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NUMBER 4344. PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 9, 1SS7. ONE CENT. THE CHICAGO B00DLERS. agroed with him.

At no time have his fol jn Regimont, who was court martialed for being drunk, has been found guilty and the prisoner is to pay a fine of or go to tho Lackawanna County Jail for five days and to be reprimanded in public by the colonel of his regiment. THE GLAH HA GAEL'S DAY FORTY THOUSAND PATRIOTS THRONG RISING SUN PARK. A BUSY DAY ID THE CAiP AIL THE MEMBERS OF THE STATE GUARD KEPT HARD AT WORK. wssm AHEAD. LEADING THE YACHTS FROM COTTAGE CITY TO MARBLEI1EAD.

thought his "dad" was killed. Reserve Officer Donghtery took tho little fellow, bought him ice cream and then sent him to his home down town. It was loug after sunset before the athlote events were over. Georgo Koss threw the 115 pound stone the furthest, and P. J.

Griffin won the first prize in tho standing long jump. M. J. Slattery was the first man in the 150 yard race, and C. J.

Sullivan won the running long jump. Philip Cummings hurled thc5o' pound hammer the greatest distance, and in the half mile race S. J. Farrel was tho victor. Patrick Quinn danced the best jig and ho won the premium as the first reel dancer.

Iu the one mile professional, James Grant was the leader, followed by Dan Burns and Ed Case, but in the five mile raco Burns beat Grant, Hegelman and other woll known runners. Night had fallen when speech making was begun. It was brief but vigorous oratory. Patrick Ford made a patriotic address and Dr. Wallace, Father Brady and Captain Condon roused the greatest enthusiasm by their eloquence.

It was near midnight before the last sounds of revelry died out in the grove. Last night the cells'of the Central Station held a half dozen men who had been gathered in by the Reserves up at the great games of the Cian na Gael. lowers agreed to the thought of thero being any candidate but Leeds. They figure on a hundred majority the convention, with every possible combination against them, in eluding the Fitier administration. And with the latter "out of politics" an easy and spiritless campaign is predicted.

Nothing but a personal and positive assertion from Mr. Leeds that he is not in the swim will ever conviucc his friends tliatthecoiifereiiccsand agreements of the other side" are anything but "blnii and wind." That they have not had and do not expect to have. They 6ay that Leeds will get the nomination, and that is all there is about it. It is their impression that ho will let things drift along until the State Convention meets, when tho whole affair will be settled with Loeds agreed upon by all to head the local ticket. Mr.

McManes refused to allow his friends elect him a delegate to the State Convention, saying that he did not care to be troubled going to Harrisburg to vote for a ticket which had been agreed upon long before. A GHASTLY FIND. The Skeleton of a Woman Discovered in a Boarding House Cellar. A colored man who had been employed to remove the rubbish from the cellar of Mrs. Brown's boarding house, at No.

520 Spruce street, made a ghastly discovery yesterday afternoon. IIo ofttno across a lurge wooden box hidden underneath the cellar stairs and asked Mrs. Brown what he should do with It. She told him to split It up lor kindling wood. He procured a hatchet and when ho pried offthe lid of tho box was horrlded to find a headless human skeleton.

He ran up stairs and told Mrs. Brown of his discovery, and she reported the matter to a Third district officer who notified tho Coroner. An examination of the contents of tho box showed that tho skeletou, which was that of a woman, had been carefully prepared and cleaned of the flesh by experts, and was evidently an anatomical subject Irom BOine dissecting table. Two medical students formerly boarded at the bouse, but left two months ago. Tho box had been six months beneath the cellar stairs, and it is believed that the students placed it there.

The presence In the box of a lot ot charcoal, which is used lor preserving purposes, strengthens tho theory that the skeleton Is a discarded anatomical subject. Tho bones will be handed over to the Coroner, and will be buried in Potter's Field by Morgue keeper Shannon. TIIE WESTERN DROOGUT. Crops Dried Up and Much Suffering Ainonjr Cattle. Chicago, August 8.

A local paper summing up the many reports received by tt of drought, prairie fires, ruined crops, says this morning: "There is an area of perhaps 75,000 square miles in the Northwest where the dust lies heavily upon the earth. The district is bouuded by Madison on the north, Bloomington on tbe south, Lake Michigan on the east and the Mississippi river ou the west. With not enough moisture In the ground to feed a thistle the condition of corn aud tho lender grass In the meadow may bo Imagined. In Southern Wlscousiu there are thousands of acres where corn will not yield a peck to tbe acre. The crop has been scorched and almost totally destroyed.

The leaves of thecereul are yellow and brittle and droop almost to the ground. But there are other dangers to bo confronted. Wells have run drv, nnd In somo towns water famincs iire immincnt. The drinking water nt bwul Is olten polluted and filled with poisonous germs. Typhoid fever Is becoming more prevalent, aud dysentery and other stomach disturbances aro so common In somo places as to be almost epidemic.

Unless rain falls beloro many days tho suffering will be erentlv augmented. The Intense beat has been a terrific strain upon man, but its effect upon cattle has beeu simply appalling. Without pasiurnge to nrowse upon or pools in wnien to stand during the hot hours of the dav the floor beasts have become so emaciated as to wholly unmarketable. The tanners in the dairy districts have in some Instances been com pcllod to feed and water their cows from their own larder. TWO MEN SUFFOCATED.

Overcome by Natural Gns While Ec pairing a Itcgulator. PlTTSHCltO, August 8. William Samp son and James Herrou, two employes of tho Chartiers Valley Natural Gas Company were suffocated by escaping gas this afternoon while repairing a regulator under Chartiers street, in Allegheny Cily. Tho regulator is in a small subterranean apart ment, six feet below tho street. The two men descended Into this underground room and bad been at work probably fifteen minutes when an immense volume of gas burst forth from the regulator, asphyxiating them in their deep and narrow quarters.

hen tho gas burst from the open regula tor Into their faces they became stifled, but made an attempt to close tho opening from which the gas Issued. Falling iu this, they tried to climb out, but wore so nearly suffo cated they could not do bo and cried aloud lor help. An excited throng gathered around the opening In the street und numerous plans for getting the men out of the hole were suggested, but none dared enter the gaseous apartment. Finally after thirty minutes had elapsed, the gas was turned oft and the men brought to the surface. Life, however, was extinct.

HORRIBLE MURDER. An Old Man and Ills Wife lleaten to Death. Lock Haven, August 8. News was re ceived here tills evenlngof a horrible double murder. In the mountains Just south of this city havo lived for many years au old man and his wife, named Cuiby.

They were supposed to have somo money hidden away In the house aud this is believed to have led to the crime. Late yesterday afternoon a neighbor in passing the house found tbe door open and entered. In tho front room a horrible sight presented Itself. On the floor lav tbo aeed onnnln. their bodies covered wllh blood and with every sign ol a despewite struggle.

Their heads had been battered In wllh a club. Everything iu the moms had been upset ami cu boanls and bureaus ransacked, their contents being strewn on the floors. Whether nii vthiuir of value was secured is not known. The murder caused tho greatest excitement among tho people iu the vicinity, but no clue to tho perpetrators of the double crime has been obtained. The authorities nro investigating the matter.

