JOHN CREENLEAY WHITTIER The Good Quaker Poet Peace- tully Passes Away. A Sketoh of His Brilliant Liter ary Career. JONN GREENLEAFY WHITTIER, John Greenleaf Whittier, the poet, died at Hampton Falls, N. H., at 4:90 o'clock a few mornings ago. He had been unconscious at intervals since the first serious symptoms of his illness developed, but at the last moment ‘ N | was apparently conscious of his surround. | ings. Whittier's last conscious utterances one of recognition of his niece, Mrs. Samuel L. Pickard, who lived with him for some vears previous to her marriage. Mrs. Pick- ard askea him whether he knew her, and he replied: “Yes, I have known you all the | ind immediately lapsad into uncon His end was painless and peace time,” sciousness fu' {oon the announcement of the death of Whittier. tha bells of Amesbury, Mass, were tolled eighty-feur strokes, the age of the poet in years, ar « on the pub lic buildings were placed at hall mast. His t v was taken to his home in Ames bury, and it was decided that the funeral be held from his old home on Friend street, the Lousa ir h many of his best poss were written, rine of every visi Amesbury. His Carver, Greenleaf Whittier was Mass., Daxcamber 17, members born in 1507, His | Society of himself always con- + and usages of that aliarities of speech and John Haverh parents ware Friends, and ti formed to the cus pect a post to its He spent his earlier vears upon his father's farm, and bis first occupations were those of a farmer's boy, tending the ing in the lighter labors of Arvest. It was thus that he was early brought in. to touch with nature, his intimate acquaint. ance and knowledge of whose charms gives such a picturesqus beauty to many of his ms, 1hey reflect the comtry scenery of New Engiand with a fidelity that has never been equa His early was of the scantiest kind, for it was only in the winter months that he had the opportunity of attending the neighboring district school. Later on he learned the shoemaker’s trade, and by this means earnad enough to enable him to attend the Haverhill Academy during six months in 1827, He was then able to teach school himself, thus obtaiving the means of continuing his course at the academy another vear. Dur- ing all this t s ha was a regular t . utor to 1 “Post's Corner,” i Press, hy W Garrison. at New yport, Mass, literary tastes had begun to develop he was still a bo Garris saw signs promise in the young man and their association at this time lad to the life-long friendship which existed vween them and brought them closely together, After his father’s death Whittier carried on the farm for five vears until 1835, during which time he was an industrious writer and contributed verses to many periodicals. He was also in turn editor of the American Manufacturer, of Boston, the Haverhill Gazette and the New England Weekly Re view, of Hartford, Conn. 8 In 1838 he removed to Philadelphia, where be edited the Pennsvivania Freeman until the office of that paper was sacked and burned by amob, In 15840 he returned to New England and took up kis abode in Amesbury, where he lived a quiet and simple life, During his seclusion Whittier bas never been idle. His first verse, ‘Legends of New England,” was pub lished in 1831, and since that time collections of his writings have appears] almost every year, The last edition of his poetical and prose works was published in 1580 in seven volumes, Among his best known works are “Lays of My Home and Other Poems,” published in 1543: "Old Portraits and Bketches” 1850; “Home Ballads Poems,’ 1880; “Snow Bound,” 1862; War Time and Other Poems" 1863; Tent on the Beach” 15867; “Among the Hilla,” 1868: Hazel Blossoms,” 1874; “The Vision of Echard,® “The King's Missive” chooling he Aer « tad for his when ely and “In “The y Reve lands” ry id | Day of Seven Islands’ and “Poss ef | fund wherewith they are to publish a daily | labor paper. Nature,” all published within the past dosen yours, - ssssis— WANT OUR MUTTON, American Sheep May Be Taken Alive to England, Becretary