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New-York tribune., 1895-09-07
SHIPPING NEWS.
PORT OF NEW -yoRK-FRIDAY SEPT. g. 1898.
ARRINED

The American Line steamer New.York from southamp-
ton was sighted south Of Fire Island at e;la m she
is about seven hours behind the record
steamer Licana O3r) Mckay, Liverpool. August 81
and Queenstown september l. with mdse Ioi cabin ana
7IO seerage passengers to Vernon ii Brown Go. Ar
rived the Bar at 10 p m . oa
steamer (Br Haddock, Liverpool August rs
and Queenstown with mdsc 228 cabin and Isd steer
age passengers Maitland Rersey Arrived at the Bar
a PIG a m. an
steamer Mcnemsha (I,r) Townley. Swansea August 10
with mdse the Nsw-fork shipping Company Arrived
Mt the Bar at IN. .
steamer Thingvala dam, Berentren. sistn August a.
20 Guthenburg 81 thristania % and Chris
assnd " with mlse 30 cat and ie seeraxe passen
r.ra 10 Punch. Edge 4 Go. Arrived at the Bar at
steamer Persia GGer) splledt Hamburg August % and
,.,c~h,uru mdse. 81 cabin and III sieerase
.sscns.r, 10 the Hamburg American Line. Arrived at
-, Olympa (Br), Osborne Grnoa August 4 Leg
- "a Naples and Gibraltar -. with mdsc and lvi
,.s,ssr messengers Henderson Bros. Arrived at the
Bar at . 30 m - 49,. ,.,... , ,,,. ,,.,
Steamer Eldorado byrne' Ne"-o''e""s "''s WIZ"
s,eam,r Iroauos Bearre Jacksonville September ani
car,.s,c, with udse and passengers 20 W clyde Co
steamer city OF Columbia JenneN, Westpoint va with
mdse and passengers 10 the Old Dominion ~ 20 A.
steamer Jamestown Huphers. Newport News and NOT
folk with mdse ard passengers TO the Ola DOMINION 81
an H.. -.,,S
ndss 70 Thsodogs Russr Co. Anchorsd N 0rAvsespo
New-York tribune., 1895-09-07
SHE WOULD DIsPoSsEsS HER HUSBAND

Henry McDermott. OF No. 3i5 UnIon-st.. appeared
as defendant in dispossess proceedings In Judge
Neu's court yesterday under unusual circumstances
His Wife Catharine. plaintiff. They were mar
red in November. 1894 and the husband at that
time owned the Unlon-st. house. The wife. who Is
many years younger than her husband, induced MN
to deed the place TO her. after which she quarreled
With him and went TO live with her father AT No. Az
Sackett-st McDermoit continued TO live In the
house, but his wife insisted upon his paying rent
and because he would not she began dispossess pro-
ceedngs .,
lord and tenant does not exist between the pair The
point was new to Judge Neu. who ordered counsel
on both sides to submit briefs.
New-York tribune., 1895-09-07
NETWORK CITY.

J. X. O.-The Rev. DR.. T. De Witt Talmage Is at
present in the West
". F.. D. Stokes representing the West End AS
ISOLATION OF Property Owners submitted 10 Con-
troler Fitch yesterday a copy OF the arguments on
which he bases his objections TO the location OF
the terminus of the New-York and New-Jersey
Bridge at Sxty-nnth-st
The Sunday ay-afternoon mems meeting OF the East
Eighty-sixth-st. branch OF the Young Mems Chris
tIan Association will be held in the lecture-room
OF the First Union Presbyterian Church tomorrow
rls H. Hayden.
New-York tribune., 1895-09-07
PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS


ALBEMARLE-J. Malcolm Forbes. o, Boston.
BREVOORT-G General j. j. Coppnger, United
States Army BRUNSWICK Colonel william
Goddard OF Rhode Island. BUCKINGHAM-The
Rev DR.. George c. Lorimer. OF Boston. FIFTH
AVBNG Ex-senator George Gray. Of Delaware: Sir
David Macpherson, OF Toronto; Henry L. Pierce,
OF Boston, and Samuel H. Cramp. OF Philadelphia.
EY-Adjutant-General Henry Kyd Douglas,
Of Maryland HOLLAND-The Rev Or. Herrick
johnson, OF Chicago; f. Prentss Bailey OF Utica,
and ex-Congressman John f.. Lamb. Of Indiana.
MARLBOROUGH-Wi Preston Johnston, Of
New-Orleans. MURRAY HILI~Senator John L..
Mitchell, OF wisconsin: General William B. Frank
iin OF Hartford. and Judge Charles F. Brown. OF
the New-York Supreme Court. PARK AVENUE
David A. Wells. Of Norwich. Conn. UNION
SQUARE-United States District-Attorney William
A. Poucher OF Oswego WALDORF-The Duke Of
Alba OF Spain; Colonel Paget. OF London, and ex-
Secretary William c. Whitney. WINDSOR-Sir
Henry Tyler. OF London.
New-York tribune., 1895-09-07
10 ENFORCE NEGLECTED LAYS.

HOTEL KEEPERS AND PLUMBERS TO BE CALLED
70 ACCOUNT.
Stevenson Constable. Superintendent o. buildings
has learned IN the course OF his Investigations that
the lodging houses and hotels In this city have not
been properly inspected for more than three years.
lie says tha, he intends 10 all the power al his
dispose. 10 enforce the Jaws relating ia FIRE escapes
Many hotel proprietors have persistenty disobeyed
the laws. ana hs intends 20 compe. the offenders
to provide the necessary ire escapes Immediately
Superintendent Constable has also Informed the
plumbers OF the city that they required by law
TO go before the Board Of Plumbing Examiners ana
obtain licenses from the Building Department. Sew
eral hundred plumbers have been found who
supposed TO have no licenses and they WI. soon be
compelled TO get their licenses Quit their work.
New-York tribune., 1895-09-07
PLAN TO REoRGANIzE A SOUTHERN ROAD.

Raltimore Sent. 6-The plan for the rehabilita-
tion ~ the Savannah Americus and Montgomery
Railroad has been unanimously approved by the
REORGANIZATION Committee 1t provides for the
raising of slS75cOO. which is deemed sufficient to
wine out the Indebtedness Of the company extend
the road from Lyons TO Savannah ana proVde
considerable amount for the Improvement Oh 'he
property. A new corporation has been formed
,rdar the name of the Georgia and Alabama Rail-
way TO issue 900 900 first mortgage per cent gold
bonds redeemable after five years at loo ana IN
terest. of which s22lOCO has already been Issued
First mortgage consolidated per cent gold bonds
TO the amount of s6Cooco OF which 3O6OVW has
The amount OF s3 100000 will also be Issued This
stock will be entitled to per cent dividend Com-
mon stock will be issued TO the amount or So,lVoeo
Under the plan each 1900 savannah, Americus
and Montgomery first mortgage pond VIII receive
sTS0 Georgia and Alabama preferred stock and $500
Georgia and Alabama common Stock
New-York tribune., 1895-09-07
M RE1JGJOUS BAN Under THB FLAG.

MAX FORD GETS AN HONORABLE piscHAh'E
iNp MS SIS.
Max Ford. the Hebrew who recently made com
,,,,l l., tn secretar. Of War; through ex-Con-
gresham Isdor straus that he had been unJus,ly r
discharged. without honor" from Battery w. ,s'
Artillery. and that SIS OF his pay had peeh WIZ
held. is joyful now He has received an hono'"o'o
,.s,, -, ,ho United States Is consequently In
cTsssed He SAYS that this is the only country
where mans religion is not fae'or asurr ,s e and n
nriyilege 10 live in the shadow OF the sars anr fn
Stripes He praises the Secre'ary Man VI because Of
making no discrimination against ina" ~
race or religious faith
New-York tribune., 1895-09-07
WHAT IS GOING ON TO-DAY.

