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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-10-03
TIssAAcKAvENUE.

Many quiet-minded persons. who pre-
fer the seclusion of hooks and brooks to
more extended scenes, think this the
best of all; no shame to them-it is a
pleasant place to rest our jaded limbs,
and recuperate our wearied thoughts,
for it is a strain on both to keep pace
with the claims upon them. Nothing
more quietly beautiful than this over
arching avenue of trees. Look how
mellowed the sunlight steals in between
the leaves, row gracefully the boughs
rise and fall on the gentle lr3ath of
wind! What could be lovelier than
those matted ferns, touched with GRIM
son from the early frosts, or that big,
round, CLASSY pool edged with messy
stones, when IN the clear water we see
a speckled trout. iazily waving his
delicate fms? If the Yosemite had
nothing of the grand and awe-inspiring
to show, the countless pictures OF this
kind which make up its every rod,
would alone suffice to make of it as
charming place as any day-dreamer
could desire.
In mentioning the appropriate nam
inc CT the various avenues, l should
have made il a general statement. all
of the naming is singularly ilicitous; it
helps to bring the various parts OF the
valley into harmonious fellowship, and
none OF the names are more fitting than
those given to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-30
Doar0 auo Rooms rUIIteI.
Alusiral Jnstrnmenis.

4 NUMBER OF VERY SLIGHTLY USED
~ upright and SQUARE pianos make good
new for liberal reduction trom regular prices
~ ~ WILLIAM KNABE & CO.. lI2 Fifth
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-30

OFFICE o. InE NEw-YORK. LAKK ERIE AND uKsTEkS
RAILROAD COHrAEY.
AKw-YogK. Oct -. 1850.
THE annual meetlngOi the sock and bond
holders the Newlork. Lake Erie and Rail
rOa Company the elec On
beso
will the
the city Of New uesay day Of
AZ IL as O'clock The polls be opened
IL o'clock. noon. and remain Ill o'clock D. that
day.
The transfer books OF both
De- cI,scd business hours SATURDAY the Both
and remain cioso until "wednesday the fst day OF
comber. next By order OF the Board oi Dir-ctors
A L. MACDOSoUGH.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-30

phcauOn
AXE ERIE AND WESTERN R. r.
meeting the parties who have signed the agreement OF
BOndhOlders OF the LAKE ERIE AND WESTERN RIA IL
WAY COMPANY. dated February l. 1886 under which the
undersigned appointed Committeel called held
Office OF Mr. GEORGE b. SIONE. At No 81 Walist
New York City. TIL y is DAY. DECEMBER2 1886. ii
take action In relation TO the Bonds belonging
deposited under said agreement and relation
TO making arrangements u enable the purchase Of the
morgaged property the approaching foreclosure sale thereof
generally or tho protection Of their interests mortgage
bondholders
IUCIUB c. ASHLEY,
HENRY X. SHELDON.
FREDERICK ID. IAPPEN,
CEOkGt. r.. STONE
GEORGE W. PA RSONS.
Committee
NewYork Nov. 90. 1885.
COFFIN & STANTON, BANKERS, 10, II
~ aud ~ Mortimer Building Wau-s viii pay interest
the following loans:
December l.
HAHASKA COUNTY, IOWA,
Funding So.
CITY OF LOGA NsPoRT. INDIANA
Refunding 5s
CITY OF MUNCIE. INDIANA,
kefunding 5s
CITY OF MAKTInsvILLE INDIANA
CITY OF DIES MOISEs IOWA
Funding IA
Principal and interest
CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS. INDIANA.
Municipal 4 Is.
December IL
HAMILTON COUNTY, INDIANA
Funding Ga
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-30
Nrw-YoRK, Monday. Nov. 90. 1856

NFw-YoRK. Monday, Nov. %. 1856.
No sales we're held at the Exchange and Auction Room
to-day.
Bv William Kennedy d Go.
sale Of the Eat with lot III West 56thst OF 6thave
was adjourned sine lie.
Hy Rehard '. Harnen6 Co. 49,. -,
Sale OF fats with os s7 POI 3dave bet 69th ana
70th SITS, adjourned sine die
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-30

