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The evening world., 1888-04-02
WORLDLiNCS.

Senator Reagan has held public once for nfty
years, his nrst appointment being to the position
Of surveyor Of public lands in Texas. along to-
wards the END OF the thirties.
One Of the old-timers in political life II Senator
Isham g. Harris, who was Tennessee's war Gov
ernor. He was nrst elected to the House Of Repre-
sentatives in ls49. He has been In the Senate con-
t~inuouAly since 1871.
A Kimbail (Dak.) Justice Of the Peace has made
the announcement that during leap year no win
charge NO fee for marrying couples who will admit
that the match was brought about by the lady ex-
erting her leap-year prerogatives.
ono Of the most successful Of orchid growers u q
young New Jersey woman, who. nniing herself In
straitened circumstances . few years ago, began
Horticulture In q small way on Q little piece OF pine
land. Now sne has taken her younger sisters into
partnership and ID doing q big business.
Prof. David Swing, the celebrated Chicago
divine, Ii o diligent student He rises before Q
O'Clock each morning and rarely retires before IL
Al night. His hard work is done In the forenoon.
The Professor il fond Of clocks, and his collection
is second only to that OF George W. Childs, oil
Philadelphia.
Capt. Ike Shultz, an old-tme volunteer fireman,
who II now dying In Louisville, was at one time
| regarded as one OF the most perfectly formed men
In the country. lie was also considered the Meet
Get runner in the United States, aud could bea,
any man IN a lOO-yard dash with ease. During his
career he has run many races and was defeated
but once, and that was in New Orleans.
Atwo-story wooden building In Savannah thai
was erected by the members of Solomons Lodg,
in 1879, and was used by the Masonic fraternity
until 1858. 10 now being torn down to MAKE room
for Q handsome structure. Many q noted Georgian
has been initiated into Masonry within its walls,
and It was there, in 1850, that Gen. Lopez, the
Cuban patriot. who was soon after garroted IL
Havana, was mAde q Mason
The evening world., 1888-04-02
The No,.e should BE s,opped,

10 the Editor Of The EusntRo World!
Will you allow q constant reader of your
valuable paper a little space to express his
disgust and contempt for the loafers that
congregate in West Thirty second street, be-
tween Seventh and Eighth avenues, nightly,
and by their acts and insults make them
selves obnoxious to passers-by ? Between the
girls congregate around the doorways and
dance and sing, now M then accompanied
by the strains of a harmonica, disturbing the
quietness of the humble homes Of the poor
~workingman. One Of the finest " is seldom
it may be said That his presence for the time
being acts like q soothing syrup and for a
short time stops the noise. Would it not be
we'll for u detective to make his appearance
shortly after the policeman. and If necessary
make an arrest, thereby proving to the night
hawks that they must keep within the bounds
of propriety2 A WoRKINGMAN.
The evening world., 1888-04-02
prerchan,.. travellers and Others.

Merchants. Travellers and Others.
The St james shelters L. Carlisle, of Denver,
Col.
F.. W. Aver. of Bangor, Me-, has rooms at the
Hoffman.
r.. N. Baskin. a native Of the Mormon City. Is at
the Gilsey.
@. VIM. Guild, Of Boston, has apartments at the
Fifth Avenue.
Thoa r, Rea. a rich merchant of PlatsDurg. is
ut the ST. James-
The Grand takes care of c. Il. Brown, of Boston
mercantile fame.
r. F. Henry, the iumberman Of st. Paul. is
sheltered ut the Gilsey.
j. Cummings, a big real estate owner Of Indian
apolis, II ~ the ST. James.
r. W. Thompson. ex-Secretary Of the Navy, has
rooms NJ the Fifth Avenue.
Senator Frank HiscocE received many callers at
the Fifth Avenue this morning.
william A. Crombie, q merchant from Buriing-
ton, VT, tarries NJ the Fifth Avenue.
Jas. p. Witterson, the PittsburR manufacturer
OF iron furnaces, 10 a. the Fifth Avenue.
County Judge ]. y. L'Amorreaux, Of Ballston,
n. Y, has q suit OF rooms at the Gilsey.
The SturteyanI c. II. CROSBY, OF
Chicago, and II. Pullman, OF Washington.
George Baker, an American who has been living
In Switzerland, u registered nj the Hoffman.
Awellknown and wealthy merchant Of Cincln-
| natl, Isaac NJ. Jordan, 10 At the Filth Avenue.
| James Barker, Of Milwaukee,, and J. l. Lewis, OF
81 Paul.
Al the Astor this morning: J. c. Garvin, OF
CIeyeland; Z. Il. Read, IT,, Of Washington; Z. A.
Godding. OF Boston, and John N. Dunn, OF A.
lAnta.
The evening world., 1888-04-02
Farmers and the Half Holiday.
LYON tAis korning's World.I

