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was a gaping bullet wound in his head,
and Il revolver lying by his side showed
that death had been by his own hand.
Mrs. Kittinger as a French Canadian,
wife of an American, and the Baron had
been for sometime a great admirer of
her. She is a great beauty and had
hosts of admirers. This fact is said to
be the cause OF the Baron's jealousy.
Seeing her with another man, Baron
Pasetti became enraged and flew into an
intense passion. lie went to Mrs. Kit
finger and demanded an explanation and
being refused admittance it is supposed
that he killed himself in his jealous rage.
The woman has been known here as a
widow.
The sun., 1897-12-03
MOTHER MK[NLEY STRICKEN
The Presidents Aged Parent At
tackled by Paralysis Which
May Prove Fatal.

CANTON, Ohio, Dec. Mrs. Nancy
Allison Mckinley, mother of the Presi-
dent, was stricken with paralysis this
morning, and it is feared that her death
is only question of short time. The
paralysis at present is of but a mild
form, but owing to her extreme age
nearly 50 years-Dr. Phillips, the at
tending physician, can give but little
hope to the family. Mr.. Abner Nc
Kinley, of New York, has been visiting
her for few days, and when his mother
was stricken this morning he immedi-
ately communicated with the President
by telephone. The latter asked if he
had best start at once, to which Mr..
Abncr Mckinley replied he had best
wait a further report from the physician
The President left Washington At 1.2O
o'clock as the physician advised him to
start at once as his mother was sinking
rappliy,
The sun., 1897-12-03
TaIlryyjilp Rioters Punished.

Constable !lurock went to Tallcyvil,c
yesterday with warrants for twelve of
the men who started the riot Tuesday
night ut the TaIlcyvillc Lyceum. All
but two of the rioters had left for parts
unknown and the constable could not
find them.
Chandler Hand and William T'at
were brought to this city and held up
before Magistrate Pritchett last night.
On the testimony of several eye witnesses
the magistrate fined Hand SO and costs
for assault and battery and So and costs
for disturbing the peace, the whole
amounting to 1886. Feat was given
the same and paid it Immediately. Hand
was remanded to Jail for non-payment.
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THEY WALKED OUT.
The Men Who Quit Work at the Ford
Morocco COmpany's Works Will
Not Be Reinstated.

About thirty workmen out of the force
of over 700 men employed at the Ford
Morocco Company's works, walked out
on Wednesday at noon without assign
ing any reason for their action.
Yesterday morning they congregatcd
around the works and as this savored of
intimidation to the other employees, Mr..
Ford notified the police:to send detail
to disperse them, which was done.
The men who quit work were GLACIERS
and their quitting did not affect the other
employees. The company expects no fur
ther trouble. The men came back yes
terday with the confident expectation of
being reinstated, but were disappointed,
as the company does not care to have a
discontented element in their factory,
particularly men who give no reason for
their actions.
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Election of Officers.

The annual meeting for the election OF
officers in Wilmington Lodge, No. l, A.
0. L. W., was held last evening.
Preceding the election of officers, forty
seven new members were elected, making
now a total membership of eleven hun
dred and twenty-cight.
The following officers were elected for
the coming year Past Master Workman,
Il. +. Kane; Master Workman, J. f.
Marcus; Foreman, Charles Whann ;
Overse+r, c. NJ Banks; Guide, II. V.
Pyle Recorder, J. NJ. Nurch Financicr,
G. +. Woods; receiver, Joseph X.
Adams; inside watchman, James Knott;
outside watchman, J. NJ. Timer; trustee,
J. NJ. Cook; representatives to the
Grand Lodge, JOS. X. Adams, NJ. r..
Danncnbcrg, a. b. Jones, c. NJ. Murch,
+. p. I.ackey, |. NJ. Cook, ". G. Field,
n. L. Henderson, j. II. Spcakman, T. $.
Taylor T.. +. Kane; medical examiner,
the same being reelected; librarian, W.
G. Field.
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BOXING STRIKES A FROST.
Fakirs Back a Yellow Game and
Lose.
HONEST MANAGEMENT NEEDED
Midget Glynn Tries to Do the Right
Thing in Very Bad Com
pany---"A Rank Fiz-