STOCKHOLDERS OF THE CONTINENTAL
~ CONSTRUCTIONS AND IMPROVEMENT COMPANY
have not yet joined certain Trust Agreement of
;ober 49, 1855 which has bern signed by mSority
hereby notified that the opportunity for doing sayfes
December l, next
The sresDs be signed and STOCK dcyosted with the
cenu al rlsi Company corner Pine and "a al st who
win Trust Cerbc4fss exchange BY order Of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-30
FAN FBANcscO. CAL, I
20 1855.
Central Pacific Land Bonds

All holders OF t1e bonds the Pacific
psny OF Ca0Fn4 Dofing date tie hrst ,ay OctOUer
1870 and s'cdred by mortg the granted
-tAtes
signed fusees under said hand %
nVe hupdrvi thousand collars tsjVOOvul amount
under the terms OF said may them In tue
purchase aud ascsfiatfon tom
undoTsagnes acting under
errcd them by sad hereby
for the salt bonds be
the Undersigned AT their olce Foul Ia ami
Townsend st san trantisco CAL up Including the
seventh dsy OF De0elber ise8 bIds vii
accepted provided the undersigned rlghl 10
reject ali Ida
VIZ = snaSows. Trustees.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-30
REAL ESTATE.
nrrsrSEss AT THE EXCHANGE.

BJrSINESS AT THE EACHAN"r.
rarcrae Of Bel,any sold for r. A. GAZE p o..
-. .sxlo, zach ave situated the souih sae " oA
S.-.r nd ,x.fhs. between seventh and E'aht AVes.
fcu r Oh the north SIDE OF ODe-hundrea'ahu-' -
tween Seventh and Eight aves ana 'hr'e On "a Co.
Yigh, ave. between One hundred-snn. ee. w" @ 80
.aa ars ,w,lfth ats for $4,000 10 Dore Lyon 'ohn
90 y-rn. a Murphy Of Grandst. BROOKLYN reported yes
,s the sale Of plot Of land s25xs5 on the northeast
corner OF and Mrcy5ss or oas oar erv deabe
NicsS. s. n sss and 2Si Ieeave each for
Echolas Mnvihl 70 D. m" as,. 70, os1,co each on
Ire east Lee ave- for iog both
ins aos3 sxico With extension III Anses, eetween
!or 81 We and and and basement 2sI
eOri'0 No 1885 south Frsist. for John herwn 10 MI
There brokers meeting for house not P,,l lss
sta and Lexington cost from ss2 70
nss S's Pf.s W.. oneret for $4,000;
IL Nsw.rE for sIs ,S an 's sse oa s sS
try seat and farm in seuben COUNTY or sS9 ,
ssd farm OF 81 acres Que mile ITO" S0On'0n' ~ o.
NFw-YoRK Monday. Nov. 90. 1ss6.
t6 ia S'''' "''' "''~ "
Bv William Kennedy d Co.
Sale Of the with lot No 27 West 56thst OF shave
was al ourned sine lie.
Sale Of fats with lots 3dave bet Goth ana
70th SITS was adjourned sine die
RECORDED REAL ESTATE TRANSFERRING CITY.
The following real estate transactions Tecorooa
NeRerister's 0 ice today
Tiaany. st. S. lot No IL Esd Ward 25xloo; JasT .o-
., DAVE to ldr Of y s,s sx 5o1io2 JnO
aS0thsL n a 100 No y v' o. i. 6soO
asls ,s ~, s x 3a 10 q poSen $4,000
pleasant ave- " SUI 2 y se 1 10000
Sls,-st 500 90 y no ci srnaVe $4,000
sSdsL 5 =. W "a fn cu2 1r Yes - 225Oo
A0rloas 81 y, " Wsief. 1900
eo,S. 10 t sea West i5lI1s2 5ll54 4Issi IF
Sdave " 3 ITO 1890 II on ola'' $500
Lexngi,9qns sss and VIE 70 n Bohen .. 1880
sih,sS = % % y p % iS'"'e - 2s25o
s7ths ~ ne f5. GO 10 schmdinaa e; al $500
to Srs s!%e' Of Hamilton to simpson 1Oo
slSte-s, $ 50 n Nc .! si'e $500
a2sth,st : i9S r II " q, - 5eO5
a2ssh, ~ sid ,-' .. $4,000
as2ds, : rs - = s y o. ota'e' $4,000
a.4 lRs xs Z iss Il ." Gollegeave 1880 CT
ssss Ns .e g. and On ans 'S Sstg 1a S
100 oHS2 Ioy Lsyy :" rne Miss es5Oo
''f sgs2a $50 C. Peiy Stevenson to
,4eSs @ IT s. 20 II rinityave 2o1ioo MI ooo
Ter and wife TO HSren o 100 W vain OO"
berg wife 10 J Blum ent hal l4VV"
sthaxe Nbiiaser To- a fe5iil-i'"- - 1000
Tiffany 81 u pari - -na L. $50
a2Sas Tpn :, i sSd wife II 10 HGtShnson 1900
Uashueonave 100 II OF Fletcher 81. 2JKlOO y ooo
Fober wife 10 " r. Brown i'OVV
i49tSs - 70 N,er rn'a'e 1OAio nA 1000
sd&ys .so i T9,s TO o. Fannery $500
Sth srS VII: S 70 S al mann St. 100000
C3a-sf n $ $50 4 II OF 6th-aye. loo5; also as OF
E3i.st IFS of 6th-ave; I5xlOO5; ana also
SSt ran z 40 Nv 20 1870 500
Y,.es seT 81 Nos A. and 1874 and SO9 Mulberry-st:
NcK and wife Brown.
77'ns; -; 200 ,o % %Says ooA!V. $4,000
al 800 OF 5th-aye. lOOxSsll; hOO
erts and wife TO J Dav olson
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-30

