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I 0 0 00 0 00 I THE BROOKLYN TIMES, FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1889. QUEER CONEY ISLANDERS. SOME OF THE WELL- KNOWN CHARAOTERS OF THE PLACE. The Actor-Priest. Waiters Withy, Strange PeculDublin" and Election DayO'Conor and the Press Conspiracy, Coney Island is unique most respects.

Geographically it is remarkable, politically it is singular and socially it emphasises its peculiarties in a manner most marked. Setting aside the freaks in its museums, it counts among its summer and regular population a number of individuals of a type in keeping with the original atmosphere of the place. Here is an instance in point. One may see any day at the West End a plump, middle-aged man, with rosy, cleanshaven face a shrewd blue eye, the mouth of A scholar and the general expression of a priestly man of the world, if such a term be permissible. He is dressed in black broadcloth, wears a vest, necktie and collar of clerical suggestiveness, and has.

rule, high silk hat surmounting his long thick locks of gray. He is generally accompanied by young lady of 15 or 16 years of age. He 18 never without a book, which he reads as he treads his way through the crowds. That man has a remarkable history. He was an English priest and attended to the spiritual wants of a flock in a town in Lancashire.

His home comforts were in the hands of a good-looking housekeeper and nature proved stronger than priestly vows. He was compelled to leave the church, married the fair cause of his disgrace and went on the stage. One child, bis daily companion, was the fruit of the union. His professional reputation is of no mean order. But few of his colleagues know the story of his life.

He is a gentleman, and, it need not be said, a scholar, an excellent companion and an equally good husband. He is staying at the West End for the season. Many of the members of the profession will readily recognize him by the description given. Another notable is an artist who is, pro tempore, a waiter at the big hotel at West Brighton. Lonis B- has studied in Paris and in Rome.

He has also attempted to put the result of those studies to a practical use in New York. At the end of a year he found that the little studio in Thirty-first street was full of pictures, but patrons were as scarce as the dollars in his purse. With admirable courage the young artist neither lost hope nor wasted time in useless regrets. He concluded that his genius would be recognized in due course but that he couldn't afford to lie idle pending the recognition. And so he packed up his paintings, closed his studio and took the position he now holds.

He knows that a man can be a gentleman under all circumstances and so feels that he is doing himself no injustice in fulfilling the humble duties of a waiter. Later, with sinews of war in his possession he will renew the attack on fame and public favor. Another waiter, also in the same place, is the scion of a boble Prussian family. With him AS with a thousand others it is a case of cherchez la femme. But the uncultured cereals seem to have been sown and the discipline of the place appears to have had a salutary effect on the whilom scapegrace.

He is handsome, courtly, speaks five languages and is generally accomplished. Yet another waiter is a musician of so much talent that he is to be sent abroad during the forthcoming fall by a pacty of gentlemen who have become interested in him. James Owen 0'Conor must not be excluded from the list of queer Coney Island characters. The writer saw him last night in his dressing room at the Pavilion, where the erstwhile founder of a new school of acting is now murdering Shakespeare nightly. James is getting unto himself adipose tissue with regrettable rapidity.

He has 8 paunch of portentous dimensions and his little eyes are being entombed in graves of fatness. His linen Roman toga was strained over his stomach in a manner that detracted from his dignity, while bringing his Aldermanic proportions into high relief. He shook the writer by the hand with great vigor. Then be hawed the O'Conor and remarked "'Come, to guy me I suspect and went on to give full, true, and particular account of the press conspiracy, whereby he, O' Conor, was prevented from taking his proper position in the professional world and Instead was pandering to the low desires of a Coney Island crowd. Poor O' Conor, he may be a fool, but ft can never be said of him that he forgets to be 'gentleman.

And it is impossible to converse with him without feeling A certain amount of sympathy for a man who is an infinitely better actor that' many of his contemporaries, although he might be that and yet be deserving of the full measure of public contumely. Big Jake" is as well known at the island as the elevator. He is official sexton to the rubbish cast up by the tide, In other words, he is shore inspector and as such buries the garbage along the beach. His gigantic frame, long flapping arms and queer face will be familiar to most visitors. It is said that no one knows his actual name, not even he himself, and that the official documents which from time to time his duties compel him to sign never bear the same cognomen twice in suecession.

Jake can tell some singular stories of his Ands along the beach but is reticent unless mellowed by something short of a couple of keys. is another of the human curiosities. Here again the Christian and surname of the gentleman in question seem to be lost in the mists of antiquity. Dublin' 18 an oyster opener, clam gatherer, sand stroller and general utility man. He has a number of eccentric habits credited to him, but is, as a rule, harmless, except at election times.

The day before the ballots are cast Chief John Y. McKane invariably issues orders for to be locked up until the fight is over. This step is taken in view of the experiences of preceding years, for Dublin" at such times is an embodied riot, and as such takes the greater portion of the police force to quell him. The list might be extended ad lib, but enough has been written to show the richness of the ground in the direction named. HYMENEAL.

Weeks-Butler. Mr. James E. Weeks, of Newtown, WAS married last Wednesday evening to Miss Josephine M. Butler.

The ceremony was performed at the residence of the bride's aunt, Mrs. Theodore A. Powell, 145 Oakland street, Greenpoint. The witnesses comprised the immediate relatives of the contracting parties and as little time WAS made as possible owing to the recent death of the bride's mother. The officiating clergyman was the Rev.

Chartes E. Miller, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Greenpoint, who came from (Ocean Grove, N. where his family is summering, especially to perform the ceremony, the contracting parties being members of his church and Sunday school. A reception followed the ceremony, when the bearty congratulations of the relatives were extended. An excellent collation was served.

During the evening Mr. James B. Weeks and his three sons favored with artistic vocal selections and Miss Powell and Miss Hattie M. Weeks contributed instrumental music. There were many presents that were useful as well as ornamental, showing that the newly married couple had been well remembered.

The wedding pleasantries were continued until 11 o'clock, when Mr and Mrs. James E. Weeks left for their new nome at Woodside, Long Island. Among those who were present were Mr. and Mrs.

James B. Weeks, the Rev. Charles Miller, Mrs. Sophia Rowe, William H. Weeks, B.

F. Weeks, Alfred C. Weeks, Miss Hattie C. Weeks, Miss M. Estella Weeks.

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore A. Powell, Mr. and Mrs.

John E. Rowe and Mr. Charles T. B. Rowe.

of Newark, N. Mrs. George W. Hellen, Miss May Hellen, Frank Deau, Mr. and Mrs.

Daniel, W. D. Hellen, Mr. and Mrs. Henry M.

Hellen, Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. G. Butler, Mr.

and Mrs. Daniel W. Poulter, Miss Clara A. Powell, Miss Edith Powell. Percy A.

Powell, George H. Rowe, Harry L. Weeks and others. Armstrong-Leppingwell. friends Hawkins--Welsh.

The Rev. John H. Acornley, pastor of the Park Avenue Primitive Methodist Church, yesterday afternoon at the marriage of Mr. John Armstrong and Miss Lillie F. Leppingwell.

The ceremony was performed at the home of the bride's parents, 13 Bedford avenue, in the presence of a large company of immediate relatives of the contracting parties. A reception followed and a fine collation was served. The young couple were handsomely remembered with gifts from friends. At an early hour Mr. and Mrs.

Armstrong departed on their wedding tour amid a shower of rice and slippers. On their returu they will take up their residence at 18 Bedford avenue. The bride was attired in a beat traveling costume and the groom wore a suit of conventional black. The rounk couple bave the best wishes of their many St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church, Manthe hattan Rev.

avenue. Father was well filled last evening when Patrick F. O' Hare performed the marriage ceremony making Mr. Thomas F. Hawkana and Miss Lizzie Welsh man and wife.

The groom is the Treasurer of the Columbian Club of the Seventeenth Ward. A reception was held at the residence of the groom on Freeman street. Owing to the recent death of the groom's mother the reception was rather private and informal. The presents were numerous and beautiful. An excellent collation was served and the young couple departed on their wedding tour.

The bride was attired in gown of mauve silk trimmed with real lace. Mr. Hawkins was handsomelyremembered by the members of the club of which be is the Treasurer. St. Patrick's Mutual Kiliance.

Branch No. 4, of St. Patrick's Mutunl Alliance of the State of New York, is one of the strongest in the order. It already has rendered great add to its sick members and provides burial necessary cases Yesterday this branch held festival Pavilion, Cones Island, and scored success. The pleasures of the day were many and varied and enjoyed hugely by those who took affair was in charge of the following committees: Floor, Charles H.

