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New-York tribune., 1890-08-09
A FINE NEW THREE NASTED SCHOONER

Boston, Aug 8 (Special.-The three mastcd schooner
Francis GOodnow. Of Boston, now on the stocks at
Harbor View, East Boston, will soon be launched.
She will cost S35 600 She Is built Of whteoak, hack
matack and yellow Southern pine, and her dcck>
and houses OF white pine She Is square
fastened throughout, IS thoroughly ventilated and Is
finished in the best style Of workmanship Her keel
which Is of whtcoak. is l25 IL feet long between
perpcndcuars. She IS 145 feet long. over all; has
SO feet inch extreme breadth of beam. IS 10 feet
inches deep and will register about $50 tons. She
has two cabins fitted with stateroOns neatly finished
and furnished, well lighted and vcntilatod The
quarters for the also conveniently arranged
and spacious She has patent iron windass, worked
by engine brakes; the best ground tackle, EdsOn =
patent pumps. RobinsOns patent steering apparatus.
Two lfebOats, force pump for washing decks or for
cxtinulshng fire. aud full supply OF lie pGeservcr,
In model she la, great spread and length hi Moor q
centrebOard, rakingbow, easy line forward ana ait
and an oval stern.
New-York tribune., 1890-08-09
yILAS,S IMPROMPTU SPEECH.-
From The Chicago Trlbun,


Three mon were talking politics at downtown
club. The name Oi Mr.. Villas, cN NPOslmnF Fcr'i zen
cra and cx secretary of the Department OF tho
Interior was MENTIONED and a. f. usually the cnNe
when that gcutlcmans naino comes up, one OF tlo
party asked the others If they had heard the speech
which Mr. Via, made the occasion 0 tie receptlch
10 cx President Grant after the atters return from ms
trip around the world. one Oi the trio said he
hain't but ne had heard II wa an iinpI0m!tu aiiMr
and certainly established Colonel \iIaN'N reputation ~
The last part Of your statement IS true" said
the nr,t speaker. Iiut the speech was not I'M
promptn. That has been stated frtquently, ard
tilas's friend, have taken pleasure II calling AZ
t.ntlon 10 IT, II Is time to tell The truth 0bout IT,
espccaIy a. the truth I, not liable to hurt villas
You know villa, good soldier ana after me var
ho obuObled with the soldier boys who differed RON
him poIiilclly When cX.Prcsldcnt Grant was on his
way home the Committee Of Arrangements TO give HIM
. rcccptlon met to select orator 10 make TIE re.
ccpilon speech villas. before this meeting. had called
upun some Of the prominent Republicans of Madison
Wis. who were soldiers ana begged thchi w. use
their influence 10 have him elected ~ orator Ihcy
consented with hohc prOvisOs which am not 90
liberty to state and Villas went To work on III, speech
wrot.. il ont aud committed IL 10 memory. There Is
nothing about that for man Ia BE- ashamed ol 80 iar
as | know But VilaS's friends have pnied so much
about lis having been lmpr0mptu ] thlnk me tftlim
ought to hc told though II rnt u thiug whI'h VIII
disturb the Nation either one way or the other
New-York tribune., 1890-08-09
Mss MAyOLA TO SING on MONDAY NIGHT.

the broadway Theatre received yesterday telegram from
Miss Marion Msnols dated at Newport, Il. L., in which
said that she would positively return to the city 70
part in the Tooth performance next Monday night
When Miss Manoa left the cast ten days ago 1T was
that she had been made i'll by the excessive
heat appears however that she left the city to go
. yachting trip, from which she did not intend 10
return until 1t became necessary for her TO reon the
oompany for its travelling season, which will begin at
the Park Theatre in Brooklyn on September 1. She
to have reeonsdered her determination IN this re-
spec There have been rumors for several days that
Miss MaDola would not again appear with the DeWoh
Hopper Opera Company and IT is said that she has tried
70 make arrangements but at the Broadway Theatre
asst night 1t was declared that she would continue her
engagement for the coming season.
New-York tribune., 1890-08-09
THE JUDGE TOOK A HAND.
From Tie Chicago Tribune.


