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Morning journal and courier., 1891-07-07
SHOT AT AND BEATEN.
Rough Treatment Of . Swftchma
 by Four Hfghwaymeu

by Four Hfghwaymen.
 READING, Pa., July 6.-Shortly after 1 o'clock this morning four unknown men attacked Isaac Koch, switchman at the Mt. Penn gravity railroad station. They first shot at him and then seized and dragged him up the mountain side, where fight ensued, lasting until Koch had been clubbed into subjsction. The watch man was then bound and while one of the men watched him the other three broke into the station and made a raid on the safe, which they supposed contained $2,000, the receipts of Saturday and Sun, day. Meanwhile Koch's yells had aroused some men living square away, and they came to his assistance. The burglars escaped without having succeeded in open ing the safe. They left behind lot ot burglars tools. Koch has gashes cut 1T his face, head and body and is confined tt his bed, though he will recover.
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M, Bristol &SOlS,
 854 Chapel Street.
RUSSIA

Covers territory of 4es sss 600 acres the largest in Europe. It is an exceed ngiy large country,
 and, as a nation, the Russians are great and pow erful- The c. O. Taylor Old Bourbon aud G. o.
 Taylor Pure Rye Whiskeys are great beverages the fact of their age. purity and general excel lence. They are suited for sick room as well as
 sideboard use. Physicians recommend them
 Druggists and Grocers sell them Our firm name is on the label and over the cork. CHESTERH GRAVES q SONS, Sole Proprietors, Bosto D, Mas
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TKLRGRAPHIO JoTTTyss.

The drought in Indiana is burning up the crops.
 The family of the late Hannibal Hamlin have received many telegrams of condo fence.
 Dr. Frederick Louis Ritter, director of music at Vassar college for twenty-five years, died suddenly at Antwerp yester- day.
 The president yesterday had consulta- tonswith Postmaster General N anamaker, Attorney General Miller and Charles Elm ory Smith, minister to Russia. The sub- sidy bill was considered at length by MT. Harrison and his two cabinet officers.
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In Honor of MT. Hamlin.

III 11VHOT OI WHTe R3n1IIMs
 WASHINGTON, July 6.-The following of
 fcial announcement was to-day issued from
 the white house with respect to the death
 of the late Hannibal Hamlin: To the people of the United States;
 The president with profound feeling of sor. TOW announces the death of Hannibal Hamlin, at
 one tine vice president of the United States who died at Bangor, Me-, on the evening of Saturday, July 4. portant and more distinguished positions than Hr Hamln and in recognition of his many and varf- ous services and as ah expression of the great respect and reverence which are felt for his memory, 1t is ordered that the national flag be displayed at half mast upon the public buildings l of the United States on the day of his funeral. | [Signedl BENJAMN HARRISON.
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Presiden Harrison yesterday afternoon emphatically denied that Secretary Blaine had resigned, rumor to that effect having reached Cape May yesterday. ' ss !
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THE CONDEMNED MEN.
All Preparations Ready For Their Electrocution - Arrival of All the Witnesses-The Men Eat a Light Supper and Sleep Well.

All Preparations Ready For Their
 Electrocution - Arrival of All the
 Witnesses-The Men Eat Light
 Supper and Sleep We'll.
 SING SING, N. Y., July 6.-At 10 o'clock all of the invited witnesses had ar rived, the last arrivals being a man from Albany and two spiritual advisers of the condemned men, Fathers Creeden and Hogan. The latter were dressed in their priestly garb. They visited the cells of the condemned, but as all the men were sleeping it was thought best not to awaken them. The priests then retired to their room for the night, being warned by the warden to await an early call. The witnesses all retired, the reporters sitting on the grass plots opposite the prisons, seeing them quite plainly. Some of the witnesses sat in the warden's room until late talking, while others walked the terrace. Deputy Warden Connaughton came out about half-past 10 o'clock and the condemned men were sleeping soundly and had eaten their light supper with relish. He would not say as to whether They retired early. Jugiro has hardly said | two words all day and is sullen and mo- rose.
 When Electrician Davis arrived at tho prison he had consultation with Warden Brown and then went direct to the execu- tion room. Prof. Laudy and Dr. Rockwell, both experts, gre at the prison. The i'm pression prevails that the delay in | carrying out tho sentence is due to the fact that there is some imperfection in the apparatus which was only discovered this morning, it is said, by the warden. The latest rumor circulated in the headquarters of the news paper men is that the execution will not occur until tomorrow morning.
 R. J. Haire, attorney for Wood, and George A. Hooper, attorney for Slocum, arrived at Sing Sing at 1880 and drove immediately to the prison. Mir. Haire had in his pocket 6 certified copy of petition for habeas corpus filed by him with Judge Lacombe. Hooper had no papers with him. The guards stopped the two attor- neys at the terrace until Head Keeper Connoughton came forward and gave MT. Haire permission to enter and interview the warden.
 | 2:15 a. m.-Lawyer Haire came out of the warden's office at 80 accompanied by the warden's son.
 He borrowed carriage, promising to
 return in five minutes, and after myste
 rious conference with the driver was car
 ried away in the direction of the village.
 He refused to say anything about his in
 terview with the warden. Haire has just
 returned.
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PLUNGED INTO THE RIVER.