MoConnell. Simon McNamara, Patrick Corcoran, OUR Eugene J. Carolon, M. Edward Michael Neville, Jobn Reilly, Michael Cook, Patrick O' Mara, Christopher Dunn, William McCullough and John J. Committee of Arrangements, Michael F.

Simon MeNamara. Thomas F. Toomey, Denning, William Neville and Chris- FREEL GETS A CONTRACT. Meeting of the Board of Supervisors Yesterday. There was a short and sweet session of the Board of Supervisors yesterday afternoon.

Supervisor at Large Quintard was In the chair. The reading of minutes was dispensed with. Supervisor Conly presented a communication from Register Kane asking for twelve index books. The special Committee on Missing Records was directed to furnish them if required. The Committee on Stationery was authorized to furnish the clerk to the Surrogate with 6,000 blanks.

Supervisor Smith presented a copy of a concurrent resolution passed recently by the Board of Supervisors of Queens County giving the contract for building 8 bridge over Newtown Creek, at Grand street, to Charles A. Cregan, for $00,750. This was placed on file. A similar resolution was passed last month by the Kings County Board of Supervisors, County Treasurer Adams asked for permission to borrow $300,000 under the authority of the Laws of 1874 to meet the current expenses of the county until the tax levy is approved in November. Supervisor Kellar moved that he be given this power, the rate of interest not to exceed 4 per ceut.

This was carried by a vote of ayes and nays unanimously. Supervisor Furguson presented a complaint from M. B. O'Shea, Keeper of the Hall of Records, who said that the watchmen flagrantly violated their duty. The matter was referred to the Committee on the Hall of Records for investigation.

Three bids, averaging about $700, for repairing and furnishing the private room of the Judges of the City Court, were received and referred to the Committee on Contracts. In the absence of Supervisor Lamb among the Thousands Islands, Supervisor Lockwood presented the usual report of the Finance Committee. Supervisor Walker reported on behalf of the Court House Committee in favor of furnishing eight dozen chairs for use in the chambers of the Supreme Court. The committee was authorized to provide them at an expense of $400 Supervisor Nolan, as Chairman of the Committee on Hall of Records, reported on a request recently made by Gen. McLeer that 8 room in the Hall of Records be provided for the use of the Signal Corps attached to the Second Brigade.

The County Clerk is about to vacate a large room on the top floor and this will be turned over to the Signal Corps, As Chairman of the Committee on Contracta Supervisor Nolan reported on the bids which had been received at the last meeting for building a retaining wall to the distributing reservoir at St. Johnland. Edward Freel was the largest bidder and the committee reported in favor of giving him the contract. The report WAS adopted. Freel's bid was $34,250.

The Committee on Contracts also reported on bids for repairing boilers in the county jail. Christopher Cunningham was the lowest bidder, offering to do the work for $4,000. Supervisor No.an moved that he be given the contract. Supervisor Mills said that the amount of the bid was too large for a solicited proposal. He moved 88 8 substitute that all bids be rejected and that proposals be advertised for.

On a call of the ayes and nays this motion was lost by 17 votes to 2. The original was carried. Supervisor O' Brien presented the report of the County Farm Committee on the plans recently transmitted from the Department of Charities for an icehouse, 8 barn and four buildings for patients at St. Johnland. The committee approved these plans and recommended their adoption and advertisement.

This resolution was carried and the board adjourned. THREE STRAIGHT. The Brooklyns Again Lay the Cowboys Very Low -Notes. The Brooklyns defeated the Kansas Citys for the third cousecutive time out West yester day. The first two games were won by close margins, but yesterday the visitors had it all their own way.

Hughes pitched, and did good work, keeping the Cowboys down to two runs -and they were unearned. The recovery of this young gentleman is a good thing for team, as Terry and Caruthers bave been worked almost too bard of late. The score WaS: Kansas City. ....0 0 0 2 3 0 .....0 0 3 Base -Kansas City, Brooklyn-6: ErrorsKansas City, Brooklyn 4. Other games yesterday resulted as follows: AT CINCINNATI-Athletics, 10 Cincinnati, 9.

AT ST. LOUIS-St. Louts, 19; Columbus, 11. AT LOUISVILLE-Baltimore, Louisville, 0. THE RECORD.

Post- To Per Clubs. Played, 17. Lost. poned. Play.

cent. St. 65 32 43 .670 Brooklyn. .94 61 33 46 .649) Athletic 52 02000 50 .578 Baltimore ......94 56 38 46 .596 52 44 44 .542 Kansas City ...94 38 56 46 .404 36 62 t-00 42 .347 97 20 77 43 .200 No games are scheduled in the Association tyday. The Brooklyns play at Louisville to-morrow, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.

Thursday, Saturday and Sunday they will meet the Cincinnatis, The Athletics are scheduled to play in St. Louis to-morrow, Sunday and Tuesday, while the Balti mores play there ou Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. After the Cincinnati series the Brooklyns play at Baltimore, and then come home, opening with the Kansas City's on August 30. All seven cubs then visit Brooklyn. The ball crank has a season of keen enjoyment ahead.

The following games are scheduled to be played to-morrow by the clubs of the Royal Arcanum De Long vs. Oxford at Prospect Park; Fulton vs. Philadelphos al Dexter Park; Fern Vs, Long Island at Prospect Park. The game at Washington Park yesterday afternoon between nines representing the New York Post Office and the police force of this city was quite an interesting contest and resulted in a well-earned victory for the police. There were quite a number of spectators present and the enthusiasm at times was very marked.

Stolzberger and Tracy were in the points for the local club and did some very clever work. The Pos: Ottice boys bit Holzberger hard the first inning but could do nothing with him after that. Tracy supported him in splendid style. Outside of the playing of Corcoran at third, the tielding was very ragged. Raleigh's batting was a feature.

For the visitors Raymond and Pearsall acted as the battery, and had they been supported well the game woula have resulted, very differently. The fielding of the Post Ottice boys was of the rankest character. Carlock, in ruuniug for a fly, fell and dislocated his shoulder. His place was Smith. The police scored eight ruus in the first two innings on tour hits and five errors.

This gave them the lead and they were never overtaken. Mr. Daley umpired the game in a very impartial manner. Here 18 the score: NEW YORK POST OFFICE POLICE. R.1 B.E R.

I Cannon, 2 2 Tracy, 2 Dunn, Raleigh, 2b 3 Morris, 2 3 itolzberg, Jacoby, 0 Kelly. 2 Madden, 8.8..... 2 Allwick, r. 0 0 Kaymond, 1 Pearsall, 0 Flond, c. Carlock.

r. 0 McCann, Ryan, I. t. 0 0 1. Conklin, L.

7 911 10 0- 9 Post 3 0 0 4 4 0 0 -10 Earned runs -Post Office, Police. 1. First base on errors Post Office, 6. Police, 5. Stolen basesJaboby, Raymond, Pearsall, Italeigh, Holzberger, 2: Conklin.

Struck out -By Ravmond, 8. Holzberger, 11. Bases on balls- Holzberger. 1. Left on Post Office, 7: Police, 4.

Double plays- Raymond. Cannon and Jacoby, Kaleigh Raleigh, 2. Three-base Corcoran. Two-base hits- Cannon, hit--Kelly. Hit by pitched ball -By Raymond, 2.

Passed balls--Pearsall, Tracy, 2. Time of game -Two hours and tive winutes, Umpire -John baley, Lovett and Reyneids, of the Brooklyn team, who bave been in the city since the club went West, started for Louisville last nigat to join their club. OBITUARY. Nellle Judson Calkin. Nellie Judson Calkin, the second eldest daughter of Judson H.

Calkin, died at Ocean Beach, N. yesterday in the twentieth year of ber age. The deceased was particularly intelligent and lovable and was noted for zeal in the line of Christian duty. She was a member of Christ Episcopal Church, Bedford avenue, and was connected with the King's Daughters. Death was caused by hemorrhage of the lungs, The death of this estimable young woman falls with crushing weight on her parents and friends.

Sebastian Heinhilher. Sebastian Heinhilber, an old resident of Greenpoint, died yesterday at his residence, 11 Van Colt avenue, after a long Illness. The deceased WAS 50 years of age. The funeral will take place to-morrow. Union Brewers' Plenie.

The union brewery bands of New York and Brooklyn turned out in full force yesterday noon to celebrate their annual picnic at Benner's Ridgewood Grove. The procession, which went through Williamsburg and a part of Brooklyn. was very imposing and the decorated wagons of the breweries of Joseph Eppig, representing Gambrinus, and Frank Ibert personifying the Goddess of Liberty, excited general admiration and favor. able comment. The jolly crowd amused themselves during the afternoon in the grove as only Germans know how.