Judge ". W. HeatOn, who was on the bench In the
judicial circuit Of which Lee Comfy, limos, Is part
vas a thorOugh lawyer, and 80 long had he practiscd
and so we'll did he love his work. that he often became
interested I'm case before him TO such an extent that
he actually took a hand in the management, on one
side or the other. The opposing counsel would get
into wrange and Judge Iieato, becoming Impatient;
would say Hold on, now, thatH do 30 often dd
he interfere with those words That they became
proyeYba about the town OF Dixon, and II Is said that
the school teachers used the expression IN Tie copy
books. ..
case was trial in his court one day III which
before his election he had given some advlce inc
defendant had been sued Tor chopping OIL land which
the property Of a railroad company. VII licatpn
had been the cOmpany's counsel one oi ti" witnesses
In the case for the defence brother 10 the Judge
He was reIntlng ihe cxtcnuang circumstance, when
coIiise for the other side objected
"ConGne yourself 20 what y9n know OF y"nr own
knowledge said the Judge % the witness.
"Thats what I've been doing. BILL said the Wit
ness, somewhat pccvishg. and addressing me Judge
faniarfy. You know how II twas yourself when
used 10 cut wood there ,
Hold on now thatl do" rOared the Court IN Inc
same old words but with a sort OF anger which he
seldom displayed anywhere. And the bar bar, rosred
while the Sheriff split the top Of his desk Win al OLD
weight ho had for gavel.
New-York tribune., 1890-08-09
UTILIZING THE COOKS BEAU.
From The Philadelphia Times.

Gradually became accustomed TO the presence
OF her sweethcarts, although VIC found II dncult ~
keep track Of the constantly changing faces We soon
learned 10 utilize the gentlemen that visited ihe
kitchen by putting them 10 work, assigning them sucli
tasks as removing the ash from the furnaces. sweeping
up the alley, etc, and Ia this way Classy and her
satellites Jecame a decided help 20 the family.
one evening the cook came home with "a brand
new beau pleasant faced mild tempered liiuo fellow,
10 whom | took a fancy from The first. knew That
C+ssy woud keep him for supper and a. thc lumber
room needed cleaning anticipated the girls plans
bv inviting him TO supper my self after which asked
him 10 undertake the work ia a manner which pre-
cuded the possibility OF refusal Joe became a
regular sunday evening visitor after that and was
ALWAYS sure Of good supper. some weeks after.
Caesy I'm consequence Of little misunderstanding.
icft our roof On the following sunday Joe came as
usual and took his accustomed seat In the kitchen.
why joe" ! said % him. "don't you know that
Cassy has gone away ~ -
Yes' know" was the reply, but kinder Ike
vour meals and have taken sOrtcr liking 70 the
house 50 II YOU don't object I'll Just hang round
and sec whether can catch on l" thc new COOK yoi
have In CasSys plarc." - ., hiatt.
The now coalI however dld not take kindly to
Joe and the poor fellow was thrown out upon an In
hosptable world
New-York tribune., 1890-08-09
TOPICS ~ THE NATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION

Indianapolis, Aug e.--The National Bar ASsoca
ton finished its abOrs today. Much Of the time Of
the last session devoted 10 discussing methods Of
simplifying legal procedure Fedora! courts, Inter
estng speeches made by Messrs. Duke. OF Nir-
ginia; Reynolds. of Maryland and Mr.. Ke'chan Of
Indiana. The foowi,g subjects were referred to the
standing committees for report next The need of
uniform laws In the making and transporting OF dep
osltiOns legal education and requirements for ad-
mission TO the bar in European countrc,. IN, ccrtifc
tou Of laws, moral qualification, necc s-ay Tor nd
mission 10 the bar, the need Of an International bar
association several amendment, 10 the con-ttuion
were proposed. The Committee on Uniformity Of Law
wa, Instructed to correspond with Canadian Bar As
sOcations. with a view 10 simplifying legal business
between the two countries
New-York tribune., 1890-08-09
DANCING BY THE SEA.

