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THE TIMES PHILADELPHIA, SATUEDAY MOIINING, OCTOBER 3, 1885. THE BISMARCK SCANDAL, HOTEL KEEPING. LIFE OF THE OYSTER. THE HABITS, GROWTH AND GENERAL CHAR ACTER OF THE DELICACY. connective tissue diminishes in size and becomes translucent.

VARIETIES OP FOES. The usual shape of the American oyster, longer than wido and somowhat turned aside, a feature which is evidont even in the youngest spat, is familar to every one, but is by no means universal. One extreme variation is not oiily almost equal in length and width, but has a deep and cup like lower valve, and to compensate for tho depth has little horizontal extension. An opposite extreme is what is known as the raccoon or cat's tonguo oyster, a long, narrow form, proportioned like a long spatula. This elongation of the valves is due to crowding, or to tho silting of tho bed.

This compels tiio animal, says Ryder, to grow upwards iu order to reach fts food and procure water. Tho sheliy deposit is laid down mainly at the free ends of the upward directed valves, causing them to grow in iength and not in width and often to become relatively thin. Such form sometimes prevails over a wholo bed. The difference in growth of the shell is accompanied by an elongation of the soft parts of tho individual. Another variety, with deeply (luted valves, is met with toward the North.

Usually, the lower valve is deeply fluted, while tho upper ono is nearly smooth, but sometimes specimens aro met with which have both valves very distinctly fluted. It is evident that, wero such varieties r.s those just described to be discovered by a naturalist who was unacquainted with intermediate forms, they would be by him considered species and such has indeed been tho caso with tho last, which has been named Ostna Yen ill asserts that "even the same specimen will often have tho form of borcalis in one stago of its growth and then will suddenly change to tho Yivgirdana stylo and perhaps later stiil will return to tho form of lorealis. Or these different forms may be assumed in reverse order." The oyster family is an old cno. Its oldest known members are found in strata of the lower carboniferous age; aro represented by four species in the jurossic of tiiis continent, be eamo exceedingly abundant in species and individuals during tho cretaceous, and in tlio tertiary was carriod onwards by several species, some of which were larger than any which have existed before or since. CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS PUBLISH TO DAY I THE BLOOD COVENANT A Primitive Rita and its Bearings on Scripture.

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Wonders of the Ileavens. "Wonders of Sculpture. the bad reputation of Fisic. He served out his Ave years and reappeared hero as jaunty, spruceand hopeful as ever, the only change in his appearance being that his dark hair had turned whito. Speculative, enterprising, singularly astute, he is fond of betting and the company of sporting" men.

lie" is now a landlord himself, being a partner in the firm of C. H. Reed A of the Hoffman, the most elaborate and sumptuous hotel, probably, on the globe. It is the national headquarters of sporting news and tho sporting fraternity, and its magnificent bar room, the most gorgeous gin shop in cither hemisphere, is said to have been fitted up aud decorated under Stokes' immediate direction. J.

W. Mackay, of big bonanza fame, is tho monetary backer of the houso, which accounts in part for its costliness. While it is over rich in adornment it is in good tasto and is a show place, being regularly visited by residents as well as strangers. Tho Hoffman has had variations of fortuno, but under its present management is believed to be lucrative, though it is doublo the size it used to bo. OTHEH NOTED INNS.

The Brovoort, a quiet, elegant house in Fifth avenue, corner of Clinton placo, has always had an excellent patronago, largely from European diplomats and bearers of titles. Tho rooms aro not particularly good, tho building being old fashioned, but tho cuisine, which is of exceptional excellence, has a trans Atlantic fame. Charles Waito, once of Boston, kept it for years and at his death his son, Charles B. Waite, succeeded him and sustains its high class reputation. Tho New York, a favorite with Southerners, on account of the warm sympathies of its lato proprietor, Hiram Cranston, with tho secessionists, still does a good business, despite its down town situation at Broadway and Yv'averley placo.

It had a hard timo during tho civil war and Cranston fell into financial difficulty, but recovered. His son, Henry Cranston, now carries on the business. Jndgo Henry Hilton, by virtue of being made Alexander T. Stewart's executor, has virtually become his heir and is controller of his hotels, tho Metropolitan and Bark Avenue here and the Grand Union and Windsor at Saratoga. These aro continued, of course, but they aro not supposed to pay more than three per cent, per annum.

The dry goods Croesus specially designed tho Bark Avenue building for a Woman's Home, but Hilton, after the merchant's death, mado tho regulations of tho homo so offensive that no self respecting woman would stay there. Then he pronounced tho benevolent project a failure and turned the homo into a hotel, as had been his intent, no doubt, from tho outset. Ho is not regarded as able or wise save in his own opinion. Ho is thought to have lost 0,000,000 or 47,000,000 in mismanaging tho great dry goods business that Stewart left aud to have seriously impaired the estate. But Hilton is so unpopular that the public may do him gross injustice.

A dczon columns would be needed to givo any idea of half the hotels here, though forty or fifty constitute those bost known. I have no space even to refer to many of those but I may say that the mass of them barely get on. Hundreds of thousands of dollars are lost annually in inn keeping. Most of tho loading houses aro now on the European plan, which has grown into great favor of late years. Tho Fifth Avenue and Windsor aro almost the only very prominent houses on tho American plan.

Many landlords who might prosper ruin themselves by neglecting their business and indulging in all mannor of personal extravagance. Tho ullurement of inn keeping to many minds is that it is moro or less speculative. No man can toll what ho may do as a landlord. Ho has a ehaneo to make money, and that is sufficient to nerve him to incur any risk. A VICTIM OF MOOrOLY.

WILKES DEFEATS PHALLAS. The Stallion's Numerous Breaks Result In Three Straights for Bis Opponent. Cleveland, October 2. Harry Wilkes dofoatod Phallas in three straight boats on the Olenville track to day, winning tho two thousand dollar purso and ninety per cent, of the gate reeoipts. Tho result was a genuine surprise and local sporting men dropped a goodly amount of cash.

The day was cold and stormy. The race was announced for 2 o'clock. At noon a cold, chilling wind sprang up from the northeast. At 1 o'clock it began to sprinkle slightly and hundreds staid away. It was 2.30 o'clock when Harry Wilkes passed the grand stand, with Frank Van Ness in the sulky.

There was general clapping of hands and this was repeated a moment later when Thallas came dashing down the track, with Ed Blthers holding the ribbons. Bhallas did not seem in his best form. Ho seemed lame, although this was hardly per ceptiblo at the start. Yv'iikes, however, seemed in perfect condition and in all the practice work never left his feet. The track was iu fair condition when they eamo out, but grow a little slippery under a steady fall of rain.

After four scores, in two of which Phallas broke before reaching tho wire, tho horses went away for their first trial. Pools wore now selling Harry Wilkes, 50; rtmllas, $40. When tho horses went away thoy wero neek and neck. Wilkes had drawn the polo. Bofore the first furlong had been trotted JBithers tried to pass Wilkes.

