LKittnriTON pa.i
BATtUDAY, Al'GVST 22, 1EM..
Entered at the Loliiglitnn poff-ollirt a
ioconil tjlnr Alail flatter.
TitK schedule of asset pubttsBcd'Cy
Uio assignees of Mr. John Boach foots
up total liabUlttrs of $2,222,877 with ac
UlU assets Of $-i,48WT8. - If -lliwo as-t-eU-are
actually "actual," It Is evident
fliat any tympiitliy felt for Mr. ItaacVs
jnljfortuncs lias bee inUplnccd. His
assignment is now in effect ac
knowledged to liave.bcen only a shrewd!
'1dodg," Intended to secure him from
the potelble consequences of the Navy
Departracut's action, In case Attorney
Gencral Garland's opinion should bo
iflade the basis of logal proceedings
against him.
A TTAsraxoiOK despatch says that
orders Will bo sent from tho Navy De
jurtiuent shortly directing that vtorU
shall bo resutuod at all tho navy yards.
Already work has been begun In the
yards Maro Island and Brooklyn. At
the remainder It will be begun as soon
as the reorganization of the forces has
been .completed-. Tho appointment of
new foremen,, it la expected, will be
mado in a hott time at the yards where
they hate uot yet been named. On
June 1 many men wero discharged
because of Iaclc of funds to continue
work. The new fiscal year gives a new
appropriation with tthlch work ran be
contlnuod, and offers an opportunity for
furnishing employment.
A despatch dated Washington, the
10th Inst., says: The State Department
has permitted the correspondence be
tween this country and Austria relative
to Minister Kelly's rejection to be made
public. Tho most interesting fact is a
letter of Secretary Bayard to the Emper
or Francis Joseph. It says that this
Republic not only does uot recognize
but has a profound contempt for a race
orrellglous distinction; that not recog
nizing them ourselves wc cannot he ex
pected to consider them for the purpose
of humoring other people's prejudices.
Mr. Bayard intimates that while the
Austrian Ambassador will be treated
with social courtesy so long as he re
mains here, the United States Govern
ment would not be offended if that gen
tleman were called home.
Oodby'8 Lady's Hook for Septem
ber is a number full of notable attrac
tions. The frontispiece this month Is
an illustration to one of Dorothy IIol
royd's pretty poems entitled, "Tho
Dryad and the Nightingale." This
plat U nnothcrsnci'essful adaptation of
the new stylo of engraving for which
Godut'b Lady's Book Is fast gaining
a reputation. The fashion cuts and
fancy work designs are admirable, both
in drawing and color. Among other
striking fcaturesof the September book,
Is tlic centre piece of the new cover, a
movable design which Is changed from
month to month. The literature of this
Jsme embraces a powerful story by
Amelia B. Edwanls,entltled "TlicFour
rifteen Express." The translation of
the French serial "Tho Yoke of Honor,"
li carried forward to an interesting
erisis, and anew Illustrated paper ou
l'oses 1111s the dcpaitmeut of feminine
occupations. Edith llobinsoii,i popular
voung magazine writer, has a quiet but
witty sketch called "Michael Angelo
and J," and Julia Scott contribute
"The Exile's Daughter." The quality
of tho stories in Godky's is certainly
Improving; indeed the whole magazine
shows the effect of a progressive In
fluence. The publisher announces the
speedy forthcoming of a new serial by
Helen Mathers, the title of which la
"Love Lies A-Bleeding." This story
Is bright and engaging, In the author's
best style, and promises to do much
towards enhancing the attractions of the
LAdy's Book during tho midwinter.
Count's is an old friend and a valuable
one whom every lady should cultivate.
The cost of the magazine by the year Is
thrnomtnal-snm of two (fc!) dollars.and
such an amount cannot be expended to
better advalilage than in a subscription.
OUR SOUTHERN BUDIjET
Fiiom otnl Spkci.vi. Coiuiksi-omiext.
