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OBITUARY..
MRS. ANN :. STEPHENS.


NEWPORT, Aug. 20. - Mrs Ann Sophia
Stephens, the novelist, died to-day.
Mrs stephens, who had made her home in this city
since 1897. daughter OF John Wnterbotham, and
was born at Derby. Conn. in 1913. She became the
wife OF Edward Stephens in 1881, and
after they went to Portland, Me-, where Mrs.
Stephens edited The Portland Adga-ine from
1888 10 1887. In 1886 size compiled
The Portland sketch Book" volume composed OF
writings of natives residents OF that city, In 1897
Mr. Mrs stephens removed to this city. Soon after
Mr.. Stephens received an appointment IN the Cdstom
House. He died years Mrs. Stephens edited
The LadLy Companion for four years and in 1S42 be-
came editoriay connected with Grahdm's Aaga-ine.
and later with PeerSos Ladies National Magazine. In
ls43 she established The Ladfe World and in 1916 she
started The illustrated NeW Monthly During her busy life
she also contributed The Columbia Magazine. The
Ne,c- York Weekly, The PhGdeLphia Home Journal and
many other periodicals. she wrote many fu-
gitive poems, but these have been collected.
As writer OF fiction she has been known
throughout the country for nearly fifty years. Her
Fsshion and Famine the frat OF ner novels pubIshet
In book form. appeared IN 1894 with the imprhtOI
three publishers. Since then new tales have
rapidly appeared fF9m Tom .,. her pen until ch,esS
evoted to the trials aud Joys OF young lovers
The titles OF her twenty three works are The Reign;
lns Belle" mabel. Mistake" The Wife's Secret,
Lord Hopes Choice" Bertha's Engagement
BelIshoOd apd Bondsse" Fashion ana Famine
RUBY Gray's Strategy" Tho Old Countess" Tho
Heiress" The Soldiers Orphans" ~ Noble Woman,
w eSuOl ss Ours. OF cod aS
ient Struggles" wives and Widows NOrs,
ton. Rest and The ola @ hO|esoad. rS,sS sl.,
brought her into prominence and with IL she won
prize OF S400 offered by one or the periodicals. MIS-
WORK ami edited "The Pictorial History OF tue War for
the Union"
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whom he found there keep business straight he lets
them His figures show the collected, but do mot
SHOW what may have been lost through his erroneous
oecihons ana efratic usgement. He complains that
were before appointed for political reasons
ana tben immediately states that he has acted uni
formiy on this principle and calls action adherence
to the spirit and letter Of the Civil Service law He
complains loudest Of the hostile attacks" OF public
journals ann seems TO be In bssful ignorance OF the
TACT that the cause his failure IN management OF pub
nc ousness he, In words gracously volunteers TO re-
sKn and expects the public oe blind the fact that
the PRESIDENT had determined remove him. Business
always. CRITIC
NtC Iork. Aug IL 1885
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BREEZES FROH 7RE NILp EESZ

The other dsy Maior-Geueral Carr L. {. A. Occu-
pied box al the VIA West Staten Island when
Sorca representation given OF tho
f40 m and the celebrated chief Yellow and fought July
T. S7C the Of the United states forces and
Cd by General Ca1 and the Sioux General Carr grace
fully testified % the accuracy Of the duel by hs
and salutue Buffalo Bin Nj Cody returned
then rode The duel resulted the death Yellow
Hand ~Ld Buffalo BI took the first scalp IL avensng
Otati Of General
neufY Irving has afCepted an invitation 70 attend
fuiancc of tie Wa West on his return this city Or
If4uA Powell, Buffalo Bls foster brother Mayor
Crosse. Wis. n visiting the Wild West 7 + Banum sad
20 l~ ltous {" purchase Interest 10 the
present Indications
Hall a. staten Island number OF
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SHOOTING TIE NIAGARA RAPYDs

BUFFALO, Aug 20 Especial. Jacob Scham-
ber cooper Of Lancaster In this county. Is making
barrel with which to ride through the Ne
agara Rapids 1t 10 to be pointed At the bot
tom and tipped with lead. In this contrivancG schabss
proposes to be launched At TonawandA He Will then
noat down the YER on the Canadian aide and plnnge
the Horseshoe Falls aud then continue through
the rapids to Lewiston.
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ELEVATOR AND -wlTcHrG CHARGES.