Was Jnno Murkey Poisoned Christiana, August 8. Tho body of Jane Murkey, who died suddenly on July 15, was to day exhumed by Deputy Coroner Keen, and physicians took bor heart aud stomach and liver to analyze. There Is suspicion that her death was caused by poisoning, and her sou K.dward Is charged with putting the fatal drug In her colli e. Murkey's resldcnco Is about three miles south of Christiana. All the parties aro well known.

Reading's City Controller Dead. Reading, August 8. Joseph Housum, City Controller of Reading since 1881, died here to night of a complication of diseases, aged 58 years. IIo took a deop Interest In politics and was a member of the Masonic fraternity. For the past several yenrs ho transacted most of his business In his sick room.

Councils adjourned this evening In respect to his memory. Threats Against Murderer Farroll. Carmhlr, August 8. Tho murdor of James 8. Scott by George Farroll has created no little excitement at tbe scene of tbe murder.

It has been reported In this city to day that unless be comes In and surrenders tbey will organize a posse and hunt lor him In tbe South Mountain where he fled, after committing the deed, aud lynch him. Two Policy Writers Arrested. Special Officers McLaughlin and Miller, of the Nineteenth district, yesterday arrested Robert Callahan and Robert Sheppard, of 407 South Twelfth street, on a charge ot writing nnd selling policy. A lot of policy lips and books were found on them. Magistrate List held them uudorJtKX) ball each for a further bearing.

Fell Dead While Talking. Carltslr, August 8. Edward Rhea, a vory popular young man or Nowvllle, this county, whllo conversing with two young men of this place last night In front of the Franklin House, fell to the pavement and expired almost instantly. Age 25 years, Heart disease was tbo cause of death. It Was st Case of Suicide.

Vinki.anti, August 8. It Is now generally admitted that tho death of Lelslor Knewer, which has caused somuch excitement In tho Jewish colony at Alliance, was a case of sul eld i'hoglrl Iu the caso believes that he Intend'V to kill her also, but she refused to go walking with blm nnd thus escaped. One Pays His Fine and the Cases of the Othors Go Over. Chicago, August 8. The four boodlcrs who were merely lined appeared In court this morning for sentence.

Action, however, was deferred until Thursday, except in the Case of Commissioner Geils. Ho was anxious to have the matter closed at once. Sentence was pronounced and the anxious boodler quickly paid over bis fine. ArgUineut on the motion for a new trial In the cases ol the seven boodlers sentenced to the penitentiary were postponed until October 15. The seven men had altered their purpose not to resign ofliee.

Otherwise Ihey would have been granted no delay. Some havo already stepped nut and the others will quit without furtuor ndo.so tbe threatened deadlock und non assessment is averted. Peud ing the arguments for a new trial the seven boodlers, though saved for the time being from Die penitentiary, remuiu immured in the county Jail. A SOCCtal iri ttnri Itirv Ift trt l.rt nrlthnnt. deiay.

Its (tret business will be the investigation of the conspiracy that ended in the (light of McUarigle. The paint and putty Job the biggest steal the county suffered In any one transaction engineered by the boodlers will then claim their attention. Not a doubt is expressed but that Dr. John will be indicted for his share in getting McUarigle off. The two sailors from the schooner Blake arrived here to night to make affidavits against tho doctor after Identifying blin.

The purpose of these depositions Is to complete legal proof that will be iu the nature of a demand on the Nali.mal Government to take oetiou. Affidavits of Canadians, taken both In Canada and the United (Slates, showing that MeUarigle, a citizen of this country, while under conviction of crime was spirited off by citizens of Canada for the purpose of defeating the ends of Justice here, will be part of the evidence that will be laid before the Department of Htate at Washington, and If the authorities there can act under the law they will be urged to demand of the Canadian Government that. McOarigle be delivered up. Tiie matter is thus to be made an international question. STATE POLITICS.

To Day's Convention in West Chester. The Iai Kvarhai't Contest. West Chester, August 8. The old antag onism which characterized tho Darlington Jiverhart Congressional ilstht of last fall is as marked to day as then, and which of theso two elements shall show the greater strength In to morrow's convention is a matter of much Interest In all circles, and as to the closeness of the results as the returns from the surrounding districts reach here, no fellow can positively tell which one Is on top. It is certain that the convention will be an animated one and will undoubtedly well represent the two factious which last year warred with each other with great bit terness for tho seat in the National Congress.

At this writing it is prettv generally eon ceded that the delegates to be chosen will bo Davla K. Loomis, ol west Chester, for the Eastern district; A. M. F. Htltoler, of Upper Uwehlnn, for Northern district; C.

Norman Bernard, of London Grove, for southern district, and Horace A. Heale. of I'urkesburg. for Western district. This ticket halves the situation, the first and third being in the interest of Mr.

Kverhart aud the second aud fourth for Mr. Darlington. This contest while not being a loud one, was, as theresults demonstrated.waged with vigor und proves that some master mind has had control of the Everhart forces, and to Colonel Hooton the public finger is being pointed as the person who bos held thelines taut and led that faction to a successful Issue at the polls on last Saturday evening. It is hinted that he may beehoseu to preside over the deliberations (if to morrow's convention, but if this prediction shall fail to be verified by the action of that body there Is no Qoiini tuai me colonel wilt be a conspicuous figure on the floor of the convention nnd will tie recognized as the leading spirit In that portion which shall represent the Republican voters who aro still solid for Everhart to look after this district's inter ests In the councils of the nation. Cochran's Triumph In Lancaster.

Lancaster, August 8. There was a very lively meeting of the Republican county committee, which was called together to day for the purpose of organizing. Chief Clerk of tho Senate E. B. Cochrau has been chairman lor a year past and was a candi date for re election.

For a week or more past the Mentzer or" hog ring faction have been working very hard to defeat Cochran, against whom they had some grievance, Tills morning they presented Robert Conklln, of Columbia, as their candidate, but Mr. Cochran was re elected by a vote of 50 to 21). Mr. Cochrau thanked tho committee for the honor and spoke very bitterly of tbe people outside ol the committee who, he said, had tried to defeat him by lying about biin. Tiie election of Cochrau lias made the bull ringers very jubilant.

A committee was uppointed to assess the candidates aud their report wus adopted. Adams County rrohihit ionics. Gfttyshuhq, August 8. A sllmly attended convention ol the Prohibitionists of this county assembled in the arbitration room of the Court House and nominated the following ticket without any contest: Robert Watson, ol Hamilton Ran township; Clerk ol the Courts, Horace Comfort, Franklin township; Register and Recorder, Henry Roth, llutler township; County Treasurer, Jacob slieads, Gettysburg; County Commissioner, N. township; Ill rector of the A.

V. Hcott, Freedom township; Auditors, J. A. Knouso, Franklin township, and Hamilton Forrest, Germany township. George W.

Worlz was made chairman of tho county committee. Cyrus 8. Griest, J. R. Scott, A.

V. Scott, James While. W. H. H.

Wtsotzkev, Joseph S. Gilt, J. E. Miller and Rev. W.

W. Carhart wero chosen delegates to Hlato Convention, York Democrats In Convention. York, August 8. The Democratic County Convention assembled this afternoon and organized. All the committees made their reports except the commltteeon resolutions, who will report to morrow.

The convention will proceed to tho nomination of a ticket Immediately on reassembling in the morn Another Delegate for Ilart. IIarkishuiig, August 8. The City Republican Convention was held tills evening and Joseph L. Thomas (colored) elected as delegate to the Mtato Convention. He Is Instructed to support William H.