Tho increased paco was, however, too fast for Phallas and ho went into the air. Ho caught his foot quickly, but had lost a length and a half. Wilkes was not disturbed and was trotting easily, reaching the quarter polo in 30 seconds. Phallas drew up a triflo, and eamo within a length of Wilkes and then fell back again. Wilkes stepped littlo faster, however, and the next quarter was made in 31 seconds.

Down tho further side of the track Phallas trotted well, but the third quarter was only trotted in 35 seconds. Here, for the first time, Phallas seemed to roeovor himself. Ho rushed up on Wilkes and threatened to overhaul him. When tho two horses turned their faces homeward thev wero going like tho wind. Plialias trotted superbly, but Wilkes' lend at tho three quarter pole was too great.

Tho last quarter was trotted in 82 seconds and was as pretty an exhibition of speed as has been seen on tho track for many a day. Wilkc3 won by an open length in 2.17.!. There was a revolution in the pools, Yv'iikes selling for 425 nnd Phallus for 11. Tho start in the second heat was oven, but Phallas broke badlv at the first eighth polo and eamo down a length and a half behind. He settled down to work again, but when close up to Wilkes' sulky on tho upper stretch again wont into the air.

Van Ness, seeing how badly Phallas was acting, did not urgo Wilkes, lotting him go to tho quarter in 35; and to tho half in l.OOlf. Bithcrs improved his opportunity nnd crowded Phallas along. Between tho half and three quarters pole tho stallion trotted grandly and compelled Wilkes to do his bost. lie was steadily gaining on Wilkos and should have overhauled him at tho lower turn. Instead, ho went off his feet just opposito the last red pole and was out of the 'race.

Wilkos joggod homo in 2.20, amid the cheers of his backers. The pool room was almost deserted now. Wilkes' friends insisted on tho box being opened, however, and few pools were sold at to Si on Wilkes. In tho third and last heat Wilkes had a nose the best of Phallus, who broke. Ho caught his feet again, howovor, and hustlod Harry to tho quarter in fastest lirstquarterof the day.

Many now expected to see Phallas win tho heat. Ho was out trotting Wilkes, but botween the quarter aud half posts broke twice. Each time Bither caught him well, and in tho further stretch he again showed speed. It looked a close race homo, but I'haiias put an end to all such hopes by again leaving his feet, and Wiikes jogged under tho wire in 2.19,'.. J.

I. Case, tho owner, says I'haiias has been withdrawn forever from 'tiio turf aud will go into tho stud. THE QUESTION OF RATES. A Fresh Outbreak of Opposition to the Chancellor's Schemes of Selr Acerandlzeuicnt. Special Correspondence of The Times.

Zurich, September 32. I mentioned at the time the scandal which attached to the testimonial presented Prince Bismarck upon his seventieth birthday and fiftieth anniversary of his entrance into the servico of tho Emperor William. It was two fold first, aslto tho enforced contributions extorted from unwilling work ingmen and subordinate government officials, and second, as to the utterly unlooked for appropriation of tho major part of the sum to the purchase of a landod estate for tho Chancellor and his hoirs. Now comes a third cause for dissatisfaction, in the shape of the application to be made of the residue of the fund left aftor tho purchase of the Schonhausen estate. The Emperor William has npprovod the project as laid before him by tho Ministers of the Interior, of Justice and of Education.

The object of the fund is to assist young Gormans who devote themselves to teaching the higher branches in the bigher Institutions of learning aud to pension the widows of such toachers. Tho seat of administration of the fund is Schonhausen. where the founder has set apart suitable rooms for the purpose. The fund consists for the present of the moneys placed by thoir contributors at tho disposal of the founder and amounting, so far as has thus far boon ascertained, to 1,300,000 marks. Tho fund is administered by the Chancellor aud after his doath tho administratorship passos to that mombor of his family who inhorits Schouuausen.

Tho pensions are to be paid out of the yearly income and in sums of 1,090 marks to candidates who have graduatod but not yet obtainod positions as teachers. But no candidate may receive a pension longer than six yoars or after obtaining a position, unless it be for purposes of study away from homo. Further, sous of teachors may bo pensioned during their studont years. Tiio soloction of the recipients of ponslons is wholly in tho discretion of the administrator of the fund, who should, howovor, take caro to distribute the ponsions among tho inhabitants of the different States of tho Empire in duo proportion to the population and tho number of higher institutions of learning. Sons of teachers havo a preference over othor caudidatos.

Pensions may be withdrawn at any moment after the expiration of two semesters. Tho press is giving much attention to this uud, especially tho organs of all the parties not abjoctly uuder the control of tho Chancellor. Thus tho IVjs zeituiifi, ono of the great Berlin dailies, points out that this disposition of the testimonial fund is a dis nppoiutincnt of the hope, cherished by many unwilling small contributors and by tho collectors, that the money would be ued the iod of the working class. The saino sheet emp the fact that the teachers theaifoives prousted against this use of tne testimonial as soori as Chancellor announced his iutentiun. They that their endeavor was to improve their position iu lawful ways and, as a cluss provided for by legislation, ho aud they had no desire to be made objects of private alms.

This opposition will doubtless be intensified, too, when tho exact provisions are better known, of which tho most important aro tho absoluto power of the administrator of the fund to select recipients (a power which descends hereditarily with tho Kchonhauson ostate), and the fact tiiat pensions may bo withdrawn at any moment. Those two alone Butlice to threaten the wholo profession In Germany, which can earn the respect of tho nation only ns Its members assert thoir independence of character. Cutler tlio workings of this pousion fund thero is absolutely no guaramtce against tho cultivation of a swarm of sycophants and parasites. Tho Berlin correspondent of the FranhfurUr Journal emphasises what 1 pointed out at length iu au earlier letter, that the gymnasia and universities aro already overerowdod and aro creating au intolloetual proletariat, which is probably tho last thing that Ih'iuce liishiarck desires to cultivato, as it is a direct liolp to his most formidablo enomy tho Working men's party, it is hard to see, howovor, bow tho otTer of these pensions, of which, at the lowest reckoning, there will bo twenty, can fail to eucourago scores of poor lads to struggle through in the hope of securing six years free from immediate care for their daily bread. The Mtitjdcburrier Ztituvj, shocked at tho opportunity for perpetual political bribery and corruption thus openly conferred upon tho Bismarck lamily through all generations, instituted aa investigation, tho result of which is the announcement that no other institution endowed with tho rights and privileges of a legal person us this fund is endowed can act with such utter irresponsibility as tlio administrator of this Schonliauteu pension fund and another of tho great dailies suggests iu this connection that tho very fact that a multitude of subscribers contributed this money ought, in itself, to havo suggested the propriety of appointing should publish a report of tho application mado of tho annual income.

Finally, the Smial Pcmolrnl, organ of tho working men, notes with malicious joy that for ouco Prince Bismarck has gone too far even for tiio servility of tlio Liberals, so that not only can they not sing praisos of this arrangement, but aro actually compelled to criticiso it. mildly and humbly it is true, but still with a question or two as to w'uother a more tilting use could not havo been found for tho fund or at least a loss cynical inanaor of bestowing tho pension. F. K. w.

