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Geological Survey of Pennsylvania.
PROGRESS OF THE WORK FOR 1875,
Ibstraet of the State Geologist's Report,
The board of commissioners of the State
geological survey held their quarterly
meeting at Harrisburg on the sth of Au
gust. The following abstract of Prof. Les
ley's report of progress will be interesting
to the public :
Fiela work was resumed on the Ist of
May, and there have been no interruptions
of it, the following parties being at work
io their respective districts : Mr. Prime,
with Mr. Clark and Mr. Kent. in Lehigh
county, and with Mr. Chance at the water
Gap; Mr. Frazer, with Mr. Lehman and
Mr. Edwards, in Adams county; Mr. De
wees, with Mr. Billin and Mr. Ashburner,
on the Juniata; Mr. Platt, with 31r. San•
ders and Mr. Fagan, in Morrison's Cove,
and with Mr. W. G. Platt, in Cambria
county, and with Mr. Young along the
Youghiogheny river ; Mr. Carll, with Mr.
Hatch and Mr. Hale, in the Oil Region;
Mr. Stevenson, with Mr. White, in Greene
county; Mr. Sherwood in Tioga county;
Mr. Allen detailed to special duty for lev
els ; Mr. C. E. Hall, as paleontologist,
makes necessary journeys to the different
districts, and studies the collections of fos
sils sent in to be reported on. Mr. M'-
Creath, assisted by Mr. Ford, analyzes
ores, coals, limestones and clays, in the
labratory at Harrisburg. Dr. Genth is
investigating the primary and volcanic
rocks and minerals in the labratory of the
university at Philadelphia. Mr. E. B.
Harden and 0. W. Harden are draughts
men in Philadelphia preparing the reports
for press so far as relates to illustrations.
Mr. Lesley has been fully occupied in pub
lishing the reports of progress of 1874, of
which Mr. Wrigley's and Dr. Genth's
have been published. Mr. Carll's and Mr.
Prime's are just printed and ready to bind;
Mr. Platt's is commenced and wilt be
ready to bind by the Ist of September,
and Mr..M'Creath's will follow immediate
ly ; Mr. Frazer's and Mr. Dewees' will be
ready for the press as soon as the printer
signifies his readiness.
Mr. Lesley's experience has been that
six months' fieldwork requires at least six
months' office work; but publishing adds
still more to the required time. We were
fortunate in getting so much office work
done last winter, so that the corps could
be left free as early as May to take the
field again. Next winter the amount of
office work ought to be greater; and it
will require both skill and judgment to
prepare the work of 1875 for speedy pub
lication in 1876. We bad only four
months of field work last year. This year
we will have six and it is hoped seven.—
Last year we had but five, districts occu
pied. This year we have virtually ten ;
as will, appear when the details are stated.
FINANCES OF THE SURVEY.
But this increase of work involves an
increase of expenditure, the continuence
of the present force next year will be im
possible without an increase of appropria
tion to $50,000, and yet the work done
this year is the least to be reasonably ex
pected of such a survey. The state of the
finances is as follows :
Two appropriations for 1874 and 1875, $70,000 00
Warrants drawn on the treasurer to
June 30, 1875
Residue of the appropriation 527,044 91
There is also an appropriation of $35,-
000 for 1876.
SURVEYS BEING MADE.
The details . of the work accomplished
this season thus far is, shortly, as follows :
Mr. Prime has surveyed the limestone
country lying between his map of last year
and the Lehigh river, and is commencing
his survey of Northampton county, which
he hopes to complete this fall, so much of
it as lies between the edge of the slate and
the gneiss. Mr. Frazer has added to his
last year's map of the ore belts of York
and Adams, and has mapped a good deal
of the north border of new red and south
flank of the mountain. He will continue
this belt to the Maryland line. Mr. Be.
wees has followed the out-crops of the fos
sil ore to the Susquehanna river and back
to Mifflin, and will continue the same
Messrs. Billin and Ashburner were de
tached in April for a special survey across
the country along the line of the East
Broad Top railroa. Mr. Billin making
the maps and Mr. Ashburner studying
the geology and constructing the sections.
