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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-18
IRISH REPUBLICANS VIEWING THE FIELD

special meeting Of the executive committee OF the
Ir,.b american Repubican Club was held yesterday
afternoon IN the Office of the president Of the orSanlza
ton. Captain p. II. McNamee, No 30 Broadway 10
arrange for the action be taken by the club during
the coming elections. During The last Presidential
campagn the name Of the club was the lrslAmeHc1
Anti Free Trade League. and it had then weoreanIed
branches in each Of the Assembly districts The qucs
,ioo was discussed AZ Yesterdays meeting 10 the
adylsability Of reestabshng these branch clubs Tor
cfhctive service on the Republican side during INC
cnminc electoral fight. Captain McNamcc expressed
The opinion that there better chance now than
AZ any time formerly 10 elect Republican Mayor
euiIa6le candidate put in the field The mattcr
was Al length postponed 10 meeting 10 be held sat
urdav evening the clubs headquarters NO o. Union
Square.
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AcArHoLrc BENEVOLENT LEGION FESTIVAL.

An enjoyable time WAS had ycsteid afternoon anu
evening bv the Harlem Council. No oil. OF the Catholic
Benevolent Legion The Legion IS established throughout
the United States and is said W have membership "
u 900 IN this city alone The entertainment yesterday
was the nrst annual festival OF the Council and was
attended by several thousand persons In Suffers Harlem
River Park One.hund rcd and twenty.seventh-st and
serondaye These the names Of the officers r. J..
Hutchinson president T. Shells, vicepresiden the Rev.
&. A. Meredith. chaplain; NJ. j. O'Lc,ry, orator l. r.
bowling secretary. NJ. W Kayens. collector; NJ Leddy.
,rcastirer. w j. sheridan marshal; NJ. Dunno guard !;
w j. Dcav, chancellor trustees. w. II. Collins, NJ Lucas
aud f. J. Cummings. NJ. r. o'Bren was floor manager
w j. Shepherd chairman Of the committee OF arrange
rents NJ. w Rayens chairman Of the reception COM
nittcc The band OF the Goth Regiment under the
i.sdership Of william Bsync, furnished the music.
IN an open competition some t,ms afo the council
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HELD EOR BrRGLARY AND ASSAULT.

James Hayden, nineteen years oiu' Oh NO 10 ~
ror,c.second-s St. was arrested late on Wednesday
tht nv Detective Roberts of the Twentieth Precinct
as a suspicious person. Hayden is wanted D! the
Jersey civ authorities on Sunday night ne ana iour
men who are employed around Washington Mar
ket went over to Jersey City and committ'o Two
burgaries 1t is thought. ON their way back 10 'hiS
city the men met young girl, named Tiliie koseh-
berg who asked them to show her the way 70 ine
5ore cars The men led the girl out near GrechViiio
and outraged her. Three Of the men were arfestSa
but Hayden and another man escaped and Ied 10 t s
civ The men arrested in jersey City arc feter anu
Iohn Blumenstock and William Haley. Hayden was
arragned in the Jefferson Market Court yesteruat
morning and was identified by MISS Kosehocrs. H0
held m await the arrival of requsition papers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-18
LONG ISLAND.

LONG ISLAND CITY.-Mayor Gleason. in accordance
with the recent Of the Legislature providing LOT
the appointment of a board of commissioners 10 I'M
prove certain streets, yesterday appointed James H.
Rodman, Frank II. Burke and Charles Mcnamara as
commissioners to carry on the work. The board Will
organize at once and the work Will be pushch rapuS
FIrsHING-An inquest into the death Of John
sbu1tz who was found in Flushing Bay last Friday
with the right side of HIS head shot of, was begun
before Coroner Corey in the Town Hall last hisne
Charles McCordcll James G.. McCrath and Mlchacl
Barfona testified to finding the body In the bay
Charles Smith testified that he saw shz IN the wo4ps
near the place where the body discovered on the
night before it was found The inquest was adjourned
one week.
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OTHER SUBURBAN TOWNS.
WESTMINSTER COUNTY.

