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Milford chronicle., 1889-06-28

Rev. ]. H. WILEY recently lee
tured before convention Of the w.
c. T. U. at Centreville, Md. The Oh
sey1ey of that place compliments him
as follows:
At night the Rev. DR.. Wiley, of Milford
Iectured to large audience on Woman
Rights and Womsn's Wrongs" The lecture
was of a high order. DR.. Wiley claimed
that the liquor power dominated the politics
of the country, and to look for it in the
moral field alone, was to but halfdo the work,
and that the prohibition of the liquor traffic
could only be secured by a constitutional
amendment with party in power pledged
to its enforcement Dr. Wiley paid glow
ing tribute to intelligent womanhood, anC
considering that he is bachelor seems t.
have very exalted opinion of the fair sex
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-08-30
A NEW IRISH MOVE
The Home Rulers Will Support
 the Tory Government.
A PANIC AMONG THE LIBERALS.
They Sec in the New Departure the Dis
 ruption of Their Party

Balfouf's tsill for the Endowment of an Irish Catholic University Acceptable to Parnell-The Irish Party to Support Lord SalIsbury-Concessions Said to Be Made that Will Practically Amount to Home Rule-The Unionists Indignant. LONDON, Aug. 30.-Mr. Balfour's
 promise to bring in bill for the endow- coupled with MT. Parnells immediate panic among the Liberal leaders, who see that this new departure of the Tory Government means the disruption of their party.
 It is certain that Mir. Parnell has reached some sort of an understanding with Lord Salisburys Government and 1t Is even stated that the Parnellites will support the Tory Premier at the
 next election In return for concessions
 which will practically amount to home
 rule and a land law which will quite effectually throw the landlords in Ire- land overheard.
 This change of front on the part of Lord Salisbury is certain to lose him the support of the Ulster members but he will probably carry with him all but a very few of tho Conservative members and the Unionists, while the addition to his forces of the solid Parnellite con- tingent and of such Liberals as care more for home rule than for the means of attaining it, will undoubtedly in-
 crease his voting strength materially
 notwithstanding the defection of the Protestant lrishmen and few anti
 Catholic Tories.
 All of tho details of the agreement
 entered into between MT. Parnell and those whom he has of late so bitterly opposed, are not as yet understood and as result there is no end of specula- ton.
 It is understood that the Government | and tho Catholic hierarchy have been | negotiating for long time with refer
 ence to a proposed Catholic University l in Ireland to be endowed by tho State. MT. Parnell was kept informed of the l progress of these negotiations and has | known for some days that it was the in- l tention of the Government to take the
 course outlined by MT. Balfour, but the Ulster men who are taken entirely by | surprise are furious. They take no pains
 to conceal their rage and disgust and
 are loud in their denunciations of the | Ministry. They will not, they say, con- | tinue to give their support to this ''Pa. piSt Government"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-08-30
The Decline in BaSe-Running.

Mike Kelly was asked recently how he accounted for the lack of base-running this season.
 "Well, it all comes from the rules con- mittee changing the pitchers position with @ view Ito increase the batting," said he: ssThey have increased the batting ten per cent, but in doing so they have killed one of the greatest features in the game. The pitcher under the present rule has a less number of balls to put over the plate than ever before, and it keeps runner on first guessing just as much when to start as 1t does the pitcher in getting the ball over the plate. When tho latter had five and six balls to pitch before he sent to first on balls he would pay more attention to working the batsmap, while now he has all he can do to get the ball over the plate, and the at- tention he formerly paid to the batsman he now pays to the runner. He gets you on first and keeps you so close to the base that 1t is impossible to get any kind of start Yes, sir, instead of improving the game they have just done the opposite. Mark my prediction. They'll be tinkering with the pitcher this coming year just as much as ever, and they'll never do the right thing until they return to the old rule cf six balls and three strikes"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-08-30
TWO HOMES DESERTED.
A Married Man and Woman Desert Their
 Households and Elope.

