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The situq,ion, the structure aid tho
s;ze o! tie rumen or rsancli pom. 1t ou
ms the srt and general receptacle FOR
tho food, Which receives III The mouth
only sufli cicnt mas.ic:tion 20 coahlo tine
animal TO swallow it. Whom Swnl!owed,
/, In thon received by the run,en, and
yporsol after morsci IL taken until this,
the flrst Of the animals four stomachs,
ia comparatively fall. A sense OF rspic'
ZION precedcs rumipation. during which
net the animal generally prefers q re-
cumbent posture. Ii is not TO 10 sup
poscd that all the food taken In again
ruminatsd; it is only the bulky or solid
portions that undergo the process
When the rumen In moderately full, IL
Will contract on its contents, and first
squeeze out the fluid portions, which
xill pas onward into The third or fourth
s,omachs, while tho solid part will DO
embraced by the 9sophasus, or stomach
pipe, and returned TO the mouth. BY
she term "loss al the cud' Is meant .
cessation Of the chewing ct the cud.
which oc,urs as a symptom Of most in.
n-;.i liNasSs OF ca.Do.
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.ac.u's hu ,ness VII oh ,ght 20
p ,a,ur~g--l." r,mq,l.i mi cuIren'
u,,....,.- e.. chca.istv 10 . reporter. as
~, ON. i.,-ssa stsni where : !osn-
onsas was n-'ug di.g 'nsci icom ~ ~
e.oi.r " inch hSd erlici.,ly seen IL b1s:
days.
"Why so: asked III scribe.
"INmonnlo, trp-s,l Tie professor II
his r.uS tin, a,s:.'e t'a:.uer. "oNen "heh
made from lemons u "a .ln vessel with
roldsrej joints. OF IN h l;iivsI;ked'r"n
vessel. Will Take up the leaa irua The
one and the zine tom the ether. a Sah
Ia then formed which Ia very unshoio-
come. ard. when taken continually or In
largo quantities, absolutely poisonous.
Tb;. INJURIOUS action IL considerably in
cr-asei IL o;tric and tar.sric ccids are
n.ed instead Of lemons in making the
ismonsds. Consequently, the use OF
such vessels for lemonade should Be
avoided, especially Il fhs contents are
allowed 10 stand for any lAngth OF TINA
An oyr,,loseof any Of these acid, II bod,
.na they are worsc when taken in tho
I'm Of lemonade. Nothing would Be-
,ikely to give you the cholera quicker
than Q succession Of those drinkS. -
Philadelphia Record
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Nigurus ron aorHs.

A correspondent, say- tho BGto'.
JoUrndi If Chemistry. inquiries II IA,
action Of bonzine or nsphths upon c:s
pets or other wooden fabrics is iniurion
in any way. In the nse Of theso agent
tho design is to destroy moths, aud Ii
remedy is generally effective; hr' 'h..
Gro dangerous substances TO r'r b .,ur.
dies. Infammah.c re Sunp1Wts', t,s
apor is liable 20 ignite 'rcr- q. :,' - 81,
spark, AMI When i-ni,sa, 'u'. @ W..
or, e. explosion occars a. de- BE- ., "a,
cha, from gnu-o~der. Th. I. .u.n
should s'-ay7 ~ usci with e g.. '-,u
ticu, p,i OILY N "a ou.huiit;:'. ave.,
tom a. 4 perfectly pun, ',,u;4,
ioes rot ini'rr wco,c: ilnr.cs, .... '.I.
.o-tsins r.-iaors q: ui:!malus ~
s,sIc,, e makes c,rfsts ha.d p"G ,..r.
tees st,c,r. 10 rra,l. >oi q. Sea-.
lis is the lisato~' Pc, 49, = d. 90.
.-phiras. ~ c.u osuai!yh'. Poi %,
ilruss:s's. II Il iu.) yapo. '.;,
ven low .cupcntGsc. ~! ,i....i =
.nn c..oec 49,: ! Il los..5L.
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uuir HouLp MarrGN rHEN.