SouTHHiiN Pinks, X.C., Aug. 15.
ix you want to get jicji,do you, my
loUKJcunioiisreauer.' uood! i aui m kvm-
pathv. with with you. So do I. If I
could jnakeJCrasus take a back i-eat and
hide h'islieud.iii confusion, I'd do it, and
never kavc a feeling of compassion.
Wouldn't Jim? I stand a pretty good
ehance of realizing iuy ambitious dream,
for.'m connected wilh the country pret?,
and 'don't all country newspaper men get
wealthy? Of course they do. Just look
weftlie list and figure it out for your
self But I viou't be telfisli, and I'll tell
you how to get rich. It's sure tiling,
ancthere -is'no patent on the process,
llcru is how toUii iC '
A BUMSISS flt.VNCK.
SJmtJjJ.Qf Jiljlmoro there is not a
singl-gbtes-faptory.. Just think of it.
'.KoCuvjiinglo glass factory in the entire
Every botttevery lamp, every lump
tliitnner every goblet, every tumbler,
Kwrf mircorcviry window pane, every
3&h-cr?tal, fv'cry fruit dish In short,
svejythfnS'Jhat is made "of glass lias to
lie SHipplS from' the North, from the
East, or from some foreign country.
''l&)&?3,ftdV l ghirt ln the South
Is l5? wl)' ' n,t manufac
turnSlitre.pasejj all undrstaoding.
.facility liw for glass
making. I Mnbovrniiybody who is in
terMtod.in'tasdvliject banks of the very
finest , sand that a' glassmaker ever
hailHirties directly on a railroad
undHtjf iufrly begging to be manufuc
turdiiitv nlt dishes, spoon holders,
fiuAnna mid ink bottlui. Iiuide of
forlj inilctq the saiiic, lino of railroad
urtimmrn.o beds-Of bituminous coal.
..i.r.-? .i..k....,...-.i ...i.. ,
i negth to show how really rich they are.
TheV-otil ran bvdellvered very clicui:
Tfieiilgaiii thcro aru rich' deposits of
fie I iy in thu bialc, that might also bo
utilized ju the manufacture of glass.
Wuud fi r fuel i very ihi.ip near the
- I lunks 1 tpcik i if. In Iced, woudfd
p. h i 1 l
I:
l-r
acre, which would hiing tho pilce of fuel
down nearly to the cost of cutting and
linullng,, which would bo loss than a,dU
hir. xitinl.
In the Nor.tli tile wages paid to glass
blowers nne exlravag-antly high, and yet
gliiss makers nil gut rich. Down here
hulp-oould bs cdtuntol-to do-tho work at
half, or. let tiian half, tho wages dc
mandeLby Northern and Eastern work
men. "There's millions in it.'" I'd com
mence tho manufacture of glnns to-ntor-?jw
if I could stdLmy golden chariot and
my diamirut-.Uuddd harnes, with
out .sacrificing oa their original cost..
the tnnox chop
is growing lmcly. In some of tho lower
counties- tbo cotton worm is getting in
Us work to the detriment of the crop,but
all 'appearances point towards a largo
yteld.
A field of growing cotton is one of the
prettiest sights that a man with any
senso of the truly beautiful ever beheld.
The foliage is such a cool, rich green.
The seeding is done by seed drills, and
consequently the rows aro very uniform.
Tho blossom on tho first day of its ap
pearance is a puro white. The day fol
lowing it is a beautiful rod, and then it
drops, and tho cotton bolls begin to form.
Xho first sight I obtained of a blooming
cotton field led mo to suppose that the
difference In the colors of tho blossoms
marked u difference in the species of tho
plants. Inquiry soon dispelled the il
lusion. In a few days from now tho cottouwill
bo ready for picking. A cotton field
then is right in its glory. Tho sight is
said to be one of tho most beautiful
things that was ever beheld. Just imag
ine a field covered with billows of snowy
whiteness, a perfect sea of pure foam,and
tho picture is before you.
It is said that the negro help is tho
most available for picking cotton that
can bo found anywhere, especially when
tho women and children engage iu the
work.