S
The money-power is relying upon what II calls
the "Granger vote representatives Of farm
ing commupiies-to secure the repeal or modinca.
ton Of the Saturday half holiday.
1t Ia natural that farmers, who In the busy time
Of the year work longer and harder than any other
class, should, at nrst thought, object to giving
other toilers astated half holiday each week, espe-
cialiy II II inconvenience them In their customary
hours for ''Roing to the bank" But they ought
TO consider the difference in the situation. To
'sRo TO town" on Saturday 10 half 0 holiday for the
farmer. He does o little selling and 0 little buying,
swaps gossip or talks politics with his acquaint-
anceS, and has q change and let-up from his work.
on rainy days, too, and In the long. winter, most
farmers either rest altogether or do but half the
work ordinarily performed a. other seasons. And
they have pure air and healthful surroundings az
all tkles.
work u incessant throughout the year. IL lacks
variety. Frequently II must be done In bad air or
amid the clatter and roar OF machinery. The dis
lance OF the homes from the shops or stores In
multitudea OF cases 10 30 great that no daylight re-
mAins for outdoor life during q large part Of the
year.
The Saturday half holiday 10 needed to give the
working people IN cities any time for recreation,
pleasure or Improvement. Business of most sorts
-bSnkina In particular-could easily adjust itself
| TO the law II It ware known that it 10 the settled
policy Of the State TO encourage this concession to
l The needs OF the toilerA. the law should stand.
The evening world., 1888-04-02
A DANGEROUS DOCTRINE,

DR.. MoGLYNN approaches a danger line
when he teaches his followers that a starving
man has the right to take a loaf Of bread by
force or stealth, "if necessary"
There is much virtue in an if. The right
of life is paramount to that of property,
when IL comes to the starving point. But
the danger consists in the fact that many men
would rather steal or beg than work and
finding themselves without food from either
resource, might act upon the reverend Doc
tors license in a manner wholly different
from what he intended.
Besides, the District Attorneys Office Is
just now sorely in need Of some vindica-
TONS" And If q Door, hungry devil should
steal O loaf of bread il might 60 hard with
him.
The evening world., 1888-04-02
THE: WORLD: MONDAY EVENING, April 2, 1888

Corners was engaged, and after o long and
bitter struggle he was thrown into bank-
ruptcy. This was followed almost immedi-
ately BY the news Of o great battle IN which
both Of the brothers were slain.
MISFORTUNE AND DEATH.
Mr.. and Mrs. Corners and their foul
children left Philadelphia and took MP their
residence in Brooklyn. Here busines re-
verses followed m the family were reduced
TO the verge of starvation. Then the hus-
band and father was attacked by hasty con-
sumption and died. Mrs. Corners sought q
home among the Shakers at Lebanon, but
left in disgust in two months and made
Albany her home. She placed the three
eldest children, including Vicky, in the
State Orphan Asylum and came to this city
with her babe, and took simple quarters in
East Twenty-sixth street. But fate was re-
lentless in its prosecutions, and Mrs. Corners
was stricken i'll and was unable longer to ply
her needle In support of herself and child:
Then she took Vicky from the asylum and
made her a helpmeet in keeping up their
little home.
(To be continued to-morroto.)
The evening world., 1888-04-02
BLOSSOMS FROM EASTER eoNNETs.