WHAT IS TOINH UN IU-DAI'
The Observation-Disclosures III Americas Cup race, IL
a
Coney Island Jockey Club races. Sheepshead Bay,
p. m.
New-Yort- Chicago baseball game Polo Grounds,
p.
Lafayette Guards annual festival. Lion Park,
evening.
Hampstead Harbor and Tower Ridge yacht club
regattas.
Bicycle races, Manhattan Beach. 2:3o p. m.
Music in Central. Bronx and St. Marys parks,
D. M
New-York tribune., 1895-09-07
BISHOP CHARLES f. MDoNNELL

York he was welcomed by Monslgnor Mcnamara
Chancellor James II. Mitchell ana la'se huinoe'
-. Co,hol,c c,ergvmen and laymen He driven
- tho enisconal residence at Greene ana Clermont
aves where Faner MccaT n an aGh5esf shs o
thn Pone sent his blessing 10 all the clergy anu
si,v OF the Long Island diocese, ana hal b.Siowed
the title OF mCnsignor upon NlfFf-6eheral Nc
Eamara The bishop is looking well
one OF the first duties he VIII be called upon 70 70
ppriasfs have all died within the last nine months, as
foiows: Fathers May. GOubeaud. Taaie, Sneeny,
Iouehran and Wietekamp.
New-York tribune., 1895-09-07
A SUCCESSFUL cEsARrAN OPERATION.

The Cesaran operation was performed upon Mrs
Marie Corrara thirty-hve years DID, OF Irving Place.
al the homeopathic Hospital in Cumberlands st. on
Thursday night. The operation was by DR.. W. H..
Pearson assisted by Drs Rich and Moifatt, OF the
visiting staff. and Drs. Walmsley and Love- oi
the surgical staff OF the hospital. The patient was
suffering from prvatiOn. affection OF the heart
and Brghts disease. Both the mother ana the
baby a girl. were doing we'll yesterday and vii!
DrObablV recover.
New-York tribune., 1895-09-07

Our reasons for selling short-trouser
bows clothes without profit, while PLAIN
to us may not be so apparent 10 you
The clue of the whole mystery is in the
force of habit. -,
We're taking the boys in hand while
Young to get them into the good habit
of coming to and relying on us for the
best wearables.
ROGERS PEET & 60
Prince and Broadway
Warren and Broadway.
22d and Broadway
New-York tribune., 1895-09-07
THE READING COMPANIES ACCOUNTS

Philadelphia. Sept. (SpeciaD-Special master
Crawford filed to-day in the United States Circuit
Court his audit Of the account of the receivers OF
the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company
of the companys business for July last. For the
rouroad comnanv a balance was shown 10 have
been carried forward on July ! of $456S3 H To
this was added the receipts from travel freight
and tolls on coal merchandise, etc. 81 5Ss "a. and
the sundry other receipts. making total OF So59-
O65 g. There was deducted for wages and salaries.
sGS3 265 IS: for materials and expense bllls paid,
81 100 72s 80 and the various other outlays
balance OF 1924 e9 "A carried forward TO August
The account for the Coal and Iron Company
showed a balance brought over from June % Of
s4jog75 so To this added the receipts foI coal
sales 81 1861 1876 o. and the other receipts. giving a
total Of si,S5oe22 80 There was deducted for
wages In mining department, $653,5Oc: for other
WAGES sS9 2S2 i3 for coal purchased ssl747 55 for
material purchased si6.s2i %. and the other dis
bursemenis balance was brought forward to
August ! OF 1914. .993 46.
New-York tribune., 1895-09-07
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN

BISHOP MDONNELL HOME AGAIN
HE HAD BEEN AWAY EIGHT MONTHS AND HAS
SIX VACANCIES TO FILL
Bishop Charles Edward Mcdonnell. OF the Long
Island diocese returned to his home In Brooklyn
Yesterday after an absence in Rome and the Holy
Land OF about eight months. AS he came down
the gangplank Of the Britannia az the pier in New
New-York tribune., 1895-09-07
A cHrLp'S HEAD CRUSHED BY A WHEEL

Charles Waltz, truckman. left his truck In front
of a saloon at No. 2l7 East Fourth-st. yesterday
afternoon while he went into the place. His at
teniion being attracted - some children playing on
and about the truck. h, shouted to them, and his
horses started up just Adam Nanderburgh,
seven years old climbing over hind wheel
The child was thrown down, and the whee passed
over his head. crushing II and causing instant
death Waltz arrested for leaving his team
upu ffppIeI
New-York tribune., 1895-09-07
BENEFIT AT COMET ISLAND

A benefit for the Atlanta Exposition humane ex-
hlbit Will be given at Paul Boytons chute at
Coney Island on Friday. A new method OF "shoot-
ing the chute" Will be introduced by j. A. Snow
den Of London whose speciality is riding down an
incline and into the water bicycle An ihVi-
taton will be extended to yenturesome cyclists 70
try The experiment Mayor Schieren has been asked
to be present and DE Wo.f Hopper IS expected to
award silk banner to the swiftest performer
New-York tribune., 1895-09-07
MANY rANM4yY IPPLICAYTS REJECTED

II was reported TO the Police Board yesterday
that N the examination OF Democratic election
inspectors. which completed Thursday.
23T were examined ss5 OF the 2.7s2 applicants
having failed TO appear. The time to appear In the
case OF fifteen men extended and twelve de-
clnatons were filed. Four hundred and sixty
applicants were rejected
New-York tribune., 1895-09-07
THE HOTEL MAJESTIC LEASED.

MR KING OF THE PLANT system. WILL. TAKE
THE MANAGEMENT.
Tho new Hote, Majestic has been leased for a
term OF years by Joseph II. King. whose name IS
known In connection with the Plant system OF
ho,o.s IN Florida and the Hotel Breslin Lake
Iopatcong, \. j. Mr.. King Will take Immediate
possession While having resigned from the man
agement Of the Plant system OF hotels, Mr. hlhs;
IL is said. will stiil have the general direction OF
the great properties. in connection with Mr. Pant.
New-York tribune., 1895-09-07
A VAGRANr HAyGS HIMSELF

John Schwab. a vagrant. committed suicide last
night BY hanging himself in a stable In the rear OF
No COS East Twelfth-st. He lately turned out
OF the home OF his wife and sons because of his
drunken habits.
New-York tribune., 1895-09-07
HOME NE WS.

1ns rni,d PrsH Local Nsvs. rhich r,pr,ssns all hS
awspap,rs IN Nsic York City that recering the Ns
ordphfc Of the tnitsd Prss has f hcddqudrters at
No II Annst. N,r York city An Information aud doeu-
rrenfs public be scnt 70 o headquarters and
th,y uf be distrbutsd TO all IN, rnfrd n,ps-
pap,rs h city and TO me Unitsd Prss dissnana
Non throughout the country
New-York tribune., 1895-09-07
DEMANDS or LIBERAL SUyDATLAw PEOPLE.

AT the meeting OF the United Societies for Liberal
Sunday Laws at Terrace Garden last night. a
resolution was adopted calling on the two great
parties and all legislative candidates nominal ed
this fall TO declare their positions the Sunday
opening question.
New-York tribune., 1895-09-07
A PERSISTENT RUMoR DENIED.

"positive statement was again made In the
Street Yesterday that Reading would be leased 10
the Central Railroad of New-Jersey. AT the Centrai
office the wearIsome tale was again cenleo
New-York tribune., 1895-09-07
THE TRIBUNE.

