BIRTH.

Buchanan. —Dec. 17th, at Storehouse "Villa, Ashburton, the wife of Mr. J. E. Buchanan, of a daughter.

The Evening Echo. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1878.

Installation of the Mayor. The annual meeting of the Borough Council required by the Act was held to-day, at which His Worship the Mayor was formally installed in the high office to which he was recently re-elected, and thereafter his health, those of the officers —Messrs Braddell and Fooks, were drunk, along with other toasts. Suitable replies were made by His Worship and the officers.

Wesleyan Bazaar.— The ladies having charge of this bazaar did a large trade last night. The attendance to begin with was not numerous, but before the doors had been anhour opened, a goodly number had appeared, so that plenty of customers were to be had, and the ladies had a good opportunity to dispose of the wares. The stall-keepers were Mesdames Orr, Weeks, Marten, Lewis, Dixon, Andrews, and Le Breton,, asristed by a large number of young ladies. These presided over five stalls, loaded with a miscellany of pretty things, queer things, and all sorts of useful things, and many a victim was bagged by the winning smiles of beailty, and' had ‘to purchase whether he would or not. No raffles nor lotteries were held, and the sales were thus all what might fairly be termed legitimate. The takes were, we understand, about £3O, and the bazaar will be open again this evening and to morrow. ‘ :

Mrs. Morey’s Christmas Trees. —Mrs, Morey, of the Tancred Street Repository, has prepared a grand treat for the little ones at Christmas. She will erect three Christmas trees in the Town Hall on Christmas Eve, the “fruit” from which will be distributed to the lucky drawers of prizes. The admission to the hall will be free, and refreshments will be provided from 2 o’clock in the afternoon till 8, for the convenience of country visitors. The trees will have each a special mission to fulfil. One will carry prizes suited to the taste of girls, the leading prize being a splendid doll dressed as a bride, and valued at £3 ; 6 other dolls, valued at £1 each, will also figure in the prize list, besides work-boxes, china tea sets, trimmed doll’s cots, etc. The boys’ tree patrons will have a chance of a large rock ing-horse, worth £5 55., 12 cricket sets, writing desks, and a miscellaneous cate gory of toys likely to please lads. To make the Hall attractive to the general public, Mrs. Morey has devoted a large tree to their use, and its branches will include some valuable picture?. These number 50 pictures in all, ranging in value from ss. to 60s, and embracing a variety of subjects. There are also toilet sets, .vases, lustres, ladies' garden tools, tea trays, albums, work-boxes, and a long list of articles both ornamental and useful. There will be 1000 prizes for each tree —3000 in all —and as every tieketholder will draw a prize of some sort, there will be no “ blank” looks. Ashburton Agricultural and Pasto rale Association. —A special meeting of this Association was held yesterday at Scott’s Hotel, Tinwald; the President, Mr. John.Grigg, in the chair. The secre tary reported that after paying off all the liabilities of the last show, there would be a balance in hand of about £9O. It was resolved that all the prize-takers should be written to requesting any who desired to send in their applications for either the Association’s silver medal, or the sum of £2 2s. It was decided to take this step owing to' the delay in ob taining and determining upon the design for the medal. A qonimittee, consisting of Messrs. Thomas, Barter, Jeffs, and Lewis was appointed to have suitable cattle pens erected and the ground suit laid wt, previous to winter,

Mr. Hunt moved, Mr. Carter seconded, —“ That the sum of £lB be given as an honorarium to the Secretary for his ser vices.” Carried. It was resolved to em ploy a paid secretary in future, at a salary of £25 per annum and 10 per cent, com mission on members’ fees, and that the officers of the Association, with Messrs. Carter, Hay T. Smith, and Thomas be appointed a committee to determine the selection of a suitable person. A vote of thanks was accorded the hon. sec. for his .duties, , and the usual vote of thanks to the chairman having been : passed the meeting adjourned. • ■ Planting. —At the Council meeting last night Mr. Ivess gave notice of a motion for next meeting to spend £IOO in planting the Belts with trees and clearing tussocks off the footpaths. Cost of Works. —Mr. Campbell, chair man of the Works Committee of the Council, last night said that the Com mittee could 1 not take any steps in a drainage scheme until they had some idea of what like the water supply would be— the one being greatly regulated by the other. The, cost .of works already sub mitted to the Council outfall sewer, asphalting, &c.—would amount, in round numbers to £3OOO.