Narrow Escape ofOne Hundred Peo-
 pie by the Breaking of . Bridge.
 RoNDoUT, N. Y., July 8.-While cele- bration was in progress at Aargaretsville in the Catskills on the Fourth nearly one hundred men, women and children were plunged into the Delaware river at that
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over which they were crossing to tbe pask where the exercises were being held. They fell in a heap into the water below distance of twelve feet. It was . miracu- lous escape for many. A two-year-old child was killed and Thomas F. Fiero was severely injured about the spine. A man named Harkins of New York city had 6 wrist broken.
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Notice to Contractors.

GRANITE PAVING. C1TY ENGINEERS OFFICE, Mo- r CITY HALL,
 NEW HAVEN, CONN, July 6, 1891. GEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this D office until o'clock D. n July 15th 1891: For paving with granite Whiting street from Meadow street to State street.
 Blank forms of proposal, and any information concerning plans, specifications bonds, etc., will be furnished upon application.
 No proposal will be received after the time specified, and all proposals not on the blanks furnished or not properly filled out will be re- jected.
 The right # tS e5eee any or all 6dS woy ds ALBERT B. HILL, ivy City Fnpineer
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BUTTER!

We receiving fresh twice every week the famous Red Hook Creamery Butter pound cakes and 25 and
 h boxes The pound prints offer for soc per pound and the solid packed in boxes for 25c b We believe it to be equal to any made A trial is earnestly solicited.
 We are bottng rich California Bur- gundy and Claret which offer for $3o per dozen quarts and 225 per dozen pnts Our sales of "LIEBOTSCHANER LAGER" are con- santy increasing per dozen The leading Lager beer of America We sole agents for it's sale in New Haven make gallons of beer. splendid summer drink.
 Champagnes sold Very Close fresh lot of Pedro Mu rias Concha Especial Cigars for $13 casks McEwans Scotch Pale Ale at $2.oo per dozen.
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LARGE SALE 0XF0RDS.

We offer, together with our own stock, a large lot of Summer Shoes and the balance of B. S. Gibbons stock at extremely low prices.
 Kid Oxfords, patent leather tips, roc, Gibbons price S1.OO. Fine Bronze Kid Oxfords $1.2O, Gibbons price S2.5O.
 Patent Leather Oxfords $1.25, worth $1.75.
 Fine Dongola Oxfords, patent leather trimmed and patent tips, S2.OO, Gibbons price $2.5O. Fine Dongola, French finish with patent tips, $1.75, worth $2.5O.
 Victoria Oxfords at S2, worth S2.5O.
 Our Tan, Russet and Chocolate Oxfords at the very lowest prices.
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MINIATURE ALMANAC.
DEATHS.

SUN RISES, 4:ss MooN SETS, HIGH wArrz SUN SETS, 7:a 9:01 11:31
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MULLEN-In this city, July 6, JamesT Mullen. Funeral services Wednesday, q. m. at $50 at the house, e4 Clark street, and at St. Mary IS church at 9 a. m.
 CUMMINS-The funeral of George ]. Cummins will take place Tuesday at 9 o'clock from the residence of his brother, No. 966 DixweH ave pue. Burial at convenience of family f CANNON-In this city, July 5th, Mrs. Sally Cannon, aged 1o1 years, months and 26 days. Funeral Tuesday, July 7th, at ? o'clock, at the (Burial in wallingford) Friends and relatives are respectfully invited to attend without fur ther notice. 2tt
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- FOR RENT, =. Ils2 years, fair sized house, well furnished rent LOGO per annum. Apply to -..ee-o.g
 CHARLES H. WEBB, jeM $50 Chapel Street.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-07-07