CHICAGO, Aug. 2O-A movement was insti-
10y Board OF Trade months ago looking
to reduction OF switclng and elevator charges on
grain coming to Chicago tor ssorsse Tho elevators
agreed to reduce storage rates from Il OF
per Dushcl day lots. ~ switching
correspondingy reduced. A telegram has been
received by Secretary Mcknight ron Commissioner
blanchard that tho Central Traffic Association "a
thOrzed the 9DrOgatOn O the switching charge Of 81
heretofore enforced taking retroactive elect from
July Ihis will the storage grain In
elevators for short periods su1 -ruu the
through Chicago 10 a cOnsidersle degree.
New-York tribune., 1886-08-21
NOTES IN the LABOR WORLD.

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 20 lSpecidl. John COL
Inns taken into custody this morning charged with
the embezzenent OF $3.50 belonging TO the KensngIon
Assembly OF Bricklayer. knight. OF Labor. OF which
oroaniza,iou he was treasurer Magistrate Smith held
him
BISGHAMroS y. Y. Aug 20 tSpeciaD. One hundred
cigar rollers III the employ ot Barlow. simpson Rogers
vent out to-day IN a body because OF refusal OF the
arm TO advance the prize OF work from 70 and 80 cents
70 and q
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HLhCIIEo a GOVERS0R By ov. w.

FORT SMI1H. Ark, Aug 2O-Tbe -
Governor Of tue Cnics .saw Nat,o, ,. lOr
WIZ nave TO 20 10 the Legislature. pe,,oar AId
naVinx majority OF all the vote. ca.t e1"uIaAts
Sehx .As lowest. man, ia. under the Chez. WON
oroppea This leaves William Guy and w,n'..s law.
isSre sns 1 There are thrytwo votes IN The naa
is..s sIu each OF Tho candidates vii ~ me Legis
,.atng TIC president, GOvsrlor Bn,n. te. sixteen,
~ Co. 5urney wln vote for Blrd hence I,T. -. casting
OF 'ne Cliekasaw Nation is assured eeet0n
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OBITUARY NOTICES.

SARATOGA, n. Y, Aug. 20 (SpeciaD.-Ex-
Mayor Ezra Mllard, OF Omaha, Mob, died suddenly OF
heart tisease at the Grand Union Hotel to-day age
about sixty HIS remains will be taken West tomorrow
night
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 20 (SpeciaD.-Chsrles f. Wood,
the vel-kpovn boat builder, Kensngton died last
evening lie was Of tho Franklin Inst
tute Library for a number or years.
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4 NARROW ESCAPE From DROWNING.

Shortly after o'clock yesterday afternoon
John Freeze, Henry Ecgerton and william Taub, all Of
Brooklyn. had q escape from drowning at Coney
Island. They had been fishing all day tho old Iron
Pier rowboat While Trey were returning to SEQ
vlles PAVILION west Brighton, in the afternoon. the
boat cspszed. The current very swift but the
men managed 10 grasp the bottom OF the boat They
were fast being carried out TO wneR p. j Kelly and
Happy Den" Conway. who had the accident,
came to theIf assistance and rescued them All hands
we're exhausted when they reached tue shore
New-York tribune., 1886-08-21
Mr.. pARyELL FEELS ENCOURAGED.

LONDON, Aug. 2O.-Mr. Parneu sent the fol-
loving cable message TO John Fitzgerald the newly
eectsd president OF Irish National League OF Amer
lea:
thank the Chicago Convention for its encouraging
message The ratification by the convention OF our pol
ley an action and the ORDER union and mode ration Of
the proceedings have created profound impression
here aud Will add great strength to our position.
New-York tribune., 1886-08-21
~oRAyK" yO1 A SLANG TERM

