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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-27
4 GRAY FOX md 4 RACCOON.
THE TROPHIES OF HUNT FOR A SUPPOSE
WTIprAT

THE TROPHIES OF nvNr FOR SUPPOSED
WILDCAT.
ToLoNo, H., Feb. % (epeciaD.-The most exciting
hunt in Illinois this teoE place yesterday
at the Big Swamp. about six miles west OF Dement, In
the forest bordering he Saugtmon River. Tic alleged
presence OF wildcat Las long been agitaung the people
in that neehborhood. rs soreeches have frightened
travellers. Yesterday the hunters came to time
promptly, provided with guns and dogs. Captain Cock
re who had distinction IN some OF the Champaign
County roundups. chosen to command. The parIle
ipants we're mos ly farmers OF the surrounding country
with few sporsmen from the adjoining counties and
party of Engshmen. TIE swamp had been made In
access BILE by the heavy rains and the thaw and
the party decided VISIT the Fox Woods some elk nos
southwest OF Monticello the bank. OF the now raging
Sangamon. As the hunters reached the timber the
alarm aud rushed away after the FOX
which promptly took refuge IN hollow tree The
hunters ran the spot ana soon cut the hole large
enough TO admit dog, whose presence caused Drci
commoton inside. Reynard appeared at the hole
leaped to te ground aul dashed through the crowd 10
liberty. The chase exciting Finally dog ponnced
upon the fox AVID secured firm hold on his throat The
made brave hght. matilatiug his assalant about
the aud head The hunters reached the place only
few moments after the dogs. JOAN Belk. one CT tne
English sportSnen, jlnPel IN among them ana WIN @
secured the game, splendid gray FOX with mAghl'
cent brush.
The weather had been growing colder all the morning
and the mud trUzen h rd. The hunters unan-
imOusly decided to return To the Big swamp and carry
ont the or gina programme for the day. Half an hour
passed without incident when the baying OF the honnds
gathered about huge water oak indicated point
toward which all pushed their way as rapidly as posi-
be The thicket was unusually dhcult to penetrate
Suddenly attention OF the crowd was directed 10 the
swayng boughs OF the but the object causing the
movement could not be di.cerned. Every one STOOD
still. Not Of the men had ever met wildcat cap
tain Cockre at last came 10 the rescue ana ordetela
charge. menentary hesitation followed ana the
advance began. Not Il word was spoken. Inc uve
belng reached the frightened hunt RS trGnDlihgy
glanced along its branches Every one instantly 10 ec
a hero. Fear had fed but there no hiiarty'
The supposed wildcat only an ordinary raccoon,
After several Intellectual atem to dslodge the amman
from Its perch, John OBricn shot IL before MS ass0
clates cond interfere and picked II up with ne mucn
pride as the Enlllshman did his fox
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THE RJcguOyDs wIyrER CRU1SE.

BRrDGETowN. Barbad0es. Feb. 12.-The Untcd nta'cs
flagship Richmond, flying the flag OF Rear Aunhr. .,
u. Luce. United states Navy, commandcrinchlef OF
tho naval forces on the North Atlantic Station, ar
rived here last night from Pontesrtre' Guadeioupe'
few hours after the dispatch boat Dolphin had stao-
ed her cruise south to join the Pachc squadron
Tho American flagship is COMMANDED oy Cap'ah
Robert Boyd Untod states Navy. niie a. o rontc '
shc had called II only for hall an nor, az 81
Kits, ST. Chrlstophcrs. The yeho" IN haS Va, Wdpp MD
day, and by special permission from r inc aa ~
who resides at Basseterrc the crew "ere a -, %
9Th Tho Richmond remains here tnve uats' S' ana ana
sails then for Port Spain be foloWIna a' pprts
Will DO visited Port Spain, La Guayrs, curacao ar
tagena, Asplnwsil, Greytown, vera ornL ana Now
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TIN ORE IN ABUNDAN NCE.
A CARGO MIND IN THE BLACK HILLs SAID TO
HAVE BEEN SHIPPED TO WALES.

