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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-10-29

From "a, 81 .Aitdns .u,sssHG,r


Inst winter mention was made in the MeSsen-
uf the Jersey queen NJ Bhruet owned hN j, Ken.
rrsoH of Barnet. and ct her butter record She has
made TAG bounds Tor the ending March l5 1881.
she ~ that time exceeded unN by COW,
Euroias owneI h> Col. 4 n Darling Ut The ftth Avenue
Hotel, New iutk aud lhGt lay about thirty pouIdA
Succ,rnng this trial Mr. S"lrrsuu determined On max
ing another with III" intention, II possible. uf beating
the record OF EurotR- aud p"rn. the Jersey Queen
thu htui ~ the list of butter producers IN the United
stats, II not IN I'm. world Tur tria! was commenced
MAY -, lssl aud lasted one yrnr,
last wint"r COT. Darling purchased the cow, paving
her - w. In the trAl to he n
competed in ksrnet. 1t has been cone utrt and We
have the uunlllN record OF mk aud butter the ear
II aggregates II sbi pounds of milk and shl pounds OF
halter rHNlns out the fractions, she has exceeded her
former record by ld pounds and that OF Eurotu. by 10
puunls
II took rifle over nfteeu pounds " milk for one ~
hui'er which showed great irhues. for So large guam
my Th' average OF mix pur unN for The wear would
he H,a pounds, mud at butter nearly 81 pounds Tho
cow lA>l WINTER weighed loo pounds. Na- healthy and
ROBUST looking, AMI was having the following AAy
rai"hs Two quarts of wheat shorts. three quarts 81
ground ohlS nni three pat ~ meal twice inN
thirteen rts IN all Besides sc had peck carrots
nv Of hay 10 he hud For the hraiu hint must b. rdc
ou inc annual system IN lir irIduron Of So iargc al
amount of mix rmd butter. the gHaNH ~ feed does
not appear a. 1T Hll excessive and n not designed
10 spol the COW IN the attempt Ia beat the world.
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An ODD BUSINESS.
The Old Hottie Merchant OF Bellevue and
His stock In Trade.