WHITE PLAINs-Dr. Joseph Underhlli mas an
upruy horse named Romeo. on TUESDAY Vno uo'' w.
,,ther and A lady friend were thrown from a uoS
cart bv its action in Railroadaye.' ana on "culIes
dov evening it SHE'D in Mamaroneckavc' anu '"'o"
the doctor and his companion, MISS liei0" ,,,o',,,
If New York, to the road. Miss Bryant, ".'"o"e
-. sbohcn nm returned to the city. The DOCTORS
right leg was painfully confused. - -,
YoNKERsNss yerOncSt Essrrdsv at moon
w Dr BENEDICT A. Weeks Of Blue stone y J" y!
the REV Dr. David Cole Of the Reiorm RI tbc btGes
The wedding took place at the nome na 0i De Leon
Editor Of The worymens Advocate. Of NswlG psi
aht ON the subject OF early closing. Three ballnS
and ali the labor organizations of fonkcrS were
present. -. no..
pEEKsKIIL.-CalvIn Frost and family are at Bar
uarbor Cortlandt Lodge. No. q, |. o. O.: F. en-
irrfaned PaIisade Lodge. of Yonkers, last night,
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kENDAY. July 20.
OUTGOING STE5 MERS.
sATURDAr, JULY 10.
Colon. Pacific Mail.
NEWS
PORT OF NEw.YORK..-. ...TH URSDAY JULY II. 1890
AREIXED.

Hh.--
ARRIVED.
S.am.r ENGLAND tBr Heeley Liverpool July with mdse
md nas.engers Arrived at the Bar at
STEAMER Dunholmc OBJ. Hocken Progreso July D. with
henp 10 ORDER vessel Funch Eye Co. Arrived at the
Steamer Hosteln (Gcrl Frohm Annao Bay with fruit TO
{, vessels CO. Arrived at the Is L Al .. 70 IN
steamer Chas Morand tBrl Marshall baIaeoa odSs Win
frnit tc n Dufnos Arrived at the Bar IL 5Dm.
siesinrr Ola DOMINION Couch Richmond, city Point and
Norfolk mdse and passengers To Old Dominion - Co.
Steamer Frostbug. Mis- baluhoo WIN co"l 10 'OhSo'
Sinner IL Dmock Elddge Boston. with mdse TO HV
Dimock. ,-- o.,..... ~. A.. ..,,.
mdse 10 order; vessel TO Vernon X Brown & Co.
Uars James stone Dun uae Petugrovel Gale Feb -.
Colombo Star with dsc 10 order vessel I" II De Flores
BatE Luigi AcCaMe tltil O'onc |"'o'" W "''' WIN
BaTi venezuela tr) Utey Rio Janeiro Sc days In ballast
HTis ta Cahero Montevieo ~ days. with hides
10 ordsr vessel 10 Funch. Rye d Co
sUNsET-winda al Sandy Hook. moderate y FL raIniRg.
Al City Island, WIND hight, NV; raining.
Arrived yesterday
steamer Iumcn tBr, Bovn Newcastle june 81 IN ballast
20 Jas,cott * Co. Arrived NJ the Iar At II 50 ~
steamer Mer Julio Brl. Eugc Palermo June -, Gibraltar
rs With Indre 10 Hifze Fcltman Co vessel TO simpson.
suencr q Yonng Arrived al the btr AZ III pm.
steamer Yenlassce. Nckec Jacksonville Charleston
DAYS with mise AMI passengers Ia WmP Clyde Go.
CLEARED.
steamer Cunr (Brl Nicol. Liverpool-I Bruce IsmsY.
Steamer MnoUa tBr Evans Lcih VIA Glasgow simpson.
s,eamsr CHESTER BIZ Tole ROTTERDAM I'll stursberg Co.
Steamer Spanl, IuLarrags 81 John. NIB bruce
lsmay
STEAMER sri Nor,. Progreso-J Winchester Co.
Steamer Cenfuegos Cotton. Cieninesos &c-Jns Ward
steamer ornoco ODD Garvin BermudA-A outerbridgo
steamer ChAttahoOchee. DassetL savannan-RL Walker
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ORANGE.