Rusk has just received through the Department of State a copy of a letter from Minister Lincoln, stating that Great Britain bas removed the prohibition on the admission of live sheep from the United States into that country. The order requir- ing the slaughter of these animals on the docks where landed within ten days after arrival bas been revoked, and tar they may be shipped to an of the kingdom if are Janded gio, PI pass inspection, The conditions are that only one kind of animals shall be carried by a vessol on the sams trip, that the owner or afin of the vessel shall give a bond that animals have not come in contact with animals from suspected countries, and that the vessel has not entered the ports of such countries, BEHEADED AT MESS, A Soldier Murdered by His Comrade Because ot Jealousy, A horrible murder has been committed at the Schuvalovo Barracks, Nt. Patersburg, Russia, The murderer waz a bands man of the Imperial Guard who was actuated L jealous comrade, The ur rer stole Tp behing his victim while the Iatter was at mess and dealt the unfortunate man a terrific blow with a sabre, which com beheaded Bim, bis head falling ito bis plate. Tar enforcement of President Harrison's twenty day quarantine circular, if strictly carried out, will entail serious consequences on haly, which country sends to American orty thousand immigrants annually, Bie Taian authorities are greatly con. cerned at the restriction, | was | volume in prose and | | and Joiners ! WORLD'S FAIR NOTES, A GoLD brick worth £230,000 will bs ex- hibited at the World's Fair by Montana, AN offer of §12 LOO in cash has been made for the exciusiva orivilezs of selling peanuts at the World's Fair, Hay Ti, next in point of timo to the Unite | States in declariag its indapon fence of European rule, will make a notable ex hibit at the World's Fair. _Trinry-rwo silk manulactorios at Lyons, France, have decided to make exhibits at the World's Fair, and each ous is striving to make the finest showin z. Tax International Peace Congress, at its recent session in Berne, Switz:rland, de cided unanimously to hold its next meoting in Chicago at the time of the World's Fair, SEATS will bo provided at the World's Fair dedicatory caremonies in Octobar for 1500 nawspaper correspondents, it having been estimated that about that number will be present GrrMANY's builling at thy World's Fair will cost about $125,000, and will be a come bination of typical styles of German archi. tecture, such as are seen in perfection in Nuremburg, FRrox the applications already on filo it is estimatad that more than 100,00 men will participate in the great civic parade at the time of the dalieation of the World's Fair buildings in October, Tre Austrian wood carving industry will be specially represented at the Chicago Ex- position by thurty-four expert wood carvers from Vienna, who will exhibit their work { in its various branches. AMONG the exhivits to be made at the World's Fair by foreign Natious the visitor will doubtless find that of Persia one of the most interesting. It will include rare speci- mens of art industry work, A Natioxat Exhibition is now in prog. ress at Quito, Ecuador, and a Commissioner of the Chicago Exhibition writes that almost the entire exhibit is to be sent to Chicago to constitute Ecuador's exhibit at the World's Fair, Tur chie! governing body of the World's Fair is now a newly created Council of Ad- ministration, comoosad of two members of the National Commission and two members of the Chicago Directory, or local organiza tion, A COMPANY has been incorporatsd with $100,000 capital stock for the purposs of club house, which shall be maintains dur ing the Fair as headquarters for wheslmen trom all parts of the world, Praxs for the World's Fair station at Park call for a main station 150x3x) t annexed male for Jackson foot, w shed 100x672 feet Lisotricity angrogate only 185,00 feet Nations have al- bl feet and several Wore On mas zn MN Ars urgentiy assiag for ae each side of the MacMonies mammot memor: Ox } ul fountain