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The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1888-06-27

Send gO.;r Job Work of all kinds to TIE
Citizen Office, If goa rant II done neatly,
chedply and Ipih dispatch.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1888-06-27
THE l,AILY CITIZEN

LARGER DAILY AND WEEKLY CIR
CULATIoN IN WESTERN NORTH CARO-
LIMA AND EAST TENNESSEE THAN ANY
OTHER PAPER. CONSTANTLY INCREAs-
ING.
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EINE COWS FOR SALE.
NOTICE!

II
Of the Inferior Court of Buncombe county and
State of North Carolina in the case of Estate vs..
Court House iS the city of AsheVille, on Wednes
day the 25th day of July next, the sane being
Wednesday Cf the july Term of said Inferior
Court, one tract of land, containing one hundred
and twenty five acres more or less, lying on the
head waters of AyeIyis Creek, known as the
marion Cole tract" adjoining the lands ofW. E.
Lance. Jesse Baker and others, levied on Us the
property of said Marion Cole. who has left the
state Terms cash. This June 25th, 1883.
WI. W0RLEY, Sheriff.
June IS w4W By A. c. Patterson, D. c.
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THE CAMPAIGN.
Take the Asi,eviIIe Ci,izen--FuII an
Fair discussions Of the Political
issues.

In order that all the people may keep
themselves fully informed upon the
political issues of the present campaign
we will send the AsHEvILLE CITIZEN
until the lst ofnext December as follows
DAILY, single subscription 90
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Arrival and Departure of Passenger
Trains.
SALIsBUkY-Arrlves EOS p. M. leaves for n or
ristoWn at 5:1S o. m
TENNESSEE Arrives at ] 25 y. m, and leaves at
l:So p m. Arrives at 9:4i p m, and leaves for
Spartanburg 1t 9:I9 D. m.
Sra 11F-rHSBURG= ArrtveErat s n. "a l0aves for
Morristown al $40 a. m. Freight accommodation
leaves Asheville at $40 m, and arrives at 900
p. m.
WAYNEsvILLE--Leaves AsEeville at 500 M,
and arrives at 4:50 Q. m
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1888-06-27

WANTEP:-
want small house, rent $40 per month,
or would ike to meet suitable party willing to
join me in renting larger house. Address
june q div BOX 53, CITY.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Z sHEvILLE MILITARY ACADEMY.
The i9tn term Ct this scheol will open on
Wednesday, Sept. 5, 1888, and continue 20 weeks.
For terms and particulars, address
jun27dtd S. F. NENABLE, Principal.
l.
white setter dog of medium size. named
Dash" Reward if rcturtled to f. w. Hazard,
Woodfin street. jun27d3t
GUNNER SCHOOL.
During the two months OF vacation, from Mon
day, July 2, a limited number of purilS will be
taken for instruction at my residence, No. Is
Bearden Avenue near ACADEMY street. Pupils
coached for collegiate and other examinations or
entrance into classes or grades in schools.
S. +. yENABLE,
27dIw Prin AsheYille Mil Academy
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SPICES.

Try our pure Spices, and you will use
no others.
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Clothing for hot weather at bottom
figures. II. REDWOOD * Co.
deOd5t
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-04
, mo PARADE OF LETTER CARRIERS.

The letter carriers will do as much walking as
usual today although there will be only one delivery
~ mail matter from the Post Office. The rest OF the
marching will be voluntary and viii to celebrate
tho enactment OF the law limiting the labor of the
carriers TO eight hours day. The procession VIII
form al about $50 D. No. in Broadway below the Post
Office and will proceed through Broadway, to Twelfth
st 70 Ffthavc TO East Seventeenth-st., to Fourth
ave 70 Twentietl,-st 10 Irving place, TO East FIJI
feminist, TO Nilsson Hail.
Congressman Cox has been the leading advocate
NJ tbe legislation I'm favor Of the carriers and Mrs.
Cox will review the parade from her home at No
II East Twclftb-st The reviewing stand viii be AT
the Union Square Cottage in scvcnteenth-st Among
thu spccIal guests whose attendance is expected are
OK Postmaster General James, United States Senator
plair Congressman Cox, Congressman McAdoo, w.
+. McKenna United states Marshal Mcmahon, Post
masters Hendrix OF Brooklyn IIarriiy. of Philadelphia
Kelly. of Jersey City: Fcidler OF Newark, ana NC,
Kenna Of Long Island City. Tho carriers VIII
have dinner AZ Nilsson Hall, ard meeting VIII DC
held I'm the Academy OF Music at o'clock, Tor when
a long programme of music and speeches has been
prepared.
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responding day last year. sso higher than On Monday ~
~ below tho normal
In and near this city to-day there win probably b
warmer. fair weather.
TRYING TO PASS THE TEST BY PROXY,

