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The sun., 1908-04-13
At BRONX Oval.
IoIton states Leaxne.
,icksburg Meridian. !; vlrkSburg, t..
RasehalI Nntes.

NCGIaW expects McGlnnhy 70 Join the Ncv
York Nationals In about week,
II would not ho surprising TO see Fred Tenney
play better ball than ne has done for several sea
sous, and Il goes without saying that that would
he pretty nnc ball
The jersey City team conqueros Of The New
York Americans. WIN play al he Polo Grounds thl
afternoon
Tho atr Mike Grimm had an ungSlnly way o
going after fy ball, but there ncNcr was hcttei
Judge Of one
The dSicst oil the New YORK Americans by Jersey
city Isn't any T"nSu1 for worry The defeats and
victories from to morrow on are what count
. 4, y, Ackerson--Ol May -
The following post Oficc team has hctn organized
" $ Mount catcher, Edward !. Reilly pitcher
Edward Wtlic, shoUS,op. Icln LcouaTt rgh
ntld. Thomas Lund, centre ned Harm Gogglns
lctt held, MAJ Morris, lGs. base; sam Michael
Secund base George Robbins, third base, Chal
l'nges should be addressed 10 II. S Mount, y. !
7 O.
Manager Joe Kelley and his Boston Nationals
are IN town awsillng the opening OF tho pennsnt
season tomorrow. Kc said he would not star
the season rs player. Kind Of soft on the bench
Isn't ~" he was asked, THAT depends on tbt
bench they give vow" was the reply. SOME Of
en- arc hard" Speaking OF several defeats which
big lCagle teams have suffered at the hands nj
minor cagucrS since coming north. Kelley said
the big eagucIs would not tale the chances Ia thc
cool weather that they would otherwise
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BRISK on THE SPEEDW Al,
4 Morning Of High Glass and Numerous
Trials Of stepping,

Speedway sport is once more at It's height.
The sport yesterday morning Was high class
from start to finish and brought together
such stars as John Cornishs Tempus Fugt,
2O7i, f.. J. la Places Kate Nelson. ?l0i.
Louis Berger's John NJ, 2O?A, Joseph Glib
bons's chestnu PAGER Claro Ackley {. Schuy-
ler's brown mare T, h. o.. William Scott :
Kitty Wilkes, 4. B. Gwathmeys 1ivertcn
and Christopher Hackett's sally A. Clsus
Boiling drove his crack pair kingmoua
and A. J. u. an exhibition mile and got al
ovation from the sidewalk brigade.
louis Berger's John W.. 2O?'., Ia a propo.
sition that few oWnpTs care TO tackle and
Mr.. Berger spent most Of the morning pacing
up aud down the drive trying 10 induce
some Of the fast ones 10 try conclusions with
him The sport was drawing TO a close when
John NJ. met and defeated the bay gelding
Red b. He also won a good brush with his
stable companion Jack p. as an opponent.
Jak Axworthy, driven by T. Maguire,
figured conspicuously in the winning list
His first victory was over NigGe PandIt
He won this brush easily and finished two
lengths IN the lead. Mr. Maguire theu sent
his favOrite 10 tackle Andrew CranfoTd's ;
chestnut mare Ada jig, and hero also Jack
AXworthy scored an easy victory. hc came
70 grief however, when he met Claus Boiling s
nAir. A. j. u. and hinRnOnd, ana altbough
the gelding put up a good night he was not
able to reach even terms at any stage OF the
encounter,
Pandt was very much In evidence and
finished irst In some stirring brushes. he
first IN which she was entered was three
cornered one and brought together Grace
Pandit, Jack X, and Fancy Prince, with ]. VI,
I thompson al the reinE.
The three horses finished IN the order
named, with Oracle a good length IN the lend
In her next brust the marc defeated dack
r. single hand and then WIS sent TO tackle
j. ". smiths black gelding Ogden Smith.
Gracie showed her heels 10 the Smith galding
early in the fray and took his measure without
being forced 10 extend herself
Judge BOardmau with harry Ioplit6 AZ
the reins, twice lowered the Colors Ot Ads
Jig. r. {. Reynolds bay mare fsunv q
aud 7. NJ 1hompsons tsncy Prince had
series Of brushes which resulted IN decided
victory for Mr. Thompson and his tavortc.
he flrst ofthe series went 10 Reynolds mare,
but in the next trial Of speed fancy, Prince
In advance OF his opponent, The last setlo
Was a hard struggle all the way but the
mare was a little shy Of speed and had to
be content with second place
Others who were gu the drive were A, y,
Miller, with Del Norris Lad: William Clark
behind Ready Boy, Loo Oettiuger, driving
his bay pair Nashville and Charlie w; MI,
Bruckhemer behind Larabie Rose Charles
RothsChild, with the bay mare Fanny Y
Hugh Riley With Lucy Max Greenbaum,
with Peter n and Busle Call: y. O, .Binzen
behind tho roam gedlug 81, Patrick, and
Mr. Bassetl, with Madam Direct.
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Fran shootlny Under DlficuItIes.

