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Shooting NOteR.

Class 80. consisting OF MesSrs. Collinb siElor ana
johnson, will try conclusions tha afternoon on tho
Suburban Shooting Ass0cAtons grounds At ClAremontt
50 blue rocks each
The match between o. NJ. Hedden Of the Newark Gun
Club and L. Wilmington Of Union Hn will take place
this afternoon tho Jerley City Heights Gun club's
nrounds Marion NJ j. The condition. twenty ave
live birdh HurlinEham rueA for $50 q aide
At the regular wseky shoet Of the Turtle Bay Biee
owing scores made out Of possible 900i O. T.
SSsntISr zee; stEa9h 27s g d PIste sSs; @ ooSSH
Thomas Fitzpatrick, Dos.
The sun., 1890-03-22

The Drudl OF Baltimore have secured Canadian eE-
pert AZ coach With this addition thoy Slh Sonbton
make good nRbt to retain their Milo 10 the champion
ship Of the Eastern Amateur Lacrosse Association,
Tho Eastern branch OF the National Lacrosse AssoclH
The opening game OF the season WI be EhYeS On "9a
Friday, APFl between picked team ofthS \ " u -
and the PhilAdslphiE Club
PrinestOn the winner OF last years lacrosse cLam
pionShip will play = strong team thiH Season Ihelr
games h this contest are follOWs May 10 PRINCETON
"a stsphenN - PTincStOn May ~ PTncSlOn ~ 10bs
a. bOthlShsLAs
The sun., 1890-03-22
Maurice and Johns Tourney.

Tho game last night In the continuous pool
tournament at Maurice and Johns billiard rooms was
complete waAover for O'Donovan Andrews he de.
feating C. lchiban with scarcely an enort the Cut
tenburg Pet being In very POOR form Frederick Derf
WILL play 3. Hip on Monday night
The sun., 1890-03-22

Last night was very busy ono among the
contestants the billiard and pool OF tho
Catholic Club All exciting game OF pool played
between j. D. Desmond RniJ C. Devereux both scratch
in the first class which resulted favor Of Des.
mond By 100 to O. points The pool game between T. B.
Cavanagh Uo poinlsl and J. Il. Heating by tho
latter by q score II 100 toO5
There were three games played IN the third class In
billiards. Dr. A. V Rraiiy defeated J. + Muqueen by
100 TO - pOina A. Falcon from j. G. O'S oil
TO ~ points aud A Falcon WAS defeAtsd by DR. A. v
BrAlly by 100 to So T. A. Mccormick kaslly defeated
z. G. ReAtinK BY lOO TO Ia
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The Great Tennis Match.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. March 21.-The tennis
excitement cumnatsd here day In the match for tho
tropical championship between o. B. Campbell tho
present holder OF the massive trophy, and I. T. Beck
with, winner OF the a.! comers prize Long before tho
hour OF commencing play all the seAts around tho
courts were taken. Campbell was considered to bo
somewhat the better player but tho form shown by
Beckwith In his previous contests made him most
dangerous adversary. PlGy was called at $780, with
v Beach acting in the capacity Of scorer and H. A;
Peacock aud g, Smith on tho lines Beckwih lost
wind Which was blowing In such manner as to take
sny to the soa S %S
AL ana then obt thfSe re- a. were called and then Campbell
FIRST SET.
Ss9pssl5 Ssci@.h .,:::Gi ...:. ::::.,:i ia ia
ssaS sans y;iy y; close rsS
ih tna pen E0R & rS
n h 1SSs 70 S PS s.a1 . %
PSh'SS 81 Up y d an III as Won a
ssys5 Fsss ran and following this up with tho twelfth
sKcoEp SET.
GesSsTSsif1',..d6 Gs@DS.i1: ::..:..:::.::.d6 ! d5
y n acSS S. one Sd sPd xs ss
hS ssS.S wq srs: Win s A. % S
ran lP 70 tbs net more regularly. Tho result was he
Sssfgai9h SSsSfgsiS9Rh.. 6-s
Tho fourth set exciting and from the start point
cd TO Beckvith as the winner, he having tue score
and As In his favor but the eighth ninth and tehth
EAmes went to Campbell and with then the tropical
Championship for another year
TOuRIn SIT.
SsgsSish SS:@sgSiSslhI ,..,.,....." ...,,d d2
OF BockwithS game It must be said that WIN itIe
more practice with better players he would soon oe
ADle 10 hold his own Campbell played Throughout Inc
contest with aud hts victory was well received
by the many present
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH.
O. g. Campbell Holder" beat 7. BeckWith- ChAl
lengsr" ga 81, Ga, -.
AKCOEp PKILE
h v. Beach beat II. A Peacock by default
hATCH.
r v Beach beat L ii. DAlleS - 6-F
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Sauer's Pool Tourney.

