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! Theirp place Of abode was pointed out,
Which was tho Nth story near the stair
way, Which had constituted such a burn
ing pile, and which afforded their only
means Of escape from the block. Their
rooms were entered and no remains
could be found. But on removing
clolet door which had fallen inward
q wonlan's hand was disclosed. She was
removed, and then search was began for
others. The charred embers were quickly
removed, and in few moments there
came 10 view the dead body OF another
woman, clasping in her arms an infant.
II WAS terrible sight. Both bodies were
taken out and the search continued. The
baby was clasped SO light In DEATHS en-
brace that It was difficult to unlossen the
mothers hold. Beyond them were found
the bodies ol three children, one Of q
young girl one year and six months old,
and tie Others Of boy nine years old and
a girl eleven years old. No more couldbe
toand from tho little closet.
SIX dead bodies had been taken out. All
OF the people were French their nAmesbe-
Ing as follows: Mn. Eugene Parent, Miss
Elsie Parent, IIenore Parent (intanD Mrs.
Benjainin Cotnpo, Miss 0beline Compo,
Master Pfobpbr Oompo. These, with the
b.dy Of the child, Thomas o'Bricn, found
earlier inithe morning, make seven. The
remains were taken 70 undertaking rooms,
whore thoufands Of people have passed
through in single file viewing the remains.
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ginning Of the season was regarded with
piggiying, has certainly worked up well
and Is regarded now the eqpal Of any In
the association. f
Corcoran, late Of the Chicagos, secured
bis release from that club on the ground
d physical inability, and shortly after
them Anson will Try 70 have him Join
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LNFHX4In nj f1lIHIlEl@
mia In his stead. Al
the hi moment IL was
said that Admiral Iyor.
dan hsd been anpoint.
Ell a naIl.hearer il, place
~ At,mirai Rowan.
: AZ asa o'e,ocE Col.
gnIors snnmored the
nSii.6earers 10 their
i.arriases,, Tie Presi.
dentis carriage. drawn
Nv six xllo,ses. RI was called
M 10 the door next.
Int Il lad fulIy' an honf
n wait, Theprgsident
had Eien;ilsti l,isjnten.
lion al riding with Sec.
retary BayaTt1. liz was
a that tiint.. having IN.
ishetl his breaEia
SnietIv ronversine IN
NANNNf WIS ANNsAtttf
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Is bringing no better
prices, but buyers Iafe
making . greater point
81 requiring q fair quail
tty In goods deliveries.
concerning which some
fault has been found Of
la,e. There Is less ac-
tiyity among furnaces
aud mills o. the vest
than recent adyiceshad
given reason to expect.
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The American pig-ison market Is very
dull, aud there are few or no features be-
yond those last noted, except that a lot Of
No. / X irons have been offered at Sl7 80,
SOC. below the market, and tailed 10 find
o taker. This illustrates what Is meant by
the nominal iron and steel figures given
in the table Of priceB. printed below! Steel
rails, too, which have long been held nom.
inally al $27 per ton, arc known to have
been disposed OF at SO 50 within a menthi
past, tho lowest price on record In the
United States The Scotch pig.iron mar.
ket has been signAlixed by tie sals Of
|, 600 tons Of Glen2arnocE, nominilly
quoted at SIS, ut 90 low . figure that It
,rna not mada nnhlIn Amariraii I,nr irnii.
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ArlEncR plrr.

Soon afterward Mary Ann o'Brien and
hcr child, IS smonths old, were found In .
dying condition on tho tl1t floor in Per-
tans restaurant, smoke being the cause Of
their insensIbility. The child died within
a few minutes, and The chances for the
mothers recovery are considered doubtful.
In tho meantime the lltcmen were hay-
ing fierce fight with the flames, which
swept the entire front oi the top Of tho
building, and scared up stairway, which
acted gs a chimney, In The rear Of the
block, tho western wall being one solid
mass Of ere. A Asec0nd alarm was pulled
In, and It Eas not until twelve streams OF
water were playing upon the burn
ing mas That the flames were
within control. The fsemen would
gain an inch and then, occupying the
vantage ground, press notthwaid, and lit
orally fought their way from window 10
window until. after three hours Of en-
deavor, the flames were extingulShed. a
hasty examination was made OF tho rooms
at 4 O'Clock, but no bodies were found,
and Il was believed that the worst Tears
which had been entertained in regard 70
several persons perfshiug would not be re-
allied. AT O O'Clock some ot the inmates
who had been rescued made this aesur:.
ance and pcrSiStsd that tho members Of
tw0 faluiliea were missing.
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TENEstRNT HOUSE FIRE.