The New York Diocesan Convention. New Yohk, October 2. In the Protestant Episcopal Convontion to day lr. liichey, of tho Theological Seminary, proposed the adoption of tho preamhlo aud rcsolutioa presented to the convontion yesterday regarding tho rovision of tho Book of Common Prayer. A rising voto upon tho resolutions was then taken and they wero lost by a very small majority.

Dr. Huntington remarked that if tlio revision was not adopted by a more decisive majority In tho Cencral Convention he fcliould movo for a reconsideration. A motion to reconsider tho vote ou Br. Kichoy's resolutions was lost. ov.

H. i. Young, assistant minister of Grace Church, oiTorod a resolution that a commit too bo appohitod lo seeuro such legislation for tlio laboring classes as shall protect them from exorbitant renw, this to be accomplished by amending tlio Mato ury law. Tho resolution was reierrod lo tho committeo on diocesan missions. Tho convention adjourned sine dio.

Bishop Bolter pronounced tho benedictiou. A Hobokcn Hotel Suicide. Hoeokkn, October 2. A dressed man entered liasebe's Hotel to night, registering ns George Edmunds, of Philadelphia. Ho was assigned room No.

on tiio third floor. Ho paid his bill and asked to be called at seven in tho morning. An hour later a waiter passing through tho corridor was startled by a pintol shot. Tlio door of tlio room to which Fdmuuds lcid been assigned was forced open. Ho was found dead, lying partially on the bed, with his feet resting upon the door.

Ia his right hand was a heavy Kuglish 3 calibre revolver, throe chambers being cm ply. Tho suicide wcsdelibf'ralelyplanned. Bdniundshad taken a mirror from tho wall and placed it about llvo foot from tho bed, so that ho could seo his plainly. Bis coat and vest had been removed and laid upon the bod beside which ho stood. Ho shot himsell in tho right tompie and fell backward upon the bed.

Bealli was instantaneous. A Successful Anniversary Celebration, Tho Catholic Philomathean Literary Institute celebrated thoir twentieth anniversary last night at their hull, S21 South Sixteenth street A spoclal programme had boon arrangod for tho oven lug, consisting of tho boat talent of the society. After au overture by tho orchestra, Bavid MoMenamiu dolivored an address in which ho welcomod tho visitors and gave a short history of tho work of tho Institute. A quartette consisting of Miss Annie F. Jackson, liss Anna Modrann, Joint W.

Hcnsler and Joseph tchlors rondomi several songs. Miss sou followed with a solo voice of much sweetness and sang "Tlio harp that onco thro' Tara's halls." W. J. Madden read a selection with much elocutionary ability. A violin solo by Miss Mamie A.

Mctiovcril proved to be ono of tho most interesting features of the entertainment. F. X. Kyau gave a recitation that was much applauded, as was a solo by Miss Josephiuo Porter. Mr.

Sargent's New School of Franklin H. Sargent was at the Continental Hotel yesterday, explaining to inquirers the course of instruction and methods of the uew School of Acting in Now York, of which he is tho foundor. Sargent proposos to teach aspirants for histrionic fame'how to gain it. The course covers' elocution, by play, carriage, stago business and ovorything which goos to mako tho player. Jtr.

Surgont proposes to havo amateur actors say their lessons in private instead of upon tho theatrical stage, so that they need not begin as supernumeraries and go up by wcarisomo stages to speaking parts as heretofore llo received many callers anxious to learn about tlio school during tho day aud loft for Now York last night. Ear Marks of a Prohibitionist. From tho Chicago Herald. Conductor," said a nervous passenger on an East bound train, "will you bo so kind as to tell that man from Kansas that his whistling Is annoying to tho other passengers?" "Bow do you know the man Is from Kansas?" Thunder and bllxen, what a question I Can't you sco that ho is whistling 'Littlo Brown Jug Killed la the Feud. St.

Loots', October 2. A long standing feud botwoea tho N'auco and Critzor families, living six miles from Fredericktowu, culmiunted ou Wednesday night in a stabbing affray. Ivi Critzor, a young mau, was assaulted with a knlfo by 1). C. Nance, a young member of that family, and stabbed in a doscii places, dying a short time alterwards.

Nance lied aud has not been cupturcd. THE FLOWER Most of the sick people would rather have one rose than a dozen flowers of any other kind. Mrs. rhilip H. White, the president of the Mission, devotes almost hor entire time exclusively to the work.

Some of the most interesting and touching rases mot with by the ladiosof tho Flower Mlssiuu aro iu the children's hospitals. Tho ono particular request made by dying pooplo in the Hospitals is that flowers may be placed upon them alter they are dead. Mrs. Clarenco Clark, of Germantown, has boon probably the most generous donor of flowers for use iu tho hospitals during tho suminor. At tho Sick Diet Kitchen now flowers from the aro also glvon In particular cases with the soup.

If given tluj choice of only one, they prefer flowers to tho soup. Vhilo other people have been nway enjoying themHolvos the ladles of the Mission havo boon going about In the heat from hospital lo hospital, carrying Joy to tho neglected. Tho ladies of tlio Mission take great interest tn a Hindoo girl, not yot eighteen years old, who foil from a trapeze at Uaruum's Circus whllo it was bore nnd Injured her spine. Stio is at the Jefferson Hospital. Hho prefers yellow llowors, because ihey remind hor of home.

Curing the summer the Indies of tho Mission havo boon distributing ico as well as llowors among the poor nnd sick, and next summer will try to rnlse a special Ice fuua. Over IWloO bouquet have been left at sick beds by iheludie of the i lower Alieeioa during the past season. FEW LANDLORDS PROSPEROUS, BUT MANY BUI2TSD THE STETSONS AND LELAKDS. MANY HOTEL UPS AND DOWNS Fortunes of Various Uoted Houses and the Careers of Their Proprietors. Frccial Corresromlencc of Tns Times.

New Yokk, September "0. It is generally supposed that hotel keeping, especially in a big city, is profltable, more so than many other kinds of business. In New York it is thought that almost any landlord who is not a fool can mako money. Ono is coutimmlly hearing of landlords who kavo grown rich, though many of them may havo accumulated nothing; but ono never hears in this, any moro than in any other trade, of men who havo lost heavily. Tho truth is that hotel keepini; is very precarious, as all acquainted with the facts know, and that moro persons fail than prosper in such enterprises.

Hero this is particularly so. Tho landlord who nchiovas success is nu exception, and so remark ablo an exception that ho is, by a kind of parados, cited as an csamplo of tho prcsumed to be rule. Prosperity, ns it is easy to understand, depends moro upon tho man than upon tho business in which ho is engaged. It is distinctly tho man at the head who makes or mars the hotol. Everything hangs not only on his application and watchfulness, but on his judgment, experience and insight.