Sheep Worrying.-— Stray dogs, we hear, have been doing mischief in this neighbourhood amongst the sheep. Mr. Hay T. Smith complains that yesterday he discovered several dogs worrying his sheep. At least half-a-dozen of his flock had been killed, arid others injured, by the marau ders, and when Mr. Smith came upon the. dogs, two of them were eating the flesh from a sheep still alive, while other dogs were driving the flock up and down. Pro ceedings will probably be taken against the owners.

ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held last night, the anniver sary of the province having interfered with its meeting on Monday evening. The members absent were —Councillors Shear man, and Williamson. The minutes of previous meeting were read and confirmed, after which the Mayor made his customary statement of the business to be done by the Council, amongst which he mentioned that a water supply would have to be considered. A good supply, he said, would reduce the insurance premiums in town about 15 per cent. This, he was sure, would counter balance even the rates paid under a special levy for a scheme costing more than the £SOOO voted by the County Council. Correspondence was then taken up, and dis of. the £SOOO. i Two letters were read from the County : Council—one stating, in reply to the Borough’s inquiry, that the £SOOO, voted by the County Council for a water supply for the town, had been placed as a special account, to be operated upon by the Chair man of the County and the Mayor of Ash burton, subject to the banking arrange ments of the County Council, the money bearing interest at the rate of 5£ per cent. ; another intimating the County’s refusal to entertain the Borough’s request for £IOOO for municipal purposes, considering the large sum already voted for a water supply. Mr. Saunders said the question of the bank in which the £5,000 had been lodged had been raised by him. He had origi nated the motion which brought the letter from the County Council, because no one around that table seemed to know any thing about how the money was disposed of. Before the matter was set aside, he ■wished the Council to be aware that, by the money lying in the Union Bank instead of the Borough Coon oil’s own bank, the town was losing £25 a-year. They were only doing their duty to the ratepayers by asking to have the £5,000 transferred to their own bankers, who had given them excellent terms. For a daily deposit in the Bank of New Zealand they got the same terms as the Union was giv ing the Council for six months. He would move the following resolution on the sub ject :—“That this Council having obtained more favorable terms from their own ban kers, request that the sum of £5,000, granted by the County Council for a water supply, be transferred from the Union Bank of Australia to the Bank of New Zealand, and that the Mayor take imme diate steps to have this done.” A long discussion ensued. The Mayor doubted the Borough’s power to remove the money from the one bank to the other, as the wording of Mr. Wright’s motion granting the vote for a water-supply tied . down the Borough to the production of a voucher that the work had been done before the money could be used at all.

Mr. Ivess spoke against the motion. It was utterly valueless, and the County would look upon it as a piece of presump tion. The money was granted condition ally, and could only be touched when those conditions were fulfilled.

Mr. Saunders held that the letter just read distinctly stated that the money was under the control of the Chairman of the County, and the Mayor.

A vote was taken on the motion as fol lows : —For : Messrs. Saunders, Orr, Par kin, and Friedlander (4). Against : Messrs. Roberts, Ivess, Campbell, and the Mayor (4). A deadlock thus occurred, as the Mayor, who at first thought he had no casting vote, did not wish to strangle the question by a tie, and on the Clerk (Mr. Braddell) showing front the Act that he possessed a casting vote, His Worship declined to exercise it, so that an opporr tunity might be given to Mr. Saunders to re-open the matter at, a full meeting. Eventually the Mayor gave his casting yote against the motion and thus settled tbe mttel'i