The breweries chiefly represented were Gebrge Bechtel, Staten Island; Bobemian Brewery, New York Leibinger Oehn, Joseph Eppig, Frank Ibert, Gustave Felenspahn, Schmitt Schwanenduegel and others. These union brewers are the outspoken sympathizers with organized labor and form an opposition to the so called Brewers' Pool As well as the English syndicate. Court Puritan's Excursion. Quite a crowd gathered on board the barges Sands and Myers and the steamer which lay moored at the wharf foot of South Sixth street this morning. They were the members and friends of Court Puritan, No.

7,277, and were about to participate in the court's second annual excursion. At about 10 o'clock the boats pulled AWAy from the wharf and started in the direction of the Sound. Before proceeding to their destinaton, however, they made another stop at the foot of Noble street, Greenpoint, and what little space WAS left was rapidly taken. After a short stay the boats cast off from the Noble street pier and headed up the Sound again. Idlewild Grove WAS the landing place, and that was reached about 2 o'elock.

when athletic events of all kinds were indulged in. The Committee of Arrangements consists of the following gentlemen: Charles W. Ltuk, Chairman; C. W. Torrey, Secretary; Frank Kennedy, Financial Secretary; A.

M. Stoddart, Treasurer; A. P. CHin, J. Brathwaite, A.

E. Laves, LONG ISLAND NEWS. BLESSING A CHURCH BELL. GERMAN CATHOLICS IN JAMAICA HAVE AN IMPOSING CEREMONY. A Large Gathering at the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary-Bishop Loughlin Presides--flow the Venerable Prelate was Welcomed--A Flourishing Parish.

The new bell recently acquired by the Gorman Roman Catholic Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Jamaica, the Rev. Father Ignatius Zeller pastor, was formally blessed yesterday alternoon, the day being the feast of the assump tion of the virgin. The ceremony, presided over by Bishop Lougniln, attracted a very large gathering. German Catholics from many points on the island and Brooklyn were present, swelling the congregation to such a size asto accommodate them all in the pretty little house of worship was impossible, aud many stood in the vestibule and outside upon the stoop and in the yard during the service. The Bisbop arrived at 4 clock, the time set for the ceremony to begin, and was formally received by members of the Jesus and Mary Society, who, wearing their badges, formed two lines through which he passed to the rectory, where he was welcomed by Father Zeller.

The Sunday schoolchildren, assembled on the sidewalk, sang a hymn of welcome to the venerable prelate 88 he walked from his carriage to the rectory. The clergy entered by the side door, A processional belug sung by the Sisters, and the church was 5000 crowded. The Bishop was assisted in the ceremony by the Rev. Zeiler, pastor; the Rev. Father Hauber, tot Foster's Meadow, who acted as Archdeacon the Rev.

Father A. Steffen, of Woodbaven; the Rev. Father Koeberle, of Holy Trinity Church, Brooklyu the Rev. Father Reinhart, of St. Magdalene's Church, New York, and the Rev.

Father Deauttenbach, who preached the sermon. The ceremony was quite imposing, and was beightened by fiue. music rendered by the Sisters of the convent. The bell, which at the proper time received the Bishop's blessing, was placed unmediately in frout of the altar. It bears this iuscription IN HONOREM 8.

JOSEPH SPONSI. B. V. In Eccle-ta, EJUSDEM B. V.

MARIA. JAMAICA, Which translated is: In honor of St. Joseph, spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in the church of the saine." The bell weighs 276 pounds and was cast at the MeShayne Bell Foundry, Baltimore, Md. It replaces a little tinker just about large enougn for a dinner bell. Tue money to purchase the new bell was subscribed tor by the parishioners and friends of the church.

It will be hoisted to its elevated position as soou as practicable and it will take its place as the fourtn church bell in the village, with a pitch a note or two higber than the Presbyterian, Episcopal or Reformed Church bell. Father Zeller is to be congratulated on tuis addition to his sanctuary aud upon the flourish- lug condition of the parish. Police Changes in Long Island City. The Board of Po ice Commissioners of Long Island City have ordered that Officers Ward and Flanagan, who have been acting as roundsmen tor some time, report for patrol duty. Tuey also ordered that Detective James McLaughliu hereafter must wear uniform and go on post in the Second Precinct.

Otticer McLaughin has done good work as a detective and has been popular. Jinny regret this action of the board in his cave, but it is certain that while the city will lose au excellent detective it will gain an efficient police officer by the changing of McLaughlin's positions. An Advantageous Loan to the County. The money required by Queens County for the two new improvements ordered by the Board of -the new bridge over Newtown Creek and the construction of the Hail of Records in Jamaica-amounting to $60,000. $30,000 for each improvement, appropriated by the Supervisors at their meeting at Mincola on Tuesday, has been negotiated tor al a very low rate of interest by Supervisor Brinekerhotf.of Jamaica.

Mr. Brinckerboll made the deal with ex-Judge Morris Fosdick, Treasurer of the Jamaica Savings Bank. who, on behalf of the institution, loans the 86 ,000 for four years at che rate 01 3 per which is sidered very low. The Trustees of the bank also inade a hand-ome concession to the county by giving a seven-toot right of way between the bank building and the county property line, thus ellabeling the couuty to erect a structure three feet wider, in order to bave windows three leet of laud inside the line would have been necessary. The new building will be three stories bigh and of handsome design.

Plans have not yet been adopted by the board. An Incident of a Picnic. At a picnic held at Monteverde's Park in Maspeth, on Wednesday evening, one of the members of the club was seen to leave the dancing platform for the bar, which is only a short dislance away, very frequently. On one of these enjoyable visits the bibulous picnicker was absent over an hour. When he again appeared be astouished the gentlemen and shucked the ladies.

lie was minus bis pants and one shoe. It appears the man felt very slet py, and retiring to a di-tant part of the park near a tree fancied be was going to bed. Clothing was provided. and in the moruing the missing articles were found. The New Grand Street Bridge.

Men are DOW aL work ou the new Grand street bridge, which is the dividing line of Kings and Queens Counties. Traffic will be alinost en tirely stopped on this important thoroughfaro for. five mouths. All people intendiug to travel OD this road will now be obliged to gO around to Metropolitan or Flushing avenue. The car company and their patrons are the principal sufferers, It is said that one gentleman offered to subscribe $1,000 for the purpose of building a temporary weoden bridge near by, over which horses and vehicles could be driven.

Money for Jamaica's Poor. The Jamaica Town Board met at Fueller's, Broad Channel, yesterday, Supervisor Brinckerhoff presiding and Clerk W. E. Everitt recording. The only business transacted was the granting of four or five oyster leases and making the usual annual appropriation of $4,000 from the excise moneys for the benefit of the poor.

This amount, with $3,500 voted by the people, gives $7,500 for the support of the town poor for the rear. OverSeer of the Poor Hamilton B. Pearsall is the dis bur-ing officer. The Town Fathers, who were all present excent Justice Wyckoff, enjoyed the dinner provided by Host Fueller in spite of Judge Kellogg's jokes and stories, over some of which squire Joe Higbie came near choking to death Capsized in the Inlet. James Dollard, Kiernan Dollard, Stephen Donahue, Daniel Reilly and Jeff Reilly had a close call from drowning Wednesday.

they attempted to go out in the Rockaway Inlet and their craft was capsized and washed upon the beach, the young men being compell. to swim to the shore. They are all expert swimmers and but for that fact some of them would undoubtedly have been drowned. To Play at Rockaway, By an arrangement made with the Live Oaks, the game scheduled to be played Oceanville on Saturday will take place on the Domestic diamond at Far Rockaway. A Severe Fracture, Lizzie Spates, a little girl of 3 years, daughter of Daniel Spates, fell from a truck yesterday and received a comminuted fracture of the arm.

The attending physician is doubtful if the child's ArID will ever be of much use, 1.8 the bones are terribly splutered. A Close Call. The little 2-year-old child of William Nelson found a bottle partly filled with laudanum on Thursday and drank the contents. Prompt emet Ics saved the little one's life. To Make a Tour of the States.

Mme. Vernona Jarbeau, the actress, who oecupies the Blackwell cottage at Lawrence, will leave on Monday for an extended tour of the United States. Camp Meeting at Woodsburg. On Sunday a camp meeting will open in the grove at Woodsburg and continue for one week. Jubilee singers will be one of the attrac- Lions.

A Contract Awarded. The contract for furnishing the street signs in Flushing was yesterday awarded to James H. Lowerre. The bids were opened yesterday morn ing in Superintendent G. A.

