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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1891-03-06
TENEDURIA De LIBR0S

Juegos completes de BORRADOR, DIARIO
MAYOR, ylibro de GAIA, colocados en- una bo
nita s6lida carpeta, como Sc usan en- los CO.
legios comerciales de Europa y los Estados
Unidos para 81 aprendlzaje do la tenedurfa; de
lbrOS
Todo por IS centavos.
Por 80 centavos mas, SO remitiran cual-
quier punto de la isla por el cOrreO.
Liberia de SaniuriO Vidal, FOrtaleza, 25.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1891-03-06
El COlmadO
Gran dep6sito de vinOS, Hcores Gceites, cOnserUGs
cOnfterfG 9 tOdG cla8e de prOUiSioDes de
CERECEDO HERMANOS & co
46.-sAN FRANO1sco-4e.

Este acreditado establecimiento deseando
correspondent la protection que le dispense
su numerosa elientela 81 pGblico en- general,
acaba de importar de los principales mercados
de Espana, Francia, Inglaterra, Alemania, TIA
liza, suiza, Holanda y Estados- UnidOs, ETC., etc
un colossal surtido de novedades y articulos
de su ramo.
exquisite; en aceites, iamones, legumbres y
conserVas, 10 mas sabroso; en- quesoS, frutaS,
galletitas, bombones dulces 10 mas fno y de-
licado.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1891-03-06

JEREz DEL ABUELO.-Especia para en-
fermOs. Recomendado muy efcazmente por
Itodos los m6dicos, por sus cualidades tonicas
" reconstituyentes.
VINO GALLEGO.- O.--BlancO y tinto. De las
lacreditadas bodegas de Frutos Cerecedo Hi
jos del Rivero de Avia, vino puro de iva, atem-
perante, t6nico eup6ptieo. Sim competencia
en- calidad. Fortifca tacilita la digestion.
RON SUPERIOR-Muy viejo. DeStiladO
expresamente para " El ColmadoD y On barri-
litos de una y dos arrobas, propias para re-
lSalos.
CHAMPANA DE PERA MARCIA AGUILA,-
Rs sin disputa la bebida mas sana, estO-
macal y prop6sito para este clima, tiene un
gusto agradable, Pefresca, sin producer acci-
dentes nj dolores de est6magO.
SIDRA ACHAMPANADA ASTURIANA mar
Ca g LA Luarquesa" a cuatro pesos la GAIA de
dOce bOtellas de litrO.
De venta en el establecimientO de CERE-
CEDO HERMAN0S Ca., San Francisco 46.
Puerto Rico, en- su Sucursal de Mayagiez,
San jose TO-
z za.s1.e
INN. TaA CT1TWWRTs0IYV m pTTrwTo ETWn
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1891-03-06
LENI7ZNI 7 Gu.
IMPORTADORES DTRECTOs DE
Joyera, Relojeria, Bisuteria objetos de novedad
SAN FRANCISCO 80, SAN JUAN PUERro-R

Bajillas de porcelana.
ADanicos de cuantas classes Y preciOs existen.
Pertumer1a f1na de afamados fabricantes.
SonlbrerOs para senoras caballeros.
S0nbrillas y paraguas para senoras.
Cuhjertos garantizados del mismo metal.
Albums para retratos y sellos.
Bastones de todas classes.
Botonaduras, leOntinas, pulseras y alfileres
de double enchapados en- orc.
Corbatas para caballeros Ultima novedad.
Guantes de seda, hilo y algod6n, para Sras.
Cuellos y punos de celuloide, blancos y de CO.
loreS.
Grandes rebajas en- las ventas al por mayor.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1891-03-06
MIIL9nh0ff & K0rbGr

Comlsionisras. Giro sobre 16ndres, Paris,
NeW-York. a--7- i
Cambio de dinero, cobro de cuentas, avan-
ces, hetes, etc.
Eenta dc toda clase de consignaclones.
Aseguros marftimos, de vida contra in
cendio.
GVooAr
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-05-07
TELEGRAPHIC BREyIliES.

