Evening Star Newspaper, July 9, 1887, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR " WASHINGTON. D. C., Fi aaronnat : CITY AND DISTRICT. Lest BY wh ‘The Half-Hearted Work of the Wash- ington Ball Nine, YESTERDAY'S DEPEAT AT THE HANDS OF THE INDI. APOLIS TEAM—SPECTATORS LEAVE BEFORE THE END OF THR GAME—GAMES YESTERDAY IN OTHER CITIES. ‘The Washingtons placed another defeat to their credit yestentay, exhibition of bail playing. an indifferent Melding game, but were lamentably Weak at the bat. The game resulted tn a score of 10 to 1, in favor ot Indiana: Many of the spec- tators did not walt to see the resnit, but left the grounds before the game was concluded, and those ‘Who remained jeered at the futile and half-hearted efforts of the Statesmen to play ball. This sort of Dali playing should be stopped. ‘The public which Supports the game here has a right to occasion- ally get its money's worth, and more than that the management, whieh pays the men liberal salaries, double and triple what they get in any otlier business, has a right to the best work that the men are capable of. In any private bust- ess such half-hearted services for good pay would Fesult in instant dismissal, ‘The dissatisfaction with the home team does not arise so much from the defeats administered to the from the ap- Parent willingness to accept thes: ts without hey not only played ast jie. No one yesterday seemed surprised that the Moosiers stiould win, but general, sur. he 5 shou! prise was expressed “Uat ro won seven games on their recent trip. The home team 1s,individualiy,a strong one and should be able to Cope with any club playing ball. ‘The management does not intend 10 €: md any tore money to secure new men, ing satisiied that the material for a strong nine is here, and if the men will do the work of ‘which they dre capable, there will be no cause for compkuint. Every effort will be made to secure Suit, Daliy. the new man, has made a good impression, althotigh he has not 'done any remark- fable flelding or batting. He displays a_willing- Ress and an activity, however, that are in strong contrast with the performances of his associates ‘Whitney also invariably plays his best. Krieg 15 SUll in Washington. He was granted his release, ‘Dut subsequently both New York and Indianapolis objected to his leaving the league. Cleveland and Hartford also want him. He would prefer to play ‘with New York. OTHER GAMES YESTERDAY resulted as follows: Philadelphia, 3; Chicago, 5. Boston, 2; Pittsburg, 4. New York, 6; Detroit, & Athletic, 8; Cleveland, 3. Baltimore, 4; St. Louls, 3. Following 1s the standing of the clubs to Baltimore. cincinnati. jLoussealie .-- Philadeiphia Brooklyn. Prtsburz. {Athletic Washington |Metropoiitan:.16 42 Indianapolis. ..16 \Cleveland....015 45 ——-—_— BICYCLISTS AND PEDESTRIANS, in doing it gave a wretched | BITS OF NEW YORK LIFE. the Eyes of Cummings and Hail. NEW YORK'S SEASIDE SUBURES—THR MANY MYS- TERIES OF CONEY ISLAND—A PLACE WHERE THE “TOUGH” I$ SUBDUED—HOW A GAMBLER TRI- UMPHED OVER A MILLIONAIRE, ETO. Special Correspondence of Tae EVENING Star. ‘New Yorx, July & Every twenty-four hours from now until cooler weather comes, a datly average of 50,000 or more New Yorkers will leave the city to get fresh air at the neighboring seaside places. Coney Island, the most famous of American seaside resorts, will get the majority of this immense traffic. ‘The tron | steamers, each capable of carrying 2,000 passen- kers, make seventeen tripsaday. The Bay Ridge | route—nalf steamer and half rafl—transports its immense complement of pleasure-seekers, and lines of railway from Long Island City and Brooklyn take thousands of excursionists through paradises of gardens and green trees to the cool shores of the island. It 1s remarkable that so few accidents occur on these many lines of travel. Steamboats densely crowded and rusbing at full speed through the dense fog 1¥ on the Waters ‘of the bay e the track of Scores of vessels, and trains Fs propled with passengers as thickly as an sit, run at the rate of thirty to fifty miles an hour over the confusing labyrinth of tracks leading to the Island, but about the only deaths on these avenues of’ traffic that have occurred since the great watering place of Coney Island ‘Was opened in 1878, have been those of Hittle chil- dren in arms who have expired from the suffo- cating heat of the great crowds. Another notable fact fs the abs in latter years.of drunken fights on the linesof travel to and from the Island. Ahy one who has fifty cents on hand can make thé trip, and the cheapness of the luxury invites a miscellaneous crowd, but there seems to be a cer- tain salutary effect in the salt sea air that quell the quarrelsomeness of the “tough.” Yet one 13 constantly reminded that ‘THE TOUGH IS ABROAD. ‘This was exemplified afew eyenings ago by an incident that happened in one of the coaches that ply between the iron plers at one end of the island and the Brighton Beach Hotel, about halt the dis- tance up the beach. ‘The Coney Island hackman hasn't yet learned the system of exorbitant charges that distinguished the Niagara Jehu, and the fare 1s only 5 cents. On the night in question the conductor came around with his usual call of “Fares, please!” A young man with keen, rest less eyes, sald: “I paid you my fare.” Tothe aston- ishment of the other passengers the conductor called the young mana liar and said. in forcible manner: “Oh, 1 know your game! Fork over or Ti throw ye out. ‘The young man forked over. Later one of the force of Pinkerton’s detectives who guard the more aristocratic end of the Island drove the young man away under pain of arrest as a susplctous character. He sought refuge on Wat part of the shore patroled by the eighty no, lice of the Gravesend force, and they compelled him to take a train and return to New York. He ty a famous sneak thief and pickpocket. ‘The police surveillance of Coney Isiand Isnow so perfect that dissolute characters have in the main been driven and all the gambling hells. which last sea- ‘The Capital Cinb Committee Subm! Formal Argument Against Lamps and Hells. The committee from the Capital Bicycle Club that called upon the District Commissioners last ‘Tuesday to-day submitted to the Commissioners in writing a statement of the points urged by the committee with reference to the new police regula- tions concerning the use of bicycles and tricycles upon the streets of the city. The regulations re- ferred to are article IX., section 1, which provide that “ * * * * bicycles and tricycles shall sound a light bell or gong when in motion after sundown, and at all times when necessary to warn persons of thelr approach,” and article X., section 3, which provides that “all bicycles and tricycles in motion after sundown shall display a suitable light, and also have a light gong or Dell so at- tached thereto as to be sounded by the revolution of a wheel or wheels.” ‘The committee in thelr communication say: “We understand that these rules are intended to promote the safety of pedes- trans, and to avold the Mability of colliston be- tween them and riders of bieycles and_ tricycles; and we desire to assure you that in any measures Which will accomplish that desirable result you will have the sincere and hearty co-operation of this club. It is therefore in no spirit of antagontsm that we desire to point out wherein the proposed egulations are ineffective, and in some particu. lars tend to cause what they purport to prevent.” ‘The communication then refers to the abandop- ment of bells and lamps by the club several years ago, after a thorough trial, because they wholly failed to accomplish the desired purpose; sets forth the fact that the vast majority of wheelmen are for the sake of thelr own safety obliged to care Yor the safety of pedestrians, and suggests that aceidents caused by reckless riding cannot be pre- Vented by eitherthe bell or lamp. What 1s needed fn such cases 1s instant arrest, and a round fine in case a sufficient degree ‘ot carelessness OF Fecklessness {3 proved. ‘The letter goes on to say: “our experience as practical wheeliuen hasdemon- strated to us that we can ride with greater safety to ourselves (and consequently to the public) when Uae foot passenger 1s unaware of our approach, AS We near such a person we instinctively make Provision for ing him at a safe distance, ‘which every wheeiman becomes very expert in calculating; but all such calculations are of no avail If the pedestrian, in the condition of panic caused by the sharp ribg of a gong, or the sudden fash of a bullseye, commences to take his own