6slp mantso
WANTED.-An earnest, enterprsIng man to
W business his district COOL salary and
permanent plOyment references exchanged MASUFACT
URER II Warrenst. NewYork-
NAAN TED.-Lanles and Young men to dec
w crate holiday tall and winter trade steady
employment so per week earned All materials
work mailed Address
NEW. ENGLAND DECORATIVE WORKS
le Pearist. Boston Mass. p. o. Boz 5.073.
WANTED. Energetic, polished business
w explain merchants and ufacturers all
large cities The remarkable advertising
medium This continent Only those capable OF
500 400 need An
solicitor would drill suitable III succesSfu Address
L. Z. l. r. CO.. No lib Devonshire-st- Bostoi- Mass
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-15
IN THE GOOD OLD TIM
How Beaux and Relies Paired After
Church for the Walk Home.

Ohufch tor the walk Home.
Burlington Reporter.
We always sat on the rear benches al
church, and when the doXology had been
sung and the benediction had been pro-
nounced, we ''sld out" This is the Latin
for going outside and ranging ourselves in
rows just beyond the door and on either
size of the walk leading from it. When
the girls came out, one at time, we
watched our chances and asked the momen-
tous question:: ''Can l see you home to-
night?" so low that nobody but the girl
could hear it, and then walked off with her
as proudly as if we had conquered nation
UNLESS we got ''the mitten,p sometimes
called 1.-The sack'' for short
A good-looking girl often Sacked as
many as dozen of us before she got
through with the exercises of the evening.
The less desirable grls came out first, and
as all OF us were bent on carrying off the
prize beauty. were permitted to depart for
home unmoleSted. Some of them OCCASION
ally looked out of the corners of their eyes
at us, as much as to say, 'mOleSt me if you
want to-" but we suffered them to depart in
peace. When the belle of the evening
came to the door there was general
sigh outside, and those nearest her
all rendered her their arms. She would
cast her eagle eye over the calf pasture and
pick out the one who held highest favor in
her eyes and take his arm and lean lovingly
upon it, while the other boys found them
selves alone in the silent darkness, with no
more girls to ask and none to go home with
or make them afraid. Slowly and sadly we
took up our weary burdens and wandered
toward home, striving to think of some
charm that would enable us to overthrow
our successful rival.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-15
The Fastest Shaving on Record.


