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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-10
NEW-YORK CITY.

The American Art Association win open its
galleries to-day from to 6 p; m. Admission Will
view are those of the Prize Fund Exhibition.
According to the observations in Central PARK,
the wind travelled 1922 miles last week the ram
fall was IL of an inch the mghest temperature
was coo and the lowest Az.
The Stonington Line will begin running to-
morrow new train, with pa lace cars aud recnhhg
chairs between the steamer landing ana bostoh'
The first stained glass window placed IN the great
Cbnrch of the PauiJst Fathers at West Slxteth-st.
and Ninth-ave, will be formally unveiled at
yespers to-day at 4 p. III.
DAMAGES FOR MALICIOUS PROSECUTION; a
Catherine Murphy, who was recently tilcu anu
acquitted IN the Court of General Sessions on tne
charge of robbing her former employer, Horace ,.
Bradford OF No. aU9 him Of ST for malicious
prosecution. She sued for @Z'OOo.
INTENSE GRIEF AT A SONS DEATH
William Herlch, age hT han zinc himself
on FRIDAY He had been heavy drhKeI silic ' .no
death of fayorite sou four years ago. ana os
Ss S oTs5 listened to hook over the
THE NEW agRcANTIBE EXCHANGE.
The new building of the New-York Mercantile
Exchange the corner stone of which was lald on
December g. 1884, is now IN the process OF compile
tion. The architect. L. X. Jackson, saysthe build
Ing will be ready for occupation on or near Noyem-
Der l. The three lower stories have been com
pleted. The cost will be about 5000 600. Inc
pressed brick with granite trimmings; The site at
Harrison and Hudson SITS. rs owned by the tx
change having been purchased from the Trinity
Church Corporation in 1882 for $4,000.
FRANK MUM HEARD FROM.
Tho wife of Frank Mum. formerly assistant
.acrstarv of the Farmers Loan and Trust Company,
received letter from her fugitive husband two OF
three weeks ago in which he said that he was
IN large tea house there Inc
letter was the first news that had been received
aimee his fight about a year ago: His accounts az
49, Trnst Company had been found correct. and
The officers of the company know nothing about
him beyond his own statements in the letter 10 ais
wife They have not heard from him Directly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-10
UPHOLSTERY GOODS.

800 pieces best quality English
and Domestic fivc-frame BODY
Brussels at 95c. per yard.
$50 pieces extra heavy In
grains, very desirable, at the
exceedingly low price of 45c. per
yard.
Extra super all-wool Ingrains,
the best quality manufactured, ut
65c. per yard.
go pieces tapestry Furniture
Covering at $1.75 per yard; re-
duced from $500.
rs pieces do, at 1926 per yard;
reduced from 5000.
100 pairs fine TurcOman Por-
there's at $3.50 per pair; reduced
from $11.OO.
800 pairs Nottingham Curtains,
tape-bOund edges, at $3.50 per
pair; reduced from $4.OO.
800 pairs Antique lace Curtains
at 1925 per pair; reduced from
$3.50.
800 pairs Madras Curtains at
$3.50 per pair; reduced from
1915.
$50 six-quarter fringed tapestry
Table Covers at 1925 each; re
duced from $500.
FURNITURE SLIP COVERS,
elegantly cut and made material
includeD, for a suite of seven
pieces, for $14.OO.
HOLLAND SHADES, one yard
wide and two yards long, with
fringe, HartshOrn spring roller,
at 75c. each; larger sizes in pre-
portion.
WINDOW AWNINGS, one yard
wide and two and half yards
long, this seasons patterns, put
up complete, at $500 each.
| MATTRESSES MADE TO ORDER FROM PURE
| 'GfvE.GEEsE FEATHERs WARRANTED INDOOR.
SPRING UNDERBEDs. THE BEST IN USE
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-10
T. ]. DEFINING & CO.
SUCCESSORS TO
A, T, STEWART & co.
RETAIL.
GREAT REDUCTIONS
IN EVERY DEPARTMENT.
They have now on sale the iarg- =
est and most complete stock OF
choice new goods ever displayeu,
which they offer at greatly reduced
prices throughout. They invite
speciaI attention to the following
EXTRAORDINARY BARGAINS
SUMMER SILKS
DRESS FABRICS.

