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OBITUARY NOTES.

Kingston. y. Y. Jan. ,Spec'an.-Amasa Hum
phrev well known throughout Ulster County. died
s,llonlv or heart disease when about to seat him
self al breakfast this morning. lie was sxty-nne
wears Old and was vice-presdent Of the Kingston
National iiant.
Worcester Mass Jan. 4-Alexander Stocking
aged seventy seven years. and for nifty years a
promincnt citizen OF this place. died to-day. lie
came here from Springfield. where he was employed
I'm the Springfield Armory. with others In perfectins
thu ,ld snrlnyfeld rifle lie was the pioneer leader
OF quartet church chors here one OF the founders OF
TN. old Mozart Society and "A tenor singer OF great
reputc thirty forty years ago. ,...
detroit Mich. Jan John owen, "A weIi-KhoWn
v,ter-color artist died n his home IN TINS cl,!
ri morning of pneumonia. Mr. owen was born IN
liverpool forty five years ago lie went 10 Sdhsud
In is5i and in 1881 he TO Detroit where ne hau
since lived.
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THE MINNESOTA SENiTOHSHIP.
A LIVELY CONTEST BETWEEN MELLON AND
wAsHBCRS. WITH SEVERAL HOPE
Fi-L DARK lIORsEs

St Paul Mimi. Jan. THE Senatorial contest
was sufficiently exciting to please the most fastiI
Gus politicians to-day. Governor Nelson op"r"!
headqua rters at the Merchants and Windsor
hotels and Washburn. Coms;ock and McCleary At
the Windsor. The Nelson men claim they VIII
have nfty-sx votes on the first ballot. and VIII
enough from McClcary and 'omstock on
the second to win. The Washburn men profess
To be jubilant They insist that the open candidacy
OF Nelson has closed up the ranks OF the Wash
burn supporters In wonderful way. and there
Is friendly talk Of the Mnaca polls man In AN
hour now than there Ia day week ago
An ardent COmstOck man sizes up the situation
in this way Nelson will defeat Washburn. and
will himself fan to be elected Both are friendly
TO COmstock and will throw their strength to him
in case OF a dea flock"
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MR.. DEPEW AND ARMENIA.

\ NATIVE ARMENIAN THANKS THE ORATOR FOR
HIS KIND WORDS.
II the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: request you t. publish the nc'osei pubic
letter to Mr. Depew account Of It's being OF gen
cral interest. : :. ht"Ah'N''
Harrisburg. Penn. Dec. 81. 1871
To the Hon. Chaunccy VI. Depew. <r
Dear Sir. per,ni, an Armenian and fehow-
alumnus Of Yale College L thank you plohcly io'
the kind and sympathetic words you SPOKE on Sul
dov ias, In beha,f of oppressed Armenia After such
a sroech from YOU. following the @odutht am I,iS
ing address OF the great English champion o justice
ami humanity We may lite concern ourselves WIN
the .candl,ou action ~ a Newly 1rk neNsptp,'
whose opposition Mr. Greshams attempt OF inter
ference in Armenia has ed Il t. an unwarrantao.e
active opposition To IN" Armenian cause ltscll. .
,rusi the vast majority u the American press
Who have NJ interest In UNFOLDING tyrahm'. 9i,,-
prcsson AMI brutality which characteriZ, lutklan
rule In Armenia Will 20 heir duty IN ms matter
"''' '" : G. KEBABIAN.
Harrisburg Penn. Dec. 81. 1891.
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John +. Suydam died at his home. No 347 West
Forty sxth-st.. on Thursday night. from pneumonia
IL born In this city in 1894 and educated the
Metropolitan Academy. When the War OF the Re
bellion broke out he went to the front with the Ih
Regiment and served throughout he struggle. In
1870 Mr.. Suydam married Miss Lowar-e. daughter
of William LoNerre. a former lawyer Of this city
He Was man Of means and did not engage In bust
ness pr0fees ona work. except 10 manage his own
anlir- Mr. Suydlm vas member OF the Holland
Society and the tn Regiment Veteran Association
H. leaves two children The funeral will take place
this afternoon At oc.ock at the house. The burial
VIII Ice In Greenwood.
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svrERINrENpENT BYRTEs's POSITION



