Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 22, 1881, Page 9

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THE DAILY BEE. Marness, Saadles, &c. B, WEIST 20 18th St. bet Farn- & Harney. 916 Farnham, bet. 0th and 10th Streets. Hat and Bonnet Bieach: Ladies get your Straw, Chip and Felt Hats done up At northeast comner Se nth and Capitol Avenue. WM, DOVE Provrictor TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION : - opy 1 year, in advance (postpaid 0.00 Htels. noniths . 5,00 | CANFIELD HOUSE, G, Canfield, th & Farnham months “ (oo 800 DORAN HOUSE, P. H. Cary, 018 Farnham St. = sz == SLAVEN'S HOTEL, ¥, Slaven, 10th Strect. RAILWAY TIME TABLE. | gouthern Hotel Gus. Eamel, oth & Leavenworth, TIME CAKD CIHCAGO, ST, FAUL, MISPATOLIS AND ron Fencing. & OMAHA RAILROAD, Leave_Omaha—No. 2 through passenger, 11 4, Oakland passenger, 8:30a, m ymaha—No. 1, through passenger, 8 p. m. No, 3, Oakland passenger, 4:10 p, m, LEAVING OMAMA EAST OR SOUTH BOUND, [y R TN Louls at 6:25 a. m i WET OR BOUTHIWRSTS, B in Neb,, Through Express, 8:85 8. m. B, Lincoln' Freigh P. . U, press, 12:15 p. m, 0. & R. V. for Lincoln, 10:20 a. m. 0. & R. V. for Osceols, U, N U, U U, 0 p. m. Arrive &M &M . P, freight 8, b: . P. freight No. 9, treight No. 7, treivht No. 11 ARRIVING—FROM RAST AXD SOUTH., A m P m.—emigrant. o, m. . P. Joo &C B, 7408, 0:45 p. m. & P., 10:55 . m,—4:25 p. m. ARRIVING FROM TITR WEST AND BOUTHWRST. 0. & R. V. from Lincoln—12:12 p. m. U. P. Express—8:35 p. m. B & M.in Neb., Through Express—4:15 p. m B. & M. Lincoln Freight—s:35 a. m. ht No, 10-1:40 p. m, 5 Emigrant. 85 n. m. 0 0. & K. V. mixed, ar. 4:35 p. m. NORTIL. Nebraska Division of the St Paul & Sioux City Road. No. 2 leaves Omhha 8 a. m. No. 4 leaves Omaha 1:50 No. 1 ‘es at Oiaha at . m No. 8 arrives at Omaha at 10:45 a. m. DUMMY TRAINS BETWERN OMAHA AND COUNCIL BLUFFS. Leave Omaha at 0:00 and 100, 11:00 &, m.; p.m. 11:25 &, m.; 5 p. m. leaves Omaha at 0:00 00 p. m, Leaves 1 2:26, .26 and 5:25 p. m. Opening and Closing of Malls. CLOSR, m. orthwestern. 80 7:80 Local mails for State of Towa leave but once a day, viz: 4:30, A’ Lincoln Mail is also opened at 10:30 . m. Office open Sundays from 12 m. to 1 p. m. THOS. FHALL P! OI AEIA Business Tiirectorv, Art Emporium. U, ROSE'S Art Emporium, 1516 Dodge Street, Steel Engravings, Oil Paintings, Chromos, Fancy Frames. Framing o Specialty. 'Low Prices. NNER 1809 Douxlas Street, Good Styles. Abstract and Real Estat JOHN L. McCAGUE, opposite Post Office. W. R. BARTLETT 517 South 15th Street. Architects. DUFRENE & MENDELSSOHN, ARCHITECTS, Room 14, Creighton Block. A.T. LARGE Jr., Room 2, Creighton Block. INN Boots and 8hoe! JAMES DEVINE & C Fine Boots and Shoes. A assorment of home work on hand, corner 12th and Harney. THOS. ERICKSON, 8. E. cor. 16th and Douglas. JOHN FORTUNATUS, 605 10th street, manufactures to order good work at fair prices. 'Repairing done. Bed 8prings. J. F. LARRIMER Manufacturer, 1517 Douslas st. Books, News and Statlonery. J. 1. FRUEHAUF 1015 Farnham Street., Butter and Eggs. McSHANE & SCHROEDER, the oldest B. and E. bouse in Nebraska established 1875 Omaha. CENTRAL RESTAURANT, MRS, A, RYAN, southwest corner 16thand Dodge. Best Board for the Money. Batisfaction Guaranteed., Meals at all Hours, Board by the Day, Week or Month, Good Terms for Cash, Furnished Raom Supplied, Carriages and Roaa Wagons, WM. SNYDER, No, 131h 14th and Harney Streets Clvil Engineers and Surveyors. ANDREW ROSEWATER, Creighton Block, Town Surveys, Grade and Sewerage Systems Specialty. Commission Merchants. JOHN G. WIL LIS, 1414 Dodge Street. D B BEEMER. For details see large advertise- ment in Daily and Weekly, Oigars and Tobacco. WEST & FRITSCE ER, manufacturers of Cigars, sand Wholesale Dealers in Tobaccos, 1305 Douglas. W. ¥. LORENZEN manufacturer 514 10th strect, Cornice Works. Works, Manufacturers Tron Cornice, ron and Slate Roofiing. Orders from any locality promptly executed in the best manner. Factory and Ottice 1310 Dodge Street. Galvanized Iron Cornices, Window Caps, etc., manufactured and put up in any part of the country. T, SINHOLD 416 Thirtéenth strect Crockery, J. BONNER 1500 Dougias stroet, Good line. Clothing and Furnishing Goods. GEO. H, PETERSON, Also Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes, Notions and Cutlery, 504 5. 