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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-02-04
Mr.. pARNsLL WINS.


N-tfbUU lafDel OatnhErbs
LoNDon, Feb 4--The trial Of the suit for
iibel brought by Mr. Parnell against The
Times was to have begun yesterday, but
when the case was called counsel announced
that the suit had been compromised, The
Tiules paying Mr. Parnell $4,000 damages.
The withdrawal was also announced Of the
action brought BY Mr.. Henry Campbell,
Mr. Rarnells private secretary, against The
Dimes for damages for statements affecting
Mr. Campbell, made by Attorney-General
Webster, counsel Cor The Times, in his
opening speech in the case OF OiDonnell
against Walter, proprietor Of The Times,
and upon charges made against the plaintiil
In an editorial published by The Times il.
July, 1881
The couia room was crowded. Mr.. Par.
nell was present He looked wesl The an
nouncemenh Of the results Of the actions
caused a sensation in the court room. IL is
stated that Tbs Times will pay Mr. Camp
bell 1900 damages. besides. meeting oil the
costs OF his action. The Daily News under.
stands that Mr.. Parnell will receive not only
the costs legally recoverable, hut the reiin-
bursement of ths whole expense he hns in
CURED ia the matter. The conclusion Is as
satisfactory as Il is startling. The public
now only awaits ministerial apology, the
making OF which, common courtesy should
dictate
The Chronicle says the acceptance of
smaller damages than jury wou a have
awarded is a proof of genuine moderation,
for which Mr.. Parnell Is entitled to,crelit
The Telegraph says it is impossible not 70
condemn the negligence Of The Times tn be-
coming the dupe OF a disreputablo rascal
The settlement is satisfactory and should be
taken to heart by both parties, and the com
ing session might afford IA dignited dis
cussion Of a great question without tho de-
scent 10 personalities.
The Times says In reference TO the settle
ment out Of court Of the action brought
against the paper by Mr.. Parnel that after
the withdrawal Of tho alleged parnell let
ters The Times clearly had no legal defense,
and therefore no alternative but TO come to
terms or abide by tho verdict Of a jury
The result, however. does not affect the
larger question, aud il is most desirable
that the report OF the special commission.
when 10 shall be presented 20 parliament, be
placed in the hands OF the pubic with the
least possible delay.
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a man in room / managed to drag him
into a back room, where there was more air,
and then broke the window out and called
to Lowe, who was in the alley, to run up
ladder. Then they took the man out and
it proved to be the secretary.
Miss Tracy's Frightful Death.
"Then went back into the smoke and fire
again and found young lady-Nliss Mary
Tracy, they told me il was-and as / caught
hold of her wrists to lift her up the flesh
came off her burned hands. got her out,
but she was dead That exhausted me. 1
could do no more
Miss Tracy had been suffocated by smoke
and heat She was taken out tenderly
through a neighbours house and down lad
der, and the best medical help was instantly
at her side, but without avail. The features
were unrecognizable, but certain peculiari-
ties of apparel led to the Identification Of the
body.
Another body badly burned was that of a
servant, French maid named Josephine.
The secretary was removed to the resi-
dence Of Mr. Bancroft Davis near by, and
was soon surrounded by physicians, who
| found him TO be suffering from asphyxia.
/ The doctors applied artificial means to in
duce respiration and succeeded, after an
hours work, in restoring him to semi con-
| sciousness.
The President at the Scene.
President Harrison and Vice President
/ Morton, hearing early of the catastrophe,
were with Secretary Tracy soon after the
latter regained partial consciousness. The
| sufferer asked piteously for news OF his fam
| lily, and the president was obliged to inform
| him of the true extent Of his loss II was
unquestionably one of the saddest ordeals Of
the chief executives life. He at first re-
| fused to answer the secretary's appeal, but
his silence was taken as an i'll omen, and he
was Obliged to tell the sufferer the truth.
Secretary Tracy swooned and almost sue.
cumbed. He soon revived, however, and is
improving as rapidly as possible. he will
undoubtedly recover.
The Bodies at the whIts House.
The remains Of Mrs. Tracy and those Of
her daughter, Miss Mary Tracy, were con
veyed TO the executive mansion last night
and placed in the East room, where they
will remain until the funeral arrangement
shall have been completed 1t is quite prob
able that the funeral will take place from
the executive mansion Gen. Catlin, o.
Brooklyn, the brother of Mrs. Tracy, wh'
will decide about the funeral arrangements
arrived here from Brooklyn last night
Secretary Tracy is still at the residence o
Bancroft Davis and viii probably remaiI
there until tonight President Harrison
said to the United Press representative las
night that he thought in Secretary Tracy
present depressed aad Frustrated condition
it would be imprudent to move him to th
executive mansion, but that he thought tina
some time today he cond be removed witt
safety. The secretary is suffering from tn
inhalation of smoke. and his lungs in con
sequence are extremely weak
The fire, it is believed, started in the from
parlor near the open fireplace Whethe
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PHILADELPHIA, Feb A jury was OBJ
tanned in the LeConey case in Camden, .B. J.
and the prisoner was brought into court
The state was represented by Prosecutor
Wilson II. Jenkins, ex-Prosecutor jenkins
and r. S. Ridgeway, the assistant prosecu.
tor OF the pleas, and the prisoner by Samuel
H. Grey, Esq, ex-Judge d. }. Paneoast and
Joseph H. Gaskill, Of Mount Holly. There
was only one witness examined up TO the
hour Of adjournment Of court, and his tes-
timony referred to several visits 10 the
LeConey residence and 10 the red spots on
the window sill. The intent Of the cross.
examination seemed 20 be to place in doubt
the accuracy Of some Of the measurements
made by the surveyor
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 4--The national con-
veution Of colored men met here at noon.
About 900 delegates were present-probably
the largest gathering Of representative COZ
ored men that has met Ia this country
Delegates from every state and territory in
the Union, with the exception of New
Hampshire, Vermont, Wyoming. New Mex
leo and Arizona, were in attendance. The
convention meets for tho pnrpose OF advanc-
ing the nteTests OF the eolored race in this
country, is not connected with any political
party or creed. and Is intended TO be strictly
national Ia character. Col Perry Carson
Of Washington, called the convention q
order, and stated that the object Of In,
convention, among other things was d
urge upon congress the passage OF the Blair
educational bin; the passage Of the Chandler
election law, and bin for the reimburse
ment OF the Freedmnns hank depositors.
The convention then listened to long ad-
dress prepared by Col Carson, elected a
temporary chairman and adjourned for the
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OF Lue most dRfte-
able Of women, either as a guest OF host
Gen. Tracy himself spoke Of her fondly and
proudly as ian excellent woman and wife
and good mother.n Mrs Tracy's family
included, besides her husband and herself,
three children and a grandchild, the last
mentioned being Alice Tracy Wilmerding,
the 13-year-old daughter OF the secretarys
eldest daughter, Mrs Emma L. Wilmerding.
The other children were Frank B, Tracy,
who remained in Brooklyn when the family
moved 10 Washington, and Miss Earring
ton Tracy, the daughter who shared the
mothers terrible fate.
At the time Gen. Tracy went to Washing
ton Miss Mary was sick and Mrs. Tracy re-
manned for time in Brooklyn, giving her
daughter the benefit Of her tender motherly
care. Miss Mary was like her mother in ap-
pearance and had the same pleasant and
cheerful ways. She had host of friends in
Brooklyn, who were full Of regret at her de.
parture for the capital and who will feel
deeply her distressing fate. Miss Mary was
a gifted artist, and spent three years at
Paris under the tuition of the great French
painter, Charles Champlain.
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FRIDAY.
THE 7TH DAY OF FEBRUARY,

