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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-06
TYE NrIr PIER MOOR GARDEy.
Il VIII Be Mt the Foot OF West Ftnieth street
PInmA Ordered for u.

Il VIII Be nj the FOot OF West Finieth street.
Pinms Ordered for IT,.
The Dock Board decided yesterday that the
second OF the pies roof gardens shall be located
at the foot of " est Tfticth street, in the middle
CT that part OF the rity which is n ost dcnsely
ropula'cd, next 70 the dis .Eict in which il To-
Gated the roof garden recently opened at tho
foot OF Fast Third street. Ensinecr.in.ChiGf
Greene was instructed 10 ha"o plans prepared
for extending the No-l Fiftic;li street pier.
which Is now 5Up fee long, TO the new pier lire,
300 rect iu4tnor out. and Tor tho 'nperstructl're
to bo b"iit.
Al the suggestion OF Mpror Strong permits
sion was granted 20 such employees o. the Dock
Department, as are mHipJers oi the u. ~. Il. %
attend the cncampment al Butfa." the week be-
nc Secro;ary was instructed 10 notify the
tenants OF the buildings on West street. mid
way between Eoratio AID West Eleventh streets.
,ili they must gci ont before Aug. -, when the
hI,'idipys are to be sold AZ auction. the land 10
he taken Ior dock improvements.
A letter wa received from tic PENNEY lvania
Failrond accepting tho settlement proposed h.
the board " . 1uit which has been penuing for
seyeral years regNTdins u hu 'ihead. south of
Cortland: street o. he North River. Accord
ing 10 The settlement the railroad is, to pay
Sil,5OO n year for the adjoining land under
I,ntnr
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GANG OF MURDERERs ARRESTED.
Known to Have Killed Four Persons within q
Radius or n Mile.

NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 5.-Last month Louis
Seigler was robbed and murdered in st. Charles
parish, twenty miles above Now Orleans. The
recovery Of some of tho property gave the st.
Charles authorities n clue which has resulted in
the discovery Of a gang of negro outlaws and
murderers who have boon plying their trade for
nine months. During this time the authorities
know of four murders and robbcries committed
by the gang, and there may have been more.
The murders included an old negro named John
son. working on the Ellington plantation, who was
waylaid and had his skull crushed in; another
negro. name unknown, murdered in the same
place; an Italian peddIer named Tony, robbed,
murdered, and tho body covered in tho bushes,
and finally .Seigler, who was killed near Luling.
These four murders were all committed within
n radius of n mile, and the victim in each in
stance was killed in the same way. He was way
laid and his head was crushed in by an iron bar
or axe.
Antonio Prichard, alias Creole. was arrested
yesterday as tho leader of the gang. Creole con-
fessed his crime. He Implicated George Wash
ington. alias Wilson: William Morris, and two
women. Lizzie Alexander and Mary Morris, as
members of the gang, and all four were arrested.
A considerable amount of tho booty was recov-
cred in Washington's house. 1t is thought that
there are more mem bers of the gang. and they
all will be arrested In the next few days.
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NEW YORK, ONTARIO &. WESTERN R'Y;

Ira, MS !elye fuu' OF West f2d ~. as follows 10
minutes earlier from Prankiil ST..
7,hs a. VI, 10" Montana, Orrs Mills. Lakes NO
honk md Miunew a,ka, Mid !lctpwu. ipcminsbL9sh.
El.rnv.i lie. Pittsburgh, Hurley rlle, Lake &,s nesha.'
LDrrty. Scranton, Walton, Drlhi, sidney. Norwich,
Utica. oneida. fulton, usw"go. E.
DIS A. "a. for Campbell Hall. Middlstgwn.
BInomlngbutgh. Wurtzboro, EllenNillG, MOumatndale.
Crntrfvflc. Fa,lsbErgh, Lake kianeAha, HurieyS1lIe,
Liberty Fails. Liberty. White Lake. o. Il"
las y. VI, lSatnriays only. FOR Mldgretown.t
Bl1onllnglur,h. W%urtshOtu, E~llcnVillf, Muuntstndale.
Grntrevtl, Tai,sbdrgh. Lake Kiamesha Hurl. - ltls.
TeTn1a,r. LlhgrlY. Wh..:e Iasc. ParSn'hle' Livingston
Bis r.. Vi, for .campbel nan Lakes niohonk
and Nmn,N aka. Mid ptuwlL lAoominShurgh, NprtsS'
6oTo. Eienvllr, Mouutalndaic. H"nLrryIle, Fans
huryh. Lake Elaursha, HurlcyNill". ieri-aiv. .41n-
.erty. white Lake, PArksvinr, livingston Manor.
IiHU g.. Va, FOR Mon tnu, Ora n Us. N'adqw.
Brook. burnside. Campbell hiil, 81 NY FORD. Giyssai.
Run, HlidiotoEn. WiutertoA.! il""nLns' nrglr Wlirts|
','i : +. Va. FRANKLIN ~ a,ia y. VI Dmlyy...
for Canpbcli Hall, h.dilclowE. Lrle1l, ltSinsrtun
Mnuur.3 Naitou. sldGey; Notwiihs RantalIsyllt, Ham.
iltou. 9aold@ Futon osweso, Sl.;sra tau"; AND
points West; Pullman Sleeping Car; ierliHtng Chair
Car seats free through 20 Chicago without HsnIfer'
arrives Chicago $40 l., NJ.
!. dc ANDERSON. q. T. A. 90 Beaver 81. y. Z
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Clothing Manufacturer MarGulies Cleared Out
and sent word He Wasn't Coming Hack ,

