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Skull or n Witness In n Supposed Murde
Case Crushed In.

HOUSE FIRED AND OWNER ATTACKED.
Skull or n witness In n Supposed Murder
Case Crushed In.
MILLvILLE. n. j.. April 1O.-At about o'clock
this morning the house OF Thomas Basnett.
near South vineland. was discovered on fire
by neighbors. and when they arrived at the
scene they found Mr.. Basnett lying on the
ground near the burning building with his
skull crushed In.
Basnett was one Of the witnesses In the case
OF James P. Trynor. who was found dead un-
der suspicious circum stances on Saturday.
That a murderous assault was made upon
Basnett when his house was fired there is no
doubt. The physician found bullet hole in
his head The ball had entered over the right
eye and came out over the left. His head WAS
covered with bruises made by some blunt In
strument. At 3 O'Clock this morning Basnett
became conscious and made u short state
ment.
He said that at 4 o'clock this morning he
nE On in s"He rhs nf
was only one, story high. and he crawled with
difficulty to the window and got out. This WAS
NIL h. was able to say before he again became
Bssnett's trunk was found lying near the
burned house. II had been BROKEN open and
rined OF valuable papers. The house WAS
burned to the ground. md in the ruins
to-day was found q jnckknife, covered with
blood which has been turned over to the
This afternoon Basnett entirely regained
consciousness and was able to talk. The state
% But refused W to mais public tie % result. t' "'"''
Basnett'a physicians this afternoon found
second bullet wound in his head. They say
1t is reported to night that two persons are
hs they viii Be
rested within few hours.
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IN PRAISE or COL. SHEPARD.
Tho Twenty.hrst VIII Miss Hir,-Non
Davis on .Humnn Cnrele sruessv

The Twenty.hrst VIII Miss Him-Noah
Davis on Human Csreiessness."
sherard Hall. at Fifty-seventh street and
Sixth avenue. was crowded last night with
members Of tho Republican Association OF the
Twenty-flrst Assembly district who had
gathered to testify to the regard thcy bore for
the late Col Elliott +. Shepard. John Proctor
Clarke reported minute which said OF Col
Shepard:
His virtues were positive and many. his faults tenn
peramsn.ai and unimportant He used his talents.
according to his lights for the benent of his fellow
men and the good. and passed to hts re.
ward accompanied by the sorrow OF multi
tudes Of his colntrymen.
John +. Bake or said that the Republican party
had In Col. Shepard. lost "a sustaining moral
purpose" and journalism "one. who had at
Tempt ed to clean its Augean stables"
Noah Davis. referring to the manner OF his
death, spoke ri Col Shepard as one who had
been !" a victim of human carelessness."
An attempt was mnde by Thomas J. Calla-
CHAN to have the association accept tho resiR-
nation Of Joel w Mason, but the action WAS
delayed on tho plea that none OF the commit
teemen appointed to induce Mr.. Mason to
withdraw his resignation was present Mr.
son. was defeated for Secretary Of tho district
for the place. He had made speech in which
he had scored DR.. Depew. Elihu Root. and
other moneyed members OF the Organization
because they did not attend meetings. and
take an active part In the party work Of the
district
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LAST " r, OFF THE CIRCUS.
New Acts Introduced in the Entcrtninme
ut the Mmdi.on kQuare (inrdcn.

New Acts Introduced In the Entertainment
ut the Mmdi>on Square Garden.
Moro that 5000 siRhtseers went to the Bar
mum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth last
night. and found the huge Madison Square
Garden amphithcatre a mighty enlivening
spot 1t Was the beginning OF the NTH and
last week In town OF the huge entertain.
ment. and tho two hours OF performance
we're filed with diversion we'll calculated to
cheer spirits that were depressed by the OK.
ecrable April weather.
The programme was freshened by the In
PRODUCTION of q score Of new acts. Miss Emily
Loyal. the French bareback rider from the
circus Mt Moscow who was injured on the
steamer on her trip to this country. made her
debut. Miss Margaret Allen executed a new
bareback f-at OF horsemnnship. too. and the
spertator- were startled by some exceedingly
clerer balancing on n pyrnmid OF chairs by NJ.
Nicholas. and ~ balancing on a hollow tube
supported on the shoulders OF Mr.. Nelson. NJ.
Duray did n number OF risky things on q sim
gle trRpeZe.
prnted last night the thrilling mid .atr tum.
hles ind flights OF the four Sibons the grace
fui and skilled high hurdle leapinG by tho
Thoroughbred horses Suernshury and Maud.
the bareback riding Of Mr.. William Showles.
nnd the picturesque horsemRnship OF Hurry
Amphlrtt and young Rose Dnckerill The en-
tertainment. ns usual closed with Kiralfy's
Respondent pageant. Columbus"
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JOTTINGS ABOUT TOWN.

