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New-York tribune., 1890-07-16
DUCHESS OR DUCHESS

o the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: In a recent issue you ask if The name Of
DutcheS, County. in this state should be spelled with
or without t. The name had nothing TO do with
the Dutch, because The county styled in honor
Of the Duchess Of York In the days when the county
was settled. Duchess wa, spelled Dutchc>s. This ap-
pears , obsolete form in the Century Dictionary
Almost everybody carce,>y assumes that the county
Tool, its ttc from the prcdominancc Of early Dutch
settlers but weak th, pretended derivation would
be NJ best, the fact 1, the Dutch not IN the ma
ioIitv. The Germans greatly Outnumbcrcd them, and
in those days nobody COufOunded the German, with
the Dutch. properly Nctherlanders llOllandcr,.
puchc>, Is certainly the proper spelling, though
putchcSs is the one officially handed down 10 IL.
Tivos. July Il, lSOO. ANCHOR.
New-York tribune., 1890-07-16
VINO BEGAN THE wILDERNE,, FIGHT


TO the EDITOR Of he T ri II ne.
SIP. In IN" Tribune u sunday, juno 20. you say
that Coulradc & MEX. Lco>cr of Farnham POST So
i5-. Co. \ r. wa, captain in the I'd I nt'd states
rce.Iar CsValr, also that captain Leo'"r'- regiment
peued ihc battle of the Wilderness. MAY %. l7'i' l
have no wish ~ dctr,c' from the merits Of IN" gallant
..,r-de or to take away the laurel, ~ III regiment
Inf I'M. ln,,i on that me n United states Regular
cavalry I'D not open the battle Of the WILDERNESS.
The 9th NrW lorh Volunteer cavalry, Lieutenant
ror,Ie John Hammond commanding. cro--cd the
r,priau. ~ Gcrmauua Ford. ON the morninI "i Na'
4 i-ol We then advanced {, The wilderness eros
ln,G. AID on the Parker store. TAere We 'n'Aml'u
that ni.It some II u- u Company u advanced some
distance beyond Parker ~t"t" that evening "" 'N
Glanced shots with some # tie enemy scouts about
.indlvu We crc1mprI near 90" store that "i'''
and carly IN the morning Of Nat We were "I"l.
.. di-m.uuf'd MINISTER'S. ','u H'u- , m m r'n,.,t
.d.- and a. Wc were armed with me Hp'h'tI I'l"'"
i,.- r.lr w, held tlc enemy iu ~" i"i me nm.
iif ,.ru they AT, aucrd line OF thiti' ann Tnr
-,irm,-h Inc 90 'oG''r we -''''''H '' '"'
aluuy, Huu- o. We N'N', a., ,.,,.. ,.,.,t,.- lao
i,,, trc honor - opening the haitl. oi the Nl"'I
no. rncre too. lu-t more men thdli 'NN 'a.lHD
,,,.rt Am ,rt single engagement Of th" war prior
~ whitehall y. y. July .. l-:'o
New-York tribune., 1890-07-16
Owe Of hsMARcxs PIrEs IN ATLANTA

From The Atlanta IoihnnL
Thi, !, all that I have Ef ol a pipe Which BIS
marck used IN his school d1ys
Tii. -n,ntrr was Jndgc " Gad,der King. who
leaned FAR hack IN h, easy Office cha. he spoke
and held nm In nj, hand plat cherry ppestrm about
UoT did come into possession Of Il p" the
Iudrc aid retcatinc NY question.
II W. in His whv You sle my brother, Mitchell
G. KING went 10 school With tIi-narck when he was
s,ndent AZ Dr I,clcr', fam0hs school at Frankfort
"n The Main They were cIassn lates and rOommatcs-
altogether very intimate frenfa. Now Wien they
80, ohnut IN leave college tlfy exchanged pipes
f,r vou know every German y tudcnt has his pipe.
w. w. NitrheII boueht the pnle which the future
e'r' 'oiior Tayc him in eIclIansc for his own 10
America with him. and IT ieli ,int" my ha''uS' io'
am 4 great smoker, YOU zee. ... o,,i,o
Ine pIpo' 1Ie low wsei made II fine china. and
P'otS .nco Iilcness nf EilmagNk the front of
"" Tbe 'tem wa, about twi}r IL long IL IS now,
IT, ~ h".n trimmed ycrN.I often. | have smoked
vi l..,'ns.nd times. aud newell cnIO, ed pipe more.
" uItrb1u and bismarck wleTe very warm friends
and Corresp punded with each Ither iDf year y, ~
.. D rr,,,c i,ismarcl, lettct asking him Il ne knew
hd "' tbi. .de Of the 'vatkrr. j. replied that he
,d ,1,rcs handed with 1.-Two in the United
~" s.. "' no vo Mitchell G Ktg aud the other DR.
ia C,r ~ aiEen emIth farolina. Mitchell. my
h,1 o,, s.vcntv six veJars Old and Is living
al Flat Rock. NOitll Carolina.
& &MoM on i y IND G o t av III udge replied. Let
,o w ',ti.o,nii bronohf IL d with him IN 1-3J
rh. ~ 4. ia a.., az vcars ld and don't know
h, n. Ia =. - ,hcn II is all interesting memento
ia pu M, ~ 20 "a Lichiv tlve iudge concluded, as
hn ,.a =. rsr a. onx of his desk drawers
nv .u =. a. ~ a,orv az ppe which he had
aiS ssde vb,ip boldnr tho st.gX OF BsRarcks school
day plpe in his hand
New-York tribune., 1890-07-16

