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standing in Park place Just west Of Greenwich
street when he heard the crash OF the falling


street when he heard tho crash OF the falling
walls. He ran to the box and pulled 1t.
Engine 90 and 10 Truck stand in the street
at'the CORNER Of Church and Fulton streets.
The mon occupy n loft at 80 Fulton street.
Down the stairs they came tumbling. and ten
seconds later they were whirling around tho
corner OF Barclay street and UP to the hvdrnnt
at tho corner Of Greenwich street and Park
place. Battalion Chief eastman has his head
quarters with 20 Engine. lie was the first to
reach the scone Of action. Hot after him came
Deputy Chief Francis j. Roilly. who is in charge
OF the department In the absence OF Chiof
Hugh Bonner
One glance at tho fire. a quick command.
and Chief Reilly's driver was running t. the
box to turn In n second and third alarm.
That was at 12:3S O'Clock.
The scene at the time was weirdly. stran gely
beautiful. The wall was down for four store
fronts, SO, 70. ~. and "a Park place.
At the instant that the street wall fell the
roof crashed down upon the floors below It,
The Orders gave wav under the sti ain. and
the whole interior OF that part OF the building
dropped in mass. Tho shell was left stand
ing like a blast furnace. opon In front. Next
to the shell stood tho three stores. &c, 7s. and
80 Park place A brick partition wall between
"A and 76 saved that part from the ruin.
But 1t could not stop the fire. Almost before
n line of hose could be laid the flames were
playing boisterous game OF tag In and out OF
the windows. Long tongues OF fire shot out OF
the windows in angry defiance OF the flremen.
like the fanGs Of an angry rattlesnako at his
tormentor.
LIKE A BLAST FURNACE.
The sun stood high over the burning build
ing. Its yellow disk was hidden by the great
column OF black smoke that rolled IN out OF
the blast furnace. 1t was rs II the fire was
ashamed OF its work and tried to screen itself
under an imponetrable canopy OF smoke. Now
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shorten In0 TOp0 IOE HlIu' anu IL uo 10 M Oiu
man know he has n weak neck. never drop
anv man moro than six feet. and rarely more
than five feet ana a half"
As Conway was an old man who had had
several children. and did not have red neck.
Mr.. Berry thinks that his theory has been
demonstrated.
The CITY ofNew York sailed with every berth
taken md many distinguished people on
board on Wednesday. Among these were
Charles Miller OF the Standard OIL Company
and his son and daughter. Miller who is a
native OF Alsace, hns visited his birthplace for
the first time since he left It a poor boy TO
make great fortune In the New World. He has
had largo party OF guests ever since he
landed at Queenstown at the beginning OF
July. and has taken these friends on coach.
Ing tour through Ireland. Scotland. and tho
Lake region Of England Other passengers
were Gen. Joseph Il. Tonanee of Chicago.
who has been making study OF tho
elevated railroad termini in London;
G.. H. Cramp. shipbuilder. and his son.
+. J.. Cramp; tho lev. DR.. F. A. Noble Of
Chicago and his son and daughter; Mr.. and
Mrs. Ferritt Smith ard Thomas Kirk patrick OF
New York. There is also large party Of
theatrical notahilities on board. including
Marcus Mayor MIR. and Mrs. Frank W. Sanger,
MIR. and Mrs. Joseph Reynolds, Mr. and Mrs.
A. II. Candy. Mr. and Mrs. William b. Hayden.
Mr.. nni Mrs. c. A. Dyrne. Mr.. and Mrs. lmro
Fox md Nat Roth
Willard. the actor. sailed to-day on the
Arizona. and his company on the Etruria.
Other passengers on the Arizona were kate
Claxton md Prof. and Mrs. Richardson and
Miss Moore OF Brooklyn. who have spent
year in Athens. where Prof. Richardson has
been ut the head OF the American School.
Frank W. Sanger. before he left London.
made a partnership with Charles J. Ahud OF
the Gaiety Theatre and William Greet OF tho
Lyric to engage IN theatrical business on both
sides OF the Atlantic.
| Marcus Mayer had hoped to take Nine. Patti
back with him for concert tour. and she
signed a contract with him on Monday. Then
| he discovered that she had made partial en-
gaGcment previously with Maurice Grau to
| Join his company In America. and rather than
run the risk Of a lawsuit Mayer gave up his
| contract.
Joseph REYNOLDS also did some business be-
fore his departure. and as n result will soon
| bring to America the French IL 'Enfant Prodi-
| que company that is now playing with tre-
mendous SUCCESS at the Prince OF Wales The
atre.
There are several distinguished Americans
now in London. among them DR.. Chauncey NJ.
Depsw. Cornelius n. Bliss Senators Warner
Miller and Gray. Gen. ]. II. Wilson. II. c. Bar
nabee. and the Rev. DR.. Ransiord.
Mrs. James Brown. Potter has not yet visited
London since her return from Cathay. but her
| manager. Mr.. Twinning. and Kyrle Bellew are
looking for a theatre for her here. They are
undecided between the Shaftesbury and the
Princess. and are awaiting her visit before
signing u lease. Mrs. Potter Is with
her mother in Paris. and will not
visit London until after tho marriage
Of her younger sister. Jennie. which is fixed
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The Most Appalling Dis
aster for Years.
COLLAPSE OF A Big BUILDING.
Crowded with Workmen Just Pre-.
pairing for the Half Holiday.
DEATH CAME INSTANTLY.

