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V'- I BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, MONDAY, JULY 13. 1885. HEW ENGLAND NEWS. THE STUDY OF ALCOHOL IH THE SCHOOLS. EVENING TfiANSCMPI LOCAL RAILROAD NOTES.

Quick Transit Trains on the Lowell Read. At present the main line of the Boston A Lowell road extends from the Boston station to Somerville Junction, a distance of 2 miles. At the lut-named point tbe line divides, one section running to West Medford, a distance of five miles from Boston, the other to Arlington, about six miles from the same city. West Medford and Arlington are about one mile apart, and it is proposed to connect these two places by a lias of donble-tracked road, and thru make a circuit or belt line, running from Boston through Somerville Junction, West Medford, Arlington and back to Boston via Somerville Junction. The surveys tor tha mile of railroad to be constructed have already been made, and all tbe arrangements necessary to tbe enterprise have been thoroughly canvassed by tho management of tbe road.

Tne passenger desiring to traverse this belt, or any portion of it, will be furnished a ticket, the price of which hu not yet been fully decided upon, but whlcb will certainly coat not more than six nor leu than live cents probably the lut-named sum. This ticket will enable tba holder to ride way around the belt, or ra any portion of it, and in either direction, via West Medford or Arlington. In burr, tba ticket will allow a patsenger to board a train at any point of stoppage ra the cireoit, and to ride in any direction in that train until tbe terminus (Boston) is reached, or from any one station to another. Tbe principle is, that every ride, long or short, ra the circuit cos (a live (or six; rents. The suburban trains will bo furnished with conductors but not for the collection of fans or tickets.

Gates and ticket boxes, after tbe manner of tbo elevated roads In Kew York city, will be provided, and the passenger upon dropping bis ticket -Into the box may enter tbe train, and remain upon it, or get off when be pleases daring tha trip. From the Boston station a suburban train will leave every fifteen minutes during tbe busy bran of tbe day, running alternately, tbe tint from Boston around tbe belt, via West Medford tbe next from Boston around via Arlington, ud so on throughout tba day. Trains coming towards Boston from outside the suburban limit will all run expreu alter leaving either Arlington or Went Medford, and thus ten or twelve minutes be gained for the passengers of any train arriving from beyond the belt. Thu, passengers from Winchester, Woburn, will find themselves tbe gainers in time by all trains which have heretofore stopped at way stations, and outward-bound passengers will be equally provided for. Of course it will be necessary lor passengers from outside tire circuit wbo may be desirous of reaching any station upon tbe belt to change trains at West Medford or Arlington, and purchase a suburban ticket for their new trip.

The section of road to be built between West Medford and Arlington will be double-tracked, and will ran between tha Mystic ponds or lakes, skirting fur some distance the shore of lower Mystic. Bum excellent building sections will thus be brought within reach of tbe beet of railroad facilties. It is expected that along the mile of road tbits to be opened hamlets and, later, villages will be planted, the population being drawn to-gf-tber by tbe land lots made available and desirable. The greater part of these lends for tbe distance traversed will lie in Arlington, where their it nation and advantage may readily be estimated. The stations included within the belt, as projected, are East Cambridge, Milk Row, winter Hill, Bomerville, North Somerville, College Hill, Medford Hillside, West Medford, Somerville Highlands, Willow-avenue, West Somerville, North-avenue, Lake-street, Arlington.

Miscellaneous Matters. The Boston A Providence Railroad Company is about to erect a handsome stone station at Highland, ra the Dedham branch, in West Roxbury. It will be similar to the one built last year at Mount Hope. Tbe Ola Colony-Railroad Company baa completed its tracks from Foxborongb to Mansfield, and expects to extend the work to Walpole this sua'tner. At Foxbo rough extensive improvements are to be carried out by moving tbe freight house ard filling In for more yarn room.