ELIZABETH, N. J., Aug. 8O.-Christo- pher Scheelenburger. a carpenter and builder of 4O6 Bond street, and a man we'll known in this city, and Mrs. Louise Grasser, wife of saloon keeper at 344 Fulton street, have eloped, and 1t is said they have gone to Germany.
 Scheelenburger has with him s, 900 of his wife's money, while Mrs. Grasser is credited with having several hundred dollars of her husbands money, all her jewelry and gold watch and chain. She is ten years younger than her husband. They have been married twenty years, but have no children. They hired their store of Scheelenburger. Mrs. Scheel- enburger recently accused her husband of spending too much time at Grasser's saloon and paying too much attention to Mrs. Grasser. Scheelenburger flew into passion, and seizing his bank book left the house and went to board at Grasser's.
 His wife then prosecuted him for non- support and he determined to leave tho city. Mrs. Grasser agreed to go with him, and during her husbands absence the flight was arranged.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-08-30
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
ABOUT TIGHTS.

Tolerated nt Stage Performances But
 Hardly Suitable for Street Wear.
 In a recent announcement of one of the Chicago theaters it was stated, says the Herald, that owing to the overwhelming popular demand for tights, a company of ladies attired in those diaphanous garments would be injected into the prevailing bur- lesque at that theater. From what dlrec. tion this overwhelming popular demand came was not made very plain, but if there is Macedonian cry for tights it would be pity to respond, so to speak, with stone. Tights are all that their name indicates When applied to the person of ayoung wom- an, for instance, they half conceal, but con- siderably more than half reveal charms that are usually covered by gaudy and en- vious petticoats. According to the ordinary canons of good society, it is considered proper to contine such exhibitions to very small portion of the domestic circle, and if the costumes for which we are now assured there is great popular clamor were to ap- pear with an appropriate feshly filling upon the public streets, a patrol wagon would be called into requisition before any one could say Jack Robinson in a deliberate tone of voice.
 But upon the stage it is different. Here the most riotous silken tights are tol- erated, admired, applauded, while Mod OSVy A1uCS HUT OtuSu1u6 uSdu 4UE other occasions. Here is distinction with out difference. It Is the tweedledum and tweedledee of society-another illustration of the popular pastime known as straining at 8 gnat and swallowing camel. Suppose the manager was to be questioned in regard to this matter and made to divulge the se- crets that pervade his manly bosom. What reason would he give for this alleged popu- lar clamora How would he explain ita If 1t is based upon love for high art perhaps he will disclose why Venus prevails to the utter punishment of Apollo. As an artistic figure the latter quite equals the former. The lines of grace, beauty and strength are all present in glowing and beauteous array but this doesr not answer the purpose.
 The popular clamor already suggested is so peculiarly constituted that it takes ac- count of sex in the object of it's adoration. An Apollo in tights, go tol Masculine tights are an abomination! It iS not art, then, that voices this cry coming up out of the unknown wilderness. 1t is not ..a deep and abiding love for the drama that inspires this alleged demand, since there is nothing g dram atic in tights. They are the outward and visible manifestation of sensuality, ap- pealing not to the artistic instinct but to a debased and overloaded imagination. The young woman in tights is faint reflection of Eve in the Garden of Eden offering red apple to Adam while the serpent grins hideously from his lair in property tree near at hand.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-08-30
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Crops are being ruined in central H. .nois by the drouth.
 The Meth family of counterfeiters have been committed for trial at Buffalo, N. Y.
 A fire in Tacoma, w. T., yesterday >aorn1ng swept away sso, 900 worth oI property. Joseph Chamberlain says the Union. ists fully concur in tho Governments Irish University scheme. It is said an effort Is being made to have the powers recognize Prince Fer. dinand as ruler of Bulgaria. The Newburg, N. Y.. Marine Railway was sold at auction yesterday and was bought in by Homer Ramsdel1 for 2,27o. Frank A. Partree, the New England agent of the Mcriden (Conn.) Malleab1e Iron Co.,, committed suicide in Boston. Walker & Dana's match factory at Portland, Ore, was burned with it's con- | surance.
 Mrs. P. E. Bennett and sister, Mrs. Dodson, were run into by train while crossing the track in buggy at Mill
 waukee and killed.
 robbed of s1, ,OOO about o'clock yester- day morning while returning homo at
 Boston. The robber was arrested. l The jury in the Judge Pulliam mur-
 der trial at Bandenburg, Ky, returned a
 verdict of guilty of manslaughter and
 fixed the punishment at fifteen years in
 the penitentiary,
 A. M. Forsyth and Mrs. Killer were visited by committee of citizens at
 Barneston, Neb., and given a coat of
 tar and feathers and ordered to leaytI 1 Charged with immoral conduct.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-08-30
A BILLION DOLLAR TRUST.
An Englith Syndicate Proposes
 to Invade Our Homes.
WALL STREET AROUSED.