10th strcet. Clothing Bought. C. SHAW will pay highest Cash price for second band clothing, - Corner 10th and Farnham. Dentists, DR. PAUL, Willlams' Flock, Cor. 16th & Dodge, Drugs, Paints and Olls. KUHBN & CO, Pharmacists, Fine Yanc (i1ods, Cor, 15th and Dougiss wtreets, W.J. WHITEHOUE K, Wholesale & Retail, 16th st, C. C. FIELD, 2022 N eth Side Cuming Street. M. PARR, Druggist, 10t and Howard Streets, Dry Goods Notions, Etc. JOHN H. F. LE4MANN & CO,, New York Dry Goods §.0re, 1310 and 1812 Farn. ham street. L. C. Enewold also boots and shoes 7th & Pacific. —_——— ———— Furuiture. A F. GROSS, New aud Second Hand Furniture and Stoves, 1114 ase. Highest cash price paid for second hana £00os. J. BONNER 1800 Douxia st. Fine goods, &c. Fence Works, OMAHA FENCE CO. GUST, FRIES &CO., 1218 Harney 8t., Improve- ed Ice Boxes, Iron and Wood Fences, Office Railings, Counters of Pine and Walnut. Florist, Donaghue, plants, cut flowers, seeds, boquets N. W, cor. 16th an) Douglas streets. A ete. Foundry. JOHN WEARNE & SONS, cor. 14th & Jackson ste Flour and Feed, GHAHA CITY MILLS, 8th and Faroham Sts., Welshans Bros., woprietors. Grocers. STEVENS, 21st between Cuming and Leard. . A. McSHANE, Corn. 23d and Cuming Btreets. e Hatters. W. L. PARROTTE & 00, Douglas Street, Wholsle Exclusively. Hardwaie, Iron and Steel. & LANGWORTHY, Wi ‘holesale, 110 and A. HOLMES corner 16th and Califoruls, The Western Cornice Works, Agents for the Champion Iron Fence 1 all kinds of Fancy Iron Fences, Cre ls, Railings, ete. 1810 Dodge stree, aptd ings, F Inteliigence Office. MRS. L1ZZIE DENT 217 16th Strect. vewellers. JOHN BAUMER 1814 Farnham Street. Junk. M. BERTHOLD, Rags and Metal, Lumber, Lime and Cement. FOSTER & GRAY comner 6th and Douglas Sts. Lamps and ulassware, J. BONNER 1309 Douglas St. Good Variety, Merchant Tailors, G. A. LINDQUEST, One of our most popular Merchant Tailors {s ro- ceiving the latest designs for Spring and Summer Goods for gentlemen's wear. Stylish, durable, and prices low as ever 915 13th bet. Dotig.& Farn. Millinery. MRS, €. A, RINGER, Wholesale and Retail, Fan- < Goods in great variety, Zephyrs, Cati Hoard Hosiery, Gloves, Corsets, e, ~Cheapost House in the West. Purchasers save 80 per cent. Order by Mail. 11 Fifteenth St * Physiclans an 1 Surgeons, W. 8. GIBBS, M. D., Rsom No 4, Creighton Block, 15th Street. P. S. LEISENRING, M. D, Masonic Block. C. L. HART, M. D., Eye and Ear, opp. postofiice DR, L. B. URADDY, Oculist and Aurist, S. W 15th and’ Farnham Sta. Photographers. GEO, HEYN, PROP., Grand Central Gall 212 Sixtoenth Streot, Furst-ciass Work and Prompt- near Masonic Hall, Dess guaranteen, Plumbing, Gas and Steam Fitting. P. W, TARPY & CC., 210 12¢h St., bet. Farnham and Douglas. Work prowptly attended to. D. FITZPATRICK, 1400 Douglas Street. Painting and Paper Hanging. HENRY A. VASTERS, 1412 Dodge Stroet. Planing Mill. A. MOYER, manufacturer of sash, doors, blinds, moldings, newels, alusters, hand rails, furnishing scroll sawing, &e!, cor. Dodge and 9th'streets. Pawnbrokers. J. ROSENFELD, 822 10th St., bet. Far. & Har, Retrigerators, Canfield's Patent. C. F. GOODMAN 11th St. bet. Farn, & Harney. 8how Case Manufactory., 0. J. WILDE, Manufacturer and Dealer 1 all kinds of Show Cases, Upright Cases, & ., 1317 Case St. FRANK L. GERITAKD, proprictor Omaha Show se manufactory, 818 South 10th street, between Leavenworth and Marcy. All goods warranted first-class, Stoves ana inware. A. BURMESTER, Dealer in Stoves and Tinware, and Manufacturer of Tin Roofs and all kinds of Building Work, 0dd Fellows' Block. J. BONNER. 1300 Douglas St. Good and Cheap. Seeds. J. EVANS, Wholesale and Retall Seed Drills Cultivators, Odd Fellows' Hall, Shoe Stores. Phillip Lang, 1820 Farnham st., bet. 13th & 14th. Second Hand 8tore. PERKINS & LEAR, 1416 Douglas St., New and Second Hand Furniture, House Furni#hing Goods, &c., beurht and sold on narrow marins. aroons. HENRY KAUFMANY, In the new brick block on Douglad Stroet, has Just opened o most elegant Beea Iiall, ‘Hot Lunch from 10 to 12 every day. FLANNERY, On Farnham, next to the B, & M. headquarters, has re-opened a neat and complete_establishment arring FIRE. and Mother Shipton's Proph- will be opened for the boys with Hot Lunch i and after prosent date, “ Caledonia " J. FALCONER, 679 16th Street. Undertakers, CHAS. RIEWE, 1012 Farnhaw bet. 10th & 11td. P. PEMNER, 803; ham and Harney, 99 Cent Btores. HENRY POHLMAN, toys, notions, pictuses Jewelry, &c., 618 14th bet, Farnbant and Douglas P. C. BACKUS. 