200 pieces Danish Suiting at
15c. per yard; reduced from 21c.
100 pieces AlbatrOss Suiting at
15c. per yard; reduced from 25c.
100 pieces do. at 1Sc. per yard ;
reduced from soc.
200 pieces figured Challis at
1Sc. per yard reduced from 25c.
100 pieces English MOhair at
25c. per yard; reduced from 35c.
100 pieces double width Cheviot
Plaid at 25c. per yard;. reduced
from 4Oc.
ALSO,
100 fine SWISS EMBROIDERED
ROBES at $3.50 each; reduced
from $3.50.
100 do. at 5000 each reduced
from $4,000.
800 pieces Arundel Bingham
at Zoe. per yard; reduced from
1Sc.
Broadway, ith-ave. 9th Il 10Th SITS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-10
HOME NE US.
PROMINENT ARRIVALS.

Albemarle HOtel-M. NJ. Peralta, Minister
from Costa Rica at Washington H9DWdn nG,Sen
Leon Escosnra, of Paris, and Judge X W. PecKhaIn'
General j. G. Farnsworth, Abram Lansing ana Du1-
ley Scott. of Albany Windsor HotetIG1,Msyor
Samuel q Cobb OF Boston, General j. L. Donaldson
of baltimore Neic York Hotet-W PEMBROKE ret
ridge of Paris 49,. S. Denis HOteI-Roswel A. Parneh'
ter OF Troy m Morton House state senators y T. Neu'
dor and j. s. Fassett ASor H0aSe-Captain george
L. Relkpap, l.. s. Navy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-10
UvAR1r TO IDENTIFY BURNED BODIES

Workmen employed by Agent Abbou were uusy
Yesterday pulling down the himsy fragments o. walls
That made digging tie ruins OF the ola glass mouse
Zoo dangerous TO be continued. II is believed that Two
bows who were around the place the day oil tne ne
peTished In the disaster. young man, James weisn
who lived ia Emmett-st., and worked for ii. L. Juau,
Is also believed TO be lost.
At the Morgue the difficulty in identifying the bodies
made il impossible to say who we're found RELATIVES
of Adolph Mates claimed the body which was saia 70
be Frederick Eggers They finally sisted az pisoe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-10

Of blue shrtng similar to that worn by Egset VA he
Ucked ont Of the charred flesh and the o1a Th,
buried as Eggers. The funeral OF tI1 w bsld today
10 be that of Lowry, the engineer VIII O' A''N
AT his home No. SO Atlantic ave.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-10
WAS IT A CASE OF SUICIDEi

Herman Lessman age twenty-three. varnlsher
of No. 1875 Delancey-st., died on Friday, Coroner
MESSENGER yesterday received By mail letter from
the brother of the deceased man, Anton Lessman
of No 425 East Twelfth-st., requesting hun to IN
yestlgate the case as he had suspicious that there
had been foul play. His brother, ne SAID
was always in excellent health. coroner
MESSENGER took his statement under oath. lie sad
that his brother frequently quarreIled with ms
wife. He was her third husband. she having been
divorced from her two former ones. she was OF
Jealous mind and had many eccentrlcltles, ara AZ
times acted like crazy woman. Inc witness
boarded with the family, and declared that
about eighteen months ago she desired her nus.
band TO quit her house, and said at the time that
If lie did not leave her something dreadful would
happen him. OF late she used to lie under the Ded
covered with heap Of clothing.
The Coroner called on the widow and she saId
that her husband had been drunk since sunday. On
Thursday night he became sick and Vomlted
great deal His condition was not improved on the
following day and she called in Dr. Krause, whose
officeis m East Foureenth-st. The physician FUR
nished her with certificate of death which she
gave to an undertaken. The Coroner decided that
the mans death was due to Paris green taken by
himself with suicidal intent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-10
MARINE INTELL[G ENOE

MINIATURE ALNANAO n.
rises 444 100 Moon rises 2:2o Noohs age IL 80
HIGH WATER TO-DAY IN
<M-Sandy Hook. 3l9 Gov. Island, 35d iieu 6ste go
PM.-Sandy Hook, 4l6 Gov. Island 4;4O he'' "aSS "
FOREIGN STEAMERS DE AT THIS PORE
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-10
LOWER PRICES FOR JERSEY CATTLE.

