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A3-The BUSINESS OFFICE of THE DIS PATCH hat been removed to Corner of Smlthfleld and Diamond Streeit. AGENTS, TAKE NOTICE. TOE DISPATCII or Thursday next vrlll Contain a fnll and admirable report of the Democratic State Convention at Scranton. Atrntk wonting extra a to aupply special demand moat notify m by letter or telegram not Inter than 0 o'clock P. HI. Wednesday. Interesting convention gossip will appear In Tuesday and Wednesday morning; Issues. SETTLING THE SCALE. The negotiations over the iron scale for the ensuing year ore proceeding in a man ner which promises an equitable settlement without any interruption of wort. Three important firms outside ot the city have already agreed to the scale, which, though a less number than had signed at this date a year ago, are doubtless the preliminary signs of a general agreemept In Pittsburg, where the negotiations are really decisive, the conferences are going on quietly. Some of our leading firms declare that they will not accept the new scale for the rougbers and catchers; but the talk of a shutdown is far less emphatic than usual. It is sale to predict that the negotiations will result in an agreement that will be satisfactory to all sides and -will keep the mills in active operation. Pittsburg is this year successful in setting an example to the nation of the amicable and equitable settlement of wages questions. THE CITY'S PART. The statement of Mrs. Schenley, as ciren in the cable specials of The Dispatch yesterday, that the Schenley property at the Point will, at the expiration of the present ground leases, be converted into warehouses lor wholesale business and manufacturing, indicates the full adoption of the policy fore . shadowed by her son's expressions while here, and urged by The DisrATCH for many years. The prospect of the improve ment of this section in the near future is of the utmost significance to the city. It should produce the adoption oi settled plans on the part of the municipal government for facilitating and stimulating the improve ment. In the section below Fifth and Ferry streets there is an area fully half as large as the present business section, which is at present in a condition far from creditable to the city. The purpose of Mrs. Schenley to trect business blocks on that large portion belonging to her estate will bring out its fullest capabilities. It is not only equally available for business purposes as the pres ent business section, but with the proposed improvement of the rivers, its facil ities for shipment will make it the natural center for wholesale traffic. The example of the Schenley estate will go far toward inducing similar im provements by other property owners; but the city government has duties in connec tion with the same work of improvement that, if properly discharged, have the greatest effect in securing the full utiliza tion of that important bat at present mis used section. The first of these duties will appear very plainly when we consider the character of the streets throughout that section. They arc not only almost without exception roughly paved, but were laid ont at such an early era in the city's development that the needs of modern commerce for wide and well-kept streets could not be foreseen. It is an actual and demonstrated fact on some of the streets oi this character, which have been partially devoted to" wholesale- trade, that their further use in that way is made impossible, and the rest of the property is condemned in great measure to discreditable uses, simply becanss the streets are too narrow to accommodate any more traffic. If this section is to be made, as it should be, the future wholesale quarter of the city, the first thing to be done is a general widen ing ot the streets. Tee fact that the entire section must be rebuilt makes it easy to do this gradually and at a minimum of cost "When it is done the widened streets with modern pavements will practically double the present accommodations oi the city for wholesale trade. Another matter which the city should JocW to in advance is the provision of transit nnd transier facilities for the future Busi ness quarter, both for freight and passen gers. With regard to the former, ft is a leading illustration of the absence of mu nicipal policy that our one broad and ade quate avenue, running like a backbone from the extreme lower end of the city clear through the business quarter, is burdened and spoiled by a railroad track. Railroad facilities should reach the new section; but it is not necessary to spoil the but street of the city to do it. An intelligent municipal policy ought to succeed in emancipating Xiberty street from railway tracks and sub stitute for it a belt line passing around the section by the river banks and affording access for any railroad that wishes to send its cars there. A similar consideration should apply with regard to local transit, business streets must not be entirely taken ftp with cable and electric lines; -but a belt Use' Slight easily be established, on one or two of them, around which all lines from every quarter might send their cars. It should be understood that the prospect of improving the Point comprises the prom ise of a new era for Pittsburg. If the city will do its share in making the improve ment thorough and securing the greatest benefits for the whole public, the next dec ade may see even greater progress than the past one. 0UR ENTIRE COMMUNITY. The estimates of the census returns for Allegheny City place the population at 105,000. This is even a more conservative estimate than that placed on Pittsburg's population, being an increase during the past ten years of less than 40 perYent It is safe to predicate on this return .the ad vance of theNorthside municipality-io the second class of cities, and tbe politicians of that city are accordingly considering the disposition of the offices under the new charter. But this growth of population and the reorganization of the city government under it raises anew the question whether the in terestsof the whole community would not best be subserved by a consolidation under one government. As will be seen by the inter views .on tbis point, there is more disposition to view such a project favorably than was ever before manifested. The general argu ment among Alleghenians against consolida tion has been the dread of increased taxation; but people who own property in both cities are found to say that taxes on the Korthside are as high, ii not higher, than in Pittsburg. One gentleman presents a cogent argument to the effect that the salaries for the new city government in Allegheny would be enough to pay the interest on Pittsburg's debt and provide a sinking fund tor its ex tinction. The perception of the advantages of consolidation has increased more rapidly than the growth of population on the North side. But while considering the subject of con solidation, it is worth while to inquire whether it is necessary to stop at taking in Allegheny City. The New York papers, in discussing the similar qnestiou for that city, have a great deal to say of "The Greater New York." The greater Pittsburg in cludes not only Allegheny City, but Brad dock, McKeesport, Verona, Sharpsburg, and the suburban residences as far as Sewickley in one direction and Mansfield in another. Indeed, there is a strong disposition to urge the advantages of including the city and county government under one organization, as is done in Philadelphia and New York. In that case the suggestion of a Korthside citizen as to the name under the consolida tion would become pertinent; and the city and county of Allegheny, with its 550,000 to 600,000 population, could take its proper rank as the sixth city of tbe United States, instead of leaving Pittsburg in its wholly unjuBt position of thirteenth or fourteenth. If the strictly agricultural parts of the county should insist on retaining their in dependence, tbe community wbich