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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-16
OBITUARY NOTES.

Henry sore died his homo. No. las West Fifteenth
st. in this city on Wednesday. He was brass manu-
facturer at No. 179 Grandst and had been established
a. business since 1874 He was sxty-seyen years old
The funeral services will be held at his home No. Las
West Ffeenthst tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
Wukesbarre, Penn. Aug. 16-Colonei James z Day.
formerly resident Of Sharon. Conn. died here suddenly
this morning. the probable cause being spopexr For
the mast twenty years had paymastes and secretary
., the Iaen powder Company lie was sxtyshree years
old and was unmarried
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-16
Sc sH1PPIYG' SPEAKERS TO MAINE

The Democratic managers have abandoned the idea
Of carrying Vermont this year. They going to
cauture Maine instead. At least they modestly
declare one or two carloads OF orators have already
been shipped to Maine by the National Committee,
and Yesterday another lot was sent on TO explain that
the abolition Of the protective tan does not really
mean the adoption of free trade. Among the best
known Of those who went yesterday were District
Attorney Fellows and Colonel NJ. V. Cannon, Of
or,.h II Is understood that Colonel Fellows intends
10 be pernicously active In behalf Of the Administration
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-16

and sto. eos in cash and various articles OF value On
Tuesday nIght the burglars broke into IN, house OF "a
Fair In Essexst but did secure much properly Q,
value Among the other places entered were me N'''n~
Hotel where the thieves procured quantity OF ouors and
cigtrs and small sum OF money; DR.. RusseiPs house.
from which stolen valuable gold watch Demoreses
store robbed OF gold pens. pocketknves UNI
breas and property. The police have no se" 70
fhe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-16
MRS 1AyerRY's WESTERN TRIP DELAYED

MRS. LIYGTRY'S WESTERN TRIP DELAYED
Mrs Langtry and Mr.. Gebhard again visited the scene
OF the Erie Railway accident near Jervs yesterday
to look after the comfort injured When
reporter called at Mrs Langtrys house in Twentythir
St last evening Langtry said TO be lying down,
being much fagued b. Journey 1t was stated that
the accident had dsarranged plans and that &c was
uncerts when would for California bus probably
not before a week There rumors in the profession
that she Will make coming short one, and she
has herself expressed desire 70 make IL her last upon IA
sfaOa.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-16
TARIFF Talk AT MOUNT KIsco.

An enthusiastic meeting Of the Republicans OF Mount
Esco and rs vicinity was held on Tuesday night In
the opera House It was the first meeting OF the
camraign of the Mount Klsco Republican Club which
now numbers over 800 members. About 900 people
were present, including william H. Robertson Oh IA
,orab I + Uovt H. W. BlschofY, J. a. Haght, James
Cron,vell James Hoyt, John G. Clark and Alfred
Romer Supervisor b. N. Carpenter presided. and
James Wood president of the club, made the address
Of the evening He arralgned the Democratic Admin
stration for its unAmerican policy in the cxtradon
and fishery treaties, and for the attack upon American
labor in the Presidents message Of last December
and the Mills bill He showed by ample evidence
how protective tariff had resulted in the prosperity
~ the country while low tariffs and free trade were
followed by loss Of business, closing of factories and
sherns' sales He heartily choercd NJ tho concu-
sion fine glec club and brass band enllyened the
proceeding
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-16
ASSUMED COMMAND OF the ARMY.

washington. Aug. l5.-Major-Gencral scholcd has
issued a general order announcing that be has
suncd command Of the Army. lie also issued an
orler detaGlng First Lieutenant !. T. SAWYER 9th
ARTILLERY FIRST lieutenant 4 H. Bliss, Ist Ariillcry
and First Lieutenant John Pitcher, 1st Cavalry. for
duty a, Army Headquarters a aldesde camp. Colo
mel. sherdan kellogg AID Blunt. late Of General
eherdaus staff have also been assigned 10 temporary
dutv AZ 5cal.larfcIs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-16
WILL; THERE BE A RECESS OF CONGRESS