The startling announcement has now reached us that the English syndicate Is to spread it's fangs about an unSuspect- ing people and how far-reaching it will be in it's consequences none but those in moderate circumstances can fully realize. They contemplate destroying the beauty of our homes by forming
 GREAT FURNITURE TRUST. The result will be of course high prices. We have been always the enemy of high prices. Our push, energy and honest and business principles have reduced the prices of furniture in this country at least 30 per cent and we point with pride and confidence to our
 THIRTEEN HUNDRED AND sIXTYNINE
 REGULAR CUSTOMERS to bear us out i'll this statement. The people who patroniZe us are intelligent and know exactly what they are buying and the price they ought to pay. We don't advertise to sell goods at half price because honest intelligent people
 KNOW IT CAN'T BE DONE. We don't try to thieve by humbugging the people. We believe III telling the truth because it is by this means we have built up our immense business.
 AN ENGLISH SYNDICATE can do nothing against us because we own our establishment. We buy our goods for cash, thus saving all discounts and our facilities for handling goods are such that six men can do the work of ten.
 THE WATERBURY FURNI' URE COMPANY,
 20 GRAND STREET, can defy all competition. We have the wealth and we know how to use it to the best advantage for our customers.
 CASH OR CREDIT. Twenty Grand street is the place,
 So don't forget the number; We'll meet you with cheerful face
 While on our styles you'll wonder. You won't be ''bo,ed" to buy-now mind For liberty we treasure;
 Buy or not, as you're inclined,
 We'll wait on you with pleasure.
 Shakespeare.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-08-30
Emma Abbott's Return.

Emma Abbott has just returned from Europe and this is what she said to one of the New York reporters: "I have been busy every moment that I have been away, studying hard and seeing every thing that could in Paris, London and Bay reuthL I want to tell you what a treat the American people are to have in hearing Tamagno. Such a glorious voice! l never heard any thing like 1t. There were many Italians present when heard him, and they nearly went wild. That was in London, and on the same trip attended tho Italian opera given in honor of the Shah. Inever saw such an array of rich and gorgeous dresses. The Princess of Wales and her daughter who has just been married were there, and as they sat side by side it seemed to me that the Princess looked scarcely older than her daughter. These two performances more than paid for the journey across the channel.
 II went to Bayreuth, too, and heard the Wagner operas. I think the love of the old Italian operas was born in me and is part of me, but since have heard sParsifap at Bayreuth you may write me down as rabid wa5norion. Musical offoot~ -Pe.o;iIa there that have never found in any other part of the globe, and it Is because there is such perfect silence. Why, believe that II anybody should so much as whisper in that house those Wagnerians would fall upon him and murder him. mean to sing Wagner my self, and shall probably take up two of his works next year, but l have not decided which ones."
 Imagin9honest little Emma as Brunhilde or Elsal Shades of Christopher Columbus, did it never occur to the popular little lady that there were some limitations to her power2
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-08-30
New York Audiences,

Francis Wilson says that New York au, diences vary greatly according to the par ticular night of the week on which you judge them. A Monday nights assemblage is always cordial, and so is Saturdays, but Thursday and Friday folks are much more difficult to arouse. II can generally tell what kind of an audience I have to enter tain," he says, "as soon as my first laugh comes to me. But I like Thursday and Friday audiences, because they are closely discriminating, and If l have any new speech or expression to introduce l nearly always try 1t on one of these nights. If it goes well then I can feel assured that 1t will be well received on the other nights. used to wonder why it was that some things which made me and my friends laugh did not go satisfactorily with the audience, and, after trying to express them in differ. ent forms, soon discovered that the fault in nearly every case lay in Q certain cir. cumlocution.
 'Your audiences don't want their fun set in smart language; they want the simplest words for an idea that you can possibly find. Cut out every superfluous word, and make the witticism brief and to the point, even if you sometimes must sacrifice gram nautical consistency to make yourself the better understood by 8 common phrase. Literary fireworks read very well, but they don't get there' on the stage. It is the epigrams of plays that live longest in mem- ory. I have 8 particular speech in The Oolah' which I was sure expressed very funny idea, but somehow it didn't excite the laughter that thought 1t should. One night forgot the exact words, and gave it hasty and improvised expression, and the people received 1t in way that taught me in my lapse of memory had supplied the most direct words to convey the idea And have found, too, that the things we laugh heartiest over when we read them don't, as | rule, excite laughter when spoken on the stage. and vice versa. Stage humor should | ought to tickle the fancy the moment 1t is utteredn
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-08-30