An enjoyable full dress dance was given last even
a.. ot tb. Long Beach Hotel Long Beach, L. H. by
enc manager John T. Deviue, for the guests az 'hc
so,s, and the cottagers at Point Lookout. Inc ar
ansements in every respect admhaDe anu i0
lected great credit on Manager Devne ana HIS co"-
s,tten composed Of Recorder Smyth, ID. ;. Draper
. n Holmes l.. Auerbach, George ,. husch' a.
vosenfeIt d. Dettnan C. H. Van Deventer, NJ Kosell-
~. a. Putzcu c. Davis j. T. Cullman' herman
.a,cr Thomas H. Terry, NJ. Krauss. j. r. Ueuoes'
" A. Davis, David Thompson, +. lay loi, - w.
Uardipg W. Strauss, f.. ii. Paddock, James ooileuc'
+ IInderman J. Frarkenthal, L. iilsol' H. ..
sohsefer The large ballroom in the norlh wlhg ol
An. hotel which was used for dancing was luiHhatoo
~ .nr hinge electric lights ard decorated with flags,
" an6 nret,v flowers while the outside piazza
- rr.,t,,v dressed with different colorcd lanterns.
vn,na.rs orchestra furnished the music. At mid
..st the supper was served TO the guests, among
.-hor, we're Mr. and Mrs. Eugene COtttel' MIS-
y.,h., Chandler Mr. and Mrs. A. h. Beach, Miss
p.ach Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. llolmquist, Mr. ana Mrs
. n southwick, Mr. and Mrs. John Laimbeer' MISS
- rS,tis Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ. Mason Mr.. and
Nrs T. A. sweet Mr.. and Mrs. W. u. Mufphy' Mr' anu
~ ". Richardson. Mr.. and Mrs j. c. Clayton
-, >,rs w A. Schefer Mr.. and Mrs. Horace W.
Henry Work. Mrs. NJ. F. Kahn, Mrs NJ L.
s.,v-art, Mrs. Wesley Harper Mrs j. h. simpson, lr''
A.. and Mrs IL. p. Barbour OF Tacoma WASH Dr'
, Gorton simon Rorischiid, MI ana MIS- feVcr
n.,,um Mr.. and Mrs. F. p. Morris. MISS Haze IT, NJ
Weld John c. Gulick, John Tennis, Isaac A: SIMON,
THOMAS II. Allen, Mrs. o. n. hainSay' ,aaa M, anu
NJ W. Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs W. IL. Chandler
ms wvckofy. james W. Blatchford John Keenan,
M re'er d. .Tnrner sidney Dillon Ripley, r. D. Win
Mr. anS hss Fs Jennie % b HERMAN sTfGS I9s pr
tody MIS- icr ~, Miss e. Allen, W. A. Taylor, 5: NJ.
NICHOLS snS d R'19sfs 3eor fi FIcttsr a"a NG Mr.
NaE. "eSV Uendrlckson, Mr.. and Mrs. H. X.
bsnhsd Mr. Mrs wayand TTaa r6snmnn MT aNG Mr MT anG
Ms John r. Waters, M anu MIS- hioiaAu Ai9N0 "'
Sir and Mrs Isaac Walker, ... ,, bo civon q,
..xt Tbnrsday 10 Louis Epplnger the leader of the
long Beach orchestra.
New-York tribune., 1890-08-09
they will inscribed upon a rather more pretenhous
building: New York, Lake Erie and Western Exchange

