THE PITTSBTJEG- DISPATCH SUNDAY APKHi 12, REVIEW OF SPORTS, Excellent Prospects for Some Good Playing Among the National League Clubs. A FEW WORDS ON LOCAL MATTERS. Farrell's Boxinj Efforts ifainst My Jfot Encouraging and Pat Uot a World Beater. THE PITTSEDBGEK MAI DO BETTER' Crinitg it tie Anmcm Ajsceta BtucsLccil ixittzn. The openinr day of the Xational Leacue's championship season is rapidly approach ing, and as it gets nearer interest in the game is certainly increasing. A few days apo John 51. "Ward eipressed'tfie idea that the season promised to he a great one, both in the way of playing quality and in the at tendance at the games. There seems to be a deal of truth in Ward's opinion, because as the public gets to have some kind of definite idea as to the makeup of the various teams, curiosity develops regarding what these teams will do. XJ ndoubtedly there ought to be better playing in the League this year than there has ever been because there is cot a team that is not stronger than before. Borne teams are extraordinarily stronger on paper. As usual the Eastern authorities Lave the pennant won before the contest starts. True, the East has lately had things tolerably much their own way, but it is reasonable to say, or at least expect, that such will not be the case this year. I read an opinion the other day to the effect that the three favorite clubs are Hew York, Boston and Brooklyn. A particular few admirers of the game may deem them the most dangerous three in the League contest, but I am quite willing to risk the prediction that neither Boston Lor Brooklyn will be winners. I fail to see how either Brooklyn or Boston can be expected to finish second. But it is too early to go into details, and while I am free to admit that Xew York has a very strong team, every day is convincing me that Pittsburc will at least havt a team quite as strong. The week just ended has vroven that even-turns is coins; along smoothly in League circles; everybody is full of confidence, and the Cincinnati mat ter is now in comfortable shape. There is every indication that Cincinnati will have a strong aggregation, and it certainly will be to the advantage of the League to see that there is a verv good team there. If there S. success will be assured, as opposition will amount to very little. Some Local Matters. Judging from what appeared in Ihe DIS Tatch jestorday it is very likely that Charles Kiiig will pitch in the local club. From what 1 know privately 1 will be disapDomted if be Is not signed by the club within a very short time. And I can say more. Not a word was said to him officially about playing ball in Pittsburg until Von der Ahe acted so "smartly" with Baldwin. King's price may be a high one, but under the circumstances he Is worth it. I certainly believe tuat If he is signed and shows up In good form Pittsburg's chances of winning the pennant will be very great indeed. If he is signed Maul and bmitn will be dis posed of and sti'.l ie -Rill have four pitchers. and it is my opinion a better quartet than can be foand in any other club in the country. It 1 an acknowledged tact that the club directors are determined to tee what a winning team vi 1 do in Pittsburg. If the team now gotten There's reason for so doing. Possibly some of you have not as yet patronized Keech, never seen the mammoth Penn Avenue stores and equally imposing display of Furniture, Carpets and Household Goods in general. Well, don't miss seeing it soon. It'll profit you as well as surprise you, for there is absolutely nothing in the Houserurnishing line that we cannot supply you with, and at the very lowest prices, for either CASH or CREiDlT. We can only show, in our advertisements, a few of the many novel and altogether handsome designs in Furniture, etc., but they are exclusively our ::: ::: ::: ::: own in most cases, and CHEAPER IN PRICE THAN THOSE OF OTHER DEALERS IN ALL CASES. ::: ::: ::: ::: twx I iPiipii A 1 ,.X I a si? xk MMt W ax Vi "" G 1'HH'. UU. 1 V3VflM I i. ltif AS WELL AS BED, and one of the most beautiful pieces of furniture ever offered. It's THE ONLY ONE OF ITS KIND IN THE WORLD, And ranges in price, according to finish, etc., ifiroim: ss Perhaps you have not seen our KEECH LEADS In all that goes toward making home beautiful in the together do not turn out winners, then surely there is little encouragement to try and get winners. There may bo dangers of internal dissensions. I say there may be, and if there is it will be a pitv. They should at all hazards be guarded against. There was an other matter referred to. in yesterday's DIS PATCH, tiz the admission fee to the crand stand on the opening day and on the Fourth of July. The directors have resolved to charge $1 a seat in the grand stand on the days mmed. President O'Neil opposes this arrangement, and I claim with great force and reason the re solve is not a good one; indeed the policy is very bad. and it is not too late to change it. Bv tbo plan proposed the additional, quarter will not yield $200, while the enforcement of the condition will create i very bad public im pression. 