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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-12-20

An unfuTnished front room first floor.
Also barn room for horse aud carri age or COW.
Enquire at 50 Main Street 79--:
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-12-20

A. E. Martin will be permanent
janitor ut the Y. NJ. G. A. building.
james Putfer is still serving as janitOr
and c1erking through the holidays at
Bundy's shoe store
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-12-20
Banjo and Guitar.

Five, 10 and - cent packages of Embossed Pict
ures and Cards for Scrap Books. +. o. CLARK.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-12-20
CIean Newspapers

For sale at F. o. CLARK's. Every flmiIy ne
them. Only % cents per 100.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-12-20
F. o. CLARK,

at the sign of the book, will deliver
holiday numbers of the papers and
magazines to his subscribers and keep
shop at the same time, where one will
find IL store filled with books, holiday
numbers of the magazines, stationery
in endless variety, fountain and gold
pens, games, diaries and in fact every
thing a first class book store should
have. ST. JOhnsbury illustrated, only
1926, makes a beautiful and lasting
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-12-20

The damage tn the Lake road by
the recent smash-up near Emerson's
will not exceed $4,000. Four of the
cars that were first thought to be de-
strOyed will come out of the repair
shops at Lyndonville as good as new.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-11-29

I INTO THE BOAT THE CAPTAIN LIFTED THE nor
had dealt a blow bitterer than death,
whose happiness on earth he had killed
with a lie.
Edgar he said, softly, ignoring mill.
tary discipline in the intensity OF the mo-
ment, "you loved her, dill you not!''
"Silence" Numbered the Captain
Breathe her name to me, an |, by Heav
ems! brother of mine as you are, will sink
this boat ana end your life and mine
Tote HERE I'D added, tcrccly, "aye. love
her so we'll that it would be the sweete t
balm on earth for me to know that you
We're dead"
The wounded boy covered back into the
stern-sheets, his face very white and wan
in the fast-breakng dawn. Then there was
silence between them. while the DO t
drlfted slowly down tne stream towards
tho sleeping army-and to safety.
Slowly the Captains great tired head
dropped, lower, lower, until 1t rested upon
his knees. Then he turned about and
stretched himself out upon the bottom Of
the boat, his massive limbs across the
thwar.. tnconsciously his head, with It's
weight of damp curls, rested upon the
knees of his half, brother; and he slept so,
almost in the arms of the man he hated.
Onward, ever onward upon the placid
bosom of the stream drfted the boat
The boy sat there still, calm, watching
fer the lights. All they twinkled through
tho trees. The army was close by. Theif
peril was ended Only half-mile more
and then life freedom-Firginia.
In the light of the early morning the
smoke of the camp-fires was ascending in
tddying circles to the sky, all flushed
with the crimson Of the rising sun. The
picture was fair. But the Captain slept
on, unheeding
His brother bent forward, stopped low,
and looked long and earnestly into the
brave, rugged face Still lower he leaned
and hisse1 him on the forehead, once,
twice. thrice.
The tiny boat scarcely swayed with his
light weight as he rose from his seat, re-
moving his tunic as he did so and forming
it into pillow for the unconscious heal
To it he pinned leaf hastily torn from 4
tiny memorandum book, on which nd
scrubbed two words: " For Virginia"
Slowly, majestically arose the sun, gild-
ing the crests of the great pine trees upon
thc bank and turning the myriad ripp)os
upon the face of the water into limpid
hillocks of silver and gold. Aud the swal-
lows that fitted from shore to shore cir.
cled inquisitively about the white, still
face that rested for one brief moment upon
the surface and then sank silently down
out of sight.
And the Captain floated into the camp
asleep and-Glone, the morning after
Thanksgiving Day. HAROLD r. ElNNE.
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for you know he is your fathers son, and
almost your brother. Promise me, Edgar,
prom Sc Inc by this kiss"
And he had kissed her, and given his
pro:Gisa. And for year lie had kept it
wei.
But even as his battle was fought and
won the Captain remembered the duty that
lay before nina duty that must be car
ried cut at any hazard, that of awakening
the army TO n sense of the approaching
peril He placed the boy on the cruppcr in
front Of him, mounted. and rode away.
He had 70 knowledge Of his whereabouts
now, and his bodily pain was almost too
great for HIM 10 care. He could only trust
blindly TO the instinct of the noble animal
that bore him. An, what torture it was
Even the 81 ght eXertion necessary to hold
the boy in his place entailei incessant
pain.
And II only be would still that inces-
sant cry: Virginia! Virginiar' 1t was
W 4so than death 10 the man who was
compelled TO listen.
in an ! our they came TO The river, and
on its brink the brave horse stumbled and
fell, She could bear her double burden
no further .,s-
As by a miracle. tiny slsiif lay rock
ing az The water edge, IL Gas & dsl4tY
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craft cushioned ana ssfy painted, ana
was, no doubt, the toy Of svme petted
damsel whose family had long since fled
the neighborhcod. Into the boat the Cap
tain lifted the boy, and foatet with him
out into the stream
Tho cool, sweet air revived him. He al.
most gained consciousness.
Edgar, he murmured, brokenly, what
does il all meant"
"that l have been fool once more, and
saved your life again"
The boys pale cheek flushed He was
quite conscious now. 1t all came hack "a
him-the Thanksgivi dinner of the home
ward-honrd Scouting party; the skirmish,
and those terrible wounds, the hight--ah,
yes, and he had also q dim remembrance
of cooling bandage placed on his heal
aye, aud hr the Hand of tae man whom he
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-11-29
HOME HAPPINESS.
Taf1y the Lubrlcator Which Make HA
Drum Life Endurabie.

