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The evening times., 1896-10-20

only hitch in the production was caused by
the accident of the registrars archives
of the village of COrnevillc, which happened
to be q Chicago city directory OF 1891
Gaspard hit 1t TOO hard with his cane aud
broke IL in wu, scattering nearly / % leaves
over the stage. Thedrugg!st w.iohadloaned
the volume was in the back OF the house and
Objected strenuously. Strong hand, tie
tanned hIm from au onslaught on the unfnr-
tunate Gaspard, and what remained OF tie
directory was returned to him aftcrtie act.
Marcel Preyost's "Demi Vierges," OF
which the title is not TO be translated ill.,
telligently and deceutly. was produced
the other day in Berlin, and it failed.
Jane Hadipg made ii successful i'll Paris.
An English version Uf the piece went the
rounds OF the managers offices here last
winter.
Atanopeningin first-class Bestontheater
recently tue audience was given genuine
surprise just before the curtain went up
on the first act an usher came down the
center aisle anG from tie orchestra rail an
nounced that il was the mana cement wish
that the ladies remove their mats. Most OF
them did.
Nixon and Zimmerman do not employ
union stage hands exclusively. \ strike
was ordered on the first heavy scenic pro-
duction. Heart of Marylands" opening
TIE stage hands of their three theaters
struck. But the alert managers had heard
of it, had a substitute set of hands re-
cruited, and the shows went on while the
strikers are now looking for jobs.
Boston is a favorable place to catch
actors aaI managers who have nOt paid
their debts. the law of Massachusetts per-
mitting the imprisonmcnt of non-rcsi
dent judgment debtors The officers Of
a hospital there have detained Annic
Young. u 'Elack Crook" actress, who has
been i'll in their institution and is deSirUus
of going off without paying her bill.
'The players art is transitory," says
Hillary Bell. He creates nothing, and
leaves nothing behind him. lie struts his
hLtle hour on the stage, weaving ephemeral
scenes out of cobwebs, and outlining his
notions of humanity On the haseless fabrics
OF fancy He comes like a shadow and
like shadow he goes. Within the span of
his career he may bring inio life thousand
characters, fun of sound and fury; yet they
signify nothing, for none OF them can exist
without him, and when he dies they are
buried In his grave. Without the talents
of the men who write about and the artists
who paint him the actors memory woul9
no5 outlast a year"
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SOCIETY WOMEN AT WAR.
One Sues the Other for defamation of
Character.

New York, Oct. 2o.-Mrs. Alvinl Bar
nett, u society woman Of Harlem. has
brought suit against Betty bOvale for
S25, 600 for Gefanat iou of character. Mrs
Barnett lives at Ne. - West one Hundred
and Twenty sixth street, while Betty Dovaie
lives next door.
Abont eight years ago A. 5. Barnett,
wealthy manufacturer, married Miss -Alvina
Bach, IA daughter OF Mir and Airs. a. l..
Bach, wealthy old residents of New YORK.
She was gust eighteen and handsome. she
became fond of bicycling and horses. About
eight months ago "A handsome young man,
of splendid figure and great wealth, en-
gagged an apartment of Airs. Barnett ana
boarded with her.
Betty Dovale, also married, moved INTO
No. 20 West One Hundred and Twehty-
sixth street Betty's hatred for MIS-. Bar
nett was ut once noticed by the residents
OF one Hundred and Twenty-siNth street.
Soon Mrs Dovale became as PROMINENT as
Mrs Barnett. and both were conspicuous
and well known in Harlem society. Thcy
did not get ON well together. Mrs Bar
nett said Mrs Dovale made false state
ments about her character, ana she puts
her dame ges at So, 900.
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SAW AN ALASKAN PRINCESS.
Prof. Dyche Aeturns to Kansas After
n Remarkable Experiencr.