Four Stores on Park Place Tumble To.
eether, killing Their Occupants and
Passersby-Fire Adds to tho Horror
Nine.year.old Mary HeaEney tho Only
Ono saved from tho Ruins-story OF Her
imprisonment - william II. Conklin
Saved by = Miracie-Rlis story-Th eories
as to tho Causes imposed to Have been
Caused by the :weixht or Printing
Presses-May Have been Caused by an
Notwithstanding OF the Bodies-He-
role Work OF Now York's Firemen.
Yesterday afternoon at 1881 four flvs.story
stores. ca, 70. 70. and IA Park place. collapsed.
The fall was instantly followed by IRE.
The four stores were the rear half OF the
building 247 Greenwich street, which extends
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wRtchman went OF to get his lu och and took
his y. sc | WAS slttin' on the tool box In the
street right near tho cub. nd Siattery came
Oyer and sat beside mo.
suddenly thoro was an awful noise, and
jumped up and looked behind mo. The front Of
ne fg vs., was sliding down INFO the cellar and
scootei for my life and Just as was getting
on the other side Of tho street a brick hit me
GA the ann. Wnen lpok od around the whole
hoGse WAS cayinE AMI ! coulin't see alatterY
anywhere. Their. la j. now
The lhd pointHd to the g OH covered hesp
that .hy moiiou!eSs Ia front OF u = h,use.
While he was toll NJ IN. story. the hfsmeR
wer' working dog e lily at the wearisome hoAp
which never seemed to grow less. The police
Kept tho reporters on no north aide Of the
street SO that they could not see all that WA
going on. But after little while there sSSWed
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blazing mass In tho pit OF tho blast furnace.
Another line was stretched on the ton Of 60
Park place. aud helped the others playing on
tho pit.
Down In front OF the fallen wall half dozen
streams we're playing on the ruins Lines wore
siamesed. and through nve-inch hose the
water was poured onto the seething cadrop
inside the shel OF the wrecked building. In
spite OF oil these efforts, 1t was
almos. o'clock before tho first ats
tempt could be made toward the recovery Of
tho bodies. Tho ilremen had worked with
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Fell uud.r a Cart and Wa. KILLED.

There 10 always . crowd OF boys hanging
around the southeast corner OF Eighth avenue
and Forty eighth street because OF the attrac-
ton. offered by Truck 4, which has two pet
monkeys there. Yesterday afternoon larger
crowd than usual gathered when the truck
r,stHrnea from q fire; A%ong ! the boys was
Will. Cross, aged 2. Of 457 west Flitish street.
Morr say came down the rond with q cart load
Of asphalt. Little Willie stumbled and Tell
right under this cart. One Of the wheels
PISSED over his head, crushing 1t.
MorrseY tho driver. becnIne frightened.
jumped of his cart and ran away. llo ID
about 20 yeas old.
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THEY aLL WANT sTODDARD.
New Jersey Intends to Punish Him, How
ever, BEFORE Giving Others Turn.

