Evening Star Newspaper, February 7, 1895, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1895-TWELVE PAGES, Not Sick Enough —to need a doctor— just a little out of sorts, pain in the head, general irritable and worried feeling, slight fever—as we said before, not sick enough for the doctor —yet sick enough to need physic. If you went to a dector he would probably give you a prescription al- most exactly corres= ponding tothe formula of Ripans Tabules —or as many of the leading physicians of the country are doing, he would tell you to consult your nearest druggist and buy a box of Ripans Tabules, using them one after each meal. Not hard to take—very easy to swallow, simply place it on your tongue, take a swallow of water nd it is down. All Druggists, 50c. a box. FOR THE HEART. 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Ia a word, if y tinetly and without effort, faiting i ES FREE. Pr fects & specialty. Satist: « With Car Jeweler a Jadi-Sw.20 Watch Expert. Opp. Lansburga’ ADDITIONAL MENACE Long Bridge Has Been Narrowed to the Danger Line. GRAZED BY PASSING TRAINS The Braces Six Inches From the Railroad Tracks. NO ONE IN CHARGE The poor old Long bridge, for years an eyesore, a detriment to the navigation of the river and a menace to life and .imb, as well as a standing threat as a cause of floods, is once more in trouble. To speak more accurately, it is offering more cause of complaint to a long-suffering public, and making trouble to other people. To com- plicate matters, this time an interesting question has arisen as to who Is responsi- ble for the existing state of affairs. According to an expert civil engineer and bridge builder who recentiy made a cur- sory examination of the bridge, the recent extensive repairs which have been made to the Virginia draw narrow the passage- way of the bridge by at least twelve inches. This makes the braces which have been put in but six inches from either side of passing cars, thus greatly increasing the danger. Any sudden lurch which might be caused by a_ slight obstruction on the tracks, according to this authority, would likely bring the engine or cars inio con- tact with the braces, and if the force were sufficient considerable damage might be done, even if the train did not go through the bridge. Danger to Passengers. Moreover, if a person were so thoughtless and reckless as to put his head out of the window as the train was crossing the draw his chances of escaping injury would be of the slenderest sort. Heretofore the en- wines crossing the bridge have carried lan- terns on the sides, but now the space has been so narrowed down that they would be knocked off nearly every time, and it as been necessary to remove them. _ This authority is strongly of the opinion that the Long bridge is now more danger- ous than ever, and that it should be con- demned without further delay, and a new structure put up in its place. so as to pre- vent the loss of life that he thinks is bound to occur one of these days if the bridge is allowed to remain as it is. An Example. While returning to Washington from Alexandria on the 9:15 train some days ago a colored woman was seriously injured while the train was crossing the bridge. One of these pieces of timber broke the window beside which she was sitting, cov- ering her with the pieces of broken glas: Some of these pieces penetrated the wi man’s eye and did so much damage that the physicians who attended her found it necessary to remove the eye. And yet, notwithstanding all this, it would seem as though no one is responsible or in a position to bring about an improve- ment in the existing condition of affairs. When a Star reporter called the matter to the attention of Major Powell, the En- gineer Commissioner said he had no au- thority in the premises, and that the whole matter came under the jurisdiction of the War Department. War Department. Gen. Casey, chief of engincers, and Major Davis, the engineer officer, in special charge of the Potomac river Improvement, ex- plained briefly that their jurisdiction over the Long bridge 1s limited to its mainte- nance in good condition for ordinary travel, and to preventing its becoming an obstruc- tion to navigation. They said that they had no power of supervision or control over engineering work on the railroad bridge, except i so far as it tended to intert: with the nav fi passage of the highway. The character of repairs made to the railroad bridge, or its safety and security, were matters entirely beyond their control. Gen. Casey said that so far as he knew, the bridge was no more dangerous now than it had been for some time past. River Open. Major Davis said that the railroad com- pany had recently received permission from the War Department to sink some piles in the Virginia channel, in order to repair and strength. the draw. They were given a limited time to do the work, and the time was subsequently extended. It had now been fi hed. His duty in the matter ended when the piles were removed from the channel. He had no supervision what- ever over