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The sun., 1888-05-06
THE JOHN L SULLIVAN CROW DEAD
A Cat at Last Found who Fought ~Nig."
Killed him. and Ate him the spst.

A Cat at Last Found who Fought "N,r."
Killed him. and Ato him On the Spot.
REMsEN, N. Y, May 6.-George Warmers
crow. OF more than local celebrity as q fighter
OF cats, OF whose career The SUN told a tale on
April 8. has come to grief. young man named
Henry Macdermott living in Gray, read the
account, and, although the roads were bad. he
determined to try against the crow q cat which
he had for IS a side. This cat is what the ma
cat gone wild, or the immediate, descendant OF
such a cat. 1t was a handsome big gray brute.
with black stripes on Its side. biE white patch
On It's throat and Sng gray M,t tau rinGed With YIN
traps trap set for skunks 1t was so vicious that all
attempts to tame itwere vain, and he had about
made up his mind to kill it when he read OF
He wrote Warner 2 challenge. which Ehts was in in
Henr eS lis cat
days before the dg6t, when he, ,tapered of thel
barney @ Hofmans farm. ravenously hungry.
Ss nsd N fSs Ss In Rm
i Sss $s s ss ss:5s g
and fro In q way that encouraged Macdermott
to raise, the bet 70 $40. while a number q
the Renssn boys Who had seen The IN
former fights, eagerly covering the money
A the Nos % H.. n ' By sas nS1
grow sprang into the ,sir and grabbed the cat
this I'll time the cat was too powerful. They, both
fell to the floor. whore one vigorous stroke OF
hs aoff R The hen ate hs
crow, enarlinG and growing in the most vicious
Macdermott will make further efforts to civil
The sun., 1888-05-06
MARKS OF RANK AMONG THE F1REMEN.
How the branches mad Grades Of the Ser.
vice May be Teid by tho Unlferms.

How the Rrnn ches md Grades Of the Ser.
vice May be Told by tho Uniferms.
A young woman who paid short visit to
New York and witnessed one Of the recent
disastrous fires has written to THE Bun tnquir-
ing about the flremen's uniforms. Her object
was to learn the way to distinguish the differ
ent officers from the body Of flremen. Assist
ant Foreman Hogan Of Engine Company was
found In the engine house at Chambers and
Centre r. streets yesterday. and gave the ioiiow-
Al! the officers Of our Fire Department wear
hs oads1s ans Ss % ns aSsrs sna s tss
and shield q sold apon his @ esp; His f. ilfe hat I
his title. Five crossed ross trumpets also decorate
each side Of the COLLAR of his jacket IN front
s
are SO s,sn Similar 70 the the 6hies the only direr;
the battalion chiefs wear similar fire hats, only
the gold fronts bear the numbers Of the bat
Msh
is distinguished By two trum,pets Of gold cord;
down. fhe Iittle shed on f the cap is Of Blue or
red cloth as the foreman is % connected With M an
ths %s
in a horizontal position. the large end at the
right Both foremen and assistant foremen
to which they are attached on their caps. col
lars, and fire hats The hats are black with
white shields. and bear no titles.
Al officers wear double breasted jackets.
while those OF the body OF fromen are SINGLE
breasted. The latter also wear fire hats, with
black fronts and white numbers when they are
members Of engine companies. and white front
truokmen. Members Of tho insurance patrol
wear red helmets. The ordinary fireman has
no decoration on his jacket and only the num-
ber OF his company on his cap.
The chief officers Of the department seem to
be very Indifferent about decorations. Chiefs
Shay. Bonner, and McCabe rarely wear their
more gaudy flre hats. and seem to prefer their
sober; r;looking little caps. The gold cord and
the brightness and glitter have departed from
them. 1t is only by close examination that the
trumpets can be DISTINGUISHED. The trumpets
run in together and it is hard to tell the differ
ence between his cap and those OF the two
assistant chiefs.
The sun., 1888-05-06
Cnichins Lots OF FsIes.

NORWICH, May 5.-The last fortnight has
been lively one for game in Columbia, wild
town north OF this city and nursery Of foxes.
Arthur Post In three days captured sixteen
foxes and the town paid him $23 bounty.
Ferdinand King got seven. H. b. Frink's fam
lily were sitting in their kitchen soon after these
captures, when a robust, partridge crashed
stove. The bird was well cooked In spots whom
It was taken from the range In sprague, this
day, for which no received $50 bounty. A
banl OF foxes rGidca D. S. Reeds poultry house
at Wormwood ilill, Toland county, tho other
day or two later, Martin flaherty saw Q fox
crossing field in the middle Of the day with a
hole and dug It out together with .six young
i1E che dslds OF playinG about The house ysxds.
The sun., 1888-05-06
NATURES DESIGNS DEFINED.
A WnshinEten Court Says that Hersesp
Tails are Protection Agaiust FLEA.