Easter bonnsts bloomed rather infrequently amid
tho vast ,hrong that surged up and down both sides
Of utne avenue" yesterday, but In the croWdea
churches one saw more Of these seasonable vanitlea.
A marked preference appeared for silver Pray
stravs. They we're seen trimmed with shaded
blue ribbons and curly feathers.
A pretty gray straw English walking hat had on
It q spray Of pink apple blossoms and gray ana Sill
yer lace.
A dark blue wide hat was trimmed with yellow
laburnum flowers.
A black straw turban had q pun Of dark green
velvet and a wreath Of starry blackberry blossoms.
A dark green tulle hat was trimmed with red and
yellow tulips.
A green bronze straw bonnet had little clusters
Of shades OF blue, pink, brown and cream bows.
A pold-colored straw was trimmed with shades OF
copper ribbons.
Dark brown hats were trimmed with pink and
green.
Dark blue straws had trimmings OF shaded blues.
yellow and silver.
A light brown or ecru turtan had o twist OF
darker velvet and q big bow In front with q knot
Of violets and leaves.
A black turban had yellow jonquils.
A pretty black lace bonnet was trimmed all
around the face with dangling gold ~sequins-
Children's hats have wide brims and moderately
high crowns.
Many hats have long ribbon streamers behind.
A pretty, small leghorn bonnet was decorated
with black picot-edged velvet ribbon, scarlet pop
pies and two dark green quilts.
Volets trim many hats and bonnets.
Very small crushed roses are In great favor.
The evening world., 1888-04-02
CAPT. DAVE WEBER TELLS A STORY.
The Ingenious Manner In which n 'Long-
shoreman Tapped a Cnsk.

Tho Ingenious Manner in which n 'Long-
shoreman Tapped a Cnsk.
Capt. Dave Webber is quite o w~ell-known
man along the water front. He is about
seventy years old and h~as-fguratively speak
ing-lived on the New York wharves all his
life.
YES. =" said he to a group of friends in q
Grand street saloon the other day, II guess
'longshoreman and junk dealer as we'll as the
next man, for that is my history.
AS a boy, l haunted the wharves; as a
| my old age l run o South street junk shop.
1.-THE tricks of the 'longshoremen are
many and clever. I'll tell you young fell
lows one of the smartest OF their tricks,
| Some years ago-six I think-I was watch
from the West Indies unloaded. There were
q great many casks of Jamaica rum on the
wharf and l ! used to get complaints from the
c%onsignees that the casks were in some cases
tampering with them, yet the casks did not
look as if they had been opened.
was told to keep q sharp lookout, and l
did. One rainy day there were eight or ten
| 'longshoremen loatng about the wharf and
| eying the casks of rum. suspected that
the boys were up to something and, unbe-
| known to them, / slipped behind a ~hogshead
at the end Of the wharf.
THE boys were talking In groups, but
operations on a cask. Two of the men kept
talking 30 as to avert suspicion, but the third
fell to work. He had q gimlet, q can and a
mallet. With the mallet he gently knocked
down two of the hoops. This spread the
slaves q little. Then he bored o hole between
two slaves, inserted o straw, drew a Whit OF
1t. md then the rum flowed freely into the
can.
"When it was filed the fellow plugged up
A. ~ --l lrn,,aral ~, sha h0O,,, nrI 20
/ hadn't caught him no one would have been
the wiser, but q few men would have had q
good drink for nothing,
~ had the threeI caught discharged. and
after that kept q sharp lookout. and there
slpneea.0
The evening world., 1888-04-02

The burning Of Congressman PHELps's
house at Hackepsack will cause a feeling of
regret in the minds of many who do not per-
sonally know its owner and nave never seen
the residence. The destruction of q home is
always a sad event-there are 80 many things
that can never be replaced. To Mr.. PHELPs's
home there were attached historic associa-
tions, and its picturesque appearance and
valuable contents make its destruction q real
loss to New Jersey.
The evening world., 1888-04-02
TO CATCH THE FLEEING NOTE.
A New Instrument TO Record Impr ovisa-
tions ON the Piano..