Their last work has been in the Trough
creek coal basin. They have discovered
eleven small coal beds, ofno practical value,
in Sidelong ridge.
Mr. Platt fixed his headquarters at
Summit, Cambria county and with his aid,
W. G. Platt, has visited and described and
located on Mr. Ed. Smith's old contour
line map every coal bank in the county.—
This survey will continue through to Som
erset county this seam.
He has superintended Mr. Sanders map
ping the Canoe Valley, Sinking Valley and
Morrison Cove, which will be finished
this season and Mr. Fagen's observations
of the iron and zinc ores. Mr. Platt has
also superintended Mr. Young's statistical
survey of the coke field of the Youghio
gheny Valley from Connelsville to Pitts
burgh, much to the satisfaction of the
people. This will make an important re
port. _ _ .
- Professor Stevenson and Mr. White
have surveyed Greene county and made a
complete section of 1,500 feet of coal
measure, rocks above the upper coal beds,
locating on the map the depth of the lar
ger coal beds beneath the surface at the
principal cross roads. They have discov
ered and located across the country two
anticlinals and two synclinals, and made
the geology perfectly plain. The rest of
the season they will survey 'Washington
county.
Mr. Carl' continued his observations at
intervals all winter and has recently been
reinforced by Mr. Hale, who with Mr.
Hatch, is surveying carefully the outcrop
of the Berea Grit from Warren to Sharon.
Mr. Carll is collecting notes through the
oil region and applying his discoveries of
last fall to the study of the country south
of Franklin. Mr. Sherwood and his aid
have traced from farm to farm across Tioga
county, the Mansfield ore bed, r.d beds,
fish beds, and the Catskill outcrops,
laying them down on the county map
in colors, and will continue this work
through Bradford and Susquehanna coun
ties.
Mr. Chance has mapped the Delaware
and Lehigh Water Gaps, and constructed
sections through the roofing slate belt,
hydraulic lime and glass sand formations.
Mr. Hall after arranging the cabinet of
fossils, examined fossil localities in West
moreland, Warren and Venango counties
and in the Juniata district, spent a month
PRINTING
with a volunteer party of collectors on the
Lehigh and Delaware rivers.
The number of analysis called for by
the assistants to illustrate their reports de
manded an increase of force in the labora
tory at Harrisburg. Mr. Ford has there.
fore been employed as assistant, which will
double the capacity of the laboratory for
turning out work.
RAILROAD LEVELS
Mr. Allen, attached to Mr. Frazer last
year, has been detailed for special service,
viz : the collection and arrangement of all
the railroad and canal levels in the state.
He will have for publication in the winter,
several thousand levels at fixed stations on
railroad, canal and turnpike lines. This
is not only needful for the work of the
survey, but excites great interest among
engineers and surveyors. It is the in
tention to include in the list, alphabetical
ly arranged, all stations leveled by the
survey corps.
PRICES O' THE REPORTS
At this meeting of the board the price
of Dr. Genth's report on the Minerology
of' Pennsylvania, 206 pages, 8 vo., with
topographical map, was fixed at fifty cents
paper cover and the postage is sixteen
cents, and the price of Henry E. Wrig
ley's special report on the Petroleum of
Pennsylvania, its] production, transporta
tion, manufacture and statistics, 112
pages, 8 vo., with several maps and illus
trations, at 75 cents in paper cover and
the postage is twelve cents. Bound copies
of either are 25 cents more and 23 cents
postage. The law requires that these re
ports be sold and the commissioners can
not distribute them gratuitously. The
books are handsomely printed and unlike
the generally unwieldly volumes of geolog
ical surveys, they are of a very convenient.
handy size, printed *good paper, in clear
type, and lic workmanship reflects credit
on the state printer. They are stereotyped,
so that editions can be published at any
time to meet the demand. Each of these
district reports is complete in itself, and is
indexed with unusual fulness ; each is sold
Separately, and persons who get them as
they come out can have them bound up in
volumes. This is a new and excellent fea
ture of this survey, as there are really no
preliminary reports to be thrown aside and
superseded by a final report. These reports
are in themselves final. The sum of the
published reports this year of the work of
1874 will amount to about 1.200 pages,
exclusive of Prof. Lesley's. He has been
obliged to do much drawing and finishing
to secure the best ' appearance for the
books, and a great deal of correcting,
amplifying and appending to make the
statement of each district full and clear
to the reader and useful to the field
worker.