in front of the Adminis tration building at World's Fair will be a huge slectrical lountain whic i will throw a stream 150 feat high, nt.y llumig- ated by variously oolore * lignta CHizr Surry, of portation, has secured the promise monster locomotives of y adorn the entrance Railway World's Fair passonzer sta. tion, inside Ja Mason fark. will weigh 100.000 pounds, and be mouated ola pedestal, They will side of the main entrance, stand one on each Tie Japaneses Government has arranged y send to this country 2000 Japaneses of middio class, who are to be hers dur ing the Worla's Fair and afterward make a tour of the principal cities of the Unite! States, Instruction and ioformation as to the indus THE The Gift of Italy Arrives at the Port of New York. Unloading the Monument and Pre- paring for the Dedication. GAETANO RUSSO, THE SCULPTOR. The status of Christopher Columbus, pre- LUNBUS STATUE. | sented to America by the people of Italy, arrived at the Port of New York, a few days ago, on the war ship Gariglisno, to town Garizliano came Italians from a tug, who returasd about 7 o'clock. Then the | formal coremonies of wel | ered upon the passsuger | train | { at Fifty-ninth t, North River, there were no Ine up to the foot of Fulton stree accompanied by a tug, but Immediately the work of unloading the | statue from the bold of the Italian naval transport was begun and as the first stone . . a | slowly ascended in the powerful grasp of the erecting near the World's Fair a $75,000 | I ; big derrick Chapman a cheer arose from the throng of patriotic Italians who had gath wharf at Fulton street, to of the previous cargo, was in the Malferrari and witness the discharge « The recepti the statue bands of Secretary Jd. XK. Captain J. Mardini, of the Executive Com- mitts of the Italo- Americano Society, The sections were placed on trucks and taken to the site to be occupied by the work of art street and Eighth aveaue, | This will be made the oo jon of a demons stration, a procession with numerous floats being a feature, A large force of workmen will be set to work in order to have the status completed and ready for dedication by October 12, . + wi of the Department of Trane | two Eacti locomotive | the | e | tries and customs of the American people constitute the object desired to be attained, Tue French Commission will send to the Worla's Fair to superintend the borticultar. al and floricultural work in the French sec. tion M. Le Fovre, the superinten font and head gardener for the City of Pari, who has charge of the gardens in the Hols de Bologune., M. Le Fevre was in charge of the gardens around the Trocadero at the Paris Exposition in 15% Corowet pe PaLtrscHex, the Commissioner-General, writes that the world-famed glassmagers of Austria os pecially of Dohesmia, and the chins manu facturers of Carlsbad and the surrounding neighborhood have agreed uson makinz a grand display of their indastries at the Ex. position, I'he manufacturers of scained glass in Tyrol will join in the exhibit Ing World's Fair souvenir coins, some of them, it is now expected, will be issued in November, probably by the middie of the month. The Exposition authorities have offered quantities of them to banks through. out the country at the uniform rate of one dollar each, and it is believed that those in- stitutions will be prompt to avail them sives of the opportunity to get a sappy for their customers, Orders for them are already being sent in at the rate of $3500 to $10.00 & day. THE LABOR WORLD. 