A. Lehman defeated NJ. Battestin last night
II tho continuous pool tourney At Frank sauers bill
Hard room 23s William street. by score OF 100 TO So
Tonight J. Wohlborn UcratcD will play H. Bat
te6tln (2Ul
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Tho Eneilsh College Crews.

LONDON, March 2l.-Both the Oxford and
Cambridge crews combining themselves to moderate
practice odAy. Yesterday the Cambridge trial re-
ducod the betting TO to on oxford The best judges
expect close contest and immense attendance Is
looked for
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CLEVELAND. March 21.-The championship
teams won to-day. The score: Eastern tehm-hcMur-
chy 81 woiscncroft 3s; ". &. Perry, 81; W Perry,
81; whitney 80. Total, lsa. Western teAm-Budd SO;
Rqbls 81, hskss tu; Cehoon. "; stoe s9 f9tet lss
A Cleveland team OF ten mon was easily defeated
The SCORE; Cleveland-Bhedon BS Calhoun, 1ai North
B5; Epson. IS; Whenl go Aud, 80; Prtchp 81; 0aulk
a. Total, 837. United Slater toam-TotAl, STA
The sun., 1890-03-22

cooSg a%tSsd hndreSa strasE oatBy fnk; by To9ssn
on errofs-Chicago, Lett on bases.chieHSo u
Brooklyn, Il Time-l: 80 Umpro-La"soh'
ruu,pxLrnr, (S ~, IL; NEw IoRH IL. tG
c,,ptys-oS s C. March 2l.-The Quakers walked
away with the New Yorks today Mntrie had ior hs
behind the bat dl good work Pitcher Murphy didn't DO
so we'll Tho ncUro.
The sun., 1890-03-22

Gossip OF Sports with Arms and Legs.
Tennis t'sosiAtion ihs osctsd tho foc~inS
v 4 fisssSi: ssssi: X Sd''d 10 sophomore DE'''SE
II. E,yc.,aS Athletic Club q E.Eart he. Hsae the
SSsS:ass SsS; Y f;:sa FEa5i & arg ~:
a. aos,a aosssy Sss S Sn Tne1 IL
aSd aSson in The hHa y at as,S
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low. Who comes hiGhly Ieeonnsndsa AND pIopessP TO
$ s F%B.9 Sa!iHs 'l1S
members on April 4.
in Te tnfGp 9o@ Ss @ ia e q T.:
Of such saisa.s as hsy: S'sR mad: PubiS e
broken collar bones i 'pnsa, 8 injured nS'S Knee
h; s5s,s SIfsS;S | .ssS
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p % Hdss SS'if %
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ns. Il. s9 ISs
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s sTS xls
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ss.s sss q: 81 'T' f5f s ssf
yeIy close lsoShd The humber q nrs place; Won Y
s sS pppI1men S Yale 81 unlvsrsty OF Psn9sJvSnS
= y SSiiiAnG 3; stevens 81 Amherst Wesleyan 81 O.
" NJ !" - Cornell, . Union !, and Michigan, !.
John D. AePherson the professional shot pquer
i FSFRH'1 spS sS"s .S q S..ns q
Ss Sss. sumner nsR am ESinE have a. Aroopf n.tfs
tasTpp sIGh eGHssS Of putting the Ght ans heavy se9
throSiIE 9fOund wsFht and standing long a4d '.Aad
the smtirs p uatsp ,I M take Prcs indoor .hI ".I
pSSLGthi and my and arrange wrss,ling match YIN
IhItt9l will then go KaBt and challenge and pat W
.Ifst 70 pat the shots against any man 10 hs So5d
no9 VIII 70 chance for my old bAckar who turnnheH
Shsn WIN me money 70 pHt up against Re is't &
on6 iae chsmpiSnshp on tho strength o. that eu
Moulo IKE TO know . man can claim that nus O1
70 nSss S ErGpnds @ t u had Aceepsd the many ons
IT, prpbaby some people would think more OF me IgI
hOse VINO DO that business generally secure more JACK
u. McPuIMor,
.u- -, champion Shot Put.er Of the World
"HUILET VIA, March IL"
The sun., 1890-03-22
Company F Wins the Trophy

