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increase during the past year. The re-
ports Of the committee on law and SUPER
vision and Of the committee on appeals
were read and approved. The following
committee on demise Of sir knights was
appointed E. Murphy, Of No. 81; W. J.
Wilkinson, of No. so, and w. Charlleen,
of No. Ga. Representatives. G. L. Jones,
G. w. Lntz, c. Wainwright, George Met
calf and Isaac Davis were appointed a
committee on coincidence on President
Garfield. Supreme Commander W. c.
Brown being announced in waiting, was
introduced ana addressed the assembly.
The Supreme Castle Of the World will
meet at Liberty, Indiana, on the eigh-
teenth of October next.
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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
YESTERDAYS FIRES,
The Prison Barn and Another Place

The Prison Barn and Another Place
Fired.
Between and 4 o'clock yesterday after
noon the stable of the county prison was
found to be OH fire. There arc two Dor
tiOnS to the building and they arc connect
ed by slate roof under which is 4 shed
with big doors. Tho fire was discovered
in the portion Of the building next to
Orange street. Two tons Of straw and
and some other things were destroyed by
fire. The roof of this part of the building
was burned entirely of and the floor on
which the straw laid was damaged badly.
The carriage called the Black Maria, which
was in the shed was taken out. The horse
was in the other par: of the building and
was removed. A pig that was in the burnt
portion was rescued by the prison baker.
The southern portion Of the building was
not even scOrched and the shed was very
slightly damaged. The whole loss, includ-
ing the straw, will be little over 500.
The firemen did good service at the fire.
The cause of the fire is not known, but it
was undoubtedly the work If an incen.
diary.
The Cthcr Eire.
Just as the firemen were getting ready
at the prison another alarm was sounded,
it having been discovered that 4 tobacco
warehouse OH Mii1lin street, in the rear Of
No. $40 East King street was on fire. The
building is occupied by James Pransley
and is owned by Jacob Gable. 1t contained
several hundred cases Of leaf tobacco and
no one has been working at the place for
some time. The fire was started by an
incendiary at the double door leading out
Oh Mifflin street. The large post between
the doors was almost burned of and a hole
was burned in the floor mt the bottom. 1t
is believed that coal oil was poured on this
post from the transom above, after which
cotton waste was placed under the door
and set on fire. Several eases Of tobacco
were burned somewhat. Five or six
were broken and quite u number were
damaged by smoke. The doors and floors
of the building were all that were injured
by the fire and that loss is not great. Per-
sons in the npighbOrhOod with buckets,
assisted by the American fire company
with their engine, extinsuished the fire.
Tho building is insured in the Home
Mutual company.
Mr.. Pranslcy had his stock insured for
$15, 900 with Bausman Il Burns in three
different companies. What his loss will be
is not known, but the agent will not &c
knowledge any loss by smoke.
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The Fire Organization.

The Firemen'S Union is not content
with the councils proposed reorganiZa-
tion of the fire department, and neither
are we, nor do we know of anyone out
side the councils who is satisfied with
the result of their deliberations. The
fremen object to giving to the city au-
thorities entire control of their volunteer
organization, and that is natural enough.
Almost anybody would object to be a
volunteer under such circumstances. 1t
is not at all the idea of a volunteer organ
ization that it should put itself under
the absolute control of IN outside body
that it does not elect. Volunteers ma
turally want to choose their own mas
tiers. The city wants to administer the
fire department and proposes to men,
whom it does not hire and whose time
and services are their own that they shall
submit themselves to any disposition the
city chooses to make OF them. The volun-
teer firemen say that they will see the
city burned first /; and perhaps the volun-
teer fremen are right; which only shows
that volunteer fremen are not the kind
q city needs that wants to manage it's
fire department as it thinks it ought 10
be managed. The city must be content
with volunteer management if it wants
volunteer liremen and we consider that
in this the Firemen's Union have the
logic of the situation.
The councils proposed to cut down the
seven fire companies to five but so long
a. the companies are volunteers, we do
not see any particular advantage in re.
ducing the number of companies if they
are good companies Of competent fire.
men. OF course. if they are bad COM
panies, infested with bad men, there
would be great advantage in d;sbar ding
them but then let this reason he given
for it and the act be based on its true
and sufficient grounds. As the Firemen's
Union says. a proper system would easily
keep companies from going out of their
district to a fire unless summoned and
the more the companies, the more ad-
vantageously can they be distributed
over the city. OF course, the thousand
dollars year that the city proposes to
pay each company could be saved to two
companies if there were five instead of
seven; but that is small considera-
ton.
