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SUPERB DOUBLE
Daily Passenger Service to Cincinnati
 and Louisville

The Alabama Great Southern Railroad operates two daily passenger trains between Birmingham and Cincinnati and Louisville on quick and convenient schedules.
 No Cincinnati Limited.'' solid vesti- buled train, leaves Birmingham daily a 5:55 a. m.. arrives Louisville 7:35 D. m., Cincln- natl 7:S0 D. m. Through sleeper to Cincin- nati; also cafe dining and observation car, serving all meals la carte, Attalla, Ala, to Cincinnati
 Mo- Queen and Crescent Special" leaves Birmingham daily at 4:15 D. m, ar- rfves Louisville 7:55 a. m, Cincinnati 7:45 a Through sleepers Birmingham to Louisville; also sleeper and free reclining chair car, Chattanooga to Cincinnati.
 The scenic line via Lookout Mountain Detailed information, sleeping car reser- vations, etc, cheerfully furnished upon ap pliea ton to R. M Ellis, Trayehng Passen- ger Agent. 20l9 First Avenue. Phone, 617.
 3-30-tf
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BONDS
Financial

New York, April 2s-The Commercial Advertisers London financial cablegram says
 The markets here were very quiet today and the tone was dull the absence of business. The war loan was at 1ss pre- mium.
 Americans after opening over parity. re- acted There were no features. The bank bought H50O0 gold in bars and f22,eoO in German coin and received f7,0e0 from Aus tralia. The market repaid small loans to the bank. There was an easier tendency in discounts
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Mrs. HinsIow's Soothing Syrup

Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their CHILL DREN WHILE TEETHING. with PER- FECT SUCCESS. It SOOTIIES the CHILD, SOFTENS the GUMS, ALLAYS all PAIN; CURE WIND COLIC, and Is the best rem edy for DIARRHOEA. Sold by druggists in every part of the world. Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup" and take no other kind. Twenty five cents q bottle
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PLANT SYSTEM

Effective February 19, 19A0 Pullman sleep ing car service was inaugurated between Savannah, Ga, and Montgomery Ala on the following schedule: Leave SaFscNah D. m; arrive Montgomery, S:10 m+ leave Montgomery, 7:45 p. m.; arrive SaNan- nah 10:30 a. m.
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Coffee

New York, April 2S.-European buying was @ feature most of the session. The market was finally steady, with prices net to 15 points higher. Total sales, 19,750 bags, including May, $6.60@$67O; July, $6S0; August, $6.S5; September. $6.93; October, $7 @$705 November, S7.05; December $.25@ s7.30. Closing prices were follows: April, s6.65@s6.75; May. s6.65@S6.70; June, s6.70@$6.75; July, $6756$6SO; August, s6.SO@ s6.9O; September. S69OGs695; October, s6.956D S; November, S76$7.O5; December. s7.2O@ SIPS; January, S7.25@S 30; February, $7.300 $.35; March, $735@$740
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour quiet winter patent. $360@3.70; straights. $2,95@34 40; clears, s2 7od3 20; spring special. $3.S0039O; patent, S3.10G345; straights, $2. @3OO; bakers, $262.45; No 8 spring wheat. 64ss@65c; No 2 red. roc; No. corn, 391s@ 399sc; No oats, 241ac; No. white 27aic; No barley, 41644c; No flax seed, $1.1; northwestern. s1.71; prime timothy seed, $2 40; Mess pork, per barrel, s11.6OQ1265; lard, per 100 pounds, $7.15@7. .221a; short ribs sides Qoose) S6soa7.15; dry salted should CTS (boxed), 6A@7c; short clear sides (boxedD, s750d7. 60; whiskey. distillers fln- ished goods, per gallon, $1. .251a; sugars, cut, loaf, $61s granulated, s5.44; No. yellow corn, S95s@3924c; clover contract grade, H.
 On the produce exchange, today, the but ter market was firm; creamery, 13ls@1Sc; dairy, 1214@1514c; cheese firm, 10a12c; eggs firm 10a4c.
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Chicago ,.hnnpa