New Jersey Intends to Punish Him, How.
ever. Before Giving Others n Turn.
Tho evidence that Edwin W. Stoddard. also
known us Wolfe and Wood, has been an &C.
compli-hed and more or lass successful
"crock" Is accommodating every day. Stoddard
is In custody In Jersey City for attempting to
obtain money from the Plttsneld. Mass. Ma
tonal Bank on q forged telegram. Yesterday
Chez Murphy who hns been indusrousy
working M the IEisoner's record received :
STATE prison at Wethersiieid anyine: The On.
closed pI9togrsph we recognize as that Of Ed
forgery: discharged March 81, 1888"
Later In tho day Chief Murphy received this
telcg ram from Gov. John ]. buchanan Of Ten
nessee: Hold StodGntd. alias Wolfe and
Mood. Particular by mail from Chief Clark"
to getting u dose Of Jersey Justice before any
other state can have him..
Grand Ma ara Fails Excursion.
Via New York central Aux - only - round trim or
a. returning via I'if anls Spec al trains going
Return any time until sept 10 -Adv
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The Hotel vsndom,s addition Is raDdy nearing com.
pletion. and when finished VIII make ths Que Of me
largest hotels In the city Tho feature OF this houre u
It's dining room on the Top nsor commanding superb
View Of u an haitian lsland.-Adp.
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T. q w. "The Incns Collar" y. q W.
Our trade mark your collars cuhs denotes pey.
tsettor aiso superiority Of quality aud na'sh -<dI
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Via New yor. central Aug - "nr iip round trip q,
Al returning via I',n ands Spec oil trains .Uiux
Return any time until sept 3-Adp.
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insisted i'm nediately after tho pnionin2 had
taken place upon placing tho white cap Oh tho
murdsrer's hcnd before he loft tho corridor Of
tho reception house. II thing never DO
iora heard o.. Father Bono at the time
objected to this procedure as unusual and
feit justified in removing tho cap. the
placing OF which on Conway's head at tho time
was contrary to all precedent. Conway there.
fore left tho reception house whore he was
pinioned without tho white cap. but in passing
from the FIRST set Of rooms to tho scaffold
house Berry took the opportunity Of replacing
tho cap on the prisoners head as he had
originally put 1t. Conway WAS dreadfully in
conven snccd and discomltod by this strange
conduct. and 1t is said to DO owing to this be-
havior that ho was only able to collect his
thoughts for few seconds before being
launched Into eternity"
II Conway WAS "dreadfully Inconvenience
and discomiltsd" by this Strange conduct with
regard to the white cap. his at noyance may DO
imagined upon having his head nearly jerked
off. However, it has been brought out at the
Coroner's inquest that tho hanGman has
bungled one or two other executions. and
hints OF ghastly details have been published in
some London newspapers. Berry's conten-
tioh. in which he Is probably right. is that the
Government is to blame In prescribing the
length OF rope 10 be used In hanging a man,
instead Of leaving 1t to his experienced judy
mont. Berry has informed a reporter that he
has made IL series OF scientific calculations by
which he gives man rope according to
his age. weight. and tho size OF his
neck Il find" he says. that IL rcd
neck Ia "A strong neck, and whom l size
u man up before swinging him give him an
| allowance II he has a red mock. II a man has
had many children no has weak neck. and
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EDITORIAL COMMENTS.