ITofn Jht BtTdIo tofnr1fFctaI 1dttrtseT.
The speaker president Morsel then referred
to an ahiiction the Society FOR tho Advancement Of
Science experienced from "cranks" who. by tneir
association with the society drag It down Instead Of
advancing IT, Thsy all laughed at his witty remark&
He declared that the word crank" 10 not slang. lie
said the true meaning OF IL derived from the saxon
was weak" Insecure" He suggested that it was
prehi<toric word
New-York tribune., 1886-08-21
MArOR GRACES COrASE CONpENVEp

TO fNe dITOr
SIR; Permit me 20 thank You for urging that
our cy scandals pro0ed 10 TIE bone declined 70 vote
tie present MAYOR " SesloFk' raeA urged 20 10
40 by Il, friends. because sure shat Ma career
would no; bear scrutiny. T!s whole course Mayor,
TO say nothing Of Ferdinand Ward seanda IA.
sucu a. 20 condemn MIN AID a0v hl. connection wsh
the Squir. and Thompson etter ssens anf tis
houOr.pa Can not have an aones,, Ego-mind ed
Ian .or MAYER next !.aso
ketc York A1g. 49, i-5o
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THE WEATHER REPORT

GOVERNMENT INDrCArIONs-Foa 81 UoURA
WASHINGTON, August 20.-For New-Eng-
land New.York. Pennsylvania, and New.Jersey, fair
weather. southeasterly winds becoming soutaery.
slightly warmer.
From OHIO westward, fair, except for local rains in
Michigan and Wisconsin
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IT PAYS To BIZ A REPORTER.

To ne Edlf0r OF he TrlbNns.
SIR Charles p. Miller, as one of the counsel
Of the Gibbs Committee rendered BIZ Of $4,000 to the
state for services
Tie Corporation Counses report for lss5 pages 263.
26A Ard 2Gs shows Tho following payuents 70 Muller.
New-York tribune., 1886-08-21
A GRAND ARMY CANDIDATE FoR

GRAND ARMY CANDIDATE FOX COEORESSS
A convention of Grand Army men was held
In Ieutons Hall In Jersey City last night to nominate
candidate for Congressmar. The old "vets" dis
pleased with both political parties. decided 10
take Independent action al the coming election. About
100 members OF the order were present David A. Pc
louoet Republican aud leading Grand Army man,
ent AssemblymAn.
New-York tribune., 1886-08-21
r4BLEAUsA THE LONG RnAcH HOrEL.

a series of living tablelu will be given at
the Long Beach Hotel this evening the charge Of
iss NOickham OF this city. Manager stearns is seek
hs To make the hotel as attractive possible ana this
Il one 0i tnr means adopted TO tha end. Costumes
beeh ordered from this city. guests at the hotel
viii takc psiI IN the pros ralnme.
New-York tribune., 1886-08-21

Wednesday. Ho considers Prohibition important
factor In the campaign and ths 10 grow
ing every year, like the Kno Nothing movement He
thinks IL will become formidable and then retro
grade fast Senator Wolverton believes labor vote
also will complicsts matters considerably.
New-York tribune., 1886-08-21

KEEP IT IN THE HoUsE-That it may be
promptly administered in all sudden attacks OF Cholera
Morbus, Cramps Diarrhea. Cole or any Affection OF
the Bowels. for which Dr. Jaynss Carmnativs Bslsam
is An edecual remedy At this OF year every
family will hnd In 1t useful aud reliable curative. ..
New-York tribune., 1886-08-21

This makes sIOI9l o. for the year 1883 got
people client
Hes York, Aug 10. 1850.
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Baseball To-day.

AT ST. GEORGE, STATEN ISLAND.
BROOKLYN vs.. METROpOLITAN5.
Game called az o'clock Boats from the Battery al 32l
Il0 and 1. Reached by all Elevated roads.
New-York tribune., 1886-08-21
FORTY HOUSES DESTROYED.