Much inquiry has been made for the
geological reports, but the work of publi
cation is, in fact, much more advanced than
was ever the case with any other geological
survey in the same time. There is no
question but the general result will be sat
isfactory to the people of the state and the
scientific world.
Orders accompanied by the money, sent
to John 13, Pearse, Secretary of the Geo
logical Commission, 223 Market street,
Harrisburg, Pa., will be find by mail or
express, as directed, or the reports can be
obtained through booksellers.
Our New York Letter.
The Police Investigation— Tromps—
ton.-Beecher—The Big Failure—Busi.
Tess— Weather.
NEW VuRK, Aug. 14, 1575.
THE POLICE INVESTIGATION.
The committee investigating the police
of this city are unearthing some very odor
ous matter. It has been shown that cap
tains of precincts have for years accepted
from the proprietors of gambling-houses
and house') of ill fame regular sums of
money per week, the consideration being
that these houses should not be molested.
And when a new policeman, or an honest
one, reported these houses as proper sup
jects for pulling, the captain would run
his pencil through their names and rebuke
the subordinate for officiousness. Of course
this speculation could not be long confined
to captains. The policemen on the beats
very soon went into the business on their
own account, and made it pay handsomely.
They charged the girls $5 per week for
protection against arrest. The same bar
gains were made with notorious thieves,
and it has gone so far that it is almost im
possible to either bring one of them to jus
tice or recover property that has been
stolen. You may imagine the condition of
the city when the police, its guardians, are
in league with the thieves, swindlers, and
prostitutes. A little occurrence that came
to my knowledge last night illustrates the
working of it. A citizen was coming out
of an up-town street at about nine o'clock,
when he was attacked by two foot pads,
one of whom snatched his watch. Ile
seized the thief and yelled to a policeman
who stood within twenty feet, calmly look
ing on. What did the policeman do ?
Arrest the thief and restore to the man his
watch? Nothing of the sort. He club
bed the citizen over the head till he let go
his hold upon the thief. telling him, with
an oath, that he had made disturbance
enough around there. The thief ran away
with his booty and the policeman disap
peared. Of course the citizen will com
plain, but nothing will come of it. It was
raining very hard at the time, and the po
liceman had on his waterproof' Havelock
and coat, so identification will be impos
sible. The condition of affairs in the city
is anything but pleasant. I.do not know
which class is the most feared, the outlaws
or the police. One thing is evident, no
city like New York, with its vast irrespon
sible foreigl population, is fit to govern
itself. The decent citizens are largely in
the minority, and as a consequence the
lawless element governs it. What the
remedy is, heaven only knows.
TRAMPS.
The hard times affects everything, even
the profession of begging. When the times
were flush it was easier to give a beggar
ten cents or a quarter than it was to be
twice importuned. Now it is different.
Men have not got ten cents or a quarter to
spare, and the beggar, unless it be certain
case of absolute, honest distress, is turned
off at short metre. Now, your regular
beggar will never work, no matter how
desperate his case may be, and, consequent
ly, when the times got so hard here in the
city, be departed for pastures fresh. They
took their worthless carcasses to the coun
try, and then an idea seemed to strike
them simultaneously. A farm-house with
nobody at home but a woman or two, al
forded them scope for something besides
begging. And so three of them together
march into a farm-house and ask for food.
