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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-10
ALONG THE SOUND.

BRIpGEPORT.-fwO old residents, SCHUYLER
Secley one of the oldest Free Adsons IN the state
having taken his degree IN 1919, and Owen Dusan,
each cignty-scVcu years of age have died since
Mondav...... The schooner Mary l.. Cramcr coal
laden which ran on the bar ia sundays gale, was
still fast yesterday though efforts were making 10
haul her oil.
BLACK RoCK-rhe thrce-nas;ed schooner Mary
f. Crosby with coal for Nantucket. sunk by "A col
hsion Oh the lighthouse saturday night, will be
raised
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post an additional $780, the false entry wss detected *
The yonng thief ran out OF the bank and escaped
in the crowd Kear reported the matter 70 the pOnGs
who sent out an alarm for the fugitive Heidts nome
M No 5i0 East Twefthst. He has supported ms
mother and three little sisters The mother sas IN 20
come home and Ignorant that he had committed crme
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WAB DEPARTMENT,
ADJUTANTGE>EHALs OFFICE,
"a .-It.-l-I.DN Ilnn . = =

SIR: In view ~ the general apprehension mat "
cholera epidemic may visit this country, am INSTRUCTED
by the Secretary OF War 10 request you TO direct e
officers in charge OF the general dcpOts OF the quarter
masters Department TO make weekly examinations OF
all wells and vaults sinks, sewers and other places of
the dcpo3 OF Nth and garbage. with the view to the
application by Them by OF such remedial meas
iIrs may necessary 10 Insure COMPLETE protection
from disease far perfect hygenic conditions VIII
contribute thereto.
You viii also please instruct them TO cooperate with
the y authorities extent OF the means at their
command in doing what j. necessary 10 prevent the III
PRODUCTION and spread of the cholera.
&. MCkLLNER, Assistant AdJutant Gcneial,
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NENt II'RGEN

PATERSON William Crew. silk tnieher, has
filed an assignme t 80 Alexander Elliott IT, lhe
liabilities are -, Sl5 81.
MApIsON-A number Of taxpayers Who from
certain differences III the published town reports,
believe that the township anaiis have not been
honestly administered, were Yesterday endeav oiing
60 obtain IN" necessary Twenty-Five sipneiS to
petition asking the appointment of an expert A.
ruuntant ~ examine the township accounts for TIE
last ten wears.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-10
IMPROVEMENT OF NBW-YORK HARBOR.

A special committee of the Produce Exchange
yesterday submitted a report upon necessary IN
1ioyemcnts of New-York harbor. 1t believes that
The approaches should receive from the Federal
Government an immediate scientific inspection
and also Il continuous vigIlant supervision Tor pro-
lection and improvement: that the requirements OF
commerce and travel tend to larger and deeper
draft steamers. aud that, III Orier that New-l ork
NAV hold her supremacy, Sandy HOOK par should
have as much water as possible.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-10

nected with the Mayor-elect in various pus'nss s
enterprises and cannot be spared from them. NJ
Morri .on is a lawyer ana mas peen oip VI '"'
Graces hcutcnants in his political campaigns
THE PENALTY FOR UNDERWRITING IMPORTS.
William liddcll, of Belfast, lrcianu, ~" VIZ w
Girdwood. and Charles +. Watson, ms NV &C ,hn
agents pleaded guilty recently to nd "a t
law making II n criminal offence TO import Roous az
an undcrvaluation. They were released on gNlms
bail of j. 900 each and were 10 nave oe9n 'on,
fenced Yesterday They dd not ,orsc,ted
Their case was the frst under the law IN TINS as
trict and II was not supposed that IhG'r punish ,
ment would he more than line. ana IL II hot
known whether the forfeiture will be enforced IL
the defendants return soon.
Arorr y sHtr OF FRENCH COSTUMES.
A sale of elegant French costumes, made ny
Worth Pingar and other IaTiSian houses, was no,;on
ver,iscd TO take place YESTERDAY AT tIi nin
room of H. T.. lerts u son. The cost OF the whoi s
was said to be $4,000 About so 600 was reanzea
from the sale \ nd-paintcd ball costume uIiih s
med with point lace and made by Worth was solu
for 1925. other equally magnificent c's t ;e
brought GqIa o% rhag been W he property Of
Mrs Coppinger. the daughter of Cropsy me artlsI'
and were sold TO satisfy judgments against hcf
Mrs. Coppingcr Is now III Europe.
THE SINKING FUND COMMISSIONS WORK.
The Sinking Fund Commissioners YESTERDAY re,
ceived protest from the Council of Reform against
issuing to The Dock Department J, ''of' ooT ; 81
sought is TO evade the provisions OF the t"hstltu,
tIonal Amendment. 1t IL declared mat there would
be dangerous precedent eS'aoISne cc,, Wn,u
The Controller was authorized 20 issue SIoo0Oo OF
bonds at not more than 3l2 per cent for maih1en-
ance OF the Dock Department. 1T was agree. ~
rent rooms Nos ! If and 10 in the stewart Build
ing for the use Of the Commissioners OF Accounts
for three years AT $4,000 a year Inc leaSe OF thc
rooms at No. ~ ChambcTs-St. occupied ny the
Surveyors of Taxes ana Assessments was renewed
for three years az 81 $50. The Gouverneur Market
building was assigned to the use OF ne 1o''''il'H,
reception hospital for persons injured Ill the sliects'
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cAUGHr ~ 4 STUMBLING SCHEME.

