.-.w..._.. . . Founded in 1800.] VOL. XOL The Daily Gazette 1s issued very week-day at 3 P. LL, at on: CENT PER COPY. The Cheapest Rates for Adv erttsing, and THE LARGEST CIRCULATION. The Weekly Gazette. [Combined with Friday's Dailv.l Is issued every Friday at Noon. at THREE CENTS PER COPY. OB $1.50 PER YEAR. The Daily and Weekly. Served to Local Subscribers at TEN CENTS PER WEEK. on $5.00 PER YEAR. A. H. BYINGTON. Proprietor. This paper has the largest circulation of any paper in the Slate west of Bridgeport. 0 UR J 0131311“ 6- DEPARTMENT. Mi: HARRY M. GARDNER. JR. of New York. has charge of the GAZETTE’s Engraving. Book and Jobbing Department. He is an expert and experienced Job Printer. and no work en- trusted to him will be unsatisfactorilv done. TERSE TALES_OF THE TOWN. “The King’s Sons” will meet to-mor- row, Saturday, evening at 8 o’clock, at the Parsonage, 94 East avenue. “Thank God! ” exclaims awell-known J eWish editor, “ the Jew is not a drunk- ard,” and that is so. In many places in Minnesota and the Dakotas, Wednesday, the thermome- ter registered 100 degrees in the shade. The Society of the Army of the Cum- berland at Columbus, Ohio, yesterday Slectted Gen. W. S. Rosecrans as Presi- en . It is said that Mrs. General Grant is rapidly becoming a feeble and decrepit invalid, and the marked change in her appearance and manner is the cause of anxious fears on the part of her friends. Henry Cornell and Dr. C. W. Many went to Croton lake, yesterday, and returned with a large string of all kinds of fish, among which was a four pound bass, which Cornell captured. At the meeting of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew, held last evening, Geo. Cousins, Frank Bouton and R. Han- ford were elected delegates to the St. Louis convention which meets next month. Mrs. J. K. Edwards, of Washington, D. 0., who has been visiting friends in Norwalk for the past two months, left yesterday for Allegheny, Pa., where she will spend a week and then return to Washington. James Hoyt, Of the Hoyts’ New Car naan Nursery, spent Wednesday at the state fair, shook hands with the Gover- nor and admired the other exhibits and animals, which, he says, were ex- ceptionally fine this year. Strictly non-partisan as “ the Bright little DAILY GAZETTE” is,now that both » parties have made their nominations we hasten to put the prophecy on record-- that the name of the next Governor of New York will begin with an F. Col. F. St. John Lockwood is bound to keep up with the procession, and so is having a tarred walk put down in front of his only remaining front lot on the Morgan property on East ave- nue, and next the residence of Mrs. Bailey. Quong Yo Ick, a Chinaman, who has all the advantages of a first-class edu- cation, has recently married an Indian woman Of the Soughies tribe. and they will enter the field as missionaries of the Methodist church. to which they both belong. Newberry Merritt, of Quaker Ridge, Greenwich, was arrested yesterday by U. S. Marshal Strong for selling liquor without paying the special United States tax. Marshal Strong could make several arrests in N orwalk for the same Offence, were he to come here. This is the way they do it in the hap- py land of New Canaan. A farm hand recently left town under very myster- ious circumstances, and the next morn- ing the farmer posted a notice on Frank Smith’s corner store, which read : “Lost, Strayed or Stolen,” etc. Miss Katherine Drexel, who became a nun a short time ago, will visit her sister at Bar Harbor for a few days on her way to a convent in Canada. It will be somewhat interesting for her friends to meet her. who once knewher as the gayest, best-dressed girl in Bar Harbor’s society. The funeral of Major Brandy, manag- ing editor Of the New York Mail and Express, who died in Paris while abroad on a brief vacation trip, will be attend- ed from the Madison Square Presbyter- ian church, on Monday at 10 a. m. Sev- eral of his Norwalk friends have been specially invited to attend. The oyster crop has never been so large and of so good a quality as it is this season. Several thousand boats are engaged in the business on the Sound and the Bridgeport fleet num- bers several hundred. It is a poor day when even the smallest boats do not dredge at least forty bushels of excel- lent quality. -Daily Union. Note is made of the fact that the late Lady Brassey, wife of the great rail- road contractor once appeared at the artists’ ball, in London, wearing a rich crimson brocade gown which had once adorned the fair form of Marie Antoi- nette. In these later days an actress will dazzle the eyes of theatre-goers by wearing a robe made for Mrs. Astor. (.An Entertaining and I nstmctive Home Journal, Espebially Devoted to Local News and Interests. It - gnu.