~ am here" said Colonel Douglas of
Maryland at the Grant jubilation in New
York last night, ito urge you to finish that
monument to General Grant, No bou-
quets.-C ChicGgo NewS.
President Clarkson, gentlemen, and if
there are any heads that do not sit level he
knows what to do with them. His good
ak is still sharp.-I'HtsbWg Times.
Horace Chiffon of Tey.s will wear the
mantle of the youngest member of the
United States Senate, He is 37.-BOStoa
Herald.
The Baltimore american complains that
Maryland has never had Presidential
candidate and turns hopefully to Mr.. Cor
man as possible first. Mr.. German has
one strong claim upon his party. He
does not fall upon its neck daily and be-
seech it to take him. He may be Dennis,
but never Micawber.-Ne,c York Recorder
}. S. Clarkson, the new president of the
National Republican League, with an
even dozen of his lieutenants, held coun-
Gil of war at league headquarters, 202
Fifth avenue yesterday. 1t was an eX-
ecutIye session and lasted from noon UNI
til o'clock, when it adjourned to attend
the Protective Tariff League dinner at
Madison Square Garden.-New York Times
30H.
Inc 1, >, Nifant University OF AtnenS
Tenn. refused TO allow that versatile and
entertaining Democrat and free-trader
Mr.. Henry Watterson, to make an address
in the college-presumably because they
feared the corrupting political and eco
nomic influences which the brilliant editor
might exert upon the susceptible young
minds of the students. The university
had best change its name to the Miss
Nancy B. Stebbins University Chicago
Neirs
The postoilice at indianapolis, Mr.. Har-
rison's home, is vacant through the death
of the incumbent, and the Sentinel of that
city suggests that the President fill it by
appointing a negro. This vacancy, there
fore, furnishes Mr.. Harrison with an ex-
ceptional opportunity to signalize the fact
that he has risen above sectional ideas and
sectional prejudices; that he is aiming TO
be the President of the whole country and
not part Of the country only and that
he will not in his executive cdpacity do
an act in Mississippi that he would not
dare TO do in Lyachb,Oy TH-
giyti0H,
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BrookIyn's Newest Industry.
RED NOSES BLEACHED WHILE
YOU WAIT.
PERMANENT AND SURE.


A sign conveying this information
swings from the front of one of the prom
inent buildings OF Fulton street, Brook
lyn. In the Office of the establishment
was confronted by a middlc-aged gentle
man, whose nose was not alarmingly
white, says writer in the New York
Tcleg,um
"What causes red noses2"
Drink and sunburn are the primary
causes. Science says that the ruddy COM
pleXion is due to the increased number of
corpuscles produced by the excessive use
Of alcohol. The nose, having a very thin
epidermis Of skin, naturally is most af-
feeted. Light-haired and light-complex-
ioned people fall the most easy victims.
"How is the bleaching done ?"
81 first compel the patients to stop all
drink-that is the only condition on
which l will operate. wash the nose
with hot water to open the pores and then
apply a thick plaster of paste made of
everyday flour and water This is left
on over night. AT the end of a week the
nose, unless very bad case, is tolerably
pink. OF course we have cases where
nothing short of o new nose would be
successful.
"The treatment of the nose is not our
only business. We eradicate wrinkles
and crows feet. This is not as difficult as
it appears at first glance for we simply
iron them out. The face is first washed
in hot water; it then undergoes massage
treatment and, after two or three repeti-
tions, the wrinkles will begone. See?"
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GLEN COVE PARK
Cooperative Land and Trust Company.