soyon Persons Roasted Alive In verilable
FIre Trap.
MANCHESTER, N. H., August s,-Agrow-
ing volume Of dense black smoke, lighted
at tlrst by tiny flames Of otlIghtRndth then by
q flaming tongue, gayewarnlngat 1O:lola last
night that Webster b!oekwaIablaze. Five
hundred tenants were asleep in tho build.
Ing. The blockis great brick structure
on Elm and Hollis streets, 100 feet square
and five stories high, with mansard roof.
The tlrst aoor was used for stores, and the
tive upper storiea were divided into small
rooms, nearly every one Of which was
crowded. Before The ftemen came the
whole upper story was In flames, and the
fire roared up a stairway shalt ut the neck
like flames In q great chimney.
The startled inmates ran In their night
clothes lshrieking from their rooms.
Joseph Blanchard penetrated the sitting
smoke to the third floor and sayed score
OF lives. A long ladder was placed against
the upper story, and at least one hundred
persons eFcaped by It's means, clad only in
their night robes. Many Of the women
and girls were delirious from terror when
rescued. The 1Bt person taken out sup
posed to be dead visa Lizzie Burns. She
was found In the fourth floor, but when
restoratives were applied, manifested
signs OF life. She was conveyed TO the
police station, where physlcianB attended
her, and to-day she was removed 10 the
hospital. She will recover.
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rhS asssrai ,ia.ids., sitaatlsa-rhe Woo

httAAhAuu-AHN WOOL
NiArhet-Coke Trade.
NEwYoRK, Angus. q. Special telegtams
to Bmdantt's from leading cities through.
out tho United stites report an inctease
inthe improvement previously noted in
Nasleas llRss Of staples. A significant
feature Is tho advance Of Il per yard ID
print cloths sinco July 81, when thoywere
quoted at ssbtd. AZ Boston The gain in
demand for dry goods continues, as well
as that for boots and shoes. Dry goods at
philadeIphiaare likewise h6tterrequest,
though not in excess 0f taleA at CORE.
spending periods in preceding yeaks. It
Is regarded rs OF special significance, how.
ever, that the general feeling in dry goods
circles 10 more buoyant and that greater
confidence exists as TO the probable stabil-
| ity OF prices. The country demand for
dry goods at st. Louis 10 also heavier and
From Cincinnati word comes that there
Is q marked improvement in almost all
staple linee, and even at New Orleans
some gain Is reported. Cooler weather at
the west has had stimulating effect on
business. AT Chicago, however, there has
been only . slight increase In business.
No special call for currency from the couTl.
| try Is noted there, rs was to be expected
at this time. At Cleveland and at Pitts.
burgll no gain whatever iB reported. At
the latter city there appears TO bs slight
tendency on the part OF consumers OF pig
iron 10 buy o little more freely, but this
10 more than Offset by continued apathy at
other important selling points.
RaEAnsIvFFs AND PRoSiaexs.
Wheat steadily refuses to bulge despite
the generally bulllsh cast Of the outlook.
The increase In tho visible supply, not
withstanding tits but one. third that Of the
like week last year, the apathy Of export
ms, and the heavy stocks In sight, con.
tinue TO deprcss prices. Free oHerings Of !
Russian and Indian in Liverpool, aud a |
fair British harvest, help to maintain the |
situation. The dHmsgs done tho spring |
wheat In the northwest has not been as
severe aS Anticipated. Indian corn Is rel.
atively stronger than wheat, owing 10
light stocks, o moderately active inquiry
aud light receipts at the wcst, Crop tes
ports are very favorable. The demand
tor wheat Hour hiss improved, owing to
reduced stocks at tlLewater. Pro.
visions have been weak and lower,
and hog products have Fbeen del
pressed " the lowest point for The season.
The demand for cash stuff has, been ialr,
but heavy stocks at home and abroad,
backed by heavy sales, produced the dc.
cline. AT st. Louis the cattle market Is
weakening, owing 70 tho expected ship.
neIts from Tho Indian Territory. The
OF grocery staples Is Still dis.
and in leading liaes 10 behind
list year. Dairy products arc still de-
pressed. There wefo lo9 failures In the
.united states during the past week, as
compared with ls4 The preceding week,
aud with 2il, JOG and Us respectively In
The corresponding weeks OF 1881, 1883 and
1889. Canada had 10, an increase oti.
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In a quiet little room or tho lalies
parlor fatiug the square q group Of seri.
Gus men, most Of them gray haired and
old, but nearly all erect and OF vigorous
physiqpe, were putting on broad silken
saShCs Of white and black. They were The
-pall.btaters and they were 0 striking
etoup. General Sherman summoned up
from his friendly contl&b below, re.
splendent in military tpgge,y, stood In
friendly conversation with atall man, In
whose white mustSche and chin beard and
soldierly bearing one recognized at Q
glance the gallant Confederate General
Buckner, from whom Grant wrested his
first hard won larrels ut Fort Donelson.
General Buchner was in ordinary black
citxen's tlfess. "a smaller man; similarly
attired ii, the other end OF the room,
whose gray haiH formed striking con-
trast 10 the le0nine name aud Aefee
black mustache Of General Logan,
with whom he was talking. He
was the famous General Joe Johnston,
the bravest OF the brave, who succumbed
TO General Grants sword. Hamilton Fish
was not among the pall.beaIeT. he was
sick. and the President had RppnintRil A.
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ytsg ts Istaistna,,. oc5ut ,ie5Sr.al lstu y
AT REST