1205 Farnham St.. Fancy Goods ————— e NOTICE. J. M. Stanton (tull name unknown) Har- riet Henn and Mary Shillock, non-resident defendants will tnf(e notice that Milton Hendrix, of the county of Douglas las, in the State of Nebraska, did on the 7th day of May, 1881, file his petition in the District Court of the State of Nebras- ka' within and for the said county of Doug- las, acainst the said J. M, Stanton, Har- riet Henn and Mary Shillock, ‘impleaded with (ieurk:e Mills,” Maggie MeCormick, Josiah McCormick, MatthewT, Patrick and John N, Patrick defendants, setting forth that by virtue of a deed issued by the treasurer of said county, he has an abso- lute title to the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section nine, (9) township fifteen (15), range thirteen (18) e, in said Douglas conn- t{; that fuu and each of said defendants claim to have some interest in said land, and praying that he may be adjudged to have an indefeasible title to said premises; but that if his title should be held invalid, he may be decreed to have a lien on said land, that it may be sold to satisfy the same, and that you and each of you be for- everbedebarred from setting upor asserting any right or claim the nd the said J. M Stanton, Harriet Henn and Mary Shillock are hereby netified that they are required to appear and answer said peti- tion on or before the first day of August, 181, MILTON HENDRIX, By CrLarksoN & Husr, Lis attorneys. Dated Omaha, Jupe 23 1581 wldtd PROPOSALS For curbing ana guttering Dodge stre doing the neccssary grading, from the east side of 13th strect to 20th strect. Sealed bids will be received by for two weeks from the date | ing, guttering and the ne t Tenth street, between Farn- hocs good and cheap work. a at the office of the city enginee o specify the price per cubic yard for such gradi also shall specify the price [n detail for such cur! ing and guttering, and shall be accompanicd by the name of proposed surety wnnder the usual condit Bad bids to be opened at the regular meeting of the city council after Monday, July 2ath, 1351, The City Councll reserves the right to reject any and all bids, Envelopes containing said proposals shall be marked, “Proposals for curbing and guttering Dodge street and doing the neccssary grading,” and delivared to the undersigned not later than July 25, 1581, at 12 o'clock noon. J. L. €. JEWETT, d2w City Clerk. PROPOSALS FOR SPRINKLING FARNHAM STREET. ALED proposals will be received by the un dersigned ungil the 26th day of July, 188} o'clock for the wprinkllng of Farubian tre of 9th street west to the center of 16th street,and for the eross strects be tween sald streets north to the centre of the al- ley between Faruham aud Douglas streets, and south to the center of the alley between Farihain and Harney strects. The coutrast $0 cease when the water works company supply water in such districts' Said bids to be opened by the commit tee on strects and grades, said committoe resery- ing the right 10 reject any and all bids. - Said bids must be accompanied by the name of o pro- od surcty undor the usual conditions. Envel- Opes containing sald preposals shall be warked “Proposals for sprinkling Farnbam street,” an r. J. Omaha. July 11th, 1851 delivered to the undersigned not later than the time above specified Omaha July 2ist§i881. Jy-21-8¢ J.J. L €. JEWETT, City Clerk. LONDON' FIRE BRIGADE. The Ridiculous Fire Fighters of the World's Metropolis - British Conoeit. London Letter to The Chicago Times. T closed my last letter just as a small electric gong announced an alarm of fire, or, as Hotson termed it, a call, Knowing the perfection attained by the fire alarm telegraph corps at home 1 was somewhat curious to sce the means employed by the Englishmen in receiving an alarm. Accordingly 1 made my way to an adjoining room, where I found a small group of men surrounding an instrument in a cor- ner. Here 1 saw five plates of brass arranged in a circle