his stock In Trade.
At the curbstone near the old board fonce
that surrounds the new reception pavilion Of
Bellevue Hospital stands a rlcksty. weather.
bsaten fruit stand. Back Of the rows OF apples
oranges. and bananas displayed on 1t are piled
many bottles Of different sizes. In front of.the
stand was old Grandfather Patrick Lundy. He
was bundled up in agreat coat and clothes that
had seen many years Of wear; An old hat was
smile lighted up his unshaven face.
Poor persons hurrying to ths hospital dis lis
STOPPED At the old mans stand, and. instead Of
buying fruit, purchased bottles for five cents
each. He was iinglinG coins in his pocket when
" A curious business. lie said. echoinc the
reporters .yusstion. Yes. but a good one in
pSnsary and don't have any bottle Tor RI medicine s
can get,4ne from me, without waiting in the line
singe nickel"
During 4 paase Mr. Lnndy selected acted four:
r"Sed his scr"pby BEARD and Spsd his h %ou III
YOU 500. sir" he resumed, II was not al,
,honsands Of dollars In this country in my
h"u.ht down 10 pediling apples and these
h',ti9s iiriEh no! itsa flG drop ly' took IN
that my sons are well-to-do.'
Altches Of thu hospital know Grand
srnnd has bcer II tho same corner Tor eight
y'Mrs. One ot his two sons Is in the Post
oase md the other has good .1mploym,mt
rickels no gathers In. and Is laxative OF the
days whom no WAS rich. as he says. Nobody
golden prosperity, however. and 1t Ia thought
that the stories Of fortune are pleasant myths.
But Mr.. Lundy insists that they are true and
y dociIetly proud Of tho familiar nickname OF
The Old Bottle Merchant OF Bellevue.
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had come to mo to be recorded. % they must BE
was bn, little time left in which to do the work.
was suffering from nervousness allied to weak:
ness, and what had TO undergo bore Increased
the former. made mistakes. Under the cir
Ing over me ali the time to hurry me up.
I retained he situation but q very few days.
,am close by where, man b;n,o was wanted TED
insane patients, I. who had been engaged In
transferring others was now, myself trans:
vas now better led and n better lodged and lad
for my associates men Of education and culture.
SGS SE f @ Shoy ESsn %GFs t.
had written medical histories as well az done
medical work and the technical g terms which
into place the best possible for workhonse
congenial society, and everything to make me
cont cont, but freedom got thnt too; i9r IN
dpe .% Hc ana sS at Ssy from
Thus ended my experience OF the Island. I
Sand IN the n OF gysry
he is supposed 10 be- best fitted to do. And the
every one. whether M male or female. must do
something Even 2ne-lcgged man was put TO
hk ThSS .e wnS 5S ' work n
hard work. None arc oppressed. The food
and lodging are the greatest hartlships. Take
1t all in all. however. the hardships are no
greater than those of Il soldier in n campaign.
to those who are used to roughing IT, as many
OF the prisoners are, a torn in the workhouse Is
no grcnt punishment Tothe tramp half starved.
ill-clad. and homeless. tho place Is u haven OF
rest. But TO one more delicately brought M.
reared perhaps in the lap Of luxurv-und such
often get there, rs well as others. through
whiskcy, the great levellcr-it is severe punish
ment. Thus what TO one class is boon is to
another misery: so that. as between tho two
classes. punishment would seem to be very un:
evenly distributed. Yet the case IL not so bad
us at first blush 1t appears to be; for the last
mentioned class men of education or of bust
ness habits. arc selected for clerkehips or other
gcntce cmpoymenis. where they fare much
better in every way than the average had
sent to me with paper and pencil. requesting u
specimen Of my handwriting.
Much. of course. depends upon the officers.
was on friendly terms with them. and got
| along very well. Selected rs these men are for
| the possession OF certain qualities. which are
| sharpened by practice they are able to dstin-
g,iish between the hummer and the gentleman
| had but little intercourse. except with my fell
| low clerks. Some of these were old FOUNDERS.
| and having been in the workhOuse before, they
| knew all the ropes and had thnt advantage
| over me. As the experience was knew to me, l
| was mt first embarrassed by the novelty OF the
| situation. | was disposed to speak my mind
as freely there rs elsewhere and by so doing
ever for me to learn that to get along the easiet
and smoothest in such u place IL to keep your
| eyes wide open and your mouth shut.
PERKIN WARBECK.
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A Few POints an Whiskey from . Bar.
keeper's Standpoint.


vn MXss there is such thing as good. pure
",Whsr. can It be oDtAinedr'
~ s s.i.Sn :!"'''
Drug Acres'"
well The fact is, know Of only two lots of pure
prysit individuals for saleHin Detroit. One Il
be mad. on u barrel Of whiskcyi.",
a II. H'nA
Whitley M wa ys ss n, y9 P1, n9 gallon Of -
oh, a pint never would be noticed, and sometimes
ss sSs S s:ssy cent" worm Oh
How many drinks OF whskey are estimated to the
TAXI ats the nS. While If &
nirs. and 30 we have come TO average it ct sixty
Tn%, .ss per gallon for all kinds of wh'key sold
No, because there are bars where whskey ia sold at
Ave gents and others where fifteen and twenty cents
III. f D5o on gallon of wsksy sold by
should say about that"
s K "66 rSs an you $ s tell
wo srs rTs ers Sor or Tel, he m ven
rious brands immedineiy and to whom would not dare
Offer any diluted or doeiored liquors"
mis v and set gu, poor aSor to agCod Judge,
in ,n an% Sse Va
., my Thought never mind lei her 10 and squirt
gin or any other liquor for that matter passed il to
81 Drink a YES, indeed and he never knew whether
ne "laaA IN" escape sr n
., ,as sn SS nl ,h nnsw Y m aSu liquor
Is snS S"ineT son s ,u re, out o, it q. soon a.
possible"
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Thirteen Bridal Couples In Front OF Wash
ington's Tomb.

