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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-14
VINO OWNS THIS BULLIONp
Three silver BARS that Seem. to Indicate
Serious Trouble In Mining Circles.

Serious Trouble In Mining Circles.
SAN Francisco. Aug. 13.-Three bars Of sill
yer bullion. valued at S11. 1857. are at tho Com
stock Mining Company awaiting an owner
They were misdrected. and this blunder OF
some clerk bids fair to cause unnumbered
woes to several big silver mining companies,
and to revive the sensation produced w the
recent exposure of frauds in the manager ent
of the Halo and Norcross mine. Singulariy the
returns OF the Comstock Mill and Mining
Company for the last three months workings
OF Hale and Norcross ore show deficiency
OF S11 1874 on the returns calculated from car
sample assays OF the ore.
BY singular coincidence the California and
Virginia received three bars Of bullion to the
value Of $11.337.65 above that coming to
them. which it returned to tho milling COM
pany. with u note from Secretary Lyman say
ing that the three bars Of bullion do not be-
long to this company. but to the Comstock
Mill and Mining Company"
the Of Martha FSI Who reesnty
aas and
OF the mine. He saw the Significance Of these
dent fpsh Of tic Consoidate WrSnIa. f sas
costing that he inquire OF the managers Of
lion. since 1t is notorious they mill no ore for
themselves This suggestion was ignored.
THEN he wrote to sG Messr Of Hale
BY reference to the account OF ore delivery
70 the Brunswick mil! by Hale and Norcross
mill retu rned only "a per cent. OF car sample
assays. whereas 1t should have been not less
than "a per cent. AS this difference OF 10 per
cent. on the ore delivered would amount to
$ll334.G5. and the value Of the stray bullion
Is 81 .337.Ol. u difference OF only S:36. is it
not possible. this stray lot OF bullion is that
not returned by the Brunswick mill? Will
you trace the mill from WHICH this bullion was
sent. and il it belongs to Hale and Norcross
place it to tho credit of the stockholders who
are already so heavily burdened."
This correspondence has created q sensa-
ton In tho Stock Exchange. where the brokers
have plenty of time these days to discuss such
matters. Fox and his associates haven't yet
recovered their big judgment. and meanwhile
President Harrison shows his lack Of faith In
the frauds that were proved in court Dy APP
pointing T. X. Fof1er, one OF the defend ants
engaged in what the Judge called an unlaw-
full combination and cons piracy" to the office
OF superintendent OF the Carson Mint
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-14
THINKS HER BOY Is INSANE
Harold Johnsen's Mother Talks About
Hin, aud Shows n Letter He Wrote.


William Harold johnson. the fifteen year
old boy who left tho home OF his mother Mrs.
Hannah Johnson. 1897 Fulton street, Brook
Ign. in February last. and was found on Tomp-
kins avenue. near his home. on Thursday
night is to be sent to an asylum. Mrs. John
son thinks that her boy is insane. Once dur.
ing his absence she received letter from him,
in which he said that she was not his mother,
and was keeping him from his real parents
The boys mother was packing up and pre-
pairing to move when n SUN reporter called
there yesterday. sho said:
Once. while Harold was away. he wrote me
a letter from Pittsburgh. but before ! could
send any instructions to the police he had
lett there; and the next l heard of him l re-
cc!ycJ this letter:
BETHEL Boar ST. PAUL MINI July %
DEAR MApAa-l am sorry that cannot address you
ihad Mr.; GrEgs write to those who you claim know
between July and 10 there was = rich lady BY
~as her lost, long lost som rnmrs .r wv" '!@.e
intend to get my Iawyer man who prncii;rs in Pls
who has made 30 much trouble Yours truly,
Won and IN. MI Mn iI"nNsoM or GIARLrs Penny
character to the place you sent your last
WILLIAM NoApx.
NOW" continued Mrs, johnson. "unless
my poor boy IL crazy what could put such
things In his head Seyera! weeks ago n ma n
Paul, Mimi. stating that my hoy had been
picked UP on the street there. The letter was
sent to the kev. J. &. Allen. my pastor OF
whom Mr.. GrigCs said Harold had SPOKEN.
Harold,s letter came short time later, How
do not know. as he had but 81. 70 when he left"
Harold refused to answer his mother when
she asked him to talk about his travels.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-14
READY 10 BUILD THE YEssELS
1t Depends Upon tho Mail Contracts as to
tho Size OF the New Iaman boats.