There is a deal of siguiflcanco in tho common phrase: "A man who knows how to keep a hotel." It requires a peculiar kind of knowledge, something apparently in nato, belonging to tho individual and as very few men havo tho knowledge it is not strange that such a number suffer fisianeially in an undertaking they are wholly uniitted for. Of tho hundreds i. lid hundreds of landlords of all grados in this city not ono in twenty, I venture to say, ever achieves a pecuniary independence by his tailing. Hotels, big and little, pretentious and plain, are always changing proprietors, but tho general public is unaware of tho change. So long as tho houses go on it is popularly supposed that their managers remain the same.

To this day rustics occasionally appear at tho old Astor and inquire for ilr. Astor." AN HISTORIC HOUSE. The Astor is a good example of a hotel which is generally thought to havo mado money from tho start. It ought to have done so unquestionably, but it did not. Opened more than half a century ago by Coleman Stetson (they are, I bclievo, both alive still), Coleman got into financial trouble from speculating in Wall street before tho end of tho first year and retired.

His partner, Charles A. Stetson, conducted it, with moro or less financial assistance, for thirty six or thirty seven years and then became so involved that lie went through bankruptcy. If ho had had any ability or any prudence ho could have mado in that time several for! lines, for tho Astor was then a historic house and was for a good while tho best anil most famous hotel in America. Ho was and is still, I imugino, though now quite old, an extremely pleasant gentleman. He had a host of friends everybody who stayod at tho oid gray tavern, as he was fond of calling it, knew an 1 liked him.

Ho had a habit of walking up aud down tho long marble corridors, telling stories, indulging in reminiscences, talking cleverly and pietorially on any subject that might arise, lie is a born orator as well as actor, though he never spoko from a platform or recited lines from the stage. And ho is mot entertaining at all times. Handsome, graceful, courteous, elegant, ho was a model, I might say an ideal, landlord ono of the old school, whose equal I have never seen, and I have been at nil the leading hotels on both sides tho sea. Ho knows old Now York thoroughly and his recollections ho has, I am a 1H. volumo of them would mako a very interesting local record.

Ho was tho centre and soul of the famous granite pile, and when he quitted it it underwent a spiritual transformation. Colonel ytutson, as ho has long been named, had no idea or care for business, in a strict sense, llo understood how a house ought to bo kept he knew how to please ho always had an excellent table it was not surpassed in tho city; ho resolved that his guests should be comfort bln, and iiu made them entirely so. But he was indifferent to details and devoid of practicality. Ho was generous to a fault and constitutionally indifferent to money. He never knew, it is said, what anything cost him ho had a "numerous and expensive family, tho Astor was their permanent home and they were welcome to all its resources and all its earnings.

CXSCCCESSl'CL LA5DL0IIDS. Such a man could not keep out of straits, in the nature of things, and lie would have been ruined periodically had not somo of his kindred (not his children) helped him from time to time. At last, having reached the end of his tether, ho handed the house over to his sons, Alexander and lteddingion Stetson, who, from total lack of experience, were far less capable than their fa' her of conducting a hotel. They had been reared in the ancient hostelry and a eornfortabio living under its roof seemed to be their inheritance. Iioth kind hearted, easy going aud unpractical, like their father, they allowed tho house to man ago itself to a great extent.

Consequently they gut heavily in debt and forfeited their lease by a special clause therein contained and were duly dispossessed. They could not have helped making money if they had half attended to their business. The Astor is ono of tho hotels where attention insures success. Tho lato Andrew J. Ham took it and cleared $150,000 to 200,000 annually.

Now his partner, I'. J. Allen, is doing equally well as its proprietor. Tho Stetsons, brother and sons of the Colonel, had several hotels at different times, but they all failed, ono alter another, for tho same reason, and not ono of them has at present any connection with New York. Tho Lelands have long been and nro still spoken of as a gifted family of inn keepers, 'j'hoy havo had houses all over tho Union; they still have tho Sturtevant here and the Ocean at Long llranch, but their general success has not been brilliant.

Somo one of them is almost always in trouble and it is said that they have not accumulated anything. They have probalily made money, but have lost it in outside enterprises or in speculation. They had tho Metropolitan for many years and were supposed to havo grown rich; but they failed at last. They havo many of the virtues and somo of the defects of the Stetsons (I spenk of the Lelands collectively, for I do not pretend to understand their relation to ono another'), but they are universally regarded as good fellows. Their good fellowship may be, in a measure, a preventive of their permanent prosperity.

Inn keeping appears to Lo in their blood. Their posterity will, no doubt, bo pursuing the trade throughout tho coming century. SUCCESSFUL LANDLORDS. Somo landlords seem to havo uniform success. Paran Stevens, tho original proprietor of tho Fifth Avenue, was one of these.

Ho mado money there, as ho had in Boston and elsewhere, until, his brain becoming affected, bodied inline. Hitchcock, Barling who followed him at tho Fifth Avenue, had similnr success and havo it still. Tho situation is nil that could bo wished, tho reputation of tho houso is worldwide and tho houso itself a kind of national exchange. It is supposed to clear 4300,000 to $400,000 nnuuiilly and from tho beginning to tho present it has never had a dull or unremu neratlvo year. Hitchcock retired and went abroad for his health some years ago, but when it was restored ho came back and resumed his place in tho firm.

(Iriswold, who occupied his position during his absence, has since died. The St. Nicholas, which lately became a business block, va3 considered, when first opened, tho most magnificent hotel in the world and it was such thirty odd years ago. How its splendor dazzled tho country mid set tho reporters' pencils Hying 1 Its earliest proprietors lost immensely, but thoir successors swelled their bank account. Samuel Hawk, afterward of tho Windsor, now no more, mado a fortuno thero by diligently superintending every department.

Ho did much, also, to put tho Windsor on a paying basis, but woro himself out in tho service. Tho Windsor was long a white elephant, being to far up town. Baly, who had built it, was ruined by it and, in despair, committed sulcido. Tho stock of tho hotel, 41,000,000, was canceled and on this cancellation a business was reared that has becomo prosperous. Tho construction of tho clovatod railroad was a great help to tho bouse, putting it within twenty minutes or Wall street.

William 8. Hawk, a nephew of Samuel Hawk, and Gardner Wetherboe are landlords of this up town exchange and railway rlulto. Almost any night, between Octobor and May its corridors nro full of millionaires. That tho hotel depends on tho man more than tho man on tho hotel is shown bvthc flrand (absurd namo), at Broadway and 'Thirtieth street, which was so unfortunate In tho hands of Its first lesseo that It was declared incapable of paying. Henry Millord Smith, who hail gained his inn kcoping capacity in second class wholly commercial houso down town, hired it mid mado cut of it a handsome income.

Tho Grand Central, in Broadway, opposito Bond, could not bo rendered remunerative cither until natural Boniface got hold of it. That house has had any number of names and fortunes. It was first La afterward tho Koulhcrn; but whatever its titlo It steadily kept its balancos on tho wrong sido of the lodger. Tho most notod chapter in its local history is tho killing in tho private entrance of James 1'isk, by his former friend and business associate, Edward H. Stokes.

