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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-28

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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-28

washington, March 27.-rhe majority
members Of the house committee on rules
have prepared a special rule which is in
tended TO dispose Of two contested cleo
ton cases tomorrow. It provides for
coupling the O'Neill-J0y case and the
Eneiish-HEborn cases together, allowing
tWQ hours arhate on a eide. each case
10 BE- voted separltelv ana disposeI of
without iuterr.u. motions. There were
only aevtn vote lacll.ng on the last roH
call. and enough democrats are known to
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-28
THE HarsE
Democrats Uaatls % Secure e. Quorum
And Compelled 10 Adjourn.

Democrats Elatie 20 Secure e. Quorum
And Compelled 20 Adjourn.
Washl1s ton, March 25.--Tnere was an
5;her day without proEress over the Joy
CSeli contested election case owing 70
the absence Of a quorum ot democrats
raeIroers. apd az The close Of the Pre-
as when Jho deadlock began. RON calls
touuval one another 10 rapid succession,
bus wake thurc were known 10 be ~
members GA The moor. the nearest the
MAJ 1rtty ever came 10 "a quorum was ll2-
ssyau less than IS quorum
Late % the afternoon, the democratic
leaders held @ consultation and the re-
sllt WAS that the committee on rules
u4s directed to come 70 The asatstsnee
ot the house aud tomorrow morning
speCiAl rule viii be brought In, covering
not only the Joy-O' Nefl case, but prof.
ably also tae Htbo-n- English case, from
de TAird California district.
AT iAT al attempt 20 get q quorum
falle1 aud the house adjourned.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-28
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engagement 70 MES r r;cai aaa' :
known actress Nl'''
beth Kirkland
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-28
ANOTHER MYSTERIOUS TEXAN.

Aio'ack at the Cup.nl But Declines TO
say Why
Washington, March 27.--tion a. l.. Mar
lock OF Fort Worth reached here today on
mysterious mission. lie declined TO say
What ne came for how long he Is 20 stay
or VIXEN he is expected home.
Ed C.. Smith OF Dallas IS here looking
after o. mail route contract.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-28

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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-28

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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-28

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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-28

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Interest ia re succession Of TIE late sen
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-28

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tte farm
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-28

% cEr H- calll entertain The
UriI1 CsHt-serats Veterans eaIa. e .uy
0tee- rtz t- ,Ge saa and 80 Houston
hae sa1ld come
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-28

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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-15

All trains run daily except sunday.
signifies that tralas stop on signal for pas
sengers.
Additional trains leave Carbondale for Scran.
ton llO aud d. 10 p. m, arriving at scranton l.S
and 100
Leave scranton for Carbondale $50 and S.S
arriving at COrblndalc at 136 and 2l5 p. m.
ScCuro rates Via ontario & Western betoE
purchasing tickets and save money Day
Sinyt Express 10 the West
&c. Anderson, Gen. Pass. Agt.
2. REtcroft, Div. Pass, Agt. Scranton, Pa.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-15
'RlE AND WYOMING VALLEY RAIL

IRE AND WYOMING VALLEY RAIL
H. kOAD
Trains leave Scranton for New York and in.
termediate points on the Erie railroad at 6S
a. IN. and &2i N. Also for Honesiale
tawley and local points at 8 3j, 945 a. m, and
32i pm
All the above are through trains to and
from HOncsiae.
IN additional train leaves Scranton for
Lake Ariel at 5,2j pm. and arrives at Scran-
ton from the Lake Mt s 10 n m aud 7.2j pm
Trains leave for Wilkes. Barre at $40 a. IN.
and 3il y. m.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-15
CENTRAL RAILROAD OF N. ].
LsHIeE AND susousHAvna n,v,s,o,