1 rue, the impression mat, to some extent, be erroneoat.but a bad impression will, without doubt, prevail, and that will not be counterbalanced by the small financial gain. By all means the very lowest admission fee possible ought on all occasions to be charged In this city. To me it is a very open question as to wbetber 25 or SO cents should be the Gen eral rate of admission here. The Association Opening. Nationally speaking, the great event of the week has teen the opening of the champion ship season of the American Association, lhat organization is not endeared in the hearts of Pittsburgers, nor has it any special or par ticular charms for me; but what I am going to say regarding it will be entirely free from spirit of partisanship. I want this to be under stood. The Association opening day was not by any means a satisfactory one to those who look at it from, the outside, and I am inclined to think that it as not satisfactory to those whose interests are summedup in the Associa tion. There were two leading featnres that I have to complain about regarding the Associa tion's inaugural events. One is the rowdyism that characterized some of the principal games and the, Generally speaKing, poor attendance. Let us take the former first. If there is any thing that would prompt me to believe in the speed downfall of the Association, or, in fact, anv baseball organization, it is such scenes as were witnessed at St. .Louis Wednesday. It we are to be guided bj the newspaper reports. It is safe to say that even the customary rowdyism of Association ball-playing was outdone. That much-advertised mountebank. Mice Kelly, and some of his players really gave a sample of the kind of conduct that we may expect during the season if the Asso ciation continues. To say the affair was a disgrace to the national game is only a mild vavof stating the fact. But players of the Kelly class are in the Association almost en tirely to make themselves conspicuous, and depend upon it, thej'll do it Tegardles of how the fame of the game is tarnished or bow the spectators are disgusted. Lack of discipline has always been one of the great defects of the Association, and the laxity that prevails on that score is jexactly suitable for players who gain a notoriety by being prominent in scenes that Eet all rules of respectability at defeance. And the Associa tion at present has no way, that is, no way safe to itself, to chastise these baseball blackguards. I aon't hesitate to say that its leaders dare not enforce to any great extent rules of discipline simply because there is nothing to protect the association. It has shut itself off from all out side help and must take the consequences of the bad conduct of those who have entered under its "black flac." We all know of the questionable conduct cf players last year. That conduct was suffered because there was a tim idity in suppressing it tor fear the chastised players would take themselves off to the op posing forces. There was no general and com mon system of protecting the good features of the game. Jn sucn apngnt ine American As sociation finds itself to-day, and depend upon It, evil results are sure to follow. About the Attendance. Taking everything into consideration the at tendance at the Association opening games could not possibly De satisfactory. Of course I don't for one moment intend to build up auy theory on the assumption that the figures of attendance cs given to the newspapers were correct Not at all. I take it for granted that they were much higher than the actual figures, and keeping in view the fact that the admis sion fee is only 25 cents, the grand result could not be very pleasing to the Association mac nates. Now, to show that feelings of partisan ship are not prompting opinions merely as far as I am concerned, I make this prediction: The Association clubs will lose more money than several of them will stand." Just put a pin m this, and I am, to some extent, basing my opin ion on the facts of the opening game. Bear in mind that expenses of the Association club3 this year are larger by far than ever before. They are larger If it is Intended to pay a large number of players salaries contracted for. And while these increased liabilities have been shouldered, there is nothing to show to me th at - 1 1 hA ....... 