un- certain and undecisive measures to avold what he ay consider an imminent danger. We desire to assure your honors that we are acting simply in cur own interests and from regard to our own safety, when we say that the bell, conscientiously used, Will cause more accidents than it will pre= vent. ‘43 to the lamp, the only lamps now manufac- tured for wheel purposes have a plain glass bulls eye in front, a reflector behind, nd colored side and rear glasses: The glare of the light ttseit ‘the magnified shadow of the wheel rim, and thé Uncertainty caused by the swaying of ‘the sus- peuded lamp make It difficult to see beyond a few feet, and hence op the roughest country roads, When forced to ride at night, we discard lamps entirely. Conversely the pedestrian who'sees the bullseye light approaching can see neither the Wheel nor {ts Tider, and finds it impossible to calculate the rate of its movement. The lamp Thus accomplishes the double result of preventing the wheelman fromn seeing the walker, and of pre- Yenting the latter from gauging the ‘wheelman’s Tate of travel. ‘The responsibilty is thus thrown on the foot passenger of avolding a danger whose imnminence he cannot calculate; and this state of affairs és an actual danger to both rider and pedes- trian.” ‘The committee potnt out ambiguities in ‘the "regulations which they believe will Cause tulsunderstanding as to whether a continuously sounding bell, or a dell to be Tung at the will of the’ rider, 1s required, or both. “This is strongly illustrated,” the letter says, “by an incident which has occurred since the publication of the regulation. A member of {his club, in attempting to pass a vehicle, was deliberately run into and thrown down ani his Wheel badiy injured, and the response of the driver to his remonstrance was that he (the driver) considered that he had a perfect right to Tun into hi because he did not sound a bell, as Tequired by the police regulations, and added that he should do the same thing whenever he got an Opportunity. We cite this in order to show what ‘the popular impression may be, after the rules are enforced, and no amount of argument can make The matter plainer.” They petition the Commis. sfoners to strike out all “mention of bieycles and ‘Uleyeles from the paragraphs quoted above, and instead to include them specitically in Section I of Article X, which now relates only to vehicles @rawn by & horse or horses, AT WASHINGTON GRovE. Life Among the Summer Residents on the Camp-Mecting Ground. Correspondence of Tux EvEsixo Stan. WASuINGTON GRovE, Mp., July 8 ‘The Grove gives one the impression of a small town—nay, few cities can boast of more conve- niences; a railroad station, where trains going east and west stop every hour; telegraph office, post ‘olice, with four mails a day; hotel, four boarding- houses, livery stable and two stores. What more can mortal wish when all his wants are gratified? ‘The Grove at night presents @ beautiful sight With fts innumerable lights from gasoline lamps ributed along the public thoroughfares, tus giving its denizens free access to all parts of the grounds. At early dawn the truck-farmers Sather around the market-house and offer for sale thetr produce, thus enabitng the thrifty house- Wife to stock her larder with vegetables still wet With dew. ‘The livery stable has ample accommo- us fOr boarding horses, and teamscan also pleasant drives through the sur- yuntry. The gardener 15 not by any ing elty are aroused mi their Slumbers by the soul-rending sound of {he intikman’s gong, we are likewise awakened away, son disgraced the piace, are closed. ‘A COSMOPOLITAN CHOWD, ‘Nowhere in America can such a cosmopolitan crowd be seen. On oneof the steamers bound to the island a few afternoons ago was an Indian two Turks, wearing their red turbans and smoking cigarettes of Turkish tobacco; a well-to-do China- man, glorious in a lavender-colored robe, black trousers, and gaily-embroidered, wooden-soled shoes; an Italian band of musicians, several He- ‘brews talking in their native tongue, no end of Germans, and Americans and Irish almost innu- merable, At the rear of the steamer sat two dark. featured, marvelously handsome ladies, with great Diazing ‘lack eyes. They were dressed in ex- lsite taste and were earnestly talking in a pecu- Hany, musical ‘tongue with a dark-complexioned young man. They were Creoles from New Orleans, and the ladies were voted the most beautiful ever seen at Coney Island, Four big hotels on the sland serve an average of 5,000 meals each day, to say nothing of the vast quantities of cheap luncheons sold at the lunch Dooths. Even an old habitue of the resort_cannot uite discover how all these provisions reach it, The steamers seem tocarry little or no freight, and no one ever, sees a freight or express trait carrying goods to the great caravansaries. Never- theléss fons of fresh and very palatable food go down datly from New York, and it appears to Teach its destination as if by magic. Gallons of champagne of the finest brands, barrels of beer and thousands of cigars are consumed there daily. One hotel sold $9,000 worth of meals on the Fourth of July, and three of the largest houses get not less than $1.50 for each meal served. OTHER MYSTERIES OF CONEY ISLAND. It 18 a matter of mystery, too, where all the Waiters that scamper through the dining rooms arefound. The old habitue of prominent hotels will discover, however, that they have been drafted from houses alloverthe Union, They are an oddly assorted lot, ranging all the way from the short jacket walter from a Western restaurant to the nign, elderly-appearing, old servitor from an uptown New York hotel. "They are inclined to be independent and to take the guest’s most liberal fee without so much as “Thank you.” Some of them have been going to Coney Isiand ever since it became a popular resort, nearly a decade and several of them are reported to be well-to-do as the fruit of their tips. ‘Thousands of concert singers, shouters forshows and photograph galleries and employes of the six merry-go-rounds and other catch-penny devices live constantly at Coney Island during the season. ‘The lodging accommodations, aside from the big hotels, are ted, and one 1s led to wonder where this Vast army of outsiders sieep. That they are not given to devotional exercises or literature is Pare by the absence of churches or book ut that many persons have to take drugs tO counteract the affects of the violent liquors sold at the resort, and the imprudent eating so prevalent there,is attested by the several little circular drug stores scattered along the shore. Each of the prineipal hotels has displayed in its office the sf; of a resident physician, and the practice ts so fu- crative that skilled doctors crave the appointment which comes at the hands of the hotel man: re Coney Island ts a great pace and it has great ho- tels, but at least one of the merry-go-rounds 1s accredited with making more clear profit than any Rouseon the shore." Awos J. CuaMINaS. THE GAMBLER'S TRIUMPH. I was immensely amused the other night at an incident which concerned the affections of @ mil- Honaire, a burlesque actress,and a gambler. There was acontest. The gambler won. In New York nowadays the gambler «ways does win. His ope- rations On the racing tracks have been’ I he lives at Delmonico’s, patronizes the best tallot in town and is invariably well-mannered, placid and polite. | The partic jar gambler who was one of the three principal actors in the little drama, that entertained crowd of loiterers. is, perhaps the most popular bookmaker in New York. He is twenty-elght, calm eyed, equitable and good. natured, and he lives luxuriously. He sat well down in'his chair in the Hoffman House smoking and listening with an air of quiet amusement to the talk. ‘There were eight or ten men about town, actors and rounders in the circle. Besite the gam- Dier sat a well made young fellow who 1s of a, old Knickerbocker family, worth a million dollars, and an arduous and hard-working slayer of femi~ nine hearts. He affectsthe women of the stage. ‘The latest comic opera or burlesque success always catches his fancy. A woman has recently risen Tapidly on the stage here. She 1s the goddess of the worshipers of ‘divinities just now, and enjoys the pleasing nickname “Trixie.” "he conversation lagged for a moment and the young millionaire yawned slightly and said in a flective Sort of way: “J believe I'll send up to the theater and have ‘Trix come down to supper with me,” “I was just thinking of sending for her myself,” said the gambler, straightening up and smiling it