WILL THERE BE y ISECI-oO VI NC-'rA'A>N''''
washington. Aug Is CspcciaD-There is some talk
tonight of proposition for three weeks recess OF
Congress Such proposition takes for granted that
Congress Will be IN session until the regular meeting
I'm December next which, to Judge from present indl
cations is not at all unlikely The recess, 1t IS pro
nosed. shall cover two weeks before and one week
after election so to allow members OF congress 70
20 home and take an active part In the critical ''As
- The cannaicn Senators, a rule assume an air
~ Indifference regarding the proposition, though they
would gladly welcome the rest which recess would
give them Representatives however, are extremely
anrious that It should carry For obvious reasons
they have greater personal interest III the campaign
,ban most
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-16
MORE ENGLISH OPINION on THE MILLS BIZ

MORE ENGLISH OPINION ON lhE "AiA-,
Philadelphia, Aug. Is tspec'aD-" The Bulletin OF
the Iron and Steel Association issued To-
dav. quotes as follows from The LONDON
Iron and Coal Trade Review OF July -
orr readers will remember with what storm OF ,n
dgnation from the Republicans President icy
speech on the question OF tariHs was sree'eu a. -l
ho,np,rg NJ Tho session. but 1t evident from recent
events that tho progress toward free trade IN inc
United States has been greater than was generally ex
pected. Our iron and steel manufacturers LOOK win
very much interest tho movement which Is no"
going on on the other side for trade there SO iht-
matelv influences our own 1t quotes from Inc
London Iron Trade Circular of July % Inc Iarih
nm in the United States has passed the House Of Rep
..,,ros A u stands now the States de-
cdedy going for free trade and this VIII be the Dem
orratic crv Of the next cleo ton"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-16
WHY TIE CHANGED HIS POLITICS.

Vuremburg, Penn, Aug. Is (speciaD.-W' b. VIII
som who owns the hotel at this place and much
valuable farm land, has publicly announced MS de-
termination TO vote for Harrison and Norton he
has always been looked upon as leader OF the looa
Democracy. He states the reason Tor MS chause
thus, al have a barn full OF wool when ! want ~
sell, and do you suppose that Will No'o ioi
-, -, and make nothing on my wool1 No, sir !
I nave voted the Democratic ticket al lily nie' 'u'
shall never do 30 again.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-16
AN EyrERPRIsryG GANG OF BUReLArs.

In the last nights burgares have com.
mltted In Haekensack n. j. All the robberies
posed been committed by the gang OF bur
glars on the occasion OF their visit the house OF John
they choroformed the inmates who sleeping.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-16
noNns AccrpTED HY NE sECRETARY


WASHINGTON Aug. 1.-The secretary OF the Treas
ury this afternoon accepted the following bonds :
-Four per cents. registered 5000 at l27 3-o; SoOoo
at 1877 Us Al 900 at 127 81; $4,000 at IL oo-loo
s35 900 al 1877 s-s: S1s5 600 al 1877 SO. -Four per
cents counon S1152OO at 1877 "a; 100000 at
a27 SO: $4,000 at l27 sc. Four and hall per
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-16

FIFTY HOURS on The OCEAN WITHOUT FOOD
The bark Nova scoan this port reports that on her
passage from London fell IN with dory containing two
Frenchmen The men had been In the little craft fifty
hours without They were separated from
their vessel the nshing bark Felix during dense fog
They will be sent TO France By the French Consul.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-16
INDIANA CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR
pROspECr OF A JOINT DEBATE ON THE 81 UNI
IN Hoos1ERDoM.

Washington. Aug IS (specaD.-Ihe Two oppos's
candidates. for Governor Of Indiana are sun lar oni
che Geld ~ action They IN the House every Jay
husv with their legislative duties, watching ea'H o.'
and observing the canvass from afar haoh receives
o ,c4+ers than he can read during ordinary "orhhs
hours and the letters Of each assure him st MS eleo
t,on &c certain This correspondence Is OF such an III
,ercstinc character that they are getting lnpaucn'
Nth their prolonged absence from the field Both are
hand fighters. General HOvey is an old war-horse
who does not like to smell the battle and NOT De IN 'e
th,crest of the fight There is now practically hotAr
ING of interest TO either Of them in the House. Ou one
DECENT like to leave his post while the other stays
Yesterday General Hovey made the first ADVANCE Tell
,nq Mr. Matsou that he ready at any time 10 pair
With him and 20 home II Is probable that they VIII
pair of soon and take the field.
II ts proposed by the two State committees that the
turo candidates take the stump together In Joint dis
cpss,on. General Hovey said fhis morning that nc
had not heard from his committee as TO this plan yet
but that II they advised It he was ready to take the
stump with Mr.. Matson. II would make the canvass
lively but II would be very hard work for the canu-
dates The General says he gets none but good news
from the canvass and he expects TO be elected lie
savs he has no doubt Harrison will carry the state
Mr. Matson said that the Democratic committee had
vriften TO him about the proposition for JOINT as
cnesion through the State between General HoVeV
and himself He replied 10 them 10 90 ahead. such a
nlsn would be agreeable 10 him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-16
THE BROOKLYN TO BE SENT 10 NEw-YoRK.