they will inscribed upon a rather more pretentous
building: " New York. Lake Erie and Western Exchange
Hotel"
worker In MARBLE granite, ETC., was discoursing
OK his trade while being whired through NewJcrsey
day two ago at the rate Of thirty or forty
miles an hour There curious experiences In all
sorts OF business, l suppose said he Certainly
have share OF them. had occasion once to
put up monument in old fashioned burying ground
in the northern part Of the state. 1t was in the
qucercst place | ever saw-on the slopes Of a hill as
steep the roof Of house good deal sleeper than
the roofs OF a good many houses have seen. Why
in order raise the monument had to rig derrick
the top of the hill and lift the pieces OF granite
into position by that means. asked wise-loOklD8
Old farmer In the neighbOrhO0d why such spot was
ever selected for such purpose. WELL said he with
the utmost honesty, and looking me squarely In tho
face, people thought they couldnt raise anything up
here Think Of that as a for selecting site
for cemetery"
The summer weather and the closecropped heads
OF the the elevated trains and the horse cars
furnish golden opportunity for the pilIenologist 10
study his subject. large number Of the heads-may
OF them are hatlcss-have an extremely patchy ap'
pearance showing where the respected merchant OF 10
day, in his younger days when sowing his wiz oats,
came into collision with brick a constables cluo.
perhaps stones.
New-York tribune., 1890-08-09
WHITE sovADRoy SAILORS RETURNING.

As result Of the general alarm sent out from Poce
H.aduuars on Thursday night at the request OF Admiral
Walker OF the 200 sailors oil the Whte squadron
we're gathered in bv policemen from the Edrdgest ana
l7sbss stations from the concert halls and shooting
t.ries along the Bowery before nidnieht Yesterday
Aey were handed over the ships officers at the noae
N Twenty thrd and returned aboard the chicago ana
Atlanta .
Tbe men are not dcscrers" said MasteratArns Beth,
d the Chicago at the foat 20 receive his ship
men. "They have simply ovcrstaycd their leave. ana
their punishment will not be severe"
The tars continued TO drift toward the foot OF West
some alone some In squads. and In
he custody OF policemen Last night there were few OF
the cuants who had not reported for duty.
New-York tribune., 1890-08-09
PSstomce Notice,

tshoud be read daily by all interested. changes may
'0' ] T W ior foreign countries specially I'd.
for Dispatch by any particular steamer except when
il +, desired send duplicates OF banking and commercial
fastest vessels available - -, -,
Foreign mails for the week ending August will close
It,T' S,an aud PortSsai per ;: Ia Brctagne, We
letters FOR Great Britain asd other European
counriss must be directed per Seryia'); at 80 m.
Eurp per Ed wa sSptpoI pta snS pln eieS aea
poftuga must BE- directed per Eider'D at 10 80 m ~
Norge at 10 40 the Nethe lands dr ct yer
MSasdam VIA ROTTERDAM deter. must be- directed per
Maasam at II am lot Sso'ha drtd S, nP % %psyoa" a
ia a. G'ieOS m for frHidad aSa Tobagc Tiane g
Yunurl ,lctters for Cuba 1ampico and Inxpam al.
r,ct ard other Mexican states VIA styt .run ms ns
be dre'tSa eisr Jr T irom HsworanS at D. A.
wndyard sana. per to s iTa FTogrcso pcr s. Condal
ssr o other cSitaa States be directed per G
san Nf, sns.e iI. Prom Ns, s,s
for China and Japon per s. s. =" az az M '" Nss
Ea6NNstG So'S SeE A%s'' anaS ~ ana
Islanas Der T. Zeslands (ron san Fraleiseo close
l AUGUST Il a a. SSH XIX BTtisS ri S @a efT' oF
Mails for the society Island. sr shig Tahiti rom sa san
ianS.sS, 0H, bv rail- to ataS and thence by
steamer close a, onice daily at 80 M Mails tor
Migucon oy T rail- % =, osC 20 D. q' m Mas for ceS, by ra
20 20 Fan Tampa Fla and tbcnc BY steamer sailing Mondays
snd s r MEXICO overand specially for
dispatch by steamer close ut this once daily at m
71he schedule o. closing OF Tr,ns-Pacnc mails 10
arranged The Presumption OF thsr M % o,sr
.,Scr. sS % %s nr Dispatched i. thence the same day Registered
ros.once. xewYoSs. S1NaEAS T. T.. August M & i. 1890.
New-York tribune., 1890-08-09
DIED..