4 CALI. FOR EXPLANATIONS or REPUTATION OF
Or rAEkHyEsTs CHARGES
t. the EDITOR Of The Tribune
Sir. VIII YOU kindly give me space for "oii
concerning Or Parkhursts statement and the edi-
,n-ial n,rarraph upon 1t which nave just READ IN
,our issue Of this morning The paragraph char
actcrizes the communication of the doctor as III
substance statement AT inoriintt" length OF III.
P.rkhursts personal hostility to Nh Byrn's. b"t
that statement cmboiles wc-cstlblishel facts. ana
IL is not characterization OF n" intrepid minister
motives hut explanation q these facts that the
circumstances require Of Mr. Byrnes and his ireniS.
n an lmputation OF personal anitnus To pr.
ParkhurSt t. the best that can be offered toward
m explanation then Mr.. Byrnes Is left by the IN
vesilgat!on In the worst possible plight
For Mr. Byrnes has been In the police service
more thIn thirty years. and has risen To DE the
executive head OF the department. That department
has for years honey combed from top To bottom
by bribery blackmail and shocking corruption"
Down To last Saturday afternoon the pubic mas
never heard one word OF protest from IN, superb
tendent nor Witnessed single serious eii"It on III,
part 10 put an end TO the infamy. Dli ne KNOW ~
its existence? II 80, the people are "aItihs WI"
profound Interest to have II explained now ne r.
manning silent and inactive In presence oi , ,ne
rnscaIity II his duty 10 arrest, mas ho' u,
accessory to the whole ye business or mas VT.
Byrnes lived in the midst OF this corruption h ~
blissful ignorance OF It's existence Thrn "na'
plain people want explained j. now he q" "' -"
quilted of childish imbeclity ~ , ,.,o,,a
Mr.. Byrncs occupies hlsh position anu Ni.'.H
great power In his department. fosltl"h an" l ~
most hopeful signs OF the times that the p'opl'
showing disposition to hold mos In "'o o
position and power are conferred 10 ne S1rt9a. &c
countablity. Respectfully H. IL. "HNE'iii''
IrOOkyn. Jan |, 1875
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DIED.

1vEs-At Rye. n. Y. January 3. James NJ Ives. N inc
Friends and relatives are invited attend the funeral
from Christ Church. Rye, Sunday January D. al 1;lo
Carriages will train leaving Grand Central Station
at O'Clock. Train returning at 45i
LYON-On Thursday january g. 1885, Nathaniel Lyon.
sn e. T ss Ssd S HI is at M'''
Carriages in waiting on arrival Of train leaving Grand
S g, %S of Pain st. % and DOW" '''" arriving
Interment at Kensico Cemetery
MARKs-At Haverstraw. January g. 1895. Alfred Marks.
Funeral services at First PRESBYTERIAN Church. Haver.
straw. Sunday. January 6. at O'Clock.
MNAuGHrEN-On Friday morning. Lydia. wife OF Will
Funeral 'a al SERVICES viii be held on Sunday at 1880
At her late residence IA Bcrsen-ave Jersey City
c %o % or or T Thu ss Mcvsy
Funeral services at her late residence ae3 West 2Shs
Saturday. at IL O'Clock.
% East % william Ns s Il in The yss:
services Monday evening January I. $50 O'Clock.
NEWELL Albany, on wednesday; January 2 1871:
New-York aged seventy,,wo years.
Funeral Saturday afternoon at . o'clock. at No "a
n her GS &C. n Ry Of m s9syS
,a Gd tr @ss ." aSon ,S
80 at st. Luke. protstan, Episcopal Church. cn'
overwhelmingly near ST. Louis. No. Mary Ella
M w:: &C.
the late Joseph Shepherd
services the above address on Saturday morn.
ing at 10 o'clock
Also services at Christ Church SHREWSBURY ~ De- dt Lev
O'Clock p. same day.
STORY-In Brooklyn after brief Illness. January g.
1895 Emma Freeman, wife OF Joseph q. Story. In the
5ist Of her
Funeral services her residence 81 Herkimerst
Sunday the 9th inst. at p. M
st'YDAM-On Thursday evening, January 3. OF pneu-
mona, John r. Suydam. -
his residence 3&1 West
on Saturday afternoon. January 5. at o'clock.
Interment Sunday.
Kindly omit flowers
Veterans OF The 7th Regiment requested to attend
BAT West 4Gthst Saturday afternoon. January ).
a O'Clock.
UNDERHILI-On Friday January 4. her residence.
og2 Madison-ave, Elizabeth n. Tnderhi. widow Of
William : I'nderhil the 18th year Of her
Funeral will held Calvary Church. 4thave
2lst-st, Monday. January T. at 10 a. m.
WALTON January 8 1885. Elisabeth Tilton Wall
daughter Of Jacob and tho late Mary I.etson Wall
Funeral "a West 2lstst Monday, January T.
al II a. m.
WASHBU RN-On Friday January 4. the residence u
her niece. Mrs l.. G. Moore. 2i West 43dst. Sarah n
WashbuTn widow Of W y. Washburn aged IS years
Funeral private
YEOMAN-On Friday January 4. Joseph Woman in hs
S2d
Relatives friends family invited to attend
the funeral services 100 Madison-avc Monday
morning January T. at 10 O'Clock.
KENsTCo CEMETERY. Harlem Railroad. "a minutes
from Grand Central Depot private station a en-.
tranee Telephone ca
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nrpurUERI4 IN CHRISTMAS 0HTS