The fights last night at Pyles Cycling
Academy were total failures. There was
not enough money in the place to pay
the rent, and the spectators were lucky
to see Midget Glynn and Jack Ward
fight at all.
Before this go there were two prelimi-
nary contests of four rounds each.
The first was between two negroes Of
Chester named Jackson and Phillips.
This was sparring contest pure and
simple for it could not be called fight.
1t was very rotten.
There was not a blow struck that
would have broken an egg.
The second contest was between Mike
Corcoran, of this city and Jack Dough-
erty, of Chester.
Corcoran amused the audience very
much by his comcal antics and it looked
and it looked as if he had hit hard cider
jug pretty hard. This contest was no
better than the first.
The last fight was the ten round con-
test between Glynn and Ward. This was
very good considering that they were
fighting for purse Of about A.5l, which
they had collected by searching the
crowd.
Throughout the bout it was plain to
the spectators that Glynn had cinch
and he being a good natured fellow he
let Ward down easy. Wards howed
himself to be very cleaver dodgcr
but he could not hit Glynn..
When he did manage to land he
did 50 very light. He had no steam be-
hind his blows. Referee Fitsimmons
declpred all the bouts draws. The sports
of this city have been fooled 50 often
that is is pretty hard to get a paying
house.
So long as this game is promoted by
good thing" people, dead beats, quit
ters and out and out chumpS, just SO
long will the good people of the town
stay away from their entertainments.
When the management of a show is
rotten it is fair to suppose that the show,
itself will be of the same sort.
Ifa decent man who knows the game
would take hand in the direction of
these bouts, there would be no trouble
about paying the purses and defraylng
the legitimate expenses Of the business.
Boxing as a money winning sport can
only prosper when conducted by honest
sports along decent lines. Pimps and
thirds ratcrs can never hope to attract
decent crowd to any game they pro-
mote
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Beating Foreign Yivals.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dee. 2.-Thc \. &
p. p Roberts Company, which owns
and operates the pcncoyd Iron Works,
Of this city, has received II cablegram
from Utrecht stating that its bid Of Si7l,-
600 is the lowest in the competition for
the contract for the material and cree
ton OF an extensive iron bridge over the
River Ysscl, near Westcrvoort, the Meth
crlands.
The bridge is to be built for the govern.
mcnt of Holland, and the Pencoyd COM
pany had as competitors several OF the
leading iron manufacturers and bridge
builders of England and Belgium. The
Pencoyd company has not yet been ad-
vised whether the bid has been accepted.
The sun., 1897-12-03
CiIy Edition
Routine Court Proceedings.

The Kane will contest was yesterday
again continued all day. The witnesses
called in the morning gave testimony as
to the condition of Kane's mind and the
value of his property. They were Mrs.
Margaret Holland, Patrick Neary, Ed
ward l. Holland, Officer Floyd, Alfred
T. Wingate, Annie Burton and the two
grandsons. - ..
Two witnesses, Samuel Chambers and
Mrs. Donnelly were called but were not
present. Mr.. Lyman who represents
the will, then opened for the defense.
He said he would show that Mr.. Kane
worked for the p, W. J. B. Railroad Co.,
for 3S years; that he rose from laborer to
boss OF lot a men on bridge work, that
at the time he made the will he was in
his right mind and had full capacity to
make will. -------------.-,,,---->---
James L. Smith, master carpenter on
the railroad, was called to the stand and
testified that he had known Kane since
1856 and in that time had never seen
him intoxicated and found him fully
competent and capable to attend salts
factorily to all work assigned him. He
had charge Of one bridge that was con-
structed at cost Of $25O,0O near Balti-
more. Other witnesses called in the
afternoon were Levi Ruth, Frank Car
Isle, train master Maryland division,
Alexander Greaves, Harry +. King,
foreman Of gang Of bridge carpenters,
and S. A. Guyer. The evidence was
limited to five years before 1892, the time
Of making his will.
All OF the evidence of yesterday after
noon was of a similar nature, saying that
they never saw Kane drunk, and that he
at all times was capable of attending to
his duties. The case was then continued
until this morning at 10 o'clock.
In the divorce case of Box VS.. Box, tie
commissioner return was opened AMI
was found to favor divorce.
The case OF Patrick Kennedy vs.. Will
mington City Electric Company, contln'
ucd until last of term.
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Ten Drowned in Il Life Boat.