Hart for State Treasurer. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. The United States steamship asex has arrived at Chemulpo, Corea. The Clot hing Cutters' Union of America Is In session iu Syracuse, N. Y.

Alfred Hennequin, a dramatist, has died lu a Paris lunatic asylum. Seven new cases of cholera are reported from Malta aud two deaths. A report from San Francisco that Millionaire Kloi.d Is dying is denied. John Goetz has been appointed Posb ni aster al Ureen castle, vice H. P.

Prutber. resigned. The issue of standard silver dollars from tho mints during the week ended August 0 wusHTm The contract to rebuild the Maumeo Rolling Mills at Toledo has been awurded to Pittsburg parties Baron Billing, late French Ambassador to Sweden, whllo visiting friends In Alsace, was expelled from the province. Commissioner Sparks left Washington yesterday for his dome In Illinois, where he expects to remain until October 1. Thus far only two deaths have occurred from the accident at Wolf A Davidson's shipyard, Milwaukee, hit Saturday.

Applications to the amount of i5.2fl9.2!)0 have been received to date at the Treasury Department for the prepayment of Interest on registered bonds. Secretary Fairchild has called UDon all the departments for estimates of expenses for the fiscal year ending Juuo30, 1889, to be submitted before October 1. Beeretary Bayard has accepted an invitation to deliver an address of welcome to tbe International Medical Congress, which meets In Washington September 6. Consul Kennedy, at Bhanghal, has cabled the State Dcpartmentthal some high Chinese olllelals will arrl vent San Francisco about the end of August on Important business. In the House of Commons yesterday W.

H. Smith announced that tbe government declined to propose that Parliament guarantee any loan in favor ol colonization schemes. The Grenoble Tribunal has sentenced M. Naquet, editor of the I'eUt DuupMnois, to two months' Imprisonment and to puy a flnoof 200 Iranes for unfairly wounding M. Menvlelle In a duel.

The Treasury Department has compiled all the Information regarding Its methods ol doing business called for by the special Senate committee ami has sent It to Senator Cockerlll, chairman of the committee. The Brush makers' Union, in annual session in New York, havo adopted resolutions asking painters and others to boycott Hen nous, Klelnl A Baltimore, because tbo local uulon had some trouble with the firm. Indian Inspector T. D. Marcum and Special Agent White nro at tho Kiowa and Coiniinebe Agency, Investigating tho accounts of Agent J.

Hall. Department nill. tniK s.iy uo charges havo boon prelerrcd anliist Hall, M'MANES AND LANE AGREE THAT LEEDS CANNOT BE ELECTED. Speaker Boyer and Sheriff Ridgway Come to the Front. 'Tho Pu'olic is Against Him" to be the Rallying Cry of the Opposi tion to the City Chairman.

Tho Eepublican slato was smashed into smithereens yesterday. The work of the destroyers was done quietly, but with telling efi'oct. Leader William U. Leeds is' no longer the choice of all the leaders for Sher iff. Leader James McManes abruptly re marked, "Tho public is against him." Leader Lane added, If Mr.

Leeds would come to the city and soo for himself the con dition of affairs ho would not think of being a candidate." Mr. Leeds was not in Phila delphia to hear for himself the statements of his brother leaders, and if he had been hero he would not have learned who was selected as his successor. That much Messrs. Me Manea and Lane did not seem to think will spoil for the keeping, and whether the stand ard bearersliall beSherilTJohu J. Ridgway or Speaker Henry K.

Boyer will probably not be finally determined until the latter part of this week or tho beginning of next. It is not possible that the two leaders will disagree upon the matter of the individual, and it is well assured that they are acting in harmony, prepared to move in whatever direction they may elect shoulder to shoulder. Leaders McManes and Lino arrived in tho city from Long Branch and Atlantic City respectively early in tho morning and met at the lioceiver of Taxes' office, Mr. Lane having first paid a brief visit to Sheriff Kidgway. At the first meeting there was no talk of politics, and both leaders took a turn around town to attend to matters of private business.

Mr. McManes had quite a lengthy chat with Shoriff Kidgway about 1 o'clock, and at its conclusion rejoined Mr. Lane. The two had a lor and serious talk, and when they separated it was thoroughly understood that Mr. Leeds was not upon Hlfiir cards for tho nomination for Sheriff.

Mr. McManes had confidential conversations with a number of his ablest lieutenants, among whom were Magistrate Durham, of the seventh ward Colonel John of the Fifteenth ward Daniel Ahern, of the Eighteenth ward, and Legislator Harry B. King, or the Twenty ninth ward. IT IS NOW DECLINATION OB FIGHT. It was a smiling and joyous crowd which dispersed after the pow vvow and after ap parently receiving words of good cheer and encouragement from their leader.

Mr. Mc Manes, like he usually is upon the eve of a great political movement, was not inclined to converse with his ordinary freedom aud candor. In reply to many questions ho just gave out enough to convince his hearers that he dislikes he prospect of a big battle and will avoid it if such a thing be possible. I do not like the idea of having discord in the party," he said, and then continued, the public is against him (meaning Mr. Leeds), but I have not seen Mr.

Leeds or Mr. Diss ton." Who is to bo put on the ticket in his place?" was asked. "That I am not prepared to say, and, really, I do not care to say much of anything at this time." "It is the current report that Mr. Disston is not as strong a believer in Mr.Leeds' candidacy as ho has been." Mr. Disston did want to see Mr.

Lane," was the shrewd aud non committal answer of the leader. Leader Lane was fully as reticent as his political partner, and his most direct answer was given when the question was put to him: "Will Leeds make the fight?" He then said "If Mr. Leeds would come to the city and see for himself the condition of affairs, ho would not think of being a candidate." Thero was no hesitancy about the ward carriers who had seen flie leaders, and they were elated over the break in the slate. As the most blunt spoken of them put it, "Leeds must get out or he will be knocked out." Durham, King, Glenn and all the rest of them were jubilant over the prospect of an old fashioned row and did not fear the result in tho least. They were confident that tho McManes Lane combination could defeat Leeds and Disston, with plenty to spare, aud wero willing to open np the fight at once.

The question of a candidate gave them concorn, thp Seventh ward men making Boyer a hot favorite. They pressed his claims with vigor upon Mr. McManes, but the leader told them to bide their time a bit. Both McManes and Lane returned to tbe seashore yesterday afternoon. THE SITUATION A8 IT EXISTS.

The cautious exprassions of the two loaders is readily explained in this wise. They both havo promised to support Mr. Leeds for Sheriff, and the withdrawal of that promise they desire to first give to him in person before making any public announcement of it. Mr. Leeds is being pressed by his most unselfish friends, including Hamilton Disston, to meet McManes and Lane and come to some conclusion.

It is broadly asserted that Mr. Disston has become the interim di arv, through Mr. Lane, of bringing about another conference, which may result in the voluntary retirement of Candidate Leeds. Mr. McManes will not invito the meeting, but will seo Mr.

Leeds upon his request. The former has said, If Mr. Leeds does not keep faith with me, he cannot expect me to keep faith with him, but I will act fairly with him." In other words, a reasonable time will ho given to tho candidate to per mit of the opportunity of being told that the promise of support must be withdrawn. II it is nut, then open war will bo declared. and such will be the caso if ho declines to retire With Mr.