- 1...”.-. ' "[$1.50 a Year. i Officer Morehouse shot a tramp dog on Grand street, yesterday. Charles L. Werner and Conrad En- gel attended the Brooklyn races yes- terday. Joseph Bucknam was appointed a substitute letter carrier by Postmaster JHubbell this morning. At 12 o’clock tO-day, the thermome— ter at Gregory’s drug store registered 92 degrees in the shade. —'l‘ry our $3.50 Goodyear \Velts, Hoyt’s. 38-4t Edward Oahill is building an addi- tion on his house on Stewart avenue, which will be used as a store. Aparty, including Henry J; Grum- man and family, started for Long Is— land this morning after beach plumbs. —If you want a nice $1.50 Kid Shoe, go to Hoyt’s 37 Wall street. 38~4t Charles E. Keith has accepted a po- sition with Druggist F. S. Stevens at Bridgeport. He will go to Ansonia later on. P. W. Bates’ leviathan horses have been hauling up the monster iron roof stringers for the Electric Light Station boiler room. __ ——Sehool Shoes, Solid, at Hoyt’s.384t Buxton’s men were at work until.‘ af- ter 2 O’clock this morning, getting:the scenery of the “True Irish Hearts” company to South N orwalk. Miss Baird’s school commenced yes- terday with a larger number of pupils than ever before. The number of day scholars being 21, and boarders 31. ——Most Reliable $3.00 Calf Shoes, Hoyt’s. ' t Yesterday Yonkers dedicated a beau- tiful and costly soldiers’ monument. Norwalk has taken no earnest steps as yet, to thus honor its hermc dead. , - Justice H. E. Chichester,_of Wilton, tried by agreement, tO-day, at the Borough court room, the fence suit of W. H. Olmstead vs. Zalmon Comstock and wife. —Neatest $3.00 Kid Shoe, at Hoyt’s. 38-4t The paper chase will take place next Wednesday afternoon. The riders will assemble on the Green at 3 o’clock. Any one wishing to enter the chase can do so by applying to William L. Olsen. _— The Thursday evening prayer meet- ing last night, at the Congregational one. Several papers were read by the ladies of the church, on the subject “Habitual Pi'ayerfulness. ” —Misses School Shoes .89c at Hoyt’s. 38-4t U. S. Postal detective Anthony Com- stock, passed through Norwalk yester= day. He says he has his weather eye sharply directed towards certain devié ous N orwalkers, who are likely to hear from him in the near future. Stamford pays her first Selectman $2000 and her other two $750 each a year. Norwalk pays her first select- man $650, and the other two $600 each. But then-Norwalk pays her seleetmen four thousand more per year in honors. An empty hack. belonging to Look- wood Bros., New Canaan, was seen on upper Main street, about 11 o’clock last night. The driver lay stretched out at full length on top of the coach, and on- ly his feet tdiiched the driver’s seat. How he reached New Canaan we have not learned. He had probably faint- '\ Bd.(?} The ever genial “Carmi” Hubbell, P. M. , etc., says in reply to the report that he was getting ready to move into his new house, that he has concluded, after mature reflection, to wait until his house is completed. He says it takes a great deal longer to finish up a house, fit for occupancy, after it is completed than he ever expected and he knew it would all the time. In the woods near Plantsville in our state a day or two ago, Mrs. Elisha Newell found a nest of four gray squir- rels that were only a few days old. She took the little fellows home and gave them to her house cat, which had re- cently been deprived of her kittens. The_ old cat welcomed the strangers af- fectionately, and is bringing them up in the right way. Chief Gormley and Officer Dann found William L. Beers, a mason, who lives on the Westport road, trying to sail up the crooked channel into Lewis street, late last ni ht. Beers was on the port