AMIDlTllE. .T0ILING OF BELLS,
The Heavy Booming Of tho Brazen
Cannon,
The Deatll.like Dirge Of Solemn
Martial Muslc, al
And the Low Chanting of the Sad
requiem, IN
The Departed Chicftain four Vie.
torions Hosts #
Is Tenderly Entombed with a Ma
tion's Honors. ii
Miles Of Marching Men Follow
Their Leader
As in the Dreadful Days Of Civil
Strife.
Millions Of Men aud Women Bow
.iheirheads
In Mournfal Grief and Weep for
the Patient Hero.
His Prayer for Peace is Answered
atLast.
He Sleeps beside The Placid
Hudson,
But Ills Great Soul Goes alarcl-
ing On.
Uncquallcd Pomp and PanOply in
Parade
For the Simple, Silent Man WHO
Fonghta Good Fight
Aud is Silent Foreyerniofc, and
Deaf to his C0untry'S Praise.
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A STRIKING PiCfURl

Between these Giles Of citizen soldiers, one
liin In nnitnrm and ready 70 DO battle for
their country and confidently looking 70.
AM 4, I,,-s.-,, - -
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position IN the parade when the columns
should have advanced so far rs TO permit
their carriages to fall in line from the
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tn;their chairs 70 the effect that seats Ifol
which to view the parade could be ptE

In their chairs 70 the effect that seats lf1ill
which to view the parade could be pro
cured. a'iFs. q
When at length the hands Of the great
clock Of Trinity Church approached
the hour OF o broadway pre-
sented an immense spectacle. AZ
far as the eye could teaGff the
sidewalks we're thronged with people.
Every train aud every steamer poured its
load into the great artery Of travel.
Bronxed faces from the country, white
faces from tho city counting rooms and
Offices, and dirty faces from the tenement
districts were in the crowd, rich and poor,
rogue and rascal, dignltarles and nonenh.
ties jostled each other on the nurlstones
and sidewalks. Everybody seemtd 70 be
good natured and took the joftling and
iamming as q matter Of course. The police
tried 10 keep the people OF the street, Dnt
It was hard work. There were more
who wanted 10 pass along The walks
than there was width Of passage to cop.
tain them. ~
AT YirTu AvGrug ueTEt q
Madison Square was long astir, and
troops OF Bigntseers were travelling up
Twenty.third street Rs early as half
past seven o'clock, when IN officer on
horseback dashed up 10 the ladies en-.
trance OF the FLtth Avenue Hotel and,
iiismountin4, toolp his stand as the lloor.i
The pearl eray sasll denoted an ailleio Of
Gen. Hancock. The officer was Colonel
Hodges, Of General lianeock's stan. He
Vas followed shortly by q mild looking
gentleman IN military uniform, who
proved 10 be the Mashal Of the Prtdden.
tfal and GuberpaLorial party, Lieut.. Col.
Gillespie. The appearance Attracted an
enormous crowd TO the dfaptd entrance
to the hotel on Twentyi ihifti street, and
tho police were soon called upon 10 clear
the sidewalk. The crowd then slrged
around toward the main portal OF the hotel,
which shortly became impossible. In:
side an increasing throng Of gold laced
and uniformed men blocked every hall
and corridor. In the main hall General
Sherman, tall, erect and smoking a big ci-
gar, was the centre of an admiring throng.
HG stood In q group Of naval otllcers
chatting pleasantly with old friends. The
party were all In fall uniform and attracted
universal attention that tagged only for q
moment when O. Gle OF attendants Of the
Japanese Minister entered. The big mar
bic hall was completely closed with hu.
inAnity loug before ) o'clock. In the big
parloTs up. staiis all was stir and buStle.
While the President and his Cabinet
aiiniSses were at breakfast In one end Of
the building, and the Grant family quietly
preparing for the pageant ut the other
end, committees OF organizations and del.
egationS were gathering and getting ready
here, there and everywhere. Badgea,
sashes and military orders found way for
the members in the. throng Of inextricable
confusion OF swarnlng humanity.
mn. ,.Irt.nrAnrna
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ITIIE IlACEsCoLD IN DEATI
,lle Peace tIlat passptl undcrstl
MouSTAIY LAKE PARK.
A' soLlrAnY. OUTRAGE.