Comptroller Myers is confined to his hou o by an
attack OF tho grip
the Columbian Exposition. is At tue Victoria Hotel
a black coat par Of Gongres: % ga,eI.. aud Eray
the foot of East Eleventh street on sunday night.
seven,y soldiers. comprising detachment of Cos.
or s Wd Vest shoM oa1 AZ
arrived yesterday from London OH the Persian Mon.
Mayor t;ilroy has appointed Dr. Joseph =, Dunn In.
spector Of schools for tis TweItyhId .na Twenty.
iuaiify.
Gross Of Gs second avenue who charged with swim.
Has IN asiaa. sn Of siooSo ''"O' was committed
y n ms. ~a'
ned clam against tho city for $4,000 damages
in the violation ot the city ordinances The
hose cart ran into the truck.
xd1 SssG.a s
,n"rnnx He was 30 y.ar. old and had long been
was probably caused by apoplexy.
OF four snsnss s to be used IN the Houston
tried successfully Yesterday .ftsrnoon It viii be run
on Thursday.
1n OF Re. H in s
fsrGs.S saas.s .na TT.K John s'iS s.a:y %s
S ,s1a sb Ss s.sS III The Sy held
In the Court of special Sessions ye.tsrday George
Juppe or 30 Edridg. street was nned S3U fr selling
liquor on SUNDAY. July 2, lsei and Moie Makes Mas
1850. When rhe name Of Charles ~ Guise Of 2l5
the Judge declared his hail forfeited later
nounced that the man MAS dead The ease nve years
old
Tho pew quarters of the Mechanics and Traders Ex
change were formally opened yesterday afternoon
at 2sl Fourth avenue Speeches wee made by stephen
". Wright, Presdent ne,rge Moore smith liza q.
Herssy. President and VIII am T. saYwArd secretary
tho National Assoc atlon OF builders: John A.
Stevens ex.Presid.nt OF the Philadelphia Exchange.
and John J. Tucker President OF tho Building Trades
Club
The arrest for embeEzienent, last Friday Of John
Quimby freight cashier IN the ONCE OF tho New Haven
Steamboat Company, WA. followed on saturday by
H. Northam. Roe. who lives IN New Haven. was ar
rested on the puecdc charge of tieang $50 though.
It is said his shortage is about $500 He was brought
to ine TomDs Police court e.teruay morning ana WAS
held In VI. COO for the Drama Jury.
Einc. yearold samue Pullman 10 dying At his homo.
2I3 taN EiYhty,IourIh street nj spinal meningitis
caused by mi injury The hase ~ The .knl On
plaut of Tie ho inth Augast Mrnzs 2Oh
East street wAs ar. este yssie day after
noon Tor ciu.ng tlI- boys injury TN AIrii is al.
legged Meme w.upped the boy for throwing stone at
the grOc,Ts SON CAUSING tne INJURY complained OF.
Meme was placed unl 5000 ball
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fourth.eln.. Postmaster. A Appointed.