A CARGO MIND IN TnE BLACK Hills SAID TO
HAVE BEEN sHIPPED TO WALES.
rITTsBURG, Feb. 26 (speclal. PiitSburg iron dnu-
tures are st trying to get Congress to arrange the
tariff so that the tin plate Industry can be established
here. Jacob Reese has gathered Some Interesting
facts. said he Now that tho United States has
become the greatest consumer Of |. world for
canning our fruit, fish and meat, lppcd to
ell countries and all claes, in view - tl' ,sbllity
of a foreign that would interfere VII, tho pro-
duction OF block tin and tin plate. 1t has become
national necessity In order to protect our canning
trade that should make our own block Tin
"Now that the demand has come lind tn-Ure crop
ping out of the Blue Ridge in Virginia. and thousands
OF tons have been Mined waiting for the smcltcrs,
while from the Black HIS IN Dakota the report
that a vertable mountain OF tin ore awaits the miner
ard the smelter's power. This il bached up Iy a
report from swansea, Wales, that a shipload of tin
ore had arrived the Black Hills, in Dakota, United
states OF America The said to be in huge
blocks some OF which weighed over two and half
tons, and was Of better quality and would yield
more tin than the tin ore of the C0ruW all mines.
Re ports also come 10 Of tin from New Mexico,
West Virginia, North Carolina and from the Mercal
Mountains IN California, and now am In possession
of a prime sample Of tin obtained from the mines
Of d Philadelphia company who arc Operating IN
May
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THE POLICE STILL IN rHv DARl
Mr.. SIAfON VAS TOO AMBITIOUS.
AFTER swINDLING A BANK ONCE, HE TRIES
AGAIN-sOME OF his TRICKS.

AFTER swINDIING BANK ONCE HE TRIES IT
AGAIN-soME OF his TRICKS.
Kassel sinon. well-dressed young man, went
to the German Exchange Rank at the Bowery and
Bondst. last Thursday and had interview with
Simon 7. Cook, the cashier. Simon told the cashier
that he going TO open store in the Bowery Ia
few days and would like to start with tho
hank lie had several letters OF introduction, aud
the cashier said that he would be pleased 70 do bu,i
with Simon. To open his account simon mada
a deposit of 1920 in the shape of check drawn
his order by a. Levy d Co., and had "a ceitifcate
Of this amount entered I'm his bank book About an
hour afterward simon back to the bank
said that he would like to draw against the check.
As the firm which gave the check was 4 good on.
there no objection and simon's check for $3.50
was promptly paid The check made by Levy d Co.
was protested the following day. Investigation
showed that Levy q Co.. did not have account
the bank where the check made payable ana
Mr.. Cook reported the to Ins pector Eylncs
Two detectives were sent to look for simon. 1t
supposed thai he had left the city, but he surprised
Cashier Cook saturday by walking into his o1ico
at the bank. simon pr,fuse in his apologies
what Inc termed the mistake OF Levy * Co in giving
him check bank in which they did not have
an account. Simon said that he had been 10
Levy x CO. and had given the firm blowing ups
To rectfy the error, Levy Il co. had given simon
another check for $3.50. drawn on another bal
simon rendered the check To MI Cook and asked that
he accept IL In place of the Inst check Mi. Coos
made a prctence of baying a consultation with somo
Of the bank olc ais but instead Of this. he sent wOc
10 Inspector Byines aud in a few moments simon
was a prisoner I'm a cell at Police Headquarters.
RE insisted that Levy & Co.'S. check Was gonuina
and said that his arrest was an outrage. Boih checks
were forgercs. simon was taken to Jefferson Marker
Court and remanded to Headquarters. This Is noi
his first attempt at swindling. Last yeu he " IA
bookLeeper for Morris silverman OF the Emprr cloth
ing Co., No. 442 Broadway, and collected 1880 that
belonged to Mr. silverman and spent IL ia buyin.
diamonds for his sweetheart He was arrested on
January 10 for this offence. lie was bailcd out tho
same day by Morris Levy, Of No. 23 East broadway,
and In the evening married TO Dora Marens, %
No. SO est Broadway, at Apollo Hall, where he gave
q reception to his friends and spent money with
lavish hand simon, II Is believed mas sw ndled sew
eral other firms during the last few months, and nv
career will be Investigated further to-day
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RAILROAD INTERESTS
TOR ALLEGED ILLEGAL USE OF PT