There haye been in the city, at a quick esti-
and in hotel yesterday there were sheltered eighteen
one meets them even on top Of Washington Monument.
But the trip 10 Mount Vernon them brings
them together ss 1t were; for. by the mysterious
inspiration Of a newly welded life, 1t has
To I've felt that trip to Washington is special
happiness and visit tn Mount Vernon ia specially
good omen Yesterday Capt Blakotook thirteen couples
down the river To the historic spot.
Perhaps the prcttest sight of the dav that wit
messed at the tomb. The eager pushing throng had
gone the hill ahead and ut the tomh
by very red nOscd man, who had much to say about
the sarcophay and who seemed to he n sefbppoiLtcd
guide, He had led the tllrony away when tile Young
married people reached the tomb. They formed u
phaanN In front of IL, and the accuracy with which
they ranged themselves was all The more striking. be
cause II was unprecedented There they were, man
and woman alternating standing before the tomb OF the
father of his country like thirteen couples before the
altar.
The dresses Of the brides Of various shades russell
brown pr"d"ninating and all aunty hats little
slender bride the extreme right actually laughed but
:" nerrl and inmoc.ty thar the sound did not seem
any more rrevercnt than tho song Of the bird In the oak
ana looked dindently nj the NJ his right. who
was The other man hrdr; and the boyislook groom
NJ the extreme left In the pepper and salt business suit
Ereed 10 lie saying sentimental things TO the girl in
drab on his nrnl Now, the strange feature Of all hs
was the utter unconscinsncsH each couple seemed to
have of the others presence but II to h. noted that
when nj lust the giN and his peach checked bride broke
the line aud started lesurely toward the house the others
not slow to follow
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Gusts OF Wind at Lake Tahoe.

Lake Tahoe. in California, Is subject TO tire.
mehdoas gusts Of wind which rush down the surround
ing sorges of the mountains.
Not long since part, were fishing from pier in the
lake when their attention attracted by
ing and they deserted regular cyclone approaching
Before the HURRICANE came long unbrok wave, At
least fifteen feet In height. knowing that this wonid
sweep the whole line OF the pier ul present beat hssty
retreat TO the shore
when NJ safe distance they turned to gaze upon the
scene. While thus employed they were startled by .
Tremendous roaring to the northwurd aud
Isrmad aeyclone from that direction s!ruck the lake
This sent before II huge wave. whi, Ind attained
the height OF that coming from the southwark.
In IA few minutes the two waves together. When
they struck. column OF water aud SPRAY into
the air 10 the height of ut least o feel The collision VI
the two waves followed by report that sounded
like heavy clap OF thunder. mumcn after this grand
shock OF the waters fve or -N huge waterpOuts uHds
their appearance all within " three four miles
and carried grea! columns of water and spray ~ the
height ~ several hundred feet After hfeen min
u'es Of the elemental warfare the LUX, became calm.
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KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
The First Authentic Account OF Their Secret
Assembly In this City.
From the Chicago Express,


