Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-08-03

and affection. To Colonel Voolfolk the
sobriquet of "old Rough and Ready" pop
ularly applied to the hero of the Mexican
war, never gave fair idea of the man ss
he knew him, and he was for many years
intimately associated with him.
The war is over Twenty-seven war
veterans at Eagle Pass, Texas, have organ
lied Eagle Pass camp No. Of the United
American Veterans, to which are eligible
as members all soldiers who actively
served in the Union or Confederate army
during the civil war las its constitution
styles iD or in the American army during
the Mexican war, provided that they never
deserted to the enemy or were dishonor-
ably discharged without reinstatement,
and are of a character acceptable to the
association. Thirteen States, seven north
ern and six southern, and the United
States army, are represented by the char
ter members.
The contractors have begun work upon
Thames at Blsckwsll. The enterprise will
take at least two years, and probably four,
for completion, and involves an engineer
ing feat of peculiar difficulty and danger.
The Severn tunnel Was q greater undertak-
ing in some respects, but In that case the
roof was generally from so to 100 feet be-
low the bed of the river, and never less
than 40 feet, while much of the boring was
through rcck, whereas at Blackwall the
tunnel In places will be only seven feet
beneath the river bottom, and-it is expect
ed that the seven feet will consist chiefly
of loose sand and shipgle. When 1t is re-
membered that there are eighty feet of
water at this point at high tide, the deli
cscy of the work to be done will be sppre-
cisted.
Silver is as well thought of In Mexico as
In Colorado An Oshkosh (WisconsiD)
man employs an agent in Mexico, to whom
he ships goods G. o. D, and a package
was recently sent from Oshkosh to Acam-
bsro on which the collection was $50. so.
On the day 1t arrived $123 in Mexican
money was required to pay the charges,
and the agent concluded to wait few days.
When he next called, the price of silver
bad gone down SO tina. the express ofics
demanded $3.50; and few days later,
when the agent concluded to close the
transaction, he was compelled to pay $40
of Mexican money to get the package out
of ofics that was billed from Oshkosh at
500 so. The reason, of course, was that
Mexico is on a silver basis, and that silver
there, as every ywhere, is greatly deprecated,
while the constant fluctuations make trade
uncertain aud hsz srdous.
1t is said that there are always two kinds
of silk hats, each of the beet quality, on
sale in London. One is the strictly fash
ionable model, 1.-THE latest" or whatever
one may choose to call 1t, which is retailed
in the west end at from guinea (s5) to 25
shillings (s6.) The other is the style which
Immediately preceded 1t and has ''gone
out" although the quality is unchanged.
This is usually called the city" hat, and
costs 81 (16 shilllngs.) The distinction ID
a very peculiar one. Employees of large
London commercial houses are not ex
pected to be up to the hilt in fashion, and
| if they are 1t is sure to be resented by
their employers. A London city magnatt
| would not be seen wearing the same shape
hat as one of his book keepers, aud 80 the
great army of salary drawers keep just 6
shade behind the bondholding community.