would really include the industry and population of Pittsburg would have for its corners Mc Keesport, Verona, Sewickley and Mans field. In that community a population close to half a million are supported by the industries of our community. As it is, cities with a population little more than half that of this community rank above us in the census. The question is one which certainly de serves consideration. Tbe expressions con cerning it, which appear in our local columns, show that the discussion of it has produced more disposition in its favor than heretofore. If the matter is fully studied in all its bearings, we believe the time will come when our community will assert its real rank among the cities of the nation. A TOO ATTRACTIVE EXHIBIT. The California grape grower who has ap plied for permission to erect at the World's Pair a fountain that will throw a column of wine fifty feet into the air, proposes a novel and dangerous idea. The rush to the lee ward side of that fountain would be likely to have demoralizing effects and might pro duce the result of coloting tbe entire exposi tion with brilliant and vinous hues. This would be an original package offetupendous scope and would so impress the bibulous imagination as to make all subsequent visions of snakes and goblins seem like sober reality. It is to be hoped that the proposition will not suggest to the Whisky Trust the project of setting up a fountain of its staple. That would plnnge the Chicago fair into the province of practical politics with a vengeance. PROSPERITY BY REDUCTION. A very vital point in regard to railroad business is brought out strongly by the Philadelphia Press with the assertion that "passenger traffic does not grow on railroads like freight traffic, because it has not been nnrse'd by .like reductions." The Press sup ports this assertion with therexample of the Chicago and Northwestern Bailroad, which has, since 1875, by reducing its average freight charge from 2.10 cents per ton mile to 1.01 cents, multiplied its freight business from 454,000,000 to 1,804,000,000 tons movqd one mile. On the other band, the passenger rate has been reduced only 25 per cent, and tbe passenger mileage has only a little more than doubled. The example could be re peated anywhere in the railroad world, from the statistics of the entire railroad interest down to the example recently afforded in this city, where the Traction roads, by cut ting their higher priced fares in two, actually increased their aggregate receipts. It is one of the peculiar illustrations of the workings of combination that, as the passenger rates of the railroads have under gone less of the reduction of the past fif teen years than freight charges, these are exactly the charges which the railroad "as sociations" are most strenuously endeavor ing to maintain. With free and even com petition the rates of passenger fares would have come down long ago. As it is, the efforts of the railroad combinations are only partially successful in obstructing the progress of the inevitable, the reduction in tbe average railroad fares of the whole country In the past six years having been about twenty per cent. The Press is quite right in urging that railway traffic is actually increased by legitimate reductions in charges; but it should point out the fact that these charges are only made, wisely and legitimately under the action of competition. Hemingway, the last State Treasurer of Mississippi, who was short 300.000 In his balance gets eve years in the penitentiary and other State Treasurers get oft scot free; while a young man In New York, who stole fifteen cents, got fourteen years. Justice is a queer thing sometimes. WrcHregard to the change in the presi dency of the Beading Bailroad, the Philadel phia jPrc says: "Mr. McLeod. who, as Mr. Cor bm's able lieutenant, carried out Ui plant, will no doubt pursue tbe same policy as to labor and the pool trade as his late chief." This is Intended -as an assurance that the property of tbe corporation .will ha sought through the restriction ot trafllo Instead, of its expansion by means of charges that will at tract the patronage of the public The proud claim of the Philadelphia paper that the new United States cruiser Philadelphia is the fastest vessel of her class afloat. Indicates how completly regardless of tbe requirements of harmony the practices ot naval nomenclature sometimes are. That any thing fast should be called Philadolphla,mnst be accounted for on tbe principle of lucus a non lucendo. Afteb all, when the John Boach ship yards are gathered in by the omnivorous British sjndicate.at a valuation of four million dollars. It does not appear that the Cleveland administration bankrupted their owner quite so hopelessly as was represented at the time. Senator Hawxey is reported as saying that ten days' debate on the tariff bill will be enough for the Senate. If Mr. Bawley means to dignify the kind ot talk they had over tbe bill in the House by the title of debate, it is necessary to remark that the time he allots to it, will be just ten days too much. Another day of suspense at Dunbar has ended without bringing any definite result to the heroic labors of the rescuers. It is a gal lant fight that has been made, but it is begin ning to be evident that it is a hopeless one. The tenants of the Schenley property at the Point who do not wish to give up their leases in order to permit that section to be im proved are' perhaps giving expression to a natural sentiment. But they will find it difficult and unprofitable to stand in the way of the im provement ot tbe city. If anyone had entertained the idea that the alleged change of climate was giving us milder summers, yesterday was a good day to correct any such erroneous impression. The complete success of Chancellor Ca privl in carrying every provision of the German Army bill and rejecting all tbe amendments of the opposition, indicates that the new chancel lor is almost as great a success In managing the Reichstag as Quay in running a Pennsyl vania convention. The union of Southern Bepublicans and Tammany heelers In declaring against the Federal election law, is an ominous and unique conjunction. PEOPLE OF PBOMTNENCE. A monument has been erected at Quatre Bras to William Frederick, Duke of Bruns wick, where be fell. Tennyson does tbe greater part of his liter ary work in tbe morning between breakfast and lunch and loafs ths rest of tbe day. Whxiabd Sears, who died last week in Newton. Mass., helped to build the first organ that was used In Trinity Church, New York. Young John Jacob Astor Is stoop-should-erod, probably in anticipation of the great re sponsibility he will have to carry in later years. George Vanderbilt recently paid 11,200 an acre for a tract of twenty-eight acres of land adjoining bis estate in Buncombe county, N, C. Sib Edwin Arnold has been offered S100, U00 f or his new poem of 6,000 lines, and if ho understands the science of finance as applied to his own pocketbook he will take tbe money. Frederic Lemaitre. son of the great Frederic has just died at Versailles In his 72d year. He had been an actor and manager at Versailles, -but was almost unknown in the the atrical world of Paris.' Pasteur has treated during the- past three years 7,893 persons bitten by mad dogs, and of this number only 33 died. These figures seem to overcome tbe theory that the Pasteur treat ment is not effective. Edwin Booth, who hag himself played the part of Hamlet thousands of times, has never yet seen it played by anyone else He should drop Into one of James Owen O'Connor's matinees and get a few valuable pointers. Chables Stewart Pabneli. Is a close reader of American newspapers and American literature generally. Balfour, Chief Secretary of Ireland, Is also an omnivorous reader of American newspapers and recently said; "I like the snap of the American writers." An English fortune-teller seriously objects to Stanley and Miss Tennant marrying on the 12th of July, as It is an unlucky