Talking about quick shaves," said a
passenger on Rock Island suburban train,
Il came down to the depot the other day
just four minutes before train time. | ran
into that shop across the way, kept by Mrs.
Whatshername, and said: Gimme three
minute shave. All right said she; sit
down. And I'll be darned if she didn't 90
over my face in good shape in just three
minutes by the watch, and l got brushed off
and caught my train nicely.''
This stirred up the story-tellers. One man
had been shaved in two minutes, another in
minute and half, and so on.
Just wait till you hear from me-" said
a low-browed, tough-looking passenger.
For seven years l shaved in a shop where
one barber run the razor over an average of
sixty faces an honr. What do you think OF
that?"
Impossible" exclaimed several listeners
in chorus.
mo, it isn't impossible" continued the
low-browed man. ''This barber didn't do
anything but use his razor The men lath-
cred their own faces while waiting
their turn. and boy handed him freshly
honed razors. Seven or eight slashes was
shave, and the customers wiped their own
faces after leaving the chair"
How much did the barber charge a
head?"
Nothing; and he got no wages He was
the barber in Jeffersonville Prison"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-15

went. Since Easter still different view
of womanly charms is taken, and it is the
matron of 80 who dominates. Can 1
account for it? Oh, yes. Woman can be
fascinating at any age if she sets about it;
and the efforts in that direction are made
in turn by maids just from school, by bellies
of several seasons experience. and by
wives. according as each set get to going
at it. The married ones are now taking
their turn. 1t is freak with them to
glory in their motherhood, and the babes
that erst We're relegated to the tending of
nurse-maids are now taken literally in hand
by the mothers. The woman who means
to be irresistible puts on her most becoming
house-robe, takes young child in her arms
and poses to kill.
THE MAY DRESSES
coVsist for the most part of frocks of wooden
stuffs of the lighter kinds, as Easter
came late enough this year to warrant the
expected pleasure of wearing frocks made
even of etamine or canvas and cashmere.
not to speak of veilings and the light
Tigogues and bieges, the light eheviots and
the cameFs hair stuffs. In large importa-
tons of French crosses the preponderance
of brown and blues in various shades is
noticeable. The green comes next in num-
Der, and in the composition of green cos
tunes the Parnell tint crops out agreeably
in the trimmings and accessories. The
wraps this spring are very good, and the
combinations are harmonious and attrac-
tive. There are wraps of velvet and en-
broidered grenadines, richly trimmed with
jet passementeries. There are all gfena-
dine wraps in colors as we'll as black, with
iridescent garnitures, There are also very
stylish mantles in novelty cloths, some of
which show half sleeves, and all of which
are more or less novel in shape. The Eng
liSh walking jackets in rough cloths. with
loose fronts and short backs, are jaunty
and stylish, and favorite with young
ladies and misses. The walking suit in
both plain cloths and invisible checks shows
new features. such as three box plaits down
the front, and the new drapery known as
THE BUTTERFLY BACK.
Tan and dove colors are popular. a favor
ite combination being a dove-colored dress.
with green velvet trimmings. Black dresses
are not worn largely, yet in any assembly
or gathering of fashionable New York
women at matinesS, receptions or church
weddings or at flower shows, there are al
ways many more handsome black toilets
than cOlored ones. American women are
devoted to dressy black frocks. The wool
canvas dresses are made up, for the most
part, with long pointed waists, full, long
overskirts, slashed or opened at the sides to
form panels, or in front like polonaise.
and showing the underskirt also of canvas
of the same color, striped or bordered in
horizontal bands. with velvet, plush, broehe
or cord affects, the same border appearing
on the revers that outlines the waistcoat.
the'cuffs and collar, and on the edges of the
slashes or openings of the overskirt. Then
there are tailor suits of light serge and
cheviot and camel's hair, with short Jackets
of the material to complete them. Fine
rough-surfaced boucle cloths are made up
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-15

among very few of the equestriennes IN
Central park, who think it picturesque to
let their hair float full length behind them
when they gallop along. There is one
young woman
-i'.- OF DOUBTFUL ESTEEM,
who may be seen mornings in the park with
her hair reaching to the back of the horse
she rides-a flowing mass of glory; but in
the afternoon she is to be met III Broadway
with her hair cropped as close as mans.
Probably the recipe for Jonah's gourd has
been handed down in her family, and she
has adapted it to the raising of crop of
hair over night.
The arts of fascination are changeful and
capricious. Sometimes the very young
girls-or buds, as we call them-get clear
to the front, and the men seem to
have no eyes for anything over
sixteen years of age. 1t was
that way during the first half of last winter
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-15
CONTRACT WORK.
Sewer on Seventh Street.