DlED.
rr, n, p-,dav Morning. August s, 1890. William H
Funeral at his late residence No 25s West DO"
day afternoon 1lth inst, at 2 o'clock
Int4rment a convenience OF family - r.
widow q GeoTge w. her s4sh
yd 70 attend the funeral Monday lin nse sS AZ
and 7th aves.. at 10 o'clock. ,. s...., leland
CARRERE-on August g. at New Brighton staten asandi i
amanda infant daughter OF John NJ. and Marion Dell
San Francisco and Sacramento papers please copy.
coIToy-In burlington, VT. on Wednesday august 8.
Sarh f. wife of the late Francis Cotton Oh pr'oA'Sh'
rusTa services SATURDAY AgSqS, o A. A. hSs Ssl:Se g
hiyissstcn.t hS rSsaonSs OF Broosyh nfd iGgi'-"
x5s% H' 81 H ss s ASsI.s v 1s ' IT, Edgar
Fner ices at her late residence. Monday 1lh inss'
s5 sssa rissss as's
rr9%a. ASs.'' viii 4 a Sady Z P Or Omit nower-.
At no. 80 West s6.h:st Charles ri James, infant '0e
Funeral services private. 49,,
uYsLoP-At Rhinebeck, y. Y. August John HyysIOp: ys
ifyeIoS iTSq y Of y:Sc' Sc~.YCrE fiGis' O'''"'' Wv
BISoky2 s No ot,s, AZ, South Son Of ss aaa
and Gertrude Pease Macnaughtan. age IL months days
McCLEERY-n. NJ MeClcery. on the sth inst ..o,
Funeral from 30 sc St. Marks Place. on Monday AFTER
MoNrGoMERY-At Bclmar New.Jersey, on August .,
Era wife Of Samuel Montgomery, in the list year OF
her age. -,,.. ~ N. East
65th.st. on saturday, August o at 10 80 M
MORSF-At Grant House Catskill y. y. Thursday,
August = NJ Amelia Morse wife OF DAVID H. Morsa
and daughter of the late Robert j. Randolph. 60.
Funeral services residence. No III Fort Greene
Place, Brooklyn, ~ y, Monday, the llth ihst' ."
10 a
Jntrrnlent at Planfeld y. j.
Friends will kindly omit howers.
pIIIMAN-Mary widow OF John Pullman. at the
re-idence OF her son. J. Wesley, near Jenklntown.
Pom. in the sOth Of her age.
Fnne,i services 80 saturday evening. August g. at her
latc residence NO 1913 East 24th.st.. this city.
Please omit fOWf'rs.
EOOT-At Orange. y. j., on Thursday, August 2.
Thonas : Root in the SD year OF his
Funeral services at his residence, No 159 Mainst.
on sunday August 10, at o'clock.
Kindly omit flowers.
Interuent at kos dale.
sEYMOTK-Nt Cottage City. Mass, August ,, Alfred
kellogg Seymour. of Uuca, ~ y.
New-York tribune., 1890-08-09
JUDGE TAYLOR on THE ELECTIONS BILL.