day and some misfortune is sure to follow. At last accounts tbe date had not been changed and the fortune teller was feeling quite despondent about it. When Labouchere questioned the actual value of a Senior Wrangler's ability a list was submitted to him In their behalf containing 'some of the Senior Wranglers during the present century." The list contained only five judges, fonr bishops and a dean, and some six or eight eminent astronomers and mathema ticians. A SUBE THING ON BBANDS. A Well-Meant Oflrr That General Banks Had to Decline. New York Sun.I I was serving in a regiment under General Banks when one ot our men struck his Cap tain and was, of course, put under arrest and held up for court martial. One day. just be-, fore the trial was coming off, he sent word to the Brigade General that ha had something of the greatest importance to communicate. The Geneial went down to see him, or rather had the prisoner brought to his tent, and when they were alone he said: "Well, my man, you wanted to see me T" "I did." "You elaim to have very important news T" "I have, General." "Well, out with It." "Well, Ganeral, you know they brand Gov eminent mules and horses 7" "Yes." "And that some of the boys who get an ani mal try to efface the brand and sell him?" "Yes." "But they make a poor job of it" "Urn!" "Well now. General, I've got a dead sure thing on that brand business. I can take one off in a week and never turn a hair. My propo sition Is this: Get Captain B. to withdraw his charges, and I'll not only give you my receipt, but I'll agree to steal and sell 100 mules a month and give you half the profits." Tbe General didn't brain him on tbe spot but tbe offer added an extra year to the sen tence of the court martial. LOVE WAITS FOB WEALTH. A Notable Reunion at a Steamship Dock Id New York. New Yoke. June29. When the Nonnannla, of the Hamburg-American Steamship Com pany, reached her dock late last night Elsie Colton, of California, a young woman about 28 years of age, wts eagerly scanning tbe faces of those on board, and even In the dim light one could tell at a glance that her search was not in vain. She waved her handkerchief in the most enthusiastic manner, the signals being re turned by Richard A. Hall, a young man sturdy of limb, with a sun-burned face, which had ap parently seen more tropical suns than that of the Atlantic Elsie, whom Hall had met on their way to American in 1S83, when she was reeking health and he bis fortune, was just coming back to join him and become his bride, having waited these seven years for her afBanced husband, while he tailed In various expeditions for gold out West and while he. In turn, went to South Africa, bldea his time for four years, and finally struck gold and sold out for (250,000 and a royalty on tbe output of the mines. WHILE CBACEIKO A PEANUT, A Woll-Known Indiana Railroad Man Frac tures Ills Jnvr. New Albany, Ind.. June 29. Colonel John S. Day, of this city, for many years Superin tendent of the Louisville, new Albany and Chicago Railroad, and for four years Senator in the Legislature from Floyd and Washington counties, was overtaken by a most remarkable accident on Friday. In company with his wife and some friends he bad gone to Cincinnati, where he had been under treatment by a spe cialist for cancer. . While In that city be was eating some pea nuts on the day named, when. In crushing tbe bull of one with bis teetb, his jawbone was fractured,.being broken through and through. He was immediately brought to hi home In this city, accompanied by two Cincinnati phy sicians, and to-day Jt was. found necessary to amputate IhejiVbone, which was found to be much rotted by the cancerous affection, and Involved In the operation about one-ball the bone between the ear and ohin and the entire chin. Colonel Day's condition this sYealnjr la critics! ssa his' recovtry doubtful. - THE CRITICS REVIEW. Stockton's Stories of Three Burglars, a Pleasing Book Popolar Tales by Mrs. Burnett Life la n, Slow Country Tillage A New Writer's Effort. TUnss we read that "The Stories of the Three Burglars" (Dodd,Mead t Co!, J. R. Weldln & Co.; 81) is by Mr. Frank It Stock ton, wo know at once wbat to expect; that is, we know that we are t'o expect the unexpected. We are perfectly safe in anticipating the most extraordinary situations, led up to by level paths of most easy narrative, and described In the most delightfully naive' manner. Mr. Stockton stands quite Dy himself In our liter ature and has not even any successful im itators. And not only bas be a manner pecu liarly his own anybody can have that if he chooses to venture into eccentricity but the manner is a peculiarly charming one. "lama householder in a pleasant country neighborhood, about 20 miles Irom Now York. My family consists ot myself and wife, one hoy, George William, aged 2, two maidservants ana a man; bat in tbe summer we have frequent visitors, and at the time of which I am about to write my Aunt Martha was staying with us. "So we settle down to home enjoyment. The little village Is infested by burglars. Almost every house has a visitation. There is a gen eral alarm, and everybody Is racking his brain for burglar-preventing, or bnrglar-detectlng, or burglar-destroying contrivances. The house of the hero is for a long time undisturDod a fact which causes the family some little chagrin, the inference being that tbe burglars do not consider the house worth the danger of an ex pedition. But in the meantime everythlncis made ready to give Mr. Burglar a worthy and appropriate reception. "We do not live in a paradise: we are occasion ally troubled by mosquitoes and burglars. Against tbe first of these annoyances we have always been able to guard ourselves, at least in a measure, and our man and the cook declare that they have become so used to them that tbcydo not mind them, but to guard against burglars is much more difficult, and to become used to them' would, I think, would requite a great deal of practice. V AT last the best possiblo expedient is con trived. A drug Is obtained from a neigh boring pharmacy, of such properties that a single taste of it will cast the taster into a state of instant and complete unconsciousness. And another drug is found for antidote, which if in baled will bring the inhaler speedily back into his proper senses. Night after night npon the dining table is set out in a conspicuous position a decanter of wine, with several glasses on the tray beside it The glasses are left with a little winein the bottom of each, as if the family before retiring bad partaken of a mild "night cap," and a bit of cake, and scattered crumbs help on that supposition. The wine in the decanter has been "doctored" with the drug. At last one night a sound is heard in tbe dining room, and the hero, stealing down cautiously, finds three hard-looking customers stretched in various positions on tbe floor In a very satisfactory stage of insensibility. Tbe man is called; a wooden bench Is pulled in from the porch; the three insensibles are seated upon it and bound fast. Then the antidoto is ap plied. The three wake np Into a large sur prise. The women folks come down to see what the matter is, and the three burglars beg to tell tbeir stories, that they may offer some explanation of this distressing situation. The stories follow. And such stories I It would be unfair to tell tbem out of the book. The reader must read them. The straight-out burglar and the funny little time he bad with Jerry Hammond and Jutty Hen derson; the burglary-preventef with his high moral notions, and a young man who is em ployed on a newspaper and who desires to cul tivate his abilities in the direction ot realism, and who tells the talo of tbe invisible dog, con tinue to give tbeir auditors as entertaining a night as was ever spent in Arabia. Indeed, tbo reader is inclined to be sorry when the in genious romancers are taken off in the morning and locked up. iT rrriiB SAnrrEwzABETH'.'CCharles Scrlb ner's Sons; H. Watts & Co.;U 