at 10 o'clock a. m
The following described stock and farming
implements, to wit:
1 Eight horses and colts. viz:
No. /. Belle. a brown mare, years old. well
broken in ali harness, fair driver and a splen-
did brood mare. now with foal by "Longfel-
No;,2 Bin, q gray horse, 10 years old, most
excellent work horse
No. 3. T0psy, a bay mare, seven years old
perfectly gentle, good driver. viii work any
where and with fOal.
} No. A. Archey, sorrel horse, eight years old,
a strong seryicaeble horse, well broken to all
harness. and good driver.
No. B. Lucy, a black mare, ten years old, a
good worker. ana driver. well broken. and
No. g. Vixen. brown mare, four years old
next April, a sprightly, well made mare,
broken TO all harness, ana an excellent driver.
Not. Bertha, a bay mare by Honest Fred y
four years old next APRIL well broken, good
size. and a prompt driver; with foal.
No. 3. Riley. ten months old colt.
Cows. Nine young cows, raised from choice
stock and culled from a large lot and selected
with view TO best milking qualities. all
home raised. several now fresh one with calf
by her side the rest all with calf Five p
year-old heifers, a l will be fresh this season
These are an exceptionally fine lot OF COWS
and well worth the attention OF buyers. Five
shOats, Chester County white and Berkshire.
Carriages and wagons. One jump-seat
family carriage, with pole and shafts in
good order one Germantown wagon. in
good order, one light One-hOrse wagon, in
good order, good farm wagon, one new hay
IlSElHEs one new ptdth WHAou Btls one
sleigh and bells, one harvest binder in per-
feet order. / Champion mower. near Y new,
l steel tooth self dump hay rake, new field
roller. Champion grain drill, ] Green Castle
grain drill, both in good order. new Ross hay
and straw cutter. ! Randall harrow, l new
Champion check row corn planter. good corn
row marker, several good plows, harrows and
culuyators, several new harpoOn hay forks,
shovels. hoes and a large number of such i'm
plements too numerous TO enumerate. -Four
sets OF good wagon harness. several sets OF
plOw- harness, collars, brides etc. Creamt ry
and dairy fixtures etc
= Terms of Sale: All su MS of S20 and under
cash. or all sums over that am unit. a credit
Of months will be given by the purchaser
giving bankable note with approved en-
on account Of weather. as if it should be
stormy, there is ample shed and barn room 10
sell under cover.
CLARENCE JAAIsON. Atty.
T. W. Stidham a. son. Auct.
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PROGRESS.