From Congressman T.. H. Taylors letter In The
tlDind (OhiOi Citizen.
Throughout a very considerable portion OF the
country elections are mere fares mike" with rage
elements Laws are passed 10y Legislature with th'
purpose II annullng some parts of the Constitution
of The tnitrd states. civil Obccrs violate existing
laws habtually 10 the same end JUDGES oi election
refuse the ballots II known voters sur lalt boxes.
switch ballots and m.scOuut Returning OHIO r,
forge returns, ana when all these devices hl utlhut'
lion aud violence to the extent VI assassination and
murder are rcsOrtcd 10.
act of Congress, and The necessity fDr ts action i
demonstrated. The pending bill only looks io far
and honest elections. For that reason II IS bIttcrN
denounced. rhO-r whose electoral systems rest On
force and fraud call il force Bill and commercial
politics lustigcs force In preventing irc elections
And condemns all cfiOit, 10 Ne, ure far
New-York tribune., 1890-08-09
GUESTS At CONEY ISLAND.
THOSE WHO ARE AT TIE ORIENTAL AND MAN
HAITIAN BEACH NOTES.-THE FIRE
ro-NJcuT
WORKS TONIGHT.

the hotel season at Coney Island Is at its height.
and business particularly prosperous at the Oriental
and Manhattan Beach Hotels Among the guests at
the Oriental are Mr. and Mrs II. Il. SNOW W. Appleton.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Andrews Mr. and Mrs. A. b. Bell.
Mr. and Mrs r. b. Burnham H. p. Baldwin, of De-
troit; Mr. and Mrs. f. S. Chaplin, Mr.. and Mrs. L. Il.
Cheney, F. r. Culbert, W. ii. NJ Clyman, Mr.. ana
Mrs. c. II. De Silver, Mr.. and Mrs. W. ~ pykman'
w. G.. Dewitt. Mr. and Mrs. E. d. De Grove. Mr. ard
Mrs E. w. Dodd, Madame w. Jennings Deincrest.
Henry s Dawson IT., Mr.. and Mrs. John p. Enrght.
William W. Ellsworth T. G. Evans, George w. Fuller,
l. f. Fay Mr. and Mrs ]. d. Flower. Thomas l..
Field l. X Gapen, W. d. Guthrie, Mr.. and Mrs H. f.
Garth. Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Grifen. c. VI. Garrison.
H. W. Grannis William F. Haynes, Mr.. and Mrs. J. ii.
Hurst. Mr. and Mrs. George ii. Humphreys, W. +.
uavemeyer Mr.. and Mrs. f. !. 1ngersoll. C. "A. Jack
son, Mr. and Mrs Eugene Kelly, Mr.. and Mrs James
c. Little Mr. and Mrs W. l.. McLane, Telfar Minton.
Mr. and Mrs Thomas Mclean, Edgar S. Marston.
r. F. Munro j. F. Matthews, DR.. and Mrs. i. W. Olds,
exJJnted States Senator and Mrs. Thomas G.. Platt,
Richard Redmond j. III. Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. T. e..
Stanton, Mr. and Mrs. L. I. Sheffield Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward skidmore and Mrs. Henry A. Waite.
Among the latest arrivals at the Manhattan Beach
Hotel are John Newell, of Chicago j. Miles standish.
of Boston Mrs s. s. Cox, ex-Commissoner Coleman.
of the Street Cleaning Department, Mr.. and Mrs.
L. G. Ouinlan. John a. sullivan; J: Calf W. r. Gait
Mr. and Mrs. 9. IL. Todd, Mr. and Mrs. j. 5. Lockwood,
Joseph Howard, IT,. II; w. Cannon' ex-governor
Mrs. II. G.. Adams, Of Portland Me. Mr. ard Mrs.
Fordyce 5 Caldwell Charles Du pont Buck, OF scran-
ton Dr. ii. NJ Little. of Long Island city G B. lIogg.
E. r. Durkee J. lie Due, f. D. Ncustadt, Il. H. SOule.
n Mr. i and Mrs James n sandford, Jacob voorhis Of
Greenwich, Conn., and Miss Van Cortlandt, OF COaon-
The special subject chosen for tonicht's display at
Manhattan Beach in Pains amphitheatrc after The
Siege of Vera Cruz is ended, viii be representation
of the great bridge the Firth OF Forth in Scotland
New-York tribune., 1890-08-09
SKEPTTCAL iBOTT SHARKS
From The Detroit Free Press.