Farragut Post, No. 2S paid fraternal visit on
Wednesday evening to Uzal Dodd Post, No IL, OF
Orange There were thirty five OF the visitors Inc
evening was passed in speech making and supper
served.
There is storm Of opposition in the Oranges over
the hastv and illcOnsidcred action OF the Common
Council Monday cyclln= III erauuns az ciceu.'
franchise 10 the Newark Passenger Railroad Company
without any safeguards and with no practical b@nehts
10 The citv There i substantial opposition u
Inc electric franchise but there is decided feeling
that some positive benefit should accrue 20 th: city
from the grant according - the terms OF the reso
linton there i, a practical premium offered 70 the
COMPANY not 10 extend its lines into West orange a.
thereby il woald have 30 reduce the Ilte Of lare oc
tween Orange and Newark TO five cents the present
fare being ten cents.
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RECKLESS BLASTING MUST BE STOPPED.

Tho reckless blasting for which Arthur Courtney,
tho foreman OF gang OF laborers. has been arrested
* attracting considerable attention, near MadlNonavc
and One-hundreh and ghtccnth-st. TIL; case was
called In the Harlem Court yesterday. EA-Judge
Rowland said that the defendant was going on Win
the blasting and paying 10 attention to the city
ordinance The street still blocked with hugo
picces of rock and traffic and travel were greatly I'M
pcded The neighbors complained that their properly
was being destroyed by the heavy blasts of dynamite
rho 1udco said that as there was evidence Of
,o,,ton ~ law he would set the case down for TINS
morning. when he would have stcnographer present
ia take the testimony.
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srr,yrR. AND SCHOONER IN COLLISION.

The British steamer Parthau made fuii report
Yesterday of the collision she had Win inc Sc"'oo
y,,.onoo on "Wednesday The accident occurred on
,no gov Iorscv coast There was a thick fog at the
,ime and the steamer cut the Florence down 10 the
watcr-linc The crew of the Florence were taken Oh
hoard and the Parthian came 10 this city WIN Ih'
schooner in tow But the Florence filed ana uppeo
over and the hawser had 10 be cut Inc NUN VIC NE
socn later bv a passing steamer and gave rise 10 Vc
rcnort that the wreck OF steamyacht had been SEN
in the lower bay The Florence was connlanut,a ID
Me- 70 baltimore. with cargo OF ice. sI9 wa, wa
owned by j. 5. Wnsow, OF Portland Me'' fee''0i'"
Cos TONS and was bUilt last year.
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NEWARK.

The house Of C. Fitsch, No. 100 Ffthst.' was
broken into on Wednesday night, and robbed OF cloth
ing and jewclry Thieves also broke into the mouse
of Martin Theobold. In Harrison, and secured Tl'0
in cash. gold watch and other articles
Chancellor McGu has granted rule to show cause
why a receiver should not be appointed for the urn
NJ Mccormick Connolly & Co.. patent leather manu-
facturers TO wind mp the concern the assets are
about 5000 900 and the liabilities SlGOOOO. INC
company has no cash capital.
nurnbcr OF the now counterfeit S2 noes were
cancelled in several Of the Newark banks yesterday
II is believed they are being circulated entirely by
Italians.
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yor yrcU YELLOW FEVER AT HAVANA.

A story was printed recently saying that 'ieFe
were many cases of yellow fever in Havana seVea
nameIess passengers who arrived here on the steamer
Orizaba Of the Ward Line. were quoted "a SAYING 'a
there was panic in Havana ana that many poopi
-. ,,r, Tho city on account Of the fever. Captain
nov NJ the CITY OF Columbia, Of the Ward Linz
which arrived here Yesterday from aVans 81 sa TeoN
tsr had heen REPORTED but they were the u,uai
humber for this time of the year. The quaIan'ihhe nv
regulations were put into force at TINS port aoou' '
oOfN MAY
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SAMUEL EMERSON.

Boston July 17-Samuel Emerson, of the best known
trotting NewEngand, died at Natick yesterday
after brief illness sixyye In the prosperous days OF
tho old Franklin Park Saugus when Mace Hiram
Woodruff, Peg Prefer John Turner "Bl" Woodruff and
other noted drivers oushed and later the old Riverside
track the Beacon Mr. Emerson the lessee Of these
tracks. Among the trotting horses he owned the
gcldng Captain MCGOWAN the first horse twenty
miles in hour TO harness.
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WHAT IS GOING ON TO-DAY.