{. NJ. Camp OF the Marine and Field Club
and Charles J. McDermott and II. \. Wander.
veer OF the Crescent. Athletic Club shot q
Marine and ield Club last saturday after
noon. The traps are placed on the high
embankment OF the clubs grounds on Graves.
end Bay, and the uGrssrnen shoot out over
the water 4 hurricane was blowing, and
the shooters had all they could do o stand
against its force They had TO brace them
selvea BY leaning against the wind The
targets did all sorts ot funny stunte. II
WQS an experience that not one ol the shooters
had had before Camp won, beating Wander
yeer by two targets and McDermott Was
third. fie settled for the dinner at the Crescent
Athletic Club house. Another match has
been arranged and CamP has guaranteed
Ftill da'.
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YACHT8IN BERNUDA RACE.
Little Hope to Race Against Lila ana
Chaos.

BosToN. April I2-Six entries we're re-.
ceiyed for the Bermuda race soon after the
Corinthian Yacht Club Of Marbehead FIRST
sent out its circulars giving the conditions.
These we're Fleur de Lys In Class 4, Esper-
ana. 2uhrah and Dervish in Glass B. and
Lila aud Chaos In Class b. Then for a long
time no entries we're received. but now that
spring is approaching It looks as II several
more entries would be received.
The committee has Just been notified by
7. n. Lothrop, Jr., that he wished to enter
his sloop Little Hope in Class D. Little Hope
is a nne, able cruising soop designed and
built By Burgess Packard at Marblehead
in 1905 and already has fine record OF ocean
cruising, as In 1905 and 1907 she went across
the Bay OF Fundy. down the coast OF Nova
Scotia and along the coast OF NeWfound
land. Any one who has been along these
coasts knows what weather Is there, and that
Mr.. lothrop has nothing to fear in the way
OF hard weather in going TO Bermuda. Little
Hope will have "A chance TO show what sloop
can do against the two yawls already en-,
tered. II Mr. Bacon also starts Gamerlane
as he hopes TO dP this class OF itself will create
Last year when the American yaohtsmen
arrived at Bermuda they found that, although
according to the regular rules plotage Tor
foreign vessels was compulsory, the Govern.
ment had passed a special resolve the previous
winter permitting the yachts in the race to
enter Without any pllot at all or TO take any
individual pilot whom they preferred. IL is
understood that The S1ICT aiaSEs Sas passed
a similar resolve for the coming race.
Thomas Fleming Day. the New York MEM
ber Of the Marbehead-B Bermuda race COM
mittee has received word from Commodore
{, 4. Street Of the NaChtsmen's Cub Of Phila-
delphia that that club will enter the schooner
Edith Anna and the soop Marchioness in
the race. Commodore Street has offered a
Gun for which these two yachts will compete,
sailing from New Inlet. \. D.. to Marblehcad,
from which harbor the Face 10 Bermuda will
start The Edith Anna Is owned by 7. Hen
person She was built from designs by DOwes
and is 50 feet over all, A.6 feet on the wat eT
line, $50 feet beam and feet draught. Tho
Marchioness is owned by j. p. Grocer and was
built from Herreshon designs, She Is 81 feet
over all. ~ feet on the water line, IS feet
beam and T.? feet draught.
MIR Day has been busy arranging races Tor
power boats and has Offered several cups for
these races. The conditions 10 govern tho
race from Boston TO Sheburne, Y, y, Under
the auspices Of tho Boston and Shelburne
yacht clubs will be announced newt week,
The Fall River Yacht Club. through Com
modOre 7. H. Gooch. has accepted a cup for
an ocean race, and the race will take place
some time In July. Mri Day also has been
notified that two more power boats are 10
be entered for the race 10 Bermuda and q
third boat will be- entered N completed In
time These boats will not be entered formally
until few days before the time for Closng 3
the entries, In case the owners should have
TO change their plans.
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THE "T" FOR LAWN TENNIS.
Players Defend Yale Insignia Committee
for Awarding u.