If the man of the house happens
to be in they get food and go away,
but if they find the house unprotected,
they change their tone. The beggar's
whine is dropped, and in its stead is the
demand of the sturdy tramp. who appears
in his true character of thief. Connecti
cut and New Jersey are fairly swarming
with these pests. Indeed, to numerous
are they that the authorities in some see•
Lions in Conneeticut base appointed spe
cial police to look after them. There is
but one way with these fellows. Every
beggar or mendicant, genuine or otherwise,
should be at once arrested and put at la
bor in a workhouse. If they arl legiti
mate—that is. unable to make a living.—
they have a living furnished, for which
they contribute as much labor as they can
do. If they are frauds, as ninety-nine in
a hundred are, thy will be forced to work.
steal, or starve. If they do the first, they
will be entitled to live ; if the second, they
come within the grasp of the law ; and if
they choose the third, the world is happily
rid of them. Every State in the I, neon
()tight to make merdicancy a crime. and
ought to deal with beggars as criminals of
the worst class. One incident occurred to
me yesterday that shows the material of
which these people are made. A tall siz
footer, stooped and tottered, approached
me, and in a voice so low as not to be ful
ly understood, mumbled something of
which only "tin chits" and "ate nothin'
for forty-eight hours" was distinct. "Speak
up," said I, "I can't understand you."
"I can't shpake loud, I'm too wake." "Get
out, you thief." was my response. for I
had seen the fellow before. "To hell wid
yez !" was the response of this starved,
weak man, in a stentorian voice ; and
straightening himself up, he looked what
be was, a brawny, muscular ruffian. who.
in the night and in the dark, would be an
exceedingly uncomfortable man to meet .
That man is a beggar today, a f.ot pad
to-morrow, and a burglar the next. By
this time, probably, he is frightening the
souls of women and children fitly miles out
of the city.
TI LTON BEECH ER
There is a disagreeable prospect that
this mess of nastiness, which every one
hoped was closed forever. is to be opened
once more. Tilton has filed an applica
tion for a new trial, and asserts that he
has new evidence to introduce, that will
double Beecher up in just ten flays. What
the new evidence is no one knows ; but
Theodore and his lawyers look and act
very confident. In the meantime Tilton
is at his house in Brooklyn. writing a new
novel and arranging his lecture tour for
the winter, which will be a very extensive
one. lie has a hundred m , re applications
than he can fill, and they are pouring in
upon him daily. Beecher is up in the
White Mountains taking his vacation.
his church made his departure the occa
sion of an ovation, and a deputation of his
deacons went with him in a special car.
I should suppose that Beecher would tire
of all this fuss. For over a year now h'
has been in the hands of his church. who
have watched over him, and so surrounded
him that he has not had a minute to him
self. They were at his house before he
arose in the morning, and the last earthly
object his eyes rested upon he went to
sleep was a deacon in the act of hoping
that the terrible Tilton and the menda
cious Moulton might be confounded, and
"oar beloved pastor" be vindicated. And
now that the trial is over, they are going
to bore him for six months with their re
joicing over his victory. Were I Beecher.
I should pass my summer in Alaska.
THE BIG FAILURE
of Duncan. Sherman & Co., doesn't look as
well as it did. When the creditors came
to look for the real estate held by the foul.
it was discovered that only a few days be
fore the failure it had been all transferred
to the fathers and relatives of the partners.
It was gravely stated by these gentlemen
that the sale had been made years ago, but
that the deeds had never been pot upon
record, to strengthen the credit of the firm.
That is to say, Duncan. Sherman & Co..
were getting credit on property that did
not belong to them. This may be all
right, but it looks, to a plain man. very
much like a swindle. The failure did not
produce a panic, nor did it make any percep
tible impression on the city. Nothing could.
I think. The city is so dull that I can't
imagine anything that could make it duller.
BUSINESS
is worse than it has ever been known in
the history of the city. There is absolute
ly nothing doing, and there is no prospect
of improvement There were hopes of a
little fall trade, but the floods in the West
have cut those hopes down to nothing,
and everybody is bracing for the worst.
Possible the reports may be esagg•'ratet
and the damage be less than is supposed.
but the outlook is bad at best.
THE WEATHER HP:RF.
is terrific. It is hot, wet, muggy, nasty.
uncomfortable, and altogether thoroughly
disagreeable. Oh, for a change of some
kind ! YIETrto
State Financial Financial Affairs
The following is a general press dispatch
in reference to the State finances, publish
ed in this morning's papers :
IlAttuisucuo. l'a., Aug.