A New Instrument TO Record Impr ovisa-
lions on the Pinno.
Beneath the keyboard Of an upright piano
in Ponds is q queer, box-like continuance.
1t seemed so out of place to the eye of IN
EVENING WORLD reporter who noticed 1t yes
terday that he inquired its use.
"That is an automatic musical recording
attachment" he was told. For O great
many years inventors have been at work
attempting to perfect an attachment for the
piano which would record improvisations.
For a longer time composers and amateur
musicians have desired such o machine to
capture the hundreds of beautiful melodies.
phrases and themes which are the inspiration
of the moment and are forever lost with the
inspiration. For the lack Of such an attach
ment some of the most beautiful creatures Of
the master minds in music have set the air
vibrating but once.
Inventions of this character have sue
ceeded in a measure, but all have been more
or less faulty in the matter of complication
and liability to get out of order.
~ think. however, that all the difficulties
in the way have been surmounted by the in
ventor of this attachment. / have tested it
and it recorded faithfully every detail of
note-value, time and key"
The attachment is q compact arrangement
HAUL ullCtbiJ WIG hOy-pouiu VI IiO
instrument and consists of a series of pen
ellis, which work automatically upon a roll of
paper moved by clock-work. There is q PEN
Gil for each key of the instrument.
The paper is ruled ~longitudinally; the
pencils playing in the spaces. The black
notes are represented on the paper by the
cross-ruling of the spaces corresponding
thereto.
When in the humor for improvisation the
musician sits down to his instrument and
touches a spring which starts the clock-work
and sets his recording machine in motion.
Every note that it is his pleasure to strike on
the piano Is accurately, recorded on pencilled
lines on the roll. The length of the lines
determine the relative value of the notes.
Of course. the music recorded is not writ
ten in musical characters. but it is an easy
matter for q trained musician to translate il
it into regulation musical manuscript.
In fact, it is said to be easier to read than
many bad manuscript pieces.
The inventor of this wonderful work OF
mechanical genius is Bruno Greiner, a Ger.
man musician who has for many years been
at work npon the problem how to make must.
cal composition easy.
The evening world., 1888-04-02
GHOSTS,

Some of the phenomena of "Spiritualism,"
so-called, are of q character to challenge the
thoughtful consideration of those who, IN
like THoREAu and most busy and well-bal-
anced men, are not satisfied with one
world at a time"
But the rick-perforining, money grabbing,
credulity insulting performances Of charla-
FANS in the " medium business " are quite
another thing. The alleged spirit paint
ings" and the gibberish that purports to
come from the shades of great men in the
other world are enough to MAKE rational
people ocho EMERsoN's tremendous sneer
"'These things make us wish for q more
effectual suicide!"
Why is it that a proportion of mankind
dearly love to be humbuggedP
The evening world., 1888-04-02
SHADE OF THACKERAY.

There is q blizzard in a ~punch-bowl ut
Louisville over the performances Of a rich
contractor and ward politician in the hitherto
exclusive "Pendennis Club"
The obnoxious members strong points are
his money and his "infooence," but it is
charged that he" lacks breeding and cannot
read or write"
And this is the "Pendennis Club !" Shades
Of THAcKERAY and of the randest gentleman
in fiction, Col. N~ewcombe, fancy such an
element in q club bearing the name of "Pen!"
The literary and well-bred coterie In Louis
Vile has certainly had hard luck.
The evening world., 1888-04-02
LANDSCAPE BY GLASGOW SPIRITS.

the canvas. 1 am not much concerned
whether the likenesses are good or not; the
question is, whether the thing is fact Or
fraud.
I~inclose you a ph~otograph-one of many
of a painting lone at Glasgow under similar
conditions as your reporter describes, but in
addition to the medium being in the seance
room along with others all the materials needed
for producing q painting were provided, in
Guiding paints and brushes. The painting
was done in the dark. In oil c%olors, the time
occupied being o few seconds.
The question Is, who painted the picture ?
Was it the medium, David Duguid. or the
spirit of Jan Stein
If the medium Is not the person. who does
the work who does it And if the spirits do
not, in the case Of Mr.. Marsh, use brushes.
who supplies the paint ?
care not which way it Is. only let us have
the facts. Yours truly, I. r, RHODES,
1853 Third avenue,
The evening world., 1888-04-02
BUDS FROM JERSEY CITY.