Tails are Protection AEaiost FLEA.
From the Baltimore American
An interesting case tried in the District
Court In the early part Of the week was In re-
gard to the docking Of the tails Of two horses
owned by tho British Minister though all men.
ton Of the owners name was carefully. with
held. A number OF members Of the
Humane Society interested in the pros
Se''ea the case ssd was Called e The agent of the
Of the tail Of each horse had been docksd. and
so great was the suffering Of one of the animals
from the operation that when first discovered
In the stable he was ready to drop.
The Judge, after listening to both sides Of
the matter, said that this was the first time
such case had been brought to his attention.
The extreme penalty of the law was $3.50 and
two years imnrisonment In jail whore 1t was
proven that the act Of mutllation was ma
It was shown to have been done by RESPONSE
BILE parties. with no bad motives, the fns
would be $25 In each OF the two cases. In
concluding his remarks the Judge stated
that the horse. having been supplied BY nature
with q tail for the purpose OF protecting him
self against flies and other insects. has right
to retain this portion Of his anatomy. Further
more. that this right cannot be infringed upon
BY man with impunity After the payment OF
the fine the horses were given over to the Gus.
tody Of member Of the legation, who was In
court for the purpose OF claiming them.
The sun., 1888-05-06
Man 10 What woman has Msss IN.
From As ST. Louts Globe Democrat

Prof. Cv. Riley. formerly State E4ntonolo-
nePSSrtment Of ACTc9tuss. created sen;ation
SSsnIns Mrs EiixsSsth 6ady Stanton! o Miss iss
Snss%I SmSng the ladies' present. The lsct ds.
PeI hilss :hoxsa sH% Ros to iSSsInnS ai.
creation, had developed T and dTpnsgSn srown to l
ssqtKk ksa Il: 4s:sss ss q Ss ssisO "a
especially from sexual seleetion-the lemsiS
always choosing for her compsniIn ths
q some species Is 10000 times lareIr than
me male, and how. in other cales, he
Is q mere minute parasite whJm she
carries about as a part OF her Hgga0c:
bow some female spiders are hundred 3of times
iarSer than the males. and how by lady
Arc9nidan kills her myTtads Of successive h0S-
bands: beats them, and .finss thsir 6sseasSss
out INTO the back yard; bow. under Eke ln1u.
enSS Of prsfersnoe, the males Of kemmSfs
TIE fsmAlss till the Hon L liner ga strosxsS q
than the uoness, the bull larger thai The COW
the peacock adorned With q Gorgeo1s tall viii
wnici 70 excite tho admiration Of tic pea hen
.ni me turkey cock gifted with q self -impor-
unt strut and arrogant gobble.
ihe inference was that whatever man is hs
mas peen made through millions OF years Oh
sexual preferences by the female OF his own
sS sspSciss fnd tbs snthropoid and 3ksr spsslSS
ss:S Y Z: I :Is slS i: ;siS's a:ss sss
The sun., 1888-05-06
PLACID UNDER THE LATHER.
Senator Evarts MT the Barber's-Ex-M Mayer
Grace in Contrast.

Senator Evnrts mt the BarbePs-Ex.Mayor
Grace In Contrast.
The barber shop is small one, and to get
to it you have to 60 down some steep steps and
wind in under the entrance Of q Wall street
banking house. 1t Is gloomy, too, but In spite
OF all this q good many lawyers. merchants, and
brokers regularly get shaved there. Fred was
unusually silent as he shaved q reporters chin
the other day. but young broker in neigh
boring chair was very chirpy and talked this
way to friond behind him:
did you ever see /, uliam NJ Evarts get
shaved? We'll. it's sigi t. Such monument
OF dignihed learning and statuesque grandeur
with lather on its chin 10 worth an admission
fee. He comes here regularly. guess. Once
I saw pretty contrast. 1t was 30 pretty that
though I'd been shampooed the day before, l
took another one lust for the sake Of an excuse
chair G ARA and William Il. Grace in another. Evarts
sank way down in his chair, He made sort OF
on tho cushion. He had his elbows squared
inside hs arms of the chair and sht 5is hands nds
Was bsynt 0d at rsh hs angles His r
thrown tight over the right leg and bis left toe
hitched about the other side Of his right ankle.
1oa srasSt xaH sTsasa un u lis
Sns musce %. @hsn hs head s had to be
way the other the barber sIIed M 4 Tor him.
moved il back. He did not speak. Everything
was so funerealy silent. felt relieved when the
weather. Mr. Evarts did not reply; One would
have thought he did, not hear. HIS eyes re-
he left he handed Fred two dimes and waited
patiently for the five, cents change. Then he
went out M With digniled stride. A.,
He sort OF iolied around in the chair as II he
was enjoying n luxury. He sometimes crossed
his stout legs, but most Of the time, stretched
them uxuriously out on the top OF the foot
stand. He meyed his head frequently, H. and and
as ii he liked the smooth sensation. He greeted
the barber with Jolly word and talked TO him
pleasantly all the while, asking after his health
slonaI Joke. He complimented the barber on
the shave when 1t was over, and handed him .
81 bill. He didn't wait for the change"
The sun., 1888-05-06