Camden. n. j.. Jan 4.-I"o he" r,,.
. ', ,.ye,oned In the Orphanage to-day. This
~ of,ecn cases, all told since the disease
,,ar,fested itself early IN the week II Is feared
others OF the children will be afflicted There are
now fourteen cases under treatment one o, 'ne
swoerers having died. Two ounces OF ah''oS,h
coached the Orphanage this morning Ihs II o,y
nnah to treat patients. ana l,r. Mcm.
enou uSn inoculated two patients with H. rms ~
~. o a., ,ime the new has been us"n w ar. ~.
tne y, rigid inquiry has been instituted 10 nha
the cause the outbreak The rrsn,ca theory is
y. uhun 20 ,rtroduced with the christmas pressnts
TThsss we're nven BY children from al paTu OF 'ns
atty.
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MORE INTES1IG ALTON NEEUED.
TURN THE LIGHTS ON.

TURN THE LIGHTS ON.
from The New-York Recorder.
oua Ire legislature will Of course. accedc TO the re-
quest Of the Chamber OF Commerce that an investi-
1 n" be ordered into all the departments OF the
in,cpal administration. 1T must be done In the
Tammsrooi good government The whole people.
De turned on. ~ ~
io' STRONG WILL KEEP Up THE HUNT.
rom Inc Brooklyn Eagle
doubts the ability OF honest group Of
sw snH 'ors 10 discover evidences Of violation OF
the r,~h, vase OF public money and disregard OF
sn ,ss OF the government Of Wew-York Mayor
honasts Gnu MS MS Commissioners OF Accounts are
Is not bound to obey any noIiticaI boss 20 long
as ne respects the demands 81 the people he viii
viii s,, 20 hInt FOR evidences OF corruption and
''o 10 orihg the guilty TO punishment
DISTINCT STEP IN ADVANCE.
srom The New-York World
yancsy or strong has taken distinct step In ad-
Accounts ina mas minated 70 the Commissioners OF
do ~mno tnat under the law they have power to
mun,sHfow committee work In every department Of
Do a. ''pdi government and that ne expects them to
NE WILL FIND OUT FOR HIMSELF.
from The Newark Advertiser
sc Sayor strong proposes to investigate. his
Sccount every department OF New-York City. He
Il 80 ~ no other way can he find out where no
- az We venture to predict that he will very
he or discover that the Police Department is not
NOW is THE TIME TO INVESTIGATE.
from The Mail and Express
III" nave come to the parting of the ways IL
snS cry 10 not traced in all It's ramihca atoms
s snd expose n all It's bearings upon departments
ti .enormity will never be known. We are con-
"onted BY crisia
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JOSEPH WOMAN.

