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THE COMING HARVEST.
Reports of Abundant Crops OF Wheat In tho
West and Northwest.

ST. PAUL, July 8.-Advloes from thirty
principal points on the Iowa and Dakota d.
vision Of the Milwaukee and St Paul Railroad
through northern Iowa give most encouraging
reports Of the condition Of small grain. which
at most points never looked better. Corn is
coming on nicely under the influence of the
warm weather. On the Hastings and Dakota
division OF the same road wheat and oats are
reported In frst-class condition. with corn do
ing we'll. and farmers all agree that the pros
pect is good for all crops Tho following re-
ports from widely diversified points show tho
oqSdtGR Sihe1 in this vicinity
heads. are short but we'll filled. Farmers are
vesting viii commence about the last week of
the present e;.a tn month. Corn is growing rapidly
Mantoryiiie, ,Minn.--small grain in, this vi:
entity is looking we'll Barley is all headed
out. and wheat and oats partially so. Corn is
o2 saak oe Gentrs, Glnn-Tho late rains have
done considerable damage to wheat as well as
take the rust. and IL this hot. wet weather con-
will S To- es sr wht TSp d
'Rfvkh FALLS. We've are having considera-
bic rain at present 1t Il very beneficial to the
the se wheat IS ookns We IS
aged seed. Harvesting will be late. All other
small grains are looking fine. Most of the corn
is backward. Haying has been commenced In
some localities. and the crop promises to be a
good one.
man who has been over the Southern Min
nesota road says that wheat is In splendid con-
dition all along the line, The stand is strong
and the straw OF good height. while tho heads
are coming out long and heavy. The color is
dark and rich. indicating the healthy condition
OF the grain; Only few chinch bugs are re-
no rust at all. The, estimate q the yield, tax
Ing the whole length OF the Southern MinDe-
sofa line. is from fifteen to eighteen bushels to
much higher il there are, no adverse circum-
stances from now to harvest-the largest
yield and best average grade for years. Barley
Is two feet high with large. el-fllled heads.
and the yield Is estimated at twenty five to
thirty bushels per acre. Corn Is about twenty
inches high. and generally looks well. Oats are
unusually good. The prairies ARE alive with
prairie chicken. tho winter being so mild that
none of the old birds were frozen.
VINcENNEs Ind. July 8.-The wheat crop Of
southern Indiana turns out wonderfully, and is
one of the largest the country was ever blessed
with. The yield in this county is 100000
bushels, and the average yield eighteen to
twenty bushels per acre, many places showing
thrty-fve to forty bushels. A leading Stats
ticlnn estimates the yield In the fifteen south
ern counties of Indiana at 10000, 900 bushels.
CLINTON ILL.,. July B.-The estimated wheat
crop will go to thirty-nve or forty bushels per
acre on many farms. Corn. however is in a
discouraging condition.
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BROOKLYN.

Mayor Low has taken up his residence for the
at Garden city.
Experts are to go over the books left by Magician
Stranahan in the Park Department
The property in the vicinity OF Bridge street
have appointed committee to wait upon the different
ferry companies aud TO urge the establishment of the
Bridge street ferry
Gov Cornell yesterd day Informed the counsel for James
Walsh that he had decided that he could properly
interfere walsh is to DO hanged on Juy 81 Last night
the death watch was set
Lena Groeb, domestic, aged 45 employed by Alonzo
T.. Wcmpe OF 1919 Cumberland street was fatally burned
yesterday by the explosion of all alcohol lamp, with
which size was cooking some food
The aggregate increase OF the value OF taxable proper
10000 Is thought that by OF this the
tax rate will be but little IL any more than it was last
year.
Marco Cokovitle, an Austrian sailor, who several
weeks ago struck Frank WILSON, shipping merchant OF
~ waco street was rearrested in this city
brain.
The theatre into which the Lee Avenue Baptist Church
Ia being converted is TO be owned by lawyer Edmund
Price OF this city and j. S. Berger Gus Phillips
C,Oofty Gooft y Is to be associate manager. II is
USED BY combinations and tho prices will be popular 1t
will be finished Oct l.
Mayor Low did not Appoint the fifteen new members Of
ths Board OF EducAtion Yesterday. He said that he
might have to defer appointing them for woek, in
meeting OF the Board postponed The Mayor held con.
sultAtion yesterday with hessrs Edward Rowe, John
Hope and John Flynn, present members OF the board
and is conjoctured that he intends to reAppont them
Mayor Low in january, will make majority OF the
Board.
Millions OF bottles OF st. Jacobs oil have bosn sold and
not q single complaint rsturned,-Adv,
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WHY OBRIEGHT ESCAPED.
An Explanation Embodied in Amdavit
that was Sent to Court.