THE INNUALlN 10 d 7I--FI 10 -'IE"- VIVN'
Washlng On, Arg. 1S-Seoretary whitney To-Day
telegrapbed 10 Rearhdmiral Chandler commanding
tho Aa,,c station 10 send the Brooklyn from Maya
said "a New York by the most favorable route. She
win make the voyage by sail, and can hardly reach
New-York inside Of five months.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-16
MR. ELAINE DID NOT INSTRUCT MR.. HALE


Washington, Aug. 10 (SpeciaD.-senator Hale sad
to-day that there was not particle of truth In the
statement made in Washington dispatch to The
Herald" this morning that Mr. Blaine had ASKED MIN
70 inform Republican Senators that It would be for tho
best interests Of the party not 10 pass tarih Dill
at this session Of Congress, or even report one IL
is made out of whole cloth,' said Mr.. Hale to-day
1t lacks all foundation. There is absolutely no ruin
IN IT, Mr. Blaine has communicated to no one-cer-
tainly not 10 me-his views on the subject You can
make the denial as strong as you please
Senator Chandler thought that the dispatch Indicated
desire on the part of the Democrats to prevent the
Republicans in the Senate, II possible, from reporting
q hin "Tboy dreads said he, an aggressive posi-
tive and straightforward course on our part They
know well enough that If the Republicans unite, as
they no doubt WILL upon a strong, conservative Dill
drafted not in the interest of trusts and importers
hut Gov the protection OF American industries and
uare.earners and the reduction Of the surplus, they
viii be Jeff in a very bad plight: OF course me-
don't want us to report bin. But we shall 90 II
ali the same
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-16

until the polls close II he has any spare time atter
that he'll try and do something for the taxpayers
of this city, who contribute $4,000 year for his
support and maintenance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-16
rprnJNr LOCAL OBSERVATIONS

TRIBUNE oFricE Aug ie--l m-Fair weather prevailed
yesterday temperature ranged between S6' and Sc
average. 76o.
In and near tAis city DAY shes win probably -
slightly warmer weather and Light raiHA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-16

Ist District. Cord Mayer j.
ia District. John Delmdr.
liza District, James W lddgway.
INth District, John McCaFty.
WITH District. john Cottier.
With District, jams J. Siegln.
With District. Thomas Costican.
IXth District William L. Mitchell.
Xth District. Richard a Cunningham
Xlth District. Hugh J. Grant
KILN District, Richard Croker.
XNIllth District, Edward Murphy, N
%I&th District, ID. tady HeFrick-
XXth District Cyrus stewart.
NXlVth District Clinton Bcckwith.
XXVth District, Wlam Il. Kirk. ir.
XVIII District William A. PoucheI
XXXIsf District. Robert A. Maxwell
NXXIld District, Peter G.. Doyle
XXXIIId District, John NJ. Wiley
A. II n,clnck tn-nlCht II lnnheL as Il Rnf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-16

AZ II O'Clock tonight II looked as II Buffalo would
be chosen a. the place for holding the Democratic
state Convention and that It would be held on Sep
tember u or september 10.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-16
RAILWAY INTERESTS.
p AND O. EARNINGS AND EXPENSES.

DENIAL OF REPORT IN CIRCULATION IN WALL
STREET.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-01-26
The last Negro Sold In Missouri.

