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THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sanday, AT THE STAR BUILDIN Pennsylvania Ave: , cormer it Feet, The 4 Sea, ona Ss Company, Ss. H. THE FYEviNG Stan is served to subscribers In the city by carriers, on their own account, at 10 cents per . oF $4 cents per month. the counter, 2 centseach, By mail—postage pre- Juid—60 cents a month; one year, Tire WEEKLY STAK—jublished on Priday—$2 a Wag gfOsee Prev. 9 copies for $15 20 copies ad- All matt subseriptions must be pal DRY GOODS. Ex NTRAOBDIN ARY Bat Mind ich str Se. a card. lark*s 20- vow ieltle wit in myrtle re: per pair. and up, and & of whi mh ge ato T ERODES Ta LL THE BE rhe . rst~ HOMESTIO DRY GOODS. DRESS GOODS I d, all cheap and desira 25 and 37!¢ Ke per} te, nev24-tr SOL, corner Sth Street, 1S AND CARPETS, AP DRY € Tngrainn, 61-20 per cout, Tapestry isrusepts. $1, 15 —10e COLLEY'S, sell at great ind su fortran Silke, Te 8t. $1, $125 te . Cloaks in newest style, $3. up—very Bazar Patterns, best in city, Jow prices. wov20-tr gins: FROM AUCTION, stock is again full. and we areable to ¢ it fear of comp THE LARGEST. FINEST, AND CHEAPEST STOCK or SILKS AND VELVETS IN THE CiTY. SILKS VELVETS Te. To $3 SIL a To%s VELVETS NOLLY'S, 8 Opposite the Patent Oftice. D STYLISH DRESS GOODS aust JACK SILKS. CASHMERES aud MOHAIR ALPACAS a specialty, a6 conker J. W. nov24-tr S01, corner Sth si. auil Market Sp. <TH STREET, r simne' res, handset th 50; beautiful eolore: ° Bi Ereat rev and buy the great bargains . CLOTHS W. COLLEY’S, 801 8th St. and Marke: GENTLEMEN ere STYLES NoW READY. BROADWAY DRE FOR ONLY $4. FINE SOFT AND STIFF FELT HATS. Of the most approved patterns, for Gentle- : hs and Boys. t of UMBRELLAS AND AT THE LOWEST MARKET PRICES. WALTER KERR, Hatter, NN. AVE... ABOVE WILLARD'S, KEEN'S MERCHANT TAILORING PARLORS, 414 NINTH STREET, 8 GOODS. GENTLEMEN* Ss HATS, cetl7-tr_ 1419 Pr Contains the largest and choicest assortment ot MERCHANT TAILORING GOODS Gente met: Will fine tage to jeave their unders for suits at KE sep7-3i re “SCHAP tee G. MERCHANT TAILOR, To CLOSE Will sell his NIsHTNG GOODS: French and Hist « =e 1 & Hi. Coatings, West of England Cloths. silk and Cashmere Vestings, at cost. is Solicited. 11M PENNa. TH ative K BYE. Now. AN Bk OTHER Rise tw etne: 3. ORDER in most elegant manner for $2.25. DRESS SHIRTS made to order, of Wam- gutta Mustin and ‘Twenty-one Hundred Linen, for DRESS SHIRTS, ready-made, of Yaunsutta Muslin and ‘Twenty-one Hundred Line en, for cents. Fine DRESS SHIRTS, Water- twist Musiin and Ey ag Hondred Linen, for 60 cents. Bos’s Fine SHIRTS, 12, 12'5 and 33 inch, Four-ply Reversible is Finest Four-piy jeavy Canton Flan~ y GY cents, All goods made to te give satisfaction, boch in soll are guaranterd ag One price fit, Ail ge represented or the money returned, ‘quality an only. ang tr FE. YOUNG 617 Penna. ave., Washington. (CABBAGE BLES, Z HORSE COVERS, and BLANKETs, A large assortment at ant below cost, FOR CASH, At the Harness Factory and Store of 4AMES 5. TOPHAM, 4% SEVENTH STREET NontTuwest, Jdokling Odd Fellows’ Hall, Repairing promptly attended to, now26-tr_ JLOVES! GLOVES: — GLOVES "te nest “Cry Mt SDE CLOVES riage: FISK, CLARK & FLAGG. THE a. KID ete) VES, THE 44 DOGS! THe Lg Yona, find at a se OYSTER B street, nore tietbe Be comtrated Minds of a an Hotels, restauran dem besereegt ge west ae Witre » co negs-tr _nudk KK GOODS. splendid quality, for $12, ‘LADIES’ LOAKS, $18. J. Boulevard Skirts for wed from Parisian pat- 3 ss —— many useful and orna- mer tat Giristmas gifts. % : M. WILLIAN 10-1 M™®: L. P. JEANNERET, 4 ¥ BALTIMORE. Wishes to inform her eustomers that she w Wachington wext week with a handsome aor Of RON RENIN ROUND HATS. 1 13th ste. betwee: nu raw Cam be in Just received a large stock of Paris and Bertin oh CLOA English Walking JACK