55, 000 London Austrian ABOUT tailors are looked | out of work GRarx cultivation employs 2,300,000 pare { sons in France | Modern | Hackuux of Chicago have the word “Union” painted on each side of the driver's oat GREAT distress prevails among the 10,000 idle sruployes of the tin plate factories in the Wales Thx Socialists of Paris have collected a Tur Amalgamated Society of Carpenters ms withdrawn from the Board of Walking Delegates, Turner are 37,000 women tel ph oper. | ators in the United States and the number is constantly growing. Ix several large factories in Cincinnati, Ohio, the working hours of cabinetmakers bave been red from ten to nine. A uEmnen of the Illinois I ture has sued a tobacco manufacturer of Chicago for using his photograph on a brand of non union elgars, A MOVEMENT Is on foot to organize the ine surance men, the ta and ocoilectors into a National labor under the auspioes of the American Federation of Labor, Tux sixth annual convention of the In. ternational Association of Factory Inspec tors has just been held at Hartford, Conn, There are about forty members in attend. ape, ¢ Winniam Rexse, the oldest iron-worker in the United States, died recently at his home in Bolivar, Pean., aged 104 years. He wasa native of Wales and came to this coun. try in 1858, In consequence of the recent troubles bee tween Belgian and French workmen in sove eral cities of France a large pumber of Bal. glans bave been sent over frontier by the French authorites. Tur Pacific Coast Seamen's Union has a 14 month, while I of the Httle transport, THE STATUR, The statue is in the form of a eylindrieal | shalt, measuring seventy-six feet from base | to the apex of the heroic figure of Columbus {| at the top, Four steps form the base, with a pedestal of ornamental desiga in half re- | Hef sustaining figures of the genius of dis covery. The figure of the discoverer at the i top of the column represents him in reflec. | tive mood, attired in the gard of a mariner, The status is in parts and packed in 105 separate cases, and forms the entire cargo Some of the sactions are very small, while others are quite pon- derous, the lar zest weighing about twenty- five tons. It will take about one week to discharge the entire cargo from the hold of the veasel Me statue was entered froe of duty at the Custom House under the law providing for the free admission of works of art and permission to unload awaited the arrival of the Gargiliano at her dock The transport is commanded by Chevalier C. J. Ruggera, and among the officers of the vessel is Manliy Garfoalal, who office of Commander of Marines. It was intended that demonstrations in bonor of the descendant of the Italian hero should be made, but the voung man modestly de- clined the honors offered, bis modesty and notions of rank forbidding him, That he will be banqueted and lNonized informally, bowever, is evident from the number of visitors who pressed forward to shake the young officer by the hand and afterward followed him up to Broadway when he left the vessel for a tour on shore, After her cargo has been unioaded the Italian transport will hy down to an anch e below Liberty Island, where it is expected that she will remain until after the celebration on October 12. NEWSY GLEANINGS, Privo frosts have occurred in Kansas, Tur North Dakota wheat crop Is short, Tux indications are for a short orop of apples, Turnage are 16,000,000 cows in the United States Tux Indian population of Arizona is given ont ae 85 777, Proracarion of fresh water fish will be triea in Texas Tae Horse-fiy is injuring dairy cattle in New York State, ONE doliar American money is worth $1.58 in Mexican money.” TrXAS fever is reported among the cattle of the Indian Territory, Ture boll worm tly in the cotton in many RB si jel EXEnGerio action for the tion o cholera was taken in many oti Tux new Naval War © hae been formally opened at Nomrore iy Tun shioments of melons and ches from South Carolina are prodigious, pus Jases Srewanr, | met in Stats Convention at ji rison, house at Belfast, Ireland Ten thousand THE NEWS EPITOMIZED, Fastorn and Middle States, TwexTyY-ox2 ballot “stuffers,” the last of | the sixty-three election offlosrs of Hu ison County who had been tried and convicted for or had pleaded guilty to {fraud in con. nection with the election of 18%), were tenced in the County Court, in Jersey City, N. J., to terms of from six to fifteen months in State Prison or the Penitentiary RON thair nccounts; legal proceedings were bee gun against them in Pittsburg, Penn. CRAIN 