We endeavor to always
keep abreast of the times,
and to that end have made
a radical change in our sys-
tenn Of milling, from which we
are producing better Flour
than we have ever made, and
which we unhesitatingly claim
leads the market.
The requisite qualities OF
Flour required to make good
bread are color and strength,
and by using our improved
process Flours you will find
that we have attained both of
these qualities to their high
est degree.
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THE TRACY HOLOCAUST.
The Secretary's Wife and
Daughter Both Dead.
SELF SACRIFICE OF MRS. TRACY.

She Gave Her Life for That OF Her Hus-
band-Miss Mary Tracy aud Maid
smothered in Their Rooms-The Res
cue OF the Secretary.
WASHINGTON, Feb 4-The news Of the
horror at the residence Of Secretary Tracy,
by which his wife, daughter aud maid lost
their lives, created the most intense excite
ment in this city, and all day long the
wrecked and blackened house was sur
rounded By immense throngs Of people who
shuddered as they looked upon the scene OF
desolation. Never before in the history Of
the cabinet has one of its members been thus
horribly smitten by the hand Of death, and
beside this last event Secretary Blaine's re-
cent bereavement pales into comparative
insignifcance. The latest details OF the
shocking affair are as follows;
The Story of the Eire.
Shortly after a m. Monday, a man pass
ing the house saw smoke issuing from the
windows He at once gave the alarm by
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New York; Hoyt H. Wheeler, Of Vermont;
Leonard f. Wales, OF Delaware; Edward T.
Green, OF New Jersey; William Butler, Of
Pennsylvania; Hugh l.. Bond, r. W.
Hughes and John Paul, Of Virgiuia; Robert
A. Hill. Of Mississippi; Hnry b. Brown, Of
Michigan; J. G.. Jenkins. Of Wisconsin
Moses Hallett, OF Colorado, and Amos NJ
Thayer, of Missouri.
Senators William NJ Evarts and George
f. Hoar represented the Judiciary committee
OF the United States senate, and Congress-
men John W. Stewart, George E. Adams j.
Buchanan, Henry @. Mccormick and James
Sherman the Judiciary committee Of the
house of representatives
Celebrities Of Various Kinds.
Other well known faces noted were those
Of Governor Hill, Mayors Grant and Chaplin
and Senator Fassett; President Webb, Of the
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MrppLErowS, n Y, Feb, 4-Georgv r.
Dennison. teller of the Orange County Ma
tional bank, at Goshen. committed suicids
by shooting himself yesterday afternoos-
The charge entered the left side Of his bead
He was suffering from temporary Insanity
He had been i'll for some time. Deceased
was a son Of ex Sheriff Dennsson.
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NEW YoRK, Feb. 4-The Columbia col
lege alumni banquet at the Hotel Bruins
wick last night was largely attended, con-
spicuous among those present being Presi.
dent Seth Low, Bishop Potter, George w.
Curtis, c. NJ Depew, John Jay. Rev. r. s.
Storrs Presidents Adams. of Cornell; Pat
ton. Of Princeton, and Eliot, Of Harvard
Rev Morgan Dix, A. S. Hewitt and F. K
Coudert, most of whom were among the
.l.as.
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A woman Fatallr nnrned.

