, crs until after the Borough list was
when notice is given to that effect.
‘ ozone, the most powerful disinfectant
, which the disinfecting
smell arising from the contents of the
. tion from sewage would be ended in-
- store, and at noon was; left alone in
. noon. - . '
Vol.‘III.—\Vhole No. 654.
’ NORWmGAZETFE.
THE FAVORITEHOME PAPER.
Increment in all things : Neural. in nothing.-
The Gazette has the largest cir—
culation of any paper in Norwalk.
and furnishes the lowest advertislnz
rates. '
The City of Norwalk.
The GAZETTE has the pleasure to an-
nounce to its readers to-day the fact
that Norwalk is alive after all. By the
large and strictly non-partisan vote of
552 to 14, the voters of the Borough
cast off thecerements Of the old and
efi‘ete Borough ’system, and enacted
the new and modern city charter.
This is a cause for public gratulation
on all accounts, and one of the most
gratifying features about the vote is
that only 14 voters in the Borough
voted “ NO,” showing how small a num- ‘
ber of our citizens still desire a Chinese
wall to prevent our muncipalprosperity
and growth.
- The Reason. ,
Quite a number of voters‘who visited
the Town House on Saturday to vote
for the new city charter, were greatly
surprised to learn that their names
were not onthe voting list and that
they could'not 'vote'. The reason for
this was that the Borough voting list of
the October, 1892, election was used,
and all voters made at the Presidential
election were disqualified to vote on
Saturday, as they did not become vot-
completed by the registrars and the
October election held.
To become voters in the new city it
will be necessary for these parties to
hand in their names to the registrars
.
It Kills All Germs.
Chemist A. E. Woolf of New York
has recently invented a disinfecting
fluid and process that promises most ~
important results in sanitation. A pub-
lic test Was made at Brewster’s station
a. few days ago, which was witnessed
by the New York Board of Health'and
Board of Public Works. Mr. Woolf
thus explained the process in detail :
--A dynamo sends a current. of elec-
tricity through water containing 2 per
cent of salt in solution, to which ,had
been added a quantity of a fluid the
secret of which is held by Mr. Woolf.
This secret solution facilitates the pro-
cess of decomposition effected by the
electric current, which_ results in the
formation of hypochlorites. ‘
. The fluid is conducted through a pipe
into the main sewer into which all the
other sewers of the village are drained.
The combination of thehypochlorites
with the or anic matter in the refuse
results in t e immediate creation of
known to chemistry, in the presence of
lwhich no disease germs can possibly
ive. '
The party proceeded to the head of '
the main sewer and a glass was partial-
ly filled with the filth liquid, into
uid had been
allowed to run. Into this was poured
a guantity of bromide of potassium,
an the color of the fluid was changed
immediately from brown to jet black.
This was repeated several times, always
with the same result, and the visitors
noticed that there was absolutely no.
sewer pipes, the patent fluid having
completely deodorized it. ~ A piece of ,
putrid meat resumed its health color
and odor after lying in the fiui thirty
seconds. Wood pulp became bleached
in five seconds, and the combination of
sulphuric acid with a quantity of the
fluid produced an amount of chlorine
ghas sufficient to disinfect thehold of a
s ip.
The ofiicial visitors returned to New
York highly elated with the success of
the tests. They Will . recommend the
erection of a plant similar to that at
Brewsters, which costs only-$4 per day
to run for each village along the Cro-
ton Watershed,,each village to pay for
its own.
“In case of an outbreakof disease in
New York,” said Dr. dson, “the
streets and_ utters would be flushed
with this flui and all danger of infec-
stantly. I consider this a wonderful
inventIOn, that is likely to work won-
ders in sanitary improvements.”
O
Charged With .Theft.
Samuel Grifi'en was this morning
placed {under arrest on the serious
charge of having abstracted about
$125 from the safe in E. J. Wadham’s
South Norwalk market' Grifi'en had
for some time been in‘ the employ of
Mr. Wadhams, but was discharged
some weeks ago. On Saturday July
17th, he was engaged to help out at the
the market while the others were at
dinner. Thefollowing Monday morn:
ing the money [was missing from the
safe, and as Grifi'en was the only one
that had excess to the'money drawer
where ,the_key of the safe was kept sus-
picion pomted to him as the guilty
party. On Friday last Mr. Wadhams
called on Grlfien at A. A. Avison’s, on
Mainstreet,and a'cousedhim of taking
themoney, but .Grifi‘en stoutlyjdenied,
thethett'gqnsenuently he was arrest-'
ed as above stated. A hearing will be
had before Justice Barrett; this» after-
-- .. «7-»
“Equal and Exact Justice to all Men of Whatever State 6r Persuasion, Religious or Political.”-—Je#érron_
v
TERSE TALES OF THE TIMES.