Seal Skix COATS and MUPPS. Misse AKS, all sizes, Far. All the latest styles and importa attractive prices. MITCHELL & MARTIN, 06-1 961 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. sre e1 ez ull rated J uvinanel Moneigram "en per cent reduction rece om all ates of three on Monogram pairs or over. © ME J.P. PALMER, - 1107 F STREET, BETWEEN 1TH AND 1211, Has just received a new importation of FRENCH MILLINERY GOODS, For winter wear. Also, UGLA and MONOGRAM KID GLOVES, In street and opera shades. Special attention given to orders. po THE LADIES. Your attention a full Hine of the nov28-ir Invited to my large BERLIN ZEPHY ANTOWN WOOL, KNirfie YA WORSTED GOODs, _ spo Es. wt NOVEL- BURLAP, BL TE G14 NINTH STREE Opposite I og MAX WEYL, . G12 SEVENTH STREET NORTIWEST, (Between G and 1D. NEW STORE AND NEW GOODS, IMror Test asso of BE MANTOWN. WOOL aud FANCY GOODS of aii Jower than Sol! MIss M OCtBO-1y St. Cloud building. AS. H. VERMILYA, LADIES’ FASHIONABLE BOOT MAK 610 9h STREET, OP. PATENT OF ric A fine stock of Fall and W LUMBER. WILLET & LIBBEY, COR, SIXTH STREET AND N.Y. AVENUE. OUR PRICE LIST 18 THE LOWEST ON LATHS—Best Bangor; per thousand. ..,......$2.00 JOIST STUDS; per hundred feet............. 1.50 FENCING 156, 16 FEET; per hundred..... + 150 WASHBOARDS, Dressed & Jointed; CLEAR 1.50 WIDE 13-INCH BOARDS, Dressed...... 2.50 GEORGIA HEART FLOORING, LARGE STOCK, PAILIN: DRESSED, 4 PATTERNS, With Serool Work, DRY LUMRER Under Cover in our Large Dry LUMBER SHED. WILLET & LIBBEY. &@ No Branch Yards. _an-tr EMOREST } fatty the id sty! ‘Just received by W sellers and Stationess Has Teh street Le, and Blank Books specialties, GOOD P REVENTIVE FOR N. A 5 AND CATAREH DEMONGEOT’S HYGIENIC WIGS _“HEAT-IS LIFE.” _ OBES, HORSE COVEES: HORSE COVE les, + Book sep5-1y UBALGIA ang3i-tr Re Re Re Re ROB | Hi BECKER'S. 1417 PENNA. AVE... Above Willant’s, RAMSRURG = Agent for v DRY kK" ELEGANT SILVERWARE. WEsT BALTIMORE STREET, Baltimore, Md, (Established 1817.3 mw ALSO, 5 ACHES JE ba BS FIN TED WARE, E CUTLERY. a Ww. = + Ws ORS SALOONS. Oru STREET. between ‘and H northwest, Wasminoron: D AnD. Parties ICES, Ap Blinc notine on nov 13-2in cUSEAR Fairs, a at the shortest 'S KE DOWN ‘TO FOUR CENTS. ‘Y BUSHELS DELIVERED FOR $2.20 GAS-LIGHT OFFICE, a ed 43 ae — EE ia) cet Ltr nd attractive line of Novelties, selected | | WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, _SPBOLAL Bs NOTICES. _ THURSD: Ry order of ave Presi FIRST BAPTIST OH between G and H. Servi Week except Saturday.” Rev Virgin 5 ene ts eee t RAL ASSOCTA- = No. 2-8 rth monthty Sing on Tiwi DAY EVE 132h inst, VM, W. Mount, sere ADIES a Young. Mer « og peet in Association Chapel forma Young Ladies At President Wo IS i NOTIC = quested at a meet avlors. 1316 16-1 1 the purpose of organtziny the be tat the barhers of « Dp. rT othr -LA M. Heon, a perance Union. t The first ers for the 615 7th street. port will be submitted, and Of year elected, is AT mnt meeting of # Room 3 » PIKE. President. a. wu. d1i-tjand STICK NEY t THE RECHABITE DRAMA ~ she lgrog Woe, nit Yith inst nt tion with the £0. oF Lof BALTL ag the spec m to thelr t th day Evenings, lock each evening. rafered by their well. est iworks of sac a De Stoves ate Avwai & Werenrs northwest, SCHENCK ’S MANDRAKE ie al. > to have inve extreme That the p all the vir dl those who tt Hy satisfied that t Hs ypeu the bowels and corre mts without sativati jurions effects of secretion of bile is promoted by th be seen by the altered « the sallow SODA. IS Her so witht COFFEE, TEA AND CHOCOLATE, aT MILBURN’S, 1429 PENNSY COLD SODA AND MI draught during the winter, © ANIA AVE ALW ae on sly printed ia jan8-Ly NOTARY PUBLIC, OFFICE-STAR BurLpiye. sSDRESSM AKER NweYLPAsiy AVENE Berw: nud ih streets, 1426 pet23-Istp. sm APOLLINARIS NATURAL MINERAL WATER. THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS. Highly