1 TI.AH are many reasons which lead me to believe th e I IN MIND! ifLDFUHM stock. Well, there's a surprise for you if you call. IN STYLES AND IS CHEAPEST! Queensware, Refrigerators, Handsome Dining Room Suites, Library Furniture, Odd Chairs, Lounges, Hat Racks and in fact T PAYS TO DEAL MAMMOTH HOUSEFUMISHING STORES, 923, 925, attendance will be less, without a very radlcat Change is made, and at the first little internal war in the-Association, which must come, that organization will be - rent from end to end and from side to aide. While speaKing on this point I am reminded of the efforts of the Louisville "elevatoK" of the game to secure John L. Sullivan as'tne leading character in the opening. Now, I have nothing to say particularly against John L., nor against professional pugilism, but certainly I have very strong Objections to any plan that identi- ues uaseuaii witn tne prize nne. unuerstana me clearly on tbis point. I do not oppose an honest prize fight, but to make a hero of prize fighting the most orominent figure In a base ball event simply because be is notorious as a prize tighter is what I object to. Baseball is the national game of our country, and there fore ranked among what we are proud to call the refined sports. Although I have taken an Interest in prize fighting for very many years, I don't think that anybody will rank it among the refined sports of the land; indeed, it is an unlawful sport. Well, then, what I want to point out is this: The Association representa tives in Louisville must be tine characters, in deed, wben they want to make the national game popular by identifying it with prize fight ing. I am only afraid that the Louisville wise acres are a correct type of what are to be found in the American Association. Of course the Louisville "elevators of the game" desired to attract a large audience to their opening event, bnt surely their method means that baseball is subservient to prize fighting. The reverse is true, although some Association magpates may think different. The Local Amateurs. A few days ago I received a letter from a cor respondent asking why the Allegheny Athletic Association members were not "getting down to work." The writer went on to read the as sociation a very pointed lecture on the direful consequences of inactivity, and Concluded by signing himself : "A Member of the Associa tion." Doubtless be expected the letter to be p ubllshed, but I have fully explained its object and that is all that is necessary. A few words on the matter may not be out of place at pres -ent;Idon't mean words of out and out advice, but merely an o pinion or two. May will soon 'be here, almost before we get twice turned round, and then everybody will begin to look at this amateur organization and that one to see what they are doing and what they have done. Then will come the question, how are our boys standing? Well, now, I am afraid that the local "boys" will not be In a position to answer too gaily. After making some very careful inquiries. I have about come to the conclusion that the local amateurs are not bustling as lively as they mizht. It may be that the enthusiasm needs stirring up. Ihere are many reasons why the home association should eveu be more active than Kay other. It is its first real season, and many of its features will be to some extent experiments. For in stance, what has been done in baseball by the association or its committee? Is there a team outlined yet? and has application been made to take part in the leading contests? Other or ganizations may be able to move slower than ours at tbis period, because their "list" may be full. But. as I have stated, the local organiza tion has the work of lajine the foundation to do, and, therefore, will need more time than others. Ihere is plenty ot local enthusiasm concerning athletics, but there is a danger of allowing it to lie dormant until the season is in full swing, and then we will be very "badly left." It is not too much to say tbat oar ama teurs should be up and doing now. There is plenty of work to do. I believe a great year for amateur sports has arrived, and that the publlo will bestow a greater patronage on them than ever before. The general indications are cer tain)? In that direction, and this should prompt the athletes to get everything into apple-pie order as soon as possible. Work cannot be started too soon. Von Der Ahe's Folly. The ending of the Baldwin case particularly proves one thing, viz., that Von der Ahe Is a very stupid individual. Of course many people have known this for a long time, but the case in question brings the fact more prominently than ever before the public. The man never had the semblance of a case against Baldwin, and I don't think that, probably excepting Von der Ahe, there is one man in the United States who thought there was ever anything like a case against him. Although Baldwin is free once more, the outrage committed against him will not be forgotten by those who take an in terest in baseball and love fair play. But there is a very remarkable feature in connection with that case. 