4 letter vas printed recently In the Yale
Alumni Weekly In which the writer complained
OF the action OF the insignia committee in
granting the "Y' 10 intercollegiate golf and
lawn tennis champions. The writer's con-
tention was that these are lady like sports
aud that the ~" typifying coursse, endur-
ance, sand and the highest type OF manhood
becomes cheap through giving II for other
than che major sportt, This letter has called
forth several in rejoinder in. indignant tone
One man wrote that he believed qualities
Of endurance aud courage are as much needed
for lawn tennis az they are for the manager
Of the crew or the winner Of the shotput in
the Harvard meet. 4 man who Is naturally
big, strong and fairly fast may In one season
learn enough football 10 win his Y BY being
sent In. the last minute OF a championship
game, but It takes years Of hard practice
often accompanied by dlscOuragement, to
play good enough tennis for the intercollegiate
title. u ia true that girls play tennis and
golf they also play basketball, and yet this
does not make basketball a lsdyllke, molly.
Coddle sport, as anybody who has watched
the games Of tho league can testify. think
I am safe In saying that the step taken by the
insignia committee has met with practically
universal approval throughout Yale. The
only fault IN II II that II was not taken sooner
Howard A. Pummer, who with 5, l.. Russell
won the intercollegiate lawn tennis doubles
IN nd9ol writes in part: i still consider the 4
hut can still respect the ability Of the tnsn
who wins Il, and II he has won II through golf
or tennis shall always maintain that he owes
his victory as much 10 courage, cool headed.
ness, endurance and sand as to skill of hand
and eve ] can even perhaps find In him a
type OF manhood worthy OF high admiration
and heartily rejoice that the extension OF
the privilege as q recognition Of honest en-
deayor for Yale's supremacy In the clean
intefOOll6gia sports of FOh and te1nis has
not eheApened bit ohrioAsd ths ;r'-
The sun., 1908-04-13
BURNS-JOHNSOY MATCH.
May Dc Made To-day-Former Wants $50.
900 Guarantee and IS 900 Side Bet,

Cnless one or the other backs out at the
last moment Jack johnson aud Tommy
Burns vii DO formally matched to-day to
fight for the heavyweight championship OF
the world. Burns,s mana ger Is here with a
proposition that the Canadian boxer will
take johnson on for bout OF forty-hve
can have. $4,000 Of the purse. win lose or
draw and johnson will agree to a eide bet
OF 5000.
Although these terms are anything but
sportsmanlike Sam Fitzpatrick, johnson =
mana ger, sid " lsteTday he would accept
them AMI would sign articles to-day We
are willing 10 1ght this fellow Burns for
nothing" sid Fitzpatrick, because John
son can beat h m and viii then have 4 chance
TO get the coin later on. ! viii moi be slti' 'hcd
that Burns means busincss Until 80" him
actually IN the ring
The sun., 1908-04-13
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.
Arcadia Thistles Heat ChritchIeys, ? TO .,
In Championship Game.