Rouilier's office and Lowerre's bid of 24 cents each was the lowest. The exhibition of the sigus and numbering of the houses preparatory to the free mail delivery system, which is to be established October 1, is to insure that desirable innovation. Great Game Expected. A great game is expected at the Star Athletic Baseball Grounds, on the corner of West avenue and Third street, Long Islana City, tomorrow. The Stars will play the celebrated Colord All Americas, and will have for their battery Clare aud Bowes, while the All Americas will have Stovey and Collins.

Was Towed Ashore. Roy Downing, a lad about 11 years of age, living in Roslyn, had a very narrow escape from drowning yesterday afternoon. He was in a rowboat on the mili, pond with Willie Woodcock, A lad about his own age, and in attempting to stand lost his balance and was precipitated into the water. Fortunately, the boy retained bis presence of mind, and when the boat was brought within reach caught hold and was towed ashore. Concerning the south Side League.

To the Bilitor of the Brooklyn Times: SIR The guilble editor of a Long Island paper bas found reason to complain of the management of the South Side League. It is known by those who were present at the recent league meetings beid at Rockville Centre why the editor of this paper has so much to complain of. But because be displayed his ignorance and was promptly sat down on 10 the first place is no reason why he should think the management or the league is not what it should be. Again, it is because the Board of Managers would not allow him the privilege of playing his pet two-year-old ponies, the Freeport Athletics, to complete the balance of the schedule, which he said they would be anable to play, Heretofore he has brought dissension in the league and peace was only restored when he was obliged to vacate the presiding officer's chair. While he was the so-called manager of the Observers, and the Athletics were in the league he used his club to make, if possible, the Athletics the champions.

At last his purpose was so bold that the managers of the league made it so unpleasant for him that he never again acted to the capacity of Chairman in the league, and the lAth letios sent in their resignations. He is now very anx- lous to get back, but the managers have had their eye teeth cut, and intend to freeze him our, and it is the general impression that he will never again seek admission in the Sonth Side League meetings. He might go there as a reporter, but it is doubtful if he will attend as a delegate. To show how much he is interested in the Atheneum Club. of which they say be is a member.

In a recent article fu his paper he says "It is much more interesting for any good club to play a close game with the Freeports than to play a one-sided game with the He seems to ignore the fact that nearly all the best players of the Freeports are members of the Atheuzums. and it is perhaps owing to them that such sarcastic slurs should be made. In another place in the same article ne says: They arranged with the Freeport Club to play the schedule out for The President of the Athensums says he kuew nothing about such an arrangement, and it was made in a regular meeting of the club. It must have been, the proposition of some baseball fanatic to accomplish his own design. H.

R. ROCK VILLE CENTRE, Long Island, August 16, 1889. Fined Fifteen Dollars. The ndjourned trial of Frauk Sheridan and Willam Wansor, of Glen Cove. charged with 8.8- saulting Michael Taylor and inflicting a terrible wound on his head with a bottle, came before Justice Frost yesterday.

Alter, bearing the evidence the Justice discharged Sheridan and fined Wausor $15. The latter has taken an appeal to the County Court, which convenes in Two Deaths. Henry Norton, a brother of County SuperIntendent of Poor James Norton. died at his brother's home, Glen Cove, on Wednesday of consumption. He was formerly a member of the police force of New York City.

John Secker, of Locust Valley, a well-known character, died in a New York, hospital on Wednesday. He was found lying on the walk and removed to the hospital. It is supposed that alooholism was the cause of death, A Steamer Runs Aground. The steamer Nonowantue, which runs from Port Jefferson to Bridgeport, was delayed this morning two and a half hours by running aground on the bar near Port, Jefferson. About two buudred passengers were on board.

The Roslyn Schools. At the annual meeting of the Board of Education of School District No. 3, held Wednesday, the board orgauized with the following officers. Samuel Hooper, President; Francis Skillman, Secretary, and Fred M. Eastman, Treasurer John Craft was elected and the amount of his bonds placed at $20,000.

Bonds to the amount of $30.000 were required of the Treasurer. The contract for cleaning the school was awarded to Elbert Van Wycklen. The school will reopen on September 2 with the following corps of teachers: G. V. Bushuell, Principal Miss May Hodges, first assistant; Miss.

Catherine Casoman, advanced primary, aud Miss Eleanor Britton, primary department. Here and There. Judge Van Hoesen, of the New York Court of Common Pleas, is the guest of ex-Chief-Justice Daly at North Haven. Arthur Gifford, the artist, Lawyer M. M.

Fosdick, of Jamaica, and J. Nimmo, of Huntington, were registered recently at the Nassau House, Say Harbor. Mr. John H. Vandenberg, of Brooklyn, has purchased a building site on Bay avenue, near the Clinton House, Patchogue, size 120 by 200.

M. C. W. Eichkeron, formerly of Brooklyn, has started a tailoring establishment at Patchogue and expects to employ about thirty hands shortly. Mr.

George G. Baruard, son-in-law of Mr. Charles S. Higgins, has purchased at West Isiip A large plot of ground opposite the Effingham Park, and will shortly erect a summer resideuce thereon. The Trustees of the Babylon High School will meet next Tuesday evening for the purpose of devising better meaus of heating and ventilating the school building.

it is said $2,000 will be expended for the purpose, and it is thought the sebool will remain closed anotber mouth in consequence. Surrogate Futhill and family, of Riverhead, have zone to the White Mountains oue month's recreation. County Superintendent of Poor Charles L. nor has goue from nis home in Sayville to attend the annual convention of County Superintendents held this week at Plattsburg, N. Y.

The total renting for sixty eight cottages in Bay Shore this season foots up $51,000, or $750 the average. As much more money 18 spent by the summer visitors, so Bay Shore contiuues to boom. A bush meeting was commenced last Saturday north of the Islip depot at a place called Strongville. The meetings have been of nightly occurrence all this week, and will continue so long as interest in them is ouabaied. The body of the unknown man recently washed ashore at Fire Island and thought to bave been Hogan, the aeronaut, was buried in the Babylon Cemetery, but has since been exhuued and sent to Chicago, baving been identified by the description printed in these columns 88 that of a man nained Warden.

He came East to learn music, and failing to secure enough work to support him he wrote a very despondent letter home biding his friends good-bye. Postmaster Woodhull Raynor, or Sayville, postlively denies the rumor that at the coming firemen's tournament a new hook and ladder truck will constitute the first prize. It is authoritatively stated that Mr. C. R.

Roberts, of Oakdale, has given $50 toward the expenses of the tournament. Euitor W. H. Johnson, of the Albany Argus, with his family, is occupying a Surf Hotel cottage at Fire Island. The Fire Island steamboat Ripple will convey Brookhaven Lodge ot Odd Fellows from Palchogue to Fire Island next Tuesday.

Dr. J. Byrne owns a fine country home in Bay Shore and recently be discovered several of his sidewalk maple trees dying, aud on exposing the roots found that owing to a leak in the street gas main the gas had killed his trees. He talks of damages, but the gas company have shut down their works for other reasous. E.

E. Slade, with Smith, Gray has been spending his vacatiou with his parents at Riverhead. Farmers around Southold, Mattituck and Orient complain or great misfortune with this year's crops and of not being able to so much as pay for their fertitizing stutts, let alone anything else, this fail. There was no preaching in the Greenport Congregational Church last Sunday, because Pastor 0. D.

Crawford, with his family, has gone to Northtield, on a visit, Mr. Charles K. Moore, who built the Greenport Water Works recently, has recei ed a contract to do $250,000 worth of work in Plainfield, N. J. The steamer New London, well known AS gunboat during the war and more recently as freighter, plying between New York and Connecticut, has bad her name changed to Acushnet.

She is to be ured bereafter as A menhaden boat and is capable of holding 1,000,000 fish. Mr. Miles, of Milford, is her owner. Mrs. Fanny Stera, M1-s Cordie Stern, Miss Mary Smith, all of Brooklyn, are the guests of Mr.

aud Mrs. Louis Jaeger, at Green port. The New York State Dairymen's Association will Dave a good time at Southold ou the 27th instant. The inventory recenbly taken of the estate of the late eccentric schoolmaster, William A. Merriam, who died suddenly at Springs, has been filed, and shows a value of $93,000.

He lived and died a bachelor. Mr. H. F. Herrick assumes the duties of Postmaster at Southampton to-day, when the office will be moved to his store.

lie succeeds George R. Howell, who gave the patrons of the Post Office excellent service. Deputy Sheriffs Boddy and Dooley, of Patchogue, came into that village on a toad of bay which they bad seized with otber things at the Neednam Hotel, Bay port, because of a debt incurred by Landlord Geiger, who la at present in Riverbed Jail. The bay was sold to the highest bidder. At a meeting of the Southampton Village Improvement Company, held recently aL Meadow Club House, it was resolved to change the names of two roads.