50) Is a collection of stories by Mrs. Burnett which have appeared for the most part In the pages of St. Jfichohtt. "The Story of Prince Fairy foot" 'The Proud Little Grain of Wheat" and "Within tbe White Brick" are the other stories. Tbe book is charmingly illustrated by Birch. Of course, there is nothing here wbich approaches "Little Lord Fauntleroy." It Is not quite fair to criticise tbe book on that basis, however. It reminds one of Mr. Stockton's story, "My Wife's Deceased Sister." which has for its moral that it is a most injudicious thing to do your best. After that, all your doings are measured by that standard. We ought to be satisfied to havo here, as we have, a collection of pretty little stories, very simply and sweetly told, and sure to delight the children. "Little balnt Elizabeth" Is not by any means an every-day little girl. She comes to New York from the strangest sort of education. Her aunt Id France, who bas been a mother to her, has lived In her castle the life of an ascetic In her chapel she has spent ber days and nights in prayer. Her dress is tbe conventional one ot a "religleuse," and ber whole heart and thought are devoted to devotion. The little girl grows up in tbis atmosphere, weari her little nun's dress, with 'pendant crucifix and string of beads. Her aunt dies and her uncle in New York takes caro of ber a bachelor uncle, in tent upon bis pleasures. Little Saint Elizabeth wants to help the poor, and makes an effort at It going out alone one night Into the region of tbe slums, carrying her ancestral jewels. Her uncle finds her. After that be tbinks a little more about tbe needs of tbe life about him and less of his own enjoyments. The story is only an incident. It might have been elaborated into greater length. Tbe reader is most inter ested just as tbe story ends. Mrs. Burnett knows how to write for yonng readers, and how to make ber writings not only interesting, but helpful and uplifting. The pub lishers have given the book a charming setting. Saint Elizabeth's roses adorn tbe cover, V At the beginning tbo plot of The Brighton House (Charles Scribner's Sons, H. Watts A Co.; SI 25) seems to movo slowly. The reader is reminded of .some of Trollopo's novels, where the beroino goes into a drygoods store and spends in it the usual interminable time which feminine shoppers seem to consider absolutely necessary. One thing and another is taken down, and looked over, and passed upon and the conversation is duly recorded, until tbe reader gets as weary as the unfortunate man who stands by watching bis wlfo "shop." Londerby calls at tbe rectory, dines there, and the entire visit is described with deliberation and minuteness. What ho said and wbat she said, and what the parson said and what they all thought between the sentences, and wbat they BMl for dinner it is all set down here so that we hear it with our ears, and see it with our eyes. Presently, however, we discover the charm of the book in this slow movement. This Is life which is pictured here life in a slow country village, with its few varieties of in terest, and with Its genuine passions and tragedies underneath its comaion-place look. Bliss Ferry is the name of O e author, a name which we do not remember baring noted before in literature, but which we hope often to meet again. "The Brighton House" is a remarkable story and study. It Is a study, perhaps,, rather than a story, for the plot is of the simplest. The characters are strongly drawn.real living people, whom we love and detest, and like and dislike, as in the circle of our common acquaintance. Not a line is ont ot drawing. a" "yiiE story turns upon the relations between Floyd, an artist and his wife. The other characters stand in foreground or background according as they are related to the progress of this domestic tragedy. "The Brighton House" a country tavern, is the scene. Londerby, the scboolmaster; Ellerton, the- parson; Collins, the manulacturer, taking a vacation during, a strike; Bill Trumbull, the former owner, and Evans, the presentowner ot the house; Floyd and his wife, the central figures in tbe drama, are the chief characters. The style Is pleasant; tbe story, with all its sadness, attracts the reader. Tbe book, from beginning to end Is a piece of most excellent work, It Never Gets Left. From the Eric Dally Times. 3 The Pittsbcbo Dispatch is a great paper, and the Sunday Issue is without doubt the most readable newspaper published in Western Pennsylvania. Yesterday's number comprised 20 pages, containing all the political, sporting and general news of the world at large, besides numerous special articles by gifted writers. The Dispatch steers clear ot sensationalism, but never gets left on oold, bard facts. It Is said it will soon require six figures to tell the story of the Bunday paper's circulation. DEATHS OF A DAY. John Hosier. Attbe'ageofSS, yesterday, bis home on Cypress street, there died one of the oldest residents of Bloomneld, Mr. John Butler. He had lived In the sixteenth ward for 25 years, and leaves a large circle of friends to mourn bis lost, six sons, two daughter! and a widow are also left behind. Illnry Elizabeth Blason. Mary Elizabeth Maaon, mother of Mrs. Albert A. Home, of Allegheny, died yesterday at her home on Beach street. . Mrs. Mason wat In her T6th year and waa a vtr estimable 'woman- Xha funeral will take place to-morrow. -. ,:-j: 0DR MAIL POUCH. Tbo Census of 1890. ' To the Editor of The Dispatch: Omaha City, Neb., is reported to havo a pop ulation in excess of 135,000, while its young ad joining suburb. South Omaha's population is over 10.000 this making an aggregate popula tion of 145,000. In 18s0 the census gave Omaha S0.M5. Thero was then no South Omaha. The growth of that city and Its suburb bas been at the rate of 470 per cent during the last, ten years. How doos that compare with tho growth ot New York, Brooklyn, Philadelphia or Chicago? Thn three former show each an increase of 25 per cent, tbe last of about 100 per cent: while Oma ha shows 470 per cent over tho census of 1880. Kittannino, June 28. J. F. Brcnthlng Holes In Mines. To the Editor of The Dispatch. Don't you think it would bo a good idea for the owners of dangerous mines to oe compelled to drill holes from the surface to their entries and certain rooms, and furnish the miners with a list of tbe nnmbers of rooms and entries where the holes are drilled from the surface? Then, in a case like the Hill Farm at Duubar, tbe people on the surface could find where the men were Inclosed, and communicate with tbem and fnrnish them witb food. The opening would also be good for air purposes, J. G. G. Baden, Pa., June 28. John fttrwnrt Was A Loses. To tbe Editor or Tho Dispatch: I wish you would inform us wbo Is the winner of this bet: A bets that Wolfe was the inde pendent candidate for Governor in iSS2. B bets he was not. Wbo wins? JAKES. PittsbUbg, June 28. " Advertise In Tbe Dispatch. To the Editor of The Dispatch: Will you please tell me where a person can learn to be a mechanical draughtsman or de signer, ana ODilge WBLX3YIXLE, O., June 28. A Reader. Wbo Can Enlighten Him? To the Editor of The Dispatch: Please answer through tbe columns of yonr valuable paper which railroad had tbe first car record office and in wbich year was it started. Pittsburg, June 28. Subscriber. Schenley Is tbe Larger. To tbe Editor of The Dispatch: Wbich park bas the greater area, Schenley, in Pittsburg, or tbo city park in Allegheny? t Pittsburg, June 28, B. DIBTEUST 0E THE STLVEB BILL. A Patent Cause of Uneasiness Among tbe Wnll Street Capitalists. New Yoke, June 29. Henry Clews & Co.'g financial circular says: The attitude of the banks upon tbe passage of a silver bill will probably have more to do with determining Its effect on Wall street than any other influence. There can be no question that as a rule they regard tbe anticipated law as Involving the possible ultimate forcing of gold out of circu lation and gradually pntting tbe country vir tually