TOR ALLEGED ILLEGAL USE OF PRoX1ES
Boston, Feb 26 (speciap.-A bill in equity his
been fled IN tho Supreme Court for Suffolk County
by Asahel W. Sawyer, Mason ID. Benson, Eleazer J.
Pratt and John L. Alexander against Elijah d. Phil
lips and the F1chbuig Railroad Company asking that
Mr. Phillips be removed by the court nom his Office
as president Of tho company This Is requested on
tho alleged ground that Mr. Phillips IN January un-
lawfully solicited from large number OF stockhold-
ers named In the bill proxies to be used at the annual
meeting; that he hired q number Of men and boys
to vote upon these proxies and that these attended
tho meeting in such numbers as to fill the hall and
prevent stockholders from attending the meeting and
voting The bill also alleges irreglarity in the man"
ner of receiving counting and disposing OF tho votes
Judee Allen has issued order of notice upon the
Bill returnable on April 2. Mr. Phillip, said:
If that Is the allegation, it Is easily answered,
for it Is not true. / solicited proxies whatever.
Proxies were solicited and voted by persons who had
a right TO do They werc not officers OF the cor
poration. / had no right under the law to solicit
proxies, and did not do so. Theref0rc, have no
hear Of the result Of any Investigation
Robert Goldman, tho senior director Of the Ftchburg
Railroad, said: The opposition to Mr. Phillips IS tho
result OF personal bitterness toward him. because
Of his action in removing several old officers OF tho
road These changes were made, a. Mr.. Phillips
thought, for the boSt interests Of the road'
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PREFERENCES OF GEOReIA REpUBL1oAyS

ATLANTA. Ga, Feb. 26 (Special.-The Republican
etate central Committee OF Georgia met yesterday
morning Colonel A. f. Buck presided and Colonel
John H. Devereaux, OF savannah acted secretary.
Tho committee CT insisted Of three members from cash
Congressional District and about twenty for the state
ataree ballot was taken to take the sense of the
committed on their preference as to the Presidential
nominee OF the party. The result was as followsi
sherman Ia" Blaine ., Evarts /, lscock ], Lincoln l.
Gresham = y hes loi Georgia. l, Harrison (of lndana
l0tal, 70 state Convention was called, to meet
IN Atlanta on the third Wednesday in April 1he
Chairman "as directed TO appoint a committee Of one
HOn edch Con5feSs Ona District prepare add cs,
Oh the true status Of hcpubcanlsm In Georgia There
are several men spoken OF as delegates from Fulton
county TO the National Conventional. &. jenkins,
{. C.. Wiinblsh, Jackson McHenry and ii. A. Rucker
The idea among the committeeman seemed TO be that
Mcilenry ald WlmDlsh would be tho delegates
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Ay oFyrOE-sEEKER DYING INSANE.

WARSAW, n. Y, Feb. 20 tspeciaD.-S. Wilson Wade,
age fortyone editor and proprietor Of The Wyoming
County Times" the leading Democratic weekly In this
county, died yesterday OF apopexy after two years OF
mental obscurity in the Buffalo Insane Asylum Al
though an Indifferent writer he had the capacity for
maxing o successful weekly paper. He was strongly
addicted to ntoIicants In APRIL 1885, after an editor
ship OF fifteen years. he took his physicians advice and
started for Florida to recuperate He first went to
Washington TO President Cleveland about the post
msstersnip OF warsaw fer which he was an applicant
He WAS there robbed diamonds watch and money and
came back. In his hallucinations he was ConsuI 10
Germany. and after he busy with the affairs OF
such oficss ia wished to secure In MS sane
mom.Lts. He recovered his reason HIS IuDern
will take pace omorrow ut Arcae u this county, MS
old home His wife charge tof the paper ana mas
pased IL above It's former dard In newsess' pouucs
apl uuan
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THE UMBRiTS UNLUCKY LURCH.
A sTEKRAGE PASSENGER has HIS SKULL FRAC I
UREp AND ANOTmtR Is BADLY BRUISED.