Dog days commence to-morrow.
—Hind:l lamb 180, fore 12c People’s Mt.
“Gus” Thompson of New Haven, is
in town.
Mr. Frank Clune of Yonkers, N. Y.,.
is in town.
.There are now 165 prisoners in the
county jail.
-Mrs. Polly Selleck is dead in Danbury
aged 81 years. ,
Master Monte Smith, of Danbury,"is
a guest of William Banker.
—Leave your orders for Celery Plants
at H. F. Byxbee’s, 15 Wall street. 654-2t
The Painters’ Union will meet to-
morrow evening.
The National Provident Union meets
next Friday evening.
Sound fishing is now better that it
has been for several years,
Last night the atmosphere Was as
cool as a fifty cent piece of ice;
There were several upsets in the bar-
bor, yesterday, but no lives lost.
—-Gate prize, $10, K. of C. picnic,
Norwaik Park, Saturday, July 29.
Irving Reed has returned from Dan-
bury, someWhat improved in health.
~ —'Celery Plants for sale. Leave or-
ders at H. F. Byxbee’s, 15 Wall stgolot‘St
. . i) we
Miss Mamie Lynch is. home from a
three weeks visit With friends in Penn-
sylvania. »
Father O’Brien and Duggan, left this
morning, for a ,“week’s retreat” near
Boston. ‘
Supervisor M. J. Raleigh and family
of Troy, N. Y., are visiting friends on
West Main street. ,
—Hale’s Cordial cures all bowel trou-
bles and is safe for the youngest child
to take. 649tf
AndrewEvans of Brooklyn, was a
guest of Mr. John Holdridge on Elm
street, . yesterday.
Concord Division will meet to;night
and perfect arrangements for visiting
the Stamford division.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Michael
Collins was attended from St. Mary’s
church, at 9 o,clock, this morning.
-—Hale’s Jamaica Ginger is double
strength, samples free. 649tf
The funeral of William Magner was
held at St. Mary’s church, at 10 o’clock
this morning. Mr. Magner died in
Brooklyn. -
William E. Dann leaves for Sara-
toga this afternoon. He leaves his,
horse “Wooden” in charge of Mrs:
James J. Shea. .
Pensions for Connecticut: Original
George W. Green, Samuel A. Camp,
Byron Hill. Original widows’, etc.,
"David L. Weems, father.
Mr. James. S. Gilmore is removing
his household belongings to Broad
Brook, near Hartford, where he has
accepted a lucrativeposition.
The membership of Masons in the
United States is about 650,000: Odd
Fellows, 700,000; Knights of Labor,
297,418; Knights of Pythias, 230,009.
.—Hale's Cerdial cures Cramps.
649tf ______ -
Saturda noon when the employees
of the O. . Chafi'ee & Sonssilk mills in
Willimantic were paid off the were in-
formed that the mills woul be shut
down indefinitely.
The shirt manufactorv ,‘of Hutchin-
son,_Cole & Co., started up this morn-
ing With a full complement of help.
The employees have just finished a
‘three weeks vacation.
It is reported of George Wendling
that he is one of the “forlorn fourteen”
who votedfiainst the adoption of the
city charter. This morning his bread
oven fell in.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Turk of New
York are guests at the home of Mr.
Thomas“ Cornwall, at Blue Mountain
farm. Mr. Turk is in poor health and
hopes to be benefitted by a sojOurn at
his old home in Norwalk. ~
In tlib suit of John Morton vs.
Attorney Joseph A. Gray, Justice Cool-
idge, Saturday afternoon, gave judge-
ment in favor of, the plaintiff. The
suit grew out of a bill which attorney
Gray collected for Mr. Morton, charg-
ing it was alleged, more than his legal
88.
Mr. Chas. T. Peach, and Miss Alice
Nickerson,'daughter. of Alonzo Nick-
erson, are to be married at the Metho-
‘dist parsonage b Rev. Mr. Wyatt,
Wednesday morning, at 8:30 o’clock.
The wedding tour includes a visit to
the White mountains. Both wgre for-
merly compositors at this office.
A resident of Water street mistook
the fare register factory on the same
street, for his home j Saturday night.
and knocked out a large paneof. glass
371th his knee in trying to "open‘the
oor.
secured the door a ainst’further -' int‘ruw
sion and “Barney’
a few doors below.
Capt. Rose was summonedaud
went on to his home .
i .