Joseph Woman cotton broker died at his home
No 100 Madison-aye.. yesterday. from acute Brgh;'s
disease lie born in England sixty-two years
ago and came 10 this country In 1852. He had been
engaged In the brokerage business ever since and
was a member NJ the Cotton Exchange. In art and
literature Nj. Woman connOlsseur He
"A member Of the Hamilton club. Brooklyn. A
widow survives him The funeral will take place on
Monday At ID a m at the house The burial will be
I'm Fairfield Conn
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81 James Hall seems AT last to have been put TO
IT'S proper or at any rate, most valuable use IN
the future It will DE the home of popular lectures
at popular prices. artisticaily illustrated ana with
,s,cal admncts especially adapted TO families.
nInnis collcacst and all seekers after Information
snh imn,royemeni provided In novel and attractive
or, darrell T. Seryss has opened the series:
n as lecture on THE Alps has already attracted
nd
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paGE .THE SILEAT MIN." DfiD.
\ wEiI.KXowH CHARACTER Al ENiiWAf. VII"
FOR THE LAST FIFTY YEARS HAD ALMOST
CONFINED MS coNVERsArIoS To YES
-, ..,r pASsTs AWAY

FOR THE LAST FIFTY YEARS MAD ALMOST
CONFINED ins CONVERSATIONS To YES
AND $50" PASSES AWAY.
r,,..,,br,,s Page died Al Railway y. j. on Thurs
d,v night H. was known a. The silent Man.
.rtis nam. was given him because OF his inc'ini-
,tou ~ maintain silence Although for hity years,
with one short interval ne "as In ddily conta't WIN
, GOOD part Of the people OF the town, he limited
himself almost entirely yes ana no IN CONVEX
cation There was a mystery In his life which no
ono WAS eyer able 10 sc.ye. bat the most gcn'raIN
accented theory that a case " unr'pui''' 'o''
,,scd him to become a recluse. He began TO sell
newspapers IN 1891. and day after day winter ana
summer. supplied his customers. In this long time
no sol1 the first editions Of mos, OF the New-York
ncwspapera lie WAS about ninety years Old IN
carly life he was school teacher.
lie was born IN IIawley. Mass and was graduated
from Williams College. Up to 1876 he was strohS
and healthy but one morning In that year "h"c ne
was waiting at the railroad for his papers man
bag thrown from fast train Struck , MN am IT,,
rirht thigh was broken In two places rms was 'Iir
nriv serious break In his business, as ne was lald
M several months. lie received $I"p by the ran
road company Since thdt tne ne h"hyS NJ
ahou, on cruches. He Is thought TO nave been
wealthy He always rented single room ana HVei
alone In one instance he Is known 10 nave duhneu
a man for twenty years before obtaining pay Tor
some papers he ma! served. lie never Wdhh 81
usrI tobacco No one ever him angry, and he
never uttered a curse That Is remembered. He was
n regular attendant At church, being frespylsria'
When the great bell Of the church was purchaser
ne yave $3.50 toward H. This surprised every one. "a
he had the reputation OF being a msei. lie was
led 10 the large gift through wealthy man remark
in,, ne would give much ~ Page. The OLD man
smSued one OF the few times he il known To have
done so and subscribed $500 and paid the money
dun lie was of an Ingenious turn OF nina ana
wnrked on a number OF inventions. several Of which
are said To be practicable. When he became III some
iS IN Rod he moi having the strength to do He
had simply to pull a rope with one hand
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pDnuryCyT iEpIVtLS AT THE HOTELS.