A srERRAGE PASSENGER HAS HIS SKULL FKAI I
URED AND ANOTHER Is BADLY BRUISED.
serious and probably fatal accident occurred on
The Cunard steamer Umbria saturday afternoon
lust outside of the harbor. The vessel had made a
pleasant voyage from Liverpool and hove to for the
purpose OF taking pilot aboad The waves were
running high and it was raining hard, but many of
the steerage passengers were on deck watching the
approach of Pilot Boat No 1. From the latter the
pilot was sent aboard in a small boat.
Suddenly the Umbria gave lurch as big wave
struck her and several passengers lost their footing
John Nuggan, steeragc passenger, was thrown
violently against an iron pump and sustained ffact-
ure OF the base Of the skull and concusslon OF the
brain He was taken to Castle Garden and placed in
The hos pt al there. His s not looked for
A woman, who also a steerage passenger, was
injured about the head. A collection was taken up
among the cabin passengers for tho aid OF tho ln-
iured The steamer, after lying outside the bar all
night, proceeded to her pier yesterday morning NO
mention Of the accident Is made In her log
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DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE.

WAsHINGTov. Feb 26.-Representatve J. F.
Jones. OF Alabama. Chairman of the Democratic
Congressional CAMPAIGN Committee on the part OF
the House Of Representatives. has appointed the
following the Executive Committee:
Benton McNllIn, Tennessee; r. W. Townshend
Illinois; Levi Maish Pennsylvania: Samuel Db-
bio, south Carolna: J.. =. Boyce New-Yo.k; s o.
Fisher, Michigan George d. WIse Virginia;
John A. Macdonald. Minnesota, John 4. McShane.
Nebraska, and L. F. Mckinney New HAMPSHIRE
The Democratic Executive Committee on the part
Of the Senate are John f. Kenna West Virginia;
George Hearst. California, and James Il. Jones'
Arku
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BURyED TO DEATH IN A HOTEL.

NRw-ORLEAss. Feb. 26.-A dispatch to The Plea
yuner from Shreveport says The LILLY Hotel was
burned last night. Tho fire originated In the Kitchen
and is supposed to have been caused by the explosion
OF coalon lamp. There were about twenty five
guests In the building, all Of whom escaped except
II. c. Craig, a commercial traveller from Cincinnati.
The hotel was insured In foreign offices for S145O0
An adjoining building caught fire and was consider
ably damaged The loss, $4,000. The Phoenix and
Hartford companies each lose S5, 600.
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and furnish many The strikers cannot remain
here long their money running low and little 10 ro
coived by the strike committees.
THIRTY-EIGHT TRAINLOADS OF COAL.
BUSY DAY ON THE READING RAILRoAD-PLENTY
A T RICHMOND.


READING Penn, Feb. 90 tspec'al.-Thc Ecadlhg
Company brought down nom the mines last nlght
and to-day thirty eight coal trains, OF 1870 cars
This is the largest shipment since December Inc
officials say that they having no trouble in handling
the traffic with their hands. and with the eAceP'
ton OF some little difficulty on tho Track'ie efsue
every department seems to be moving along snoo'hy
The price of coal here is stil from 81 TO w hghcr
than was before the strike, because the local deacr
laid in large stock OF wyoming coal at fancy prices
which they want to get rid of without loss. 1hey
thought the strike was good for six months.
Philadelphia, Feb. 26 (specall.-Port EIchmohd
presented au oldfashloncd appearance today seVe-
raj heavy trains on the sidngs waiting 10 Dc
unloaded and bright and early to morrow large force
OF new hands Will be put at work TWO trains came
from the mines this afternoon. The usual all day
meeting of strikers was held at Morton Hall ald inc
strikers were addressed by John L. Lee ana other
leaders who insisted the strikers would win the
fight in the end The Reading Railroad company
has about emptied It's tenement houses oi strlhcis
and these houses now occupied by the new mon,
who nearly all Italians There are four steamer:
at the wharvcs and these VII be loaded %th coal az
once for Eastern ports. "1he Record" has lowered
the price of coal bought at that Office from w % 10
SIS 2b ton Retail dealers In the city domand 10 'o
This a fall of seventyfve cents since the miners
returned to work.
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IDLE READING MEN WILL GO WEST.
AN AGENT OF TIRE BURLINGTON ROAD AMONG THE
prSSsylvANIA YYGINFHRs.