WASHINGTON April 1Q-The total number OF
fourth-class Postmasters appointed to- day was
11a or these 30 were to fill vacancies caused
by deaths and resignation. and 20 by removals.
or the Postmasters rem moved II had served four
years and over.
The following appointments were made In
Massachusetts,: NJ W. Howard at Chatham.
". Flaherty at Cheshire. l.. J. Mackin at Hins-
dale. W. II. Ferguson at Lenoxdale. May J.
Snow at Truro. A. Underwood at West Fall
mouth. W. H. Clifford mt Westport Point and
Lena A. Moore at West Stockhridge.
First Assistant PostmastsrGseerai @ Gene has 20 Less ene
detailed to assist Mr.. Maxwell During tho
first lnstration Of President Cleveland Mr..
time. and ms chief clerk to Mr.. Stevenson be-
came thoroughly familiar with the duties OF
tho office
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OU1RAGEs UPoN CHRISTIANS.
The Wrong. rnn'cted Upon Armenian. b.
the TnrlIa.

The Wrongs rnn'cted Upon Armcnians by
the Turks.
LONDON. April 10.-Advices from Con-
stantinople show that the British Consuls Mt
Smyrna. Trebizond. and other places In Ana
tolia have sent the British Embassy In Con-
stantinople lists containing the names of 1.SO0
Armcnians who are imprisoned on various
charges in the several Consular jurisdictions.
The question OF the treatment OF the Armenian
Christians by tho Turks Is again assuming
importance. and 1t is reported that Great
Britain will propose the holding OF u confer
ence by the European powers to consider
Turkish misrule in Armenia. 1t Is charged
that 1t Is n common occurrence for Turks to
kidnap Christian girls and dispose OF them to
the owners OF harems
II the relatives and friends OF the girls at
tempt to regain them they are met with the
statement that til. girls have embraced Mo-
ham e,liem. nnd this, Rs u rule. ends the mat
ter SO far ns the Armenians are concerned
The Christians nre ridicnled and subjected
to gross outrages. and IL they object to heir
treatment they Ind themselves arrested on
trumped.un charges and are always found
guilty. 1t Is hoped In London thnt the British
Government will intervene with the Su bltme
Porte to bring about a change In the treat
ment OF Christians.
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Imu..ehmeut,n N.br..,...

LINCOLN. Neb.. April 10.-The Judges OF the
Supreme Court OF Nebraska met AS court OF
imp peachment this afternoon for tho first
formal hearing of the State officers and ex-of-
Gcers. Each Of tho defendants was repre-.
sented by counsel. and there apnenrel as
prosecutors tho Legislative, committee and
articles OF impeach m emit Ex-Treasdrer Hill and
x-Auditor benton announced that they would
ground that 1t WAS unconstitutional to bring
impeachment proceedings, against eE- officials
but tex-Attorney::G Genernl Lcese declared him
on their merits will occur three weeks from
to-duy
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kROOkLYN.

District Attorney James W. Ridgway has returned
from his trip to California with his health much i'm.
proved
have presented the Rev: Dr. Albert j. Lyman. the
pastor with check for $1,000 gift from the con
KregatiOn.
Capt Joseph Reefe Of the canaiboat James N Clarke
yihx AZ Lsr J. trie bas,h EEL oyeTnonvn on sunday
yesterday.
Policeman Thomas Dwyer OF the Richards street sta
tion arrested his wife, johanna Dwyer on sunday
night for intoxicaton aud she has been tent to Jail for
sixty days by Judge Tighe.
Edward j, McGrath tho roven.mOnih hE-old child OF
John hcGrtth Of bbl Twentieth street, Brook yn. dur
ing his mothers temporary absence Sat "rday night
fell over boiler OF hot water and die in lew
ments from the efecis OF inhnliER the steam.
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AN ATTRACTIVE CHILD
THE UNFORTUNATE OCCURRENCES or
HER LIFE
And How II Cnme Near Making Her Exi.s-
once Unhnppy-uer Mother Tells n story
which VIII Greatly Tut rest All.