At the Seventh REGIMENT armory last night
the first petition of tho Seventh Regiment for the
Abeel trophy hold Company F's senior team took
tho trophy with the big record OF 62 po Tho scoreG
COMPANY y aKNIoR
The sun., 1890-03-22
X0ehtIuR.
George Stein has sold bis famous uIoo,

george bton has bold his famous slOon,th Mystery
Charlee Grand has finished his steam launch, the
Grand. She will be launched early In Nay.
Mr.. David Conan, who has held tho once OF steward
Of the Harlem Yacht Club for the past ySATG has
resiEned QnISde enterprises arc the cause for such
The Yorkyls Yacht Club are extending their avs
thirty feet Contractor uudor, who 10 doing the work
says they yil be the best and aAos that be
found on the Harlem River whom finished.
Capt srobs of the famous racing sloop Nettie Thorp
has decided 10 SnteH his seop IN the York VILE Yacht
svsssf q eSao with Capt rate Of The TiorsacS T. on
the result
Capt stroebel has become quite teacher In nGyiEa
ton The other evening he gave . lecture to the
younger yAohnmsn Of hS club a to hQW IAS shout
kept In race, Indeed II was . good one and AZ IS
conclusion Ihe boys voted AVots OF thanks 70 Capt
The Amelia R. crew for the Decoration Day regatta
WIN consist OF OhrtS, ssnna eAptAhi A D, Rodriguez
sheet tsldsLi J, u Conner navigator; N. Lewlk hrlt
ilSg,!snAnt L,h RSdTiugeA second hssLsnsnt dsorgS
LOOK after me ShiftiaS OF bSES "'-
season. and weud like TO games with the Em,
SraldH Leontinee, ,rAmercyG Unions OF AorriIAni
NoluntSerG H. 4thlsueH RGSHmoISA Ls0S BATnOtts,
and All other clubs Address J. J. COrrigAn manager,
1o2 West Forty third street
The Maple Base Ball Club has TeorEaniEsd for tho
OF 1850 wish thS following players hale aud
=. IynSh JAs Brady O. HIn let Jos Brady,
"a D. W. EC6,ata 6GSS,sSta SaAlisS aItJ hShhsdy
Inns substitute. They Win play aii nncs Win Players
street. bIo0klJh
The sun., 1890-03-22
base on balls-PhnadsiphiA g. Breoklyn, BIZ By
pitched bAll-FoEarty. Time-TWo hpurA StnP"''
bhly and Cunningham


g, Iuersr,sE March 2i.--The seventh game OF the
Chicago BROOKLYN series played here today IaiI
being present Coughlin OF ChicaHo occupied
the box for brooklyn Tom DAly going hehnd iho pat
avaIn Just before tho game Hub Collns. recelNeu
slisgt I'M Ealing MIN home on account of his Wfoe
critical illness lie played the game howeyer' bnE
stRrted North Immediately Rftetward Inc nrst pau
hated by CoOney OF Chicago TO PinkneJ ubabiea the
latter and for the first time In his career with the
pnnot W cInh he had 10 leave his position and to
Tirhl noid Burns taking his place The game was an
eyciiing one but the inability OF tho hrookyn men to
get the gauge OF the pitching OF young lnkA one OF M
,rs, haavv ,Iriyes v O'HTien The score:
The sun., 1890-03-22

