davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-20
OvNGToN BROTHERS NEW BUILDING.

Ovington Brothers have completed their new
building nj Clark and Fulton SITS, Brooklyn. and
will formally open il to-day with a display Of fine
china, crystal and silver ware, hronzcs and
ceramics. The building is an imposing structure Of
the GTecian style of aTTchitcctpre, and built
IF be red t S5r is mav DEVOTED a terra lo aGs
statuaTy vases and general assortment Of hrlc-
abrac. On this floor is also situated the silver de-
paTtment, rcpete with selections from the best
makers in new and rich designs. Here, also, Is
fine and large assortment Of hungarian goods, con-
sistng of vases and jugs III odd and unique shapes
From this floor broad stairway, lned with bronze
bas-relefs, leads to the art room, the walls Of
which are hung with paintings on porcelain
by Dresden artists in plush and bronze
frames Here arranged i'm tasteful and artistic
groups are the statuary and blonZcs, amGUG which
is an especially fine hat-lfc-sZc bronze by Carrier
Bellcuse representing a girl dancing, accompany
ing herself upon violin. Upon the next floor ~
situated the china department, where are all varI-
cites of table china. Worcester Dresden and stat
fOrdlhire ware in single pieces or sets decorated in
new and novel designs An elaborate dinner set each
course of which was Tadc and decorated by diff
fcreut manufactures and decorator, is shown. II Il
valued at -, 600. In addition TO these there
also found upon this floor coffee ice cream, lunch
and supper sets in endless variety. The entire third
floor is devoted to dinner sets of which there are
over 800 varieties of the best English and French
makes. On the fourth floor is a large display
Of Royal Worcester vases, ornamental pieces OF
new hungarian falcnCc and a great variety of
French marble clocks and bronze figures. a choice
assortment of French vases can also he seen on this
floor The glass department Is filled with rich
crystals in new designs of cutting
A novel feature of the new building is the safety
appliances attached to the elevators. These
consist of what are known as the ElthTOpc
air brake and air cushion and were put to a test
yesterday morning. The test consisted of dropping
the passenger car from the upper floor by cutting
the ropes, and il was successful. Fragile wine
glasses filled with water and eggs which had been
placed upon the floor of the car, were found to be
the air brake was applied the ear was checked and
brought TO full stop within space Of eleven feet.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-20
THE LADIES' FRIEND !
40 Hanuy and 80 Good,

81 sad and dOwnheared at times and feel that haye
friend in the world such the expression OF thousands
of ladies who are discouraged and feel all out OF sorts
which make then and their families very unhappy All o.
happiness, chccrness and love take Their place rev
doses o: RAILWAYS REGULATING PILLS Will make you
happy good You will only them ana You
will regret It, but bless Railway and his pills as long as
Iva
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-20
RAILWAYS ReuuIatin1 Pills.

Perfectly taseless elegantly coated for the cure OF All Us
orders the stomach liver bowels kidney bladder maars
various forms diseases headache
cOstiyeness Indigestion dyspepsia bousness, bilious ies,
Inflammation of the bowels piles and all delln mentS M w
internal visoera. PRICE, % CENTS PER BON. so'dW
all druggists.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-20
NEW AIIK.

James Eddie. ho0kkccpcr for J. II. Hahn, a
butcher 1T No. 5lG BrOad-st while driving Il horse
and wagon ON IultOn-st. was thrown out by the
breaking of an axle and dragged under the wheels,
hc was taken TO the hospital lie leaves wife and
three children.
A COW belonging to j. w. Richards farmer liv-
ing near the canal. died from hyurOphObia on
saturday. The animal was bitten by mad dog
three weeks ago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-20

Each bottle of Platt's ChlOrides prepares owe
two gallons OF dsinfecng fluid strong enough for h0usehO
purposes. Price, 90 cents 1t win pay you to use It,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-20
BROOKLYN.