. The operating table and other para-
phernalia-for the new hospital has ar-
rived and was placed in position to-day.
~The summer silks advertised for to-
day at the Boston store, Norwalk, are
going like watermelous at a colored
camp meeting.
Edwin Bennett and family of New
York are spending the balance of their
summer vacation at the Campbell cot-
tage in East Norwalk.
There was a drunken row among Ital-
ians on the Sticky Plains road. Sunday,
and warrants have been issued for the
arrest of the guilty parties. “F111;” is
in it.
Sherwood C. Cummings of Orchard
street, says that a number of pullets
were not stolen from his hennery, and
that as a matter of fact he never kept
chickens or owned a hennery.
-—At 2 p. m. Tuesday, you will find on
the “bargain table” at the Boston store,
Norwalk, one lot remnants of dress
ginghams, sateeus, Llama cloth, outing
flannel, etc., 3 yd. to 10 yd. lengths,
worth 12% to 18c yd. for Se yd. ‘
Some fiend or other smashed four,
lanterns belonging to Contractor Shel-
don on the Turnpike, where they had
been set as a warning of danger. Mr.
Sheldon says that he will give 325 _for
the apprehension of the guilty parties.
It is a State’s prison offense. '
. Wanted to Die. _
Daniel Cronin tried to hang himself
in the New Britain station house Satur-
day. He did not succeed. He will
spend two months in the county jail.
co.
Not This' Year.
Danbury will have no trolley system
this year, “on account,” says the PreSi-
dent of the present road, “of the scar-
city of money we could not float the
new issue of bonds advantageously.” “
o»——
A Danbury Brute.
John Hart, a Danbury wife beater,
was sent to jail for twenty days on Sat-
urday. His wife Said that she had sup-
ported him for seven years and' that
he told her she w‘as obliged to do it.
She had been taking in washing and
her husband spent the proceeds for
liquor. '
o
' USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA,IT’S
“THE KIND THAT CURES.”
Dragged by. Her Hair.
. A New Haven girl about 12 years old
had her long hair caught by the shaft
of a wagon while attempting to cross-
Church street, at the corner of Chapel
street,Saturday night, and was dragged-
about ten feet. W en rescued she was
not injured, but she was .badly fright-
ened. -
Fatal Soda Fountain Explosion.
One of the large soda fountains in
Cosmopolitan Park, Danbury, burst
Saturday night while being charged.
Louis Acker, a park ofiicial, had one
leg cut off and his skull fractured by
flying fragments. He died soon after-
wards from his injuries. He leaves a
widow and child.
O
Threw His Life Away.
Harry Custer, of Bridgeport, aged
25, committed suicide early Sunday
morning. Custer was deeply in love
with Mamie Johnson, a young woman
belonging to a fast set in that city. A
letter was found on his person. It
stated that he was tired of life and re-
quested that he be buried just as he
was in potter’s field. It is also said
thathe has a brother in Fort Smith,
Ark. ' When the Johnson woman was
informed of Custer’s death she refused
to go to the hospital and took no in-
.terest in the affair.
—-—ooo
USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLAJT’S
“THE KIND THAT CURES.”
The Loss Will be Slight.
School Fund Commissioner Olney,
who went to Lima, 0., on the news of
Gunn’s disappearance. telegraphs the
Hartford Courant,‘ at its request, rela-
tive to alleged defalcations. He says
Gunn collected about $2,100 of July in-
terest,vand the property covering this
has been attached. Gunn was not the
agent of the fund, and if any losses are
developed they will be slight. None of
the figures sent east as to the fund have
heed authorized or correct. ‘
§
The Cook Lost.
The two-masted schooner Lizzie Ray-
mond. of Port Jefferson, which left
Greenport, L. 1., Saturday night with
aload of shells for the oyster beds 011‘
Norwalk, was struck by a, squall ofi'
Westbrook about 2 o’clock Sunday
afternoon. She careened to port and
part of the deck load slid off. She
flopped back to starboard and filled.
William Phillips of Greenport, cook,
who was helping take an extra reef just
as the squall first struck her, was
carried overboard. A heavy sea was
running, and before. assistance could
reach him he disappeared.
USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA.IT’S
‘. THE KIND THAT CURES.” ,
A Close Cali.
Baggage-master Knapp had a close
call to being ground to death-under the
wheels of a train at the Norwalk sta-
tion this morning. As the 10 o’clock
train from Danbury came into the sta-
tion Knapp ran along the platform and
attempted to throw the mail bag into
the car as it passed. As he did so he
was struck by one’ of the cars and sent
head over heels, 9. portionof his body
falling between"the .train'an’d the plat-
form. The, ,train .cainegto a standstill“
and Knapp waslift'ed from his, erilous
situation, .Miracuiousiy enoug hens.-
o'ape'd withgas an onlookergxpi‘essed
Itrfl‘a singed knee.” " _ ‘.