lenier ANU SuSQushANNA DIVISION
Anthracite coal used exclusively insuring
cleanliness and comfort.
TIME TABLE IN EFFECT FEB. |. 1891
Trains leave Scranton for Pittston. Willxes-
Barre, etc, at $40, 9.l5 ll3O a. M, 1880 800.
5'sU, 5OO ~, llO5 p. IN. Sundays, 800 a, m
LOO, zoo 40 p. IN. - liz,
For Atlantic City, $40 a. M
For New York, Newark and Elizabeth ain
(express) a. m. 1890 (expross with Bnffet
parlor carr, $3.50 (express) p. IN. Sunday zoo
p. m. WV
FOR MAUCH CHUNK, ALLENTOWN, BETHLE.
HEN, EAsToE and PHILADELPHIA, $40 a, m.
l23O 3SO 800 (except Philadelphia) D. IN
Sunday, 200 p. IN. p 'A'
For LONG BRANCH, OCEAN GROVE, etc, at
Sl0a. M l2.30p. m. WI w
FOR Reading, Lebanon and Harrisburg, via
5AdHnentown' $40 a. M, $780, 800 PIN Sunday,
For Pottsville s. 10 a. m, 1880 D. m.
Returning, leave New York, foot OF Liberty
street North river, at GlO (express) a. m.
LlO, l5O 4.3O express with Buffet parlor carl
p. m. Sunday, 43O a. IN.
Leave Philadelphia, Reading Terminal, 800
a. m 2OO and 4.3J p. IN. Sunday, G27 n M
through tickets to all points at lowest rates
may be had on application in advance to thu
ticket agent at the station.
H. p. BALDWIN,
J. II. oLHAUSEN, -s'"~
Gen. Supt.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-15
LACKAWANNA COUNTY
TREASURER'S SALE OF
SEATEDLA ND$
FOR UNPAID TAXES
YEARS 1891 AND 1892

of
the md
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-09
The SHERIFF WAS KILLEn
Huat for Murdrr-r In Texas Results In
Three Deaths.

WHARTON. Tex, Feb. S-SherII Hamilton
Dickson WAS killed yesterday afternoon in a
hunt for a murderer. With sheriff Townsend
Of Columbus, with Deputies Hope Hart. and
Wells. he decided that Braddock the muir
derer OF Constable Townsend. was at Weimar.
While entering thicket on the east side OF
the river. about thirty miles below Rancho
Grands. Braddock was suddenly discovered.
lie began firing at close quarters upon Sheriff
Dickson, who was Killed instantly.
immediately one OF the posse made short
work Of Braddoek. The murderer was shot
and killed at oEcs. Sheriff Dickson had been
married only a few weeks. Braddock. the
dead desperate, had been arrested for train
robbery and for killing two negroes. but os-
capped. \ few weeks ago he was put of an
excursion train and fred at i. for which he
was locked up at McimaT. When Constable
Townsend went 10 his cell BrstGock stabbed
him and escaped. Constable Hart returned
last night, he reported that when HI. II.
Moore, who hal been hiliug with braddocS.
was called uIon TO surrender. no fired upon
the officers. hut without effect. The officers
returned the fire. killing Moore.
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than half a mile NJ the Alabama she
was scarcely more than scratched by the
balls that had ehipped her hull The
SOutherner WAS not 50 happy One ll-tneh
shell had disabled a gun and killed or ,wound-
ed eighteen men and another entering her
coal bunkers AMI exploding, had comrietey
blocked M the engine room, compelling her
20 resortto sails Largo holes we're torn in
her wooden sides she ATTEMPTED TO retreat
10 the harbor, hut could not reach IL az she
was rapidly hllinR. Can't Sem es accordingly
hauled down bis flag and sent boat to the
hearsarRe to offer to surrender
Twenty minutes after this news was recejved
by Capt Winsow the Alabama went down.
The owner Of the steam yacht Deerhound was
allowed 10 assist the Aabamn's whaleboat AMI
dingy in saving the crew. lie picked IN about
forty men, including Cart. ~emmes and thtr-
teen officers and sat ed with them to England.
The others IN the Alabama. sixty-tye In num-
her became prisoners on the KearsarRe. Nine
sailors and the surgeon were drowned: Be-
sides these the Alabama had nine men killed
and twenty.one wounded including Cart
Semmes slightly. The keRrsarge had only
three men wounded. Of whom one William
GOWN OF Michigan. subsequently died OF his
Capt. Semmos raised an cutlery aiterward be-
cause some OF his men reported that the Near
sarge was protected with = double row OF
cable chains. over which a thin planking OF
deal boards had been nailed to hide them. He
claimed that the kearsarge was virtually an
ironclad. Cant Winslow's explanation was
simple. He said that the Alabama had taken
in $50 tons Of coal. The kearsarRe had only
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-09
1Isrook AcoNIrE FoR WHrsksE.
Three Meu Drnnk Nearly .. n Onness-Oas
Dend-The Other. Msr Die.

