at Baltimore, trading as Kiers.ed &
Perry, dealers in ladies' clothing, have
suspended.
William C. Duer, of Quantico, Va.
yesterday cut the throat of his wife, kill
ing her almost instantly. while riding
with her and their two children. He is
said to have been insane for some time
but was supposed to have recovered.
Samuel Behr, aged thIrty-seven, a mer-
chant of Montgomery. Ala, committed
suicide this afternoon, in his store, by
cutting his throat No cause for act
known.
A fire in Brooklyn Navy Yard Thurs
day night, caused by SPONTANEOUS com
bustion, caused a loss estimated between
$s5 900 and $50, 0,00o.
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ALL BILLS MUST BE PAID ON
THE lsT OF EVERY MONTH.

IL swung To and fro in the wind and
seemed to mock me. / grabbed two
pound weight, and the next instant the
sign, shivered in thousand pieces. fell
upon the floor, and i swore that when
the fragments came together and the
glass made whole, then and not till then
would ! renew the credit business.
The yellow legged dude escaped by
the back door, and flew To the house for
his collar and cuff boxes-his total bag
gage. He told Mrs. Scrub that the
credit business was ''busted" and Etoniah
Scrub gone stark mad. On my arrival
the madam was as kind and sweet AN the
first week Of our marriage. She spoke
not OF the credit business, nor Of her pa
back in Pennsylvania. Indeed, she was
as dumb as clam. The next day the
old sign