BAY. where she will discharge into lighter i'0 '''''
i ars Ebr,ary u 10 Annoy and Hong Kong '' WV"
mdse TO order & Sesse 40 D m~Wmd moderate. breeS
east clear.
Steamer Ia Bourgogne (Fr) Leboeuf Hayre-a Fer.
steamer s,eser Rio Grsnae Rarstow. Brunswick anu
nanana~C 1ays II Ma1 1Ge1 Ihaienhorst Bremen-oers
Steamer r-mSria CBn. Du,,on Liverpool-VeTn0n
hsS~n Steamer For, william D Hrd. Bangor Me-De'''@
steamer Cherokee Mckee. Charleston and 'aeN''"''
s,samer er''c Christine DAM copenhasen"''
Steamer Northern Light CBn. Parton pOver-o0epe
s,oemer veendam Dutch der Zee. Rotterdam
Bouiogne-Funeh Eiye q fo v kingston savannla. ETC
fin s,eamer Easie pon5van Phadephia-w Cly'e
Go werrs ,o;er, Poh. Gibraltar. Genoa and Naples
steiner pontiac CBn. savannah-PheipS D'''
steamer SS peconic c3r). Mills Trieste and ven'e-F'
stsamer sa,er ssiaman.a dr Hutchinson. Belize LIVING
s'Sn Grey'S%n sorsta Ger Worpei se,,in Copenhagen
H%mourg Moni,oba n ,sr, Griffith LondonNeWY0'
Shipping 60.
Steamers RIO for Brunswick and Fsrna,nns
& for Cork Neptune or lnsson Ja%aeA mai or hiss Pss
.dcO, n ior psten Dor, perth Amboy FOR West Indies
Ship Berlin for Shanghai
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
FOREIGN PORTS a.
Steamer laurie OBJ, Jones sailed from Llverpoo' ."
scamer FuTst Bismarck ,GeD Aibsrs sailed fro"
southampton for New-lork september u 81, .,xua
steamer Otrnnto 1lIr). Hrby, from Ne"-iorN NNo
arrived az rwcaste Ssl
Steamer Chicago (flr). Hadaway. sailed "o'" ''
New York September D. ,..,.., ID
steamer Astral CBD. Lnnell sailed from Swansea w
Ns"i s'se%sr FSSSs.:a o. Harris sailed from Glasgow
'os Steamer GiNaiol~s oBr Wright New-yok Ass""
81 for Londonderry pas sed Tory Island sep,snoT
Steamer Somadic oir, Clarke. from New-to.N NNao
2T Tor Liverpool passed Brow Head september Al.
Steamer Wittekind Ger. tuppers from Ne"-iO'" -
Steamer Rotterdam Dutch. Noege sailed ton wv
teriam for New York September :. - ,o- Nev.
Ervan n'elg) sailed from Nh'"''P -
steamer Wilcannla r Pentn from NeT YORK YORK ia s,S
10 via Cape Town. for Port EliEsbeh. East '"-'"
arrived AZ pelagoa Ray september l. Nm, New.
Steamer Oliye Branch Br). Sunderland "0" 49,
York arrived Alden september o. ,.o,, New.
Steamer Kaiser Wilhelm III GER sormer ,nbsr s'u
York August - for Genoa. passed Gibraltar s'P''"
Steamer Huber, (}r Crimp from Nsw-fors s.n Aus
o. sailed from Barbadces for Para ana MahaoS '''
ber 2.
Amour
Deep Banded Collar.
r. Aw MApAWAsKA.
No home Is complete without Parker ""s
Tonic. needed for weakness.
Parkers Hair Balsam II iife 10 the hair
Neuraigine-ror Nervous Headache Uo's
0yWywhsrs Prca 500 pW botuA
New-York tribune., 1895-09-07

THE WACO AND NORTHWESTERN SOLD
Fort Worth Tex. Sept. 6-The Waco and North
western Railroad sold to-day TO Wilbur r.
Boye OF St Louis for 81 505.0 900. Thomas c. Prudy
vice -president of the Missouri Kansas and Texas
denied absolutely that there was any foundation for
the report that the road had been bought In Tor his
company.
New-York tribune., 1895-09-07
NORTHERN PACIFIC SUED BY A BANK.