ieHew sleep the brave who siuK to rest
ny all their eountrJ's yahes btest." 4 ~ 4F
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: Alter u tho entertainment reireshmeals
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-09

The quiet graveyard nj Stoke PoglS i
disligured by I'm imposing monument In
shocking bad taste which some man with
more money than brains was permitted to
erect. hut which stands there quite use
lesS--a monument of his own stupidity
for the collective sense OF the people
would mol permit the remains OF the poet
or the simple Inscription on
the wall OF the church 10 be disturbed Ia
satisfy the vulgar desire for reflected
glory OF one individual 80 the poet still
reposeS in peace by the side oi his mother
under the old lateral tombstones, and the
daisies and buttercups grow up about him
aud the ivy clings green about the walls
OF the little church that he loved aud ~
the shadow OF which he rests. "Griy'S
Elegyn + one Of the perfect poems In the
4 English language. IL tone, sentiment
and imaginary are all IN nnison and are
unmarried by a single flaw IN language or
construction. Il was formerly required
of every child in English schools that they
should acquire this poem by memory;
and II saws something for the litemY
7 taste of some American schools to-day
that they make this exquisite work a
principal lesson in English literature; The
poem itself, bc Il understood, not some
body's talk about It and lis author and
his antecedenIs, of which So much al our
present day "litcmture" j. composed
The last day of our stay IN London
I eclpsed all previous experiences. We
went with an American friend, long resi-
dent abroad, to lunch al the old
4" Cheshire Cheese tavern. Wine Oiilce
court. Fleet street, therrsori Of Johnson,
and crol nf Shakespeare, where ne old
timbcred doors. the - sctteeS y and are
places. the pewter mugs and spoons, and
I loaded acknowledgement windows remain,
aud where ynu can ~ ia The very spot
where The famous old doctor took ilir
pint of homo.hreWcd and Roswell sol on
his guaintesI cpigrimi
Earth las NO la1d, nor iand u Town. We
Nor towna house, ~ h0nse loni Ike lhis.
The authorship of this j. unknown, and
may have been Boswell himself
Or samuel JOhusOn's own house with
historic inscription--is insi around the
corner IN tough square, small court
rather Than sqiiarc, and There =
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PING { Sc CIiFfLOYTfS [ENoIIPH

