Com's tock, Anthony

was born March 7, 1844, at New Canaan, Conn.; received his education at the academies of New Canaan and New Britain, Conn. During the Civil War served in the Union Army from 1863-65. Since March, 1873, he has held the office of post-office inspector, and that of secretary and chief special agent of the New York Society for the Suppre ion of Vice. In the interest of good morals, Mr. O. with his a ociates, has destroyed some 50 tons of obscene matter and 17 tons of gambling materials. His books include: Frauds Exposed; Traps for the Young; Gambling Outrages, . He has contributed various papers to the North American Review and other magazines. Co'nant, THOMAS JEFFERSON, D.D., was born at Brandon, Vt., Dec. 13, 1802. He was a graduate of Middebury College, Vt., and also studied in Germany. He held several profe orships, his subjects being language, or Biblical literature and criticism. Under the auspices of the American Bible Union he prepared a revised English Bible. He was afterward engaged in a isting in the revision of the authorized version of the Old Testament, and was the author of annotated translations of the books of Job; Proverbs; Psalms; Matthew, and Genesis. Died 1891. Concord i a, in Kansas , a thriving city, cap . of Cloud co., on four lines of R. R., 155 m. W. of At chis on. Has large flour mills, foundry, . Coal and building stone are plentiful in the vicinity. Pop . (1890) 3,011; (1897) about 4,000.