THE COURT HOUSE Mr. A. Le G. Campbell wrote' to correct a wrong impression regarding bis recent letter to the Council 6n this-Bubject. Council resolved not to re-open the question. \t ’ BY-LAWS -V A letter was read from Mr: G. S. Cooper acknowledging receipt of a corrected proof of the by-laws, but no further commun ication in the subject had been received by the Council. Resolved, to address Government in the matter,, pointing out the -necessary- public works were delayed by the want of by-laws, and hintiiig. expedition in their, revision. ’ - , ,•. verandahs : —_ —- Liberty to erect verandahs over tile" footpath was applied for by Messrs Sando and Olsen, and Messrs Fooks and Son (for Hallenstein Bros.). Referred to Works Committee. KERBING AND ASPHALTING Mir. Kerby, Timaru, wrote enclosing prices per foot for kerbing and per square yard for stone pitching, and the City Clerk of Christchurch supplied prices for asphalt ing. . . ' V -t The Mayor said that in Christchurch both for channelling and kerbing concrete was used. The letters .were referred to the Works Committee APOLOGY. Mr. Williamson sent an apology for ab sence. LAND TAX. The Land Tax Commissioner sent a circular letter asking for a copy of the last valuation of the Borough and the names and addresses of those who took if. Resolved, to inform the Commissioner that the valuation of the town would not be completed before the 15th of January and that the valuation last used was the one made by Mr. Buchanan while the town ship was within the Road Board district of Ashburton. WATER SUPPLY. A long and desultory discussion took place on the Water Supply question. The Mayor spoke in favor of employing an engineer of high standing to make a report on the best means of supplying the town with water. He did not under value Mr. Fooks’ scheme, but he felt that the Council would be doing justice to a very important matter if they obtained the best information they could on what was the largest and most important under taking they would be called upon to deal with.

Mr. Ivess advocated forwarding the various schemes obtained by the Council in competition for their £IOO premium to some engineer of note for his opinion. Mr. Saunders favored going into , the market for altogether new schemes/ 1 If any of the schemes tendered to the'County Council had been considered suitable by them, they would have adopted one. They did not do so, and -he thought it better to have a scheme from a new man.

The Mayor said the best of the County’s schemes was one which exceeded in cost the sum of £SOOO, and the advertisement laid down that sum as a limit. The prize scheme kept within .'£sooo, and was the best perhaps of those which did do so, but none of those schemes, he (the Mayor) considered worth anything. Mr. Saunders was a member of the Water Supply Committee, and he under stood a report was to have been brought before that meeting. He did not set a very high value on his time, but he was not prepared to waste it and that of Mr. Fooks by attending meetings of Committee for nothing. He had left the last Com mittee meeting satisfied that a report was to be brought up, and he desired to know why it was not now before them. Ultimately the resolution of the Com mittee meeting referred to was procured and read by Mr. Saunders recommending the Council to bring a temporary supply through the Domain. Mr. Ivess moved that Mr. Hardy Johnston be asked to consider the schemes submitted to the County Council and to report upon them, advising the Borough Council as to the most practicable, the cost of such opinion not to exceed £. Mr Parkin seconded.

Mr Saunders said there was no difficulty in bringing in a flushing and fire prevention supply. Every Ashburton resident had had evidence of that. It had been sug gested at the last Committee meeting to make use of the natural scheme through the Domain, and to introduce a pan system in the sanitary arrangements of the town. This would keep the wells pure for domestic purposes. The system of pipes used for the Domain scheme, it was thought could also be utilised for a future permanent scheme.

The Mayor was still of opinion that it was better to employ an engineer of known ability to inspect the various sources in the district, and report as to the best scheme.

Mr. Ivess’s motion was put to the meet ing, and lost by 2 votes to 3. He then moved, in accordance with the opinion of the Mayor—to employ an engineer, but modified it by restricting the cost of any scheme suggested by Mr. Johnston, or other gentleman employed, to £6,000. This was not seconded. Messrs. Parkin and Roberts were both of opinion that the Council ought not to limit themselves to the scheme or opinion of one man, but that schemes for a water supply should be called for at a cost not to exceed (Say) £7,500. Mr. Roberts did not see that it was wrong to offer a premium of £IOO for the best scheme.

Mr. Saunders said a question to be settled was where they were to take the water from—whether the muddy water of the river, or the pure water from the Spying he had spoken of at a previous meeting. Mr. Campbell moved— 0 That the reso lution of the Water-supply Committee, as jread by Mv. Saunders, regarding a supply

through the Domain, be adopted, and. tha the Committee be empowered to procure' all necessary information, and to report at next meeting. ” t Mr.’Parkin seconded. . ‘ Mr. Ivess opposed the motion, wjhich was carried by a vote of sto 3A A , PIPE WELLS FOR THE FIRE ENGINE; Mr. Weymouth Roberts had ascertained the cost of sinking-two 3-inch pipes in East street, to see what supply of water could be obtained for the fire : engine. He moved that the experiment be tried, as the cost was n6t greatAACarried. r ■