upon a purely silver basis. Entertaining this view, their attitude and that of an im portant capitalist class, whom they largely influence , may henceforth favor a general conservatism in the use of their power of credit; and tbns it may come about that a silver act will indirectly contract a certain large purchasing power which depends above all' on confidence, and thereby more than neutralize any Increase of tbe means of buying that can come from new issues of silver currency. The growing distrust of the future outcome of a silver bill, as in volving a possible depreciation of tbe quality of a preponderant part of our entire circula tion, is certainly modifying the estimate as to wbat should be? the legitimate immediate effect of the adoption of such a. measure upon the stock market; and for that reason, Wall street no longer counts on tbis factor as a "bull" in fluence with tbe assurance that it did at an earlier period. For this cause, I am inclined to regard silver legislation as of secondary Im portance, for tbe time being, in Its bearing upon the stock market. "Waiting for something to turn up" Is the true description of tho market at the moment. But pending tbis waiting, thero are some un favorable influences at work. Tbe decision of the State Court of Appeals in the case of tbe North River Sugar Refining Company Btrikes a blow at the foundation not only of the Sugar Trust, but. also of tbe whole principle of trust organizations, and thereDy introduces uncer tainty into a large mass of those Issues which have been an important element in the busi ness of tbe Stock Exchange. This class ot scrip, therefore, is likely to be subject for some time to surprises and fluctuations that may un favorably affect confidence in the general mar ket. Tbo money market, too, is not acting in an encouraging way. Of course, a large amount of money is likely to come out of the Treasury after the 1st of July, but It ha been expected that there would be a liberal reflux of currency from the interior during tbe present month, instead of wbich the receipts have been very light'whllo Interior exchanges are still against New York at several points. BISHOP WHITEHEAD PBESENT At tbo Dedication of the New Episcopal Cbarcb at Braddock. rSPECIAL TELEORAHTO THE DISPATCH.! Braddock, June 29. St Luke's new Episco pal Church, wbich was erected here this spring at a cost of $20,000, was dedicated to-day. Serv ices were held in tbe morning, afternoon and evening, at wbich large crowds attended, in suite of the very warm weather. Rt Eev.' Bishop Whitehead was in attendance Tbe ceremonies incidental to the opening of the church were very interesting. Rev.Dr. Ingram W. Irvine the priest in charge, preached both the morning and evening sermon. At tbe morning service he asked the blessing of God upon the parishioners who had labored so faithfully to have a fit ediflco erected. He said tbeir new church bad not been built for tbe members of that church alone, but also for the1 peonle of Braddock. The Bishop of the dio cese will consecrate the church as soon as the debt standing against it bas been liquidated. The church is a beautiful structure, located on Sixth street. It is a perfect cross, and tbe eight gables are after the Gothic style of archi tecture. Tbe total cost, with ground snrronud ing, is 822,000. A PLEA FOB PERSOHAL BIGHTS. A Strong Letter From an Able Jurist to the Chicago Turners. Chicago, Juno 28. Ten thousand people as sembled to-day at the annual games of tbe Turner societies of Chicago, and listened to a letter which aroused decided interest. It was from Judge Murray F. Tuley. one of the oldest and best-known jurists in the city. The letter was addressed "To the Chicago District Turn ers, as Members of tbe Personal Rights League," and read in part as follows: "The preservation of personal rights and the maintenance of liberty are convertible terms. Just so far as an individual Is deprived of his personal rights just to that oxtent is he in slavery. Every law wbich directly or indi reotly forbids tho exercise of or abridges a man's personal rights deprives him to that ex tent ot his liberty. "Demand that there shall be absolute equal ity of every citizen before the law. Persevere in your opposition to all sumptuary and other vicious laws, and teach the people that If they wish to preserve their liberties there must be eternal vigilance in the protection of 'personal AN APPEAL TO OBATOBS. Patriotic Speakers Asued to Give tho French Testimonial a Lift. Detroit, June 29. Fourth of July orators throughout tbe country aro Invited by Dr. Seward Webb and Mr. Chauncey M. Depew, of New York City; Governor 8, B. Buckner'of Kentucky; Judge Lucius P. Deming, of New Haven, Con.; Rev. Charles Pinckoey, of Char leston. B. C; Hon. Clifford Stanley Sims, of Philadelphia, and the others of the French Testimonial Committee, to follow the example of California, where, through tho patriotic and energetic efforts of Mr. M. H. DoYoung, of tbe San Francisco Chronicle, tbo orations of tbe day, in the towns throughout that State, will contain strong indorsement and advocacy of tbe effort now being made by tbe Society of the Sons of the American Revolution to raise an adequate fund with which to procure and send from America to France a suitable testimonial of gratitude. Elected lis Officers. The annual meeting of the contributors to and members of St Paul's R. C. Orphan Asso ciation, was held yesterday afternoon at tbe episcopal residence. The meeting was large and interesting, and resulted in the election of tbe following Board of .Managers f of the en suing year: President, Rt Rev..R, Fbelan; Rev. 8. Wall, Rev. J. F. R. Canevin, Rev. D. Kearney, Thomas O'Rourke. J. B. Larkin. Ed Kelly, Jr.. T. D. Casey. Thomas McNuIty. F. J. T otten, W. O. Conner, John O'Conner and Thomas Fitzpatnek. Mrs. .Walker Returns. ' "; ', -.-, New Yob; June; 29l Mrs, Admiral 'JO? Walker ft"d ."KMissi's Walkerlwer-ramonn'' theaf - " A DAY AM0NG RUINS. Strange Sights Observed Daring; a Tonrof Long Buried Streets of' Pompeii Glimpses of Domestic Life 1,800 Years Ago Interesting bat Gloomy Relics. TT was late on Christmas eve when, having traveled from Naples, wo arrived at tho little station of Pompeii. A boy with a lantern held above his head triumphantly led us, through a black and narrow lane, straight to our hotel. At last we bad reached the burlea city, con cerning which we had thought much and spoken frequently for weeks past To stay witnin was impossible, though the hour was advanced, the night dark, and not even tbe outlines of the silent city could be seen. Yet an air ot mystery, a sense of strangeness, a feeling of awe, drew us out of doors; we were soon upon tho highway, deep with dust, into wbich the feet sank noiselessly. There was no moon, but the stars shone In a cloudless sky; tho air was sweet and warm, and the stillness unbroken. In silence we sauntered, conscious that somewhere behind the line of poplar trees, standing in the pervading gloom like spectral sentinels guarding tbe city of the dead, lay the roofless homes, deserted streets, crumbling theaters, and god-deserted temples mat, until 79 years after tbe coming of Him whose nativity the Christian world would cele brate on the morrow, had been crowded by a pleasure-loving people. There it stood, sepul chral; desolate the dust ot 18 centuries lying thick upon tbe unexcavated portlon.tha dark ness of night spread, pall-like, over its decay; while beyond and above, stretching high into the sky. rose the volcano whence destruc tion bad come Even now. rising as a star among stars, the red reflection of the fierce flames burning in tbe orater of Vesuvius was Been against the purple darkness of the night: now dwindling almost to a spark, anon flashing out in lurid brilliancy. Christmas Day was gloriously bright; not a cloud flecked the sky, not a breath stirred the branches of the tall poplars, thick with way side dust. From an early hour in tbe morning the air was musical