Clt,zens, moycment Executive Committee. NO 81 Mas
sau.st, p. m. c,. con-.. M
, Judiciary Committee Superior and City courts NJ
81 Nassaust., IL a. m. -. Mania
Illustration Of voting under new law, Business NC"
Repuhlican Association No 236 Fifth-ave.. IN; ,,
.Pittsburg baseball match, brotherhood f''A
New.York. Cleveland baseball match, Polo srounus ,
AXIId Assembly Republican DISTRICT orEN'O
WorK,nrmens Tariff Reform League, Cooper Union
Music in Dattcry Park by Goth Regiment Band p m,
Tcssr Acosta habeas corpus case, Supreme Court IL
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TIE REV. HENRY BERNARD CARPENTER.

Boston, July II (SpcciaD-Thc Rev. Henry Bernard
Carpntsr pastor the Hollis Street Church in this city,
died suddenly morning while dressing, at Bar Harbor.
az" about ortytwo years. lie Of Irish birth, an
OHfo.d graduate and master Of school in the
west Ireland in which he had Oscar Wilde for pupil
His poetic writings attracted favorable attention IN Ireland
before 1874 when he came America, with hope Of
professorshp in Bowdom College Failing TO obtain this.
he preached for Yarmouth. and then in Fryebure
Me- from which latter place nc went TO Brdgeton lie
was pastor there three years before being called TO the
Hollis Street Church in this city.
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LIEUTENANT John n. RHODES.

Washington, July 1.-The Treasury Department is in
formed that Lieutenant John ~ Rhodes OF the Eevc
nue. Marine Service died at Agiers Iowa, Wednesday
evening Rhodes had been in the service for seventeen
years and the thanks OF Congress and thr Sec
rotary Treasury and advanced by the President
twenty.one numbers particularly gallant conduct
Of City Of Columbus of Gay Head Mass
I'm January 1884.
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:, ,o r,hs broken. His injuries will PROBABLY prove

fatal -. e.,ox cchool had lis
RTTHERFoRDThe Baptist Tove on a' the
annual plG ynr The ompoycs Of the Deaware
LSekawanna and Western Railroad roserda V for their
snops outing The Union Township l n, IA
bonds are ready for issue Eingsnd Methodist
SoGey u church gave lawn party Oh the grouhuS u
Air Petit on Tuesday.
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C1eve1and's S Ss EI'
In k ks:pias ea sS%ss Highest.

$500 piano for being the most popular sociai
organization, and Mayor Grant made the presentation
speech last evening which was responded by the pres
dent r. j. Hutchinson. Assistant DhtrctAuorney
John W. COT. and J. w. o'Brien. Of The Oathohc
Union" also spoke. Supper was then served 70 inc
members OF the committee and invited guests ana there
was more "now OF soul" Next came dancing.
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STATEN ISLAND.

William Caney, VINO comml'e'
suicide by shooting himself on WedneS'aS nan -
..,,,o,v engaged in the hat business in New YORK
nd NJ ono time was member of the firm OF william
caney Co. at No. 80 Mercerst rms hrm assoiI h,e
n,o ,nc ago II is the common belief among ms
friends that financial difficulties caused nm 10 ma
himself Coroner Wood, of Port Rchmond' MI HUN
An inGuest tomorrow evening at BurhehS ho'ei'
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Steamer auyandotte walker. Norfolk aud Newport Ne"'
Old Dominion SIS Co -. ~. M, non,r
ION SIS Co. ,,,.- >.o-,o,h 81 rumo,.
steamer Martha stevens Chance, Baltimore II roster.
steamer II whitney. Hallctt Bsston-H Dlm"k
shin Robert Dixon Austin. Dunkirk- MctcaH 20
Slup AlGemn OBI. Scott. Law rponl-J Wlltn"y %
Ship Is r Packard. Alien. san Franclsco-Sut'oh w.
SAILED.
Steamers France for state OF PennsyVanh H,as
cow: Columbia Hamburg Weser. bremen; Alesa natsri
cieafue COS. Cenuegos Ornoco. Bermuda Guy OF Auas
Mast Point Va; GuyandOtte Newport News Dumoi''
Norfolk.
shp Victoria Renna. for Calcutta
Banks Koverille for Shanghai Zulu. DunSrk
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMEHS
FOREIGN PORTS
Ory.ysrowy Julv I7-Saied steamers CITY OF Berlin bI
Land Britannia Br) Dawson. from Liverpool henoo
for New. York - AT. mar,
soCTHaMPTo. July l7-Arrved. steamer Aler lterl
Chrstofers from New York her way to breneh' ahuP
cecded. -. 49,. An torcs
sailed steamer Lain (aer). Homers from Bremen hence
for Ncw.York. 49,. m, pou
DUNDEE July l7-saled. steamer Boston City ODD fen
for New. York M, rrar,,,
for New.YOrk. ,- ,.,.oo ,u-, 20,
SHIELDS Juy le-saled Oranje Prince (br ioi
New. York. ,,..,.,o fpr,
PRAwIE POINT Juy l7-Passed, steamer Marteio tbr)'
Abbott New York on her way to huI =, m, p,ohr
LHARD July l7-Passed. steamer Denmark NDE' ''H"''
from New. York on her way 10 London
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-18