durlng h1S coming season in this country. Miss Kidder was under engagement with the Lord Fauntleroy management at the time, and was compelled to decline the offer. Mir. Barrett has engaged for the position Miss Alice Belmore, a daughter of the late George Belmore, the popular come dian, who died in New York several years ago while playing in "The Flying Scud" at Wallack's Theater.
 Chicago is to have the benefit of the first production of "An Arrant Knave," Stuart Robson's new play, written for the falsetto comedian by Steele Mackaye. It will be seen at the Chicago Opera-House Tn Sep tember. Tho important announcement is made that ''Mr. William R. Hayden is at present looking after the scenery, which is to represent correct views of France taken from steel engravings which recently ar rived from Paris"
 The regular season at the Haymarket Chicago, will begin Sunday, August 25, on which occasion the management will intro duce Hallen and Hart in H. Grafton Don. nelly's farce "Later On." The company secured is @ good one, and includes the Misses Annie Lewis, Mollie Fuller. Josie Hall, Josie Sadler, Flora Zanfretta, Jennie Begund, Lille Waehl, Lillie Abrams, Vlr. ginia Earl, John T. Kelly, Robert Erode
 
 R. F. Carmichael. New music, topical songs, dances and special scenery will be features of the production.
 In spite of some things which have been said to the contrary, remarks the Dramatic News, the condition of Colonel John A McCaull is growing better day by day. He visited the city Saturday, and occupied z box at Palmer's Theater, from which posi- tion he viewed the performance O. ''Clover" Colonel McCaull's recent Hines! has caused him to lose considerable iesb but he feels rather the better for that The leg that was broken in Chicago i! making more trouble than any thing else It refuses to grow strong and prevent: Colonel McCaull from taking that degret of physical exercise which would be of tho greatest benefit to him. His mind is a: bright and active as ever 1t was, and there seems to be every indication that he may live and flourish for many years to come.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-08-30
AERIAL HONEYMOON
A Young Couple Take a Bridal
 Trip ill a Balloon.
MARRIED ON THE FAIR GROUNDS
The Ceremony Performed by the Speaker
 of the New Hampshire Legislature

Twenty Thousand People Witness the
 Marriage and See the Couple Soar Away
 in the Clouds-The Balloon Descended
 Last Night After a Pleasant voyage-The
 Third Bridal Trip in the Air that Has
 Taken Place in the United States. MANCHESTER, N. H Aug. 3o.-Stand ing in the velvet-lined car of Professor ternoon, pretty Addie Brooks and sturdy Joseph Boyd were made one. Speaker Upton, the New Hampshire legislator, performed the ceremony.
 Twenty thousand people were on the grounds to view a novel spectacle, a bridal trip in balloon. It was the largest number of people ever gathered within an enclosure in the State of New Hampshire.
 The balloon hung directly over plat. form built in the middle of the race. track. Preceded by platoon of police the landau containing the pair had been driven through the crowd to the plat form.
 Tho bride was attired in stylish travelling costume of drab and carried a boquet. She is slightly below the me- dium height, with pleasing figure and fair complexion. She is twenty-one, and her father is the village blacksmith at Bedford.
 The groom, Joseph r. Boyd, wore a black cutaway coat and light trousers. He is twenty-six years old, an English man by birth, and works in the Amos keag Mills.
 Speaker Upton concluded the mar riage ceremony with some excellent ad- vice to the husband and wife. Then Prof. Allen and reporter entered the car, the ropes were cut and up they
 went. The fair bride leaned over way ing her handkerchief and thousands waving handkerchtefs answered her. The great balloon moved steadily tc
 the west and tn twenty minutes was out of sight. This is the third "balloop 1 bridal-trip" that has taken place in the United States. The management of the fair gave the couple Sao0, and leading business men have given them a l splendid housekeeping outfit. The balloon decended at Gaffstown al in the afternoon, and the newly mar.
 ried couple returned to their home in a carriera
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-08-30
Weather Indications.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.-For Massachusetts, Fair; warmer in eastern portion, stationary temperature in western portion: winds shift ing to southwesterly.
 For Connecticut: Fair: slightly warmer: winds shifting to southerly.
 For New Jersey: Fair; warmers variable winds.
 For Eastern New York: Fair; warmer in southern portion, stationary temperature in northern portion; easterly winds.
 For Western New York and Western Penn sylvania: Fair; warmer in eastern portion, stationary temperature in western portion; southeasterly winds.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-08-30
The Lost City Located.