The road leading from Lake Agawam westerly toward Shinnecock Bay shall be herealter called Agawam road, and the road at the south of Mr. Laugh's residence leading west will be called Great Plains road. Proper signs will be erected. Horatio Gardner's horse ran away on Ocean avenue, Patchogue, yesterday, and threw 8 baby out of the wagon beside the driver. Nobody was hurt.

Tois is the third time this horse has ruu away. Far Rockaway. Mr. and Mra. John E.

Cowdin gave a party last evening at their beautiful Wave Crest residence. Many the elite of Lawrence aud vicinily were preseut. Miss May Cronin is spending a few weeks at the Kanterskill House in the Catskills. George De Mott while out fishing Wednesday landed an unusually large bluefish, and while he was holding the fish up gazing fondly upon iL, there was a sudden flop and it bad again sought its element. Miss Hattie Downing, a well-known and fascinating is a guest at Foss' Hotel.

Miss Downing has filled engagements with Clara Louise Kellogg and the Boston Ideal Opera Company. Dr. Dillon, wHo owns one of the handsomest summer villas it the place, has returned home from Europe. A Chinese party was given at the residence of Mrs. Connolly, Wave Crest, Wednesday evening.

A donkey party furnished much merriment at the National last evening. The tirst prize, a plush box of puper, whA captured by Miss Carlin. Mr. Keenan took first, a plush album, for gentlemen, aud Mr. Daniel O' Reilly secured the booby prize.

A fair in aid of St. Mary's Star of the Sea is in progress at 8t. Mary's Hall. To-morrow evening a number of clever artists who are guests at the Tackapousha will give concert in the large aining room of that hotel. Messrs.

Bernard Curren and Frank Horgan, of the Domestic mue, left yesterday for the Adirondacks, where they will spend three weeks. Mohawk Hose Company will have their annual ball at the Windsor Hotel August 21. Mrs. Pike, who occupied toe Walter's cottage, on Mott avenue, was dispossessed this week and has departed. Sundry tradesmen regret her departure.

The weather for the past two days has bad somewhat of a dam ping effect on the spirits of the boarders in that it has prevented their usual outings. The hotel piazzas meantime have pre: sented a very lively appearance. Far Rockaway now has its full quota of boarders. In some cases the hotels have been unable to 80- commodate all who came. Glen Cove Personals, Mr.

William Harrold and Miss Maria Harrold, of Americas, Ga, are visiting at Capt. James Harold's, this village. The Misses Ida, Addie and Mand Montfort bare returned to their home in Brooklyn. Miss Minna Alt Muller, of Brooklyn, is spending few days with Mrs. G.

L. Price at Dosoris. Miss Eits Maidment, of Sea Cliff, started to-day for an extended visit to her sister at Woodnaven. Flashing. The Flushing Board of Excise met in the Town Hall yesterday afternoon and granted a number of licenses, among them Dennis Nix, Flushing, sle and beer; Carl A.

Nelmeyer, College Point, storekeeper Herman W. Neimeyer, Whitestone. storekeeper, and several otbers. The Flusbing fire companies are preparing for the visit next month of Young America Company, of Poughkeepsie. The residents of the village will have an opportunity afforded them to subscribe for the entertainment of the visiting firemen.

THAT TRIP TO HAMILTON. mi THE THIRTEENTH WILL PARADE WITH CANADIAN TROOPS. Col. Austen Talks About the Coming Trip -Preparations Made for the Reception of the From a the Washington Light Infantry Corps. Last night Col.

Austen gave orders that the men of the regiment in the armory be assembled In the officers' council room. Two or three hundred responded and then the Colonel said have called you together in order to save me the necessity of auswering two or three hundred questions regarding the latest arrangements cerning our trip. It has been found practically impossible to change the original plan of our trip, in order to bring in the visit to Hamilton in the four days and the orders promulgated by me concerning it will stand. The invitation to visit Hamilton, Ontario, has virtually been accepted. I have just received the following telegram from United States Consul Albert Roberts at Hamilton.

It explains itself." Col. Austen then read Cot. David E. Austen, Thirteenth Regiment, Brooklyn: No trouble about railroad connections. The Grand Trunk will make hours to suit you.

The carnival will last a whole week, but military pageant will occur on Friday. The last day la its chief feature. The day cannot be changed, as all Canadian regiments have been noufled to arrive on that day. Of course the committee would like to bave you any day, but the appropriateness of American soldiers parading on day with the Canadian troops must be apparent Meals and shelter for your men while bere will De provided by the local committee. ALRERT ROBERTS, United States Consul.

The regiment will stop at Hamilton," continned the Colonel, pending two things: First, the permission from the United States Government and that of the Ottawa authorities to do so: and secondly, the confirmation of what United States Consul Roberts has said, by Capta, French and Jarrett, whom I have sent on to Hamilton as a committee to find out if matters are all right. Practically we Have the permission from Washington to leave the United States and from Canada to enter her burders, but the re to do 60 must go through such a circuitous route that it takes time. Capts. French and Jarrett will be home on Saturday night. As by the original plan we will return from Cleveland Wednesday night and arrive in Thursday morning and then proceed to Hamilton and take part in the ceremonies on Friday.

All those who can't go to Hamilton will be furnished with tickets and they cau return home at the time specitied in my orders, but those who want to go on to Hamilton can do so without extra charge, but will not reach home before Saturday. I sin sure the Canadian people will give us such reception as we shall not soon forget." This was all, and with cheers the men left the room. It is thought that all the boys will go on to Hamilton, as the trip to Cleveland takes up practically the whole week. The officers of the regiment have received from the Washington Light Infautry Corps a very handsome set of engrossed resolutions, bespeaking their gratitude at the manner in which they were treated while the guests of the Thirteenth Regiment during the recent Centennial celebration held in New York City. The resolutions are in a carved oak frame, and the whole thing will make a very handsome showing in the council rooms.

These are the resolutions HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON LIGHT INFANTRY CORPS, WASHINGTON, D. C. At a regular monthly meeting of the Washington Light Infantry Corps, held in their armory on Wedne-day, May 8, 1889, the fo lowing preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted Whereas, I his corps, as the invited guests of the Thirteenth Regiment, N. 0. 5.

N. Y. of Brooklyn, N. happily participated in the grand military display attending the celebration of the one bundredth anniversary of the inauguration of the first President of the United States: and Whereas, This corps were the recipients of a most generous reception and enthusiastic welcome from the Thirteenth Brooklyn Regiment and the citizens generally of Brooklyn, who fairly overwhelmed us with kind, courteous attentions aud bounteous hospitality be it therefore Resolved, That we heartily give expression to our grateful acknowledgments for a reception so genial and hearty; attentions so courteous and considerate and hospitality so whole-hearted that the occasion which called it fortir will ever be remembered a8 one of life's most pleasant reminiscences; and it Is further R- solved, That the above resolutions be paced upon the corps' records, and an engrossed copy of the same be seut to the Thir.eenth Regiment. N.

0. 8. N. of Brooklyn. WILLIAM G.

MOORE. Chairman: W. IT. DALTON, Major First Battalion; CHARLES H. OURAND, Captain Company W.

D. DAVIDGE, Company Committee on Resolutions. OUR LETTER BOX. Gowanus Canal and Newtown Creek. To the Honorable the Gowanus Canal Referring to the Gowanus Canal nuisance now being investigated by your honorable commission, allow me to suggest that there are only two ways to abate it.

The one is to fill it up and the other is to split it into two thus LEt ROBERT CREUZBAUR. 82 LEE AVENUE, Brooklyn, E. D. Capt. Cocheu'ls Not a.

