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HENRY TAYLOR.

HENRY TAYLOR departed this life at Pyr-
mont, o., Sept IL. 1896. Was born May Is,
1911. and was thus aged IS years. months
and II days. He was united in marriage to
Sarah Hamilton. June 4. 1888. From this uni IN
were born ten children, five of whom crossed
the river In advance of both father and mother.
and five are left yet a little while longer,-one
son and four daughters who were present to
pay their last respects to their venerable father
Father Taylor was firm believer in the good
ness, mercy and love of the heavenly Father
and his faith grew no less strong with the ad.
vance of years. He earnestly wished for the
end which came peacefully at last 1t is COM
fort to know that he who had done SO much for
others in time of sickness has received from
his children all the care that love and willing
hands could give. He was a faithful member
of our church. Father and Mother Taylor were
companions in life nearly sixty-:hree years. In
the death of Father Taylor we Lose respected
citizen and pioneer of our village. Services
were conducted by Rev. Warren Weeks of Day
ton. B,F.M.
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MISSOURI CONVENTION.

The twenty-ninth annual session of the Miss
Ouri Universalist Convention will convene at e.
mer. Macon Co, Thursday. Oct. list, and con-
tinue over Sunday, Oct. 4th. Saturday. Oct. 8,
will be Y. P. G. U. day. Dr. Shnn. Revs. j,
Hughes, G. II. East and J.. A. Baldridge will
proclaim the word of faith during the Conven-
ton. Every parish in the State is earnestly re-
quested to send strong delegation of its work
log members. We want this Convention to sur
pass any yet held In our State. Isolated Uni
versalists who have not heard sermon In ac-
cord with their faith for months and years are
cordially Invited to attend. The Lord has album
dainty blessed us in our work during the year
that is drawing to a close. Let us renew our
courage and our zeal and be ready for another
step forward.
Elmer is on the G. A. Il s. r. r. r. The Wa
bash crosses the road at La Plata twelve miles
east, and the Hannibal and St. 10 at Bucklin.
twenty mile; west The Elmer parish extend a
cordial Invitation to all. Address j. Patter-
son, Elmer, NO.. for further information.
IDA REYNER MARTIN. Secretary.
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appointments.

REV. j. w. MoCORD will preach monthly as
follows:
First and third Sunday Roam, lud.
Second Sunday, Collamer.
Fourth Sunday, Cromwell, Ind.
viii supply Fifth Sundays where needed.
Post office and telegraph office, Roam, Ind.
Lock box 20.
REV. G. F. BUSHNELL will preach monthly
as follows, until further notice:
Fincastle, Ind, first Sunday
Charlottesville, Ind, second and fourth Sun
days, morning and evening.
Whitesville. Ind. second and fourth Sundays,
800 p. NJ.
Third and fifth Sundays will supply where
needed Address 2Os Brook ST.. Charlottesville,
Ind.
MRS. SARA L. STONER will preach monthly
until further notice as follows:-
LIST Sunday, Centerfeld. y.
4th sunday. JefferSOnVille.
REV. Fl. N. BROWN will preach monthly as
follows
First Sundays. Ireland. Ind, morning and
evening.
Second Sundays. Devon. Ind. morning and
evening.
Third Sundays, Pleasant Hill. Ind, II A. M.
and $3.50 p. NJ.
Fourth Sundays. saluda. Ind. morning and
evening.
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Manifests itself In boils, pimples and other
eruptions which disfgure the face and cause
pain and annoyance. These eruptlons are the
signals OF dangerous condition of the blood.
They may be removed promptly by removing
the cause which produces them. This can be
done by the use of a thorough blooi purifier
which will drive out all the imp lrities which
have accumulated in the blood and which ma
ture is seeking eradicate.
The one true blood purifier ominsntly in
the public eye todayis Hoods Sarsaparilla, and
the many cures of serious blood diseases 1t has
accomplished are sufficient assurance that 1t
will relieve all such troubles.
"Our little daughter had scrofula punches on
her neck and was In very poor health. She was
treated by physicians without lasting good. l
then decided to give her Hoods SarsaparilIa.
After she had taken three bottles she was a
healthy girl" MRS. L. d. EFFNER. Ruth, N. Y.
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SATURDAY, p. M.