The general assembly of the Knights Of
Labor which assembled at Union Square Hal,
New York. on the 5th of September. adjourned
after an eight days session on the 18th. After
the first days. session the meetings were held
i'll Clarendon Hall. Thirteenth street. The as
sembly was composed Of eighty, three delegates:
delegates from Illinois, viz. Messrs. Randall,
Swell: and Griffith of Chicago. and Rhodes OF
HALEY Of Chicago was also present in Now
York h as spectator Eycrything connected
laws. &c. underwent discussion.
The A. X. remains as II was the cooperative
plan was made voluntary. Many other i'm:
portant amendments to the constitution and
bylaws were adopted. -
Local assemblies must hereafter afflliate wit
district assembly when II district is cstab-
lishod. instead of being left optional to belong
Ia it or the general assembly. Means were de-
Sr Sy saS p1Ss Of
the weapon may not lose its force by making
the resort to otto it too common Tho action Of the
was sustained but CMno wns exonerated Of all
Intentional wrong. The final decision Of the
affair was left in the hands Of u special commit
Grand Secretary dayton announces that tho
general assembly has authorized the support
moulders of Witherow & Gordon Of Newcastle.
The terms Of employment offered by the firms
the knights Of Labor. The grand assembly
takes up the gauntlet thrown the organization
and determines to nip IN the bud such tyran-
men.
The following resolution was adopted:
Whereas II seems To he the opinion Of many Of the
wealth producers should make the use tn. ballot
Will. II remains with them aud whereas II has
10 the knowledge Of tins general assembly that in
sections ~ the county there have been regular
tom made straight labor platforms; therefore he "
Rrso'ed That tins general assembly view with satisac
tons wherever found 10 bring about general suspcn
sion of work On election day.
The grand officers are no longer members Of
the Executive Board, which is composed Of five
members not hold ing any other grand office.
1t was noticed that New York and Brooklyn
were very lightly represented in the general
assembly. and that no courtesies passed be-
tween the members of the order in New York
and the members Of the general assembly.
which was not ~ it should be-.
1t was very gratifying to Brother Powderlv
that he should have been elected the third time
to the position Of Grand Master Workman with
out opposition, The following is n more cor
rect list of the officers elected than that pub
lished in the EMPRESS last week:
T. ", Powdcrly. G. NJ, ". Scranton. Pa. :
Ralph Beaumont G. W. r.. Elmira n. Y: Rob
ert d. Layton. Il. s.. and Gilbert Lockwood A.
q. S. Pittsburgh. Pa. H., Grifliths G. Treas.
Chicago. Ill.,: Francis B. Egan Grand Statisti-
clan. Detroit. Mich. Executive BuardJohn $.
McClclland. Hobokcn. n. j.: David Healy
Rochester n. Y; James Campbell. Pittsburgh
Pa: Robert W. Price Cumberland County
Md. Henry c. Traphagen. CINCINNATI. o. See
rotary Of Insurance. Charles H. Litchman Mar
blehead. Mass.
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NEWS FROM All THE WORLD.
The Bieedy Duel Between Gordon Ellie snd
Pat shea OF Nevada.

frOm the fnvo Independent.
A singular and bloody shooting affair oc..
ssnns nscn cSmy Sea
esie s p :SS Ssns
s he T s:a ann sSsE. 5 S only ssy
&c a ss sss. Of snses
' .sas the : sf and 'asss' Y F.
md .sa sa hh' a.. h IL. iass h
day, Shes did mend his Mays; shea ds5sa MN g
away sS"" a. s "'s he
Knee sesa began .sssE s sSsf fs ss d Ss
short distance away to get their Henry rifes whether
isrin sFfy ssSSs s' q iHs The only
n ws e s w "sl Tin To 60 ss
to wr r.. s sn he .. Sst
A. ,hs the man h NOV sh I'm
lux III sss Shea though With pistol shS. through
mail bit s9t no further than The as which he ined
as M p up to mi, point XIV. had rennsd
~ he saw ~ 81 he T It'd
lev. my more. step gu! from behind ihn, horse and
ssss ks s moi %a 10 Ss horse
S% NV 4 he @ n"t s s o %s st s s sd sso
there wa. help for i, and lodging under e.
nrst shot striking Shea already twice wounded, In the
s sr ions Enough /" IRE w" sos a, Es the rs
with rihng effect but the second knocking him ~ death
the men who hal IN HE n,cS,, time rushed in to stand
'% n" d%ns man nearing rgmak whispered pSa
It, him .s% y9 got & shea ss Ts s oM 'ss
Ellis almost Immediately breathed his last
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MURDER or 4 BR.iTE EXPLORER.
Killed by the Head Hunter Of North Bornee.