One OF the hest drawing cards Of the season
for followers OF association football was
the game for the championship OF Brooklyn
PLAYED Yesterday between the Arcadia Thistles
and he Chritchleys, The result wac In favor
Of the Arcadia Thistlcs by goals 10 o. the
game being played at the Visitation ball
grounds. w. Chalmers, inside left for the
Thistles. scored for the home team from
pass by W. O'Neill at outside right, about ten
minutes after the start Ten minutes later
II Monteith the centre forward, met the ball
squarely within The goal area as u was
into the net. This ended the scoring
Al Prospect Park, Brooklyn, a finely con-
tested ga me took place between the Astoria
independents and the Brooklyn Hibernans
After tie In the first half At two goals apiece
the game ended in tieat3toS. 7. Turner
left scored the goals for the Astoria Inde.
pendents in the first half and Turner kicked
The third goal from a penalty in the second
half For the HibeTnians, r. O'HHlloran,
inside right A Burnside. centre forward
and J. Skinneder. outside left, tailed three
goals in the order named.
Hfter their opponents had obtained lead
Of one goal Ia the iirst half the team OF tho
Columbia oval Football Club succeeded In
playingth eleven Of the St George United
Club Of Newark TO a stapdstill NJ Williams
bridge Yesterday afternoon, the final score
being goal for each side. 1he, play was fast
throughout and In, The first half tbe, Jersey
az inside left. shot into the Columbia Oval
net giving the lead TO the visitors. The
New Workers started determined 10 neu-
tralize the advantage. Finally j. Hilton
shot the goal that tied the score from inside
right.
The sun., 1908-04-13
Cross-COuntry RunnlnE.

Two members Of the Mott Haven A. {.
ran from New York to Goukers, q distance
OF eighteen miles, yesterday. They we're
H. Sickman aud l. Gersohsnck, and tbe
spin was taken as sort Of warming up catner
Tor the Boston NlaTathln run Ssckman
led at the finish aud his time was reported
10 be | hour S5 minutes. About q dozen
Others indulged In a club handicap, which
was won BY II. Devlin, Following was the
order Of the hTst ten,
The sun., 1908-04-13

Tor Meelick, winner OF tho California, Santa
Anita and Crescent CITY Derbles. Ia high
class colt, while the y. 4 o. stable has two
cracking three-y year.olds In ChRpultepeo and
Angelus. James X. Reenes representatives
Oretna Green and Restigouche, are ready
while r. + Carmans Rheman showed a
speedy trial at Belmont Park several days
ago The Patchogue Stable declared NsalOn
and Charles Edward recently and will de-
pend upon Don Enrique. who Is said TO be
In splendid condition.
J. ". Mccormick won the Carter last year
with Gloriner and has been getting this high
class cripple ready for another coup. II
the track should be muddy Glorlher might
DO able'to turn tho trick again. oxford and
Berkeley have been racing well AZ Bennings
and will go TO the post NJ, Red River. Spooner
and CChort hnve been stepping along at q
lively rate recently and when good they Otu
make the best spHnter' extend themselves.
With pleasant weather on Wednesday II ls
expected that record breaking crowd win
be on hand when the first buRle blows.
Word was received here yest erday from
Paris that J. 4. Widener's crack jumper.
FL Cuchillo, who was sent TO France two
months ago TO be a starter In the biggest
steeplechase run IN that country, died on
saturday, II II reported that the horse
contracted typhoid fever whio crossing the
ocean, The end came az the establishment
Of veterinary at Maisons Laffitte, NJ Gu
chillo won the Empire State Steeplechase at
Gravesend last year, He was fve-year-old
bay horse By Carlsbad-L Orient,
There IL no stake event at Bennings to-
day. but the card is we'll balanced. The
opening event Ia a handicap at slI furlongs
with Coincidence, Workman and Eanno
having chances. In the second event, for
two-year-olds at four and a half iurlongs,
Ragman, Helen Hills and Great Jubilee may
run we'll, In the third event, at mile, Pa
nique. Peter knight and Grace Cameron seem
best. The fourth race ls a steeplschasc for
maiden four-year-olds and upward at about
two miles. with Sir Wooster, Fin MaOCool
and Beldemo perhaps tho best, Platers will
provide the hfth race, at mile, with Call
Boy, kiugsessing and Alloy figuring we'll
In the last race al a mile and furlong Killie-
cranke Banker and d D'Arkle look formidable,
The entries follow:
L
The sun., 1908-04-13
RAND Transit Chess

AZ the Brooalyn Chess Club last Saturday
night Magnus smith. the new champion
transit tourn lment from q field Of twelve
entries. Smith, after defeating aI-chAm-
pion G. Curt In the third round. WIN from
John y. Elwel IN the 1nal, taking 81 prize.
EWell Won the second prize. - II
The sun., 1908-04-13
Union Collese BasebnIl Schedule.