Seattle, Wash, Sept. 6.-The Northern Pacific
Railway Company is made defendant in an action
brought yesterday in the Superior Court, wherein
the American Exchange National Bank OF New
York seeks TO recover S401g balance alleged 10 be
due prOmissOry note given In 1892.
New-York tribune., 1895-09-07
MARINE INTELLIGENCE
IMMATURE ALMANAC.

MINIATURE ALMANAC
Sunrise Sunset G23 Moon rises 7So Moons age IL
HIGH WATER TODAY
. NJ Sandy Hook 9:26 Gov. Island 9:5i He'll Gate l44
= WSandy Hook e:45 Gov. Island 959 He'll Gate IL so
New-York tribune., 1895-09-07
INCOMING STEAMERS.
OUTGOING STEAMERS.

TO-DAY.
y..., rox r,,. Mails close. Vessel sails
La Bourgognc Havre. French ....... S00 m o:W m
Umbra Liverpool Cunard. OO III go go M
Trave Bremen y G LLOYD ..........' ~ m V.U m
Veendam Rotterdam. Meth Arner.. IL ~ N ~ IN
80 vi iS''I aTayana y A Cuba 90 a 90 m
1,a y r. iJovd ........ 500 a 10 90 a m
". - Str,oons New, orleans Cromwell. 800
MONDAY SEPTEMBER o.
,a,. ,,or,ss,on Cryde........... 400 m
TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 10.
Aursna Liverpool Cunard s:oo o m ie:oS ~ m
finance Coon Pacific Ma...........lV 1000 m 100 IN
Colombia Colon, Columbian ........lO:Ooa m i2;O m
New-York tribune., 1895-09-07

Neuraigine-For Nervous Headacne eS''
Oyvywhsrs- Prca SOC. psy botuA
New-York tribune., 1895-09-07
Amour cements.

A Deep Banded Collar.
MADAWASkA.
New-York tribune., 1895-09-07

No home is complete without Parkers u'"se'
Tonic. needed for weakness.
Parker's Hair Balsam II lie 10 the hair
New-York tribune., 1895-09-07

Since July l. 81 10000 has been put Into the hands
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-08-21
ALL ALONG THE DOCKS.
yELu,ITN 10 LfAvE oN FRIDAY
Am nHSANt suNDAY
fish ~ uIla aud IN uonolutu uarbor-
island steamer Arrivals None
wal Tomorrow.

Monowai from the Colonies to
morrow.
The Velocity will sail for Hong
Kong on Friday next
The Allen hauled alongside the
Hall to receive a portion Of that
vessels sugar.
The Kauai arrived this morning
from Makawel. She brought IL
passengers, but no freight.
The c. ID. Bryant finishes dis
charging today. She leaves for
San Francisco on Sunday.
Fish is so plentiful in Hilo.
Skip-jack are selling for ten cents
apiece and a smaller fish by name
Akauli for ten cents per sack.
The w. G.. Hall arrived from
Hawaii yesterday afternoon. Capt.
Simerson reports the state Of the
volcano unchanged since last re-
ports.
Large schools Of fish have been
caught in the harbor during the last
few days. The hahalalu and aala-
lauwa are the two species. Accord
ing to native tradition, when these
fish congregate in large numbers, it
is sign of sickness and death.
Passengers are not allowed to
leave for the other Islands owing to
quarantine regulations. The money
was refunded on all tickets issued
by the Island companies yesterday.
This will it is understood, not in
terfere in any way with passengers
leaving on the foreign steamers.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-08-21

The steamer w. G. Hall brought
ten bags of fine coffee from the
ranch of the Hawaiian Tea &
Coffee Company at Kailua, Kona,
consigned to f. A. Schaefer &
Company. The new machinery of
the company is up, and this is the
first coffee ever cleaned by modern
machinery OH the islands. The
aroma is very pleasant, and the
coffee is said to be the best ever i'm
ported from Kona.
The stencilling on the bags in
which the coffee is put up is quite
a work of art. A scroll of coffee
and tea leaves, on the outer edge of
the bag, with a picture of coffee
and tea pot to represent the two
words, coffee and tea, in the cen
ter, make an attractive advertise
ment for the company.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-08-21
Fa REIGN VESSELS EXPECTED
ORIGIN OF THE BANJO.