and so placed that each could be touched by a brass arm or indicator pivoted in the center of the circle and moving like the min- ute hand of a clock, The small gong ringing the alarm was just over the circle, and was still ringing when I entered the room. One of the fire- men was moving the alarm around the circle, touching each plate in turn. Finally he touched one that ‘‘out out” the electric current of the bell, which thereupon became silent. Referring to the name engraved upon the plate, he shouted, ‘‘Lambeth Bridge!” and the small knot of men that had gathered about him during the examination of the dial suddenly dispersed. Following them into the outer room where the steamers are located, and seeing that they wero preparing to get out. I took out my watch and thought, as a matter of curiosity, I would time them, A group of men was over on one side of t}w apartment where there were a number of uniforms and brass helmets hanging upon pegs, and a dozen or more pairs of boots on the floor. While these men were en- aged in making a change of clothing preparatory to starting for the fire, a cuu‘\le of firemen brought in a basket of shavings and kindlings, and pro- ceeded to stuff them into the fire box of one of the steamers. Hotson and a com- panion trotted in the horsesand hitch- ed them to the apprratus, the men who had been dressing, mounted to their places, someone leaned under the boilerand touched a match to the kindlings, the doors were opened and away . they went at a brisk trot, just eleven minutes after the alarm was sounded. As they disappeared around the corner, Hotson, who had watched them as they pnlled out, turned to me and said: “‘Rawther lively work that, eh?” “Marvelous!” 1 responded. And it was, I never saw anything like it before. At this juncture, Capt. Shaw’s son appeared and ordered his father's “‘van,” or what I supposed correspond- ed to our m(u'u)m{fl' fire buggies, ex- plaining to me that the fire. was so large that it demanded the presence of the chief. Three or four.minutes later a wagon, about the length of, and somewhat wider than the vehicle used by the West Side fire patrol, con- taining two wide seats in front, upon which were scated four firemen, was driven up to the door, and word was sent in to the cnsmin announcing that the van was ready. While awaiting his coming the men discussed the shortest route tothe fire, which was in Lambeth, a manu- facturing district in the southwestern portion of the metropol The sub- ject waa still under discussion when the captain made his appearance. As he was about to step into the van, he turned to me and asked if I would ac- company him, an invitation which I thankfully accepted. The captain wore the regulation uniform—dazk, clase-fitting tunic, belt, knee-boots, and helmet — the lat- ter and the buckle of his belt being silvered to denote his rank, the helmets of the ordinary firemen being of brass. As he sat down beside me and gave the word ‘‘go” to the driver or “‘coachy,” as he is termed here, he took from his pocket a pair of yellow kid gloves and carefully and leisurely drew them on. Ibegan tothink that Wwe were on our way to a reception, and took a second look at the captain to see if he were not in full evening dress. Finding that he was really in uniform, and having my attention called to dense masses of brownish- white smoke rising and floating away from a point some distance ahead of us, I became convinced that we were really on the way to a fire. As we neared the locality ““Coachy” kept touching the team, and, what- ever may be the regular speed of the regular speed of the engines and sim- ilar apparatus upon the streets of the city, certain it is that the captain en- joys the sensation of being whirled along at a rate not much below that at which the Chicago apparatus travel, There being no going or other me- chanical contrivance upon the van— a8, indeed, there is not upon any of the machines here,—of one of the firemen, It may be said, and to his credit, that he has the strongest lungs of anyone I have heard, not excepting the flower of the Garden city ward orators, At the sound of his long, demonical ery, “Wa-a-ay- 0-0!" cabs turned out, trucks hugged the curb, and men women and chil- dren fled the street