18, of the West Shore Road, Cranston's Station, N. Y., into the river, gineer, and Van Slyke, the fireman, drowned, and four passengers injured, ALEXANDER BrnxMAn, the assailant of ran off the track were H. (". Frick, was indicted by a Grand Jury i W. GC. Both | tenant-Governor, « C, Botkin; at Pittsburg, Penn Tax statue of Christopher Columbus, pre- | sented to America by the people eof Italy, arrived at the Port of New Yor ship Garigliano, Lanor Day was obsarvel throughout tho Eastern and Middle States, The day was celebrated by the united workingmen of New York and ita vicinity with the finest | parade seen in years Daxier Dovenerry, the “silver tongued orator” and brilliant lawyer, died at his home in Philadelphia, Penn., of softening of | the brain, in the sixty-sixth year of his age. THE State election in Vermont resulted in the election of Fuller, Republican candidate for Governor. Ex-Sgcrerany Braixg has written a letter to J, H. Manley, of Augusta, Ma, reviewing the issues in the present political campaign, He declares his inability ww go ms the stump Tue Hon, John B., Bmith, of Hillshor. ough, was nominated by acclamation for { Governor by the New Hampshire Republi. | | ean State Convention at Concord, The Garigliano was boarded by a party of | Manchester and owinated William O, Noch for Governor, South and West, Boor Daxora Democrats in thair State Convention at ain refused to ine forse the Veopla's Party Electors and State Licket A full Bate ¢ st was piacad in nomination, headed by Peter Couchman for for Governor Conan hor CoxcvLLy, the county seat of Okanagon Washington, bas besn burned to Nothing remains of the town schoolhouse, the courthouse The total joss will react Health H “ARS Inade an { the sanitary condition of China awison, Cal, and Dr, Keeny Health rec Board of BANDERBON, Offlocer a number of physi removed from its pres Lrox Hart, a note desperado who had many men, was hanged at Wise Court , Va. It was the first legal hanging in the aunty, Tux Nebraska State Bank of Crete haa closed its doors. The bank's capital is $50,- 000 and it was recently reorganized, A nace war in Bunkie, La, resulted io the killing of one white man by shooting and the hanging of two colored ‘men who bad made threats against the whites, Tux general State election was held in Arkansas under the new Election law, and ha ulted in a clean sweep for Democracy. fhe ticket was elected Ly rang- « from 15.000 to 20,006 Tn majorities which bas lasted in 8 years, has at + mia Iaxt i HE drought, Texas ben broken, © every portion of the State, x ostern for four ing North Daota Democratic State Con vention, in session at Fargo, arranged a fusion with the People’s Party. 2M Rix, one of the best known floe stock breeders in Nebraska, was torn to jooes by a bull on his farm near Omaha. foe body was literally cut to pieces and 3id be identified only by the fragments of clothing scattered around the scenes of the struggle Jaugs M. Bn fatally shot two police Garfield Park, Chicago, Lil. himself, wx, a noted pen during a raid on sod was killed Washington, Hannon left Washington N.Y. to visit Mrs. Har. vonpanie! by his Private Halford, and went througa Presper for Loon lake, He was ac Secretary, Mr | to Loon Lake without making any stops. Tux Treasury Department monthly circu. | lation statement shows a tet decranse in the circulation during August amounting | $2,002,741. INFORMATION received at the State De | partment, from the United States Minister | at Caracas, as to the condition of affairs in Venezuela, has lod the President to direct the Kearsarge to go there with the Concord | to protect American interests, PosruasTeR-Grxenal, WaxaMAKeR has opened and awarded bids under the adver tisemont of the department, dated Mav 25, 1502, issued in pursuance of the Act of Con gress approved March 3, 187], entitled an act to previde for ocean mail services be | tween the United States and foreign ports | and to | Genera romote commerce, The Postmaster. ras gratified with the bids re ceived Ir was announocd