Leeds off tho slato, by his own say so, it is just possible that Air. Disston may be rewarded for his kind offices in aiding in that result by having William Hartley nominated for County tiommistioner without practical opposition. Should Leeds stick, Mr. Disston has said that bo will stand by his friend, If he is the only man in the citv to do so. It goes without saying that Leeds will not take a back seat if Kidgway is to be his successor.

If he comes to any under standing at all of that kind, it would be bo yond all precedent for him to say to McManes and Lano: "Name your own man." He will undoubtedly, from every cxperionce of the past, demand that ho shall be represented on the ticket. McManos says that Gates must bo nominated for City Controller, Lane declares that i'ierie shall be the He corder of Deeds, and McManes is figuring for both County Commissioners. There is then nothing left but the Sheriff, and Mr. Leeds would not expect any mercy or consideration at tho hands of John J. Kidgway after having openly avowed his purpose of "knocking him out" for the nomination, and it is not at all likely that he would receive it.

A BTBONO PULL FOB SPEAKER BOYER. In case of an amicable agreement being reached it is the belief that Speaker Boyer wonld be the most acceptable man to Leeds. Still his friondsaro pushing along just as if Leeds was to be tho Speaker's antagonist and, if anything, aro moro anxious for the light to come off than the Lano adhorents. From the very first the McManes captains have said that they wanted Boyer If Leeds should get out, and thoy have boon working quietly for him all the time. But they may follow their leader in whatever ho do cides to do as they have many times in the past.

Mr. Lane wants Ridgway beyond all question, and he may bring Mr. McManes over. In the fewest words they have decided that Leeds cannot be elected and must not be on the ticket either of his own volition or through tho machinery of the primary elections. As to the candidate that will be decided later on, tho only surety being that Leeds cannot bo the man because "tho public is against him." Mr, Leeds has given no public intimation that he will decline to bo a candidate.

Ou the contrary, his latest utterance was that 1 am in the swim and will not bo the one to lie sunk." and, as Magistrate Ahem remarked We'll give them all the fight they want," the loader candidate emphatically RIOT I A PRIZE RING. One of the Pugilists Nearly Killed by Friends or His Opponent. Nrcw York, August 8. The prize fight to a finish between tiie mliltilc weigljt pugilists Tom Henry, of Bury, Eiiiau1, and Johnn; Koagan, of this city, was decided at an early hour this morning. The affair was to have come oft" in Harlem, but the police heard of it.

and the plans wero changed. The party chartered a tug boat, which was moored to a tiear hy wharf with steam up. This was made fast to a barge, and just as tbe police boat Patrol, with Captain Smith in charge, was leaving the Battery to stop the proceedings, the fighters and their followers got under way and started down the North river. The lights were put out ou the barge and tug boat, and although tho Patrol passed the two boats nearly abreast of Canal street, (he bluecoats did not see them. The tug boat and barge worked down the bay to a convenient wharf on the Lou? Island shore and the entire parly disembarked.

Tho ring was quiet ly pitched, while the two principals slept comfortably under horse blankets. When all the preliminaries had been arranged and the referee, Frank Stephenson, hud announced that tho fight was for a stake of and a purse of $S0i, Ueagau and Henry came into the ring. former weighed HI pounds and was seconded by Mike Gillespie and Billy Kelly. Henry tipped the beam at 143 pounds. Frank White and Al Powers attended him.

Two newspaper men wore selected as timekeepers. About 3(K) persons, two thirds of whom were followers of Reagan, stood around the ring shiv i'ing In the cold wind. Ou the call of time Henry led off with a terrific left handed blow. He landed ou Keagan's chin and made that individual fear his opponent for the following ten minutes. The men fought for thlrty niuo rounds until neither was capable of harming the other.

Round alter round Henry did all the leading, cutting and jabbing Reagan at will and drawing first blood. The latter got in some very clever blows at times, and as a result when the last round was called each man was breathless and a mass of blood and wounds. Seeing they had fought to a stand still, ana luere oeing no possiumiy or euuer giving in, the referee declared the battle a draw. Henry had the best of it. however.

Alter going to his corner Henry became very noisy and declared that Reagan was no fighter and could not defeat him in a work. This so enraged the friends of Reagan that a riot ensued and the angered mm made a rush for Henry. They knocked him down, kicked him. bit away a portion of his left ear, dislocated his right arm, blacked his eyes, bruised his nose and cut his right lower limb in a numbcrot places. The unfortunate pugilist's friends tried to protect him, but wero unable.

Those friends of Reagan who were not engaged in tho murderous work of trying to kill Henry lifted their man above their heads and thus saved him from injury. Pistols and knives were drawn, but were not used. Finally Henry was carried from the field insensible and the crowd returned to the city. Tho lit; lit lasted two hours and thlrty slx minutes. PEAK QUIET AND CHEERFUL.

Warden Taylor Says He Gives Him No Trouble The Murderer's C'iuiiicos. Barclay Peak, the murderer of Mary Anderson, waits patiently for Hie decision of tbe Supreme Court tliat will docide whether the jury did right in convicting him of the murder of his pretty cousin, or whether he shall have one more chance tor life. He spends his ti.ne In the Mount Holly jail rending the books and papers that are furnished by the kind hearted warden, and gives his keepers no trouble. They say ho is oueol tiie best prisoners everiu the jail and is quiet and cheerful. Since Judge Parker pronounced the death sentence on the lad no visitors have been admitted to the Jail except the Immediate family.

Every day one of theso spends several hours In the jail and helps to keep his spirits up. Yesterday his mother culled on i in and left a large bouquet on the lit tle table In his cell. While all his friends say that the chances are against the upper court reversing the denUi sentence, they are not without hope, ilarelay adheres to his former statements and protests his Innocence. Warden Taylor and his wife bestow every attention on tiie prisoner possible. Barclay Is fed from the keeper's private table and receives many little delicacies prepared by the deft hands of Mrs.

Taylor. Under their gcuerntistreatmeul he has gained consldera ble flesh and was it not hir the pallor so common to all prisoners no one would suspect that he was a conviut under the sentence ol doulh. EDITOR KATKOFFS FUNERAL. An Enormous Crowd of People Receive the Itody at Moscow. Moscow, August 8.

The remains of M. ICatkoff were conveyed to this city from nnmensky, a distauce of twenty miles, for interment. The colli whs borue tbe whole distance alternately upon the shoulders of relnllves of the dead editor, workmen, students from the Uuiverslty, members of the press and peasantry. Tho lid of the coffin was carried in front of the procession. There were three hundred carriages In line.

The priests and choristers In the procession were dressed Id white, with silver embroidery. Priests bearing holy water blessed every village through which the procession passed. no cortege halted at every church along the route, where prayers were offered for the repose of the soul of the deceased. The pro cession gathered strength along tho run to. iTince uoigorouay, representing the Czar, met the luneral train several miles from Moscow.

An enormous crowd trathcred to receive the remains. Tho funernl cortege entered the city at 3 o'clock yesterday morning and the remains were borne to a tomb In the Alexotfsky monastery for Interment. A heavy rain was falling while the body was being borue to Moscow. A.N AWKWARD QUESTION. The Number of ltoyal Princes Who Draw Money From England's Purse.

London, August 8. In the House of Com mons to night the question was asked what was the reason for the government's refusal to submit a return showing the number of royal princes or persons allied to royalty by marriage who hold posts In the public service and draw money from tho public funds and how many otlleers have beeu passed over by such appointments. Mr. Hinlth replied that in the Judgmentof the government such a return would be of an Invidious character and nmrht not to he granted. JUadicttl cries of "Oh, but It must be gran tea.

