St. Louis Post-Dispatch
August 24, 1885
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ST. LOUIS. MONDAY. AUGUST 24. 1885. NO. 53. SUFFERING WOMEN. Read What the Great Methodist Divine and Eminent Physician Says of DR. J. BRADFIELD’S Female Regulator. ATLanTA, Ga., Feb. 20, 1884. Dr. J. Brapririp: Dear Sir—Some fifteen years ago I examined the recipe of Female Regulator, and carefully studied authorities in regard to its compo- nents, and then (as well as now) pronounced it to be he most scientific and skillful combination of the really reliable remedial vegetable agents known to science, to act directly on the womb and uterine or- gans, and the organs and parts sympathizing di- rectly with these; and, therefore, providing a spe- cific remedy for all diseases of the womb, and of the adjacent organsand parts. Yours truly, JESSE BORING, M. D., D. D. CADTION! The country is flooded with quack nostrusm, con- taining IRON and other injurious ingredients, which claim to cure everything—even FEMALE COM- PLAINTS. Wesay to you, if you value your life, BEWARE OF ALL SUCH! BRADFIELD’S FEMALE REGULATOR is a purely vegetable compound, and is only in- tended forthe FEMALE SEX. For their peculiar diseases it is an absolute SPECIFIC! Sold by all druggists. Send for our treatise on the Health and Happiness of Woman, mailed free, which gives all particulars. Tue Brapyirerp ReevtarTor Co., Box 28, Afianta. Ga. — Our facilities for tho = Ty = 5 PROMPT and —— e FAVORABLE Placing of 7 ADVERTISEMENTS In all Newspapers and Magazines are — UNEXCELLED. 2 iis Send for estimates. LORD & THOMAS Newspaper Advertising CHICAGO. Block. — — —-—t — Oholera, “An ounce of prevention,” that fl. a dose of San- Forp’s Gern. is worth a pound of cure,“ which, of course, means the doctor. It is absolutely cer- tain that Cholera may be prevented, and, in the ‘majority of cases, successfully treated with Say- vonp's Gern, a powerful stimulant, composed of imported ginger, choice aromatics and the best French brandy; convenient, speedy and safe; sure to check summer complaint, prevent indigestion, destroy disease germs in water drunk, restore the circulation when suspended by a chill, and ward off malarial, contagious and epidemic influences. Avoid mercenary dealers, who for a few cents ex- tra profit try to force upon you their ewan or others when you call for SANFORD’S CINCER The Delicious Summer Medicina. a4 >} 1 TRADE MARK. aT Yorre OFFFCEs & Emilie Cramps, Chills. | MUST BE SOLD | The Demand for Space Compels PENNY & GENTLES To Sacrifice the following Goods at prices much below actual cost: 2 cases Canton Flannel 3 8-4c; regular price 6 1-4c. 2 cases soft finish Bleached Muslin $-4c; regular 6 1-4c geods. 2 cases Fine Dress and Staple Ginghams 5c; regular 7 1-2c to 12 1-2e goods. 2 cases Scarlet Twilled Flannel 25e, regular 35e goods. 1 case Blue Twilled Flannel 28e; regu- lar 35e goods. l case Boys’ Cassimeres 20c; regular 30e goods. 13 dozen Fine Jerseys at $1 25; regular 82 to 88 50 goods. 190 pes Fine Embroideries 1e to 250, only half price. Parasols, Gloves, Mitts, Hosiery and Handkerchiefs can never be sold as low as we are selling them now. Get all you want in Dry Goods at PENNY wig GENTLES, Broadway and Franklin Avenue. Cramps, Pains, Cholera Morbus, Diarrhea and Dysentery, whether produced by unripe fruit, im- pure water, unwholesome food or change of climate, food or water, or any littie ills of home or travel, such as Colds, Chills, Simple Fevers, Dys- pepsia, Indigestion, Sea-sickness, Exhaustion, Nef¥eushtstLss of Sleep, Debdility and Dissipa- tion are instantly relieved by Sanrorp'’s Grncer, the safest, surest and best summer medicine and traveling companion. As a healthful summer drink with water, milk, iced water, lemonade, effervescent draughts and mineral waters it is the best. Beware of worthless “gingers” said to be “as good,” or “the same,” or “as larger, or cheaper than Sanrorp’s Gincer. Ask for SANFORD’S CINGER Sold by All Dealers. Is what the majority of the human family are constantly seeking, and our Ranges come near- er supplying this demand than any other one thing in housekeeping. They are made wholly of malleable iron and steel, and beyond ques- tion are the quickest and most uniform ers, most economical in the use of fuel, most con- venient and easy to handle, most perfect in construction, have the most perfect shaki and „ grates and -f fire door, the and — heating water back, finest and best lids and anchor * and best warming closets, heaviest asbestos lining, and more and better reo- ommendations than any range or stove made. Manufactured and Sold by Wrought -an Range Co, 1901 Washington Av. Sold also by Simmons Hardware Oo., 9th and Washington Av.; Rin- gen Stove Co., 508 N. 4th St. CHEAP & DURABLE. "9% & OLIVE EXCELSIOR MFG. COMPANY. ware, Hard etc. Call early and often. 417 Washington Au, bet 4th Uurivalled in Appearance, Unparalleled in Simplicity, Unsurpassed in Construction, Unprecedented in Durability. Unexceiled in Economy of Fuel. * %, NN. 4 yy * N 00 g. — OAK ) > a & . > — — ¥ a aly SS os sa \ WS Ji 45 5 Sy / 1 Big Sale This Week at the Wonderful! 0 aid 10 bent Store. New Goods Every Day. Glass- ware, Tinware, Notions, & oth Sts penalties to matters LATESTEDITION, DISCRIMINATION. The Railroad Laws of Missouri. What The Commissioners Can Do if They Will. A Course of Action That Would Certainly Be Effective.,. 5 et, 3 * the duties oi their authority to bring suits being limited | su of the Commission- | pc done, and to leave the enforcement of the reduced rates to the parties aggrieved.” The reply of the Attorney-General on which these conclusions are based says: “I think there can be no doubt thatit wasthe intention of the Legislature to empower the Commissioners, and that it did empower them, TO REDUCE ALL FREIGHT RATES whether in one class or another, and whether the same were fixed by the statute or charged by the companies.“ 5 The powers of the Commissioners having been thus defined; whatare their duties? A railway company under the cloak of inter-state traffic accepts a lesser rate within the State than it charges on the same class and quality of Stave traffic, and thereby prevents a citizen of Missouri disposing of his goods within the State. Is not that railway company guilty of that discrimination which is forbidden by the statutes? It accepts either from the citizen of another State or from another transportation company a lesser sum for the performance of certain services than it charges a citizen of Missouri for the same. Is not this a plain discrimination? A Missouri road ac- cepts from another transportation line at St. Louis certain goods for transportation to the Arkansas, the Indian Territory, the Kansas State line. Those good may be destined to a point beyond that line, but the company receives for their transportation to that line or between two points in the State of Missouri a certain sum. A citizen of Missouri who tenders the same sum for the same service is re- fused. Is this not discrimination between a trans- portation company and an individual? But what can the Commissioners do? only the aggrieved par- ty can bring suit. Yes, but the Commissioners have A SURER WAY of redtess even than the instituting of a suit. LET THEM REDUCE THE MAXIMUM RATES OF THE OFFENDING COMPANY TO THE RATE AC- CEPIED BY THEM from the company which delivers them the goods at St. Louis or at any other point within the State. The solicitation or acceptance by a railway company of property for transportation at a certain rate is good evidence that the compensation is just and reasonable, and to charge a citizen of Missouri for the same service more than is just or reasonable is extortion and dis- crimination, If a bale ef cotton is shipped from Fort Scott, Ark., under a through bill of lading, via the St. Louis and San Francisco Road, and St. Louis to New York pays the St. Louis and San Francisco Road but $1 50 from the Arkansas State line to St. Louis, that road under the laws of Missouri had no right to charge more than $1 50 per bale from any point north of the State line to St. Louis on cotton destined to St. Louis or New York. A common carrier has no right to inquire whether a shipment is State or interstate traffic, and fix rates accord- ingly. Its duty is to perform the act of transpor- tation, treating shipments received from shippers and those received from connections alike. The Constitution of Missouri forbids discrimination. The Railroad Commissioners, before entering upon the duties of their office, swear to support the Con- stitution of Missouri. If, then the Commissioners are awareof the ¢xistence of discrimination (and they acknowledge they are in this case) it is their duty to apply the remedy. Let them ascertain what rates the ‘Frisco Road is being paid by its Eastern connections for the transportation of freight from St. Louis to Springfield, Mo., and let that Grate be declared the maximum between St. Eee Let them ascertain what the receiving from Eastern lines for the transportation of dry goods from St. Louis to the Arkansas State line on the way to Fort Smith, and let them declare that rate the maximum rate on dry goods from St. Louis to any point on the road this side of Arkansas. Let them apply this form of remedy to the evil wherever it exists on any line within this State. Then, when MAXIMUM RATES have been established, the citizens of Missouri will see that the railroads do not extort from them any more than the Commissioners prescribe. The evi- dence is easy of access. The Commissioners have a perfect right to examine the books of any railroad company within the State, and a number of paid expense bills and bills of lading, as well as the names of witnesses now in the possession of the Post-Drspatcd, are at their service. Prompt action in this matter will do much to strengthen the position of the Railroad Comm issioners with the public. Failure to act will place them in rather an uncomfortable position at the next election. Should che line of action above outlined be im- possible because of any technicality in the interpretation of the law, and should the railroads fail to right the wrongs they have committed, the | Commissioners need have no fear but that the Gen- | eral Assembly at its next session will confer upon them such additional powers as they crave and which may seem necessary. The Commissioners’ Powers. The following extract from a recent decision of the Railroad Commissioners of Massachusetts well defines the position of the railroads and the powers of the Commissioners: “The right ef the State to fix rates for railroad corporations, either directly or by delegated author ity, has often been affirmed by the courts. It has been traced to the grant of power to take land by right of emineut domain and to the obligations as- sumed by every common carrier. The principle ia as old as the first ferry that ever was established in England or America. And if any railroad manager still doubts its existence, he might learn it from the backmen at his stations. For they are not allowed to ‘extort what they will,“ or to charge what the traffic will bear,’ or to take advantage of the absence of competition, but they have for genera- tions been held to pr.ces by authority dele- gated by the Legislature: Raiiroad 2 hold their property and exercise their functions for the public benefit, and are, therefore, subject to legislative control. The Legisiature which has created them may regulate the mode in which they may transact their busi- ness, aud the prices which they shall charge for the transportation of freight and passengers. All this is within the domain of legislative power, although the power to alter and amend the charters of suci corporations has not been reserved. (Um- ball vs. Boston and Company, 70 N. Y. Reports, 569.) In respect to charters for railroads, both the islature aud corporation act as trustees of 28 interest to some extent; for the corporatiou intrusted with the — — of eminent domain, whica is in its nature a public rigbt, and is not to be sacrificed to uses that are exclusively may To some such a power without any But, to define their cain what are wn as the Cas: HE 2 2 52 agi 1 3 A 155 d -thousand dollars back pension, whieh the robbers both are private corporations, but practically the railroad company ia a public corporation, holding a public trust, and subject to public control: It is true that the real and personal property necessary to the establishment and management of the railroad is vested in the corporation, but it is in trust for the public. The company have not the general power of disposal incident to the absolute right of property; they are obliged to use it ina lar manner and for the accomplishment of a well defined public object. (Worcester vs. Western R. R. Co., 4 Met. These are not the words of a communist or of a r. This is the language of Chief Justice haw, one of the wisest — most conservative of urists. If the words seem to go too far, it is not ecessary to go nearly as far in order to uphold this law. In this State the common law has been re-enacted and reinforced by legisiation. For fifty- four years every railroad charter has subject to amendment, alteration or repeal at the pleasure of the General Court. And for fifteen years all rates have been “subject to revision and alteration by the General Court or such officers or persons as it may appoint for the purpose, anything in the charter of such rai corporation to the contrary notwithstanding,” These just provisions entered by the Legisiature and laid down by the courts have not deterred capitalists fram investing in ssachusetts railroads, nor have they injured their stability or diminished the value of our rail- road securities. On the contrary, these securities have been protected by the conservative influence of justice. The same law has secured the interest of the people and the rights of associated capital. When the charge of communism is made against these statutes and decisidns, we answer that the most dangerous promoter of com munis:nu is the advocate of unrestrained monopoly, who says of his fran- chises and his customers alike, “May I not do.what I will with my own?” It will bardly be denied that our State law applies to a foreign corporation operating railroads in Massachusetts, For a com- pany accepting a franchise here accepts all its accompanying liabilities, and is not privileged above doméstic corporations by being treed from their duties to the pubiic. “THE CUBAN WONDER.” Pretty Mercedez Cosuso Rescued From Her Cruel Task- Masters. CN AO. August 24.—A frail girl named Mercedez Cosuso, otherwise The Cuban Wonder,” who for the past week has been performing nightly ata variety theater on State street, was at the Des- piaines Street Police Station yesterday. The child was made to go through a series of movements on the trapeze,and her diminutive statureand the agility and skill with which she executed some diffi- cult feats made hera desirable attraction. Herage is about 12 years, though she looks fuily two years younger. After her performance at the theater recently, the little girl met with a man in the audi- ence who conversed with her in Spanish. Sue told him that on that afternoon she was beaten with a whip tillthe blood flowed from her nose and ears. She was at rehearsal and failed in a difficuit act that was being taught her by Belletta Du Crow, a female trapeze performer. ‘The child said that thia woman took her from her parents, who worked on a plantation in Cuba, promising she would educate the little Mercedez. The woman and her husband, Daniel Du Crow, also a performer, instead of edu- cating the cuiid at school, taugut ber to perform on the stage and used her as tueir principal aitraction. This geutleman reported the facis to the Humane Society. The child was found to be iu a pitiable state. Her right hip was wollen to double its natural size, aud it seemed as if the little one was to be crippled forever. This malformation, she lained, was the result of a fal she met with while practicing one day. After thatshe became strangely timid and the woman was in the habit of beating her crueily to get her to go ou the stage. The Du Crows have been arrested aud will be prose- cuted for cruelty to children. COLLINS WILL SWING. Probable Street Car Strike—Eloped With a Boy—Missouri Matters. JEFFERSON Cruse, August 24.—CGovernor Morehouse declines tointerfere with the death sentence in the case of Samuel Collins who was convicted for the murder of Owen Utterback. Kansas Crry, August 24:—It Is said that the street car line employes of the Corrigan division have made arrangements fora strike to-morrow. The conductors want $2 per day for twelve hours’ work and the drivers $1 50 per day. Ricumonp, August 24.—William McDonald, jr., has been remanded without bail for the murder ef John L Gray at Lisbonville. Sr. Joskrn, August 24.—The wife of Oscar Beech- er, a farmer residing near Avenue City, eloped with John E. Watts, a lad of seventeen who was em- ployd by ber husband on the farm. They were arrested in St. Joseph. BarFIeLp, August 24—E. D. Clark shot E. F. Thompson during a difficulty. LexineTon, August 24.—The Synod of the Seventh District of the German-Lutneran Church is in session at Concordia. GOT HER LAST WOKDS. Sensational Deathbed Scene Over a Beau tiful Young Lady. CLEVELAND, Onio, August 24—The trial of Dr. Delemata Smith for abortion on Miss Carrie Frank- in, alovely young lady of Ashtabula County, has been attended by dramatic features. Saturday morning the Police Court found the girl was dying and adjourned to her bedside. There were present the Judge, the accused (Dr. Smith), and his counsel and detectives. When the girl, interrogated by the Judge, came to state the cuiit of Smith, his counsel objected. The Judge insisted, and Lawyer Kerrush stood over the dying girl with ciencied fist, order- ing her to keep silent. The words ran high till the angry voices-could be heard on the street. At last the physician interfered and said that unless order was observed he would clear the room. The faint, gasping testimony was taken, implicating Smith in a criminal abortion, and he nas been held to the — Jury. The girl is lying at the point of dea GOr THEIR DUES. - Three Brave Girls Bring Two Des peradoes to Grief—Mra. Rayburn's Death. By Telegraph to the Post-Dispatch. Lirrtts Rock. Ank., August 24.—Mrs. Arkansas Rayburn, wife of Joseph Rayburn, and daughter of ex-Sberiff Lamson, died yesterday. Marion Bullard and Jamés Young, found guilty of attempted lar- ceny, were placed in the Penitentiary to-day to serve three years. These men attempted to rob Andrew Cobb, a wealthy farmer of Grant County. about one month ago. Cobb had received several hoped to get. When they entered the house Cobb's three daughters attacked and drove them off, Bul- lard was cutin the back with a hatchet and was identified by the wound and arrested. A HORRIBLE TRAGEDY, Two Children Imitate the Killing and a Dressing of a Pig. , Montoomery, ALA, August 24.—A special to the Advertiser from Talladega says that in that county J..H. McGowan, killed and dressed a pig for a barbecue Saturday night. His three children, aged 11, 9 and 4, saw the process of butchering the pig. The next day McGowaa left home and the children agreed to repeat the process of the day befora. Having no pig, the two older children. proceeded to butcher the youngest. They cut its throat and hung it up by the heels as the pig had hung and BOTHERING BEECHER. Political Enemies Seeking to Oust the Pastor of Plymouth Church, — — U— — The Disgruntled Admirers of Blaine Reviving an Old Movement—A Full Statement Published in a Philadel- phia Paper—Mr. Beecher’s. Salary and Extravagance. By Telegraph tothe Post-Dispatch. New York, August 24.—Rumors concerning Henry Ward Beecher’s relations with Plymouth Church have been afloat, especially since the elec- tion of President Cleveland. The disgruntled admirers of Jim Blaine, who realized what a blow they had sustained when the Piymouth pastor announced his intention to throw the Plumed Kuight” overboard, and become a passenger upon a ship whose captain was the great reform commander, are, without doubt, at least partially responsible for certain absurd statements which have found their way into print. Some would have it tat the congregation is even now dismembered, and two- thirds of its members are quietiy looking for another pastor. One reason, ibly the most potent for this alleged feeling, is Mr. Beecher's tuitude during the recent campaign. Another is the fact that tae great divine is rapidly oearing the age of four score, and therefore will soon be uvabie to fulfill the many duties demanded by such an exacting congregation. Still others, it is said, are determined to dispense with Mr. Beecher’s services because rumors are afloat that he is bankrupt, when he ought not to be. The enemies of Brook- Iyn's greatest preacher have zone to Philadelphia. apparently,and through the Times of that city have permitted the fal.owing statement to appear in its coiums: THE RUMORS. “For some weeks a rumor has been afloat in Brooklyn, and now it has c the East River that the sermons or lectures Henry Ward * ili tnat will his capacity as pastor Plymouth Church. He has frequently referred to them as the principle work Of his cierical life—work by which he wouid choose to be posthumously judged, as if he regarded them in some sort as the ciose of his long and distinguished ministerial ca- reer. For years the preacher's congregation have, according to those in position to knew, been more or less dissatisfied with what they call his vagaries, and would have invited him to resign if they had nos thought it advisabie, for manifest reasous, to sustain him outw at least. His energetic and vehement support of Cleveland last autumn deeply offended neariy two-thirds of tue members of us church, aad tais in addition to all his other eccen- tricilies has, it is said, made them permanently in- dignant. They believe as he grows Older that he gets queerer, and many of them are in constant &ppreLension of new and dapgerous freaks ou his part. Theirenduring patience has, it is said, been exhausted, aud they intend to supersede him after his 72d birth-day, which will next January. Taey do not, however, as I understand, propose to do this openly; they feel, after all tuat bas oc- curred, that they cannot afford to. Just how they will manage it is undetermined. Itis aliogether likely that his will be continued in wuole or in part, and that tueir determination to dispense with bis services will be as ADROITLY CO>CEALED as possible. Persons bave often speculated as to what Beecher would doif his Y were cut off, remembering that with it he is always financially benind, I do not suppose that it would make much difference wisn the erotic reacuer whether he had $5,000 or $50,000 a year; he would surely bein debtin either case, ashe had been from the start. Indeed his income from ali sources is now, and has been for years, fully $50,000, but money seems to be of no benefit to him. His habits of getting what he cannot tor, rather increases, iam told, than diminishes with bis years.” NOT TOO OLD TO LOVE, reguiar from him An Aged Minister of New Haven, Conn., Marries a Young Lady. By Telegravh to the Post-Dispatch. New Haven, Conn.,. August 24.—One of the best known characters in this eity is Rev. Alonzo G. Snears, M. D., whose years already number 75. For years he was the rector of St. Luke’s Church, but his taste for medicine led him into the practice of physics. @ is considered a good biblicist, is some hit ot a poet anda shining light in the local literary world, despite the burden of his Fears. He has just astonished his friends and the city in general by wedding a young and beautiful New York iady, whose years numbered just one-third of his own. About a month ago Dr. Shears, who has two-middle-aged daughters, made up his mind that he needed a wife, and a clerical friend in New York procured him an introduction to Miss May Palmer of that city threuch the mails, and the old gentleman cor- responded and exchanged photographs with the young lady. and it was not until last Monday that Dr. Shears met, his inamorata fn the fiesh. She was on a visit to her sister-in-law at Rainbow, in this State, when she sent word to the aged minister and physician to present himself. He lost no time in so doing. The place of their meeting was A VERY ROMANTIC sror. The New York lady's beauty and won the heart of the distinguish ment he saw her. ul of manner divine the mo- is new found happiness to his friends in this 4 He did not know how his two elderiy d h- t might look upon his intended nup 5 was mindful of their welfare, however, so it is currently and he transferred the title to is valuable real estate them. was married very quietly. daughters were surprised to see him enter home with 288 bride —— to his them of his marriage ermed step he had taken was irrevocable, and to receive their stepmother &indly. They welcomed her quite heartily, and Miss Priscilla Shears recog. . ned her new mother as a young lady she-had met West, and pleasant hours with Sharon Spring Dr. Shears himself in a biblical — h FISHING AND EUCHRE. How the President is Enjoying His Vaca- tion at Willis’ Pond. it 4 171 £ 8 re g a is Eg Es