'Ihe other day I read in a St. Louis paper the opinion of that very much overrated man, Mr. Comisky, on the actions of Mark Baldwin. Tbat St. Louis personage was quoted as saying that Baldwin "ought to think shame of himself for being engaged in such a business as securing contract jumpers for Pittsburg." Good gracious, but this is almost enough to.take one's breath away. Just fancy one or last year's P. L. leaders talking about the shameful work of "stealing" players. THERE ARE ft 'Folding Beds! Arid-Folding Beds. The one shown in this illus tration is the very hand somest and most useful ever offered. It's a handsome and complete Dressing Case A 5UP. way of good furnishment WITH J Just th'ink of itl Comisky, wliohad pocketed thousands of dollars from Von dor Ahe, and then, with otli3r. leally did conspire to destroy not only tne business of Von der AneTbut al most the entire baseball business. I say, just think of a character of tbis kind talking about "thinking shame." Bosh! 'Such twaddle is an insult to common intelligence. Most certainly If there were anything dishonorable in the con duct of Baldwin a man of the Comisky ilk ought to be very last to throw a stone at him. The Farrell and Daly Contest. Probably the most important event of the week as far as Pittsburgers are concerned has been the contest between Pat Farrell and Jim Daly. Many things combined to, make this, a very ordinary affair, generally speaking, of un due importance to Pittsburgers. The chief cause was the fact that Farrell Is a Fittsbnrger, and secondly that he was going before the world to prove his standing as a boxer or what nowadavs is called a pugilist. Farrell came prominently before the country a short time ago by challenging Fitzslmmons to a battle. Since tbat time I have on several occasions re ferred to Farrell, but I have always guarded against expressing an opinion as to whether or not he was a good man in a pngllistlc sense. Cer tainly I have urged the right of his challenges to be recognized, but because of one very good reason I have declined to express an opinion as to bis merits. That reason was to the effect that be had done nothing Lpublicly on which I could base an opinion ana l always aeem it uniair vu pass judgment on a man of whose merits we know nothing. But Farrell is now before the public as a performer, and certainly neither Farrell nor his friends can complain if I have a word to say regarding his abilities as a boxer or pugilist. Before saying these few words let mo point out that a very large number of Pitts burgers have seemed very pleased to find that Farrell has not made a Very extraordinarily good showing. This pleasure, no doubt, is Erompted by the fact tbat Farrell Is a Pilts urger, and we all know the old saying that a prophet is pot known in his own city. There have been several accounts, printed accounts I mean, of the contest; some favorable to Far rell and some favorable to Daly. Now, strange to say, the majority of Pittsburgers whom I have met have entirely ignored all these ac counts which were favorable to Farrell and pinned their faith to the other accounts. This is not fair: nor is it a safe way of arriving at a true conclusion. Thi3 spirit strongly reminds me of the time wben Farrell for the first time Iumped into prominence by almost knocking )omimck McCaffrey out in a sort of go-as-you-please glove contest in Philadelphia. At that time McCaffrey was more or less a Pittsburger, and when this unknown youth was alleged to have Tinlverized him, whv Pittsburgers were sure that McCaffrey was "no good" at all and tbat Farrell was a wonder. Farrell's praises were sounded on all sides. I protested strongly against the popular conclusion because false conceptions regarding it prevailed. But since Farrell has once more come into prominence there is scarcely a mau in Pittsburg who is in terested in boxing affairs who is not arguing tbat Farrell's performance against McCaffrey was only a fluke and that there was no