Carolina Jubilee Singers. who raised more
N. G. Mr.. Smith was graduated from shaw
University in 1878 and n tho s1S next year ss Tas
he was principal Of the. graded school at
Goldsboro,- where he had six, assistant
teachers. He was commissioned Major OF
1881 Shaw University gave. him the degree Of
a. M; He was Secretary OF the Colored oBap-
tist State Convention from 1875 to 1888; In
1883 he was elected principal of the State Nor
NAL School at Fayetteville.
Mr.: Smith was one of the founders OF the
North Carolina Industrial Association: He es-
teblished and was editor and proprietor OF the
Carolina Eiterprisse, published at Goidsiboro.
For several years he has conducted institutes
and summer schools in various places
The sun., 1888-05-06
A Sly Youur TheslssiaA.
From the Atlanta Consritu,ton

RALEIGH, N. c., April 3o-Last Friday tho
parents of Miss Anne Tillman Of Anson
County placed that young lady. who Is only
nI rs II the
Union Theological seminary In virginia for
the purpose Of completing his education for
was on her way to school at Greensboro, II. D.
The embryo clergyman promised to take strtct
care Of her. He more than kept his promises.
decided TO get married. A license Was proculsd
and the ceremony was soon performed. III.
boro. There the bride loft her husband ia
entered tho college. The groom went oI TO
s.sdyns seS TSs greom ss
parents OF. the marriage, The prsscSer'has
done we'll for the girl 70 rich Is we'll ~ nsptfv.
The sun., 1888-05-06
Yankee nsb,a..u'. Daughter Again Out.

Miss Irene Robinson, daughter OF the lato
famous circus man, Yankee Robinson. was
depot last evening, having run away from her
mother, who Lives at Pc kuyter on the T.; Q.
iast Thursday, going to Cortland, Binghamton.
aud fetching up In Elmira yesterday noon.
Her mother was notified. teegrams OF INQUIRY
woman, who appears to be q very estimable
lady. arrived last night. She says her daughter
The girl ran away last year. and It was three
months before tho mother found her. She was
In New York, and came near freezing 10 death
hates everybody who is good and will not stay
at home. She remained all might at the Fra
ehe Is about Is ysars cid. and wslEhs less than
100 poundA
The sun., 1888-05-06

Prom ne Hartford couraaL


Some young ladies from New Britain en-
enjoyed the novel experience Of sliding down
Mr. A. r. CLARK at Terryville on Friday after
noon. with the thermometer nearly up 10 tho
nineties. While looking for ar61tus, blossoms ms
over from the late blizzard, and near by q
doubls-rippsr. There was remaining IS late
as the first OF this week an accumulation OF
snow near the resorveir, by the side OF the old
stage route to Hartford and only eighteen
feet long and six feet deep by actual moasure-
mcnt. For several months, md in fact until
last Saturday. there has been no roadway
broken through this bank of snow.
The sun., 1888-05-06
A Grouadheg barometer.
From the Reading Herala

1t is not generally known that the rendered
fat Of woodchuek Is AZ AZ good ssrometsr as
short time ago the writer sd occ aston TO travel
through the lower part OF Berks At the house
OF n friend he pressed me to take an umbrella
with me. inere wcra 10 sign - storm,
nskeG Why ~ ps.-ls.oa Ii 80 dosGed a manner
for NE TO accent the artic;e why" snid he.
look az my barometer There apon tho shelf
cloudy, 1hs old gentleman said that no had
used this one for most twenty years, and II a
twelve hours bsio5s the rain Or sn9E began 70
The sun., 1888-05-06
Deep Mud o. the Th.n.. Banks.
Efonn the Metp Londpn IdM