Easton's spring combination sale of jersey cattle
took place Yesterday at the National Horse anu
cattle Exchange, Broadway and Ihirty-eighth-st.
Tie catalogue numbered consignmen,s IRON suo SUI
herds as those of Henry s. Russell Milton Mass MASS
s. M. Burnham, Saugatuck Conn; Days Colia-
more, Orange, N. j.; Houghton Farm, Monht al
Vile n. Y; and A. Garretson. Pendlet9n. ina.
There were sixty-eight animals sold and While ae
none of the prices reached four figures the average
was good Many OF the cattle were not only we'll
bred, but indicated by their looks that they were
animals Of utilitys ,.r.; .ba
A special feature of the sale was the milking IN the
ring of the cows of A. Garretson; IDS Jewel was
mIIked by tXo men, one on either side. MI Gar
retson's consignment of six COWS averaged aDont
300 each. Mr. Easton showed a remarkable tamll-
iarity with Jersey pedgrees, and rolled them on IN
a glib manner S. NJ. BuTnhams kohees Rose 4 a
yearling heifer by King Koffee, dam Plots hose
and Koffees Topeka two-yeaIs Sld i. neIieS sa8e
Ramsden for $625 aud $525. respectively AN,
other heifer by King Kofee from the same he sId
brought $500. Davis Collamores niDe-months-old
heifer Minnie of Belhurst by Minnies Duke s OF
Darlington dam Didosora, was knocked down lor
1910. Princes Gold. yearling sired by Gold Cost
dam Queen Nav, was sold for $3.50 MeIlta OF hi
crest, seveu-years-old COW Dy Major Dohio "''i
Atlantis was run up to $475.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-10

DUMONT c. DAKE, NJ. D..
MlcNRTsu for Chroalc Diseases. Remarkable CureA
Best city references East l2th-st
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-10
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
,,r, Nv WORK IN THE TENTH WARD.


TIE Sanitary And Society for the Tenth nth Ward tn
has nm TO date inspected nearly Z,UOO tene
,ncn,s from garrett TO cellar and has cleaned 0ut
aver 2oo of these entirely by It's own efforts for
This nnrpOse a corps Of seven inspectors was kepS
INSTANTLY at work during several months ana
now when for the first time the society hopes ioI
marked and efficient aid from the authorities ~
will be seriously crippled unless enabled 70 empty
n sufficient number of inspectors TO lolIoM ny iVo
6rst efforts The society has converted
Warehouse at No. 8 Doyers-st. Ihto .
model lodging house fitted with requisite sa 1no
tary appliances, and accommodating over t eT,
single men. The physical and moral influence e1-
erted by thus drawing men away from hlthI over,
crowdcd dens where men, women ana chliuren uo
forced 20 sleep in the same room, INTO the cream,
cheering atmosphere of the clearinghouse, cannot
he over-estiInated. In carrying ON It's work, now
eyor the society has spent some S2,oOo ABOVE tno
amonnt received from members aud c0ntIlDutoIs
and IL now appeals earnestly 10 the pnpc lor hna
cal support TO complete its reform OF the teneents
bonse system, a result affecting the interests OF
every householder in the metropolis. IL Is hope9i
i'm view Of the great Importance OF inc SOCIETY,"
Iabors and their benehcent influence IN the event.
or rather as a preventive, of VISITATION OF t nc
dreaded cholera, that generous response NIL De
made The minimum membership dues are 9o D nI
lager contributions will be gratefully scknowi-
edged by the treasurer General Alexander o. "eoo'
College of the City of New-forK
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-10

10000 PIONEERING PLANTS
From Peter Henderson CO.. will be sod at auction at 1880
A M Tuesday May ~ at i8 COruandLst, New-YOrk. All
nIants are offered Ia convenient securely packed for
shippiug WILLIAM ELLCOTI. Auctioneer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-10

Earl g. Wilson's f.. g. w. brand of Mems
Collars and Cuffs are the best sold everywhere
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-10
Announcements.
Altman BrNErAcroR or WOMEN.