Editor Ellendorf Dead.
Editor J ulius: M. Ellendorf. of the
Mechanics’ Journal, died at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Margaretta Fra-
britis, on Union street, at 5:45 o’clock,
Sunday afternoon. Mr. Ellendorf was
born in Berlin June 24th ”1840, and
came to this ..conntry , in 1853. He
worked for a time in Brooklyn‘at hat-
ing and then went to Springfield. At
the commencement of the rebellion he
enlisted in the 42d New York volun-
teers and served: three years, bein
promoted to the office of Sergeant an
then to a Captaincy. He was wounded
at Gold Harbor, J one 1st, 1864. He re-
enlisted July 20th‘,-1864, in the 93d New
York Vols._ Jan. 14th he enlisted in
the 1st regiment, U. S: Veterans and
received an hcnorable discharge March
lst, 1866. He was ‘On duty at the hang-
ing of Mrs. Surratt, who was convicted
of being an accessory to the assassina-
tion of President Lincoln. '~ After the
close of the war he? followed the trade
of batting at Sprin fiold and Orange.
He came to Norwal in 1878 and went
to work at ‘Crofut :StKnapp’s shop, No.
1. During the grc‘at hatters.’ strike. in
South Norwalk he Was a leading spirit
and did some very arduous work in en-
gineering ‘ the same. February 18th
1885, he started the Mechanics’ J ourna 7
and in 1890, the Fairfield County An-
geizer, a German paper, both of which
he ably edited and conducted in a suc-
cessful manner. He was for a number
of years secretary of the Hat Finish-
ers’ association. e also found time
to give lessons in' German at the Miss
Baird institute.
He was a men of pronounced views
and never hesitated to express them
when called upon either in ccmpanyor
through the columns of his paper.
PreviOus to starting his own paper, he
furnished columns of matter for the
press of the town, which was alwa 5
well and entertainingly written. is
hobby was the “labor question” and
he was alWays ready to write or talk on
the subject. His wife died several
months since, and he felt her loss most
keenly and has since that time been
slowly declining in health. He leaves
three children, Robert and Florence
Ellendorf and Mrs. 'Margaretta Fra-
britis. '
The funeral will be attended from
his late home at 2:30 o’clock to-morrow
afternoon, and from the South Nor-
walk Methodist church at _3 o’clock.
can DANA’S SARSAPARILLAJT’S
"I'HE KIND THAT ovens."
————-—.06
A Sentinel Exclusive.
The-Sentinel is continually harping
about its exclusive news. The follow-
ing is a specimen “exclusive,” but
known to the initiated as a “fake.” It
appeared- in Saturday’s issue Of the
Sentinel : »
“Some time between Thursday night and
Friday morning bur lars attem ted to force
an entrance into Co onel I. N. ressy's resi-
dence at 47 Fraukl
in avenue, Norwalk. .
Mr, Pressy was aroused about 1:30 o’clock by
hearing footsteps; on his front porch. and he
got up to investigate. e.saw no one. how-
ever. and attributed the name to his imagina-
tion. . When he went. out oors, yesterday
mornrn , he found eVidences of a visit from
midnig t marauders.
been cut from one of the parlor windows. but
the sash had not been unlocked. 0n the steep
was a brace, two bits and a diamond for cut-
ting glass.” '
Burglars did not attempt to “force an
entrance into Col. I. N. Pressy’s resi-
dence.” Mr. Pressy’s is not a Colonel
nor never was, neither does he live “at
47 Franklin avenue. He was not
aroused about_1:30 o’clock by hearing
footsteps on his front porch,” and he
drd not get up ‘ ‘to investigatef’ neither
did_he “attribute the noise to his imagi-
nation,” as he heard no noise. . When
he went outdoors in the morning he
did not find “ev1dences of a visit from
midnight marauders.” A pane of glass
had not “been out from one of the par-
lor windows,” neither was there “on
the steep a brace, two bits and 9. dia-
mond for cutting glass.” The whole
thing was a “fake” pure and simple and
avery good specimen of the “news” that
is sent out from Norwalk by_ fake cor-
respondents to the Connecticut press.
And yet_ the Sentinel speaks of- it as
“exclusive news.” It ought to be ex-
cluded “news.”
.9.————-—-——_
Contract Awarded.