tack and rought up against the iron rail which runs up the hill and there he grounded. He was towed in- to the Gehebe dry dock, and this morn- ing J ustice Austin charged him 31 and costs $8.46 in all, to repair damages, which he paid. About thirty members of the Fire Department attended the Fireman’s fair at East Norwalk, last evening. They all had a good time, the ony drawback being that the youn lady who had charge of the gold watc vote, accused Capt. Chinery, of the Phoenix Engine 00., with being a real mean, horrid old thing,” for giving her such a scare. It seems that the aforesaid y. I. approached the Captain and George Grumman, and tried to sell them some votes on the watch, and while one of the pair was dickering with her, the other made off with the ticker. Things were straightened out satisfactori y and Constable Hall was not sent for. chapel was an exceptionally interesting , City of Albany. . To-morrow is to be our steamboat’s last day on this route to New York and a hot day it promises to be too, so that whoever wants a good cool sail, should be on board tO-mcrrow morning. One Dollar a Year. 4 On January 1, 1892, the subscription price of the WEEKLY GAZETTE will be reduced to ONE DOLLAR a year, and in order to further increase our constantly growing circulation, we Offer a special inducement, which will be found in another column of this issue. -——__—'—4‘ The Esteemed Sentinel. “Will the esteemed Sentinel bear with us if we venture to observe that it yes- terday failed to “make the amende hon- orable” for the slander it published anent what it so justly designates “the bright little DAILY GAZETTE.” Do rise for once, neighbor, to the manly digni- ty of correcting your false accusation. You will be the happier for. it. tf. v7 To Workingmen. To ascertain who is the most popu- lar workingman in Fairfield county,the WEEKLY GAZETTE, in its issue tO-day, offers as a gift to the most popular workingman a suit of clothes. Watch the vote of the WEEKLY GAZETTE read- ers, which will be announced from week to week, and see for yourself. Meantime read about the clothes he is going to get, in another column. The New Tea Store. The great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. of the U. S., which has over two hundred stores in different cities in this country, has established a branch here at 14 Main street, and will have a grand opening to-morrow, Saturday, the 19th. This company has the reputation Offur- nishing the best qualities of teas, cof- fees, spices, baking powders, etc., etc., to be found anywhere in the world, and which, owing to its extended organiza- tion and enormous magnitude, they sell at prices far below any that rule else- ; where. Go and be convinced. —4—+ Big‘Hat Firm Fails. - The big hat firm of Nichols & Mole, Danbury, one of the largest in the country, made an assignment tO-day in favor of Dempsey & Booth, lawyers. This is perhaps the heaviest failure that ever occurred in Danbury. The firm had just completed and moved into a large building construuted with every modern convenience and contrivance. Their liabilities will not be known till Monday next. Their lawyers say that the failure should be considered temporary, as it was nothing more than a financial embarrassment, the assign- ment being made to prevent the failure from assuming greater proportions. The firm employed about two hundred . hands. j ——The latest toy out,Punch and Judy, ask Benedict for it. Price. 10 cents. . 188tf l l I l l _..>_____._. Crowe—Van Alstyne. Never before was there a larger gath- . ering of people at a wedding in the First M. E. church, than assembled there last evening to witness the mar- riage contract between Mr. Geo. Van Alstyne, son ofthe Rev. Mr. Van. Al- styne, of the Second M. E. church, and Miss Lena Crows, daughter of Lieut. 