Remur kAbfe experience.
Seattle, Wash, Oct. 2O.-Prof. L. L.
Dyche, of Kansas, returned from Alaska
on the City of Topeka and left Sunday
night by way of California for his home.
Prof. Dyche went to Cooks Inlet, and cs-
pecialiy in search Of natural history speci-
mems.
He ascended to the source OF the Enik
River with an organized expedition, which
was n sUccess, although the obstacles to
be overcome were appalling The native
boatmen, stripped, with ropes pulled the
boat up the turbulent river. Prof. Dyche
secured specimens Of a mountain sheep,
twelve Immense moose heads. caiboo, sea
otter. birds and other small animals.
On July II Prof. Dyche saw eight inches
Of snow fall and on August IL six inches
fell. He saw three smoking mountains and
experienced an earthquake such as IN an
could not remain standing. He found large
coal Lodges. but the coal was so soft that
1t could be whitfield with a knife Prof.
Dyche said:
THAT country is one-half made. 1t will
be good country some day whentt is fin
ished. The glaciers are slowly doing their
work, the mountains are Smoking and the
rivers are vomiting out quantities OF quick
sand. tits a new country; let it alone and
some day 1t viii be q good country"
Prof Dycbe met Princess Tom, famous
Yakutat princess, wealthy beyond all other
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The new Australian ballot law in Mary
land can he beat.
The Republicans aud sound money Demo
Gratis are on to the scheme and are ma king
every preparation to meet it, 1t is sup
posed, too, that the free silver men are
keeping an eye on their opponents as well.
IL may DE that with each party watching
The other an honest election viii result.
The scheme has been Lr.cd before and
found to work Its beauty consists in the
fact that but one or two election officials
have to be taken care OF, and the party put
ting up the cash does not pay until the pur-
chased vote has been cast. In the past the
voter has too often had the best OF it. Now
the purchaser is on top.
THE NEW PLAN
The new plan OF working the elections
is very simple. but requires an illiterate
Voter TO start with. In Maryland there are
good many of this class In the two
counties bounding the District the number
amount To at least one-lifth of the entire
vote, anu it is supposed that the number OF
iiliterates in the State is at about the
same ratio. These illiterates are not con-
fined n the colored people; there are a
number OF whites among them.
BY the election law sn Maryland any
voter who has declared under oath at the
registrary that he is illiterate can on cleo
ton day ask ior assistance in preparing
bis ballot. This assistance is TO be fur
nished by one or both of the ballot clerks.
The voters booth, where he prepares his
ballot now, is completely hidden by
heavy curtain, and after the illiterate
and the ballot clerk have entered the
booth there is no possible way of telling
what occurs in there.
IN THE. BOOTH.
In working the fraudulent plan 1t is
necessary only To purchase one of the
ballot clerks and see that the other clerk
is in touch with his party in the purchase.
When the illiterate voter asks for assist
ance the ballot clerk vino has been liked
enters the booth with him. He shows the
voter how the ballot should be marked,
and when the man has marked il passes
into his hand gun W ad or aI,y other II ken
agreed on. After the Voter has left the
election booth he presents himself 10 the
purchaser, hands over The gun wad or
other token and receives his money. No
one is the wiser.
The penalties attached to a violation of
the new law are very severe They are
either heavy fine or imprisonment, or
both. But laws with penalties attached
have often been broken in the past and
will continue to be broken in the future.
tits this fact which is stirring up the lead
ers ON both sides.
The leaders Of the two parties in Mary
land say that great care has been exercised
in the selection of the ballot clerks and they
have chosen men who are above suspicion.
They expect that the election VIII be as
honest as possible. Yet they will all keep
a watch open for the least suspicion of dis
honesty
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RAY DOUGLASS WANTS DIVORCE.
Niece of Buchanan's Secretary of the
Interior on the Stage.