as if urged by a pack of howling demons. This sort of thing lasted for several minutes, and then, with a final ear- splitting howl from the chap in front, we broke through a crowd of people kept back by a line of police and pulled up at a narrow alley-way filled with a mass of humanity, through which a half dozen policemen were trying to force a passage for three firemen who, with a lead of hose, were patiently awaiting a chance to get past. While I mentally calcu- lating how many seconds that crowd would stand avainst a company of Chicago firemen, with a lead of hose, Capt. Shaw said good-by, and having detailed a man to pilot me about and keep me out of the clutches of the police, disappeared around the corner, Passing through a back street filled with stifling smoke from burning grease my guide led the way toan open space in front of the burning structure, which proved to be a can- dle and soap factory. Here I noticed the remarkable fact—or what would have been a remarkable fact in Chica- ¥o—tlmt in spite of the time the fire had already been burning, fully threp- quarters of an hour, there we ut four streams in service, and e of these were over an inch in diameter. Three of them were doing fair amount of execution; that is to ssy, | from four to six of the ladders have they where just strong enough to lift the water over the sills of the second story windows, The fourth, however, fell to the ground some ten feet 1n fiont of the nozzle. Although there was a warehouse adjoining the blazing building whose walls offered an ad vantageous position from which to play directly into the fire no thought was given it, and the men contented themselves with sprinkling itfrom the ground. 1 noticed that two men were only required to manage each stream, while if necessity demanded, onc would have beon sufticient, Seeing this, 1 could but picture a Chicago fire where their hands full "l'm:kiniz-up' asingle 1 stream In fact, al the work the Dbrignde was in wviolent con- trast to that done by the Jhicago department. Tiring of the mild display of strength exhibited by the brigade, I startad out to take n look at the steamers at work The first Tcame across is one of the largest in the department, and weighs, ac- cording to the statement of the engi- neer, two and one-half tons. Its di- | minutive size, added to the fact that it is a single cylinder piston engine, explained tho necessity for the inch nozzle and small hose that arc used. Should they furnish one of these steamers with the hose and pipes used in the Chicago department, tho stream might possibly be of service in sprink- ling a garden, but would be of little uso at a fire. In faot, with the pres- ent equipment, the brigade is scldom able to get the better of a fire until it has burned itself out; and, were it not for tho thickness of the party walls in the majority of London buildings, nearly every fire that start- ed would grow into a general confla- gration. I noticed one improvement in the brigade during the past three years, and that is the supplying of each en- gine company wit{x & key to tho fire- plugs. Under the rules of forme years the presence of a “‘turncock,” one of the municipal employes, was required before water could be had, so that in case he had stepped out to get a drink the Dbrigade was obliged to stand around until he came back. The new arrangement has reduced the time of getting to work, after ai ing, from half to a quarter of an hour A company going to a fire-now-a-da may confidently expect to get to work the same day. The old custom of al- lowing the water to run intoa can- vas box first, and then taking suction from that, is, however, still adhered to. I found the man in charge of the steamer, a rather communicative indi- vidual, who had a store of knowledge about fire matters that was astonish- ing as it was ample. When I inquired why the steamers are so small he re- plied: 2 “Becos we cawnt get a bigger one to a fire,” ““Why not?” ““'Osses cawnt pull a bigger one than this 'ere. An’ wots more,” this with a ferocious glare at me, ‘‘wot ud be the good of ’avin a bigger one than this ere?” Thinking I had better explain why T was so curious. T ventured to sug- gest that larger steamers: would be more powerful, throw more