Milton l.. Campbell who for years kept
cigar auction hOl-" At No. 6DT Broadway and ou,
llnc had 10 resort 10 the courts to prevent the police
from molcsuhg blm on Their assertion that his was
mock auction business was tried Yesterday ON the com.
plant Of JOhn H. Corls, who said he had been swind ed
III The place Twelve h"N". oi cigars put up for
-. Cori,h believed that the dozen boxes were bc,
sold bulk but when he pad ~ asked for M. -
boxes informed Chat ms bid was - box Camn.
bc was convicted OF lit larceny recommended To-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-10
UONb Ne US.
PROMINENT ARRIVALS.

FIN Arenne H0tcl-Ex-PreSldent X. B.
HAYES of Fremont, ohio; Congressman John D. . Nchl
of ohio Governor John {. Brown. OF Tennessee ana
Railroad Commissioner John ODonnell, ol Albany go.
Mu4uu mn HOtct-li~hOp OReilN, of Springfield, Mass
49,. Westminster Hoi,i-Captain .. T. stanton, l. =
NAVY and Professor D. H. King, OF Lafayette college.
ffbeiiare Commander J. J Read, I. s Navy.
Hotel Brunswick Senator Eckley b. Coke, o Penn
NXINnllin
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crpBK,s THEFT DETECTED.

Ralph Kellar an insurance broker, OF No. -
PARK place. his clerk, Henry Heidi 10 deposit 5000
in the bank yesterday Heidi, who Is Dlnelcen years
Old instead of deposng the money put II IA r pocket
and forged an entry IN the book which he returned 10
Mr. Kellar. Later IN the day. when lac Was semitic dc
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rORELGN STEAMEEN Do Ar rnLs pORr
SHIPPING .NEC.S.

PORT OF NEw.YoRk. .........TUESDAY DEC O. 1884
ARRIVED
steamer burgundia Rr Dulac bordeaux Nov ~. Genoa
IA, Naples md Palermo TO- with misc ami passengers TO
Jas " Elwcli 4 co. Arrived ~ the Bar ~ - a
7ucNin tGe, ftanzcn Hamburg Nov 80
"a, with mdre and passengers to kunherdt u co,
Lincoln lty III. Jones' HuI nov ~ with mdse
saEdcrsOn son. Arrived At the Bar At
Steamer Dcrwent Brl. Rgnnd Santos Nov - RIO Janniro
~ BADGES Dec - ThomasG days. with mdse And passen.
gers " sandeIsOn 4 SoQs
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MARINE INTELLIG ENCE.