the other. ‘The Others chaffed them both for a moment; women of the stage who do not protect thelr own reputations will not easily find others to do tt for them. “she'll come to me,” said the Knickerbocker quietly as he surveyéd himself in an opposite aairror. “Not if she knows I want her,” sald the book- maker. “on, yes.” “on, no.” “Go you a hundred she comes to mo,” said the millionaire, hotly. ‘fhe bet was made, a famous comedian Ueld the stakes and acted as referee. Fen, ink, paper, and two inessenger boys, wero galled and the following notes were dispatched. ‘The millionaire wrote: Deax TRixIm: Please come down to the Hoffman House and eat supper with me. I'm lonely and shall be delighted to see you. We can take a drive in the park atterward, you know. I will send for fhe Borses the very instant J hear from you. Don’t keep me longer in sus 1 am dying to see you. Affectionately, &., &C., &¢. pote, Sambler scrawled carelesély “cross tho per: Wiavs the matter with having supper at the St. James," Signed, J.T, &C. ‘The names ot diferent hotels were give $0 a8 to avold a complication, and the boys hurried off, as IU Was time for the theater to close. A few sidé | bets were made in the interval, ‘The millionaire was the favorite, After a wait of twenty mfnutes the boys re- defo: peep of day by the heavy knocking of a brawny son of toil, who meekly exclaims, “Siiik!" ‘The young people have organized a social circle, and meet every evening at the home Of one of its members, ax the time with ames which remind one of Christmastide or allow Een. ‘The victims take their doses philo~ fophically, and soon jotu in the laughter which follows. " ‘There is no itmit to the amusements for he pleasure-seeker; five lawn-tennis courts have Deen established, many eroquet grounds are In ‘Operation, swings and hammocks are to be seen Suspended in every shady spot. ‘The fullowers of Asaac Walton can find sport in’ Mr. Noyes’ pond, Rear by. This pond covers 25 acres of land, and 13 Ried with German carp, from the smallest in size toa nine-pounder. “Upon its surtace float boats to aid the fishermen in their piscatortal sport. AS {his pond Is private property, a nominal sum 18 eu each one fora day’s ishing. ‘The Fourth of July Temperance celebration at this place Was Scomplete success, ‘The addresses were interest- Ing and wo tue point. “The audience was kept in & humor by the ludicrous and comical inel- ts related and the experiences passed through, Atuight the patriotic American passed beyond the fire limits and gave a pyrovechnical display. Gov. Gounox Haxcxp ux Evvicr.—At Dalton, Ga, a mob gathered late ‘Thursday hy Ranged Gov. Gordon in effigy on the ered for Win. Holman, whose sentence uted to imprisonment for life, tempted to iyneh Holman, but the ‘him away from the town. By turned; the notes were handed to the referee. He opened’ the One addressed to the millionaire frst, Dean Frrexp: Tam astounded at youreffrontery. If did not kuow you so well 1 would be seriousiy angry. ‘The idea of expecting a lady to travel down town at this time of night and meet you. Tam always pleased to see you at home when mamma 48 there, but of course cannot accede to your invi- tation to-night. Very truly, ‘&e., &C. mnie comedian passed the ictter along and Gpened ne addressed to the gambler, lead pencil and read BE: “Deak JimaiE: You bet your sweet life. Vl be yith youin ten minutes as sure as shootin’. With dearest love. ‘Turxin.” ere Was a howl of delight trom the crowd a3 the millionaire stalked out of the room beside him- self with rage and morufication, while the gain bier collected his bets and drifted amiably Off to mneet Trixie—but perhaps Tricksy would be a bet- ‘ter way to spell it, ‘BLAKELY HALL. Zhe Night Mist, in tender afme ‘Sete wordt ve weird, NAPPING UNDER WATER. ED PLAYING, | Glimpecs of the Metropolis Through | No. 1 of New York Divers Tells a Re- Porter a Weird Tale. “Did I eversee a dead man sitting in a chatrin a state room and bending over a book as though he had been reading when he was drowned?” repeated ‘an old diver to a New York Mail and Express re- Porter. “Never, nor has any other diver.” “Then the tales one hears about such matters are a little off?” “They're simply les, ‘There’s more lying about diving than about any other occupation.” “ive me a straight story.” “Well, to begin with, I'll dispose of that yarn about corpses being found sitting in chairs in the state rooms of sunken steamers, I've been in sunker steamers that were full of corpses. ‘There Was, for instance, the Hamburg steamer Cimbria, which went down in the North Sea some five Years ago, with five hundred et ita, I and two otheriavers from tere who were sent for to help in iting out the ci literally worked among” huudred of corpeca “The ceilings ‘were lined with them.” “The cetlings?” “Yes, sir. A diver working a vessel for feels for them along the ceilings if the is older than a couple ot days, It he o- into her only a day ortwo after she went wn he feels along both the floors and ceflings. ‘That's where ‘the corpses are; not in chairs.” “Why did they send away over here for divers to go down into the Cimbria?” “Because New York divers are on the top of the heap. ‘Tho reason 1s that most of their work 1s done in the dark; for it’s pitch dark under the waters around New York. I suppose it's on ac- count of the sewerage. A diverfrom other waters can’t work in those around New York; but a New York diver can work in the clear waters elsewhere twice as fast as the local divers, because his sense of touch—sense of touch under water—tis 8o finely developed. We New York divers can tell various metals, if they are under water, apart by sense of toueh;’ but if they are not under water we can feel no difference between them. Here, for in- stance, are a piece of Copper and a piece of brass. Put them onthe table and blindfold meand I can't tell which is which. Chuck ’em in the basin and es water over them, and I can tell the moment touch the pieces which is the ig and which isthe brass. You see, we New York divers have ‘wo ply all kinds of trades in the dark.” "hen you have to be pretty handy?” — sir. If a green hand came to me and wanted to jearn the protession of diving, the first tuing I'd advise him would be to go to sea till he'd learn the Ins and outs of all kinds of vessels and how to handle and store cargo. ‘Then he's pretty competent to work wrecks. Next I'd tell him to learn ali kinds of trades. For we don’t consider working wrecks a fine line of the profession. The real tine work 1s when a diver has to ply some trade, such as _carpentering and jaying, under water, For instance, a very fine job was the laying of the line of pipé for the health de- partment, trom Port Norris to North “Brother island. ‘The diver had to keep the line straight, unpack the pipe, put tt together, and, in fact, do in the dark the work of a skiliful pipe-layer.” “bo you dive much for treasure?” «There's not much of that going on now. The biggest job of that kind was the Hussar. The work on that wreck had to be done many feet under the bed of the river.” “Right where she went down?” “ight were she went down over 100 years ago. “A wreck remains just on the same spot where first she reaches bottom. As years roll-on she works down, down into the bed of the river. And so, where the Hussar sank so long ago, les her hulk. ‘The diver got out the stern-post but didn’t find any treasure. Idon’t believe that any treasure will be found on the siteot the wreck. I have heard that offictal documents in England show that, after the Hussar struck, the treasure was loaded into her barge, which upset from the shifting of some boxes of the coin opposite a red house on Randall's Island. some people have a crazy notion that Captain Kidd's Vessel with a vast deal of treasure went down off Peekskill, and not long a syndicate employed ‘a diver for two summers. He didn’t find a trace of wreck. Some divers, who haven't been long enough in the profession ‘to be constantly employed and have a good deal of time on their hands, work old wrecks For instance: ‘The Commodore, off Stonington; the Isaac New= ton, of Fort Lée, and the Thomas Morgan, off Yonkers, but there isn’t a fair day’s wages in such Jobs. sdmetimes, however, we hear of old wrecks that haven't been worked yet, and they are worth looking after. ‘Two years ago one of us who was bullding the foundation for a pler of the bridge of Saybrook heard that a schooner loaded with coal and copper had gone down there some thirty-five ago. | He ‘placed’ the wreck and got out the cargo, which was still in prime condition, But