The bridge builders got to work yesterday
to drive spiles down to hard pan over at East
New London, where the bridge Is to span the
They put spie down lis feet, but it was % then
going through the mud. Two spiles were riy-
eted together. making a shaft 1l2 feet In
to within foot OF the surface Of the water. II
is expected that 1870 feet will be the depth
In tho centre OF the channel whore the central
pior will be located.
The sun., 1888-05-06
From the Atnn<s,olls Journal

He was we'll dressed above the waist but de-
cidedly seody below 10 much tho bartender In South
Minneapolis saloon OF who stepped mp noise
lesy hefore him last Saturday ami In broken voice.
mol pitch above whisper asked f9r sas4 OF oeer'
You've lost your voice" sad the baFkssper a. he
turned glASH Ia hand, ia The faucet
An affirmative nod answered him.
allow 7" as the beer
BowinK the froth off south Minneapolis beer" came
the whispered rsspense the spAtefed haf
Sulp cut hs{eSo ~ 1sSpazhsa ehsnist esud
The sun., 1888-05-06

Carolina In 1852. He
had q natural taste
for books. and when
nine years old could
read and write. From
his fourteenth year
to his seventeenth
year he attended
night school at VIII
mington while work.
ing as a cooper. In
1870 he began to
teach in the public
schools. In 1884
he travelled In the
North with the North
The sun., 1888-05-06
Torsot His Brides Name.

Clerk Keilbach of the Ordlnary's Court
issued rs marriage licenses las: month. 81 to
colored applicants was unfortunate enough TO
forget the name Of the girl that he was going
into the country to find out what It was. The
bride turned out to be Mary Jane Daniels. The
groom. upon being questioned as to how he
tell any more. OATS all know" he said.
The sun., 1888-05-06
Ferming . Glucose Trust.

BUFFALO, N. Y, April 27.-The two-days
meeting Of glucose men at Cleveland this week
turns out not to have been for taking action on
tariff matters rs was given out to the Cleve-
land papers: but for the formation OF a glucose
trust. All the glucose interests OF the country,
in. The Hamlins of Buffalo lold about one-
third OF this interest. final meeting Is to be
held in Chicago In week or two to complete
the organization,
The sun., 1888-05-06
nfrs1srns TO LIBERIA.

pefnted by MI Cneve,sns.
Ezekial Ezra Smith, Principal Of the North
Carolina State Normal School. has been chosen
By President Cleveland to be Minister to IL
IBERIA. Mr., Smith WAS horn n alaYe In North
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-09

material, that rs the first thing 70 be done,
and is q natural consequence Of the popular
faliacy that the majority OF confectioners
use such harmful ingredients There is,
however, one kind c. cheap candy which
should never be INDUCED in Many gyocers
and confectaoaerS have for sale gum drops at
from ten to twelve cents per pound. These
are made from kind OF gelStine which Il
little better than glue. They are, Of course,
nearly insoluole, and scarcely dissolve in ths
mouth Childrea almost invariably swallow
them without chewing, and, as conse-
quence, serious trouble is invited
The poisonous agent IN unsouDd canned
meats, generally substance similar to tyro-
toxicon, is called a ptomaine. Very rarely
it happens that the poisonous meat is from q
diseased animal, in which case the symptoms
are not 50 violent at first, but the effect Is
more lasting, and very often death cnSucs.
Meat decom. ,osss very quickly, and, fortu-
nGtely, uuwholesome changes are easily
recognized.-BoS:on Herald.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-09
THE H00SIER LABOR PARTY.
The State Federation Apparently Packed
by MugwumpS and Democrats.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. S-The state
federation of trade and labor unions of In
diana held its fourth annual session in this
city today. Emil Levy, of Evansville, was
reelected president, aud John p. Hanna
gan, of Lafayette, secretary and treasurer.
The delegates present took action regard
ing the political issues of the day, and
adopted a series of resolutions condemning
the policy of legislation since 1861, with
reference to the bonded debt of the nation:
opposing all laws which tend to transfer
the burdens of excessive taxation to the
consumers and iaboring classes. and de-
claring they cannot support the candi-
dates of the Republican party for presi-
dent and vice president, because both of
them are wanting in sympathy for the
working classes"
The resolutions charge General Harrison
with commanding company OF soldiers
during the strike of 1877, Ito shoot labor
ing men down after having refused to
attempt settlement by peaceable means. ~
Morton is spoken of as "a Wall street
money shark and a sharer in the unholy
gains in many greedy corporations that
have cruely oppressed their employees"
The resolutions also refere to General
Harrison'S votes on the Chinese bill while
in the senate
The sessions Of the federation were held
with closed doors, and it is charged
openly that some thirty to forty ac-
credited delegates known to be Re-
publicans were refused admission into
the hall. The greatest difficulty is
encountered in ascertaining how many &C
credited delegates were present and partic-
lpated IN the sessions. From Democratic
sources it is ascertained there were 2,;5
delegates present, while from Republican
sources it is claimed only sixty-fiye dele
gates participated in the adoption of the
political resolutions and two of these-one
a Greenbacker and the other Republican
were opposed to adopting the resolution.
From ali that can be learned tonight from
relieble sources it seems that both the
Democratic and Republican state orCsni-
cations made efforts TO secure the control
of the federation through the district as
semblles and that the Democrats were
more successful in this regard.
The forty Republicans who claim they
were refused participation in the sessions
OF the federation held a meeting tonight
and concluded to take no formal action as
boilers. but to relegate the matter to their
several districts for action.
The federation. prior TO adjourning also
passed resolutions requesting the state
legislature to enact measures making the
hrst Monday In September a legal holiday.
TO be known as Labor day" to increase
the powers of the state bureau of statis-
tics SO as TO have labor bureau: TO repeal
the penitentiary contract law and abolish
all machinery in criminal institutions.
Congress was likewise requested TO pro
hibit the immigration of Chinese and
that those Chinese already here be re-
turned to their native home
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-09
Mr.. BLAlNE'S RECEPTION.