The will Of Mrs. Rose Gaughran, which was con-
tested by her daughter, was admitted 10 probate
yesterday.
The accounts OF Registrar Of Arrears Rufus L.
Scott have been declared coH"ct by Accountant
Brown. of the Board of Audit.
4 series Of temperance meetings, to continue this
week, was begun by Francis Murphy in the Hanson
Place Methodist Church last evening. There WAS
large audience, and Mr. Murphy made "A character
istic speech.
The plaintiff having failed to appear in court at
three separate terms Of tho Supreme Court IA the
suit of General Thomas W. Conway against the
Rev. DIR. j. II. Fulton, to recover TiiB I'M payment
Baptist Temple i'm ClcmOnt-avc.. aud the defend
ant having put IN . Couut"r-CIam fOrmonCy IOaucd.
inquest was taken yesterday, and decision III
favor of the defendant rendered.
Some Of the residents in the wards furihcst from
the Bridge have taken steps 10 agItate the matter
Of rapid transit and public meeting If to be- held
IN Liberty Hail. in Nostmud-ayc., in a few days.
Chief Engineer Van Buren, If the Department uf
City Works. reported that the plans Of the South
Ferry and Seaside Direct Transit Company, which
have been before the Mayor and Commissioner of
City Works for some tiuC, viii not Interfere with
the wafer and sewerage systems in AtIautic-aye.
some wclI-inlormcd men say that the route of the
company would not pay running expenses.
4 young man who gave the name Of John Wesley
kctchum was arrested yesterday morning a. he
was about 20 cross Catherine Ferry. He carried an
uycrcpat and fur-lncd circular and policeman
the York Street Police Station sIycrwarc and other
articles were found concealed about his
clothmg. in all worth 500. which he
had stolen from the house Of Edward T..
Howe, 10. 90 Downng-st., Before justice
Walsh hc pleaded guilty t. burglary aud was held
to await the action of the 1rJnd Jdry. lie wds
sclf-cOmposcd though only twcuty-Oue years of
age, and evidently new 20 tncving.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-20
NEV-IERSEY

Matthew Shcchan, n iagman on the
Lake Shore Railroad at Milton, y. y, reported at
Police Headquarters yesterday morning that he
had been knocked down and robbed by highway
men on Saturday night OF go and his watch aud
chain.
MATAwAN.-Ge0rge johnson, a cOlOrcd laborer.
was killed by u freight train on the Ncw-Jcrscy
Central RailrDnd, Matawan station, early sun
day morning. HIS head was cnt in two pieces.
MANASQyAN.-The First National Bank of this
place opened its doors tor the hTst time yesterday
Ii starts with II capital of $4,000. Charles Allen
is president and John Icrhune, Of Matawan, cashier
PATERsON.-Thc death Of Mrs. Nellie Death, age
about iorty years. from dclirum trcmens, was re-
ported yesterday IA stable in GOOdwin-st was
broken INTO on Sunday night and horse valued at
1900 belonging TO Frederick BOde, u grocer, of
Riycr-st. was stolen; also Il wagon, harness, blank
cts and whip belonging Ia WIllam Linden. Yes
terday afternoon message from the IIObOken
police announced that the stolen property had been
found in that city,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-20
STATEN ISLAND.

SrkrITToN.-lhe new cutter yacht llecn, re-
Gently built at GrreupoiTt for Arthur PadAford, Of
the Sruuuuhlka Yacht Tub, was well stOcAcd with
provisions yesterday, md her masts and sails were
closely reduced aud housed, preparatory to u cruise
for the winter in the Mediterranean. Mr.. Padcl-
ford went aboard az twilight, aud the crew wore all
ready 10 weigh anchor early TINS morning # the
weather is flir......I The weather. members Of the
Staten Island Cricket and Baseball Club have
started subscription paper for the purpose of
purchasing the grounds occupied by the club which
are known rs amp Washington. The property in
nuc,ion ~ on the snorr of tuc upper bay. of which
II commands q complete view. ana X owned by the
George Law estate and valued at 9ljO,OuO
NEw-B IGuToN.-Ycstcrday Patrick Gillespie, q
conductor living at West Brighton :. J., was seated
on top of large load of hay, driving down n steep
hill ON Jcrscy-St. when The h,cccung broke, and
the heavy wagon forced the horse INTO gtllop Mr..
Gillespie was thrown INTO the roadway and fatally
crushed under the wheels Of the wagon. The horse
was forced full speed INTO team of coach horses
standing in front Of OLcary's livery stable. the
pole of the coach driven into the horses chest
80 far that il died from the wound.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-20

For all the purposes of household disinfe,
ton for rnsng the waste pipes purifying the sinks closet
&C. use always Platts Cblorides Druggists sell IT.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-20

schooners. one Of which was on the water and the
other upside down, sailing through the air, The
illusion was perfect. A tug and other vessels near
by had the same appearance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-20