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thy : N rege J . 5 4 . ae Sr ee 7 * 2 7 a : ? > bb >, et ae EP ts Se es ae Y Ve eye 4 a 3 * 88 rt * Le wes we: . Fay 4 * * 1 ’ 2 F * 1 i * n * 8 e 4 37 ‘es 2 f 3 S r of FP? . 4 tg for? 2 * . 4 \ 1 i 1 ae 8 : 3 os nee 4 2 —— 9 ra 1 ron To ee Sn * oe) ee 15 2 fc tA et es y 2 > a oe ta € 3 * 1 1 * „ 7 * ty * * 92 a * 8 rer eae | ir ) a Re a 2 5 „ 2 2 n * 5 * “MAXWELL'S LETTERS, Numerous Cranks Writing to Him From All Parts of the Country. — —— — 4 Frenchman Who Claims to Have Seen Preller Alive May 31. The Prisoner’s Attorney Writes to Samuel N. Brooks of Hyde, England. He Also Writes to Other Parties Who Claim to Have Known Hugh M. Brooks—The Prisoner's Picnic Over —His Expenditures Since Leaving Boston. Maxwell's picnic in the City Jail comes to au end to-day. Sosays Jailer Siegmund. To-morrow the prisoner will be put through the same routine as all other prisoners in the jail. He will de locked up twenty-twohours out of the twenty- four, getting his exercise at the regular hours from 8 a. m. to 9a. m., and from 3 p. m. to 4 p. m. daily. He had only a few visitors yesterday, among them a Mr. Mason. who told him the English population of the community were deeply interested in the outcome of his trial and would like toemploy a lawyer for him. Maxwell got the impression that Mr. Mason was the emissary of a certain self-styled “epterprising’ moraing paper ‘and devoted his time and abilities to sitting down on Mr. Mason. He told Mason that he had counsel employed already and that he did not wish to put his friends to any more trouble. Then Mr. Masoa n to talk about his own family. The Masons are a well known family in En- land. “I believe they are, Maxwell answered. Tbere ig a great deal of building going on there, par ticu- larly at this time of year.” “They are a wealthy family?” “Probably. I suppose some of them get as much as $10 a week, and possibly if they gave all their earnings to one man he might be very wealthy.“ Maxwell kept up tbe fusilade in this way until Mr. Mason retired. In answer to the statement in the morning journals to the effect that he had refused to attend divine service in the Jail rotunda yesteraay, he said to a Post-Dispatcn reporter that he bad given as much and as respectful attention to the services as any other prisoner in the institu- tion; be haa left his cell docr open ali the time, and lustened to the proceedings, and when the ministcr and some of the workers calledon him he ke pleasantly and iu a gentiemaniy manner. is borne out iu this statement by the Jail — “] am a strong ever.“ said e to the reporter, “in the Roman catholic creed, the Episo an, the Baptist, the Presbyterian and all others. y this I meaa to say that I tnink the church isa good thing, in all its great variety of suapes and creeds,and HI had children 1 would insist on having them brought up in the church.” Ihe prisoner received considerable mail this morning. Somebody sent himtwo tracts, on the back of one of which in wood type was the inscrip- tion “Eternity! where will I spend it?" He received a long letter written in excelient The following is a translation of THE LETTER: New Onteans, LA., August 20, 1885.—My Dear Why did you’ not follow the advice Theodore: which Igave you at the time of our interview at the Southern Hotel. You ought to understand the position in which you have p yourself by your stubborness will cause you a g e of trouble before you can get out of it. The only thing that remains for you to doat present ig to tell the truth to your attorney and to prove by Mr. at you the body, that Mr. Preller is alive or at least that he was alive at the time your subject was discovered in your trunk. As to the disa of Mr, Preller, it seems to me that the — detectives ought to look into it a little —— — =. 2 3 at moos the man w 1 — 1 y, for it is possibile that he may ppear at the time you need him as I cannot help believing that Mr. Preller bas been murdered in some way and I believe that Harriette Stev—— (his mistress), of Boston, knows more in to him than the police of St., Louis. It would be an excellent idea to have her under the surveillance of the detectives. 1 have been informed that she bas m her fon a new set of diamonds, and I can only ask myself, who could have made her such a valuable present. Do you understand? I met Sir Percy Burrell of West Greanstead (Sussex) last week, de assured me that he had seen Mr., Preller at the 8 ish Fort in company with a lady on the 8ist of May, about the close of the tion. Sir Bur- rell is now at Saint Malo. You could send a dispatch tothe British Consul asking him to get 8. Bs testimony. Finally, my dear D'Augier, I hope that you will get out ot this hole with clean — Do you remember to-day fifteen years ago, we ate together at the Camp de Chalons? I will never f t the wart oose which the Colonel of the Bighteen Regiment of Marines (Bruyere de L'isle), who is now General-in-Chief of the army in China, made us a present of, on Se tember 1, the fatal day of the battle of Sedan, the little red ribbon that General Le Brun unfastened from his buttonhole and tied to your breast to thank you for having saved the flag of from the hands of fifteen years ter at the Southern otel in St. have sent the letter to Harriette. I will write to Julie and ask her to put this letter in the post, or deliver trons we, | it herself. Ad Louis D' Ausiery Delivery. Wishing a happy deliverance from your difficulties, i am, for life, your sincere friend, ) L. D' Avsiory. This letter was written on a sheet of com note size, and the top of the sheet was cut off, evi- dently to destroy the name of the whose title was printed § thereon. When Maxwell saw it was written in French, folded tne letter and put it — * e “Why has he written to Bim, and what bas he W 0-48 sis Se 4 That I deci answer. Part he written to Mr. Whittaker of East Liberty, “Has he written to E. Warren of Worocester, Mass.! „Tes. He has written to everybody who has bad anything to do with this case and come into promi- nenoe in it hed “What was the 9 age writing to Samuel N. not son?“ —— > beer bim f being annoyed, that’s a m from 1 49893 1 the all, and to blic.” P Col. John I. Martin was asked about the letter he had written to Sam N. ; “I have not said that I wrote any such letter,” the Colonel answered. ate ee ee ee ee “I can't what the prisoner says.” * you deny that you have written sucha er 3 “I neither admit nor deny it.“ Io a conversation had with the y the denied that his name was Brooks, and said those who regarded him as Maxwell were right He said he a hun- had dred names; that he had been known as Walter H. Lennox, again as Walter H. Maxwell, and every oe Re US or eee place, by this meaning a he new name. was known as the Omy Jones.“ had been when out ona lark to use the poh given robable that he ever called imself Hugh Brooks. He then positively denied that his family name was Brooks. He said he did not kuow the Francisca L. Preller O. A. Preller from St. John’s Hos- Dr. E. H. G. Dewey of Boston, disa ppeared, said Dewey an irresponsible sort of fellow, a quack, who was looking for a location at the Hub. He did not have much money aod was traveling under an assumed name, as ke had done something which gave him cause to conceal his identity. a thinks Dewey is now somewhere in the West, ' Maxwell said he knew G. W. Ellison in Bostoa, but that he told Ellison that he wanted to procure a body and to buy a large trunk. He said Ellison was the patentee of some kind of solidified caro acid and that he was a drinker of more or ca ity. . ‘hen Maxwell's attention was called to his let- ters to Mr. Warren of Worcester, Mass, ia whiocn he said it was for him to necessary get gm py Py do, he said this was no evidence: of poverty; he bad money, but not enough to keep him ing forever. “I bad quite enough money when I ieft Boston,” said Maxwell, and can 2 by several persons that I had a roli of bills. | pid for everything 1 got in St. Louis, but because 1 did not make a display of money, they say I wasin poverty. This is not so. I hati about $1,000, I toinkx.” Tae reporter said he had learned that the prisoner paid for every game of pool he lost to Mr. Preiler at the Southern and for every drink he got. “Yes,” he answered, and as I cannot play pool I lost nearly every game. At the reporter's suggestion Maxwell then APPROXIMATED HIS EXPENDITURES since leaving Boston, He said he had spent preseney while in St. Louis; this inciuded bis notel; his ticket cost h $112; in San Francisco he sported away $75; his/steerage ticket to Auckland cost him $100, and he hid $150 when he landed there. “That makes only $462,"" said the reporter. „Well,“ ne said, put down $250 more for pres ents of jewelry I seat to Eoglaud, where I don't care to say, and a feiiow named McDonald swindled me out of.“ This made a total of $792, which the prisoner said was about the correct amount. Maxwelliana. The public seem to be getting more and more deeply interested in Maxwell. He has succeeded, with the aid of the newspapers, in making such a mystery of himself that people not only eagerly devour all chat is printed about him, but a large share of the public have taken to writing about him theimselves, and, of course, seek the Post- Dixraron as the best medium through which to present their ideas to the world at large. Many of the letters re- ceived are not worth printing, but here are a few possess originality and make interesting read- AN INDIGNANT LADY, who has been to see Maxwell and doesn’t seem to be ashamed to own up to it, expresses herself very forcibiy in the following communication in 5 — to one of the opposite sex who reflected upon Max- well's female admirers in last Saturday’s PFosr DIsPaTcu: at 1 1068. r. Loon. August 1 To the Editor of the Post-Diapatch. In reply to an article in Saturday's issue of your paper signed Citizen, requesung you to names of those eminent respectable” ladies who call on Maxwell, I. and several others. who have called, wish to state that most probably the writer of that article would be ple to walk in beumd some hoop-skirt and receive an introduction. He must have been one of the many who were snubbed by Jailor Siegmund and denied admission, and my opinion qt the writer of that article is, that a man who takes such special interest in the moveinents of respectable ladies would hardiy be a competent judge whether the prisoner deserved the numerous attentions lavished upon him or not. If “Citizen” will inform us what good it will be to the pub- lic in general to know the names of these lauies, upon receipt of his, address will furnah him with a list, but, at tue same time we think a man so very much interested in the weifare of respectabie ladies deserves no better treatment than to be put in a trunk and tue lid shutdown. Contrary to ex- pectation we found Mr. Maxwell sed of a couutenance expressive of good ng and char- acter, and the last person whom we would consider guilty of the crime attributed to him. It “Citizen” would dismiss his fvolish malice and idie prattie and call upon Mr. Maxwell. he may be able to re- ceivea few ntere from that gentleman tuat would show him that he is weil worthy of the at- tention bestowed upon him by emineatiy respecta - ble le. “Citizen” must be endowed with so malicious a temperament chat sensibie ladies natu- rally pay him littie attention, hence his desire to aee their names in print. If I had Citizen“ to deal with, there wouldn't be enough of him left to put in a baud satchel, without chloroform being brought into use. * SUBSCRIBER. ANOTHER FRANTIC FEMALE whose frenzy tends in a different direction from that of the “Lady Subscriber severely to tax for the wholesale they are lou ug the great chioruformer. She as foilows: 11106 COMPTON AVENUE. * — * 2 ee no are They It appears bv ne ac- couuts Of Maxweil sine lis arrival here oat he ii best of the the St. Louis Jadies and gentlemen the actresses audactors. If ne could get vail I suppose he would gianced letter he asked the | be made a “s'cioty pet —- welcome to the parlors of Ole ween in regard to it whicu were ladies who have taken so much iaterest in answered in the him. Now, piace publish a list of the names of “Do you know a man named Louis D’Aubigny?” | these ladies; they shonid not try to hide their light “I bave an indistinct recollection of having met a | under a bushel that way. A constant reader man of that name somewhere?" Loumns La Rov. “Did you meet him in St. Louis?" 4 Es is not worried about her owu or sex 80 20 know such a maa, though?" | much as she is worr t the substantial 0. Jr Se nag oe Coens wine, oysters, aware Maxwell geis cigars also, but about these she says nothing, as sue has not cultivated her taste for the weed. She does lament, marked contrast.“ ‘ Editor of the Post-Dispatch. be had | Sm— Wulle I am interested ia the accounts given 1 in your paper of Maxwell, the but dis that he 9 a am eg dis- As to the battle attentionssbown him by women wo prisoner with the m to have gone crazy over this a ste ed seemed opposite and so-called “nobler sex.” deny the — f ls f biisn the stand rigidly by the funding law of June 22. ee Saturday’s Great Morality Demon- stration in Hyde Park, London. oro OO The Zulficar Pass Question—Sir Hénry Drummond Wolff, Special British Envoy to the Porte, Watched by the Russian Ambassador—The Meeting of the Emperor of Austria and the Czar of Russia—The Cholera in Spain and France—Foreign News. Special Cablegram to the Post-Dispatch. London, August 24.—Saturday's demonstration in behalf of morajity is considered by all the most orderly great gathering remembered in Hyde Park. Not one single instance of rowdyism came under notice. The crowd consistéd of respectable work- ingmen. The first time I ever heard the cry of “lynch” raised in England was when Mr. Stead re- fused to give a name in reply tothe crowd's de- mands. The general estimate of the numbers is rather higher than mine, between fifty and sixty thousand. The Standard describes the meeting as “some thousands of loiterers’ and calls the pro- moters of it fools and fanatics. It has not a word of report of it, neither has the Post. The News gives the only fair account. THE ZULFICAR PASS. The Conservatives are expressing great satisfac- ion over the apparent settlement of the Zuitficar pass question. Word has already gone out to make this a campaign point, but the announce- ment that a commission will settle the details on the spot seems to leave everything whore it was before. The Cholera. NEW CASES AND DEATHS. Maprip, August . — The number of new cases of cholera in Spain yesterday was 5,919, and the num- ber of deaths frum that disease 1,950. DEATHS AT TOULON. Tovton, August 24.—Fifty persons have died here during the past forty-eight hours from cholera. INCREASED MORTALITY AT MARSEILLES. MaRsgItias, August 24—One hundred and sixty deaths from cholera have occurrel here duria g the past two days. THE SITUATION ALARMING. It ig the noon hour andthe situation is already alarming. Within the past forty-eight hours, 200 new cases have been admitted to the Pharo Hospi- tal, and during the same period 200 deaths from the disease have been reported within the city limits, besides fifty in the sothera suburb s. The Russo-Afghan Trouble. WATCHING THE ENGLISHMAN. CONSTANTINOPLE, August 24.—Russia, fearing that Sir Henry Drummond Wolff, special British Envoy to the Porte, is under instructions to offer the Sul- tan England's assistance in again getting possession of Kars, and also the control of Bulgaria in return for an Anglo-Turkish alliance, has instructed M. Nelidoff, Russian Ambassador to Turkey, to keep a careful watch upon the British Envoy's negotia- tions. 2 England. 1 A KECEIVER FOR THE STRAND THEATER. Lowpon, August 34. — The Court of Bankruptcy bas granted an order appointing a receiver for the Strand Theater, against Mrs. Swanborough, the manageress and lessee of the house. Her liabilities have not yet been made known. ; JOHN RUSKIN. John Ruskia's condition to-day is au approach to convalescence. SALISBURY GONE TO DIEPPE. The Marquis of Salisbury has started for Dieppe. The Deminion. AIDING THE EPIDEMIC. Montreal, August 24.—The city authorities have rented a garden attached to the Small-pox Hospital to a market gardener who raises cabbages and other products for this city, although Doctor Larocque, late medical heaith officer, says cabbages are par- ticularly liable to absorb and convey microbes. Germany. THE ®CHOENHAUSEN FOUNDATION. Bunt, August 24.—An imperial order sanctions the Schoenhauésen Foundation, endowed by Prince Bismarck, from the proceeds of the testimonial which was recently presented to him. INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPH CONFERENCE. The International Telegraph Conference has de- cided that part of the address of a telegram or cablegram indicating the destination of the mes- sage shall be counted as one word, even in cases where it contains more than a single word. France. THE PAINE CONTROVERSY. Paris, August 24.—Henri Rochefort says that the English dispatches put forth to falsify his stafe ment that Olivier Pain hada price set on his head aod was executed by order of British officials in the Soudan are a tissue of lies and he demands a Government inquiry. M. Clemenceau now announces that he coincides in the opinion that it is the duty of the Government to investigate the whole Pain case and doit at once. It is semi-officially announced that France considers the explanations made by England con- cerning the alleged death of Pain sufficient, and that they close the incidents so far as the two Gay- ernments are concerned. Mexico. THE GOVERNMENT'S FINANCIAL POLICY. Crry or Mexico, August 24 (Via Galveston, Tex.)— Much interest attaches to an article believed to have been officially inspired, and which has ap- peared in one of the city papers, and is supposed to outline the future policy of the Government. The article asserts that the administration will This semi-official assertion is considered significant on account of its publication simultaneousiy with the arrival here of a specially deputed railway agent . from Boston for the purpose of arranging a Gov- ernment recognition of railway certificates funded in 6 per cent boads. running twenty years. It is considered an official and final decision of the Government to take no action until the finances admit of such. The tenor of the article is decisive that the funding law will remain intact, and it is thought that the articie was prompted by persist- ent rumors prevailing here and abroad that the administration bad weakened, The article ex- presses the Government's desire to deal justly with · all affected by the fund ug law. and closes: But the favorable conditions cannot be forced and the ral way certificates must take their chances witn the rest of the deferred obligations. As a further proof of the Government's firmness is cited the fact that the contract for engraving the new issue of bondss signed and the bonds will soon be throw upon the market. . THE EMPEROR AND THE CZAR. Viewna, August 24—Emperor Francis Joseph i [Se and distinction, received the imperial visitors with enthusiasm. . : | Italy. . REPUBLICAN MEETINGS. Max, August 24.—A meeting of Republicans was held bere yesterday to protest against the colonial policy of the present government. Deputy Man. one of the principal speakers, condemned the occupation of Massowah by Italy, fand ex- claimed that Italian soldiers had rather aspire to taking the Julian Alps. The police here inter- rupted the orator and would i not allow him to finish his speech. The meeting then passed resolutions demanding the recall of the Italian army from Egypt. Similar Republican mestings were held in many other places throughout the kingdom yes- terday Spain. ANTI-GERMAN DEMONSTRATIONS. Maprip, August 24.—Anti-German demonstra- tions, similar tothe one in Madrid, were made in every one of the Spanish provinces yesterday. Egypt. OFFICIALLY DENTED. ALEXANDRIA, August 24.—It is Officially denied that petitions praying for an English protectorate over Egypt are being circulated for signatures. BELLEVILLE. A Small Fire Oauses Great Excitement— Notes. An explosion at the Western Brewery this morn- ing caused a fire which at one time threatened to de- stroy the whole baiid ing. but which, by the good work of the Fire Department, was finally extinguished without great loss, When the alarm came in that the Western Brewery, which is one of the largest buildings in Belleville, was on fire, considerable ex- citement was created, and mauy people in the central portion of the city hurried out to West Believille to witness what they thought was sure to be a disastrous conflagration. When the engineg arrived on the scene, one of the firemen, pained John Reisbish, was so anxious to get to work that he jumped from the bose reelto the round, and in doing so fell and broke one of his ees. The damage tothe brewery is estimated at 200. A warrant was issued by Justice Bauman thid morning for the arrest of aman named Davio Johns, on a charge of using improper language ts Mrs. Louis Nenymier. The Board of Directors of the Turngemeinde met esterday, but transacted no business of special mportance. he St. Clair County miners hold a mass meeting this evening at the City Park. Mr. H. W. Smith will deliver an address on the various issues of in- terest to the laboring men in general, and nailers, feeders and laboring men are invited to attend. The property of the Wild West show, which stranded here a few weeks ago, will be sold at pub- lie auction next Saturday. The IIlinois and St. Louis Railway Line have made arrangements with the Wiggins Ferry Com- pany to rebuild and overhaul their engines. The Liedentafel are now making elaborate preparations for the celebration of the fifth anniversary of their society to be held on next Sunday evening, at Brosius’ Park. The grounds of the lately organized Lawn Tennis Club are now in fine trim, and the club will play match games twice a week. The Belleville District Fair Association has organized and it is announced tnata Fair will be held in October. The directors of the new associa- tion are determined to make this year’s fair the most successful ever held in St. Clair County THE SARATOGA RACES. The Track Heavy and the Atteadance Light— The Winners To-Day. Saratoas, N. V., August 24.— The race meeting here was continued to-day Rain fell heavily last night and this morning, making the track decidedly heavy. Theattendance was light. In the first race for three year olds and upwards, with non-win- ning and maiden allowances, distance three quar - ters of a mile, the starters were: Bonnie S., Nora N., Rupert, Evenon, Red Girl, Bill Sisty, Mocking Bird, Dolly S., Sir Garnet, Brandywi:e and Jim Ren- wick. The race was won by Nora M., with Jim Ren- wick second, and Rupert third; tima, 1:18 In the second race, one miie and a furiong, the starters were: Farewell, Clay Pate, Morning mag Thee = B., Rosette and the California horse, Jim Douglas. The race was won easily by Jim las, with Morning Glory second and Farewell third. Time, 2:00. In the taird race. one mile, the starters were: Sam Powers, Greenfield, Leroy, Matinee, Inspector, Huron, Violin and Ten Stone. The race was won by oe with Greenfield and Ten Stone third. i Tne fourth race was for 3-year-olds and upward, with selling allowances, welter weights, three- uarters of a mile. The starters were: Ernest, ‘oung Duke, Disturbance, Navarro, Carrie Stewart, Exceisior and Beechenbroox. o race was won by Ernest, witn Carrie Stewart second, and Young Duke third: Time, 1:20. lu the fifth race, one mile and a quarter, over six hurdles, tue starters were Quebec, Guy, Mystic and Father John. The race was won by Guy, with — second and Father John third. Time, A CONFLAGRATION AVOIDED. Early Morning Blaze at Springfield, Mo.— Shoe Factory Barned out. By Telegraph to the Post-Dispatch. SPRINGFIELD, Mo., August 24.—At8 o'clock this morning fire destroyed a small frame dwelling house on the corner of Boonville and Pine streets, belonging to Frank Hefferman. Insurance $500; company not known. The house was occupied by a family named Almond. The fire during its prog- reas greatly endangered tae Home Lumber Com- pany's luaber piles, situated adjacent to the buiid- was a great conflagartion avoided. Shoe Factory Burned. CHILLICOTHE, OnIO, August 24.—The third story of the Union Shoe Factory, filled with newly manu- factured stock, was burned out yesterday. Insured for $19,000, which is less than the loss. The com- pany has been working overtime to fill orders. THE LUCKY LIST. Names of the Sixteen New Post Office Carriers. The names of the new carriers for the Post Office were selected to-day from the list of sub- carriers and will be at once forwarded to the Postmaster-General, by whom they will, in all propability, be confirmed. The for- tunate ones are: Daniel W. Boxley, 820 Chestnut street; Timothy F. Burke, 762 O'Ffalion street; Charles W. iacke, 96 8. Eleventh street; Robert J. Leacock, 14 8. Twentieth street; Wm. F. Biebuse», 1383 N. Ninth street: Joseph D. Parkinson, 210 Olive street; John F. Broadway; A. H. Stuerrman, 1526 McCleary ; B. Eckert, 1145 S. Seventh street: F. V. Eynatten, 8208 With- nell avenue; A. E. Cooney, Oiive street: Charles Wiegand, 2202 8. Third street; Heary Welker, 1920 8. Seventh street; Thomas A. Lucas, James F. Young. 2210 Clara avenue. First District Police Court. The First District Police Court docket this morn- ing contained 91 cases: John Holdoff assaulted a colored man and was fined 88 and costs: Belle Reiley. a colored denizenof Paradise alley. was flued $10 and costs for using bad language; George Gibson stole 50 cents from a grocery on 8. Broadway and was fined $10 and costs; Ed Moran was fined $500 under the eighth clause and was given a stay on good bebavior: John Botson took a female neighbor by the hair yesterday and slung her down stairs, which cost num and costs Oth | The Correctioa Coart. The following cases were disposed of by Acting Judge Fauntleroy this morning: Frank Brown, grand larceny, discharged on the Win. Esterbrook, assault and batfery, bond for- | oe Poe RES EAS ae os . 2 88 ee Se ee rhe. ra ST haa Se De Sad Nar gh OR, ee ae a Eee * 1 A ah © Boa er aah 5 * A i 2 . : hee FFC . ing. Only by the greatest efforis of our firemen | . atin es my - nolle * 8 n a N 9 „ 0 . K . a r * . 8 2 521 7 ae iy ee) * 5 * 2 ar toyid ce N er: n K AIT EOS 1A BI . te ey ae ar 4 ‘ * a a * a og . * ae Oe Indians and Hali-Breeds Sacuring Homestead Lands as Citizens. Preparing Decisions in the Interior Department — New Missouri Post- masters Commissioned — Issue of Standard Silver Dollars—Missouri Congressman at the National Capital Washington News. 7 Wasuinerton, D. C., August 24—The Interior De partment bas been informed by Inspector Gardiner, who has been assisting the Indians and half breeds in the vicinity of the Turtle Lake, Dakota, reserva- tion, in taking up homesteads on public lands, that the local land office at Devil's Lake is receiving homestead filings on lands in that locality from half-breeds as citizens. The Ins has been instructed that Incians and halr-breeds are not citizens and can only become such under special laws enacted therefor by Congress. They can take homesteads only as Indians and sub- the restrictions as to alien- ation 138 for in the Indian Homestead Law. they secure patents for homesteads with- out such restrictions, many, if not ail of them, will soon part with the lands and again take refuge upon some reservation as a charge upon the Government. If the Indians patent their tands under the Indian Homestead Law they cannot part with them for a period of twenty-five years. The Shoe and Leather Trade, Wasuineron, D. C., August 24—Some time since the State Department sent circulars to the various United States Consuls asking for information in regard to the shoe and leather trade in the various districts inwhich they are located. Responses to these circulars are now being received. Consul Harper, at Munich, says of the trade in Germany: German manufacturers have, during the last decade, made rapid progress in this industry. There have been founded large factories that produce first rate goods quite equal to those produced in other countries. No money has been. spared to introduce very best machinery. Sons of the most prominent houses have been sent to America, England and France to study the trade and its ngs. The American method of manufacture has had the special attention of the leading firms. The result is that many factories are completely furnished and conducted on American plans. In fact, the German manufacturers are endeavoring to elevate their production to the highest degree of perfec- tion. Thetime is not far distant when German machine-sewed ladies’ goods will be found in the West End shops of London.” Consul Russell writes as follows from Liverpool: American leather is sent here with a quantity of waste attached. which English tanners would render into glue and not at the tronble and expense of tanning. There is some thing in the American process which robs the pelt of a large portion of its gelatinous parts, and makes the texture dry. It is found necessary for buyers of American hides, before they can be used, to rid them of much offal before they cut them up. This is waste. It would enhance the value of tue sides if American tanners would cut these off and make glue pieces of them. There are no bona fide American made boots sold here, although there are several so-called American stores. The goods sold in them are manufactured, as the proprietor says, onthe American principle. There are no import duties on leather, either raw or manufact- * A: Successful System. Zy Telegraph to the Post-Disnater.. Wasaineton, D. C., August 24.—Tuesdays and Fridays are Cabinet days in the Interior Depart- ment. The Cabinet room is the office of Assistant Attorney-General Mentgomery, who presides over the deliberations, and the officers who assemble are the law clerks of the department. Under previous administrations the decisions on land Questions promulgated under the Becretary's sig nature were prepared by a clerk, handed to the chief clerk of the Assistant Attorney-Ueneral's of- fice, and then th h the latter official the opin- ions reached the At present a new system is in operation. On the days’ named the law clerks assemble in Judge Montgomery's room, bringing with them the decisions taey have pre- pared. One clerk is particulariy expert in home- stead cases, another in preemptions and another in land grants. Each reads aloud the opinions be has — on the questions submitt to him. and hen they are laid before the Cabinet“ for criti- cism and discussion. The plan has been found to work well. It keepsthe clerks from falling into grooves, and an opinion which is to be submitted dy one cierk to all his fellow clerks is sure to be honestly and carefully prepared. Wasted the Appropriation. New York, August 24.—A Washington special to the Sun says: “The Treasury Commission which has been investigating the office of the Supervising Architect has ordered the suspension of all pay- ments in the cases of the new Post Office building in Kansas City. A bad state of things has been developed there. Atthe last session of Congress $20,000 were appropriated for the completion of the approaches to the building, fora clock and for sewer connections. On the strength of this appro- priation the citizens subscribed $1,500 fora fine clock bell, which was to enable residents of the city and vicinity within a radlus of six miles to keep the time and set their watches by. But months passed by and there was no sign of the clock. This led to inquiry and the inquiry led to disagreeable revelations. It now ap that Supervising Architect Bell has spent the whole 20,000 and that only $1.400 of that sum has gone or any of the objects embraced in the appropria- tion. his sum was paid foran iron fence. The sum of 818.000 has been spent for a heavy marble wainsenting withia tue Post Office, for waich there is no warractin the appropriation, The result is that the accounts ars suspended, and Mr. Bell finds himsels charged with au iilegaland improper ex- penditure of public moneys.” The Trausfer of United States Bonds. Wasuineton, D. C., August 24.