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Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-01-30
ssThe Offerings of the Dead,

&c. T. Gordon Cummings, in the British Quarterly
Review.1
Among the many relapses to the heather
custom of the wandering Israelites, as recorded
in the one hundredth and sixth psalm, it is
stated that ''They joined themselves unto
Baal-peor, and ate the offerings of the dead" +"
Probably few among us fully realize how tre-
mendous portion oe the worlds worship,
in all ages, and in all countries, has ever
been, and even continues to be, 1avished on
deceased ancestors. Next to the simplest
forms of nature worship must assuredly rank
that not only of the great departed-the heroes
are exalted in the rank of demi-gods-
but the human ancestors of every degree.
Time would fail us, were we to allow our
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-01-30
HOLIDAY SEASON,
Consisting in part of
Opera and Field Glasses

Fancy Thermometers, Pocket Compasses, Ear
Truupets and Conversation Tubes of the latest pat
terms.
Gold Spectacles and Eye Glasses mounted to Or
der at an hours notice
Choice Leather and Plush Goods. Jewel Boxes,
WORK BsXes, Glove ami Handkerchief Cases, Dress
ing Cases and Mirrors in great variety. Ink Wells
Portfolios Side Books Letter Books, Purses, Match
Safes, Calendars, Pocket Flasks, Wliisk Broom
Cases, Game Boxes, Cigar and Cigarette Cases. Pic
mic Cases and Drinking Cups.
TOILET TSUNDRIES-Ivory Celiuloid and Solid
Back Hair, Cloth, 1Doth and Nail Brushes single
and i'll sets; Cut Glass Bottles. Odor Stands and
Cases. Imported and Domestic Soaps, Handker-
chief Extracts and Toilet Waters, Shaving Cups,
Lather Brushes Razors Pocket Knives Nail Sciss-
ors, Putfers and Powders, Nail Sets and Manicure
Goods of every description from the best makers.
All our goods are selected with and bought for
cash from the best sources at bottom prices; are
marked without waiting for them to become shop
worm at prices which should moe every piece be-
fore the season closes,
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Chow does my name get into the pa
pers?'' some public man often asks me.
For about fifteen years one man in New
York has made Il business of visiting all
the hotels nightly to look over the regis
ters and pick out the names of prominent
visitors for publication. His name is Jo-
seph D. Lennon. He is short, round
faced, jolly young man whose eyeglasses
and black moustacke are known to all ho-
tel men, with whom he is a favorite by
reason of his good nature and long ac-
quaintance. He began this work when the
Metropolitan Hotel Yves way up town."
Originally he gathered the names for the
Tribune only. Now he supplies all the pa
pers. His nightly round begins about nine
o'clock at the Hotel Buckingham, Fifty
third street and Fifth avenue, and it is
nearly midnight when he reaches Printing
House Square, so numerous are the hotels
he must visit, and SO widely distributed
over the city. In the fifteen years that he
has been doing this work he has become
familiar with the names of nearly every
Congressman, Governor, Senator or public
man of any kind in the country. He is in
fact a walking dictionary of public men.
Sometimes an effort is made to evade pub
lie mention of the arrival here of noted
personages, but Mr.. Lennon has ready
means for discovering any such attempt,
and it rarely succeeds.
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EDITORIAL NOTES.