the work on the bridge beyond what has been indicated. He knew that the channel was clear and open. His over- seers, however, had not thought it neces- sary to cali nis atiention to changes in the general construction of the bridge, and, if it had been narrowed, as reported, he did not know of it. Although it was not in his line at all, he said, he had a natural in- terest in the bridge, and in order to see ¢ actly what had been done, he proposed to make a personal inspection. Railroad Freedom. It therefore appears that the railroad company are free to make any sort of re- pairs to the bridge, no matter whether cr not they jeopardize the lives of their pa- trons, provided only they do not interfere with the navigation of the river and do not obstruct ordinary travel on the high- way. Long bridge was first built in 1809 by the Washington Bridge Company, and the act of Congress, February 5, 1808, which au- thorized its construction authorized the collection of tolls. At that time there was no causeway between the Washington channel and the main or Virginia channel, az there is now. In 1831 the bridge was destroyed by a freshet. In 1884 an appro- priation was made to rebuild it, and it was rebuilt. In 1840 it was again partially destroyed by a freshet and the sudden breaking up of Ice. In 1843 it was reprired and again opened for travel. In 1870 the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company was authorized to take possession of and extend its tracks across the bridge, under the following conditions: “Provided, That the said Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company will maintain in good condition the said bridge for rail- way and ordnary travel, and the bridge shall at all times be and remain a free bridge for public use for ordinary travel. “That if the said Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company shall at any time neg- lect to keep said bridge in good repair and free for public use for ordinary travel the government of the United States may enter into possession of the said bridge, as Congress reserves the right to alter or amend this law.” The bridge remains today the property of the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company by virtue of that act of Con- gress. By the term bridge is meant the entire structure from the Washingto» to the Virginia shore, including the c way across the flats. The total len; the bridge, inclusive of the causeway, 4,677 feet. ‘The bridge was badly damaged by the freshet of June, 1889, and it has been reces- 'y to support that part between the 14th street abutment and the north end of the causeway by trestles. ‘The bridge is not now in good condition for ordinary travel. A shaky, rickety old structure, which Is prevented from sweep- ing down the river only by mountains of stone piled about its piers at the bottom cf the river and obstructing the channel, can- not be pronounced in good repair for grdi- nary travel. — ‘The Dorseys in the War. Mrs. Katharine C. Dorsey, writing to The Star in reference to the published notice of the death of Rev. Owen Dorsey, says: “So far from a company of Dorseys hav- ing served in the Union army during the late war, the family, with a very few ex- ceptions, were southern in feeling; a proof of which may be found in the roster of the first confederate Maryland regiment. ‘I seccnd mistake is the statement that “the Mr. Owen Dorsey was a cousin of Mrs. An- 429 SEVENTH sr.,1 a Vernon Dorsey—my daughter. As far as we know there is no connection between LATE SPORTING NEWS TO RACE AT NIGHT. Eleetrie Lights to Be Used at the Kansas City Track. KANSAS CITY, Mo., February 7.—An- other electric light race track will be opened in Kansas City in the near future. Robert J. Holmes has leased the Exposi- tion Driving Park for $4,000, and is nego- tiating for the purchase of an electric light plant with which to illuminate the track. As soon as the weather permits work will be begun remodeling the park for the new regime. It is intended to start the races about April 1. Mr. Holmes has communicated with sev- eral St. Louis bookmakers, it is said. and about six will probably “draw in.” There are scores of horsemen wintering In and about Kansas City, and it will be an easy matter to have a fairly good lot of horses at the track to compete for the purses. Skating Records Broken. J. F. Donoghue, the skater, broke several records for the eight-lap course at Cleve- land yesterday. He made 220 yards in 21 1-2 seconds, quarter mile in 43 seconds, half mile in 1.28 3-5. Fred logan of Cleveland broke the one mile world’s amateur record, making it 3 minutes and 3 seconds. The New San Francisco Track. SAN FRANCISCO, February 7.