PARIS, Aug. 20.-FOrty houses were de-
strOyed By fire to-day in Bourg ST. Augustin depart
ment OF COrreZe.
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iKIBCss OFFICE Aug. 2l-l n m-rne Tex"
coast suffered somewhat yesterday from West india
Norm tAa, moved into tho Gulf Tuesday 1ighti Ana
there we're ocs rsins the Lake region Esewhe the
weather nne and. west OF the Aleghanies ~arms'
The barometer neary steady with clear skss
aud dry air. The temperature ranged between o5s and
7eo average t697ss being - lower tLAn Tor 'ae
CORES pondng day last year. and " higher tnAn oo
Thursday. .,
FAIR. signify warmer weather. VIII ten o. twelve
southcasterly breeze, may DO expeoIsd IA snis eV
New-York tribune., 1886-08-21
EARNINGs OF THE LOUISVILLE AND NAsHy

This reduction OF 33 Is per cant. ana applies 10
Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore the same as New
YORK.
New-York tribune., 1886-08-21

PEyNSYLLANIA DEMOCRATS DESPOyDENE
PIrTsBURG, Aug 20 tSDec,aL.-l an inter-
view to-day sIats senator Wo'erton OF Nor'Lniroer
land County who - Democrat expressed doubt as 10
The succsss OF :hs ueEet nominated st Harrisburg Oh
New-York tribune., 1886-08-21
sUIorDE ora YoCyG 7on,ccoy,s,

,..'-,.,''lLE' 'S' 'lLE' Ky, Ang. 2O.-Fred rick Pan
-. -, ~ o. t- He~-YOrs tObaoeo buyer Vbo
,.,.s ,,,o..1 nv TINE ago to purchase tobacco. com
,''s a O'Clock ,hi, m ornins IN bis boar,,ng
Co.. -''Y.'os himself through tDe bead tw.ee No
three H' vas shDui twenty
Years AZ m. o,,ic. q, ~e employed for many
bAceo broker, No l3 Broaast ,o 80, i"ppen"elm'r to-
lie was "sni to LOdisvhls to ls,,a 10y Ia January
wholesale branch of the tobacco ue.s oi The
2oyeH oy A6ner Davis. protniasn, -. ""' was e"i-
b. ks fssr .ss ps srS ns.rA supplied Win a1 ey
""i''ftty insane when be took bis ,i,e 'n@t no WAS
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Coufects Laxative.
No Dnngr

fruit Ozenge for constipation, agreeable to the taste
efficient III action. at Drusgiss.
New-York tribune., 1886-08-21

EARNINGS OF TIE LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE.
Vice President Norton, of the Louisville
and Nashville Railroad Company. Issued TO the stock
holders yesterday the following preliminary statement
earnings expenditures FOR the fiscal year ended
june 30 ls56 as compared with that ended June 80,
lss5 The annual report containing fuu details will be
issued shortly.
New-York tribune., 1886-08-21

MRS DANIEL +. APPLETON
BOsTON Aug. 2O.-The wife OF Daniel +.
Appleton, OF NewYorK died at 1pswich Tonight
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wHALEY-MCCREADY--In London England, on August
H. az SAINT Jame,s Pccaily by the Rev VIII. r. A. Lam
bert VI. A. William Whaley, formerly OF Charleston. G.,
TO Louisine Wadron daughter Of " L. McCrey al oi this
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ia passenger receipts and Ss5,O35 on freight,
mail, express and miscellaneous accounts. The
in interests. rentals, etc, " S5G.96i was
caused by the non-psyment by the Kentucky Central
Railroad Company o. $4,000 FOR the annual rental OF
OF tDe tracks Or The tracks OF the knOEye
branch from LvingstOn 70 Jeco which N now 10 III
CATION Among other FOR the decrease Ia earn
ings mentionod the following Short wheat crops
the line OF road and ils brauche heavy hoods 10
Alabama Tennessee In March. 1856, causing sns
pension of trAihc with New-Oriesns for nearly month
lauor troubles East ST. LOnis and Evansve; chang-
ing the gauge Of LIS miles Of road S9l 99I o. 2i 10
cOmotives -53 iS and Of -,537 cars sis570 and the
expiration Of the OF ease OF the Selma Dvsion.
which pad S9l 622 In earnings FOR the ten months pre-
ceding April 80 l-sj. The construction account
amour tod 10 Sol lr9 u which Sil5 O42 viii be repaid
by During the the company has Dullt
their shops arge consolidation engines, and
gh, cngnra. aud laid 10 track loJ
niles OF steel rails all OF wAcn have been Charged to
New-York tribune., 1886-08-21
MARRIED..