Interior on the Stage.
New York, Oct. &C. Miss Ray Douglass
Robert Mantel's former leading lady, ant
niece of the last Jacob Thompson, Secre
tary Of the Interior under President Buchan-
an, is suing her husband, Van KirkIDan
Droulard, for divorce ill the supreme court
here. Judge Beach has the report of the
referee in the case, and, as no objection
is interposedby the husband, the decree will
in all probability be granted in a few DAYS.
In her complaint the actress asserts that
when the marriage to Drouliard took place
She was in such a state that she did not
realize her exact locality" The next
morning she could not really believe she
had been married, and she sat down and
sent this note to her new husband: II will
sever live with you SO long as live"
Droulilrd made search for hiSbride.
and finally discovered her behind the foot
lights. She still refused to live with him,
and began proceedings for an annuiment
of the marriage DrOullard is member
of a prominent Southern family, and is
related also to the Kirkmans OF Nash
Vile, Tenn. He met Miss Douglass in
1898 She had been married before, her
husband being Henry Montgomery, the
well-known horseman and secretary OF the
Crescent Racing Association
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iHS stEiOuS tdIDc uiltil sbtiais tfttf o
O'clock, when there were two muffled re-
ports in quick succession. while the jar was
felt nearly 200 feet away.
SHOCK ACROSS THE STREET.
Mr.. Fred kissell who owns;t large summer
resort for the first time felt the shock on
his premises. which is across the street and
some distance north of the Newport prop
erty, and it was also felt by the grocery
man and at other houses.
Ii was the first tine the disturbances
quence, the uneasineSs has greatly in
creased. Everyone living in that section
OF the city is seriously disturbed and III any
of them are in a condition OF terror, start
ing at every sound and fearing the worst,
Yesterday afternoona petition was circulat-
cd and numerously signed, requesting the
State geologist to make such investigation
as might determine the cause Of the trouble,
and it is the understanding that Prof.
Rlatchley will begin his work at once.
The experiences in the Flat Rock district,
Shelby county, are still wildly remembered;
but the people are worked up to such a
tension that they are wishing that what
ever is TO come would manifest itself, and
have done. If these gyrations continue
mnay more days, there will be a
general break, and many houses Will be
tenantless. The Newport residence is de-
serted, none caring to take chances OF an
involuntary up or down, as the case might
be, ) ,
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WILuELMINA' BETROTHAL.
1t VIII Occur on Friday Next in
Amsterdam.

Amsterdam, Oct. 20.-Great preparations
have been soin. Oh throughout this small
country for the confirmation Friday next
OF Queen Wiihelmina Of the Netherlands
After this important event in this girl
queens life her betrothal to her second
cousin. Prince Bernard Henry, grandson
Of tue Grand Duke Of Sake W Weimar- -Eisen-
bach, will be announced
The relationship OF the young couple
comes through the grand dule's wife, who
was a sister OF King William III Of Hoi-
land, and is, therefore, an aunt of the
present queen. She is not only the queens
aunt. but she is also the heir apparent
to her clown. She or her eldest male de-
scendant would succeed as sovereign of
Holland in case Wiihclmina died without
issue That eldest male descendant is the
eldest brother of the betrothed prince.
The girl majesty was born August 80.
1880 She took the throne under the re-
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Alaskans She has SIS, 900 in $50 gold
pieces. On her right arm she wears i've
bracelets. each hammered out of $50
gold piece, and on the left arm she wears
ten bracelets. each made from $40 gold
piece. She has hundreds OF blankets. seal
skins, etc, and she owns schooner and
two sioopS.
She is sixty-five years old and has just
married. her fifth husband, young man
twenty years, for whom she has paul 800
blankets The relationships are tracked
back through the mothers side. II H..
in fact, almost savage realization OF
Lytton's Coming Race"
The evening times., 1896-10-20