knock out at ail. So much for the stability of popu lar opinion. Features of the Battle. Well, now, let us discuss the battl e between Farrell and Daly, and see where we'll finish. There have been such conflicting accounts of it that there is a great difficulty in getting a knowledge of its true features. But on one or two principal points there seems to be a gen eral agreement, and tbis agreement leads me to the conclusion tbat the contest was of a very low degree of quality. Now.so as to deal Impar tially with the question, I assume that the af fair was a draw, and that up to the time when the police stopped the proceedings, both men were on equal terms Farrell and his friends cannot find fault with this assumption. Well, then, assuming this, I cannot avoid the convio tion that Farrell made only a verv moderate show, indeed, because be bad not the better of a man who is not anything near the front rank. Kit is true, as many claim it is, tbat Daly had tbo better of Farrell, then matters stand so much worse for Farrell. If any reliance at all is to be placed on the published reports of the contest I don't hesitate to say that Farrell would soon have finished himself had not the police interfered. And I go further and say tbat the contest was simply one of the poorest of which I have read or that I have seen. There seems to be no donbt at all re garding Daly's superiority over Farrell as a boxer, so tbat I will confine my remarks chiefly to Farrell. It is not unreasonable to say that the latter lost entire control of himself, be cause we read of his striking out wildly with right and left and also rushlog to his opponent witb his head down. This beyond the perad ven,ture of a doubt means that Farrell should not meet, nor should his friends encourage him to meet for a long time to come, any first class man in battle. To display the character istics I have jusc referred to is worse than the worse kind ot amateurism. No doubt, Farrell is a much batter boxer than his performance , ff S Stmttsns nm tttsssms n x iH? S5 $ & & 4& & && o s& 4" &&& S $$ && M & t & 4 4 o j . &4 44 0 jfc v $ 44 x4 Q& & e t& $ && WMmfm fft &fi$$& 9 $4 $$$$ 4 $S$SS (111 psa w BjU. h JU71PMCT94MUI, come to consider quality and finish. It's HARDWOOD, finished in Antique or Sixteenth Cen tury, and cannot be duplicated anywhere else FOE 818. Stop in and see what we have in the furniture line. It will pay you. KEECH SELLS THE BEST AND THE CHEAPEST! and excellence of taste, E E Monday night showed. That waa virtually his first appearance, and it Is almost certain that he would soon "lose his head;' indeed, I ven ture to say that the first hard thump he re ceived would send all "the points" be bad been taught out of his head. This only proves that be needs experience, and I don't hesitate: to say tbat with a due amount of experience Far rell will be a much better man than his efforts of Monday night would in dicate. But no true friend of Farrell will ever try to persuade him that he will ever be anything like first class. To try and persuade him tbis would be an injury to him. In old-time fighting he might have been a gdod man, when so much depended on the art of stopping witb one band and striking at toe same time witn tne otner. ado even now, if Farrell had that art downflneenougb.be would do well, but be hu not been designed to bo a champion boxer or pugilist. His efforts against Daly prove this beyond a doubt. Still It seems to me that, with proper care. Farrell onght to make a great contest against a man like Daly. Affairs In General. Once more the announcement is made that Charley Mitchell and F. P. Slavin are booked to leave England for this country. According to report, they are to leave Liverpool next week. If the report is true, it is easy to under stand that they are Intending to be present at the Jackson-Corbett battle at San Francisco. I am fully persuaded tbat Slavin is anxious to fight any man in this country, and at present I am somewhat inclined to think he will defeat anybody, although I won't just now go on record as definitely stating that. Bnt I will, indeed, be surprised If a man of Corbett's style and method of fighting wilt ever be able to keep a man like Slivin from inflicting terrible pun ishment.' In short, I don' think that these very long armed men will be any more successful in stopping the Onslaught of Slavin than men were m stopping Sullivan. The late victory of Fitzsimmons over Dempsey has entirely given a wrong, oratleastan exaggerated -opinion re garding tall men and their long reaches. Mat ters between Fitzslmmons and Hall are still un settled and tbo "long range" business is still going on. If they cannot come to terms one ot tbem sbonld fight Ed Smith at middle-weight. Bowen and Myer have agreed to meet in the ring and if all goes well Bowen's show for victory should be good one. Peinqle. GBEEN PTJBNITTJEE HOW. White and Gold Has Had Its Day and People Are Glad of It New York Times. 