tho couhtry which shelters them or tolerates
them and omts 20 order them out for
instant execution; IN obedience TO MT
Wemyss Reid's imperative mandate. This
feature the inquiring friend will have to accept.
~. must he content 20 accept. also, that violence
Of tone which goes 80 often with avowed one
siaedncss But as he seems 10 want an English
uopcr expressly in order 70 supply him with
,eassns for his own ono sidedncsS hc Will find
them in Tie journal name II is not without
a good share OF ability. though of dclicacy or
discrimination II has little. To-day it appears in
now forn-secms 10 have been put on the rack
and stretched lcngthwse II has. moreover.
one new writer of a very high order. Mr. Andrew
Lang. who takes charge of tie Literary Causcrc y
And MIR Andrew Lang. much he writes is
always worth reading and readable lie at any
rate has dehcncN, and has discrimination.
An English critic fms fault with the use Of the
word CONCESSION at least he puts 1t in ,hc
pilIory with sic" to draw Syornnl attention
~ what be evidently supposos Ia hc ncolocism or
harbarism The offence was tie greater because
The wdd had becu employed with reference to
stylc 20 vi. St1nlcys style. IN fact Still the
English critic j. wrong CONCESSION is formed
from concise as precision Is foucd from precise
IN strict conformity ~ linguistic analorics But
as the argument from analogy Is. with reference
20 the English language. not always a safe one
le' ms fall hack on authority Concision will he
found ia Lord Brou sbam. who l. not hlh
authority ~ Lord y, ron. who is: m MIR Henry
.lantcs whose accuracy in such matters is critical.
and in otlcf good writers 70 tnat. with analogy
and authority both m favor of the word, the
Euglisl critic may a> well take n ont Of the
y. l0ry 80 which Dee uniufflv ana unu isely con.
dempcl ~ 10 condemn word nercl, hccau>c
~ b. new to the critic himself Is not always
prudent
rie Postmaster of NcN lofi. might perhaps
s.-1ruirr .lll more ciosc'v thor no docs the COM
r.f.ivc advantages cf Queenstown and south
rofou rs ports Of dchfrrr fof the American
mail. / wall eivc him on u.t'ucc He sent rc
saturday uai', l,tcl> hi thc S,rva. which reached
Queenstown >fni.y oftcrpuon. with the result
,f,.t her MA I, were NOT distributed u London tlll
ruc-iat morning II NE, hai come hy The North
,ernan LloyI steamer which lcft \c,.-N ork al tho
.,pe time vc sh'r'd have had our letters ami
t,tcrs twent, four hour, ,oucr The spool Of the
,o., vessel, is .hout the same II D.. the position
4 So.th myt.n with reference 10 London which
make, the di,,icn.c and a.an lr-c upon Nj
Van ,1ii that tie uIc test ot tie efficiency Of
ans ship for mau p1tpr.", O.. not hcr arrival ~
Queenstown rut - delivery and destuhution
Of her mail, il London. G. " ).
New-York tribune., 1890-07-16
ANOTHER BAD TUESDAY.
HUMIDITY AIDS A BLAZING Sun.
SOME DIFFERENCE or OPINION AMONG WELh-
KNOWN THERMOMETERS.