A GREAT BENEFACToR OF WOMEN.
lydia f. Pnkham OF Lynn Mass often spoken o. az the
great benefacto and frequently receives letters
ike the one quote FROM written BY lady IN san Fran
cisco She SAYS. taking your Vegetable Compound
and End great benefit from II has done me more good than
all the doctors" r., of Vncenenes nd writes hav'
ing taken eleven bottles Of Vegetable Compound ana
cured by its use feel very anxious that every woman
aected with Womb Disease should make use Of IT, Another
lady Birmingham Mich suffering from weakness ana
disbursement She says: 81 began taking your Compound
and IL helped feel like prociamng 10 the "ofd
its great virtues as healing agent for women"
CLEANING AND DYEING fine work. No eItor,
tonate prices Lords ~ Gnave' near S''n''' anu %
h"'' Established 1860
DIR. BoRDEs RHEUMATIC REMEDY.
speedy harmless and effective OF all rheumatic afec
tons Gont and Neuralgia 81 per bottle sample 9otc'
20 cents 'Oi' "se"" Coolest, New.YOrk
DUMONT c. DAKE, NJ. D.,
MAexrrsn for Sfi chroac diseases Remarkable cures
A'A0'A Best city references. East l2th-st
Far, g. Wilson's f. g. w. brand of Mems
Collars and CUFFS are the best Sold everywhere
Furs received on storage, and insured against
all loss Moderate seaskin Garments altered s96
repaired now at REDUCED P stSyK 9 FS 6S Phces
HER MAJEsTY's CORSET.
We have all sizesn
Eleyee
Decollete.
L. J. DEFINING co.
HENRY A. DANIELS, VI. d.,
1xAIexngton.ave, between 2)t1 AMI 8)th w.
Houis(e toll, :O7. Diseases OF the Nervous 5ysteh
Genito-urinary organs. Impotence and'teriliSF
RIKER's COMPOUND SARsAPARILLA
IL composed Of sarsapara Dandelion Yellow DOCK Bur
dock Chamomie. Gentian. Rhubarb Mandrake, lrJn &C.
you Judge for yourself IL be good AS Blood Pufne
or Spring Medicine
1T HAS No EQUAL
Entire satisfaction guaranteed money refunded Extra
large bottles 7 rs cents bottles 81 sold only
a, RiKKR's Drug store, 1853 6th-aver cor. 22d-st
THE BREATH OF JUNE ROSES
Ia nm the Inns OF those who daily Dr. Lyons Fragrant
Tooth Tablets.
The PRINCESS OF WALES hustle,
Sold by all frst-class Ietailers-
Price. 90 cents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-10

DIR. BORDE's RHEUMATIC REMEDY.
speedy harmless and effective cure OF an rhenmauc anec
y ons, ~ Soa AGENT j. HAGUE
y N'"''' Coolest, New. YORK
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-10

Furs received on storage, and insured against
all ioss moderate charges Seaskn Garments altered aud
Tepared now at prices send postal WAGON VIII
IN esRR ~ c. 'sHAYsg. Furi1er lO3 Prnce-st
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-10
MIR. PULITzER's CADET APPOINTMENT.

Joseph Pulitzer, Representative oil inc IAIu C -
oreSs,onaI District, having the appointment OF a
cadet to the West Point Military Academy, has
concluded to select candidate by competitive ex7
ANIMATION. He has requested john jay, Oener"i
Franz sioel and Colonel Sas w. Burt
70 act IA committee and examining
board and the public examination has been set Tor
NAV 81 The competitors will be hmlted 10 Iainet
less boys now and for year past actual residents
in the iXth Congressional District aud who nave
received their sole education in the free schools Oh
This CITY. Should candidate be selected and SUD
saonenfIv mass the examination for admission az
West Point the expenses of his proper outht VIII
be borne by Mr.. Pulitzer. who has placed S3OU In
the hands of the committee. Applications must be
addressed TO Colonel Burt, No. "A Pine-st, New
York City, and will be received up to May Is.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-10

HER MAJEsTY's CORSET.
We have all sizes In
Bast Regular.
Eleyee.
Decolet6.
L. ]. DEFINING & co.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-10
MRS KARCH AT LARGE AND REARREsTED.