Chicago, April 2S.-After passing an un- usually dull day. the board of trade mar kets closed at slight declines all around There was little interest taken in trade Wheat closed 1s@A to h@3s; corn, Is; and oats fl lower Provisions closed at de- cline of 1OQ121zc decline.
 The leading futures ranged as follows: Articles lOpened lFIighestl Lowest Closing
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Treasury Statemen6

Washington, April 2S.-Todays statement of the treasury balances in the general fund, exclusive of the $50, 00,000 gold re- serve in the division of redemption, shows: Available cash balance, $147 ,s43631; gold $79,575,SS7.
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MURPHY & co.
 uncorporatedl MORRIS AVE. AND TWENTIETH ST Private Leased Wires Direct to New York,
 New Orleans and Chicago. COTTON, STOCKS 60 GRAIN. NEW YORK oFEIcE-N0. 61 BROADWAY. Offices in principal cities
 throughout the South. Write for our Market Manual and book con- taining instructions for traders. -. PHONE No s42.

CTS, $5 50Q5 6O Sheep: Receipts 30; market steady; native muttons, S450@5.50; lambs, s500a56O; spring lambs, $5.50@7.0O; culls and bucks, $350q4.25; stockers, $S.65.
The age-herald., 1900-04-30

Wanted-To buy a coal mine in operation by a practical op- orator, who is desirous of working in the Birmingham district. Address, with full particulars, Operator" care Age-Herald.
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No. ss, 'washington and Southwestern Limited" solid vestibuled train, Atlanta to Washington; Pullman sleeping car, Bir- mingham to New York; also Pullman H. brary observation car, Atlanta to New York, making close connection at Atlanta with through sleeper per. TOT M.u Tampa. Fla. man sleeping cars, Birmingham to Jack sonville, Fla. via Atlanta; also sleeper At lanta to New York.
 No. s7 carries Pullman sleeping car. Bir- gslngham to Greenville, Miss.
 E. 6. Cannon Thipd Vice-Presfdert and General Manager, Washington. b. C
 !. M. Culp, Trafnc Manager, Washington P 2. Turk e. F.. A wash,ny,or n c
 .. A. Benscoter. A. a. F. X. chattsr pooga, Tenn.
 G n Jackson. T. P. A.. Birmingh gham, Ale.
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New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans, April 29.-Cotton steady; sales, 1,550; ordinary, SAC; good ordinary S7sc; low middling, 3-16c; middling 7-16c good middling 99sc; middlfng fair, 97sc; re- ceipts, 2,S09 stock, 1SS,S76
 Consolidated statement: Receipts, 94S7A exports to France. 2,936; to the continent 2,15S; stock, 43S, ,633.
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LOCAL MARKETS.

Local Cotton Market Good middling, 9hc. Middling, SC. i. Strict low middling, SAC. Low middling, S1sc.
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Tally Stateuaens

Galveston-Quiet: middling, 7-16c; re- ceipts, 355; stock 23 406
 Mobile-Quiet; middling, 5-16c sales, 25O; receipts, 13; stock, 14,246.
 Savannah-Quiet; middling, 3 7-16c sales, IS; receipts 391; stock, 51,116
 Charleston-Quiet; middling, 9Hc bid;- re- ceipts, S2; stock 21,972
 Wilmington-Steady; middling g1hc. re- ceipts, 40 stock, 7262
 Norfolk-Ffrm; middling, SEC; sales, 5G7; receipts, 75S; stock, 1S,S24.
 Baltimore-Nominal; middling, 97sc; stock Boston-Quiet; middling, 9 13-16c net re- ceipts, POI.
 fniladelph1a-Firm; middling, 10 1-16c stock 5,732.
 St. Louis-Steady; middling, 9asc; receipts 1,057 stock, 52,9g3
 Memphis-Steady; middling 9ssc; receipts Ill., sales, 75O; shipments, 939; stock, 49.532
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Murphy & Uompany,s stoc,, Letter