The Parting of the Rmpel s. Oaktf.in, August 8. The sceno at tho part lug of the Emperors yesterday was most touching. Emperor William pressed the hand of Emperor Francis Joseph and said; lty the Almighty's Icavo, au revolr until next Emperor Francis Joseph ropllod: "It Is sure and certain." Al this point Emperor Wllllnm was overcome with emotion. He kissed Emperor Francis Joseph again and agulu aud tliuy Dually separated.

lloulanger Appeals to Public Opinion. Paris, August 8. General Uoulungor has written a lottcr to bis seconds In reference to his proposod duel with Ferry, In which he says: "Publlo opinion will Judge between one, who, a long distance off, Insults a general and who will only grant derisory reparation, and myself, who purposed to risk my life to avenge my honor as a soldier." Miss Cans to Prosecute Endacott. London, August 8. A summons for perjury has been Issued against Policeman Endacott at the Instance of Miss Cass, who was arrested by him on the charge of being an Improper character.

Counsel forthe defendant hint that the case will develop sensational revolutions, Gladstone Not to be Present. London, August 8. Mr. Gladstone will not attend the Welsh National Eisteddfod at the Royal Albort Hall, at which it baa boon announced be was to preside. An Agrarian Murder In Ireland.

Duiilin, Augusts. A farmer named Custy was shot and mortally wounded on the highway near Eniils on Sunday. Tbe crime wus of an agrarian character, Heath of Horace Ahnott tlAtriMonit, August 8. Horace Abbott, at one time one of the most extensive Iron manufacturers In this country and founder of the celebrated Abbott Iron Works, died this aflernoon at his country seat near this cltv, aged 81 yenrs. Mr.

Abbott madoalnrgo fortune In building and equipping Iron monitors for the United Hlates and Mouth American governments, and whs widely known as a successful business man. IIo leaves a widow and several children. I Plenty of Merriment, Music, Dancing and Athletic Sports. Many Prominent Irishmen of This City and New York Attend and Make Speeches. ATEIOTIC and enthusiastic Irish men and wo men made Rising Suu the merriest spot in Phil adelphiayesterday.

The Clan Na Gaol held their Irish games and 40,000 people thronged tho two old picnic parks. The day was one of unclouded splendor aiid it was an Irish Fourth of July. Long before high noon great streams of people were flowing into the two parks, which had been turned into one great pleasure ground to give room for Celtic brawn and merriment. The railroads carried heavy picnic cargoes to the stations near the park, the street cars were creaking with their loads of pisseugers for Eising Sun and a cavalcade of nondescript vehicles hauled an army of men, women and children up to the games. ENJOVMKNT FOR ALL.

It was a good humored concourso of holiday folks aud everybody enjoyed the day's fun. The laughter of the girls, the singing of patriots, tho music of the band, the wild notes of tho pipes, the clinking of glasses, the shuffling of dancing feet, tho eloquence of the fakirs and the shouts that greeted tho victorious athletes filled the park with hilarious din. People talk of merry England, but it was merry Ireland yesterday. It was a high festival of Irish wit and muscle and the biggest national picnic ever held in the Quaker City. The old athletic sports and pastimes of Erin wore tho greatest featuro of tho day's history, but thero was varied, lively amusement in all sections of the crowded grove.

Tho young folks danced on three largo pavilions, but the fourth was captured by gray haired sons ami daughters of tho" Ould sod," who recalled memories of early days while two venerable fiddlers in one corner and two pipers in another enthused them with rattling airs. Ellen Jane MuMoon, a seventy one year old woman, ot Paletliorp street, danced down old Jerry McGuigan, of liichmond street, and John Filan, a full whiskered, brick elevating gentleman, who had slipped iu from a neighboring scallbld to shake his feet, danced until his fiice was as red as his shirt an endeavor to beat his friend, Mrs. OTlynn, a plump old woman, who was the best reel dancer in Connautht awav back in tho forties. There was plenty of fun around tiie breweries that dotted the park and thou sands kept within signaling distance, while nicy auued to their enthusiasm. BKER RUNNING UNDISTURBED.

It had been reported that the Law and Order agents would try and stop Jauios Galligan, who gave for the bar fran chise, from dampening the thirst of his countrymen, but the amber fluid flowed un disturbed. The fly young fellow who only a few weeks ago told tho Orangemen to "Kum up and knock the whiskers oil' Par ne.ll and Gladstone," invited tho crowd to walk np and "break the face of Churchill or Salisbury and got a good cigar three balls for a nickel." The freckle faced boy who gathered up the fugitive base balls said "ono nnllyiin Irishmens" tried to demolish the Tory statesmen. John Monaghau thrilled the crowds with "O'Donnell Ahoo," and Charley Walker, a handsome heavyweight patriot, tried to steal some of Mona ghan's glory by singing "The Xight Before Larry Was Stretched." Their rivalry started a song festival in the old park. While a man with an illuminated nose and tear filled eyes was singing "Ould Ireland, You're My Darling," an irreverent blade of Enniskillen made the air lively with Lannigan's Ball." Five hundred men in different sections sung "The Green Above the Red," while Tho Harp and tho Shamrock of Erin" was a popular melody. The harps and the shamrock wero missing.

It was a German picnic ground. The "merry go round" man, to crowd business, had his organ play in loud notes "The Wearing of the Green." Paddy Casey and Paddy's Wedding wore equal favorites, while patriotic picnickers did not forgot to sweetly sing lilanie Not the Bard," "Let Erin Remoinher" and tho old ballad of "The Valley Lay Smiling Before Mo." While tho all round fun was going on in the grove thousands watched the athletic tournament on the green sward iu tho open circle of tho forest of trees. THE SPORTS OP THE DAY. On the south and west borders of the opening a crescent shiiied stand had been raised and thousands of spectators were packed on it, whilo there was a dark fringe of people against the ropes on the north and east sides of the Held. Above tho stand filiated the green flag of Erin, with the Stars and Striies of America.

It was a pretty scene. Tho gay colors of the women and the inany hued coverings of tho men who were gathered to prove their skill and prowess, with the sunshine and green foliage, added to tho brilliancy of the picture. The most prominent athletes of this country and neighboring Canada were on the green turf and many of the events created wild enthusiasm. While tho men and boys shouted and cheered, tho ladies en couraged their favorites by the waving of handkerchiefs and clapping of hands. As sprinters dashed neck and neck around the course the immense audience would rise to its feet and send up mighty cheers, and there was huge merriment and enthusiasm at the struggles of the tiig of war teams of eight men from tho Irish American clubs of tho city.

Each heat, in which ono team or the other would he dnigged over the crass in all Bhapes while their followers wore enthusing them with encouragement to win the silk banner, set the people wild with funny situations and frantic efforts to get a good hold on short cropped grass. ntOMINENT IlllSUMKN1 PRESENT. Many prominent Irishmen and sympa thizers of Ireland's canso enjoyed tho fun. George McQowau was with Chairman Iidbcrt Patterson, and Father Brady, who has just come from Bnndoran, Ireland, was looked after by Hubert J. Koran, of tho Philopa trian Institute.