That sensational tragody occurred somotwolvo years ago. Stokes esea0(l with light short term of imprlsonment.owiug mcunurubly to STRUCTURE OF THE BIVALVE What the Oyster Lives On and How It Is Eeproduceil. Tho beauty of the oyster is not external. Tho much cherished bivalve does not furnish the shell collector with an ornamental addition to his cabinet, nor does it even take tho trouble to build for itself a neat symmetrical covering like that of its not very distant rela tives, the scallop and the mussel. Most bivalves aro tolerably constant in the form of their shell, but the oyster, which passes its adult life attached to some submarine object, appears to leave tho shape of its shell entirely to accidcut.

The form of au oyster, like tho actions of somo examples of humanity, seems, in fact, to depend entirely upon circumstances beyond its power to control. This makes the study of tho various species of oyster rather difficult, yet it is important to oyster enters and oyster cul turists that some ono should study thorn, becauco they present important differences. How necessary this study is will bo evidont from tho simple statemont that while in the common American oyster (Ottrea virginicd) and tho Portuguese oyster (Ostna angiUata) somo individuals lire inalo and others are female, the European oyster Ostrea (dulix) is hermaphrodito, that is to say, has the malo and fomalo elements developed in tlio same individual. So long, therefore, as Americans wero content to tako their know lodge of tho internal structure of the oyster at second hand from European works upon tho subject they wero upon the wrong tack; but when they commenced to study thoir own species they learned facts which helped towards successful oyster breeding. THE STKTOTUEE OF THE OYSTER, Though tho two valves which compose an oyster's shell are not alike nor yet symmetrical, there is considerable regularity in tho animal iNclf.

It has a right and left sido, an upper or dorsal and a lower or ventral surface and nn anterior or mouth end. Tho right and left halves of the soft parts aro in many respects repetitions of each othor, so that the creaturo presents that bilateral symmetry which is usual among tho higher animals. The two valves of nn oyster, like thoso of other bivalves, are joined together by a sort of hinge, which iu tho oyster is without tho teeth found in most clams and is formed entirely by a dark brown elastic ligament, which, when not opposed by the muscular forco of tho animal, tends to keep the valves apart at thoir broader, free extremities. What does duly for a head in an oystor that is, tho mouth end is closo to tlio ligiimnut. The separation of tlio valves allows waler to pass in to the shell and batho tho gills, admits food to tho mouth nnd also permits tho escape of tho water which has passed hrough tho gills and which carries with it the faeces.

Near the contro of oacli valve may be seen a dark purple sear, which marks tho position of tho great musclo used by the animal to closo its shell upon tho slightest intimation of danger. Tiio right and left sides of tho animal aro covered by a flat membrane called tho mantle, which is not attached to tho shell except around tlio points whoro.tho groat adductor musclo and a smaller muscle aro afiixed to tho valves. Tho edges of tlio mantlo lobes aro joined together lor a short distanco at tiic head end of tiio animal, forming a sort of hood over tho month and great fleshy lips or palps. Throughout tho rest of its length the edges of tlio mantlo nro freo and fringed by two rows of short, purplish, extensible and highly sensitivo tentacles, oxecpt at a point whore a narrow transverse membrane separates tho cloaca or cavity through which tho waste water nnd faeces pass from tho gills. This mombnine is pierced by four parallel lines of fores, allowing tho water to oscapo from the gills after it has performed its oflico of bringing to thorn fresh oxygen.

Four rows of gills, appearing like four parallel plates, extend within the mautle cavity from the palps to the cloaca. These fleshy plates aro, however, in reality long and narrow hollow sacs, pierced with pores, npd secured at thoir bases to tho perforated fleshy mombrano before referred to. A constant current of water is swept through tho pores and into the by tho continual vibration of multitudes of protoplasmic processes or cilia. Tiio heart of the oyster consists of a ventricle and two smaller chambers and is placed iu a erescentic cavity in front of tho great nuu elo. It does not boat more than twenty times a min uto.

The blood is colorless, with globular blood corpuscles. There is a rather complex system of arteries nnd veins. Tho mouth opens into a stomach of irregular shape, which is continued backwards by a wide flat portion containing a singular cartilaginous rod. Tho alimentary canal then contracts into a circular gut, which makes a ilguro of 8 bend upon itself before it reaches the anus. A largo liver is connected with tho intestine.

THE FOOD OF THE OUTER. Tho only condition reipiisito in any organic body to lit it for food for tho oystor seems, says J. A. Kyder, to bo that it shall bo small enough to bo passed through tho wide but vertically constricted mouth and throat. The great bulk of its food, however, probably consists of tho minute larvie of murino animals, of infusoria and of the microscopic one celled plants known as diatoms.

Tho vegetable, living part of these diatoms enclosed in a siliceous case, and the emjity cases are found in great numbers among tlio matters contained in tlio intestine and stomach of tho animal. Tho oxtent of tho reproductive organs of an oyster at tho spawning season is quite large, but thoy diminish greatly in bulk or disappear altogether aftor that season is over. The mature ova of tho American und Portuguese species measure about ono tlvo hmidredth part of nn inch iu diameter, aud a largo American f.jmalo oyster may contain moro than ova. They begin spawning ut ouo year old. The generative tissuo is distributed over tlio surface of tho body mass in tho spawning season as a thick, creamy, white, superllcial layer, consisting of a number of littlo Mies embedded iu the connoctivo tissue These sues pour their contents into ducts, which llnully omjiry into an oviduct opening into tho water space above tho gills, so that the ova escapo by way of tho cloaca.

In tho American and Portuguese oysters impregnation appears to occur outside of tho parent in tho open water, where tho eggs and milt from individuals of dilferent sexes encounter each other. In tho European oyster tho young nro retained within the parent shell, adhering in masses to tho mantlo nnd gills, where they undergo a kind of incubation before they nro set free to shift for themselves. Tho ova of tho European oyster, notwithstanding the much smaller size of the adult, are about twlco tho size of thoso of ournatlvo species or of tho Portuguese oyster nnd the embryos aro correspondingly largo. In llvo or six hours after tho eggs of the American oyster aro extruded the young commence to lead nn active, independent existence, which lasts until somo twenly four hours after impregnation. At about tho end of this timo tho fry becomes attached closely to somo submarine object.

The young have a very symmetrical shell, in shnpo not unlike that of the quahog, but Immediately after attachment shell of a different texturo tho spat" shell commences to grow and becomes moro and more irrxgular iii shapo as it approaches maturity. At twenty days of age tho young oyster is about three quarters of nu inch across, nnd broader than long; at forty eight days length and width aro about equal, and at eighty days the spat has reached a diameter of about two and a quarter inches. Keceut experiments havo tended to show that it is possible to rear tho American and Portuguese oj'sters in much tho samo manner as lish are now bred. This was first accomplished by 31. Eonchon Pandoly.

of France, with tho Portuguese species, and afterwards by Mr. Pydernnd Colonel McDonald in this country. Mr. Kyder has dovlsed a method by which tlio sexes may bo distinguished apart, without oven tlio aid of a lens, and lias shown how tho eggs may be removed. After removal eggs and milt may bo poured together, in order that fertilization may tako place, and in a few hours after tho embryos can bo poured into suitable enclosures.