Drum Life EndurabIe.
If there is friction, out with your oil.
can. If there is a quarrel pour on oil
Blessed are the peace makers.
But the oil-can is for the rarer emer.
gencies. 1t is not every boiy that has the
gift Of putting oil on just the spot that
CRATES; and it is not every day that quar-.
rels occur which call for the oil dan
But blessed be tafy! 1t is wanted
every day and from every body. 1t is the
universal sweetness of social and domestic
life.
husband, have you come home and dc
you find your wife tired and hot with the
days work in chamber and kitchenl Give
her little taffy. Say sweet thing to
her. Praise her for something. Tell her
how nice the bread is, 50 much better than
the bakers; that the ketchup is the best
she ever made; that the house looked so
sweet and restful when you came in; that
she has the dearest children that ever
lived; and at your leisure, before she goes
to bed, tell her she is your own hearts
treasure. 1t will do her good; it will make
the SIN les come. She may box your ears
when you say sweet, petting things, and
tell you are talking as you would to tho
cat; but she will like it just the same
Wife, does your good man come home
weary and burdened, exhausted and-no,
not cross, but undemonstrative and suentl
Go up to him with a sweet welcome. Say
something pretty to him. Men all love to
be appreciated and flattered. Give him
the sugar stick Tell him some pretty
thing some body said about him. Tell him
how much you admire what he has done ;
and when you can sit down alone with him
take his hand and pet him and tell HIN
you love him more than tongue can tell
don't be afraid of overriding it and using
comical little exaggerations. He may
know, and you may know that there is
taffy in it; but it is very nice taffy. We
all like it; we all like to be told we are
loved and the saying it makes it all the
truer. 1t is greatndeal better to cultivate
ones love with warm expressions than to
blight it with frost. Pretty nothings
Why, they are big realities, the stuff hap
piness feeds on. Give us more taffy.
Did you ever see doves rub each others
bills! What is q kiss: Taffy. What is
compliments Tafry. What is politencss
Taffy. The good Lord Himself praises HIS
loved ones with a well-done far beyond
their deserts. For quarrels gives us oil;
but give US taffy every day, all we de-
serve, much more than we deserve. DON'T
| be over-conscientious about it; let it be
full and abundant and very sweet; sweet
with smiles and love and laughter Give
it TO your father, your mother, your hus-
band, your wife, your brother, sister,
child friend. How your child loves It!
] SO do you. More, more taffy.-N. \. H.
dependent.
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three younger ones, all aglow with the
hope and ambition of youth and bright in
the unqualified enjoyment Of the hour.
A strange place and strange hour,
surely, for a Thankeg giving dinner SctsO
it was. These weary battle worn fellows
had found the time and the spirit to gather
together at the stroke of midnight in this
camp On the borders Of the swamp and
carry out the project OF a dinner thet
should recall the memories aui assOcIQ-
tionS OF other Thanksgiving days, long be
fore the outbreak Of the fratricidal con
test that hai since emptiC1 so many thou
sands OF hearthS.
1t had been brave feast. too The
skeletons of two great turkeys, the
piles OF sweet-potatO rinds and NUN arous
other remnants of good cheer toll of the
success met with by the foraging party
entrusted with the filing of the board.
And now the TASKS had been passed
phere rang with the chorus,ed songs OF
home, of love and Of the camp that the
jewelers. husky Threats sent forth.
At the center of tine board sat man
who took no further part in the music
than to drum idly on the table with his
fingers as he pulled steadily at the long
cane stem Of his pipe. He wore toe uniform
Of a Captain Of Horse, and, threadbare
and patched as it was in places, it failed
to conceal the outlines of figure superb
in it's massive strength. The Captains
great, solemn eyes, set deeply In square
white forehead, rarely left the face OF the
man opposite him, young fellow barely
into his twenties. The solemnity Of the
Captains gaze might have been attribu-
table 10 the fact that the boy had been
drinking heavily and was making nc
sffert TO conceal the fact
he was not an unhandsome youth,
Though the Slight form and pale face with
~ TIN lips aud g.c1uful freekles seemed
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-11-29
PERSONAL AND IMPERsoNAL:

4
The late Elizabeth Tabor. Of Ma
rion, Mass, bequeathed slS7, 200 to re-
liaidus and charitable objects.
Nine. Christine Nilsson is an hoh'
orary member of the Young Women's
Christian Association Of New York.
-General Sherman says that OF all
the nuisances on earth, the shaking OF
hands by American people is the worst,
The housekeeper OF Warwick Cas-
tie, England, who died recently, left q
fortune of $35O.OOO, all of which had
cpme to her in the shape Of fees from
visitors.
The power of persistence in mat
tiers of love was well illustrated in the
courtship of Browning's son. For four
teen years he maintained suit at first
unsuccessful, but finally rewarded with
| success.
The richest widow In this country,
il not in the world, is Mrs. Moses Tay-
lor, whose fortune is estimated at $40,-
600. 900 She lives in New York, Long
Branch and Several other places, as
the mood strikes her.
Miss Emily Faithful has COM
pleted the thirtieth year of her phil
anthropic work. She received a pOr-
trait OF the Queen, bearing an auto
graph inscription, as a token OF her
Majesty's recognition of her services.
When Bismarck is staying at Kis-
singer he goes regularly three times
to be weighed, and, as the young girl
in charge of the weighing machine
sa.s, ''makes himself very agreeable
and talks most friendly to me-" At
his last visit he weighed sixteen stone
and three pounds,
The richest Japanese outside of
the royal family is said to be r..
Kondo of the Mining University of
Japan. He is the operator of sixteen
gold. silver, and copper mines, and is
about to visit the Lake Superior min.
ing districts in order to get q knowl-
edge of the mining machinery used
there.
David Crack, of Marlboro, Md,
said to be one hundred and seven
years old, was recently married TO
Susanna Oaks, buxOm widow of sew
enty-fve years. The groom was an
old slave of Major B. Bruce, then was
bought by John b. Brooks. Crack
says he took part in the war of 1872,
at which time he was robust young
man.
w. p. Taulbee, OF Kentucky, rep
resents the largest Congressional dis
trict in the country. 1t is composed
of twenty-One counties, and extends
from the famous Blue Grass region to
Cumberland Gap, a distance OF over
two hundred miles. 1t is backwoods
district, without railroad or telegraph
communication, and is canvassed on
horseback by the candidate for Con-
gressional honors.
Captain Bassett, the venerable
doOrkeeper of the Senate, always goes
through a ceremony at the opening Of
the sessions which few visitors are
fortunate enough to see. TRINITY &c
coutered, he proceeds at precisely five
minutes before the hour of meeting to
the room of the Presiding Officer. He
halts in the doorway with military alb
ruptness, makes stiff but deferentfal
bow, and says: Sir, the hour of the
meeting of the Senate has arrived
Then he bows again, escorts the Pre-
siding Officer into the chamber, deliv-
ers the gavcl head into his hands, and
retires to his post at the left of the
Presidents desk.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-11-29
"A LITTLE NONSENSE"

-She-"Good gracious! How darE
it is. l can hardly find my mouth.
He-"Allow me, Miss, to assist you il
searching for it,
It's ten to one that when you give
your seat to woman in the horse-cal
she'll trample on your corns while get
ting into it.-Nerchant Traueier.
"A dollars worth of postage stamps
we'll soaked and with the gum side up
makes most efficacious, though some
what expensive fy-paper.-FittS6urgl
OiEDQtch.
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Cure VI Pneumonia.
Hess ROAD, NIAGARA Co, N. r.