A Primitive Instrument In 1870. with Its
Own Peculiar Airs.
The banjo was in use long before the
day of Joe Sweeney. 1t was principally
played by the negroes, and was indeed
rude and simple instrument The first
one ever saw was made in this way:
A large gourd covered with a raw sheep,
skin served for the drum, and the strings
were of horsehair, pulled from white
horses tail. 1t had only four strings. l
am confident that Sweeney added the
bass string. My fathers carriage driver
was banjo player, He played two or
three changelcss tunes ON one cord.
saw Joe Sweeney for tho first time about
lS42, while was at school at Prince
Edward Court House. He and his brother
Sam were together Joe led on the vio-
lin and Sam played the banjo Both had
good voices, especially Sam, rich, full
baritone of great sweetness and power
Even at this distant day can recall
some of the tunes they sang-"Old Dan
Tucker, do Johnnie Booker, +" "Juli-
anna Johnson, "Oh, Susanna" 1.-THE
Blue Tailed Fly" Jim Crack Corn, +"
and 81 Don't Care"
When / saw the brothers again, the
character Of the music was somewhat
changed, and was much more sentiment
tai and sympathetic. They rendered such
pieces as Dearest May" Rosa Lee, ("
"Annie of the Vale, Nellie Was a
Lady" and ELLEN Bayne," with won
derful effect These airs were melodious
and concordant, and often brought tears
to the eyes Of the audience. Joe Sweeney
was above tho medium size. and Of
fine proportions He had light hair and
a ruddy complexion. He had wonderful
facial powers. He could change his ex-
preston in moment from grave to
comic.
Sweeney as a negro delineator was in;
imitable. He knew the negro we'll, and
was perfectly natural, and, like Polk
Miller, never overdid his work. One of
his performances always excited APP
plause. His old Virginia breakdown, a
jig tune, he danced, and made his own
music with his banjo hung around his
neck with a string. Sweeney was entire.
ly uneducated, but he was naturally
bright, and he often made smart local
hits that brought down the house.
Sweeney gave notoriety TO the banjo and
brought it into popular favor His habits
were improvident, and he was the sub
ject of many temptations. He lived q
life Of unselfish generosity and died in
poverty. He spent his last days in tn,
county of Appomattox. have heard
this story about him. / do not vouch fol
its truth:
Before he died, his mind wandering
he said to his sister; Come here. Tn,
old banjo is out Of tune, the screws mr.,
slipping, and the bridge is about I,
fall " These We're the last words of tn,
old fellow. who had charmed two con
tinents with his melody and song. Hi
brother Sam was in the cavalry servic
during the war. He often played 70
General Stuart, and the brave trooper
would dance to his merry music ~ h
sang:
IF You want happy time, jine tn
cavalry"
never heard of him after tho war. =
Richmond Dispatch.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-08-21
PERSONAL.

Mrs. A. w. Keech has returned
after pleasant visit to Hawaii.
John Ena and family are back
from a vacation to the volcano. All
were much benefited by the trip.
Mrs. M. N. Sanders and daughter
returned fspm Hawaii by the
steamer w. G. Hall yesterday.
Professor Stoeckle has been very
successful with the kinetescope and
graphophone on Maui and Hawaii.
He returned by the w. G. Hall for
a vacation.
Sheriff L. A. Andrews intended
going back to Maui yesterday, but
owing to no passengers being al
lowed to go, he had to stay over,
perhaps for week.