Samuel Obrieght the young Jew who married
Christian girl and sent to asylum for the In
sane by his relatives B living at Fort Lee. His council
Aaron Kahn, made motion before Judge Larremore In
In the Supreme Court, Chambers, yesterday that
obrieght be placed in the custody of his counsel or
other suitable person. pending the decision of the
question to his sanity. Judge Larremors said that
yesterday his last day in Chambers and he would
prefer that the application be made to the Judge who is
to sit on Monday.
motion:
:" bergen County, Fort Lee Ee,c Jersey, ..-samuei
Obriegh and Mary Obrieght each for themselves say
and being each duly sworn say that no person advised
form to escape from the shers custody In any way
to obstruc the edngs of the habeas corpus pend
ing in the Supreme Court the contrary said Samuel
Obreght Of his mind and his free will resort
ed to the which he used without advice of coun
sci or person Whatsoever. Deponents further say
that Samuel Obreght is ready and willing to return to
the city Of New York and answer any process OF the
In tho custody of his counsel or any responsible
person appointed by the Court. so long as depo:
nen is not noarcerated In prison or Jail Said Samuel
Obregh further says the reason why he escaped from
the sheriff hands was In consequence OF the bad mate
rial received In Jail and his confinement In coll deprv
Ing deponent OF his liberty Deponent further that
while In Jail Samuel obreght was obliged TO sleep on
erng the cell being nthy and was locked In from p NJ
until A. NJ Deponent further says that he got for
breakfast piece of dry bread and tin cup of watered
coffee that In consequence Of said tire atment md nour
shment his health was falling and he was obliged to
seek refuge at some country place for his health"
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LoTTIE RICHARDs's rEr TERRIER.
A Dog Catcher and his Deputy Charged with
ForcIbIy Taking It from her Arms.

George Shaughnessey. an official dog catcher.
and Hugh Baney his hired assistant were prisoners at
Jefferson Market yesterday. VIM. Richards OF 442
Ninth svenue member OF the Twelfth Regiment was
the complainant aud appeared In court in uniform lie
WAS accompanied by his little niece Lotie II years old
Mr. Richards said that his niece was in the street early
In the morning with her pet dog black and tan yer,
cart both he and BlaneJ ran after the dog Lo,s
picked up and tried to run into the house win but
shaughnessey, seized and held her while bla4 ng
little girl ran crying into the house Her uncle who
Was about with his regiment for Peeksk ran
out got a policeman and had the men arrested ShhuEi'
nessey was charged with assault aud Blsney with
Shaghnessy said Baney had chased the dog for about
ton minutes Thir fourth street At that time nobody
4 The little girl appeared to DO deiiSsrhg
dog against iron fence about tx feet from the l, ,
according n catching rules they couldn't siHe Il
IN then Al l. nj me they had only three dogs They
continued theI aunt for about two hours, capturing
among othsrs two big Newfoundland dogs In Twenty:
Ninth avsnuo and twenty, NTH street They had then
Bsnsy said hs Caught tho dog. but shaughnss'y had
TIN Tho men were held Tor trial In $500 each
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NEW JERSEY.

The ninety eighth birthday OF Mrs RhOda Baldwin was
celebrated on Friday evening at her home, II Pcnnsyl
yania avenue, Newark Her recollection Of events four
score years ago IL excellent.
Tho body of william Gresneif OF Jersey City was
found floating in the lRck River near Snake
H yesterday 1t believed ke fel overheard from the
plank road bridge while fishing last sunday
The employees OF Mr. p. LOriard have sent to him
letter expressing their thanks for the excursion TO Lin.
den drove in the Long Branch and three barges Mon
day last tho expenses OF which Mr. Lorard paid, al.
lowing each of tho four thousand employees full
days pay for the holiday.
John We're hsh dealer OF 42s East Third street New
York htted up stand In Newark street oboken Afew
days ago at an expense 81 5000 Yesterday he in
formed BY tho owner OF tho property that he would have
to move In At OF dependency ho IAN down to the
He was rescued,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-07-09
The Funeral OF DIR. Wilson.