Frank Ford, aged 10, OF Galena, H.,
was killed in a runaway accident
1t is reported that there is a greater
acreage of wheat in the Northwest
Territory this season than ever before.
At Ottumwa, la, William West shot
his wife and then killed himself. Do.
nestle infelicity was the cause of the
crime
Rev. DIR. a. A. Miner, for forty-three
years pastor of the Columbus Avenue
Universalist church OF Boston. has re-
signed
DR.. Phineas d. Connor, Of Cincinnati,
was elected president of the American
academy of medicine at Washington
Monday.
During a school election at Leadville,
Col, deputy sheriff while attempting
10 arrest man was shot dead by his
intended prisoner
Advices from Odessa say that $4,000
Jews, endeavoring to escape Russian
cruelties have joined the Greek and
Lutheran churches
NJ Walkinsky, proprietor of the
Star Clothing House" of Alliance, o.,
was closed by the sheriff with liabili-
ties of about $500
John Penf,ld, Of Clarion. Ia. at
tempted 10 separate two stations that
were fighting Monday aad was fatally
bitten by one Of them.
At Montrose, l., Monday, A. f. Her.
mann, of Chicago, swan the Mississippi
river to Nauvoo, m, distance of 81
miles, in thirty-seven minutes.
At Blandville w Va, on Sunday, C.
T. McLane fractured the skull of b.
w. Cowan with fence rail The men
were returning home from church.
The breaker of the Lancaster colliery
at Shamokin, Pa, owned by Smith s.
keyser, burned Monday, causing a loss
of $4,000, fully covered by insurance.
Negotiations have been completed
for the erection of beet-sugar factory
at Marshalltown. Ia, to cost $780, O00
and with capacity of 400 tons per day
During the month of April last there
were issued from the pension office 81.
orr certificates of all classes. as against
IA, 562 during the same month of last
year.
Frank Phillips, the leader of the Nc
Coy faction made famous by the Hat
teld-McCoy feud, was killed 4 pril % on
Tug river, in Pike county, KY. by the
Wolford brothers. A friend of Phillips
named France was also killed
Charles Pratt, the well-knowa stand
ard oil magnate, died suddenly in his
office in New York city. Death was
caused by indigestion, which produced
heart failure He was very wealthy
and noted for his bcnevolence.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-05-07
NOVELTIES IN JEwELRY.

AN odd garter buckle in silver repre-
sents broad leaf with frog upon it.
The miniature is being employed to
ornament cuff buttons and bracelet
clasps.
A BOOKMARK is in the form of ma
sons trowel, of silver, with an ivory
handle.
A HANDSOME shoe horn is made of
ivory and has a heavy silver handle,
deliberately chased.
A MASSIVE silver girdle is designed to
represent a heavy rope. At one end is
a large silver hook and at the other an
eyelet with the rope apparently spliced
and bound with cord.
SILVER brooches and vinaigrettes dec
GRATED in emerald are now shown. The
shapes are generally plain and in no
wise odd or striking; but the enameled
designs are very pretty and sometimes
even elaborate.
A NOVEL design for pocket cork
screw appeared in jewelers. window
lately. When closed the instrument
presented the appearance of a crabs
claw, which opened on both sides, dis
closing the essential part of the article
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-05-07
REcArsE Mario Poster would moi cor