Candidate. By sheet piling, which need not be expensive as it does not require to be closely water-tight, And as the difference of level on its opposite sides would be small. As the tide come in it runs up both channels A and B. When it goes out. none can return through B.

owing to the automatic gates which open inwardly only. All the surface water is therefore renewed every day, and no amount of sewage will do it any barm. It is an old device and works well. After that nuisance is thus removed there remains a vastly greater one under the name of Newtown Creek, the effluvias of which, including its foul flats, extend more or less all over the city and into New York, in the latter city generally credited to Long Island City, giving ample work to physiciaus and dulling the zest of life generally. Brooklyn and New York can never be bealthy cities, such as their otherwise natural advantages would make them, as long as Gowanus Canal and Newtown Creek are in their present condition The Eighteenth Ward sewer emptied upon the data of Newtown Creek for many years; bave they been covered over? Is the extension of the Eighteenth Ward sewer to the East River efficient, with only four and a half feet of fall in a distance of over two miles How many other sewers empty Into that creek Do the upper waters of the creek ever reach the East River, except during a flood It is claimed that the upper waters only reach part of the way down before the tide comes in again, so that there is no change of water.

except through flood rain, leaving rainwater in its bed, which quickly ferments under such pollution. The only way to permanently cure the evils of Newtown Creek completely, lastingly and profitably is to carry out Cov. Clinton's plan of cutting a canal from the bead of Flushing Creek into Newtown Creek, with automatic gates near the mouth of Flushing Creek, opening inwardly only. The whole creek would thus be flushed every day with clear sea water from Flushing Bay, always running in one direction when fu motion. and, therefore, tending to scour out the creek from end to end, deepening it.

It would also produce some four miles of manufacturing and commercial sites along its banks. it would increase the flow of water through the Narrows, tending to improve New York harbor. And, finally, it would make that section, after the creek has been confined to its main channel, as salubrious a locality as any in the city, in spite of all the sewage and-all other possible pollutions that could be emptied into it, and it would remain so. The adoption of this plan, when it was urged, would have inade it unnecessary to sink about $700,000 in that extension of the Eighteenth Ward sewer, which left the creek about as foul as it was before, and which amount would have gone a long way in cutting through that canal. The enterprise would be a remunerative one to private parties, the city and the United States Government contributing a sum each equivalent to the benefits they would receive, the four miles of wharf property alone being in time worth the money required for the uudertaking.

Surveys have been made, about seven years ago, of two routes for such a canal, principally through the effurts of Mr. Charles Cooper, the nephew of Peter Cooper. The maps of those surveys are in the possession of the writer and are tendered free of charge to your honorable commission, to the city or to any association which purposes to put under way so humane and necessary as well 85 80 profitable an undertaking. To the of the Brooklyn Times: SIR: Hearing that Commissioner of Pensions, the Hon. James Tanner, was being pretty generally spoken of as a possible candidate for the office of Commander-in-Chief of the, G.

A. R. at the coming encampment, which meets at Milwaukee on the 27th Inst, as a comrade and Mend I wrote him asking if such was the fact, and in reply received the characteristic answer you this das published. Your reporter was mistaken ILS regards my being a candidate for the place, for, like Comrade Tanner, I do not want it am not a candidate; could not attend to it if I had it, and would not accept it if unanimously elected. Very respectfully, FRED COCHEU.

AUGUST 14, 1889. plause. Children's Singing Competition. Jerome Hopkins has been holding a children's singing competition at Taubridge Wells, England, and Mr. Hopkins' Ingenully in composition and management has elicited very favor Apply at the Post Office.

To the Editor of the Brooklyn Times: SIR: Will you please inform me through the columns of your valuable paper what would be the proper course to pursue in order to obtain the position of letter carrier in the City of Brooklyn. Trusting that I am not imposing on you and that you will grant me my request, which will greatly oblige a CONSTANT READER. A Swimming Exhibition. The many friends and patrons of Miss Kate Bennett, the charming proprietress of the school at the foot of Forty -third street, Brooklyn, were treated to an exhibition of merit last eveuing. Promptly at 7 o'clock the exhibition commenced.

Miss Bennett, with her little niece, Beatrice Gillespie, on her back, dived from the steps of the bath amid the applause of the spectators, The little child, who is only 3 years old, then swam a distance of ten feet or more, to the otter surprise of the onlookers, She also accomplished the feat of diving from the rails. There was also a chariot race, won by Alice Leach, and a swimming contest won by James Bennett. The Misses Hattie and Ceely Goldsmith then swam round the bath in a grotesqne fashion and also took part in An overhand race while lyinig on their backs. The tank scene from the "Dark Secret" was then enacted with skill, after which some fancy swimming was indulged in by Miss Bertie Southner, Miss Agnes McGillken, Miss Frankie Kings, Miss Erelyn Edgerly and little Adele Wishlade. Miss Bennett berself also performed many clever and difficult feats while in the water, for all of which she won marked A SEPARATED COUPLE.

A Question as to the Ownership of Their Bousehold Furniture. Some weeks ago Mrs. Catherine England, wife of Mr. Charles England, of Greenpoint, stored a lot of her household furniture and left home. She took her two children with her.

Before leaving town she stored the furniture and other effects at Hall's storage warehouse in Greenpoint. A few days ago Mr. England began a replevin suit in Justice Engle's court to recover the furniture. The result was that Constable Henry Murray is now in possession of the property pending a bearing before the magistrate. On the subject of the furniture Justice Kagle received the following letter: WASHINGTON, D.

August T4, 1889. The Hon. Judge Enple: DEAR SIR: I received a letter from Mr. Haff telling me I would lose my furniture and a trunk con taining my own and children's clothing if I was not present at the trial next Friday. I cannot come Lu Brooklyn, as I am here with two helpless children and have no money.

I would not have bread only for my friends. My husband hasn't any right to any of those things in storage, as I worked for them myself. left baif the things in the bouse, and his own children don't want to go to him. He was 50 cruel I could stand him no longer. beg of you to help helpless woman with two children to support, and he Is a man and can work.

Lawyer Rock well has a case in his hands which has never been called up. wish you would wait for a few months. Yours respecifully. Mrs. CATHERINE ENGLAND, England is employed on the Greenpolut Ferry.

AT THE BEACH. The Gilmore Jubilee -The Star-eyed Goddess-Arrivals. The day visitors at Coney Island yesterday were very few and far between. The unsettled look of the sky probably deterred a good many from going down, but the beautiful brought down many, and by 7 o'clock there was quite a crowd at the beach, the dining rooms at the several botels being well patronized. At West Brighton the number of children as compared with other days was rather small, but yet there were enough mothers and babies to make quite a gathering.

All the resorts where amusement 18 dealt out at popular prices were well patronized and business was pretty brisk. The Seidl Society holds its regular weekly meeting at the Brighton Beach Hotel to-day and after the business is transacted the good ladies will lunch and go to the concert given by their namesake. A rumor gained considerable circulation about 8 o'clock last evening that the Brighton Beach Railroad depot was on fire. Small things sometimes start big rumors. There was a fire at Brighton Beach, but it was made through the desire of the authorities to get rid of some old lumber rubbish that had been lying about.

The wind blew strong from the land and it Was a favorable time to get rid of the accumulation. There was enough wood burned to make several poor ilies happy all winter, but as there 1s Do way of transporting It fro.u the island it had to be sacrificed in that way. The next time the wind blows strongly from the northwest it would be a good thing to touch a match to the old bathing house that stands out in the oceap, a sickly reminder of bygone days and an eyesore to the beholder. It is a dark spot in surroundings rapidly becoming beautiful. Heury Watterson, the star-eyed goddess of reform," otherwise and widely known as the editor of the famous Louisville Courier Journal, Allied bimself up with the good things provided by Messrs.

Cable Breen at the Brighton Beach Hotel last night. There is a rare sort of instinct possessed by Henry which tells him that a newspaper man is on his scent, and be.is the hardest man in the world to interview. When be is cornered be is courtesy Itself and will characteristically answer all questions put to him. But to corner him, "that's the The Japanese village at Sianbattan Beach 18 attracting considerable attention. There are many things to be seen that are novel and interesting.

The potter who makes the miniature vases, cups and saucers and the like, the handsome work that the embroiderers produce, the rapid sketch artist, the painters on chinaware, the jewelry maker who converts 10, 25 and 50 Cent pieces into handsome articles of adornment. and the pretty girl native who presides over the fan department are all objects of decided interest. Gilmore, Patrick Sarsfield, whom everybody knows and likes, is making extensive preparations for his big annual jubilee at Beach, which will occur on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the 22d, 23d, 24th and 25th instant. Lots of singers, plenty of special musical features, booming cannon and other interesting things will make the four days memorable. Mue.

Modjeska left the Oriental for Hartford, yesterday. She returus, it is understood, to spend Sunday at the beach. The success of the special firework display at the close of the spectacle of The Last Days of Pompeii was 50 great on last Saturday night at Manhattan Beach that Mr. Pain has resolved to duplicate it to some extent and also to add some new features. A specialty will be made of the water fireworks, which appear to attract more attention than usual.

The number of rockets to be sent up to-morrow night will be greater than any Saturday evening yet. It is about settled that Pain's annual jubilee will take place on the evening of Saturday, September 7. The following are the hotel arrivals: -Mr. and Mra. E.