MINIATURE ALAANAC
rises no, i2J Moo O:2J Mo,a3 aga is 20
HiGH wAltR TO-Uh.
IH-SsBly HOOK. ljS Gs'. INlpni 223 Nell Gate Az
f.N.-Sancy hcoK. 2Oi Gey. l,l-si 2i0 2ci Gate ABS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-10

HENRY A. DANIELS, VI. D.,
154 Lexngton-ave. between TN and Sos 7t,,
Hours, TO l. 20 7. Diseases Of the Nervous system
Genito-Uunary organs. Impotence and stefilitY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-10

ROUGH on DENTIST ToOTH Powder.
Fine smooth Cleansing Hefroshng rrcscrvative. loo
Rough on Corns," FOR COrns. HuniOn-. l5c.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-10
INSPECTION OF THE ERIE CANAL

The special committee of the Produce Exchange
appointed by President lierrick, In accordance
,hc Snpcrnicndcnt of Public Works. 10 make Il
personal examination of the condition and opera
ton OF tin Enc Canal Submitted ITS report yester-
day, TIE examination was made IN the ia'ter
part of October and the report is full IN dctail.
he committee went first TO Buffalo and inspect
sl the harbor. especially the canal bteaAw%ler
which was undergoing repairs. Inc "TRIP
then extended 296 miles IN steamer
30 Ful;onyile, and the remaining distance
of ffy-six miles 10 Albany in a carriage. flehy
were in good order. and the tow-path was III good
condition except IN a few places, and these are
prorli>ed restoration before the close OF 1880 ny
Inc travelling system. On the western division
most OF the old wooden bridges have been repi acsd
with non structures and the masonry has Deen
rcpointed and otherwise TestO ed. The same Work
Will be done on the middle md eastern divisions
The level between West Troy and Albany seven
miles, witch Of late years was only used 10y Iun-
~ bpafS also
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LOCAL. MISCELLANY.
BY PRINTED PORTRAITS.


The four men who were arrested IN brooN,yn
last week while inspecting tulton-sl. JeNoi,S
store and i'm whose baggage some suspicious in,Vc
ments wors fonnd az Smith 4 McNeils note, III
this CITY, were before Justice Walsh In BrookIyn
YESTERDAY The police had been UNSUCCESSFUL III
brewing their suspicious that the men We're h1,oi
ions thieves for no could identity thein. 10
were fined 3 each for loUnglng, aud one OF lnel"
who carried revolver was fined ~ more Tor CARY
inc it without permit. But before they hSd ,c,,
the city the police officials had looked owl
this weeks Police Ners. aud found the piciurcs "a
two of the men under The name soi Eddie uuciin
alias j. r. Reeves and billy CounorS, ALIAS
George Anderson. They are two dangerous our
GLARS who escaped six months ago from me pSnl,
Tertiary il Allegheny, PENN TO winch they ha9
been sentenced for live years for robblng raiiroau
office in Pittsburg. On November the PAIR were
detected IN watching tie Commercial Bank, IN ST.
Louis. but nothing could be learned about them
and they were released =
The men were at once rearrested in the oince OF
their lawyer in BROOKLYN and taken before super
jnteudenf Campbell Not only did they rescmoie
the pictures but they had other marks OF identih-
cation. Guern had lost the two first JOINTS OF ms
right foIeiinger ana May had the same pecnilarty'
while Ilaley corrcspondcd exactly to the descrll-
ton OF ConnOrs. dispatch was sent to flttSotre.
aud the men were committed 10 Jail on the charge
of vagrancy. despite earnest protests by thelr
counsel Chief of Police Braun of PittSburg, teie-
grabbed that lie would send for the two men.
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E ]. DEFINING { ca.
SUCCESSORS TO
A. I. STEWART & co.
mETAIL),
Invite attention to tho
DRESDEN LUNCH SETS

A manufacturers stock of rich
Dresden satin damask ecru Sets.
Cloths and Napkins to match, with
braided fringes, at a reduction of
80 to 90 per cent under regular
prices; sizes as follows:
25O sets, eight by fourteen
quarters, at $3.50 each; reduced
from $3.50.
100 sets, eight by sixteen
quarters, at $3.50 each; reduced
from $3.50.
40 sets, nine by ten quarters, at
$3.50 each; reduced from 5000.
100 sets, nine by twelve quart.
ers, at $3.50 each; reduced from
$3.50.
800 fancy Monte Cloth Sets. su.
periOr quality, rich borders, and
knOtted fringes, size eight by
twelve quarters, at 5000 each;
reduced from 5000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-10

PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE CAFE of the Hoffman
House and other views instantaneous Of NewYork and
vicinity. LOCKWOOD, II Union square.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-10

BLAIR's PILLs.-Grcat English Govt and
Rheumatic Remedy oval box. IL round SOC Andruggsts
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-10
Announce


A BARGAIN IN CORNER LOTS
is what most desire but 10 keep from n4 grave In
cemetery lot half DAYS numbered, always keep
supply u Dr. PieTces Golden Medical Discovery" by you
When the rst consumption appear lose no me
yourself under the treatment ~ this invaluable
medicine u when nothing else VIII Possessing, as
the virtue OF the best c0dver OIL II IL not
only the cheapest but lar the peasantest 70 take 1t purnea
and cnrchcs the blood strengthens the system. cures
bochcs. pimples, eruptons and other humOr By drug
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-13
AUSTIN.
Changes Runored In the State Capitol
Scholastic Census.
Indian Agents Reported as Ejecting Git
Gems From Greer County.
special 10 the Gazette.

Special 10 the Gazette.
AUSTIN, July II The car itol board
held meeting this evening which adj.
journed until Monday. The members
are very retict mt as 10 its action, but IL
is learned that certain changes In the
capitol plan were under consideration
Returns from Atascosa county show
that the increase IN Its assessment this
year, estimating the unrt deemed roll
will be $50 900. medina slG0. 1870 and
Kendall $2f2 605. This IL q much bet
ter showing than was anticipated, and
Comptroller Swain now believes the
total assessment will 40 to 5000 600 :.
600. an Increase Of $40, 900, 0B0.
Chartered: Wheeler Salt company OF
Colorado City, capital on 500, 600. Waco
Athletic club. capital 81 800
Scholastic census: Kaufman. 103.
Tax Collector of Cass county has
settled.
Treasury deposits, SIS 900.
Senator Traylor Ii here from Hood
He says the crops In his section nre In
excellent condition. M.
Comptroller Swain returned from
Hampstead, where he spoke at bar
becue. He Ia enthusiastic over the
nomination OF Cleveland aud the ma.
tional platform.
Mrs. Noble Of Temple, a daughter
Of Mrs. II. J. Fisher, was buried here
to-day.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-13
NOTIONS AND HOSIERY.

400 Write do
Ike
Of r. ~ 49,
Buttons rom IN 5Oado
all
t. he price wish to
and n 81 tsut send them,
Ladies' solid black
seal cardinal a pc a pair - ~ '"'
Ladies' sleeves ond
high and long Sizes
49, -''S ''
Ala Chldrens
ito
nrce wish, '
i'5 is 35 pairs of Mems Solid osa
' ' ' "'
Lot .lo 9ol dozen Mems Bro Hose 1ac pair
ua'r Mems Lise to
to
VIII horde ''~'0
Puff ard
Biz bargain. They sold at
Lot
whether aroa,
Lot Az 3l9 most exselsn, nnnded Shirts
yoke Paqnets Reinforced Front. Price - $500 s :"
bojered
Will be sold at 12 each.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-13
A MIDNIGHT DUEL.
W. H. Beale aud Bowie strange Lying
Dead IN Their Room.
A Supposed Duel shrouded in Mystery
Great Excitement,
Special to the Gazette.

special 20 the Gazette. l.l
DALLAS, July ~, l,eOa. m. a most
horrible tragedy has Just occurred At
the National hotel, In which two OF
the most prominent young men OF
Dallas evidently fought duel to tho
death. w. II. Beale aud Bowie Strange
are both lying dead In room
IN the third story OF the hotel.
Strange IL. partially dressed and BcaIo
If stripped except his drawers, show
ing that they fought as they were
about to retire for the night. The
pistol Of each is lying by his side.
Both appear 10 be shot
through the heart and Strange also
through the head. The doors To their
suite of rooms were locked and your
correspondent and Mr.. w. II.
Dial had to break them
open TO effect an entrance
being the first parties TO arrive on Tho
tragic scene. Their duel Is shro,lded
In mystery. They were devoted
friends, but are said to have had hard
words u few minutes b,lore tho
tragedy, and one was heard 10 say
10 the other, Cd d--n you, / will
kill you"
This IL all that " known nj lao q. M.
The report of the pistols and the an
nouncement OF thedeaths has created IA
profound sensation; hundreds Of people
are congregated In the streets. The
killing Of no other two young men In
Dallas In such tragic manner could
nav" created more regret or excite
ment,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-13