The Union college baseball schedule ls a.
follows.
April H. West Point a. West Point I5, Pratt lnstl.
tute at Schenectady; IS, Rutgers az New Bruins
wick. May :, Colgate al Hamton 7, Hobart A.
Schenectady; 2, Rochester at Rochester; Is. Roch-
ester At Scheneotady ", Hamilton q Clinton, IA,
Hobart Gt Geneva, -, ~ Y. U. At ScheneetAd q,
Edison Club az Schenectady; 81 hiddlebuTy At
Ssssnse e.sd % hs@li.Cs q q Sehsn sossey June .,
The sun., 1908-04-13

Two base hts Lumley, Burch HummeI, Buns.
Three base hits-Lumlay Butler Home run.
Hummel First base on trror--BroOklyu, Len on
bases Broo,lyn !. Redmond, 5. stolen bases --
end Parker Struck out--By Holmes s: by Finlay.
son by Brown q hy Bronson, T. First base On
m h nr6sp nG6m 81 oq nIo5son 8ToSn
Wild pitchts-Finlay SON. |. bronson l. Umpire p
Lendon. Tlue-l hour and ~ minutes, Attendance
-sV1J
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Toialsu.i TII

LNO DdNt MIS- Mullen. tngN, = Nonroy, 7 ndet,
Sweeney, SlcrluCe hits-Mo -arty ,keeler Swcenci
Hoeg. Stolen bases Mullen, Niles, Conroy, StGhl
Fir base on ballS-On ldll, /; on llogg 5; OF
Miller, T. Struck out ..lH Irill, g. by Hogg, 0; h{
Miller, T. Hi by pltcher-By Hogg 2. Wild pitch
Hogs. Passed ball sweeney. First base on
errors New York, =. Left on bases New arr, y
New YORK H. Umpire -NcIaguc Tine. hours
aud 70 minutes. Attendance 600
The sun., 1908-04-13
HOGG BlEFLES NEWARKS.
ClOuts In ninth Inning Win Game { or New
York Americans,

The Newark Eastern Leagucrs gave clark
GHllths men a scare in the game At Newark
yesterday up 10 the ninth inning, when doubles
10y Chase aud Sweeney With q nun by kHtch-
to the illness pf First Rqs"ulun Sharpe MOrartN
was loaned TO The jcrseymeu Tor the game.
HOgc was very effective for The New lorks
and The bis leagucrs flCldCd perfectly. The
score.
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BrooAi,ns Drub the RIchmond Team.

RICHMOND. Ind. April i?--The Brooklyn
teanSended its Southern tour to-day. defeat
Ing Richmond Stog The Frooklyns we're IN a
fair way 10 add another shutOutto their record,
Holmes holding Richmond to two hits and
10 runs for eight innings Fiuayson. who
pitched the last innlng., walked two men, a
safe hit following scoring the home teams
only runs. The score:
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Other baseball t.anIes No,terda, .
Al BRIGHTON oval.

u. ". y
CVJsn Glanis.....O q y q O--i 3
uau"rlcs--Glrsrd end Lee Ship sud Lavcle,
~ CINCINNATI.
Cincinnati. .. ... - q 0 0-i 3
DPtIOit. ...... .....| u u 50 n q
Batteries Coakiey and Mclean; hlllnn, Maloy
and Schmidt
At BROEX OVAL.
n, ". y,
Murray His, II 8 o 3--l2 10 >
Bronx s. C......... . o q q "a 7
Baurries-pougbtery and O'Nclll; Wallace and
CoucL
At ST. LOUIS.
R.HI
S. Louis "a. LN...O o. . % ~ I
ST. Louis IS. LIZ 0 u u q q 90 . \
Bai'cd"4-H Howell and Spencer kargCr and
MlEhall
The sun., 1908-04-13
BICYCLES.
BmllnEsIey soccer Captain al Columbia.