with the ringing of bells in the church tower ot tbe little village beyond, with the sound of crackers and rockets let off in celebration of the festival, and with the strains of tbe weirdly melodious pipes of the pifferari playing their plaintive Christmas hymn. s s Gloom, Slleneo and Roto. "pHE buried city was open free to the public, and one conld stay therein at pleasure without being pestered by the loquacious guide, or watched by the numerous custodians; so that we resolved to loiter about it all day and obtain a general impression, seeking the services of a cicerone on the morrow. Save for tho officers stationed at the principal en trance, and an occasionally encountered guard ian in blue uniform seated in the sun, the place was deserted. Our footsteps echoed noisily as we traversed the straight streets, generally about twenty four feet in breadth, paved with big blocks of lava, and bordered by high side-paths, from Wbich passengers could In wet weather cross from side to side by means of large stepping stones placed at tbe corners. Ruts made by wagon-wbeels, yet remain in the stones, the marks of horses' hoofs were still seen. The houses, hastily erected alter a terrible earth quake that preceded the destruction of Pom- pen Dy sixteen years, are built of concrete and brick, and have but one story left, the upper portions, supposed to have been constructed of wood, having been burned bv the red-hot lava which eovered the town to a depth of eight feet. Here are shops wherein have been discovered marble tables over which business was con ducted; jars of earthenware that have held oil and wine; ovens in which bread was found: vats that contained the fuller's dyes. Likewise we pass dwelling houses with floors of rich mosaic and frescoed walls annrnnlv ritmmAri hv time, and made glorious by the reflection of Greek genius, their gardens having the sacri ficial tripods, their colonnaded courts, round which tbe private apartments were built, grass grown. In these courts, removed from tbe noises of the streets, cool from the splashing of central fountains, families met and worked, ate, drank -and made merry. In such a spot, "between tbe garden and the sea," may the younger Pliny have sat on the ominous morn ing preceding the destruction of the city, philosophically diverting himself by turning oyer tbe pages of Livy, while the earth trem bled, tho sea rolled back upon itself, and the distraught inhabitants paled from fright. Relics of Another Age. An air of wonderment a sense of mystery. Is In tbe atmosphere as we wander over the disinterred city, this link between the present and tho past the only source of knowledge re maining io us of the domestic life of ancient times. On tho.dead walls are painted notices of political events, the color yet fresh as when it left the brnsh; in the barbers' shops are seats where customers discussed tne gossip and tbe scandal of th day. Here is a marble-paved bath, with frieze supported by figures ot Atlas in .terra cotta, its niches for banging clothes and articles of the toilet its marble basins, its double-walled chambers in which steam dif fused itself, its rooms where bathers were anointed witb sweet-smelling oils. There is the prison In which were discovered ghastly skeletons witb tbeir shrunken bones bound in iron stocks, eighteen hundred years after death bad released tbem: and, not far removed, the great theater, built to accom modate 1,000 spectators. We examined with interest its long and narrow stage, tho wide space used by tbe orchestra, its dressing rooms and its reservoir, where water was kept for sprinkling and refreshing the audience. More attractive yet is the amphitheater, its yellow open space, that often ran red with blood, sur rounded by tiers of seats, from "which specta tors looked down, witb cruel light in their eyes and fierce pleasure in their hearts upon deadly combats fought by men and beasts under the peaceful blue of tbis southern sky,. And so we wander without aim along silent streets, and down narrow ways. pausing now and. then to glance from the scorched walls and red-brown earth to the glittering plane of the azure sea stretching into infinite space; or see, framed by a crumbling arch, the purpie-hued and once vine-clad Vesuvius, rising in isolated majesty from tbe fair Campanlan Valley. Little wonder tbat Pompeii was, as Cicero nar rates, a favorite resort with the wealthy Romans, for here amid laughter and song, surrounded by luxury and crowned by love, men drained the enp of pleasure to tbe dreg4, and Nature smiled for long upon a city which she eventually destroyed in yrathfulness, and buried in oblivion. Tbo Street of Tombs. At last we came to the Street of. Tombs, with Its rows of graves and its solitary cypress rising black against tbe blue Here my com panion remained to sketch, while I entered tbe once beautiful villa of Diomedes, with its wide gardens and fountains, its terraces and colon nades, and its deep cellar, where were found 17 bodies of women and children, wbo had pro vided themselves with wine and food, and sought protection against the eruption. But fate overtook them, as it did, likewise) the pro prietordiscovered near tbe garden gate, a key in bis hajid, beside him a slave bearing money and jewels. So forcibly does the past grow upon one, while in this city, that one could readily fancy crowds flocking from theater or temple, their voices raised In gladness as tbey dwelt on the struggle of the combat or tbo grandeur of tbe sacrifice, their senses excited by scenes of bloodshed, or their spirits awed by mysterious ceremonies, tbeir sandaled feet echoing down tbe paved streets, their eyes flashing with fervor, their braceleted arms gesticulating, their garments of purple, saffron, or vermilion flowing in graceful folds and flaming In the sun. THE JUfQLE OF THE GUINEA Has lis Fnsclnnlions for One of the World's Sweetest Singers." Stockholm, Jane 29. A remarkable piece of history has come through a private letter from Nice. It concerns our world-renowned singer, Christine Nllsson. She has been stopping in Nice for somo time and her presence here has been one of tbe attractions of the place Bat one thing that causes more surprise than any thing yet heard is that Nllsson is a belpless worshiper at tho gambling shrine She bas be come fascinated with play and is drawn to the tables as If they were magnets. The most of her time Is spent In tbat fashion able gambling bell. Monte Carlo. She plays, says the writer, "feverishly, and loses at times large sums otmoney. However great tbey are she bas no care, but keeps at the play indif ferent to everything except the rolling gold on the table" People used to say that the fair Christine's one love was gold. She exhibits tbo same tendency in her gambling, but Is hnoyod up witb tbe hope of winning fabulous suras. Tho letter further says tbat Nllsson has undergone a remarkable change. 'She isshow lnef?e a,nd beEn to look emfceiated. A grayish pallor now overspreads her once beau tiful face. Asa songstress she will never ap pear in public again. It is rumored that the deafness which came on about two years ago is becoming more severe Some Would Like to Have It. From the Baltimore American.! In aggregate wealth the United States leads the world. Tbe average is about $1,000 for every marwwoman and child. , Some of- these wouldlike to realize on thlsfaverag'e 'so 'as to jt-nd.:"ramer "JjUjjwta not all vi TBULfitfisT'- L. '-.