New York, April 2S-Railroad stocks opend, rather heavy on somewhat lower London prices and the break in steel stocks gave dull tone all the morning. Report that Carnegie interests threaten competition to Steel and Wire to folse resignation of MT. Gates. Rally before the close on general rumor that the resigna- ton would take effect May T. and MT Prick would be chairman.
 Sugar was weak; recovered and looked as if it were being put up to strengthen the rest of the market.
 Trading was almost entirely professional
 The market continued dull after the bank statement, which just about fulfilled the general forecast. Railroad stocks were somewhat neglected.
 Commission houses reported no business Steel and Wire held steady at lower fig ures.
 Sugar sagged off at the close. but the fractions held firmly well with moderate buying from fair quarters. M
 Murphy & Company's Cotton Letter By Private Wire to Murphy & Co.
 Nek York April 2S.-The Chronicle today says: Adyices from the south indicate rain has fallen about all sections during the week, and in some instances the Rrseipita- tion has been rather heavy. Farm work has been interferred with in many dis triets although number of our ,eorre- spondents report better progress as being made toward the close of the week. Texas advices are to the effect that farming has been retarded by the rain
 Cotton in Liverpool advanced 1-s2d on spot sales of 1000 bales. Futures advanced 3 points, which was full response to our advance yesterday. This market opened 2
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New Orleans, April 2S-Cotton futures quiet and steady: April 9.S6 bid; May, 9Ss@ 9.S9; June, 9.3SQ9 40; July, 9.S7@9. sS August, 911@912; September S.4061S41; October sos @S.04; November 7.896D7. 90; December, 7S9@ 790; January, 7.916D7 92 s
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Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool, April 2S-d D. m.)-snot cotton moderate; prices 1-32d higher. Middling fair lS-16d; good middling, 15-16d; mid ding, 5Hd; low middling, 5ssd good ordi- nary, 5Ad; ordinary, 1-16d The sales of the day were 1000 bales of which 300 were for speculation and export and included 65eO American. Receipts 5000 bales in ciudlng 4Soo American. Futures op5ned and closed steady at the advance. Ameri- can middling L. M. C.: April, 5.25G5. .26 sel- 1ers; April-May, 5.216I5. .22 sellers: May June, 519@5.20 sellers; Jme-July, 5.17 sel- lers; July-August, 5.14 buyers; August September, 5.05d50 06 buyers; September- October, .4S sellers; October November. A. S6@4.S7 buyers; November-D December, 4a buyers; December-January, 4.29 buyers January February, 4.27 buyers.
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No. solid vestibuled train carries Pull man Sleeping Cars Birmingham to Cincin- natl and from Birmingham to New York wtthout change. Cafe dining car Attalla. Ala. to Radford, Va, and Cafe dining ana Observation car Chattanooga to Cincinnati.
 No. 1 carries Pullman Onion Sleeping Car Tsirrnfnrham to Louisville and Pullman Sleeping Car Chattanooga to Cincinnati al- so free Reclining Chair Car Chattanooga to Cincinnati
 No 1 Solid vestibuled Train has through Pullman Drawing Room Sleepers, Birming- ham to New Orleans and Birmingham ts Shreveport.
 ,, II. culp. Trafr'o Manager wasAinEton.
 Frank 8. Cannon. General Naaassr " z. A Wicksrsnsm. Superintendent Ris- mingham. a
 G. A. Benscoter, A. c. P. A.. ChattAnooka.
 R. M Ellis. T. P. A.. Birmingham. Ala.
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The Iron Market.