FIFTH AVENuE-EX-Senato Francis Hem
bricks. OF Syracuse. GIISEY HOtSE-General Lew
Wallace OF Indiana. and General w s. {. Wiley
~ Governor Morton's stan. INTERCOLLEGIATE
Senators Harvey j. Donaldson and {. w. staple
90, NI'RRAY Hill. Lieutenant Governor
charIes Il Saxton, OF clyde, \. Y. ana Professor
vu,am q Sumner Of New Haven. VICTORIA
y. President Zaldivar. of Honduras. WALDORF
william Potter. formerly United States Minister
"a italy; p Lefsiyrs. Of the French Embassy ~
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ILLNESS or ROBERT MA car.

Robert Maclay. president OF the Knckerbocker
Trust Company. and member Of the Board Of
Education. has been seriously Ill for a week
Mr. Maciay went to his Office. No. Is broadway, A
week ago yesterday He had bad cod. and on re-
turning home that night he became worse, and has
been unable 20 resume his work al his Office since
his cold threatened to develop into pneumonia and
on The advice OF his physician. DR.. Wyile. he went
10 Iuxedo, where he is. At last accounts he Is
out OF danger but II IL expected that he VIII be
unable % return 70 his office for come days.
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Ncwhuryport. Mass. Jan. 4.-Gcorge w. Jackson.
cX-Mayor. eN-Posfmaster AMI cN-Collector OF Gus
toms died at his home this morning at the age or
ciqhty-one years lie WAS the Democratic Mayor
during nearly all the Clvl War. being almost the
solo e. executive Of that political complexion north
Of Mason and DiNou's line. He was nigh In the
counseis Of the party before. during and after the
war and MS house was centre for political leaders.
hoth ~ Tho city and STATE. lie was an extensive
builder and real estate owner. He was collector or
this port during C.evelands first term ana fostm1s-
t., under buchanan.
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I.ENIrEL COFFIN.

phladelph.f Jan. tt cnuel Coffin senior mem
Der ~ the firm ~ CONN. A,temus & CO.. drygoods
commission merchants died at his home here to-
day Nj coffin feli on the ice last Monday night
AM r'ursi his right hip. His brain was also
affected hy the ft. and ne failed TO recover con-
seriousness. For many years he hal been director
~ the Bank Of North America and % the Real Es-
'ate Ti;ie anl Trust Company. He was also a mem
her o. fhc Union League. the Art club and other
organizations. He was Born I'm Newburyport, Mass.
In
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THE pARKHuEsT TESTIMONIAL FUND.

Tho treasurer of the DR. Parkhurst Testimonial
vrnd I Iangdon Erving, No 81 Wall-st. who VIII
acknowledge subscriptions OF any amount fePoi'eu
49,, ronouI,e slbscriptions up To noon yesterday
the D,,s," ack nowledged SIS 673 70; w T. Nich-
os IL Hooper Miss s Kane E,s ah I peiaed I 3d.
don Kane; eacn s. ,o,ai az IA 3
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THE REV. DR. J. ". DASHIELL

Baltimore Jan. 4.-The Rev. DR.. Julius NJ. Dasheii,
rector of Severn Parish. Anne Arundel County dled
at his home near Millersvllle. Nd. last night or
congestion of the lungs. Dr. Dashie was sxty-eight
years old. For a number Of years he was professor
of ancient languages at ST. Johns College In 1913
he married Miss Mary ROOs, OF Charlottesvlle, va
One OF his sons Is Lieutenant Robert Dashieli or the
Nav
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-05