HABITAT AND ritOl'EItTinS. Tho American oyster is found along tho coast, generally in waters which do not havo more than eighteen to twenty fathoms depth, all tho way from tho northern shores of tho Gulf of Mexico and thoso of 'Florida to Massachusetts Pay and In certain localities beyond this to tho northern part of tho Gulf of bt. Lawrence, It does not occur on tho eastern shores of Mutno nor In tho Bay of Fundy. It thrives most in waters where tho bottom is not liublo to sudden chungo, abounds iu covos and inlets having free connection with tho sea, even though thoy may bo cstuarino or oven utmost fresh, and indeed seems to prefer waters of salinity inferior to that of tho open sea. American as well as European oysters sometimes bocomo greenish, especially about thogills and tho ventricle of tho heart.

This is usually supposed to bo caused by somo poisonous compound of copper, but is really duo to tho presence of a groen coloring niatler In the blood cells, possibly derived from tho vegetable part of the food. Green oysters are thus quite harmless. It is not true that tho oyster Is not edible in tho so called unseasonable months, although In flavor, fatness and delicacy it Is better In winter than in summer. The conncctlvo tissue acquires a peculiar whiteness iu winter and Increases in volume so that the mantle becomes thicker, whereas In tho Hummer tho reproductive process uses up much material nnd tlio SAXBERS AID SN YDER. The General Commendation of the Democratic Candidates by tho Newspapers.

Dallas Sanders, a well known mc niber of the junior bar, was ciiosen as the candidate for Sheriff and there can be no doubt that he has tho qualifications and tho merits to make a good officer for tlio public. He has been threo times in public office or employment as Assistant District Attorney with Henry S. liasert, assistant counsel for tho Fulled States under Attorney General ilenjamin II. Lrewstor in the prosecution of cortaiu fraudulent election cases In South Carolina, and a3 member of Council for the Seventh ward of thi3 city, fa each of these ho provod that whiio ho was a Democrat in his parly affiliations, ho know that public duty was higher thau party and acted accordingly. His official rocord in tho places mentioned is highly creditable and he Is a citizen of clean charactor.

As member of Council Mr. acted throughout with tiio reform members of that body without reforonco to party and was a zealous, attentive and intelligent mombor. The nomination sought Mr. Sanders. Simon Snyder, of tlio Market street firm of Snyder, T'arris Uassett, was mado the nominee for City Treasurer.

Tho nomination sought Snyder also, lio Is ii business man of long standing, having; an unblemished record, an honorable position as merchant and extend ing over a period of thirty eight years. Udju: The nomination of Mr. Dallas Sanders for Sheriff by tho Democratic Convention yesterday is a satisfactory solution of tho question left open by tho withdrawal of other candidates last week. Mr. Sanders is a tit man for any ohlce to which tho pooplo may chooso to elect him, and ho is as popular as ho is capable.

The young Democrats of the city had a proper recognition in his nomination and will mako for him a vigorous canvass. Mr. Simon It. Snyder, the nominee for Treasurer, is a representative business man of unimpeachable character, and will make, if elected, a cu'oiiau of tile public money v.ho wii; command and deserve the public coniidenco. 1Ucju The Democrats have completed their city tickot by nominating 1 San iers for Sheriff and Simon K.

Snyder for Treasurer, ii ic selections aro personally and they wero made with substantial unanimity. Tiio war of factious which flamed out in the contest for Slieriif a week ago has given way to the white winced of peace, and all sides join hands in supporting tho present nominee. Mr. hauuers has a good reputation as a citizen and lawyer, and a man of his political standing would not have taken tiio nomination without tho do nt leiit to mr.iic a vigorous All riah.t. tho harder tlio fight tiio livelier tho canvass.

Mr. Sanders is a citizen of excellent reputation and a good lawyer, against whom no railing accusation can bo brought Ho is, iu fact, rather too good a man to bo sacriilced, as lie will bo on election day, aud his devotion to his parly in offering himself up a victim entirlcs him to its enduring gratitude. 11 ilr. Itowan woro not tlio popular candidate that he is Sanders might havo a fair clumoe of success, but as it is hb will have wono.t'hu'j.d hlU The Democrats yesterday nominated Mr. Dalies Sanders for tho Sheritialty, as was expected.

If a Democrat was to bo elected Mr. Sanders would rise considerably above tho average of Democratic selections for local offices. His competency as well as Ills character will not be questioned. nominating Mr. Simon Ii.

Snyder for City Treasurer the Democrats have d.oo tlioniselvcs credit. Mr. Snyder is an excellent business man and public spirited witltal, and though ho mutit mako tiio race against odds and conio ia last hud prulaOiy far behind, party will tako no damage lruia defeat with sujh a candidate. Am th A lucre. His Sbuer Jiscapcs Unpunished.

CnicAco, October 2. Tho case of Jasper K. Swecvwho shot r.nd killed Dr. Waugh on September 12 for alleged Improper intimacy with tho former's wife, has beon entirely ignored by the grand jury. During tho Investigation a number of witnesses wero examined and tho ante mortem statement of tiio murdered man was read, ft is said that owing to the character and admissions mado in ttiese the jury refused to act.

Sweet acknowledged killing Waugh, but expressed coniidenco that ho would be justiliod. He has been released from jail. An Old Man Cuts Ills Throat. Wintlerliue Korcbel, sixty.sevcn years old, living in the dwelling part of tho houso at tho northeast corner of Soventh and Vino streets, bid his son and daughtor in law good night at 11 o'clock last night nnd wont up stairs to his room. His son followed him in a few minutes later to ask him if ho would havo some beer.

Upon opening tho door be found his father lying on tho bed with his throat cut nnd a razor lying beside him. lie was removed to tho Pennsylvania Hospital, but it Is thought that his recovery is impossible. Ho had been very melancholy of late. An Intensive llucUet Shop Failure. Kingston N.

October a. Charles P. Callahan Cosstock, brokers, with headquarters at J.owburgh, failed yesterday. Considerable excito mout was caused hero by tho failure. The lirm's customers lose everything.

It will bo impossiblo for tho house to resume. Tho firm had bucket shops in Newburgh, Middletown, Haverstraw, Kondcut, Cats kill, Sauorties and I'ougukoepsio. Ocean Steamship Arrivals; At Now York City of Kichmond, from Livorpool Oeiscr, from Copenhagen. At Havana Saratoga, from New York. At Daltimoro Oran lnore, from Liverpool.

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October 2. Dr. Mosher, of SchagUticoke, was arrested this morning and arraigned for felonious assault iu tho Circuit Court. Ills victim was Miss clura Miiler, a minister's daughter. Dr.