That a cotton field can bo robbed
seems strange, yet such is tho fact. Tho
robbers cuter the field in the night and
pluck a boll hero and a boll there, until
they have taken what they wish. Tho
theft cannot bo detected. It seems
strange for a man to employ a negro to
work in a cotlou field all day, and then
to think of his doing work in the same
field on his own account at night. But
my observation so far leads me to sup
pose that such occasions aio very rare.
They are exceptions and Hot the rule.
And is it any worse to steal cotton than
it is tosteal a Bible? There, that is a fine
subject for a debating society. Decis
ions of presidents will he thankfully pub
lished. Sweet potatoes and yams are ripening.
Persimmons will be on deck in u montli
or more.
CIIEAr HOUSES,
The best of pine lumber, unplancd,can
be bought here for fG.GO per thousand
feet, delivered on the ground. The samp
grade of lumber would readily bring four
times as much in any Northern city. A
good-sized liouso will contain ten thou
sand feet of lumber. Shingles cost less
than three dollars a thousand. Brick
cost from $8 to f 10 a thousand, accord
ing to where they are transported from.
Now figure out how much money you
can save by building your house down
hero instead of in the North. Tho dif
ference will start you in business. Como
down here some fmo day, and if you don't
want to build a house and bet tic down,
we'll do the next best thing to it we'll
go fishing. F. I'. 'WoouwAitD.
FROM WASHINGTON
From our Itcgular Correspondent.
Wasuixoton. D. C, Aug. 1G, 'S3.
The President did not take much bag
gage away with him, and his outfit for
the vacation was in a large Saratoga
trunkjSome substantial knockabout tweed
fishing suits being conspicuous in his
wardrobe. He did not pay mueli atten
tion to securing fancy flics to attract
trout, but will do most of his fishing with
a pole cut in the woods and a stout Hue,
with minnows for bait. Tho President
was anxious to get away from busincfs
carcir, although he has taken pains to ar
range it so that public interests will not
be neglected.
Secretary Endicitt's order requiring
officers who have been aUcnt four vears
from their regimcntb to repoit for duty
thereto has produced widespread con
sternation. It wasa reform very greatly
needed, aud though it will invade (lie
comfort of many favorites, it ought to Le
strictly carried into effect. Thero is no
reason why oncsctofarmy officers should
be retained in toft places perpetually,
while another set are made to bear the
heat and burden, tho buffeting and the
hardship and the exile perpetually. The
practice did not exist with 1'cpiihlican
institutions, and it cannot be discontin
ued too soon.
Washington society lias completely
disappeared for the 6eason, and tho lead
ers arc at the principal watering plaits
and summer resorts trying to keep cool.
Oning to tho hot weather, tho tennis
parties which wero so popular every
Thursday afternoon at the Argentine
Minister's have been discontinued. Talk
ing of tennis, a very ungallant remark
was mado by one of the young men who
used to frequent this court. -Ho said
that it was bore to have girls in a ten
uis match, because there were verv few
who took interest enough in the gamo to
play it well. As a general rule they
would arrange a stunning toilet for a
tennis game, and then, for fear of soiling
their dresses, they would move around
the court so as to be in everybody's way
without making any good strokes. Ac
cording to this young man, tennis, al
though n stupid-looking gamo to thoec
uninitiated in its mysteries, required a
quick eye and strong wrist to execute
some pretty plays, and thoso requisites
few yjung ladies posseted.
The laud oilico has made a list of hold
lugs, covering in tho aggregato over
three million acres, where the ollice has
full Information of illegal fencing by
cattlemen. In those cases action will hts
taken at once by the government. The
chief sinner Is Colorado, where i,600,(X 0
acres arc illegally held. The tt.i! Muk-
tn of docs not rcprecnt ''
ll -51- lit ' 111! V'l ll
powdlhal more than thirty million acres
altogether are subject to tho proclama
tion, and the land ofllco will have these
more remote and extensive grabs investi
gated as soon as possible. Evidently the
ollice has. a. big job eu ite hands.
