Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-14


and his comrades, with the warning that an
other complaint against the army would lead to
the closing Of the salvation barracks by the
police.
A Big Job Ahead of Them.
DR.. ] ohm S. Billings, who is helping Robert
p. Porter to take the census OF 1880, was ar
ranging a sanitary headquarters to-day for the
tabulation of the vital statistics Of New York
City. He and his staff will begin shortly to
overhaul the records of the last five years in
room set aside for this use by the Bureau Of
Vital Statistics. His task is Of overwhelming
magnitude. The death certificates alone, which
he must look oyer, number 100000.
On August 8, JamesSutton, through the bank
Of Drexel, Harjes & Co., on the Boulevard
Haussman, in Paris, sent to Antonin Proust,
the representative Of the French Government
for the Department of Fine Arts, check
amounting to 5S0650 francs for Millets "An-
gelus," in the name of the american Art As
ISOLATION" A delay of Is days had been given
Mr. Sutton to settle this business, but the gen.
tleman cabled his agent in Paris to have the
picture insured and put in box upholstered
with blue silk, then 20 leave it in care of Mr..
Drexel. and to pay the bill eight days before
the time fixed by M. Proust. In a letter writ
ten to Mr.. Sutton, NJ. Proust acknowledges re-
ceipt of the check and begs to be allowed ITO
express, in the name of French art, the grati-
tude of his friends and his own for the homage
paid by the United States to one Of the greatest
and most unfortunate artists Of modern times"
Bought Big Farm for n Brfckyard.
Patrick King and Francis Lynch, of ver-
planck, have purchased the "Boland farm"
comprising about 275 acres, at Peekskill, for
$4,000. The deed was signed by Archbishop
Corrigan. The farm had been used as branch
of st. Patrick's Male Orphan Asylum, this city,
conducted by the Brothers of Our Lady Of
Lourdes. while the older boys were taught to
be farmers A year ago the farm was closed
on account of its non-producriveness 1t was
failure. The new owners will start brick
yard.
Death Watch on Five Murderers.
The death watch was set to-day on the five
murderers condemned to be hanged on the 23d
instant. At o'clock this morning each muir
derer was dressed in new suit OF clothes, after
he had been carefully searched for concealed
weapons. Ten deputies, who constitute the
death watch, were introduced to the prisoners,
and shook hands with them. Deputy Carraher
then made neat little speech to the effect
that he expected the nve doomed men. while
in his charge, Ito behave like gentlemen"
Il ne WnOl6 parry uudiAy IuoN cu Afoiu
Row to new big steel wire cage, in which the
i've murderers will live their last days. All of
the condemned men have become very relig-
ious of late, and are attended daily by two
priests.
The Ocean Record Again Broken.
The officers of the Inman line received dis
patch to-day announcing that the City of Paris
had lowered the record again on her eastward
passage, which she completed last night. The
City of Paris passed Sandy Hook at 4:05P. M.
Wednesday last. She was sighted off Fastnet
Light at P. M. yesterday, Greenwich time.
Allowing two hours and three-quarters. the
usual time for her run to Roche's Point, her
apparent time for the trip would be 6days, A
hours and 40 minutes. Allowing hours and So
minutes for the difference in time between
New York and Greenwich, her actual time
would be days. % hours and "A minutes. The
record was days and % minutes. The City Of
Paris record westward (the best) Is days, e