Phil. DELPHIA. Aug. 13.-Upon the award Of
the contracts for carrying the foreign mails by
the Government entirely depends the number
and types OF vessels which the Inman line will
have built here to become sister ships OF the
City OF New York and City OF Paris. These
contracts will be awarded in September next"
said Clement A. GrscOm. President Of the In
man Company. to-day. soon after he had
landed from tho City Of New York after
an extended trip abroad. Our COM
pany will make strong efforts to Sc
cure as much OF the mail work as
possible The Government insists that the
mail carrying vessels shall be able to make
twenty knots an hour and under this rule all
mail contracts of necessity have been given to
vessels sailing under foreign flags. The City
of Now York and City Of Paris meet these re-
quirements fully and il We secured the con-
as they are. Until we know the result Of the
awards We will make no contracts. but what
SSd the are Bo at h @2 pnee M
our own. architects are engaged In making
naps but but we do not km3w Wins Hst yet What we
miralty concerning the two big Greyhounds
has been term mated s,y regular notice. and
nae as Gan sS T o
admitting them to American registry also
STIMULATES that the same tonnage OF vessels
shall be built here and we are ready to push
zone point in the sailing OF the two vessels
under our flag is tho law which make s 1t com
pusory for the officers to, be American citi-
zens The. officers OF both the City Of New
do not know as yet what we will do during the
period which must elapse before they can be
naturalized.
special act OF Congress may be asked for
to admit them to citizenship at once but In
any event the usual five years residence In
mariners. and we anticipate no difficulty In
arranging this matter sat istactorily."
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BEAT HER OWN RECORD.
The tlty OF New York Nearly Five Hours
short OF the CITY or Paris's Best.


short OF the city OF Paris's hest.
Head seas and fog baked the effort Of the In
man line steamship City OF New York. which
arrived yesterday. to break the record from
Queenstown. But she did we'll. considering
tho unproptious Weather. reducing her own
best time by forty minutes. She demonstrat-
ed that she Is much swifter vessel than the
twin screw Hamburg American liner Column
bia by passing her at 10 O'clock on Thursday
Sandy Hook lightship.
The daily runs OF the City OF New York wore:
o.. 492 4ti,. AIT. 400. 500. and 2U5 knots
She covered 2,7S5 knots. and her average
hourly speed was 1880. or ~ OF knot better
to the west. Her time WAS days 20 hours
end 80 minutes rbest previous record was
record is 5days 10 hours and 90 minutes made
by the City of Paris. Among her passengers
were Lillian Russell. Frank Lincoln. Dock
Gommlss oner Cram. Judge p Henry Dugro
and Charles s. Pillsbury.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-14
stole the PoiIccmnn's Watch.

On Friday evening Policeman Mcconnell
arrested Mary Forman. She resisted BY
c!Irging to the iron railing Of each house that
was passed. Mcdonnell summoned Policeman
COnnors. On the way to the station house
Mary picked Connors's pocket. She took q
gold watch. Connors did not dream of his
loss until the woman called upon a friend OF
hers 70 come and speak to her Connors
thought that was odd. and made "A little inyes-
tiGaiion. He found his watch in her hand. AZ
the Jefferson Market Court yesterday Justice
White sent her 10 tho Island for two months
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-14
Ninety-nine Years Old and Sent to the Poor.
house by Oas OF His Sons.

KINGSTON. Aug. 13-John N Lott. 90 years
old. has bsen committed to tho Orange farm,
or poorhouse. on complaint OF one Of his sons.
who gave us his reason for SO doing that his
wife could not got along with the old man and
would not permit him to 1.-Two with them. The
woman who WAS instrumental in sending her
thousand dollars In her own name. The old
mar. L he lives until next month. will ccle-
brnte his hmh birthday. lie is the father OF
and are thus showing their gratitude for the
care bestowed upon them in infancy. The
parent.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-14
We're Citing Pretty Good MIX Now

Assistant State Dairy Commissioner b. F.
Van valkenburG. with four inspectors, OK
amined the milk brought into the city on Fri
day night and early yesterday morning by
railroad and steamboat lines. About three
cans in every 100 showed an adulteration OF
spection will be sent to the district Dairy
Commissioners where the milk is shipped.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-14
Sale or NOrton's Point.