—The Register of the Treasury has issued the following order: To avoid the troubles and delays inthe transfers of United States bonds to the successors of legal repre- sentatives of holders, not really in a fiduciary capa- city, this office will hereafter require as a condition precedent to the issue to any trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, etc., that the beneficiary in the particular trust represented snall be named in the upplication and in the assignment of the bonds for the purposes proposed.” Missouri Post masters. By Telegraph to the Post-Dispatch. Wasurxerox. D. C., August 24—Commissions were issued (o-day to the following Missouri Post- masters of the fourth class: Gabriel L. Lick, Stout- land, Camden County; John George, Buffalo, Dallas County: Fred Brele, Lincoln, Benton County; Ira D. Cottley, Hevedland. Knox County; George W. Melvin, Lancaster, Schuyler Comets i Samuel Nass. Lehigh, Jasper County; John W. Alexander, Warsaw, Benton County; F. Hackstep, McKnight, Osage County. Personal Mention, By Telegraph to the Post-Dispatch. Wasutneton, D. C., August 24.—Representatives Heard and Stone have finished their labors in the departments here and wil leave for home this evening. Representative O'Neil! is the only mem ber of the Missouri delegation left in the city, and be will probably 828 early in the week. Mrs. Colman, wife of Commissioner of Agricuiture, and her son and daughter will ieave for St. Louis this evening. Northern Pacific Lands. Waasninetos, D. C., August 24.— The hearing on the application of the Northern Pacific Reilroad Company for a reopening of the decision of the Sec- retary of the Interior — tows, hag a indemnity has been unt il Standard Silver Dollars, Waruixeton. D. C., August 24.+-The issue of standard silver dollars from the Eint during the week ending August 22 was 497. The issue on rr of last year was Embleme of Mourning Removed. weren, P. G., August %4.—The emblems of | The which were placed on the various ic | ter * pes r to the ot ö eee to-day. i . * 1 Some a ‘ ; 4 * * N os ee : he 8 ee 8 on N „ N he 7 82 Sree ~— * * ** „ * ane * 4 » - t +4 c * ‘ ; : “a . Bridal Bulletin. n . ae ‘4 8 * 1 he r i „ 2 Le LE ees eS s : N : — „ Wr —. THE TWO EXTREMES. Frost in the North and Perspiration in St. Louis. The tourists in the Northwest must have felt sick - this morning when they loowed at the thermome- ter. At St. Vincent, near the British line, the mer- cury was as low as 29°; at Moorhead it wae only 39°, and at St. Paul only 55°. Here it was 78°— THE PUKITAN WINS. The Third Trial Hace Between the Yachts Puritan and Priscilia. New York, August 24.—In the third trial race bo- tween the yachts Puritan and Priscilla, to deter- mine which shall defend the American cup against the English cutter Genestu, the Puritan crossed the home line twenty seconds ahead of the Priscilla. Real Estate Transfers. Henry Cramer and wife to Caroline Krue- gers. trustee, lot 10, block 5, McClure and andeventer's addition, 50 feet on Lee 8 400 00 mth street, in city block 5x9: warranty deed ......... Sl aval thats ni A. Ohnsorg and wife to J. M. Darr, lot 16, — 10 Improving on His Wife's Method. From the Bnffalo Courier. There is in this city a young Benedict who is so fortunate as to be wedded toa lady of rare beauty and attractiveness. Now this young Benedict had in all respects proved a model hus- band and had acquitted himself.so faithfully on all occasions that his wife had contidence in him, and 3 intrusted the most sacred and important duties to his charge. So fully, indeed, did she trust him that on Wednesda last she started for the country to have a weeks visit with a friend, and the last words to him before stafting—having consigned the baby to the tender mercies of the nurse—were: „Georgie, promise me to take good care of Fido. Don’t let over-eat himself, aad above all, bathe him regularly. You’ll find the bath-tub in the parlor, the towels are in the linen-press and his comb and brushes are in the left- corner of my u drawer, andthe cologne on the shelf above. And be sure when you've finished to wrap him in his blanket and put him in the sunshine to dry, and if he c-c ca cold telegraph me.“ S0 saying she printed one last impassioned kiss on Fido’s nose, tearfully delivered him to her husband's gg tem into the and was gone. On ursday and Friday rgie implicitly carried out the instructions of his absent wife. He ned Fido. brushed, combed and dried Fido, but yesterday morning when the scribe cod} 5 residence he 1 wild elpings -yi-ings proceeding from the * tepping up to the fence, he looked over and saw an unusually fat pug, now tumb- thed Fido, col 720 00° ling on now ing somersaults in the air and tically yelping the while. Sonte few yards stood Georgie with his hands in He was bathing o. He had chained him to a post and turned the hose on him. A New Plan. From the Texas Siftings. „How is Sniverly and his wife coming on?’ asked a as gentleman of a frien‘. „He played a very mean trick on his wife last week.” „What was that?” ‘ “You know — does not . keep any o his wages, 80 up a plan to get some away from her. You —— she has a pet dog that she thinks more of than she does of anything else in the world?” accumulates two dlolars and a a week pocket money. In Case of Fire. From the New York Ban. The following is on the doors in the bedrooms of one the largest Nantucket ho- tels: IN CASE OF FIRE. First—Notify the clerk at once. He will be asleep in the back room of the office. secuond—Notify the proprietor. He will be found in room A, on the first floor. Tbhird—N the night watchman. He will be somewhere on tue premises. to 1 — room and throw your the window. You cas re asleep, as Fourth—Retura trash meng ape — pl pe sgt k on zza or ne bac . Portia Now try to discover where the fire is. In ninety-nine times out of a hundred it wiil be in some neighboring building, not ours. Don't forget to sbriek and aailoo all the time; by that means you will wake up sound sieepers; also it will oe vory to nervous people. Another list of rules ends with this admoni- tion: if there is anything that does not suit you, don go about growling, but come to me. A Maharajah’s London Dinner. From the London World. of Johore — —— — * —
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Rue. 6 years old, was drowned in a cistern avenue to-day. wanted of Patrick McCawley, an Irishman, 27 years of age. who left his home at Blackwell, Mo., on the 8th inst., and was cay — in a vile resort on Poplar street. He was a idge carpenter, employed by the Union Bridge Com- pany. ange Council, No. 291, hold its weekly meet- alnut d Jefferson avenue, The principal feature personal reminis- N . Fletcher. officers of the Grand Council of the State will at- tend. . Ar its meeting last Tuesday afternoon the Police issued a new order which gives to Vice- sident Blair full and complete authority to dis- officer below the — hostiers, or s complaints to the them, @ _Castia Sarrwoop, Knights and Ladies of the Golden Rule, will meet this evening in Lightstone“s Hall, Kleventh and Franklin avenue. Ten candi- dates for initiation, among them several lady offi- cials from the Custom House. Prof. Herwig and Hy. Geyer, jr., will have charge of the music, Prominert speakers will be present—Enmglish and German. The question of organizing a Grand Chapter will be considered. CITY PERSONALS. ice President, who will dispose Mr. C. T. Van Sicklen of Chicago is in the city. After a cruise on the briny ocean in a yacht, Gus Hebard has returned home. J. S. McClellan and family have returned from a summer's visit to Colorado. Mr. Geo. Cooke and son are summering at Mrs. L. D. Taylor's farm, at Rinkleville, Mo. J. L. Griswold. proprietor of the Laclede, leaves to-night for Minneapolis and the Northern lakes. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. V. Wolcott, with their little daughter Camilla, are at the Cliff House, Manitou, Col. J. C. Ewald has returned from his visit to New York and the seaside greatly improved in health and appearauce. Mrs. George W. Alexander (nee Emma Mook) left esterday for DeSoto, Mo., to spend some timo on mother's farm. A. B. Coit, after several weeks visit to the Yel- lowstone Park, arrived home this morning. The geysers, he says, are Dearly as grand as the Ex- change fountain. A number of the friends of D. L Bushnell went over niz as al car yesterday morning to ba- non, III., where they were received by Mr. B. and royally entertained. Uol. Lewis A. Clarke, on invitationof Mr. H. L. Dausman, leaves this evening to attend the meeting of the Wisconsin Trotting Horse Breeders’ Associ- ation at Milwaukee, which begins to-morrow. H. M. Taylor, agent ot the National Bureau of Animal ,. Washington, D. C., — through the city to-day, en route elena, Montana, to attend the first annual convention of the Moutana cattle raisers. Building Permits. The following are the building permits issued to-day: M. Schitz, alterations on brick dwelling, Second Carondelet and near Lynch street, $1,350; Frank Henning, brick dwelling, King's Highway and Taylor avenue, $2,750; T. W. Mier, brick dwelling. Seventeenth street near Chambers street, $2,900; Patrick Walsh, brick dwelling, John avenue and Emily street, $2,000; James Laughiin, brick dwelling, Scott avenue near Jefferson avenue, $1,000, Robert Kieplin, brick store and dwelling, corner of Eleventh and Dock streets, $2,600. There were ten renewals of engineers’ licenses and six applications for new licenses, Leon Poajaud was successful, AMarderer Arrested, The police to-day arrested R Carver of Warren, Penn., a fugitive from justice. Carver is charged with murder. He will be held here subject to the “orders of the Pennsylvania authorities. Run Over and Killed. By Telegraph to the Post-Dispatch. Sr. Joseru, Mo., August 24—Jacob Wilde, who was run over and killed by a street car last night at 11 o'clock, was drunk atthe time. TRY LEVISON’S Combination Writing and Copying Fluid. SAMPLES ON APPLICATION. LEViSON & BLYTHE STATIONERY CO. Ee MONEY. New Tonk. August 24.—Noon—Money is easy at {| Per cent. Bar silver 10544 The stock market came weak immediately ~ oy — —— | —4 clini aS¢ per cent generally. tter wet Il and Western Union, but Northern ading Jersey . NA each. she — was 8288 about 11:80 * 1 recovery follow carrying ces u to r cent, Lackawanna and Union Pacific 4 Pe strength continued until shortly before noon, when the market became dull and steady at the slight reaction. At 12 o'clock the market is quiet and heavy. Omaha common alone sbowing an advance, having gained 4 per cent since 11 o'clock. : . ; 4465, 118; 4 ; Wat Sraeet, New Yor, August Exchange did not open until 11 o‘clock this morn- ing. The market opened quiet, with Union Pacific, Western Union and St. Paul M per cent higher, while Lackawanna is 4 lower and Minneapolis and St. Louis preferred is up % and Reading 1-2 and Lake Shore and Louisville and Nashville are un- changed. There were declives of small fractions in the first few transactions. New Yor«, August 24,3 P. Mx. — The stock market became very weak shortly after noon and continued to until about 2 o’clock, when it became y and firm at the decline and remained so until the close. Lonpon, August 24.—12:30 F. mu.—Consols opened at 100 1-16 for both money and the account. 4 P. u.—Consoles closed atl00}g for both money and the account, New York Stock Quotations. Corrected daily by Matthews & Whitaker, bankers and brokers, No. 121 N. Third street, St. Louis, Mo. STOCKS, “*** “agouSiTy ntral New derne... hic. * F. M. & O. * * Guine vr. Mil. & St. P KN 2 os oe oe e - eee PER — „ „ „„ „„ „„ e 1 „„ „ „„ „%% «oðö˙ͤJ „ Patace Car & San S o m 4ĩ „„ see eee ee oem ee rere „„ „„ amg 2 eee 8 aay oy ae. os le 2 Erg F mee? — 3 ESE S if 3 3 - ; ’ . N ö a * a 4 a | 7 r * is * — * . fue ~~, . arn az". — mg is @s ‘sterling, 10- eee „% eee — — I J 1 45 1 |Be 2 82 COMMERCE. SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS, Calling for Margins on Wheat Down to That Price—Irregular Marketa. Special by Telegraph rom Piexering & Co., Chicago, to the Post-Dispatch. CMA, August 23.—Wheat opened with a great rush to sell, everybody climbing over each other to soll the cheapest. After a few minutes there was a sharp rally, caused by shorts buying freely, led by Stauffer and by Cudahy. The market worked up a cent under these purchases, but only to break again, and there was heavy selling all round, the price dropping to 80350 for October. The market finally closed steady at Mo above the lowest price of the day. There was a great deal of wheat sold by English houses, R. Warren disposing of a great dealand Dunn & Geddess also — freely. It was rumored that leading shorts an holders of cash wheat, who had it sold for Septem- ber, were calling margins down to Tic. They caused some throwing for coun- try account, Beceipts at Western points to-day were 450 cars. The export movement was fair, and it is now thought the visivie supply will not increase as much as was expected last week, New Yor stock being ouly 40,000 bushels greater than a week ago. Oats were slightly firmer, on the wet weather, with active trading and closed ac below the highest point of the day. Corn was very active and irregular. It opened witha great rush to sell, but soon steadied and advanced 13gc. From the highest price the market broke and declined lc on free seiling by the wheat crowd, but again rallied and closed at ic higher than Saturday's close. The demand for cash corn was smaller owing to the advance in freights. For to-morrow 1,100 cars all Kinds are ex- St. Louis Afternoon Board. Wheat advanced 144@1}4c under a sharp demand on reports of export purchases in New York; closed strong. Corn and oats better and firm. Wheat—August 89b.; September 9834 to 99 5-8, closing 4 b.; October 9034 to 915¢; November 08 to 9344; December 9549; May $1 05 nom. Corn—August 40 14 b.; September 408-4; 335g b., October 391-8 ; November 3444 b.; year 8334 a.; January 33; May ; ~ UOats—August 2244 b., 245, a.; September 221-2; October 28 b., 2 a.; year 225g; May 2856 D., Mags a. ig CLOSING PRICES 3 P. M. Reported daily by S. W. COBB & co., 317 and 319 Chamber of Commerce. CHICAGO, Highest Lowest Closing To-day. ay. To-day. Oc 1 0 5.85 5.52556 b New Yorr—Wheat—aAugust 90 14: September 90 * November 0454; N 5%: Septem- : October 615-8: November 6094; De- cember 4914. Oats—August 8la.; September 3016: October 3044; November 31 b. Ba.LtTrMore— Wheat —August : September 87 8-8a88; October 90 1-4a3-8; November 921420934. Corn—August 52; September 50}4; October ——. Oil and Petroleum, 5 Prrrescre, August 24.—The oil market was fairly active and firm. Prices opened at $1 0214, broke to $1 0114 on selling to realize, but recovered again to $1 024 at 1 o'clock this afternoon. CLEVELAKD. Om, August 22.—Petroleum firmer ; SW. 110, 74. rr ag N. C., August 24—Turpentine firm at & 1-2. The Butter Market. By Telegraph to the Post-Dispatch, Lam. III., August 24.—Matters on the Butter Exchange to-day are rather quiet. Offerings are light and sellers are holding butter at 22. Cheese is dull; creams 6c, skims 2c to 20. according to quality. Stocks of Grain in st. Louis Elevators. Wheat. Oats. Rye. Barler. To-day...... 2.875.956 207.725 16.010 1.579 Saturday. —— 192,050 14,378 1,579 1 No. 2. No. 1. 164.412 138.590 wens 150,464 12,535 Red, Saturday... 1,936,400 To-day. .....1,878,800 Movements of Wheat and Corn To-Day. ; Receipts, Shipments, st. Louis... 101.828 175,675 Chicago.... 2 8083 314,144 Milwaukee.......... 6,495 8.840 Baltimore 55.889 24.157 Toledo 235 „„ „ 52.371 7.457 New York..........-828,524 81,900 121.02 Kansas UCity......... ren 2 ee CHIC InspxoTions—63 cars spring wheat, 17 cars winter wheat, 591 cars corn, 247 cars oats, I7 cars rye, 12 cars barley. By canai—4,400 du corn. Grain Inspections. Intro E.evators.—Wheat—161 cars No. 2 red winter; 29 cars No. 8 do; 8 cars No, 4 do: 17 cars rejected; cars no-grade; l car No, 2 Mediterranean; 6cars No. 8do; total. cars. Oorn—207 cars No. 2 mixed; 82 cars rejected; 4 cars no-grade: 10 cars No. 1 a mixed; total. 265 cars. Oats—6S . 2; 18 cars re 0. 2; Total out, 80 cars and 000 bushels, accordi r or export. It is stated f it : EE 835 288 * . * * » . a? 2 rs * > - — e 1 1 2 * : 1 ie * rr 5 4, or iis te EE We CR: SRO he.” ies 1 4 - ae be ö 5 * aS 75 ** v ,| delivered; peari meal and grits nomina: at * Your directly, atter harvest, it will probably be established. The home position, however, some important diferent from that in elevators at one time. 1880, the stock of No. .2 red was 1,522,000 — KH. Se secretary of the 2 National Association, United States, has evidently read and eres of E. O. Stanard’s encourag- ing report of Wisconsin's wheat crop. He writes a St. Louis millery “If Stanard is depen upon Wisconsin for wheat he will get left. I drove twenty miles Sunday vis.ting and taking samples from every e d. and the result showed that while the ds had a good appearance from the road an exXamimation- showed that half a crop would be a big estimate. and the quality was all below No, 2 Much is rejected and condemned. I do not wish to see a hel of old wheat moved out, as we shall need it for the mils. I don't know where Mr. Stanard could have been in tuis State to get such an idea. The northeast part ot the State is very poor. Richland County is good, and some sectious of the northern partare good. We used to get 25.000.000 to 30. 000, 00 bu, This year we shall not exceed 13.000, 00.“ —— Cuthbert Powell of the Kausas City Record and Price Current was on Change to-day.——The inspections of wheat here to-day were equal to 112,000 bushels, and ail of to-day's receipts were not included.—New Lors stock of wheat has increased 44,000 bu to 5,137,250 bu, corn decreased 52,000 bu to 242,160 bu, and oats increased 230,000 bu to 489,000 bu. ——Baiti- more’s stock ot wheat has increased 62,700 bu to 1,450,000 bu, and Toledo’s 163,000 bu larger at 1,469,- UU bu.——Lindbiohm, Chicago, telegraphs that. barring an increase in the amount in New York harbor, the visible supply of wheat should not show over 600,000 bu. Inquiry amoog the St. Louis houses receiving the Indiaua wheat shows tnat tnere is bought and yet to comes here avout 1,400 cars. These cars are heavily loaded, and the amount in Dushe!s is between 900,000 and 1.000, 000. ——Exports from Atlantic seaborrd for last week 2,194 bris. pork, 2,512,267 los. lard, 3,778,212 los. ba- con.——""l have just made a bet.“ said James Campbell, the stock broker, with a man who bas made some Money on this down turn in wheat. He bet me that wheat would sell in this market 10 cents lower than it is now. What do you think of that for bear nerve?’——New York exports last week; 53,167 bris. flour, 527,069 bu. wheat, 444,545 bu corn, aud 820,207 bu. oats. St. Louis Markets. FORENOON SESSION, CLOSING 1 P. M. Wheat went down to the lowest point of the crop so far, and during mos of the early trading exhib- ited the same demoralization that was so mark Saturday. An attempt was made to hold the home market at the opening. but the pressure to seil by the many soon got away with the buying of the few, and there came a collapse. Receipts were large, though the early postings were not up to ex- pectations, and the stoc« in store showed a further large increase, all in No. 2 red. Cabies were dis- couraging, though no decline was reported. The public and private English advices were of dull markets, and the latter gave the feeling as depressed by favorable weather. Chicago did not open until 10:30 o’clock, but her curb was lower. Weakness became too pronounced for the opposition to the decline to withstand, and with a rush rices broke until a declinefuf IMalhge was established, the lowest rates being reached shortly before 10:30a.m. The whole crowd was again seliing and the only buyers were shorts. Most of these buyers as soon as they bought in and secured their profits, turoed in and put out lines of short wheat again. There was a recovery of }4a3-4c. induced by a reaction in other markets, but subsequently went off again to a still lower Gage) price tuan tne early dec.ine took it to and was extremely heavy and weak. The final close was lallge below Saturday's. Septem- ber sold at 8944 early off to 88 1-2, back to 89 and down to 8814, ciosing at 8856. October opened at 9154, deciined to 9054, recovered to 91, fluctuating then between 90 3-4 and 90% until late,when it broke to 9056, but closing up at 90 1-2, November sok! at 92 1-2 to 92 and closed at 921-2; December at 9476 to 9414. closing at 941-2; May at to $1 04 1-21 08 5-S and worth about $104 at close. August offered 4 8854, bid 8844. Cash grades were again largely loWer. with a loss of 14¢c in No. 2 red. Offerings were not so large, but there was no in- crease tothe demand. No. 2 red 89 in E., 8944 in C. 8014 bid St. L.; No. 8 red 8514 this side, 85 1-2 in D.; No. 4 75 12 in St. L., 76% bid for D.; No. 2 Mediterranean 6 bid this side. Comm declined early in the day, heavy receipts dull cables, hot weather and the weakness in wheat having a depressing effect. The near options suf- fered most, as they were directly influenced by the increased arrivals, and commission houses were free seliers of them. The deferred options were better sustained, especially year, which was wanted by shorts. A sharp raliy in Chicago caused a recovery in the home market, year selling up stiffly, but later the whole line was weaker and year ciosed Ie above Saturday, While the nearer months were cons derably lower. September sold at 40 1-4 to 40 8 4; October at 88 1-4 to 39 aud c!osed off at 3140 56; November at 35 1-8 to 35 3°38; year at 3276 to 8394; Closing at 8396; August offered al 4i%, bid 4a; January at #82 84 earl aud later that bid: May at 56 1-2, bid 36. The po market was active and regular. No. 2 mixed and rejected East side solid 12 lower, but otherwise grades were steady, The shipping demand was excellent. No. 2 mixed 4l reguiar, 4la42 E. side; No. 2 white mixed 4084 E. side, 4144 in M., 4a 41 1-2in St. L.; rejected 80 this and 30 12 E. side; no grade 34 bid this side. Oats shared in the early weakness with the other cereals, but only lost 1-léa4gq, and were freely bouht at the lower rates. September sold on first cali at 22 1-4, October at 22 7-8, year at 221-4, May at 27 7-84a28 to 28, while August was offered at 22, but on noon call 227-8 was bid for August and tal for year, and tre others salable at the prices accepeed eariy but with no sellers. Cash gradeswere firm and a fraction beeter in price, with an order and shipping demand for all on sale; some local buying also. No. 2 222 1-4 ar, 22a22 8-3 for E., 2244 in U.. in M., 22% f N. and St. L.; rejected 214% E. side and in M., 2134 in U. and St. L., 2 in V.; no grade 18% in St. I. Rye quiet with not much offering and that readily bought. No. 8 sold at 55 this side, 5544 in M.; rejected at 51 in St. L.; September No. 2 offered at 54 and for January 5616 bid. Flour—Trade very dull, the aggregate business being smaller than usual. Values quite steady, however, and the few sales reporte& made at the following: xx $2 G5a2 75: xxx $2 904$3 00: family $3 Was 85; choice $3 65a$3 75; fancy $4 20a$4 30: extra do including favorite brands, $4 s5a$4 65; patent $5 00 to $5 25. These prices are for lots ou arrival at depot aud levee: order lots higher. Cornmeai—Quiet at $215a220 city on 922 2 to 50. Rye Flour—Slow at $3 Bag 88. Bran dult and lower. Sacked bran sold at 58 f. o. b. this side, 57 E. track, 56a57 at mill. Hay declined and was very dull, heavy offerings through large receipts and considerable carried over from last week, causing buyers to hold off, even at lower rates. There was little demand on shipping account, and receivers had to depend — 4 the local trade. Sales: East track —timothy $10 S0a11 50; for choice tofancy mixed $10; this side—prairie $9; timothy $10 50a12 for prime to fancy, mixed $10. — ged Provisions—An eet made. The demand showed no in- crease and trading was still confined to filling smail orders. A lot of 50,000 lbs dry salt (two-thirds winter) c’rib sold to arrive at 6.30, freight 1116 to East St. Louis, but this was all done in up-country meats, for which there was no particular 81 and little offering. Some mess k sold at $9 85 Oo. h but standard mess was hel hea ht $9 75. For small lots pri id. Spot dry salt dealers sti for rs, 5.45 for longs, 5.65 for o'ribs an 6.85 for shorta, Packed bacon |! sold at 5.95, o'ribs at 0568. 175 and shorts at 40 to 6.45— very little at latter. Country bacon—Sides ekippery), 8@5 1-3; extra —— Grease—Brown and yellow Salt— $i 05a) 10 | i eek and 1,790 exports 5,756 bales, against 14,372 same ear; stock 135,599 bales, against 187. 578 same time year; net receipts since September 1, 4,746,546 5 1-2d; sales August der CLOSING 8 P. u. New Ton — Futures closed firm; August 10.21; September 9.79; October 9.64; November 9.59; December 9.62; January 9.70; February 9.80; March — April 10.01: May 10.12; June —. Sales 57.900 es. New Orizans—Futures at 1:05 p.m. steady; August 9.35: September 9.80: October ——; November ——; mber ——; January 9.32; February 9.44: et 9.57; April 9.70; May 9.82. Sales, 8.100 es. Cotton Region Bulletin. For twen fourg ending August 23, 1885, 5 p. m. Central tiene. * , War Department, Signal Service U. S. Army. DISTRICTS. | AVERAGE. — NAur— |SUOHBIS dul uuf SSA Jo 1.qunn Wilmington ..... eee nee Arleston 55 2 6 „ „ „4„4„4h4%h „4 Wanne. eee casdes Savannah 5 — „ „ „„ „ „„ „„ „„ eee „ „„ „%%% „ „„ „„ „ „„ „46 ontgom ——＋6õ—:2„—ͤù' 6 Mobile * „„ New Orleans. . Galveston ——T 4444 eee W. * Little cc Rr e 22 sere „„ „% „% „„ „„ “ “ a= SERRERELES ES bg 8828888 22 DES ee 69 70 01 93.8 70.21.07 — =e . oe Posted in St. Louis, Mo., at 9 a m., August 24, 1885. G. A. Werner, Corp’l Signal Corps, U. S. A. „Nor- he averages are made up from reports received trom the number of stations as noted in in the column “Number of Stations.“ Country Produce. PEACHES—Arkansas 25a50, according to quality; Texas 35250 for poor to good; 60a65 for fancy per bu box. NEW APPL mmon and small 50a 750; fair to good 8131 W and fancy $1 50al 75. VEGETSABLES—Potatoes soia from farmers’ Wagous at 1Sa2%c per bu for home grown. Onions at 45e52l6c per bu and $1 30a1 40 per bri. BUTTER—Receipts 14,016 Ds. Only a light local de- mand, and market quiet and unchanged. We quote: Creamery—Choice to fancy 19a22; fair to good 17a19. Dairy—Choice and fancyl5al7: selections 18: fair to prime 12414: low 4a7. Country store packed at 5a8 for fair to choice. CHHEESE— Wisconsin full cream 8a8}4; choice and fancy skims 4a5; all else nominal. EGGS—R-ceipts 370 pkgs. Supply considera- bly in excess of demand. arket slow at 1016 for guaranteed fresh. POULTRY — Full-grown kind wanted; small springs and all old hard to We quote old chickens —Cocks mixed $2 25a2 35: hens Spring chickens—Small and medium sized at 75ca$1 to $1 Bal 50; choice large at $1 7542 VEALS—Steady. Choice small fat 7a7}4; 6a6 1-2c; heretics 8a4c per pound. WOOL—Receipts 106. 778 ibs. Firm and in good demand Offerings continue rather small, which makes a light business. MISSOURI, ILLINOIS, ARKANSAS, &c. Tubwashed— Choco A Sees eee 6064 b+ 29 Low, dingy or coarse Unwashed—Choice medium clothing and combing...... bees ese des „„ Fair medium clothing and combing.... .20 Low OF cars gooeceeeses e Fine — Choice, light eee 20 Fine—Heavy COCR — 33 22 2 eeteeeee 16 Hara burry, cotted and chaffy........... 12 Slightly do do 2aSc of; uutied or broken fleeces las less. KANSAS, NEBRASKA, 10WA, &c. Unwashed—Guaoice light bright medium. ..19 Fair to good medium. 17 Brasby or earthy medium 14 Carpet stock OF lo. . . „ „ „„ „ a15 Fine—Choice light bright .......:.....--184al9 Fine—Heavy or earthy 11 springs the only fair TEXAS, SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS, C. Spring clip—Choice light une, 12 montis’ growth 2056221 Choice light medium, 12 months’ growth. 0 22016 Choice light medium, 6 * a growth Choice light fine, 6 to 8months’ growth..16 418 Sandy or burry 2 to 5c Hardburry 9 ai3 Short and sandy Western II 414 Carpet stock and loW Ww .. 11 415 4 new sks We is allowed, and for old 10c—tare dry un- ged in price. quote: Green saited at de; damaged Thc; branded 15 per cent off; bull's or stags Se: part cured e; green (un- cured) dug: do (do) damaged Se; ‘glue stock 3c; dry flint 1644c; damaged 1344c; bulls or stags 10c; dry saitei 12c; damaged 10c; glue stock 6c. Hides under 10 lbs classed as damaged. FEATHERS—Quiet and easy. We qu live geese at 47c in large sks and 48 in small; unripe, quilly, etc., 40 to s: mixed 10 to 35; tare 3 and 10 per cent. . — ER SKINS—Easy and dull; prime dry flint at SHEEP PELTS—Firm; prime n salted, large and full wooled. 60 to 8; dry dodo 0 to 0, green lamb skins 10a15. BEES W AX—Easy at 22 for choice. GRASS SEED—Timothy quiet and easier. with sales of 18sxs at $1 55, 0 ks (old) at $1 57 and 160 sks and 1 car —.— for August) at $1 60; clover still dull and declining, 80 sks selling at $4 75; red top quotable at 35a45; all else nominal, German mullet, prime to choice $1 00a1 10 ;trashy and mixed O0as0c; white miilet 40.550; Hungarian 40a60. CASTOR BEANS—Steady, and salable at $1 75 for prime. FLAXSEED—Receipts 172 sks, 10,500 bu: inspec- tions, ll cars225 sks No.1. F r, recovering to $1 15, at which 1 car and 173 sks sold. LIVE STOCK. Horses and Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Mules. Receipts........ 