INEXPERIENCED person as infants nurse and IL seamstress- jeSO 7t- 32i YORK STREET
 WANTED, nRUG clerk, with license and good refer U ences- jeSotf MENTHoL- City.
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Tuesday, July z, 1891
6dlants.

one Cent . Word each fnsertfon 1; live cents . word for . full week !, tseven tfmes.)
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WANTEn

A YOUNG girl to assist in the care of youu A children. Apply al
 jesO 7ts 6as ORANGE STREET.
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WANTED,
 A YOUNG lady 10 work in store Address xA own handwriting. stating age. (exper5enc not pecessary) CONVENIENTLY iy7 If shfs rsf59ra
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-24

Of it comes by saving. Without that, wages
go but little way in promoting comfort.
seThe annual cost, loss and waste, direct
and indirect, coming from the LIQUOR traffic
in thiscountry,is not less than 50, 2OO, 900, 600
annually. 1t is safe to say that two thirds
of this enormous sum, viz: more than 81 ,450,-
00O, 900 is paid and lost by the wage-earners
of the country. So much withheld from the
necessaries and comforts of life. Poorer
houses and fewer of them; less clothing and
poorer; insufficient and unsuitable food, less
fuel and more suffering from cold; more dis
ease and less chance of recovery; more and
speedier deaths among all those who furnish
their share of the 81 ) ,45O, ,0OO,O 900 for drink.
Prohibition and Long Life.
seThey cannot spend their wages for whis-
XIV and beer and at the same time supply
their families with comfortable and abund-
ant food, fuel, clothing and suitable.
shelter from inclement skies. This answers
your question whether or not prohibition
would increase the average of life in the
United States That this problem will be
solved at some time in this country, have
no doubt. Our people will by and by wake
up to the enormous folly, the sin, shame and
crime of giving sanction of law to q system
whereby g, 200, 900, 600 annually are lost to
the nation, leaving nothing behind to show
Tor 1t but abounulng poverty, pauperlsm,
wretchedness, crime and premature death.
There are more than 100,0 900 lives in this
country shortened annually from 8 to %
years each by the drink habit, the most of
which would fill out their allotted time, but
for the drink traffic now established by law.
"Does anyone ask when this deliverance
will come? answer on that day when the
American Church shall arouse itself from
its untimely and prolonged lethargy, and
take its share in the great warfare against
the saloon now going on in this country;
trouble which Charles Buxton, member of
the British Parliament, declared to be
warfare between heaven and hell The
Church will wake up to its duty by and by
and will be no longer false to it. "
Doesn't Agree With Neal Dow.
'Do 1 believe in the use of spirituous
liquors; tobacco, tea and coffee? favor the
moderate use of liquors, tea and coffee, and
oppose prohibition, which would make q
nation of sneaks, and which has been a
potent factor in causing women to put on
the breeches, riding astride the war horses of
politics. am with King James:
Tobacco is nasty weed,
Right from hell they brought the seed;
1t fouls the mouth and soils the clothes,
And makes a chimney of the nose.
'Does marriage lead to long life? I
think so. 1t is the natural law, and the
normal laws obeyed favor long life. But 1
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want a marriage of unity-one interest in
propertv and fame-the basis of home. of
the family, the ovum of the State, the eter-
nal rock of Christianity and civilization.
But what is the upshot of the woman suf-
fragerebellion against God and nature?
1t sinks all these into darkness and chaos,
the wreck of all that is good and glorious in
tattered red flag Marriage the legal license
of the perpetuation of the race.
When Man Is at His Best.
stBetween what years man may do his
best mental work depends upon his indi-
vidual longevity. Age gives vantage up
to the time when the physical powers fail.
Once a man and twice child is the eternal
law. Great work has been done in early
life, but not the best work. Alexander the
Great and Napoleon were great Generals,
but not greatest of men. So Keats and
Coleridge were great poets but not the
greatest poets Prodigies are ever one
sided. 1t took long years for Washington,
Jefferson and Lincoln to ripen into glorious.
manhood. So also a genial and pacific
spirit leads to long life. And the lives of
Judges, college professors and generally
men secure from the cares of money get
ting are long.
1sLet us trust that immortal aspirations
10unQeQ on uuty anu loft VI humanity
lengthen our years
''Let us live as though we were to die to-
morrow and also live as if we were never to
die"
Opinion of Cassius NJ. Clay.
The Hon. Cassius NJ. Clay, of Kentucky,
is another octogenarian who seems to be en-
dowed with perpetual youth He writes
from Whitehall, Ky:
"Some curious statisticians aver that the
average life of animals is five times the age
of maturity Taking that age in man to be
20, he should live 100 years. The Hebrew
savants truly said, THE fathers have eaten
sour grapes and the children's teeth are on
edge.
"But fortunately for me, attribute my
general good health through life mostly to
Inheritance, to exercise and to open air
living
Gas to my daily habits of work and exer-
else, sleep and diet, 1 have followed gener-
ally the, Latin apothegram, Ne minis
(never too much). Exercise is the normal
law of all animal life, so, moderate work is
always healthful. 1 have never been an
idler I sleep nine hours and could never
do well on less. Of course the time re-
quired for sleep varies with constitutions
and pursuits. My father never allowed
children or the sick to be aroused and fol-
lowed the same rule. In diet I am satis- |
fed with few good dishes, and don't think !
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-24
REVOLUTIONARY RELICS.
Remains Of British General Geary Dis
covered on a Farm.