William Iegler has sold the land known "A
Norton's Point the extreme west end of Coney
Island. tor 100000. The purchasers were
Alrtck Fl. Man. President. and James T. Nell
John ii, Pup!es and William r. Ray. They will
build large hotel and erect number Of cot
tnges On the point. The plans are now under
the town OF Gravesend two years ago for
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-14
WASH DAY FOR JERSEY FARMERS
They 80 to Asbnry Park to Celebrate 1t,
and Becone the Victims OF Fnkira.

AsBURY PARK. Aug. l3.-This is salt water
day, or wash day. as it Ia derisiyely called 1t
is time when the humble tillers OF the soil
leave their fields. and with their wives and
sons and demure freckled daughters seek the
sandy shore and enjoy an all-day picnic and
and all kinds of wagons. The fakirs, who
came last evening. spent the night in dozen
large prairie schooners. They devised lots of
cash.
The three card monte men and the thimble-
Thiggers; did vely business had hnoI h oGioGk
game. as policemen came up and warned
them. aurf hath was u novelty to most Of
tiers. Their bathing suits were old. blue over
alls or faded skirts.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-14
Turn About IL Fair PLAY

Catherine Dittmar OF $40 East Thirteenth
street was a prisoner In tho Essex Market Po-
lice Court Yesterday morning on n charge OF
with u Ratchet. breaking three of III ribs. Ill.
failed to appear at the court. AMI Catherine
waS discharged. Her husband has been sent
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-14
.lo-e OF tho Mystic Park Meeting.

Boston. Aug 13.-This was the last day OF
the races of Mystic Park. 1t took but one heat
to decide the 2:2S class. unfinished from
or ruled ont. Maggie II. came in LAST hmt rn y
the race on n foul. In the 2:2l class Falcon,
Jr.. pressed ClnssmRte closely. but the latter
won 10 three straight heats. X. D. f. was the
fayorite IN the 2:25 class but. after winning
one heat: he lost the succeeding three to Leo
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-14
Mua.o. River vineyard. Dam.sea by storm.

KINGSTON. Aug. 13.-Despatches from the
Hudson River fruit growing belt ssy that the
storms of the present week have done consid-
cradle damage to vineyards. Many vines were
torn down by wind and rain. and some entirely
DESTROYED: Farmers are busy putting up the
grapes suffered most. Some leading growers
estimate the loss on the early crop az high as
will reach about rs per cent Much damage
W,s - 90 Gcnr ~ rrN.h o-"hnrhs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-14
Working GirIa' Lawn Party.

The st. Cecilia Working Girls Society. an or
ganization of working girls established about
q year ago. more as q working girls club than
. labor organization. is preparing for a lawn
party which will be given shortly. The socie-
ty has 230 members. and is still growing in
quarterly payments. In the fall tho society
will form an eocution cassl and class for
vocal music. Glasses in plain cooking plain
sewing. dressmuking. and millinery are also
In contemplation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-14
Labor Singing Festival.

labor singing festival. the first of it's kind
held In the metropolitan district. will take
place to-day at Union Hill. schuetzen Park.
Twenty eight societies of New York. Brook
Ign. and Jersey City. and societies from Phia-
delphia. Hartford. and New Haven will take
part. The object of the festival Is to raise q
fund to assist In establishing q new labor
lyceum In New York.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-14
Death Rate Below the Average.

The death ratio for the past week shows an
encouraging decrease. The total number OF
deaths reported up to noon yesterday was 854.
against l.1Sl for the previous week. The av-
erage for the corresponding week for the past
FIVE years was 922. The deaths resulting from
sunStroko were H. against 100 fer the previ-
GUS week. There were deaths from small
nay
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HALIFAx. Aug, 13.-Capt Owen Whiten and
four fishermen while fishing in dories from
tho schooner Ellen +. Written. strayed from
their vessel. $50 m les west OF Sambro. and for
fog seeking land. suffering terribly from hun
ger and thirst. They finally landed near
Lunenburg. 200 miles from where they
strayed. They came to Halifax by steamer.
and will be forwarded to Boston to- morrow
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-14
A Bo.d. " You Please. Victoria.