Clothing Manufacturer Marsuiies siSHTeu Ou'
and sent Word He Wasn't Coming hfack.s
Samuel Margulies. a clothing manufacturer
at 275 West Kimery street, Newark, is missing.
His factory Is closed up and his wife and four
children arc destitute He owes $3.50 rent,
500 wages to his forewoman, and $50 he bor-
rowed from her before he went away. There is
a mortgage for $4OO on his machinery.
Marpulies was supposed to he DOING proht-
able business. and he kept thirty or forty oper-
niiyes busy. Tiluy were all paid OF on Satur-
day. July 81, and Marsulies went away on Mon
DAY, saying that he was going TO boston 10 gei
Saturday. when she got a short note. without
date or address, but postmarked in thisclty.
IL said:
DEAR FANNIE, ! am not coming back any
more. DO thc best YOU can for the, children
Yours faithfully, SAMUEL
Mrs. Margulies had a search made for her
husband among his relatives IN THIS Guy, put
could learn nothing about him.
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ENDOF HARLEM'S CURFEW.
-,xnasroETHE otR REE9 FoFEgs
-" TO BE DiScONT1NUEb.

g. IT,
Tsr May hoA'" .Fv,SI. -. 80
RunG l.. az. r.. S..L-L-
Twice -". 49, ,.,,s.s a. sus,.. =.
""'
The Fire commissioner nave aeciueu' osa
measure OF saiety' y u . Y .ne
old bell tower, a ioeai iahuhaHN' III -"ouns MOI
rs Park, from which tor many yeaFs-@ioeh nps
been rung at y IN tne tnorh'ns's ' hoon' "no AZ"
IN the evening, ou' tMieo on's on Suhuays' inc
old bell towerm inc itarivni palA y weiL known
to ah residents OF tha1 ais.riosc morco Wnom'
will learn Win reeIes'' 'ne uoVor"''hntiohoI
the Commissioners than can give. any definite
account OF lho ori ~, y, " ~ OF =, .ne
conditions whicn Ieu to.nee a."piShinen OF tne
bell tow0 ISL rocon,,v IN nae
tnoon; -. VII, ,t,r,,, ,bo r.ar. eono-..
In old new iork, uIslns ~ years ioliowine
.ouudjne. an alarm of hre devolved upon the
sounu,ne ,,.ta.,on ,,ho s......arsas -
tSe present policemen. The duty Of the watch
s,.n or constable was thus defined by law: sTo
meh Vi ~" ai,i-on. hv crv,rr wi. !, - an-
,ioning the street where 1t may be, so that tho
ss.msn and citizens may thereby DO generally
directed where to repair But II 1t was only a
chimney fire and the constable was convinced OF
that the Are bell. on the of the City Hall
and the bells OF the soVerai churches IN tne oity
were not TO be rung, II 1t was moro than q
chimney nre' ,no IN S ,%s 4 ans ,hs
attached 10 Inc churcnes, 'he eoht.y, m the
citizens generally were to be appraised OF tho fact
~ . loud claneor of hollis. and each Individual
""'u .I.,.t -. ,..u,.s. % a..
was TO derive ior ninseit some knowledge OF the
whereabouts OF the fire AMI proceed there with
w., .nno,.sssrv forinalit;es-
o'1 ,sss - wos ARRANGED that nm oe,o,a, bo,,.
ringer should DO constantly stationed in the Gu.
no,o If The CITY Hall. and tho bell in the cupola
po"o "a ~ - 80"
WAS to barring durlng. the continuance OF the
fire" There were rcformers in those days, too,
mro.rsssivc enlightened. and abort partisaps.
p ,shirb oniained he recoxniiion OF tse local m.
,mnrihies \ njan Which seems quaint in those
uUa q noiptiny out tho loration M the Hire
nSsSS,,v a han WAS hung ont in ths.cupola of rho
HMue n,n in . horizontal position. The po,nt Of
~ n 81 which pointed In the direction Of Inc
UT. y, M an n alarm and IN The same way
io a".s naBriai watnhmen' one in the 'Combs
La.ea, ~ onot, ~ the !, rEnts ,vora hirc5 ~
+" = u ~ Az 10 :, to riS1 Alarm if b.yinS Seen found
Si:tJh esxtons NJ the chnr,hes IN whom, nre.
Una. ~ this Tn9y hoa ha.,n d.iesote i wars
Nlousiy tn, 70 uthha.S;r nhI;notSnn dnyotino thair
neslett,. =. ,nntters rshicS conccrneJ then
atasntion ~ y t;na;ns ~ bejIs rSs net,od ~
more li,an thS III 4, IN Il NJ a.
annouhclhs u ~, prnnI.ite @ a. was we
made pernapS ralner nnore ihSheSttFS ~ sou ~
conaitiohs MarEn were es'ap'is hs Mnen Sns
aosent RON .hS tlSy 49, III ho ma IA I nn mi MY oil i
ono oeeasaon u w Az sioSn.ss ~ ~ nv Gornnns ,vbr
on account " ny slShnSeso VI a. orounSi " Z.
nveo N thS "eisnoornoou aiiu I'LL "ien W W
disturoea. Val .., a,-,soa ,n,,
IN isay INC ctts, oa 9 nor we" ssstann oS sia
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,,oo,,,,u,,r In w,nett Street.