The suggestion made by Governor Harri-
son concerning the pensioning of judges
does not find much favor at Hartford But
it ought to.
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selves retrospective glance over bygone
ages, to note the place held by this reverence
among all the mightiest races of the earth.
We find it in the rude worship of African
tribes, when the careless slaughter of snake
or 8 crow is sufficient to exasperate races who
believe that under these forms their ances-
tors are guarding them from harm. And in
many Pacific isles that reverence takes al
most identical forms, and the fear of anger
ing the dead, and the necessity of propitia-
ting them, is a perpetual care overshadowing
the living. To turn to the more elaborated
systems of civilized man, we cannot but note
how largely homage of the dead enters into
the devotions of the living. Look, for in
stance, at India, and the Brahminical teach
ings on this subject accepted by two hundred
millions of our fellow subjects. They are
taught that no matter how good a man has
been, if his funeral rites are not properly con-
Quoted, and his cremation is neglected, he
becomes malignant demon, (unless indeed
his remains should find their way to the holy
river Ganges) The man who dies violent
death-by the hand of the executioner, by
suicide, or by accident-and whose corpse is
not rescued and duly honored, becomes
Bhute, i e., an evil demon. Should it be i'm
possible to recover the body, his ought
to make an image of the sacred kusa grass
to represent him, and cremate that i'll his
stead Among the unhappy demon-spirits
are numbered all those who have died with
out leaving sons to make the offerings
their behalf; therefore the ancient Vedus
provided for special services of extraordinary
length, and most intricate ritual, to be con-
Quoted by sixteen classes of priests. These
continued for weeks, and sometimes even for
years, their object being to obtain from the
favor of the gods an unbroken line of de-
scendants for three generations, in order to
secure the proper performance of funeral
rites. AS every man was bound to secure
the happiness of the three past generations,
so he himself was dependent Oh
the three that came after him,
an thus were seven generations
ever linked together. In those ancient days,
800 B. c., ere cattle had become objects of
worship, a COW was sacrificed at funerals
that the dead might feast on the aroma, as
doubtless the survivors did on the substan-
tial reality; portions were also placed in the
hands and on other parts of the corpse,
which was then burned, and the spirit was
waited up on the smoke. Then for many
days the family daily offered balls of rice at
the place of cremation, that the germ of
new body might feed thereon and develop;
till this accomplished, the dead was
restless, disembodied ghost, incapable of suf-
fering hell enjoying heaven. After this
the ashes were collected in an. urn and buried,
and thenceforth periodical offsprings of
water and rice balls were offered, with pray
ers to all the dead relations, who then,
now We're wholly dependent on the living
for the supply of all things needful to them,
as well as for their deliverance from purga-
tory.
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A Real Closing-out
Sale
results, of course, in CLOSING OUT re
mainders of lots almost every day, so that il
is rather difficult to manage the advertising
satisfactorily. We may announce in one
days papers that certain lot of shirts and
drawers will be sold out at 25c, and some
one who delays coming till next day may
find all the drawers gone, or may find none
of his particular size of shirt left. We can't
help it of course. We are really CLOSING
OUT, and could not, even if we wished, re-
place the goods at the prices now taken.
The moral of this is, you must come early
and come often.
Last week we reduced our
blankets, as we thought for the last time :;
but on Saturday looking over the stock we
found that 11-4 blankets had been going
faster than either the smaller or the larger
sizes. There were some big gaps in the
scale of prices; so, to fill these gaps and have
goods to sell at every price, we took some of
the already reduced 1874 blankets and put
them in at the ia prices.
The largest remaining item in our ladies
hosiery stock was a lot of ribbed wool hose,
mostly black, but with few browns, blues
and reds. The reason we have SO many of
them is that we bought them quite recently.
They are of grade that has been selling all
around at 6Oc and 62c-and we got chance
to buy lot of them cheap enough to pay us
quite fair profit at SOC. That has been our
price till Saturday last. Then we made
them all 3Sc, so now you get what was every
where only short time ago 60c stocking
for 39c. At the time of writing there all
sizes, 8, 81, 9, 915s, but how long that may
last we can't tell.
Our cloak stock is getting all broken UP.
You may come and not find the garment
you want at any price, but then if you do
find it you will get it so very cheap that it is
quite worth your while to try. It's no use
naming prices. We should probably be
tempted to name ono of the most reduced
TENS, and of course that would likely be
sold very soon, and people coming after it too
late would be dissatisfied.
Those silk curtains are a new thing with
us, and we have done pretty well with them.
The few that are loft will be made cheaper
this week to get them out. We have to keep
things moving. The new patterns may not
be whit finer or prettier than these, which
are the 1884 styles, but we have to keep
changing, and the old must go, if not at one
price, then at another.
we are doing in black silks brought quite a
little extra trade to our silk counter. There
will be more this week, as news of that kind
spreads among ladies'. Perhaps some of the
careful people who took their money out of
the savings bank may think it not bad
plan to put some of it into silk dress. The
dresf won't pay them any interest, tits true,
but then by buying it just at this particular
time they will gst it enough cheaper to make
it good investment.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-25
DELIGHTFUL SUMMER RESORT.