2,360 8,496 671 129 Shipments 1,954 2,189 76 CATTLE—Offerings this morning were plentiful enough. but almost exclusively made of range cattle by far the largest proportion of which were ofa very common and undesirable description. Natives of any kind were in exceedingly light supply, and their condition was nothing to brag on. The movement in all branches of the trade was slow and sales dragged. Local dealers were the only class that showed any disposition to and their operations were conducted in manner, there being not offered to induce competition, and only those who had to have stock could be induced to take hold, and then only when rates were made yintheir favor. The basis for sales were as follows: : ote: Prime | 8888823332 teers. „„ „„ „„ „% ee „ „„ „„ „„ „ „„ „„ He eee ee eee eee „ „„ ee PCC SETH SEE HOSS Ce eee 25 cows and heiferss “teeter eee COROTE. ccc sg ccs ceces eee [ pried 2 III 2 gerszer rz SRERARESS al eee eww ee aeene : i i reer Lern „„ „„ „„ „„ „ C7 OF „„ „% „% g „„ „„ „„ owe 56% %„%'% eee rere eee ee cette —— ö iO to. —— 2 we * n this morning. . Th HH F. Sgecaea Le fl 5 lt 1 iG lj a Sere Pe FY . * * E Mone ] 25 SSddds ess >> „ „ he 5 i f No. Av. „ 84. 177 80 N rte Det” 8882828 i SHEEP—Market quiet and without new fea ; supply small, but demand good for desirable ! ; REPRESENTATIVE SALES. Union Stock Yards. Daily Live Stock Report of Sales of Shee AY. Price. AY. No. b iP No. 8... 111. „ $8 75 9% e 104 eer „ „* 84. 85 87 107 100. . 7. ** 8 86 92. e er v0 te ce v SSeAS87 2 60 3 00 Horses and Mules. HORSES—Heavy dranght, extra, $140 to 8188: heavy draught, good, $125 to $140; drivers, extra, 8180 to $160; drivers, good, $100 to $125; saddlers, extra, $150 to $175; saddiers, good, $125 to $150; Southern horses, extra, $9) to $110: Southern horses, good, $65 to $90: plugs, duli at $20to 800; cavalry horses, $125 to $135. LES—14%6 hands, 4 to 7 vears old, $110 to $120; 15 hands, 4 to 7 years old, $125 to $135; 1544 hands, 4 to 7 years old, extra, $140 to $160; 1610 10% hands, $160 to $175; old mules dull at any price. Live Stock Markets by Telegraph. Kansas Crrr. August 24.—Recerpts—Cattie 2,467 head; two-thirds of the receipts are grass Texans, on which the market is weak and 10c lower forall except strictly choice fat, which are about steady; no good natives here to-day. Hogs—Receipis 3,193 head; market closed strong agd higher; lights $4 40; light mixed $420@4 30; packers $4 00 4 20. Cuicaco, August 24.—:logs—Keceipts 4,500; mar- ket active and firm, 5¢ higher: light $4 Sa 95; rough packing $4 10a4 30: heavy packing and ship- ping $4 35a4 70. Cattie—Receipts 9,000; best grades firm, but all common cattle 10c lower; shipping 490; Texans $3 00a8 95 Sheep—Heceipts 1,600; market steady; sales at $2 00.3 75. WeEsT PariLtapDeLtpaia, August 24.—Cattle—Market 00d; receipts 8,500 head: prime $6 00a6 624g: good 25a5 75; medium $4 505 00: common $3 00a4 50. Sheep— Market demoralized; receipts 15,500 head; 1 ~y $4 25a4 50; good $3 Thad 00; medium $3 Wa 50; common $1 35a2 75: lambs $2 50a 00. Hogs —Fair demand; receipts 5,000 head; shipments none; selling at $6 75a/ 00. MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH. New Tonk. August 24—Noon.—Wheat depressed and lalléc lower, with more doing; No.1 white nominal; sales 48,000 bu No. 2 red September 90 8-4a91 1 2; 1,128,000 bu do October 92740937; 948,- 600 bu do November 9$47ga95%%; 752.000 bu do December 9634a975 * i ae Mags. River four feet three inches and rising slowly as Pittsburg. The palatial Gem City leaves for Keokuk to- morrow at4p. m. 0 The City of Bayou Sara passed Vicksburg last night for Bt. Lost | . The United 8 snag boat Gen. Wright is at work in the — River. 8. Col. Hunter Ben Jenkins and family left for Point t, W. Va., yesterday. The City of Natchez is the New Orleans Wednes- day packet. Don’t forget this, The lightning Belle of Mem away for Vicksburg to-morrow at 5 p. Sag 222 The only boats in port yesterday were the Elon G. Smith and Belle of Memphis. | The Samt Paul of the Saints’ Line came in this morning, and returns at 4 p. m. to-morrow. The Emma Elliott came in from Grand Tower this morning, and returns at 4 p. m. to-morrow. The City of Natchez was twenty-two hours from Memphis to Cairo. She should have made it in sixteen. wk Chas, — No. 2 came — from Harrison- wing one Toute Baw lain ge loaded with logs for the St. The powerful pusher Port Eads away for the South . * ru 3.800 tons of Weather Bulletin. War DEPARTMENT, Siena Service, U. S. Anwy, WaSHINGTON, August 24, 1 The following observations are taken at 7 75th meridian time: 885. a 3 Se mon 18 Uy eue Vicks burg... Fort Smith....... Galveston, Texas New Orleans, La. Little Rock, Ark. Shreveport, La. Cincinnati, Ohio. Indianapolis, Ind Louisviile, Ky.... Memphis, Tenn.. Nashville, Teon.. Pittsburg, Pa.... Chicago, II.. — III ö ‘Davenport, Iowa. Des —— Keokuk, Iowa. La Crosse, Wis... Moorhead, Minn. St. Louis, Mo.... ot. Paul, Minn... Springfieid, Lil... Leavenworth ... Omaha, Neb Yankton, Dak.... Bismarck, Dak... Fort Buford, Dak. Fort Assiniboine. Deadwood, Dak.. Fort Custer, Mont Denver, Col Dodge City, Kan. Fort Elliott, Tex. North Platte, Neb. Fort Stockton Sait Lake City... West Las Animas} Cloudy. Ki Paso, Tex Clear. Dasi (*—) indicates rainfail inappreciable. ZENFESESESESSSELSES — 7 — — =e LAR, 4 4 .Cleari’g Threa’g Fair. Cioudy. Lt. Rain Cloudy. Lt R in Cloudy. .11'Lt. Rain OI Fair. BERENS RBEESEBERBEERBEREE 88222833 Az 83 . 78882 8 22 ADL f a . — 2 CITY OF NATOH RZ 2 , 2 ort ae 1 Re gx n Won * „ 9 5 ee: je, Arkansas Cf yee ee, — . ee ‘ea * PSY . St. Merry * . J we, St. Mary's — ‘ R Br F 0 * * 9 a . * 41 ms ‘ oF has * 2 7 Tyler. + ~~ 9 ae „ : = 5 * ——— — ee en .
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‘Ab. ay Cm tat : W 8 1 ms 1 a e 8 —— allied „ . a ah + 3 r N * A 3 * ad 71 oe * * * * rag : 5 ** ** 1 eee ere - Pip tuk 9 e — THE DISPATCH PUBLISHING CO, Jour PULITZER, President. (Entered at the Post Office at St. Louis, Mo., as second- ala mai) matter.] TERMS OF THE DAILY. . +» $9 00 450 225 85 Three months. ——— 2 2 Gen WROGIOTE, cncc cc vccocccccictcccckbcbecsedic One month (delivered by carrier)... 65 By tne week (delivered by carrier). 18 Subscribers who fail to receive their pa- per regularly will confer a favor upon us by reporting the same to this office by postal card. THE WEEKLY. One year, postage paid a G1 00 Six months, postage paid.............. 60 All business or news letters or telegrams should be addressed POST-DISPATCH, 515 and 517 Market street. MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 1885. THE report that the-President had broken down in health up in the Adriondacks was a ca- nard. He weighs two hundred and forty pounds, and he hits a ton. —_—_—_—_—_—_—_—_——_———— Our St. Louis railroad kings were expected back from New York to-day. A reception will be tendered them by the Merchants and Man- ufacturers’ Association. — RS TS THE Grant Monument Committee have been a little bit slow about getting down to work, but we hope that they will make up by effect- ive werk now that they have begun. NOTHING more is heard of the impossibility of the cattlemen’s complying with the Presi- dent’s order to get out of the Indian Territory. It is safe to assume that the cattlemen under- stand the order. THE country papers are beginning to read over the roll call of the Ew1nG family, and find one of them missing, Epa Ewine, the Consul General to Mexico. Latest Mexican advices fail to report his arrival at his post. New light is thrown, on the working-girl ques- tion in London by the statement that the most poorly paid of all working-girls are those who stitch and bind the bibles that are published for distribution among the heathen. If this is true, it shows the British Pharisee at his worst. A TIMELY notice that Mr. TILDEN was in- disposed” may have kept President CLEVE- LAND from calling at Greystone on his way up the Hudson, and it may be true, as alleged, that Secretary MANNING called there a day or two later, only to be treated with very scant courtesy by Mr. TILDEN, and to be informed by Mr. Smita Weep that the old man” had not been consulted as he should have been with reference to the New Yorkappointments. This revelation of the fact that Mr. TILDEN and Mr. WEED are not running the present Adminis- tration, is not, however, in the nature of news, and the gloom which it has cast over Greystone is not liable to overshadow the whole country. — — — eee — A COMMUNICATION from Railroad-Commis- sioner HARDING, explaining very satisfactorily the difference between the figures of Poor’s Manual and those of the Missouri Railroad Commissioner's Report, will be found in an- other column. It shows how careful our Rail- road Commissioners were not to be misled by any railroad authority or official report into an over-valuation of the railroad property in Missouri. Weare glad to see our State Rail- road Commissioners so willing to aid the Post- DISPATCH in spreading strictly accurate infor- mation on the subject of the under-valuation of railroad property by our State Board of Equalization, and in calling attention to the discrimination outrage and to the weakness of the legal remedies for the wrong. Wri a popular majority of 250,000 in the Union, and a New York State majority of 40,000, Mr. TrLDEN failed to step from the Gov- ernor’s mansion at Albany to the White House. But with a plurality of only about 1,200 in New York, Mr. CLEVELAND easily made the trip to the White House from the Albany man- sion. Demonstrations of a bulldozing or dicta- torial character from Greystone towards the present occupant of the White House are therefore liable to be regarded as immodest rather than formidable. Mr. CLEVELAND weighed a good deal when he got there, andl has grown so much heavier since that it wil take something more than a spoils grievance to “down” his administration or shake its influ- ence with the people. ; Ix the discussion of the question of freight discriminations the point is made that the rail- roads are not altogether to blame for the fail- ure of St. Louis to secure trade which lay at her doors, but that the St. Louis merchants have had as much to do with it as the railroads. We are afraid there is only too much truth in this. St. Louis trade has always been servative. It was reluctant to adopt new methods, to change from the old ways of slow- ness and safety and adopt the new ideas of quick sales, small profits, close margins and bitter competition. But if the St. Louis mer- chants have sinned they have paid a heavy penalty. We donot wish to excuse, them at the expense of the truth; we admit their share. But this does not affect the real issue, which is a question of facts and figures, of fair freight rates versus unjustifiable discrimination. The faults of the St. Louis merchants cannot pos- sibly justify the prohibitory tariffs which are now under discussion. — — Tue colerity with which so many of Senator CooKRELL’s relatives slide into offices while the doors are shut in the face of other Missouri Democrats, keeps some of our Missouri ex- ma ndibles and tentacles that reach out and clutch offices and hold them from the cradle to the grave. Every member & that family has fed ab the public trough for they say, and from their stories we are left to infer that Senator CockREeELL might never have been heard of as an officeholder himself if he had not married into this family of remarkably wide-awake office-grabbers. It seems tous that this sort of defensais a little overdone. To insist that the relatives are gobbling up all the offices without the Senator’s cunnivance or consent, isto represent him as nothing more than the tail of the family dog. A Senator who is but the creature of a clique or family of officeholders is rather more objectionable than one who is only a boss“ of the officeholders. SA ES THE TRADE OF ST. LOUIS. Is St. Louis well situated as a center of trade? A glance at the situation of our city is all that is needed to answer that question. It was de- signed by nature as acenter for the distribution of all the products of the East and West, of the North and South. It is the geographical center of the country. It isa healthy city. It has ample capital and solvent relations with the money centre of the country, business connections built up by years of honest dealing and friendly feelings. Such a citv has the right to command the trade of the geographical area around it. It has a right to deman@ that in all the adjustments of rates and charges its importance shall be recog- nized, and its growth provided for. What is it we see? At the first step taken in trade from the great trade center, St. Louis gets a square knock down blow. St. Louis trade is struck in the face with a false mileage basis. Even when equal rates per mile are of- fered her, the mileage basis adds a discriminat- ing tax of five per cent. on all freight charges. Then the ingenuity of trade oppression has taken hold of the St. Louis bridge, and, instead of making it a help to the city, has actually turned it into a detriment by building up the grotesque and iniquitous bridge arbitrary,” a a tax imposed solely on St. Louis trade, and unknown to any other city except St. Louis. All other bridge tolls have been merged into the general freight rate. Even the St. Louis bridge toll has been merged into the freight rate for all points beyond St. Louis, but for all freight destined for St. Louis it adds a full hundred miles to the already unfair mileage. What do we see when St. Louis has finally received the goods and tries to sell them? The columns of the Post-DisPatcH have told the story day by day. To getthe goods we pay more for the long haul, and the haul is made longer to make the bill larger. But when it comes to selling the goods the rule is reversed. When St. Louis has the short haul and com- peting cities have the long haul, St. Louis pays more for the short haul than competing cities pay for the long haul. New Orleans undersells usat Joplin. Cin- cinnati undersells us at Little Rock. New York undersells us at Moberly. Chicago under- sells us at Sedalia. Kansas City undersells us at Carthage. Goods are hauled through St. Louis three hundred miles beyond and half way back for less money than would haul them to St. Louis. The mileage basis which served its turn to keep St. Louis from buying is kicked oyt of doors when St. Louis tries to sell. There is only one basis which is constant. It is known as the St. Louis be damned basis.” And this is done by railroads built with our money and subject to our laws. The merchants of St. Louis who are fleeced and gouged and insulted and ruined by these arbitrary imposi- tions are paying taxes to-day for the bonds on which these railroads were built. Half the State tax is an interest tax, and the State debt is a railroad debt, but the debt and taxes incurred ig building the roads are nothing to the tax laid on us to run the roads. Is St. Louis to stand this forever? No, it will not doit. If the contest were merely one be- tween asingle newspaper—with the right on its side—and the whole railroad interest which converges in St. Louis, even then we would back the paper, if it were a live paper, with a circulation, a purpose, a conviction. But in this warfare against tht oppression of the trade of St. Louis, the Post-DispatcuH has the united sentiment and purpose of St. Louis to back it, and the whole public opinion of the State to compel the railroads to do justice. This is our reliance, and, fighting it out on this line, we never fora moment doubt the result of the campaign. Chicago's Jealousy. From the Chicago News. Cairo is one of the thirty-six cities in Illinois in which the special mail-delivery system is soon to take effect. We trust the Post Office Department is aware that in providing for the immediate delivery of letters in Cairo it must make certain preparations not necessary to be made in most other cities affected by the new law. In addition to maintaining a corps of messengers, as at other places, the department must supply the Cairo office with a squad of efficient detectives and a pack of hounds, fer there is no telling where a Cairo man is to be found. Sometimes he is over in Kentucky fighting a duel, sometimes over in Missouri stealing horses, and sometimes up in Pulaski County attend- ing a lynching. In the spring and early summer seasons it will be necessary also to maintain at Cairo a corps of divers, for during these seasons the town is under anywhere from ten to fifty feet of * * % > 2 : 1 3 * 15 5 * 5 * dnt OG 7 | N 2 9 5% Rae W . pe yi. ae te * * — „ ä * „ © 9 7 1 . n i * 7 3 tit 4 i 7 7 ö . 4 2 * 80 * — * > ae, aj ae 4 e Tie * ae Ie. = Ae yes ® an 1 x L „ 5 * i 7 - * — ¢ N - 1 fe . ae, -_ takes fifty-one feet of paper to enumerate his sales Une for a month. He sold as medicine 152 barrels of “peer, 89 gallons of whisky, 19 of gin, 7 of alcohol, the present administration, but it begins to look as Cleveland, have always spoken with the highest As your columns seem to be open for discussion, as I read the artic’e on the 28d signed Boots and Shoes, I felt like discussing the writer. He says 80 business and > Springfelt give the balance to —— after owing them such ao unpardonable in- suit? And, finally, wouldn't St. Louis be better off if he would take an unlimited vacation? Respect- fully, GROCERIES. Why Trade is Lost. Sr. Louis, Mo., August 22, 1888. To the Editor of the Post-Dispatch. Answering Boots and Shoes in your Saturday edition, noder article headed “Drummers and Drummers,” let me relate a little incident that came under my observation, which will partly answer his question, “Who is at fault?” At the opening of the Dan ville and Olney Road in Illinois, I was sent over it in the interest of a large and important St. Louis enterprise. A drummer from a leading boot and shoe house went over the road in the interest of his house. He came in compe- tition with salesmen from Chicago Cincinnati, Louisville and Indianapolis. ith a view of securing the trade for St. Louis he sold his close but effected sales in * place, and in no single instance did he sell a bill of goods but what there was some margin of profit. His house in every instance refused the orders, returning them with the words: “We don’t sell goods on so small a m in.“ Thus the field was entirely abandoned. No wonder the St. Lonis drummer looks despond - ent when he knows that he cannot compete in prices when his instructions are, Sell if you can make such a profit.“ while his competitors are instructed to sell if they can make any profit,“ a big difference. There is more blame resting on the nome offices than either the drummer or freigut agents. “OBSERVER.” Prison Labor. Sr. Lovis, Mo., August 24, 1885. To the Editer of the Post-Dispatch. In your Saturday's edition there appeared a com- munication sigued by “A Manufacturer,” and treating on prison labor. Your correspondent states among other things that the State of New York had abolished prison labor, which statement is not correct. The question was a up be- fore the Legislature and defeated. he Manu- facturers’ aud Workingmen's Protective League of that State are now making great efforts to have the contract system abolished at the next session of the Legisiature. I[ enciose you a recen ly issued circu- lar by M. W. Dodge of Albany, N. V., on tnat ques- tion, which may be worth reading. Respectfully yours, JoHN MUELLER. Popular Astronomy. Sr. Lou, August 24, 1888. To the Editor ef the Post-Dispatch. Please answer the following question in your paper: Why is the sun put in the feminine and the moon in the masculine form. Yours respectfully, Orro BUCHLEY. le they are put in that form there must be a good reason for it, although we do not know the reason. Possibly the moon is described in German as a male on account of his being out at nights, while the sun is female on account of its habit of never being out after dark. Itisonly properto remark that in English these genders are reversed.—Epitor Post- DispaTcu.} ANSWEES TO CORRESPONDENTS. Sxvex Up—In the case you mention, B wins. Dovstrrut—The name Montague is pronounced with the accent on tue first syliable. M. E. K.—Envelopes are usually put up in packs of twenty-five; twénty packs in a box, RraDer-—Charlie Lawrence was killed by Billy Wieners. Edgar Moore was tne slayerof Mabel Hall. A ConsTant Reaper—The Mercantile Library does rot contain 100,000 volumes. Tbe number is about 65,000. Straneer in Sr. Lovis—The firm of photogra- phers you mention is not nt e City Directory, and we presume it no longer exists. Constant SUBSORIBER—-You can sue as a r person. Any lawyer to whom you apply will ap- pear for you in such a case and get the Court's per- mission for that course of procedure. J. C.—The Custom House was designed in the office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury, A. B. Mullett. The first superintendent was Thomas Walsh, and he was succeeded by Mr. Cam- eron, under whom it was completed. Kvartse as a Puunster. Eli Perkins. Speaking of Mr. Evarts’ farm up at Windsor, I told him I understood that he raised a quan- tity of pigs for the express purpose of sending bar- reis of pig pork to his friends. “Yes, lam guilty of that,“ said Mr. Evarts “I've been sending Bancroft pig pork for years, and if his ‘History of America’ is successful it will be largely due to my pen.” A few years ago Mr. Evarts sent his usual barrel of pickled pig pork to Bancroft with this letter: Dear Bancrort—lI am very glad to send you two proaucts of my pen to-day—a barrel of pic pig pork and my eulogy — Chief Justice * ours, VARTS. How to Treat the Euochs. From the New York Journal. There have been several Enoch Arden cases late- ly. Ardent lovers who deserted their wives ago are returning from 1 ecm flats and foreign cumes. The mejority them do not flatten their noses ust the panes like Tennyson's hero, and then go Out to die to slow music, but play the bully and attempt to levy blackmail. There is but one effective cure; let the neighbors boot them out of town. A Misconception. _ From the Boston Courier. Just one.“ said the lover, as he stood upon the at with his girl. just one!” | Just one,” said the mother. putting ber head out of the bed-room window above; “well, I i ain't so late as that, but it's pretty near tweiv you'd better be going, or her father will be down.” And the lover took bis leave with pain in his But He Must Not Smile Too Ofte n. From the Louisville Courier-Journal. ma A young man, with a good business smile—it may be five-inch, seven-inch, or ten-inch—is, when not a villain, worth more to his em thau a dozen ordinary employes. Tue public, itself coarse and i — good manners sweeiness wherever it goes. Higgins“ Forbearance. positive should again when he Woke Up iu the Middle of a Row. From the Detroit Free Press. When that Philadelphia a out and ci or 2228 duty. The Way the South Rides. From the Mobile Register. t Halstead is mistaken. The South is not in : How the Poor’s Manual Class The Accuracy of the Missouri Rail road Commissioners’ Reports and Estimates, Jervenson Crry, August 24, 1885. To the Editor of the Post-Dispatch. The discrepancies in the statistics of railway oper- ions in Missouri for 1884, as pubiished in Poor’s Manual, and in the reports of the Railroad Commissioners, and to which discrepancies you call public attention, are easily explained. The statistics found in Poor's Manual, purporting toshow the expenses, stock, debt, cost etc., eto. of Missouri railroads, are made up on the entire mileage of a portion of the roads operated in the State and extending into other States. The statistics published by the Commissiéners are for mileage in Missouri, alone. For example: The M., „ is credited in Poor's Manual, under head of Missouri roads, with a mileage of 1,386 miles, and with earnings in 1884, of $7,217,251. Now the actual mileage of the Mis- souri, Kansas and Texas Railway in Missouri is 248 miles only, and the earnings of that — in 1884 were $1,316,105, and are so stated by Commissioners, who do not claim that the M. K. & T. Ry. earned $7,317,251 on 1,386 miles of road in Missouri. But iaken from Poor's Manual, and as published in the Post-DispatcH, this would seem to ve the fact, as in the tables bo the mileage and earnings of the entire M., K & T. system are takea up as mileage aud earnings. You seem to consider Poor's Manual as most relia- ble authority in railroad matters; mucu better as rega in ssouri than the Commis- siouers, and apologize to the puolie for deceiving them by publishing statistics found in their reports, But let us see how reliable Poor's Mannal is as re- gards railway operation in this State: The Wabash, St. Louis and Pacific Railway Company operated 859.3 miles of railroad in Missouri in 1884, and earned tbereon $4,486,815. Tne Kau sas City, Fort Seott and Gulf Railway 2 153.66 miles of railroad in this State in 1884. and earned thereon 630. The Cuicago and Aiton Raiiway Com oper- ated 263.45 miles of railroad in tuis Stare in 1884. earning thereon $2,253, 446. The Chicago, Rock isiaud and Pacific Railway Company operated 170.08 miles of railroad ia this State in 1 and earned thereon $1,250,000. Yet not $1 of these earnings, amounting to $9,113, 301, earned in Missouri in 1 is included in the earnings of Missouri raiiroads, as stated by Poor's Manual aud published as reliable by tne Post 3 railroads $1,520,488 earnings of the St. Louis Bridge, which the Commissioners do not consider as properiy ing with the railroad earnings of the State. Take this amount from the amount Of gross earnings stated by Poor, and we have $35,153,216 as earnings of the railroads of this State for 1884 Now, of this amount but $19,769,785 were earned in Missouri. Tus net earnings of the Missouri railroads in 1884, as stated in the manual (page 781),and so firmiy relied 1 * by the PosT-VISPATCH as correct, were $16,256,274. ‘hese net earnings are upon 5,627 iniles of road, 2,770 miles of whicu are outside of the State. Not a dollar, gross or net, carried in Missouri by the Wabash, St. Louis and Pacific, the Chicago and Alton, tae Chicago, Rock Isiand and Pacific, tne Kansas City, Fort Scott and Gulf, or the Cnicago, Burlington and Quincy roads is included in tne Missouri earnings as pubdligued in Poor's Mau- ual. Nearly $10,000,0U0 carried in tue State are omitted, whilst same $17,000,000 carried outside the State are included statement of Missouri | earnings for 1834. These earvings are stated on of preface, a3 | $36,698,167 5,646.34 road. The on 14 of 4,700.80 miles. On page 780, the for same date as being 4,706.52 mil The report of the Commussioners for 1884, which was ready for tue printer July 1 last, and whicu soon will be upoa the public,’ shows che f the railroads t earnings Missouri to be $29,178,825 earued on 4,643. 46 miles of of Missouri; December preface, as mueage is stated vs. The total railroad mileage 81, 1884, as will be shown io detail in the Comm sioners’ report, was 4,741.40 miles. Of this miieage 92.54 iailes in prucess of on during 1884, or not operated, reported no earnings. Ido — n — — that the 2 — PATCH ¢ res presen 0 and h Ou taken time to make even a farried 3 — of the statistics for as publisued in Poor's Mauual, you would have soon discovered that nowerer reliabie they might ve for any one railroad of the State, they were not correct in show- ing the operations of all the railroads within the State. It is, and has always been the desire of the Com- missioners to furnish the pubiic with reliabe statistics regarding the railways of Missouri, aud they will do so, so far as ep | be in their power, Very respectfully, : AMEs HARD, MURDEROUSLY ASSAULTED. A Life Sentence—Aufdermorte the A. sconding Mint Clerk—Texas Topics. Aust, August 24.—Mrs. Clara Dick, who was sleeping at the residence of her father, was mur derously assaulted with a hatchet by some person who stood outside her window. The husband is suspected, as he had several times threatened his wife. Richard Brannan, an accomplice of Yeager and Pitts in the mail robberies, was convic ted of and was sentenced to the Penitentiary for life. J. IT. Denison entered a plea of guilty to opening a etter from a rival addressed to his sweetheart, and he was finea $50. LaREDO, Au 24.—John H. Aufdermorte, the abscondiug mption clerk of the New Orleans Mint, Was brought in on Saturday night from Mon- terey, Mexico. Houston, August 24.—James Walker, a white man, shot and killed Hattie Phillips, bis former woman had recently Ni n was sentencod to five years in the Penitentiary. GRATEFULLY RECEIVED, . The Contribution of an Ex-Confederate to a Union Soldier's Monument. CaLpws.., Ono, August 24.—The soldiers at this place are trying to raise $15,000 to build a private soldiers’ monument in the form of a memorial hall. They raised $1,060 at a recent sollliers’ reunion, and have appointed H. E Peters, quartermaster of Post No. 491, G. A. R., to receive contributions. In 1874 there was a reunion here of the “Blue and the member of Stonewall Jackson's brigade, inclosing a contribution for the monument. He says: “lam not a member of any Conted' camp, being too far removed from them, but the brigade (Stonewsil's) to which I belonged, has something of a history. i? ta robbing the mail and intimidating a Postmaster.