BOSTON, Aug. 3O.-Prof. E. N. Hors- ford, of Cambridge, has, after much study, located the site of Norombega, the Host city of New England" at the mouth of Stony Brook, Waltham. He has begun the erection there of 0 round field stone tower to be 12 feet in diameter at the base, and 40 feet high, with an interior flight of stairs to the top. It will be inscribed as follows: Morse tower to mark the site of Norombega, erected by E. N. Horsford of Cam bridge."
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-08-30
Sacketts Harbor Isazed Fly Fire

WATERFOWL, N. Y., Aug. s0.-A fire, which is supposed to be of incendiary origin, destroyed the entire business portion of Sacketts Harbor. The tele- graph and telephone office, every saloon in the place, dry goods and gro- cery, hardware and general stores and warehouses, were all destroyed. The village has no fire engine and the ef- forts of the United States Regulars at Madison barracks with old fashione d hand pump engines alone saved the whole town from destruction The loss is about $40, ,00Q
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-08-30
Unitarian Missionaries.

BOSTON, Au9e,3O.-A meeting in con- neetion with the departure of a party of missionaries under the auspices of the Unitarian Board was held last evening. Of the number sent away six sailed for Turkey and India and eleven for China or Japan. Prayers were offered by Dr. Jeremiah Taylor, of Boston, and Rev. Thomas Laurie, D. D. of Providence. The meeting was of intense interest lasting nearly three hours.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-08-30
Now Jersey Glassblowers Successful.

MELVILLE, N. J., Aug. 3O.-Whitall. Tatum & Co.,. and their green glass blowers held a conference last evening, at the conclusion of which the firm agreed to pay the wages demanded by the men, and to enforce the apprentice ship regulations adopted at the Atlantic City convention. Fire has been started under one furnace which will go into blast next week, and 1t will shortly be followed, it Is said, by two moro fac tories.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-08-30
WORK OF THE RUSH.
Hae Has Been Making Many Seizures In the Behring Sea.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 3O.-A letter by the steamer St. Paul, just arrived from Onnalaska, from an officer on board the cutter Rush says that the latter, on August 6, captured the British schooner Lilly, of Vancouver, while taking seals in Behring Sea. Three hundred seals were found on board the Lilly which were seized and transferred to the Rush. A prize crew of one man was put on the schooner with orders to take her to Sitka.
 The seized vessels will have their cases tried in the Alaska District Court. The Rush expected to be re- lieved by the Bear at Onnalaska when she will proceed to San Francisco. Fourteen sealers in all have been boarded by the Rush and warned to leave the Behring Sea in addition to the six captured.
 The cargo of the St. Paul consisted of 100, 900 seal skins.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-08-30
Arrested on a Serious Charge,

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.-An elegantly dressed man about 50 years of age was arrested in the Agricultural Department grounds yesterday on complaint of John Olden, who claimed that he had raped little girl of 10 in the grounds. The stranger, who gave his name as Arthur Jay and then as William J. Elliston, was locked up. His case will come up for consideration tomorrow. The girls name is Louisa WitherS.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-08-30
The Collector Denies the Report.

BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 3O.-The in- coming Collector of Customs, Benedict. states that he has not asked for the res- ignation of all Democrats in the Rich. ford office, as reported. He says that several of the deputy collectors in the district, including one or two of the deputies at Richford, have rendered their resignations to the Collector, but no general sweep of Democrats has been made