Ofcontracting fever while wearing Dr. Holman : Liv
neither VIII YOU be troubled with dyspepsia
New-York tribune., 1886-08-21

al notices Of marriages must be adOrsei cih fH name
and address
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Gross earnings - ..... ....$I2l-7.OlS Dec s759 32-
OI~rt ng exprnsesff2 IL cent? c,-l32y1 Inc SIO4O
Net earnings tTaflc ~ 23
4.us ltc s6top1
Income investments GOl.-uI Inc y. 10
Total credit Of incon" account 5IIl53J Dec 1bll3J
Charges Interest rentals.
Taxes ..............-..-.. 427Gsl5 Dec s.O3l
Net incomes Tor the 657s03 Dec 500 Oso
New-York tribune., 1886-08-21

NEWPORT, Aug. 20. - Mrs Ann Sophia
Stephens the novelist, died to-day.
New-York tribune., 1886-08-21
TRIBUNE LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.

In the diagram continuous white ne shows me oarometrs
observed AZ lie signal service sa0n " us
yesterday hy series of dots relative hnldy OF
u satAtOn v. the ar viii MOISTURE lndlcAon
LONGER Asrs atoms temperature regis
tered Thermometer ~ Hudnats pharmacy NO -Ao
LI.-l-a
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-23
PERSONAL.

ROLAND BoNAPARTR, lately expelled from
the French army, was an ilcgtimate son of
Prince Pierre Bonaparte.
p. T. BARNUM lately entertained 10 bow
editors, and was talked into subscribing for
each and all Ofthelr papers.
EX-Gov. WILLIAM SMITH, of Virginia. rami-
larry known during tho war rs Extra UiIIv :,
stairs at Virginia Beach, near Norfolk on
Sunday evening, and was rendered uncon-
sclouS.
SIR SAMUEL WILSON, who has lust attained
the goal Of his ambition IN his election to Par
lament from portsmouth, Is the present owner
ana occupant of Iughenden. lie ia a native
Of Baliycioughan, Ireland, and went to Aus
tralia as a penntiess squatter emigrant. To-
day he is rich, a knight, an NJ. Z. and stanch
Conservative,
PRINCE ALEXANDER, of Hesse. the father Of
the Ba'tenbergs, has just received ESQ 900
from the Duke of Cumberland and the King
Of SaNOny, IN settlement OF his claim on the
estate of the late Duke Of Brunswick The
DowaRer- Duchess of Hamilton Princess
Marie Of BadenJ has also received c50.0O0
from them ON the same account.
TIE unlucky number figured conspicuousIv
in the career of Richard Wagner Born IN
lSl3, he died, after thirteen years OF married
life on Feb. 49,. On March 10, 1861. his oncra
nhauser," was hi-srd IN Paris. The
plumber OF letters forming his full name N
thirteen, and his royal protector. Louis II Of
Bayarl /, WAS drowned on June Il last
REV. DIR. J. WILLIAM JONES, the Secretary
OF the Southern Historical society, left Rich
u ond on Wednesday for BGauvoir, Miss. tbe
home of Jefferson Davis. Or. jones' was a
chaplain in Lees army, and is one OF the he. I
informed men about events OF the ate war i'm
the state. II is very likely that he ia 10 IN
vIte Davis to make an address on oct %
when the corner stone Of the Lee monument
VIII be laid In Richmond.
THOMAS STEVENS. the around the world hi
cycler. ~ a letter from Meshcd, Persia. writ
Ing of his capture, says that the soldlcrs 10
prved him OF his bicycle and fastened the bi,r
wheel TO the back of n horse. The horse nj
tempted 10 roll with the bicycle wheel unou
h back. ing eleven spOkes OF the wheel
and some what turning the wheel ont OF true
stevens had six spokes with him, and was
enabled to repair the bicycle somewhat.
SIR HENRY THOMPSON, the English phvsi-
clan, IA famous fdT dinner parties Of eight. ana
when he gave one to DR.. Onyer Wpndnli
Holmes requested the guest 10 select Ms fei
low guests and to pick out those OF the Cislin.
gulshcd men OF London whom he womb hEc
70 meet. Among those whom Dr. Holmes
chose and who came were Mr. du MauI4pr
Mr.. Anna Tadema, MIR. Browning, MIR. John
Morley and MIR. Gladstone, although the div
ncr was scarcely 81 hours after the defeat of
the Irish home rule bill.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-23
The Silent Boycott.