Earned runs-Phiadslpha a New York Two base
base on tails Philadep New York 1ro t'tt ps on
Philadelphia e. New York. 10 Passed bAl-Glements
batter hit-Thompson Time OF game-l;oo Impure
The sun., 1890-03-22
BOWllnR Notoa.

Tho Riverside Club held their ladies' prize bowling At
Mss O. ssSWsrsI Misses !. and sehisSStein. ana a
Miss ]. PoAok were the features OF the evening
The sun., 1890-03-22
Rase Ball Yssteraax.

PHILADELPHIA p. LL 10; bRooELTS u. Liza
MACON "a, March 2I.-PhiiGde phiA outbAtt ed BROOK
yn odAJ and won eAsIy. The grounds In q rough
hold, and It was hard work " play. Tho score?
The sun., 1890-03-22
ROWLING
IRsT oLnE

But two games wero rolled at the National
subtournAment At the Elephant Club house BROOKLYN
last evening. Tho scores:
The sun., 1890-03-22

ChumpA ... S5 1873 $50 2Sb 9t5 +O3 400 olS oS2 US
umpire-H. A schow. scorers-o. swimm and r.
Dounsberry.
The bowling tourn ament OF the Astoria Athletic Club
which was beRun Monday night, has so far been
decided auCceGh The alleys are crowded every night
As the progresses the interest increases
The made Thursday night the fourth night OF
the tournament Weret
FIRST GLHE.
Liberty Club NO i-BrielL IT'S; J. Ingram, 1893; Lam
caphre Ills O. Andersen, l76; Hume i6a. Total blh
McGinty Club-Ruddiman, Jr, Ill Boyce, l2S urAy'
1855; Lang, ls5, Barlow, 100. Total s52
sECoND GAHE.
Liberty Club No l-BrelL 1877; J. Ingram l?s Lanca-
shire, iSoG q. Andersen lg6i HUMP l1S, Total e2A
Saturday Night Club-Hook, 1891 Is. btadler,. iot'
Rrouse 40 A Stadler l2+: sharvtn- l+e Total I2i.
Third
O. p Club-Knauer, l6l; r. Andersen. l5T; Keih, lSl;
Hewitt 1888; Tabut, -. Total BIZ 49, ,oo. 49,
NcGinty Club Ruddiman, Jr.. lea; Boyca 1905 Gray,
l75. Lang, l45; Barlow 100, Total. TIA
FOURTH CANE.
O. F. Club-Knauer 1871; R andersen, ie2' Ksihl 1915
Hewitt 1853: Talbot lle. Total, 1856 =.
suswIck Club-Bloomfeld, lts; Lamphenf. 122; Mo
thews 1877; Holt ISL; AAskiel lt2. Total, 7sl.
GAhE.
suswick Club-Bloomneld lac; Lamphesr. it4; Ma
thewS i72: Holt 1877; NAhkiol l32 Total 7S ~
Saturday Night Club-llock, lS2; Il. stadler, lali
KrouSe IA; A. Btadlsr lt5, sharvtn lea Total TIA
gTANpIHu
The sun., 1890-03-22

,,i.s, ....7I i4e iee 2s2 s59 43s 697 690 72l $40
umps ...., 6S 1877 229 26l 34T 436 5Oe 5Ts e54 '2t
RudyArd. Bcorsrs-L. Elliott and
The sun., 1890-03-22
TRLnEa

io4 eOa 2s7 s87 l27 5s7 e4l 600 Ibs s03
ChumpA ... Ks 1893 $50 2s5 St5 403 400 ols ob2 0IS
umpiro-H. A schow. scorers-c. I. swimm and R.
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The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-11-07
AN INVENTIVE NEGRO.
Hts Talent Displayed Ia the Building OF n
Steamboat in Liberia.