—Ed Cor- rigan, the Chicago horseman, announces that he and Joe Ullman, the owners of the site for a new track, will build the track in spite of the opposition of President Wil- Nams of the California Jockey Club and other local horsemen. Corrigan thinks that San Francisco is the best winter racing point in the country. Washington Road Club’s Home. The new club house of the new cycle organization, the Washington Road Club, at New York avenue and 3d street, was opened with music and literary exercises last night. Although less than a month old the club has a membership of sixty. The officers are: President. W. T. Rob- erts; vice president, W. W. Hodges; treas- urer, Will Jose; corresponding secretary, Horace Brower; financial secretary, A. H. Wall; captain, C. F. Palmer, and lieuten- ant, W. H. Hinkle. Columbias Again Win. The Columbia Athletic Club's basket ball team defeated the Washingtons last night and kept their place as leaders in the tour- nament without a defeat. That this excel- lent indoor sport is achieving popularity was shown by the presence of many spec- tators, despite the bitter cold outside. Line-up follows: Columbias. Positions. | Washingtons Magee y Bradley Beall Right forward -Brinkley Wells .-Akers looker. -Sandersi McQuade. “Mullen Talmadge. Hough Summary—Score, Columbia, 8; W ton, 9. Free throws, Columbia, 2 s ington, 2. Referee, Oscar P. Schmidt. Um- pire, Sydney Bieber. Scorer, R. Given. The averages of the four teams follows: Won.Lost.Aver. Columbia Athletic Club...... 5 0 1.000 Washington Light Infantry.. 2 00 Carroll Institute... a 500 Washington Athletic Club. o 5 000 The vext game will be played at the Light Infantry Armory on Saturday even- ing with the Carrolls as visitors. Track Condidates at Princeton. Thirty candidates for the track team congregated in the Princeton College gym- nasium yesterday in response to an order from Captain James. Princeton has been weak in this branch of athletics for sev- eral years, but the stimulus given by George Goldie, instructor and trainer, promises to strengthen the team. A New Trotting Circuit. Delegates from a number of Maryland, Virginia and Delaware tracks met at Bal- timore yesterday and organized the Vir- ginia, Maryland and Delaware fall trot- ting circuit. Following are delegates to the meeting claimed: Cape Charles City, the Chesapeake Fair Association, J. A. Jarvis, August 20 to 23. Upper Marlboro’, Prince George’s County Agricultural Fair Association, Richard S. Hill, August 27 to 30. Agricultural Society of Montgomery County, John E. Muncaster and F. C. Hut- ton, September 3 to 6. Idlewild track, Easton, J. B. Herrington, J. M. Elliott and M. M. Higgins Septem- ber 3 to 6. Cecil County Fair Association, Elkton, J. M. Tucker, September 10 to 13. Baltimore county fair, Timonium, E. G. Merryman, September 17 to 20. Gentlemen's Driving Park, W. H. Evans, Patrick Martin, J. A. Ells and Richard Hentschel, September 24 to 28. Agricultural Society of Delaware, Fair- view Park, Dover, Del., J. A. Millington, October 1 to 4. the tracks represented, and the dates Cc. A. C. Nominations. The annual election of the Columbia Athletic Club will be held on Wednesday next. Following {s the list of nominations: For president, Alexander Grant; vice presi- dent, Dr. William R. King; secretary, Al- exander P. Shaw; treasurer, Gilbert M. Fague; captain, Lewis S. Wells, jr.; for two lieutenants, Thomas B. Nolan, Grant Burroughs and Charles Baker; for six members of the board of governors to serve two years, Eugene M. Harmon, Sam W. Stinemetz, Harry C. Moses, Claas Denekas M. F. Finley, Ed. B. Stumph, John H. Has- well and Jules A. Demonet; for two mem- bers to serve one year, Charles Howard, Sydney Y. Smith, Herbert S. Flynn and J. Barton Miller. The Baltimore Jockey Club. The Baltimore Jockey Club is hard at work getting the Arlington track into order for the inaugural race meeting which be- gins Saturday. The program for the first three days is out, and shows five races for each day. The races will begin at 2:3 p.m. Entries will close at the track at 10 a.m. the day preceding the day that the races come off. Cleveland Signing Players. Manager Tebeau has arrived in Cleve- land, bringing the contracts of himself and O'Connor, according to a Cleveland special. Wallace, a new pitcher; Greminger, a sub- stitute infielder, ard Troy, a substitute outfielder, have al been signed. Con- tracts have been mailed to the remaining players of the team. The salaries will be the same as last vear. There is no truth in the report that Second Baseman Childs is for sale. It is about decided that the Clevelands will make a southern tour. They will play in Tennessee and possibly in Georgia and Alabama. Lester German and ‘“Yale’’ Murphy have signed contracts with the New York Base Ball Clu Jim Knowles to Manage. James Knowles has signed to manage and captain the Atlanta (Ga.) club of the Southern League. JERCURIAL - + POISON Is the result of tho usual treatment of blood disorders. The system is filled with Mercury and Potash remedies—more to be dreaded than the disease—and in a short while is in a far worse condition than before. The common result is +] RHEUMATISM for which S.SS. is the most reliable cure. A few bottles will afford relief where all else has failed. I suffered from a severe attack of Mercurial Rheumatism, my arms and legs being swollen to twice their natural size, causing the