The funeral OF DIR. Milo A. Wilson Of Denver.
Col who died on Thursday in this city held yeste
day afternoon In St ChrysostomsChapelT Thirty nnth
street. near Seventh The service was conduct
ed by the Rev. Thomas II. Sill assisted by the Rev J. 4
L. Msbel. The pail bearers were W. Patterson, Thee
dore Pitman, Lieut. George Rand of the Seventh Reg
ment, and DR. 4. W. Roof Mr. Patterson WAS nn intk
mate friend OF Or Wilson whom the lattyrwas Asist
ant Professor at the Bellevue Hospital Medical College
and Dr. Wilson had often requested that the event a
his dying rst Mr. Patterson should play at his funeral
adrgo on the organ. This request was complied with
yesterday. Dr. wilson and Mr.. Patterson were among
the hrst to try the effect OF music insane and
their experiments resulted in placing organs and ohss
musical instruments in many of the asyums. The de-
ceased man was prominent Mason.
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RESULTS or A FEUD.
A Skull Fractured and Three Othor Heads
Badly Bruised.


John w. Crawford Of 1O7 West Thirty-third
street. accompanied by his wife. complained
last evening to Sergeant Tins OF the Thrift
eth street police that no and his wife
were frequently insulted by John Dewald and
his family. next door neighbors. Acting Capt.
Westervelt told Mr.. Crawford to find Police
man Frazer. who was on that post and
toll him to make an arrest II he thought
there was reason for doing SO. Mr.. Craw-
ford found Policeman Frazer and told
him what Acting Capt Westervelt had
said. Tho policeman told the Crawfords 70 go
Mr.. and Mrs. Crawford passed the Dewalds'
house the family and some acquaintances wore
sitting on the stoop. and 1t Is alleged that q
stone or some other missile was thrown at them.
Policeman Frazer saw the assault, and as
Mr.. Crawford turned to speak to him John De-
in tho face knocking him down n.u,I Pa
when Robert Dewald. 10 years old. son Of John
Dewald dealt Frazer severe blow in the ia ICE:
Frazer attempted to arrest young Dewal d. and
the father then hit the policeman In the
face. cutting 1t to the bone. Frazer, then
knocked down John Dewald with his club and
s ss' ssd SSRs R bswaa s0T taken
70 the, Thirtieth street station. where
his and the pollceman's wounds were dressed.
At the residence of the Dewalds acting Capt.
Westervelt found two doctors attending to
John Dewad who was senseless. One OF the
fractured. and that Dewald had concnssion Of
Westervelt told the Dewalds that the patient
must be considered O prisoner.
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The Three.Inch 800 M dals.

Amos F. Learned. Jacob Hess. and Bernard
Bglen who stalwart delegates to the Chicago Con
venton, gave receipt yesterday to Dr. Pierce c. Van
wyok, Superintendent Of the Assay ONCE for three of
the BOG medals which Senator Don Cameron had struck
The other OF Kings County and New York city
for whom Or. Van Wyck has medals are: James Jour.
dan Frederick A schroeder Jacob Worth Benjamin 7.
stephen b. French Thomas O. Plat. Edwards Pierre.
pOnt Charles +. Cornell Dewitt Z. Wheeler, Jacob NJ,
Paterson. Jr, and John j. OBrien. The medal struck
for the hate Edwin w Stoughton is to be forwarded to
his widow at Brandon. VT
The walls OF the room in which the medals are dev.
cred are ornamened with large finoy finished photo,
graphs OF President Arthur ex-senator Gonkling. and
Secretary Folger in costly frames, and small cheap
Autograph OF Gen. GARFIELD.
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LONDON July Son the first announcement
OF the death OF Gen skobeie reports OF foul play
current but cursory examin alton showed that death
resulted from rupture Of tho vessels of the heart Gen
Skobehfs heart complaint is thought. due to
confusion rec eived during the attack Plevna, His
end was without warning Only week or two ago the
General rode yeny in little night He
spent the greater part Of Thursday the Moscow exhi
bition and returned to his hotel IN excellent spirits
ST. PETERSBURG, July S-Masses will be held in the
churches here the day OF Gen. Skobeles funeral,
and the places of amusement will be closed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-07-09
Patriots Accused OF slnru, aame..

Charges against members OF the Republican
Association Of the Twentythird Assembly District %
proposing Democratic for membership and Of present
ing fictitious applications for membership were inves.
tgated at Montenore Hail. l3oth street. last even
ing by committee composed OF John z. Van Dc Carr,
p H Hinton. and +. s. Webster The committee re-
bers, who are Warren e. earle Henry q Monaraus and
William II Clarke. MIR. Garlic presented sldsvite and
lived at The residencSs given in the applications aud
plication introduced in evidence against him boea
doctored by changing the number OF the residence.
He and Mr. Clarke denied the charges and said that they
would present afidayits to the committee.
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Fire in n Downtown Building.