There was a meeting Saturday evenr-
ing of the Borough Highway commit-
tee, C. E. Slouire and A. Chinery‘, En-
gineer C. . Wood, Inspector D. S.
Curtis and Mr. Ladd, representing con-
tractors Blakeslee & Son.
was elected sectretary. .Mr. Ladd re-
ported that-the macadamizmg of Main
street was finished, and it was voted to
accept the_report_,'w1th the understand-
ing that the entire length of the road
was to be‘ kept wet during a period of
ten ’days at the expense of the'con-
tractors. ,
The bids for the repairs and laying
of sidewalks infront of the property
of Monson Hoyt, the S. E. Olmstead
estate. West Main street, School street,
etc., calling for about 1600 feet of con-
crete, walk were opened. The bidders
were W. L. James, F. F. Clark, D.
Connolly and J. W. Edmonds; The
contract was awarded to J. W. Edmonds
at 6 cents per square foot.
..__——...————-000
Serious Accident. ,.
Mr. John Jarvis met with a' serious
accident Sunday noon: He drove down
in his carriage from his home on Main
street to the Baptist church, where his
wife was in waiting to be taken home.
As he arrived in front of the church
his horse became frightened at a bicy-
cle and shied, overturning the carriage
and throwing Mr. Jams headlong into
the Istreet.‘ He was picked up in an
unconscious condition and taken to his
home and Dr. Baldwm was summoned.
The doctor made an examination and
found that Mr. ' J arVis had serious
bruises about the head and shoulders
and that other parts of his body had
.been severely cut=_and' bruised, He
however, thinks that his patient w'
: pull through all right. The escape from
,. death for Mr. J arvis" was-a narrow one.
TheLliorsewas. secured before running
. were considerably damaged:
’veryafar. The harness .an'dca'rriage
A pane of glass had.
Mr. Curtis '
Norwalk,-Chum, Monday Evening, July 24, 1893.
‘ The Desired Effect. ,
~ The notices sent out to owners of un-
licensed dogs,has had the desired effect,
and Town Clerk Smith is kept very busy
in issuing licenses. p to this noon
nearly 900 canines have been registered.
Those who do not attend to the matter
immediately are liable to hear some-
thing drop.
George Queen Arrested. ,
Constable Howard, Saturday after-
noon, placed George Queen,an Italian,
under arrest, and took him to the sta-
tion-house. The charge against him
was assault.on Mrs. Frances Perillo.
The complaint also-included the charge
of laciviOus carriage. It is alleged that
Mrs. Perillo is Queen’s sister which
makes the charge the more henious.
Queen was placed under bonds for trial
next Saturday, a South Norwalk man
becoming surety in the sum of $200 for
Queen’s appearance for trial.
.--—-—<+
National Guard Discharge.
In an order made public Saturday
the followmg members of the National
Guard in Norwalk were discharged :
_Fourth Regiment—Company D, ex-
piration of term, Cor orals William J.
Casey, Richard W. reece, Alfred S.
Freece and Richard 0. German; musi-
cian, William H. Smith and Privates
George E. Becker and Benjamin W.
Preece; _ Company F expiration of
term, Private Samuel F. Foster; Com-
pany G, expiration of .term, Corporal
Heman Sonnenburg.
Ticket Office Robbed.
The New Haven Railroad ticket office
at the Grand Ce ral station was rob-
bed of $800 on aturday night while a
policeman was within call and the wait-
ing room was. filled with persons wait-
ing for outgomg trains.
Ticket Agent Frederick C. Heilge
turned down. the gas in the ticket office
about 8 o’olock in the evening and was
gone to his lunch for an hour. When
e returned he found the office had
been looted of all the loose cash, but
the thief had not attempted to break
into the safe.
————<+
Brakeman Killed.
When the Washington express,bound
east, arrived at the New Haven depot
at 2 :30 Sunday morning the arm and
other portions of the body of a man
were found in the firebox of the en-
gine. The wheels of the locomotive
were clotted with blood, and pieces of
flesh were stuck to the machinery.
It was found to be John V. Sullivan,
a brakeman on the Consolidated road.
His body was discovered at noon be-
tween Rye and Pertchester. It was
terribly mutilated.
His brother John, a brakeman, who
was on the same train, did not miss his
brother until' he was about to board a
car Sunday forenoon for his home.
The accident happened about 1 o’clock
Saturday night on the extra freight 17
from Harlem River to New Haven. It
is supposed that the deceased, while
stepping from one car to another, fell.
The body was taken to Rye where it
remained until this noon when the
brothers of the deceased, John and
Louis, took it to New Haven. His
widowed mother, Mrs. Mary Sullivan,
is almost distracted with grief. The
victim was 22 years of age and single.