Thu following story, which is mrny
years oil, is leca.eI in Methucr. Mass.
A yoang man married and brought his
bride hone TO live with his mC1her.
The two .woiaeu. Ms is sometimes The
case, did not agree well together, and
,i.sy quasrciod 80 much Tia. It ut las:
attracted tho attention c! sho Bap.
ia. Chu.ih, VI winch both wero mem
vcrs. kinr,ly the pastors wife sought
tho youager WOMEN AID demonstrated
2 "s.is'e,oC.' she sSit, "why do you
aad' yodr n.othes- iu:iaw 1.-Two SO unhSp-
PLY Together You are both. members
OF ,hs sam. church. worship together,
ard ~ ~ The communion table tossth.
of. wba, do y'n, expect TO do whom
+on set to heaven ,ogcther3"
Ga. replied tho dnuehter-in-iaw,
"s.G'Q 10 changed. "--L0tos0 C0tirisr.
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oLD GENT AND .oUxG MAN.

A good story Is told Of . ChioAgo
young man VIII, called upon . young
lady for the first time on Sunday svsa-
ing. After An hour or two OF pleasant
conversation on various subisots. he
"msn OF the house" entered the room
where the Young people were isanG.
He was introduced 70 the young man,
aud. after y few remarks upon the
weather. ETC.. leit the room md rodgSd
for Tho night Nins o'clock oauA. ~
the caller. saying "Good night" left 10
bis home. The next morning. sa pssstnl
the house, the young man had oooalias
70 speak Win The young Lady. and, when
about TO resume his downtown journey,
met the "man Of the house" coming n
tbs gate. "wsll, young man, you hold
on pretty long" said the old gentleman,
and the poor young man, without stop
ping TO explain, went On his way, pus.
xled whether 70 commit suicide or 70 g
attaining.
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The Turks have most effective mode
u trying offenders whom Il has been
decided to iiul guilty. The Sultan calls
tbe President q Tie Court before him
Nd Lectures him on The duty which the
memLers Of the court owe to him and
The proper spirit u which IL should dis.
charge tia. duty in uis case IN hand.
very much as Charles !. lsctusd the
nsmbess u tlie Court Of Star Cham.
ber. As the Sultan L. master Of the
bowssrng. Mis- intuations sru certain to
be siriouy followed. In tho Tial OF the
alleged sssss-iss oi the late Sult.n this
course va, followed with tho result u
the ssn,ictinn Of Tie accused. The 40
cused wore not permitted to coll vie.
pessss IN their favor. Thuy desired To
have the court hear the testimony u tao
embassy physicians, who certified that
the late Sultan committed suicide. But
the reasonable request was refused
The privilege Of r~s.sxnnining the
witnesses for the prosecution was denied
on tho ground that II they committed
perjury they would bo properly pun.
ishsd. which provoked from Midhat Pa
aha the bitter comment that that would
be poor consolation TO him when he
Ma in his grave. The accused Pashas
and their alleged assistants may bS
guilty Of the numbering VI the late
Sultan, but the trial they have had il o
mere n.ockery and incapable OF oonvinc-
ing any one that they have been rightly
convicted. Speedy justice may be OBJ
tanned in Turkey under the bcaiSn rule
Of the Sultan. but persons accustomed
to our mode Of procedure in criminal,
and moro particularly in capital cases,
win be slow in recommending imitation
oi Turkish criminal procedure, with its
suppression Of truth and evidence Id
order 10 cUuvict persons obnoxious TO
executive power. II would appear as i
tho prosecution Of Midha. PAsha and
his associates was the rcsult u court
intrigue Certainly. his triS doss nos
belle such view Of the casa II that
is ths fact his fate Ii sealed After his
death IL may be the turn Of - pursuers
70 feel the weight Of the displeasure Of
the Sultan or Of the Sulta9's tavorits for
the time being. Gruph
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VIZ lodged one night at m Illinois
fam house. N.xt morning NO inquired
of the landla,ly how much she charged
"Youag mau, she said, chow is IL with
you? Have you found the Lord? How
does your soul prosper y" We replied -
well rs orir feelings woaid allow Va under
the circumstances, that our soul was
pretty well, only Nc had suffered rather
severely dlliiag the night from bed Tor.
toise. .Soyclty-tiye cents" said the
lady, ''but remember you must hso nom
the wrath {, COME The trouble vean't
aeas, bn; /, fed MI the same -Nfs
rack. Csn;saSa 'SfissSy.issr. leo
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rePta%is. .V0st EiG