Last evening the congregation and friends
of the Eastern Presbyterian Church, Cor
ner Sixth street and Maryland avenue
northeast, gave a large and enthusiastic
reception To their pa astor, Rev. Thomas c.
Easton, ID. D., upon his return to his church
and home. after two months vacation.
spent on a visit TO the Pacific coast. The
exercises consisted of vocal and instru-
mental music, addresses by representatives
of the congregation. Young Peoples So
ciety and Sunday school, and the reading
of an original poem Of welcome composed
by Mrs. Ireland "a member of the church,;
to all Of which DR.. EastOn made n most
happy response, assuring the people Of his
pleasure of again being with them, and
the flattering outlook for the future in all
the various departments of the church
work.
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gency of her mother, Queen Emma, born
the Princess of Waldock-P yrmont VIII
helmina's father was william III OF
Nassau.
The child has been reared In very
quiet, homelike way, entirely in accord
anee with the conservative Dutch views
of life. She will ascend the throne with
out in any way being tainted by the adj
vanccd wcman craze. Her education, while
being clas sical in measure, has in
clutled each day a certain number OF hours
devoted to the study of the domestic
phases of life.
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THEATRICAL NOTES.

Manager Rapley recently received from
Nat Goodwin a quarter sheet poster an
nouncing the appearance and east Of his
company in 1.-The Rivals while In Aus
tralia. Blance Walsh was the Lydia.
Estelie Mortimer the Mrs. Aialaprop and
Will Ingersoll the Captain Absolute.
The National Colored Opera Company sac
cessfully presented 1.-The Bells of COrne-
vile" at Freiburg's Opera House, Chicago,
September 24-26, in aid of a local African
church. The Chicago Chronicle says: ''The
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Miss Mary e. Mcdowell.

here for the occasion. The best man will
be Lloyd Lowndcs, jr., twin brother Of
the groom
Among the attendants, OF whom there
will betwcnty, ARE: Miss Elizabeth Lownscs.
sister Of the groom; Miss Louise Lowndes
Roman. c II. Lowndes Bladen Lo wndes and
j. Black, Of Baltimore. 1t win be the social
event par excellence uf TIE season.
The evening times., 1896-10-20
An Old Grudge Fought Ont.

William johnson. colored. seventeen years
old, living i'll MAYORS alley northwest, be-
came involved in u fight with keet SUlli-
van at the corner of Ninth and N streets
northwest, yesterday afternoon, and was
arrested BY Policeman Trainor on the charge
of affray. Sullivan made his escape. Ths
difficulty arose over an old grudge which
Sullivan had against johnson. Several bot
ties and q stone played an important part
in the difficulty. and Jobnson's head was
slightly cut and a number of bumps raised
However, he is not seriously hurt.
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SHOT By HER FIRST HUSBAND.
He Had Followed and Prosecuted Her
for Fourteen Years.


ST. Louis, Mo-, Oct 20.-William II ut
finger, peddler, last night shot and killed
Mrs. Mary kerstinger and then shot and
killed himself. The double tragedy oc-
CURED at No. 1903 Arsenal street, where
Mrs. Kerstinger was visiting. Fourteen
years ago the two were married and lived
together but a short time, when the woman
got divorce.
She has been married twice since then.
Kerstipger, her present husband, is part
owner in an omnibus line in Peoria, H.,
and is there now. Ever since the couple
separated Huttinger has followed the wo-
man and prosecuted her. They met by ac-
cident last evening, when their old quar-
rel was renewed. The shooting occurred on
the veranda Of the boarding house. There
were no witnesses.
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BON kARCHE
UNDERTAEERA
DIED.

COLL0NS- James. only and beloved son
of Jane CCllOns. aged twenty-five years. OH
Monday October IL. l S96. at O'Clock a. IN.
ALEXANDER-Rober B., Son of Charles
W. and Daisy T., on october l 8. 1886. OF
dipththeria, aged ten years.
Interiuent at Glenwood Cemetery, Tues
day. october 20, 1896, at IL III.
WAGNER-on Sunday, October Is, at
..2O a m, Elise, beloved wife OF Henry
Wagner aud youngest daughter OF the late
August and Clara Heilwlg, of Baltimore,
Md.
Funeral from her late residepce, 1888
PENNSYLVANIA avenue nurthwests on Tees
day, october 20, at 2:3O p. m interment
private. IL
CROWLEY-At her sisters residence,
Mrs Mary Howard, 613 Virginia avenue
southeast, Rosa L.. daughter OF John and
the late JOhannah Crowley, aged fifteen
years and two months.
Notice of funeral hereafter. 1t
WALDRON Suddenly, after a short and
serious illness, on Friday, October 16.
John Fraucis Waldron, beloved husband
of Annie f Waldron, aged ffty-two years.
Funeral from his late residence, No. 343
ID St sw., Tuesday $50 n. ID. Requiem
mass at ST. DonIinic's Church Relatives
and friends respectfully invited to attend
1t
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MARYLAND WEBS KENTUCKY.
Gov. Low ndes' Son Goes to the Blue
Grass Region for His Bride.