Stories Of children are ALWAYS interesting.
Parents often vie with each other in sceins
which can tell tho best story or most Interest,"
ing anecdote about their children.
But hero Ia q story told by one mother which.
while 1t may awake echoes OF sadness In the
minds and hearts of some parents. will DO to
others n message frnught with hone and Joy:
Tho child whose short history OF mingled
sorrow and Radness is here given 10 the
daughter Of the well-known Mrs J. Lcarmouth.
who resides at 77G broadway. South Boston.
Mass
AT ten years Of age" said Mrs. Learmonth.
my daughter became affected with q nervous
condition which soon develored into 81. vitus's
dance 1t wns' pronounced by the attending
physician to be very severe attack.
The mouth would be drawn srnsmodically
far to ono side. tho hands and arms were rest
less and constantly twitching. Her limbs also
were weak: her ankles bent under her 40 that
1t was almost impossible t. walk.
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tie comedy hns been altered somewhat to suit
conditions. and furnishes two acts Of pleas
urahle intrigue at II seasid hotel. with farre.
Familiarity throughout: and with. love and =
clever woman to set thi nGs straight at length.
While not the chief play OF the evening. A
second niece. This actor vindicated the
claims OF his, admirers. and secured the I'd.
miration OF those who were strangers to his
work. As a farceur he Is great-a perfect
whirlwind in action. and keen in intelii9encs
to perceive and take advantage OF every point.
ena,!es him to carry to success.scsnes which
might int othI,vis t;. s,i, "r"Cs tome. .,,n .x.,s
and was adapted by Molly Elliot aeaweli frnm
her own story q the same It'll. It M;s r;s
lady Of. title in Queen Elizabeth's time.
and Indy in waiting upon her Majesty. COMES
to snG NsT y rsms ssr tRs
stored her. into. tho midst Of the fashionable
on M q The 81 81 fHs e sn e.
sntire
INK Tefss ss has aP Tssa 4. sg:
hnl dress .oi the, period. minSft
dn d"ne and vsss TIA scsss Ssne wa. we're sy s.ss sE
by tile full strength Of the comp pnny. with lie
sing single M exception Of Marips; M 1t Is safe to ssy
@ @ "s M hs s VoSes 4sa
% ceyer S 60 pTHg 1T s"nSe would ana see@ sS
be ada Sns Ms sho mh
no change Of bill this week.
sh%uIh be said In that thS
quantity OF feminine beauty.
The sun., 1893-04-11

The United States Supreme Court Yesterday
granted the petition Of the CORPORATION Coun-
ecuta tho Judgment OF the court against the
Illinois Central RaiIroad Company. known as
the Luke Front cases.
The herring In the suit Of Goldsmith against
pnny. concerning the prop0s ed issue of 50 900. :
900 OF bonds. began in Hartford yesterday.
1t is reported In Baltimore that another
scheme H. OH foot for the construction OF an
electric railway between that city and Wasl-
ington.
Tho Committee on Railroads OF the Massa-
chusetts Legislature began its investigation
IN Boston Yesterday Of the charges that the
Now York, New Haven and Hartford Rnilroad
York and New England to the injury OF Boston
merchants.
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The Return OF Ro.ina vo ,-..

Rosina vokes comes with the spring. and Is
equally welcome. For a number OF years her
advent at Daly's has done much to reconcile
the theatregoinR New Yorker to tho close
the regular season. She is perennial. aud New
York will gladly endure her as long MS she will
consent to endure New. York. Their fore 1t
was that the opening Of her annual engag",.
and warm. hearted house. despite the incem.
ent weather.
Several new faces appear In Miss yokes's
conn any this year. notably that Of Mons. I.
u. Marius. whose first appearance here last
fall was unfortunately identified with dis
astrous adventure. that Of Mrs, Bernard-
Besre Among the ladies are Ffolliott Paget.
Eyangeline Irving blanche Burton, and Marie
hillysr The inimita5is Felix Norris Is nish.
ambition and friends Insist upon making u
star of him.
Two plays new In the yokes repertoire. and
one Of Them quite new to the stage. we're pre-
essisS eCSsslsS.% % ts.soa IN s Love. fsPiiiar to to
0ld'tl%s as thsstrssSosss ;Sg through the work work
Of L--A-s w-liAAk hazs. This clever lt.
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charge that to Turpin had been offered exemp-
tion from punishment by NJ. de Freycinet.
Minister OF War at the time. on conditions that
Turnin would not accept.
Turpin and three others, Tripone. fnSeelor.
and Feuvrier, we-o each sentenced to four
years imprisonment. with fines, In June. 1891
for their connection wi the sale Of the secret
strong Gun Manufacturing Company They
wero also sentenced to be deprived of
years respectively. The prosecution was
the result Of the writing on pamphlet by Tur-
pin. IN which he charged Trlpone with steal
il to the Armstrong; The authorities there:
upon caused tho arrest NJ both 1urpin and
Tripone. and in the Investigation that followed
the Armstrong; said that Turpin had repre-
tentei to them that he was rec to negotiate
mont having adopted important improve
ments. OF the nature of which he was ignorant
Tho Government found evidence on which TO
the others.
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"Ham,c," mt The Union Square.