LONDON, Dec. "a furious gale is rag
ing along the British coasts and many
lives have been lost.
The volunteer lifeboat of Margatc was
capsized this morning off Nayland Rock
and ten of the crew were drowned. -Four
others were rescued.
Heavy hail. snow and rain storms ac~
companicd the gales and the Dover and
Calais Channel service is temporarily slls-
pended, while several vessels are reported
to have been wrecked on the trcachcrons
Goodwin Sands.
The number OF wrecks on the Norfolk
coast and the fury OF the storm on the
Kentish scabeard are uneXamp!cd. Life
Doats have been sent out from all the
stations.
The Margatc lifc-boat, when the acci-
dent occurred, was on her way to rescue
the crew of large vessel, supposed to be
the Persian Empire.
The lifeboat was about two miles off
when she was overturned.
Heavy SHOWS have fallen in several
parts of France.
The Margate lifeboat is famous in the
annals of British lfc-saving, and many
scores of lives have been saved by the
brave men who man that and the Var
mouth lifeboat
They have plenty Of work in winter,
for the coast there is noted for its gales
and the treachcrous Goodwin Sands have
swallowed many good ship.
The sun., 1897-12-03
HENRY GEORGE MARRIED.
Recent Candidates for Mayor Wcds
Miss Marie Hitch. OF Chicago,

Chicago, Dec. 2.-lIrnry George, who
was Il candidate iur Mayor Of Greater
New York, after the death Of his father,
was married today to Miss Marie Hitch,
ut the home OF her iAlhcr Captain Eben-
cz,r V. Hitch, in this city. The ccrc-
mony was performed by the Rev. John
Rusk. Owing to the recent death OF Mr..
Georges father, the wedding was simple.
Mr. and Mrs. George will liyc in New
York.
Captain Hitch came here from New
Orleans with his family five years ago.
Mr. George and Miss Hitch first met
each other at the Worlds Fair.
The wedding took place at II o'clock
and the pair left soon aftcrward for New
York.
The sun., 1897-12-03
MAGNETIC KISSING TUNNEL.
West Virginia Has Rival OF the
Blarney Stone.

PARKERsBuRd, W. Va, Dec. 1.-Mc-
Dowell county is the proud possessor OF
a magnetic and kissing tunnel which
may yet become more famed than the
blarncy stone Of the Emerald Isle. This
modern wonder is a tunnel on the Nor
folk 4 Western Railway, between Roder-
field and Hallsville'
1t is cut through solid rock, which is
highly charged with magnetism and it
is told az an actual fact that love-sick
lads and lasses, old bachelors and old
maids and married folks who have be-
come estranged when passing through
this tunnel, find that they cannot re-
sst the peculiar magnetic influence and
repeatedly participate in osculatory ex-
arpi Sn
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A BULLET THROUGH HIS HEAD
Mrs. Kittinger Incites Insane
Jealousy Of a Baron.
DEAD ON HER DOOR STEP.
The Woman In the Case Is the wife
of Il WeIl-knOwn Local
Character.
The Baron and The Lady.

VIENNA, Dec. 2.-Baron Pasetti,
who shot himself yesterday out
side the residence of Mrs. Kittin-
ger. The wife of an American and
a reputed widow, was only
twenty-five years of age. He
was a law student at the
Vienna University, and a nephew
of the Austrian Ambassador to
Rome. There have been frequent
scenes of jealousy between the
young baron and Mrs. kittinger'
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ChOynski.--Gr Match OF.