Danvine. Ky, Oct. 2O.-Like the neigh
burs across the Ohio River who have had
tie pleasure Of witnessing the wedding OF
Gov. Bushnell's son in the midst of the po-
litical campaign, the society of this city will
see q governors 5 son welded to one OF the
most charming daughters of Kentucky.
The lucky groom is k. T. LOwndes, son
Of Gov Lowndes. Of Maryland, and his
fiancee Is Miss Mary f. Mcdowell, daughter
Of Mrs. Matte Nc cDowell. OF Danville.
Gov. Lowndes, with his family, Will come
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a delightful reception was given las
night by Mr.. and Mrs. j. Ii. Collins, No.
4hS h street northwest, in honor oil the
eighteenth anniversary of the birth of
their daughter, Miss Mary.
One Of the charming features of the
evening was the recita ion OF several
selections by Miss Marie Collins, of the
Martyr College OF oratory. All who called
enjoyed dancing to the exbilaratine strains
of a string orchestra, and dainty refresh
mentS were servet
Among those present We're Mrs, f. s.
Morgan, Mrs. Crosman, Mrs. NJ. Wade,
anu the Misses Katie L Kennedy, Nina Grove.
X. Leutherman, NJ. Eupertus, Susie and Alice
Crosman, Il. Rupertus, Jennie and Flora
Veidt, Bertie Y ander, Cordia Emmert, Mclia
Geivers, Rose White, Mary Pcnncll, j. Need,
Messrs. L. $. Morgan, J. CroSman, j. Watts,
Mos. Kennedy, Il. Page, F. Gaviston, j.
Began, Charles Miller, William Zimmerman,
Frank Johnson, William Fisher, ID. Con
way and ". johnson.
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GOSSIP OF THE GAY WORLD
Mr.. and Mis-. Letter Will Soon Go
to England.
Wealthy and beautiful Women who
win Join he Fashionable Folks
This Winter.

MIR. and Mrs. L. z. Letter are the guests of
their daughter, Mrs. CurzOn, i'll Scotland.
Hon. George X. CurzOn has lately leased
riochy Castle, Inv ern nesshire, Tor
the hunting season, where they Will cuter-
tain large house party. MIR and Mrs.
Letter Will sail for home November 10
The evening times., 1896-10-20

Miss Lottie Z. Clark, OF NJ street north
east, entertained h cr friends Saturday even
ing prior TO spending the winter with rcla-
tives in the North. She was assisted in
receiving by Miss Marie Gates and Miss
Cecilia Phillips.
The house was fragrant with roses, and
during the evening music and dancing We're
enjoyed, after which coffee and ices were
served.
Among those present were Miss Julia
Rogers, Miss Meta Stone, Miss Rose Black
ledge, Miss Bessie Hawke Miss Lena Chase,
Mr.. John Asgood, Mr.. Paul Guthridge, Mr.
NJ. L. Allen, Mr.. Frederick Blake, Mr. John
Simmons, and Mcssrs. Foster, Nevins and
Blake.
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Might BE Done

WalSer-Here is q picture OF a fellow
standing on his head and riding bicycle.
] don't believe it, do you?
Wheeler-I don't know. l have often
alternated the two.-Indianapelis journal.
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MIR. and Mrs. G Benjamin Wood will hold
their farewell reception at their home,
No. 519 Second street northwest. tomorrow
evening prior to leaving for an extended
tour through the South.
The evening times., 1896-10-20