KNOWN THLRMOMETEKS.
Inst eight DAYS AGO the 400 900 or more persons
who make their homes in NewY York and Brooklyn were
groanng under Of the hottest days known u them
for many years. That the extreme he:t when pre-
vailed on that Tuesday did result in terrible IN
crease in mortality largely due to the refreshing
broczcs that blew from dawn TO darkness and the
consequent low percentage of humidity. Those whose
lot I'm life took them into the streets believed tlat they
had almost reached the acme Of human discomfort
Yet. oppressive that Tuesday was, 1t was exceeded
by yesterday.
The sun and its rival humidity, generally Work
lncchanded and in opposition to each other. l es
ter,ay they ioinod forces and gave 70 NcwNOrk and
Brooklyn a withcring. bghting, nerved3stroyinE at
mo,phere that wrought mischief upon even the stout'
constitution. OF course the weak and sickly
suffered. az they always do. but beyond this. men
who have snapped their fingers I'm the fSe OF thc
common enemy and passed safe and Triumphant
through all thermal changes gave way for the first
time Yesterday and admitted that the weather had
beaten them.
The warm southerly winds that blew through
Monday night, bringing huge volumes Of moisture
from the set together with the latest warm wave
rolling in from the West, gave a forecast Of what
would happen, and when at eight a. m. yesterday
humidity stood at % per cent the signal service
officer, made up their MINDS that another record
would be broken. All through the day the unpopular
visitor wiltcd 'he collars, soaked the linen and
generally parboled humanity, while it averaged about
% per cent
In the meantime the sun wa, not idle. The warm
wave had arrived and hung over the whole Atlantic
coast IN this city at a. m, the thermometer
record was 80 degrees. At a. m n had
reached to - degrees by noon it had jumped 10
30 degrees. and then in the next three hours the
temperture pursued its upward course until AZ 80
the record 90 degrees. with the approach OF
evening the heat moderated slightly, the record at
Is y. m. being - dccrr1> and at p m ~ dcgle"o.
sergeant Dunu'S officers gave 10 hope OF any amaze
mcnt in the heat for today, which they say, likely
10 Increase but tonight they expect decided fd IN
temperature due 10 the advance Of a cool wave from
the northwest.
People passing FIudnut's drug store yesterday were
amazed when they looked AZ the thermometer and saw
that II recorded - DE- gree, of heat lludnul UrI
nomctcr however, III fatty contradcted by fcTiN ;
and hy half a dozen other thermometer, IN the n"lgh
hOrhOod which gave 90 degrees the maximum.
Thi, singular difference /, difficult 10 account for but
the fact that the Weather Bureau officer record -
degrees as their Highest figures makes II probdOl"
that the lower estimate II the correct one.
several cases of pro-tI1tion by the neat we're re-
ported by the police but none Of them was fatal.
New-York tribune., 1890-07-16

Tho weather dd not flsot the country tub = " W-'-
t.,- ,..e,t.y .,t,fuo.f on 'ut I,inr of ~ rho Gu1
round n t. invitation Z. pnm'n' though 'i number
= .u.. 's.,r, wore I torda ." The ,oI'i- r"fr
IN ff.,t .1ud tom tut etronp "nd Wa blowing "h'n
,, match bsr,a. IIr fret won't to knapp 'Hnl.-
..,r h.e,u 20 ..t,rrat t.tn l. aI Na- ,a,.d Sis a.
aud seven all v,fe ,4Itt luo fl'I KNAPP. WItn '.nfa
.t- -tc.d.n,~- won O.. ff.f 80 g. Ii' second o
ga .. ...-, a- u., Ir,. odna oar AID after hrI'nt
,l.n.-,r o. tnnl. on 'u .t.' r' -"t v'"t To- h''l'
. ia i, tII.d % iflu'n TOMS p.4, showed d" id'd
,...,. o., with r, .,-ult 'la' Do Vpu tlr -'. D-J
.1. f.,. tt -, va. a1 .aton Huntington. o-3 h}'rP
lear ..trla,od non, uc nN' Iarn uln h'd 0'n tNo
50, and &C. Wa tlo d'iN 'o nthnr i'''n"f i'N. ia.
,l,,.. t,.o o., drd that t nnfrh -hl4d be p.''.
... ..,,r and 10 oII take IIarr this nofulne. iir
,.o,d ,.lle em .g-uy b.O' 10 tAe lo-.r The ',oro
... T. T. Uuufp -tau. Jr., n. W. l.. Knapp. 80, 90
IL 4 ta-fIuu,d.
New-York tribune., 1890-07-16
r,vr FIELD roR ry7ogoLoGJ>1S.