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A Vast Congregation Fills the Church, Afternoon and Evening, to Hear the Clergyman'’s Explanation of the Recent Scandal— Mr. Tabor, the Injured Husband, and His Proofs. — — — By Telegraph to the Post-Dispatch. Boston, Mase., August 24.—The pews, aisles and even the outside steps of the Bowdoia Square Bap- tist Church were crowded when Rey. Mr. Downs entered the pulpit yesterday. He took for his text I Kings, Chapter XI., 23-24 He spoke of conspiracies and dweit entirely upon bis late troubles. Not only ia my family,” said he, but every where, all over the land, especialjy in New York, I know there are people today in nervous prostration over this „ affair. They have spent sleepless nights, and will until it is ina measure decided one way or the other. I know that everywhere men and women who donot know me are to-day in extremities, their health seemingly hanging im the balance over what seems to be an awful thing. How far I may, directly or fmdirectly, be responsible for these things, God knows, Among the evils arising from conspiracy is the probable evil of a damaged repu- tation. Isay reputation, not character. Reputa- tion is what the world says of aman. Chagacter is what a man is in God's sight. Jesus Christ died with a bad reputation, but a good character." the evening he spoke on the subject of love, taking his text m Jehn where Jesus commanded his disciples to love one another. e church was crowded almost to suffocation. his love,“ said he, “should not be.suspicious. It shoulda be confiding, trustful. The otuer night 1 returned late to my home and, entering my parior, which is also my sleeping room, I FOUND THE GAS TURNED DOWN. sacking to the bed I saw ny wife tnere, while on the lounge at the foot of her bed was a man. His hat was off, s coat was off, his boots ere off and his vest was un⸗ buttoned. It 1 not had a trusting love, I should have kicked that man from my house, but 1 knéw him. He was a trusted friend. He gits on this platform to-night, be is one of m deacons, but am not going to tell his name.” The entire audience wasdeeply interested in his talk aud frequeatiy made demonstrations of ap- proval, and he was obliged to stop sevgral times and allow it to subside. Frederick J. Tabor, the husband who claims a divorce and asks the aid of the criminal law in the Downs Tabor case, has boarded ai the house of Mrs. John A. Pendergast, No. 18% Cambridge street, since leaving his wife two months ago. Mrs. Pendergast, who acts in the double Capacity of a member of Mr. Downs’ Church and confiden- tial adviser of Mr. Tabor, is thorvughly acquainted with the circumstances in the case, and gives the following reasons why Mr. Tabor conciuded to bring things to a crisis: Two years ago Mr. Tabor had a suspicion that his wife was too intimate with her pastor, and spoke tothe clergyman about it. He then began to oppose him publicly and made things so unpleasant that Downs, it is alleged, went to him saying: ‘If you will let up, Tul keep away from your wife.” ‘They made up and were on frieodiy terms until two months ago, when Mr. Tabor returned home one night and found Mr. Downs su iug improperly close to his wife. Tabor then left bis wife and bas not lived with her since. Tabor did not seek his wife until he found her in his bedroom with Downs. Then be said to Downs: ‘You can't escape me this time. 1 will expose you tothe world asi know you.’ The fight between the two men in the churco was very bitter. 2 DOWNS CALLING TABOR A JUDAS and other terms of reproach in pubiic. When Mrs. Tabor moved to No.7 Derne street her husband hired « room iu the same house, disguis- ing himself with a pair of green goggies and a false beard. Here, he alleges. ke saw his wife walk up aud down tae hall wiih theminister’s arm about ber waist. Tabor also had a key to the church and saw women, bis wife among them, going up to the pastor's study, where tney stayed umm midnight. Mrs. Tabor at ove time was jeaious because Downs took a lady church member dowa the barbor on an exeursion, and gave him a scoldine. He said: ‘forgive me, Annie. What can ldo w make you feel better!“ Mrs. Pendergast gars several ladies will testify that the pastur talked improperiy to ladies of the church ren he was with them. At one tin he read a sucgestive chapter from the Old Testamentto a lady, and on her ob- jecting, Ve said it was God's word. She left the rom im anger. Another allegation. is that Lowns made rude advances to a young lady of bis flock, and a friend of the lady went and threatened to shoot, him if it was repeated. Mr. Tabor. wuo is represented asa very honest, charitable mana, has been annoyed for a year or more ly anonymous letters that contained abusive and vile language aud threats of personal violence. AT THE TOMB. VETERANS The Visitors and Affecting Scenes at River- side Park Yesterday. By Telegraph te the Post-Dispatch. New York, August 24—The men who fought under Gen. Grant and the women who loved him because of these men have been piling floral me- mentoes of affection on his tomb for days past. Yesterday most of the flowers were withered, ex- cept here and there a fresh embiem of love, but the hiligides of Claremont all day long re-echoed with the tread of those who had come to see his tomb. The guards pushed the dead flowers aside and placed the bright, fresh ones on the tomb. If one could have stood all day at One Hundred and Twenty-fifth street strange scenes would have been witnessed. An old man gut for instance, and was the hill, when an across his path. The man wore the badge ofa Grand Army veteran; the woman a faded dress and a worn bonnet of demure pattern. The veteran, as was said, was old, and this was no doubt the rea- gon of his iiltemper when he said: “What do women want here? Why are you inmy path? I fought under him and want to see how they buried him.” ‘The old lady moved aside and said: “Go on, you should go first. I never saw him when he was alive, but I had a husband like ou aud a son, and stronger, and they died with him." OLD VERY STILL rain fell on her and the veteran, man had t of the war days in him, an arm, he led her up the hill, and when u Sw and the tomb came in he : “You go first—you have a better right than I but of Sue led a child by the hand. The child a bunch of flowers. didn't mind th y n't m the doors in —— Ar — 27 Ez Merrimac ripped were lving there old berland tha ” * rit 8 82 eee K 8 F 224 f : a 8 A DEACON BOUNCED. An immense crowd on the Streets, and intense excitement prevailed. Gard- ner's body was removed to his home. ; Catcaco, August 24—Sarah Snyder, the m of Cornelius O'Leary, was shot and killed: on ur- day nigut in the town ot Lake. Kate 0 was seriously wounded at the same time and cannot ro- cover. O'Leary was seen drinking in tbeir com- pany shortly before the tragedy and it is believed that he shot both women. He has disappeared. He is a son of the Mrs. O'Leary whose cow kicked over the lamp and started the great Chicago fre. rs. Kiadztch, the young wife of a laborer, was found dead in the house upon the return of her busband from work. She was bound and and there were several wounds in the neck. Tne house had robbed. CENTRALIA, August 24—A verdict of death by abortion was rendered in the case of Lillie Harris a girl of fourteen. Mrs. Susanna Harris, the adopted mother of the girl, is neid responsible, and it is alleged that she had accomplices. Pana, August 24.—The five striking Knights of Labor coal mivers have been admitted to ban until Thursday. Daxviltn. August 24.—The miners in the employ of the E.ieworth Coal Company, who have been on a four months’ strike, resume work to-day at seventy cents a ton. 6 BLoomiIneTon, August 2%.—George R. Newton, formerly in business bere as a wholesale grocer, is one of the beaviest losers by the closiug of the Fort Worth City Natioual Bank. Charies Camp. a far- mer near Macon, bas donated to the Illinois Wes- leyan University a farm of 360 acres. ToLtono, August 24.—The Odd Fellows held a picnic at Sadoron's Grove, There was a large attendance. Nokomis, August 24—There were 6, 000 ons in attendance yesterday at tne Holiness camp meeting. order prevailed. Gipson, August 24. —A fire last evening broke out in the cigar factory of J. Harigan, and it spread to the grocery of J. D. Hanaman and the miuiliaery ap ty Mrs. T. M. Bunch. Tue loss is placed at DIED OF A BROKEN HEART. John Leander Starr's Affection for His Adopted Daughter. By Telegraph to the Pest-Dispatch. New Yors, August 24—Col. John Leander Starr rented the first flat at 80 East Twelfth strest two years ago. Mrs. Ada Stoddard kept house for him, and was introduced as his daughter, though she was in reality only an adopted daughter. Her parents died when she was very young, and having no immediate relations, she was taken in the Starr family. Sue was excellently educated, Col. Starr had served with distinction in the British army and for several years was aid-de-camp to the Queen. He received a pension from the British Government, and was also allowed $100 a month by Frederick R. Starr, the owner of the cel- ebrated Echo farm in Connecticut, who is his brother. Tue latter is noted tor his philanthropy. He has bunt several newsboys’ iodgings throughout tne State. He was never friendly uisposed to Mrs. Stoddard. On August5 Mrs. Stoddard died rather suddeniy from kidney trouble. Col. Starr did not have money enough te bury her. HE APPEALED TO HIS BROTHER, but in vain. The body was at length taken in the dead-wagon to the morgue, and subsequently to potter's field. ‘iwo days after Mrs. Stoddard’s burial Col. Starr was removed to the old geatleman's home and was made comfortable there at the brothers expense. He could not, however, get over the mortification of having been compelled to permit the body of the woman who had faithfully tended him in his oid age to go to a paupers grave. He grew morose and om August 16 died. He was buried in St. Michael's Cemetery. His furniture was seized by agents of the firm from which he had bought the furniture on the installment plan. A valuable piano, on which only $7 was due, was also taken. Col Starr was 85 years old. He traced his ancestry to Dr. Comfort Starr, who, in 1635, emigrated irom Kent, England, and settled in Boston. He was at one time private secretary for ex-President Arthur. Col. Repousse Workin Brass for the Ladies. One of the latest forms of artistic work in which our ladies now delight is the execution of ham- mered desigus on sheet brass. It has in recent years become exceedingly popular. It furnishes o- cupation, pleasure and profit to great numbers of ingenious ladies, who find in it not only delightful pastime for spare hours, but a reguiar means of obtaining a fair itivelibood. There are all manners of ways and styles of er- ecuting this repousse work It is not to be denied that a great deal of rough and bung- ling work is dove, but there isan immense variety of exquisitely beautiful repousse art-work which is entitled to rank high among the contributions to the elegance of home adornment. St. Louis repousse work has reached a point at which it is the admiration, not only of city people, but of those whe come from afar to see and purchase. At the head of the promoters and designers of this class of work stands Mr. C. H. Huntley, who has long been connected with the Fay Gas Fixture Company. The splendid show-rooms of this concern en Wash- ington avenue are well known. One of our correspondents called on Mr. Huntley the other day at the company’s works, 3422 Olive street, and found him in the midst of brasswork and designs. Mr. Huntley said that many young ladies, elderly ladies and widows are supporting theraselves by doing this beautiful work. He gives them the designs, which are original, being for the most part prepared by himself, and they execute them, thus affording purchasers an opportunity of having patterns which are exclusively their own." It is not only the girls, and other young amateurs, who can 12 acquire this art, but Mr. Huntley mentio the case of one elderly lady who had learned it in a iew weeks, and was now deriving a profitable income from it. He added that it takes a reasonable amount of artistic skill to ea really good repousse worker. The conversatiou turned on a somewhat different and less artistic subject, namely, rheumatism, which is one of the toughest and most obstinate afflicting the human race. Mr. Huntley had for some three or four years been tormented by rheumatism. On being asked his experience in connection with it, be repiied: “I have found nothing like Brown's Iron Bitters to cure rheuma- tisin. suppose itis by its action on the blood; but whatever it is, it drives rheumatism away. i do not say thata person who is cured of rheuma- tism will stay cured forever, but I do say that When the attacks come oa there is nothing that will scat- ter them like this Brown's Iron Bitters. Once in aw have a little return of rheumatism, then I take Brown's Iron Bitters, and soon | am all right. To bri tion or it.” Mr. Huntley is well known in St. Louis, and his case is worth notmg tor the benefit of those who have suffered as he has. The fact is that Brown's Iron Bitters is every day becoming more and more of a household necessity, There are so many phys- ical ailments which it cures, and so many burdens | which it lifts, that nobody ought to be without it. There are pumerous cases on record in whic HEARD’S CHANOES. John D. Russell Thinks He Canas be Elected Again. ‘ John D. Russell, Sedalia, Mo., registered at the Hotel Barnum this morning. Mr. Russell says that the’Neighboring Towns. _ —— Personal, Social and Other Topics— Pine Bluff, Chillicothe, Barfield, Columbia, Joplin,Carrollton,Granby, Etc., Etc. Special Correspondence of the Post-Dispatch. Coton. Mo., August 22.—Miss Lucie Matthews is visiting in Jacksonville, III., the guest of Miss E. F. Richer. Mr. J. F. Drummond and Mr. Hartley Banks are West. 0 Miss Jennie McAfee is in Sweet Springs. Miss Lizzie Dickey of St. Louis, who has been spending the summer here, has returned home. Mrs. C. A. Powers of Chicago is here visiting ber father, Col F. T. Russell. Mrs. Turner McBain and children returned home from Kansas City. : A premium is offered at the Fair next week for the largest hat worn by a young lady. Miss Jennie McCune of St. Louis is visiting friends here. Miss Mary Gentry bas returned to Kansas City. Mrs. Curtis Bornam has returned to her home ia Raton, N. M. Miss Bettie Hubbell is visiting in Fulton. R. W. Stephens has returned from his Eastern trip. Miss Mary Arnold has returned from Jefferson City. Miss Maggie and Mattie Anderson are visiting in Clarksvilie, Mo. Miss Zannie Denny of Howard visited Miss Estelle Lewright last week. Mrs. J. K. Rogers and family have returned from spending the summer in Colorado. Miss Mazie McCormic of London, Va., is at Mr. H. Crumbaugh's. Mrs. Fred H. Morse of St. Louis is visiting Dr. and Mrs, G. H. Morse. The bicycle race will be one of the principal at- tractions at the Fair next week. Misses Rowena Hockinsmith and Lizzie Fifer are visiting Miss Pearl Mitcheil, near Rocheport. Mr. Robert Lemon and daughter, Miss Amanda, have returued from Waukesha, Wisconsin. * Ex-Governor Hardin was in Columbia this week. Miss Lizzie Yeaman has returned from Fort Scott, Kansas. Mrs. F. P. Blair and daughter are here for a few days, en route to St. Louis. Joplin. Jortix, Mo., Aygust 23.—Mrs. H. E. Combs, with Master Eddie C., have returned from their visit to relatives in the State of New York. Mrs. N. J. Streit and Mrs. Ade left on Friday to make a visit to a sister at Peirce Vity. Miss Myers, the oldest daughter of Mrs. P. Myers, is quite indisposed. Mrs. J. W. Salmon, from Atoka, IL. T.; A. G. Higby of St. Louis; J. F. Nelson of Louisiana, Mo., and C. J. Winterstine of Pittsourg, Pa., are visiting in Joplin. Jasper County's proverbial severity to wrong- doers was relaxed at Carthage this week, to the credit of its estimable Recorder. A lovely and refined lady arrived at the hotel there to await her husband's coming the next day. At night she was discovered by the police at an improper place with “a horrid man.“ Instead of being incarcerated, she was allowed to return to the hotel by pledging to appear in the morning before the court and by pledzing some of per baggaze. On her appearance in the morning before the Recorder is heart relaxed, touched by sympathy for the wayward weman, and he told her to go and sin no more.” That day her husband came, and, with her, left on tue first train. Chillicothe. Cumsicorar, Mo., August 20.—The pienecr Christians of this State beld a very interesting meeting in this city last week, a number fof prom- inent divines of that church being in attendance. A yery enjoyabie bop, the first of the season, was given in honor of the visiting young ladies in this city Tuesday evening. Miss Virgie La Berge of St. Joe is spending a few weeks in this city. Miss Lulu Hughs of Richmond, arrived to-day on a visit to her sa.er, Mrs. W. H. Mansur. Miss Kunkel of Hannibal is visiting her sister, Mrs. Chas. Asper. C. W. wells arrived in this city yesterday from New Mexico, on a visit to his tamily. Mrs. Cook of Cincinnati, Ohio, is spending a few weeks with her brother, J. L. Buford of tuts city. J. Hav ley of Macon City, Sundayed with friends in this city. Mr. J. Patterson and wife, who were married a short time ago, have been taking a trip through the East, arrivea home yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Bullens of St. Joe, formerly of this city, are spendingafew weeks with old Catrollton. * Camroiuron, III., August 22. — The old settlers of Greeve County will bold their annual reunion at the Fair Grounds, near this city, next Wednesday, 26th inst. J. T. Atchison has been with friends and relatives in Mt. Sterling, Iil., during the past ten days. Dean Whitewash of Trinity Church 1s attending a K. F. convention in Chicago. Miss Sarah Hyde of Carthage, III., is visiting here with her aunt, Mrs. Dr. Hobson. Mrs. Lottie Johnson and Miss Lou Pierson are spending a few days with (riends in Jacksonville. The twentieth annual conveution of the Greene County Sunday-school Association was held io the Baptist Church at last Friday and Saturday. Granby. Granpy, A. August 21.—Mr, Peter Blow, formal Superintendent of the Joplin and Granby Mining and Smelting Company. visited this piace gn the 9th inst. Mrs. Dr, Maynard, of Cheyenne, has been visiting friends here. 8 — Bettie Ellis, of Webb City, is visiting friends ere. Mr. Q. A. Wright and Miss Magaret Hall, of this ony. were ggg on the 19th ost. *. r. Jay Joy, of Summerville, is visiting friends re. Mrs. Delia Dickey, of Venita, Indian Territory, is 1 24 Mrs. George Sweet. b . Beed, of Ash Grove, paid Granby a visit aud delivered an entertaiving sermon. Barfield. Barrietp, Mo., August 22.—Harry Jones, one of Ripley County's oldest and most respected citizen, died of a congestive chill at his resideuce, near Bay Mill on the 2vth inst. * A serious cutting affray took place between Joe Long and Jake Plain, at, the residence of the former, near Doniphon, this county. on the night of the 20th inst. It seems there nad n some trouble between the parties for some time, and Plain selected this opportunity for setthng the affair, calling Leng out, and after a few words, ‘striking him wita a «xnife,inflicting a serious wound. Friends came to rescue and Long was cared for. Plain made good his escape, and itis supposed left the Pine Blof Five Biorr, August 22.—Tae cotton crop of this section is holding its own very well considering the intense heat of the temperature. There has been no loss where the rains have been seasonable, but in a few localities Where there has been no rain for several weeks there is a loss of to the amount of about 8 or 19 cent. A the Pp t is flattering to farmer, the mer- anticipate a much larger trade than usual. Chapter ef Accidents, James Brady, who works for Reilly & Wolfert's livery stable, while riding an untamed gray plug along Easton avenue, near Gay, ran into Henry 1 uon of Pine street. In order to give their. jen 7 ‘ wa | an . bog taking an extended tour through the South and | steamer Helena has been offered of charge for the 27th 3 excursion the wer will * of the cor — at ture. series of performances Cave from August 31 to September 5, during which two popular operas will be given. free on Amusement Notes. Tony Pastor’s Cow will be the first attrac- a the season at the Olympic, beginning August The best time to view the splendid battle pano- rama, “Siege of Paris,” is at present, before the rush occasioned by the Exposition begins. “The Professor,” which ‘may be counted among the most popular of Madison Square successes, W open the season at Pope’s next Sunday aight. The Ideal O Company gave a pleasing pre- sentation of “Olivette” at Schnaider's last night to an excellent audience. . To-night the company will return to the double bill ot Beautiful Galatea” and the buriesque on Pinatore, “ which proved popular last week. Moore & Sanford's Specialty Company opened a week's engagement at the Casino yesterday and resented a ramme full of excellent vaudeviile eatures, and allogether entertaining. Among the attractions introduced, and which were received with appreciation, were the Gilmore Sisters in songs; Dolan and McCarty in comedy sketches; Ed e Oliver and Dearing, Tillie Chambers, the bricht serio-comic vocalist, and John Bruce. The programme closed with a laughable comedy, entitled “O'Brien's Tribulations,” by the entire compauy, which must be seen to be appreciated. A large audience greeted the change of bill to Strauss’ Merry War” at the Cave last night, and the opinion as to the merits of the performance was emphatically and unanimously favorable. It was one of the best performances, taken altogether, given this season, and was one of the best presenta- tions of the opera seen in St. Louis. The new members were pieasant surprises, and proved themselves capable of filling the vacancies in company. Ferdinand Urban made an admirable Balthazar, aud scored a success, while Miss Helen Harrington was. bright, attractive and capabie as the Princess, Miss Lynton, Mr. Kammerer and Mr. Car berg were excellent in their parts. The introduction of the waltz song from Nanon,“ and the bailad, “I Live Alone for Thee,“ added much to the attractiveness of the performance. “Merry War“ will be continued through the week. Wasting Powder. Early yesterday morning two police officers of the Fifth District arrested James Evans, William Noonan, Thomas Noonan, Con Foley and Andy Evans, charging them with assaulting and severely injuring a man named Cannaan, at thecorner of Manchester road and Vandeventer avenue. When they saw the officer they started to run, bout were pursued in a lively manner, the police firing no less than eleven pistol shots, none of which took effect. A may named Robert Walton, who was with the gang at the time, was the ouly one who esca TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. A great massacre is reported at Berber, in the Soudan. Parnell and Michael Davitt have kissed and made up. Emperor William of Germany is seeking a recon- ciliatiom with the Duke of Cumberlaad. Germany has removed the restrictions on the imports of hogs from Hungary and Russia. The political crisis in Denmark is showing its head again. Four deputies are in- prison for treason. Ex-Prime Minister of France Ferry has had a consultation with Signor Depietis, Prime Minister of Italy. Dongala, Lord Wolseley’s headquarters during the recent Soudan campaign, has been occupied by Dervilles, The final cession of Bosnia and Herzegovina to Austria will result from the imperial conference at Kremsier. Prof. John Young, a distinguished Butler University, Irvington, lud., di apoiis, Sunday. Charles A. Gambrill,a wealthy Baltimore mer- chant, died at a Philadelphia hotel very wmysteri- ously yesterday. ' The English Trades Union, in a electorate, advocates, _ priacip sentation in Pariiameut. In London yesterday a terrible explosion occured in a tunnel of the Und und Railway. Six per- sons were fatally inj The Cuban leaders, Verona, Galan and Romagera, were captured Saturday, and also all the muniuens of war belonging to Limbano Sanchez. A Maochester, England, firm has secured a con- tract for building a railroad fromthe Yellow Sea coast to Pekin, China, a distance of 100 miles. The Bishop of London issued a pastoral letter to the churches of the city, which was read yester- day, on the subject of protecting young girls The Germaa-American journalists adjourned their convention at Milwaukee Saturday, after electing Herman Sige: of Milwaukee president. Colbert, who was arrested in London last week for abduction, is said to be a prommem dynamiter for whom the police have been searching a long time, A Congress of Dutch Mormons assembled at Zwolle, Holland, at which there were 200 delegates. A decrease of adherents in Holland in tae past five years was reported. The elections for members of the French Coun- oils General resulted in a complete Republican vic- tory, whica foreshadows Republican success in the general election, The citizens and soldiers of Londonderry, Ireland, had their usual Sunday disagreement and riot yesterday. At Keady Couuty Armagh, Orange- men had a bioodless conflict witb the police. In Nuneaton, Warwickshire, the Tories tried to storm the piatform, when Jesse Collins, M. P. for Ipswick, was speaking, but were driven back by a force of brawny operatives who acted as a gu Near Xenia, Ohio, Joseph Wolf's dog chased George Holverstatt's turkeys. ‘The latter wanted to shoot the dog, but Wolf objected, and finaliy, 9 a quarrel. Holverstatt compromised by kiiliag 0 fessor at at indiau- to the new y, labor repre- Major Kitchener telegraphs from the Soudana deniai of the report of the execution of Olivier Pain, and insists he died of fever. Rochefort's paper in Paris has opened a subscription for Paln's amily. The anti-German demonstration took place at Madrid yesterday, 40,000 persons ipating. Spas right to tue Caroline Lsiauds were asserted. ne Military Club will expell aii German honorary members. The steamer Zaandam met the bark Brinniga in mid ocean in a disabled condition. She t part of the crew on board, but the captain of the bark would not leave her, saying he would either “go to hell or Halifax.” Bismarck has ordered the tion of Social- ist members of tue German Parliament for receiv- ing party contributions, on the —.— of its being contrary to the Constitution. Political circles are well stirfed up by it. 0 Fred Berkly. jr., son of a leading citizen ef Salem, Ind., became crazy from liquor yesterday and be- gun afusiladein the streets, Killing a man named Jordan Payne and then biowing bis own brains out, afver wounding several others. 