HALIFAX, n. s., Feb. Awhile Mrs. Ben
nett, the wife of Stipendiary Bennett, Of
Spring Hill, was working near a kitchen
stove, her dress caught fire. By the time
her cries had brought assistance she was
wrapped in flames She was 50 horribly
burned that she diod several hours after
wardz
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NEW LONDON, Conn, Feb. 4-Edward R.
Perkins, of Groton, who has room on State
street, was arrested yesterday while at
tempting to enter the residence Of ex Mayor
Starr. Perkins room was searched and
stolen goods to the value of 5000 found.
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ONE HUNDRED YEARS OLO
Centennial of the United States
Supreme Court.
THE CELEBRATION AT NEW YORK.

An Imposing Array Of Legal TaIeat Pres
cnt-The Opening Ceremonies 1t the
Metropolitan Opera House The PresI-
dent and His Cabinet Did Not Ascend.
New YoRx, Feb. 4--The opening erer-
cises Of the centennial celebration Of tsSe su-
preme court Of the United States occurred
at the Metropolitan opera house this morn
ing and were attended by an immense
throRg. Owing TO the death Of Secretary
Traeys wife and daughter, President Harri-
son and the members OF his cabinet wero
not present, but with the exception OF few
slight changes on account Of the absentees
the programme was carried out as originally
planned. The most distinguished jurists Of
every state were present and others Of ma
tional reputation, and clergymen represent.
ing all denominations with the exception
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ance, Of fair COM
plexion, with blue
eyes and light hair,
and was sixty years
Of age. She was an
earnest and willing
worker in the Epis-
copal church, ready.
at all times to de-
vote herself TO the
church interests,
but at the same
time she was fond
Of society and one
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TRENTON, Feb 4-Both branches of the
legislature passed resolution last night ex-
pressing the sympathies Of the legislature
and the people of the state at large for Sec
retary Tracy over his afiliction.
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an EIoper Arrested. !.

AUBURN. n. Y, Feb. 4-Gertrude Bord-
ner and Edward Koon, who eloped from
Seneca Falls yesterday, came here last
night Word was received by telephone 20
arrest Koon, vino now languishes in jail
Koon is 55 and the girl Il years old
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WASHINGTON, Feb. T. In the house tbs
Smith-Jackson contested election case again
came M. and after spirited fight, during
which the speaker continued his former tsc-
tics of counting Democrats present but nos
voting, Smith, Republican ~as seated by "a
vote of l66 to d. MIR. Smith was sworn in
and the house ad iourned.
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New York, Feb. 4-Capt. Beggs. Of
canal boat lying at the foot of East Seventy
fifth street, shot and killed thief whom he
caught in his cabin last night. Beggs re-
ported the case to the police and surrendered
himself. The dead mans body fell into the
water and sunk.
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REAL ESTATE.