Probably no other railroad reaches rs many
and a, beautiful summer resorts within reasonable dis
lance OF New York city tho Delaware AMI Hudson
Canal Companys Railroad. In connection with their Ole
cautsteamers on Lakes George and Champlan Persons
wishing TO escape the noise AMI heat OF the CITY on inc
Fourth OF July would do well TO send to Mr. d. '" Bur
dick General Passenger Agent, Albany " Tor clrcu'
lars giving descriptions OF the leading resorts and snow
ing how TO reach them. Leaving New-fork on the Al
bany night boat at o'clock, one reaches Albany after
good nights rest In time for breakfast and close con-
nection with the early Delaware and Hudson Canal
Company's train, passing Saratoga, and alters most
delightful ride through the wild mountain scenery
arrives at Caldwell Uhe head Of Lake George about
o3O M Stepping from the cars across the dock to one
OF Tho beautiful steamers OF this line. HORIZON" or
"Tconderoga the tourist starts on ono OF the most en-
chanting steamboat trips In the world stopping at oil OF
the important landings viewing tho tasty cottages ard
hotels admirng the magnificent scenery, ana reaching
Baldwin the foot OF the lake. In about three hours.
Frst-cass meals are served the boatS at moderate
price
After short stop the return trip Is made, making con-
neeons with the train at Caldwell which In turn con-
meets with the night boat for Ncw-York at Albany.
In this way those who only spare day, can make
one of the most charming trips possible, without loss Of
sleep, and at a very small outlay ::
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-25
COLUMBIA
HARVARD.

There seems to have been some exaggeration in the
reports about tho feeling between the Harvard and
Yale varsity In regard to the assistance said
TO have been given to the Cambridge men by profc Z.
sona oarsman. Faulkner. II is not denied by Mr..
storrow. captain of the Harvards. that Faulkner has
given him points" He does not the word coach
ing"
Said sorrow this afternoon: "Therc has been nothing
done that had not a right to do l get points about
rowing where can get the best ones"
When asked about the story that Faulkner has
been disguised in a crimson jacket and white trousers
such a. all the wear. Mr.. Sorrow replied "When
you here the other day Faulkner not ten feet
away from You"
This was hardly direct reply. but fair inference
from It Is that In training his Mr.. storrow has had
help from professional
"wc. what OF it," Yale says speaking through Robert
Cook Harvard has right to get professional help il
she it, what is tho usc II it all right, OF try
ing to conceal the fact That i certainly what has
been done Moreover this Is curious storrow says his
stroke combination Of the best points OF IIaryards
best oar-men, Meany Bancroft. Perkins and CARTS
what tho use then OF calling in professional to get
points front"
As to the chances on Friday. little be said. IIar
wards crew has been weakened by the removal Of Bur
CESS, who has gone homo tso Mr.. storrow says WIN
water the knee Remington takes MS place ana row.
No. . Colony rows No g. while Brooks goes IN as NO -
The Harvard regret having 10 make any changes,
bu; that Bennington can MI Burgess place well
Tie Harvard IN good condition ana look well
did not the captains word "a to their weight
~ would Dc easy think that they were heavier than
they have bccn represented
Tho Yale have been rowing under Cooks direction
Tor week. but they 30 not use the stroke ~ he wishes
He would ike another week TO tuin them ana
~ them to the boat This is the h WAY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-25
OBITUARY..

WASHINGTON, June PA dispatch has been
received mt the State Department announcing the death
this morning OF s. L. Phelps, United States Minister 10
Peru Mr.. Phelps died at Lima. He was about sixty
years age aud entered the Navy In lsll continuing
IN service until 1864, and serving with distinction as
lentenantcommander under AdmirasR Rogers and FOote
IN War Of the Rebellion After resignns from the
Navy he became interested in private enterprises ana
was connected with the Pacific Mail Steamship Company
for several years. He also served rs Commissioner OF
the District OF Columbia President Arthur appointed
hun Minister to Peru june 10, 1888 which post no
was occupying at the time OF his death lie was To have
been relieved however, in few days by q. W. Buck OF
Kentucky.
BALrlMoRE June 2i.-Mrs Emma Bradford ID unham,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-25
NATIONAL C1PITAL TOPICS.
APPOINTED TO OFFICE.