Birmingham, April 2S.-The following are he present quotations In iron:
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Dry Goods

New York, April 2S.-In the dry goods market the week closed without change in any direction. Slow demand is reported throughout for both staple and fancy cot ton goods and business is featureless Print cloths continue idle and quotations are nominal. Cotton yearns are inactive and weak in price with second hand real izing at irregular prices
The age-herald., 1900-04-30

 No from Macon. Columbus. Albany. etc. 7:30 D. m.
 No. from Savannah, Macon, Columbus etc., 1:43 D. m.
 Elegant through sleepers between Bir- rnfngham, Columbus. Macon and Savannah on Nos and 4.
 Connection is made at Savannah with the fast freight and luxurious passenger steamships of the Savannah line from and to New York, Boston and the East. Close connection at Macon with the Dixie Flyer for all points in Florida and Cuba. For more detailed information beauti- fully illustrated matter, write or apply to SOLON JACOBS, Commercial Agt. JACK W. JOHNSON,
 Union Ticket Agent,
 Birmingham, Ala. J. c. HALLE. Gen. Pass. Agt., D. H. HINTON, Traffic Manager,
 Savannah Ga.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-07
FOR KINDERG ARTEN WORK.
Class for instruction in Its Ethics
and Practice Formed.

Miss Martha G. Backus, who is in
charge of the Kate Baldwin Kindergar-
ten, addressed twenty-one mothers and
teachers yesterday afternoon at the kim
deTgarten school of Miss Charlton at the
corner of Drayton and Taylor streets.
Those present were organized into a class
that will assemble twice a week, on
Tuesday and Thursday afternoons at 3:45
o'clock, at Miss Charlton's school during
Lent
1t is Miss Backus' purpose to take up
the sa lent fea lures of kindergarten work
for a series of lectures. She will discuss
the psychological foundations of the work,
the discipline that should be maintained
and the songs, stories and myths that
should be introduced. The subjects will
be dealt with by Miss Backus first. in
lecture and illustration by means of the
blackboard. after which general discus
sion will be invited. All VIII then enter
informally into talk about the subject
in hand and it is believed such a meth
Cd will be highly instructive to both the
mothers who purpose introducing the
kindergarten work into their homes and
the teachers who would like to employ it
in their schools.
1t is the desire of Miss Backus TO interest
all she can in the kindergarten work. She
has extended an invitation to any to pay
one visit to the place where she gives her
lectures, and any member of the class may
bring a different visitor to each of the
sessions. She has also consented to have
any who may desire join the class at
any time before the completion of the
twelve lectures.
Miss I3ackus believes the kindergarten
work might be introduced 10 great ad-
vantage in the lowest grades of the pubic
schools. For this reason she extends an
invitation to all the teachers of the first
and sedOnd grades TO attend the lectures
1t is quite probable that many may do
so and that the class Will Increase.
Al yesterdays meeting the science of
the generation of nerve force in children
was considered The need of change of
position in school and change of occupa-
ton al home for the conservation of this
force was explained, and suggestions as
70 the best plans for securing this will
be invited from the class at to-morrow's
meeting.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-07
CHOOSE A PRESIDENT TODAY.
Academy Trustees Building Commit
tee u Comforting Committee.

A meeting of the Board of Trustees of
Chatham Academy was held yeste rday at
l O'Clock in the office Of the acting chair
man, Col. George A. Mercer. The meet
ing had been called for the purpose OF
naming committee to confer with that
from the Board Of Education relative to
the means of financing the plan of the
academy's restoration, some money addi-
tional to that he'd by the trustees being
necessary for the work.
Capt. II. c. Cunningham is chairman of
the committee. and with Mr.. George c.
Freeman and Mr. W. L. Clay, constituted
the committee empowered by the trustees
to secure a plan for the restoration, and
il was the committees desire to learn if
the trus tees wished to continue it as a
committee to confer with that from the
Board of Education which consisted OF
Col j. II. Estiil, Mr.. =. A. Denmark and
Capt. Henry Blum. The trustees agreed
to the continuance Of the committee.
Another meeting of the board will be
he'd to-day at / o'clock, in Col Mercer $
office. One of the trustees viii then be
chosen president The late Col. John
Screven was president Of the board, and
since his death the position has been va
by the other members of the board TO fill
the vacancy among them, but it is not
known who will be chosen as president.
Col J. H. NJ. Ciueh was named in yes
terdays meeting for the vacancy. 1t was
suggested that II would be well TO have a
president and vice president, the latter to
assume the more onerous duties of the
position. This was an arrangement
sought in view of Col. Clinch being away
for several months every year
The gentleman proposing Col. Cinch's
name was thanked by the lat
ter for the honor he wish
ed TO pay him. Col Clhch said however,
that his health was not such as to admit
OF his holding the position. He is the
Oldest member of the board, and the other
members would have been Pleased had he
accepted.
1t is not known who will be chosen.
Two members OF the board were asked,
but they seemed unaware. Both Col.
George a. Mercer and Capt. II. c. Gun
bingham have been mentioned
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-07
HELPED THE HARBOR.
The Improvement Committees Fiji
teenth Year.