Secretary Manning deserves the thanks
of thra traveling cemmunity for his order
published to-day, under which returning
toiyists.can have. lhe.ir baggage scut hi.
bond to any pott of entry. This action
takes away one of the worst pUguea of
travel,, the custoai3 flurry at New York
Under the new system tho traveler from
this city,, for instance, can have his bag
gage checked ou the steamship and de
livered here, where tho examination for
dutiable articles will bo made by an of.
ficer detailed by tho collector of tho poit
of Georgetown. Thus all annoyauce and
delay at tbe wharf in New York may be
avoided.
Tho U. S. Monitor 'Wyandolto, which
has been the leceivlngship at the Wash
ington navy-yard for some timo past, was
put out of commission yesterday and her
plaCo taken by (ho Dale. It is probable
that tho Wyandotte will bo 6ent to City
Point, Va., to join the rest of the moni
tors, hut a number of prominent naval
officers aro desirous that she be retained
at tho Washington navy yard.
Special for the CAnuo Advocate.
AMERICAN JiiNBMARKS.
OQDENSHUno, N. Y., Aug. 12, '85.
A cold, disagreeable rain lias been
falling since morning. Thro' the old
fashioned window of my coey little
room I can look out across the foamy
water of tho St. Lawrence and see tho
old stouo wind mill, which was occupied
by tho Polish exile, Van Shultz, during
the battle of "Wind Mill Point" In the
Patriot war of J 838.
A cieery fire of hickory wood is burn
ing In the quint old fireplace, and noth
ing save the crackle of tho embers and
the rapid strokes of two pens break the
dreamy silence of our pleasant quarters.
Seated at n table near my own Is a
young man busily engaged in writing,
only raising his eyes occasionally from
his M. S. to look out upon tho white
capped waves of the river that are dashed
up against the small dock beneath our
very windows. Ho is indeed a very sin
gular young man, and in introducing
him to my readers it is my purpose only
to;state such facts regarding his past
history as is necessary to give hliu the
appearance of a tangible reality instead
of presenting him in the garb of a being
of fiction. Slnco my caillcst rciucni
lyancc ho lias followed me like a shad
ow. His existence began at so nearly
the same time as my own that wc have
never been able to decide which one of
us was the senior. Whatever 1 have
done he has attempted. And now as 1
travel from place to place, In my present
work, I am not surprised to still find
him my comparnon tic toyagc.
Islo Koynl, or "Chimney Island," as
It is moro commonly called, lies about
five miles below this place, in the St.
Lawrence liver, and on tho American
sldo of the boundary line. Dining the
occupation of Canada by the French it
was strongly fortified, and tho high em
bankments and walls of thu forts may
&tlll bo seen from the decks of passing
steamers.
In the month of August, 1700, It was
besieged and taken by Gen. Putnam.
On the night before the capitulation a
large amount of government tieasuro
held by the French commandant was
burled here, and at the present lime It
Is no uncommon thing in visiting the
place In the morning, to find largo ex
cavations that have been made during
tho night by some fanciful adventurer
in the hope, of becoming the possessor
of tho rich treasure which In all proba.
bility actually lies hidden beneath the
ruins of this desolate old spot.
The many talcs which are told of this
place had a powci ful attraction for Si
mon; so much so that despite my per
suasions to the contrary, he set out at
an early hour yesterday w ith the purpose
of visiting the island.
During a period of his early boyhood
Simon was so unfortunate as to fall a
victim to a severe attack of cholera mor
bus, which very unhappily went to his
brain, or more definitely to his imagina
tion, and since that time, on the annual
return of the cucumber season, he Is
alllicted with serious fllghtsof the limey,
and to such a degree, that the inspira
tion of such a place as ho was now vis
iting Is liable to work ead havoc with
his entire intellectual apparatus. It
was for this reason that my apprehen
sions were not In the least consoling,
when, as it began to grow dark, he did
not return, I despatched a searching
party to the Island, but no traces of him
weie found, and not until the sun was
far up in the heavens on the follow ing
day. did he make his apjicaraiice. On
his return he declined all inquiries re
garding his nocturnal experiences aud
set himself at once about writing the
following M. S.:
"I set foot on Isle Iioynl believing in
tho things of this earth, which I had
seen, and trusting In God and the An
gels, which I had not seen. I left It,
belle!iig-i!i tho spliits which 1 saw, and
doubting whether 1 had ever seen any
earth at all.