WASHINGTON, June 2i.-Ghe Postmaster
General today appointed the following Post ONCE H.
spcctors for probationary period Of six months, begin
ming July l.
McGohee williams OF Arkansas; q. W. Waterbury, of
Colorado; Ruben spangler. Of Illinois; H. T. Guile oil
Illinois L. A. Kirawood. OF indiana; j. T. Ihoma'' ~
MARYLAND T. VI. Harris Of Missouri; T.. II. Trentlhn. OF
Soufh Carolina T. j. BoyntOn. OF Vermont W II. Bar
clay OF Virginia; r. VI. Arlington OF North Carolina; "
V Moore. ol Epr.h Carolina; A L. Holmes az Ohio; j.
r. salmon. OF OHIO W. J.. Ryan, Of Pennsylvania D. l.
Mutton of PeunsyYana G. +. DOss'r, OF Tennessee; W.
4 simpson Of Tennessee L. j. Randall. OF Texas: J. L..
Iolngsworh. OF Texas; j. A. Murphy, OF wisconsin; j.
L. Darbellay. 81 Wisconsin.
George l. Holmes Of Charleston 8 C.. has been ap-
polutrd "A special AGENT OF the Bureau OF Labor vice
William /. Trenholm, who declined his appointment
poiuted a special agent OF the General Land once 10
examine fraudulent land entries hn Joshua ~ sPccr OF
Indianapolis Ind. has been appointed special timber
agent of the same Office
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-25
THE D4RfEy NYRDER MYSTERY.

Hundreds of people yesterday visited the
well Darien, Conn, awhere the murdered mans
body found Sunday In stead OF three months it
is thought that the body may have been in the well
six months Tho adjacent house has not been occupied
for twelve years, except one season three years
and the barn has been the resort ~ trsnps
Egan Is still in jail 81 Bridgeport He will probably have
a hearing to-day There two why suspicion
points to him-his indifference on the subject when
spoken about the discovery made by his and bis
waiting from saturday night till Sunday morning before
going to the well. Coroner Holt said on Tuesday night
that he satisfied that the deceased man was not
Thomas Lahey. Yesterday he went ~ Basking Ridge.
NJ j. the home Of Mrs. Ellen smith, who has the care OK
Lahey's children. and who informed him by telegraph
that she had heard from Lahey ~ late as juno 10.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-25
WEDDINGS YESTERDAY.

Miss SaIhe Marie daughter of Camille Marie
married Yesterday at noon TO Frank Key Pendeton,
son of the new Minister to Germany The wedding TOOK
,lace in Zion Church. Madlsonave and Thirty eighth-s
the Rev Dr. Tiffany, rector performing inc
ceremony The chaucel handsomely ornamen'ed
with fall palms and ferns and roses and daisies decked
the altar and font. large and fashionable company
was present. The ushers were Frank Emory ana
Theophilus Parsons, Of Boston, X A. Cambria Ihomas
Maitland Sargent Cram and L. Marie. The bridal party
consisting OF two bridesmaids and the bride with LeT
father approached the altar to the strains OF te
Mendelssohn wedding march. The groom and his
best man. s. L. Parrish, awaited AT the chahceL
The BRIDE a beautiful young woman VINO inaae
herdebut two ago. wore dress OF "he Sa'i"
covered with deep hounees OF point lace MISS saiah
Steward ard Miss Josie Marie. her cousins, were the
bridesmaids After the ceremony there was large re-
cention at the house OF the brides uncle. Peter Marie
No. AZ West Nineteenth-st The parIors were bright
with cut flowers trailing vines and baskets OF roses
Shortly after o'clock most Of the guests went to
wedding at Calvary Church
Calvary Church at Fourth-aye and Twentysecondst
was crowded with guests at hsli,pas, 4 when Mis'
Jessie lansing daughter OF Mrs Arthur Breeze Lansing
was married TO Henry Goelet McVokar Inc hev: ~
groom was attended by Louis NJ Rutherfurd, as best
and the Usher: were Robert s1s wam r. rsTe
3r The bridesmaids we're Miss LILY taunton Ms MIS-
WIEN of Newark The brides robe of heavy white
silk made with full court train ana ow cut corsaSe
bride No. West Twentieth-st There were music
Teiresh,nents and handsome floral decorations Among
the guests both weddings were John Jay nl'' SaS,
Brady the Misses Remsen the Misses Mat
fhews Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Hamilton, MT
and Mrs. Rogers Mrs John Sherwood, Mrs Richard
Irwin jr. the Misses Bnksey tho Misses namiit On
Miss MAY Bird Reginald Ryes, the Misses wright MI
and Mrs Henry Bird, Mrs. Ladenburg, Mrs. ana the
Misses Lvngst0n Miss Eta Strong, Mr. ana MRS heaIy
Taller tbe Misses Taller, Miss Jennie urqnlaI MIS-
swan Mrs Campbell, the Misses Matthews and l. HOW
land.
In the Classon Avenue Presbyterian Church. Brooklyn
last evening. Miss Julia Howard, daughter OF MIS-.
u O. Howard was married TO Dr. Herbert
n Williams, the Rev. l. i. Chamberlain
Miss Estee Otley, Miss Florence Maxwell, Miss FaIhe
Howard her sister. and Miss julia Weely. DE- W. A..
de Watteryic the best man. ana the usbers were
Alfred y. Chapman. Chalmers Overton. Dr. Nathan
Eozeman c. Il. Carr, James Richards ana Francis La
throp reception followed the ceremony at the home
oftic brides mother, No. 131 6atesaye.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-25
LAWN TENNIS BESIDE THE HUDSON.