Prom The London telegraph, oct 10.
From Singapore we learn that Mr. Witt
explorer in tho service ~ the British North
Borneo Company, has been trcacherously muir
% @sra d, BY Gsaf Who "f1 S W i S"
been NAL ing his way To the head OF tho Sibuco
River This region Is quit. Gcyond the active
Company. The Governor was not aware that
MIR, Witt intended to make SO hazardous u
Mr, Witt being an experienced traveller. n
brave man, and on good terms with the natives
generally, there was no reason TO fear that he
country without mocstation. Near the hoad
~ mo Sibucp River he would be on the frontier
81 9n nna b2rnHG and in region whGre Mr.
rnteen men, He divided them; Some nine or
ten wer" told OIL to attend to the boats. They
were navigating II river and Witt had bought
boats from the natives. The other mon re-
manned To push on ahead in company with the
The nn'ir"s had shown no disposition to hos
tility., 9hr "cql chiefs had Hospitality enter:
friendship, While his little party we're pre-
parlng to move forward Witt sat down to make
some notes in his diary Suddenly, from an
with poisoned arrows and spears. rushed upon
Witt and his men. Three OF the latter fell al
Witt deiomdod himself with his revolver. and
Killed two Of his aasa.iahts. The rest crowded
mpon him, however and spoarcd him To death,
The others Of his party had already run away
one oi them. who was carrying Witti's Win
chester rifle. taking it iii IN his flight. From
II hiding place they saw one Of the attacking
party drcaptatc W iii. while others out oil the
lower limbs OF his dead attendants, fling them
with the explorers head. into II boat aud mako
on with their bleeding trophies down stream
They also carried OFF Witti's papers and de-
spntch box.
Mr. Witt must have had the dangers OF hia
expedition in his mind AT thu outset. 1t is
quite likely, from what is known of his adven-
furious spirit. that he had resolved to accom-
pilsh u great achievement even ut the risk Of
and left behind him full Instructions rs to tho
disposition Of his property lilo was known to
the Geographical society Of London, whose
journal Of Transactions" contains several OF
his contributions To the geographical history
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Bisnarck's Dislike OF the Proposed Chang
In the German Alphabet.


Prince Bismarcks dislike to the Roman char
acters aud tile German photography sanctioned BY
the Home Minister, Herr Puttk has Just
ceived n fresh illustration.
III letter returning thanks for book which had been
sent to him in Roman type the Chancellor expresses
himself as follows:
descriptive charms Of your Style and the accurate
illustrations You supply, have enabled 10
the aversion which would otherwise prevent FROM
reading German books In Roman characters a. must
deal economically with the time left at disposal by
health and business nd that require eighty minutes
read the amount In Roman type which only
takes me an hour when, printed more vernaeaio.
French or English printed In German letters. or
German in Greek. would cause the same dim
qusnted with all alphabets The educated reSdsr does
not letter signs but word signs. To him German
word in Latin letters In ~ strange phenomenon
Greek word in German characters would be to YOU and
conpeis one to rend more slowly, just a. does the
arbitrary and mutil mode Of spelling lately intro
pressed discomfort Ct single resdsr and pray do not
regard II sign Of ngratitude to for Your kind
present in the reading Of which shall readily forget
the natonalit. OF the type In which Il Is printed
prominent feature OF the system Of photography
to which Prince bismarck refers IL the frequent snins
ton of consonans that held to be superous Thus
Rdh (CounciD becomes Rat With certain writers asd
MewspApers-the Cologne Gazette Is the head OF
vAtOrs-And t0dt (deAdl. tot.
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The Plans for Jay GOuld's Yacht.
From the Philadelphia Tis,es.