The union has appointed a committee
to confer with the councils, seeking an
agreement. As we look at it, there are
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HAY-FEVEK.
The Disease Less General than iu Form
Years-A Physicians Explanation.

The Disease Less General than iu Former
Years-A Physicians Explanation.
1t has been reported in various
quarters that hay-fever is not so
prevalent as usual this year, and
that many annual sufferers from
this annoying disease have not been COM
PEELED to make their customary jaunts to
the mountains or the sea in order to escape
their long time enemy. p New York
Tribune reporter asked DR.. AlonzO Clark
yesterday whether there was any fOunda-
tion for the report.
81 am not Informed authoritatively," he
replied, ''that hay. fever is not prevalent
this summer. have several patients who
usually suffer from it and they are by the
sea or in the mountains. The disease is
produced by the pollen of certain plants,
and as plants are little tickle in their
growth possibly they are not so abundant
this year but of that I know nothing.
One Of these plants is Ambrosia Artemo-
sia FOlia, which is someties called hog
weed, or ragweed. The pollen circulates
in the atmosphere of a city, as has been
demonstrated. Pieces of glass covered with
9lycerine and then exposed to the air
have been afterwards found coated
with pollen. Hay-fever varies in
regard to its prevalence, in different
years, and in 4 particular city will de-
pend on the wind and still more on the
productiveness of the plants in that part
of the country. The only cure for hay
fever is to get into an atmosphere where
this pollen is not found, but the cure will
not be permanent. The disease will re-
turn the following year. There are, how
ever, only a few persons who suffer from
it. If you will tell me why one man has
pneumonia and another has not, I will
explain why hay-fever is confined to a
small class. 1t depends upon a PERSONS
constitution and susceptibility. Children
are less subject to it than adults. The dis
ease resembles bad cold. 1t is an in
tlammation Of the mucuous membranes of
the eyes, nose and throat, and is simply
annOying.'
where is the pollen found near New
York -
"In New Jersey it grows in abundance.
have often run across it while out shoot
ing. The plant producing it may have
failed this year for lack of moisture.
After harvest the fields are usually full
of it. The power of pollen to spread is
limited, and it finally falls to the ground.
The sea and mountain regions, particularly
the White mountains, afford relief. At
Fire Island, also, the disease is said not to
manifest ITSELF"
L" 1t is said that Henry Ward Beecher
has been able to foregO his annual trip to
the White mountains this summer. How
would you account for his escape from
hay-fever? %
81 would give three reasons-Mr.
Beecher may have outlived his suscepti.
bility to the disease he may have been to
the mountains in other years when he did
not know whether he would have the dis
ease or not or the plants that cause the
fever may have been produced, as I have
said, in less abund ance this year."
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"sAY, COME OVER HERE"

-
Magistrate Collins, of Philadelphia, held
Mrs. Rachel Hyman of No. 934 South
street in $500 bail for maintaining a
nuisance by keeping poll parrots, and, with
the object Of finding out how on earth a
nuisance could be maintained by keeping
parrots, a reporter dropped down to Mrs.
uyman's place: A genial and polite
little German lady is Mrs. Hyman, but she
seems rather cut up over the prosecution.
She takes evident pleasure in showing off
her collection of birds, but it is not for the
mere sake of having them that they are
she has family of three children to sup
port. In addition to the bird store Mrs.
Hymah has small shoe store adjoining,
On the opposite side of the street there
are two rival shoe stores, and while the
prOprietOrs of each of these seem to get on
very we'll together, it appears from Mrs
Hyman's statement that they have united
in open hostility to her. The gentleman
who runs one Of these establishments ap.
pears to have been the party who took
out tho warrans, while the other shoe
dealer and brother-in-law of the first
were the witnesses before the magistrate.
Mrs. Hyman attaches considerable signifi-
cance to the fact that no other neiShbors
complained, and that those on each side
of her had never been disturbed by the
birds. However, let's SEQ about the par
rots.