BECAUSE Marie Foster would not con-
sent to marry him Francois Petit
fatally shot her in New York and then
put bullet into his own head
SEVERE frosts In Minnesota damaged
the wheat and fruit crops
Il. l.. HUTCHINSON, the Chicago board
of trade man who mysteriously disap-
peared, has returned to his home from
Terre Uaute, Ind.
FOREST fires were doing rreat dam
age in the counties of OSceola, Clare,
Gladwin, Roscommon, Altoona, 0ge-
NAV, 0scoda and Iosco in Michigan.
DIRECTOR LEECH's statement of coin
age during April shows that III, DOC
gold pieces were coined, OF the value OF
81, go, GOO; 4 ass goo silver pieces of the
value Of s.. $4,000, ana minor coin
amounting to 9,012. 600 pieces, Of the
value of $50 400
THE town If Lyle, Mimi, was nearly
wiped out by fire. Loss. $40. 900.
THE percentages of the baseball club,
in the National league for the weel
IN the "a We're: Boston, 800
Cleveland, 70; Chicago. $50, Pitts
burgh, DOT Philadelphia, 500; New
York, sos Brooklyn 400; Cincin
natl, 500. The percentages of club
in the American association were
Baltimore, 700 Boston, .667; Louis
Vile COS; st, Louis. .545. Cincinnati
ass; Colum bus. 400; Athletic, S5S; Wash
ington $50
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-05-07

punished By fine Of not less than fifty dollars
nor more than three hundred dOlars OF by i'm
prisOnment in the county Jail OF the prlper
county not naOre than SIX months, OF By Goth
cOurt, together with the costs o. prosecution.
Section a. IL shall be the duty Of the secre
tary OF state. with the aid and advice OF the
ia pamphlet form Immediately, with al neces-
sary forms and instructions % enable county
AND city clerks and inspectors Of election to
the proper officers.
section ~. Chapter 4s laws Of 1859, and chap
te- 49,. ameBdatOry thereof and all other
acts aud paris OF acls. in 50 far as they con-
traEene or conflict with the provisions OF this
act are hereby repealed.
Section %. This act shall take effect and be
In force from and after IL passage and publica-
ton
Approved April %, 1891.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-05-07
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

AMONG a flock Of blaclzbirds that Wis
tied Gardiner. Miss, a few days ago was
one that was pure white.
A RESIDENT OF Tampa, Fla, has
natural curiosity in the form of pair
of deer horns with a clearly defined
hounds head on the tip of one Of them,
formed in a manner that makes it i'm
possible that it should be a work OF art.
A SYRACUSE q. " man has a snake
in his stomach, and unless the reptile
gets what it wants to eat and drink it
makes trouble. Port wine IS its favor
tie tipple, but if it gets too much of the
wine it acts as if it had delirium ire
mems.
The other day philanthropic lady
found the following appeal among her
usual grist of begging letters. Dear
madam: Win You help me to get a po-
sition as teacher to support myself
and two little ones? Also tell me where
l can buy parrot one year old"
CoNGBEssNAN-ELEcT PAGE has pre-
sented the Maryland state museum
with petrified oyster, which weighs
three pounds and nine ounces, and is
seven inches long, seven inches wide
and two inches thick. 1t was recently
picked up by one of the dredgers.
The Birmingham (Ala.) Age-Herald
prints the following inscription from a
tombstone which evidently refers to a
member of one of the before-the-war
darby families: "Henryetta, Emmer-
eta, Damiretta, Creamertarter, Caro-
lima, Balstic, Daughter of Bob and
SoolSy Cottin.'
IN the state paper office at London
there is copy, perhaps the only one
extant, Of folio newspaper sheet,
Public Occurrences, printed at Bos-
ton and bearing date September %,
1890, to be issued monthly or oftener,
and printed bg z. Pierce for benjamin
Harris al the Ionic coffee aou5e, 1899.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-05-07
ILLINOIS
The Worlds Pair Appropriation Occupies
the Legislatures Attention.

The Worlds Fair Appropriation Occupies
the Legislatures Attention.
SPRINGFTELD, H., May EN- the
house the biz to increase the minimum
license to sell liquors to 81. 200 per an
mum was defeated, only forty members
voting in the affirmative The
report Of the worlds fair .com-
mittee Of the house recommending
that the expenditure Of the Ilh-
nois appropriation be placed in the
hands of a special commission was non
concuITed in by a decisive vote The
indications now are that 50 .O00. 0U0
viii be appropriated, ami that
the state board Of agriculture
will control the expenditure.
The senate referred similar
measure to the committee on appropri-
ations The senate passed the bill
forbidding fishing through holes in the
ice on lakes and ponds. Also. the
house bill to establish the validity Of
marriages contracted wherein one or
both of the parties were slaves, and to
establish the Legitimacy of their off
spring, passed
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-05-07
Persecution of the .rems.