He was steady and well liked.
Major Tibbits Dead.
Major John A. Tibbits ’died in New
London Saturday morning after a long
illness. He was born in New London
in February, 1844. When the war broke
out he was studying law with Judge
George Goddard, but at his country’s
call enlisted in the Fourteenth Connec-
ticut Volunteers and was wounded at
Antietam. Major Tibbits organized
the New London Day and contributed
many excellent articles to that journal.
Asa". public man and a politician he did
good work for his country and state,
and for the Republican party, to which
he always belonged. He bore his
share of muncipal service, having been
jud eat the police court, a member of
thefiioard of education, city attorney,
and twice he has represented the town
' in the general assemblys the last time
in the session of 1885, his town and
himself having been honored. by his
election to the speakers chair, in which
place he won the praise of_ the press of
the state without distinction of party,
for his able and impartiahmanagement
of the affairs of the house. .
His first federal office was the gift of
General Grant’s administrationnan ap-
pointment as Pacific railroad director
on behalf of the United States govern-
ment. Tnis'was early'in the seventies,
and in 1877 President Hayes appointed
him collector of the port of New Lon-
don. At the expirationpf his term he
was reappointed by President Arthur.
The last ofiice filled by Major Tibbits
was United StatesConsul at Bradford,
England, a post that he has but recent-
] vacated. A brilliant career was pre-
‘cted-for im in England, which was
but partially realized, owmg to his 111
health, which continued during his en-
tire stay'abroad.
>____..___
Rector Ahlwardt Prosecuted.
BERLIN, July 21.—Herr Miquel has in-
wardt, based upon insults in connection
with a notorious bogus document of the
latter. _ ,, ..
Drowned with His Grandlbn.
PLYMOUTH, Mass... J uly 24. '4 George
Bagnell, aged 71, and . his grandson, Mel-
ville. F. Bagnell, aged 7, were drowned in
Great South pond yesterday afternoon. It
is supposed that they- drOve into the pond
to water their horses. ,
__..i__‘._.__~—___.
Alive with a BrokenvNeck.
FORT MONROE. Va., July 24.—Mr. Harry
.while diving from the pier last Wednes.
day,» is still alive,j_and was taken to Balti-
ioo‘ro. for treatment at J chus' Hopkins. hos-
.n, > . . ‘5 .‘ > "
" rat‘s: programmers-gen. 7 ' -
«Marinara. Juli seems at the Pabst
LBrewing:company’stplautbaused; a dame
{tee of 8755000; besides destroying the hams,
' " steadodeéob Best; flit-they’d: Mrs." Pabst.
stituted a prosecution against Rector Ahl?
A. Hitchcock, whose neck ' was broken
A OLD INSTRUMENTS.
A Lute That '15 One Hundred and Twelve
Years Old-«A. Lyra That Has Existcd
Nearly as Long—History of, Various
String Ins truments. .
William V. Pezzoni has on exhibition
in a window in Brooklyn a lute that is
112 years old. , It is said to be the only
one of its kind in existence. From a
printed strip of paper in the, interior of
the instrument it is learned that it was
made by Renault 86 Chatelain of Braque
street, Paris, in 1781. .
The lute is as old as the hills. It is
mentioned several times in' the Bible.
J ubal, said by historians to have been
the first musician, was the inventor of
it, as he was of the organ and all string
instruments. He flourished about 1,500
years before the deluge and was the first
to observe that strings of different sizes
or lengths when stretched produced va-
rious sounds.
In the earliest ages of Egypt instru-
ments having the same general form as
the harp, lyre and guitar of modern‘times
were common, as the discoveries of trav-
elers in that country have proved. The
ancients had many other stringed instru-
ments, but these three classes were the
principal ones. -
The lyre is supposed to be more ancient
than the harp. A very old painting at
Beni-Hassan in Egypt represents the ar-
rival of some foreigners in that ’country
supposed to be Joseph’s brethren. 'One
of théi’m holds a lyre having four strings.
The guitar is an improvement on the
lyre. It is seldom found sculptured in
the monuments of Greece and Rome,
as the people did not consider the in-
strument sufficiently dignified to so -
symbolize it, which accounts for its not
appearing in the ruins of those proud
cities. It was, however, one of the most
ancient musical instruments of Egypt.