The Cramps are now at work on the model
for jay Goulds yacht and the building OF the vessel
will begin Immediately.
1t will be built of iron and steel, with steel boilers and
compound engines of great power: will he 80 feet long
with 2T.foot beam. and depth Of hold of IL feet
larger than the City Of Glasgow, OF the Inmnn line
which formerly sailed between this city and Liverpool
The OUTFIT win be comne'rd without regard TO expense,
dstilling machines ami all of the other luxurious ap
purtenances OF the modern pleasure Yacht The inside
decoration and finishing will be attended to by Mr..
Could himself and are not included in the contract al
work will he done in Philadephia The plans for this
work will only he inside Us the vessel Progresses.
The cost cannot be estimated, the terms Of the
tract have not yet been made public and the
cost OF the vessel known, oud be- npossite 70
innate the amount which will he spent the decorA
tons and accommodations: The work win DO pushed
rapidly possible and is pected that the launch
INK vii! take place next spring Tie OF the yacht
has mol been determined upon.
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Miss Jcnness GU the stump.
From the BOSTON Herald

most novel feature in political campaign
lhS - about Ia LIE introduced by the Democratic man
ayers IN the campaign In hnnd II will undoubtedly
Prove attractive H. well rs novel, the feature consists
m beautiful Young lady named Miss Annie Jenness
taxing tile stump III behalf ut the candidacy OF Gen But
Ter Miss Jrhnrs' belongs 10 the renowned family Of
thai nam" IN New nnrshirs AMI is n near relative Of
educated ~ Boston, II u brunette with usfous black
eyes, and proved sufficiently hrHctN" In the syea OF
The ounus 10 ht!p swell the opposition OF Coy Foster
into an overwhelming majority against HIM She will
probably speak rautrcc and other towns during the
week and III doubtless address herself To the fair SEX
With The view ol nprrs>ing on them the Importance Of
having their lroth.rH, husbands and fathers support
mud help elect Den Butler
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American Submarine Gables In south and
Central America.

On Saturday, Oct 7, n large and important
extension IN submarine biography Oh the west coast vi
America and Central America WAS opened tor luhlir
frame Hitherto no means haze rN,ttd ut romIuunira
lng ttlrgrhpicaN between the northern srnhuarl 81
Peru and The cltrs Of the minur rrpuhhus
coast and Central America and the st al III. world tut
h,Iccfotlh Peru Ecuador, Columbia Costa RicR Sir.
hraguh, Honduras, ami NuhttmGa VIII lie brought into
clos" AMI instantaneous commune with the United
states of Amrrca with England aud with the whole
world Of commerce.
The Americans new to enterprises IN submarine tele
grhphN, nave ~ lcng entered the field, and the Cen
trial ANA South American Telegraph Company have
spout close upon u million of money in laying
I'm miles of submarine cable along M" Pacific coast
These new rahlus, commencing ~ Luna the extreme
end or IN" system or the West Coast OF Au-rirn 1r,c
graph Company. WHICH begins ~ Valparaiso away
under TIE oreuu with numerous connections ~ various
seaevard and inland stations utl they reach lho Gulf
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Hsw the white Mes or the Northwest Secure
their Coveted Indian Brides.
rro~ fis

Among the Northwestern tribes Of Indians
innocence us marked among the girls As their color.
Educated IN the faith that she was ordained to work
sturdy and strong brave asainst fstIus and perfect
o. cleanliness but she takes not little pride IN her per
she displays some crude IDEAS Of taste and certain
.h. makes him . good wife q long a. she lives
his comfort her sole ambition She thinks OF him and
for him. and makes her study 10 please him and makes
him respect and love her She recognizes In him one OF
superior and by her dignity and devotion endears
herself TO him and struggles to make him happy AZ the
agencies Of the upper frontier thousands Of men
ploy snd IL not exAggeration to that the ms
]orty Of them have indian wives apd live happily
The aspiring bridegroom must be well known In the
tribe before he can hope 70 yin wife her people want
support not only her but all of her relatives In the event
temper warranted to keep In any domestic climax,
dozen horses u he be- and have all these he can
ton TO he mosr and at council The price is hxed
hSmsna Ea,, two horses and iet Of pr0x,ions
furnish tne material y bring ihs amount W to from
Z h. succeeds he know, there s some reason {Ss her
good choice The courtshp IL left entirely to the mother