City Mashal Long In preparing for his busiest sea-
son-the election.
Senator Edwards is the most boyish-looking Of
Hudson County's representatives at Trenton.
Clerk westervelt, OF the Board OF Education, II
one Of the most proficient organists in the city.
Mr.. william T. Evans is IN art enthusiast and has
one Of the nnest private collections In jersey City.
Cornelius Zabriskie, the weiLknown banker, In
the largest stakeholder OF the Union Ferry Com
pany Of Brooklyn.
Mike o'Donnei, the populer clerk of the Court of
Sessions, will abandon court duties for othera
lie has been appointed Assistant Postmaster.
Peter Henderson, the scotsman, converts q large
section Of the hill into Q nower garden in the
spring. The grounds about his house are the
finest in Jersey City.
The evening world., 1888-04-02
The Flying Dove Of Peace

Archly frosted quivsring. flying Dove. A Dream o.
Life screen calendar. An imported ideal head. Amin
ported frosted snow scene and = full set Of mAEnihesns
floral cards. Fourteen artistic pieces. Sent 70 any ons
who will buy from a druggist a box Of the genuine DE-
@. MoLANE's oKLEBRATED LIvxR PILLS tphoe 70 esSJ
and mail us the outside wrapper from the boz wins
cents in stamps. Write your address plainly. fI1Mna
BRos,. PittSburg. Pa
DR.. O. McLANEs LIVER PILLS are . sure cure ss
Sick Headache. BiliousnSsS and Dyspepsia. ThaS are
peculiarly adapted for ladies. and are sbSOlatsS sAsss
Prepared from the puTsst mAtsElAiS.
The evening world., 1888-04-02

NOUS LETTER..
Inspector Murray examined the letter
critically and could not recognize the hand
writing, but became convinced that the in
formation had been ~vouchsafed in good
faith and was not the work of the historic
crank who invariably appears, Immediately
after the commission of u great crime, in the
garb of a detective. The records of the
Bureau of Vital Statistics were searched and
this apparently harmless certificate was the
result
Sarah Victoria Corners, twenty eight years and
three months old, dressmaker by occupation, born
In New York, residence third floor of No. 3H East
Twenty street, died June ~, 1878. Last saw
her alive June 81, 1879. Had been In poor health
six months. Cause of death, consumption.
c. M. BAKER, 81 East Tenth street.
On the back of the certificate appeared an
entry showing that the girl had been buried
in Cypress Hills Cemetery on June 20. by ID.
II. Thorn, undertaken, Of 2l5 Sixth street.
well, Captain" remarked Inspector
Murray. as he laid tho certificate on his desk,
" there certainly is nothing on the face of
that record to indicate any irregularity."
NO." was the response of the Captain
from Staten Island. am az much at sea rs
before, and l am weary following up clue
after clue only to find the mystery of Silver
Lake still more impenetrable."
Leave this letter with me-" said Inspec-
tor Murray, as the interview closed, A." and
rest assured If the Staten Island crime has o
link in its chain of evidence I'M this city we
will find it."
The evening world., 1888-04-02