The shoe store and the bird store have
separate entrances from the street, but
communicate with one another in the
inside. The reporter entered the bird
store and was hailed by voice. "How
dye do?"
livery well, thank you. How are you ?"
he replied. looking about him for the
party who appeared to be 50 solicitious as
to 'how he did. -
"Yah, ha, ha, yah!''
Its only the parrot, sir,' said Mrs.
Hyman coming in from the shoe store.
Having stated his business, the lady
informed the reporter that the prosecution
was wholly vindictive, and pointed out
that the birds were not making any noise
just then. Neither they were.
"But." said Mrs. Hyman, candidly,
"iJ's not warm to-day. When the weather
is hot as it has been lately they do make a
little more noise, Not so much, however,
as to be nuisance
81 have been keeping the shoe store
eleven years" she stated, "but have only
had the bird store about six months. One
of the dealers on the other side tried to
get it, but succeeded with the landlord
better than he did. They are mighty mad,
however, about one thing" she added
with a smile.
"What is that?'
"You see that bird out there" pointing
as she spoke to fine specimen of the poll
species.
EYES,"
"Well, that bird does just make them
wild. When the weather is warm and he
sees people passing to and fro on the
other side he yells out, and he has got a
splendid voice"
6" Say, come over here and buy some
Shoes"
"They don't seem to appreciate the
genius Of that parrot"
"Not much !; but 1 can't help it. l
didn't teach the bird, and when put him
out there to get the air can't keep him
from talking. You can't reason with par
rots."
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A YELLED HIGHWAYMAN.
Attempted Robbery of . st age Coach In New
Hampshire.

Hampshire.
The following additional particulars have
been received of the daring robbery of
passengers on the road between the Glen
house and Glen station, New Hamphire :
1t is said that one man stopped the
team of Mr.. Frank w. Andrews, of Bos-
ton, who was driving with his family ahead
of the regular coach, which contained scv-
eral passengers. The highwayman was a
large man, wearing a veil. Before the
coach drove up he had stopped Mr.. An
drews and compelled him to deliver $500
and his watch. He also took pin from
Mrs. Andrews. He then allowed
these persons to 60 on, aud ad-
vanced upon the driver of the stage, but
the driver of the latter started his horses
and attempted to run him down. The
robber fired his pistol several times, but
was thrown to the ground by the horses.
A passenger shot at him with small re.
volver, and he retreated to tho wo DDS,
leaving the stage to 60 rapidly down the
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STAR ROUTE FRAUDS.
The Prosecution Almost Ready to Procs

The Prosecution Almost Ready to PrOc.ed.
Colonel William A. Cook, employed es-
pecially to conduct star route cases for tho
government, returned to Washington from
Long Branch Sunday night, and left again
Monday. Before leaving he stated that it
was true that Bliss and Brewster had been
employed to assist him. He said that there
was great necessity for their employ
ment +; the labor and Importance of
cases demand it. The preparation OF
these cases has necessitated considera-
bic labor, he said, "and the labor will
continue with their prosecution. Even
with what We have done, special labor and
efforts will be required in the trial of the
cases. After indictments may bo found,
neither l or any othsr individual could
conduct the case to final issue alone or
unaided. Besides, it is understood that
the persons who may bo indicted will have
a large number of attorneys, and, in view
of this fact aud the Importance of the
cases, there will not be too many on the
part of the government"
"What are your relations with the gem
tlemen named?"
81 am well acquainted with each OF
them, and have been engaged with Col.
Bliss in the trial of an important case and
in several public movements with Mr..
Brewster. They are both able and ex-
perienced lawyers able-and no
better selections could possibly have been
made
We're you consulted or aware of their
selection prior to the announcement 20
cit would not be proper for me to
say:n
"Will the attorney general take part in
any of the cases?''
"The usage Of the Office held by him,
and the pressure Of regular business upon
his time and attention, would not permit
him to be present at the trial. Ii this had
not been so, the United States would have
had the advantage of his ripe experience
and admirable ability in the actual trial of
the cases.
"When will the cases be presented to
the grand jury?"
Shortly. There are a large number
of Jail cases, including charges Of murder,
which in the usual course Of business will
have to first be disposed of, but there will
be no unnecessary delay iu presenting the
cases to the grand jury. The record cyl
dence in a number of cases is already pre-
pared, and witnesses are now on their way
to Washington"
"What is your opinion of the cases ?"
well, it would not be proper, I sup
pose, for me to say, but the facts have
been carefully collected, and the cases
against number are regarded as strong.