OYSTER BAN.-kctchum Yam size, an oyster
planter, made a brutal assault on his wife on sun
day evening. They were alone in their house
which H. situated near tine Methodist Churth. Her
cries iOr help were heard in the church and the en-
tire congregation rushed 10 her assistance prevent
ing what might nave been murder. / he woman
was severely injured about the head and face. Van
size taken before Justice thIpp yesterday and
sent to the Kings County PcnItentlary for four
months.
MINEOLA.-Thc committee appointed by the
Queens County Board of Supervisors to investigate
the charges made against David Rogers, the late
keeper of tue Queens County Insane Asy-
mnI, met at the Asylum yesterday aud
examined several witnesses. Testimony was
taken to the effect that no pay patients
as alleged, had been taken from TIL Asylum by Mr.
Rogers, except by the consent of their friends aud
that the furniture, kitchen utensils, etc. taken from
tAe Asylum when Mr.. Rogers left, were his per-
sOnal property.
WESTMINSTER COUNTY.
TARRl TOWN.-COrOncr Hyatt held an inquest on
the body of James AcJarthy, age nIne, who vas
drowned in klngsland Pond, wnle testing the
strength OF the ice. The verdict of the Jury
was tnat of accidental drowning
DOBBs FERRY.-Sevoral leaks i'm the Cr0ton
Aqueduct have take place at this point Chief En-
gIneer Church has the repairing under progress
YoNKERs.-Two or three more cases of typho-Ina-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-20
JERSEY CITY.

Michael Burns. age forty-fvc driver, in the EN-
plov of C.. II. Evans n Co., brewers, was driving
across the Pennsylvania Railroad track at Warren
st.. about u o'clock yesterday evening, when his
truck was struck 10y u train aud broken in pieces
Burns is believed to be- fatally injured. The horses
escaped.
William II. Noe the lIayonnc justice of the peace
who was convicted in the Court of Sessions of
using a criminal process To compel a man 10 pay n
debt of $ll was fined $50 ana costs yesterday, and
committed until the me il paid. In passing sen
tcmcc Judge McGIl commented very severely ON
the action of the justice.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-20

Get bottle of Platts Chlorides from yom
druggist to-day and thoroughly purify water.eOses
drains, sinks, cesspOOls and cellars. II will pay.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-09
SlabbIng Marble at Rutland, Yer
mont.
Herbert futile in Harper's Magazine.J

Herbert futile in Harper's Magazine1
The marble is delivered at the mills in
elongated es-parallelopipeds, I suppose
Euclid would say-from ten to fifteen feet
long, and three to five feet square, and placed
on the frames for saving. an expert VIII
then decide as to the manner of reduction,
that is the thickness and number of the slabs,
according to the quality, the shape and size
Of the block, or the special nature of the
orders to be filed. In outward appearance a
gang" as set Of saws are called, resembles
the old-fashioned upright saw mill, except
that the vertical frame contains not one, but
many saws, arranged at different intervals,
corresponding to the desired thickness of the
cuts One process, therefore, divides an en-
tire block into slabs
The saw has, it should be added, no teeth.
The cutting is the joint effect of the hard
edge of the steel blade and the wet sand
which is fed into the opening, and thus pro-
duces an incisive friction. The ordinary
progress is about two and half inches an
hour, and the gangs work night and day.
The polishing of small pieces is done on q
revolving iron disk some twelve feet in di
ameter The marble is thrown upon this and
caught by fixed wooden strips like the radi
| of circle, while the motion Of the wheel
which Is supplied by sand and water, fur
nislles the attrition. It takes two OF thres
hours to polish a surface down one inch
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-09
The Peter Cooper Begging Boxes.
New York Cor. Chicago News.l


New York ought to be ashamed of herself
for permitting the continuance Of begging
boxes for Peter Cooper's monument At
Elevated stations, bridges, ferries and the
other public places are seen boxes tabled with
an inscription soliciting pennies for work
that should be one of loye-f the work was
needed, and it is not. Peter Cooper
needs no monument. He built for
himself grand pile in Cooper
institute, and to place shaft in the
little triangular park near the institute would
be almost caricature And the begging
boxes are treated in shameful manner by
the people Cigar stumps, cuds of tobacco
toothpicks, and scraps of paper far outnum
boring the pennies dropped in The people
here eheerfully face an expense of $1,000 0t
to support Italian opera, while well-meaninG
people are begging pennies for Peter Cooper
monument and the foundation of tn
Bartholdi statue. The new generation in thi
city possess little heart or sentiment.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-09

Perry's Singing Birds"
Washington Letter.