TIE b,t AID huns westn,. has sdtod alo'AG. O. ~
., - ,.,,.r. ANY ons Who ent i.d Tho 1iuuur come
,.i., ,,.... au.r go o'clo.t lt-t u"tt vpp.l h1t.
'...,.I that a nod. % tdi .r o t. tu I.>gnrs OF
Fgylt Nas u fun hs-' Nj DIS 'r' az '''n'''m"1 ''''
-. ., .a.o, Of th. ,..,r bu' To- Tribune plutr- di.-
tended upit in h' qor VT I soon 'iii - 10 a.
,I.,t and -eeuHnRF "nii">- -'' 'i" q" m"'i- ii" "''
.ursrt.d by 90. uufhrdfd f'' d" ur r'7'il' hf'i.
raat.d through tn oprI wi' o'' and too p'r~-'' 9"
a.. ,,u5ius l.atlng lntt fi'r- and oi nling
,,,,u tho throat. ~ tie .r ntng competitors. Round
h ot fla. electric lamps, hc Tribune building. 90 ~
90, Hal PARK or on tht !dpe WI, clust"Id large
,,c,ceations Of moths in 90 The the ndghh.i-
,o,a Il ANY lighted brldirc alive with them. On
an sd.s there conschI, - opinion that th' Vista
,i,, ~. one of thr heaNifst clown IA a long tine.
New-York tribune., 1890-07-16
BEWARE OF INVITATIONS.
Po.Ionicc Notice.

(snoal Doe road daily by all Interested as changes may
'.lS ior i ga countrc, need not be specially oa:
d,,,rd iof a1'nn ~ ,d dinlrat, O.: banking and con-.
""l'9 doCu'ut- Iet,r, not specially addressed being
r oI Gl .' NAL, ior The Ge, ending July 10 will close
%%@pp % b M s a a a. 1 m 'i, To-. FORTUNE Island naya
and SaiaIA Sc. per Alene at Il 80 p M FOR 'es.
ind turkey per saale va bremen letters GT othes
ag m AZ = 80 D. M iSr Euroe per 5 cry u
NrN-Yok ya Queenstown d,tters or Gsgnany Denmark.
S SrSS Gr A"TN! Of a at T p a. fcr cdta, pr
s,noco Na Ha>Ma dmli|5 drt,i' mg'' m, oe Tran; Il
S'%n' s. nee for Bu s' a. dc p. s. RGInand Antwerp
@ g a. Srs % fS ggSF' per S m io GoIp% Dd1:
n 1a VIA ner r,ro,o At D. m for Nassau y P aud
Sa%aaS SSi g' cuba per- s. Gntcfo, p for Sicar;
1eqo az % r gry rycauad1d ol pi ~ steamer from nasx -
p l9T s. Pe'eNga"lon P|r 1a G Io d. JanSir,
and Ssn, ao rata oau.r. vie Ri9 de J,ns5o pc;
r. ? 9 % fo s ca .ad am5a5a e '; @as; be ID. ii.
'eSa S&arrRD1& rafn'; 20 a. H. for France snitle land.
1,Ir oSstsoIn ' Sts let H 10 Tor = Franz nd a
bremen M eti,r, must be drecd per w'Tp a. a. n. n;
for the ,, Ng'afFand' ,C GS " pie pc wtrseadam as
r scotland dTe[ per HGes9ra va 10 Ss'STs pS.
st' ,G 81 @( %gn[ lgd G " onds va So troN also Wind:
Ward sand- direct, gcT M 1[oiaad &%.,aS az p m fcr
0ra5S letters Tor other Me>can states aud Cuba muss
directed per briaha at j. H. loI h""e'"' Pef
:. ) PiIyau. from Ncw-Orlrins. =, 49,
SI-NDAY- II ; 4. n for IrOgrr-0 per :. = VI. Nunes
Qotcr, or Tamp,0 AID TuNpom dir 'ct and Other MeNca1
STATE. Ma Vera cruz directed per NJ NnheL
AZ 3 n m f,r C.-ti Rlca va Limon, per > Hispn4a.
from. New .Orean-. ,..-t.. t,,. an.
M,f, Tor Australia NowI'aland. Hawaiian, ~ ana
s,,.,t, Maripo-a nom san ffanc.scol
Slu",. 20 a. 20 H. M. ,or arrival News
Tori of ~ AuIan, with British ais for Austrun'
N,fs fr China and Japan per emma IRON san ran.
i'''' i-o' tlS,' Hpr' iui, = a. go p m. Mams
Tor e society Islands. per shin City 81 P'peiti IRON
Sao Francisco close pore July - a 8 80 N. Mshs
ior NrNfo1ndlaad & I 10 goH H'" y, 40 gnu ~ M Mas
for Waueo, 6y rail- to Boston and thence BY steamer.
bT rail to Tampa pa. and thence by steamer t;a1lie3
Mri,vs and Tiu-dlysI close at this Oac daily a. 90
Mails Tor Mexico, overland unless specially ad.
S"s.d fcr dispatch by steamer close az this once daHy
az 90 m.
The schedule ~ closing Of Trans-pacihc maus -
arranged on the prsumnton Of their uninefrnped TT
Id tr,usit 10 san Francisco Mails rom un Icy
On tim, az san Francisco the day OF sailing o
steam@r, are dispatched thence the same day hesi''
,sS.od mali closes az 90 q. ~. previous day. -.
''r'u "'''' '' CORNELItrs VAN COTT postnastes.
Postofice. New-York. y. Yr July H. lsSo'
New-York tribune., 1890-07-16
DflIeHrro wIrH wr>rERy scENERr.
WILSON BAEELrr ANp Mss LAsTLARE SAIL
TO-DAY.