5 esca Auother diabolical attenipt to wreck a train on the Denver and Rio Grande Raliway was aoe track watchman discover- ing a large quantity giant powder on the rails. This is tue second attempt at tue same place in one th, * — 4 young man of Sulli- to buy some stryca- mi — ihe gist was suspi- Dr. when be rapidly recovered. Lew Hixon, a suitor of Miss Downey ae near Potoka, Ind., was rej on When she was alone, anc fusing to entertain he uno ed her. girl's life was her down and beat 7 0 observe the provisions of section XI of we requiring It is further stated in the return that the of the Council in removing Judge Denison from based his ad that he had not observed the above v Judge Friday for Judge Denison, and City bers, and to provide means to THE CIVIL COURTS. An Indirect Creditor of the Dollar Store Creates a Sensation. — —— — Letter of Rebuke Addressed to Judge Thayer—The Court’s Action Thereon —A Remarkable Appraisement—The . Council’s Reply in the Dénison Case —Damage Suits Entered To-Day— Warring Women. Somewhat of asensation was created in Judge Thayer's Court this morning when the Judge, hold- ing a letter in his hand bearing the St. Louis post- mark and addressed to him at his private residence, announced with an ominous frown that he had received a communication with reference to the stock of the Dollar Store. The Court remarked that if the party who wrote it had any interest in the Dollar Store assignment, and would file a mo- tion in proper form, it would be received in open court, but if any further letters were addressed privately to the Court of the character of the one received to-day, proper steps would at once be taken to suppress the nuisances. It will be remembered thatthe court expressed dissatisfaction with the manner in which the ap- praisement of the Dollar Store stock con- ducted, aud appointed a new set of appraisers. The bids submitted tor the stock exceeded the amount of the first appraisement by several thou- sand doliars. 5 — N. J., August 22, 1888. AMDEN, N. J., 5 Judge Thayer. Dran Sir—Will you excuse me for writing to you? I do not wish to intruce or seem officious or med- dlesome or I would cali and see you. I am an in- direct creditor of the St. Bernard Dollar Store Company. Last Monday night I was sure of 8000 from the assignee; to-day I woul® take $400 for it. In New York we buy stocks cleaner and better at 50 per cent. I would duplicate that stock, new and fresh, for $20,000, not includ fixtures. to move it I think $8,000 about right. the store its worth is much more, as the party may prize the business; $16,000 was more than the stock is worth. In the whole of St. Louis you have not one man that knows this business. You may appoint a dozen men in the city and * one can estimate his valuation of his lise. our new have an elephant on their bands, and in cousequence ve creditors must suffer, Those disappointed bidders should have been made to pay for the cost of a new appraisement if they wanted it, or they should have furnished abond in case it was shown to be an attempt of Shylocks to get a bid from the suc- cessful bidder to buy them off. But why the creditors should made a cat's paw of and little dividend cut down on a - thin-skinned ,scheme I cannot see. A little inside history will peruaps open your eyes to their scheme. In the employ of the Dollar Store Company was a man named F. J. Delahaunt. He was a great friend of aman named Kigmme, now appraiser. Last Thursday, Friday and Saturday some men were sent Klemme 10 talk straight and they made a bargain for him to STAND IN WITH THEM, that is the expression they used. Delahaunt made the bargain in either event if they got the store or did not. He told them that hecouid make $15,000 out of that store by January Ist, out of the gene regular trade; that was the inducement for them, and they thought no one else could take in that pointer on their bids. Delanaunt took these people around and showed them every biessed thing, aud tried to show them how it was to their interest to hire him a good salary. Now, these very men, that they missed it, ciaim that they could not see the stock. It was a neat trick and worked for them like a charm. You gave them another chance and they downed you. The new appraisers are experts, and will put in a big bill. hey must have assistants that are experienced, aud they must have helpers. All cost money, but that is not the worst of it; everything must be all counted over to satisfy those appraisers; they ignore the work of the old board. The stock must be moved from piace to nage unt they at last get it together. This will a long job if they can do it, and before they find ous that it cannot be done in the conditiou the store is in, they will have used up two weeks and we must lose a $100 or $150a day to aid a jot of shysters and tricksters in their plans to beat you and the successful bidder. You help them to rob one man by your power as Judge and compel us to for their ’ work. .We should yet you cooily loss of an You have no idea of the appraisers additional 4 or 5 per cent. never-ending job of getting such @ stock ther when scattered over the house, but it is an i of one of the appraisers and two of them can stand $10 or $15 perday in such busy times, Ali the other help are out of employment and they can stand it when they are getting special pay for special work, It is forced robbery and an OUTRAGE ON THE CREDITORS. They should go on and take things where they find them, and not delay until they take goods out of show-cases and out the windows, and then through the stores the differ- the retail lower floor, and then hunt to find out if tuere is not another one they have missed, Now, if the appraisers must stand and wait until the helpers cut down bird cages from the ceiling here and there, then from the window, then in the departments on the shelves, then under the coun- ters, then on the second floor, scattered and unseen, then move them to where the stock is to be taken in one lot, Isay they never can it through; they will get stuck and in the end wul have to give it up, and all this time the money is w ata rate of $200 per day. Have you thought of this? Can't you give some instruction that this meediess waste can be stopped? The gang are not creditors. No is on the list of credit- ors. Tricked 2 — snides is worse than a mock auction triek. ours, E. C. Rionuax. ia The Council’s Reply to Denison. In the case of the State ex, rel. George Denison against the City Council, a return or answer was made this morning in Council room 6, to the writ of citation by City Counselor Bell on behalf of the members of the Council, in which is set only all the proceedings of the Council in the matter of the re- moval of Judge Denison from the office of Police is 8 he di artic nim te observe office | action the and his testimony on taat occasion in the return, in which he concedes that on and concession pro- office was on Thayer set the case for hearing on next „ when it willbe argued by Col. D. P. Dyer Bell for the City Council. The testimony of ex-Judge * before the cilcommitte is quoted in the retufa as follows Judge of the d District F Court. A petition for incorporation of the German Boss Stonemasons’ Society was Tiled to-day in Judge Thayer's court. The objects of the association are to promete harmony and good will among its mem- Foikel Joseph Stem . ; A Weak Piatform. Thomas Heffernan weg granted leave to-day in court to sue as 4 he fell feveral feet. He asks judgment for damages in $5,000, the sum of Neighborly Courtesies. called her a mg ag that Mrs. K made mort iſied and — She considers Depesdohi should pay for her freedom of Horsford’s Acid Phosphate. Excellent Results. Sr Acid Phosphate gives most — resulta.” Ls city, has been entered into with great spirit by the ladies of the Fresh Air Mission, who have assumed ali charge of the matter. The Mayor has taken a There disposed 8 ies of cream, lemoos and other such elicacies will be gratefully received J. W. Hulse of 204 N. Third street has kindly volunteered to take charge of such offerings. If parties desir- ing to lend their aid to the excursion will notify Mr. Hulse, he will give them information as to whats is most needed and will arrange to receive them. Arrested on Warrants. The following parties were arrested to-day on warrants: Henry Cordes, sr. and jr., of 1211 Carr street, charged with assault and battery upon James Billings of 1210 Carr street; released under bonds of $300 each. Mrs. Spardin of 1629 Franklin avenue, charged with assault and battery upou Rachel Eichel of 1621 Franklin avenue; released under a bond of Alexander B. Davis of 1114 N. Broadway, charged with abandoning his wife at 1608 Frankl, u avenue; released under a bond of $300. Lewis Mulhardt, with grand larceny snatching a watch from Alfred Werdner of 2023 Chestnut street. Orricrrn GaANDON of the Fifth District arrest Wiilam Fink, John Isler and Hiram H per, oe escaped from the Orphans’ Home on the St. Charles 4 and returned them to the institution — — ——— 9 — BIRTHS. Marrtage and death notices will be Mmeerted at the rate of twenty-five cents for three lines. FREEBODY.—On Friday. A 21, the wife of Freebody was safely delivered of a tweive oe DIED. DUFFY—In G this city — RACIE, wife of George F. Dutty of MEKLENBORG—On MEKLENBORG * Augugt 23, PAULINE MEKLEN „ Funeral Tuesday, August 25, at 3p. m., from residence, 1254 S. Broadway. SPANGLER—NEVADA SPANGLER, at 8 a. m. August 24, — * residence of Rev. A. X. Wray, 4888 N. Twentieth Funeral Tuesday at 2 p. m. — — — AMUSEMENTS. — YER TG “S CAVE. Every Evening at O- Os OPERA Co. The MERRY WAR Strauss’ Beautiful Music, Handsome M Next Obera GRAND DUCHESS. NN. Press Drill. by “Company ©, tat, Ret N. B.—Dress * pany C. ist ment N. G. M., commanded by Capt J. T. Boyd and Lieutenants Wie- gand and Doyle. CASINO. MOORE & SANFORD’S Specialty Company. _ Matinees every Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday. Schnaider’s = Garden! Sk. Louis Ideal Opera Company, | TO-NIGHT—“OLIVETTE.” Thursday, August Fred arren’s benefit— MASCOTTE.” ” ™ 1 — A Week Ol Charity BENEFITS OF SISTERS OF GOOD SHEPHERD At Uhrig’s Cave, commencing Monday, Agust 81, enaing Saturday, September 5. Tickets good for entire weck. Proceeds to pay svecial tax. BASE-BALL. * GRANT MONUMENT FUND St. Louls 78. Buffalo. TUESDAY, AUGUST 25. trips on N : 3 ng t | Tuesday and 8222 Evenings Only FAIR GROUND Open Every Day.
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; TTT tion in the city of St. in its Want Coliunns at lower rates than any other paper. Situations Wanted, three lines for ten cents, Help Wanted, Board, Boarders, Houses on Rooms Wanted, five cents a line. Marriage and Death Notices, thres tines fon bwenty-flve cents. Personals, ten cents a line. Above rates are for solid agate. Full rated will be charged for display. Advertisements for each day's dese mudd reach the office not later than 1 . n. THE ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH Is delivered by Carriers at 15 Cents a week in more than 400 Cities and Towns in the surrounding States. BRANCH OFFICES IN THE CITY. The following branch offices have been es- tablished where Want Advertisements and Subscriptions will be received and where the paper is kept for sale: 1500 CHOUTEAU AV.—H. F. A. Spilker, Drugzgist, Pure Drugs, Medicines, Cigars, etc. 2700 CHOUTEAU Av. - V. E. Krueger, Druggist, fine Cigars. 2901 MARKET SrT.— St, Louis Pharmacy Co., Fine Perfumertes, Choice Cigars. 1500 OLIVE ST.—Russell Riley, Drauggist; best of Drugs, Torlet Articles. Cigars, etc. 3340 OLIVE ST.—-X. Mahoney, West End Boox and News Co., Toys, Tobacco, Stationery 3182 EFASTONAYV.,cor. Compton—F. C. Pau- ley, Pharmacist; Prescriptions a specialty. 2631 GAMBLE SN. — Braun's Pharmacy, Choice Perfumeries and Faucy Articles. 1827 CASS AV.—C. W. Tomfohrde; Fine Drags; Prescriptions a epecialty. 1106 N. SIXTEENTH ST.—John F. Howe, Boors, Stationery, Weekly Papers, Cigars, Tobacco, 1659 S. JEFFERSON AYV., cor. Lafayette— Jno. T. Harris, Draggist; Toilet Articles, eto. 1923 PARK AV.—G. H. J. Andreas, Prescrip- Draggist; cholce perfumeries. 2100,SIDNEY ST.—E. DuFour, Confectioner; Choice Cigars; Telephone 2006. 1501 BENTON ST.—Otto Sutte, Prescriptaons a specialty. 2870 SALINA ST., cor. Pestalozzi—August P. Kaltwasser, Druggist: Depot for Newspa- pers, Periodicals, School Supplies, ete, N. ELEVENTH Sr., cor. Penrose— IL W. Barkhoefer, Druggut Purest of Drugs. S. F. Cor. 23rd and Dodier sts. -G. H. Was ner. EAST Sr. LOUIS, op. Post Office—Oscar F. Kresse. Books, Newspapers, Fancy Goods, etc. BELLEVILLE, ILL. Chandler Building), Kaer- cher & Stolberg. It is for sale on all Trains and Steampboats leaving St. Louls, and at the following, among other, leading points: Atlanta, Ga-. M. Miller, 51 Marietta &. Burlington, Iowa.—W. B. Southwell, Union Hotel, Union Depot News stand. Burlington, Kan.—Victor King, Post Offica Chicago, I11.—Palmer House, Sherman House, Leland House, Brentano & Bra., Wl State t., Tremons Louse, Grand Pacific Hotel, Columbus, Kan.—Branin Bro, M. W. Coulter, Office, Columbus, Ky.—=. O. Avev. Cincinnati, Ohio. —J. R. Hawley, 164 Vines. Canton, Miss.—J. G. Fellows, Denver, CoL—S. B Wright, 85 Larimer Sixteenth st. Evansville, Ind.—G. C. Smith & Co.. 129 Main st. El Paso, Texas.-—Grand Central Hotel Ft. Scott, Kan-—A. R. Spurgeon. Ft. Smith, Ark.—B. Glick, Hotel de Main Fall City, Neb.—Shelly Bros. Ft. Worth, Texas:—Smith & Alves. 903 Houston at. Hastings, Neb.—Allen, Winch & Co., Post OA Hot Springs, Ark. —Iiotels and News Stand Indianapolis, Ind. — hates Housa Jackson, Miss.—Eyrict & Co. Draegist. 4201 and 30 Kansas City, Mo.—Union Depot News Stand, J. P. Cleveland, 556 Cherry st. Kenton. Tenn.—k. H. McNeely. Keokuk, Iowa.. W. Higgins, D. Lowry, 585 Main street. Louisville, K.y.—c. T. Dearing, cor. Third and Jetter son av. Leadville, Col—B. F. Gardner & Co., Harrison av. and éth st. Mobile, Ala.—cC. Bure. Mt. Vernon, Ind.—P. Lovelant Milan, Tenn.—W. W. Horner. . Memphis, Tenn.—R. M. Mansford, 23 Malin. Nashville, Tenn.—W.5S. Duckworth & Co., 164 and 166 Church st. New York, N. Y.—Proentano & Bro., 5 Union Square Metropolitan Hotel, Windsor Hotel. New Orleans, La.—G. F. Wharton & Bro.,5 Caron delet at., Geo, Ellis, opposite Post Offica, Omaha, Neb.—Barkalow & Bro., Union Depot. Oswego. Kan.—B. F. Harrison and J. H. Boulter. Pilot Point, Texas. — Dr. A. M. Ragland. Palestine. Texas.—Louis Durr. Pittsbarg, Kan. -A E Naw,third door north of Post Oos. Quincy, III.—T. G. Spindler, 19 N. Sixth: Rock Island, I1l.—J. M. Wilmer. Shreveport, La.—S. Landram, Market t. Texarkana, Ark.—Charch & Capertoa. Union City, Tenn.— R. L. Carman. Vinpennes. Ind.—G, W. Dora. Vinita, Ind. Ter.—F. Booth. Vicksburg, Miss.—J. F. Baum & Co., 171 Washine- tom at.: A. G. Tillman, next door to Post Odea, and Clarke & Co., 149 Washington st. Washington, D. C.—Brentano Bros., 1013 Pennsyl- vania av., Willard’s Hotel. —— " — * * — Parties advertising in these Columns and having the answers addressed in care of ! YOST-DISPATCH, will please ask for check to enable them to get their letters, as none will be delivered except on presentation of check. All answers to advertisements should he inclosed in envelopes. Parties answering advertisements must have their replies directed to their own POST OFFICE rddress. ——— ——— — SITUATIONS WANTED—MALE. Coacnmen and Drivers. BE BBBBBDBL_ OP LPOL_OL_POOOE_—SPP”P_OPOOPOP_™_OLPUOW OOP PLP OL — 2 by boy of 19 to tale CHOUTRAU AV. 2 strong girl for © gene ral nousework, 866 V 7 Ir Ag two. 2751 Al Wom rm general housework at = } Aten w+ MNT A yy 48: TE! es girl fer general housework. 6128. — — irl tor — by family of av. 10 ANTED—At 292% Olive ot, ® young girl he light _¥¥ genera | housework, m66 Sth st. Wie — girl to do ) general housework; o one YT ANTED—A girl to do 1 housework in small | family. 1623 Morgan st. m66 kT ANTED—A girl for general housework at Grace Church rectory, lith and Warren sts. m6 I light \ office 1814 Washington av. W YT ANTED—A girl for general housework. Apply at siore, No. 1300 Lucas av. m66 that can cook. Apply at 811 N. 15th 886. W Y ANTED—Respectable woman or girl for general hensework at 1609 Olive st., ref, ms ’ ANTED—A girl 16 or 17 years old to do genera! housework for a family of three. Apply as the of the Bristo: Hotel. W AN TED — 4A girl for general Deusecerk in smal) family; to go the country, Apply at 2751 Allen ar Yr SNIED—A good girl for general housework, 2718 vv Ch ark Av. mb66 LOORS. —ͤ— BP BP PLL LALLA GA . — * ’ ANTED—A German girl who is adie to de plain but U good cooking aod general housework for two in family: good home tor honest girl. 2635 Chestnut a. més W ANTED—A German girl to cook, wash and iron iu a small family: good wages, Call at 722 Olive st. &y ANTED.—A good women to wash and belp at kitch- * en work, Apply | at 1116 —— av. més Aurses. W TED—A good gi irl 10 16 or 17 years old to assist in housework, at 1718 Lefavette av. m70 ™ asceilaneous. VW T TANT ED—4 young ladies in “the offices of the * Telegraph Company, i102 N. 3d ét.. to graphing and, when competent, take positions payin from £40 to 80 pee month Ap. to Superintendent. Take elevator, W + NTE . . in our Office to learn shorthand and two for type writing. Situations paying $75 to $150 per month. Apply room 12, 102 N. Bd st. Takeelevator. 871 W 3 ED—Lady agents for “Daisy” Skirt and Stock- ing Supporters, Shoulder Braces, som Forms, Dress Shields, Kubber Gingham, Bibs, Aprons, Sleeves, Infants’ Diapers, etc. Our 1 O agents . making mone fast: so can you. Address, with stamp, E. H. Campbell Oo., 9 S. May st., Chicago. 71 V t., Chie J ANTED.—A good girl for restaurant; must sleep at home. Apply 415 N. Twelfth st. m7! — DKESSMAEILINCO. 1 ADIES wishing to find Mrs. E. M. | Carthy, who 4 formerly had her scnool at 1343 N. 16th t., will and her at 1422 Blair av. near O’Falion at. 872 AGENTS WANTED. rn 7 V ANTED—Lady agents for a fast selling articles. Ap- ply to the general agent, 2743 Morgan at. 878 W ANTED—Agents for Lafe of Gen. Grant, “Log Cabin Series,” by W. M. Thayer, 500 pages, III us. 2 sells 5 cailv. Retails at 81 Terms free. Outi “ Book sendy. PUKER PR CO.. Providence, R. I. eve — —— — „ Miscellaneous. 1 seeks 28 good refer- d. P 20, this-office. Warns as waiter or berker ber, wager no 3 ifsteady employment. Address K 2. this R by a middle-aged young man who understands thoroughly flowers and vegcta- tables; best of references, Ad. 2 2, this office. m43 ANTED—Situation by Germmn man and wife; both willing to ao any kind of work 1 the house; can ve best of ref. M. Shaefer, 423 N. i0th st. m43 HELP WANTED-—MALE. Clerks ana Salesmen. — DANCING. yor. K. MAURICE ADAMS’ DANCING ACADEMY —Now opep for the reception of scholars at Foster Academy, iéth and Pine sts.; classes for new nners Monday And Friday evenings; now class for ladies and children commences Saturday afternoon. August 22. $5 per quarter. Send for circular. wih , — — HOUSES. ROOMS. ETC. WANTED. W ANTED—By Sevtember 1. 2 or unfurnished rooms with closet ete; southern exposure: lst or 2d-floor; W this office. 21 10 or $12: manent. REAL ESTATE WANTED. F SALE—Cheap—Two large fia:-boats, horse, har - ness and saddles, foot of Destrehan st., river. 1.5 OR SALE.—- Southern Fst ine RAILWAY. 6°S am | * S arn | + s pm | * II. am 700 pm: 7:10 pm + 7:10 om ST. LOUIS & CATRO R. R. ” Trains leave Bri Stair De re 4755 2 hp a ge St. Lous, busses Mobi'e and New Orleans Ex + do Fast St. Lon a. 90 Arkansas and Teras do Fast St, Louis eee 6.15 = 8am 8 7 um] 7222 7.20 pm 7. Wam — 5 ST. LOUIS A AND SAN FRANCISCO RAILW AG Rose Rill — . — * 835 ami* iow am Day Exp + 845 am * 72220 pm — 2 520 uvm * 8. nm} TEX AS ANDST LODISR — rT, w AY. Arkansss and Texas Dav Exnress!+ 7: am 4 ST. LOUIS HANNIRAL AND KFORUA RAILROAD, Bowling Green and Hannibal! | Mai! and Ex., St. 1 ane St. 445 pm eovboods ! 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Mr. Nathan Steiner's Tale of Three Desperate Housebreakers—A Private ‘Watchman Who Realized His Obli- gations and Limitations in a Moment of Emergency—A Singular Predica- ment and Conclusion — Casabianca the Second, A considerable amount of space and avast deal of logical acumen is expended in the editorial and news columns of this morning's Republican ta nar- rate and comment on an incident which happened on Saturday night, and which proves that three large live and dangerous burglars escaped arrest and condign punishment at the hands of one in- trepid private watchman, all on account of the late order of the Police Board. Acoording to this account “Mr. Nathan Steiner,“ who is mentioned as the private watchman of Smith, Beggs & Rankin in North St. Louis, was inside his building chewing the end of bitter-sweet reflections, and presumabl with his weather eye on the lookout for bold. ba men. It is not stated whether he was asleep or awake, but from the course of reasoning after- wards that the forther state was the natural condition of his miad. He was sitting inside of his building, at any rate, about midnight of Saturday. when his attention was attracted by the sound of firing in close x- imity to his place, and immediately after s he heard the “rapid footsteps of men runnmg.“ He took his revolver from the drawer and went to the front door, where he saw three men breathing hard, as after a long chase, run by. They rushed diagonally across the street and disappeared behinda pileof lumber. Most men would have exbibited some excitement under the circumstances. A few good citizens would have rushed incontinently out and have attempted even at personal risk to stopthe fugitives and discover what was the matter. The presumption was that a crime had been committed, as shots had been fired, und that does not usually occur except in cases of murder or emergency of some There are not many private citizens, not to speak of PRIVATE WATCHMEN, a who would not have shown some desire to see th law and justice vindicated, even if they had to go out of their or endanger their safety. Not 80, Steiner. In tho nee of the sudden emergency he was cool, e was calm, he wasdeliberate, he was even logical. He reasoned the whole matter over between the time that the snots and the rapid steps were heard and the time that he reached the door, revolver in hand. He was a slave to duty, in capital letters, and to perfect obedience. He had been brought up and trained evidently ina rige school. His presence of mind under these trying circumstanc’; was simpiy superb. He een like Tu ss-Baa that he was acting in the a “atl capacities of a citizen and a private watch- 1. . Uu impulse, doubtiess, as a citizen was to rush out and stop th» thieves, and thus ald in theenforcement of the law. According,to his own statement he could have done so with perfect ease. He was sure that he could have stopped al! three of them, and if he bad falied to stop them, he is pos- tive that he could have captured tnem ali turee. There was no doubt in bis mind about this achieve- ment,and yet he made noeffort todo so. He remembered his office as a private watchman, its duties, obligations and limitations. This happy thought vccurred to him at once and he refrained from exerting himseif. He remembered that the Police Board had issued an order requiring watchmen doiug duty on the t wear and have had Str a license. no hcense, and therefore he allowed the thieves tg escape. He implied that he had been deprived by a biiud and oppressive tyranny of the power of ap- ae ye criminals enjoyed by him heretofore. e did not propose to make himself and his employers liable for such a rash act. He did not propose to ‘“jeo ize” nimseif. There is a power of moaning in this last sentence, and it is possible that it fully explains Mr. Steiner s action, however cruel it may be to charge suca a base consideration to a man with such a high and delicate sense of duties. Mr. tteiner also. leaves be ioferred that the three rushed b some eight watchmen inthe same fix as himsel wbo also refrained from stopping them. Mr. Steiner’s own statement convicts him of be- ing a fool or a coward, or both, and of implying what is not true. He says he was hampered by the order of th and had been de- prived of his puwer. In the first — the order of the Board does not require nside watchmen to wear uniforms nor to bold licenses, although the latter is desired. They are bampered, any more than been pered Their . and powers are confined to the buildings they are watcoing, as they always have been. A member of the Police Board in speaking of the occurrence this morning, said that whether Steiner was licensed or unlicensed he had the same power be always had under the old or new ruling. In the case of men whom he had every reason to think the per of unlawful acts running by him his position as private inside watchman does not figure at all. , AS A CITIZEN it was his duty to stop them if he could and to ren- der all the aid in his power to the officers. It he had not senses enough to know this, and would allow criminals to escape when he could check them he is not fit to be a pri- vate wa and jf he has a license it shouid be revoked. Asa matter of fact? the records of the Police Board and of the Fourth District station show tnat Steiner has never been deprived of auy power and never bas had any to mase arrests. His license has not been rev simply because he has had no license. No license nas been issued to any man of the name of Nathan Steiner, and his plea of being hampered and deprived of power is simpli absurd. His name does not er amoug the pel vate watchmen. A great deal of merriment was occasioned by the account of the eccurrence among the officials at che Four Ceurts and rt was freely hinted that with unlimited wers Mr. Steiner would scarcely have put hi in the wa of three desperate house-breakers." and if, he had. would hardly have captured all of them. CHIEF HARRIGAN said: It is all bosh. He had all the power he ever did have, under the circumstances, no matter how he bad been affected by the order of tue The case appéaied to him as a citizen to stop them if he could, 1 bardly think be could aud don't think he wanted to. If the inside watchmen do much of this kind of work we never bear of it.