3 It is being hinted that white furniture has quite had its day a long one it has been, too and the coming tint for screens, tables, cabinets, and even fauteuils will be, is indeed, green. There is something un compromising about the color, which would seem not to be decorative; on the contrary, the new designs wrought in this hue are exceedingly elective. The finish is a varnish instead of an enamel, which is a gain in wear and in the care needed. The white and gold apartments, fash ionable for several seasons past, have proved solicitous luxuries to those who hare indulged in them. One maid has to be de tailed for their exclusive care, and the temperature and amount of light duly regu lated to secure the retention of their purity and freshness. Then they are so unbecom ing for ordinary use ought really to be peopled only by lovely creatures in ball gowns of delicate tints. A CLOCK FOB EAILEOADS. It Hangs Ont Colored Lights That Will Help Prevent Collisions. St. Loots Globe-Democrat A new clock has been invented by a rail road man tbat promises to be a great advant age to locomotive engineers. The dial-plate and figures are large, and so are the hour and minute hands. As a train whirls by a station the hour ana minute bands whirl around like a flash to mark the correct time, and a red bull's eye flashes into the dial. Five minutes later the red light turns green, and in five minutes more the green light disappears. The engineer on the next train following can tell exactly how many minutes ahead is the train that precedes him. The elook is a perfeot timekeeper, and when the train passes drops the signal light. We Have Quite a number of these SI8 SUITES During the past week. We have plenty of them to fill all orders for the ensuing week. Take your opportunity now. Such bargains are not offered every day. Of course,we have cheaper suites, too, from $16.75 uPi ia act but this suite is remark ably cheap, when you you will find that Keech is Q 927 PEM AYE., STORY OF A SCHOOL Early History of the Pittsburg Acad emy Which Developed INTO THE WESTERN UNIVERSITY. Lack of Financial Support and Ugly Politi cal Complications. NAMES OP THE FIEST STUDENTS Local pride In the Western University, which is fast taking high rank among the edncational institutions of the land, makes the facts, herewith presented, concerning the early history of the Pittsburg Academy which eventually developed into the Uni versity, of exceptional interest to the people ot this part of the State. The facts are from a collection of most entertaining manu scripts found among the papers of prom inent citizen of Pittsburg, now deceased. The Pittsburg Academy was the nursery, says one of these manuscripts,in which were disciplined the mind3 destined to mold the future of a frontier military town. Many who were trained under its auspices had a most important influence upon the close of the last and the first half of the present century. The academy was incorporated by act of the Legislature of the Common wealth at the session ot 1786-7, and was constituted a beneficiary by a liberal dona tion of "Western lands. It would be useless now to rehearse the financial troubles tbat embarrassed it dur ing its early history, or eater into an ex amination of a management that party feuds caused to be so fiercely, and probably so unjustly, denonnced. In the opening years oi the nineteenth century men hold ing positions of the highest trust in the management of the academy were made the shuttlecock of the battle-doors of the then newspapers of the town journals reflecting the fierce antagonisms of the people that did not hesitate to invade the church or the school to gain political ascendancy and per sonal triumph. Calls for Financial Aid. The institution's financial difficulties got into the public prints. The following notice, which appeared in the Gazette of October 17,1800, contains an intimation that the people were not sufficiently aronsed to the importance'of a polished education: The trustees of the Pittsburg Academy are desired to attend at the house of William Morrow on Friday evening, the 31st instant, at C o'clock. Punctuality is requested, as busi ness of importance is to be submitted to them. By order of the President, Pkesley Neviile, Secretary. In the