engineer’s report. The Borough engineers submitted the following report in matters referred to them by the Works Committee : 'Side Channelling andlCerbing. Your Com* mittee having considered this subject/ and formed approximate estimates, have come to the conclusion that it will be necessdry to con struct an outfall sewer,, preparatory to under taking the work of, channelling. As this work requires i onsideration, with regard to the water-supply and drainage schemes,* they re quest leave to postpone a- fuller and definite report until the next meeting of the Council, r Asphalting Footpaths. —The length and ap proximate cost of footpaths recommended to be laid with asphalte, are as follows: Whole width. “ £ s. d. East-street, from Peter-street to Moore-street, excepting Baring Square—about 32 chns., at 9d. 288 o o Half width. Side streets, and through Baring ) .Square—about 77 chns., atsd. f g On West side of railway, round ($ school block— chns., at sd. ) 824 5 o Immigration Cottages. —We have inspected the cottages on Reserves Nos. 1689 and 1690. There are eight cottages on No. 1689, fronting the N. E. town belt; and six on No. 1690, on the N.W. town belt. Of the fourteen cottages, only one is floored and lined. One is off the piles, the chimney broken down, and the building much dilapidated. Five have paling roofs 111 leaky condition, that require to be covered with iron. The chimneys of several are defective; two or three require to be re-built; and all ought to be repaired and pointed. There is only one closet and one well to each block. We have directed Mr. Hayes, who made an application to the Council, to obtain some palings, and make his roof water-tight, as a temporary measure. When these reserves are vested in the Council, should it be deter mined to put the cottages in a more habitable state—viz., to floor and line, them, etc. —we would recommend that they should be re arranged in regard to position on the reserves, to economise space, etc. Forema7i of Works. —Ten applications have been received for this appointment, and the Works Committee have selected that of Wm. Brown, of Ashburton, for acceptance. The clearing and breaking of the large stones in East-street may now be proceeded with. Seve ral suitable men have applied for woik, and a good selection can be made. 1 The Roacl Board cottages, which are 'now the property of the Borough, were referred to the Works Committee for a report dfnd recommendation by next meet ing. FOREMAN. Mr. William Brown was appointed Fore man of Works. The Council then adjourned.

TELEGRAPHIC.

AUSTRALIAN

[By Submarine Cable/]' f U Sydney, Dec, 16. The English Eleven won the Adelaide match by three wickets. It is stated that the Newcastle miners have decided to work for the Coal Com panies’ steamers. ' . i ... ; 1 ; j ■rDec. 17. Sir H. Parkes has given notice of a vote of want of confidence in the Farrell Minis try. • - i Melbourne, Dec. 17. =# In the match Australian Eleven v. Victorians, the former won by six wickets. Mr. Murdoch scored 153, and A. Banner man 52, not out.. Score, second innings, four wickets for 263 runs.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

[Per Press Agency and Exchanges.]

Auckland, Tuesday. Arrived.— The Zealandia, with the English and American mails, via San Francisco. Cases of sunstroke are numerous.

Great preparations are being made for the forthcoming races, which are expected to be the best ever held in Auckland.

Mr. J. S. Macfarlane, M.H.R., writes a strong letter to “ The Herald ” in reply to th§ criticisms in the Dunedin “ Times ” on his speech, He pronounces the statement in “ The Times ”• to be grossly insulting insinuations against the people of Auck land. He says : —“ To my mind, the evil genius of the Ministry is Mr. Balkance, whose political antecedents alone should have excluded him from any decent t Cabi net, A reference to a Wanganui news paper, of which he was a proprietor, and editor during his career as a supporter of the Vogel and Atkinson Ministries, will convince the most sceptical as to his unfit ness as a man to associate with Ministers. His description of Sir George Grey as a poor old imbecile, tolerated by the House only on account of his age, and that he had only one follower —that fool, Rees ! is a fair specimen of his ill-bred imperti nence and assurance ; and in the House in committee, his frequent reflections on the merchants of New Zealand, in reference to fraudulent invoices for duty at the Custom House ; and again, his words as applied to all the people of New Zealand, in relation to the property tax, and the inducement to make fraudulent declaration, thoroughly stamps the J»ft» ft? ft fit gf