ST.. PETERSBURG, May 6-Terrible
scenes attend the expulsion of the
Jews from Moscow, Kien and other
places. Many die of misery enroute,
and the Jewish settlements in the pale
are crammed with new arrivals. All
speeches and pamphlets favoring Ihe
Jews are prohibited. The government
is considering a scheme to solve the
Jewish question, which, if adopted,
will, it is believed, shock the world.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-05-07
e sTATE-GEoRGE DoxAU, deceased.

- sTATE-GEoRGE DoNAU, deceased.
&m
State of Wisconsin, County Court of Grant
County-In Probate.
Notice is hereby gwen that at the general term
of the County Court to be held in and for said
County, at the Court House in the City of Laucas-
ter, in said County, on the first Tuesday of June,
A. d. 1891, being the I'd day of June, 1891, at the
hour of one O'Clock in the afternoon, the following
matter will be heard and considered
The application of Jacob Shrake administra-
tor de bOnts non of the estate of George DOnau,
deceased, late of Wyalusing, Grant County, Wis
consin, for an order allowing the final account of
said administrator de boRis nOR and assigning the
residue of said estate, and for his discharge.
BY order of the Court.
1912 GEO. b. CARTER,
Dated April g. 1891. County Judge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-05-07
lie Did II Alone.

MILWAUKEE, May 81 ohm Bern
hardt, who was brought here frem
Waukesha early Monday morning tc
escape lynching, has confessed that he
alone murdered and robbed Henry
Schley, the Waukesha saloon keeper,
who was found dead near his home
early Sunday morning.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-05-07
Z" sTATE-KNUrE TnoaPsoN, deceased.

- STATE-KNUTE Thompson. deceased.
aam
State of Wisconsin, County Court of Grant
County-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given, that at the general term
of the County Court, to be held in and for said
County, at the Court House in the City of LanCas-
ter in said County. on the LIST Tuesday of June,
A. d. 1891, being the I'd day of June, 1891 at the
hour of one O'Clock in the afternoon the following
matter will be heard and considered
The application of John T. Thompson as admin
istrator of the estate of Knute Thompson, deceased
late of Marion, Grant County, Wisconsin, for an
order allowing his final occouut such admins
traitor and assigning the residue of said estate and
for his discharge.
BY order of the court,
IA-l2 GEO. B. CARTER.
Dated April 2sth. 1891. County Judge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-05-07
Germany win he liberal.

BERLIN, May 6.-The German Cover
ment proposes TO the reichstag u vote
of million marks for the proper rep-
resentation of Germany at the Chicago
exhibition, and for the assistance and
promotion Of the interests of the Ger
man exhibitors OF the amount OF this
draft loo, 600 marks are to be voted inn
mediatelv
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-05-07
A Big shortage,

LEWISTON, Me, May 6. 1t now ap
pears that the total defalcation of ex
Cashier Percival, OF the Shoe j. Leather
bank of Auburn, win rea n sl6O, 600
Bank Examiner Parker denies that he
said it was less than this. percival is
in feeble health and will be prosecuted
if he RECEIVERS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-05-07

WAsHINGroN, May tit IS positively
stated that Associate Justices Field anG
Bradley. both Of whom have passed the
age which entities them to retire ON full
pay,will resign in October, when the su
premc court will resume the hearing OF
oral arguments Justice Bradley
place, it is believed, will be taken by
ex-senator Edmunds, and some west
ern jurist will succeed Justice Field.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-05-07