water and_do better execution generally, ef- fectiveness of the brigade. “Cawnt prove it It’s the first in the world now, = It don’t need no im- provin’, it don't.” ““Were you ever in Chicago?” ‘‘Shecawgo? W’ere's that?” “In the United Statesr, Now if—" “‘Oh, I'see. You're from the place w'ere they throws the firemen down stairs, and shoots the happarawtus hout of a cannon to_a fire, We've ‘eard of that place before, bnt we cawnt do anything like that 'cre, you know. We don't know enuf ‘ere, we don’t, We ain't 'l';:hl}v enuf heddicat- ed, we aint, We don't shoot no ap- parawtuses hout of a cannon, we don’t.” And with aloud guffaw at the imperceptible joke in his remark, he turned away and began polishing up the machinery. Concluding that any effort to en- lighten him in fire matters would be worse than useless, T went back to my former post of observation in front of the fire. Here I found that during the time I had been away four or five more streams had been brought into service, but without any appreciable effect on the fire, 'which burned as fiercely as ever. The one great point of which the English firemen lose sight enticely, i the all-important one of attacking a fire in its incipiency. A half-dozen chemical engines like those in the Chicago department scat- tered about London and furnished with any of our time-saving appli- ances—such as the Barrett #t the self-opening stable doors like—would be almost as. much pro- tection to the city as the entire force at present. The iden expressed by the engineer when he unin& that the department could not be improved is just what prevents its becoming the first in the world. Tt cortanly fiu a fine body of men 8o far as physical development is concerned; but, while able men go far to make a system perfect; there must also be promptness and rapudity in re- sponding to an alarm in order to be a complete success, London, with its 5,000,000 inhabitants and 200 square miles et area, spends annually for the maintenance of its fire brigade £80,- 000, or about $400,000. Chicago, with its 600,000 inhabitants and an area of 40 square miles, annually ap- propriates over £500,000 for the fire department. Gambling in Wheat Options, Lansing (Mich,) Republican The supreme courts of Michigan and Wisconsin have. both sat down heavily on the business of gambling in wheat “‘options.” In the case of Raymond and others against Leavitt, decided at the June term of our su- preme court, the ecomplainant had supplied 10,000 with which to foree up the price in Detroit and cause a “‘corner,” thus compelling parties who had contracts to li‘l, or who wust purchase wheat for legitimate coasumption, to ay more than would naturally be required. Having lost 70 per cont of the amount in this speculation, the complainant "rought suit to recover his money; but the court decided that dealers who manivulate the market in order to bring about unnatural fluctuations in price are engaged in the plainest and worse kind of produge gambling, and FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1881. not be enforced, and if parties seo fit to in the land. Such contracts can vest their money in ‘‘options,” they must get it back by other than legal monsures. The Wisconsin supreme court, in the famous case of Bar. nard against Backers, held that speculation in grain, where there is no in.ention to deliver on the one hand, or to receive and pay on the other, are unlawful and fall outside the protection of the statutes, the same as other kinds of gambling and betting. The business methods practiced in the Milwankee chamber of commerce, are but hazards upon prospective changes in the markets The sales are not bona fide, no grain being actually delivered with the full price paid. Therefore any suits at law, growing out of such transactions will not be sustained in the courts. A MINER'S PRIZE FIGHT. oty Every=Day Life Among the Penn« sylvania'Coal Hills, Plymouth Cor. New York Times. When the train stopped at Avon- dale, on the Lackawanna and Blooms- burg road this morning, tho attention of the passengers was attracted to an oxciting scene. About five hundred persons, mostly miners and slate pickers, were assembled on a common close to & mountain heap of culm, in- dulging in rude expressions of