me comptroller has furnished ~.
superlntendent of education with
statement of the amount of tha s,s,'.s
lunu Tor lSsi-S5, which IL ST MI 0no c''' ~.
!, "n average percapita of IS. Last y,ar
maverick county reported hsr so,o
iasuc census 245 last venr. 1,Ii III.
,slilng OIL is due TO the orrsnivsi,o, =. ~
trlct. ''P"'"'e scnooi dis
2,i7S. '""'s' -''wS against
The complete scholastic canaan. v,,,,.
', %v cM"eption OF FL paso county, Vet
year, 1887. ~ 5000 last
as COUNTIES, n,i .o sssI,l5a; last year, a7,,.
s sos TOTAL ao0,es9 against SiI,oSl lat
. Chartered COPYRIGHT Detective
'nHgency OF Fort Worth; incorporators
L. y; !; Courtright. A. N. Woody. James
n msauox' Jas. b. Gillette and John
SOD Ps sSS city Bridge company, capital
Lyons-rhomas Hardware co,nn.nv
OF Paris, capital 81, 900 s
ierce OF Dallas, charged with
, ,s frauds, was brought in to-day
having secured no counsel vet, he 4
Lieutr. Shelley and Selker of m.
ranger service, are here from tho s
SOUTHWEST, where they report n de-
structive drouth. Wv
William Gilchurst. N butch.r a,.a
rom sunstroke this evening. "'"
ainie Rector, q negress. was stabhe,
Win an instrument bearing the sbana
OF the capital letter avn this morn,n',
about O'Clock while asleep. She rscs
ognixed ~ her assailant Frank Rod,,v
q coiored man, whom she accuses y;
having previously made Indecent proD.
csltions to her. l''o'-
The Capital steam-Iaundrv was
burned this morning Mt 4 olcloek. sw~'
diary. y" i"ceh-
Joseph Barnahrdt fell OIL n nam.
work, breaking his thigh and enJan'
gerlng his life Oh account OF his ex.
treme age.
Treasury deposits to-day. Genera,
revenue, $4,000; special funds, $40, ooO
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-13
CHICAGO.
The Immense Hall b ing Stripped or lis
Decorations.
Oleveland's Friends Confident Of Success
Texas Delegates En- Route Home.

Special TO tho Gazette.
CHICAGO, July i?.--The convention
hall. hotels and streets presented to-
day marked contrast with tho seen,
ofyesterday. A force of wcrkmen was
on hand early this morning dismant-
ling the convention hall. Decorations
were torn down, carpets torn up, dust
lying, hammers pounding, lines of
men bearing chairs from the building,
streams OF visitors passing In aud out,
viewing the vast battle field of two
great parties; the streets were noisy
with brass bands. and filed with pro-
cessions on their way TO the depots.
The hotels were comparatively de-
serted. At the Palmer, which enter.
tanned more guests than any hotel, the
hegira was not complete. Two cAsh-
iers were wrestling with long process.
sions OF men at the windows, anxious
TO pay up and he gone.
Tn. Pacific entertained 600: the
LELAND entertained $50: the IRE
mont entertained 700; McCoy's enter.
tanned 800 including 200 Tammanyites.
The Irving hall Democratic organi.
zati1n, 200 strong, took its departure
for New York this morning by spe.
cial train. Before leaving they made
a short parade along the principal
streets behind a military band. They
looked supremacy happy as thew
marched along cheering.
Tammany hall got out of town as
soon after the nomination of Cleveland
ns they possibly could. Senator Grn-
dy was especially bitter. John Kelly
refused 10 say anything. Chairman
Manning left with small party Mt 10
this morning. There was ne, plum
silence In his train. Manning and
his friends were happy. They had
achieved n signal victory and their
smiles showed their happy frame Of
mind.
Inc New York county Democracy
LETT an hour later on II special train.
carrying with them all the munition
for aprolonged iolliilcation on the trim.
Among other things were thousands
OF bottles OF wine and twenty-five hum
dred dollars worth Of fireworks TO be
lett AT various stations on the home
ward route.
a member OF the county Democracy
said, ut would be ~ good 4 thing as
could happen the party. for John
Kelly tosell out TO Blaine. The reput-
able citizens of New York won't have
anything TO do with candidate that
John Kelly supports. They Will all
turn IN and help us win. All the
solid business men will support
Cleveland. The German voters will
largely he attracted To him aud the Ia,
dependent Republicans will overcome
the detection OF Tammany hall.n
The Texas delegation headed by
Mayor Peter Smith left for home To-.
night via the Wabash a. Missouri Pa
ciilc. They are all in u happy frame
Col. Dwycr, who will represent
Texas on the committee TO
notify Cleveland and Hendricks Of
their nominations, will not return TO
Texas until after the committee have
performed their pleasant task on the
18th inst.
Gov. Hubbard will remain In Chi
cago several days on business. He Ia
comfortably domiciled In bis old quar-.
tiers at the Grand Pacific, where he
receives many callers.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-13
DEFERRED TELKGitAM.
lfanlol IN tl,a I.Dntsa