Walter Collins, ex vice president of the Irish National League, was there, and so was Captain Edward Condon, of Manchester fame, who camo over from Now York with Editor Patrick Ford, Dr. William B. Wallace, Francis McQuado, Miles O'Brien and Joseph P. Ryan. The youthful Father O'Leary, of Minneapolis, was well entertained by John J.

Thompson, Jerry Murphy, of Assistant United States Treasurer Pago's ofllce, and Martin Beirn. The games began at 10 o'clock in the morning and as the day grew beeamo more exciting and, as the throng increased, the people would break through the ropes and, swarming into the arena, interfered with the progress of the sports. Lieutenant Brodo and twenty five Reserves were hired to keep tho crowds off the course, but the hundreds continued to rush on the turf at fro quent intervals. The most effective brigade wero the members of tho society, who, led by Timothy Maher and a big stick, drove some of tho intruders back, Michael J. Ryan was appealing to the others to go behind tho ropes, when General Manager of the Games Luke Dlllion said "It's no use talking; you can't insult them.

They aro not Irirh, and the only thing to do is to drive them back," and the next minute Dillion nnd a dozen Clan na Gaels were forcing tho crowd back, TUB PLATFORM FALLS "WITH A CRASH. Just then a crash was heard and the north end of the platform fell to the ground. There was a terrible scene ot confusion and the army of people rushed to tho scene. Women cried and mon shouted, It was thought that many wero killed, but everybody escaped unhurt except William Camao, of Thirtieth and Gray's Ferry mad, who had his leg sprained. A little fellow who lost his father in the crush was crying his cyei out.

lie ft The Race of Over One Hundred Miles Not Ended. But the New Steel Sloop is Likely to Win A Dead Beat to Windward. Cottage City, August 8. The squadron of the New York Yacht Club lay at anchor all night in Vineyard Ifaveu harbor, preparatory to the long race around Capo Cod and across Massachusetts Bay to Marblehead. The course is upwards of one hundred miles.

The race was for the Morgan cups for schooners and sloops. Tho breeze, which almost entirely died out at sundown last night and promised to haul to the south ward, remained true to its northerly bearings, and sprang np with renewed freshness just after midnight. The breeze rapidly increased to a ten knots an hour, blowing from the northeast and promising a splendid beat to the windward for two thirds of the course to Marblehead. TUB SCENE IN THE HARBOR. The morning was perfectly clear, with a bright sun and clear sky.

The sails of tho squadron rose with the sun, and what had been a sleeping forest of masts became a snowy expanse of vibrating canvas, reaching iu unbroken lines for miles down tho harbor. Before 6 o'clock all sails wero spread to dry and stretch preparatory to tho sUirt. The Volunteer, which was the furthest down Vineyard Haven harbor, weighed anchor at (1.15 and was towed to a position near tho line. She was the first of tha sloops tinder way, and had on board quite a number of visitors. Shortly after the Volunteer the Mayllower and then the Puritan, started toward the front to test their sails and cruised about lor good places from, which to shoot across the line as soon as tho signal gun was fired.

Though thero was a considerable chop on the water, tho Volunteer rode as smoothly as if on a lake. The Atlantic, which had left the squadron, camo in last night, and prepared to try her New York luck against the New England yachts. THE START. At 0.45 tho flagship Electra steamed out of the harbor to a position ono mile north of tho East Chop Light. Along the bluffs, as tho time for starting approached, crowds of peoplo gathered.

Tho start was a beautiful one. The Puritan and Volunteer had estimated their distance with wonderful precision and crossed tho line within a few seconds of each other under full sail and head way on tho port tack, the Puritan keeping to windward. The yachts got over tho lino in the following order: ruritan 7.00.: Titanin Volunteer 7.01.10 Iroquois 7.0r,.00 7.V.21 7.00.03 7.0(1.23 7.00.20 7.0U7 7.07.16 7.07.16 7.07.40 7.0.42 7. 10. 14.

7.11.15 i oranger V.Ul.. tirade 7.01.11 Cinderella 7.02.15 Bedouin 7.02.30 Wanderer 7.02. :1 Atlantic 7.0 I Huron 7.0:t.20 Mayflower. 7.0U2 Hesolute 7.0 l.oS 7.010"! Priseilla 7.0I.:!2 No. 30 7.01.47 Vision.

Clara Magic Pocahontas No. 35 Norseman Mohican Uitana Fannie Palmer TIIE RACE. At 7.20 the Electra steamed after the fleet in a hurry. At that time the leaders were hull down on the horizon, tho Puritan and Volunteer apparently making wonderful time. Five miles from the Vineyard Haven harbor tho Volunteer was ahead of tho Puritan.

Tho yachts had a fine run over the shoals. They only made one tack near shovelful Lightship, aud thence ran to Pollock Rip. At 12.15 the big sloops were standing iu toward Chatham Lights. The Volunteer led tho fleet, and after standing close to the beach on the first tack made several short taeks, working rapidly lip tho beach. The Puritan was about a mile astern.

TUE VOLUNTEER IN THE LEAD. The race is not likely to bo finished tonight. At 3 o'clock this afternoon the squadron was between Nauset Beacon and Highland Light, making slow progress around Cape Cod against a light northeast wind, it being a dead beat to windward from off Nantucket fur the entire distance around the cape. At that hour tho Volunteer was far iu the lead, and barring accidents, had the race well in hand. Somo two miles bo hind her was the Puritan, which was leading the Mayflower a mile and a half.

One mile behind the Mayflower came the Priseilla, followed by the Atlantic, about tho same distance astern. Shortly after this it appeared as if some accident had happened to the Puritan, as she began to lose headway, and many thought she had had hor topmost carried away by plunging in tho grouud swell off Nauset. The Bedouin had a good lead among the second class sloops and tho Sachem was leading the schooners. These two yachts seemed sure winners iu their re pective classes. Objects to a Civil Service Examination.

New Yoiik, August 8. John J. O'Brien stated to day that bo would not bo examined for reappointment to tho chieftaincy of tho Bureau ot Elections, no matter what Mayor Hewitt might think or say ou the subject. As au election otlleer he claimed to be exempt from civil service restrictions and beyond the Mayor's reach, even though Ihe latier enncededly has the riglit to order ex aminations as ho pleases in Ihe Police De pariineuu A Child I.ont In tho Park. A four year old child, who says his name is Ja ob Allen, Is being cared for by the Children's Society, until he cun be returned to his parents.

The hoy was found last Friday wandering along Itldge avenue In the vicinity of si riuvberry Mansion. He says tie hist tils molhcrauu rather while walking along th' street with Iheiu. IIo cannot tell where he lives. Indications for Tn lay. Oknekai.i.y MiHF.n, fair weather, winds nhilting to nnulherly.

Local rettm't of United Htnte.n Mytmt Service, J'fiUadelptua, AuatiU 8: Mean I10.25 I Max. tpnineratura 80 Mean 70 I Mm. tenierauue Ul Max. velocity ot wind and direction, 12, N. Sun rises S.lHt A.

M. I High 4.5(1 A. W. sun 7.00 I'. M.

I High 5.10 I'. 11. CITV NEWS IN BRIEF. Last week 11.95 1 nion, 335 women, 67,703 boys ami girls made use ol the various public baths iu this city. Ex United States Postal Inspector O.