delight. At first the passengers thought a strike or a riot was in progress, but the real causo of the hubbub was quickly ascertained as two men, al- most naked, advanced from opposite sides into a wide space in the midst of the mob, and struck out ferociously at eachother. It was one of those miners’ prize fights so common in the isolated portions of the coal region, and yet it could scarcoly bo called a prize fight, since there was no prize at stake While McFarlan was playing detec- tive amony the Schuykill Mollie Ma- guires he freauently compelled to vindicate his “honor” inthis way with some persons who suspected fiim of being a spy. It was lucky for the de- tective that he was a nimbleboxer and invariably overcame his assailant, which act, in the mind of the Mollies, was of itself sufticient to establish his character, not only as a hero but asa “square man'' in everyway. The fight at Avondale had reached its fortieth round when our train stopped there, and one of the combatants was searcely able to stand up so as to be knocked down by his antagonist. “Take him away,” shouted several voices, as the vanquished miner col- lapsed under the forco of the forty- first round. ““The divil o’ that he’ll lave,” said a lusty supporter of the “under man,” “‘until he has satisfac- tion,” “If it's any satisfaction for you to see him_killed,” cried a_grimy-faced little fellow who looked like an imp in the blackness of the coaldust, *‘it’s that sure he'll be before long for he has more megarum in his head now than he can get out in a week,” ‘‘Mind yorr own business, Danny, said the first speaker. ‘‘Jimmy is go- in’ to fight id out on this line av it takes till next summer, as Gineral Grant sed.” Just then a pale, haggard little wo- man dashed through the crowd, great- ly agitated, end on gaining the open space within she rushed up to the gladiator, who was waiting calmly for his victim; and struck him savagely in the breast, exclaiming: *‘Me curse on you, Mick; is it how you want to Kill'my Jimmie? Get away wid you now.” Then turning to the prostrate man she cried, in a voice of tender- ness: ‘‘Ah, | ie. Jimmie, what's come over you, fi vay like this, an’ your little Allie dead!” The stupid pugilist brightened a minute and answered: ‘‘Is it how you said Allie was dead, Nancy!” “Yes, yes,” and she clasped her hands with a mournful wail. ““Dead she is, Jimmie, and you never came near home last night, but were drink- ing your pay in some shebeen house, Oh, my curse on the shebeen housees —oh, my bitter curse on them this day.” Sho wiped the bleeding, bloat- ed face of her young husband as she spoke: and when one of the bystand- ers, who had been touched oy her vio- lent emotion, asked, “What did the child die of?” the woman responded uickly, “‘With the small-pox, sure,” 'he words had more power to scatter the mob than if a battery of artillery had just assaulted it; and in a short time there were none left but the af- flicted women and her husband, whom she helped as best she could toward their stricken home, Sights like this are common at and about Avondale, and a short distance from the village a desperate fight be- tween a miner from Avondale and a Naticoke man was witnessed on the Fourth of July. Avondale is the scene of the great disaster of 1869, and it is situated on the right bank of the Susquehanna as you enter into the Wyoming valley from Northumber- land, T ascertained that the ‘‘she- been houses” to which the stricken women referred to so bitterly are the bane of the mining hamlets. They sell liquor without a license, and the poisoning cnmfmundn in which they deal have a maddening eftect upon the miners A false sense of honor pre- vents even the men and women who look on the ““shebeon house” with de- testation frowm reporting it to the au- thorities, Besides, if any one did report these hell holes he would be looked upon as an informer, and be subjected to petty, or perhaps serious, persccution maon the poor class, who rogard the “gpy” with a peculiar loathing not casy to understand, Now, when the pay of the miners and laborers is small, these unlicensed dram shops are a double curse, and the strict en- forcement of the law is sadly needed. 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