San FRANcIsco Dec. 2.-The fight be-
tween Joe Choynski and Alex Greggairs
scheduled to take place in New Orleans,
has been declared of. Joe refuses to
meet Greggains for purse of one thous-
and dollars.
The sun., 1897-12-03
"MjsSinS Letter" Contests,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-The Post Office
Department is taking firm stand
against the so-callcd 'missing letter.
and the "missing word' contests which
are being conducted by Il number of pub
fishers to increase the subscriptions to
their papers. The lottery law directs
that the Postmaster-Genenl, upon evil
dencc satisfactory to himself, that con-
Germ or person is operating through the
mails lottery or scheme offering prizes
dependent upon lot or chance, to pro-
hibit the delivery Of all mail matter to it.
All newspapers and periodicals contain
ing advertisements Of this character are
forbidden transmission in the mails.
The law, it is now announced at the Post
Office Department, will be applied to all
schemes which are violations of it if they
are continued in operation or advertise
ments of them are published.
Missing letter contests are held to be
such violations, because many correct
answers can be given, but only one list is
deemed the Correct list" Such schemes
are held to be especially obnoxious, ow-
ing to the skilful wording Of the adver-
tisemcnts, which make the chance for
obtaining prize more remote than in
the dcfunct louisiana Lottery.
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There was Il tea meeting and lecture on
Wyoming Valley last night by Enos
l.. Doan, at the Friends Meeting House,
at Ninth and Tatnall.. streets.
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A Delightful Entertainment.

The Wilmington Council No. l, o. T..
A. NJ, gave a musical and literary en-
tertainmcnt last night at Odd Fellows
Hall, Third and King streets. The fol-
lowing program was rendered:
Recitation Howard Simmons
Comic Song John Doughctv
Select Reading Mrs, Sarah Simmons
Solo Miss Smith
Selection, mouth organ and organ
w. O. Parsons.
Recitation Miss Eta Reed
Solo Miss Maude Moody
Recitation Clarence Simmons
Soprano Solo Miss Fieldhonse
Hypnotic Exhibition Prof. W. 1.
Newell.
Comic Song Mr.. Edwards
Recitation -. MISS wen
Comic Song Charles Edwards
Indian Club Song, Three Little Girls
Misses +. Reeves, Ella and Anna Holt
Comic Song John Dongherty
Violin and Organ Selection. Me'srs.
Bitner and Brobst.
Solo Master c. Simmons
Mouth Organ and Organ Selection. ".
o. Parsons.
Mr.. Bitncr, who it will be noticed was
IN five nrogram for several selections, is
the leader of the Bitner Orchestra.
After the entertainment refreshments
The sun., 1897-12-03

Joseph i. Martin, Lcwcs Captain
Heather, FELTON,, and b. T. Collins, of
Milford, registered at the Merritt House
Yesterday.
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Friends Tea Meeting.

A tea meeting was held at Friends
Meeting House, Ninth and Tatnal streets,
yesterday afternoon at $50 p. n., fol-
lowed by a lecture on "Expcricnces in
Jackson's Hole in Wyoming Mr.. F..
L. Doan, of Friends School, who de-
livered the lecture, spent September and
October Of this year in that region. He
said in part: That it was a hundred and
twenty-five miles from the nearest rail
way station and was only reached by
difficult passagcways. lIr proclaimed it
to be the best hunting ground in the
United States.
The animals found in that region are
clks, antelopcs. deer, moose, three
species Of bears and many small iur
barring animals. The people are cut
off from all communication for five
months during the year by the terrible
snow storms. They live mostly by
hunting and partly by raising.
There was Il large audience present
which were at all times deeply i'll
tcrcStcd.
The sun., 1897-12-03
No Engineers Over 80 Years OF Az,

PLNINFIELD. Dee. According to IN
order just announced by the Central
Railroad of New Jersey, all engineers on
the road who are over 80 years of age will
be relieved of their jobs after January l..
The reason advanced by the railroad Of
ficials is that the risk is too great to con-
tinue men who have passed that age ut
the important post OF engineer. Such
engineers will be employed in other cap
acitics by the road.
Job Printing. Give us y trial.
The sun., 1897-12-03
Did Not A,tcuI t Murder.