The Executive Committee of the Harbor
improvement Committee held a meeting
yesterday. The death of two members of
the committee, Mr.. II. NJ. Conner, chair
man, and Col. John Screven. was an
nounced. Resolutions in respect 10 their
memories were offered and ordered spread
on the minutes.
Mr.. f. d. Bloodworth, secretary and
treasurer made statement as to the con-
dbtion of the finances of the committee.
on motion of Capt. John FGannery. Col.
J. II. Estil was e.ecJSd chairman in place
OF Mr.. Conner, and Gen. w w. Gordon
and MIR George S. Haines were elected 60
FIJI vacancies on the Executive Commit
zee.
The Harbor Improvement Committee
was organized in 1885, for the purpose of
taking such steps as might be deemed best
10 improve the Savannah river and har-
bor and through Is efforts, with the val
liable assistance of The Georgia delegation
in Congress, the appropriations which re-
suited in securing greater depth OF water
were secuted. 1t was under IT'S auspices
that the great convention Of the CONNER
cial cities of the South was held in this
city IN 1855. The organization has been
kept up with view TO possible further
efforts in the line of river and harbor i'm
proVoments- and it is very probable that
there Will be work for it In abe future.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-07

turned here last fall and worked for time
with the bridge gang above the city, and
in December was given a position as pur-
ser on the loretta. He was a young fel-
! low Of slender build. above medium hight,
clean shaver and of neat appearance. He
was well liked by his associates in the
steamboat business, but his unfortunate
propensity for gambling had gotten him
into trouble at least once before He had
an especial fonduess for craps, and on one
occasion. in December, 1898, won over
$1,000 in one night at this game in a we'll
known gambling house in Savannah. This
is known to be a fact as he placed the
money for safekeeping in the safe of one
Of the steamboat offices. Infatuated with
his success he resorted constantly to the
gaming tables at every opportunity, with
the result that in about two months he
had lost all that he had won or the greater
part of it. He stll continued to frequent
the gambling rooms in the hope, doubt
less, of having a similar run Of luck. The
possession of over 800 i'm money. includ-
ing collections he had made for Savannah
merchants at Bluffton, proved too great
a temptation to him, but luck was against
him, md in the effort to retrieve his losses
he lost al the money that had been en-
trusted 10 him. Ii was admitted among
the gambling fraternity last night that
Westcott had lost considerable money at
the gaming tables Sunday night as well
as on former occasions.
The steamboat people are not quite GER
tain in their minds as to The exact manner
IN which Westcott effected his exit from
the boat. They do moi think il likely that
he came out Of the door of his room and
jumped over The rail, as in this case ne
would almost certainly have been seen.
The window OF his room was found open.
and it is believed that he .crawed out Of
the window and dropped Quietly over the
side without attracting" attention. West
colts father was here to visit him about
year ago. ana is said 10 be a resident of
Mobile. His fun name and address are
not known, however. and no effort has
been made 10 inform him of his son 5
disappearance.
The only suspicious fact in connection
with Westcotts disappearance is the
statement by Steward John Hin that
Wostcott was an expert swimmer. The
steward was aware Of this because he
and Westcott had worked together on a
steamboat on the 81. Johns river. As
Potato Island was not far distant he
might have been able TO reach that point
should he have been SO disposed. His
hat was found IN his room however, and
it did not appear that he had taken any
thing with him. The bills of ladng had
been carefully checked up and all the
clerical work for the trip neatly done
Apparently there is no shortage in his ac-
counts with the steamboat company.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-07

Old LamppOsts to BE Replaced by
New Steel Posts.