there aré as many lies about old wrecks as there are about corpes. Whenever a sallor 1s thirsty, but hasn’t any money, he concocts a Me about a wreck and comes to us with it. He almost always goes away as thirsty as he came,” “What does a diver's outfit consist of?” “A boat, a pump, hose, Iines and dress. ‘The drest consists of layers of duck and rubber. ‘The shoes weigh twenty pounds each. On his chest and back he carries forty-pound welghts. ‘The helmet, when it has been placed over the diver’s head, is'ftrmiy Screwed into a copper collar that is attached to his dress. A weighted line 1s sunk to the spot he Is to Teach, and down that line he goes with the life. line around his waist, and the hose, through which tho alr is pumped, attached to his’helmet ‘Those who handle the ‘life-line and hose must regulate those as he moves about below.” “What are a diver's working day and his et “Four hours and $6. If he furnishes his own apparatus his wages are higher—$35 to $50 a day. For getting a hawser out of a steamer’s screw Pd ‘charge $50 if I furnished my own apparavus.” “I Suppose part of the charge is for the risk you run?” “Yes, a diver is exposed toa good many dangers, One of them, you will be surprised to learn, is falling asleep. On a hot day the contrast between ‘the heat above and the delicious coolness below is apt to make a diver sleepy. I once slept an hour and a half at the bottom of a wreck near Kings. ton, where I was laying pipe. Suppose that had happened in the channel near Governors Island. where the tide runs so swift that a diver can work only during the one hour of slack waters. If Td slept over that one hour the deadly rush of the tide would have snapped the life line and hose. ‘Then in working wrecks there fs the danger of get- Ung Jammed in between freight or of getting the hose or line tangled. When the hose snaps the frightful pressure kills the diver. He is sicken- ingly distorted by it.” “Are there many expert divers in New York?” “Look!” He held out a shield-shaped badge on Pion was engraved, “New York Divers’ License, '. C., NO. 1.” “What does F. ©. stand for!” “First-class. ‘There are only about a dozen of those badges out. I'm No. 1—RobertS, Russell, or Funeral Bob, as they callme. Among the others ap ye aad Bus = Hicks, Jack wundy, “Jacl nden, icDonald, ‘Frank Paul, Bill Smith and Dan Joslin. “Funeral Bob once walked agaist time and made 8 miles in elght hours and thirty-seven mine ate Beware of Negroes With Biue Gums, From the Mobile Register. Another policeman, this time Officer W. J.Yorke, has been bitten by an enraged negro. ‘The negro, Louts Williams, alias Hayes, was under arrest, and in attempting to free himself bit the officer on the finger. The result of the bite 1s inflammation and Pain, but not as yet of a serious nature. It 1s stated as a fact that only the negroes with biue gums are poisonous. When Omicer Ine. Kim ‘was bitten in February—from the effects of whic! potsoning he has been laid up ever since—{t was ‘said that the negro who did the biting had blue gums. This is not substantiated, but the negroes generally declare that tn every instance where in- lammation has resulted from the bite of a negro the biter has been found to have blue In this last instance the negro actually has blue ms, the flesh around the teeth belng of a marin Biue coior. ee manne ————~+o-___ A Small Shower of Eels, From the Troy Press, June 28. A wonderful action of nature that has excited residents of Green Island occurred in that village ‘Sunday afternoon during a heavy thunder shower which prevailed there, Objects were seen to fall which dia not resemble raindrops, and upon ex- amination they proved to be small eels, They fell in gardens, on the walks, and in the streets, and were picked up and examined, ‘The I of the shower of eels were about the sizo of darn ing needles. Some were gathered by Mr. Brothers, ‘the Green Island ice dealer, and there is an abund- ance of evidence to corroborate him in his state. ment of what he saw. ———~e+-______ No Frills, Please, From the Omaha Herald. Editor—“What’s this I see? “The light fantastic toe?’ You mean that they danced, don't yout” eporter—“Yes, but—” Ealtor—“No buts about ft. When people dance they dance. And by the ptper! “The wee sma’ hours.’ Now, what are the wee sma’ hours?” Reporter “why, why 1 thought everybody dance tit after inanight Justsay ae Son peas costs out here, young man.” panes ‘The Lord and the Ward. A ROMANCE WHICH INCLUDES AN HEIRESS AND A BAKER'S SHOP NOBLEMAN, Cable Letter, New York Sun, his lordship was a crank of a very visionary turn and not calculated to make agood husband, When wo ‘Miss Scott insisted on elt her aristocratic Admirer it. was revealed ‘to her that ia aca ‘once started a bake: at Hammersmith, and: you likely do 4 Dut Lond Francks persisted iss after she had stopped lovin a in Toving ‘him, and to get rid of him her friends made her persisted in be- ‘ward in chancery. Lord Francis Ing attentive until he was twice summoned to tell ‘what he meant by not letting ward in chancery alone. On the second occasion Lord Francis got ‘angry and he concluded to be revenged. fe had given Miss Scott a ‘Dearing the ‘The kept e i i Fi i fis f at i RF Ht il H a i il aff il ii 5 f i i § i ui | a i i A QUEER STORY. How it was Propesed to Retain a Fortune. A NEBRASKA LADY, WITHOUT OFFSFRING, VISITED KANSAS CITY AND SECURED A BABY WHICH SHB PALMED OFF AS HER OWN IX ORDER TO KEEF A FORTUNE IN THE FAMILY. ‘The Kansas City Times of last Sunday says: Prosecuting Attorney E. A. Fletcher, of Franklin, Neb, was_in Kansas City yesterday on a peculiar errand, When he returned last night he had the material for clearing up a mystery which has been the town talk of Franklin for almost three weeks, A family by the name of Garrett resided in Franklin, and there 1s some controversy at law Detween them and relatives about a fortune of almost a quarter of a million, Mr, and Mra Garrett have been married for several years, but no children have blessed them. On June 11 Mrs. Garrett visited Kansas City. OnJune16she re- turned to Franklin. In her arms she boro a very young baby, which surprised her husband as wel as the neighbors, ‘si cousins and aunts involved in the litigation: ‘This unforeseen and unexpected event astounded the Iitigants and it was generally agreed by the neighbors and town | Nags that Mrs. Garrett had turned the tables. ‘according to its peculiar relations, the baby Would be the chief heir to the fortune. Finally some one was cruel enough to say that ‘the child did not resemble its father, and moreover that Mrs, Garrett had picked up a waif in order to ture a fortune. As in a smail town, the Gossips nolsed this ‘bout ulti some of the con- ae tigants decided to investigate the re Mr. Garrett was \t when the rumors set adrift reached ‘hls ease He declared that, they Were false and that he intended toresent the insult by having blood. Several family feuds originated over the matter, and County Attorney Fletcher was sent to this city by several ns interested to look into the matter. When Fletcher arrived in Kansas City yesterday morning he visited police headquarters and made inquiries, Dut nothing was known of the affair at that place. He was given names ot several institutes, how ever, which cared for foundlings, and the first one, he visited was the Wayside Home at 1407 Holmes street. He was told by the matron that on June 10, an unfortunate girl had become a mother, ‘This woman the next day after said of her child: “I hope it will become rich some day and have’ the opportunities I have never had. Then it will Dehappy and liven honored Ute.” yn June 12 an elegantly a} answering the discription of Mrs. Garrett, call at the home. She said that she wanted a very young child, and that she would take good care of “I will make it the possessor of an immense for- tune,” said the visitor. “From the instant it is turned over to me it becomes an heir.” ‘The stranger also said that she wanted a young chlldeas she wanted todeceive her husband, ‘The matron’ thougnt she was jesting, but hunted up the mother of the child and consulted her. ‘The young woman, when she heard the child would be the r of a fortune, Was greatly rejoiced. She and the visitor consulted together in a low Voice, which the matron did not overhear. Finally the visitor placed a small gold, necklace about the woman's neck, shook her hand and told pote by. She then left the house with the and was driven off in a carriage. Mr. Fletcher put this and that, together and decided it was Mrs. Garrett who visited the Way- side Home. In speaking of the