Judge Lawrence in the Supreme Court yes
terday decided that Queen Victoria must file
surety to the amount OF $3.50 for court costs IL
she wants TO bring suit against the Standard
Asphalt Company to recover $4,000 alleged TO
have been stolen from her domain at Trinidad.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-14
Objects to Farther Advancement OF tho
ChIckAsaws.

DEsIsoN. Tex. Aug. 13.-Jonas Wolfe who
has been elected Governor Of the Chickasaw
Nation. is a full-blooded Indian. and cannot
speak English. He is opposed to any iegisla-
ton which will tend to advance his people in
civilization
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-14
R.ilr..A Con duo,or. to hav. a. ou.,.x.I

The Erie Railroad conductors will have their ANIMAL
cAmbake At shohola Glen next Thursday. Little Ras
LEWIS who Tits the scale at $50 pounds will be in
charge. and the men are looking forward 10 happy
time ~
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Secretary Clayton was the only one who put
in an appearance at the headquarters OF the
Board of Walking Delegates yesterday Tho
mem bers OF the latter are 40 Disguised at the
result OF the last sympathetic strike in the
building trades that they have resolved never
again to order q sympathetic strike in behalf
OF any union not connected with the Board.
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Take the New York Central for Trenton Falls Home
oaga, Old Forge. Fulton Chain, Racquette Lake Ae.
Bold vestibued trAins OF Wagner cars see time tAbls
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Repairing the AstOr Library.

The Astor Library will be closed for annual
Sleaning and repairing from Aug. 15 until
art
Blue-grass blade., 1892-02-20
Our Hull il Getting 10 be Fa-
nous.

Rev. l.. A. Cutler, of Rich
mond, Va, in writing to the
Southern Journal falls into an
ironical strain and hurrdhs as fol-
lows.
"Witness the nomination OF
Hull Davidson, a saloon-keeper,
for mayor of Lexington, Ky. The
cities will not be behind the ma
ton in their selection of Officers.
Hurrah, for wine-drinking and
whisky-drinking President. Hur-
rah for a saloon-keeping Vice
President. Hnrrah for brewery
defending and advertising Secre-
tary of State! Hurrah for a sa-
BOOKKEEPING mayor!'
This fame for our Hull that
puts him first in list that men
tions the President, Vice-Presi-
dent and Secretary of State - all
right, but when our "Mitch, the
Lieutenant Governor OF the
"grand old Commonwealth OF
Kentucky" is full partner with
our Hull in the saloon business, il
looks to me like an unjust dis
elimination to be giving our Hui
Blue-grass blade., 1892-02-20
THE RUM TRADE WITH AFRICA.

An Awful Sin Promoted by This Coun-
try.
Our liquor friends, and possibly some
Christian brethren not favorable to the
liquor traffic, will be Interested in
knowing that the rum trade between
the United States and Africa is in Q
most flourishing condition. The latest
returns show that the amount of rum
exported from this country during the
year ending June 80 was 1,o25, 226 gal-
lons-almost twice as much as the pre-
ious year. And sos, 737 gallons, nearly
four -ffths of the whole, was sent from
the port of Boston, being an increase
of the shipments from that city of 251,-
060 gallons. And when we look at the
possibilities and probabilities of tho
future it is easy to see the time il
coming when the 1000, QUO gallons will
become 100000 barrels, and all be-
cause two countries-one of them the
United States-would not assent to the
international prohibition of the rum
traffic in Africa! But there are other
figures all concealed to the world, but
known to One, which shall tell of the
soul ruin, the murders, the poverty,
the besotted misery. the destitution
and starvation caused by these fearful
shipments of rum 1t is another story,
and what a sickening, what an awful
one! Certain it is that human slavery
Is far preferable to the slavery of the
rum appetite; yet the United States, q
confessedly Christian people, have
abolished the one only to assist in i'm
posing the otheri There is a day of
reckoning coming, and this country
will have to pay for its share in pro-
noting the awful sin of the African
liquor traffic. Christian at Work.
Blue-grass blade., 1892-02-20
WINE AT THE TABLE.
A Custom That Is Losing Its Hold Upon
the People.