most excruciating pains. I spent hundreds of dollors without relief, but after taking a few bottles of Timproved rapidly and am now a well man.,complete- ly cured. I can heartily Yecommend it to any one suffering from this painful disease. W. F. DALEY, Brooklyn Elevated B. R. Our Treatis Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free to an address. Swit F SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, Ga AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA if Cold Snap Brings Suifering in Tis Train for {fhe Poor, soe Many Other Nofes of General Interest te Residemts Wad Others—Re- ception to, Visitors. . ——— The recent cold'snap has been unusually hard on the suffering poor of this city, and though every means at hand is being used for their relief,'the ladies who have the matter in chatge Hre very much handi- capped for lazk of funds. The small amount oa hand at the close of the supply room has become almost exhausted, while there are a number of cases of destitution and almost starvation staring them in the face. They make an earnest appeal to those citizens who are in a position to do so to give immediate aid, in any shape whatever. It has been suggested that a special meeting of the city council be called to furnish means for establishing a free soup house, where these people can at least be given a small amount of stimulating food, and thus be temporarily relieved. A num- ber of merchants will doubtless contribute supplies in the way of meats and vege- tables for this purpose, and this will be a great help. There has been more real suf- fering in Alexandria this winter than for many years past, as many of the- laborers and mechanics are out of work, and they are really deserving. e Lansburgh Furniture Company. ‘The annual meeting of the Julius Lans- burgh Furniture and Carpet Company was held at tke Hotel Fleischmann, in this city, when a majority of the stock was represented. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: W. A. Boyd, president; Julius Lansburgh, general man- ager; Julius Hines, vice president; G. E. Lewis, secretary, and E. J. Hammerly, treasurer, with the following board of directors—M. H. Page, Simon Goldstein, C. J. Hammerly, G. E. Lewis, Julius Hines, Julius Lansburgh and W. A. Boyd. All of the officers and directors are of Washing- ton. Considerable routine business was transacted. A dividend of 10 per cent on the capital stock was declared. Reception to Washingtonians. Odd Fellows’ Heil last night was the scene of a reception given by the members of La Fayette Lodge, No. 11, Independent Order of Mechanics, to a number of their friends and brothers from Washington. A short business session was held,after which the evening was spent in merry making, songs and recitations, All present spent a delightful evening and the visitors return- ed to Washington on the late train much pleased with their evening's entertainment. Fire Company Mectt ‘The regular monthly meeting of the Co- lumbia Steam Fire Engine Company was held at the engine house last night, with President William A. Smoot in the chair. A committee of three was appointed to wait on the Hydraulion Fire Company to get them to appoint a like committee for the purpose of requesting the board of fire wardens to supply six gum suits complete to each of the compamies, to be used at fires. Two new members were elected and one application for membership was re- ceived and will be acted upon at the next meeting. ze ‘The company has déCided that they will have no public demonstration on the 22d instant. Ke Notes. A regular meeting of the Veteran Friend- ship Fire Company was held last night. Only routine business was transacted. ‘The funeral of Mae, the little daughter of Lieutenant Samuel L. Monroe, whose death was mentioned in The Star, will take place tomorrow morning from No. 510 North Washington street. ‘The Hydraulion Fire Company benefit at the Opera House tonight bids fair to be a great suce Rev. Fathers Kell the guests of Re Mary's parsonage. Revival services will be commenced to- night at the old Methodist Chapel near the Midland shops. Tne police of this city have been tre- quested to look out for a negro boy about eighteen years old who is wanted for com- mitting a robbery near Quantico last night. The amount stolen was about $20 and a lot of clothing. *and Kenefrey are Father Cutter at St. DOCKERY COMMISSION REFORMS. Bill to Do Awny With Printing An- nual Lists of Department Clerks. Another proposed reform in departmental methods resulting from the work of the Dockery joint commission is embodied in a bill recently reported to the House. It provides for the repeal of section 194 of the Revised Statutes, which requires the head of each department to annually re- port to Congress the numes of the persons employed in his department, the time they were actually employed and their ries; whether they have been usefully em- ployed, etc. The commission in its report accompanying the bill says that at the last session of Congress reports were made under this law from the War, Navy and Treasury Departments. The first two were printed in full, but only the letter of the Secretary of the Treasury accompanying his report was printed. Compliance with the law requires a good “deal of clerical labor, which could be otherwise more profitably engaged. The printing of the documents, when ordered by Congress, amounts to no incredible expense. The Blue Book, issued every two years, give: the report says, the principal information required by the section proposed to be re- pealed. Don’t Fail to Get a Copy. You can obtain The Evening Star's Alma- nac and Handbook at any news stand, or at Phe Star office. Mailed upon request. 