matver yesterday he it looks to me like Mrs. Garrett has not so com- letely turned the tables as was first supposed, these are the facts in the case asI find them: Mrs, Garrett visited Kansas City on June 1l. On June 12 a woman minutely answering her descrip- Uon called at the Wayside Home and took away a baby. June 16 afrs, Garrett returned to Franklin, “The sequel to this story,” concluded Mr. pretclee, “will be ascertained after my return ome,” Mrs, Walker, the superintendent of the Wayside ‘Home, said last night: “Iam convinced from the description of Mrs. Garrett which Mr, Fletcher gave me that she and the woman who called here two weeks ago are one and the same person. The woman who got the child, whatever her name is, was well dressed and wore a heavy veil. She was very nervous and spoke in @ tremulous voice. Only twice did she remove her vell, and then only for an ir stant at a me, She told’me her infant child had just died, that she was going east, and that she was lonely and wanted another. She entered into some ar- Tangement with the woman whose child was given her, I did not understand what the arrangement Was, but I supposed it was all right. “T don’t know whether the woman sald any- oe eee deceiving her husband or not, and if she did she said it to the woman whose child she received.” ——~e+___ ‘Tricks on the Trade. “Bystander” in the Philadelphia News. 1 was sitting in the private office of a prominent Jeweler a few days ago when there entered u mid- dle-aged woman, richly caparisoned in flounce and furbelow, andevidently forming part of the dough that makes up the upper crust. She held in one hand a diamond ear-ring. The Jewel was large and brilliant. With entire coolness of demeanor shesaid: “I lost the matetothis. Will you be kind enough to tell me what 1t will cost to obtain another exactly like it?” ‘The jeweler eyed her keenly and then said: “Madaine, where did you lose your earring?” ‘The effect of this simple question upon the ‘Woman surprised me, She was evidently unpre- pared for the query, and there was certainly some_ Uhing in it that disturbed her. “It makes no dit« ference where I lost it she answered, in a decidedly sharp tone. “What will 1t cost meto obtain another exactly like this?” and she held up the sparkling stone, “Dfd_ you advertise for the one you lost, madame?” persisted the Jeweler, blandly. “What has that got to do with the matter?” she replied, in an angry tone, “Well, madame,” was the smiling reply, “if you advertise for the earring which you lost you might recover it, and then you would not be placed under the necessity of ascertaining what it would cost to replace it. Advertise first, madame, and if you do not recover the jewel come in again and I will an- ‘wer your questions.” Saying this the diamond dealer politely bowed the now fretting and fuming woman to the door. I plainly showed my surprise at all this, and the Jeweler did not walt for me to voice the inquiry ‘Written upon my face. “Why will women fie in such small affairs,” he said, wearily, “and why will nearly every purchaser of a diamond look ‘upon the merchant with whom he orshe deals a3 a rascal? That woman hasn’t lost an earring. She has purchased a, palr, perhaps on trial, and she will go to nearly every jeweler in town with that pretty le and endeavor to get _a price upon that stone. It 1s one of the finest of diamonds, and evidently came from one of our lead- ing dealers, whom she insists on believ- ing 18 engaged in a scheme to rob her, Bho, chances aro that she will eventually got in the hands of some unscrupulous merchant. ‘iie will tell her that the stone is ‘off-colored’ and con- tains a flaw. He will show her a poor diamond of the same size as the other, and fix upon it a price which he knows 1s less than the fine brilliant could be sold for. The result will be that madame will send her fine brilliants back in a rage and buy the inferior stone for twice what it is worth. Thisevil has grown to such an extent that it is sometimes impossible to detect the fraudulent character of the stories brought us. They are all very inge- nious, As @ result first-class houses, except in Tare cases, refuse to place prices upon jewels brought to them.” +++ ___ Mrs, Brooks Heappears. SHE DECLARES THAT SHE WAS KEPT A PRISONER AND ‘TRREIBLY TORTURED. ‘Mrs, Brooks, whose peculiar disappearance from her home at Juntata, Mich., and whose sensational letter from her place of imprisonment in Colorado Teceived wide publicity, has returned home with a remarkable story, which she tells amid a torrent of tears, she 18 looking haggard and careworn. Her wrists bear evidence of her assertion that she was brutally tied up, and her finger ends certainly. look as if her claim that an attempt was made to draw her nails with pincers was true, She said: “Pwenty-two years ago I Was e1 tobe mar- ried to Marcus Vandore. He entered the Army, ‘was wounded, came home, and died, He ne poe sessed of & competeicy, but’ just before his death this was increased by a legacy from France. Marcus was a scendant of Count Vandore, @ French ‘noble. man, ‘This legacy was “all in cash and bonds, Before his death Vandore made a will bequeathing me $300,000. ‘This instrument was drawn by wyer Sherman, of Indiana, It was not until several years later that I became ap- prised of the nature of the will, andI was then married to Mr. Brooks. When I spoke or proving my claim my husband grew inc lant and de- clared that I might take my lovePs money and go. ‘The trouble over this money was the only Cloud that came into our married life, and for fourteen years I brooded over it. Then camea letter from a lawyer say! ‘that the money was lying idle and thati should claim it. It was in the custody of Anna Vandore, Marcus’ sister. Later wo met, and entered into @ correspondence, yhich, was, kept up, and Miss Vandore lett tor i ere, and again Sherman ‘He informed me that Miss Vandore 1 fainted, and when I regained con- pon found myselt "The a in jailers 8 val ¥ 9, 1887—DOUBLE SHEET. decree of excommunication does not those Catholics who have, in the past, sympathized with Dr. McGlynn as urch. ‘The action of these people has been so far not such as to bring them under the same formal censure of the church which has fallen upon Dr. MoGlynn. Such censure will fall, however, if they keep up their demonstrations now that br. Mc- Glynn has been excommunicated, The same Punishment will befall any priest who gives Dr. cGlynn absolution, or who communicates with him in a religious way.” It was reported yesterday that Archbishop Cor. rigan was ing a pastoral letter to be read aif cathoule con atdons, tn the diocese to-mer- Tow, or on some early Sunday, ng in whlch" Catholics should ago toward Dr. ‘Mo- Glynn in view of the latter's excommunication, and the penalties if they act otherwise. M'GLYNN WON'T TALK. Dr. McGlynn arrived at the Grand Central Depot on the 7:45 train last night and went immediately to room 28, Cooper Union. To agroup of reporters who surrounded him he said: “I am not destrous ot ‘at_ present whether I have or have not Tecelved a formal notice of excommunication from the archbishop. Some of the newspapers say I have end others say I have not. Iam like the Irishman who refused to plead in court. I cannot tell until I Rear the evidence. You may. say that nothing has happened since I saw you last to change my views on any question.” Dr. MeGlynn’s refusal to say that he ever re- ceived the summons to go to Rome fs interesting in view of the prompt action of the church. One well qualified to know said last night that the summons was served by a man who knew Dr. Mce Glynn well and was known by the doctor. "The summons was received from Rome two days be- fore it was delivered to Dr-MoGiynn,and those two lays were spent by gan’s mi Senger in hunting up the doctor, who was then in New York. The messenger finally found him in the hallway of the Academy of Music, in Jersey City, as Dr. McGlynn was entering the academy to lecture, |The messenger gave the doctor the sum- mons and sald: “Dr. McGlynn, this is a very im- ortant matter, That document is from the holy father.” ‘The doctor pocketed the document and said: {ou were told to serve me with that, weren't your” «Yea, sir,” sald the messenger. “Well, you have done your duty,” sald the doc- tor, with an air of dismissal, as he walked on into the hall. It 1s the opinion of some of the church authorities that Dr. McGlynn has never opened ‘the envelope containing thesummons. ‘There was pred-hot meeting of Dr. MoGlynn's supporters in International Hall, in East 27th street, last night. ee