Effervescent. gr a VIS A. SAYRE. --A delightial bever- pre CLL. IAM A. HAMMOND, thor to Vichy, Seltzer, or any other. ALFRED UMIS, Most ‘grateful and ie Dk: K. oats. DoREMUS. and whole free frou ail the Absolutely al ae rated wate s PROF. WA LONDON, ENG. **Impreg- ated ly vith te ne as. DR LEE. ** Useful and very agrees ke 5 e N. OTIS, spepsta and “By far the most Heed with wine, wseful iu andl int out, ouly a luxury, espark- vresht ¥ anbescal followed by excellent resaits in Dresee. Ra he had of all Wine Merehants stpand Mineral Water Dealers aj nited States. Ng20-miw WATCHES. . Drug- ait the ly ALL THE FINER GRADES OF ENGLISH SWISS and AMERICAN WATCHES: aT VERY LOW PRICES. ‘WE CALL PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE WATCHES OF OUR OWN PRODUCTION, =e i aed GROCERIES AT VERY LOW PRICES, most in earprpazeremne rm dect-tr 3018 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. ‘THE EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. GOVERNMENT REcEIPts To-pay.—Internal revenue, #231,%291; customs, $360,180.84. Tur PRESIDENT has subscribed $10) to the i the Morton Monument Association of mittee of the House was filled the appointment of Mr. Hewitt, THERE IS NEWS at army headquarters from ent. Bullis and party. ade one or two © ptures of Indian Tre Waite River UTEs are reported to be making trouble. They are quite strong in numbers, and much alarm is felt by neighbor ing settlers, THE IRON-CL4D OxTH.—Representative Alex Stephens introduced a bill in the House this morning to repe it is applicabl sions, to persons applying for pen. PARDONED.—The President has pardoned Meredith Morton, convieted counterfeit money in the U.S. court in ern distriet of Tennessee, and sent ch &, 1874, to imprisonment for five years ATOR JONES’ SILVER DOLEars.— off at the Phil to be handson { the coins Were seat to the President by Senator Jones. —The President sent to the s y the following nomix Baneroft Davis, of New York, to be jud the Court of Claims; Wm Brand, master at Urbana, Ohio Cc. Gibbs, master at Portsmouth, Ohio. L0G ROLLING IN THE SENATE.—Both Ser nd Matthews w very inisy a One a rommend in the of such ims as have been, rh matte adjudica A Cavers OF DEMocKatt > - alter adjournment, for the p' the tenure-of-oftice 4 held yeste THE CHARGES AGA FEANT-AT-ARMS FRENen—The Senate committee of three ap. pointed Is to investigate certain Arms by a oppo _ NOMINATIONS TEMPor t has temper on Pactrr “sentative position suc mpose upon hin. c this. he was placed in uc rion Waselected by av . the THE Drrantwe T OF SUPERINTENDENCE (National Educ Association) called ina President ed them _ the East body at the White House to-day. and Mrs. Hayes recei Room. rw Mr. partinent, s: nm at the educational passages in the Presi ‘de sannual message. In his repi lent promised tw aid them in their et at work by ever that lay ii he department proceeded to ihe Minter r De} partment tla tug to call on Secretary Schurz. In his ab- sence they were receive Assistant Seere afterwards called at the Capitol Art leryy Mr. CONKLING’S RESOLUTION about Mexic introduced in the Senate yesterday provides a& commitice of seven S peace. sof this ry ce ertail prt the facts touching the present u and that said committee hs lor persous and papers, to 6 jer with the executive, branch ot the ntof the United State to sit i inqua ies.” THE ADVERSE REPORT ON THE New York NomiNnations.—Senator Conkling in exeeutive session of the Senate yesterday presented an adverse report from the committee on com. merce on the nominations of Roosevelt and Prince tor collector and naval officer of the { New York anda favorable report on erritt for survey. The prt in the committee was seeured 6 to2, Senators Gordon and Ran- iz the ot two members voting in pr of a favorable =, The reports were laid over under the rule for one day, and it is expected will be disposed of in executive ses- sion to-day. The general impression is that ator Conkling has secured sufficient votes noug democratic Senators to secure the rejec- tien of the acy mrad by the Senate. His friends indeed elaim that he has a majority against their confirmation of fifteen votes. —__re —___. A Paik oF IMpostors.