In consoquenco of much traveling
about among tho ruins of the fort, I was
exceeding weary, and about tho hour of
noon 1 laid myself down beneath a large
tree to re6t. I soon fell Into a drowsy
state akin to slecp,and yet not slcep,and
as I continued in this state, an aged man
approached me, dressed In a strauge cos
tume, and singing as ho came,
Child ot earth there Is noslceu
In our palace 'nealh the ilcep,
Where Ihro' ilas ot endless pleasure
Seek w e tor the hidden treasure.
I arose and followed him. lie led the
way Into the old building," which Is the
best preserved, and approaching the old
fircplacc.Iald his hands against the w alls',
which swung out as a door, revealing a
cavernous archway which led downward
for a great distance, and at the end of
which 1 discerned an exceedingly spa
cious and brilliantly lighted room. The
walls of the fireplace closod heavily be
hind us, and we hastened downward.
As we neured the dazzling apartment be
low, whfoh'now bttcame more distinct, I
heard a chorus of mutt uutlodlous voices
singing:
Par Ueiieuth the resUens waters,
lleep lieluK Hie island' eret,
1h me liuliie ofriiuin u Iff
V, in i I lull U tiul In If
YYe -non mK n I this
-nbterranein
.1 i'i! i M
met my eyes. A group of smiling maid
ens, possessed of moro than earthly
beauty, gathered around me, but even
this eould not distract my attntlonfronv
the resplendent surroundings. The
walls wr composed of a series of tirch--ways,
high and massive, and glittered
Ilka burnished goldt Tho floors were
made of a substance of such, transparen
cy that far below could be seen the plat
of streamers that sparkled beneath the
brilliant glare of golden chandeliers that
wero suspended from the fantastically
carved walls above.
Wc soon moved ontward Into a still
more entrancing apartment, where a
throngof tho same angelic, creatures that
I had Just seen, were .preparing a ban
quet, while they sang:
Spirits bt tne earth anil water
Now no make our festive time:
Let the notes of Joy mid sorrow
Mingle hi the merry chime.
But there was still another room be
yond, and as wo entered this place I was
overawed by the grandeur and regal dig
nity of the surroundings. The cutlro
room was draped In a rich purple and
adorned by the glitter of many pre clous
stones. Here thero was no light save
the sparkle of tho diamonds, and in the
farther end of tho spacious saloon I could
just discern a beautiful throne on which
sat his majesty, who was Indeed the
Frinco of Darkness. Suddenly, as If by
nu electric flash, the place became ablaze
with the light of a thousand lamps, and
a mighty procession of grotesque fonns
entered tho room, bearing with them a
ponderous casket filled with bright coin,
which they deposited at tho feet of the
King. This being dono they formed
themselves lnto(traiigc figures, singing
In a wlldunearthly chant, as they whirled
thro' this phantom dance:
Dance ye all a merry meauro
As we count the hidden treasure.
Let the cavern palace ling
As we dance before the king.
At n signal from the monarch the
dancing ceased and the revelers were
seated. Then my very heart seemed
turning to stone, for in the dreadful si
lence that followed the ghoulish eyes of
all w ere turned upon me. Presently one
of his subjects advanced from Ids scat,
and taking mo by tho arm, led ine very
near lo the king, who addressed mo as
follows: 'Beggar of earth, the price of
the hidden treasure Is thy blood I Thro'
this sacrifice thou becomcst the common
possessor of our wealth.' Tho deep
tones of his voice ecliocd away through
tho sepulchral halls of tho palace, and
then from all tongues came this solemn
chant:
I'llfiilin nf the ii')or realm,
l'n the. tribute thou dost owe;
'1 liou art human here s there.
Till thy human blood dolh How.