25c. ABOVE ALL OTHERS, Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, in every disease caused by torpid liver or im- pure blood. For Dyspepsia, Liver and Bowel lerangements, and kindred ailments, noth- ing approaches it as a remedy. PIERCE <=. CURE @R MONEY RETURNED. Mrs. AURELIA VAN- SILE, of Hamilton, Ind., writes: “My friends Latest. anid Best, SONNETTE CORSETS. The C. P. Importers make them. jaT-42d5m AMONG THE STUDENTS, Notes From Columbia: University— ‘The Enosinian Society, The last meeting cf the Enosinian So- ciety was the election meeting, and the fcllowing officers were elected for the en- suing six meetings: President, Mr. C. L. Parker, college, class '95; vice president, Miss H. M. Johnson, college, '96; secretary, Miss Grace Ross, college, ‘98; treasurer, Mr. H. H. Donnally, college, '96; critic, Mr. E. A. Playter, college, ’96; librarian, Mr. E. R. Frisbee, college, ° tor of the “News,” Miss G. E. Metcalf, college, ’98; second editor of the “News,’ ir. W. §S. Heath, Corcoran Scientific School; first editor of the “Bee,” Miss E. L. Norris, college, 98; second editor of the “Bee,” Mr. G. K. Davis, college, "95; ser- geant-at-arms, Mr. E. A. Playter, col- lege, '95. It is not customary in the so- ciety that one member should hold two offices at once, but it is an old-time tradi- tion that the retiring president should be further honored with the job of waiting on the new president. So, in the line of suc- cession, Mr. Playter became sergeant-at- arms; but as the Enosinians wanted also the benefit of his pungent criticisms, they gave him also the position of critic. The C. T. M. Dramatic Club of the uni- vesity has issued cards for a dance on February 15, at Mrs. Dyer's, 1517 R street northwest. This organization has a mys- tery attached to it. No outsider is allowed to know what the initials “T. M.” stand for, even when challenged by some un- sympathetic statements that the initials stand simply in reverse order, and rep- resent the conditions of the minds of the members. In the Corcoran Scientific School the fol- lowing courses have closed with the end of the first term: Trigonometry, with Prof. Hodgkins; mineralogy, Prof. de scriptive geometry, Prof. Fav: Lecturer Robertson; some branches, Instructor Alden; chemistry, first part, Prof. Munroe; building construction, Prof. Fava, &c., a Dr. J. E. Blomen, instructor in physics in the Corcoran Scientific School, has just returned from a short trip to Hollydays- burg, Pa., where he attended as an expert certain tests of explosive materials. SS In Favor of Brazil. As predicted in yesterday's Star, Presi- dent Cleveland's decision in the case of the Missiones bourdary dispute between Brazill and the Argentine Republic is in favor of Brazil. The substance of the de- cision is contained in the following para- graph: “That the bounjary line between the Ar- gentine Reputlic and the United States of Brazil in that part submitted to me for arbitration and decision is constituted and shall be established by and upon the rivers Pepiri (also called Pepiri-guazu) and San Antonio, to wit. the rivers which Brazil has designated in the argument and docu- ments submitted to me as constituting the boundary, and hereinbefore denominated the Westerly system.” The territory involved covers an area of 31,000 square miles and has a population of about 7,000 inhabitants. Inasmuch as Missiones has always been in the posses- sion of Brazil, the willingness of the latter to submit the matter to arbitration has caused considerable favorable comment, and her desire to avoid complications with a neighboring state by peaceful means has affcrded those who advocated arbitration in the Pan-American congress much grati- fication. ae The Japanese Trenty Accepted. There is excellent authority for the state- ment that the Japanese treaty as amended by the Senate is entirely acceptable to Japan and that the exchange of ratifica- tions will be pushed, so that it may go into effect in the course of a few weeks. Minister Kurino has cabled the nature of the amendments to his government and it is expected that he will be clothed with full power to accept the amendments and to exchange the ratifications in Washington. ++ Chile Wants Gold. The bureau of American gepublics learns that the Chilean government decided that commencing with January 1, 1895, the per- centage of duties now payable in bills on London must be paid