A CYCLONE passed over padneah, Ky,
and 100 buildings were either totally
wrecked, moved from their foundations
or unroofed. Several people were bad
ly injured.
A FIRE in Altoona, Pa, destroyed two
hotels and other buildings, the -oss be-
ing 500, coo
AFTER seventeen years of separa-
ton Henry Pierce found his mother by
accident nj the union depot in Chicago,
where for a long time She had been
selling apples.
FoEEsr fires were doing immense
damage along the line Of the Philadel-
phia X Erie railroad in Pennsylvania.
WILLIAM Il. Cook, clerk of the To-
ledo 90 police court, has confessed TO
the mayor that he was short in his &C
counts from Sc, 600 to $4,000
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-05-07
An implement rrnst.

TORONTO, Ont, May 6.-The agri-
cultural implement firms, Massey & Co.
OF this city and the Harris company
of Bradford, Ont, are about to com
bine, with the view Of controlling the
Canadian implement trade The trust
will have a capital Of S.. 600. 900
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-05-07
Drownrd in Lake Ontario.

ROCHESTER,. \. Y, May 6.-Three
men were drowned Monday afternoon
at the outlet of Brdddoci1's bay on Lake
Ontario. They were ut work on the
Manitou beach building a drawbridgc
over the outlet. BY some mishap the
boat was swamped, throwing the three
men into the water
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-05-07
The Knights win Fake Part

CINCINNATI, May 6.-Much surprise is
caused by the announcement that the
knights Of Labor in this state has or
dered 400 delegates to attend the third
party convention the week after next,
and that the order had done likewise
in many other states. Over 2. 600 dele
gates, it is now claimed, viii attend.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-05-07
Legal Notices.

UMMONS.
- CIRCUIT COURT, GRANT COUNTY
Walnh j. Brennan receiver
by appointment of the Circuit
Court of Giant County in the
matter of the creditors of
Power, Powers and Stone
pending in said court Plaintiff,
Charles II. Baxter. F W. Brv-
an, Charles X. IT. omas and
Joseph Nathan. Defendants,
The State of Wisconsin, TO the said Defend.
ents:
You are hereby summoned to appear within
twenty days after service of this summons, ex-
elusive of the day of service, and defend the
above entitled action in the Court foresaid
ard in case of your failure so to do. judgment
demand OF the complaint; of which copy is here.
with served upon you.
JOHN d. WILSON 81 j. T. MILLS.
Plaintiffs Attorneys
P. @. Address, Boscobel or Lancaster, Grant
County, Wis. 7-l2
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-05-07
Death of an Indiana rloneer.

VALPARAISO, Ind, May 6.-One of
the oldest residents of this county, o.
s. French, has died near Porter Cross
Roads He was over four score years
of age, and had resided in Porter coun-
w nearly sixty years.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-05-07
His Xnice All Rleht.

New YORK, May 6 Blatchford kav-
anagh, the famous boy soprano, has
returned from his tour of Europe and
Asia The young man says his voice
is as good as ever, but has undergone
the natural change experienced by
every boy of his agc.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-05-07
Ready for work.

BUFFALO, y. Y, May 6.-The United
States senate committee on trade rela-
tions with Canada is in session here.
The members present are Senators
Hoar. Dolph, Gray and Hale. Il public
reception was given the committee on
'chanre ct noon.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-05-07
Five Childien burned 20 Deatb.

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. May g. Sat
urday night the house of james Cole
(colored) we, hn 500 and bis live chill
iron lari.l. d +, IL LIZ. :.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-05-07
a Noted Physiclan Paase. Awny.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, May 6.--Dr. w. II.
Boiling, one of the most prominent
physicians in the south, and dean Of
the university OF Louisville, died here.
He was 81 yers aof age.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-05-07
Isnilnre in Chicarn.

CHICAGO, May 8 The Schniedewend
& Lee Company, one of the oldest
electrotyping firms in this city, has
failed The liabilities are 500, 600; as
sets figured at S15O.OOO.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-05-07
steel works Hurned

Troy, \. y, May "a fire in the
steel works at Breaker island Monday
caused a loss of $500, 600 Several West
inghouse engines were destroyed. Near
" 1000 people are deprived of work.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-05-07
Pennsylvania GETS Her share.