covered on Farm.
PENNINGTON, N. j., May 23.-In 177s,
when the British forces were encamped at
Pennington, n. j., they were advised that
about 800 muskets, were stored in an old
building at this place. and decided to at
tempt to confscate them. Accordingly,
they set out, captured the arms, and moved
out triumphantly. When on the outskirts
they were routed by some bushwackers, and
the squadron's chief officer, General Geary,
was shot through the head.
Tradition had it that the General was
buried on farm about three miles from here,
The Hunterdon County Historical Society,
learning of the alleged grave, asked permis-
sion of the. farmer upon whose land the
General was buried to allow them to exhume
the remains. To-day the committee did its
work, and in exactly the spot marked, the
remains were found. The first thing found
was brass button, with the letters 20. L.
D." on it. This is supposed to mean
''Queens Light Dragons. Besides this,
the society have the skull complete, with
the ribs and one foot, which they claim as
their property.
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List of Improvements.

The following list of patents is reported
as granted to Pennsylvanians, by Higdon
& Higdon, Patent Lawyers, 127 Fourth
avenue, Pittsburg: j. A. Bickford, Lock
Haven, mining car; W. s. Fraser, Pitts
burg, automatic carbrake; j. A. Hunter,
Gettysburg, lock-hinge; H. NJ Landers,
Marshield, ironing table; G. w. Morris,
Pittsburg, elliptic spring; G. H. Read ct al,
Pittsburg, rolling girder rails; Jas. Scott,
Pittsburg, .bosh-plate; NJ. M. Shellaberger,
Beaver Falls, wirefence.
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right than is his share of the pure atmos-
phere for respiration.
'The man with the tobacco habit has the
moral sense SO blunted and stupefed that
he is always, unconsciously perhaps, invad-
ing the rights of others; if not uneonsciously,
then it is with no care for others rights.
Let the young man remember that the to-
bacco habit is acquired by men when they
are green and vealy; when once fastened
upon them they are in shackles of iron that
it is almost impossible to break.
The First Thousand Dollars.
'Iet the young man remember that the
way to fortune is to earn and save the first
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-24

II rise early, at now, and am never idle.
Though my political views generally keep
me in a minority, 1 still take interest in
public affairs, in agriculture and in scientific
development I write on railroads (our
masters), on money, Samoa, commerce, inn
proved live stock, forestry, agriculture,
prohibition, woman suffrage, Nihilism, etc.
am engaged in but one permanent work,
the second volume of my memoirs, etc. But
am in no haste about it, as 1 may vet live
to be 100 years old.
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
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MINERS LOSE THEIR STRIKE.

The May Day Contest in Illinois Now Practi-
cally at an End.
CHICAGO, May 23.-The miners strike in
Illinois is practically at an end. The men
at Spring Valley, Streator, Braidwood and
Wilmington resumed work yesterday. One
or two of the smaller places are still in a
state of agitation, but it is expected that
the example of those already named will
have its effect and induce them to settle
matters.
Not one of the large companies is now
idle. The same terms of agreement which
prevailed last year hold good this season
until next May. The men gained nothing
by the strike, for they have all signed con-
tracts which in no way differ from those
that bound them last year.
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NEGLIGE = SHIRTS.