Another attempt to e7adc the Civil Service rules was
made pubn in Brooklyn yesterday. Among tho sp'
plcants for examination for places the eligible st
Of romen was John f. Ieary, OF No. 452 Batc-st. who
was vouched for by several respectable Democrats
He signed bis name TO the application at tho onice
of the Civil Service Commission and was directed 10
present himself for the athletic examination At this
however, man appeared who pcrsonated him ana
signed his name In an entirely different handwI1tings
When the names compared after tho examination
was over the fraud detected, but nothing was sAas
and Leary received notice to appear for tho pn's'c@a
examination on Monday. Leary then appeared In per.
SON but the man who had personatcd him was NOT 70
be seem 10 was found that Leary was too short %
answer the test applied in the athletic exsmnstSns
He rejected. District Attorney klosway sas mo-
there is no way of Furnishing the attempted fraud.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-04
DIED.


ANDERsON-At Newark, n. j.. July Sd inst, william Ans
Fancpa Thusday at o'clock from his late residence 70
IhOLasst
rnterment Albany Cemetery
BoYD-on July q of heart disease Abram Boyd In his
F1neraI Thursday July from Engswosd Presbyeefa
Church on arrival train Northern X T. Oh ~ d
leaving Chanbers.st. at l;io D. IN
DoDGE-On Tuesday, July }. Mary Shatswel dauxhter
of The late Nathaniel ell AMI Emily Pomeroy Dedge.
Iuterment at Mount Auburn Boston. Mass
GRATACAP-Ar Sound Beach, on Tuesday. July 8, kenny
T. Gratacap OF Newly , .sxp.... -
services at hB rcsiuehcos
Thursday, at 30. m.
Interment at Sound Beach - ...,. x-~-, o.
Carriages at arrival OF lo2 m train from new
Member, Of Chancellor walworth Lodge. Ne 27l, ana
4. NJ. are invited TO atteni.
HALI-At Hartford Conn. July g. Harvey Chandler Hsu
OF Brooklvn, ~. y ageI %.
Burial a Walingfori Conn.
JONES-At Montclsr :. j.. on Monday. July q nsrJSs
F1nerai al Riigsdri Conn.,, Thursday morning. July
LOCEwoOD-on Monday, at Cornwall New-fork kmna
A.. W lie Philip e. Lockwood.
Funeral services Bethlehem. Penn. Thursday . p m.
ROYCE-Juius H.. suddenly July 2. at his residences ~
Albion. orleans Co. New York. aged o.
Funeral Thursday. the oth
sMIrH-on Tuesday. July Mary Oakley, rect o. sns
late James SnIth. aged 70 years roo -. u.o.S.
Funeral her late residence 53S MaeonsI tooA'
Ivn on Thursday evening, at O'CLOCK
Interment at Wsodlawn
yoGEL-Pa..sd away Monday July q Harry R., beloved
and only son of Henry Emily voge age IL years
Funeral services held at his late residence 200 Keap
Brooklyn. ON wednesday, July g. al - SioeA y q"
Intormens privafe.
WARREN.GANUNG-S suddenly at Union Valley Esw!
York. July Eliza Warren Gaming In tue 'osn yoAs VI
Funeral at Union Valley Church. Thursday. July a.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-04
ARRESTED VITALITY.
IT,, N~rdau and EQrecf