ELIZABETH, n. j.. Feb S-A case OF acct
dental poisoning occurred at Roselle this even
ing. and T. II. Tracy OF Canaan Conn. one OF
the victims. is dead Tracy. who was Presi-
dent Of the Canaan Lime COMPANY. went
to Aldene. a suburb OF Roselle, this after
noon to visit an old friend. Frederick
Wood. who is the proprietor OF the Al
dene villa. About o'clock Wood and Tracy
drove to Roselle to visit an acquaintance.
They stopped at the Office OF y. b. Oakley. a
veterinary surgeon. During their call Oakler
went to his medicine closet, and brought out a
bottle which he supposed contained whiskey.
Glasses were produced. and each ook drink.
Tracy swall owed the contents OF his glass first,
and Oakley was the last to drink.
No sooner had the latter taken q swallow OF
the liquid than he recognized the taste OF AGO.
mite. He told Tracy and Wood OF the error he
had made. and the three men ran to Tiernan's
drug store. They got there Just as Charles
j.. Herman. the druggists SON who il
studentat the College OF Physicians and Sur
geons New York arrived. and. together
Antidotes were adm Mustered, and the men
were placed on the floor OF the drug store.
artitic al respiration was produced and heroic
Under this treatment Tracy remained con-
scious for iifteen nutss then lapsed into un-
CONSCIOUSNESS. aud died fifteen minutes later.
Woods heart apparently stopped beating at
arrived on the scene. revived him By an april
cation Of electricity. Oakley had drunk but
little OF the poison, so his condition was the
least serious PHYSICIANS were working over
these two at midnight and had hopes Of saving
their lives.
Just before he lspsed into an unconscious
state. Tracy asked DR.. Herman to telegraph
his family at their home In Canaan. Conn and
placed all his personal papers In Mr. Tiernan's
charge
Wood used to be a member O. the old voun-
teer Fire Department OF New York and Ia a
M Der OF the Mystic Shrine. He is a native |
Of Connecticut. Oakley is proprietor OF large
livery stable. as well as a veterinary surgeon.
How Oakley mistook the bottle OF aconite for |
the one containing the whiskey Ia unaN-
planned. The sconite bottle was purchased at |
{. b. smith x Coz drug store in Newark. and |
was plainly labelled II contained over four |
ounces OF aconite when taken from the closet, |
and the three men, between them. drank near |
Iy all OF IT,
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JO1TNGs ABoUr ToWx

The New York state Democracy has orEAuinsd Frs
N.sltnAly IN The seventeenth Assembly district Eta
James Fay al tie head ofths organization FrssesHL
Department yesterday for eghEstory brek to-s 81
as and 50 Broadway and 40 aud - Mercer street %
music bail al 80 Eighth avenue, ~hIch ~As rAiei y
We uoice on Jan -. vas aTraiEned m ths 'ouF' OF
spe'lal sessions yesterday and discharged
day FstA's OF Martin brown printing So IO3 81
nhoETaPhtns Sludl4 O-i; John ,. hahn VsingnG
my ga.
The furnishings Of the Hotel de IoEsrot F.frh ave-
hne anu eighteenth street including toe furn'llLs
mAnte. ornamental pianos 6ilIiAiu TOO. AlisA
Vii be sol. on Monday next
John O'brisn, Who las been Adminis;TA'ion ss,s
IN tie s1rTpGaies once under surrogate kAEs aas
sysn appointed assistant ~ ths lS~ department N'Ls
senator elect Guy, resigned George S'anne $50
NJ % siren place IN the 3tnnisiEatipH sePAFiHsE
stephen 4 button has hsS1 lodged IN Lli.ow stree.
lAl IA sun BY Liprman thorn. eisar trasr A. =,
sch street u recover - 90 ~heh iaofl -.
phAts company.
Bins TIE manager o. ClArks al Eighg rssislFAG. "a
s'Nih avenue were ATrAgavi yr.terdAy 40 i.r .s-rt
hell ior tria.
l. Fgton OF 81 Nassau street has been arpoir's 81
gS, sIsSs , r. ]" ne ni'st S'st t "a
ai@etarsTs "t utestlHHsFy a. - Nnrgt More sts
n apIo'ut nenE was male upon ayp.'a "a - , y
jersey.
Jess7h G Bernard Who used to - bartender As -
v,us Po,ss osrs yssssrdaY accused II s,Aas .r-r'
IAsn !gAe's bs.cns Q ME- Angtr sT'@iy
hrAuS az one time Evpt the Holman Houss 'rfs'
s'sRd she sayssas let BeEpard paw ts1- 20,
,'P.,ng 10 hsr a. - "a N nss % l"Hs a. =
Wl'ea 'as had ian led hla 70 Eoil taF = lavnsat
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OBITCARE.