fools,- none else ; and it is to his evil "counsel that I attribute many of the grievous of which the Government have beep, guilty during the hist month. It|s to be>;.hoped that the editor of the Dunedin!ff Times ”is not of tha character of his brother editor, Mr. Ballance, who and traduce one day, and flatter with fulsome adultation the next, and that his incorrect remarks on. my humble doing 3 may have been done .in simple ignorance. ” ... New Plymouth, Tuesday. ■ Labour .is so very scarce here . that; if a supply from outside is not soon available, it is feared that the Inglewood saw-pulls will be stopped. The hands are leaving in twos and threes to go harvesting, for/, which farmers are giving Kigh' wages. It is reported that arrangements are being made for connecting Inglewood with , Hawera at bhce by means of Eob.b’scoach; f and that an attempt will be madesliortly--' to drive, a coach through, ; , , ;:. \ . ''V Wellington, ‘Tuesday.- 11I ' ' ; There &Pe no fresh cases of fever on board the Hermione, but some- insub ordination among the sailors is reported. A : large public meeting was , held to night) the Major ; in the ehaiiij ’to'.discuss the Chinese question. * 1 A" Series«of resolutions were carried unanimously. to the effect that- Government should be memorialised to prevent the introduction of Chinese. Several speakers djlated upon the manifold dangers likely to arise if the unrestricted influx of Chinese were allowed. A letter from ; the Colonial. Treasurer was read, in'which the utmost sympathy was expressed with the move ment. At a previous meeting a resolution was carried unanimously to urge upon Government the advisability of removing the present railway station to a more central site.

Dunedin, Tuesday. Henry Leon Metz, arrested in Adelaide for forgery, by a Dunedin detective, is now being escorted back to Dunedin by that officer.

At present there are six cases of typhoid, fever in Dunedin Hospital. Those suffer ing from it were passengers by the Timaru, which arrived in port last month, and which was not quarantined by the Board of Health, notwithstanding that the medical members of the Board strongly urged that the vessel should he quaran tined. Mr. Stout was at Port Chalmers the day the vessel arrived,, and it is said that it is due to his influence that the vessel was not quarantined. One of the passengers .died on Nov. 27 from fever; and another died in the hospital yester day.

TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

. Nelson, Wednesday. Mr. A. J. Richmond, M.H.R., ad dressed his constituents last night, and received a vote of confidence.

, Auckland, Wednesday. Instructions have been given to extend the telegraph to Wairoa immediately. / Sir G. Grey and Mr. Macandrew were cordially received at Wangarei. The quarrel between two native tribes at Wangarei is still unsettled. One tribe burned down the houses of the other, and a conflict was only prevented by the Go vernment officers prom's.ing compensation to the aggrieved party. Sir George Grey and Mr. Sheehan re visit the district in January to settle the dispute. ■' ‘- -' ■■- ■ - ; ; -■ ■■-• •■ •A :■] •; 1 _

Another smart iron steamer, of, 100 ft. keel, forjhe Waiwera trade, was launched to-day, to the order of Captain. Carey. Thomas Russell, charged with the mur der of Captain Moller at the South Sea Islands, was again remanded, on the appli cation of the Crown Prosecutor, who said he was awaiting instructions from Govern ment. Counsel for the prisoner said it was doubtful if he (prisoner) could be legally detained in custody. j. : , j

The Old Atlantic- Cables. The ex pedition sent out to raise the submarine cable of 1866, (says a contemporary), like the one sent to raise that of 186.5, failed to accomplish its mission. In the-middle of last year, a -new attempt was made, followed by more success, for two faults, one on the coast: of Newfoundland and the other on the coast of Ireland, were then repaired. <; In consequence of this the Anglo-American Company and Tele graph Construction Company fitted out, at their joint expense, two vessels, which put to sea on the 25th of last May, .for the purpose of finding and repairing ■the cable of 1866. The expedition has just returned to London. It reports having succeeded in grappling and raising the cable to the surface of the water fifteen different times but the outer wires were so weakened by oxidation that it broke and was lost again in each case. The engineer in charge of the expedition therefore deemed the work of repair as entirely impracticable, and decided to return home. The unanimous opinion of electricians, says L’Electricite, is that the two first cables are defunct, and that ten years may be fixed as the average period that any cable will last, which is not better pro tected against the corrosive action of the ocean. Fortunately the new cables are, as well-known, better provided for in this

respect. An Irish footman, having carried a basket of game from his master to a friend, waited a considerable time for his custom ary fee, but finding no present appear, scratched his head and said : “ Sir, if the master should say, ‘Paddy, what did the gentleman give you ?’ what would your honor have me tell him ?” • -u - A Precocious boy in an up-town family was asked which was the greater evil of the two, hurting another’s feelings or his finger. He said the former. “ Right, my dear child,” said the gratified questioner : “ and why is it worse to hurt the feelings ?” “ Because you can’t tie a rag round them.’’ explained the dear ehild,

WEDNESDAY, December i B, 1878,]

THE EVENING ECHO.