Mr.. and Mrs. p. +. Gardiner, of Memphis,
Tenn, are visiting Mrs. b. F. Chase, of NJ
street, for a few days prior to proceeding
to New York to take the steamer for Eng
land
The evening times., 1896-10-20

Miss Dora E Popkins, of this city, was
married to Mr.. William NJ. Melton, of Phil
adelphia. on October 10. The ceremony
was performed in that city by Rev. W. H.
Burreil, OF Camden. N. j.
The evening times., 1896-10-20

Majorand Mrs. .AlbertAkers havereturned
and are located for the winter at No. 1719
II street northwest.
The evening times., 1896-10-20

Mrs. Samuel Deleardo, Of New Orleans.
the wife of one Of the merchant princes Of
the South, Will stop at La Normandie dur
ing her visit here this winter.
Personally and intellectually she is an
attractive woman, who dresses in cxGuisitq
fabrics and jewels, and ut her residence
in New Orleans, which is said to combine
the beauties of fairyland with the sub
stantial elegance OF faultlessly appointed
home, she dspenses enjoyable hospitalitics.
The evening times., 1896-10-20
DR.. CZARRA'S,

No. 619 Pa. Ave, n. W., Washington, ID. O
Specialist in chronic and private diseases.
Piles, Structure, Hydrocele, Gout. Catarrh
Dyspepsia, Blood Poison cured, Vitality re-
stored. Consultation free and confidential to
both sexes Daily. to u StoS Closed Sunday
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wnnIan,t Ynn Like

wOuldn's YOu Like
To have your vacant house advertised
until ycu have 1t under rent? We arc
ready to do that very thing. Come and
see rs aboift ~ today. The TIMES REAL
ESTATE BUREAU
The evening times., 1896-10-20

Mrs. L. ID. +. n. SoUtbworth's entertain
ing her daughter, Mrs. j. V Lawrence. OF
Yonkcrs, N. Y. at her home, ProspectGot-
tage, Georgetown,
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Miss Jennie Cailin, the niece of Bishop
Satteriee, who was injured "Wednesday
last while riding a bicycle, Is improving,
though her condition is still considered
critical.
The evening times., 1896-10-20

Mrs. George 4. Burt, of P;,rkersburG, W.
Va, the wife Of the president and owner
Of the Wheeling, West Virginia and Ohio
Railroad, VIII be among the wealthy and
fashionable visitors who will spend the
gay season here.
AtCape Ma V during the summer her toilets
Were conspicuous for tEelr. maenificcDcc
and taste; her turnout, with its pair of
splendid English cobs, Was one of the finest
to be- seen on the driVcways. and her
diamonds were superb.
Personally she is distinguished looking
to a stately degree, and possesses the rare
magnetism that enables her to entertain
dozen guests as readily as one. She VIII
arrive at La NormaGdie about November
20, bringing with her u retinue of SER
wants and her handsome team, and VIII en-
tertaIn with her usual lavish hospitality
for ayisit OF at least two months.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Bayard F. Wrenn have is
sued Invitations for a reception, to he teld
at their home, No. lis Second street north
The evening times., 1896-10-20
Gun WADs ARE THE TOKEN
Scheme to Purchase Mary
lands Australian Ballots.
LEADERS KNoWTHE SCHEME

oniy Necessary to Buy a Ballot Clerk
and the Voter Is Not Paid Until
After He Has Deposited His Ticket.
IL Requires Only nIiterates to
Work On.
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Mr. and Mrs. John b. Hopkins. of S
street, are home from a Bohemian jaunt
along the shores and through the mountains
of the northern coast.
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west, Thursday evening next. Mr.. ana
Mrs Wrcun W i'll sail for Europe November /.
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ing serious came until shortly after 6
O'clock, when there were two muffled re-
ports in quick succession. while the jar was
felt nearly 200 feet away