PFNNSYLvANIA ENGINFKRs.
READING, PENN Feb 26 tspeciaD.-An agent from tho
Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad visited Potts
ville shamokn Mabanoy Plane and other points In the
Reading territory last week II was learned to-day tha
be had secured the promise OF 04 engineers who Will 20
n Chicago On Monday night II the strike should be
ordered on the Burlington system. 1t IA asserted by
Knights that some seventy additional engineers were
hired south Of Readng Tie offers made by the agent
are said to be tempting and II the men do not quit In
edy believed that tho majority will 40 II ordered 10
20 Co. Besides the large number Of enFnesrs out Vi
ssSRoynent there nearly many old neiDe' many
whom are Quaiffed 10 engines II ~ sare 10 sly
s& NE kssdnx strikers could 100 engines easily
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nrr1rrN OLE TILE pRrsIpENrrA1. PATTY.

WASH NGToN, Feb 26.-rhc Presldential party
arrived in this CITY at o'clock this morning from
their trip 10 Florida. Owing to the unreasonable
hour of their arrival there were persons at the
station except the railway employees and few
drOwsy travellers awaiting the departure of their
trains. The members OF the party immediately Ell,
tered the carriages winch were III waiting aud
were driven TO their homes.
The President and Mrs. Cleveland EXPIRE ssed
themselves as delighted with their trip.
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TIE BIG ICE GORGE GIVES WAY

LANCASTER. Penn, Feb 26.-The great ice gorge
which threatened the Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge
the susquehanna River at Columbia, passed of
last night without doing any damage to the structure,
although tho water released did much damage along
the river banks. Tho river at Columbia Is falling
Tho gorges at Washington and Turkey Hlll remain In
tact Ice tho tract of tho Columbia and Port
Deposit Railroad TO the depth OF vo feet for som?
to day In trying TO clear the track The relroaq
track from Columbia TO Marietta has beam cleared ana
travel resumed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-27
,1scrt1ANEors RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE

Dayton, Ohio, Feb. 2o-Judsc Elliott, of the Com
mon Pleas Court, to-day appoin "a X. ID. Marshall
receiver Of the Dayton, Fort Wayne and Chicago Rail-
way, with the understanding thai J. L GimperlinS,
position
Cooperstown, Feb % (speclaD.-New-York h to
bo brought Hfty miles nearer to Cooperstown the COM
ing summer. Tho Cooperstown anG susquehanna
Valley Railroad Company has decided to build tho
milo extension to what Is called The Hemloe
to meet the extension Of the Ulster and Delaware
Road, which was begun last summer at Stamfor'
Little Rock, Feb 26 Special. 10 announced that
tho Aithclmer Branch OK tho Arkansas and Texas
Railroad will be completed within few days TO this
point, Track IS laying rapidly and only q Few miles
femain TO DO laid The completion of the road Will
add another important link to tho railway systcw
OF tho Southwest
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DRIVING TOO SHARP A BARGAIN.