SATURDAY, p. M.
200 to 2:45-Song service.
2:i5 to $3.50 Topic Temperance and my neigh.
Dor. Continued.
8. Sub-topic: Upon what does social order
depend?
$3.50 to 4:15-Topic: Can the Y. P. C. U. and
Sunday School be successfully conducted
as one organization? Should they be?
7:00-Divins service.
SUNDAY, A. M.
9:O0-Sunday School.
10:30-COmmunioD service.
SUNDAY, P. NJ.
2:SO to 4:OO-Topic: The Sunday School,
/. Purpose.
Q. Composition.
8. Nee Is and how obtained?
All persons intending to attend the above
Association to be held at Palestine. Oct. IL,
and coming by rail will please notify Robt.
Pickens. German, o.. stating date. depot. and
hour of arrival in Greenville. All such visiting
brethren and sisters will be met by conveyances
in Greenville. COMMITTEE.
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MRS. SARAH TAYLOR,

MRS. SARAH TAYLOR. wife of Henry Taylor,
was born in Rockingham County, Va. Oct. a.
1910 and died at Pyrmont, o., March II. 1896
aged IS years, s months and days. preceding
her husband only few months. Mother Tay-
lor grew young as the years multiplied. She
never lost her interest in life; when busily en-
gagged In tending some plant or flower or max
ing something new, when asked. Why do so
much work? she would always say, 1T will do
some one else some good" No child or grand
child was lost to her interest. She was friend
to all and many home was frightened by a
bouquet from her garden. There was no house,
however humble, she would not enter. Her
friends can we'll be glad that Mother Taylor
lived among them. Services were conducted
by DR.. j. p. MacLean of Greenville. b.. FIN.
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HURON (o.) ASSOCIATION.

The annual meeting of Huron Association will
be hell in Peru. o., commencing at 10 A. M. Fri
day. Oct. 2, and continuing over Sunday, Oct. 4.
Interesting programs have been arranged for
each session. Friday will be devoted to the W.
U. M. A. Sermon in the evening. Saturday at
900 A. M. business of the Association. The af-
ternoon and evening will be under the direction
OF the Y. P. G. U, Sunday-school at 300 A. M.
Sunday, followed by preaching service at II 100.
Sunday-school work will be discussed In the af-
ternoon. Preaching service at the usual hour In
the evening. A large attendance is desired.
LAURA GREEN, Secretary.
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MONTGOMERY, (oJ ASSOCIATION

The annual meeting of the Montgomery AS
ISOLATION will be held in Palestine, o., COM
mencing Oct s, 1885, at P. NJ. and will hold
over Sunday.
Each church in the Association Is entitled to
five delegates and all ministers doing work in
the bounds of this Association are members
and are under Obligations to attend. The Pal
estine friends give cordial invitation to ali to
attend this Association and we will be amply
prepared to entertain all. Now. brethren. rally
to this Association and be there from The first to
the last and bring this meeting up to (or some
above) the former meetings. Come everybody.
1. S. WENGER. Secretary.
WLEYs, o., Sept. 10, 1896.
Program.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. OCT. s.
3OO-Reception of delegates.
7:OO-Diyine service.
FRIDAY, A. M.
900 to 1O:OO-Conference meeting.
10 700 to II :3O-Topic: Church Ordinances, Bap-
tism. Lords Supper.
l. What do they signify?
2. How may they be helpful?
FRIDAY. Pm.
900 to s:OO-Song and praise service.
500 to 4:OO-Toplc: Unlyersalism;
l. AS Protest.
2. AS a Faith.
7:OO-Divlne service.
SATURDAY, A. NJ.
900 to lO:OO-Prayer and conference meeting
10 90 to II ;sO-Tople: Temperance and my
Neghbor.
!. Sub-tople; Am requested to forego any
pleasure which Is harmless to me, but
hurtful TO my neighbOr?
2. Sub-topc How eau be a law unto my
neighbor?
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UNIvERsALIsT CONVENTION OF
MICHIGAN.