The Burton Stock Car Company of Boston whose ears are designed for the humane transportation of live stock, has entered complaint with tbe Illinois Railroad Commission against the Alton, Burlington, St. Paul, Northwestern and Rock Island roads, alleging unjust discrimination, in that they have pooled against the use of the Burton cars. Tbe members of tho International Association of Travelling and Passenger Agents wbo accepted tbe hospitalities of tbe Bangor A Boston Steamship Company's inviration to ns its boats from Mount Desert to Boston, at a meeting held at the Quincy House, Bueton, Saturday, passed resolutions expressive of tbeir appreciation of courtesies extended. In tbeir report of the fatal accident to Ambrose Perkins at tne Hoosae-sueet crossing (Adams) of tbe Boston A Albany Railroad, tbe Railroad Commissioners say, This casualty only repeats tbe warning against venturing, nnder any circumstances, ra a highway crossing in fare of an advancing train. All possible warning of the approach of tbe train was given, and every possible effort was mads to stop it after tbe danger was known.

As a flagman has already been placed ra tbe spot, no recommendations upon that point is neeaed as to this place, unless tbe selectmen should prefer a gate. But it seems to be a proper time to advise tills company and all the railroad companies in tbe Mate to examine the various nn-gnsttled crossings over tbeir tracks, so tbat the needed preca nitons for the safety of travellers may be taken before, father than after, the occurrence of any fatal accident. The monthly meeting of the New England General Ticket and Passenger Agents' Association will be held at the office of tbe Pathfinder Railway Guide ra Wednesday at 11 A. M. MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

Bostoh, July It, 1885. The exhibition today opened tho series of weekly shows, and opened it well, both as to i tbe products exhibited and the number of interested visitors in attendance. Tha Hybrid Perpetual roses from Joha B. Moore A Bra made a fine appearance ra entering the hall. Several hue collections of Delphiniums (larkspurs) formed a very prominent anu attractive restore of tho exhibition, in every tint and shade of blue from tbe lightest to the deepest, they might well be called a study In blue.

The display of LUU tint candidum was extensive and tbe flowers were excellent, filling the hall with their fragrance. John L. Gardner exhibited very large flowers of frit Ecempferi, grown as in Japan, in a bed flooded with water. The display of cat flowers was remarkably fine. Beside tbe prise collections, C.

M. Hovey sent a very fine stand, which, unfortunately, came too late to compete for a prize. The named collections of herbaceous Slants wen also better than usual, and Mrs. P. St.

icharda' collection of wild flowers waa at great intei est. The show of fruit, though offering little for special remark, was laree and good. Hon. Marshall P. Wilder exhibited for the first time specimens A the new Marlborough raspberry, which proved to be rather deficient in sweetness and flavor.

The show of vegetables was large and line tbe Hist prise cabbages were very large and handsome. C. D. Kingman showed Vick's Extra Early, Pearl of bavoy, and Chicago Market potatoes, all planted April 25, which matured in the order named, from the 7th to the 10th of July. Ibe Chicago Market yielded nun, and the Vick's waa of the finest quality.

The following awards were made by tha committee: For flower Hybrid Perpetual roses, John B. Moore A Bra; Delphiniums, E. Sheppard; second, B. G. Smith; Ulium Candidum, B.

G. Smith: second, Jobn L. Gardner. Cut flowers, Mrs. E.

M. Gill: second, W. K. Wood. Display of Japan Iris (friz Etrmpferi), John L.

Gardner. Twelve named varieties, J. F. C. Hyde.

Vasa of flowers, Miss 8. W. Story second, Mrs. E. M.

Gill Herbaceous plant. Min 8. W. Story; second, A. McLaren, Gratuities to Mrs.

E. 8. Joyce, Miss 8. W. btory and Eawin Fawkes, tor ent flowers; Min E.

M. Harris for lilies: M. Hovey for native rhododendrons. J. H.

Woodford for pansies, and Mrs. P. D. Richards for native plants. Awards for Fruits Strawberries.

warren Heustis, Belmont; second, C. E. Grant, Longfellow; third, W. Heustis, Middlesex. Downers Late cherries M.