A fire broke out at about o'clock last even
ing the fourth floor OF the six story building at 100
Liberty street which in few minutes extended to tho
roof and threatened to spread to the adjoining premises
Although eXtngushed in a very short time It guttod
the upper part of the building aud damage was
done by the stock OF the occupants OF lower
floors loss by fire and water OF nearly 5000 was In
that amour done to the building The losses OF the
occupants divided follows Tourists Publishing
Company, 1900; Robinson Co, hatters 81 800; New
York Dial Company, 81 loo: shapley Portable Engine
Brown Carey, 900 The cause of the fire unknown
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Orp.n,zInr for Political Action.

The Journeyman Bakers Union met last
evening Congress Hall 100 Third avenue to strength
en- its organization, Many new members were received.
Hugh McCloskey presided and Charles Duny was secre
tary. Addresses were made by William Lang Robert
Bseert, 0eOrge Bloch Samuel Stirrupt and John Nc
Mackin, Mr. Lang said the pay of a baker id not av
erHge $40 week. The reforms needed were shorter
hours and no sunday work Mr.; BliSsert urged the
Union at the next election and said the laboring men
could accomplish everything by the ballot II they were
firmly united Abiding to the proclamation which Gov.
LUDLOW had addressed TO the New Jersey freight hand
lers he said the Governor was disgrace to America
The resolved to send delegates to the Convention
OF the Labor Union and TO support the candidates OF the
l.aIaa.n Inn
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Crowded Hunter. Point Pool Rooms.

The pool rooms Of Hunters Point were
crowded all day yesterday. President Gleason of the
Board Of Aldermen said the spasmodic effort of Friday
had done harm than good, and called upon Capt
Woods continue his raid but Capt Woods said e vas
under the control OF the Police Commissioners
delegation OF citizens called upon MIR. Gleason and
asked that the Aldermen take such action would stop
the selling OF pools, and the Aldermen requested tho
Sheriff to appoint deputes TO stop the sales The Sheriff
SAID he was willing TO do So but had no money pay
the deputies. II was then resolved TO hold meeting OF
the Aldermen In order that an appropriation might be
made TO meet the necessary expense The meeting will
be held within day
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Virginia state Omcers En,oined.

RICHMOND. Va. July S.-Judge Wexford. in
the Richmond Circuit Court today granted an inunc.
ton in tho OF CAN'T agt The State OF Virginia.
staning tho alleged transportation OF the proceed
of the sale OF the States interest in the Atlantic Msss
sipp and Ohio Railroad Cs5Oo,oOO). OF which money
SOOOO0 was appropriated by act of the last Legisla
ture for the esabli shment OF coored normal school
the remainder to DO used In efundng the public
schools a portion Of the money heretofore diverted
therefrom The Court also ordered the State Treasurer
to take possession of said money and II the
Commissioners Of the sinking Fgnl, 10 be applied by
the Funding act for the settlement of the State debt
The will be taken the Supreme Court OF Appeals
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RALEIGH. July S.-There is great excitement
at Statewide N C. on Saturday last eS.ConGressman
VIM Robbins made political speech and commented on
the administration of DR. j. Mott ex-Revenus Coliec.
IN Thursday NJ L. Mott, son of Or Mott assault
Robbins inlnrng him severely. From this sprang an
assault by VIM. stockton. revenue officer, Joseph
Adams, State Solicitor, in which Adamss was
broken John L. Osborne expressed Indignation where.
O. s. Cooper brother OF Thomas Cooper the
Revenue Collector abused Osborne rOundly, when the
latter drew pistol and fired twice at Cooper woundng
him painfully but not dangerously The matter is TO DO
"A % west igat @ in the courts
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st. Ambrose Church school Festival.

unique and charming entertainment was
given last evening in the Park Avenue Hotel by the Rev.
DR. We,here rector OF ST. Ambrose Church. the sing
ing class of his parish About forty young ladies and
young gentlemen, tho members of the class, had music
and rectatiOns in the grand dining OF the hotsa
and after making the tour of the house accom- panied bT
their pastor they wound up the evening the balcony
IN tue cour, with an ice cream and berry supper, pa
taken OF under the beams OF the electric light that plays
upon the fountain and flower parterres Of the garden
This summer festival OF the singing class Of st Am.
brose parish marks the close Of tho school it's
aCaf
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The Saturday Half Holiday.