Bernhardt Eisenberg movedinto the rear base
mont at 80 Wilett street month ago, and lived
here with his wife and a supposed boardcr
named Morris Blumenfeld. Revenue Inspectors
Fortrpan and Hahn were Informed That he was
running an Illicit still there, On Wednesday
night they got into he rooms through q window
and fonnd = sixty-gallon still in working order
in The looms occupied by Eisenberg. There was
also a worm and eight barrels OF mash. The
iiacated. Mrs. Eiscnhcrg. the only person loL ld
in the rooms. WAS taken before Commissioner
Shells yesterday and released.
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KINGSTON. Aug. BY the blowing out of a
fusible plug in the boiler of the steam yacht
Defender OF New Hamburg, that has been carry
ing passengers between this CITY and Pough-
by fire near Esopus Landing this morning. The
ashes and fire were blown from the furnace. and
the engineer was burned quite badly by the
escaping steam. The engine room caught fire,
but luckily the intense heat caused the water
gauge To burst, which flooded the room and eX-
tinguishcd Inc flames, \ tug from this city was
despatched for the yacht.
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3ailrnads.
Lehiqh Valley System.

Stations foot % West Esd st. penn. Z. r., cortlandt
Indicates time from %nss Wess a g st. other figure.
.:,ss. s,iS \. y. daily f@ w~ILKEsBARRE.
e e sE sIs:s k aeSiii fERis sHrF iSftt s snss:
ann Gaia sa1 and sn sh sse e Wes ss nna pT1l'ipai local points,
:i0,s5. IO.sO A. ~. Sundays only. for BOUND
bs .iSias sn' i -: 5Df 4. n. s dai1yt srcep, Sunday. for
MAuCH CHUNK and Intermediate points.
" 'aiss. 5S''1 S IoS9 ION; fsSS EEx sIsi:y:
Arrives Buffalo $3.50 p. NJ: Pullman vesttbuie Day
s a ia csFts sn0 c ras,sr att at Bu@ 9s1a" &i Sar through nT5Sass slc stpels
to D,treit and ch;caso ,,
uh tf:Hs cHt tSiss and 4 la II; as,iE; sr psiDss. SUNDAY. for
;is.sS. I;Is r E y; SUNDAYS only; for EAsroN.
,Iiss; I IRRp' + p,f y; Ss,!y' sc skG;Ps sun snS r1 for
in coal regions; chair car for Wiikcsbarrc
w IRE; 1sFe P y: DAILY; c f1ss.s San sna pr 1s!
clpal intern, diata stations. Connects for al, points
'i:5S. s,ls P. NJ. daily for EAsToN and inter.
:s:SS: BIO ]. NJ; daily, except Sunday. E1pr.ss
Connects for heading and Harrisburg. Chair car to
:n:SS. 900 p. NJ. daily for RUFrAI.o IAGARA
hule train n. Y. 10 Chicago. ]slcfpcrs 10 HuhaIo and
.s'S%, $40 P. NJ. daily. except sunday stopping
{, SOUTH P,AISFtELn, IAsr2N, RETMaE'
GtSG<$HLv"A~,, RR"ScSHGfsfrFFn. ,a1HliA. and RRitFfAAII66:.
P!l!mnr sleeper for %iufTa'b. None but sleeping car
p,ssrnEers carried. Y" baggage carried.
-a;55, g 900 +. NJ. dali .or ITHACA. GENEvA.
ROCHESTER,. BUFFALO. NIAGARA FALLS. and nl
points West. rullman sieclers TO Wilkesbarre aHH
Ithaca.
A4tttinnal local trains daily. except sun6ay, FOR
ROUND BROoh ana intermediate" points, leave as .ol.
lows 500. 900 A. NJ. 'l;j". ESQ. 800. Ago, and
,7l@Ss,s ana iiiuliman Recommendations at 1la. eel,