Some amusing descriptions have
been written about the homemade
steamboat that plies on the st. Paul's
River. Liberia, but little has been said
of the mechanical genius who knocked
the boat together out of material that
was never intended for a Steamboat
His name IS Irons. and he used to be
Il slave in South Carolina. A while
ago he made up his mind that it was
high time there was a steamboat ply
ing ON the st. Panl's River between
MonrOyia and the first rapids. He se-
cured the engine of an abandoned
sugar-cane erusher aud went to work
to build his steamer. He took a canoe
fifty feet long and ripped it from stem
TO stern with a saw. He placed the
halves nine feet apart. ribbed and
planked them. and before long the hull
was ready for the machinery. Hardly
any two pieces of the machinery were
ever together before. He had to make
a score of things before he could in-
duee that engine to turn a paddle
wheel. He picked up bits of iron
shafting and so on here aud there, and
with the aid of a Blacksmith shop
Knocked them into shape so that they
would work smoothly together. He
made pair of paddle-wheels. built a
deck house, secured an old steam
whistle. fitted up a rudder wheel.
launched his creation. and was ready
for business.
This man was once an illiterate slave
on cotton plantation, but inventive
talent was born in him. His side-wheel
steamer is not conspicuous for speed or
beauty. but she is serviceable. and is
noteworthy as the first steamboat ever
built in Africa. and probably the first
that was ever built out of pieked-up
material. One of Liberals disadvan-
tages is the fact that the former slaves,
who compose her citizens. are most of
them poor, not only in purse but also
in intellectual equipments. But she
has her men of mark like DR.. Blyden,
who would be respected anywhere for
their attainments and ability; and she
has reason to be proud of such a man
as Irons. who was known for his re-
markable inventive and mechanical
talent long before he built Liberals
first steamboat. !. san.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-11-07
why the Birds plsappear.

The beautiful little maekerel gulls.
which Il few years since we so plentiful
in our bays and estuaries, have entirely
disappeared, and are now never seen.
The agency which effected this was the
demand for plumage for the decoration
of the feminine equipment So ex-
tracing was this that taxidermists
established branches near the sources
of supply, that they might prepare the
skins of those and other birds as. soon
as killed. For the mackerel gull they
paid 10 cents each, n price so remuner-
ativc to professional gunners that these
birds were in the short space of two
years practically exterminated. All
of the snipe family were also in great
demand; even the little ox-eye did not
escape. for a single order was placed
for 600. 600 of these at 3 cents each to
fill an English contract. All of our
birds of piumage were victims of this
craze for feather decoration. In many
localities where they were formerly
plentiful the red wing blackbird is no
longer found. The same may be said
of the little yellow bird, the blue jay,
the yellowhammer, woodpecker, and
the meadow lark. and many other sorts
whose plumage was in any way con-
anicuous
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-11-07
The Late Dinner.