A Custom That Is Losing Its Hold Upon
the People.
Il is an undoubted fact that the
serving Of many and heavy wines at
large dinners is gradually becoming a
thing of the past. OF course, | do not
mean that wines are no longer served,
for they are. and will continue to be,
SO long as civilized men consider them
Q feature of dinners. But l do mean
that of the varieties of wine there are
fewer, the quantities less, and of the
qualities lighter than was the custom
ten years ago.
To illustrate the two former facts,
let me say that were | preparing for a
large dinner for men-which is always
from the nature of things more heavily
wined than an ordinary mixed dinner
Il should not think it in the least de-
gree necessary to order anything like
the same amount or assortment OF
wines that would have been imperative
. few years ago. And in extenuation
of the statement that the qualities of
the wines served are becoming lighter,
the simple fact that at the average
English dinner table port wine has
been almost entirely superseded by
claret may be cited. 1t is also becom-
ing a very ordinary thing at English
dinners to meet prominent men who
do not drink wines of any kind, and in
our own country this is also becoming
more and more fact
OF course, a dinner must have fluids:
the best of solids require some liquids
with which to relish them, and din
ner would be but wasted energy and
material without them. But think it
y no longer imperative to serve wines
Blue-grass blade., 1892-02-20
Struck ON the Head.

The coroper's jury have come in:
Facts-A fight in a grog shop. Michael
wants drink. The bartender refuses
to let him have it. Michael wants a
drink so much he leaps over the bar to
get it. Bartender takes up bottle and
with it breaks Michaels head. The ver-
dict of the coroner's jury SO declares it.
But this is not a peculiar case. The
bottle is breaking more heads today than
is any weapon. We talk not of the
hearts but of the heads.
Our literary and newspaper men are so
pressed of hard work, and kept up SO
late nights, and so exhausted of nervous
energy, that many Of them are taking
artificial stimulants to keep up. They
show it in their eyes and cheeks, and
some of them in the Inflammation of the
end of their nose. They are gradually
going down. Every year they are able
to do less and less. After awhile they
will disappear, and the doctors will ap-
ply high sounding Latin term to the
style of their decease. But all the world
will know that they were killed by the
same weapon that slew Michael. Struck
across the head with bottle.-Dr. Tai
mage in Christian Herald.
Blue-grass blade., 1892-02-20

1 like that letter. l want to be
held down to hard facts, and L
don't want to say anything
against Bro. Cleveland while the
man is down. Running politics
all day, and making catnip tea all
night is tough.
1 give Col. Bob Ingersoll as my
authority for the statement that
Cleveland pulls off his shirt with
out unbuttoning his collar.
If Mr.. Cleveland will write to
the Blade denial of this state
men, l will publish it.
1 never voted for Cleveland, l
believe; but while he was a can
didate we had four pups at our
house. The children named them
Grover Cleveland. Thomas
Hendricks and Jim Blaine, and
Blair.
Hendricks died young, Jim
Blaine was shot for killing sheep;
we never knew what became OF
Blair. but | reckon a Chinaman ate
him up. But old Grover is a
good old dog to this day, aud is
so fat that his neck is bigger than
his head.
Blue-grass blade., 1892-02-20
They Died Sober.

Apropos of Gen. Cutcheon's remarks
on social drinking in Washington, the
general was led to tell the story of an
army experience of his with whisky.
1t was in the trenches before Peters
burg. As colonel of the regiment he
had prohibited the sale of liquor save
on doctors order, and in that case
prohibition prohibited The division
commander, however, issued orders
that a ration of whisky should be
served to each man in the trenches,
and the liquor for the Goth Michigan
was brought in two great iron kettles.
AS the men clustered around with their
tin cups, some one cried out: Boys,
if I'm going to be shot to-day, want
to die sober!" The cry was taken up
by the regiment The kettles were
seized by willing hands and the whisky
was poured on the ground Fifty-two
out of one hundred and ten of the
brave Michigan boys of the Goth wers
shot that day, and everyone who died
died snher.-Detroit Tribune.