DOR sALE-ON MO STHLY PAYMENTS.
A. The following desirable houses: Nos; s2ll
and 22l8 Carter street. 72i and 534 East
Eleventh street, 1912, 1914, 1915, 1918 and l020
Bennett street, lals. 1910 and l2i2 Pleasant
street. ~ and ia Wright street, 10iS Walnut
street. stories Payments from S1 TO
&l650 per month.
JOSEPH L. CARPENTER. JR..
No. 923 Market street.
DOR LE.-TWO TwO-STORY BRICK
~ houses. Nos. 22nl and 2203 Tatnall street
Apply 22Ul Tatnall street
EOR SALE.-THE HOUSE NO. ilsi WEST
II Third street, three stories; eight rooms
and bath; nicely papered and painted; sum-
mer kitchen and private alley; also in a
desirable neighborhOOd. Apply at house or
III Orange street. H. Il. BROWN.
DRUG STORE FOR RENT, WITH OR
IL without dwelling. Excellent location
for business. HAWKINS a. co. 7l2 Market
street.
TOR RENT.-NO 226 MARKET STREET,
IT now occupied by lichtenstein a Hart as
dry goods store. Apply to
j. T. CARPENTER. JR.,
No 9l3 Market street.
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violently ringing
the bell Every
one in the house
was fast asleep and
the lower portion
of the residence
was ablaze. The
stairways W e T 9
afire and the only
chance of escape
was by jumping.
Several of t b Q
terror stricken
occupants soon APP
peared at the win
~ uTgf...It.
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BUFFALO, Feb. 4.-Rev. DR.. Rufus s.
Green has resigned as pastor Of Lafayette
Presbyterian church, in this city, to accept
call to q church at Orange, N. J.
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were still in the
burning building
ladders were raised
10 the rear win
dows and Chief
Paris dashed into
the flaming struct-
ure. The chief tells
his story of the
scene in the house
thus: 81 felt my
way through the
smoke to the sec
ond floor and found
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ALBANY, Fob The legislature passed
resolutions expressing sympathy for Secre-
tary Tracy In his great a1liction
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dows Of the second floor. Mrs. Wilmerding.
the secretary's married daughter, and her
child, Alice, aged 13 years forced their way
through the binding smoke and jumped
from the front second story window. Lad
ders were raised for them, but in their ex-
citement they failed to see them. Mrs. VIII
merding broke her left wrist and was
severely bruised Her daughter was badly
injured about the lower limbs, but broke no
bones. They were taken at once to the
residence of DR.. Baxter near by, and restora-
tives applied.
Mrs. TrRcy's Heroism.
Mrs. Tracy gave her life for that Of her
husband. She could undoubtedly have es-
capped alive but for her heroic exertions TO
save him. They occupied the rear room on
the second story. Everything would seem
to indicate that Mrs Tracy awoke to find
the house ablaze and her husband uncon-
scious at her side. With little thought for
herself she caught him in her arms, and ia
her desperate efforts to drag him to win
dow ruptured a blood vessel. She then
opened the window, and although the fire
men were raising a ladder she did not wait,
but plunged to the concrete court yard be-
low. One leg was broken in the fall, but
she died an hour later from the effects Of the
ruptured blood vessel.
The secretary's Rescue.
When the firemen reached the scene the
lower portion Of the house was wrapped in
flames As soon as they knew that people
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DUBLlC SALE OF VALUABLE STOCK
Il AND FARM IMPLEMENTS
The subscriber having resolved to relinquish
farming, and engage IN other business, will
sell at public vendue. at residence known as
the "Capelle Farm" in Red Lion hundred, on
the road leading from the State Road to
testers Corner, within half mile OF the
latter place. on
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Warmer and from fair to partly cloudy,
followed by rain
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OF the Roman Catholic. The only Roman
Catholic ecclesiastic invited was Archbishop
corrigan, who is now on his way 70 the
Holy Land from Rome.
Grover Cleveland Presided.
Grover Cleveland called the convention
to order at 1890 o'clock On the stage,
dressed in their official robes, were seated
Chief Justice Fuller, Associate Justices OF
the Supreme Court Samuel T. Miller, Ste
phen J.. Field. Joseph =. Bradley John M.
Harlan, Horace Gray, Samuel Blatehford,
Lucius Q. c Lamar and David J. Brewer.
Among the other distinguished men present
were:
William Strong, J. c. Bancroft Davis,
J. H. McKenney, J. Nj. Wright, United
States Circuit and District Judges LIE Baron
B. Colt, Nathan Webb, OF Maine Nathaniel
Shipman. Of Connecticut; William J. Wal
lace, r Henry Lacombe, A. G. Coke, Ad-
Olson Brown and Charles l.. Benedict, OF
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The address Of welcome was delivered by
Judge Arnoux, president Of the New York
State Bar association.
Judge Henry Hitchcock, St Louis, Mo-,
then reviewed the enlarging scope Of the
powers and influence of the court in all de-
partments of its jurisdiction, and especially
as to constitutional questions and its re-
lations to the Jurisprudence ofthe country.
Thomas J. Semmes, Of New Orleans, La,
next gave a memorial sketch Of the chief
Justices and associate justices, illustrative
of the uniform high personal character Of
the members Of the court
Edward S. Phelps, OF Burlington, Vt,
then spoke on the relation Of the court TO
the permanent administration Of justice in
enforcing the supreme law of the land as
the guarantee Of civil liberty. personal
rights and the perpetuity of the Union. His
speech Comprised a survey Of the powers and
responsibilities of the court.
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HORSES, CARRIAGES. HARNESS, Etc

HANDSOME TURNOUT FOR SALE.
IL Large Bay Horse, II years old. fearless
OF steam, electric cars or bicycles, trot in bet
ter than 2.l5
Large Double Seat Top Wagon. finely uphol-
5tered, built to order, brand new, suitable for
light delivery wagon and family use.
Nickel Mounted Harness. new Elegant
Robes, Blankets. Whip, etc.
Can be seen at the Club Stables, corner
Madison and Twelfth streets
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The Vim. Lea & Sons Co.
Wilmington, Del.
REWARDS

BOARD AND ROOMS.
FURNISHED ROOMS AT COZ KING
DLEA SAINT FRONT ROOM WITH BAY
windows, with board. Southwest corner
Seventh and King streets.
WANTED -BOARDERS. GOOD ACCOM-
w modations. No 406 East Fourth street.
TXTANTED.-BO AT 4l2 KING
w street; also table boarders.