"Hot as blazes" ought to read "cool
as Blazers" In the interest of Sum-
mer comfort whatever the other mo-
tive) we have reduced the prices of all
our imported flannel coats and Blazers
to $3.50 for the three-fifty quality, 81
for the six and So for the eight dollar.
Yesterday we told of some White
Flannel and Serge suits slightly yell
lowed with age reduced from Eighteen
dollars to $40; Coats S.. Vests 50,
Trousers SO. Can't say if any remain
now. Plenty of the fresh ones at orig
inal price, however; good stock of
other Summer clothes.
Tomorrow we begin early closing
three o'clock.
ROGERS, PEET 81 co.
THREE Prince
STORES. }32d ST
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC.

TO-DAY.
a.pnsss 40 sets TIA Moon sets g. ASpm M''n'ase
WATER.
4 x-Sandy Hook. S29 Gov Island s5i Hei; Gatc ,ust
PH-sandy Hoos. S23 Gov Island s4l He'll Gate 1854
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ynIfN W IA nTuTETI

Cincinnati July 16.-John w. Hartwell, prominent
man. years president OF the Enterprise
Insurance Company, and time president OF the
Chamber OF Commerce died this eyeng
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HOME NEWS.
PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS.

PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS.
BREVoORT-G James II. Wilson. Of Wilmington
Del. FIFTH AVENCE-Ex-Senator ID. NJ Sabln OF
Minnesota; Frank Hatton OF Washington. and eNCon.
eressman George West o. Bailston, n y Hll-sEh
General " d. Groner, Of Virginia 6LENHAM-"cn'ra'
A n Ne,tleton. Of Minnesota UofFMAN-Judae Joiu
q GRAY OF the New-York Court OF Appeals. WlNpsos
Sir Herbet Croft England and George Westinghouse
ir OF Pttsburg.
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THE REV. HENRY b. CARPENTER.

Ear Harbor. Me. July 1.-THE Rev. Henry Bernard
Carpenter pastor Of the Liberal Christian Church, Boston,
died suddenly this morning while dressing.
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SPECIAL MENTION.

Advcru. c,ncnts admitted into these columns
are recommended 10 the reader. OF THlE TRsB-
INK as thoroughly reliable, and business Gnu be
done ny mail with tho advortiscr. with pcricc
safety.
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Once specially Wig. Co.,
Nah II II
SHANNON l.ctier PILES,
Loose >hrrt Letter flic>.
DO,umuui Flies and cabinets
RAPIDROLLEi,J iPifR
~cnlichts >Uudfrl INDEXES
Metal Roller Book Shelves
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-04-26
NO. As,
A sound H1ecgsfou.

The Supreme Court Of Georgia
has lately rendered decision whica
oHght'to have q salutary effect on
the preparation Of patent medicines
It holds that the proprietor Of such
. preparation is liable to damages
for injury doue to any person Who
takes the medicine according to the
directions.
Good as far as it goes. But the
principle Of oil medical legislation
i consistently applied, would make
these wholesale prescribers of medi-
cine liable to punishment ia any case
for their disqualified and unauthor.
lied tampering With human life.
When an ignorant guack undertakes
to prescribe for q single patient he
violates the law and is likely TO
suffer the penalty. The inequality
here ismonstrons, SO long as Others
are allowed to prescribe anything
they choose to millions Of people.
without let or hinderance either
from the medical.praetiee laws, from
the usual regulations Of the sale of
poisons, or even from the legal
limitations Of the liquor traffic. OF
course the simple sale of known
medical preparations is legitimate,
and to be restricted ONLY as Ia
dangerous poisons. But prescribing
medicine is a different thing and
becomes immeasurably more dan.
gerons, irresponsible and reckless,
when practiced at large by adver-
Iisement, than when imposed on a
lew dnpes privately by the most
oarbaroas ''Voodoo" or The most
anatical faithcurist. Secret com.
pounds ought TO be absolutely
pro hibited even from sale.--Froin
.he Sanitary Era.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-04-26
a Tgrave Tsoy,s Eeeed.