We were fishing for sea bass abont Ten @ miles Oh on
Atlantic CITY, and had with H. n oOil dealer rom
Cincinnati Ia the three or four DAYS idh oecn
acquainted with him he had talked oi nothing but
sharks. lie was a doubling 1homas. ie gnferN ah
mittcd that there might possibly be shlrh' III some
other ocean, but tar the Atlanue Mh' ,Ohccrncd
le would bet his last dollar that II ala not hoM a
shark three feet long. When we s0t over on me
fishing grounds he growing around because we
had as vet sighted ~harks and when we hll hshei
fO: an hour liz drew IN III, line. lighted cigar ana
lly down on one Of the seats with the remark tit
any nan said he had ever seen shark Wa d ndI
from Larsvllle. No minded him, for when You
have seven pound bass on line sixty hve or seveny
feet long You've got all you want 10 zee 10
presently his hat blew OF and he picked up cane
and leaned far over the rail TO poke Tor H. ne
Lad the end of the stick the hat and was sloWly
pulling In when there swish ana sW!fi, Tue
rlcam of Whie In the blue water. ana sharks Jaws
ojmnpd wide and took IN h' hat. then, WIN II "irl
Il his tail. the big nsh shogcrrd water owe" TWO "r
tlrcc of II, aid went 0u, uf sight. , a.,
GOtd Heavens! bn Whnt was tlat = shou'cn Uho
Goa! mnu Whose face vhItcr tlah snow -,
"Dniy "a fourteen foot shark" calmly rephcu INC
captain Of the boat ., , 4,
only ! ONLY - shouted the man. "Why hang H.
he might have bitten my arm on -.
And lie made a bed Of the cushions ana UtN no"n
I'm the bottom OF the boat and never spoe again unti
we had crossed the bar Oh in. lie nad lookcl
q man eater in the eyes at close quarters ana thc
Wicked cruel CLINT Of those optics had taken Ills sahd
away.
New-York tribune., 1890-08-09
yr1rBy WATER IN A PUBLIC BATH.

m, Harry Freeman OF No. 142 Henry-st, reported to
the Health Board yesterday that he had been called TO
treat several children during the last week who were
sunring from purulent ophhamia which In his opinion
had been caused by the filthy water In the pube oSth
A Marketst. Inspector Dillingham; investigated the bath
and will report TO the Health Board today The sewer
st this place is being extended to the bulkhead line
and 1t present the flows into the river within
few feet bath The water in the BATH except az
heh tide is muddy full refuse and has disagrceabe
odor OYcer Sullivan charge Of the bath. says
that he docs think tat the water gives the children
sore eyes but disease is spread among the healthy
children by using towels upon which children with sore
eyes wiped their faces. If the Health Board Is
sstsned that the Of the bath tends to breed
disease the place will be closed unt the sewer is COM
piet
New-York tribune., 1890-08-09
OBITUARY..
WILLIAM III. ABEL.
New-YOrk,

William II. Abel, who for many years was widely
known telegraph men, died yesterday, after many
months Illness. from phthiss at his home No 25S West
ODehundre twenty sevcDthst lie was 1fty years
old. and was native Of Rcckaway l.. I. About thirty
years ago he graduated with high honors from the
Ctegc 0. the City OF NewYork and for two follow
ing held prufessorsh OF ansuages in that lnstitHton
Then he becaue connected with the cid American Telegraph
Company and served through all it, yicifstudcs and
changes until It finally merged into tho Western Union
Telegraph Company.
lie filed the place Of ehe' audot In the Western Union
Company unh 1873 when Ill health caused his retrement
His wife, who daughter Of John c. Baxter died two
years ago. The funeral viii take place on Monday at his
home, and the burial Will be at Greenwood.