HESS hOAD, NlAbARA ~, N.
March "a, 1888. {
About year ago l was taken vita .
severe pain in both lungs l was first at
tackled with violent chill, then dreadful
pain and then a cough accompanied by con-
siderable fever 1t looked very much like
a bad attack Of pneumonia. A friend Of
mine procured five ALLCoCK's PLAsTERs.
One he put under each arm, one under each
shoulder blade, and one ON my chest close
around my throat. In few hours the
cough ceased, the pain gradually abated
and broke out in a profuse perspiration
/ fell into profound sleep, and the next
day was almost we'll / wore the Plasters
eight days afterwards, and have never had
any trouble since.
WILLIAM A. SAWYER.
A WICKED coal Dealers motto; " The
EDhrer thu weight the heaV err the prof
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A DOUBLE SACRIFICE.
The Romantic Story Of a Memora-
bic Thanksgiving.
Written for this paper.l

L W Ao Il strange,
rOu CHA p p G . + i II g
company that h a d
gathered here on this
d a r k n ov cmber
night. Two heavy
parahin lamps, hung
b. cords to the
main support of the
tent, shed "a sicE!y
yellow light over the
faces of the dozen
men a 5 Sc IN b lie d
there. They were,
for the most part,
grave, earnest faces,
with the heavy lines
wrought by care,
hard ship and sui
fer.ng; but there
were also two or
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Il excusable, because involuntary In tne
thenmatic. One severe twinge is sufhcient
- raalre arv one twist the countenancc Out
ef shape Persons troubled with incipieni
fheumatism might save themselves years
Of pain il they would only use Hostetterss
Stomach Bitters at the start. SignalIy em,
cacious is it, too, for neuralgia, fever ano
ague, dyspepsia, debility, inactivity Oh sne
Kidneys and biliousness.
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QUAKER GAP, Stokes Co.. N c. July O. '"S
W. IL. CoMsTOCK -, v.d,au Ross
DEAR SIR:-Your DIR. Morse's in me enre' NJ
Pills have effected most remarkstDsnee nlties; the
disease had got so trm grip upon ~ ~ yonr pills
could not walk step bought a p9s erery nights
before she had taken all OF one oox ply well aud
about the house. To-day she Is Perieefe'
Yours, etc. L. W. FEhoo'
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can II %
Thanksgiving's here again!
And what a weight Of voc it brings
Upon my tired brain;
Head-overheels in debt, no cash
Expenses to defray,
Grim creditors swarm in and cen
The devil is to ray.
I" How can o stricken mortal lift
song OF soulful praiseg
How con a being in myfi
thankful voice upraiseH
All. no, my harp is all unstrung,
My stOmachs caving in;
The purse within my WORKOUT duds
Eawns hungrily for tin"
BewaIling thus his cherries lot
The scribe tramped up and down,
The while THANKSGIVING shades were fast
Descending on the town;
But ere daylight had taken flight
Within the Sauctum door
Appeared man unto the scribe
He ne'er had seen before.
With gracious air the stranger came,
smile upon his face,
And as before the scribe he paused
He bowed with easy grace;
:" Are you the edtory'' he asked,
"Oi Slagtown's Dai'y Dtmgy
You are;' (here on the desk he laid
Some coin all in lump,
Well, sir, your sheetI CHANGED TO see
Up at the town hotel,
And in its pages much found
That suited me full we'll
Now send, pray you, 10 my friends
Who IN your town reside,
copy each TO ten or twelve
Who by your views abide"
The scr be expressed his thanks forthwith
In calm and stately way,
AS though TO him the order were
A thing OF every day;
He entertained his caller in
a manner grave and EARNED,
The while TO clasp that glittering Pile
HIS fingers ttercely burned.
BetimPs the visitor withdrew,
WAcreat the ser be rejoiced,
And scooping in the precious coin
HIS feelings thus he voiced:
" Ha ha, no TO- by all the powers,
Wen deck the festaI board"
And through the press-room door he then
Unto the "deyIl" rodred:
What no there, C&r5mo, hitRer, pray
Don quickly cap and Gown,
And he-te thee 10 Son market man
On tother site the town
And bid him send me in a trice
The choicest ofh.s wares,
OF winch make certa n that his Eiba
A goodly store prepares"
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THIN the dingy
sauctum OF
A one-horse coun
try Sheet
A mournful scribe
passed to and
fro
with slipshod,
I'm bling
feet;
Behind his back
in listless way
HIS in k.stained
hands were
clasped
Ana as he paced,
with :fetful
voice
The gloomy air he
raspct:
Alack q day and
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-11-29