AUSTIN, July lI.-Information has
been received here. though not regard.
ed ms authentic, that Indian agents Of
the federal government are tjectine
settlers from Greer county, claiming II
as o part Of the Indian territory, and
as such, subject TO a statute OF 1892
making II obligatory on the part Of
the government to eject intIuders upon
Indian reservations. Gov. Ireland
claims that this statute has been mis-
Interpreted by the secretary OF war, and
that II only applies 10 uncivilizrd IT, es
without local government. He hss
written Secretary FrelIpghuysen about
the mat er. II Is regretted here thai
the late congress failed 10 appoint a
commissioner 10 decide as TO the true
ioca Ion Of Green county, rs there can
be but little doubt that IL would have
reported Ia favor Of Texas b,
one and Fannie Martin, an eIopipe
scoul II from Mason county, Yefurued
nvtpe With the father OF the Kirl to-day
The lotharlO bad been plsosd "a III
upon complaint Of tho eirli6 fnkkeg.
w1P, bow ever, has relented and viii
Hct ept hin - . SON .lAV n he psp ~ |
care diyorcs from, former wife.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-13
BONHAM.
Oar Daily budget from the Fair CITY
Of B0nham.

Special 10 the Gazette.
BoNHAn, July 12.-It seems almost
impossible for our farmers TO secure la.
Dor just about now. IL Is u fact that
the sun this summer has frightened
large, able'bodied men 20 terribly that
they have made for the shade aud can
not be induced to leave II, even for big
wages.
At a meeting OF the ''after supper
longing club held recently, 1t was
moved by Dad Ferguson and seconded
by Tom Pace thai the club wear
"Mother Hubbardsp during the hot
season. The vote was taken, the re-
suit being SIX yeas and three nays.
The chairman then announced that the
yeas bad II and stated that those
who opposed the style would be re-
quired 70 wear louder col0rs than the
Others. Collie Taylor Ii busily en-
gaRed making the G. Oling garments.
There are more buildings In course
OF erection than ut any one time In
years, perhaps In the history Of the
town.
We started out yesterday 10 canvass
the town for local items, and the hist
man we struck was prominent NOR
chant, and we asked him what he had
to say In regnrdt0 bis business. He
said II was funny thing 70 say
but he had about ~ much business N
he could well attend 70 without getting
his name lnt0, the papeis. He Was
afraid he might bs overwhelmed. We
suggested the building OF larger
house and flib hiring OF more clerks.
But he shook his head sadly aud said
that would entail more labor than l
can stand. Tnis WAS d, sden, and
The GAZETTE msn suddenly realized
the enorinity Of fsdffsnfe aud dxrd
not tackle another business man IN the
eft tut hung his head ID shame and
penitence and retired to bis office Ir
tue second story Of = goods box on tbs
westside OF thesqusre. there 10 ConsldsI
how he could best repair the Injury b.
had done, and how, In the lntegeat
pf nverworked proprittors and fnGGetl
down clerks, he might turn In another
direction the tIde Of trade he hnd been
Instrumental IN brIuGIpg ~ than By
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