—At 26 Estreet,a few Weeks ago. a one-legged soldier took board, Whose name was Brookfield, but he gave it as “Dr. Williams,” saying he was employed in the Post Office department. He occupied one of the best rooms and made himself perfectly oe home, but, when pay- Po came, decamped ps theut mt payin his board He had seareely betore No.2 came in the person of an Dapostor, who gave his name as Maddox. = = ines ae in ope pened took the attic, and was to pay = month for rooms and board. He also left v tpt de ae y. for he went out ot oe Li ae we r three houses, then into 2 Was Saar te * co As to whom he told the story that he had been ing on a friend in the youre, and so made his. escape. The family are now minus = ae bill. No doubt the young raseal will game elsewhere. It will ue ee for boarding. house keepers to beware impostors. = BURNING OF A RivER STEAMER.—Captain he schooner Father and Some ul are | e * | esting. 1877. National Educational Association. | MEETING OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SUPERIN TENDENCE. At the sessjon of the Depa: Superia | tendence of the Na nal Associa. tion last evening States Commis tion, | teresting n the yr t. NY “ah has pape teen done by t of edu: the Gene vernment He acted, from the id nnual messages of many of the Presidents of the Uni state legislatures, to show edueat in th culture her township munifi ing by set public lane were read ored pee adians, and in st Point in the country their appreciation of th and from the acts of Com the subject of always received great attention Bit our forefathers showed | benefits of m only by words Dat shall be reserved lot for the purposes of e: by th by iting eneral discussion of the subject f the reading of the paper. Dr. Orr, of ¢ d that in his state the war h rateable value of property from 60 million | 210) million ¢ s.atnd witht less y | had the immense burden of 174,00" dren to edueate. At least 4 per Georgia voters cannot read their uny state aid it was Plilbrick, Mass. : Bowman. Ky. : [ and Henderson, Ky., continued | sien. TO-DAY | The Department of Superintend as. | sembied ngin the leetu the Con; B « Seay be throw Mr. pass the wy have | classes, W pads: and psidera will be rea the Massac haology. The President of th ited States will be pre- sent. The Assault on Lieut. Hoxie. ut Kyron charged P his desk, pinioned Murphy. res msi it tot he detailed his asi mwhen he had possessed himsel: ‘inat t ae and ran in there, where he found Lieutenant and Riley pull him of Mr. Davis as he was trying to get to the Lientenant, and of the room ‘and Kept him away. llucation. the fate predicted by Mr. Holbrook, his experience s the resuli of compe Aways passed an The dise partment. ce in his own oft per clipped fron eat Inia i es to appoit smipetent, oxy on to organize and take educationalexhibit of the United | appoint a fair pr on of mmiissiowers With B ne report 3 p made to obial fair share of jonal appropriation for this pur sted that ifthe measures i should education Nhibition ting education. is Ww ras in wihke hh the effective may modern system of ullivation of tui an that of bould h the efforts of the school brick, of Mass., made ay sat School system, 1 | | ions to West 1 debts. in his own i) hi mas wominaied alt polit H gene mot the new systems mare re ably Shook up the dr: eee nape IS ASSAILANTS FINED $50 EACH. A. Murphy and Charles T. with assault and battery Lieut. chief engineer for the District |. were before the Police C nt. Hoxie testified that the