These are fast taking the place of white,
starched shirts for summer wear, not only
with tourists, but also with those who re-
main in the city and work.
We're headquarters for this class Of
goods in Pittsburg, and keep full line Of
all the popular materials such as Flan-
nels Cheviots, Madras Silk and Wool
stripes. We commence to serve you with
a wellmade shirt at 4oc and have all the
high grades of shirts at reasonable prices.
A Belt free with every shirt worth 75c
and up.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-24
FOR NERVOUS DISEASES
Use HorsfOrd,s Acid PhOsDhate

DIR. F. G. Kelly, A1derton, W. T., says: "I
have prescribed it in q large number of cases
of restlessness at night, and nervous diseases
generally, and also in cases of Indigestion
caused by lack of sufficient gastric Juice of
the stomach, with marked success, and con-
slider it one of the best remedies known to
the professional world"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-24
First Excursion to Ohio pyle.

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will
run their annual excursion to Ohio Pyle on
Decoration Day, on next Saturday, May 80.
Rate, 81 so round trip. Train leaves at
S:15 A. NJ.
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ago. TO the same salary. Dp
to that time he had been always poor,
though industrious and prudent. 1 met him
in the street one day and said: Now save;
now you have good chance to lay the
foundation of fortune He needed my
advice, as he afterward told me, and to-day
he is a man of independent fortune, as free
now with his money, for good objects, as he
had been careful and prudent. 1t all came
by self-denial, by saving and by wise invest
ment of what he saved. The other man
now gives his notes instead of cash in pay
ment of shoe bills and grocers' accounts, the
other pays cash always for his needs, with
hundreds for persons and objects worthy of
help.
Homes, Food and Clothing.
IA healthy life and a long one must
largely depend upon the comfort of ones
surroundings. Sufficient food and suitable,
sufficient clothing adapted to ones needs;
sufficient comfortable shelter-in a word a
good home with all its attachments and
surroundings adapted to ones wants and
needs-is necessary to healthy and long
life. All this, none of it, can one have
without money, and this comes to the great
majority ofpeople by earning, and the good
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81, 900 dollars. Honest
fortunes come in that
way, earning and saw
ing. The habit of saw
ing, of economy, will
be thoroughly fixed
while earning and saw
ing the sum I name.
If he has a small sal
ary, save; a larger sal
ary, save more. 1
knew a young man
who had a salary of
50, 500 a year; he spent
the whole of it as he
went on, and now at
the age of so years he
has saved nothing. L
knew another young
man, who, by a stroke
of good fortune, came
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-24

THIN the past fe W
years Washington b a s
had a number of dis
t in guished nonogenar-
ians. George Bancroft
died when over 80. The
millionaire Corcoran had
almost reached his nine
tieth birthday when he
passed away, and one of
the liveliest old men in
Washington to-day lives
at the White House, and
he is known to every one
as I b e father of Mrs.
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President Harrison.
The Rev. DIR. Scott is now 81 years of age.
He was born before Washington died, and
he is to-day as firm on his legs as President
Harrison himself He is considerably taller
than the President, has broad, well-flled-
out chest, bright eye and is wonderfully
well preserved mentally. 1 had a two hours
chat with him in his room in the second
story of the White House the other day,
and 1 found him full of life and good fellow
ship. He is a man of more than ordinary
ability, and is young enough to be interest
ed in the present as well as in the past.
Hasn't Had a Bed of Roses
Still, his life has been a very hard one
He ,yas for wears a professor in q Western
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which hardens in the
air. 1t is an indica-
tion of Wig orous
health. Quacks, in
destroying dandruff,
kill the cells produc-
ing the hair. If a
barber attempts to
use cosm e tics I
should say sShoot
him upon the spot. ,
Use only water, the
hair brush and the
fine-tooth comb. The
teeth sh ould be
cleaned by water,
wooden or quill Doth
picks and the hair
tooth brush. In early
youth L used fine
flannel and silk under
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-24

Carpetsl Carpets!
Extra heavy wool-flling carpet, worth 65c,
at SOC, and the best all-wool 75c carpet at
5Sc this week, at j. H. Kunkel & Bro. g,
1347-1349 Penn avenue, two squares, east of
Union depot.
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READ Edward Groetzinger's advertise
ment for carpet bargains.
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ITALIAN awnings at Brown & Co.'S, cor
ner Grant and Water streets. Tel. 1894.