On n writ of habeas corpus Freder ka karch, who
was held by Coroner Levy on charge OF causing
the death of Mary Seibel was taken before justice
Iowreuce Yesterday. Her counsel argued that she
was improperly held by the Coroner while inc near
ing was suspended, pending an examination OF Ihe
stomach of the dead woman. -, A.. ,,o
coroner must not into the examination OF person
charged with crime II is his duty TO send me case 70
one ~ the poice justices be there disposed o. ana
shall discharge the defendant from the coroners COM
MS KaFch Immediately left the courtroom but
was rearrested outside by Detectlye-Sergeaht
Kiernan, of the Distnct-Attorneys once She
was taken to the Tombs Police Court, where JUS
tice O'Reily committed her for examination to be
hot1 IN.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-10

CLEANING AND DYEING line work. NO e1top-
tionste nrioes Lords G6s Gthave 39thst and rs
EAST l.th.st. adjoining Tthany's
iS Established 1860.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-10

Henry A. DANIELS, NJ. d.,
1xAIex,ngton.ave. between 2)tl AMI B)th W.
UonIslg tol sol Diseases OF the Nervous system
Gento-u rinary organs. Impotence andsterlliSF.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-10

Entire satisfaction guaranteed money refunded Extra
arge bottles Q7i2 ounees rs cents bottles g. Sold only
q RIKKRs Drug store. 1853 6th.ave, cor 22dst
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-10

THE BREATH OF JUNE Roses
10 nm the Inns OF those who daily Dr. Lyons Fragrant
Tooth Tablets.
M D...-or.e on Ware RusTIr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-10
RIKER's CoArPoUND SARsAPARILLA

NIkEN , OUMFUtNU 'JHI'77fT 4'IN''1''7'
IL composed sarsapara, Dandelion. Yellow DOCK Bu
dock Chamomie Gentisn, Rhubarb Mandrake, lrJn, &c
you can Judge for yoursef II be good Asa Blood Puhe
or Spring Medicine
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-07-24
ANECDOTE AND INCIDENT.
Grants Entry Into Military Life-His Quick
ness and Thoughtfulness Illustrated.

Grants Entry INTO military l1lte-H1S quick
ness and Thoughtfulness Illustrated.
Said gentleman of this city, who objected to
having his name mentioned: General Grant
has himself told me of the difficulty he had to
get into the army and the modesty of his ambi-
ton. Immediately after the firing upon Fort
Sumter meeting was held at Galena, as in
nearly every town and city in the North. Grant,
then bearing the title of captain, presided at
that meeting. He felt that he should offer his
services to his adopted State in the struggle that
was at hand. He went to Springfield to tender
his services. There he met Gen. Thomas G.
Pitcher, at that time, l believe captain in the
United States army. He had gone to Illinois as
mastering officer to raceive the State troops
into the volunteer service. General Pitcher,
who is still alive, is an Indianian, born at Mt.
Vernon, Posey county, the son Of the late Judge
John Pitcher. Grant and Pitcher had beer at
West Point together, though not class
mates. / think Grant modestly said that he
had been a captain in the United States army,
and had seen service in Mexico. Pitcher did not
recognize him, and said: What's your namel
I'm Sam Grant was the reply, that being the
name he had been known by at West Point AT
that Pitcher recognized him. Pitcher, not
knowing what Grant could do, said: I'm making
out muster-rols, and it may be you can help me
at that Grant sat down and went to work al
once working for several days. In the course
of their daily talk Grant frequently
said to Pitcher that he would like
active service. He thought he would like tc
be field officer. He didn't aspire to be a colo
nell he thought he would like to be major, and
spoke Of a lieutenant coonelcy as the limit of his
ambition. Pitcher went to see Yates for his
friend, but nothing came of it. Grant then went
to see Mcclellan, hoping to get a place on his
staff. He was then at Cincinnati. organizing his
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-07-24
THE INVENTOR OF THE BELL ROPE.
The First Bell in an Engines Cab Was - Cow
Bell, and CIothes-Line JinGied 1t.