8. Smith, Mrs. F. P. Holbrook, Montclair, N.

Mr. and W. C. Quincy, Pittsburg Mr. and Mrs.

Wilson Miller, Miss Martha Miller, Allegheny, W. Beck, Montreal, Canada; J. H. Dunn, Philadephia; Mr. and Mra.

C. F. Fessenden, Troy, N. Samuel McAlpin, New York. Mr.

and Mrs. John A. Camp and daughter, Lyons; Miss Waters, Grand Rapids Miss Bodman. Mrs. C.

W. Earle, Miss Carrie Earle, Master Willie Earle, Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. T. H.

Benedict, Miss M. Gifting. Danbury, Mrs. E. S.

Hoyt, Waterbury, Mrs. E. C. Fitch, Newton, Richard Muser, Mrs. T.

A. Geer, Mrs. H. G. Allen and daughter, J.

M. Bundy, Charles A. Lummis, Mrs. Jane A. Brooks, New York.

BRIGHTON BEACH. -Mr. and Mrs. F. C.

Stout, Il, E. Stout, Auburn, N. Mrs. Cuyler Van Vechten, Staten Island: Mr. and Mrs.

L. S. Thomas, of Danbury, Thomas Dougherty, Audenreld, Frank Baxter, Washington, D. C. Mr.

and Mrs. G. Robertson, St. Albans, Vt. 8.

Mr. Forbes, Boston, James A. Reilly, Miss Dora Specht, Miss Edna Specht, Nellie Plant, Silas M. Sullwell, Mr. and Mrs.

A. P. W. Kinnan, New York Mr. and Mrs.

F. 8. Atwood, Miss Bessie Atwood, Euglewood, N. Mr. and Mrs.

L. C. Skinner, Miss Mary Skinuer, Canandaigua, N. Y. NEWS JOTTINGS.

The Republican State Convention will be held at Saratoga on Wednesday, September 25. The great ocean race between the City of New York, of the Inman Line, and the new ship Teutonia, the White Star Line. is at an end. The City of New York was only seventeen minutes ahead after a run of 2,800 miles. Unrequited love caused George Clark, of Kinderhook, to shoot himself dend yesterday.

He was engaged to Miss May Hubbard. They quarrelled. She told him never to call again. Taking a revolver from his pocket, he said: will never call again," and sent a bullet through his brain. The shock has made the girl crazy.

J. W. Ackerman shot his son-lu-law, J. H. Thorp, at Rahway Wednesday night.

The shooting WAS the result of a family quarrel of long standing over the disposition of $7,000, of which Ackerman says Thorp defrauded him. Some time ago Gen. Theodore 8. West, of Washington, was assaulted by Sterling Ruffin, Treasury clerk. He died yesterday al Asbury Park, N.

from the effects. Col. Usual S. Johnson, of the Seventy-fourth left the Peekskill Camp yesterday and went wandering over the bills. He is believed to be insane.

The storms in New Jersey did considerable damage at all the coast towns. There were tremendous seas al Asbury Park yesterday. An imperial commission from Japan has arrived in New York to study the methods of government. More than twenty people are reported killed during the severe storms which have of late raged in the Missouri Valley. The Archbishop of Bordeaux is dead.

James Albery, the dramatic author, is dead. A Dutchman has started from Amsterdam for Paris on roller skates ou a wager that be can cover the distance in seven days, A petition signed by 800 persons, Including Archbishops, Bishops and Patriarchs, has been sent to the Pope, asking his Holiness to honor the name of Christopher Columbus with the title of Venerable." Audrew Miller, A patient in the Ward's Island Insane Asylum, committed suicide in his room yesterday by strangling himself with one of his suspenders, which he bad made into a slip noose. The pretty wife of the owner of the Ocean City, a boat plying between Longport, Somer's Potut and Ocean City, N. is the engineer of the boat. Her husband is fireman.

The engineer is a brunette, very attractive and very popular. William Jones, for twenty years a trusted emplose of E. F. Butler educational publishes, of Philadelphia, has disappeared. He is sala to be short in his accounts with the firm to extent of $40,000.

The reported find of rich gold deposits along Bean Blossom Creek, in Brown County, made by a Cincinnati mining expert, catised considerable excitement in the neighborhood of the alleged discovery. Two children of Adolph Gauer, a watchman living in Allis street, Milwaukee, are dead from the effects of an infusion of poppy seed administered by their parents in ignorance of its deadly character. The prairies a few miles to the north and east of Miles City, Montana, are on fire. The fires cover an ares of thousands of acres. The most exciting sebool election known in the history of Cornwall was held yesterday.

Fifty women roted. Some of the men claimed that women had no right to vote. An laquiry was made of State Superintendent Draper by telegraph. Death of an Old Resident. hush.

Male Chorus Festival Concerts. John McCarthy, of 808 Kent avenue, one of Brooklyn's old residents, died yesterday Ing at the age of 76 years. He WAS A Dative of Cooneen, County Waterford, Ireland. He came to this country in 1849 and entered the employ of the Gutta Percha and Rubber Compauy in Franklin avenue, where be has been employed for thirty. five years.

He was also a war veteran. He WAS man of quiet and domestic habits and always found his greatest pleasure with his family, He leaves a widow and two children, Joseph M. McCarthy and a daughter, the wife of Christopher Mooney, to mourn his loss. The funeral will take place to-morrow at 2 o'clock from his late restdeuce. Interment in Holy Cross Cemetery, Flat- The Male Chorus Festival Concerts, which will be given under the auspices of the New York Arion Society, October 7 and 8, al the Metropolltan Opera House, promise to be unusually teresting.

The following societies will participate: Orpheus, Buffalo Zoellner Maennerchor, Brooklyn Arion, Newark Junger Maennerchor, Philadelphia; Harmonie, Germania and Liederkranz, Baltimore. The conductors of the different societies are: Joan Lund, Arthur Classsen, Moritz Leefson, F. Tillman. D. Melamet And F.

Mittler. Frank Van der Stacken 18 the Festival Conductor, and is now rebearaing the societies la the different cities: Ridley Sons. Covering Entire Block, Covering Entire Block, GRAND STREET, GRAND STREET, From Allen to Orchard N. Y. From Allen to Orchard N.

Y. GOOD BARGAINS FOR SATURDAY. 100 Dozen R. G. Corsets.

Manufacturers' Seconds. The only imperfection being slipped stitches otherwise perfect in every respect all sizes: regular price AT 49 CENTS THE PAIR. FANCY ARMURE AND SURAH RIBBONS. Fancy Armure Ribbone, all colors, No. 22, at 19c.

yard worth 49c. 15-inch Surah Sash Ribbons, all leading colors, at 790. yard; worth $1.50. HOW TO REACH RIDLEYS'. All visitors by Brooklyn Bridge take Elevated Railroad to Grand Street, walk four east.

Ferries from Grand Street and Broadway, Brooklyn, land at Grand Street, New York. Take Grand Street Crosstown Car (blue car) at that point, which passes our door. EDWARD RIDLEY SONS, 309, 311, to 321 Grand 56 TO 68 ALLEN 59 TO 65 ORCHARD ST. POINTS ON WALL STREET. THE REARS NOT TO HAVE THING THEIR OWN WAY.

A Rather Dull Day-Railroad EarningsWhat the Tines" Heard on the Street and What Some People Would Like to Know -Produce Transactions. The list showed more strength. Even after declining recovered the loss. Chicago, Burlington and Quincy advanced a point. Many other stocks advanced a fraction.

It was largely board room trading. Commodore Arthur E. Bateman snid: Speculation for the time being in England is confided to trust and debenture shares, Everything is trusted" there, Laundries, beer shops and kindred institutions are debentured and stocked by preterred and ordinary shares for fabulous amounts. Outside of these fancy speculations there is nothing of moment trauspiring. Mr.

Bateman compared this stock market to the weather, and said that, like atmospherical conditions, it was liable to change frequently. Railroad earnings: Flint and Pere Marquetto in the first week of August decreased Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western in the second week of August Increased $15,101: Toledo, St. Louis and Kansas City increased $18, 177, In London the market for American stocks opened active and is now bigher and irreguiar. The weather in the West is very line, dry and warmer. That the wea: her conditions also promise a week or so of hot dry weather in the corn belt, the very condition the corn crop needs.

The following table shows the ductuations up to 1 o'clock Closed Op'up Hat Its last eve to day since since P.M. Atchison. S. 35 85 Am, Cot, 0, Seed 534 634 Chic. Bur.

104 104x 104 Central Chic. 59 1 60 Consolidated (as. Canada C. C. C.