Commissioners of the sinkiTz fund met
here to-day, in conformity with 1.,w. The
State Treasurer submitted a statement
showing the balance in the `inking Fund
to be $425,533,08. Whereupon the fol
lowing was offered by Secretary Quay. and
unanimously adopted :
'R,so.'o7l, That the State Treasurer
be directed to notify the Farmers' and
Mechanics' National Bank of Philadelphia
that the Commissioners of the Sinking
Fund are prepared to redeem upon pre
sentation the balance of the five ten loan
of the Commonwealth. amounting to 8131.
830 ; and further, that the State Treasurer
be directed to notify the holders of the
Chambcrsburg certificates issued under the
act of May 27, 1871, to present the same
for payment forthwith at the Treasury, and
that interest be stopped upon all the in
debtedness ;above mentioned on the fir 4
day or November next."
The amount of loan thus caned for is as
follow:4: Five-ten loan, act of February 2.
1567, $1:;-1.850; Chambersbnrg certifi.-ate!,
act May 27, 1871, 873,168 2ii Total.
$5OB, 018 211. Exceeding by $72.185 18
the present available balance in the Sink
ing Fund. The redemption of loans for
the present fiscal year will exceed fourteen
hundred thousand dollars, and exhaust all
the loan of the Commonwealth now due.
or which can be reached at the option of
the State by the present Board of Com
missicuers.
Before the adjournment of the board
Mr. Mackey voluntarily submitted a de
tailed statement of the condition of th. 3
Treasury, with a list of depositaries of the
State funds, including the sinking fund.
supported by proper voucher... with a re-
ryse4 this the lerir4 •hnni I Pltimine 304
verify it. which war• -lan,
The Clog in the Sieking Fund,
The State ?renewer. itn.litor o .erterel
and Secretary or the (' innanowesitit. nye.-
po.inz ele J',.. a rd t' megpiejegore 4 di e
Oink - hind be -
, met ye.-ertlay at tl . -
tol. and havin:: in roaformity with hr. sp.
Vied the entire halanee in the slinkier
end to the payment of the publie debt.
transcended the requirements of the ; a m
by ealling in :Ind stoppinz interest. alter
the first day of Noyeather set'. writ the
stun of ?75.0)00 of State indebtedness. foe
the redemption of which the :4ishiex Fad
was not in irnntediate eondition. relyiag
probably upon the receipts 4 the neit ton
months to provide for it. payment.
The debt thus (tilled for redemption.
ainonntio 7 tot50s1.01". 215. include, all the
indebtedness of the Commonwealth which
has matured. or will mature. before
1' 4 77. The Sinkinz Fund Commisei.au i.
(hut brought to a dead halt in its opera.
tions. Tht Commission-r e-annot gst iota)
open marktt to purchase the Mats Loma
at a premium—na.r can they st.ap
upon any p o rtion of it until it Pommes
due in IS 77. Cntil lecislation had to
provide far the difficulty the Comariseism
ii powcrles.; anal in the meantime what
to beelme nt the Democatie clamor freer
the mismanagement of the Sinking' Fend?
Hew can it he mismanxzed wh-ff it ' - 3Tinc)l
he inana...l at all'
With three month yet intercenin:: pre
riow to the Gubernatorial e!ection. this
action of the Commi&sionem virtually
takinz the Venal aimestios out of
the canvas., is unjustifiable ark invaders
bk. and upon the part of Auditor General
Temple simply inexplieable. Ile will he
called to answer at the bar of his party far
this deAzuetinn.fitalrits !'talk
in trade far the present campaign.
Formerly :he Commimion was enspaawer
ed to purchase the loan of the 71tate at its
current prig.. in open 'market. but the
practice was believed to enure rather to
the profit of the Treasurer than ..f the
Commonwealth : and the enabling *ciente
aecirdingly repealed. its re-enactment was
would seem necessary to prevent a chit in
the Sinking Pond. unless the Legielatere
3h311 ACC proper. relievini the State TlVlP
nrer and his sureties, to loan mu the rib
lie funds to the highest bidders.