W. Chad bon roe; second, C. N. Brackett; any other variety Warren Fenno, Norfolk Raspberries C. E.

Grant, Hers tine; second, W. Doran A Bon, Highland Hardy. Red currants B. G. Smith; second, M.

W. Chaa-bonrne; third, W. Doran A Bon, mil for Versail-laiae. White currants B. G.

Smith, French Transparent; second pr.se to the same for Sradouin; gratuities to B. Lockwood for cherries, and K. W. Cbaa bourne for collection. Awards for Vegetables (prises postponed from July 4) Onions, Jostab Crosby; second, George D.

Moore. Long-waned squashes, Warren Henatis. Cabbage, George D. Moon aecond.Warren Heus-tia. Peas, C.

H. Hovey. Sharp's Early Paragon; second, C. E.Grant, Advancer. Ibe prises of today were aa follows: Potatoes, C.

D. Kingman. Chicago Market; second to the same, for Pearl of Savoy; third, Samuel Hartwell, Early Sunrise. Lrag-wamd squashes, Jreiah Crosby; String beans, Samuel Hartwell, wax; second prise to the same. Peas, CL N.

Brackett, Stratagem; second, George F. Stone, Advancer; third, CL H. Hovey A Invincible. Gratuities to George D. Moon for beets and George F.

Stone for lettuce rad cucum-berSo A stated meeting of the society was hidden at eleven oclock. President Moore in the ebair. William C. Strong, Benjamin G. Smith and William H.

Spooner were appointed a committee ra the meeting of the American Forestry Congress, to be held in Boston Sept. 22-24, in place of the former committee, wbo were enable to serve; and a anm not exceeding one handled dollars was appropriated for the expenses of the meeting. Charles H. B. Breck, chairman of the committee to prepare resolutions in memory of P.

B. Hovey, reported the following: Whereas, ire the will of Almighty God, our esteemed and honored friend, associate and ce-labortr has been removed from the scenes of earth to a higher life; therefore Resolved, That by the death of Mr. Phineas Brown Hovey, a member of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, from the first year of lta existence in 1829, cf which period he was a member of tbe trait committee twenty-four years, chairman of tbe committee of arrangements ten years, and five years one of its vice presidents, tbe society bu lost a member wbo has faithfully and diligently fulfilled the duties required of btm in tbe several positions be bold, with Honor to bimaelf and for tbe best interests of the society. Resolved, Tbat the members of tbe society deeply deplore tbe death of this noble, generous rad kind-hearted man. Resolved, That these resolutions bo plaoed ra tbe records of tne society, and a copy transmitted to the family of the deceased, with tbe assurance of the heartfelt sympathy of the members of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society.

Ckaules fi. B. Bxeck. Makshali. p.

Wilder. William C. Strong, Appropriate remarks were mode by Mr. Brack, Mr. Strong and President Moore, ud tbe resolutions were unanimously adopted by a rising vote.

The amendments to the constitution and by-laws offered at tbe April meeting, reducing the number of the executive committee rad committee of arrangements, were adopted. It was voted that the committee ra establishing prizes report, ra tbe first Saturday in August, a list of prizes for bulbs. Also that tbe executive committee consider the subject of Prizes tor the best reports of committees. J. Wesley Barber of Newton and Oliver DItson of Boston were elected members of tbe society.

Adjourned to tho first Saturday in August. breadth of only a. lew feet, it swept straight down a steep Incline for several hundred feet, widening as it went, till in the bioadeat part it Is not less than twenty-five or thirty rods wide. It then followed tberouneof Stanley Brook as this turned toward the west, sweeping out the side of the brook, whoM banka are very steep and high. Aa it came out of the forest It struck the west side of the ravine, and then went by a succession of bounds (not lesa than six) from side to side till it reached the open pasture, where it had a ensues to spread its force.Stand-ing iu this elevated position dark line of mad anu logs lay In sight bordering a deep ravine, forty or fifty feet deep, along the bottom of which rolled the muddy waters of Stanley Brook.