from Washington that | precautionary measures Lo prevent the in era nave been taken on the const lines and troduction of ch Atlantic and Pacific he scourge. Foreign. Ture Moorish rebels have submitted to the Bulitan’s authority. Tur Australian steamer from Dutaritari, Gilbert Islands, brings nows of the sssory of the islands in June by Great Britain A Lana building which was being erected in Constantinople, Murkey, and which was nearing completion, coliapsed, burying many of the workmen. A rescuing party was immediately organized, and sucoesded in removing twenty men who had been in. jure and in recovering the bodies of Bfteen who had been kilie” Av Northwick, Eogland, striking wait workers attacsed a trainjoad of non-union men, who had to be sent back to Liverpool; the military were called on to suppress the disorder, Tux total number of deaths from the cholera plagns in Russia is estimated to be 150, 000, AT Hamburg, Germany, new cholera cases amount to five bundred daily aud the num. ber of deaths to over two hundred. Righty. eight new cases of cholera were portal on Berlin, The steamers Elbe and Clement, from Hamburg, arrived respectively in the Tyne and fn the Mersey, England, with cholera oases aboard, They were both quar antined, A REAVY thunderstorm pamal over a portion of Galicia, Austria, During the storm a farmhouse at Moszrzanion was struck by lightning and set on fire. A name ber of mldiers were biletad at the farm house, Eight of them were killed and their bodies cremated, - Tir expres train ween Htuttgart and Fesli Germany, seven miles from Stuttenart, ool 1 with a freight train from Uim and six passengers wero killed, M. Guexine, a clerk in the French Na Department, was sontence! at Paris - Swenty Juned penal servitude and twenty yoary' ment for furnishing official documents tn Captain Bocup of the United States Navy, near “Pop” Eisenburg, the en- | on the | ) war | Ind., was shot and killed by Dale Judah, his | son-in-law, | by his wife with an ax. | into the political campaign. { . | his official connection with the Treasury De- | Maude, has been | Government cruiser | near St Tux People's Party of New Hampshire | yl rains are reported from tarfman, | | this season. | dent | League umpire staff the | | Canadian border, and the National authori holds the ties feel satisfied of being abls to keep out { for the LATER NEW, Ex-Uxrren Brares Brxaron Frases Kennan died a few days ago at Utica, N.Y, | He was born in Bteuben County, New Yorr, Jaruary 14, 1816, Tux First Dustrict Republicans at Man. | chester, N, H,, nominated ex-United States | | Benator Henry W, Blair for Congress, Orricnns of the Order of Bolon, & benefit | association, are said to be $14,000 short in | Mr. Blair received 174 votes, against sixty-eight for Governor Tuttle, Tue Connecticut Hepublican Convention at New Haven nominated a State ticket headed by General Merwin for Governor, Tux Montana Republican State Conven- | tion at Great Falls nominated the following Pickards; Lieu- Congress- ticket: Governor, J. E. man, Charles W, Hartnan, Ricard Wont, aged sixty, of Payne, Judah was immodiately killed A momnge in a sawmill, located four miles from Bessemer, La., exploded, killing | three laborers and injuring coother so badly that he died shortly afterward. ASSISTANT BxoneTany CROUNSE KILLED IN A WRECK, An Engineer s Carclessness Causes & Disastrous Collision, A disastrous wreck, by which seven per. sons Lat thelr lives an! over a dozen were seriously if not fatally injured, cccurred on the Clearfield and Cambria Raliroad, a branch of the Pennsylvania Rallrosd, a fow evenings ago, A passenger train, with Engineer C. W. Ferry, of Altoons, had orders to stop at Patton's Station, Penn. to allow a construction train to pass. The snginesr forgot his orders and proceeded on his way. In a deep cut near HRekenrod's Mills be met the work train coming toward him. Tae passenger train wa: running at a high rate of speed. The engineer of the work tralp, knowing that the other had or- ders to wait for