Some historians are of the opinion that
Hermes, one of the Egyptian councilors,
invented the three stringed lyre. These
strings gave forth three sounds—grave,
mean and acute—representing respect-
ively winter, spring and summer. The
Egyptians and the Greeks, as is well
known, divided the year only into three
seasons,
The lute was adopted by the Arabs
from Persia and reached the west about
the time of the crusaders. In the psalms
of David it is spoken of as the mahha-
‘ lath, and it is said to have been used by
the children of Israel in their rejoicings
after the overthrow of Pharaoh’s host.
The modern Egyptian lute: is a direct
descendant of the Arabic lute.
seven pairs of strings and is played by'a
plectrum. \Vhen' frets are employed,
they are disposed of according to the
Arabic scale of 17 intervals in the oc-
tave, consisting of 12 limmas—au iii-
terval rather less than a semitone.
There are also five commas, which are
very small, but quite recognizable as
regards difference of pitbh.
The large double necked lute has two
sets of tuning pegs, the lower set for the
finger board and the higher for the diape-
son strings. This style lute was known
as the tlieorbo. Its height varied from 3
feet 6 inches to 5 feet. Very deep notes
were produced from it. Another lute
somewhat differently formed was known
as the archlute. Both have, however, long
since given away to the Violoncello and
double bass. .Handel wrote a part for a
tlieorbo .in, 1720. After this date the lute
appears no more in orchestral scOres. It
remained, however, in private use until
the close of the century.
Venere of Padua, celebrated as a. maker
of lutes, flourished in 1660. His instru«
ments were highly ornamental and were
admired for their beauty, ivory, mother
of pearl and tortoise shell being used in
decorating them. The present direction
of. musical taste and composition is ad-
verse to the cultivation of such tenderly
sensitive timber as the lute possessed.
The instrument has now become an ob-
ject of research for collections and mu-
seums. It was a favorite instrument of
music in the sixteenth and seventeenth
centuries, but declined in the eighteenth
century. The great J. S. Bach wrote a
partita for it, which still remains in
manuscript. The latest engraved publi-
cation for the lute is 1760.
Mr. Pezzoni- was placed in the posses-
sion of the lute a short time ago by
Signor Guiseppe Vitale, a prominent
Brooklyn musician, who obtained it at a
pawnbroker’s sale. It is a. very valuable
instrument, although it was sadly in
need of repair when it came into Mr. Pez-
zoni’s hands. He has been offered sums
for it varying from $8 to $200, but it is
not for sale.
' The lute is a handsome one. The body
is pear shaped. It is beautifuuy inlaid
with ivory and pearl. The neck is 2-8
inches long. The fingerboard, containing
17 frets, is 12; inches long, and the body,
with a three inch sound .hole, is :15}-
-in5hes long. The base of the instrument
is 44 inches deep, while at the neck it is -
3. inches. It has 16 strings, 8 of which
are designed . for the bass.
'1} inches. The latter is used for the
open bass strings, which are above and
independent of the fingerboard. Four
of the middle strings are double and are .
formed from very fine wire. The re-
mining strings are of silk wound with
copper wire—New York World.
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The head, or,
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tains the pegs, or keys. One of these
. sections is 12 inches long and the other
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Philada ...... 46 25 .648 Cincinnati33 38 .464
Boston ...... 46 26 .639 St. Louie... 32 37 .468
Pittsburg... 41 31 .569 Chicago ..... 31 39 .442
Cleveland. 37 28 .569 New York. 32 ,40 .444
Brooklyn.. 36 35 .507 Wash'g-t'n. m 48 .403
Baltimore. 33 37 .471 Louisville. 23 -39 .379
' SUNDAY’S canes. .
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Cincinnati ..... 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 x-‘910 1
St.Louis ........ 400000000—4124
At St. Louis (second game): ,_ n. 11.:
-St.Louis......'.. l 0 0 0 0 0 2 ego—410 2
Cincinnati...0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0—2 5 3
At Chicago: . , R. n. U.
Chicago .......... 000100001—271
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To Pay An Old Debt. ' 7
W i, eTON, July 24. — Congressmen-—
who -~ eh- most interested in defeating the
pause ;4= of the force bill, it is reported,
may aid their western colleagues in oppos
ing the unconditional repeal of the Sher-
man silver bill. This state of afiairs is 5
represented to have been brought about ‘
by mespondence between western silver
senators and many southern senators. It
is said that at the time the force bill was
before the senate the ivestern Silver sena-
tors bolted their party caucus to aid their
southern friends and resisted to the bitter
end all efforts to “whip them into line,”
that it was through their efforts, united
with those of the solid Democratic minor—
ity, led by Senator German, that the fight
against the force billgwas successful, and
that much diplomacy was necessary to
gather sufficient strength from the Re-
publicans to defeat the force bill, and that
obligations were consequently then in-
curred which have since benefited tho_R&
publican senators who aided the Demo-
crats. - . . ; .