001. James Crowe, of South Norwalk. , The church was tastefully decorated ; with choice plants. The contract was ' sealedby Rev. Mr. Van Alstyne, father : of the groom, assisted by Rev. Mr. ' Burnes. Neices of the bride, Aggie : Golden, dressed in blue, and Bessie Crofut, in pink, acted as maids of hon- 5 or. The bride wore a charming cos- tume of white silk and made a pretty bride, and the groom looked every inch a gentleman. After the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the bride’s parents, and it partook of the elegant in every particular. The ush- ers at the church were, the bride’s brother, Editor Crowe, of the Birming- ham Transcript, Howard Holmes, Le- grand Raymond and C. J ohnstone, of Hartford. Music was furnished at the . reception by Prof. Smythe’s orchestra, and Mr. Stephen Hatchplayed the wed- ding march at the church. The pre- sents were elegant and perfecteda com- I bination of the useful. Caterer Mead furnished the wedding feast, which was in keeping with the occasion. Mr. and l Mrs. Van Alstyne left for Niagara on i the 10.23 train, amid a shower of rice, I slippers and congratulations. On their ! return they will reside at the Second M. i l ! l E. church parsonage. The Y. M. C. A. Football Club will have a practice game to-morrow after- I noon on the Amphitheatre grounds at . 2.30 o’clock. ~ : AA; I er l The Crowe—Van Alstyne wedding ex- hausted the entire hack equipment of 9 Norwalk New Canaan, Westport and: ' ' ' and Brakeman Wood badly injured. Darien, last night. ' that was astonishing. . whole. Riverside Avenue. In our Comments on the avenue, yes- terday, the force of our remarks was destroyed by the omission of a line. What we designed to express was : “We venture to say that no other piece of Work of equal merit and amount was ever done in or for this bor- ough at so small a cost to the tax-pay- ers. ’ ._____ ,__.- . _.._ The Autumnal “Warm Wave.” The _“warm wave” has become very extenswe'. It now covers all the coun- try from the Gulf to the lakes and from the Mississippi Valley to the Alleghan- ies. The maximum temperature ester- day was 92 degrees at Springfie d. Ill. Abnormally warm autumn weather will probably continue, with no decided in- terruptions, in all the Atlantic States till Monday. VA Av 7* —Ask Benedict for the latest Music out. “The Picture with its face to the Wall.” Words and music,10 cents. 188tf —-...‘ Connecticut’s Mortallty Record. ' The mortality report for August has been received from 167 towns in Con- necticut. There were 1,248 deaths re- ported in the state during the month. This was 51 less than in uly ; it was 32 less than in August, 1890, and 30 less than the average number of deaths in Au- gust for the five years preceding the present. The death rate was 21.4 for the large towns ; for the small towns 17.0, and 20.1 for the whole state. The Perry Concert. The Boston Daily Advertiser says; “Mr. Perry played with a brilliancy of execution, a boldness of attack and yet a degree of refined delicacy ' His interpreta- tions were those of a true artist, whose mind is keenly sensitive to the subtlest beauty of musical thought.” Our peo- ple can hear this talented pianist and also Miss Bertha Webb, the violinist, in the Congregational church, on Fri- day evening, the 25th inst. White Brandy. 7For _Brandy Peach mince pies, etc. tf 183 BETTs & FARRINGTON’S. .Worthy Liberality. Charles Jones, Esq',, the noted New York conveyancing lawyer, who brings his family every summer to the preserving, - old paternal J Ohn Jones farm in Wil- ton has . recently sent his check for fifty dollars to Benjamin F. Brown, town treeiémerof Wilton, to defray .in part the expense that town went to, to discover and break up the Luddington house-breaking gang of thieves. Mr. George Lounsbury. of Ridgefield, has also sent a similar amount for the same purpose. Rev. _Dr. Noble’s nephew, who was ' taken ill with symptoms denoting ty- phoid fever, on his arrival here with his ' father, a few days since, on a visit to the Doctor, and then immediately re- ' turned to his home in Ohio, got safely and comfortably back and is now go- ing through a regular course of typhoid fever. He is in charge of a trained nurse and has not as yet been at all dan- gerously ill. The mystery is as to where he could have contracted the disease. Cheese. ——Roquefort, Edam, Brie, Lin’ibur- ger. Cream, Breet and all other kinds of rich cheese at tf 183 BETTs 6; FARRINGTON’S. Last Night’s Performance. “True Irish Hearts” was presented to a very full audience, last evening, at the Opera House. Dan McCarthy, as ’ Lanty Lanagan, sustained his role ad- mirably and in all his songs and dances was highly applauded, and