Davis, R. rmehair, bout 10 o'ek Was behind the latter h eam Is at his side, sine of le for giving two facts contained in porter for Unat paper, when ‘ino n a heavy blow on the chin = rawing blood from his nose. He the: the further tussie he had with both ‘ot i Considerable cross-exat cupied by his el werk and us boy colored.) senger, tes- rd a Sumi} in the Lenten: | tions were py which took the same reference. By Mr. | Edmunds—Petition, numerously signed, tng for an amendment to the constitati | hibiting states from disfra | were presented by sev and took | the same reference awes—P frem various manufa comp. Massachusetts praying Cé longre sto ‘ked him over into a corner Mr. Davis tried to get to the Lieutenan! Contractor Wm. ting iS les but his testimony Lieut. Hoxie Was recall Riley testified corrobora- receding witnesses. nan clderly we tieman, was called, "as Unimportant. and questioned by the Judge as to hi: official duties, and tes! fed that lations wi found it executed in a most w dition, and had di: upon some work they had been doing, and upo ey ms Counsel for prosecution rested his ease and defe the article these defendants had had official re- ithhim. He had had occasion to, y con- jisapproved here. no witnesses, simply to the assault aul put it nee having whieh im evidence. The cor Was one officer m urt Said the position of chief engineer of great responsibility. Such an ast be a bold for the discharge of hs au ahd he imposed ane ot 8. —_———_ FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. WEpNrspar, December 12. petitions, &e ws:—By Mr. asking for the appoi inquire into the t nfivanee. A | rge number of shay r ar peti uted by different Seuators, a punt of Sex : elections. committe A large pu lar petitions action on the revi tariff wot ble missic the petitions repr either the male or femal beliewe th town or city in th i is if put to vote Sargent reported back is the conmiittee on naval aflairs the expe Ste teoee yincos on the bly from 1 appropriations. and subse: | h Was placed quently taken up Mr. Dawes report the committee on public buildin etition of the National W jon, asking for the nse chamber to hold action wa the associat Dill and unite y judice tow ard with the In and HOUSE —Mr. Morrison, h the journal that the app men Hil Vacancies caused tik Know when asked unanimous he appointments, and ne ob Speaker misappre he wanted to kuow te ted that he had foll ustom, piroduced a bill te ised statutes req 1 the uniterm Mr. Stephe seetions of the is known as the i the committee on jue Mr hairman ks ay ference of the two Hous tien bil The ry appropria- —The Senate has net yet in sisted ainendinents and indicat desire for a confer: On motion of Mr. Ha the House is (Va) te t proce he conside the coutest i jon had ¢ back to the sending the the views of the majority, the ty OF THE NEGRO, CEPHUS JONES. in the Criminal Court, Judge the trial of Cephus Jones, colored, charged with having, on the Sth of November last, committed a rape on the person of Flor ence P. Smith, a young white gir, about 16 Ke. Was continued after our report Maria EF. Butler testified that she had & Jones for three ook She asked him md Was th 1 isis hands ‘ion she Watson “, bat if eid (ry and corroborated his wife's evi- Newton testified that she had known five years: saw him on November 5 awe on was walk- northeast : hi ing: hada thick stick in his hand. fe fel. lowed her, aud she ran intoa store to aveld bim This the case for the government TODAY This morning Mr. A. A. Birney, for the de fendant, made the nantes. bat wih hat Jones and o and Jone Mf celal ly that it was ¥ POR Derr Dra © was first el for the hetenee on a technic point, en which » tise recalled and exam- ined 1 that <be lived on sok place, come there aod remataed unt Watson's, when sean they were to arrest eve and she turned him and Anth ney itof