To the Editor OF Garden and F0rest-Sr Many
wears ago a nurseryman In Nebraska had his stock
devourcd by grasshoppers and fail,d 10 pay us.
had very large stock OF Green Ash seedlings that
were very fine, and that no would load with
100000 Of them In exchange for his note that had
held for ten years
Tho trees dug early In Novsn Der, ,ssa they
Were longer than usual In transit Our books show
that we paid the freight November 2eth, bur as
freight bits are not paid until the latter part Of each
month"; does not establish the exact date when the
plants were received. -
Mr.. Geo Ellwanger called on us In June, 1886, and
surprised to see nearly 100000 Of these trees piled
up In bundles OF 200 EACH covering space about
eight feet long six feet wide and about three feet deep
in of our frost proof packing shed We sent
Mr. Euwanger bundle from the same lot OF trees In the
spring OF 1897, after they had lain another year u.
disturbed This a greater surprise than ever, and
20 surprise him than last year. we sent him
mother bundle to-day by mall from the same pile thirty
one months from the time the planfse%crc dug NO
earth other material has touched them during these
months except the earth floor and quantity
OF forest tree leaves laid over them when they were
placed In the packing house In November, 1885.
We send you also package from the same lot. The
wide doors have been left open this cold. backward
spring and I see the buds have started. have bad
The doors closed and directed Our packer To send you
package from tho same pile next May.
ROBERT DOUGLAS
Waukegan, Ill.
Tho plants have been received from Mr.. Douglas.
They arc In excellent condition. the wood Is perfectly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-04
AND STILL MIR. FELLOWS WILL NOT BLUsH.
RECORDER sMyTm HAS TO HELP ONE OF HIS


ASSISTANTS GET TIE PROPER WITNESSES
John Martin. commonly known as Bllnky,' VINO
has boon well known to the police for many ycarS.
would have escaped immediate punishment II Recorder
Smyth had not been persistent en- the Trial. which DO
gan on Monday of an Indictment charging Mnrtin
with stealing clothing valued at $50 from Mrs. Mary
Smith. of No. 383 East TortIeh-st Tho only person
who saw the theft Eugene Trenton, age seven,
who was in Mrs. Smiths at the time When
he went on the witness stand a brief examination
showed that he not sufficiently Instructed as 10
the nature of an oath to be competent wlsness
Assistant Dlstrct-Atorney Golf was ready to abandon
the trial and suggested that juror be Withdrawn Tho
Recorder said mot Just yet" and recalled MIS-
Smith, who had testified to the loss OF the clothrg'
lie obtained from her by crossquestionng the names
Of the occupants Of the adjoining rooms.
"Now. Mr.. Gof.' said the Recorder. you have
from fifteen TO thirty subpoena servers down stairs
Set them to work and have all these people here and
see whether we cannot find out more about this case
When the case resumed to-day two women,
who lived I'm rooms near those of Mrs Smith. testified
seeing Martin about the and one met him as he
was leaving the and noticed certain suspicious
acts There was sufficient evidence TO submit the
case 10 the Jury and as Martins own testimony was
confradlctcd by several witnesses. he was c0nvcted
Recorder Smyth sentenced him TO one year IN the
penitentlary and to pay fno Of $3.50.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-04
4 FORMER DEMOCRAT on CLEVELAND'