he was well sustained by the entire company,which appeared to work as a harmonious Lou Ripley, as Kitty Brady, with her rosy cheeks and speaking eyes.was a true type of the Irish lassie. On the whole, as an Irish Picturesque Drama, it would be hard to beat. Opera Next Week. The local admirers of Milton Aborn anticipate with pleasure his appear- ‘ once at the Norwalk Opera House next week with his new and powerful com- ’ puny. The Worcester Telegram says: ‘ T e c lever comedian made a host of friends during his extended engage- ment at the opera house two years ago, and since that time Worcester people have heard enough of his successes in other cities, notably, Philadelphia and Boston, to fill them with a desire to again see their favorite. Mr. Aborn’s drawing powers were well tested during his long engagement at the opera house and were proven to be first-class.” , Large houses have been the rule, week ’ after week, and a packed house attend- ed all of his performances in New Ha- ven the past week. The selection of comic operas for the coming week at the Norwalk Opera House, commenc- ing Monday, Sept. 2lst, is as follows: Monday, Mascot; Tuesday, Chimes of Normandy; Wednesda , Olivette; Thursda , Erminie; Fri ay, Bohemian Girl ; Saturday matinee, Erminie: Saturday evening, Three Black Cloaks. Wing Lee Says He's Guilty. NEW YORK. Sept. 18.—Wing Lee, the Chinese laundryman, who eloped with Lizzie Sprowl, of Camden, N. J., some months ago, and who was arrested for ab- duction in this city, pleaded guilty, and was remanded for sentence. The maxi- mum penalty is five years’ imprisonment. Kllled in n'Colllslon. AURORA, Ills., Sept. 18.-—On the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad, at Mont- gomery, three freight trains collided. En- gineer Puddy, of Galesburg, was killed, NORWALK, CONN, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, i 891. SOUTH NORWALK. The GAZETTE is on sale at the news 0 [flee of Fred Coleman, J. H.11‘lgnn, W'.L.Ather- ton, and 11’. E. Bodwell. Orders for all kinds of JOB PRINTING received at our branch office on Railroad Square. Mr. D. Warren Fitch was in Hart- ford yesterday. _ James Flynn has accepted the posi- tion of avant courier of the Kelly & Mack Star Specialty Co. 'Commodore Burritt’s “Champion” did not take part in the New Haven regatta yesterday. Harley Behman is to be a conductor on the new line to Boston via Oyster Bay. The Capt. Rowland fishing party are expected home from Block Island, to- morrow: There was an unusually low tide this morning, exposing mud enough for a preSidential election. Messrs. Geo. Lockwood and H. Sny- der will witness the Chicago-New York 5 base ball game this afternoon. John Drescher, the barber, has a lot on Taylor avenue upon which he thinks soon of building a fine house. Builder Sherwood has the contract for a house for Mrs. Remp, at the cor- ner of Woodward and Lowndes ave- nues. Several of our best looking sports at- tended the opening of Matt Lambert’s cafe in Darien last night. There was a large crowd in attendance. ' The one coat of paint given the Washington street bridge has not to any great extent improved its appear- ance. It ought to have another. Capt. Henry Wilson, who for some weeks has been at the Brooklyn Navy yard, returned to the City Hotel, to- day, greatly improved in health and spirits. " Dr. Emily Pardee drove to Winni- pauk early this morning, and before she returned, the number of Mr. James Wood’s daughters had been increased from four to five. Mr. and Mrs. John Brummer enter-_ tained the Misses Nugents, of Newf York,and other friends last night. Musi- cal selections by the young ladies from NEW York were of a mostpleasing char- ac er. Remarked one of the deck hands on the City of Albany, this morning, “Our cook is sick.” "What makes you think so ?” quoth another deck hand. “Be- dad there was no poie on the table yes- terday,” was the reply- Wm. James, ex-mayor of Broad Riv- er, is painting the rOOf of Landlord Haviland’s house, on Haviland street, with rubber paint. William says that it stretches to that extent that water cannot remain on it with any comfort. The travel over the Consolidated road bridge by foot passengers, ought to be abated, before there is a loss of life. A