Tho beauies Industries, wealth and development "'
ethar, California the most attractive region IN IN"
i,ned states to-day are told OF IN copious detail by
non and pencn and accuracy by the reliable Los
Angeles Times the foremost Journal cf me racine SOUTH
v,.s send FOR its Annual Trade Number three parts
price 10 cents Address The Times. Los Angeles Cal
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BATJER-Aner a severe Illness on Friday. January a.
1896 Henry IT,. only tJa Il Henry and Harriet A.
Batter aged - years >, 80,
Relatives friends. also members Of Company H. IN
Regiment invited attend the funeral services
M The residence OF his parents No. II East sistst
on Sunday January q. at I O'Clock p. M.
Intarment a the convenience of the family.
Please omit flowers.
Company II, Tin Regiment y. O. n Y
Armory. G,th-st and Park-a,e.
January l. 1895.
IL IL with great that the announcement is made
~ The death on Friday, January 4. 1898 Of ON comraie
Henry BATTER jr members OF the company are re-
the funeral en- sunday, January D. 1879
al 1 clock D. m. from his late residence.
The usual badge OF mourning Will be worn thirty days
CHARLES T.. LYDEckER Captain.
BOND-At Roseville y. j.. ON January t. ls'o Richard
u. Bond.
Services his late residence lIU North ilthM SUNDAY
afternoon o'clock.
Interment Monument Cemetery Philadelphia Monday
morning.
pAY-On the morning OF January 1898 IN the I'D year
~ her age Phehe Lord widow II Henry Day and elder
daughter OF the late Daniel Lord.
Funs al services wiz be held AZ NO WeS oiss'. on
Il v requested that no flowers % ssnI
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Washington Jan. 4-Dr. George Marx died at his
home IN this city yesterday Of Brghts disease Dr
Marx was one Of the hest-krown entomologists OF
IN. d1v Spiders were the special study OF his life.
and his classification of the Arachn.da family has
long been an authority. He was born In Prussia IN
1879 He lost an eye while serving as surgeon IN the
Union Army in the late war
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COLONEL L. z. WHEELO Il.

Ncw-Orleans. Jan i.-Colonel +. r. Wheelock.
general agent OF tho Texas Pacific Railroad. and
one OF the best known railroad men in the country.
died here this afternoon. lie had leen III for
soric time He has been associated Nth the Texas
Pacific since It's entry into this ,ty and was
close friend OF the Goulds.
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Washington and Mrs. George Hearst. Of San
OBITUARY
MARSHAL PANIA.

Madrid. Jan. i.-Marsha Pavia, leader Of the
movement which eliminated In a military Dictator
ship on January 3. 1874 found dead in his bed
this morning. He had heart disease.
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urcs sTFVEySOy'S CONDITION SERIOUS

Asbevil,e ~ c. Jan Miss Stevenson Is weaker
,od.v than che has been for some days. and her
condition is regarded by her physicians as extremely
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II Il we'll to get clear OF Cold the first week.
but If IL much better and safer 10 rid yourset OF II
the first forty-eight hours-the proper remedy Tor
the purpose being Or. -. Jayre's Expectorant. =.
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lLiRRiED.

coWLES- BANTA-On Thursday January 3. 1888. by the
Rev f. 8 Schenck. u. H.. Miss Anna Ranta. or New
YORK City TO Mr. Elijah : cowles. OF Jersey CITY
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IJIEil.

Notices OF marriages and deaths must be indorsed
with full name and address.
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KENsrCo CEMETERY. Harlem Railroad. "a minutes
from Grand Central Depot. private station
trance. once. 1s Enst 42d-st Telephone call $50 3a
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MONEY FOR THE WESTERN SUFFERERS

Harrisburg. Penn. Dec 81. 1874.
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STRUCK DOWN BY 4 BURGLAR

A THIEF ATTACKS TWO BROTHERS IN COT
TAGE IN ATLANTIC CITY.
Atlantic City, n. J.. July ia burglar entered
the cottage OF Isaac Davis at this place early this
morning He got upstairs and went 10 the bedroom
occupied by Mr.. Davis. The latter was awakened
bv the thief walking around, and jumped out OF bed
The thief carried a long. heavy iron bar and struck
Mr. Davis over the head with IT, Telling him to the
floor.
Mr. Davis's brother who sleeps In an adjoining
room heard his brother call. and ran 10 md what
was the matter. He his brother lying on the
floor and was also struck the head with the
bar. He recovered before his brother and started
after the burglar. He tracked the man downstairs
but the thief got away. The neghbors and police
we're notified but when they arrived there was no
cew to the thief. An investigation showed that the
robber did not secure any booty.
Other minor robberies occurred last night. Sew
eral churches Atlantic City have been visited by
thieves during the last few nights isaac DAVIS 10
OF the blow he received on the head.