New York Sun.
did you know Captain Ayers" said a we'll
known railroad man to friend yesterday
well, he was famous for two things. He va;
the conductor on the first through train on the
Erie from tide water to the great lakes, and ho
was the inventor of the bell rope by which train
men signal the engineer. He Familiarity
known as Poppy. Trains on the Erie, when
Captain Ayers was first employed were few and
far between. Passengers never thought of buy
ing tickets, but paid fares on the train In case
a passenger was obStreperous and refused to pay
up, there was 40 way of stopping the train to
eject him, and so people were frequently carried
from one station to another without paying anV-
thing for it.
'POppy Ayers was running train between
Piermont and Turner's which was the western
terminus of the road at the time. The engineer
of the train was big burly German, who, like
all engineers in those days, regarded himself as
the master of the train, the conductor being
simply machine to take fares. One day Poppy
had been bothered more than usual on his train
by stubborn passengers, and he got to thinking
how he could establish communication between
himself and the engineer while the train III
motion, and the idea struck him. When he got
to Turner'S he obtained section of clothes limo
long enough to reach from the engine to the rear
of the train. He tied a stick of wood to one end
Of the rope, and fixed it in the engineers cab
that when he ran the rope back over the train
and pulled on it, the stick would be agitated.
Then he explained to the engineer the idea and
told him whenever he saw the stick move up and
down he must stop the train for
there would be some one on the train
who ought to be thrown off, This
innovation was resisted by the engineer
as an infringement on his rights and the dignity
of his office. 1t was virtually placing the train
at the order of the conductOr-a thing that could
not for moment be tolerated. So when tho
train started he removed the stick Of wood that
dangled near his head, and tied the rope fast
Poppy Ayres persisted in tying on. the rope and
the engineer persisted in ignoring his authority.
until one day Poppy, after tying the wood to the
rope and hanging it in the cab, turned to tho en-
gineer, and. taking him by the throat, exclaimed
4" Now, you pig headed idiot which will you
do: Let that stick alone and stop the train when
pull the rope, or will you take the d-dest
licking you ever heard tell Off
''The engineer weakened and said he'd mind
the signal, and he did. Shortly after that Poppy
fitted a COW bell in the cab and threw ont tho
stick Of wood. Whenever that bell sounded
the train was brought to stand in short order.
and some passenger knew that he must either
come down with his fare or get hustled out be-
tween stations regardless of circumstances. At
one stroke Poppy Ayres subordinated the engin-
eer to the conductor and increased the rev.
enue of the company"
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-07-24
The Inventor of the Gatiing Gun.

New Ork Tribune.
Dr. r. j. Gatling. of Hartford, who invented
the famous Gatling gun, is a stout man with
chubby face and stubby gray beard. His eyes
are small and squinty, requiring the use Of strong
lenses to aid them. The Doctor is an enthusiast
on the subject Of building up the defences of
America Twas talking with him the other day
at the Fifth-avenue Hotel, and he said: "A large
number of Gatlines are being constantly con-
structed. But if had to rely on the govern
ment for patronage, ] would be in the poor
house. There was time before the war
when this country led all others in its navy
and its armament. Since the war, we have let
every thing run out. The Randalls and Holmans
have controlled things. They seem TO think we
shall never have war again. They have put us
in the condition of who builds q plank
shanty an open Western prairie IN the sun
shine, with indifference to the hurricane which
may come up in an hour and sweep him and his
cabin off the face of the earth. We have no
navy whatever. Every seaport we possess Is at
the mercy of even such weak powers as Spain
Why. they might levy 800 600 900 Of tribute IN
New York city alone, in case Of war. The best
thing the government can do for our navy is 10
build IL section of Eadss ship railway and run
the ships up on dry land out of reach of foreign
gunboats. if we ever get into trouble in our pres
eEt condition"