The State loan is held at a premium ..f
from 4to 9 per cent. and never perlellt
ed for payment until th.- hol.lor• are forced
to come in by the 4toppaps or the interest
upon their bowls
Appetulel is a sciieditie of the loan of
the State. which no provision has yet been
made, showing. the amount in 'late of
maturity of each
Act May 4. 1z..152. due A tigliAt
1. 1 i i Zv. ::6;.:100
Alt April 10, 1349. d 1.! April
_ _
10. 1879
Act April 19.19:,:1. due Antrim'
1. i 5 7 ,4
Act April :, 1:452, doe Jody I
157 : 2 1:42.000
*Aet February •2. 1367, due
February 1. I Ali 7.9.4).950
+Aet February 2. 1467 due
February 1. ..... /.995. 4 09
Art April 3. 1472, dee April 3.
1:)22 500,000
522.499.250
'Due in 1882, payable at the vine 4
the State after February 1. 1-;77.
1 - Due in 149. payablP at the •Iptine of
the State after February 1. 1.411•2 Thor
riAlwry Tel yerph
Executive Clammy.
A yip Nti 14.‘N P.UtDoNIID 11110 M TUX Pl7l
ISENTT.tRY To an 1/0111t 10 MR
Anson:: the pardon" remedy 'graved by
the I;,)Tern4,r, at the reensaissibition 01
the state Board, was a paw moo who
would not disclose his real name beasert
of the disgrace his crime 3fts: posies
w luld entail upon hie widowed tastier.
who had heard nothing of her moo fwe
number of years, and who had ,Tires him
op for lost. Recently nee of the ionises
of the Eastern Penitentiary became seri
ously ill with pulmonary consessien. and
was removed to the hospital enetweefe4
with the institoti,n. Toothed by s word
the attending physirian v.ti(l to hint ahem*
his home and mother. he :wgin w je3rn
f or bo t h. Th e offieials ronitannieltpd with
his mother awl she. Swint?. her mn
near hi• finil end. applied to one of the
inspectors fi.r pens-Aston ff. manor.- hits
home that he might die in peace. reirramoi
ed with the home inflnesec4 he had e
long missed. The inspector t.wat a drop
interest in the grief-,trirken apuiieint
case. and wrote In Governnr Ilartrinet
about it. His Excellency took the Dotter
in hand at once, laid it before the Rowed
of Pardon.. ..:nd in 3 very brief time tram.
mitted a pardon for the young man
few day. az) the eDaeiated primmer wr
released from confnement. the mother or
companying her , ion from the ppniteritiawy
in a carriage
During the Late the father and two
brother+ of ihie youth enlieted in a Penn
eylranii regiment. 11111 the father and met
of the cone were killed in the en eat
at I;ettyeburg.. Some friends or the widow
then wrote to President Lineoht siting
him for the 4ii•ehar;re of the other breeb
er. which he promptly granted. While
thiA ..3.4 otnz on the yoste t rest eve. he
who 11,311 taken from the penitentiary. had
be e n re eti ng i n to heel ensepany. and *hem
ly after the return home of ha+ brother he
dieappeareil alter ether. amino rebe l :• were
heard of him by hi. brother an4l widowed
mother until hie +ad fate lIIA leereeel freer
tht penitentiary. Ile ie emir porgoiem hie
I:i.t 'lay= it hi-4 mother'. he.me
How They Boried the Hatchet.
The day following onr cerrennial frotiv
ities the fillowinz ineOlent .wettrred its
South End saloon : h a d i n vit e .'
one of the South Carolina snldiery into the
saloon to put another turf on the bertesi
hatchet. Whi:e itandin t : at the liar a
Atrincer came in The Carolinion struitiro
ly dropped his glass and Homely eyed the
stran=er. His rase woe oeuly and
peculiar that the friend began to be alarm
ed and to fear that the hatchet IMO sheet
to be dug up again I , :reetly the Carnft
nian asked the gnawer if he heel, his.