Ayouns man came out OF tho West. without
much preliminary announcement. and pre-
sented himself last evening Mt the Union
SQUIRE Theatre u candidate for recognition
az n tragedian.
The recognition was given in An encourag:
inc manner. and Walker Whiteside was ac-
knowledged to be an Intelligent reader OF
Shakespeare. q graceful actor. and q Hamlet
whose merits far exceed his faults In number
and degree.
Such information as had penetrated the me-
tropois In the past three years. during which
Mr.. Whlteside has been playing in the West.
had left the Gruesome impression that he was
impendinG as . hoy wonder. or something Of
that nature. He is a man abont 30 years OF
age. who hna. happily. worn of all boyishness
Of manner pnd method; method; who has acquired
presented last night. and in realizing that
IDEAL as nearly as he could. has not entire;y y
has been permitted to study, The model no
had most oppoitunty to study, apparently.
deeide. dec s''''''D' u NV ~. '"'A' '"''' -
,H@ has: e t. some extent, the explosive snun;;
young and graceful ~ nerson as is Mr.. White
Scenes seen; he throws oil the barrett method 'is Of
speech. and then no becomes altogether nm
agreeable reader his voice ls OF pleasant
tone and good quality his perfect comprehen-
sion OF his lines Ia always apparent, and he is
quito self possessed at all times.
He was novel several times more often In
his departure from traditional situations and
business than In readings. For instance. he
gave The soliloauy seated In an inconspIsuous
story kneeling, giving the stage to tho Ghost.
Mr.. Walker Whiteside-w ~ wealth of
tion OF that name lis reported to have llrst
appeared on tho stage thirteen years ago. when
he and the West must have & Lsen very yourg. ~
some years to do newspaper work. and to con-
tinue his dramatic stuiies Three years ago
elled az far east as Pennsylranin. There is
much that is good tca hopeful about
which he should drop t.S-dAy. Which. for
instance. OF Hd,nlst's many and complex emo
tions can be adequately expressed hy rapid
blinkinR2 II Is not known where his company
came from. Only one Of his support. j. L.
Sephore. as Polonhus. merits communication.
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An Aunex t, tn. Reception Hospital.

The Health Board intends to ft up the shed
formerly used for storing cement. at the foot
OF East Sixteenth street. as a sort OF auxiliary
hospital to the Reception Hospital
The new Reception Hospital will not be
completed until July. and the auxiliary will be
equipped for cholera or any emergency that
may arise.
Dr. Alvah II. Doty assume ed yesterday duties
rs Chief Inspector OF Contagious Diseases. He
devoted most Of the afternoon to laying plans
to corral the tramps who have lodged recently
in the West Sixty-eighth street station. one of
whom developed typhus Tere ure twenty Of
the dodgers under observation now.
Nicholas Berger wandered into Bellevue
Hospital yesterday. and was found to be suf-
fering from typhus fever.
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The Oa,o Rolling Mili Deal.

YOUNGSTOWN Ohio. April 10.-Apropos Of
tho scheme OF the New York syndicate to pur-
chase all the rolling mills and furnaces In tho
locality. Lawyer NJ A. Norris to-day received
tho following messnRe from John A. Logan,
who Is in New York managing tho affair:
Come and bring all the abstracts OF titles to
rolling mills aud furnaces with you.
the desired papers. The amount to he paid is
S7O00.OOn, II the deal is consummnted the
money will all be Telnvested hero In other
industrial plants.
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p4RKER'S WILL SHUT UP.
Mr.. Parker Cares No More tor the Busine.
Now that His Son IL Dead.