As the notes of this anthem died aw ay
a maiden of wondrous beauty advanced
toward mcbearing In hor hand a gleam
ing sword, and demanded of me that I
bare my breast and receive thu thrust
that should drain tho fountain of mv
humau existence and leave ine as one of
their numbers.
What passed from that moment on,
my Hp3 can never reveal, and in conclus
ion 1 have only this to say, that tho en
tire trensury of a hundred nations would
not induco mc to again visit 'Chimney
Island.' " , Simon-.
Beta's Hew York Letter.
Snccliil to tho Caiiiiok Advocate.
It is nearly sixty years since Itobcrt
Maltlms gave to the world his great
work ou Political Fconomy, In which he
broaches a number uf principles which
have mado his name famous among the
philosophers of these, latter days; and
the moro wo think the matter over the
more wc aro Inclined to believe that
Maltlms and Marllneau were right. For
years past I have been trying to figure
out tho Intimate fondly connection be
tween poverty and population. I walk
about this city, and in tho neighbor
hoods where jiovcrty and crime abound,
children swarm like thu locusts of
Egypt' The other day I look u stroll
through the streets that radiate from
the Five Points. The point of radiation
is Paradise Park, though why It Is so
called I confess I cannot tell; only the
conclusion is forced upon you, that
Paradise and Slicol are not very far
apart. It is almost exactly in the centre
of the Sixth Ward, a lvard of unsavory
reputation for a century past, and which
to-day contains more thieves and bad
characters to the square foot than any
other ward In the city. Tho lowest re
fuse of our foreign population is here; it
Is tho stronghold of the Italians and
Chinese. In nil of these streets the
children swarm by the thousands. I
stood leaning against a lamp-post on the
comer of Mott and Bayard strccts.and 1
counted, In groups of live and ten, one,
hundred and elghty-slx children, the
oldest of whom could not have been
over ten years of age. None of them
were well clad and clean; many of them
were In rags and dirty; but It Is vacation
now and and all tho children are in the
streets. 1 go along tho Fifth avenue
and tho streets that branch from It ou
Murray Hill, among tho brown stone
and marble palaces where Dives dwells
and Croesus lives, alid I scarcely meet a
child,' and tliosc I do meet aro like hot
house plants, and tho nurse that accom
panies them seems to be afraid that the
winds of Heaven may visit their faces
too roughly. Tho gutter-snipes of tho
slums, turned ourlft on the streets in
the early morning, unwashed, unkempt
and uncarcd for, aro growing up In our
midst by hundreds of thousands, and
wo are foiced to ask ourselves what Is
going to become of them. Certain it It
that no power in our midst as yet has
grappled successfully with this impor
tant question.
It is supposed that tho christian church
is doing much for their welfare," but here
Is a plain statement: staring ns in the
face. In the city .of Nexe York there
are about fourhan'drVdilAces of various
kinds dedicated to-public' Worship fs'onJe
of these will only seafa'CCtipltfot bun
dreil, being lield by religious and sem!
religious societies, in rooms o halhi'j
very few will hold-a thousand, ah'd there
are five or six tliat might possibly hold
two thousand; but. tho four hundred
places of worsdilprlf full to owrflowlng
w ould not contain two hundred aud fifty
thousand of our people, leaving eleven
hundred and fifty thousand unprovided
with the uieaus of spiritual grace. If I
except the Catholic churches, none of
our churches are full. In the Methodist
and Presbyterian churehes where once
there was searcelya "Mil to be had there
,l!v 1..7 n cf i rifts pew lli- . pjr
GUns were never sold so cheap"as th"6y are
this year
I CARHY THE LARGEST STOCK OF
IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY,
and will make special effort to suit every one
that has any idea of buying anything in my
line. Remember the sign of the BIG GUN.