THROAT DISEASES commence with Cough,
Cold or Sore Throat. Browns Bronchial
Troches" give immediate relief. Sold only IN
borcs. Price % cts.
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To Consumplves and Delicate Persons.
"Baker's Norwegian Cod Liver Oip' heal:
the lungs, builds up waste, aud strengthens
Jno. G. Baker q Co, Philadelphia.
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After rs Years.
PRINCETON, Ind, Aug. "a, lSS"

w. II. CoMsTocK: hova been
DEAR SIR-FOr twenty-five years ! nave ave an. 20
affiicted with rheumatism of the bowels; X "n"n
ali homes Of recovery: was unable TO stana w d"
my feet times and compelled 20 s att at ny
nv Homework. In 1885 your agent eaneII asked.
Howl he replied. by the use Of Dr. To- MEM tSe% q
IndIan Root Pilis.s l decided to GN c1red an0
able TO do my own WORK. All the neisno0ISd moi DO
here use your FILLS and say that they "0u'U
without thea. Yours, etc.,c,,,, Johnson.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-11-29

DAHGER Signaled by Cough is averted
with Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
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If You Are Sick

With Headache, Neuralgia, Ri umatism Dyspep-
STA, Biliousness, Blood Humors Kidney Disease,
Constipation, Female Troubles Fever and Agt,el
SleeplSsSnesS, Partial Paralysis, or Nervous Pros
tration, use Paines Celer. Compound and be
cured. In each of these the cause is tnentsl or
physical overwork, anxiety, exposure or malaria,
the effect of which is to weaken the nervous sys.
TEN, resulting IN one of these diseases. Remove
the CAUSE with that great Nerve Tonic. and the
RESULT will disappear
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Do NOT be afraid of sorrow, nor ye, try
10 cheat yourself INFO fancying it is n
blessed thing in itself. 1t Is the only way
10 Joy. II is because we want joy that We
mlsl accept SORROW. GGre1,
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Cured OF Gravel.

CHAPANoKE. n. c.. July ~ IEE sS
sIR:-For years have been aifete &c his his Iocaiy
ard after trying the best doctors ~ vi stcrses
without receiving any benefit, tried Dr. tW.n5sy
Indian Root Pm. with the resuI' would rnE not Os
without them; they are the best Pill ever gs
Yours, etc.. NA|'NN
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SocfAt ahomaly-the fact that people
who "get on should be well on
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pox'r worry about the future. The lions

DoN'T worry about the future The lions
we see in the distance are very likely fet-
tered and harmless. There is a proyerb
10 the effect that ''the most disastrous
troubles are those which never Gomez
The burdens of to day are hard enough to
carry, without increasing their weight by
the burdens Of tomorrow. Sufficient
unto the day is the evil thereof ~ United
Presbyterian.
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AN out land out) lying district-the wit
ness box of police court
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=, A DrTcH timepieco-the Watch on the
Rhine.-LVe.
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The honey bee is a regular merchant. It
cells combs for a living.
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A WICKED coal-dealer's motto; The
lighter tho weight the heav.e the prof
itsn
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HE scRIeE's THANKSGIVING,

Written for tais paper.l
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-05-05

Emma ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 80
Charley Reboule. $50. IS
Albert Rebouls .................. So
Eddie McDermott. 90
John Mckinney. 90
Frank McDermott. ............ 90
Bart McDermott. -. ...... -. 80
Muggie Robinson ................ 80
Elsie McDermott $50. 80
Clara Reboule. $50. 50
Miss FANNIE grant,
Teacher.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-05-05
THE REJECTED SURVEYS.

The Silver State says that in review
iuS the matter of the thirteen rejected
township surveys, Commissioner Stock.
elage: saysI
"Ftom all the evidence in my pos.
tession feel bound to say that the con-
tractors, Mcclellan and Bridges, did
not perform the surveys provided for in
their contract with this Office in the
1nanuer or spirit called for by their in
structions aud their oficiul oath; but
tnnt, on tue other hand, they did it in
Hn unlawful manner, and, with intent
20 defr"ud the United States, did such
surveying work 30 as to be useless for
the purpose for which it was intended. -
IheSe IRE grave charges aud affect
not only the Deputy Surveyors, Nc.
Gillian and Bridges. but also Gen.
Downing, under Whose administration
the alleged fraudulent work was done;
nud it behooves these gentlemen, it the
charges be untrue, to take immediate
steps to clear themselves of the charges
which have become a matter of general
news, und which. if unex plained, place
the pnrties In an unenviable light befo,e
tie public. We trust that satisfactory
explanation will be nude by the PARTIES
Implicated.