81 suppose sold the last negro ever
sold in St. Louis, or, for that matter,
in Missouri. He was a mulatto, be-
tween 26 and % years old, and he had
been arrested for some violation of the
law and fined. His owner would not
pay the fine, and under the provisions
of the law l sold him at the court
house to Gustus Ortel | got $500 for
him, and Ortel sent him off down to
Kentucky to an agent there. 1t was
about the time Fremont issued his
proclamation, and in very short time
the negro was sent back and Ortel
came to me TO complain about losing
his money. The city marshal had to
turn in the proceeds of all such sales
to the school fund, but [ hadn't turned
in this. $500 yet and l gave back the
money. The whipping of negroes
ceased about the same time, and was
glad it did. for the scenes on those &C.
casions were horrible. James Cot IN
the ST. Louis Globe-Democrat
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-01-26
Biographies of CongressmeE.

1t is we'll known that the senators
ana congressman write their own bio
graphes that appear in the congress
sion@l directory. says the Washington
correspondent of the Cincinnati Ga
zette. This fact makes them all the
more interesting. The statesmen are
allowed in a general way to say what
they please, but there are plenty of
instances where the compiler of the
directory has to do some pretty thor
Dug pruning in the way of quantity
and correction in the way of the gram
mar and photography.
One Arkansas congressman wrote
an answer to the usual request that
would have filled q dozen pages of the
directory. He gave the full history of
his own and his wife's families, the
characteristics of his children, the
names of the husbands and wives and
children of those married, and intro
duced several illustrated sketches in
bear and bee and coon hunting. He
introduced a poem on spring written
by his second oldest son, gave the
name of two young fellows, rivals for
the hand of one of his daughters named
Pink and described the distress he
was suffering over the question of
which she would choose. The COM
piler cut the Typography" down to
eighty lines.
Another member from Georgia de-
scribed among other things an infiic-
ton he had endured in the form of a
skin disease, and named the patent
medicine manufactured in his state by
which he was cured, and advised all
his prospective brother congressman
to use the same medicine if they be-
came similarly affected.
This advertisement was cut out, of
course, performance that cut the
congressman off from a handsome
sum, probably, which he would have
received from the enterprising firm of
manufacturers of the ''blood purifier
A Kentucky congressman once in his
biography described a stock farm
owned by him. named the horses, gave
their pedigree, records and prices.
Another Kentuckian mentioned
among other events of his eventful
life the number of fights he had been
in, and gave descriptions of two in
each of which he had killed a man,
and gave the names of the men he had
slaughtered.
One OHIO man gave the number of
sheep he owned, the fluctuations in
the prices of wool i'll an elaborate ia
BILE and introduced a strong protest
against the reduction of the duty on
wool. all of which was sacrificed.
A congressman from Iowa sent in
his biography in verse, and very bad
verse, too.
Another from the same state stated
that he was living separate from his
wife, but in detailed statement laid
all the blame upon her and appealed
to his brother congressman to overlook
the matter, and to the speaker not to
allow himself to be influenced by it in
assigning HIM to committees.
You can make pretty far estimate
of the men in congress by their biog
raphles, and it is an interesting thing
to look them over.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-01-26
A Partisan Custom.
Court Journal. .

Business people in Paris have long
since formed color speech, by which
certain trades are easily recognized.
First of all, thu color shops are distin-
guished by being painted outside in
squares and stripes of the most brilliant
colors. Viennese leather, bronze, and
trinket shops have begun to use the Aus
trian colors, yellow and black; then the
Spanish wine shops use the yellow and
red; the Italians, green, white, and red.
The business places where furniture carts
for removal are kept are painted yellow
as well as the wagons-why, not even the
proprietors know. Pastry shops are
light brown outside and within white and
gold, so that one is reminded of the pas
try itself.
Milk shops are white and blue, both in
side and out. The washerwomen now
begin to paint the outside of their iron
ing shops a bright blue, while the carts
that take the linen to the wash-houses in
the country are bright green. Wine
houses are all painted brown or a dull
red, which is exactly the color of the vim
ordinaire mixed with cranberry juice and
logwood. Still darker is the color of the
charcoal shops, which the dust soon
renders completely black. Bakers are
fond of light brown and white, with much
gliding and largo mirrors.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-01-26
Birds and Trees and Fruit.