WILSON BAERLrr AND Mss LAsrLARE SAIL
TO-DAY.
wilson Garrett. who ia. made 70 hri'f .tav In Sew
York ON hs vav FROM san Iiarc.-ro q London. VIII
AL for Eusaud day on tho steamship CITY Of New
Yors Al the lio.el Ncndous la.f uisat. Mr. Barrett
spoke ,.nthu-.a.r,,ly Of hi- experience in the
Far Wo.t The scenery, hc said. with the exception
q eerau bite in switzerland wa, CaHdcr than ,nv
shre cl-o ln tle V"rld ~, Thought u.u Americans
e-pseltc, searely realized tIc maG1ifrcu of their
ooaiul m fhe Western vIa-. De va. more 'lrn
,,f.aec with h., rc. epron iH the Wet h' -nid ,ud
vond talc h~ departure from the country VITA
fofrt
r.,er-1r 10 hs c,stuo.,i Journey Nr. Barrett said
,hai 81, rd through .. Marshall PAS, OF che Rocky
Nsunta a. toward L.attic go, o.e chat Do" 'oul
never fo-rt ..sror0ur f1 tUc ltdule tn'. fh'
tr1in esvne sacramento on Wednesday should have
.rr.vca in L.advlle ~ = .3o O'Clock on srtnrdV
iIgit. 10 umo fur th" COMPANY to GNc Performance
Ancr l.av.ur sacramento there VIZ long de'ay and
tle conGuco. announced iht under no circun-''h -
could ne train ralh LcfdylNc before 10. 80 .. m
Ev,srio., uas d.appn a. hu' quickly b"a'"
resigned n, t,e inevitable The ra.umcD. however.
determined o. u.ale up much OF the LOST tm' a.
possible Tie e. yr.cr ,roWdcd ON AL -traui auf q.
The officer, Of He ro,d bsd ordered hc nne c!eT for
me tram. ue .pooi Wd- Phenomenal The deiV
was bcus maae up rrdly. when the Mar~hai' IA
hosvy down Grade. vis roashod. ON th" 'rr~'' %"
cnene ard hagyCe c.r br tr oo," from thr res oi Inc
tran. s'd hs tVo -e.tou- -frrt"d down th" sd' a.
frrhfiu ,pcrd The ~Ir1cc. ttci NOT stop Jest th"
rtr 10 'o1 ash into fac ahaid and smash ihin-s
up generally. uu the contrary. he LAT o. op,h IN
thrutfc V.de escaps hr fact -eudlug 'oa D." ~
m" Nal. To mile post. Gor vd-i uh- the -N""- "i
an of hah ti,,k. srd when M" level pam we
n1s,as t1' sect 'ls rcr coIped together agl'h.
The company rsrhrl B. adv lil' at -5 and save iHe
pcffnrfltH1. a- advert. .d
Mr BARRETT all 20 ,, ,rc, 20 London. where b" is
fo a-.ffno control M f, N.u Ni,rIrs Thcafrt vIl'a
bias been hrif Uf hir tlo -it' ~ th" old bNhpi.
lie AII produce -sr'. of standard pm's on aA
oiao"rt'0 ole and Vii rturu 90 Am"r1rf n Do" can
me a tenant f0r hi- theatre dHrfg th' OF 90 f-"h
p Lold0n Nl.- Fa.tt'. vii not Poe vlta im. a.
% hf'rd. O. make tolr Of tI" p.nfi WIN 70
COMPANY ~ hog DNu. tui lI some oi on" pl"N~ ~
wM'h .hc be- most liked thf Mr. l"Ilcit may pro
dnfo she WI probably appear.
New-York tribune., 1890-07-16
UJGHLy IMPROBABLE TALE.