George Shaible. the well-known carriage
manufacturer OF Schenectady. died yesterday.
aged 80 years. Mr.. Shat bl. was a native OF
Germany. and came to Ameslca In 1874 going
to Montreal. where he worked at his trade as
blacksmith In 1913 he vent - schenectady
and secured employment In tho locomotive
works at that time conducted by the Norris
Brothers He subsequently worked ut the car
riage makers trade. and in 1859 entered busi-
ness for himself. The Shaible carriages and
sleghs soon gained a world wide reputation
Dir. Shaihle was "a Democrat In politics. lie
was prominent q Mason and odd Fellow.
His widow and one son. who is in the state
Comptroller's office. survive him.
DR.. William Wallace Strew died on Wednes-
day AT his home. 100 Greene avenue. BROOKLYN,
in his I'D year. He served as Medical Director
on Gen. George H. Thomass stair In the war.
He was the first to introduce pine sAwdust as
disinfectnnt in the army hospitals
his home. 2S7 Clermont avenue. Brooklyn IN
his sd year. He had carried on the drug bus-
mess in that city for over twenty years He
formerly was President OF the Kings County
Pharmaceutical Society.
Mrs Deborah Hanson. widow OF John
Hanson. died at her home in Amsterdam
y. y. yesterday, aged 9b years. She was one
OF the early settlers OF the Mohawk Valley aud
for many years was q resident OF Tribes Hill.
Charles A.. George. Deputy Postmaster OF
Fonda, y. y. died on Wednesday night OF
pneumonia aged SO years A widow and one
child survive him.
r. VI. Ballantyne. the celebrated writer OF
stories OF adventure. died at Rome yesterday.
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howltzer and one Calling gun. Her coal capac-
ity was 1875 tons. and che had q complement
OF ~ officers and 1u1 men
She became the flagship Of Rear Admiral
Stanton after the New York and the Detroit
were sent to Brazil. She was commanded by
Commander Oscar I. Heyerman. The sub
ordinate officers were Leuts Charles I.
Forse. Charles H. Lyman, III Burns I. WALL
ing: Lieutenants OF the Junior Grade. John
Hood and Frederick Il. Brainard: Ensigns.
Herbert G. Gates and Thomas p. Magruder;
Naval Cadets dine division. Leon 5. Thomp-
con, Thomas l. Stitt, Thomas s. Borden. Ben
iamin L. Mccormick. Walter Ball. and David
Y. Allen: Passed Assistant Surgeon. George
r. Lumsden; Assistant Surgeon. Merritt w.
Barnum: Paymaster. James A. Ring; Chief
Engineer. Burdette L. Gowing. and First Lieu
tenant OF Marines. Clarence l. A. Ingate.
The Kearsarge was famous for having de-
stroyed the Confederate cruiser Alabama. She
went into active service in January 1882. and
federate steamer sumter which was reported
70 be at tadiz Ia Srain. capt. Charles w.
Pickering OF the kearsarge found the sumte.
In the harbor Of Algeciras, md there he Kent
her ponned In till che was sold By the Conted-
crates. She next disposed OF the Alabama
South Atlantic and Indian Oceans. the Ala,
bama took refuge In the French port OF Cher
bourG. Her arrival was telegraphed to Capt.
Wnsow. who had succeeded to the command
Of the Kearsarge and was then lying in the
Dutch harbor OF Flushing. The kcarsarge
proceeded at once toward Cherbou where
she waited seven miles from the harbor. Capt.
Semmes left on shore sixty-two chronom eters.
which he had captured from Northern mer-
chAntmen, and steam ed out to meet the Kear-
sarge. The heights OF Cherbourg were
crowded with spectators anxious to watch the
battle which occurred Sunday. June 10. 1864.
yWhie stiil mile from the kearsage the
Alabama began the fight. firing three broad
sides before the Northern war ship shot once:
Capt. Winslow gave orders TO run up close and
board the Alabama. but the Confederate shin
steamed ali cad. firing rapidly and wildly. The
gunners on the Kearsarge were very deliberate
and shot with accuracy. The com batants. lin
ing and steaming on. described seven circles.
The firing on both boats lasted an hour. At a
quarter past T. the kearsage was within less
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-09
The PRII DE PARIS.
Favorable Progress OF the First Art Student
to Euioy lite Privileges.


