Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-08-18

- HlNEILAk
curious incident occurred at Stevens Pres
ley's ship-yard lately, that IS worthy oil
record. Tray, a large, noble looking mas
tiff, had, for a couple of years, held unals-
puted and despoiic sway in said yard and
woe to the unlucky cur that unwithngiy
.trespassed upon his territory. So speedy
and severe had been his chastisements that
all unwhipped ours in the ~neighborhood
Stunned the spot as " a burnt child shuns''
&c. But a "change came DER the spirit OF
his dream" There was a Pause-tOur OF
them. Another mastif, a scurvy cur, e
Glow cuss.7 a sly dog" one day about two
weeks ago, walked boldly into the domain
of his dogship. Tray watched the proceed
ing with the utmost attention and evident
establishment. Such a thing had not &C.
CURED before for two years. No one about
the ward knew whence came the stranger.
What winning smiles he used what seduc-
tive charm lay in the wagging Of his tail,
will now, alas, never be known. Tray, who
had so long been monarch of all he sur
viewed, walked deliberately and ~patronizing-
" up to Snap, the new conner. They wagged
tails. growled compliments to each other,
and then turned about and trotted OFF to-
pether like old friends. We will not charge
Snap with treachery, for fear of being Pc
ltelv requested to r~etract; but, however, it
was remarked by the workmen that Tray,
who had always been so choice in his asso-
| eiates, had at last taken into his confidence
a sinister-locking cur. Together they visit
| ed every nook and Granny Of the yard, Tray
apparently taking the greatest pleasure in
| showing his guest the best place to retreat
for repose from the heat, where to find the
workmen's dinner pals, where ~intruding
ours made their entrance and were hasten
| ed TO their exit, and finally ended by in
viting his guest to take up his residence
With him. Snap graciously accepted, and
strutted about with all the self-consequence
of a newly-appointed o~fice-holder. They
dwelt together in the utmost harmony
Never a surly growl passed between then
till last Thursday evening. How it occur
red must forever remain q mystery. The
two friends retired as usual in the direction
of their dormitory. Passing near the waters
edge, they clinched, and, in the %scuffls,
rolled of the dock into the river. Ordinary
ours would have let go their hold-not they.
Down to the bottom they wen and remain
ed about five minutes when Snap rose alone,
swan to the shore. shook himself and went
back to bed. Yesterday morning the body
of the unfortunate Tray was recovered from
the bottom of The river and buried with
appropriate ceremonies. Snap, growing
more ~snappish. Is now monarch Of the yard.
The rapid growth of the sewing machine
business within the past ten years IS truly
astonishing. In the early days OF the trade
2 thousand machines was a number manu-
facturers hardly yentured to contemplate.
Now some two or three establishments
count their sales between one and two hun
dred thousand each. The greater part of
these are performing their mission of use
fulness in the homes and manufactures of
this country, but a large number have been
sent to foreign countries, and the leading
companies are establishing houses abroad
to supply the growing demand. The Grover
& Baker Company, whose machines are as
popular in Europe as they are here, have
branch houses in Liverpool aud London,
and in Melbourne, Australia, aud they are
establishing agencies throughout the entire
continent of Europe. In this country they
have branch houses in twenty Of the lead
ing cities-all fitted up expressly for their
business, and tastcfully furnished. These
are all supplied with machines and the
necessary findings direct from the factory
on a uniform plan, so that the public are
afforded The same facilities and advantages
at Chicago or San Francisco, as at Boston or
New York. Connected with these estab-
lfshnents are instruction and operating
rooms, where ladies are taught the use OF
the machine without charge. The Grover
& Baker machines are especially recon-
mended by the manufacturers for use in
families, and for all descriptions of sowing
that require strength and elasticity of seam.
They are also adapted to a variety Of man
ufacturing purposes. A new and improved
lock. stitch machine for tailoring and leather
work, recently introduced by this company,
is rapidly becoming popular with that class
of operators-NeO York Daily Tribune.
IL TowS-We were visited yesterday
afternoon by Mr.. A. H. Galloway, an intel
ligent mulatto, formerly a residentOf Colds
boro, n. C. Mr.. Galloway during the war
was connected with a Wisconsin regiment,
and acted as a spy for General Butler. Since
war he has been actively engaged in