Here and there a splintered stump showed how high upon the rank the rushing hum had reached, while the email stones and branches scattered about helped us to believe one man who said that atones seemed to be flying In all direct Iona. Where the rushing slide struck the side of the brooks course, mud and logs are piled twenty feet or more higher than on the opposite rauk, shewing how compact the mam was. Indeed, there seems to have been no great amount of water in the elide, hut it wu almost entirely stones, mud and logs. At this point of the ruined Louse the scene wu quite animated, as carriages were continually coming and going with their loads of cur.oslty seekers, while every one was exclaiming at the tremendous confusion and destruction around. THE CATTLE TRAPLE.

The secretary of the interior has sent the following telegram to W. A. Towers and Thotnu A. Lee, committee for the Stock Association at Kansas City, I have carefully considered your telegram of the 10th instant. The animal industry act prohibits the driving front one 8tate or Territory to another of any live stock bvauy person, knowing them to be stUlctea with any contagious, infectious or communicable disease.

The owners whose herds are forcibly stopped in the Indian Territory declare that their cattle are not so affected. The people of Texas. Colorado, Missouri ami other States have equal, if not greater, right to drive their live stock, not infected with the prohibited disease, through and over the trails of tbe Indian Territory and the neutral strip as yon have to occupy those lands, with or without your leases from Indian tribes. An inspector hu been sent to open and keep open the traila for the pas-aage of cattle. If the people who are occupying those lands with their herds continue their forcible obstruction of trails, measures will be taken to remove them and their herds at once.

The following instructions were also telegraphed to inspector Armstrong of tbe Cheyenne and Arapahoe agency in the Indian Territory Owners of cattle driving herds northward through the Indian Territory and the public land atrip north of the Texan Pan Handle complain that their passige on and over the established trail in the vicinity of Fort Supply is obstructed by parties holding cattle on these lands. Go at once to tbe region of disturbance, and take active measures to open, and keep open, for all cattle having no infectious disease, all established trails that may be found closed or obstructed in any way except by proper and competent authority of United States courts having jurisdiction. Notify offenders that they, with their stock, will be removed from the Territory at once if they continue obstruction to established trails. L. (j.

C. Lamas, Secretary. A similar obstruction of tbe cattle traila M-curred last year under Secretary Tellers administration, and action similar to the instructions contained in the above order was tsken. The Old Colony Resorts, Few lines of travel throughout tbe country afford such opportunities for the rammer tourist as that of the Old Colony Railroad, whose network of tracks stretches out through southeastern Massachusetts as a spiders web, and northward from Narragansett Bay, up toward the mountains, making doss connection with roads that permeate tho region of the White Hills and tbe Eastern country. To write of the principal place of resort with which the Old Colony naa almost exclusive traffic Newport, Marthas Vineyard, Cottage City and Nantucket would he usenrugatloa.

They hold tba interest of the vacation-seeking public aa never before, as this year's influx of visitors thus early Indicates. But there art scores of places, Inland and by tbe shore, that are ateadUy growing la popular favor, aa facilities for teaching them 10m distant points are from time to time added by this enterprising and far-reaching corporation. There is the South Shore, with Quincy, the We jmoulhs, old Bingham, Nutasket, Cohaaset, Scituate, Marshfield, Brant Rock, Duzbury, rijmpton, Halifax, Hanson, Carver, Kingston and historic Plymouth, nil with outstretched arms waiting to welcome the summer sojourner to their hospitality sad their opportunities for aight-seeing and recreation, ashore and afloat. In another direction, inland, are Braintree, Randolph, bnsy Brockton, Holbrook and tbe Bridgewater, Mlddieborongh, Rochester and Lakeville, with their beautiful chain of inland waters; Marlon, Mattapoisett, Fairhaven rad New Bedford all of which have claims In their several ways to the attention of the traveller. Turning eastward and northerly, the line winds through Wsreham, Sandwich, Monument, roc asset, Falmouth and Woods Hole, all lying on the shores of the beautiful Buzzard's Bay, that magnet for amateus fishermen from near and far.