The SOUTHERN INVESTMENT COM
PANY now offer for sale lands which form
natural park fronting on the new Electric
Road, now built from Tcnallytown to Glen
Echo Heights, which lands are capitalized at
IN cents per square foot, and stock issued at
$225 per share Each share OF stock entities
the holder thereof to one undivided lot in said
park containing one-ffth of an acre, or STA
square feet, less the amount required for
steeets. These lots, or the proceeds thereof,
will be allotted to the shareholders at the ex-
piration OF twcnty-one months from date OF
first payment by the SOUTHERN INVEST
MENT COMPANY IN such manner as may
be agreed upon by majority OF shares in said
Cooperative Company.
Subscriptions TO stock in said company shall
be paid as follows:
Each stockholder, for each share held, shal
pay the sum Of $40 thereon on or before the
FIRST WEDNESDAY of EACH MONTH TO
the Secretary of the SOUTHERN INVEST
MENT COMPANY or such person or persons
as the SOUTHERN INVESTMENT COM
PANY shall authorize to receive the same.
Any stockhOlder, at the expiration of six QO
months from date OF first payment, may with
draw from the company by giving thirty days
notice IN writing to the Secretary of the
SOUTHERN INVESTMENT COMPANY, and
al the expiration OF that time shall be entitled
to the repayment, in the order Of the date in
which he ,r she filed his or her notice. from
the first moneys received into the company, Of
all sums paid on said stock, with four "a per
centum interest per annum thereon; but the
right OF withdrawal shall not extend beyond
six 90 months from the date OF first payment.
Any stockholder may at any time pay the
balance due upon his or her share or shares Of
stock, and thereupon the SOUTHERN IN
VESTMENT COMPANY will Issue to such
person or persons paid-up stock which shall
entitle such person or persons to one undivided
lot (per each share OF stock in said Glen Cove
Park containing one-lfth OF an acre, as before
stated, and which shall be allotted rs herein
before provided. Each shareholder who shall
elect to pay the full amount of his stock prior
to maturity, or who shall continue to pay
the monthly instalments OF $40 per month
promptly, until twcRy-one (9D instalments
have been paid in, will be entitled to four
% per cent. interest per 0nnum on the par
value of the stock as a rebate, which will make
the stock cost actually only S9l0per share.
No better or safer investment could be Of
fered than this, as there is no possible chance
to lose, and being organized on the savings
bank principle, purchasers receive on their
money an interest amounting to the rate OF
more than eight (S) per cent per annum, be-
sides the prospective and undoubted increase
the value of their purchase,
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SALE
NOW GOING ON AT THE
new YORK CLOTHING HOUSE

o,r,r,, e., ,nn o,,ax,r,a ,,,o, ,,i, ,oo,,, T., .
firm on rune NJ III tst vun arc cnmneIed 70 sacr;9co
nrr LARGO etncl, of ciothina Tho invontnrv
ho,rs M S,cs mo- ,,arth nr Si.n's ~, an
Sbiidronn's n'''000 WV" VI -"o' . Do's """
HIGH. CLASS CIOTJTNc
os orr o,,, aIa S.o n me- o,, ,h.
ti,ino nortnnrs y ieroe snnc In cosh ,ye ha,c
concinded to ofrcr onr entire stock flor cash
onIyN ai ons ho1f thc cnst or nroduction
Ro1o a. IN ,nd MI s o rodrc
ton sole nor n aaie ~ oS6s on1 nnds brt
bono Gde dissointion sole oS tbs hithnst' rrade
cIothin@. ali Of tbis seasons prodnciion s'""'
~ va enI, n,,y,,s,,, ,,IIYrSr,s,
SIZE THESE PRICES.
500 Mems Suits all sizes, $LSj; reduced
from $40.
GO Mems Suits, all-wool, sack or cutaway,
81 50 reduced from $1l
1,5;N Mems Suits, in Cheviots, CassImeres or
Worsted, $9s5; reduced from SIS.
1890 Mems Suits, in Imported Worsted,
Cheviots, Diagonals, etc, strictly tailor-made
and warranted all wool, Sl5i reduced from S2S.
1850 pairs Mems Pants, 80 styles, ST. Re-
duced from S1,T5
$50 PAIRS Mems Pants, 2J styles, $3.50 Re-
duced from $2.75.
,Vog l,Vog pairs Men rant, % styles Ss'oo' J" ar
3000 eieoont Mems pants at SS50 SibO az.
and SO dncluding the finest imported material
in checks, plaids, and stripes.
$50 Boys Suits, long pants, ages II to is
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Our would-be Arlstocrats.