There is great deal of nonsense
written about birds and their relations to
fruit, owing 20 defective observation
One writer has recently charged birds witt
the oxidation of sap forming gum arount
cedars and pines. The trouble is vita
the borers, while the birds are on hand
to eat the borers. But the funny part of
the story is that he believes the birds do
not care for the sap but make 1T exude,
and form a sticky fly trap on which in
sects are caught. The birds then come
after the insects for dinner. This is
specimen of good deal of science that
class of very imaginative observers
give US. Such birds might as well make
fly paper, and are really to be credited
with more wit than human beings. There
is no question about the reasoning
powers in all living creatures; but the
argument is absurd that, on such super
fetal evidence, attributes such foresight
to our sap-suckers. The sim pie fact in
the case is that borers have attacked our
pines and spruces all up and down the
Atlantic states, and insects are caught on
freshly exuded Juice occasionally, and
birds eat them when caught. Bot in a
vsry short time the sap hardens over and
NY can walk on it.
The habits of birds vary i'm immensely
with circumstances. In locality where
food is scarce robins and cat birds eat a
large amount of stra wberries and rasp-
berries. But if such fruits are very
generally raised in any locality their
depredations will not be at all serious.
On that account it is best to take the use
full Dir DIS into our estimate when plant
ing. Birds are exceedingly plentiful on
my land because well fed and protected,
but the amount taken ty tn EN- is scarce
ly perceptible. L have planted enough
for all of us-boys, cirds and other folks
They pay for all they take hy killing
worms AMI by their songs. l could DOT
hire another orchestra as cheaply. Tury
must eat: but mona of our native birds
waste. The English sparrow alone Is a
rascal. Him | will not feed. He is use
less when fed, and multiplies so rapidly
as to eat everything before him. The
blackbird is also rogue. who steals IL
crowds and IS full of mischief I do not
think we have any use for him. The
crow is not by any means bad fellow
except for his killing young birds. a
few handfuls of corn flung about corn
field, will satisfy him, 50 that hs will not
pull. But I have seen them pull baby
robins out of their nests and fly of to
devour them or feed them to their own
young.
On the whole We must encourage the
birds 10 come to Us or We shall be unable
to cope with insects. And if they do
come we must consider them as a part of
the family, to be cared for, and yet crows
are such wise fellows that they may be
quite different in habits in dife rant To-
calities: on the whole I do not dislike
them. Blackbirds, hawks and English
sparrows must be outlawed, and the rest
of our feathered neighbors encouraged.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-01-26
Gertie's Wee Garden.

Gertie's garden is, like herself, small!
But its flowers are colored with heavens
own dyes;
Are tenderly shed from a mothers dim
eyes.
There kingcup and daisy grow starry in
Crocuses creamy
And viOlets dreamy;
When heart s-ease L need and my bosom viii
bleed,
fly to that garden my fairest Ardenne-
always succeed
If pluck but a weed,
For | gather Nepenthe from Gerte 5 wee
garden.
Gertie's garden is, like herself, fair!
In summer a blossoming paradise;
And the delacate air that goes murmuring
Is soft as the saddest of mothers sad signs
There a dropping red rose in the eventide
Vale lilies vagrant.
And gillyflOwers fragrant;
And ere that way forget fOndly to stray,
For each leisure day
With her paymates pay
Horticultural visits to Gertie's garden.
Gertie's garden is. like herself. sweet!
in autumn ambrosiaI as Araby's isles;
All green leaf and flower from head to the
GHded with sunshine mothers wan
smies
The gardens her cradle with cOverlet over,
"A smooth cradle bed
For the dear little head
And should you disturb it never could par
don
Tread softly around, for my hearts under
ground;
More tenderly tread
There than Robin the red,
Whenever you venture near Gertie's wee
garden.
Gertie's garden is, like herself, hid!
With down that has fallen from snowy
white wings;
But mother still comes leafiess winter amid,
When Robin his triplets all lonely sings.
There deathless seed lies that in flower
shall rise;
Though marked by no label
The Sewer is able
To set his invisible nursels abloom,
Through my tears that would come,
1t looked much like tomb,
Till my little hoy christened il "Gertie's Wee
Garden
Good Words.