Mosher pleaded' not guilty and was bailed in tlio sum of Tho Coi llclnc" Floor Covering Interesting Facts About nn Important The enterprising spirit of (he age was probably never so clearly illustrated 03 11 is in tho Novelties Exhibition, now open here, though It is truo that there have been various expositions of greater physical magnitude, so to speak, than this one. Tho fact is that nearly overy single article uow exhibited possesses seme distinct and special merits of its own, whereas ou ordinary occasions there is a great mass of productions that aro really not worth the space they occupy, due specially that Is deserving of special mention Iu this place is what Is called "corticino," a floor covering that was originally brought out iu London, Kngland, about a dozen years ago, but which is comparatively now In the United Slates. It Is exhibited by Messrs. V. E.

Arcbambault Son, of the northeast corner of Eleventh and Market streets, this city. The firm in question aro among Ihe largest and oldest carpet, oil cloth nud household dry goods dealers bore, and In April last they secured the solo Philadelphia agency for cortlciue and since thon have Lceu doing a very Inrfro business In it. It is mado in Loudon by the Corticiue Floor Covering Company. It is a floor covering which, after twelve years of hard trial, has thoroughly established Itsolt in public favor. It is composod purely ol vegctablo oil, prepared by a special process, mixed with ground cork and rolled on a strong backing of waterproof canvas.

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Ciiniiavicres J. E. Caldwell Co. The Sad Talc With Which a Tramp Didn't Touch a IScnevolcnt Heart. From the Denver Tribune.

Ho was a seedy man, with a Llaek eye, a ncne pushed to tho left, au unkompt beard and a breath the perfume from which showed a careful compounding of codfish, ouions, coal oil and recent whisky. When ho walked ho limped and used a cane, but lio seemed littlo inclined to promenado just at tho moment. He stood upon Sixteenth street during tho noon hour and eagerly watched tho Denver throng hurrying by to diuuor. Ouco or twice he darted toward somo hungry man, but each time tho iutoaded victim was too wary. When tho ttiroag ro turnod moro leisurely aud with tho looks of satisfaction which follow a duty well performed he was moro successful and finally caught a Luuovolent looking individual by tho sloevo.

Say, pard he hoarsely whisperod, would you hov no objection to listening to a talo of woo for a few minutes?" Tho benevolent looking gentleman tacitly consented and tho man with the bad eye and simoon liko breath drew him into a doorway. I'm a man what lias soon bettor days," ho began, standing closo aud breathing in tho gentleman's faco. So have I oh, Lord, givo mo said tlio ottier, gasping and trying to get out upon tho street again, but tho inspoctor of ploaaautor weather biueked tho way. Listen to me, stranger," fio said; "i'niii victim of monopoly. Look at mo and you'll sco ouo who has been oppressed by capital and, to cut a long story short, 1 need help." Tho stranger thrust his thumb and forefinger into his vest pocket and a gleam of sunshine struggled from beneath tho black cyo of tho victim of monopoly.

Tho stranger withdrew tho digits and placed a clove iu his mouth. How did you get such an cyo as that?" ho asked. "How did you get in such a condition, anyway? What struck you A locomotive No, no," sadly replied the man. "I am ono of tho victims of tho Hock Springs outrage." Willi a withering look tho benevolent individual pushed by aud was ouco moro in tho freo air. llo was still palo aud ho leaned over a sewer opening for relief.

Tho victim of capital gazed sadly after him and then upon tho stairs iu a rage. "Just my cussed luck!" ho said. Why didu't I say Maguirca?" rniLADELrillANS SOUTH. Lnray Cave and iim and all tho surrounding country arc owned by Philadclphians. Mr.

E. A. Gillette has gone South to open tho elegant winter hotel at Thoaiasville, Philnrteiphiniis aro building hotels and railroads and making extensive improvements iu Florida. II. N.

Claxton, Philadelphia, is now in the servico of tho Sneuauder.il Valley liailroad at Koan oke. Mr. J. Hinckley Clark and family havo been spending several weeks at tho Virginia Warm ISprings. Mr.

Joseph L. Cnvcn and Miss Cavon havo bcea traveling most of tho summer through tho mountains of Virginia. At least a hundred former Fhiladolpliir.ns aro ongaged in business at lioanoko, on tho Shenandoah Valley Kailroad. Miss Warburton, daughter of (ho publisher of tho Fi cniiit Tdi 'jrai'h. has spent most of her summer visiting friends iu Yirgiuiu.

Miss Edith Donaldson, of Philadelphia, a tall nnd stately beauty, has boou ono of tho belles at tho Whito Sulphur Springs this season. A brother of John C. Bullitt, tho counsel of tho Heading liailroad in Philadelphia, is also a practicing lawyer of ability iu Kichmond, Va. Over a hundred tourists from Philadelphia have this summer mado tho ascent of the Peaks of litter, tho highest point of tho Bluo Midges iu Virginia. Mr.

Joel J. Bailey, who, with his family, has been visiting Luray Caverns, declares that they aro among the greatest wonders of this or any oilier country. Tho Shenandoah Valley Hailroad was projected aud built mainly through tho iufiuenco and with tho capital of C'larouco If. Clark, who mado a fortune out of it. Tho Houston Iron Mines, near Roanoke, named after Jtr.

Houston, of Philadelphia, aro now yielding about ono hundred tons and most of tho product comos to this State. Mr. John Wnnnmnker, Miss Yv'anamaUer, Miss Lillio Wannmakor and Mr. Thomas It. Wana nuiker havo returned from a tour of tho Virginia watering places und a visit to Luray.

Mr. and Mrs. Hcury D. Welsh nnd family, Mr. nnd Mrs.

FroderP'tt Craff and daughter and KoV. Br. and Mrs. II. S.

hickson havo returned from a summer trip to tho springs of Virginia. Mr. Page, the manager of tho Kaatenikill Hotel, will in a few wcelts tako charge of tho thrco winter hotels at Tampa, on tho Gulf coast of Florida, tho Palmetto, the St. James and tho Orango Orovo. Among tho recent visitors fit Lurny have boon (ieorgoll.

Brown, ilr. and Mrs. J. I). Parsons, Mr.

I'. 11. Austin, Mr. and Mrs. liillmeycr, Mr.

nnd Mrs. Leonard K. Ladd and ilr. aud Airs. S.

O. Dixon, of Philadelphia, Ilr. J. II. Schenck, with a party of ladies, Including Mra W.

N. ltowlaml, Miss ltowland and Miss aro making a trip South to Tonnosseo anil Georgia, taking in the Virginia resorts on the way. Among the recent visitors to tho Warm Sulphur Springs from Philadelphia havo been George II. Kogers. li.

S. J'oabody, John Tierney, Matthew Sample. K. (I. Htcurno, W.

A. Whitlen, Charles I). Heed, J. Davis Nuffield, Joseph 1). Nowlin, YV.

II. Furuess, 3d, Dr. J. li. ltced aud Johu F.

Young. Among tho rhilndelphia ladies who havo been spending tho past few weeks at tho Virginia Warm Springs havo been Mrs. J. Pccliln and Miss I'echln, Mrs. J.