NEW YORK, Aug. S.-The steamer 'Sam
Sloan" which has been chartered by the
Republican club, to meet the incoming
steamer, City of New York" and take off
the Hon. James G. Blaine, lay at her dock
this forenoon waiting for news of the
steamer being sighted off Fire island, be-
sides the tug IL. Pulver," chartered BY
the Chicago excursionists and the steamer
Fred B. Delsall," with the Irish
American delegation. The latter started
down the bay early in the day. The
Sloan" was adorned with bunting. and
the cabins were filled with floral devices.
Many people were on the boat ar an early
hour, anxiously awaiting the word to
start down the bay. AT quarantine il was
learned that the City of New York" had
not been sighted, and with the band the
party went ashore 1,000strong and resolved
itself into a mass meeting on the green
turf. Speeches were made by ex-U United
States District Attorney Jenny. of Brook
Ign, William Henry Harrison Miller. Of
Indiana, Mura1 Halstead. of Cincinnati.
\. l.. Morrison. James p. Foster and
Senator NJ. W. Mathies, of Chicago. The
expected steamer not having been report-
ed at S p. m. the ':Sloan" returned to the
city and will start out in the morning
again.
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-09
GEORGIA DEMOCRATS.

ATLANTA. Aug. S.-The Georgia state
Democratic convention met at the state
capitol today TO nominate a state ticket.
Governor John B. Gordon, Secretary of
State n. c. Barnett, Treasurer +. L.
Hardeman, Comptroller W. A. Wright
and Attorney General Clifford Anderson
were renominated by reclamation.
Resolutions We're adopted endorsing the
Democratic state administration and the
Democratic national platform, laying
special stress on the tariff reform plank
and the presidents message General
Gordon made brief speech. in which he
dwelt on the solid south. He hoped the
time may come when the solid south will
not be necessary, but thanked God that
now when it was necessary the south stood
Wichita eagle., 1888-08-09
DISAPPEARANCE OF THEIJrFs

DENVER, Col, Aug. S.-The only news
received from Ignacio, headquarters for
the northern Utes, is that the Indians
have suddenly disappeared from their
villages. 1t is believed by those who are
familiar with the Indian character that as
soon as the southern Utes learned Of the
removal commission being appointed they
planned to keep out of the way until they
could have a conference in the northern
part OF the state Ii is believed that
a large party from both bands are now
congregated back of the mountains
and will there hold great pow-wow in
the northwestern part of the state and
decide upon what course they will pursue
when they meet the commission. Colo
row. the old leader Of the Ctes. has great
dislike for the whites. 1t Is due TO the
government authorities that he was dis
placed as chief of the White r YER Utes
and made sub-chief. Colorow has never
forgotten this, and II he can prevail
upon the tribe TO refuse TO sign the
treaty he viii surely do so. The
reservation from which 1t is desired to re-
move the Utes embraces strip OF land fl
teen miles wide by 100 miles long. running
from the western border of the Conelos
country along the New Mexican line 70
Utah. and up this Utah line north TO
Ouray county Last census the Indians
show that there are .0l5 L ties on the reser-
vation II the land were divided it would
give nearly 100 acres 20 every man,
woman and child