A recent special from st. Louis,
says that advices from Randolph
county, Ark, gave an account Of
double tragedy, which took place
last Saturday night, near Warm
Springs. 1t appears that there has
been band of regulators or kuklux
in Randolph county for two or
three years, and that they ruled
things with high hand, whipping
and otherwise maltreating citizens.
who did not approve Of their laWIcss
acts. Some weeks ago they Sc.
yerely logged man named Hol.
land. But this did not subdne nor
silence him, and Saturday night
last four Of the kukinx went to Hol-
lan's house, dragged him from bed
and two Of them, 3D. Gilland and
Alex Gatewood, commenced to beat
him. At this point Of the proceed
ings Hollands Ia year.old son ap,
peared with a shotgun one barrel OF
which he emptied into Gilland, kill
ing him. Gatewood then attempted
to shoot the boy, but his gun snap
ped, and before he could recock the
brave little boy brought The outlaw
down with his other barrel, killing
him also. The boy has not been
arrested, and public sentiment is on
his side.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-04-26
T,Ihe Presn RGeetine.

The program of the approaching
meeting Of the Press Associa ton,
May 9th, has been concluded, and
will be made public ia d few days.
Arrangements are being perfected
for the entertain ment of our guests.
The committee called upon the
hotels in the city and obtained the
following special and very 'reasona.
BILE rates
Jadot's Verandah Hotel, $3.50 a
day, for three meals and lodging;
Mayer Hotel, same price; Lafayette
Hotel, likewise; NJ. Wax's Hotel,
same price; City Hotel, ST .u0s
These rates, with program and
general information regarding tran.
portation, ETC.; will be given to the
individual members of the associa
ton in circnlar form.
1t is noted that the State press
seems backward in its attention to
the approaching meeting. They
should discuss and advertise it, aud
join with usin making our meeting
here one OF the most delightfully."-
successful ever held.-Baton Rouge
A Advocate.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-04-26
r.fe.fra 81. E9roverIps.

Robert j. Burdette explains the
origin Of some familiar proverbs, as
follows:
s'Great cry and little wocl.n is
origainal with Bacon, who was in
favor Of going the whole hog.
MAN wants bat little here below,
nor wants that little long Eel
low.
"Whistling girls and growing
hens" sounds like Hemans.
Don't get your back up at triles"
and the words Of Camp bell.
"A thorn il the hand is worse.
than two in the bush,0 Is from HaW.
thorne.
"A soft answer turneth away
wrath shows how much Word
sworth.
"Mightier than tbe sword were
the words Of William Penn.
The horse leach hath two daugh-
ters crying Give, give That is
Moorel Moore!
"The nearer the bone the sweeter
the meat" is evidently Lamb.
HE doesn't know enough to come
in when it rains,p were evidently
tie words OF one who loved Dry.
den.
mot So black as he is painted"
might have been Black after all.
"As close as an OYSTER" sounds
like Shelley.
Devil take the hindermost" we're
probably the words Of Pope.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-04-26
a T'all6iaG Canary bird.

A rare curiosity il owned in
Phenix by Miss Ida Colvin. It Is
a Hartz Mountain canary which
talks. It was brought to it's present
home about the same time a young
parrot was purchased. The two
birds have been in their respective
cages, side by side always, ana
while the parrot has caught some of
the singing notes Of the canary, the
latter has learned to ennnciat plainly
from its feathered friend. tt has
learned thus far only two sentences.
which are Sweet little Dicky bird
and 20! poor Billy" bnt they are
spoken with startling distinctnesa
and proper intonation. --Providence
Journal.