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, Z
CITY OF ST. PAUL, Mimi, May IL, 1885.
sealed bids with be received by the Board of
Public Works in and for the corporation OF
in said city, until IL IN. on the Gath day Of
May, A. ID. 1886, for the construction of q
sewer on Seventh (Tth) street, from Maple
street to Hope street, in said city, to-
gether with the necessary catchbasins and
manholes, according to plans and specifca-
tons on Ale In the Office of said Board
bond with at least two (2) sureties in
sum of at least twenty (ao) per cent. of the
gross amount bid must accompany each bid.
The said Board reserves the right to reject
any or all bids.
Official.
Il. L. GoRMAN, Clerk Board of Public Works
1S2-I42
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-15


STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF RAMSEY
y SIS. In Probate Court, general term May
3, 1885, 9-Nl
In the matter of the estate of Anna Maria Bork.
deceased
On reading and filing the petition of Henry
Meier and Susanna Borke. executors of the estate
of Anna Maria Bork, deceased, representing
among other things that they have fully admin,
istered said estate and praying that time and
place be fixed Tor examining. and allowing their
account of Administration and for the assignment Of
the residue. of said estate to persons entitled
thereto by law;
1t is ordered that said account be examined and
petition heard by the Judge of this court, on
o'clock a M, at the Probate office, in St. Paul.
in SAID county.
And it is further ordered that notice thereof be
given to all persons interested by publishing a
copy of this order for three successive weeks nror
to said day of hearing, in the ST. Paul DkUY
GLOBE, newspaper printed and published at ST
Paul, in said county
By the Court
[L.s.1 WIN. B. McGRoRTY.
Judge of Probate
Maj 84w-sat
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-15
THE BERLITz SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES

MINNEAPOLIS, ST. PAUL.
Syndicate Block, Manufacturer Block.
New Special Classes in German beginnin
row. Sl2 for thirty lessons. Apply at ono
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-15

in New DIRK So
ciety. The debu-
tants at the fash
ionable balls got
most of the atten-
ton. and the chits
became exceed
ingly brash over
their success. But
along toward the
end of the season
the older bellies
came into vogue,
and about % was
the fortunate age,
SO far as maScu-
| inc preference
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-15
STYLES IN BELLEDOM.
CLARA Belle Tells the Western Maidens
How Their Eastern Sisters Dress
Their Hair.
How Girls With Long Purses Take Ad-
vantage of the First Indication Of
Warm Weather.
Curious Contrivances in Gowns for
the House and Street and in Won
derful Headgear.
Something Not Generally Known
About the Young Women Who En-
gineer Typewriters.

New York Letter: Poets have written a
vast deal of pretty rhymes about the hair
of us girls, and l, therefore, suppose there's
immense loneliness in it somehow; but we
must, nevertheless, impart method to the
madness'of its witchery if we would work
it for all it is work. The girl is fool who
follows the fashion in hair dressing so
blindly as not to see what is and what isn't
becoming to her face. Those of us who
have moderately low foreheads have lately
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-15
Change Of Street Grade
CITY CLERKS OFFICE, }
ST. PAUL, May 4, 1886.