From Today's Chatter. - - ..,
.r, Gao, mat Nr Richard Croker has been in con
Ii,,io, t " ,,th CLnirmnn Murphy. Of the pcmociatIo
state committee. Ia. 4 -Isnihcah' r. , 80 '' ,,
fifteen. ,ud thr intimate friends ol the t"o Ph
cmcn Th"y have il tha Mr. Murphy i, to te lhe
u,rty'. candidate fpr OovcrnOr. ana VIII >tT,H , %
~" T. ,..-id,.nre I'm Ncv York. - 10 t"h' 'I'iu
oorcbr, ~ croker, place at the head Of me lanm3ul
ts.nrlation while he j. abroad m srattn o' ,i'
a fr W,ror Grant being q candidate iof Iecl't lW ,
mo Lnovrnr ones declare it IS fixed event. ana W.,
Wurnhv approves OF IN" programme. I'Vc w. .,,''
,,I '"I'' ,h, Intimate relations between 'hlHlhn.
M"rnbv and MaNor Giant expect more '"niln',
hond to be made In the fall ItN VII M I",miih, 1a,h
u", @ r To- ,,u the marriage of Nfr. MURPHY dhus.
W" 49, t,c b,ud, some voung MaNor ol Ne" YORK NJ
ono seems able to tell the date OF TINS event Dut hc
are sign, that preparations lor IL "'o Oe ~
on a oulet but elaborate scaIe
New-York tribune., 1890-07-16
HOW rn Talk coop ENGLISH

To thc EdItor Of The TT hun".
sip. Allow nr 30 recommend lftlo book. How -
TALL which II ncu -tldlrl would -'t U- american,
lI-nt In t.c u.c oi -I.. whom ..a.l. or "vI-'
.~l.,l- aud -v.u- .-c m.ir often u-.1 incorrect lbs
ih,n most ohcr. Even clerrymcn fail 90 th" proper
u.r .f rcm.
Dr. reply 70 Nr Carnegie letter. may II not hr "rl
said tl..' men who como out of 90" scientific schools
O., NOT ~pcil good Tu-N-I' ma lai English comm -
ont 81 o.. mouth II those vino have money. and With u
tIi. mca,. 10 Obtain That most beautiful n"r"-i'.
-ouud- sor.r Than from fine hp- "f t'-, who ''r uot
AZ tic ,t, anita pf Tire b,tt.r ach1o-. IT, study
~ Fr.l.n d, Pronunciation and th' u-c 81 proper
,,,,rd u conversation D. greatly neglected 100 a! our
-,,n.i. ct,.ui lu fhr tlt--i'U ruul-"-. To irIl .
f,rd .b,- DID. or DE ui-p..iouHor, u-r- words ina
t,rup,rlt b. q tautlo-- o1.c. lui r'cf} on may own
ih, nt'l- hyot ,r'ih of ara u-r 81. NJ /. H.
~cibrrht. July %, l-"0.
New-York tribune., 1890-07-16
CREDIT FOR TIE WASHINGTON MONUMENT.

TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
sir: 4 late editorial article IN The Tribune seems
to give the entire credit Of finishing the Washington
National Monument 10 senator sherman and Colonel
Vloma, l.. Casey II Is true, tated that dcr te un
finished shaft was turned over To- the Government IN
1876 the Monument society acted only an advisory
and cooperative capacity The Building Commission
created by the law had charge 0f the construction Of
the -haf. The commission consisted of the President
of the United state who Was president cA o.hci";
" " CorcoIau, ms vice president Oi the Monument
society. chairman; Edward Clark, architect OF the
C,pitoL also 3 member Uf that society, the chct
engineer Of the army and the architect Of the
Treasury Department. The society, 10y AN earnest
and able memorial brought the matter before Congress,
and through the active efforts OF II, committee. A. well
A. of All the members personally succeeded ia 2rihB
fbe desired action and appropriations. senator 'lcr
man took leading part in securing the apPlnpridloh
md Colonel now GenrriI Casey. every body knows,
anally solved the problems and made the monument
Wa NAV safely conclude, nevertheless. that had
thero bccn no Monument Society there would In all
New-York tribune., 1890-07-16
OBITUARY
COLONEL JAMES II. PIGNNEY.

COLONEL JAMES II. PllGNNEH
Co!oncl Jane, H. Phiuncy died at the home Of his
daughter 40. sol Madison ave. Elizabeth, y. j.. on
Monday axe Sixty SIX years. He was the son Of the
Hcy Dr. Phiuncy, Of Ncwburg. y Y. lie was Nouns
man when the gold fever broke ont IN l-i". lie was
oac ot the pioneer IN going 10 california. Always
AZ croard hc delighted 20 meet and talk over OLD ume'
with a fellow Forty MINER When the war began he
wa, in the iron business In scranton Penn. hut lett
~ , ,trr the army n June. l-Gl He served through
ont t1e war i'm the West tA~t major and afterwnrd
a. paNma~trr and colonel Iu October. l~'d he rct'd
frnm the army and began the manufacture OF stove
u,l-h uudcr the name 4 PhiuD'y a rQuharlt.- The
duu did not remain long iu bu~iuc,~, however, ana
during the last few years Colonel Phnncy had travelled
extensively.
New-York tribune., 1890-07-16
SELECTIONS FROM THE NAIL.
KINGSTON WANTS ITS LETTERS.
IlI''7'''I0-' "-l-N17 II H'1I
THREE TOWNS AND 25.ooO PEOPLE WITHOUT
FREE DELIVERY.

TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: | have read with great interest and coid'al
approval the communication 10 today, Issue Of your
paper If John VI. Gregory entitled The NeNt Great
Postal Reform There can bee no better investment
postal service. and cordially agree with your cor
respondent that communtc- should moi be left at tile
mercy n inactive CouSre>suen. In the city Of Kings
ton. y y. in which live. there are. think, not far
from 1000 inhabitants and without q free
delivery aud do NOT able t. obtain it in >pte
Of the effort, Of certain people. who esteem il a.
measure which 80 largo population has tc undouhtcd
right to demand The city Is peculiarly situated.
being made up oi the towns Of R0ud)ut, Kingston
ard Wilbur. and there pp,tOfcc, al each Of these
former towns. The po,tpihcc at bondOu would be a.
di'ri'rc to any scif respecting community, being
'rtnpcd, dark and dnry and in every way unfit for
the Volume of bu~uc~, transacted ia IL. Why should
su'h Important public Interest," be left the selfish
mes 'r the indifference II a few men. vino say they
ma 10 ti"tc convenient "a send their employees 10 m,
"u'e whenever they wish than have central
"' l" - hi e. q city with proper delivery Of mail
lirimcni has visited ths city 10 con,idc! the csta-
Hshhcnl ui free delivery, and that he fDuud The
VW,r h k"ndoui $50 bad and with such inadequate
ftcutc, G"t hc declined u rec1uIL nd il and pr
the town
idcr such state Of afair, diseraocfuI In the
llnhc -prt which endure IT, and if you can suggest
,i' WY ' get oar uuqu"~tionod rights in thi, matter
] ~h0uli hc greatly Obliged to you
road iu The Daily Tribune If public luilflre.
DIlt "l't"d i'f th- ard tlat obscure mi. town.
WhH' ln~. h" most important city commercially bc
tween >"" \"rh ard Albany ha, a mail -eryirc aud
P',. a., lGIilu'' onlF ~ i'r some remote country
Boudog.. y. Y. July "a. 1870.