This convention will meet In annual session
in Detroit Oct. 6, and 8. The Convention
session will begin Tuesday, Oct 6, at 10 80 AM.
in the "Church of Our Father" Each parish
in fellowship with this Convention is entitled to
three lay delegates. Clerks of parishes are re-
quested to send the names OF delegates as soon
as chosen, to W. L. GIBBS, Secretary.
CONCORD, MICH
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3n Memortant.

his columns placed at the disposal OF our readers
for the record of bereavement tits necessary
that the memorial tributes should be printed
in condensed form, giving only the outline
facts in the life of the departed. Obituaries
exceeding certain space will be abridged and
condensed to comply with the rule. Poetry
original or selected, is never printed in this
tolumn-EDIToR
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Picnic Grounds.

The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway
has two first-class parks for picnics within
twelve miles of Chicago. Both locations are es-
pecially suited for Sunday-school and society
picnics, and their nearness to Chicago makes
low rates for transportation. For full particu-
lars address Ii. E. Laing. City Passenger Agent,
G. M. & st. P. Ry..95 Adams street. Chicago.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-10-03
KANSAS CONVENTION.

The twenty-eighth annual session of the Kan
sas Universallst Convention will be held at
Delpbos, October 8, 10 and II. Those who ex-
pect to attend will aid us In preparation by
sending in their names at an early date to the
Secretary. All friends of the faith are urged to
attend and to bring or send contributions to sus-
tain the work.
LEON P. JONES, Secretary.
SENECA. KAN.
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ANOTHER PALACE.

It's the new $50 GRAND TRUNK RAIL
WAY SYSTEM train for New York over the
LEHIGH VALLEY r. II. No extra charge is
made for unusual comfort as the traveller is sup
posed to be entitled to the best that goes He
certainly gets it over this route. l.. II. NOR
ROW, City Ticket Agent. 1Os Clark street,
Chicago.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-10-03

THE Waterbury Watch Company,
whose factory at Waterbury, Conn. has
been closed for several months owing to
the industrial depression. has resumed
work giving employment to several hun
bred operatives.
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Going to CaliforniaY

The Burlington Route is the only railway run
ming Personally Conducted" excursions, via
Denver, to Colorado Springs, Salt Lake, Ogden,
Sacramento, San Francisco. Stockton. MERGED
Fresno, Bakersfield, and Los Angeles at the
lowest rates, Pullman Tourist Sleeping car
through without change. Leave Chicago every
wednesday. Write or call on T. A. Grady, Ex-
curson Manager, Oil Clark st. Chicago.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-10-03

THE strike of $50 miners employed at
the mines of the Missouri and Illinois
Coal Company at Rentchler, Wilderman
and Freeberg, ILL.,. has been declared off.
The company conceded the advance de-
handed by the men.
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ness of the interests of Russia in the
East cannot be considered by Russian
diplomacy as an absolute impeachment to
the establishment in the near future Ct
such an entente with Great Britain ar
the other Powers as will afford solu-
ton Of the complicated question which
increasingly alarms Europe"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-10-03

THE net gold reserve at the close of
business on Saturday stood at S119,649,-
102. The days Withdrawals of gold at
New York were s32, 500. There were ex-
changed for gold deposited S1,600.000
in currency.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-10-03

A SPRINGFIELD (Mass.) despatch says
that Mount Holyoke College was entire
ly destroyed by fire on Sunday night.
The main building, all the dormitories
and gymnasium went to the ground.
Loss, $4,000 to $4,000.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-10-03

LONDON, September pa dispatch
from Paris to news agency here states
that Great Britain's request for the ex-
tradition OF p. J. lyman. the alleged
dynamiter, has been received by the
French government.
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An Ounce of Prevention

Is cheaper than any quantity of cure. Don't
give children narcotics or sedatives. They are
unnecessary when the infant is properly nour-
ished, as it will be If brought up on the Gail
Borden Eagle Brand Condensed Milk.
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CHURCH NOTICES.
BALLoU (o.) ASSOCIATION

The Bailou Association postponed four weeks
on account of an epidemic, as previously an
nounced. will be held at Cuba. o., october 1926
Churches will please notice that each church is
entitled to five delegates and two for each aux
Hilary organization. All invi ed to attend.
JENNIE M. BROWN, Secretary.
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How to DisinfeCt.