- POST-CONVENTION SHOTS. Editorial Paragraphs Anent tbe Nomination Fulsome Flattery Interspersed With Bitter Denanclatlon As Others Sea Us. A Significant Result. From the Baltimore Herald, lad. The significant result of the convention was the unanimous nomination of State Senator George W. Deiamater, tbe candidate of Sena tor Quay, against whom was chiefly arrayed General Hastings, the choice of the anti-Quay-ites. This triumph plainly Indicates that Sen ator Quay, In spite of the recent combined at tacks npon bim, still enjoys as a surewa ana successful leader the nnbtoken confidence of his party. Tbo Work of Skilled Mechanics. From the Washington Star.l Tbe Republican convention at HarriBburg was so nicely adjusted tbat it reached the desired Gubernatorial result without the slightest effort Everything was ready and at a given signal It did ust what was expected of it. This shows ybat a skilled mechanic in machine politics can do and how artistlcay he can do It Still 8wnys the Scepter. From the Chicago Mall. Boss Qnay still reigns. His man Deiamater was nominated for Governor by the Pennsyl vania Republicans, despite the most desperate opposition. Everybody would liko to see Quay dethroned, but tbe old despot is pretty secure in his seat yet, and continues to rule the G. O. P. of the Keystone State with tbe hand of Iron it has long .obeyed. No Ono Else In the Race. From the Cincinnati Enquirer, Dem.l The Republican Convention of Pennsylvania nominated Mr. Deiamater for Governor on the second ballot There was really no one else in the race Tbe result is not in the nature ot news to the readers of this paper. It has many times informed them, in the past few months, that Senator Quay bid the Republican party of Pennsylvania In his pocke V A Striking Commentary. From the Indianapolis Sentinel, Dem.l , The Pennsylvania Republicans, in conven tion assembled, testified, -In a fulsome resolu tion, their unbounded admiration and respect for Matthew Btanley Quay and their undimin ished confidence in him., They then proceeded to nominate Quay's man, Deiamater, a notori ous corrnptlonlst for Governor. These per formances furnish a striking commentary upon tbe moral condition of tbe G. O. P. Wanted to Know How It Felt. From the Mercer Press.1 George Wallace Deiamater was nominated on tbe second ballot for Governor by the Re publican State Convention on Monday. This was no surprise to the people of Pennsylvania. Quay had named bis man months ago, and the convention only ratified his selection. Quay said six months ago that he wanted to know how it felt to own a Governor of Pennsylvania. He has had his way' in the Republican conven tion, and it now remains to be seen whether the people bf Pennsylvania can be whipped into line to support Quay's proxy. Represents All Tbat Is Bad. From the Tltusvllle American. Quay's decree has been executed. The boss nodded, and his slaves throughout the State trembled. It has long been a foregone conclu sion tbat Deiamater would be nominated, for no other reason than the desire of the boss tbat he should be nominated. Delamaters candidacy represents all tbat Is bad in the Re publican party. His record In the State Sen ate, as far as it has become known, is legarded as the synonym of corruption. He Is the cor porations' man. Personally Unexceptional. From tbe Butler Eagle. Tbe ticket Is personally unexceptional. While Its head was not the choice or Butler county Republicans, we doubt not that sink ing individual judgment, tbey will recognize tbe action of the party in convention assem bled and render the ticket a cordial support The ability of Senator Deiamater has never been seriously questioned. His personal char acter is' above reproach. He Is a'youag and1 ac tive man of affairs, and will make a vigorous and aggressive canvass, A Chance for Redemption Yet. From tbe K. Y. Commercial Advertlser.i Much will .depend upon the action of the Democrats at Scranton next week. It they nominate a candidate who is acceptable to Sir. Quay and tbe interests he represents, then Mr. Deiamater will bo elected Governor of Penn sylvania with a majority most overwhelming. If, however, tbey choose a candidate who rep resents the opposite of these principles, there is a chance tbat tbe Keystone State may be again redeemed from its thralldom. AH Hope Abandoned. From the Boston Herald, Ind. Tbe grip of tbe spoilsmen, represented by the Camerons and the Quays, has been pat again upon tbe people. It is firmer than ever now. We see no present hope for her people They are not to be vindicated till they vindi cate themselves. This they will never do wbilo tbey year after year put themselves under the absolute control of men who have neither tho talent for statesmanship nor tbe character be coming to the representatives of a great Com monwealth. Such is tbe State of Pennsyl vania. She is bound down to the service of ber unworthy idols. A Voice From tho Northwest. From the Minneapolis Journal. Senator Quay's supremacy over hi3 party in Pennsylvania was thoroughly emphasized yes terday, not only by the nomination of Deia mater, the Meadville banker, but by a special reference to the Senator's invaluable services to the party, national and State. No allusion was made to the charges published against Mr. Quay; but the resolutions as to the financial management and to tbe Senator personally are intended to meet tbe stories about bis making a business convenience of tho treasury. Quay's control of the convention was absolute Tbe kickers had their little play of nominating can didates, but when Colonel Carter, the oil pro ducer of Meadville, nominated Deiamater, he knew be had named the nominee of the con vention, Deiamater is rich banker and poli tician, whohas been a faithful servitor of Quay for some years, in and out of the Legislature. The nomination will not be acceptable to num bers of good Pennsylvania Republicans, who aro weary of Mr. Quay's political dictation. A Man After Quay's Own Heart. From the Erie Herald, Dein. Deiamater Is a man after Qnay's own heart. Members of his own party, of the highest standing, have preferred charges against tbe former almost 'equally as grave as those which have been preferred against tbe latter. It is for the people to say whether the vindication which Quay and Deiamater seek shall be granted. We cannot believe tbat a majority of tho people of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl vania have so slight a regard for its Interests tbat they will approve official wrong-doing by electing Qnay's ticket. TUT HIHINQ IN MALACCA The Process Very Simple nnd the Product Yields Richly. Chicago, June 21). W. L Johnson, of South Dakota, who recently visited Malacca to exam ine the tin industry there, says: "If the Dakota tin mines could be worked as cheaply as those in Malacca, this country would certainly be ex porting that necessary metal. .The miners of Malacca use a simple process for extracting ore The surface and snbsoil are removed for a few feet, until the mineral can be seen. Tho ore Is carried to a wooden flume which Is washed by a current of water. The coolies wash tbe tin-bearing earth and work np tbe material so that tbe light sands may be elimi nated. Then the mineral is melted in little fur naces, and as it runs out the white metal Is cast Into cubic ingots. "Although a deal Is wasted in this process, the tin is so plentiful that a second washing is hardly necessary." m Like n Glnnt to Tbem. From tbe Brooklyn Standard-Union. Within a few days Speaker Ree'd seems to have extended his autocratic dominion over tbe Democratic' and Mngwump papers of New York. They regard him now with the unqual ified admiration heretofore bestowed by tusm only upon John It. Sullivan. -. . -. CURIOUS CONDENSATIONS.',., The tallest schoolgirl in the world" lives at Rlednaun, near Sterzing. She Is in her Uth year, and Is about 6 feet high. W, H. Crabb, State Agriculture Com missioner ot California, has asked tbe World's ' Fair Directors for the privilege of having a fountain of pure native wine at the fair. Mr. Crabb wants to erect a perpendicular cone GO feet high and keep It flowing thronghout the period of the fair. He proposes to change ths varieties every week. Mr. Crabb produces 1.000,000 gallons every year from bis vineyard at Oakvllle, Napa valley. P. O. Sullivan, who lives about six miles above ths junction of the Middle and South Fork of Boise, on the former, killed a black bear with a knife a few days since He bad followed tbe bear for several miles. It lay down beside a