Pr -. 40 yos st-nt Use Years n
e,ptorins tao Erdson lar, ginee in
glowing trms, e. account y: his WA
derines IN an1 etout Ike ss!st bedy OF
wAtsr, WHICH, in liS enthusiasm. hs
designates the Csaa.ien = ii.crfanca,.
BE ststSs TIA. HaisGn bty ia in Ssic'
1900 Rilrs long, move Giri 800 rn'l'V
wids and eovAs i,0N,GO square miles.
Instead o: bang. US /. usually supposed.
apart Il the Arctic regi ie. the nearest
ahore Is more southsr.y than London.
and It's far',vst STU. remains within the
Tsnpsra:o souc. On tho nuTiAeasf
coast thes" is iitilo snoS ia ria:sr and
httls rain in summer. tbs tributaries
u the bay are me- Nelson, which dis
charges tic waters of Lake Winnipeg I,
ths WINNIPEG, sl,ont he sis' of the o.
tawa the Seskatchrwso. so miles long.
pouring in trom too west, and the ke'i
river, coming over 500 miles from tho
south.
All tina central par. OF North America,
from Labrador 4, tue Rossy mountains,
drains into Hud,on by. The largest
tributary IL tie Nelson, about iouf tunes
The sise Of the Ottaw. at the capital !;
thsn comes the Churchill, tho Big river
and tho Albany. On tus west side OF
tho hay the southrrly winds are the c'lt'
est thu. blow in tie winter, Gad Il re l.
lees snow and lsSs int.'.',., cold "a 'he VI
cini.y of York Factory nal FrrL Church
III than IN more -Outlrriy regions. Dur
ing winter the Temperature improves No
enc goe- iron, Miuneso,s Iorth~md
through Manitol,s, and down the valleys
10 Hudson bay, AMI bs,iIcs n found
agreeable in JULY, August sad SepSm'
bcs. On the southern end western
shore, unlimited Sipphes " rel ami
white pine. sprrco. white bi.cli. brls',m
poplar. aspen ind tainaiuc 49, found
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yIIE HINGIROD.

Lsmb-liLe as is he fac, q tho knnge.
roo, tender and sol, III arc HIS Dyes, lie
ia ~ no means 70 gcai,o ~ 10 looks.
Like tie hcathon Chinee. his counte-
nance bciies him, and there arc few
nore existing and w.thal dangerous
spvrts. lan kangaroo chasing. To tho
huuter seeking for soipe new SENSATION,
yisi. to ~, Wills Il A,.stTal'x IN searSh
of knngarcos eau IT, recommended. II
~; iir..s Z <; ,.og,c ~ rnunr "old man.
down IL lac gets fair chance to show
tail, and strong, well.trAintI logs ~
tackle lnm when hro,iyl:; TO bay. In
sile bis soft, tle~y lips arc strong. for.
mid,.Lle teeth. wsic.. can lite severely.
Il, ioiepaws. wsaa Us they soa,n. cum
,IJ Jog high in 0ir AID crush him to
dea,ll: Wide, when lying down, his fs-
yo-;te attitude. nc con h,l with l,is
powerful hind legs III planUor that
rapidly clear. circle around him; anl
voc be.idc tho man or Dig TINT comes
within reach of those hinge claws, which
cap make hesh wound deep enough. to
MAIN the one or kill the other. o.
course, ne herc speak Of the great kan.
CARGO, tho boomcr, or old man, OF the
colonis,s. Az matter al fact. there arc
some thirty different kinds If kangArcos
inhabiting VARIOUS parts ot Australia,
and one species peculiar 10 New Guinea
They vary In size from tho tiny hare
kangaroo Of South Australia. the most
agile Of its kind, which ia but little
larger than rabbit, TO the several giant
species, whether black. rel. brown or
gray, some Of which stand nearly siz
feet high.-Lordon GtoIs.
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sRox rXE sCntfNH 10; re- n

This il tho way ayoung lady Sabbath
,chool teacher in New England town
cxhortcd her class Of boys: Nov, chill
Iron. il you'll BE- good children, read
your Bible. say your prayers, 60 to
church, and never shy naughty words
You'll 90 TO heaven, ind that will be per.
icctly splendid. But II you are not good
children, il you don't read your Bible.
and say your prayers, and 60 to church.
and II you do say naughty words. you'll
90 .hell. and that will be perfec,l!
ridiculous"
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Hand Osgans and Other Automatic
Mechanical Instruments ~
WHOLESALE aud RETAIL
Sheet Music and Music Books