Professor Thomas Ddridsoa In the Nay Forum.
Thousands Of American young men, of
fair education and excellent possibilities,
captivated by the pictures of English aris-
tocratic life drawn in English novels, are
learning to despise the simple rational,
useful life of the worthy American citizen
and to court consideration and vulgar
popularity by adopting the habits and
leading the useless lives of English lords.
As is usual in such cases, the copy is a
caricature of the original, The untitled
American lord proves usually to be a
vulgar creature having to assert his self
conferred lordship by all that is most un-
attractive, most inhumane and most un-
American-and that is a good deal-in the
English aristocrat. In England aristoc-
racy has no need to display or to obtrude
itself; In America it can exist only by dis
play and obtrusion. For this reason the
American would-be nobleman must
necessarily court attention and try to
strike the vulgar imagination by the mere
accideptals of aristocracy, such as any
boorish Dives can ommand-houses,
horses, turn outs, yachts, opera boxes and
the like. And the vulgar are impressed
by such things, bow downin servile rever-
ence before them, and do their best to
make similar display.
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A SUPPRESSED NUISANCE.
The Drummer Who Wanted to Mash
and Got Mashed.
F1om Me 81. Louis Stor-Sagiags.

rum Ntt f'ts AcNto ctuf-pUytftHN.
THAT freshness sometimes gets its re-
ward, said William II. Hunt, guest at
Hursts, was never so Enthusiastically
demonstrated as in an occurrence which
took place on the through train of the
Nandalia Railroad yesterday. The facts
are these.
''As the train approached indianapolis
all the seats in the car were occupied eX-
cept two. A lady sat in one and man
from the West with big sombrero, oc-
cupied the other He was fne-looking,
manly fellow, and was taken by those
around him for lawyer,
when the train stopped at Indian
apolis an unattractive drummer got on
the car. He sized up the situation at
glance. The lady was pretty and that
settled 1t. Without even asking permis-
sion he sat down by her side and at once
commenced to make himself agreeable.
She tried to avoid him and looked out
of the window, but the fellows gall was
Immaculate, and he maintained the one
sided conversation
The Western man was calmly watch
ing the proceedings and stood il as long
as he could. Going up to the lady he
said
Madam, I see you are annoyed
Wouldn't you prefer to have my seat p
"'Oh, thank you she replied, Ger
= tainly, and the big man helped her to
transfer her yalise while the passengers
Uttered at the drummer's discontinue.
THE latter was boiling over, but kept
his wrath until the train reached Terre
Haute, and then he demanded satisfaction
for the insult. The words were scarcely
out of the mouth before the Western man
banged him on the face and then with
his boot kicked him around as a foot
ball
' Stand back : yelled some of the
tickled passengers. Kick him harder
they shouted together, and that drummer
finally sneaked away to escape further
punishment, wiser and sadder man.
Every body wanted to know who the
Western man was. He turned ont to be
Philip Hoffman of Leavenworth, Kansas,
where he IS engaged in the general con
tracing business. He was much praised
for his actions and was cordially greeted
by the passengers, which shows that
freshness and imrCopriety do not al
WAYS win
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AN HISTORIC CHURCH
Where Patrick Henry Thundored.
Ifto,5, f6s ygsJ,,yoty Bjsp6grb

ffON me htcNNiONU Dtap0tCN
The one hundred and fiftieth anniyer.
sary of st. Johns Church Is soon to be
celebrated. This shows what an old city
Richmond is, and doubtless other tempo-
rary houses of worship preceded st..
Johns.
This was our first church, and from il
all that large plateau known as Church
Hill took It's name. The labors OF the late
Thomas II. Wynne and of Mr.. II. A. Rrock
have rescued from oblivion and decay the
chufchs records, and having been edited,
annotated and published, they are part
and parcel Of the glorious history of this
Commonwealth
II was in this church, before the Vir-
ginia Convention, that Patrick Henry
uttered the trmmpetnote of the revolution
in the stirring sentence, Give me liberty,
or give me death - and it has been the
scene of many other interesting occur
rences.
Though Of wood, it stands in good CON
dition. having escaped multtudinous
fires, including those built in the city by
Benedict Arnold's men, the great oonfla-
grafton of 1856, and that of Evacuation
DaV.