Perry was rich planter in the Patuxent
valley, with a broad vein of humor The
broad, deep Patuxent afforded an excellent
cruising ground to the British fleet after it
had landed the British troops. One day,
while the British ships were lying in the
river, Perry got a well-flled hornets nest,
plugged up its openings, put on his working
clothes and rowed up to the flagship. In the
uncouth local dialect he offered the gray ball
to the young officers as q nest full OF rare
singing birds of remarkable voice, of unusual
intelligence and warm attachments. The
officers dubbed together and offered him a
guinea for his birds. This he gratefully &C
cepted and then handed the nest to the IN
suspecting young men.
He suggested to them that it would be well
not to open the nest till he got to shore, mas
much as the affectionate little things might
follow their old friend. This was an excel
lent suggestion. To make sure the officers
took the nest into the cabin and shut the
doors, leaving marine on deck to catch
Perry's signal As soon as Perry felt sure OF
his retreat on the shore he gave the marine
the signal At the word the officers opened
the nest, and without any unnecessary delay
the cabin door also. With somewhat undig
nified haste officers, marines and seamer
swarmed to the bulwarks, and then over TIL
side, in comical confusion, closely followed
by Perry's affectionate little singing birds
Perry laughed till he cried, as one by one tn
Britishers sought the cool shelter of TIN
placid Patuxent.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-09
An End MAN Who Couldn't Raise q
Laugh.

T'Uncle Billn in Chicago Herald.
1t sometimes proves q harder job to make
people laugh than the man who undertakes
can accomplish. There is brisk competition
among the variety theatres of the Bowery.
The prices of admission, never high,
have been generally lowered, and in one
house abolished altogether. I was not sur
prised to see a crowded audience IN this place,
spacious though it was; but the disposition Of
the assemblage to >flook gift horse in the
mouth was somewhat astonishing During
the ten minutes / remained, minstrel first
part of the performance occupied the stage.
Andy Jackson was one Of the end men. He
was a real negro, with an enormous capacity
of mouth for grinning and fair command
of familiar comicalities for his position. But
this assemblage of deadheeds positively
would not so much as smile at him.
He cracked joke about mother-in-law,
and it was received in sedate silence. He
tried an old and trustworthy conundrum on
the subject of bustles, that / have heard
audience after audience roar at for the past
twenty years, and there wasn't smoker.
His own solitary grin froze in its wide place,
but his brow became corrugated with a
frown. He gave them, rather sayagely, a
time tried parody of the verse, "Let dogs
delight" and they were silently Indifferent
to its universally acknowledged merit. Jack
son muttered something that had the tone
and accent of deep, deep curse. Suppress
| G his just Indignation by powerful effort, in
however, he told story the plot of which
was woven around pin placedpoi upward
on fat woman's chair. Youprobably could
not recall the number Of times that you have
heard paying audience yell merrily ovel
that unexpectedly puncturing pin: but thest
people, whose only expenditure was for beel
and cigars, listened to it without a responsive
giggle.
Poor Jackson gave up the hopeless struggle
1t was his wrath that made me laugh on
loud. The sound was grateful to him.
was within four feet, behind the curtains O
| private box. He turned to me as a frient
in need, Thank you, sab; thank you," h
said; "dey're like tombstones in a graveyard
out dar. Much obliged to you, sab"
learned that, in Jackson's fixed opinion, hi
failure to excite laughter was due to Pre-
fessional jealousy, rival having packed tn
house with conspirators sworn to imperturh
able seriousness My theory is different.
do not believe that anybody appreciate
what he gets for nothing.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-09
GLOBE DECEMBER 1888.

contents of.the bag into the room the young
man stole away, and as he left the corridor
met the young lady coming to her room
Troubled in his mind, he made inquiries the
next morning as to the effect q his lombard
ment, and learned to his horror that the first
cracker thrown had landed on the head of
the young lady's grandmother, an infirm old
lady of nearly so, who was at the mo-
ment kneeling by her bedside engaged in her
devotions. Much alarmed, she had risen to
her feet, only to receive second shot. She
had then retreated to a corner but being
further assailed and not being able to form
any idea of the nature and origin of the inys-
FERROUS missiles, she had finally crept under
the bed, where she was discovered in for
lorn condition by her astonished grandchild
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-09
A WhistIing and Whiting Squire
ben Wilde in Chicago News