There was no recognition. where're rite
Carolinian asked him if he wee ant is the
late war. ••11,.. - was the reply ••.1841
you were once stationed at such s Owe r
- And took part in inch 3 Ain.-
ish Te 4.•• •Well. I thought ...-
replied the Caroliaian, and. rsioiw.: hie
hat. showed a large sear on his narahead.
saying. -There is your sake mirk. my
boy ; come up and tab., a drink. • %el
so then and there they demeaned the friV e
of the bnriu'd hitch.. _ ...
lb* tale Shim
Re bed toes ail se 1111114 do bible
for those we Om sea& ad Our bp so
the reel WI eappvll ie taily le as boy
he ste iliac sail se keys ti /by embil
resolor bite soy Nohow The bielleme
we • • awl fink sod me as* all
.norms hie is tie bye dr he ski
riff three. The liale Mitt swill
the nave le Esigniest. let for lOW AP/
the palms biome siehisg. Nei is swam
this amid ens lye tie sites OIL
Masi 4 be Meals es is the ism sloe
Ries mew. hoe hie wind itemikeed. sea
he 4W ant reeegaise the,,
It yin miner itm. it Abe llspesc sod ilier
tio• gr-sa wanks sod —, *sr lad ms
eel nabs: by. the hello sell Aim Amp
whitsle. 4 Ake impiese seemiled
poiefelly h ne We bow
v.ra Tsart fay bat se hes► sawn
apriirisiy eselliimai be ors sell Wheregl
K>Ls now ale
owe 4 die see brembed der air lurk
frees the .4.11 ferebsel awl die beelems
elesed bee eye sea be ine- leen lee $ tine
Thee tbe sled witirisel avesed tar *pit
eved beeire4 the me tar imam, 4'
bee renal. sail be lifted Si. bawl sdenaq
est :
-- isee-ess Paweirrrr zwie-z v-ft-T%
dor Peons, owl ebarage
ars sioduravos4 Tow. kainamore
domain It. was mot .ve die MA,
gam I*.ratral This t amiumumi No how,
vastly inisertoll bins ; filar bur kr, libir wisp
drsd fwr eh* ears ore Emaelw sed
watrilier grit Sir ham - or ame if Me bild
Rome *et_ . 1 1 tog ift des tit rierr
seandri firer 'birds lead 2nd Ls& mod this
brakeman oprimel itas imrseril -red vas
- Ass .1 rftror
lie bad Wee weer die reed a diseeelii
times feu be bed sea la lost trip. Dumb
was .irawitrg 3 spend @Nis ewer the
texii. awl lie itme s beebeems. esepiserr
awl enerierter
i*le 4 th. poi envious sesmod • 41,41
labial* of vary lag. se it liar sire 4 tie
ilsoirsig bed ohm to die mar mum
asisoupsihe kaiser aid
TT oule PIM it Sor lir
Eti-Inft? Pled 7'
fait - elhesporei
of thy wit.
- ‘.%amil the eon (ilt bee - no' we be !be
red of bit hie r mid a isseed.
he doopeee .t ire beigoe 4. eeileet
.)•1 pesiest's faseheed. and time or
the Irbeedy knee so Ile boo with loth
shear. brow. Ti. ineweemeet of • 411•Nr
4.wit the bah model Lien milk end be
teneed bit hod sod hied? sego'
• .; nen Trunk Aueeelme—rommy ti
ie -are by thermion Tome. Amp "'
lie woo ee Tim atop thee aloe ?tor
new pawed areord the boil beireinez
dot be woo it Hi *pa ghee& awl
the beabeioni Med kip lw.i . seei bie
been soli obispered -
ii) . lsslo
Noe "Dehowit..* Ist dowsli : Re And
with the Mit wowed !shiver es Ili ligw
Awl eLe LeaLliffee wDeadieeewpiwe Awe
fiii is bow fan. wed awsowel it will mph
pont is assillit V 41•111 OM king
2'73,000
A Peassytemille lb go - iislb Pleadlnt
dbuire Colbilet.
I: seem why robile ti.tPhompli
f se last es be benereil witio • &k
-nee armament a the ream 4 Irian
q. Armeesne. my- 4 Wariempet, SP
Swereeary 4 tie beinrivir i Am 4 Mr
Mess Amemme is • bare 4
rem peessmil privily. eime me 4 it
met pen linen eistebmi tI tit We iv ow
!haft_ The appineenne semi be noris.-
Iy siatiodwistry die
awl wit trim it will be min The Mae
ties ir times liminbeinal by As Wesiliew
as envelopment air Jaw Teal LAI
• Wheless, nay be de mar 4 ghsee
tary Mime .is din Pindise. it ier
ss
'ire *WIN r lest whiles tie
o;iase has beam faetiseg aremil far sew
men who will be niece asetersii is bar
nensersiese 4 the Iseseisi 110peemise.
and .-opreinfly 4 di. Nies Illmene :raw
the ri.piewessise 4 Or feet bin rim
enuraw.asaso. labia •ftke ..muyeasell 4 ~we
rev all trioulle 4 the renriint.