M. C. EBBBCKE,
606 HAMILTON STREET,
Augutt 22 3m
tlally attributable to the habit of having
ftar preachers. When the clerical star
preaches the church is full, and when
he is away the church Is empty. It doca
not matter who the star Is If he Is only
a star. It may be Ilarrlson tho boy
preacher, who by the way, Is rather old
for a boy, or tho Reverend Sam Jones,
or Parson Newman tho peoplo will
turn out. Apropos of Parson Newman :
The day after the obsequies he preached
In the Nostrand Avcnuo Methodist
Church In Brooklyn. For an hour be
fore the service began It was imposslblo
to get Inside tho church. The. attend
ance on General Grant has given the
Ucvcreud Doctor a boom, which will no
doubt be money In his purse, if ho de
sires to enter the lecture field this win
ter. It is generally believed that Dr.
Newman Is pretty well tired of Metho
dist Itinerancy, and If an opportunity Is
allordcd him of an independent church,
New York might be honored by his
presence and profited by Ids scholarship.
But to return to tho bubject on which I
started: What are we lo do with tho
children of tho poor? Tho trades' unions
close their gates upon them; no repu
table merchant or store-keeper feels like.
putting tiirm in chargo of his goods
while surrounded with such evil associ
ations. Wo keep enlarging our prisons,
hut not fast enough to hold tho Increase
of juvenilo criminals, Again, 1 ask,
What are we to do with these swarms of
poor uncared-forchlldren? I give It up.
hot him answer It who can.
We have had a most singular experi
ence In business. Tbo week before
General Grant's funeral there was al
most an entire suspension of business,
but this week the sales have been enor
mous. There has been unusual activity
in every department of trade, and it is
accounted for in tills way; Tbe funeral
brought many thousands of merchants
to the city, and those who wero expect
ing to come postponed the orders that
they would otherwise have sent by mall
or express, and those whoarrlvcd before
the funeral spent the first few days in
sight-seeing, and put off business till
the funeral was over.
It is wonderful tho number of visitors
to General Grant's tomb. Every coun
tryman who comes to town considers it
a sacred obligation to make a pilgrimage
to Itlverslde. Park. Tho weather has
been exceedingly trying, but It docs not
make tho slightest difference In tho
crowd. With the presidential foresight
of the average country tourist, they
como prepared, not with tho wretched
lunch of the avcrago New Yoi lier,which
will probably consist of a ham sandwich,
some Schweitzer kase and a bottle of
beer. Our country cousin brings a good
sized basket or vallso, and In It Is n cold
roast chicken, three or four different
kinds of cake, some hard-boiled eggs,
nice sandwlches,doughiiuts and crullers,
a pot of currant jelly, and other little
delicacies too numerous to mention.
You can see. them scattered about In
every direction, very hungry, very tired,
and yet entirely satisfied with the trip.
All tho railroads leading to Illvcrsldeare
reaping u rich harvest. The location of
General Grant's tomb ut these grounds
is worth, to the railroads, the price of a
national monument. It inay bo that
most of our rich men are out of town
enjoying themselves, so that the monu
ment fluid has not swelled in the rapid
proportion that was expected. There Is
no kind of doubt, however, that as soon
as our capitalists get back sufficient
funds will be raised at once to complcto
a monument to the dead hero which
will bo an honor to the statu and tho
nation.
.Don't bo astonished the next timo you
visit New York If you see one-half of
our male population encased in knee
breeches like our great-great grandfath
ers; and Broadbrim asks, Why not?
Wo are on tho very eve pf a dress revo
lution. We poked st Icks'at Oscar Wildo
and his velvet knee-breeches, but the
bread he cast upon tho waters has re
turned after many days, and tho sharp
gentlemen who poked fun at Oscar
will have to take It all back, and I
should not bo at all surprised to see the
whole of them sporting about In knee
breeches before tbe fall Is over.
Tho Bicycle Clubs are so numerous
a"iid have found that form of dress so
comfortable, that knee breeches are no
longer strangers to our streets. Our sit
ters, our cousins, and our aunts are now
displaying their arms through all sorts
of delusive little lace sleevea, which are
the merest apology for ft covering.