Washington, Feb. 26 CSpeciaD.-Ihe Democratic
Sunday Herald,7 of Washington, has this editorial
comment on the Fisheries Treaty:
The pro ractcd ncgo aiions about The fisheries seem
to have resulted ia iplOnatic victory for Mr Joseph
Chamberlain and the Canadians. But they have
probably overrea he'd then sci, by driving too sharp
a bargain. The almost unanimous condemnation OF
he treaty hy those bet informed and most Interested
indicates that II will certainly be rejected ny The Sen
ato 50 the Chamberlain triumph Is lh 'y 10 be
sholtlived A settlement of such a question, which
gained hv total surrender can hardly BE- maze dual
Oy the American Senate.
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TO TAKE HUSBAND AMOy0 THE SIOUX.

ST. PAUL. Mimi, Feb. o6.-Pierre, Oak, is dis
turbed, according TO Pioneer Press" dispatch, be-
Of the approaching marriage OF Miss Belle Cora
Fellows, who recently TO the Cheyenne Agency
from Washington where her father has a srominent
nosnon 10 the Pension Department. Tho BRIDE
groOnrelect IL Chaska, q full blooded Sioux Indian,
Who has spent much time In the guard house for steal
Ing Miss Fellows makes secret OF her intention,
aud the day IL set for March 10.
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MORE MONEY FOR STRIKING CIGARMAKERs

All the local Cignrmallers' Unions in this city,
Morrsains, Brooklyn, Williamsburg Jersey City
and Hoboken, which comprise the New-Yofk district
of the Information Union met yesterday by oIdcr
OF the Joint Executive Committee and decided TO
furnish 5000 more 10 the strike Committee for the
purpose of forcing the strike to successful crmlna'
ion and also voted unanimously In favor OF paying
to ell cigarmakers called out on strike the regular
weekly allowance from Union funds. whether the
men are members of the Union or not. The lcafers
claim that this move will chcckmate the proprictors
OF the striking factories, II Is claimed lat now II
will be difficult for the manufacturers ~ OBTAIN e'su
"scab" abOrers -
Az tho meeting Of cigarmalcrs who are endcavoring
TO secure the abolition of the internal revenue TAX
which took place in Brcch,S Hall. NO 1877 East
Fourth-st., favorable reports were ma'c rs TO tbe
progress Of the movement ard plans were discussed
for mass meeting 70 he he'd WITHIN TWO "eehs.
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.voRJyo TIE CANTOR CANAL BILL.

Buffalo, Feb 80 (specaD.-The Central Labor W.
this afternoon passed resolutions approving Senator
Cantors bill approprating 81 100000 for the Eric
canal Some of tho delegates wanted tho working
dav on tbe Improvement restricted to eight hours,
but an amendment to thai effect was defeated Repro
senatves will be scnt 70 tho massmeetng on saturday
syenlpg In favor OF tho appro DrstiOn.
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SEAL FISHING on A LARGE SCALE

Montreal, Feb. &c (spccaD.-A company with
81 ,Oo0, 200 subscribed capital Is being formed to
prosecute seal and other fishing In the Gulf OF st.
1 Lawrence and on the coast OF Labrador IT Is also
proposed to look after wrecked vessels and take
such care of buoys as may be deemed suitable 10y
the authorities The carrying ont of this project VIII
require bark riReed steamers Of 900 IONS steam
oil rendering atlshmcnt, etc, at q cost 81 over
900 600 This company VIII enter INTO competition
with American sealeis, ana VIII probably be- given
authority to look after Illegal l0aching on the part
Of the Americans. 1wcntyfour million seals nave
tecn killed. and their skins exported TO England III
he laAi fftocn Years.
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pps,oy,yo pAsrORArB OF TWO DECADES

BOSTON, Feb. 20 speciaD. Rev. Dr. A. J. Patter
.or nastor Of the Roxburv Universalst Church, has
oered his resgnaton to take effect onlJune l. Dr. Pat
tsrson has been pastor Of this church about twenty-five
years, coming here from Portsmouth, n IL. he mas
wide acquaintance outside of his parish ana rev 1ea
have warmer rendA He has long been in feeble neatn'
I'm, for rho ast vexr he has been unable to devote much
time to his parish and alth ough the church voted I'm
six months leave Of absence he Thought IL unkey "as
lie would even then DO able 10 resume MS aueS anu o
daniled a reSlgnL