Christmas Announcements. CHRISTMAS TREE FOR THE CHILDREN OF ASHBURTON, AMD SURROUNDING DISTRICTS. MRS. MOREY begs to inform parents that she will have a CHRISTMAS TREE - • r ON TUESDAY, 24th DECEMBER. Tickets—One Shilling Each. I All Prizes, and NO BLANKS. For convenience of ladies residing in the* country the first drawing will take place at 2 o’clock and continue until half past 6. girls’ tree; ' : Ist. prize—Very Handsome Dressed Doll, value two guineas. Other prizes— Large China Tea Sets, Doll Houses, Cradles, Cots, Work Boxes, Writing Desks, with a variety of other beautiful toys. i BOYS’ TREE. Ist prize—Rocking Horse. Other prizes —Cricket Bats and Balls, Garden Tools, Writing Desks, Horses and Carts, with a variety of toys suitable for boys. Christmas comes but once a year, So give the children some good cheer. A REAL CHRISTMAS TREAT FOR CHILDREN, TUESDAY, 24th, At 2 o’clock sharp. Not less than 3000 Prizes. Tickets can be obtained at the Shop, in Tancred Street, up to the 23rd, where Prizes are now on view. MRS. M~O REY, Tancred Street, Ashburton, Next to Mr. Chapman, House Decorator. 96



CHRISTMAS IS COMING! m fiIWS *Q'r CHRISTMAS CAKES. TAYLOR & LILL, Bakers and Confectioners, BEG to call the attention of their numerous customers and the public generally, to their intention to make a very Extensive Display of Superior CHRISTMAS CAKES to suit all classes, ranging in price from Two Shillings upwards. The quality is guaranteed to be First-class, and second to none in Canterbury. The following different kinds of Cakes will be kept in stock for Christmas : Rice Cakes Cumberland Cakes The Lome Cakes . Sponge Cakes, in great variety Seed Cakes Currant Cakes Queen Cakes &c. f &c., &c. Fancy Biscuits of all kinds. Pastry-in Great Variety. N.8.-—Orders for Iced Cakes must be sent in at once, TAYLOR & LILL, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. All orders punctually attended to, and sent in early. 142 OTTIRISTIMI-A-S CAKES. n W » w CO HI g > (Z> THE Manager of- the Central Tempe ran.se Hotel wishes it to be known that he has on hand a Great Variety of Christmas Cakes, ranging in price from FIVE SHILLINGS TO Five Guineas. Inspection invited at the CENTRAL TEMPERANCE HOTEL, Havelock Street, Ashburton. 137 CHRISTMAS. CHRISTMAS. T7IANCY GOODS, in Great Variety, for JJ CHRISTMAS, Selling at Remark ably Low Prices, for Cash, at MRS. MOREY ? S Fancy Repository, Tancred Street, Ashburton, near Chapman’s. Remember the Christmas Tree ©U fiDWTwJwt* lh mbt ' JOO



Special Notices. FENCING WIRE. 90 TONS Just Received and on Sale ' at '' LOWEST PRICES. A. O. AITKEN & CO., Havecockt Street.— --- : LAST NIGHT BUT ONE. fO~NIGHt~TO~NIGHT. AT THE TOWN HALL. Bazaar. Bazaar. A Lot of BEAUTIFUL NEEDLEWORK, ; ’ and other „ w ; USEFUL ARTICLES. - j Children’s Clothing, Ac., at VERY REASONABLE PRICES. 154 WANTED, SIN Good Pick and Shovel Men. Ap ply to 162* W. ROBERTS. TO LET. APARTMENTS, Board optional; or part of a large house near East Street. Apply _ 163 ECHO OFFICE.