same paper, January 23, 1801, we find an invitation for home and distant pat ronage; a frank admission of occasional de ficiencies in the treasury, with a sharp ap peal to delinquent friends, and for punctu ality in the future. It concludes as follows: It is proper to remark for the information of those who live at a distance who may wish to avail themselves of the benefit of the institu tion, tbat from tbo present moderate prices in the Pittsburg market, Doardiog is considerably reduced below the high rates which the former market prices rendered necessary. There are now In this borough more or better chances for good and for cheap boarding than can be found elsewhere. This notice occupying a leading place and spread over a half column, bears no official earmark, although evidently emanating from the Board ot Trustees. A card over the signature of the Eer. Robert Steele is found in the Gazette of January,14, 1803,announcing his separation from the Pittsburg Academy and his pur pose to accept of a limited number of pupils in Latin, Greek and the usual English studies at the rate of $1 a quarter. Dr. Steele was at that time pastor of the "Wood street First Presbyterian Church, under a salary so limited that he had to resort to lay KEEP IN VIEW! Sold S3.50 TO $30. Drop in and see them, even if you are not ready to buy, or send for illustrated catalogue. KEECH SELLS THE BEST AND THE CHEAPEST! a leader. Carpets, Curtains, Folding Beds, Kitchen H CASH employment-to meethis necessities. His position at the academy not having proved sufficiently remunerative he retired from it. Perpetual Ground Rents Offered. The following seven years were but the history of the previous 16 as to changes in its teachers and deficient patronage. Munificent State donations were gradually being swept away, and the most valuable town lots sunk in perpetual ground rents. Here is a notice, also from the Gazette, showing the extremity to which the manage ment was driven: The trustees of the Pittsburg Academy offer on perpetual ground rent 210 feet front on Sec ond street, extending from Cherry alley to Smithfleld street, and 90 feet front on Smith field, extending from Third street to a ten-foot alley. A plan of the lots and the term3 are left with James Morrison on Wood street. John Woods. John Wxlkixs, isaao Craig, Managers. This financial folly was fully accom plished without either the Academy or its more pretentious successor, the University, being sensibly benefited by the annual yield of its miserable pittance a reproach not on the managers, but on the people, whose ab sence of intelligent liberality had made it compulsory. It was a sacrifice of what would in time have secured tunds ample enough to endow a full corps of professor ships. Among those in charge of the academy in these times were Rev. John Taylor, 1800; Rev. Robert Steele, 1803 and Rev. Joseph Stockton, 1815. The "Western University sprung from the financial losses of this hard-worked bene ficiary of the State Government, turning out brilliant scholars in preparation for the higher classes of Dickinson and Jefferson Colleges. The new charter was conpled with new appropriations and an enlarge ment of powers giving authority to confer diplomas of scholarship, ate. Names of Prominent Students. Appended i3 a partial list of yonng men of the town who passed through the modest curriculum of the academy between the years 1787 and 1820: Presley Neville, John S. Qulnn, John McCtmtock, George Bbiras. George Sullen, William Kerr, Adams, James R. Butler, William Addison, Fredrick Ernst, Bamnel Johnston, Reese Jones, Jr, George Wallace, Charles Wallace, John G. Riddle, John F. WeinshalL John P. Bake well, Harry Stevenson, Wilson Darragh, John Declare, David Stockton, D. R. McNalr, Boggs. Dudley Gazzam, Thomas Baird, Samuel Jones, William F. Irwin, William Gregg. William inurch, Thomas Collins, Robert Watson, Harmar Denny, Butler Barker, John D. Davis, Charles Ernest, Ross "Wilkins, William Robinson, William Wilkins, James Mountain, Ed. J. Roberts, Samuel Roberts, William O'Hara, George Ross, Steele Semple, , Neville Craig, James W. Biddle, John Willack, John Scull. James P. Gazzam, Charles Wilkins, Morgan Neville, H. U. Breckenrldge, , Benjamin Kvans, George Holdsbip, James R. Lambdin, Alex. McCandless, C. Magee, Bedford Mowry, Horatio Swarti, M. btackhouse, Harry Stevenson, Frank Stevenson, Sydney Mountain, George Watson, James Wells. George Bazard, Casper Beunot. Duncan Walker, R. J. Walker. FB0M WASHINGTOira FAHILY. Death of a Baroness Who Was Connected With George of Hatchet Fame. The Baroness of "Washington, who died