Swore Falsely and Fainted. ‘THE ORDEAL OF A FATHER AT HIS SON'S TRIAL FOR ‘MURDER. In the preliminary examination at Halifax, N. 8, yesterday, of young Millmine, accused of the murder of Miss Tuplin at Margate, P. EL, whom he is alleged to have betrayed, Millmine’s father testifled that both he and his son (the prisoner) ‘were at home all the evening of the night of the murder. Hardly were these words out of his ‘mouth before the witness fainted. As soon as he Tecovered he admitted that_he had svorn to a lle, and then testified that he was absent. from homé ‘that evening, but when he arrived home at 11 o'clock his son was in the house. The prisoner ‘Was committed for trial. Blood stains have been found in the woods a few yards from where the handkerchief was found which led to the discovery of the girl’s body, It 1s believed that the murder ‘Was committed at this spot and that the body was Placed on a gate, flouted down the river to the lling springs, and there sunk, the gate being al- lowed to drift. "The gate has’ been found, ‘The prisoner's mother has gone crazy. ‘The murdered gin's brother was buried the day before she was ————_~+-e+____ ‘Three Innocent Men Hanged. ‘HORRIBLE CASE OF JUDICIAL MURDER REVEALED BY A DEATHBED CUNFESSION. ‘The town of Scottsboro, Ala., is greatly agitated over a deathbed confession made yesterday. In August, 1884, George Smith, George Hughes, and Asbury Hughes were hanged for burning a house Delonging to one Porter, on Sand Mountain, The men were all convicted on the testimony of the Porter women, who swore positively against them, Adam Freeman was sent to the penitentiary short time ago for forging an order for a pair of shoes, He took sick a few days ago, and on Thurs- day, Just, betore he. died, called the penitentiary offidials around him and confessed that he had burned the Porter house, and the men who had been executed knew nothing about it. ‘The con- ‘Yession has created a profound sensation,” —— It Defied the Lightning. A FARMER'S BOYS'S HEAD IMPERVIOUS TO A BOLT FROM THE SKY. A telegram from Middletown, N. Y., July 8, says: A wonderrul escape fromdeath by lightning oc- curred on the farm of John W. Cowser, 6 miles north of this place, at 4 o'clock yesterday after- noon. Farmer Cowser’s fifteen-year old son was at work in the hay-fleld, a heavy thunder-storm being close at hand, when a lghtning bolt descended among them, striking the ladon the top of the head, and leaving him unconscious and apparently dead on the ground, It was found that the bolt had made a hole an toch in diameter in the crown of the boy’s straw hat, and had then divided, passing down to the earth on either side, splitting open one leg of his trousers, and on the other side tearing the shoe from his foot. About an hour later the lad returned to consciousness. ‘This morning he is around the farm apparently fully recovered from the shock and complaining only of @ slight soreness of the muscles of his legs. eee A San Francisco Dentist’s Charges. ‘From the San Francisco Examiner, June 29. ‘Three teeth in the head of G. Onesti wereoper- ated upon recently by Dr. W. J. Younger, who sent in his bill for $336.50, alleged to bedue him as an aggregate for twenty-two ‘hours and twenty min- ‘utes’ Work at $15 an hour. Onestt refused to set- tle, claiming that he considered $70 to be a reason- able charge. Suit was brought by the dent and yesterday Justice Page agreed with the defen awarding the plaintiff the $70 offered him at first. Lincoln at Gettysburg. A NEW STORY OF THE DELIVERY AND RECEPTION OF HIS FAMOUS ADDRESS, ‘From the Manchester Mirror. An article going the rounds of the press contains some glaring misstatements regarding Mr. Lin- coln’s remarkable speech at the dedication of the Gettysburg cemetery. The Hon. Edward McPher- son, member of Congress from Pennsylvania, was mentioned as authority for the statements mad but he has since disclaimed the responsibility, I ‘was my great fortune to be present on that the Presidential party‘as a, guard ot ‘honor and e enti yas a ot honor, an hin able to correct some of ‘the errors contained in the article referred to. ‘The erroneous statements may be briefly sum- marized as follows: 1. The oration was hastily written on the train between Baltimore and Gettysbi 2 It was read by the aid of spectacles, hesitatingly, and in a low tone of voice, 80 as to be inaudible except to those in the immediate vicinity of the speaker. 3. It made but slight impression upon the aud- fence, Was not Te] ‘and but for fortuitous circumstances would have passed into oblivion. First—It is, of course, probable that the Presi- dent _may have jotted down some notes of the Speech on the train, but that it was all carefully, roughly thought out beforehand must be plain to any One who considers the matter, The greatest, speech that ever came from human lips was not extemporized in a railroad car. ‘The ideas and the diction are of the very highest order. Orators, like poets, are born, not made; but no orator ever lived who could make such @ speech without previous Ing. Second—The speech was not read. Mr. Lincoln held a piece of crumpled in his hand, but id not once refer to it while speaking. He did not have on his glasses, “Like most Western pub- igs ac ope an aaa Sana igen ing in 80 apparent effort, in a cléar, distinct volce, perfectly audible habitual drunkenness, whi a ton,” Failure to provide support is alleged in five cases, Two discontented of “unkindness” as the reason why they ahould be separated from uncongenial lords. One juror voted. to divorce a couple after confessing not heard a word of the evidence. “Another Juror ‘seemed to forget ‘scribes the causes which shall be suMfcient to pro- cure @ divorce, and announced that he was in favor of granting one every, time it was, asked. aay, orhe nough supplies to do her until next fall, when the company expect to get through with Its Work. ‘Two divers, Chas. F. Bederick and Hai , are in the searching party. ‘The work wil ‘de done under the direction of C. F. Pike, of Phila~ deiphia, who is an expert. The expenses of the ‘whole expeditionfhave been borne by Dr. Seth Pan- 203 of Fhiladelphiay who ts deeply interested in the Inrernational Submarine Company. ‘The com- pany has secured the consent of the United States Government to find the money, providing ten er cent of the earnings are paid into the Treasury, Costly Contempt. ‘THE REMOVAL OF A CHILD'S BIRTH-MARK’ COSTS TWO PERSONS $500 EACH. ‘Mme. de Benkalear and Dr. Birt were each fined $500 and sentenced to thirty days in the county Jail by Judge Tuthill, in Chicago, yesterday, for contempt of court in destroying the birth-mark on ‘the person of baby Andrews, concerning the pos. session of whom a struggle has been in progress in the courts for several days. ‘The contempt con- sisted in tampering with evidence, and the evi- dence was the birth-mark by means of which the child was identified. Mme. de Benkalear acknow!- having ordered the flesh cut away from the id, and Dr. Birt admitted having performed the operation. Judge Tuthill, with extreme severity, declared that no excuses Or any statement that hé had heard could excuse the barbarity which caused the mutilation of the child, and thereupon passed sentence upon the culprits. ees Rabbi Browne Suspended. END OF A TROUBLE THAT HAD LONG BEEN BREWING TX A SYNAGOGUE. A telegram trom New York last evening says: A meeting of the board of trustees of the Congre- gation Gates of Hopa was held last Thursday evening in the synagogue, and the rabbi of the congregation, E. B. M. Browne, was suspended on charges of conduct unbecoming a minister, ‘The trouble has been brewing for along time. ‘The course of the rabbi in seeking notoriety, and mak- ing himself generally officious in public matters, Degan to breed dissatisfaction among the members along time since. Before the conclusion of the late Kelch trial, Rabbi Browno carried the matter into his pulpit, and one morning dumbfounded his congregation by making a solemn oath before the ark containing the holy scrolls that Ketch was in- nocent of the crime with which he was charged. ‘The worshipers were indignant, but no action was taken against the offending minister. Two ar three days later Reich confessed the murder and was convicted. A member of the synagogue said to-day: “The charges also include certain detalls of his career in other cities, We long since became disgusted ‘with him personally. Yt couldn’t be different with aman who called himself the ‘modern Maccabee’ and ‘Jewish Beecher.’ There was no limit to his concelt or morbid craving for notoriety.” ———-+so—— A Few Words About Pan, Etc. ‘From the Chicago News. ‘Thomas Batley Aldrich, of Boston, now gives us @ poem on “Pan,” and who was Pan? He was a shiftless, lazy sort of an alleged person, who con- sorted with frivolous women folk and kept decent people awake at night by his murderous rendition of popular prehistoric airs on a diabolical reed instrument. Mr, Aldrich might be in better bust- ness than that of encouraging amateur flute play- ers who (in the Western country at least) have killed off more victims than the dread demon of insomnia itself! ‘This piping, frivolous fellow— We mean Pan—wore no clotiles, He frequented the tropics, and we heartily wish that in this particular all amateur serenaders were like Below the waist he was a goat, and his human body was crowned With twohorns, about which his silly feminine admirers twined ds_ of posies. The pictures of Pan—and there are many of th in repre. senting him asa hideous monstrosity, yet_ the young’ women with whom he appears to be identinted were undoubtedly very comely despite their bratnlessness. A prominent New Yorker (a Mr. stokes) has @ famous landscape which was ainted by one of the old masters, and for which ald $17,000. ‘The chef d'ceuvre represents four or five attractive young ‘ladies, loosely attired in the negligée tollet of the greek slave, without the manacles, and these young ladies are depicted in the act of dragging Pan toward a light-blue brook Which flows noiselessly in the ind of the picture and winds away into a $750 gilt frame, over which a gauze is thrown during’ the warm months, presumably to keep the files from annoying the young women. Panisasatrily arrayed as any of his compantons, and he is homely enough to stop an eight-day clock. No blush of shame mantles his mythological cheek—brazen effrontery and coarse brutality are stamped on every feature. rs ‘he young ladies appear to enjoy the Tude sport; they laugh and tug away at the struggling and he holds back and makes belleve that he ts angry, but all the same, he is enjoying the scuffle hugely. Now, men travel miles to see that picture. They do it because they love art. They flock around that picture and admire the perspective for hours at a time. Hundreds of copies have been made just on account of the perspective, and we have wondered how it was that the copyists, In their wild enthusiasm over that perspective, never forgot themselves so far as to leave out the four or five sportive young ladies abore mentioned. Now, is it possible that our Boston poet has im- mortalized Pan in verse simply because he loves the perspective? If this 1s tho case, Why, of course we have nothing further to say, except that the perspective ts exceedingly dangerous for even the most delicate-fingered poet to trifle with. ee ‘The Fellow Who Steals Hats. ‘From the Syracuse Standard, July 3. ‘The lining thief is, I believe, positively the latest exploiter in the realm of crime. This 1s the man who trades hats with you in the barber's shop, in the sleeping car, and outside the hotel dining- room. The mere act of exchange 1sa trick old enough in itself, but with the oldest adroitness of the Uning thief 1t becomes a very tantalizing sort of meanness. ‘The lining thief carries about hit one or more linings which he has pulled out of old. and rusty hats, and, by a clever juggle, slipsthem, as occasion offers, 1nto the property of others, who, have no means of identity so sure as the look of ‘the tuside. In this way, though you may seem to think you know your hat by its general appear- ance or color, you are nonplused by the changed character of the lining. Ihear of the recent de- tection of this sort of thievery on sleeping car by a nger, Who saw the legerdemain con- ‘with it through a clumsy performance, Divorce Easy in Atlanta, From the Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution, June 30. ‘The granting of twenty divorces in one day by Fulton Superior Court has attracted attention all over the country. The parties to nineteen of the twenty sults were white, For several years past the proportion of negroes in such cases has been much larger in thiscommunity. Only three hus- bands were among the twenty plaintiffs. Of the seventeen wives who sought a separation eight drunkenness, tho ee three alleged Ww of a rh red 10 gain at ‘he rove @ divorce. ‘brought in almost every peti- requires to be ‘of cruelty ives use the mild form that he had the fact that the law clearly pre- ese divoreos were granted on “discre. onary grounds,” and in most Of such cases Was satisfied with the unsupported testimony She Was Sure There Was Onc. ‘From the Boston Budget, July 3. On acrowded East Boston horse-car the other ‘Everybody who has ever been concerned with a royal jonrney must have been astonished by the prodigious quantity of luggage which princes and ‘The chief of police refused to give it up, notorious colored man, named Jno. Rich, at- tempted to outrage the person of Ella Woodrtag, the nine-year-old daughter ot Farmer Israel Woxd- Ting, residing about two miles from Church Hill, The negro, cases, Irst met the twelve.; Farmer Youst, and offered him under a trie, ‘She screamed and ran away. Tatnersigate, picked: her Wor com! w screams broug 2 snlall colored yt S and ran off. As soon in that strip of land It he ts it is very probable that a noose will soon end his career. Rich ts about twenty-five years old and heavy-set, Thisis not his first or second offense of the kind. The Kent Islanders say that if caught over there he will 800 swing for an outrage committed a Year or more ago. Itis known that he has made Villainous proposals and attempts on both white And colored. women in this cous, About a year ago he was found in the room of a young lady visiting Mr, Robt. Garrett, a farmer residing about a mile from Church Hill.” The young lady awoke suddenly to find him standing over her. She gave the alarm, and the family rushed to her rescue. Rich, by some means, escaped. Rich gets his sub- nee by country peice by roaming sonnel ce county dng 8d Tes eae » ot School Teachers as Old Maids. ‘From the Cartersville (Ga) Courant. ‘How does it happen that there are so many old maids among the school teachers?” asked a re- Porter of a teacher the other day. “Because school teachers are, as.a rule, women of sense, and no Woman will give up a $00 position foragi0 man,” was the repl, ~____see_. Westerm Men Growing as Inventors. ‘From the Indianapolis Journal. Every one interested in the patent list notices that the West is rapidly developing an inventive genius, A few years ago it was a rare occurrence to find the record of a patent issued to a resident of one of the Western States for any invention not connected with agriculture. Lately, however, the spirit of improvement séems to have taken a deep hold of the Western people, and among them are many of the most ingenious devisers in the coun- try. New England still retains the lead in the West is gaining rapidly, ands espoctally iy elect Ss rapidly, and, especially - cal machinery, is tast crowding to the trout. — oe A Lively Swordfish. From the Providence Journal, June 30. ‘The schooner Hattie Ellen, of Fall River, went swordfishing Monday. Ten miles southeast of Brenton’s Reet lightship the crew struck a very lively fish, which came near ending the fishing career of one of their number. When this fish was struck he ran an hour with 40 fathoms of line and a large keg. A man in a rowboat was follow- ing his sWordship, and when the fish stopped the man in the Ine, thinking the fish dead, But, instead, the fish was very much allve, furtace with aTushy sUwck 103 swOnd Up, LuroUgh surface with a: ‘sword Uj the bottom of the boat and stove It I, The boat was nearly capsized by the shock, and the sailor had a narrow escape from being’impaled on the sword. Seeing, however, that the fish had obligingly come to him, he decided to keep it there, and, accordingly, tossed a half-hitch about thé sword sticking through the bottom of the boat, and held the ‘fish until the schooner bore down upon him and picked him up. ‘The schooner came Auto Newport, and the fish Was sent to Fall River Yesterday morning. It weighed 250 pounds, Magnolia, Once a of the northland, Wearied with the winter day, ‘With the silent, frozen mountains, Where the snow ne'er melts s Sought the southern lund of ‘the never-ending May. Ere she reached the genial climate, Heart elate with hope and #1 Tired she sank to pleasant ‘Neath the shadow of a troe, ‘In whose branches birds alighted, Singing sweetest melody, We when her rest was over, sunt reed by her =r lon s sae Sen Boe Se a