St. 764 744 754 Canada 53 584 Chesapeake Ohio. Ches. Ohio 1st prid 67 Ches. Oblo 2d orr'd 409 41 41 Lack Western.145% 1464 Del.

and Hod. 148 284 Erie 2de .104 East 'Tenn. prfd Hocking Valley. 15 F. W.

Den. City cuts. Lead Trusts 23 Long 94 Lake ..1043, 1045 Louisville Nashville. 70, 96 06 165 Kan. 13 Missouri 71 725 72 New York Central 107 107 107 107 107 New Jersey 111 Norfolk 16 16 16 16 Nor.

West. prf'd. 64 N. 1 UnI. de St.

Northern Pacino Northern Pacific. Prf'd. 075 073 074 N. Y. N.

51 51 Oregon 974 9H 473 Oregon Trans'on 334 344 Pacitic Mail. 354 Phil. and Reading 443 Ricomond Hock 98. 90985, 984 St. Paul 713 8t.

Paul, St. Paul Omana. 34 St. Paul and 98 St. Paul, Min, and Mau.

Texas Pacte. 214 24 Union Pacitic 021. Western Ualon. West Snore Wabash 33 33 Wheeling L. Pipe Line 97 97 105 9 97 Sugar Money, Foreizu Exchange, (004.8R The sales 105 thus far 128,300 abares.

Governments 106. 48 r. 48 12801284 WHAT THE TIMES HEARS. That there is'8 good short interest In stocks which is kept alive by the present slowness of the speculation. That the decline in Atchison of late is due 10 poor earnings and alleged lack of confidence 00 the part of those interested in the otticials of the company.

That A good MADY feel as to the future of the market. That railroad officials should be held to a strict and stern accounting for their acts, even IF it be found necessary to invoke the penal law. That the place for railroad oficials who manipulate freight rates to suit their stock speculations is State prison. That the market is in the hands of traders and that only quick turns should be made in either direction. It is not a market for big profits.

That London bought moderately Missouri, Kansas and Texas and Louisville and Nashville. 8. V. White bought Rock Island. W.

E. Tunis bought 1,000 Erie; Ladenburgh, Thalmann Co. also bought. Woerlshoffer Co. sold Reading; Philadelphia bought.

That the German bears who sold American cottou short wish they hadn't. That the coffee speculation is too suggestive of three card monte to be inviting. Too many bowers" and jokers" up the sleeve. That this country is being milked for the benefit of Brazil. That.

there is a good demand for the actual wheat, though the speculation is sluggish. That the crowd in the wheat pit of the Produce Exchange are plucked two or three times in single day by men who have quotations by private wire from Chicago. That the Chicago tickers on the Produce change are at An inconvenient distance from the wheat pit, one being over among the four dealers and another a block off down in the provision crowd, and that the quotations are not posted as formerly. That the private wire men get their Chicago quotations several minutes ahead of the tickers on which most operators are obliged to rely, That Boston bought Atchison to-day. That Van Dyke Williams sold 3,000.

That Hutchinson was a free buyer of wheat in Chicago. That bull leaders gave stocks a little more support. That Culbert Senbury sold 1,000 Reading J. Reese sold. Wormser bought 800, C.

8. Day bought. Jones, French Maury sold Northern Pacific preferred Bisland Co. bought. That on any material decline in stocks there would be an improvement in the character of the buying.

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106 Wall street New York EDWARD RIDLEY SONS, 309, 311, to 321 Grand' 56 TO 68 ALLEN 59 TO 05 ORCHARD ST. in loans for the purpose of affecting the money market? Will the Reading yet go into the hands of a Recelver the Alchison remain solvent under the esent fixed charges? Judging from their bullish talk, are the Goulds selling stocks 7 TOR PRODUCE MARKETS. Wbeat waS irregular August here, September. December, May. In Chicago August.

September, December. Nay. 82. Corn was also Irregular. September bere October, December, In Chicago August, 354; September, October, 351.

Cotton was 2 to 4 poluts higher. Aueust, 10.73; September, 10.47. December, 10,01 January, 10.05. was 15 to 25 points lower. September, 15.36; December, 15.40; January, 15.40.

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R. LIPTROTT'S, Broadway, corner Driggs Street, Brooklyn, D. TELEPHONE 669 WILLIAMSBURG. CORPORATION NOTICES. TOTICK OF INTENTION TO PASH ORdinance to direct day adewalks.

-Op the west side of Evergreen avenue, 'between Troutman street awl Myrtle Notice of the intention of the Con Council of the Chy of Brooklyn to pass aD ordinance to tax the sidewalk opposite the lot iSing on the west side or Evergreena venue between Troutman street ara Myrtle street. known as lot No. 74. block 1.060, Eighteenth Ward map. with bluestone dagxing.

(6) feet in width. the full width where not already done, to abate a nuisance, at the expense of the owner or owners of said lot, is hereby given to every person to be affected by the said ordinance. bated Brookiyn. August 13, 1889. JOHN P.

ADAMS, Commi-sioner of City Works. Attest: D. L. NORTHUr. Secretury.

Au13-10t OF INTENTION TO PASS ORdinance to flag sidewalks. -On the east side of Ninthavenue, between sixteenth street and Braxton street. Notice of the intention of the Common Coonoil of the City of Brooklyn to pass an ordinance to Bag the sidewalks opposite the lots lying on the east side of Ninth avenue, between Sixteenth street and Braxton street. known as lots Nos. 68.

69. 70. block 193, Twenty second Ward map, with bluestone flagging six (6) feet in width. or the full width where not already done, to abate a nuisance. at the expense of the owner or owners of said lots, Is hereby given to every person to be affected by the said ordinance.

-Dated Brooklyn, August 16. 1889. JOHN P. ADAMS, Commissioner of City Works, Attest: D. L.

NORTHUP, Secretary, aul5-10t TO PANS ORdinance OF sidewalk. -On the north side of Fourth place, between Court and Clinton streets. -Notice of the Intention of the Common Council of the City of Brooklyn to pass an ordinance to fax the sidewalk opposite the lot lying ou the north side of Fourth place, between Court and Clinton streets, known as lot No. :55. block 88, Sixth Ward map, with bluestone Tagging.

six (6) feet in. width, or the hill width where not already done. to abate a pulsance, at the expense of the owner or owners of said lot, is hereby given to every person to be affected by the said ordinance. Dated Brooklyn, August 10, 1889. JOIN P.

A DAMS, Commissioner of City Works Attest D. L. NORTHUP, Secretary. THE COMMON COUNCIL OF ordain THE as follows, CITY of Brookiya decide and That IL is necessarv to cause the lots fronting upon north side of Union street. between Fifth and Sixth avenues, known A9 lots Nos.

17 and 18, block 37, Twenty-recond Ward mad, to be fenced with a close board fence, where not already done, to the height. of six (6) feet. for the purpose of abating a nuisance of which the present condition of the said lots is the cause, and they hereby or. dain that sald lots be so fenced al the expense of the owner or owners thereof, and the. Department of City Works is hereby directed to advertiRe for proposals for doing such work.

The foregoing decision and ordinance were two-third's adopted by the Common Council by a vote this lat day of July, 1889. M. J. CUMMINGS, Denuty City Clerk. TIER Brooklyn COMMON do decide COUNCEL and OF ordain as That it side is necessarr to cause the lots fronting open north of Van C'ott avenue, between Newell street and Oakland avenue, known as lots Nos 29 to 36 Inclusive, block 219, Seventeenth Ward inap, to be fenced with close board fence.

where not already done, to the height of six (6) feet. for the pare pose of abating a misance, of which the present condition of the said lots is the cause, and they hereby ordain that said lots be so fenced at the axpease of the owner or owners thereof and thir Department of City Works is hereby directed to advertire for proposals for doing such work The foredecision and ordinance were adopted by the said Common Council by a two-thirte this lat day of July, 1889. Au14-101 M. J. CUMMINGS, Depute City PER COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY Brooklyn do decide and ordain as follows, vize That It la necessary to cause (be lot fronting on the north aide of North Seventh street, between street and Roebling street.

known as lot No. block 86. Fourteenth Wards to be fenced with a close board fence where not already done, to the height of six 16) feet for the purpose of LIE nuisance. of which the present condition of the Is the cause, ant they hereby ordain that sald lot be so fenced at the sense of this owner or owners and the Department of Cite Works is hereby directed to advertise for propo-als for doing such work. The decision and ordinance were adopted by be said Cowan Council by a two thirds, vote, this or Jul, 31.

J. Deputy City Clerk..