Nearly all Of the big retail dry goods stores
in Broadway closed yesterday at noon In pursuance %
the promise made to the Saturday Half Holiday Com
mittee of the Dry Goods saesmens Social and MutuaS
BENEFIT Association. Theargcr houses on Sixth avenue
Fourteenth street and Twenty third street clos cd somS
at noon and others at O'Clock. Some OF the snasR
stores closed at o. instead OF waiting till 10 O'Clock.
Large posters were carried in the streets on which was
printed: Public Sotice,Ladies are respectfully
qestcd TO make their purchases OF dry goods on Saur.
at the latest by O'Clock"
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James P. Dusenberry. administrator OF the
estate OF Cephas NJ. Woodruff late OF Newark. who
killed In the railroad accident Long Branch. will
sue the Central Railroad Company of New Jersey for
$4,000 damages The claim WIN he based the alleged
negligence or the company; Mr. Woodruhs annual In
900 and Il will be argued that according
to life insurance statistics, he would have lived twelve
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-07-09
Bathers Robbed.

James Mccartney Superintendent OF the
Public Baths, and A. j. Maeher of 3 Wall street, mem
bers the Union Boat Club were bathing in tho Harlem
River Friday. when Martin Roberts jantor f9r the
keep an eye on the vAiuables In their clothing Tho
bAhsrs came out OF the water and found that thief
had be to the and stolen e0t from HcCartney
poe kot and $Ii7 from MAehler Roberts MAS arrested
but was discharged yesterday In the Harlem Police Court
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-07-09

Coroner Brady has been investigating the
case of Achlle Rzon the young frenchman who recen
y went rowing in small boat from the foot OF Thirty.
NTH street, North River. and found drowned sew.
sral days aerward at tho foot of fortyseyenth street
The Coroner believes there was no foul play lie has
learned that young Rilon down By atugboat %
owboat which picked up his rowboat and carried Il IN
the river As the officers OF the tugboat did not repo1
the circumstance they committed n,isdemeanor oOr
oner Brady has placed the matter In the hands OF Dete
tive Heidelberg who 10 looking for the tugboat men.
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First Avenue. Big Fire.

Property holders in the neighborhood OF
Roland G. Mitchell Co.'S candle factory, at First
nue. and Fourth street, which burned the nighs
of the 4th inst greatly endanSerng the adscent prop
erty, and entans heavy loss to the firm and the
insurance companies. object to the rebuilding OF tbs
factory They have requested Civil Justice Alfred
Steckler who lives few squares away, to represena
them In opposing tho reesta6lishment or the factory
lilo preparing petition the Board Health and To
the building Department setting forth the property
of the materials used in the factory its
would be preiudcia the health OF the residents there
Abouts and dangerous to their property.
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Mary Butler. pretty English girl Of 10.
neatly dressed In poor clothes sprang from rock
tho Ramble in Central Park yesterday into the lake.
Waterman Patrick coyle got her out though she strug
gled violently to get away from him. She told Justice
oterbourg in the Yorkve Police Court that she hsa
been IN this country less than two years. and had been
Obliged to go into domestic service though she had besa
vel educated, and her brother y now student in
Of NE and left the family in Brooklyn in whose serytss
she had been employed. and came to New York 10 kin
hsr;eif s,s wsns no, ,e Thy tamys name, aaying
case will be turned to benevolent society toR
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PORT DALHoUsIE, Ont. July NATURALIZATION in
both the old and weand Canals has been blocked
all day, The bridge at Lock T. old canal, cannot he
swung and Government scOw, loaded with stone, 10
sunk in Lock ., canal large number OF vessels
are delayed.
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A woman's Hasty Therts.

A woman who is described by her victims In
wiamsburgh as tall stout, and well dressed calls at a
house the name OF whose occupant she has
and when the domestic leaves the paror TO notify her
mistress that lady wishes to see her hastily examines
the and departs with whatever portable and SHu
able articles she can conceal under her clothing Among
her victims OF yesterday Mrs WecOtt OF 81 Fourth
street and also two OF her neighbors Mrs Wescot
ports the loss OF gold watch and diamond ring,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-07-09

VIENNA. July 8.-A despatch to tho P'esse
from ST. Petersburg says that court circles maintain
that tho coronation Of the Gear will take place the
of September next.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-07-09

LONDON. July s.-The Times correspondent
at Alexandria teegraphs that the Egyptians under Cen
Yussuf who defeated by the False Prophet mum.
bered 5000. The fight occurred near Kordofan. The
Egg ptians lost six cannon.