him at Patton's, was speed. ing to the point as fast as he could go. Both engines came together with ‘a tremendous crash, reared up and fell over to one side. Engines: Ferry and bis fireman, Lo Parrish, of Gallitzin, were instantly killed and their bodies buried in the wreck, The gravel cars were loaded with laborers. Pive of them Jeft | were instantly Jdlled. They were Bwedes | The injured, it was estimated, numbered | fifteen, The blame is placed on Engineer | Ferry, who, the company officials say, bad | clearly violated his instructions. EE —— - Washington for Nebraska to enter actively He has seversd partment. A Uxirep Brares seiner, the seized by the Cavedian Curlew of the fishery laws, She was caught within the three-mile limit in the Bay of Fundy, Andrew's A Burorzax missionary and a number of native Christians have been massacred in | the Provines of Bhensl, China. | of the victims were mutilated by the Ox account of Ialling health, » Nunez, { iafael President of resigned his office Ex-PRESIDEXT CLEVELAND I York City fro card's Bay, Mass ached New Bus He spent several days in un his summer home at conference with Democratic leaders, of vernor the New Hampshire : MoKisney, f Luvrnxs F, Manchester, was nominated r G on the first Democratic and addressed the f the nomination, ballot at Convention at Conoord, sotion in acceptance solored) and wore exscuted Munoenens Charles Edward McCarthy (wh at the Ohlo Peniten Au pross Imeasenger on Rock Express, on after ransacking Craig ile) tiary a few nights ago. Ex. and Little w& bandit held the Pacific the Wichita un ap Pacific, and the Missouri the safe of $5000 made good his escape. authorities have from cholera in Tax Quebec Canada prohibited immigration fected ports in the onse of cholera was reported at Berlin; the local Government Board says that there Is not single case of disease in the United King dom: the death list in Russia sontinues to be Inrge. Tre steamer Campania, built for the Cunard Steamship Company's New York and service, was successfully launched at Glasgow, Sootland, The Cam- pauia is the largest steamer io the world, I — THE NATIONAL GAME, Tuene was a slight improvement situation at Hamburg and Havre; one Liverpool Guaaxnt is Chicago's winning pitcher. HAsEmALL is gettin foothold in Ger many EA fue New 3 L'r inflel very weak game MiLren, of Pittsburg, has only struck out Jers are playing a tw.ce this season TERRY, the Brooklyn's cast off, is Pitts burg's star pitcher Prroaen Curry was the luckiest find | Clevelani ever mad Latuan, of Cincinnati, has bis arm electrically treated THE veterans are being crowded out fast been baviog | to give way to young blood, to | Tux Cincinnati Club has engaged Pitcher | Duryea, late of Washington. Foury players bave bee on the St. Louis | pay roll since the season opened Virrox has developed into one of the most timely hitters in the Cleveland team GLASSOCOCK bas played every game of the year but two with the St. Louis Club, Ix Cincinnati Cross, of the Philadelphisg, | is oonwidered the best all round player in the i country. Tux Washingtons have tried ten Pitchers Cincinnati comes next with Hine experiunents., Ex-Prreuer Garvey bas applied to Presi’ Young for the tirst vacancy on the Yousa, of Cleveland, is probably one of the best wet ball pitchers in the League, as be uses curves Lut litue Tux Lou svilles have tied the Clevelands best record of consecutive victories in the second seas m—eight, Tuxne is no imwediate necessity of Anson giving up his position as a first baseman for ihe Chicagos, He is playing as good as he ever did, A msoriceanie thiog about Stratton's pitching tor Louwvilie is that he nearly always throws a strike ou the first ball to a batsman, Virrue, of Cleveland, and Comiskey, of Cincinnats, are having a tussle tor the honor of being the best floiding first baseman in the league, RECORD OF THR LEAGUE CLUBS, Per . Lost, ob! Clubs, Won, Lost. ot 12 73% Cincinnati 2M 23 811 19.500 Louisville. 22 M4 478 19 080 New York 21 95 457 23 550 Baltimore. !S 27 400 28 51st. Louis. 