The police department was yesterday
notified that the alleged attempted
murder Of wife and children by Salvage
Bildcrbaclz, Il charcoal burner, Of near
Milford, was Il fake pure and simple,
and that no truth whatever should be
attached to the story,
1t was alleged that Bildcrhack who
had lately removed from New Jersey to
Delaware, went into his cabin last
Monday evening and under prtcxt Of
demonstrating 10 his family that he had
learned how to use the Cuban machctc,
took corn knife and proceeded to at
tack his wife and children, cutting them
terribly. The story stated further that
Il posse OF men were hunting for Bilder-
back.
The sun., 1897-12-03
For Coadjutor Bishop in Arkansas.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, Dec. "A special
session Of the diocesan convention of the
Episcopal Church, OF Arkansas, has just
been held for the purpose of clccting a
coadjutor bishop for the diocese, to assist
Bishop Pierce, who is growing feeble, on
account Of his advanccda age. The names
mentioned in connection with the assist
ant bishopric were the Rev. John Class,
Of this city ArchdeacQn William Mont
goncry Brown, OF Cleveland, o., and the
Rev. James Davis, Of st. Louis. Ihc con-
vcnti III nominated Mr. Brown.
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Job Printing. Give us y trial.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-08-18
REMOVAL NOTICE.

The LOUISIANA DEMOCRAT
moved last Thursday from its old
location on Second street, where's
i had been issued for more than
fifteen years, to the building on
Washington street, opposite the
Court hou$r, formerly occupied by
the D0iy Times. The removal
was .rrniirrrd necessary by the
sale Of the property, upon which
We only hai IN annual lease. TO
the NrsIrS. George & Chas. Rob.
crts, who will Immediately erect
thereon Il hr!ck store and engage
j., the hardware and mill supply
business. We trust that this
notice ls sufficient to apprise our
patrons ut tn" change and that
they will continue, ~ heretofore,
TO seek the familiar sign Of the
LOUISIANA DEMOCRAT.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-08-18
Real Estate Transfers.

The following Real Estate Trans.
fers have been recorded by the
Clerk of the Court since our last
report:
Demsey J. Willis to Mrs. Han
nah a. Dyer, the S. w. / of s. &.
] and +. ] rs. w. / of Sec. 81, I.
! n, r. 9 W., containing 100
acres of land. Price 500.
A. Albert to A. II. Briughurst,
lots l and ., of square s, on Elliott
street, in the town of West Alex
andria, with all the buildings and
improvements thereon. Price 1910.
Severan Rougeou to Adelaide
Bennett, wife of Jasper NJ. Bon
nett, an undivided half of the n. !
Of N. w. i of Sec. s, and an undl.
vided half of N. w. /, Sec. 0, L. 9
N, II 5 w. and being the quantity
of GO acres, with all the buildings
and improvements thereon. Price
$50.
Alfred G. Parilam to Welcome
N. Penny, 80 acres of land Oh Bay
on amoufie, bounded North by
Mcknight, east by land of Mrs
A. Il. Smith. Price $50.
j. Nelson Ball to L. +. Rogers
lot ), of square 81, i'll Clapp Add
ton to The City OF Alexandria
with all the buildings aud i'm
proycmen,s thereon. Price $500
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-----------------
NEUROLOGICAL.

RoGERs.-Nrs. Clara A. Rogers
aged 10 years, widow Of the late
David NJ. Rogers, died at her resi-
deHce in this city at l1:45 o'clock,
Friday morning, Aug. 18th 1897,
after a lingering illness. The de.
ceased was born in Alexandria on
Aug. 9Th 1878, and had resided
here all her life. She leaves five
children, four sons aud one danght.
er, all residents of this parish. She
was Il most estimable lady, and
her death will be greatly deplore1
by the entire community.
Her remains were inferred at 1C
o'clock the next day in Mount OH
vet Cemetery, in Pineville.
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st. Francs, Xavier; Commercial
College.