In this chapel have been celebrated
all the royal marriages, aud there
IS great discomfort among the
members of the household AZ,
Windsor because Whippinglam church
was preferred by Princess Beatrice Tor
her nuptial> with Prince Henry of Battcm-
berg. ''Whlppmghan church, said the
young ciccronc, who escorted us around
the stables, "won't old 500 people, and
they can't hcnlerlain as many rs that AT
lloSborne, but there's no accounting for
tastes" The bay horses, he explained.
were for "MinistcrS and SUCH when
they came To visit the queen, the crcam-
Colored horses for ''royaliStirS." Two
beautiful black mountain ponies are kept
Tor service at Balmoral. lie opincd, also.
rather significantly, that the queen would
not lose much of the society of the Prime
csS Beatrice after her marriage, hut
would only gain that ol the prince. her
husband who i Il nice rather Monagu-
iSh-looking young fellow. Leaving Wind
sor, we drove directly down The ''long
walk" lined ON either side with noble
trees set so ilickly that II complete wall
hundreds of feet high i formed. which
give cool shade ON the hottest day; past
the 'modcl farm, through the
great park over the "Victo-
ria and albert bridge To
quaint "old Windsor" aud out TO Eaton
aud Eaton school. where the boys were
enjoying their noon recess in the cricket
ground or fastening back in troops TO the
afternoon recitationS. The ride TO Stoke
Pogis Is lovely, through quiet lanes lined
with trees or thrifty hedgerows, and as
we had not time to stop anywhere for
luncheon we improved the occasion by
laying in Il store of the great, delicious
English Strawberries aud currnl buns
which we luuched upon with appetite and
shared with our driver. The most con
spcuous objects upon the way were the
carved stone lions at the entrance OF the
grounds and park, 1000 acres in extent,
of a fine country house, once intended rs
home for the prince Of Wales, now
owned and occupied by according 10 our
coachman) "Colcman's Mustard" This
condiment is placarded in large letters
throughout England, and we were quite
glad TO find ont that its proprietor had
not only Il local hnbilation but so smnptu-
Gus Il one.
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found there Is no installing II Snla and
others have described IL, aud an iuscrlp-
ton by the door announces that u was
rebuilt IN 1861. II Is sin famous as ever
for It's "rump>tcak pudding" which Is
compounded of a crust made with Suct,
fresh cut steak, mushrooms, an oyster or
two, n famous sauce piquantc and little
pounded biscuit or flour; for It's Welsh
rabbit Sicwcd with ale; for its Stupci-
douS chops, which must be cut from
sheep grown on purpose; for its mustard
and bread and cheese. II and It's habiiucS
stick Ia the long clay pipes, several of
which we brought awaAi and our ADM.
ration of the great Christmas bowl In
which The ru'npStcak pudding Is made so
won upon the presiding genius of the
Kitchen, which We were allowed To In.
Spcct, that she gave w. small, Sqtlare
tina square jelly cake Tin in miniature
las the Ncritablc with twinkle) self
same little Tin In which johnson had
his cheese Stcwcd. Joke or not. the
"oldc thcSic cheese" il an
Interesting and curious fact. And
whether Shakespeare visited here or not.
goldsmith and Noliairc. Pope, Boiling
broke and Congrcvc, aS well aS rare Ben
.Ionson and his talky biographcr, were
certainty frequent guests IN old play,
now ina wcll-known library in Edinburgh,
contains the following references % this
famous resort;
comet The chcc'c good friends. ro,ne 10 the
cheese,
There III engage that thou shalt quickly lind
The creature comforts that thou nccd'st 81
much
Thy body's famlshrd rsl for want OF sack
And next for lack VI something good to cal,
Haste 10 The cheese, good friend haste to the
cheese"
\ second mention In the same work j.
To the following effect;
'llcaVcn bless the chccsc aud an IT, guodly
fare
would 10 love could 60 daily there.
Then I'LL a bumper NJ, my good friend, please ,
MAY fortune over bless the "Chcshirc cheese
The lett hand room, upon entering the
cheshire and the table ~ the right,
with the wooden scttcc ON one side and
the window at the end, was the table oc-
cupied by .IonSon and his friends almost
uniformly This table and the room are
as .lonson and his friends left them in
their time lonson'S seal was at the
end, his back 10 the window; Goldsmith
sat at his lett hand The latter Is buried
ON the opposite side OF Fleet street from
the Cheese, IN Temple churchyard. The
following Is the inscription upon tho
stone
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digestion Cured.

s.a M more than i've years with lndi
.r,rcly able TO retain the simplest
AK stomach. The burning scnsn.
II. almost intolcrable. and my
.,.hm Was dcranged. wa wakcful
|.,lt ,,ot sleep and consequently more or
,rou. Oh the time, declined In flesh,
.sprd All the usual depression attend
IN M, terrible disease. In word, was
-,ae At last, falling TO find relief in any
~. commenced the use of Swlft's
|sr began 10 improve at once. The
taeioned un the stomach. strengthened
4r.tl,c organs, and soon an that burning
4 and could retain food without din
Now my health Is good, ana can eat
l.aga ihe shape Of food. aud digest H.
n ne slightest difficulty. lmost cheer.
tar this testimony, because there are
sd.saGerlug as was. aud | am sure they
M rpadlly healed. Take The prescribed
mi eating, instead of before
JAMES MANN, II Ivy II.
IA. Ca May -, 1850.
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TIE GAZETTE. FORT WORTH. TEXAS SUNDAY. AUGUST o.

70 sec ROW strongly attached she il io her
que own AMI only home of Osborne The
nVTth terrace commands the widest View
9l any within the walls Of the castle Il
lVoNs our upon Eaton college aud its sur.
rounding neighhorhood, and down into a
wooded raNine, which is tangle OF lux
urlnht sreeney, intcrsectcd with lovely
Walks ana furnished with resting place.
beneath the line old trees
~ Ncorge's chapel contains the tomhs
OF SOME oi those Englishmcn who have
devoted their lives to the service OF ihr
crown, ana, notably, The ccnolaph. dedl-
Gated 10 HE memory Of the unfortunate
Irlncess Charlotte, famous for It's vcllcd
figures OF weeping women.