Bllllngsley Soccer Captain NJ Columbia.
Paul Dhhngeley. o.. has been elected cap-
tain Of the Columbi soccer team for tho ses-
son Of ie-lsOo J. 4. toskamp, 10 s. was
elected vice-captaln and c. 4, Dwyer. .OS.
president OF the association. BillinRsey bas
played on the forward line OF the ColUnibie
team for the last three seasons aud learned
The rudlmGuts of the game 10 Lngland.
The sun., 1908-04-13

" pr. Gardner viii not start because OF
,n.','', The experts hold 20 the opinion
iva, ''"N Akin. fresh from not able triumphs
Ne' Orleans, viii be hard 10 beat This
'l''. 10 has beVn winning with all kinds
W burdens. Il N and Is one Of the greatest
spntleIs in America. That he win meet
we dsntsrouS factors there is'nO doubt,
The sun., 1908-04-13

Baseball, POIO Grounds, To-day 3iSO p. ~
g ibnts ys. Jersey City. Adm. boo.-Ads.
The sun., 1908-04-13

Baseball. WashlnEton Park. To-msrOW.'
81. BTasIIIn v Ssslsss.- -ASs
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bsse Of i32 inches, which permits a capeci y
Of four stretch1rs. besldsH accommodations
Tor several surgeons and SPACE Tor, carrying
4 considerable amount AZ medical supplies,
The sun., 1908-04-13

The members Of the Nillamsport Auto
mobile Club have decided 10 bold bill climb
ing contest in the near future The Valla-
mont hill near Willamsport II considered to
be one Of the best grades IN Pennsylvania
for such an event. aud large number Of the
club members have offered to enter their
ears In the events The competing cars will
be divided into classes, arranged according
to either price or horsepower.
The sun., 1908-04-13

The various departments Of the Federal
Government are slowly but surely adopting
automobiles for different kinds OF service,
and the Navy Department recently pur-
OF the cars ia TO be used at the Naval Hos
pital at Philadelphia and the other at the
Tuberculosis Hospital at Los Ahlmas, oQl.
The new ambulances are similar 70 thoAs
which the War Department has bought from
The sun., 1908-04-13

Motorists who have driven from Newark
10 Asbury Park recently declare that the
roads between the two New Jersey cities are
IN fairly good COndit on, chCept d stretch
near Mlddletown, where repairs are being
made on Il section about a quarter Of mile
long,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-06
sTEVENSON-OLIvER HemutifuI Wedding Ceremony at Dade-
 vAIle

Dadeyille. June 5S-(Special. )-Last evening at the elegant home of Mir. and Mrs. J. P. Oliver in this place oc- cured the marriage of their daughter. Miss Alma oliver. to Mir. Leon M. Stew enson.
 The marriage. while a quiet home one, witnessed by only a small number of relatives and friends. was one of the most beautiful and impress sive ever seen in Dadeville.
 The music was excellently rendered by Miss Mary Brewer. to the strains of which the bridal couple marched Into the spacious parlor, which had been tastefully decorated for the occasions
 Rev. Henry M. Stevenson. brother of the bridegroom. In the solemn and im- pressIve ritual of the Meth odist Church spoke the words which united them for life.
 Numerous and hearty were the con- gratulations showered upon the happy couple.
 Mir. Stevenson was at one time prin- cIpal of the DadeviIle school. and Is one of the best known educators of the State. He is popular wherever known.
 The bride Is one of the most charm ing. accomplished and beautiful wo- men in Alabama. and numbers her friends by her acquaintances.
 On the day following their marriage they left for a visit to relatives in Roanoke.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-06
"7he Goaf'' PeddLed Hams; Now
 They Say He IS a Car Robber

Ed Daley negro, who lives near Pickett Springs, is the Goat" This is really the name by which Ed has elect ed to be known, and in the light of recent events one might suppose that he was endowed with certain pre- science. Ed was arrested yesterday morning by Special Officers Payne and Avant, charged with stealing number less hams and sundry other articles from freight cars of the Seaboard Air Line.
 For somo time the police have been hearing of negro. calling himself Coat" who sold hams at ridiculously low prices to numerous people near Montgomery. Suspicion was excited by the circumstances, as peddiing hams is somewhat of an unusual Occupation at any time and especially during the present season.
 Accordingly. Oficers Payne and Avant located the negro, and yester- day morning raided his house, near Pickett Springs. Four hams and three