The Savannah Postoffice has on hand a
supply of 100 new steel poles and new let
ter boxes To match, which VIII be placed
in position soon. The change would have
been made before now. but the supply of
boxes was so late in arriving that the ap-
preparation which was to have been drawn
upon for the purpose had been exhausted.
However, Postmaster Doyle and Assist
ant Postmaster Waring propose to man
age ii somehow, to get the new poles and
boxes out al an early date.
Director Gadsden of the public works de-
partment proposes removing the old iron
lamp posts, which are now used to sup
port the mail boxes, from Bun street at
an early date When this is done the
postof1ice WIFI Immediately place the new
poles and boxes in position Other streets
Will be taken up later, as the lamp posts
are removed. The new posts are plain
and busiuess-like, and not Ornamental
The new boxes differ little in appearance
from the old ones, though there is said 10
be some Improvement The mailboX at
Bryan and Dr1yton streets was recently
smashed up by a brewery wagon. A new
post and box was supplied in front of Huh
e Lathrops bank, at the northeast corner
of Johnson Square.
The box at Bay and Bun streets was re-
Gently removed. Its absence is very APP
preciably felt by the business men. but
they viii appreciate the reason for lis re-
movaL Although a new box il did not
give satisfaction The opening for letters
was SO large that newspapers were fire.
quently stuffed into it, with the result
that the box became damned. When this
happened letters, letters, letters, which
were showed in, remained at the top of the
box, where they could he reached by I'M
scrupulous parties. II is estimated that
about twenty-five letters have been stolen
from the box recently Hence its removal
Ii will be replaced with new box shortly
The new mail posts for Bun street will
not be place directly on that street, but a
little to one side on the cross streets, it
being the desire of Director Gadsden to
remove an distractions possible from that
street.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-07

WILL DE PEA CHEs IN PLENTY.
a Big and Fine Crop Expected This
YenT

Maj. G. NJ. Ryals returned yesterday
morning from an inspection Of his peach
orchards in Worth county. He reports the
condition of the crop there as most IA
Vorable. and indorses what has already
been said on the subject by State En-
tomologist Scott The crop from all n
dicatiOns, will be larger than has been the
case in several years.
Maj. Ryals thinks that the recent cold
spell has done no harm, but, on the CON
trary, much good. to the crop of this
fruit. The maturity of the buds has been
retarded, and even If a very Intensely
cold snap should descend upon the coun-
try now, the crop would suffer no ma
terial harm. Some few Of the buds might
be destroyed but their destruction would
have no material influence upon the vo.
ume of the yield.
Unexpected and Unforeseen emergen-
cies may yet arise and accidents NAV
happen that VIII blight at once the trees
and the hopes Of the growers. Barring
these. the fruit crop viii be- very large
and a very fine one. and probably the
most profitable In years. This Is Mai
kyals opinion resulting from a close
personal inspection.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-07
DEATH OF MRS. SARAH GoEBEL.
Resulted After Long Illness From
Bright's Disease.

Mrs. Sarah A. Goebel died at her home.
No. 25 Perry street, west, at O'Clock this
morning. after an illness of four months
from Brights disease. Mrs Goebel was
the widow of the late Andrew Goebel and
was 81 years old She had been in I'll
health for some time. For the last few
weeks her condition had been serious and
her death came quietly and peacefully
She leaves son, Mr.. George G. Goebel
and a daughter, Mrs. Mary Howard. The
funeral arrangements have not been com
pleted, but the funeral will probably take
place tomorrow afternoon.