the other day, was a half-sister of the present Grand Duke of Oldenburg and a sister of an ex-Queen of Greece, wife of Prince Otto of Bavaria. Her maiden name was the Duohesse Frederique, and she waited 35 years before she exchanged it for that of Baroness "Washington. The Washington claim to bo descended from the family of the immortal George Washington that is, of English birth. They received the proud title of Bavarian barons in 1829, that is, nearly ten years after Duchesse Fredenque's birth. everything for the home. OT OR MY PIYIITS EASY PAYMENTS NEAfi NINTH STEEET. Defective Bath Arrangements of Kaiser Wilhelm's Potsdam Palace. During the summer, when the Imperial family are at the seaside, says a Berlin cor respondent of The Dispatch, the heating and ventilation apparatus of the new pilaco in Potsdam will be thoroughly overhauled this time by American plumbers, who are expected to at last make the place habitable, a thing their German colleagues failed to succeed in doing. In this connection, I am told of a funny incident which happened at the last visit of the King of the Belgians to the Potsdam residence of the Kaiser. King Leopold's Court Marshal, previous founder taking the jonrney, had informed the authorities in Potsdam that His Msjesty was accustomed to take a warm bath ever morning. The official also Intimated that the German custom of having a red-hot ' stove at the side of the tub supplying tbs warm water was not at all to His Majesty' taste. Here was a pretty state of thingsl Tha hot-water arrangements made by the Ger man plumbers would not work, so it was de cided at last to arrange a combination of gaa jets under the royal bath tub. However, the eas jets were hidden from the royal eye, and His Majesty, who did not know much of the arrangements, tumbled into his bath. The sovereign ot the Kongo State had no ' sooner seated himself upon this new fangled roaster which, by the time he had settled himself down to his v ablution had become about 33 hot as a grill or a frying pan over a strong fire than he bounded' from his bath witb a blood-curdling yell that re-echoed through the palace. His Majesty through the rest of his stay in Potsdam could not be induced to take a chair at the dining table, but took all his meals off the mantel piece, a la giraffe. Some intelligent plumbers will be welcome additions to the courts of Berlin aud. Brus sels. ONE OP IB GALLS' CAPIBS. How He Raised a Laush at the Expense ot Senator Allison. New Tort Press. I heard a story yesterday of an episode which occurred at a banquet in Washington three or four years ago, in which Senator Ingalls played a curious part. The dinner was given by "W. J. Arkell to Bernhard Gillam, the caricaturist, to enable the latter to meet the public men of the day and to give them personal acquaintance with the artist. Fifty or sixty of the leading men of both parties were at the table. Among others were Senators Allison and Ingalls The latter had been peculiarly facetious and full cf repartee, being espe cially sarcastic in referring to numerous of his fellow Seuatorianil their Presidental as pirations. Senator Allison had set out to make an impression on the gnest of tha evenfng and was talking earnestly with Gil lam on some nublic topic on which he was displaying his profound knowledge, when Senator Ingalls slipped behind his chair and with his month gave an exceedingly clever imitation of the buzzing of a bee, marking; witb bis long fiuger a circle back and forth around Allison's head, in a manner to indi cate that it was the Presidental bee that was besetting the Iowa statesman. When the whole table bad been attracted to his antics Ingalls called out: "It will never sting yon, Allisou, but keep right on hoping." i am told that the shout of laugh ter which went up was joined in by the vic tim o 1 the joke as heartily as by his fellow banqueters. A Prize That Wasn't Won. The Berlin Taegblall has announced thai its literary judges have been unable to fix upon the author whose efforts were worthy of the prize of 10.CC0 marks promised for the best essay on the "Historical Progress of the Unification Movement Among th German People." The prize money will therefore be devoted to some charitv. -IN Baby Coaches! f Good, substantial and i wear-well, easy running and luxurious, we claim to lead. Our trade in this department is proof of our claims. Such a Stock! As we now show was never before exhibited 'f here. And, then, the priceaihnj are right, too from ii Utensils, Stoves, Ranges v 3 J. m ,OPE3Sr BAJTXrJEbJDJLZS TrDL lO IF. ML
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