,, mn WIS FREE TRADE POLICY-IGN0
RANCE OF AMERICAN HISTORY.
D,charl W. English of Buffalo, who was the Dchi-
oc,at,c City Auditor when Mr. Cleveland was nasoi
Of that city, was in Now-York tho othcr Day ni'
English was fearless and effective adVocac VI 'i'
Blalnc's election four years ago, basine MS ac',o'
NOT on nersonaI grounds but on Cleveands hostility
10 protection. Up to that time MI EngnSn hau ."
WAYS bccn a Democrat lie announces his intention
~ support the Republican ticket this year Also
II shah take or my coats said Mr. English, =" ana
do all in nv power to aid the election OF Harrison anu
Mor.or | know hundreds of Democrats VINO 'o'cu
for nlanc I'm 1884 who will do as mean 10 90 'his
year On the other hond. know many Rcpuohcans
VIZ voted for Cleveland who regret that they dio 50
ard who desire 10 make amends by voting for General
Harrison. am opposed to Mr.. Glove
land because know that he IS un-
true TO the principles Of American protec''oh
During fhc campaign of 1880, when the Oafhcid
procession was passing through the streets OF bunao
hundreds of Democrats marched under the KcpuDican
banner of Protection. 1 stood with Mr. cleveland
watching the display. Pointing to the Democrats IN
tho ranks I said: you see now the results OF
doubtful tariff policy Well replied Mr. CleVe-
land. 1T Is all right. isn't IT? free Irade ana
sailors Rchts--isut that right""
awhile this answer showed very limited knowledge
on Mr. Cleveands part Of the actual meaning Of the
old 1912 war cry-'frce-tradc and sailors rights'-t
was evidence to me of his unsoundness upon the great
question underlying tho Nations prosperity. HIS
action since his election. his undsgulsed sympathy
Will. Mor;isons horizontal tariff ill., his frectiaae
message and HIS open advocacy OF the NILS Dill.
exnio mn man Of he country in the interest
of the British manufacturers predict thaI manu-
some majority Of the voters Of the STATE nf Ncl ORR
will be found with me and against CieVeiahd anu "e
free traders next November"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-04
POISON POPULAR AS EVER.

Mrs. Beatrice simonson the wife OF grocer at NO.
ao7 Second ave. was intoxicated ON Monday night ana
went to grocery to AJAX for money her huspau re-
80, A, g,ve her any and she threw fruit and vegetables
a. him until policeman arrested her She was locked
nm in the Harlem Police Station Two hours later she
vas found Insensbe her cell She had cut one OF her
wrists and had swallowed some poison An "'Du'",u'
nrse,ro from the effects OF the poison yesterday
Mary Clinton, age fortythrec. the vile oil uueA
arvcr at No All West Twenty 1fthst, awoke her nus
hand early yesterday morning 10 tell him that she had
taken some rat poison. physician was summoned p"'
she died before noon. ~,
Francis Carsey, a coai.heavef in Heekers nour MILL
tried 70 XII himself with dose OF poison a. MS Aome'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-04
PLANS OF ACTORS AND HANGERS.

Prroors about tho future management OF Walacks con-
,,nuc m he circulated with amazing frequency and variety
Mr. Abbey is certain to the theatre long as he
wants II next season his three attiacons Coaueln
Mary Anderson and Mira 1t is quite possible that
he may be willing to give up tenancy after that time
Mr. Moss has had several offers for the theatre II Is
understood that prominent manager DESTROYS OF taking
the house for years and VIII even agree TO give
up the best part OF his MI Abbeys airac
tons at comraratvely low rental. Mr.. Abbey. who
has recently been in London, is at German watering
place
Mrs. Arthur walsck is wing dangerously III at the
house Of her father Theodore Moss, in Madlson-ave
There slight Improvement In her condition yesterday
handsome souvenir been prepared and will be given
away at the cyeorama OF Gettysburg 70 all visitors to-day
and during month Of July. 1t is book artstcsly
illuminated and containing great deal OF historic ana mil
tary information concerning the great battle which cannot
be obtaed anywhere without great deal OF trouble
Besides map and Typographical plan of the battle it has
the memorial Getysb address of Abraham Lincoln ;
scenes battlefield; portrait Of Generals Hancock
Hunt Webb Reynolds, Lee, sckcs. Meade Lonestrcet and
Pickett and complete roster OF all the New orh ana
New-Jersey regiments that in the fight.
Mr.. Rudolph Aronson has decided to discontinue the
usual Saturday matinee at the Casino during July, and
thus artists chorus musicians and employees or
the theatre the benefit OF the Saturday half holiday"
Particular attention been given the decoration OF the
entire Broadway front o; the roof garden with rare
flowers plants The Casino only house Of comic
opera open present. and Nady" viii be given nightly
together with the promenade the roof garden
after the opera
The second week Of Nero; the Fall Of Rome" has
opened most auspicousy the attendance having been un
usually large for Monday and Tuesday
The wild West" will doubtless be extensively patron
lied at both performances By todays holiday makers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-04
Post Ouice Notice..