~ department I have 'be most com.
,leie stock over offered 10 tue people ~
the country Lat year 'urch s.,i ,h~
vii known Foreign Mnsic ors 81 NJ Eli.
and since ave made imutns, additions OF
the publications. Of all th" l-asiir houses OF
Frnce, Germsny AMI Italv. Prominent
among n ss 10 the LITOLFF MUSIC, the
beat aud cheapest edi ton Of oiassi: and
modern music used H. the cons-rvat ri.r OF,
all naiIons nnrivallsd -eccuncy, beauty
and cheapness Litoiff catalogue mailsd
10 any address FREE, and cry piece IN VI
oakJoeues oan sirsys DO hsd o: a. Z.
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id,ao., s;..r,, wealth.

Hon. John B. Neil, the Governor q
Idaho Territory. has rrporied 10 the SEQ
rotary Of the Interior thu condition and
progress Of that Territory, particularly
with ei.rcnc, ~ its agricultural and
mineral rosourcea Tho report states
that there arc now from twclvs 10 fstsen
million acre. Of land in the Territory;
capable of being reclaimed by irrigation,
from ten ~ twelve million acres; used
for pasturagc aud '.rgZinS lands, five
million acr,s: t,n,'ei land, ten million
acres; mineral hiEI!s. eight million acres;
and about Ave- million acres arid desert
and volcanic. The yield Of wheat TO the
acre is sixty. five ~ seventy bushels, and
oats sixty a. seventy b,islirls. Within
the past year nearly 50N.0O acres have
been taken up under laws for the dis
poaal ot public lauds Tho census u
1880 givcs tho population at 10000. IN
Guiding Indians. The most important
mineral region il the Salmon River and
Wool River districta. The mineral bella
u ffty.two miles IL length and ten in
width. Tho ores are silver. principally
native, brittle. and sulphurste Of silver
and galsna orc. Shipments have been
made 70 Salt Like City whi,h average
from $50 10 300 per ton. The galens
ores carry from forty to sixty per cent
lead, and from $50 to $40 in silver. The
discoveries IN the Salmon R;yer District
ore immensely nch, some veins being
from fye 20 folirte feet thick, from
which are taken averages from $500 to
Sl,7Oo per ton. The annual yield Of
gold is very large. Free gold ore gives
from sl6 10 $40 per ton. In the Kinni-
kinnick District tie mills turned out In
the Last wear over Sl0D.00 in bullion.
Since the first discovery Of gold and silver
in the Territory. in 1852. it, mines have
Contributed not less than S75, 600, 900.
The outpa. for the past year may MOI
exceed 500, 600.
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The use ofsulphur with live stock Of
all kinds has . value ia preventing many
forms o. disease. and pe;ially skin dis.
cases. Il must be used caut' ously, asst
Is an active poison. The average hired
hand must not 10 trusted In using II.
Mix thoroughly aud there 10 no danger
IN giving IL.
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The Hungar'ans have national
dancc--'rhs cards" intended TO rep.
resent "the snqu!et course OF true
lore" We have never seen tho dance,
but presume the crcae' 'nr. oe II con.
sists Of nm elderly gentleman kicking .
young man oil the 'front.' stoop. --Eur-
hjlJlOu UdpkcNf.
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Tmurr years ago one hardly dared
sleep In . house not protected by .
ightning.rod. Twenty years ago light
ning.pds were believed 70 be perfect
protectors +" II well pointed" Ten years
ago people began TO discover how the
~orld had been humbugsel. and to-day
not one man in thirteen has any faith u
tho rods CT will put one on his house.
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ds63 m
HQUoR PETITION.