“ The robbery was accomplished at Rosenbach's store, 2200 N. Broadway,and the men disappeared in a lumber yard at the foot of Market streot. robbers were pursued by Officers Sloan and Wilson, who m their report failed to mention the aid given them by Private Watchmau Steiner. EAST ST. LOUIS. A Letter in the Gambling Cases—News and * Notes. On last Friday Mayor Joyce sent a letter to Chief out the order he would be suspended, and some one else appointed Marshal. This morning Mayor Joyce received the following letter from the Chief of Police: * Mayor Maurice Joyce:—In answer to yours of the Hd bet — 1 tion Mr. Humane ~ I jag for being drunk and disturbing the morning for treatment. Mr. C. H. Jamison, a young ho enth street and Ohio avenue, is in bad frame of mind over the m ous disa ot his oun evening ties who knew ber well. She, failed to return home, and though her husband. who was .anxiously expecting ber arrival. has since instituted a thorough search of the city for „ he has been unable to learn anyt definite asto her whereabouts. This morning he — owever, does ng. 060 ok that a man named Charles Hopkins had commit a bold higaway robbery last night at 2 III. Late last evening. so the telegram states, Hopkics beld up a prominent citizen on one of streets, and relieved him of $65. A PUBLIC PROTEST. Ben Deering's Gospel Tent Audience Dis cusses the: Exposition. The war on the Exposition liquor privileges was continued at the temperance tent, Tenth and Pine streets, last evening, Hon. Ben Deering, the cold water evangelist, conducted the services whicb, as advertised, were a protest against the selling of wine and beer at the Exposition. After alluding caustically to every body who called him or his co- laborers fanatics and cranks, and giying a rousing testimonial to the common sense and patriotism of blue ribbon tendencies, he lau into the principal theme of the evening, and tried to con- vince his hearers that the privileges sought to be obtained by the Exposition restaurant were — bylaw. Mr. ring talked along while and so earnestly that although the night was still and pot a breeze was stirring outside, the sides of the tent flapped quite decidediy. He struck a popular chord when he made the state- ment that the water used by the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Company costs them but one-balf what it does any other large iostitution. This seemed to make quite an impression, and when at the conciu- sion of his remarks the speaker asked for rising vote on the question, the entire audience stood up to express its opposition to any liquor being.sold a the Exposition. This stage of the proceedings re ceiving such a hearty endorsement, a commit- tee was appointed as follows to select a date and place for a larger mass meeting to give more empuasis to the protest: Mr. Wm. C. Wilson. pres! deut of the Prohibition Societ?: Rev. Dr. EIward Cooper, editor of the St. Louis Epangelist; Mrs. Waggoner, Mrs. Merriwether and Mrs. Ellis. Tue committee decided this morning to hold the meeting next Thursday evening at Pilgrim Congre- gational Church or at some Presbyterian Church. So many churches haye been offered for that purpose that the committee cannot decide all at once just which one to take. Mr. Deering announces that the pleading period isatanend. He says the temperance people have been asking, “Please do not sell:“ but now that they have the wrench on the screw they are going to give it a turn. Accordingly he gives it out that to-morrow evening at the tent the question of the beer saloon at the Fair Grounds will be discussed. STREET ILLUMINATION, The Committees to Meet This Evening at the Mercantile Club. The High Majesty and Most Worshipful the Veiied Prophet has issued a proclamation appoint- ing the following committee of citizens to take charge of the annual street illumination during the parade week: George B Thompson, chairman; A. L. Ryan, Richard Fisher, N. O. Nelson, Jos. Me- Cullagh, M. P. Donohue, Emil Bessehl, John T. Tennent, John R. Lionberger. Lewis Biefman, S. H. Laflin. Freeman Barnum, Martin Collins, Mark Taylor, Dr. J. H. McLean, J. B. Mack, E. O. Sianard, H. T. Simon, Jas. H. Meyers, Cornelius Becannon, L. M. Rumsey, Chas. B. Smith, J. H. Brookmire, A. G. Peterson, J. H. Goddard, Cnas. Green, C. H. Fuley, Joun Bamberger. E. F. Williams, Edward T. Farish, S. C. Buan, Adolphus Busch, J. H. Halliday, D. F. Rowland, R. H. Stockton, J. M. Jordan, John B. Morris, Frank Ely, „ L. Ooodtfellow, Joseph Specut, I Lindse W. Barnes, H. J. Walter H. Trask, W. T. Gauss, J. ward Martin, 8. M. Dodd, Ellis Wainwright, R. & W. Goldsteia, David Nicholson, S. Bauman, W ; Stickney, F. W. H 1 Joseph b rawford, . Lore w Sproule, Frank K. Ryan, L Rosenthal, Geo. N. Lynch, B. Eisman, M. Lammert, C. H. Sampson, August Frank, Edward Mallinckrodt, A. Thoman, Samuel V. Monks, A. E. Faust, Pat Short, Geo, W. Allen, B. Nugent, J. C. Van Blarcom, Soc. Newman, H. L. Niedringbaus, Geo. D. Capen, L. M. Hellman, C. C. Kain- R. Holmes, Dwight Tredway, N. Scharff, K. A. Filley and D. R Francis, The executive committee and the design commit- tee meet this worning at the Mercantile Club to arrange ail the details. Mr. Geo. B. Thomson was seen to-day by a Post-Dispatonereporter and he stated that nothing definite was kKoown as yet, but that the illumination this year would be grander than ever before. VEGETATION ENDANGERED. A Killing Frost in the Northwest—The Mercury's Big Drop. Sr. Pabt. Min., August 24.—The Signal Service here has advices which report that a killing frost occurred last night over the greater portion of the Northwest territory, extending southward to the northern part of Minnesota. . The temperature fell to 270 above zero at St. Vincent just before sunrise this morning. This is low enough to form good stiff ice, and to kill vegetation. Tae report says the frost is not likely to extend very far south of St, Vincent. The lowest temperature reported this morning was 25° above, observed at Mine- doga, Northwest Territory. The air here, in St. Paul, is crisp and chilly, but there was no frost. The visitors are leaving the lakes in large parties to-day for the South. Second District Police Court. Judge White disposed of the fifty-eight cases on the docket this morning, imposing light fines generally. John Ernest, for an indecent act, was fined $20; Bessie Moore and Lena Williams, two improper charactera, were fined $15 each: Julia Hyao and Johanna Shehan, for loitering, $10 each: Pat Spellman. Mary Carlin, Mike Garbushewski, Ben bushewski, Johanna Douglass and Chas. Gisura, were fined $10 each for disturbing the peace: Wm. Woods, for pilfering, was fined $10, and Columbus Dyden, for playing craps, $10. A number of other peace disturbers were flued $5 each, and several persons for being drunk oa the street were each. In a Pitifal Plicht. Last night about midnight a number of pedes- trians passing Chouteau avenue and Fourteenth street were accosted by a strange looking, wild- eyed woman who demanded to know the where- abouts of a basket, which she claimed to have lost and could not recover. When asked what the basket contained she would laugh wildiy 1 that the contents were two — — nod 2 bundle of some she could not remember. Receiving an answer in the negative, she would has- tily depart and make her way toa yacant lot on Fourteenth and ＋ 2 streets, and diligently among the weeds for the lost property. She she could not remember her name, A tad Loss. Elsie Lamar, the only childof Mr. and Mrs. G. Lamar Collins, died Saturday night aftera brief iliness. The little one was a bright and pretty NORTH 8ST. LOUIS. — 1 5 rr Mail will hereafter be delivered twice daily to the residents of Baden. . compar pee The private lumber | present a deserted — tor a fev "there betmg Bo rafts in od none ‘ . 1 ‘away the iow . re ceed 1 35 Nan Sa ON. ah re: * Rey wee se oi tgs . 2 5 . 38 5 N e Ey * 5 3 7 ; 9 Pra ean S N ¥ we 3 4 8 ker . the public- “DID SHE POISON HIM? |e The Sudden and Suspicious Death of Hon. J. R. Walkup of Emporia, Kan. —ů — Suspicion Directed Against the Young and Beautifal Wife of the Deceased —Mrs. Walkup Under Arrest—The Lady's Use of Arsenic for Her Com- plexion—Great Excitement in New, Orleans, the Young Wife’s Former Home. i Puponra, Kax., August 24. — The excitement in this community is still intense over the death of Hon. J. R. Walker, one of the most respected and prominent citizens. Various statements are made concerning his untimely taking off. Grave sus- picions are aroused against the wife of the dead man. A post-mortem examination was held at which the stomach and intestines were found ina congested state. with indications of corrosive poison. A few days preyious to nis death, Mrs. Walkup visited a drug store and purchased strychnine and she also bought of another druggist four ounces of arsenic. These facts, added to the evident cause of his death, place the woman in a perilous position. She takes the arrest very coolly and refuses to be interviewed. Sue is a young woman only 20 years of and decidedly pretty. She was held to await further developments. The Excitemest in New Orleans. New Orieans, LA., August 24.—Nothing fora long time has created so much excitement as the news ofthe arrest in Emporia, Kansas, of Mrs. Minnie Waliace Walkup for poisoning her husband. The marriage took place just a month to a day be- fore the death of her husband. Mrs. Walkup had been a fafniliar figure on the streets of New Orleans. Walkup was a Virginian, and a handsome, ener- getic man ot considerable wealth and ability. He was about G years of age anda widower with two daughters. The youngest of his children, Miss Libbie, isa year older than the wife he recently married. He was six feet two inches in height, finely proportioned, weighing over 200 pounds, with blue eyes, light brown hair, small mustache and a bright, cheerful face, which tallied with his disposition, Minnie Wallace Walkup is 17 years old. Her fatner is James E. Wallace, a lawyer, and formerly United States Commissioner. Every one who ever saw her noticed her beauty of face and form and ladylike deportment. She was seen fre- quently on the street, and was noted for her charms of person and fine taste in dress, Sue was about 5 feet 7 inches in height. Hereyes were iarge and beautifal. Walkup nad met Minnie when a child and watched her bloom into womanhood. Then he claimed her as his bride at Covington, Ky. The wedding took piace July 22, and was a brilliant affair. There were sixty persons present. The Rev. Dr. Laer, a Methodist min®&ter, performed the ceremony. The entire party crussed the river to Cincinnati, and a fine supper was served at the residence of a relative, Mrs. Moore, on Plum street. Mrs. Wallace bade toem good-vye at Cin- emnati and returned to New Orieans a few days Mer. The bridai couple ' SEEMED VERY HAPPY, and left for Niagara Fails, making a short trip and then going direct to the Lome of the groom, at Emporia. From her letters, Mrs. Walkup seemed to be living a happy life, with no wauts unprovided. Her last letter, received five days ago. said that Mr. Waikup was going on a short trip on business and that she was to go along. Willie Willis was eleven months older than Minnie. He was a son of John D. Willis, who died in Florida several years ago. His mother was a niece of Walkup's mother. Mrs. Willis died when her boy was turee years old, and left him to the care of Mrs. Wallace, with wuom he has lived ever since. Willie and Minnie were raised together. Willie's mother had died of consumption, and he gee to have a trace of the maiady. He was a deiicate bo of slender build. He was as much attached to h cousin asa brother. Mr, Walkup asked the boy to go out West as his protege, and intended to assist him in carrying out a successful career. Her friends say the purchase by Mis. Waikup of arsenic may be accounted for by tue fact that she was ad- dicted tothe use of the drug for the sake of her complexion. CYCLE CHAT. Stone at Clevelanud—A Local Wheelman Protested asa Professioual—Notes. Cola Stose, who left for Cleveland on Friday to participate in the bicycle races there on the 27th and 28th, writes back to-day that he has tried the track, but has not found it up to his expectations on account of a heavy rain that prevailed Saturday. It is probably, be says,a 2:50,or a little faster, course as it is now, but be hopes it will improve by Thursday. Mr. N. H. Van Sicklen, the Chicago rider, who last week broke all the records from 10 miles to 25 inclusive, came down yesterday morning father and was taken out to impromptu gathering of . Van Sicklen says he will not enter the Springfield races, as he thinks the com- pany will be too fast for him on the short dis- tances. Aitheugh he was advertised to at- tempt another breaking of the record Saturday, he made no attempt to doit and he states the ahnouncement was a mistake. Van looked as if he was in excellent condition and the boys here heard with regret that be would not enter the Springfield contests. A rippie has risen on the placid lof expect- ancy regarding Stone's success in the East by the protesting of Mr. O0. Spring of the St. Louis Wheel Company as a professional by E. C. Klipstein, who wrote to the L. A. W. Dis- trict Secretary at Chicago, J. O. Blake, alleging that Spring has been receiving Day for fancy riding on the excursion steamers, and for other exhibi* tions. Mr. Spring denies the allegations and says he never has received a cevt for riding, Mr. Klip- stein, who is also a fancy rider. saß he is not actuated by any feelings of rivalry in making the rotest, but simply does so to save himself and others from being classed as profes- sionals, simply because of compet in any con test with Spring. Au investigation the League will probably result. In the list of events for the October race meet occur a five mile professional lap“ race and a five mile amateur lap“ race. These events will be new in St. Louis. in toem the one who finishes first will not be considered as necessarily winning. The victory will go to the one winning the most laps. It is expected that this will make lively.spurting at the end of each lap. . An important meeting of the Ramblers’ Club is for to-morrow evening. LEGAL DOINGS. Interest Transpiring To-Day Under the Dome. 1 Theresa Krueger wants a decree of divorce from George Krueger. They were married at Breslau, March 3, 1878, and lived together until April 8 of the present year. Mrs. Krueger alleges that her husband failed to support his family and frequented houses of shame. She also alleges that he beat and whipped her, rendering her condition intolerabie. Matters of tineatal Printing Company filed suit in the Circuit Court st Selma Watson to recover 1 or 2 ae af a N 8 8 — * N * r : Se W . . ‘ 1 * N 5 * ee! tik. ers meat 7 * 4 | Another Assault to- Watson and unded, but the building burned quickly and was ed. The damage on the buiid- $150, and the stock about $800; covered by. iantrence . -* CARONDELET JOTTINGS. By a Soldier—News and 1 4 Notes. Mrs. McKevit, a widow, with five children, resid- ing in Carondelet, reported to Capt. Boyd to-day that she was out picking blackberries, near the Barracks, about two weeks ago. She was thrown down by white soldier, who attempted to assault her, but the cries of Mrs. McKevit brought a young man to her rescue, who droye the fellow away. He answers to the description of a tall, slim-faced fel- low, with red hair and a full face. In his flight he left a white muslin coat with the laundry number 140 behind him. Captain Boyd and Officer Collins went to the Barracks to- day and reported the case to Lieutenant Wilson. Mr. Wilson said that the men had changed numbers since then, but that he would arrest the present holder of the number and the one who heid it at the time of the 2 until the woman could see them. This case w rought out by the publica tion of a similar attack made by negroes yester- day. an account of which is given elsewhere, Vm. Lipswick, who was arrested, charged with insanity and deserting his wife, was released after an examination yesterday. It was proven taat he was able to take eare of bimself. Tne ladies of St. Paul's Parisn will give a lawn party atthe Henry T. Blo place, Fifth and Haven- ye to Carondelet, to-morrow evening. The Band will furnish the music, The case against Jesse Johnson, colored, for disturbing the „was dismissed on payment of cost in the police court to-day. The next regular meeting of the Carondelet Woman's Christian Temperance Union will be heid in the M. E Churth (Dr. Hughey’s), corner Second and Upton streets; on Tuesday evening, August 25, at 8 o'clock. Reports will be made of the progress of the different departments of work, and a care- fully arranged programme will be rendered. TO DISCUSS FREIGHT RATES. The Railroad Commissioners‘and the Kan- sas City Board of Trade—Capital Chat. By Telegraph to the Post-Disvatch. Jerrerson City, Mo., August 24.—George W McCaskill was to-day appointed County. Treasurer of Shannon County, vice E. A. Kinnemore, re- signed. The Railroad Commissioners have agreed to meet and cbusult with the transportation com- mittee of the Kansas City Board of Trace in that city, on Thursday next, for the purpose of diseuss- ing unjust classifications and discriminations of the present transportation rates. State Treasurer Sei- bert returned to his post of duty to-day, after a week's absence in Cape Girardeau. Lieutenant- Governor Morehouse leaves to-day for Kansas City to meet with the Grant Monument Committee, from which point he will visit his nomen Nodaway County, and will not return to the capital before the latter part of the week. Col. McCullough, Secretary McGrath, Adjutant-General Jamison and several citizens will attend the reupion of Suelby's Brigade at Higginsville to-morrow. Attoruey- General Boone is still absent, hence nothing further has been done with letting the contract for printing Supreme and Appellate Court reports upon bids opened Saturday. ; SLANDERED GRANT. A Prominent New York Politician Chal- lenges a Naval Officer. Bar Harpor, Mz., August 24.—A sensational story has just leaked out here, the substance of which is as follows: While a prominent politician of New York City, a personal friend of General Grant, was visiting the flagship Tennessee with a party of ladies, a certain lieuten- ant on board, who was still wearing the mourning crape upon bis left arm, indulged in sianderous re- marks against Geueral Grant’s character and career. e politician became very angry, and on his return to shore immediately sent the slanderer a challenge to fight a duel. The latter declined on the ground that dueling is in violation of navy regulations. The irate gentleman then notified the officer that he would shoot him onsight unless he accepted the challenge. The lieutenant flual'y accepted, but while the preliminaries were being arr d the Admiral heard rumors of the affair una declined to per mit the lieutenant to go ashore, thus frustrating the duei for the present at least. THE CELERY CROP. A Storm in Michigan Destroys the First Crop—Other Damage. Kalamazoo, Mic., August 24—A heavy rain set in last night at about 8 o'clock, continuing until this morning, doing great damage. In the south part of the city the Alcott dam was swept away, which, together with the backset from the river, submerged most of the celery flelds. In the north part of the city many acres of celery were inun- dated. It is estimated that three-fourths of the crop is ruined, en- tailing an immense 1088. and the second crop must have the best weather to save it from almost total loss. The weather is yet show- ery, and prospects favor another heavy rain. Many growers estimate the loss of the celery crop at over $100,000. TO FILL VACANCIES. Special Electious in Lilinois to Elect a Congressman and Judicial Officers, By Telegraph to the Post-Dispatch. SPRINGFIELD, ILL., August 24.— Orders for special elections were issued to-day by Gov. Oglesby, to be held Tuesday, November 3, 1885, as follows: In the Seventh District of the Supreme Court, composed of the counties of Cook, Lake, Will, Kankakee and Du Page, to elect a successor to Supreme Judge T. Lyle Dickey, deceased; in the Ninth Judicial Cir- cuit, composed of the counties of Bureau, LaSalle, Will and Grundy, to elect a successor to Judge Josiah McRoberis, deceased, and in the Fifty-eightn Congressional District, composed of the counties of DeKalb, Kane, Boone, McHenry and Lake, to elect a successor to Congressman Reuben Elwood, de- Inquest on Nicholas Gerst. Deputy Coroner Hennessy held an inquest to-day on the body of Nicholas Gerst, the jury rendering a verdict that he came to his death from hemor- rhage, the result of incised wounds inflicted with a knife by Louis Haas, in the rear of 221 S. Ninth street. at 12:30 a. m., August 23, and holding Haas responsible. The evidence, which did not materi- ally differ from that published elsewhere, estab- lished very clonclusively the fact Haas had been assaulted by both Gerst and a man named Wag- goner previous to the fatal scuffle, and was being assaulted by Gerst at the time the fatal wounds were ; Caused by’ Grief. Richard Cox, the man who commitied suicide by jumping from the bridge on Saturday, was a nephew of Thomas Lane, who does business at 614 is found. An Incorporation. Articles of incorporation were filed this in the Recorder's office for the Jesse Arnot Livery Company. The capital stock is $75,000, all paid up, and the shares are held asdollows: Jesse Arnot, 738 shares; William Henzey, 10 shares; J. A. Hen- del, 18 shares, and M. A. Hendel, 1 share. A Fatal Row. New York, August 24-—-In a disturbance last night at the barracks near Williams’ bridge, ~ THE STRIKE. in + + Labor Commissioner Kochtjtzky’s Plan for Settling It. * - in A Threatened Hitch in the Bridge Company's Yards Easily Averted— What the Wabash Committee Has to Say—Ali Quiet at the Shops. The Committee representing the locked-out Knights of Labor onthe Wabash road, is still at the Hotel Brown, where it meets daily, to receive from and maintain correspondenca with branch assemblies throughout she West. Mr. Russell, chairman of the committee, says that he does not apprenend any disturbance, localiy, and that it is not probable that the order for a general strike will be issued for several days, if itis issued at all. Information from Sedalia, received this morning by the Post-Disparca, is to the effect that ata meeting of the Knights of Labor Assembly at that point. it was the unanimous sense of those present that there was not sufficient provocation for a general Strike upon the roads of the Gould South- western system, and that every possible in- fluence-should be exerted to preventit. Prominent members of this assembly, speaking upon the sub- 2 said in substance that a large majority of the nights of Labor assemblies inthe West, from San Francisco to St. Louis, and from Galveston to Omaha, were opposed to a strike andin favor of settling the Wabash difficulty by arbitration. The Sedalia assembiy held that it was far better for the National Association to con- tribute to the few hundred iocked-out employes oh the Wabash, than to precipitate a general strike, which would throw over 10,000 men out of employ- ment. From this it is to be inferred that a strike, while among the possibilities of the future, is not at ali probable unless additional provocation for it should crop out. The ready acquiescence of Mr. Sibley, division superintendent of the Missouri Pacific, to the wishes of the Knights by permitt uz. einployes to obey the order of the National Comic- tee not to bandie Wabash roiling stock, was in a great measure responsible for the action of the Sedatia Assembly, and in fact, had a good effect on every assembly on the Soutnwestern system. The general opinion among tue Knigats, outside of the Wabash men, appears to be against boycotting the Gouid roads on account of the action of Manager Talmage. A member of the Sedalia Assemoly of the Knights of Labor heid a conference wath LABOR COMMISSIONER KOCHTITSKY at Jefferson City yesterday upon the subject of the Wabash lock-out and the proposed strike. Major Kochtitsky was very anxious that the dificulty be adjusted as soon as possible and re- quested the co-operation of tue committee repre- senting the empioves of the Southwesiern sysiem, to confine the iock-out to the Wabash. He desired to avert A GENERAL STRIKE ou all the roads west of the Mississippi, and sug- gested that, if all other means be exhausted, a con- terence be held of the Governors of Missouri, IIli- nois, indiana aod Texas and the members or the National Executive Committee and the Southwestern systein Committee, Knighis of Labor, to exert every pos- sible means of bringing about an arbitration of the questions at issue between the men and the rail- road managers. At present itis mot at ali likely that sucu a conference will be held. Major Koca- titsky nolds it in reserve as a finai resort to avoid a sirike. MR. A. C. COUGHLIN, ~ of the Wabash Committee, speaking toa Post- DISPATCH reporter this moraing, sad: Well. I see that our resolutions condemniog the action of the United States Judges iu senteucing Kniguts of Labor to prison for iat.midation is having a good eifect. I have just received news from Council Bluffs, Iowa, that eigut of our meu who were arrested ou precisely tue same charge as the men at Kansas City, Springfield and St. Louis, were tried before the United States Court and released. The Judge in his decision heid tuat requesting an engineer not to rua an engine was not intumidation, even though made on tue premises of the railroad compaay. Judges Brewer, Krekel and Treas held ditferentiy a short time ago, and sent a number of Kuights to jall for sixty days for similar offenses.” “Is there any probability that the order fora general strike will be issued to-day?” No, think not. Everything is running as we wish. This wiorning three knights ot Labor in the empioy of the Bridge and Transfer Company waited upon their superintendeat and informed him that they would quit work in pref- erence to handling Wabash engines and cars. They were given assurances that none of the Khights employed in the Bridge Company's yards would call upon to repair or move Wabash rolling stock. The super- intendent said that a force of extra men would be hired to attend to the Wabash work, and that while the Knights would not be dis- charged, a number of them would have to be sus- pended upon full pay when the extra men were taken op. His answer, you see, is in perfect accordance with our wishes and the action of the Knights is in harmony with the genera! order of the executive committee. 