The justice of tho peace is a thoughtful
whittier. He made dollar and six bits in
fees last year, and whitfield away s. worth Of
wood. His knife is neither sharp nor dull 1t
is like his mind-surprisngly dull over the
the straightest-grain questions but wonder
fully keen when knotty problems get in the
way. He breaks off piece of wood with his
stumpy fingers, and sits on tine edge of the
sidewalk as if he had come to stay; and why
should he not stay since he has all the time
there is, and can do nearly as much business
there on the sidewalk as in his little temple of
justice hard bys Before proceeding to whit
tie he thinks it over long, long time, and
turns the stick end for end and end for end
again. Finally, breaking into a low, soft
whistling Of good old Coronation" or
''Pleyers Hymn" he cuts notch in one end
of the stick, aud, half listening to the gossip
of his acknowledges, he goes on whistling
and whiting, whiting and whistling.
Now and then he slices long, even shaving
from the stick and squints along the surface
to see if it is straight. Then he sits and looks
at the wood and thinks, and thinks, and
thinks. What will he make of that stick
Simply nothing He will squint along it:
sides and make it as level as the villagers sup
pose his head to be; and he will smooth il
down until it is as glossy as the elbows of hi:
coat. But, after all, he will have only {
smooth, straight stick. Does it symbolic hi
thoughts? Is he sitting on the edge of tina
sidewalk dreaming of the straight path tina
leads to the New Jerusalem and reminding
| himself that Notwithstanding the gloss O
varnish on the tortuous paths of vice, tn
straight way is the smoothest way. Nobod.
knows. He only whites and whistles, AM
speaks not his thoughts.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-09
SATAN LET LOOSE.
The Professional Glass Whom Brother
Gardner Holds Respo0-
sible for it.
Hinne-KiIn Club.1

s:A few months ago I had occashun torefel
to de lawyers began Brother Gardner as he
called the meeting to order. 'sI now wish to
refer to 'em again. In de las three months
dar' has bin mo- shootin', stabbin, throat
cuttin', robbin an thievin' in dis kentry dan
any one has seen fur y'as befo'. Who am
primarily to blame fur dis state OF societys
De lawyers.
ga young man am shot down in cold blood
in Detroit OAR am no clue to de murderer.
Ebery editor, merchant, banker, tailor, shoe
maker an laborin' man in de city am anx-
iously wonderin' if de murderer will be ar
rested. Ebery lawyer in de city am an1-
iously wonderin how de fiend kin be cleared
in case he am arrested.
ga policeman am shot down by thief on de
street. De one who fires de shot escapes, but
a companion am arrested. While de police
am anxious to hold him until some clue kin
be obtained, de lawyers am anxious to get
him out fur de sake of paltry fee.
''Let man plan murder an he plans
de chances of bein' cleared Of de charge by a
lawyer. 1t was a lawyer who first cooked up
de plea of insanity. 1t am de lawyer who
pleads kleptomania, softenin' of de brain,
fits, frenzy, and any odder excuse to soften
crime De lawyer who hasn't reputation
for beatin' de law am no good. Let it be
known dat be am successful in clearin' Grim
inals an his Office am througed.
"What does a bank cashier reason when he
robs? Why, dat his lawyer kin make a set
Element for half de plumber.
''What does merchant reason when he
tries to beat his creditors? Why, dat his law
yer will see him frew.
''What does q trusted official reason when
he pockets de peoples cash? Why, dat a
tenth of his stealin's will pay a lawyer to
prove him innocent
ode lawyer takes de statute books OF his
state an sots down to diskiver loopholes. 1t
isn't how he kin enforce the law, but how he
kin evade it. 1t isn't how he kin see justice
done to an honest feller-citizen, but how he
kin turn villain cack inter society.
''Dar' am not law on de statute books of
Michigan which lawyer did not help to
make. Kin you say OAR am a single law
which de lawyers cannot break?
''Pass law to keep de Sabbath day holy
an de lawyer will try to break it. Pass a
law to elevate de moral standin' Of any class
an de lawyer will begin to study to see how
it kin be evaded. A SO bill viii buy
him to fight de cause of de widow and de
orphan. H defends de grave-robber wild
twice de zeal dat he displays in defendin' 6
civil askshun. Ebery case Of murder, arson
an robbery am so much cash fur de lawyers
De day has come when mo- money kin bt
made by burglar dan by a wholesale grocer
an without much mo- risk. Ebery new
batch of lawyers turned loose on de kentrJ
am bid fur new batch of criminals, an
some OBJ you will lib to see de day when i
will be safer to be a criminal dan it will be t.
pursue an honest business"