Notice is hereby given that the Common
Council of the City of St. Paul. at their meet
ing to be held on Tuesday, the 1st day of
June, A. D. 1885, at 7:30 o'clock p. ~, at the
Council Chamber in the City Hall, will con-
slider and may order change of grade ON
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-15

is to bring the hair somewhat over the fore
head in fluffy or wavy mass, but not in a
stiff bang; dress it pretty snugly at the top
and Sides and crimp a few short locks at
the nape of the neck. Middle-aged women,
to whom the simple knot at the top of the
head is no longer bearable, had better keep
on the couture they have worn for the past
few years, and thus try to preserve as much
as possible the style that suited the first
dawn OF matronhood than adopt the newest
arrangement, which is becoming to few ex
cept youthful faces. Nothing is more alb
surd than for an old woman to persist in
combing her hair like girl. Indeed. not
many girlish countenances can stand the
hair turned up in the style Of Louis XIV.
Loose hair is seldom seen nowadays, except
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-15
Notice OF pOStpOn6ment Of Sherif'S Sale

The sale of lot l. block 49, Lyman Daytons
addition to the city of St. Paul, which was
advertised to take place on May g. 1856, at 10
a. M. at the front door of the court house, in
the city of st. Paul, according to notice
published in this paper (the GLoBE) on seven
consecutive Saturdays, commencing March
20, 1885, and under a decree in the case of
Fred Anthem VS.. Herman A. Blasting, has been
postponed to May II, 1885, at 10 a. m. at the
same place, pursuant to an announcement
made by me at the time and place named in
said notice of SALE
FRED RICHTER, Sheriff of Ramsey county,
MINI.
LOUIS NJ. HASTINGS, Plaintiffs Attorney.
St. Paul, Mimi. May
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-15
PRESCOTT STREET.

From Oakdale avenue to Woodbury. street, in
accordance with and as indicated by the red
line on the profile thereof and as reported
upon as being necessary and proper by the
Board of Public Works of the City of St
Paul under date of April 10, 1885, which
said report was adopted by the said Com
mon Council at their meeting held ON April
2S, 1885.
The profile indicating the proposed change
is on file and can be seen at this office.
By order of Common Council.
THOS. a. PRENDERGAST
may5-4w-w edsSat City Clerk.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-09

Ross so as TO prevent the latter from
stF1t ing, except with back-hand cuts, but
in this he was defeated by Ross vheeling
round TO meet hmm at every turn. At
length Ferguson in one of his upward
thrusts pr0dded Ross inside of the right
thigh, where he was unprotected by
armor, ripping his trousers and narrowly
escaping infiicting a serious injury. This
reused Ross temper, and at the next
thrust he seized the end Of Ferguson's
oayonet with his lett hand, while he chop
ped at him with his sword. To avoid
being cut down Ferguson released his
hold OF his musket, which dropped to the
ground. Under the rules he was COM
PEELED to recover it without assistance.
Ross charged at him savagely, with the
apparent intention OF chOpping his head
OIL, but his horse failed him at the critical
point, and Ferguson recovered his mus
ket. Ross, however, kept pressing him,
and finally landed two heavy cuts in rapid
succession square on the top of Fergu-
sons helmet. The third and fourth at
tac6s were won by Ross in rapid success
sion, the fifth by Ferguson, the sixth by
Ross, and the seventh and eighth by Fer
guson. The score now stood 4 to 4.
Meanwhile Ferguson had been compelled
twice to change bayOnets, these weapons
having been bent by Ross severe blows.
termination 10 finish the contest as soon
MS possible.
Ferguson parried one or two cuts, but
while makinga thrust Ross brought down
his sword with lightning raDidity, beat
ing down FergusOn's guard and scoring
point on his breast, the noise OF his blow
resounding over the ground. Ferguson
dropped his musket with a sign OF pain,
and commenced drawing off his gloves,
when it was discovered that ROss's sword
had run down the barrel of the musket,
cutting through FergusOn's glove and
shattering the bone OF the index finger Of
his left hand, close to the knuckle Joint, a
small piece OF bone being Clipped
right out and laid on the outside Of the
knuckle. This finished the contest. Fer
gusOn was, of course. unable to go on
with the fight, and the victory was award
ed TO Ross with score of 5 to 4. Ross
says he cautioned Ferguson, both on Sat-
urday and yesterday before the contest,
that he ought to provide himself with steel
gloves, and told him where a pair were
obtainable, but Ferguson was too conf
dent OF his ability to parry Ross strokes,
and therefore has only himself to blame
for the casualty, which will probably dis
able his left hand for some time to come.