most interesting boycott is in pro-
gress in New York city. 1t is by no
means certain that 10 Will prove to be a
success. The boycotters are trying to
punish George Ehret, perhaps the richest
brewer in the United States, for not stand
ing up for the boycotters who bOycotted
Thesis saloon some weeks ago, when
called as a witness in court against them,
The Thesis bOycotters were sent to prison
and their friends are trying to injure the
rich brewer.
The boycott is silent one. There has
been no action taken which authorizes it,
Word has been passed around among
those who sympathise with the men who
are being punished for bOycotting Thesis
MOTTO buy beer at saloon at which Ehrets
beer is sold About fifty saloons have
thus far stopped taking beer of Ehret, but
it is probable that they will have to take
beer of MIN or stop selling beer.
The brewers have combined to resist
the boycott on Ehret. They argue that if
they permit him to be successfully bow
cotted, they, in turn, may be boycotted
for some Offense as slight as that charged
AGAINST EuIel.
The saloons which have stopped taking
beer of Ehret are in trouble. They don't
like to close their doors and vet thew can't
get beer. They are III bad fix. In the
meantime sympathy has developed for
Ehret, and saloons are now forced to buy
his beer, which have never before bought it,
because their customers call for it. Ehret
hasn't suffered much yet, and he may not
suffer at all. He can afford to shut up
his brewery for while; but that would
! cause a good many Of his wOrkmen to
suffer, and he is not disposed to visit his
mistortunes on them. His pay roll amounts
TO $4,000 week, and he pays taxes to the
| government amounting to $780, 900 a year
This boycott will be watched with a
! good deal of interest. Puck this week has
a cartoon on it, In which Gambrinus is
represented as knocking Boycott out
That it is an unjustitiabie boycott there
appears to be no doubt. Ehret, when on
the witness stand, wasn't given a chance
TO say word IN favor of the Thesis boy
cOtters, and if he had been gwen chance
it is difficult to see what he could have
said tor them.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-23

a few weeks ago circular was sent TO
e ach physician in the city asking for his
opinion Of the cause OF the excessive
death rate, at that time, among the negro
children, which was attracting 80 much
attention. 1t is understood that all the
physicians sent answers.
1t might be interesting to know the
general character OF these answers. We
do not know whether it is the purpose Of
the authorities to publish them or not.
OF course, it would not be desirable TO
publish the answers just as they were
written, as some Of them doubtless are
very long, but a statement might be made
up from them which would be valuable,
and might have a good effect.
It's no DOUBT true that the principal
cause of the high death rate was the
measles which we're prevailing among
the negro children in an epidemic form,
but the measles would not have proved
fatal in so many cases If the children had
received proper nursing and medical at
tention. The high death rate was due
more to neglect than to the measles. 1t
would be interesting, however, TO know
what the doctors had to say about the
matter.
There is another subject that has been
Investigated at the suggestion Of one Of
the COuncilmen-the Chairman of the
Committee on Streets and Lanes-in
which the public feels deep interest. 1t
relates to the citv's trees. A circular
was sent to quite "A large number of citi-
zens, who are supposed to know some
thing about arboriculture, asking tor
their views as to the cause Of the decay Of
the trees, the best way to pre-
vent the decay, the best kind of trees
for this locality, the best time for
planting trees. etc. Doubtless some very
satisfactory answers were obtained. In
view Of the fact that the great majority Of
the people OF the city are interested in this
matter, would it not be a good idea for
the Chairman of the Committee on Streets
ana l. anes to give the public statement
Of the result of his inquiries? Such a
statement could hardly fail TO be in
structive, and it might elicit further in
formation of very valuable kind.