Twenty or thirty years ago the late
dinner was not nearly so popular as Il
Is now. The majority of people dined
in the middle OF the day. and moi few
of them considered six-o'clock dinner
as an effort after fashion that was un-
worthy the imitation of sensible men
aud women. Even in large cities SER
wants rebelled against an alteration of
the time-honored custom of serving the
principal meal of the dav at or near
noon. while in small towns the late
dinner was so unusual that it was al
most impossible to persuade domestics
to consent to il.
A marked change has taken place in
the fashion. The evening dinner has
for years been steadily gaining in
popularity. and promises to become
even more common than it is now.
Thoughtful men and women recognize
the wisdom of eating lightly at mid
day. when they are in the full tide of
business. and reserving the heartiest
repast for an hour when it can be dis
cussed leisurely and digested peaceful.
ly. MistresSes have learned that there
is gain in keeping the morning free
for house-work, instead of devoting
most of it TO the preparation of the
homes demands much less time in
cooking and eating than does dinner
and leaves those who have partaken of
il more fit for work than they would
be were their slomaehs burdened with
the task of digesting soup. meat.
vegetables, aud dessert.
The late dinner is u more dignified
meal than can possibly be made of a
similar repast eaten at noon The
festal appearance impaired by the
CLEAN of candles. lamps. or gas upon
silver, china. and glass cannot be ae-
quired by daylight. The pleasant re.
nnion around the board of members of
the family. whose positions and inter-
ests have been divergent since morn
ing, the happy consciousness that the
work of the day is done. the knowledge
that there is no toll waiting at the door
of the dining-room. all bear their share
in rendering the meal cheerful and
care-free. More ceremony can aud
should be preserved at the evening din
ner than Is feasible at noon. The order
IL sequence of courses aud the careful
serving have a part in adding 10 the
dignity of the meal
These suggestions should not frighten
the ouse-keeper who eontemplates in.
Producing the late dinner in her house.
hold. Very little extra work is in.
volved in bestowing the touch of state
referred 10, and. after all. it consists
chiefly in a slight additional care in
waiting and serving. and to these the
mistress can readily aecustom the
maid. = Christiae 7efh1tae Herrick IN
HdFper's Bazaar.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-11-07
The Coming ocean steamer.

Here is 3 very clever picture from
the Pail Nall Gazette: She will be
over quarter of mile in length. and
will do the passage from Sandy Hook
to Liverpool in thirty-six hours. being
Que night out. She will be driven By
electricity and in snch a fashion as TO
keep railway time despite storm or fog
Passage can be secured by fash
Edison's patent-and the ticket
will include an opera stall or concert
ticket or seat in church pew. the
opera house, concert hall and church
being all on board. A covered ring
for horse exercise will be provided and
racing track for fast trotters. a
base ball ground and tennis courts will
also form portion of the attractions.
For business men stock exchange
will be operated. the quotations being
posted from the tiekers every two
minutes. on the vibration system The
leading papers of all countries will be
reprinted each morning By the electric
reflection system.
A spacious conservatory. containing
the choicest flowers of all climates.
will afford an agreeable loanging place,
and bouquets will be provided gratis.
As at Monaco and Monte Carlo. a suite
of apartments will be laid out for play,
to be kept open all night-a sumptuous
supper with the eostliest wines free.
English tailors and shoemakers will be
in attendance. and clothes will be
made and finished during the passage
The millinery department will con-
tain the French fashions of the previous
day, and costumes will be eonfectoned
while the ship Is en- route and delivered
complete on arrival at dock. Accom-
passengers.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-11-07
The Discovery of Gold.

One of the anomalies of the gold dis
eovery was its slowness In reaching
Americans in California Ii was mid
summer before the news was generally
credited in California and Oregon.
Then. when people became convinced
that the reports were true. and that
fortunes could be made in few
months in the Sacramento valley, there
was rush such as was never before
known in history OF course the Cali
fornia settlers had the great advantage
of proximity to the new El Dorado.
Next, perhaps. came those in Homo
lulu The Oregonians obtained their
news by way of the Sandwich Islands
and Fort Vancouver. These hardy
pioneers had just emerged from a long
struggle with hunger. the wilderness
and the Indians. They were poor. and
they saw In the future only vista of
weary work with small profits, as they
had no market for their produce
Suddenly the scattered settlements
were electrified BY the news of the
gold discovery. Those who took part
in the rush declare that not less than
two-thirds of all those capable of bear
ing arms swarmed over the Siskiyou
mountains and came down to the gold
heids OF the Sacramento. In the mean
time the news had spread to the east,
to Australia. and to South America.
From all quarters came Young men as
eager for adventure as for gold Not
one in thousand had any practical
knowledge of mining or any plan of
| remaining in the country after a fort
une had been made. Eighty thousand
is conservative estimate of the num-
Der of gold hunters who ffocked TO
California in the first twelve months
that followed Marshall's discoverv.-
George Hamlin Fftch. ia The Century.