the back deer. When the crowd was ere Jones was in the house, and be had beem | there ‘since 4 o'clock. Witness was looking ev Matilda whe out tor her daw she saw the crowd, The police sea: muse on Jones” shirt, twa find it, for Jones. preceding the ph on the seemed to be looking Jones left, -W ities he as forced t have mentiec er hw and would hot arrested tion— Maris that & ph her back door a od Suspiobous, vest Magni FY lotie, testified that Jones was at the heuso until af were se wrappi ix o'clock and left when the had told « 2 Any Rood, bee fore he wk beth ock, because he inutes becaitse Lac ald Woe had set itt man did M Lis0n testi ? Maria Bute re had se: she went with Mes. down THE FRENCH MUDDLE. HEGIRA OF SIOUX. it was Ceph, husband, a bed hi Pi “unphires tent ithe of F and Lith streets, and on the —t aft a tall wred man, Wea’ asked the way t i Cephus Jones, On cros-examination Witness sail that It was near Sorclock. Mr. Henry Pumphrey corroborated the pre- ceoding | witne bead E.B. Gay was calle 4 -. an ig ot gs § ishing features wader a post, and Veet ie had “an expeinent — man standin a » Post, dark night cout jd woe and make out the form GONE TO JOIN SITTING BULL, |!" fur. THE SIOUX QUESTI A Hegira Across the Border. Fort Wass. Nort ‘st Territory, ag sitting Bull's amok a forced by acerssions of ‘Montana over Ish ai will then go to th country. I want you to follow me whole bation said that the chiefs, was ro: by these dying resolved present on t t at cross to the Canadian side THE CAPTURE OF PLEVNA. A Lendon E+ of the mateo Tarkish Lonpon, Dec. 12—The estimates of the — ber of Turks captured at Plevna wiegraphed from St. Peters last night, Pry exelu- sive of 20,000 sick and wounded, are worthless, as there are no better means of estimating the number there than here. The Vienna eorre- spondent of the Tin after a careful surv = igeoke ing rege wk | bout eae ae nd reinforcements, he conclusion that Osman dered tess than 34000 men altowether —— =e rouse fer at 3 Teng dete ores about the ep gmp ed of the possibili Siecle The clerical oF anon “Pine Sen. ri i says: - co 's refusal to sanct sanction dissolu' ase President Mac Mahon from his Seems <y leave him free to retive.” The however, hopes that President MacMahon will nluks ii devotion to the uy wil | S his devotion to the eou to him a loftier and firmer resob — President nds. The Markets. RALEINORS, December 12, reiaie si deferred, 5'4:- do. consolidated, 58: | nd ' ——___—_ The Workingmen’s Assembly. THE JACKSON DEMOCRATIC ASSOCIATION AND THE LABOK EXCHANGE DENOUNCED. The National Workingmen’s Assembly met | last night, the president, Wm. R. MeLean, in | the chair,and J. J. Meany secretary. Mr. | Emmous, from the committee on mass meet. ing, reported collections in the Washington havy yard amounting 0 jowards neving. the expense of the de ration to-niy > ASSOCIATION AND THE JACKSON account of the action ackson Democratic Association The secret ai taken by the | in relatio . im was the stand of a tra? way, and he moved that the president of the s Assembly be instructed to tender Mr, Hobinson the thauks of the in writh Me Es MONS opposed the motion. He was ne des rat, and did net want. 9 brought in their meetings. He sa taken by the Post would kill tt a hy 2 short time. Mr. B.J. McDonald said rats were yerm have about: this was a the action of the w They have a perfect right to say il not Support am a newpaper. discuss the ities of but this isa. scuss the pi ‘any paper, ae ops rad taking bread from the mouths of work They yes no right to as- sume tend they can kill off such an bui they can say that er mill not aid should mai in the ped honest > ta mond for an comet day's THE Lavon EXCHANGE AND PIPTY CENTS PER AY. Mr. Meaney ve his Rete testes per to reduce laborers’ pay. Mr. Emmons and Mr. Beron of the resolution. The latter wa labor.