18 20 553 28 511 Washing'n. 14 38 208 Boston... 97 Brooklyn... 25 Philad lps. 24 Chioago.... 24 TO BUY POPOCATEPETL, Americans Want It For Salphuar and lee, A syndicate of American capitalists, rep resented by Mauricio Rahden, formerly Mexican Consul at Kansas City, has secured an option on the voloans Popooatepetl, in ich they propose to operate as a sulphur mine, Jia volcano fs the Rroporiy of General Sanches Ochoa, who on n small sel without modern machinery, securing returns. The tot Jona §ronows £0 Fun an electric phesiche fg A. i a on a large w mashintey, ahd The sulphur bs of exeslient quality, and is now only used for making I the Mexican Army. TR Sa Hattie | for infraction | The bodies | | The Texas Fiy, Imported in 1886, is | Now Troubling Connecticut Cattle, Professor B, F. Koons, of the Btorrs | Behool, savs that the Texas fly, which is now troubling cattle in the vicinity of Hartford, Conn., does not eat into the horns of the | animals, ns has just been reported, but that | ft lays its eggs around them. The iy is a blood sucker, and worries the animals so | that they cannot feed, The insect comes from Europe, It first made its appearance in this country near Philadelphia in 1887, and is believed to have been imported with the large shipmenis of i Ruropean cattle in 1888. From Philadelphia it spread in all directions, — THE MARKETS, Late Wholesale Prices of Country Produoe Quoted in New York. ory [] PEANE AND PEAS, Beans—Marrow, 1801, choles? 2 Medium, 1881, cholo 1% Pea, 1861. choi White kidney, 1801 choloe Hed kidney, 1801, choices, 2 Yellow eye, 1801, choice, Lima, Cal., per bush. ... Green peas, 15801, per bush. .. 1 1801, bags - 1§ BUTTER. Creamery—St. & Penn extras St & Peun Western, 1 Western, Western, thirds. ........ State dairy—half tubs pails, extras . “on Hair tubs and pails, J Half tubs and pails. 24 Welsh tubs, Welsh tubs, 1 Welsh tabs, 2d. ......... Western—Im. creamery, 1st W. Im. creamery, 24s W. Im. Factory reamery, 3ds firsts seconds y and dairy CHEERE, ry- Full NV ester: Ww Ww Fac Factor tory ds State fact large sxe wh Full creat Full cream ; Part skims Part skin Part skims, comm Full skims, cream, e, fancy red fancy wd to pr me wx good 1 State and Penn— Fresh Western— Fresh, fancy Fresh, Fancy to prime. . FRUITE AXD BERRIES FRESH Apples—Red sorts, bbl...... 24 Green rorts, per bbl Sweet varieties, per bbl Pears, Bartlett, per bbl Seckel, per bbl... ..... Common cooking, per bbl 1 Grapes, up river, Del per 1b, Up river, Niagara, per ib Up river, Champion, Ib, Jersey, Champion, per Ib, Peaches, Md. & Del, crate... Poor to extra Hucklebarries, per quart. .... Watermelon, per 100 Muskmelons, per bbl... ... Plums, up river, per bbl. , | State, 101 basket. ..... i noOPs | State—1502 choice, per Ib... ] 1892, prime 1891, common to good. . State Old odds LIVE POULTRY. Fowls—Jersey, State, Penn | Western, per ib.... | Spring Chickens, local, Ib, ... i Small to medium........ Roosters, old, per Ib. ....... Turkeys, ver ib... .ovvvivinee Ducks~N. J. NX Y., Penn, a w- | Southern, per pair. ..... Geosn, Western, per pair, ... Southers, per pair. ..... Pigeons, per pair. ...... DRESSED POULTRY FRESH KILLED, Turkeys—Selected hens, 1b, ~ Mixed weights... 18 Toms, fair to po — Chickens Phila. L. I. broilers. ......... . Fowls~8t, and Penn, per Ib saan i S865 655660 86s eRESR cane Ey A3805800850830004488 GORE IRLHSES J IEsEEEI 00) -. » BIZ | | a BE] | Squat Light, per VRGETARLES, Potatom—Southern, seconds, J per bbl, Wage ™ REFLELETT : ER © AT Db 200 GRAIN, BTC, Flour «City Mill Extra..... PAOMIED. .. «5 aqn sons ooss IFhantuto. SRed.cuciviies ye Sta rowed Hate... tate... Corn A Mixed... Onte~No. 2 White. ...oeviee Mixed Western... ooess Hay ~Uood 10 CLoloe, (vuees Hiurawe Ryw..covvnsvin LIVE STOCK. City dramesd, o.oo com. togood. .. dressed. oo.o0n Rabe oconruness 400 SERIA AN an BY | EE a0 KERBARRR RAR GF aD we w= o Ssanesi i211 =z 883g 8) | s8s8] Rat 3 2 gags) 131) gs88nss| i181] g
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