aa "And to fragrance turned thelr song. ‘Lo! the tree is proud magnolia, ‘Loveliest gift the seasons bring, pigtebes ah iosmees ti Sy —JEROME BURNETT. ‘A Daring Climber. ‘DEATH OF A MAN WHOSE BUSINESS WaS IN MOUNT- oe From the Cincinnati Enquirer. One of the noted characters of Cincinnati, the “steeple climber,” died Thursday night at his home, 79 Bank street. His name was Joseph Rodriguez Weston, and for nearly thirty years he has been climbing steeples in this city. No point was too high and dizzy for him to reach and main- tain his steady foothold. Of late years he would undertake only those dificult feats that aj others. It was his irdonable boast he could go as high or yher than any other man. ‘There are many stories of his hazardous exploits in this city. The most notable, probably, was the draping of the cathedrial spire on the ht follow. ing Archbishop Purcell’s death. On the ground below were three or four thousand people watch- ing fora glance at the man as the light- bing flashes revealed him on the dizzy height. Weston, when only twelve years of had laced the tip on the same steeple. Anotl feat that Was greatly talked about at the time was on the rht of July 3, 1876. Weston climbed the spire of the Presbyterian church on 4th street, the tallest in the city, and nailed fast the Stars and Stripes, 285 feet from the ground. 1t was on this occasion that he had a narrow escape. Weston had obtained from Michie, the jeweler, a heavy gold chain, the links of which were all sold. His chain, when he was falling, held him fora brief moment, dt which the climber succeeded in regaining his hold. Another tUme, while Weston was removing the timbers from the steeple of St. Xavier, which had been he was struck by @ falling rock on the head and slightly hurt. Weston had a horror of going beneath the surface of the earth, and would never descend into a cellar or cistern. ‘Weston's father was named Rodriguez, a Span- fard, who died soon after his son's birth. His widow afterward married aman named Weston, which name the boy adopted. Young Weston’s stepfather taugnt him toclimb at au early and ashe advanced in years his many difficult formances gave him a widespread reputation, fe was forty-one years Of age nen he died. His son, now only twelve years old, already bids fair ‘Wo equal his father in erial expioite. SALE OF BRA: Wi AND “Te wan On MONDAY MORNING, JULY ELEVENTH, 1887, commencing at TEN O'CLOOK, oat store ‘& Co., southeast corper of 1 1t! Mi event ggurbieet, Teall pil the above, ‘code, at ___ 4. E DYER, Assignee, FPHOMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer. LLU ABLE BUILDIN' "aba SHARES SP EES MONDAY, JULY EIGHTEENTH. 1887, be OUEAG SET ORTEERE I 14 and 15, im Gordon and ” ware's vision of the Nichole property, each, ine 23 on the north side of P, or West, be tween Congress and High streets, by adepth of 110! These are considered ing lots in eee aud id command the attention parties desiring safe aud increasing investment or for Private residences "Terma One-third cash; balance years, with nots bearing interest and secured 28, m 3. inl complainant and Powell M. Br etal. are. fea Taal ofc ori i, sto ad Sb ace a AE LY O'CLOCK P. M., all that certain the city of Georgetown, in said. cy ec Geer ie eat Bini Reo parc rot 4 fralteeddiion rast pe ed eatand tea pie at tar aoe. ER ict, known. figs been subdivided into four Totaench ffteca, DSO eae ron oo Gna of fact will be offered for ane with the priviiegs our. ‘Terme of the decree, are as lows: Onectnint ot tie, purchese tobey 1h cosh, aaa the residue in three eg installments. at, respecti Ay, six. twelve, and teen months from the sale, with iirterest a rate of six percent cash, at the purch ‘option. tum, orall “of” $25 will "e required on each au lok ihe, of sale. Ail conveyancing” abd recordiig St Durchaser'a cost. If the teruis of sale are not Fe-sold at the Tok guid gost of the defeu = an: safting yur REGINALD PEND: ‘34d Dat. _DUNCANSON BROS., Auctioneers. || aapprcee BROS, Auctioneers, E AND PEREMPTORY SALE OF ASSORTED AND SEASONED STOCK ‘9 LOW PINE, JOISTS, SCANTLINGS, SHEA N DRY GEORGIA. Al DSTEert 4 & a y >t sF8 I a0. 80.1 Ki VIRGINIA PINE FLOORIN, YELLOW FINE SIDING, CED SHINGLES, LATHS, &C.. KEING THE STOCK OF LUMBER CONTAINED IN YAl OF JAS. F. BARBOUR, TWELFTH AND. q AND AVENUE SOUTHWEST, TO BE PTORY SOLD ON ACCOUNT OF VACATING YARD, AT AUCTION. On THURSDAY MORNING, JULY Fo! commencing at TEN O'CLOCK, we will at the above lumber yard by order of ‘Mr. Jas. F. Barbour. Cwho has removed to his new 14th and B streets, northwest). This sale should command the attention of builders and others in search of desirable goods, D NSON BROS., Auctioneers, WO-STORY FRAME HOUSE, IN GOOD PION, NOT 1000 T STREET ROMTAWIST CO BE REMOVED), AT AUCTION. On FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JULY FIFTEENTH, at SIX O'CLOCK, we will sell the abo at K. we House, Wy) _ ® WILLIAMS, Auctioneer, WwW. Auction en and D ata. USTFES' SALE OF IMPROVED REAL ESTA‘ Re, aves C STREET NORTHWEST, aT aoe: re +t soy.vt the ian recorda-et the et seq of the and'by direction of the party secured there: isca,on MONDAY papary hatrcta wipe pak Soe or tose Seeeerne teas cieeee Street and rurmming back, with even width, eighty ahree fea ve (3) ten adm roved by 6 ~ ‘Terme of sale" One hind of the purchase money te bepaid iu ceah, the balauce. in equal instalments sk one and twoycars with interest st rate of O percent Bed ot trust nthe prayers sd" Al conveyaolng mirchaser., 8100 to, be deposited st, tune the terme ef ale are wi Within. 30 daye from date of wale the wil, Tosold at Tak and vont of def pare! faulting purcuaser. BERT F FO gy9-abds ‘MATING ekien { Trustess. Reoveross Ix BLACK AND WHITE LACES. A GREAT BARGAIN IN WHITE EMB. ROBES, ‘We have sbout 20 WHITE EMBROIDERED RO! In Stock which are a little shop-worn on the fold; the have 7, 8, and 89; we have marke conte oariy folio Colum! dy, we will seil, at i ced them : all #4 each. ‘tosecure ns, Full Patterns warranted. PRINTED FRENCH UNDINES, reduced to 12We from, 20c- yght and cool, vretiy styles. of CRAZY CI IS, new designs. CHALLIES. Great in WHITE GOODS, at 123¢., worth ‘We are offering GOODS Cheaper than they heve ever Extra Bargains in HUCK TOWELS at 25c. Money can be invested in Choice Goods to great afr vantage. LOW SHOES AND SLIPPERS, Childrens’ Fine Kid Hand-Sewed Oxford Ties, and Opera Slippers, only 50c. ; worth 75c. ‘Misses’ Kid Oxfords, Patent-Leather trimmed, with Tips, only 65c.; worth #1. ‘Ladies’ and Misses Fine Opera Slippers, Kid-Lined, only 50c., worth 75c. Ladies’ Fine Kid Oxfords, low-button and New- ports, only 75c., worth $1. Ladies’ Curacoa Kid Hand-Sewed Tipped Oxfords, Patent-Leather Trimmed, only @1; worth $1.50. , ‘Mens’ Low-Strap Ties, only $1; worth $1.50. Mens’ Fine-Embrvidered Slippers, only 650.. worth eL we 32-3m 726 SEVENTH STREET. Accomplishments of a Baby. From the Cork Herald. It can beat any alarm clock ever invented waking a family up in the morning. Give it a fair show and it can smash more dishes than the most industrious servant girl in the country. ‘It-can fall down oftener and with less provoca- tion than the most expert tumbler in the circus ring. Ivcan make more genuine fuss over a simple brass pin than its mother would over @ broken It can choke itself black in the face with ‘accomplished ease than the most wretch that ever ‘was executed. A gentleman named Davidson, in Nashviuie, Grew a pistol while in an altercation, and was arrested and fined. He paid his fine, and then de- manded his revolver of Chief of Police Kerrigan. li that the legislature required the pistol to be the hy ‘ Anzrave Narrass, ‘Drogegist and Pharmacist, ‘14th and and 2d and Dsts. nw. During the dull summer season I propose offering Special inducementefrom time time. First on the HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, ‘to what hair-dressers charge you. Thaves large supply on band, and will sell in ang Gesired quantity, large or small. as “THE CONCORD HARNESS” “THE CONCORD HARNESS” A Full Stock of all kinds kept constantly on bend ‘Beware of Imitations. ‘Be Sure of Name and Number, LUTZ & BRO, 497 Pes. Avexve, Adjoining National Hotel. Pasa fealerepad ty shied wortame ZAT™ J.C. Hercaxsox, IMPORTER, ‘MILLINERY AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES, WHITE SUITS, ‘LACES. DRESS TRIMMINGS. FOSTER KID GLOVES, $1.00 Per Pair, upward. 3010 007 PENNSYLVANIA AVESUR Hawweusrms Fos LAWN TENNIS, ‘CROQUET, OUT-DOOR GAMES, BABY COACHES, ‘BABY COACHES, ‘BABY COACHES, ‘BABY COACHES, ‘REDUCED BELOW COST. CH. RUPPERT, | 2 _________ a a, Cooma Br Gus