Ningpo, Mar. 30.
On Saturday Ningpo said good tye to Mr, W.
Hoffman, of he Standard Oil "and his' famil Mr, Hoffman is taking a well earned furlough in America, A large company of friends were at the wharf.
The usual compliment of ear-splitting crackers were indulged in by admiring Chinese. The presence of our hard-worked City Brass Band was unusual, a considerably enlivened the procecdings. The whole of their repertoire must have been exhausted judging. from the length of the performance. As the steamer Hsin Pekin_pushed off they struck up john Brown's! body.
a-smouldering in the grave, but his soul goes marching on"
int. piece of music, appropriate for the living or the dead. This is characteristic of our Town) Band who are in demand for all} occasions, and without partiality hhypocriey play the same piece both. for funerals and for weddings. Three popular its are the above "Lenox" (known as a trumpet met quarters), "In, the Sweet cand Bye," a "Tipperary," sis last ie the latest 7 encourage mer at i¢ STRAY SOLDIERS IN
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