few arrests might have a whole- some effect. No less than twenty-five persons passed over the bridge this morning in as many minutes. Some thief stole eight pairs of oars from Capt. Verity’s boat house, near the railroad bridge, one night this week. Not satisfied with that, they visited his cellar and stole a lot of po- tatoes. The piano and a revolver await another call from them. .A Hungarian who was engaged in loading stone for Raymond Bros. this morning at the Housatonic railroad station, had one Of the large stones break in two and one piece falling on his foot, crushed it severely. He was taken to his home in a carriage. Last night a number of Bridgeport Odd Fellows called on Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Lohngren who were married the day before. While awaiting a train for home, a quartette of the party sang sev-‘ eral pieces on the station platform. The singing was heartily enjoyed by those who heard it. There was a large attendance at the Firemen’s bazar in East Norwalk, last night. It was “firemen’s night,” and the Volunteers, under whose auspices it was given,have reason to congratulate themselves on the success of the affair. The Bazar will be open tO-night and tomorrow evening. Says the Palladium : Invitations are out to the marriage of Miss S. Winnie Evcnden, formerly kindergarten teacher in the Welch school, and C. H. Mann, the chorister of _ Christ church. The wedding will occur at 6 p. m., Thursday, October 1,in Trinity church, South Norwalk, the bride’s home. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. E. Dunning gave a party at their home on Chestnut street, last night, in honor of the birth- da of their daughter. There was vo- ca and instrumental music, dancing, refreshments and a happy time. Miss Dunning will ever remember it as one Tiff the most enjoyable evenings of her 1 e. About 6,000 feet of the 14,000 feet pro- posed to put the Washington street bridge in thorough repair has ,been laid. “ A stitch in time saves nine,” so ’tis said, but it will take, if the 6,000 feet already laid is any criterion, sev- eralmore than 14,000 feet of lumber to put the bridge and its approaches in good condition for the winter. Messrs. W. W. Comstock and R. H. Flynn returned esterday from a three days’ cruise to ort Jefferson, Hunt- ington, and other points of interest on Long Island’s sound-cirt shore, in Mr. Comstock’s yacht Princess. They speak of havin had a splendid time, and being gent emen of undoubt- ed veracity, no one willfgainsay it. The cider mill at Wilton which re- porter Squires, of the New York World * and Danbury News, and a few of his -' friends bought last Saturday night, has . all the modern improvements for squeezing the “life-blood” out of ap. NUMBER 38. ples, and a capacity for doing it to the extent of 500 gallonsaday. Mr. Squires Will keep Mr. C. Cudney in charge as prevmus to the sale. Some one stole a trunk one day this" week. It belonged to a Hungarian-- hung on Hoyt street. There was $351 among other articles in the trunk which was taken from the Hungarian’s bedro’om to a lot near by and rifled of its contents. He thinks that it must have been taken by one of his fellow! boarders. P. S. He has changed his abiding place. Early last evening Dr. Boutwellnvho' has two rooms in the Lauder building. for dental surgery, locked them up and went home to supper. On his return about two hours after, he was not a lit- tle surprised to find a lady, in one of the rooms awaiting him. He had inad- vertently locked her in there on going home, and it is fair to presume that she was mighty glad to have him return and let her out. The doctor apologi'zfe‘a‘}.i in a graceful manner and all was well. The train from Boston for Oyster Bay arrived at Wilson Point this morn- ing shortly after 5 o’clock. 1t was drawn by locomotive No. 28. Joe.Hoyt, engmeera The run from Hawleyville to the POint was made in 40 minutes, and the train was loaded on the Cape Charles and starting away from the pier in 14 minutes more. Another spe- cial train will be run to Boston tO-inor- row. . The first through freight cars on this line arrived at the Point yesterday. _.._...-_.__‘.--.4 9 p _____________ .. A SWINDLER AND FORGER. Charles Bm-lmld Stole from His Society by ' Wholesale. ELiZAnETu, N. J., Sept.18.