I:iinrse IT Aboort,
TAry, 4 Restse. and !lir reopplbell. 4 At.
Laos. the silleinntratisis 4 lir Tholase . •
Arportasomme he. Imo elm* imeerbed. I.
the time 4 deli, Mllliiplllll6llo t rtnetiew
tent with M.. Dim it i moat
Iv... Freer. time be he. eisineriy imui is saw
.altate.e •tai dee.• zeiedramme. sold the.
'6.7 hue pr....ee.1 fon semere Ike be.
eno.,•b-rsith.to l it WANED H Arm
ioe,otr, Inromerfy a meatiber ramoro.-o.
frogs reuerylvaris. Aim io tewbromod
toe pr. 4 by Mr. *ow sod :he .talour •
leder Tan. •4 Mao. who woo Imam by
Herr S.r the Terris nrribliwas emir
tine few tlevertisr Jadoe ?alb is iseweir
iy enrol by Ammon , Sbon wwt awl ow et
tie ware reepestebir awesiff .be Ilerwirs
.-iti leafier. 4 Hllie. no moo of Gee
I ',WAD, st presses limesent Aswiestey 4
tko incerior.:r oho am Mho Propillous'e %b.
hisi is S twirl sosiwie bier Am be bra
bees aint«d err ia doe peewee sobwksissre.
Sew. sea time Ilia spreseswies wile Gil
sielidees. to toe plea lir
.tramearml. who w the sham 4 AN der
Premilres". primmesl fries* to Ittomitivs
"tic to Aso mid Lee dor
arverai fattelisa 4 dlor ri•
dies Abair. Mr pekoe. reiguseee wig
am .wortsr yea saw ti or repro
4 the tweeasivasiow 4 Os Am* elbow,
bat been iatod t. libelewir soy be tbir
motor* thee emery. us ea osillommool Moe
Mr. I'Motro hop giowilhollbieesseseimeete
to widohrsar, awl db. iolkooiooo seer sew
tin: Mr .trawersier will tomood ism
A %kglslb lir amt.
moirr snow. 4 everiniime. Dr. linspo.
C;nisiss.s. Arserilog is thy Ism a Pandit
instrnal. IN mem imumegimeg. it rhino
..spariuw en earn it meg mow per
pm.. He bat &gal air erica s timer.
lonacete 4 imam= pammamm igg
(try ar is milaiam. mg And Sok 11
i.e &. op $ parties 4 lir amPermir grime.
siiei ramilimmgs is s iselfrtabar-a ir
1.04 emeembia s i tagllstrummu am b.
4.1111.4 nes .4 lbw* sollstmagm grow
peratigr.- , f Snot Wlb am, r N.
:h. 0. 4 law 404 kw mom!
pawpaw.. wag ir ~ism aria wog arts
kostrasetiT, Sonassis• d dissisir
hew ear.. rag *Maims Mr it im bib
gr‘ir amull reggsprr slim MUM is an de
g*, web a warm 4 IP malltpre
4arai 4 tie atommplumgr, gibr imiummima t.
grpeareay sporimmiler sollumghere wart
mad me berm duo de Omni omaggingruga
ig igrvratiorgioar stir pgmetiguil sir .4 fib.-
&rid ill Air armitimm. Pagnimpartirm.*
a;ribild arbeinest mid to
ie. sorb some dm* dm am My
Imetheal bitireti. imposes& If di. bur 4 1 . ,
ire mot in obit Imam d •
re" WO, fripige 611 aiwid podia .
soil if the eiblebaina• be Assurapt
tat will be isrpfy weprr..4lP4
Sale.
NO 32.