AAVtoh sSAAAAONs
+, the honor bile n ~r,i oil Mayor ard
A ,l.r,urn uf the town Of Feaur'g.rd, Mi-~
80, Z g undcn>ir 81 citizen. IN loyal
~, . - ~ ,,-iuwn 81 Il ..ur gar w," q r,'-
,ii..I rr br,rr~ - d ~ prit !" Il
Z. va o.. iisr-. ,ur w., -'''''t.rn
49,. rs W "r- ~ 81, "a T. = 10 -
r.i. trh r' j I is.h m"''
W L. ,.cG " -. - -. -. Il nfr.
., - r.. I.s und - ..r'', pr !" az
', on = cb husin,ss - vt - u,
...,b =. v"ui hon"rnh' t BE- Ike "u
Q l.. ir""s rrn,r.. ,''r'r c.t IN
b. o.
$50 p,. T. gu.snn, D
n MIR u. L,n.-, K.!i ), No,rin
SUIT A., So Br~, Nulso" L'wis
H., Bags A,m,tead Ecnrs
+. B o.u. Il nry W ,shirg'. u. o..
Ia" r omy,o.. J ID Wa Fer. u Z!
Ferguson Alb.r Kug, j n Il l..
:. nI,, Wni,am Young. W L L ng
I'll Sni,i,, G W Walker. H-iy Q ny,
j ..n Wosms, II II Cr..w,'l. j Il
K4isy, Hurry G ,ok, j W Acr.e, j..
J Jau ; BIZ x NJ. > Mo d,, All ert
s uni., Goo X 10y, SIN l. L.tr
J,' I. Dn, vat, j. Dunn. w Il
tu.lnnd, = 7 Sar,iG, Q II Danbar,
J-..i- Smith. ] mes II ,IIsn,.
lido hereby certify that tho abnvc " =
,r,s cory { an apple ,iion OF q J Walk.
4. r Tor license :, retail liquor In ihe towo OF
B,au,cg ,rd for ts.ivu months. ani tnst
tina tHn.c hAs this day. the ~ b day VI No
vomber, been GloI vi b iu~ ..-
g Mocpr, SEQ.
Dsaureesrd, Nov 9Th 1884,
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Pie suslLrus or TIE wox1ps


In the expression Of affection. the
sense Of mnoll, there rs reason To 10
,iove. is older in ,rse or dignity thsn that
Of taste or touch. Ola Mongol father q
traveller writes: .Ho smcllcd from
time to tins the head Of hts Youngest
son, a mark Of pstsrnnl tenderness usual
among the Mongols in'tesd Of embrao'
ing" In the Philippine islands, wo arc
told, "the sense Of smell is developed to
50 great degroe that they sro able, BY
s,nelling ct tho northumberland. "
tell II which persons they belong and
lovers, 81 parting. exchange pieces OF
the linen they msy DO wearing, and dur
ing their separation inliale the odot OF
tho beloved being" Among the Cists-
gong hill people, again. 1t is said, "ths
manner Of kissing is peculiar. Instead
VI pressing lip to lip. they place tho
nose aud mouth upon the cheek and ~
hale the breath strongly. Their form
Of speech 10 not 'Give me Hiss, bat
Smell me-" In the same way; accord.
ing TO another writer. "tho Burmese do
not kiss each other In che Western
fashion. but apply the lips and nose TO
the cheek and make strong inhalation
Moreover, the samoans salute BY .
"ju1tsposition Of noses, accompanied
not by q rub. bu. 10y hearty smell.
There il scripture precedent for such
ccs.oms When blind Isaac was in
,loubt whether tho son who came to
him was jacob on not, "ho smelt tho
smell of his ra,uent, IND blessed him."
-En1iish .Eug0stile.
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--fiorbsrt Sponsor savs~tho coming
Arnor.can will DO q moro powerful man
than llas hcrctofsro rxlsted. IL such "a
the caSc. the coming editor will have u
bsaco uranata ke bs1inS !csssns. -.Loi,
Al fyefeu
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THT Ladies' wear gold tunins-forha fos
hAir-pins in these desensrsse dAyA
There's music in the hair." % -
spesk-
Morning journal and courier., 1883-11-23
fiinalrtiiJ
NEW Yonn. Nov. 22,