In q little cottage by the roadside sits an
old man and his two daughters. Laura, the
younger, sits by the fireside reading q book,
while Jennie. the elder, darns some stock
ings for her father. Further down the road
Ia another cottage in which dwells Jennie's
lover.
On the morrow Jennie and Tired meet on
the roadside where Fred has his coach wait
ing, and Fred proposes to Jennie that they
ride Town to Fred's house. They know moth
ing Of the one who is lurking near, hearing
all that 10 going on. Jennie and Fred walk
to the coach while the one who Ii lurking
near follows them.
In the cottage lies Jennie dying with the
fever. while the old man is mourning for the
loss Of his daughter Laura, who has run away
with Fred.
On a steamship bound for the city are two
people one is sickly while the other is as
bright as ever. They sail two or three days
more, while the one who il sickly gets worse
and dies. Then Laura is mourning for the
loss of Fred, and as soon rs she lands she gets
0 ticket to go back again and ask forgiveness
from her sister and her father.
Laura is now kneeling before her father.
who has told her to leave his house, for she
has brought her sister to her grave, who
Laura begs her father not to turn her out in
the storm, but he is stern and tells her to 60.
She goes and meets with an accident and is
taken to the hospital, and once there suffers
O few days and dies.
This Is Laura's folly. She parts two lovers
and kills them both, n at the end repents
and dies.
The evening world., 1888-04-02

When itoomes to sporting news THE EVEN
mo WORLD is always a sure winner. Its
triumph of last season was repeated on Sat-
urday. when The EVENING WORLD was on the
street with the result of the game between
the New Yorks and the Jaspers, and selling
In front Of the Eoening Sun office nine min
utes before that boastful laggard made Its
appearance.
The evening world., 1888-04-02
Put Yourself In His Place.
IHkom Haro.Fis RaKor

n vious young man
(speaking OF favored
riyal)-Yes, George u
clever and handsome, but
he Is 90 abominably con-
oeited.
Sharp young lady-Cu,
Mr.. Dumley, II you were
handsome and clever
would not you be con-
ceited7 "a few moments
election, followed BY
total collapse Of Dumley.
The evening world., 1888-04-02

Rev. Mr.. Fighter TO-
curing material for his
great work on prison 70
form)-To what do you
attribute your presons
position
Long Armed scadsey
(speaking from the bot
tom of his h~eart)-Pocket-
pickin', boss.
The evening world., 1888-04-02

Why should JACOB SHARP object to being
tried IN q city that he claims to nave bene-
fitted 80 greatly and which last fall voted to
temper the prosecution of public thieves and
bribers with q big dose of the milk Of
human kindness p"
The evening world., 1888-04-02
o TOWN GOSSIP.

Local Agent Craig, Of the D. d O., 10 . fsyorite
with dramatic people.
Charles Rowiey, Of spaidine's, could write . book
on what he knows about guns. He u, besides, one
Of the best shots In the city.
Prof. Fred Lubin. OF Clarendon Hall, II he were
% disposed, could tell q good deal about esprit "
paintings. At one time lin his younger days he
was famous a. o medium.
The evening world., 1888-04-02
WHENCE THE PAINT?

Specimen of a Spirit Landscape and Ques>
lions Suggested by IL.
To the Editor Of The Erening World:
I have carefully read the account given in
The EVENING WORLD of the pictures made
by spirits for Luther r. Marsh. and I observe
that your reporter does not say whether
paints were in the seance room or not at the
time the pictures were produced. He does
say that that there is no mark of brushes on
The evening world., 1888-04-02

before the New York Inspector IN
anonymous letter he had received. He
gava q graphic story Of finding the
mutiliated body Of q female in q barrel
which was sunk in Silver Lake, but no.
where was there q mark Of identity. The
anonymous letter merely said
THE body found in the barrel Is that Of
Sarah Victoria Corners, who died under Pc
culiar circumstances"
The evening world., 1888-04-02
We Are Always In Front.
lFrom tie World April IL

IFTOW No WOFId ApTFT Il
TIL EVENING WORLD, faithful to IL promise TO
serve the public with the news Of the day in adj
vance OF all contemporaries, scored another trt-
umph yesterday. A full and able report Of the
nrst baseball game OF the season AZ the Polo
Grounds appeared In q baseball extra. which was
for sale on the doorsteps OF the alleged live after
noon paper nine minutes before that Journal had
relied upon 70 give the people The asWS nrSs'