rock, and Sullivan crept un to it and plunged a big knife into a vital part George Alexander, who Is a neighbor and saw tbe bear when It was dead, was in the city on Saturday last and related tbe story. It was very large, and would weigh 00 pounds. The cigarette habit is flourishing tre mendously in Austria. The number of cigars smoked in that country during the past year was 1.0S5.000.000, showing a reduction ot 72,000,000 on tbe previous year. On the other hand tbe consumption of cigarortes rose to 830,000,000, or an increase of 17iC0O,00O. The quantity of tobacco sold by the Government which monopolizes tbe market has neither in creased nor diminished, though the consump tion ot stuff is steadily declining. Cigaretto smokers In Austria take the ready-made article Captain Bobert Staplins, a lobster fish erman, of Stonington, Conn., caught in one of bis pots. Just outside of Fishers' Island, Satur day, a lobster with yellow and red spots of tho brightest hue all over Its body. The lobster was viewed by men wbo have been engaged In the capture of lobsters tbeir entire life, but none bad ever before seen anything similar. It weighed about one and a half ponnds. and the spots were regular In size and shape. Not only was tbe body decorated, but the claws and legs were as speckled as a turkey's egg. In a stone quarry near Kertsch, in South Russia, a catacomb has been discovered in tho form of a vast hall, divided Into several compartments by 13 columns, adorned artisti cally with ornamental figures. On one of them is written, in Greek roundhand: "The judge Sorak built this sanctuary on a new site, with out removing any of the human remains found there. Let no one touch or desecrate my body after my death, for he who does so will never enter the spirit kingdom." This inscription is surrounded witb drawings of the human heart, and surmounted by two winged genii holding floral emblems. A thoroughly reliable gentleman la forms a correspondent that he saw near Scotts ville, Va,, two small snakes deliberately en gaged in swallowing each other, a goodly por tion of each snake having been taken into tho "oniach or the other. This reminds us of the old farmer who saw a large bullfrog basking In the sun on the bank of bis millpona. A large water moccasin commenced to swallow his frog ship by taking in his legs. Meanwhile the frog began the same process by taking in tho tall of the snake The swallowing process, tho story goes, continued until the reptile and the fro" swallowed each other and both disappeared from view. Two yeara ago 300 whales were driven ashore on tne estate of a Mr. Bruce at Sum burg, in tbe north of Scotland, and they wre killed and sold. Mr. Bruco at once demanded tbat a third of the value of the whales (400) should be paid to him, in accordance with an ancient custom, by which the "laird" of this property was entitled to claim "thirds" ot all salvage. The Sheriff opposed the claim on the ground that Mr. Brnce bad taken no part in the capturing of tbe whales, and the Court of Sestlnns has. upheld the Sheriff. TbeJndge intimated tbat although the landlord's demand was justified by precedent It was based neither upon principle nor upon justice, and It wag time for a new rule. H. A. Martin, of Bennington, Vt, bas started a somewhat novel enterprise. He hag secured a large tract of land right above Ben nington In a woodland valley, erected a hotel and a number of cottages, furnished. There are numerous trout streams and a large lake, plentifully stocked: m it anyone can ancle bv paying so much per pound for their catches. Up on tbe mountain about one mile there is another large lake on which has been estab lished a hatchery, from which tbe lake will be thoroughly stocked every season: fishing; privileges can be bought; as this Is somewhat of the natnre of a club, a very attractive lodge bas been erected on the shores of tbe lake for ths convenience of tbe members. A nnmber or gantlsmen from Albany aro JatsrMtad-ia- the enterprise. A big night hawk flew into the German Lutheran Church in New Haven, ComL, while Prof. J. E. Whlttecker, of Rochester, was lecturing on "The Follies and Foibles ot Modern Life" and for 15 minutes excitement reigned. A night hawk is a blundering crea ture in its flight, and as the wide-winged bird darted back and forth In the sanctuary in great sweeps and circles just above the audience. Its spotted pinions gleaming specter-like as It hummed through tbe air. women screamed and darted about the pews, and finally the lecturer had to stop talking for 15 minutes. Everyone was afraid of the bird, for as it skimmed along the gallery front and shot among the heads ot the people, once passing so close to the face of Prof. Whlttecker it fairly took tbe words of his text out of bis mouth, it went with the speed of a rocket and it seemed it must go siambang Into somebody or something in its dizzy turns. Once a wise man shouted. "Catch tbat bird!" and the profound advice set the congregation to laughing. Finally tho bawk. in a random dash, accidentallyscouted through the window, and then the lecture went on again. , At Bockville, Conn., a rooster and a dog have become fast friends. For a week the bird bad been beset bya fierce cock, both being members of tbe same flock, and tbe two roosters fought almost constantly not far from the dog's kennel. Finally ths weaker bird, sick and friendless, having been completely knocked out in the ring, fled into tbe dog's kennel to es cape its bloodthirsty foe, and. dropping in tho straw, made eloquent signs, aslf asklngprotec tion and shelter. Carlo undoubtedly bad watched the combat between ths birds with an intelligent and sympathetic eye for not only did ho permit the wounded rooster to tarry In his bouse, but when tbe otber bird attempted to enter the kennel to glut its fury further, he arose threateningly, growled, and just looked at tbe vindictive pursuer once, and that bird evidently made np its mind that tbe time for discretion bad come. He went away sullenly. Sincovthen tbe wounded rooster bas dwelt with the doe, "and tbe two Inmates ot the kennel seem to be warmly attached to each other. If any rooster challenges to mortal combat are forwarded to bis friend, the dog attends to them promptly; so the otber barnyard fowls hare concluded tbat It won't do at all to monkey any more with the rooster that lives In a kenneU THE BEST THAT'S GOING. The Way of It Ho w is she your sister? By marriage? 'N no," stammered Chappie. 'Quite the rreTerc, you know. H by a re reran! of m m marriage." Asto IbrkSun. An Accommodating Young Person. Senior Partner Wbat did that young man want? Junior He has Juat been graduated from Harvard, and carco in to see if we didn't want to tale him into the concern. He aald he'd work a year without having his name on the sign. Sea XoikSun. Beacon Hill Sentiment Parrot Polly wants a drink. Potty's owner-Polly can't bays a drink with- -out a cracker. Parrot Darn Boston, anywayl Boston Courilr. There is a real estate man on F street, who is a perlstent and voluminous talker, though a-good fellow withal, and tbe other day he came into a friend's office in the same business and taeean He kept it up for hall an hour and then in a brief moment of rest the friend looked at him, admiringly and exclaimed: . - By Jove oIs fe'"oir " wo could only sub divide your mouth, and put lt'on the market, Washington Star. A Bough Passage Mrs. Bjinks Did you have a rough passage to Plymouth tbe other day. Mrs. BJonea? Airs. BJonea Well, I should say we did. I tell you, 1 hove a sigh of relief when I set my foot on dryland once more And frankly, Mrs. Blinks, between you and me that was all there wasltfl to heave BomerxilU Journal. HER PREFERENCE. They stood on the beach by the billowy sea, And It seemed that tbe swift hours raced; For be was In love and so was she And his arm was around ber want. They watched the tails in the moonlight glow As the ships went sailing by. 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