Looking oceanward on tbe map, the tourist will discover more Sandwiches, Barnstable, Yarmouth, Cotult, Hyannis, Dennis, Harwich, Chatham, Orleans, Eastbam, Wellfleet, Truro and Frovincetown, the tip end of Yankeeland, each bathed on both shores by the grand Atlantic rad Cape Cod Bay. Then are other rural places away from the rails that are easily reached, such as old Dartmouth, Westport, the Comptons, and villages not advertised too numerous to mention. A mote varied and delightful section of country to ex plora can hardly bo mentioned, embracing, as it does, long stretches of ocean shore, islands, lakes, bills, sands and woods, each in their sphere tending to restore to sound condition thoss weary ones who avail of them, and Impart pleasure to the strong as well. A month or two passed In taking In Its pecullailties and pleasures cannot be better spent, the tourist bearing In mind that Kew Eng land took its rise here, and that from this small beginning one of the moat wealthy rad interesting regions of America has grown. the water line of the company, comprising tba largest and handsomest boats afloat, between Fall River, Newport and New York, and the Buzzard's Bay aqd Vineyard Sound fleets.

It is not necessary hereto write, ra they are too well known to need description. Nothing seems to he left undone that ora he done to'lnsun the comfort end gratification of the patron; yet new promises win eontinus to ha fulfilled, if the past of this noted corporation is a criterion. The Nshsst WeteFiluestlon. The decision of tho Supremo Court (Judge Holmes) in Boston open the bill in equity Hied by tlie city of Lynn to restrain the Marblehead Water Company from opening tho streets of Lynn to apply Lynn residents with water la regarded In Iona matter of vital importance. Judge Blodgett of the Superior Court has ruled that, under the act of incorporation the Marblehead Water Company may open the streets of Lynn to lay its pipes through Ocean street on the passage to Nahant, end now the eity gees to tho Supremo Judicial Omit to ascertain whether the same corporation may dig np tbe atreeta to supply present takers of water from tho city water works, thus depriving the eity of tho Income from such water rates, and bringing a private corporation, with much smaller capital, in direct competition with a municipal corporation, which haa a water debt of $1800,000 to $1,400,000, with land damages ahead sufficient to Increase the amount to $1,000,000, to bo met directly by tho people.

This la the reason why the action of tho Marblehead Water Company, In commencing to lay the water pipes down Nab ant street In tbe direction of the city proper la regarded as a menaoe upon tbe citys interests. If, as is claimed, this company is to taka from the city one of Its hugest water take! a at Central square, a corporation which baa paid annually $3000 per year for water, mu If any present water taker on tho lino of tho new pipes may abandon Lynn eity water and take of tbe new company, there must be a serious diminution in the income to he derived from water rates. If the construction of tho law Is oor-rect, that tho Marblehead company may go anywhere In Lynn with its pipes, with perfect Impunity, to reach any Individual water taker or takers, then the diminution la tho income must be made np by direct taxation upon the people of Lgrne. Taxes have bora up to $21 on $1000, and have been brought down to between $18 and $19. The Legislature required that tbe city of Lynn should provide a sinking fund for the payment of this water Indebtedness, and a stipulated amount must be put into that fund each year.