in gold coin. The present actual. customs tariff will continue in operation during 1895. EVERYTHING SEEMS WRONG to the dyspeptic. The world is upside down; the times are out of joint; he’s ready to turn his back upon his best friend. Now, the thing that oftenest {s wrong with dyspeptics 1s their choice of a remedy. There are drugs and medicines on the one hand—the Carls- bad Sprudel on the other. They can’t both be right; there's too much difference in their meth- ods and in their results. Carlsbad—the waters of the Sprudel Spring at Carisbad—have been curing dyspeptics for hun- dreds of years. Curing them. No remedy in the world has been so thoroughly tried and proved in all digestive disorders, stomach troubles, lack of appetite or perverted nutrition. Add a little of the genuine Carlsbad Sprudel Salt to the first tumblerful of the water if you desire to increase its purgative action. * Do not be imposed upon by unsernpulous dealers, who will sel! you a mixture of Seldlitz Powder or Glauber Salt as ‘Improved Carlsbad Salt” or “Artiticial Carlsbad Salt, “German Salt” or other names. Insist upon the genuine article, which must have the signature of “EISNER & MENDELSON CO., Sole Agents, New York,’? on every botile. Another Week OF CUT PRICES AT The Warren. Youths’ $1.75 Shoes for. $1.25 Boys’ $2.00 Shoes for. Men's $2.50 Shoes for. Ladies’ $4.00 Shoes (sizes 1 to 3%) for. 1.50 Ladies’ $4.00 Shoes (larger sizes) for... 2.45 Ladies’ $5.00 Shoes for. . eee 8.50 Men’s $5.00 Shoes for... sees 8.90 Men's $5.00 and $6.00 Shoes (samples and broken lots) only... seeeee 8.50 Any one having sufficient sand and an earnest desire to embark in the Shoe bust- ness should speak quick if they want a good Stock, fixtures and chance to make money. lease for sale as a whole. THE WARREN SHOE HOUSE, Geo. W. Rich, g19 F St. _Ja31-70d DRU tively Speciti ESS OR THE LIQUOR HABIT POST cured by administering Dr. Haines’ Golden specific. It can be given in a cup of coffee or tea, or in food, without the knowledge of the patient. It is absolutely harmless, and will effect @ permanent and speedy cure, whether the patient is a moderate drinker or ‘an alcoholic wreck. Tt has been given in thousands of cases, and in every instance a perfect cure has followed. It never falls. The system once impregnated with the Specific, it becomes an utter imposstilltt for the liquor appetite to exist. GOLDEN SP! CIFIC CO., Props., Cincinnati, Ohio. Particulars free. To be had of F. S, WILLIAMS & €0., Sth and F sts. o.w.; 3. FB. Ditt House, Washington. THE GAME WORKED. Strangers Victimise a Jeweler for Two Watches. Yesterday morning a man, whose ap- parel indicated that he is a mechanic or wagon driver, called at the office of Con- nolly Bros., patent attorneys, over the Second National Bank, and asked that he be permitted to remain there, where it was warm, as he was waiting to meet another man. His request was granted, and no further attention was paid to him. After waiting there a few minutes, the stranger thanked sc me one in the office for his kind- ness and departed. With him disappeared some billheads of the firm, and a short while afterwards one of them reached Mr. Baum’s jewelry store, on 7th street. On this sheet of paper was written a note, purporting to bear the signature of a mem- ber of the firm. This note requested the keeper of the jewelry store to send the al- leged writer a watch, Mr. Baum was not acquainted with Mr. Connolly, and he declined to send the watch until he had time to make some in- quiries, and the stranger left the store empty handed. But he did not give up the idea of vic- timizing somebody, for a few minutes later he, or his confederate, appeared at Tap- pan’s jewelry store, on 9th street, with a similar note. Mr. Tappan knew the sup- posed writer of the note, and would have sent him anything he desired. He did not hesitate a moment, never dreaming the signature was a forgery, but he soon learn- ed that such was the case. It was then too late, for he had given the man two gold- filled watches, and the man, of course, had disappeared. The case was reported to the police, and because of the different descriptions given of the man it is thought by the officers that probably two men were working together. Descriptions of the men were taken, and the depots were guarded, as it was thought the man or men would probably attempt to leave the city, but no arrests were made. Se Mextcan Mail Contract. The government of Mexico has made a mail contract with the Johnstone line of steamers to make at least two trips monthly between New York or Baltimore and Tampico. The company is to deliver on the wharves at Tampico all the coal that the government may need at a price not to exceed $5 per metric ton, in United States currency. ——————S Receivers Appointed. The controller of the currency has ap- pointed William J. Broderick receiver of the First National Bank at San Ber- nardino, Cal, and Albert G. Whittemore receiver of the Dover National Bank at Dover, N. 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