"Ii, S!5. "a. and lS.S Eroadw ~, 81 =. 18th st. i5n
j., i2tth ~ ipI hover. y. Y $40 Fulton st. l
Court ST.. rs Il way. and Brn'kiyn Annex, Brooklyn.
NY. Transfer Go. VIII cal Tor anl check baggage
from hNt"i or ros ttnncn t.llnnRh 10 dntiinnttun.
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At tho Broadway salesroom yesterday D. Phoenix
Ingraham s. Co, sold No. 1874 Fast Tnirtv fourth
street.. hvestory brick tenement. lot q. lOxys.0 q.
$3.50.
James L. Wells sold Nos. 2il and 2iS West Twenty.
third str, 81. seven.story brick blild!n =. piot 46Has.P,
foreclosure, to the pa milf, Jasob Hirsch, for Slo6..
900; also No. 22S West Thirty>eventh street. five.
sturs brick I. nerient, lot 2e .lXos.", foreclosure, TO
the p ainti1, benjamin +. Cohen. for S33. S9i.
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.ouAsLesper beaten ana RoSssa.

BOSTON. Mass, Aug. SIN tho lodging house
MI Union Park this forenoon Hattie Bond. the
nousekeeper. was assaulted, beaten nearly Into
hSensibility, gagged and robbed by.s man who
Sasd spplied for lodging. He had paid the woman
~, and As she sat at a desk making out . re-
. sAndbAR. ,Asshe fell TO the hoOF he atruck her
SShaih and then Kicked her in the, side, after
TalcP nc. gagged her with "a .toWoi,i Then he
Hned the desk; securing about $40. and made
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-06
Real Estate Private sales.

Mandelbaum +. L wine have bought from the estate
of Heury LowreuH No. la EldridSe street. u i've story
brick and stone tenement house, 25H75xHs.
A. Capleio has sold to Robert Smith. Nc. l4S Ninth
avenue. a four story brick building On lot 22, 4SlOu.
10. r, Lhlendahl has sold his three story-nnd. base
ment dwelling, No. 03> West 15Sth street, Audubon
Park, 10 Reginald Pelham Bolton.
Randolph Guysenheiner has purchased from Aug
ust c. Eass, Y the six story front and fourstory re ar
factory build nss. 251ll5. on the north SIDE OF
Twenty ninth street, 209 feet east OF Seventh avenue.
other property being given IN part payment.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-06
HUDSON RIVER nv DAYLIGHT.
PALACE IRON A LINE STEAMERS
eEVN NfhliIAy and ..NIIfAEY

Finest and tastes. river steamers in the world.
Daily except Sunday
Leaves Brooklyn, Fulton st. ;by Annex)....S Al NJ.
New York. DcshrossesS Sc, Pier e"
West 22d st. Pcr......D
For ALBANY landing at Yonkers, West FONT, New.
burg, Poughkeersie. Kingston Point. Catskill, and
Hudson. .
Direct connection on tho Kingston Point dock with
o. and D. trains for Cats.ill Mountain points and for
Lakes Mohonk and Minnew aska. At Catskili with
the Catskill Mountain and otis FL. Railway for Cairo
and mountain resorts.
Hudson, and Albany for points North, East, and West.
Special Saratoga trains.
Through tickets sold at Desbrcsses st. pier, West
gid ST, pier, New York Transfer. and other principal
ticket Onicps.
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BALTIMORE & OHIO.