Mr.. Parker Cares No More tor the Business
Now that His son IL Dead.
Lewis W. Parker. who has kept "Pnrker's."
at Thirty-fourth street and Broadway. for
thirty-seve years. is about to retire from
business. and that famous hostelry ia to close.
Yesterday q sign was hung out telling tho
public that the furniture and fixtures were for
sale.
Mr.. Parker has grown rich and might have
gone out OF business years ago. but It WAS his
owned two lots on the other side Of broadway
at the southeast corner of Thirty-third street.
there. About u year ago the son died.
Since then Mr. Parker has been indifferent
about his business; He sold for Sl35: 900 the
time came to renew the lense OF the place he
occupies he let that go too. PnrkHr's will
close on May The employees were feeling
blue about 1t last night.
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Vinzenso CaronJo. an Italian 20 years old. Of
10 Mott street. Is prisoner in the Elizabeth
street station on a charge OF kidnapping. Mrs.
Mary Iniglo Of 800 East 1O4th street is the
complainant against him. Caronjo visited
Mrs lniglo yesterday and when he left he took
her four-year-old daughter Pasquallo along.
Mrs. Iniglo set out for Caronjo's place when
she missed her daughter.
She found Caronjo on the Bowery near
Canal street, leading the child by the hand.
wanted to kidnap the girl. He said that he
merely took her along for fun.
The sun., 1893-04-11

Chairman T u. Carter has issued cali for n meet
Ing OF gle Republican National COInmiteo at LuuIs.
Vile, ny. May ~.
1oy. Mckiney and wife OF ohio arrived in washn4 1.
ton yesterday en- route for Fortress MOurOe. They
win remain IN Washington until Wednesday.
The Countess d Brazxa has arrived In Chicago to
open tile priceless display OF lAces sent to tins Worlds
fAir by the ltaian Government. Extraordinary pre-
any possible accidents
The Young Mems Christian Association building at
New Castle Pa. which was erected by the famous
singer Ira j. bAnkey MAS completely gutted by hfe
en- sunday night The fre orginatsd q the cellar Of
D. partly covered by insurance, PbysicAl DIrscIor
Thom pson WAS almost spothsred. aud was rescued By
the htsmen With great dlfnculty.
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Rumors About Richmond Term,nnl.

1t was reported in Wall street yesterday that
Messrs. Drexel. Morgan 4 Co. would shortly
announce their consent TO undertake the re-
organization OF the Richmond and West Point
Terminal and Warehouse Company. One OF
the chief di diHiculties in the way Of formulating
a plan has been the situation Of tho Enst r en-
!. Ryan went south last week to consult with
the receivers oi the SYSTEM He Is said to have
concluded negotiations which will secure to
Drexel. Morgan 4 Co. the suprort OF the con-
troll Ing interests in the East Tennessee ays-
tom for their plan. The members Of the firm
decline TO say when they will answer the letter
OF the securty holders asking them to cor
gRnizo tho Terminal Compnny.
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Sixty Children Kidnnpped by ssInyers.

ZANZIBAR. April 1O.-A British cruiser hns
seized dhow sailing under French colors
and having on board sixty children which had
been kidnapped from Zanzibar by Arabs
under French protection. nnl evidently were
to he disposei OF ns slaves. The incident Wiil
ag,inst the course OF tho French authorities
in permitting the use OF tho French flag BY the
Arabs in Kidnapping both slave anu free chill
irrn. thus making the French flag u cover for
the slave traffic.
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A Royu, Blue Line to St Lou,.

CINCINNATI. April 1O.-The formal consolidn-
ton OF the Ohio and Mississippi and ore
and Ohio Southwestern systems will take
place July 1. A meeting Of tho shareholders
OF tho corporations will he called in IA few days.
This session will be held jointly. and the two
selected then from the stockholders thirteen
directors. 10 whose hands will be nluced the
future .lestinies Of the now system. The Presi-
will be Vice. President. With the Joint opera
tions Of the roads there will be a royal blue
St. Louis,