We desire to mail you free, valuable
illustrated book prepared at great expense
Simple directions on disinfecting in cases
OF contagious diseases and in everyday life
sinks, sewers, etc. Send your address.
" "Sanitas" Co. Id, go West 5sth ST.. NY.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-10-03

A CABLEGRAM received at the Navy De-
partment on Saturday announced the
arrival at Fayal. Azores, of the little
cruiser Bancroft. she having been just
ten days at sea from New York.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-10-03

A CLoUDBURsT struck the town of San
Marcos, six miles north of San Antonio,
Texas, on Saturday. and washed away a
large portion of the town. 1t is thought
that at least five lives were lost.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-10-03

A SERIOUS outbreak of bubonic plague
has occurred in Bombay. 300 deaths be-
ing already reported. The bacillus of
the disease is identical with that which
Professor Kitasato, the distinguished
Japanese physician, discovered during
the Hong Kong visitation last year.
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Committee of Fellowship.

September 70, 1896, w. s. Williams, of Wau-
sau, Wis.,. granted Letter of Dismission and
Recommendation.
CHARLES E. VARNEY Chairman.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-10-03

A DISPATCH from Marseilles Sept. %
says: "There exists condition of affairs
in this city at present which seems to be
disgrace to Europe and to the Armen-
ian associations generally throughout
the world. Subsisting upon govern
ment, municipal or private charity here
are 500 unfortunate Armenians. men,
women and children, young and old,
healthy and sick. who have succeeded
in escaping from the massacres at Con-
stantinople and who we're one and all
buoyed up by the hope. on landing here,
of being able, eventually, to reach the
land of freedom, the United States. But
weeks have elapsed and nothing definite
appears to have been done for their re-
lief, much less toward finding them
homes, by any of the many associations
for the relief of suffering Armenians
which have been organized in England
or America"
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ers would agree to give them their old
places. A committee was appointed to
confer with the mine owners.
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NarrteO.

In Redding, Ia. Sept. 20. 1896. by Rev. M. P.
Glenn. Murray Graves and Miss Anna M. Glenn,
all of Redding.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-10-03

THE London court circular announces
that the immense number of congratu-
latory letters and dispatches sent to the
Queen on the occasion Of her having ex-
ceeded in point of time the reign Of any
other British sovereign have deeply
touched and gratifed her Majesty.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-10-03

JUST previous to leaving for China
Lii Hung Chung authorized the follow
ing message to be published as express
i've of his admiration for the United
States: II was greatly impressed by the
courtesy and kindness extended to me
the government Of your country,
which regard as the model government
of western civilization. l shall ever re.
tain the most pleasant memories of my
visit to the United States, and l desire
you to make my greetings to your coun-
try most cordial, as will take leave of
America"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-10-03

SECRETARY CARLISLE has returned to
Washington from three weeks soiourn
in Maine and Massachusetts, and re.
sumed his duties at the Treasury De-
partment.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-10-03

The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
and the Chicago. Rock Island and Pa.
ci6c Railroads have withdrawn from the
Western Fright Association.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-10-03

GENERAL JOHN M. PALMER and Gen,
eral Simon B. Buckner, the Sound
Money Democratic candidates for Presi-
dent and Vice-President, addressed a
large audience in the Academy of Music,
Philadelphia.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-10-03

MAJOR MCKINLEY made eleven speech
es on Saturday in reply to visiting dele
cations. He will hereafter give brief,
crisp talks to his visitors.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-10-03

Mr.. BRYAN visited Massachusetts,
Connecticut, Maine and Rhode Island
last week and was greeted by the usual
large crowds. At New Haven the Yale
College students disturbed his meeting
and would not allow him to finish his
speech. Their rowdyism is reprobated
on all sides,
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-10-03

The International Loan and Trust
Company, of Kansas City, has filed a
deed of trust for $4,000 to protect it's
creditors.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-10-03

WISCONSIN UNIvERsALIsT CONvEN-
TON.
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For a Nerve Tonic.