—Police head quarters here was crowded Thursday with members of the German Machinists’ Bene- ficial union whose names have been forged by Secretary Charles Barhold to swindle the gene'gal organization out of a large sum of money. The extent of Bar- hold’s embezzlement keeps on increasing as the matter is sifted, and he seems to have been stealidy wholesale. Men who were only a week sick he drew four months’ benefit for and pocketed the balance. He drew money on dead men’s names and for men who never were sick. Yesterday he pleaded guilty to having used Charles Hiuke’s name to defraud the society out of eighty-seven dollars, and confessed to Chief Tenney that I”: had been doing this crooked work for years. but today when arraigned he said he want—~ ed to take that all back, and defiantly pleaded not guilty to all the complaints. about fifty in number. ' Justice Hotfield held the prisoner in - 81,750 ball to await the grand jury’s ac- tion. He was unable to furnish it and was locked up. Barhold belongs to the Odd Fellows and the uniformed ranks Of the Knights of Pythias. Canalboat Men Indignant. BUFFALO, Sept. 18,—Cana1boat men in this port are indignant at what they term the gross mismanagement of the Erie canal. There are about 200 boats lining the banks here, and the feeling among the captains is intense. Last night the bout; Nellie ran on a. rock under the bridge l”! the western transportation slip and stm' w a hole in her bottom- She is blocking 2 l. , passage. The canal men say boats .w . continually running aground and get: damaged at Lockport, where the \\“.‘- the lowest it has been for years. ' is charged that the stealing of Wu! . mills and factories still goes on. PM boats sunk at the head of the locks: 11>" Sunday by striking a long rock and haw '1.- ing big holes in their keels. At least a dozen boats are said to have gone aground there this week, and thousands of bushels of wheat have been damaged by the leaks. The boatmen also say that the canalboat measurers, whose duty it‘ is to see that'tlic boats leaving here do not exceed the‘legal draft of three feet, permit boats to pass without inspection. The water stealing at Lockport has depleted the canal so badly that the board of canal underwriters and the Forwarders and Shippers’ association yesterday telegraphed Superintendent Hannah, calling his attention to this abuse. _____L__—-——— An Editor Kills an Editor. SULPHUR SPRINGS, Tex., Sept. 18.-—For several months past Everett Moore, editor of The Alliance Vindicator, and E. M. Tate, editor of. The Hopkins County Echo, have been engaged in a bitter newspaper controversy, which had its origin in a dis— pute over the subtreasury scheme. Yes- terday the men met, won‘ led to blows, when the men pulled pistols, and each fired. Moore fell mortally wounded, and expired a few hours afterward. Tate was placed under arrest. The feeling runs' high, as both men were popular, and each had many friends. Two Were Burned to a Crisp. NEW YORK, Sept. 18. -Two bodies burned beyond recognition have been taken from the ruins of. the old Commercial Adver- tiser building. They are believed to be the remains of John Adelman, aged sixty- six, and his son Frederick, Opticians, who had an office on the fourth floor. It can- not be explained how they were caught in the trap when persons above and around them escaped. So far none of the wealth of diamonds said to be in the ruins: has been found. Peary Is All Right. RICHMOND, Sept. 18.—Mrs. Diebrich, the mother of Mrs. Peary, who is nQ’w in; the arcfic regions, has just received a letter from her daughter saying that the explor- ing party is not in distress, as has been re- ported. Commander Peary is well, has entirely recovered from the injury to his leg, is not asking for aid and expects to return in November, 1892. Masons Choose Officers. BOSTON, Sept. 18;—The following among other officers were elected by the thirty- third degree Masons: M. P. sovereign grand commander, Henry L. Palmer; past grand lieutenant commander, Charles L. Levi; grand minister of at. Samuel Cracker; grand treasurer, Gen Nawton D. Arnold; graudrsecrctary, ”hi-.0... F. Paige.
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