Leave New York. W hltehall terminal, daily.
CHICAGO, l;55 r. NJ, and l2;lO night,
~PIl1SBuRG. 3:25 ex. Sunday; :5b sun 1910 night.
CINCINNATI, ST. LOUIS: Si95 !. NJ, 400 |. N.
Carr, ll:25 A. NJ. Dining carl. l!5a, s;25. Dining
Car, 1858 Dining Car, b:55 +. NJ, l2:l0 night. sun.
dining Carr, ABB Dining carr. $3.50 T. NJ, i2:lO
night . -. .
NORFOLK. lI:eDA. NJ. daily.
NEW ORLEANS dmough sleeper +,S5 !: N. daily.
TrGine leave foot Liberty St q minutes later
All trains are Illuminated with Pintseh light.
orices; Iis:l72.' eBl, 4J4. lllo broaawsS NJ East
BTUo lynn whitehall Terminal Baggage checked from
hotel or residence TO Destination. a..
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.Steambeats.
NORWICH LINE

FOR New London, Watch Hill. Block Island. and East.
erh Resorts, also Worcester and North Of Boaton and
Lest. Steamer City OF Lowell or City OF Worcester
leaves Pier 40 odd Nnl ". H., next DesbrOsses St.
week DAYS only Ht 0 p. NJ. Orchestra on each. Rats
10 BLOCK ISLAND reduced. Connection made Week
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.AMERICAM LINE,

TWIN ""RfW AiREN Lronl New {ork 10 PTYn'
J sInsnn. A u.IH.l0h IN. 4. Nl'toria Sclt. s., 9 \ N.
Norman 5a,A Ana. 10 A. + "isma1rk.S sep iH,i1AM
IIrmbiu, Sept, 2. 9 4. II, mamma, Sci, - lnA. y.
HAMRrRG SERVICE, by Twin'ScrtM Anil ;. S.
Persia 90. Aus I. IL NJ. palatis.. Ang. 81, 1890 A. VI.
First cat. 81 - NJ: arcOud class, $40; ste"rag $40.
:. Hnmiur.-- q nicrlenM LLnr. ~ hrNnlMhE.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-06
ERlE RAILROAp.

Through trains l,avc New York, foot OF Thnnhers
81, ~ follows, and five minutes earlier from West
21ls ST:
n.0O a. Sales.--future Express daily 20 bingham
p'N' ton WTveriy. EItnirh. BuffRlO. Bradford, ar
riyrs Bufalo 500 T.. NJ. f.rior ear to Buffalo,
OIL = \. M.-Ncstiluled Expressdai!y, except sun
J.iD tsy. FOR Port JerNis. N pnticello, !.ackawaxen,
tion"sdale. ami important local points 10 Corning,
Dali, TO Port Jrrvis, Pullman Parlor Cars for Mon.
tircll0 and corning.
s.. tln q. .-Nes'tbule limited Fast mail daily,
Z9'v $3.50 tram FOR chicago via ChautalIulh J AXE,
a,r.yes cleveland at T;4O A. VI. Chicago 3 +. NJ.
Sle-pcrs to uniuaS T., Cleveland, aud Cincinnati. l.n.
Ing oar.
T.on u. M.-Hurnlo and Cleveland vestihnle Ex.
t.D' pres daily. arrives ut burRlo i!O6 a. NJ
Bra ford T:lT A. NJ. jamestown 700 A. NJ, CleNe-
l..i 1850 +, N. ~CS!cepcrs 70 !'lfta'o and cleveland,
maEiu- 'iirert connection for Detroit, Cnicago. and
=, W'st. cafe LlhIar. Car.
=. = q. N~.--nAtLS-ria Chautauqna Lake and
C.tC N'nGart Fails. solid tram To Chicago. Slcc!t
rs 10 Horne! lsvilir, chicago, and c.ncinnat' Dining
O.
DrChETs, LOCAL TINT CArIs, AND PILl.MAN
1 40 bMMODATlDN at III. llb. eHl, 80. and Nt7
IroU, way. lY7 E2wcry lhH East l25th Al, aud ~
Nest l2aJh ct. Caamrers and West G3d -, ferries.
Sew YORK; $50 aud 14H Fn'tcn ST. lON broadway,
Bro i;lyn; goo Hudson 81. tohoScn .ond Jersey vItv
statiCn, Wee trOttS Express al Tor suJ CHECKS bag
gage trnnr uoteIs and residences Ia destination.
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mi LINE