80 long as paid, we are well It matters not whether their work is steady. We can stand it as long as the railroad companies can. “What is the object of the visit of the National Executive Committee to New York?" They go there on business concerning the Wabash trouble. It is part of their plan to call ou the bondbolders of the road and endeavor to induce them to use their influence to get Manager Talmage to consent to a conference With a committee of the Wabash strixers. Tue expenses of the road as being run at present could ®asily be reduced 25 percent without cutting the employes. Mr. Talmage, with ali of his private Car, special engines, cooks, te., costs the line in the neighborh of $100,000 per annum; but of course he never thinks of cutting himself down. Oh. no; he always takes it out on the men. But, as Master-workman Powderiy said, I think that this whole matter is ouly a stock-job- bing trick to depreciate the value of the road's stock so as to make it prefitable for some favored clique on the inside to buy up a considerable por- tion of the stock aud obtain control of the road. AT THE SHOPS. A reporter of the Post-Dispatcs paid a visit to the Pacific shops at Ewing avenue and found every- thing working as smoothly as the lathes which were running in the shops. The trip was made down the tracks to Twenty-second street, where. a few Wabash engines were found im readiness to make their usual runs. At the roundhouse of the Union Railway and Transit Company, at Sixteenth and Poplar, the men were ali at work, and nothing indicated the slightest trouble. Tne turn-table at this point is used to turn Wabash engines, after which they are run up to Twenty-second street, where everything in the shape of wing“ is ad- miuistered by men employed by the Wabash. In short, the Knights say they won't handle Wabash engines, and, to avoid trouble, they are not asked to le them. ; Impeaching Judges Treat and Krekel. By Telegraph to the Post-Disnatch, Wasarneton, D. C., August . — The Executive Board of the Knights of Labor, consisting of Hon. I, N. Powderly of Scranton, Pa., the Grand Master Workman of the United States. General Secretary and Treasurer Turner, and Messrs. Buchanan of Colorado, Hayes of New Jersey and Bailey of Ohio, met at the National Hotel yesterday, from 11 a, m. to 4 p. m., th consider. the Wabash railroad dim. culty. Messrs. Turner and Hayes went to New Vork last night, and Messra. Powderily, and Bailey left for that city on an y tram this hoid a consultation. The object of part at least, the perfection of gemen ve resolutions passed for the impeachment of United States J and Krekel. Congressman Warner w the articles of im uced in rosa aud with all the influence which the ts can com- THE HABITS OF EELS. A Pike County Fisherman Answers the Inquiries of Naturalists, lets 41 115 14 hy 3 * - 9 1 7 * 2 E ee 2 N A * contrury, has a formation different from the male that the manner stated. The female all ola Delaware river the first run caught in the. males start down stream and the fishermen call their weirs out, less, A female 3 or bob, an caught in that way of eels is found on up stream near the shore. — show that this and which are on their way to their summer homes in the rivers and that empty into it. By the time they reach the upper waters they have 22 toa length of t and when they run down in the fall they wi be a foot long. The fact that eels will travel around obstacles in streams by land to get to water above is also well established. They . Salt water eels, or the eels of Long Island, 2 travel to the ocean in the spring instead of the fall, unlike the fresh water eels. H. R. H. BATTENBERG. German Ideas as to the Validity of the ? Prince's New Title. From the London Truth. Ihave been favored bya “Von” whoisa chamberlain at a German court—I must not say which—with a disquisition on the status of the Queen’s new son-in-law. This Teuton, like most of his countrymén who have anything to do with court life, is an authority on — and goes so far as to maintain that it has deep- lying laws which have not their source in mere arbitrary conventions, He calls in question her majesty’s power to create a royal highness by letters patent, royalty having its source in ‘birth, national election, or the conquest of a people.” In some States, women may become royal by marriage, but men do not do so any- where. lasked whether the Queen was not the fountain of honor in — She was, but within strictly limited condition. As the fates were above Jove, usuage and acts of Parliament were superior to her majesty. She the Von pro- ceeded to lay down, no more right to create“ a royal status by letters patent than to change, by the same vehicle, the order of succession to tie throne. As a mother she transmitted the royal quality, but not as amother-in-law. Indeed, my erudite German friend further held that if she did not hasten to give her son-in-law a no- bilitary title of some sort, any city knight would take the pas of him at a Guildhall feast. ‘‘Do you mean to say,” 1 asked, that Sir John Bennett would be entitled to sit there above Prince Henry—or, as you cail him, Hen- reich—of Battenberg?’ “He not only would, but any one entitled to appear at a royal draw- ingroom a also, ee titles, — those of members of reigning houses, having no weight in England. Of course, if the English put up with the too great stretch of the royal prerogative in favor of Prince Heinrich, there is nothing to be said, so far as they are con- cerned, The Queen can make him a duke, but she cannot give him precedence as such over the Duke of Westminster, because Battenberg would be of more recent creation. The pre- cedence she gave her husband in 1840 over the children of George III. was not admitted by them. To get the Duke of Sussex to respect it, she induced Lord Melbourne to give a lump of money to Lady Cecilia Ruggin, to whom she, moreover, granted the title of Duchess of In- verness, rooms at palace and a stiif annuity.’ How States Get Bad Names. From the Texas Siftings. Bill Flushman is a gentleman who came from Kentucky to Texas a year ago and rented a farm from Colonel Peterson, who lives seven miles from Dallas on the Waco road. One day last week Bill Flushmna lay in wait for his landlord and planted his unfortunate anatomy with buckshot. Bill was greatly surprised to find himself arrested and brought before a Justice of the Peace. “Are you guilty of shooting Col. Peterson?” inquired the Justice. “Of course I shot him,” replied Bill, indig- nantly. Has any inf drel been trying fo deprive me of the credit of it? Do ou mean, sah, to insinuate thatany one has oe lying about me?” “O, no,” hastily ie the Justice. ‘“Ev- erybody knows you did it, and I trust you will overlook my having asked the question. It is a mere formality and in the line of my duty, vou know.“ * “le t [ll have to overlook it this time, said Bill, but don't let it occur again.” „Here Bill repl revolver, which he had quietly drawn in an unostentatious man- ner. “It is, of course, none of my business,” pur- sued the Justice, and I have to ask or None in the world. My sole ob sah, was to protect myself inten oly — prehend how he was bringing name,” said the Justice. ag pe zs 7, — 843 wy * S A * Aa 2 Fs N * * é ‘ 1 * * 2 *
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mde 7 a * - — rr ey 1 7 2 2 - 7 7 ak * 2 * 1 2 5 ‘ ; > A ; Oh oan en oe h u ö een 12 sete Tie ih tae O51 4 8 4 1 . ‘ xi 1 „ . d d ry fought this fight out in his mind in every conceiva- ble manner, putting himself in Sullivan's place. so to as well as iu his own, aud he is satisfied with the result of hiscogitations. He has also re- viewed all of Sullivan's fights, and analyzed his tactios, and the methods used against him by his opponents, and if there is anythingin Intelligent 232 and conclusions he will make the most “I wish you had been down here a little earlier to see Mack fight the bag,” said Alf Lunt, his trainer. “I have seen a good ! men knock the wind- puddin’ about iu my time, but never any one who could make it dance like McCaffrey. He is the easiest man to train lever handled, and [ve had a few under my care in my time.“ “Do you think he's big enough?" I asked. “He's as big as Tom Sayers was.“ he replied. “Yes,” Iurged, but he was not big enough for ohn Heenan.” “He was big enough, but he was too old,” was the response. “Dom stands five feet eight inches and a half high in his bare feet. He will fight æt about twelve stone and a half, and you know that Captain Barclay, Tom Cribb’s great patron, de- ciared that a twelve stone man was big enough to fight anything that walked on two legs. Then he's young and fresh. and a far more skiliful boxer than Sullivan. He has a clever left, and I think ais right is as good as the Dig fellow’s. Any way, if he gets it in on Sully I'll bet he'll floor him like an ox. Then Le’s as game as a pebbie, and he'll die at a man's fist sooner than give. in. Take m word for it, Sully will have no ruptured Paddy Ryan in front of hin when he faces Domfhick.” Now for the other side of the siory: Alderman Tom Denny of Boston, one of Suillivan’s stanchest friends, while admitting that the big fellow had gone off to Maine te train without any trainer (he hid not take Tom Delay with him, it seems), and that, while he was heavy in flesh and weak ia the stomach, he seemed to have such a poor opinion of McvUaffrey's ances that he asked, WIII McCaffrey go“ thereat all? Td hate two go ail the way to Cincinnati, and then find that Mo- Caffrey did not intend to put in an appear- ance. He said this seriously, too, and really meant it. Dom is very clever with his hands,“ he floally admitted, but 1 don't think he has a ghost of a show with Sullivan. He isn't heavy enough.” Sullivan feels no worry over the meeting. He wouldn't worry if it was old Nick himself he had to scrap with and not McCaffrey. is making a mistake, though, if he does not get in good condi- tion, I think he willbe in much better condition than people think. He has wonderful recuperative powers, and a few days’ work and absiineace— moderate abstinence—from liquors does marvels for him, However, in view of tue fact that he will be with you, and under your eyes and .crutioys, further speculation by me as to his condition is out of place. Sullivan has many faults, and lam not in love with any of them, but from the day I first met him 1 have regarded him as the 1 — fighter—the nonpareil of the meg—and Tam still of the opinion that when he is John L. Sullivan, no fighter on the hst can wrest the title of champion of the world from him. He bas made more money than any other fighter that ever lived, owing to what Gilbert, in the Mikado.“ calls The singu popularity of the American ugilist,’ but he has spent it with a lavish hand. If 6 loses with McCaffrey his career will be lixe that of a rocket after the explosion. If he wins it will be hard to flad any one to go against him in the future, though i see that Jere Dunn is in Maine trying to arrange a match between uim and Paddy Ryan, to take place in September.” Pugilists as à rule are amusinglgvain and con- ceited, to say nothing of their being the most jeal- ous men on the footstool. Occasionaliyan excep- tion is found, like Billy Edwards, Dominick McUaf- frey or Jack Burk, but the great majority of them, apart from their physical prowess, are overgrown babies in character. Very tew of them are strong- minded, and the adulation they receive ia the days of their prosperity turos their heads until they become the laughing stock of sensibie people. That is the reason why so mauy of them “yo ali to pieces“ when they meet with reverses. Jere Dunn tells an anecdote of the vanity of one of them that I have no doubt is as true as preach- ing, and well iliustrates what I have ald “i was in St. Louis,“ said he, “during the height of Mike Mo- Coole’s popularity, aud knew a friend dt his who WAS & prosperous contractor in East St. Louis. This man used to visit Mike's saloon at least once a week, and thought nothing of opening $50 worth of wine at a time in it. One day | was in it when be came in a little under the influence.’ The pota- tions he had made him very friendly, and he kept following” Mike around, exclaiming, There's no one like ye, Mike.’ ‘Yer the greatest man in the world, Mike,so ye are.’ He repeated the last en- comium at least a dozen times, and at last Mike, in a pet, turned around and reprovedhim with: ‘Ah! don't be telling me that all the time. Don't Iknow I am As the great writers say, the italics are mine, but they are hardly needed.” Mike, by the way, is still in the land of the living, «and recently had a turu-up at Memphis with a big deck-hand who didn’t know wno he was, and who received a first-class pounding at his hands. I wanted him to see the fight between John L. Sulli- van and Paddy Ryan, and the day before they met I searched the whole sieamboat ievee of New Or- leans for him. I finally found him in a ‘longshore- meu's dive at the head of Canal street, looking as gray as a badgeraud as rough asa bear. Though i had a ticket for him he wouldn't go, aud with alarming modesty be told me that “both on them are no good,as I can bate the pair.“ Noinducement could get nim to the mill, however, and he told me then that he was done with the ring forever. He was a big, slow. game man, with the strength of an ox, but lhe never saw the day that he could have lasted Sullivan one round. Pierre Lorillard's Kenael. Letter in San Francisco Bulletis. Our New York millionaire, Pierre Lorillard, de- termined only last winter to establish a kennel of his own. For years Mr. Lorillard has been a devoted huntsman, having on his estate, near Bordentown, the finest game preserves in the United States, but he had been accustomed to hire for the season such setters as he might need for hunting purposes. One oy two setters of his own, which he considers fine dogs, were so badly beaten at our bench show of 8A as to determiue him in raising some dogs himself. His whole farm is con- ducted upon a scale fitted to astonish even the largest of the English land-owners On his 1,600 acres near Rordentown he has eleven good-sized houses, twelve wind-mills for raising water, three lakes and several ponds, 380 horses, among which are Parole and Iroquois, the first American winner of the Engitsh Derby, 100 head of choice cattle, 200 men to look after the place, an ice house from which 2,000 tons of ice are taken every summer, a green-house one-third of a mile long and other things in proportion. As may be supposed, when Mr. Lorillard went into the breeding of fine dogs — — was done by halves. When Mr, Lorillard needed a veterinary su n for his horses he picked out the best one in New York and offered him double what he could make here to go down and live on the New Jersey farm,and saturally the offer was accepted. In the same way when he wanted to make 4 kennel, he offered $3,000 a year and a comfortable house to Percy O. Ohl, one of our most noted dog ex- — to establish himself down at Jobston on the lard place. Mr. Ohl began work last January and has just finished the kennel building, into which he has put dogs bought ~§ him during the last six months at an expense of $15,000, This, he says, is only a beginning, but it must be acknowi- edged that it is a pretty good one. I su . judging from the establishment, that Mr. Lori 8 expenditures on account of his kennels must b this time reach into the neighborhood of $60,003. He has set aside twenty acres of as pretty wood and farm land as I ever saw for the exclusive nse of the dogs and those who take care of them. For Mr. Oht he has built a really charming brick house, with drawing-room, | * Ain é es 1 5 GF 0 at S Sah % * * n 2 7 * f * 8 é in oe 2 . yt ö ; aer RTS » 7 2 * 2 St : ees. ne dy a * y r i Teak . r r : ; fee 3 ; 5 ES tah Se , 2% ö 9 : ayy r „ ¥ oe , x 3 ** n r * f ? Pte HAE a et Wes n * 5 * * ne 3 F c ae i wt 2 . E 5 es 5 422 25 . sy a a a = W ; Ks © le ae ~ * Pie ht a 3 . * = eae: 59 : — * 2 a * * * — i ‘ oe 7 2 * — 4 as * e 1 5 e att. : 1 . N a 5 . N r d Beg: * 7. vy * 1 * 1 5 10 aoe a ; -_ : 7 * * 7 1 q * N 17 5 4 2 14 19 19 2 * 11 ad 5 N ome. rly ; . ) N ; . | a * — : 85 bs 7 * 7 1 ? “4 " > yt» . , . 2 * 7 —— | J * 1 * * A ey 4 aa M oy Sa 8 * * . . ! ‘3 n 3 4 ‘ aS) > -. 2 ere 2 * 6 * We'll take it as a straight proposition that you are “awful tirea” of reading advertisements. Don't blame you; some ot 'm are « little dreary. They embody the same old facta, with a fresh coat of painton. Now we propose to ask yous startling question. HAVE YOU A BOY among your personal affects? If you have, drop your eye over this list of BOYS’ BIG BARGAINS! Now please bear in mind we've been selling bargains for two months past, and “this is what is left: Tiptop Khee-Pant Suits for Boys, that sold for 64 50 now go for $2 25; sizes left, 6 and 8 only. for $3; sizes left, 6, 7 aad & Several styles of Boys’ Knee-Pant Frits, that brought $7 and $8 50, can now be had for $350 and 64 the sizes run from 4 to 12 and 5 to 18, Boys’ Coats from broken suits, fit boys 8to 17, can now be had for $1 50. Suits sold all the way from 84 to $10. So you see how big the bargain is. Boys’ Long Pants, good ones and all wool at that, go for $1; we've sold em at $2 to $3, Boys’ extra fine Long Pants, taken from suits that sola at $10, $12 50, $15 and $18, go now for $2 a pair. Boys’ Knee Pants m Jeaus and Cotton Worsteds go for 85c; worth double the money. Boys’ Knee Pants in assorted Cassimeres, worth §1 to $1 50; go at 780. 280—just think of it, M of $i—Boys’ Vests from broken suits go for Bez sizes 8 to 17 years; cheaper than if you won ‘em at a raffle; don’t you think so? This isa goods time to fix up the boys. School com- mende s in three weeks, and they'll come in handy. About Hats, Shoes, Furnishings, Men's and Youths’ Suite, Coats and Vests, Odd Garments and Pantaloons we'll simply say we take the kake“ for #ottom-rock bargain figures at FAMOUS, Broadway and Morgan. — — dogs that he allows no dog whose known at least six generations back to come near the kennels, and with every puppy sold s a printed pedigree, showing the limeage of the dog six generations back, and every puppy born in the kenne:s and sold from there is entered not only in the Kennel Club stud-book of this country, but also in Engiand. The surplus of pu ppies not wanted for hreeding purposes are sold for 5100 apiece. igree is not Diamond Dast. The Louisvilles have lost more gamesin the eighth iuning this season than in any other. There seems to be a fatality about it, If St. Louis can wax the Cincinnatis, crippled as they were yesterday, there need be no fear of the pennant not flying in St. Louis. if Brooklyn had a good pitcher instead of Har- kins it could make ali tae Amerjcan teams hus le. But it is too late to do it this seasun.—[Piaindeai- er. To- morrow's game between the St. Louis afd Buffalo will be for tue benefit of the Grant Monu- ment Fund. A large crowd should be in attend- auce The latest rumor concerning base ball mat ters is that Louisville will endeavor to obtain the Provi- dence nine and play it in conjunction with Hecker, Cross and Browuing. [Boston Globe. Before loug something will drop, and drop very hard, in the official roster of the American Associ- ation. The hard tall will knock the great American Association card-writer higher than Gilroy’s Kite. Wait and sev the tumble.—[Euquirer. The Browns have now-won the series with every club in the Association except tue Louisvilles and they have six games to play with that club. Each has won five games, and to win the series the Browns must wia four out of the six. It is sale to say they will try hard to do it, The cost of the Aliegheny Ball Club for 1885 will, it is estimated, be $51,640, or about $11,000 more than the average cost of running a club. Of this sum $30,000 goes to pay the salaries of the player $6,00u nas been paid to Columbus for the release o their players aud $2,000 more for the release of Gaivin aud Sceu. Two thousand eight hundred and filty-five dollars have been lost on O'Day, Mountain and Richmond. dAiready the club has taken in $41,000 at home and $7,331 abroad. Man- ager Phillips states that for the season the club will clear at lust $9,000.—[Pittsburg Dispatch. A couple of sporty-looking young men met acci- deutally on an Aiton train. “Helio, here!" exciaimed one; “where are you going? ve you quit playin dall!“ “Yes,” was the repiy. Ive quit, Tm going into educational work. Am on my way to St. Louis now. Expect to open a kindergartea there,” “A what?” “A kindergarten—a base ball kindergarten. Lucas has promised to euter all his players as pupils.—({Chicago Herald. Chris Von der Ahe has not yet a quit-claim deed on the chasspionsbip pennant of the American As sociation for 1885, by any means, The tact is pes fresa in the nunds of many lovers of the sport that Chris once before bad this much-coveted prize rigat in his grasp and then lost it, Ihe reason that Se, Louis did not secure it is known to only a few. lt was in 1883, and Charlie Fulmer, at that time short-stop ot the Cincinnati Club, could, if he so desired, sued a littie ligat on a trausaction that robbed the Mound City of the honof. He could tell ot a botel- room conference between the presi- deut of an Eastern club aud two members of a team notathousaud mies from Louisville. He could bly specify tae exact size of the bundle of “poodie” mat was. from the aforesaid manager to tne aforesaid two players. He could also tell how Chris Von der Ahe was telegraphing tie members of tue Louisville team that be would buy tuem suits of ciothes and gold watches if they would uin, but that auother manager saw at least two of tuis team and made it more binding for them to lose by something even more subsiantial thaa clothes and waitcaes. furtber detalls. It is eniy necessary the Athletics beat out the Sc, Louis team for the cuampiouship by one game, and that had Charley Fulmer kept out his tongs it would pave been a tie. There is just the least possibility that such thing might occur again, so keep your eye on the spot, and see that no ene plays favorites. —[Eaquirer, DIAMONDS. Are You Contemplating Parchasing? If so, the Mermod & Jaccard Jewelry Co., Fourth and Locust streets, offer you a magnificent ocuilec- tion from which to select. Their stock is unap- proached either in quality, extent and low price. They ask you to inspect and satisfy yourself, They are offering special vajues in solitaire diamond rings at $10, $12, $15,$20,$25, $30, $50, $75, $100, $125, $150, $200, 3800, and no one should purchase without first examining these elegantly mounted rings. KILLED VERY QUICKLY. Louis Haas Tells the Story ef Saturday Night’s Stabbing Affray. appears that Haas, Louis Leitner and Theodore Remmers were returning home early Sunday morn- ing, when at the corner of Ninth and streets they were accosted by 4 man who was in all sorts, without profit. 7 * r 3 8 Te SiS ee 2 AA . ai aN —=— sh ee * * 5 3 . * n 2 . * f Oh ee Se | 2 7 * a ‘x 4 8 . 4 pt 8 8 9 — 1 14 4 5 „ 2 ' - 3 — oge 8 . ery a 1 pgs ** * a x . A * bes 9 rs a oo = 8 N 2 — me | n 9 5 > 1 5 a 8 The better you know the actual value of goods the greater will our bargains appear. best of all. Dusters, made of Linen, Alpaca, Mohairs, Silk and the “Humphrey ” patent-- „Nobby“ Norfolks in exquisite variety. The newest and latest things in Early Autumn Neckwear--going at 50 cents. Will have something interesting to say about the RIGHT SORT OF BOYS’ SCHOOL SUITS and advanced styles in Gentlemen and Young Men's LIGHT- Better Knee-Pant Suits for Boys that sold for $6, now go + WEIGHT TOP COATS “some other day.“ MUNPHREY’ Grand Clothing Bargain Headquarters, Broadway and Pine Street. — AT LESS THAN GOST! Men’s French Calf HAND-MADE LOW-CUT SHOES, 4 different styles of our BEST GOODS, re- duced from $6.75 to $5 a pair. These shoes are all Fresh, and we have all sizes and widths on hand. Call early and secure these bargains at JOELSWOPE&BRO’S 311 NORTH FOURTH STREET. Country Orders Promptly Attended to, — — Y — Theu. I. Ward Furniture Stove and Carpet Co 1113 and 1115 Franklin Avenus. Have now ready for inspection ELEGANT BEDROOM SETS in CHERRY, MAHOGANY and WALNUT; Handsome PARLOR FUR. NITURE, Beautiful CARPETS, RUGS and EVERYTHING NEED. ED in HOUSEKEEPING, which they offeron EASY WEEKLY or MONTHLY PAYMENTS at bedrock prices. Call and be convinced. Open until 9 o’elock every evening. «SNEAKS AND BURGLARBS. Petty Crimes Reported by the Police This Morning. The following crimes by sneaks and burglars were reported by the police this morning: Stolen from Henry Husbage, of No. 718 8, Sixth street, a quantity of clothing. Stolen from Wm. Davis, of 2233 Olive street, a suit of clothes and brass chain with a gold locket, From H. E. Block's residence at Denny Station, a gold hunting-case, stem winder watch, $13 in money and other articles. N From Val. Wann. on King's Highway and Page avenue, twenty chickens. Unsuccessful efforts were made Saturday night to burglarize the saloonsat 1700 N. Ninth street, and 1547 North Broadway. Three razors and a hair orush were taken 88 day morning from the barber shop of Fred Waick- les, No. 115 Walnut street. Brom the saloon at 1542 N. Tenth street about $3 in silver. 1 : From Jesse Cornelius’ residence, 2820 Dickson street, a 4 of clothing. From the bedroom of Mrs. Watson, No. 3032 Easton avenue, and old-fashioned gold and opal scarf pin. e Three young men burglarized Peter Rosenbach's grocery, 2200 N. Broadway, Sunday morning, steal- ing $15. They were chased by Officers Sloane and Wilson into the lu uber yard, foot of North Market street, and fired at. The officers believe they hit one of them, but the game has not yet been re- trieved. Stolen from George Lange, at 1100 N. Ninth street, a hunting case nickel watch, with gold-. mounted hair chain. Stolen from a shed in rear of the new building on the southeast corner of Franklin and Channing avenues, carpenter’s tools belonging to McCullen, and valued at $5. From Robert L. Sommers, at 1447 N. Eighteenth street, a bunting Case silver watch. From Mrs. Hannah Mulbolland’s residence at 1020 N. Eighteenth street, two pairs of pants and three es’ dresses. Cruelty to Animals. Aman named Hasse, who keeps u saloon on northeast corner of Seventeenth street and Clark avenue hired a horse and surrey of Peter Masterson at 1 p. m. yesterday aud returned the animal in a dying condition from over-driving at 7. p. m. Snonrr after midnight Sam Williams. alias Car- ter, Memphis, and a colored woman had a fight in the alley between Spruce, Almond, Fourth aud Fifth streets, in which the woman was badly bat tered in the mouth and in the eve with a brick. BROWN'S LRON BITTERS -WILL CURE HEADACHE INDIGESTION BILIOUSNESS DYSPEPSIA NERVOUS PROSTRATION MALARIA CHILLS ann FEVERS TIRED FEELING GENERAL DEBILITY © PAIN N toe BACK & SIDES IMPURE BLOOD CONSTIPATION FEMALE INFIRMITIES RHEUMATISM A NEURALGIA KIDNEY AND LIVER TROUBLES FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS The Genuine has Trade Mark and crossed Red Lines on wrapper. | AKE NO OTHER. > = 8 ö LF 3 5 r — — SOMMER RESORTS SHELDON HOUSE OCEAN GROVE, N. J., Great seaside resort; two honrs from whiladelphia: ons and a half from New York; W trains daily. Ocean water and elevator, pare soft fo Cool ocean breegea, . No mosguisoes. New SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES. — ESTABLISHED A. 0. 1841. JONES COMMERCIAL COLLEGE, 807, 809, 811 N. Broadway (Fifth street), * Porty-fifth — 2 Beg ent N * — —— onday, Septem „ Business Courses, Eng — y Short-naad, type writing, Telegraphy, ete., etc. taucht in the most thorough and practical manner. Call at office or write for — J. G, BOHMER, Principal __ ST. VINCENT’S SEMINARY, Grand and Lucas avenues, Conducted by Sisters of Charity. School duties will be resumed Tuesday, Sentamber 1. 18%5. — . — — — — | TRUSTEF’ SALES. _— a USTEES SALE~—Whereas KAward M. Switzer, by his deed of trust, dated July 24, 1876, and recorded the Recorder’s office of the 2 4 St. Louis and State | | : USTEX’s 8 ie : 1 : 8 ae 0 i ill i | aT 755 F if; 4 tf 2 lite ©. yw 2 i ö * 18 how ** 1 0 5 as 1 8 > ee — 2 a at D REA a N mtr ee „9 » wi . SPR? id aes get 8