The attention Of parents is di-
rccted to the advertisement OF st.
Francis Xavicr's Commercial Col
lege, which appears elsewhere in
this issue. This institution, loca-
ted in this city, under the super
vision of the Brothers Of the Sac
red Heart, was established only
about three years ago, but is ra-
pidly taking high rank among the
best institutions Of learning in the
Sonth. 1t is The Object Of those i'll
charge to impart to the student a
thorough business education in as
short IL time rs possible, so that its
alumni will be prepared to enter
upon the grand battle OF life fully
capable Of succeeding. 1t is wor
thy of confidence and should be
literally patronized by the people
Of Alexandria and Rapides Parish
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OF the Alexandria Bar.

The members of the Alexandria
Bar met at the court house last
Thursday to elect delegates to the
convention OF attorneys to meet
here on the LIST of September.
The meeting was called to order
by Mr.. Jno. q. Ryan, President Of
the Alexandria Bar Association,
who stated that a motion was in
order to elect a chairman and sec.
rotary.
On motion of Mr.. James An
drews. Mr.. Ryan WAS elected chair
man and Mr.. w. w. Wilmington,
secretary.
MIR. Ryan then stated the object
OF the meeting aud Oh MOTION Oh
Mr.. HakenyOs the following nam
ed members of the Bar were elect.
ed to represent the Alexandria
Bar at the convention: Judge L.
&. Hunter, Judge w. L. Back
man, Judge JAS. Andrews, john
G. Ryan, j. G. White, J. K. Thorn
tor; l.. j. Hakenyos; Ii. Ii. White,
II. }. Bowman, w. w. Whiting
ton, Ii. Il. Daiyre, J. F. Aliail, l..
L. Hooe, q. N. .. Watts, NJ. Z.
Moseley, }. G. Blackman, RoJ't. p.
Hunter.
On motion Of Mr.. w. w. Whit.
tinstrn, the chairman was request
I'd to appoint a committee on al
ranyements and w. w. Whiting
ton, II. II. White, and James All.
drews were appointed.
Messrs. j. G.. Blackman, Allen
L. Hunter and Win. French, were
appointed Il committee on decora
tons, with tue authorization to
select as many Of the ladies OF the
town and country as they could to
assist.
On motion, Mr.. J. G. Blackman
was elected to deliver an address
of welcome in behalf Of the Alex
andria Bar, at II o'clock Oh the
first day 0! the meeting.
There being no further business
the meeting on motion adjourned.
JNO. z. RYAN,
Chairman.
W. w. WHITTlNGTON,
Secretary.
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SALE UNDER ExECUTION.-De
putty Sheriff VIM. French sold at
public auction last Saturday, pur-
suant to a writ of seizure and sale
1913 5O.10O acres of land, with i'm
provements thereon, situated on
Red river, two miles below Alex
andlia and known as the Bring
hurst property. The property was
adjudicated to Assessor Otis Col
Inns for the sum of $4,000 cash. 1t
was purchased about two years
ago by Mrs. 9. d. Carnahan from
Mrs. II. w. BriDghurst and hus
band. She made a cash payment
at the time of the sale, but bein5
unable to meet the credit portion
of the purchase price (sl24S) exec.
utory proceedings were instituted
with the above result.
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NiitfsiiGU.

PITTMAN-DUNN. - Mr.. Alfred
L pitt.nan aud Miss Lizzie s..
Dunn We're united in marriage by
Justice j. Nj. Moore, at the resi-.
dence of the brides parents, Mr..
aid Mrs. s. j. Dunn, on Bayou
Lamourie, Rapides Parish, La, Oh
Tuesday evening, August 10Th,
1897. Tho groom is Il son of Mr..
B. Il. pittman, of Poland, and re-
sides iu the Welchton neighbor-
hood.
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RECEIVED Their GUNS. Tile
Barrett Light Guards, militia
company recently organized III this
city, have received their guns from
the State, springfield ritles,)
which have been stored in their
armory i'll tie City Hail. 1t is
now in order for the "toys" to
drill with their gnS and become
proficient in the manual of arms,
SO that they will be prepared to
participate in the next annual en-
campmcut and carry off the homo: $.