We are all satisfied with the condition Of
affairs as they now stand.'
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HOW lROQUOIs WON.

His Easy Capture of tho st. Leger Yesterday.
The St. Leger has been captured by tho
American colt Iroquois. A largo crowd
was present, among which were many
prominent Americans, who are jubilant.
Geologist finished second and Lucy Gilt
tiers third. The betting immediately be-
fore the start was 100 to 30 against Iro.
quois, to against Ishmael and 5 to
against St. Louis. The other starters
were Scobell, Limestone, Fortissimo, St..
Louis, Falkirk, Bal Gal, Ishmael, Priva-
teer, Eurede, Josyan, Lord Chelmsford,
George Mansfield, Voluptuary. Iroquois
was ridden by the jockey Archer, Geolo-
gist by Cannon and Lucy Glitters by
KnOwden.
The St. Leger race was instituted in
1776 and the Derby in 1880. After a
lapse of twenty years one horse won them
both and then it was forty-eight years be-
fore the feat was accomplished the second
time. Iroquois's victory at Derby, fol.
lowed by his winning the Prince of Wales
stake at Ascot, made him a favorite for
tho race to. day until he was reported to be
troubled with an attack of coughing two
weeks ago. This caused the betting to
turn against him, but he entirely recov-
cred, as was evident from his success to-
day. He is said to have grown since his
June conquests and is now sixteen hands
high.
Mr.. Sutton's brown colt Geologist, by
Sterling, dam Siluria, who came in second,
occupied the same position for the Prince
of Wales stake at Ascot on June IA. when
Iroquois beat him by only half a length.
In the race for the Derby, Geologist did
not do so well, his place at the finish being
ninth in field of fifteen. The third horse
to-day, Lucy Glitters. is a brown filly by
Speculum, dam Bicycle
Iroquois was the quickest away, but
Archer Immediately pulled him back.
Josyan then took tho lead, attended by
St. Louis, Limestone and Geologist, with
Iroquois next. By the time the Rifle
Butts were reached Falkirk had taken the
lead, Ishmeal and Lucy Glitters having
Joined the leading lot in front of Iroquois,
who continued at the head of the second
division. At the Red House Falkirk
succumbed to Ishmael, Lucy Glitter being
second, with St. Louis, Geologist, Scobeli,
Limestone and Iroquois we'll up un-
til a half mile from home. Here
Limestone join, Ishmael. After a quar-
ter of mile had been traversed the sec.
ond leaders were beaten. Bal Gal and St.
Louis became distressed. Lucy Glitters
momentarily took the lead, but before the
distance-pole was reached Iroquois came
On in full running, winning easily by
length. Geologist passed Lucy Glitters
in the last fifty yards. st. Louis pulled up
fourth, followed by Eusebe, Ishmael, For
tissimo, Limestone aud Scobcll in the
order named. Lord Chelmsford, Josyan
and Privateer were the last three, except
Voluptuary, who walked in. The time of
the race was 8 minutes, 20 seconds.
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hill, the leading horse breaking loose and
running ahead. As soon as the stage
reached Glen station word was sent out to
watch all the roads, and it is possible the
robber may be captured, with two other
men, who are said to have been concealed
at the time of the robberv."
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PERSONAL.

fEoSONAAs
BISMARCK is daily growing stouter and
now tips the scales at 251.
"GENERAL GRANT is "getting stoop-
shouldered and gray"
GENERAL BURNsIDE's funeral will take
place at Providence tomorrow.
Senator MCDONALD said to a reporter
that he has no further political ambition.
Mrs. FLORENCE, the actress; says that
she talked with the Princess of Wales in
the box of London theatre, and found
her charming in manners and person.
Signor CAMPANIN1 will be heard here
again this winter. At last accounts from
Europe Mr.. Mapleson had visited the tenor
at Parma to effect an engagement with
him.
General GORDON, having made con-
siderable money since his resignation from
the United States Senate, is disposed to
enter politics again, and may make the
race for governor.
Mrs. LANGTRy has disappeared from
London society, and the society papers are
worried about it. The Chicago Times con-
solingly remarks that perhaps she has a
pimple on her nose.
