Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-10-18

funeral arrangements have not YET
been given out.
No one longer doubts that the dual
tickets in this city will add great
strength to the State and National
tickets. Last night the Semnant Of
the United Labor Party dumped lie
candidate into the field in the person
Of James j. Coog4n, a we'll known
furniture dealer. The few Democra-
tic votes he will get will come almost
entirely from Tammapy Hall, which
makes Uncle Abram Hewitt's chances
even brighter. The indications point
to between $4,000 and 20, 600 majority
in this city for Cleveland, and at least
$1,000 majority for Hewitt.
You may just as well make up your
mind to take politics in straight doses
from now until the election. People
here are not talking about anything
else, and happenings that would or
dinsrily create unusual commotion
are now dismissed with the briefest
remark. Here is a desultory airing
Of things in general:
The dramatic stars n. Coquelin and
Nine. Hading are blazing away over
the armament Of Palmer theatre, but
only the ultra fashionable have the
time to 60 to see them.
Forger Foster who got away with a
quarter Of million from the Produce
Exchange is still invisible. while his
industrious brother, the good Deacon,
President Of the League Of the Repub-
lican clubs, continues to fire off his
"fry out-the- fa." appeals.
Another big ocean-steamer, the
"Queen," has just got to town with
four survivors of a crew of 25 on a
6shipg-smack, which they cut in two
off New Foundland. Incidents of
this kind have become SO common
that they attract little notice.
One thing. however, that appeals
with great force to the public heart,
because it appeals directly to the
public stomach. is the question OF
bread. "Old Hutchs" recent deal in
wheat, which sent that food staple up
a spinning, is keenly felt by tens OF
thousands of poor people in this city.
Many Of the bakers have raised their
prices from five TO seven and eight
cents q loaf. while others have met
the increased cost Of flour by making
their loayes smaller. Everywhere the
engineers of the "corner" are roundly
denounced. Just now the bells are
tolling in memory of Broker Williams
q wealthy operator who was ruined by
the deal, and driven to suicide.
The only compromising circum.
stance is that such farmers as have
wheat to sell benefit by the advanced
prices; but the shrewd spectators who
got thler grip on the market hold &
thousand bushels to the farmers one
/ New York's latest amusement fad
the road-scullers race, is doing fairly
well. 1t is a six day s contest between
the oarsmen who row carriages insteac
! Of boats. The machine is a tricicl,
with sliding seat and arm action sim
liar to that of propeliing an ordinary
racing shell. Particular interest i
given to it from the fact that tn
twelve contestants number the hes
known oarsmen in the country-al
Of them champions or ex-chsmpions
For long time Gotham amused her
self with six-days walking matches
but they fell into innocuous desuetude
Then We had six days roller-skatinj
matches, dreary sort of a contest
the everlasting swirl of the roller
making one seasick. Last year som
bright spirit in the sporting line re
suscitsted the pedestrian contest witt
considerable success. The rowinI
match is an English idea, and Englisl
ideas always go in New York.
FRANK L. VAUGHAN.