The Far and Near Lawn Tennis Club began
Nh open tournament yesterday upon the club grounds
at HUDSON In the presence of large
and fashionable a.sombagc, The club has tho credit OF
Lrn one o tho best tennis organizations In the neigh
borhool of New-York II not In the United states Ihe
grounds form part OF the Of Mr.. Minturn, AMI II
would dincut and more charming spot
Many carriages tho grounds bringing spectators
from far ana near Among those present were the
Misses Fraser MIRA O. H. Brandt aud Miss DAISY Brandt
Miss Crocker Mas iangdon, Miss Newton. Miss MORT
Iner Miss Colgate the Misses Colby, Mt ana LNrsJ
Mattison. Hamilton Carey, G. ". 4, sewer, Mori"y
Whitehouse L. Colby Colgate Colgate Colby. Edward D.
FROST tne Misses UphaIn, Miss Mary ketchnm, and DR.
ana Mira BARRON 4 tea table was set near ono or ue
beautiful bods OF flowers, and gentlemen belonging 70
the club walked around with tca IN
dainty little cups for their falr rlenus'
I'm thS sinees there we're entries, and each compe
tor plnyed his sets with each Of the others. 49,,
Tile acts won Yesterday were; g. b. Davis, Lchigl
University q; Il. l.. Beelman, staten Island W A. II.
IarkIn Far and Near B; II. W. SlOcum. Warrington
A. Mofat Princeton. 3; H. H. Porter NOrfistoWn ~ ~
y Patton Far and Near, . g. H. sunyOl, Eat ana Nuh.'
q: T. Gregory Far and Near, /. H. A. Taylor, Long,
wood lost Tho winner OF the greatest number OF
sets takes the prize
m. ,U.y Sporfs err Second pUge).
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-25
EyoryEER cHURoH MAYTAKE A RIDE

The Committee on Construction or the Aque-
duct Commissions yesterday recommended that a new
shaft be sunk ON the Ravensdae Road In Groenbnrgh.
that part OF the line covered by contract Of Clark
OBren Inc smart can he sunk where the line crosses
the Rayensdae road The work Is to cost ths city
more than $4,000 and 1t VIII advance the construction
OF aqucduct from two 10 three months Chief Eng
neer Church received permission purchase pair Of
horses for his own use ut cost not exceed $500
The Committee Construction referring TO the letter
eating "A change OF rene for the new aqueduct through
Central Park reported lhat me pas proposed by Mr.
more expensive TO maintain than the present route IL
xvss decided 10 adhere to tho original route. fordham
Morris made complaint against the negligence Of the
guard al The crossing Fordham Landing road car.
sage containing his wife, Colonel Bailey Myers and
Others was nearly run down by loaded car from the
shaft at that point Something should be done OF scil-
ous accident would result he said. The matter was re-
ferred to the chief engineer.