Mrs. SHAW, the daughter of Professor
Agassiz, and wife of the Boston million
aire, has established over thirty free Kim
dergarten schools in Boston and the neigh
boring suburbs. She is suffering from a
nervous prostration brought by her exer-
tions.
The MARQUIS DE ROcHAMBEAu, accom-
panied by Madame, the Marquise, and by
ten representatives of the families Of Off
GERS who held commands in the French
army at York, will sail from Havre on
September &c and arrive in New York
about October 6. They are the guests of
the Yorktown Centennial association, and
the citizens of Philadelphia should assist
in providing for their entertainment in
the country as we'll as for their proper re-
ception upon the historical field.
At the invitation OF Mr.. GEORGE W.
CHILDs the members of the Aztec club
held their annual meeting at the Hotel
Bellevue, Wayne station, yesterday. The
officers elected were: President, General
Winfield S. Hancock Vice President,
General U. S. Grant; Treasurer, Mr.. Ran
dali Hagner Secretary, Professor Henry
Coppce, LII. D. After the business meet
ing q number of other distinguished guests
joined the club at dinner, at which Gen.
eral Grant presided, flankea by Sherman
and Johnston. Addresses were made by
Generals Grant, Sherman and othe: distin-
guished gentlemen. among them Hon.
John Walter, NJ. p, proprietor of the
London Times, and guest of Mr.. Childs.
The menu is described as elegant in the
extreme and the entire affairvery brilliant.
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tho Prohibition candidate, is running for
governor rs a cider and wine press adver-
tisement.
THE great problem in New Hampshire
just now seems to be whether all people
shall give up their usual occupations and
90 into tho business hereafter of keeping
boayders. Tho Boston Herald suggests
that Dartmouth college be turned into .
school of cookery, and that the state
house be removed to the summit of Mount
Washington.
THATis 4 charming social episode re-
ported from the White Sulphur springs,
where lovely belle bit the cheek of a
young man at the moment when he ex-
pectcd kiss. He had her arrested on a
charge of assault, but failed to appear be-
fore the justice, and she was discharge
Such things as these it is that makes life
endurable through the heated term.
GEN. BURNSIDE had just entered upon
a full term of six years, and it is probable
that lively contest will take place for the
succession, especially rs the Republican
majority in the Rhode Island Legislature
is overwhelming, leaving ample room for
internal rivalry among the leaders and
would-bo leaders. Ex-Governors Howard
and Van Zandt will be tho leading con-
testants, with Gov. Littleficld as a possi-
BILE compromise.
LIEUTENANT d. A. LYLE has eaten
grasshoppers out West, and he lately read a
paper before Springfield science associa-
tion praising them as food. Although
they naturally have disagreeable smell,
he nays that when cooked they become
pleasant to both smell and taste, no dis
guise being required. They can be eaten
after boiling two hours, with pepper and
salt, and thus prepared are not easily dis
tinguished from beef broth. Fried in
their own oil they have nutty flavor.
THE applications for space at the At
lanta cotton exhibition during the last
week of the time allotted for entries
(Which ended on Saturday, astonished
even the enthusiastic director-general.
About $4,000 more feet than there was
space to allot were applied for. The com.
mittee, however, is determined to make
some provision for these late applicants.
Every possibility of failure now seems to
have vanished, and there is no reason to
doubt that Atlanta's big show will &C.
cupy an honorable space in exhibition
annals.
"BoLD" is certainly not an exaggerated
adjective to apply to that festive New
Hampshire highwayman who singly and
alone ventures upon the capture of crowd
ed stage coaches and the cleaning out of
their passengers. He is graphically de
scribed as ga large man, wearing veil. -
There is delightful mystery about this
Characterization which allows fairly free
play of the fancy. It is to he hoped in
the interest of the summer resorts in the
interesting region where this romantic
person is levying contributions upon
tourists that his career may be brought to
speedy close.
THERE sis a town called Texarkana,
lying partly within Arkansas and partly
within Texas, with broad street marking
the boundary. 1t has two mayors, and
the state laws governing on one side have
no binding force ON the other. Arkansas
made a severe enactment against the free
sale of firearms, whereupon the hardware
merchants moved their stores to the other
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The army and navy medal was won yes
terday at Creedmoor, N. Y, by the Thir-
teenth regiment Of Pennsylvania.