Bnrrett hits been npootntcd chief of detect Ives at John Wanuinaker's. The bark Ada arrived at the Delaware Breakwater yesterday from llavaua with ouo caso of yellow fever ou bourd. James Deery, aged forty seven years, of 102.1 Barley street, died suddenly yester day at bis homo, 11 is supposed from hear) dlseuHo. The John Flynn who rolled into tha Delaware Hunday and was rescued by a Fourth district otlleer, rs not John Flynn, ol 01120 North street. The State Board of Health yesterday requested the health olliclalsof this city la use more rigid quarantine regulations against smnll pox.

Patrick Morgan, of 1317 Hancock street, was caught In the machinery at Ha A Molaud terra cotta works, (lermuulowa rond and Dauphin street, yesterday afternoon, and had his left band cut ntf. William Marker, of 827 Lombard street, a driver and collector for Allen Powder maker, at 412 Arch street, was held by Magistrate Lennon yesterday under $400 ball, to Hand trial on a charge of ib. John Carwin, aged thirty three years, ol No. 1517 North Third street, a bricklayer, fell from a scaffold on the Drexel addition to the Uernian Hospital while at work yesterday afternoon, and candied In the top of his head. Ho died live minutes after he waa picked up.

iaii i iiMTin kthket. Another hsrirnln. Just redtired to 0Hy, Fine CHsslmnrs Muits, All wool. Hlvllsh, lircssy. Jto.no iier salt 11st reilncpit tn dv.

It'irinitns. If we can fit you, Worth trying for. rurtnv a lb 20 CUhTNl Btreel, HIS Cannon, Galling Guns and Rifles Keeping Up a Continual Din. Jtiflo Practice and Skirmish Drills Adiling to the Interest Several Prostrations From the Heat. Mount Gretna, August 8.

HE fu intr of ciinnon and Catling guns and volley after volley from the muskets of half a dozen regiments and a whole brigade firing at au imaginary enemy kept Camp Hancock in a din and uproar all day. It was a very busy day everywhere, oneof tlicbusiestever known in a division encampment of the Guard. The camp was a continuous bustle from sunrise till sunset and the ton thousand visitors helped to make the scenes of tho day more exciting. Colonel Bonnairon, of the Third, had his men out before breakfast instructing them in the school of the soldier, consisting of the Betting up exercises. Colonel Bonnafion Baid to his men: "We are here on business, and we are going to attend to business." Ho has bad his men on the go all day, and tlicy all say to night that tho Colonel is getting more strict every year.

While the Third were at school the First and Second Regiments wero policing company streets. After breakfast work began in earnest all through the camp. The Stato Fencibles had a battalion drill and the First had a battalion drill which lasted for two hours and a half. Colonel Bowman put tho boys through the manoeuvres carefully. If anything went wrong he made his men go through tho tie ties again.

All this time there were regimental drills going on all along the line in the Second and Third Brigades. The Second Regiment's annual inspection took place this morning, Adjutant General conducting the inspection personally, accompanied by tho statf of the division and general headquarters and the staff of the First Brigade. Governor Beaver was on hand in a buggy with Colonel Otis, of the Tegular army. Alter the inspection Colonel Docbert entertained the division and Gov ernor's statf and the officers of the First Brigade. Governor Beaver, who says the spring water at Mount Gretna is the best he ever drank, did not attend the reception, which lasted for an hour.

To night at 5 o'clock Colonel Schall, of the Sixth, and his men were also inspected and the irst Regi ment boys have to bo on the field ready for inspection at 5 o'clock to morrow morning. Colonel Bowman and his men would prefer to have breakfast first, but they bow to the Adjutant General orders. DEFYING THE YELLOW JACKETS. During the morning the Ninth, Twelfth and Thirteenth Regiments of the Third Brigado were inspected. When the Twelfth Regiment was being inspected Company of Lewisburg, had to stand near a yellow jackets' nest.

Throe of the company were stung down their bucks and on their necks by the wild bees, but the boys never budged, and while the busy little bees were improving the shining hour Adjutant General Hastings saw the bees and inspected Company A form a distance. When General Gobin heard about the bravery of tbe boys in Company A he said, "They're What I call soldiers." Tho Philadelphia City Troop and the Sheridan Troop, of Tyrono, wero also inspected. Rille practice began this afternoon. The State Fencibles inarched to the rille range three miles aw iv across the mountain at 2 o'clock. Colonel Bowman followed at 3 o'clock with the First and Colonel BonnalTon on his charger led the Third at 4 o'clock.

Lieutenant Colonel Boshyshell commanded the Second, which started at 6 o'clock this evening. The echoes of the firing of the musketry in the mountains rang over the camp, and Governor Beaver said the noise put him in mind of war times. All the regiments of the Second Brigado except tho Fifth went to tho rille range anil blazed away at the targets. While the infantry tiring was going on tho artillery with twelve pieces and three Galling guns were trying to blow the side out of Little Round Top, 1,200 yards away. Thero was shell firing, too, that thundered through the Valley and made the mountains quake and tremble.

In the heat of the cannon firing General Gobin, at the head of the Third Brigade, was conducting a brigade drill, and then the regiments were drawn up in line of battle and the whole brigade fired volley after volley at an imaginary enemy. Camp Winfield Scott Hancock was covered with a huge cloud of smoke and the smell of powder pervaded every tent. When the Third assembled for drill General Gobin gave orders that ho didn't want any "frills," and a private who appeared in a white choker collar was soen by General Gobin, whose keen eyes were everywhere. That private was sent back to his tent. The Ninth Regiment all wore gray flannel shirts, which pleased General (Jol.in, who doesn't believe in white trouser dress parades.

SKIRMISH DRILLS. The regiments of tho Second Brigade engaged in skirmish drills and three or four thousand country folks wero frightened out of their wits when they found a regiment running them down. A newspaper correspondent on a colonel's horse was surrounded by a regiment engaged in a company skirmish drill. Tho correspondent and the horse were both badly frightened. While the Second Regiment was being in tho sun beat down in one long bla.e, and during tho hour and a half that tho regiment was on the field seven men were prostrated by tho heat, Tho stretcher bearers were kept busy, and Major Townsend, the surgeon of the Second, established a temporary hospital under a big oak troo.

The men who were prostrated were Privates James Allen, Company Charles Dohucko, Company Martin Collaton, Company diaries Conipton, Company and Corporal Charles Snyder, of Company C. The names of the two others were not taken by the surgeon. The seven men spent the day in the hospital. They wero all right to night. Colonel Uonuallbn, of tho Third, was overcome by the heat whiledrilling, but Hospital Steward Arcker fixed him up so that he was able to lead his regiment to the rille range at four o'clock this afternoon.

Only sixteen men in the First Brigado have been excused from camp duty ou account of sickness. CAMP NOTES. Lieutenant Colonol Boshyshell, who was division field officer of the day on Sunday, visited every company street in the division and says this is the cleanest camp he ever saw. Major Chew, of the State Fcnciblos, says the Fencibles have more musketinen In camp than ever before In the history of tho battalion. The battalion had a very pretty practice drill at (J o'clock down on the lake front.

Surgeon General Read made a sanitary Inspection of the camps of the Second and Third Brigades and found nearly all tho kitchens very dirty. Ho ordered one hundred pounds of cnrbolale of lime to be iurnishod to each regiment at once. This was pork and bean day. There were boiled beans, baked beans, bean soup and bean croquettes served at the different mess tables. A good many ghosts aro seen prowling Around company streets.