For Stonington. Narragansett Pier, Watch Hih, Bos
ton, and all points Enst. Steamers Maine and New
Hampshire. Leave Pier 81, y. H.. one block nbove
Canal ST., week days only, at y y. NJ.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-06
NEAISE STEAMSHIP 40.
L DOMINION LINE.

Sbortest sea TrIps Ont OF New Work.
Delightful tours to uld Point Comfort nnnrroik,
Point, Richmond, Virginia Beach. Va, and Washing
ton. i, O., Freight and PASSENGER steamers sal from
Pier 20, North River, every week day except satur'
day nj a +. NJ. and Saturday al 4 i. NJ. -
VI, Vicr.Pres't and Tranlc Mgr.
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WAIrE STAR LIME.

o., Aug. ~, noon nritsnhic'' ASsnspi noon
Pier 40, North River, once 8 nroadwGy; New York.
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PROVIDENCE LINE

For Providence direct, Boston and all inland an,
s%eashore Resorts East and North thereof. steamer
Rhode Island and Plymouth. Orchestra on. easl
Leavt Pier 80, n. r., ono block above Canal ST. wee
dnys only. Mt 5.3O p M. 'f -
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SSTrn6ON AED. COxSACkIE BOATS.
From foot OF ChFistopher ST. every week DAY AZ oE.
II connecting With. 4 AR Rat Hudson.
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ISLANDA and BLOCK ISLAND,

Steamers ShJnnccOck and Moutauk
leave New York daily except sun.
at 8 ?. NJ, Saturdays at l
p. NJ. from. Pier 40. Z. r., Pike slip.
Saturdays boat docs not go to
Block Island. and Tuesdays. Thurs.
and Saturdays boat does not
20 to Southold,
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TROY BOATS,

are 10 All resorts north and e iSt IoWcr than any
other route. CITY OF TROY or SARATOGA leave
foot West 10th st. daily, except Saturday, 4 F. N. Ex-
press ira ms for Saratoga. Lake George. Adirondack,
&C. sunday ste .mer touches at Albany.
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WIFE AND CHILDREN DESTITUTE.

Decision was reserved.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-13
THE BIG DROUTH.
New Orleans Times-Democra

New Orleans Times Democrat)
The United States is witnessing to-
day the worst drouth-both in the ex-
tent of territory affected and in the
length of its durati0n-eyer known in
this country. The drouth affects more
or less the entire Union west of the
Rocky Mountains, and extends even up
into Canada; but it is worst in the Mis-
sisslppi Valley, where it has broken all
records since we began taking meteor
illogical observations. All the valley
seems to have caught" it, ANA while
some sections have suffered more than
others, all have good cause to com
plain, and most of them tell of
broken drouth records. We Of the
South have much to say about the
drought, and have probably suffered
more than the West and Northwest in
the matter of crops. The fact is that
the crops on the other side of "the
line" are harvested earlier on the aver
age than ours. The farmers there gath
cred their wheat, corn and other cereals
before the worst of the drouth was felt,
while cane, cotton and other Southern
products caught the full blast of the hot
dry weather. Late corn and whatever
other crops are behindhand have, more
over, been seriously affected and the
yield cut short But If crops have Jared
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better in the West it has not been so
with the forests, houses, etc. The long
drouth-the worst in Missouri and Hi
Hois in forty-fve years, has made every
thing as dry as finder and prepared the
way for mighty fires. Sinces August 9Th,
nine weeks, the rainfall in Central Mis-
souri, has been only four-ffths of an
inch.
The result has been to produce a water
famine throughout the West, which has
rot only shortened the crops, but caused
great Inconvenience, and even suffering.
Hundreds of springs, creeks and wells
have entirely failed. Fish ponds have
dried up, and even considerable streams
have disappeared In the country the
people have to haul their water in many
cases ten and even twenty miles, and it
is difficult to get even then. The stock
suffer from heat and thirst, the feeding
season has come nearly two months
earlier than usual because of the fail
ure of the pastures and the ranges, and
wheat sowing has been delayd because
the ground could not be plowed as a
rule.