Along our streets at the present time
you ' can see arms of every size from a
pipe stem to a well rounded shoulder of
mutton. Ouryoung men are beginning
to travel on their muscle, to they can't
very well display their arms like their
sisters they appear determined to show
their calves. The great advantage of
this display is that you can do a Uttlo
judicious padding without tho fear Of
detoction. This, I presume, it the lea
sou that numbers of our golden youth
walk about tho streets In their Ulcyclo
suits, and I must say that the display of
calf is very creditable. As matters arc
" I fxpt to add kuf T" 'v o
my next spring suit. I have always
thought that the principal channs of the
picture of 'Washington, were his noble
head and his knee breeches. Kynll
means let ns have the knickerbockers.
Jay Gould showed bis hand on Thurs
day, and Wabash that has been dead as
a salt mackerel for months, suddenly
took a flirt up, and almost doubled Itself
tn twenty-four hours. Is the little man
going to unload, as ho has often done
before; I don't know myself, but I do
know that it will be quite safe to let
Wabash common and Wabash preferred
alone. Ihey are botli loaded with mil
lions, which will never be paid. The
man who goes in for a flyer on Wabash
deserves to lose his money.
Brooklyn has been convulsed by a day
light murder. A stepson assassinated
his stepfather. The story Is uot a pleas,
ant one; while assassination Is one of
the meanest of crimes, yet, in this case
It might havo been expected. The
murdered man was a brute of vilo as
sociations, and the unfortunate boy was
brought up amongthein. Hosawcrime
iiiirobukod In tho family, and became a
thief, then a murderer, and Is now on
his way to States prison or the gallows.
Tho weather has been ranging In the
nineties, and decidedly cyclonic.
UltGAPlUlIM.
The Coal Industry la I ho Lehigh Valloy,
A special despatch of the 17th Inst.,
from the Lehigh region, to tho Phila
delphia Times, says: The Lehigh Valley
Bailroad Company Is rapidly becoming
a power in tbo coal trado. Prominent
anthracite prodnceis stoutly maintain
that tho corporation will, within a short
time, be a ruling spirit in tho coal trade
world. Tho Lehigh Valley Coal Com
pany, nn offspring of tho railroad coin
pany.has vast and very prolificnnthraclte
possessions in the Lehigh, Wyoming,
Lackawanna and other districts that are
situated in localities within easy com
munication with the lines of railroad
owned, controlled and operated by the
railroad company. The agents of the
Lehigh Valley corporation are quietly
purchasing new and valuable territory,
nnd the production of coal is swellingto
enormous proportions, tho weekly out.
put being many thousands of tons of the
very highest grades or fuel. The opera
tions of tho Lehigh Valley llallroad
Company are extending Into the semU
bituminous ami bituminous regions of
Central Pennsylvania.
Tho -10,000 acres of coal land in the
Snow Shoo district of tho Clearfield
region, recently acquired, Is being
rapidly developed. This property Is
now producing and shipping an amount
dally equaling 300,000 tons per year, the
shipments being mado over the Bald
Eagle Valley llallroad to Lock Haven,
where It Is transferred to the Philadel
phia and Erie railroad tracks and carried
to Sunbury. thence by tho Northern
Central road to Mount Carmel, whore It
Is transferred to tho Lehigh Valley. The
company havo also erected 150 coke
ovens on the Snow Shoe lands, tho pro
duet of which Is disposed of to the dlf.
fercnt manufactories along the Lehigh
Valley road.
Certain late transactions give deep
color to the truth of the stories that an
allianco will bo formed between the
Pennsylvania nnd Lehigh Valley com
panies at no distant period to make a
grand scoop of the main portion of tho
anthracite mining, shipping and carry,
business, and tho proposed movement Is
beginning to be regarded with Intense
Interest by tho operators and shippers,
the latter being annoyed by the practices
pursued by some of tho New York
corporations and the Philadelphia and
Beading Company. It Is generally
believed a combination of the Pennsyl
vania and Lehigh Valley companies
would result beneficially to the coal In
dustry. New Advertisements.
We want 1,000 Mora BOOK AGENTS for
tho Personal History of
10,000 onpVs elretily eold. Wo want one
njeat in every Grand Army Pott and in
every townihlp. Semi for Special Terms to
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