For a Nerve Tonic.
Use HOrsfOrd's Acid PhOs-
phate.
DIR. E. w. ROBERTSON. Cleveland, o.,
says: Can cordially recommend it as a
brain and nerve tonic"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-10-03

THE Army of the Cumberland, at it's
reunion at Rockford, ILL.,, reelected
General Rosecrans President.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-10-03

Honolulu, Sept II, per steamer Mar
iposa. via San Francisco, Sept. a.
News received from Volcano is to the
effect that the severest shock Of earth.
quake since 1868 was felt there the morn
ing of Sept. ID. The shock came from
the northeast to southwest and lasted
ten seconds.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-10-03

AT meeting OF the striking miners 10
L sadville, Colorado. Saturday night. it
was decided to return to work at the old
scale Of ptioes, providing the mine own
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-10-03

THE practical expulsion from Berlin a
few days ago Of Professor Thoumayap,
the Armenian lecturer who came to Ger.
many for the purpose Of organizing anti.
Turkish meetings. has had tendency to
dampen any possible official sympathy
with the Armenians. To the German
official mind Professor Thoumayan is a
mere agitator.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-10-03

A DISPATCH from Dea dwood, South
Dakota. says that the typhoid epidemic
in Lead City increases. "Over 200 min
ers are laid off, and it is almost impos
sible to find men enough for the mines.
Doctors and nurses are being brought
in from outside, and still there are
scarcely enough we'll people to care for
the sick. The disease is of the most
malignant type. A number of cases are
reported in Deadwood."
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-10-03

THE Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows. which has been in session in
Dallas, Texas, since Monday of last week
adjourned finally on Saturday afternoon.
A public installation of the grand officers
closed the proceedings. Action on the
proposition providing for the admission
to Rebskah Lodge of all white women.
IS years of age and upwards. of good
moral character, was postponed.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-10-03

NEGOTIATIONS we're closed at Colo
RADIO Springs. on Thursday Of last week.
"whereby a syndicate of bankers Of
Paris and London secured control of
100000 shares o. the capital stock of the
Elkton Consolidated Mining Company
a Cripple Creek corporation, and own.
ing the Big Elkton and Walter Mines"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-10-03

THE steps taken by the Spanish au-
thorities to enforce the collection of full
taxes upon plantations already de-
stroyed by the rebel torch have led to
the sale of 135 estates in Santa Clara
Province. the majority of them in the
Sagua district. Most of these properties
are going into the hands of agents OF an
English syndicate under tax deeds from
Gen. Weyler's revenue collectors. This
company is understood to be preparing,
on the restoration of peace, to go extern
sively into sugar-cane planting on the
island.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-10-03

The Massachusetts Democrats were
split up into five fragments over the
State Convention in Boston, on Satur-
day, and five meetings. including that of
the Populist- Democratic faction. we're
held. The Williams forces held two
meetings. one inside and the other out
side the hall selected for the meeting by
the State Committee, which they ad
captured. The regular" convention
assembled in another place and the
Sound Money faction also met. All but
the latter nominated George Fred Will
Jams for Governor.
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THE WEEKS NEWS.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 80.

The American Chamber of Commerce
gave banquet Sept. "a. in connection
with the annual meeting of the British
Association for the Advancement of
Science, which has been in progress in
Liverpool. Mr.. Bayard, the United
States ambassador, was the chief guest
of the evening. In responding to a toast
to the President of the United States
Mr.. Bayard referred to the Queens
prolonged reign as triumph of good
and settled government of a free coun-
try. He also eulogized President Cleve-
lands financial integrity and good
faith. His chief reason, he said, for
coming was his warm Apr eciation of
the noble words spoken by Baron Rus
sell of Killowen, the lord chief justice
of England, now in the United States,
in favor of international arbitration,
which. Mr.. Bayard said, he hoped would
sink into the consciences Of both peo-
pies.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-10-03

The Manchester Guardian states that
an agreement is probable between Great
Britain. Russia, and France in order to
bring about settlement of the Eastern
question, the cooperation of France be-
ing purchased by an understanding re-
garding Egypt. Continuing. the Guar.
dian expresses the belief that the scheme
suggested is to neutralize both Egypt
and Turkey under an international
guarantee, with their rulers under in
ternational tutelage.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-10-03

JOHN BOYD TEACHER has declined the
Democratic nomination for Governor of
New York. His declination was made
known on the day set for the visit to
Mr.. Thacher by the committee of five
appointed at the meeting of the State
Democratic Committee to officially noti-
fy him of his nomination; but in advance
OF their coming he gave out letter an
nouncing his deciination. At the out
set of this statement Mr.. Thacher made
acknowledgment Of the honor which the
nomination implied, and in the next SEN
tence said that he was constrained to
decline it.