Should be read daily by all interested as changes ray
occur s or foelen countries need be specially ~
for dsPsIa 10 eg any dypRss Of
merca documents, letters not specially addreSseo p'"S
the fastest vessels d sya asns June 7h will ,s
promptly in all cases, at this office as follows
for Pr r, ,ss Per ssI@.s's
must be directed Panama ~ at io;so m los s,
PIP a,sr ya eoanre
be- directed per sriiannie' at ~ M tsr Easoys
per per, 'f io s%' nsaa aH nn n Be- drce9ed
" ans tor nsf s1srs %as, Sc
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yl Sr
land must DO directed PER msmm0 al az fol Nssss
per steamship .ss pasIs%s D 2
stessn % 10 xs lanai $50 SeT:ss$ssSS,
Miaueon per steamer from Halifax.
FnIDAy-A for 81 pS%nyS S Ssps hs y ssc
Turks o I. csmss eSs cSsps rsSssco aud
steamship santiago ss,.srs Tor other AeAesa ''s
sAs Spain AMI sisa@sSip T. ss;s.sss
Ms,rS a. oan a. il a0s Essps
RAJ ,,, ya f n@s:ai''TBs sisia@ Nendilands
sSsds' Nsr~, y. Hs sss;s -
Bremen s'' e, the Su Ns.ns sS s'
sseraam yer steamship ssaeaa letter. aqs. = ~,
Tseiss Isr s ssnsa% from Now ~
Mails for CHINA aud Japsr per te.m,hip eass so 3S
Francisco SS,s here S:r '. M ~ Hs,srss
Franeiscol close hers July III. At n "a ~ :
Islands per stssmship zeaianaia IRON s srya a.
July Ss A a. .ss Win s iSf mail:
sSss.y i: siSss nJ re- jay sp
n m Mails Tor Cuba by rail 70 TAMPA nts cSies
BY steamer. VIA key W est fiA' o'''' ~ w. H. IN
vi ESQ ~ IN. r.L.i
.Tns schsiule Of closing OF TrsnSpacnc mails
en- tho their nsiS,s s E.ss srsns %
"a. Francisco on the day OF sailing OF ssssmsf' - ~
thehoe "e sa"'aA' HENRY q PEARSON. Sss - Y
post once Nsw.Ysrk. June ~. 1854 49,
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THE WEATHER REPORT

GOVERNMENT INDIcATioYs-FoR 36 HoURa
WASHINGTON July s. p. m.-For New England Eastern
New.YorK Eastern Pennsylvania, NcwIersey' pea"aro
and MARYLAND warmer fair weather. souheriy WINGS
For Virginia and North Carolina, slightly warmer anu
falr -, CO.. .,,u.,,r
For south Carolina. Georgia and the Gull states signify
cooler followed by stationary tcmperatufe' Ia" "e"''
,oloved on the Gnlf by local rains.
For Tennessee and Kentucky cooler local rams iono"ea
by fair weather ,.u,w..,. ana
For West Virginia Ohio western fenhsyHan" gu,
Neryork cooler fair weather followed by local
rains ..,., A.,
For Indiana and Illinois slightly warmer prece1su III
a,aua nv cooler local rains followed by fair weather
For Lower Michigan Upper Michigan anu "isooa'nn'
aooa.a In Ioyer Michigan by cooler weather.
local rain followed by fair weather ,.,
For Minnesota Eastern and Southwestern Dakota shsnS
warmer local rains followed by fair weather
Far iowa and Missouri local ran ioho"ea ny
fair weather. , ,.. o.,
For Kansas Nebraska and Colorado sishuy '00''' ''
,oved by stationary temperature. fair weather.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-04
East pOUND RATE CUTTING.