C. Illlsn, Mrj. H. H. Learning, Mrs.

Andrew U. Curtln, Miss Kate C'urtln, Mrs. K. V. lirod hoad, Miss Maud lleaton, Mrs.

Kiclmrd Y. Cook, Miss C. A. 'urnoss, Mrs. Jfhn I'.

Keen, Mrs. aud Miss 1'lntt, Miss Smodley, Miss Elizabeth Wolwtor, Mrs. Frank Fluid, Mrs. and Griscom aud Mrs, Lydia Lowis. Among tho ladies from Philadelphia at tho Virginia Natural Uridge (luring tho past two weeks havo been Mrs.

Owen Wistor, Miss Chew, Mrs. W. T. Koblnnon, Mrs. (I.

W. JIcNally, Mlfs Harriet lial lowell, Sirs. John F. Keen, Mrs. David Weathorly, Mra.

It. If. Houston, Mrs. Arthur Malcolm, Mrs. J.

(i, Claxton, Mrs. V. W. (Irugnn, Mrs. and Mlns Mullock, Mrs.

C. N. I'eireo and daughter, Mrs. Charles A. I'lutt, Miss Malt, Mrs.

1). F. Uonccker ami Mrs. l.u cieu Moss. Awarded the rrcnilum.

The Pennsylvania State Fair judges awarded the first prize yesterduy to Heritors' Huporlatlvo Family Flour. Since receiving tho (told medal at the World's Fair, London, Ilcckors' Superlative has been universally recognized as the leading brand of flour In this country. It Is lalnrestlui; lo uot that tho high reputation mnde In 1B51 has lieeu so successfully muiulaiiicd for moro than an averngo llfo Representatives of tho Koads Meet at Commissioner Fink's tUtlcc. New Yokk, October 2. Tho meeting of passenger agents eonveued at Commissioner Fink's oilico to day.

All tho roads were represented. Most of the passenger agents sny they will adopt the presidents' recommendations and appoint an eariy dato for restoring rates. Tho question of differentials is tho most important, wiiich tho Erio, Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, Baltimore and Ohio and West Khoro claim to bo entitled to. Inquiry at tho regular Baltimore and Ohio ticket office, No. 315 Broadway, rovoala tho fact that postdated tickets to Chicago can bo procured for 11.50.

Offers wero mado to make a ticket iit this price good for seven days. An executive order, in which all tho lines unite, has gone to Buffalo to restore tho rates immediately ou lumber to the old paying basis cents to Boston, 15 cents to Now York and Philadelphia and cents to Albany. The passenger agents are still at work. West Shore nnd Erie, and probably tho Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, will receive differential rates. Tho Grand Trunk and Baltinioro and Ohio representatives here say there can bo no restoration of passenger rates for somo days.

Tho details to bo arranged aro too complicated and differential allowances aro very vexed, but wo look for an ultimate favorable outcome." General Passenger Agent J. B. Wood, of tho Pennsylvania, says: "It will bo impossible to restore passenger rates before tea days or two weeks, I am told. There aro too many outstanding cheap tickets. This is tho trouble.

These must be called in or used up. Tiil this is done our progress must bo slow. To day wo will mako a number of recommendations, tho principal ono of which will bo to stop the further selling of scalped tickets." The local' freight agents havo adjourned. No recommendations wero mado, owing to the many outstanding contrnctswhich cannot be called in, but thoso present agreed to mniutaiii rates us closely as possible. A BOY HIGHWAYMAN.

He Rifles the Mull Hags In the Trcseuce of tho Since Passengers, Dallas, Texas, October 2. Tho following dotaiis nro furnished by two passengers on tho stage from Han Angelo to Abilene, Texas A smooth faced boy, about eighteen years of age, mot aud passed tho stago. lie was riding a gray horso. Ho wore a looso blue llannol shirt and his trousers wero stuck in his boots. He carried a Winchester rifle and a six shooter.

After tho stage had passed him ho turned around and demanded a halt. Tho drivor whipped his team and an exciting race for half a mile ensued before tho stage was overhauled by the highwayman, who demanded tho mail sacks, at the same time saying he did not enro to disturb the passengers, six in number, including a lady. Tho mail sacks wore delivered to him, when ho carried them two hundred yards out on tho prairio and leisurely appropriated what he wanted. While this sceno was boing onaoted tho stago fronr Abileno for tSau Antonio eamo up, with seven malo passengers. Weapons were called for, and a man who claimed to bo a ranger on the way to Bunnels loaded his pistol, buckled on his belt nnd held himself in readiness to repel any attack that might bo made on his stage.

Tho robber, however, after satisfying himself rodo off, leaving tho mall bags on tho prairie. Officers aro now in hot pursuit of him, Ho is supposed to bo tho same highwayman who robbed tho mail between Cisco und lirownwood a few days ago. NAVAL OFFICEIt CHI'S VOTE. He Thinks It Is Nobody's liuslucss for Whom Ho Shall Cast It. Special Dispatch to The Times.

New Yokk, October 2. Naval Officer Silas W. Burt was tisked to day concerning the report that ho had announced his Intention of voting for Ira Davenport, tho lio publican nominee for Governor. Ho said "President Cleveland, in his letter to tho Civil Servico League, said that tho political actions of nil government officials should bo confined to tho unobtrusivo oxerciso of their individual rights. That is exactly what I expect to do.

I shall voto, but whom I voto for is nobody's business but my own." Havo you said that you will voto for Davenport "I don't know but I havo said so in privato conversation, but not In a public mnnner. I do not seo why fault should bo found with mo for doing this, for if there has been any criticism of my holding this ofliee It was that I was a Republican. Tho only timo I over ceased to voto tho liepublienn ticket was when I voted for Mr. Cleveland. I did not like Mr.

Blaine, nnd during eighteen months' eloso association wdth Mr. Cleveland I had learned to esteem his good qualities. I have never pretended to be anything olso than a Kopublicnn. HUM, It is my own affair how I voto, and 1 expect to oxorcise that right very quietly." Tho First of the Btoririui'd Lectures. Tho Academy of Music last night, notwithstanding the rata, had every choice seat occupied, the occasion being the first appearance ol John L.

Stoddard In his fall course of illustrated lectures, The subjoot was "Napoleon Ilotinparle." Beginning at Corsica, tho speaker traced Napoleon to the throne of Francs. army of Italy and Its triumphs under tho command of Napoleon was followod through all of lis memorable camunlgns. The tactics of the great general, his marshals nnd tho love which his soldiers borehiin were graphically treated, as was his reception In Paris, after his roturu from Egypt, The march of tho army across tho Alps, through the St, Bernard Pass and tho eulTorliigs and dangers of that historic march wore illustrated on the canvas in ii inntfiiitlceDt ntunuur. The lecturer received marked attouliou aud was frequently "vt.