WASHINGTON. May 6 Secretary Fos-
ter has signed a warrant for Sl,654, I'll
in favor of the governor of the state Of
Pennsylvania, this awonnt icing that
states share oi The dlrecr-ts fund.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-05-07
The seventh Victim.

MINIATURES, May John Runlxe's
sister died Monday of trichinosis,
making seven of the family who have
died from eating diseased pork. Two
Others are still suffering from the dis
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-05-07
The Archbishop of York Dead.

LONDON, May 6.-1he Most Rev. Will
liam Counor Magee d. D., archbishop
of York, is dead The disease from
which the archbishop died was inhu-
enza.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-05-07

PITTSBURGH, Pa, May 6.--Robbers
entered the brass foundry on Second
avenue aud carried OFF five tons Of brass
inxots vafeot) At over $1,000. The rob
berry ne DO deSt p2rpc;yated
here
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-05-07

MARROW G Galway. Dentists Blooming
4oT Wis Ofhre opposite the hank.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-04-10
WIN he Examined Here


RALEIGH, N. c., April 10. = The
funeral of Governor Fowle, which took
place here at 4:30 yesterday afternoon,
brought together thousands of people
from many sections If the state. Busi-
ness was suspended, the pubic schools
and municipal officers were closed, and
everywhere mourning emblems were
visible. Delegations of leading citizens
from almost every city and town in the
state, and militia organizations from
many places were in attendance, and,
with the thousands of citizens, made up
an immense procession that followed
the remains of the dead governor to his
grave.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-04-10
O'NIalley Arraicned.

New ORLEANS, April 10.-DominicS
O'Malley was arraigned in court yester-
day on three indictments against him
for perjury, conspiracy to induce per-
jury, and being accessory to the at
tempted bribery of tales juror. He
pleaded not guilty to each of the
charges and was released on 50 900 bail.
Thomas McCrystal and John Cooney,
both of whom were alleged to have been
in OMalley's employ and who are
under indictments for attempting to
bribe jurors in the Hennessey case, were
arraigned. They pleaded not guilty
and were sent to jail in default of bail.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-04-10
HARRISBURG LAwMAKEas 5
A Breezy Discussion in the Senate
Regarding Combinations.

A Breezy Discussion in the Senate
Regarding Combinations.
HARRISBURG, April i0.-There was
quite breezy discussion in the seaate
yesterday over a motion to 60 into ex-
ecutive session for the purpose Of CON
firming Governor Pattison's nomina-
tions. Republicans objected to any ac-
tion, except in regard to minor appoint
ments, until the nominees of Governor
Beaver had been confirmed. RepubH.
cans charged Democrats with having
broken faith, and vice versa The mo-
tion was laid on the table. The senate
then confirmed nominations of notartes,
justices and commissioners of deeds.
Bills were reported favorably: Fixing
standard weight and measure of char
coal; increasing the number of common
pleas courts in Allegheny; to prevent
vexation attachments. The bill relat-
ing to liens Of mechanics on buildings
was reported negatively.
AT 0 p. m. the senate adjourned until
Monday evening at o'clock.
In the house Mr.. Patterson introduced
bill authorizing the commissioners Of
public parks in cities of the first class
to lay out and build drives whereon
horses may be- driven at faster rate
than seven miles per hour.
The calendar OF bills on second read
ing was taken up and the following
passed: Furnishing persons who wilfully
refuse to pay the lawful fare after rid
ing in hired hack or conveyance; the
supplement to the act providing for the
health ahd safety of persons employed
in coal mines requiring the conveyance
and delivery of powder, oil and tools to
miners in the mines; relating to proceed
ings for the recovey of possession Of
leased furnished rooms or portions of
houses or dwellings; allowing the sale
of CLANS and oysters all the year round.