NEW YoRK, Nov. 22. The speculation in the stock market continues dul and chieay in ths hands of cliques formed of the smaller brokers and room traders made up Of both factions. The bulls appeared to be more plentiful, than their oppo nents to-day and succeeded in main taining prices fairly we'll during the most part and would have no doubt succeeded in establishing . sharp advance all around but for the extreme weak ness of Union Pacifc upon which the bears concen- traed their forces, and by liberal selling wit the circulation of reports of largely decreased earnings for October they succeeded in forcing it down k. Tn ere was little or let the Sock of this road and the weakness in 1t greatly handicapped the bull clique In their efforts to manipulate an advance. There were frequent s'ups" and 'downs" and prices closed irregular, of the list showing improve msnts and others declines compared with yester days closing. There no news ofaimportance to- day in regard to the pool the little that received was very conflicting The speeialtieG were also irregular.
 Money for call loans to-day obtainabls through out at 2a2X.
 Foreign exchange dull. with posted rates s3Ea 4-s6; actual rates 4.s236a4s2X for sixty days and 4. .s5a4. .s5k for demand.
 GOlosing prices reported the private wires Of BUNNELL & SCRANTON, RankarS and BrokerAl
Morning journal and courier., 1883-11-23
Court NOtea.

William Webster, James Padden, Patrick Cavanagh and George Wilson got into row in Hill street lodging house Wednesday night. Padden wanted to fight and Wilson accommodated him. Judge Deming, in the City court yesterday morning, thought Pad den was the least to blame and he was only fined $1, while the others were each fined $5.
 Chauncey Colton, aged about 30. was before Judge Deming yesterday morning charged with embedding clocks from Mrs. William Spencer and Mrs. James Philander by repre- senting himself to be the agent of R. l.. Manwaring, of State street. T. J. Fox defend ed and claimed his client was partially insane. Judge Deming thought there was too much method in his madness and refused to order an examination. He sentenced the accused to fifteen days in jail for each offense. An appeal was taken to the Superior court under bonds of $2OO.
 Yesterday morning in the City court Judge Deming gave his decision in the case of John H. Higgins, Charles Cornell, James Herman, Gregory Miller and James Cunningham, the young men who assaulted and seriously in. jured Edward Daley, aged 60, on the 11th of August. His honor considered Cornell, the colored member of the gang. the deepest in guilt, and fined him $10O and costs and sent him to jail for six months. Higgins stood next in point of guilt, and he was fined $15 and costs. Herman got off with $7 and costs, and Miller and Cunningham escaped with $1 and costs.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-11-23
Fair Haven Itams,

MT. and Mrs. George Black have returned home from their wedding tour.
 Several of our people attended the socia last evening at the HoadIey building, given by Sassacus encampment, I. O. O. F.
 On Wednesday evening, after Polar Sta lodge, I. O. O. F., had closed the meeting, the meeting adjourned to the banquet room below and partook of an oyster supper.
 Anchor Social Temple of Honor had g pleasant time at their lodge room on Wednes. day evening, the entertainment consisting of a supper and dance.
 Those of the boatmen who use sails in the work of dredging oysters make as much com plaint of no wind for the past four days as they did previously of too much wind.
 Good bivalves are in great demand now and are bringing good prices. Some of the dealers have not been able to fill their orders as promptly as they wish to.
 The oyster dredge steamer c. s. Oonkling, while dredging for oysters this week, caught one of the largest goose fish ever seen around these waters. It attracted considerable at- tention.
 The entertainment given at the First church on Wednesday evening was @ very fine affair and gave much pleasure to those who were present.
 The funeral of little Roberta Eldridge who died on Tuesday last, took place yesterday afternoon from the residence of MT. Orton A. Rose, on South Quinnipiac street, at three o'clock.
 Two cargoes of bivslves from Fire Island arrived in port yesterday and were delivered to the dealers who had chartered the cargoes. The oysters were in good order.
 William Walter Loomis, the proprietor of the New Haven Advertiser, and Arthur N. Futile, employed in the office of the Adver- tiser, went to Hartford on Wednesday even- ing to attend the bicycle tournament. Both are members of the Rambler bicycle club of New Haven, and they feel highly eIated in having their club bring home the first prize. They returned home yesterday morning, hay. ing been most hespitably entertained by the Hartford boys.
 The Missionary Sewing Circle, consisting of those connected with the Second Conpre- gationaI church, held their weekly gathering at Mrs. Nelson Mnsley's residence on North Quinnipiac street yesterday afternoon and evening. The object of the society is to send from time to time clothing needed by the missionaries. So far these gatherings are we'll attended and have been quite successful.