Tariff, silver and other questions were
at the time relegated to the background,
and every energy was put forth by the
southern people to prevent the passage of
the force bill. It is cited that by a strange
coincidence the very Republican. senators
from the west who helped to defeat the
force bill are now the most interested in
continuing the use of silver as money, and
are calling upon the southern senators to
help them to prevent action which they
believe will prove to be a calamity to the
business interests of their states.
A southern senator friendly to silver,
said today that he felt very much like go.
ing to the aid of his fellow senators in the
west on the principle. that one good turn
deserves another. By so doing he said that
he could repay an obligation that both he
and his people felt was due to those who
sided to defeat the “cursed force bill.”
Editor O’Dbnno'll "Interviewed.
CHICAGO, July 24.—Hugh O’Donnell, the
cit-Homestead leader; was interviewed at
the office of the Eight Hour Herald, where
he is employed as associate editor, regard-
ing the Gallagher confession. He believes
the facts points to Dempsey’s innocence,
and knows nothing of any lot to bring
about the confession. He be loves the out-r
look is bright for the settlement of the
labor problem.
Big Cut in Wages.
ILION, N. Y., July 24.’—~The Remin ton
Standard Typewriter company, of I ion.
has given its employes notice of another
reduction in wages, which will take effect
Aug. 15. The aligners and 84 men are
alone effected by. the cut. The all‘gnera
will now receive $1 for each machine, all
styles, instead of $2.50, as heretofore, and
the $4 per day men are reduced to 83.
More Trouble for Director General Davie.
CHICAGO, July 24.—-The, gates of the
‘World’s fair, remained closed yesterday,
and Director General Davis will probably
be called to Judge Stein’s court and ar-
raigned for contempt in not observing the '
injunction prohibiting the closing of the-
gates on Sunday. The injunctiOn is of '
long standing, and was obtained by
Charles W'. Clingman as a stockholder.
Narrow Escape at Sea. ,
LONDON, J uly. 24—The passengers on -
board the Guion line steamer Arizona,
Captain Brooks, from New York, report
that that! vessel had' a very narrow escape
from a collision with an unknown Red
Star, line steamer duringathick fog on '
the 17th inst. The latter steamer crossed
the Arizona’s bows not fifty yards distant.
The termination of the anxious tension
during the peril was marked by loud
. cheers from the passengers on both vessels
when they had cleared each other.
Grief Upset His Mind.
VINELAND, N. J., July 24—71110 drowu-
ing of 18-months old Icaac Sax, of Rosen-
hayn, promises to bring destruction upon
the house of Sax. Today Sax is a raving
maniac, and at times calls loudly for his
lost child. Mrs. Sax, who is about to be-
come a mother, lies prostrated at the death . ,
of little Isaac, and, her doctor has grave
doubts as to what the consequences of the
shock will be to her. 1
. "—T—‘T‘ .
The Man Who Saved the Guards.
SARANAC LAKE, N. Y., July 22.—Tlie
man who exposed the plot of the . convicts
at Dannemora to murder the guards and
escape, it. is said upon good authority, is .
George F.‘Post, of New York, the friend
of “Bunco” King O’Brien. -—
'jA'ssalling Orthodoxy. ,
PLATTSBURG, N. Y., July 22.-—Dr. Zalim’s
lecture at the Catholic summer school yes-
terday was a most startling one to the au-
dience. He denied the universality of the
flood, and presented many convincing an
ments in proof of-his assertion.
BASEBAEL RECORDS.
National League.
sartmnar’s extras.
At Philadel him—Washington. 11; Philadel-
phia, 4. At o‘ston—Boston, 18; New York, 8.
At Brooklyn—Baltimor 8; Brooklyn, 4. At
Brooklyn (second game): ltimore. 6. Brock-
lyn.2. At Chicago—Plttsburg, 10: Chicago, 9."
’At St. Louis—Cincinnati. 7- St.-Louio. 6. vAt'
Louisville-Louisville. 12; Cleveland, 10.
Pennsylvania State League.-
. won. 2.0. w. nine.
York .......... 5 2 .833 Altoona.... 2 4 - .33}
Easton 5 1 .833 Scranton.. 1« 4 .m
Allent'wn.. 5 1 .833 Johnst'n. 1 5 .167 .
Harrisb’g.. 4 2. .667‘Roadinc... 0 5 .000
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> At-‘Ea's‘ Jii—Eaatou, 11; Sci-autom'o. At'Al-
foobar-A toona, 42;- Johnstown. 6;? 't York-
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