The first art student to win the Paris prize
established by Mr.. John Armstrong Chanler
was Mr.. Bryson Burroughs. who. in 1891. was
sent abroad for five years with an annual al
lowance Of 5000.
Zach year he is obliged by the conditions OF
the prize to send home specimens Of his work.
endorsed by Jury in Paris. and to be accepted
by jury OF New York artists The examples
OF Mr.. Burroughs's work at the end OF two
years in Paris has been received. and yesteE-
day the New York com mittee IN ct at the rooms
OF the Art Students League to determine what
progress the student is making.
Mr. Burroughs has sent home two life studies
from the nude an ideal head, a portrait study.
composition study. and two sketches for
stained glass. As students work these eN-
amples are excellent. and yesterdays COM
Inittee made up OF +. W Wood. George ".
Maynard ". VI. Chase. J. II. Twachtman. L.
j. Wilworth. Kenyon Coy. Carroll Beckwith.
Joe Evans, and George II. Smile approved tho
work. noting with pleasure his satisfactory
progress" and finding, that no is making a
proper use Of his time"
This is a conservative Judgment coldly CAL
culated to preserve Mr.. Burroughs from any
notion that he knows it all. The French Jury
that approved the work before it was sent
home was made UT OF such men as Bounat,
Gerome. Puyis de Chavnnnes. Benz. Constant
and Dagnan Bouveret
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LOUIS p. SMITH SUES GEO. =. SCANNELL.
Twenty-Five Dollars n Month Paid Out OF
snith's Salary to n Third Party.

twenty-five Dollars "a Month Paid Out OF
snith's Salary to n Third Party.
Louis p. Smith OF I'll Second avenue began
an action in the City Court yesterday against
George +. Scannell for the recovery Of Sl75
which. he alleges. he paid to Scannell from his
salary as a clerk In the Registers ONCE. where
he was employed until last year when he was
removed by Register Levy. smith said yester-
day regarding his suit that Mr.. Seannell pro-
cured his appointment at q salary OF $1,000.
on condition that he paid S25 month to Scan
NELL with the understanding that this money
was to GO to another man to satisfy him until
he could be placed in some public employ
ment Smith said that he paid the S25 to Sean
nell every month for seven months. and then
stopped payments He is suing Scannell for
this money had and received" for his ac-
count and benefit Payments were diseon-
tinued In 1890. but Smith was not superseded
until Fen. !, 1884
Philip Smith. dealer In furnishing goods at
377 Fourth avenue. father OF the plaintiff cor
Toborated his son as TO the agreement to pay
S25 month as a condition precedent to his
appointment. but he understood that the
money was TO be used to replace some books
destroyed by the man who preceded his son
Mr.. scannsll, the defendant, is brother o.
Fire Commissioner John j; scAnnell and 10
When asked regarding the suit he said;
Il don't Ike 10 talk about this case, for il IL
q family matter. and the result ~ family disa-
greement. Mrs. smith and my vile But
what's tho use OF bringing that into the case -
and he turned away as II TO end the interview.
Returning TO the subject. he continued:
Smith and his wife are angry because they
think ought 10 get him another place As TO
the subject matter OF the suit. there IL nothing
In il. A Door felloW-R man OF fAmily-Hcct-
dsntally destroyed some records in tho Regis
teT's Offlce and lost his place. got the place
for Smith. with the understanding that he
would give the man so month from his sal
AIRY until could get the poor fellow another
place. He never paid him cent. lie certainly
never paid me any money and / am not 1T all
afraid that any one who knows me will believe
that he did"
Mr. seannell finally said regarding the queS-
ton OF relationship that MrA ScAnnell and
Mira Smith are sisters
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-09
An Attractive Collection OF Pietures a.
Fine Chinese Pieces.

There is at the Fifth Avenue Art Galleries
Just now a collection OF some seven
~ paintings by American artists and
several hundred nne pieces OF old China
porcelsins. the latter the collection OF
Mr.. Edward Runge. OF considerable
interest. The paintings are to be sold at
auction. II is promised. actually without res
ervation,' on Friday evening. and the porce-
lains on Thursday and Friday afternoons.
Among the porcolains are many single-color
specimens blue and whites and decorated
pieces Of great beauty OF color and forms. In
Guiding a wonderfully fine collection oi. an
tque single-color gallipots and bottle-form
vases.
Among the paintings are some very good
examples ~ popular American painters, in
GLIDING several good works by Francis MUIR
ply, Venetian view by Robert Blum. and
landscapes by Bolton Jones. Winslow Homer.
the late A. II. Wyant, an early In
ness or two. the late Arthur quart
ley. X. A. Blakelock, X. c. Minor.
D W. Tryon. Eastman johnson, Thomas
Moran. Alden Weir. ". Whittridge. J, q;
F. 5. Church. Arthur Parton. J. o.. Tyler.
Charles n. Davis. Louis Moeller, Maria Brooks.
George II. Smile samuel Colman. Charles y.
Harris. @. II. McCord c. c. Curran. c. ID.
Weldon. and +. + Church.