The rates from Chicago to Ncw-York and Boston on
dressed becf remain unchanged at 20 IL cents.
Rumors were circulated in Wall Street yesterday that
a further cut had been made to 90 cents by the Erie
road but the officials of that company In this city
stated that they had not been informed from Chicago
o. any such action at the same time they would not
deny that there was probability Of such rate being
made Chicago dispatches stated that the Lake Shore
road had cut live stock rates cents. making inc ra'o
- IL cents and on provisions a further reduction
~ . 10 cents was announced, leaving the ratio at
DO IL cents per hundred pounds. The Vanderbilt
roads were reported to have cut grain rates Il
cents but no railroad officials In this city would cor
roborate any of the rumors from Chicago on ihS SUD
feet.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-04
ORATORS WHO WILL TALK TO TAMMAYY.

The brigade of Congressional orators who are 10 hcIp
celebrate the Fourth OF July arrived at the HOFFMAN
House last night In two detachments In charge Oh
senator Jacob A. Cantor Bernard Martin, General
Cochrane and Thomas F. Gilroy, the special committee
cen, 10 escort them from Washington senator Vest,
Of Missouri was the first to register lie was followed
by the Texas apostle of frcctradc, Roger o. Mills.
The rest Of the party included Congressman shivcy OF
Indiana; Governor Riggs, Of Delaware; Congressman
McCreary, OF Kentucky General Patrick A. Collins, OF
Boston: General +. Hooper, Of Mississippi, and Mel
bourne II. Ford, Of Michigan speaker CARLISLE. Con-
Gresham breckenridge, of Kentucky, and Congress
man WISE OF Virginia. came later and were
welcomed by Henry wattcrson, who is spending few
wrecks here as Is his custom every There viii
lc speeches by tic visitors mentioned and also by
W Uourke Cochran Congressman Cox, General spinoa.
MAYOR Chaplin. Of Brooklyn and number OF other
i0c al leaders of the Democracy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-04
ANOTHER EFFORT TO SAVE "DAy" LYONS


Recorder Smyth heard argument yesterday on the
last possible proceeding In the courts in the of
Daniel LIONS, who is now under sentence OF DEATH the
sentence to be carried out August IL An applica-
ton for a new trial may be made the ground of
newly discovered evidence to the trial Judge even after
the Court Of Appeals has affirmed the sentence. Such
motion argued yesterday before Recorder Smyth,
BIZ s. S. Blake for Lyons and Assistant Dstrict-At-
torncy Parker for the prosecution.
Mr. Blake presented the aIidavits Of Mary Irving
Alice Hennessy Henrietta Curran Isabella Curran and
Mrs. Curran. The four young women sworc that they
Thlrty-cshth-st. and SecOndave July s. and
Joseph Quinn strike Lyons before Lyons fired the
shot which killed Quinn MIS- Curran and her
daughters swore that the daughters had been restrained
by fear Of notorety from disclosing the information
which they possessed Mr. Parker read. in opposing
the motion, adavits rejecting the character of the
witnesses and showing their Interest In Ly0nss behalf
The Recorder will hear further testimony on Friday or
Saturday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-04
THE FOURTH'S FIRST VICTIM
ONE MAN KILLED BY A SMALL CANNON, AND
TWO WOUNDED

ONE MAN KILLED BY A SMALL CANNON AND
TWO WOUNDED.
Andrew and William Taylor young men of No.
PAL West Sixty-first-st, were preparing siX-pOund
cannon in the front room of their dwelling at few
minutes to o o'clock last night, which they were
going to set off at ! 9 o'clock on the roof of the
building spark gnited the vent powder, and
the cannon, which had been loaded to the muzzlc
with coarse powder and wet paper went OFF, and
in its rccoil struck Andrew, tearing away the pit
of the stomach
Andrew Kcrrigan, Taylor's brothcr-in-law, who
was standing just behind Taylor, was also struck
by the cannon and knocked down, while William
TAYLOR was badly burned on the hands and arms by
The explosion. Andrew was taken to the hospital
and died at midnight.