Thero is a vory lively ghost in the Third Regiment, Colonel Honnafron says if he finds anybody going about wrapped up in a white sheet after taps ho will give him forty night hours guard duty. A native of Bismarck established a stage line between Mount Gretna, and Bismarck. Ho furnished soldier "7t ook them to Irismarck, where they got a rn'tcr they wanted, l'rovost alinl 111 a Marshal Wilson will arrest this Bismarck r.itiw;, to morrow, ifoseph Bowen, of Company Thirteenth CUT TO PIECES BY A TRAIN. Kicbavd Dcrry Beheaded on the West Jersey Kouil Suspicions of Foul l'lay. At half past 5 yesterday morning Constable David 0.

Hunter, of Camden, found the frightfully mutilated body of a man lying on the West Jersey Railroad track be Tow tho Ferry avenue crossing, Camden. The head was severed from tho body, tho arms cut off and the features crushed into an unrecognizable mass. The man had been struck near tbe Central uvcuue crossing and curried for nearly feet down the track. Portions of the body were fouud scattered along the way. The corpse was taken to the Morgue, and later In the day Identified by the clothing as that of Klelmrd Derry, 27 years old, who lived with bis father, John Derry, a saloon keeper at Hixtb and Van hook streets.

The deceased was last seen Sunday night in James Boss' saloon, at Gloucester City, in company with John Hturgls, of Camden. They were drinking together and started to walk up to Camden uboul midnight. It is supposed that Derry was struck by a sout hbound freight train. Prank Ellis, watchman al a factory at avenue, says he saw the men walking up the truck. They were maUiugvtolcut gestures aud seemed to be quarreling.

After a while one man walked away and he did not see what had become of the other. County Physician Grossthlnks there may huvo been foul play. He made tt postmortem examination of the body yesterday and ordered Coroner Doris to hold an inquest. Sturgls, who was under the Influence of liquor, could give no Intelligent account of the accident. TRIED TO HANS HERSELF.

A Homeless Woman Makes Five Unsuccessful Attempts to Commit Suicide. Dissolute Lizzie MeDermott. sick, friend less, and unfortunate, tried to end hi miserable existence tor the fifth time lust night at the Third dist rict station house. The woman bus had a checkered life, fthc is about 40 years of and lias no home. Kue sleeps in station houses and cheap lodging houses, aud has frequently been picked up drunk on tho street.

Twice be fore she has tried to hanar herself in lie cell ut the station house, but has been discovered nnd her life saved. Twice has she leaped Into the Delaware river from South slreet wharf, hut each time friendly hands drugged her from tho water. Last evening the woman was seized with a drunken fit, at Fourth and Spruce streets, and rolled into the putter. An oflieer took her to the station house, and she was locked in a cell. An hour later Sergeants Malittesta and Hillery heard a gasping sound, and they went back and found the womun suspended from tho cell door with a stocking around her neck.

They cut her down and sent for a physician. She was unconscious, but was brought buck to life alVr an hour's hard work. She was sent to the Philadelphia Hospital In an ambulance. Tho physicians there say she will undoubtedly recover. CHARGES AGAINST AS OFFICER.

A rolicemnn Alleged to Have IScaten and Arrested the Wrong Man. Daniel McGrnth, aged 35, engaged In tho rag and paper business at'20 North Seventh street, has sworn out warrants against Olll cer Howard Zaue, of the Fourth district, and George lUohtoron tho charge of assault und battery. MeUrath's story Is that he was sitting on li is step, at 507 Crescent street, late Saturday night, with his brother in law, Thomas liar wise. They heard a racket at Filth and Cherry streets and went to see what It was. As tbey returned Uiohtor suddenly crossed the street and bit McGrath several hard blows on the face.

McGrath says he called Oilicer Zaue, who was near by. to arrest Hit: mer. ne oineer, nowevcr. Degan lhuniv lug htm on his face with his billy and list and landed him In the district station bouse budly used up. The next morning he was given a hearing before Magistrate Durham ami lined without being allowed to speak In his own defense.

Kichfer was not fined but pul under bail to keep the peace. Zane and Iltehtcr will have a heariug at noon to day before Magistrate Leuuon at tho Central Station. To Entertain Their Customers. Representatives of the manufacturers and Jobbers who sell to the retail grocers of this city will give an elaborato entertainment to their customers aud friends at Chainouni August 11, the day of the grocers' picnic. An Interesting programme has been prepared and abundance of eatables, eta, will be furnished.

In ease of sickness to any of (he party a physician will be on the ground, ready to attend In any who may require his services. A special feature of the day will be the performance of the Hoodoo Hand." composed of tin? following members of tho salesmen's party: William Nickell, leader; Georgo Hamilton, William Wrlgley, Ileman Mtaecaer, M. rraiiK van Horn, William s. Moore, Frank Silvers and others. A large tent has been procured, In which the banquet will be served, and all expect a jolly lime.

A I.lfe Saver Drowned at Anbury. AsutiKY Pauk, August 8. Frank Will lams, bathing master at North Spring Lake, was drowned this nfteruoou In front of tho Hotel Wllburton, whtlo attempting to res cue Wllllnm Trusden.of Newurk. Trusden, who Is a student at. Princeton, got beyond his depth, became exhausted aud called fur help.

Williams heard his call and started to the rescue. He succeeded In iretliiig tho f'oung man from ttic current, but he ex iiiusted his strength, and beloro assistance could arrivo he went down. Tho body was recovered, but life was extinct. Williams whs thirty yours old and leaves a wife und threochlldren. lluckner's Fxtlimited Majority 17,00.

August K. The official major ity of Duck nor over Bradley In ulncty ulno counties heard from Is The remaining counties nro Adair, Iloyd, Bracken, Breathitt, Daviess, Floyd, Harlan, Jackson, Jessamine, J.eBlte, Letcher, Lawrence, Magolfin, Morgan, Owslev, Pcrrv, 1'lke, Trlgir, Union iuid Wolfe. The estimated total midorltv Is Theso twenty counties not yet ofllcluily re ported guve Cleveland minority oi 4,47, A Watchman Killed on tbo Itnll. John McClurvey, agod 50 years, of Centre and Wilson streets, Uermantown, a waleh mnn on tho Philadelphia and Heading Kail road, was found unconscious alongside tho track early yesterday morning near tho Price street crossing. Ills skull was fractured aud he was taken to the Uermantown Hospital, where he died.

He was doubtless struck by a train. A Woman Killed at the Correction. Annie McNeil, an Inmato of tho House of Correction, thirty seven years of age, was eir.cd with an epileptic nt while standing on the landing of the fourth floor staircase Hunday. She fell through tho railings to the ground floor, a distance of about thirty feet, aud fractured her skull, causing death. The Balloon Ascension Arrangements have been completed for tho ascension of Professor King's balloon from Falrmount Park, near Memorial Hall, Hnturdiiy afternoon.

If the weather Is fair that day the Ureal Northwest will go up, hut If not the ascension will be made on the first lair Saturday following. Bather Who 8jr Thejr Were Robbed. Atlantic City, August 8. R. B.

Coon man, of Sixth and Arch streets; Justus Qray, also a nnd E. Coleman Smith, of Baltimore, claim that by a duplt caterheck At Bew's bath house they were robbed of valuables to the amount of 570). Injured In a Street Fight. During street fight nt Hlckoy and Market streets last evening, II. Mellhenny, a vagrant 53 years of age, was knocked down and had his right ankle broken.

He was taken to the University Hospital. No ar rests wore made..