The water dent must be met. truth it was not, lends no validity whatever to preti tided act of acceptance. It was not the intention of Congress that the United Stales contract should he foreclosed or concluded in any such way, or that any departure from the contract except as expressly proviii-eu for should be condoned by the act or judgment of any official, and it should be open nt all times to show that a vessel alleged to have been built and accepted under the law waa not so built and accepted. It a es competent for Congress to create an extraordinary barrier of this kind against fraud and inefficiency, and it is the duty of those called upon to apply their language to do so in such way as to make it effective. Alter citing several authorities, the attorney general continues All that haa been raid thus far la baaed upon the ides that there la a valid, subsisting contract, but it la proper at this point to say that the provisions of the contract binding the United States to accept tbe vessel on the approval of the Naval Advisory Board are.

In my opinion, void and inoperative, as shifting a high trust and duty front the secretary of the navy to the board in violation of tbe act under which the contract was made, which directs the secretary of the navy to invite proposals, which authorises the secretary of the navy to construct said vessels and procure their armament, which requires proposals for the work to he (aubject to nil such rules, regulations, superintendence atul provisions as to bonds and security for the uue completion of the work as the secretary of the navy aball prescribe, and wuich authorizes the secretary of the navy to use for the purpunes of the act the balance of any appropriation made for another object. In the lace of these explicit provisions it seems to me impossible to reach any other conclusion than that Congress, alter providing the secretary of the navy with abundant facilities for forming an intelligent judgment, intended that tbe full and ultimate responsibility of csrrying out the law should be on blm. But beyond these questions there lies another of very great importance, and that la, whether there was any valid contract at all lietween Mr. Roach and the United States. As we have seen, tbe secretary of tbe navy had no power to contract for despatch boat that would not make fifteen knots nt sea, or to accept any boat not built in strict coLformity with the contract he was authorized to enter into.

But the ninth clause of the contract provides that should the engines of the vessel contracted for fail to maintain successfully in her trial trip for six consecutive hours power of 3300 horses, the vessel shall be accepted, nevertheless, if it appear satisfactorily that the shortcoming was not owing either to defective workmanship or materials. The obvious intention of this was to relieve tbe contractor of all duty and responsibility as to tbe speed enl power of the ship and make It feasible to force upon the United States ship wanting in the prime quality of speed and fundamentally different lrom what Congress authorized and was desirous to secure. It needs no further discussion to show that what was thus attempted was wholly out of tbe question. But the contract is entirety and does not admit of being broken up into fragments, so as that what is good mar be enforced and what is bad rejected. The stipulation which was intended to relieve the contractor of responsibility for tbe power of the engines, and as a necessary cousequerce for the speed of the ship, forms a huge and most important part of tbe consideration moving to him from the Government.

It is impossible to say what as its bearing on tba whole contract. Nor is it material to do so. Inasmuch as it and the other covenants of the Government constitute one entire and indivisible consideration, tbe invalidity or illegality of any element of which must necessarily vitiate the whole and abrogate the contract. It follows then that no contract exists between Mr. Roach and the United States, and that the large sums of money which have been paid Mr.

Roach have passed into his bands without authority of law and are held by him as so much money bad and received to the use of the United States and may be recovered from him, and not only so, but tho money thus paid him by officials holding a fiduciary relation to the Government having gone into the ship Dolphin, a court of equity will follow it here, and for that purpose entertain a proceeding agaiust the ship Itself. In support of this position I need do no more than cite tbe recent decisions of the 8upreme Court of the United States in the case of the National Bank rr. Insurance Company. TBE GREAT LAKDSLIP AT JEFFEESOS. A correspondent of the Advertiser gives graphic description of tbe scene of tbe recent avalanche, to which point crowds of sight-seen are now flocking.

Cherry Mountain, which has always been one of the prominent features in Jefferson landscapes, directly faces the long Starr King run. During the last two weeks a great deal of rain has fallen, mo that tbe ground was soaked, making all the conditions necessary for such a catastrophe. Thursday, a tornado swept through the valley of Israels River, lying between the Cherry and Starr King mountains, throwing down many trees, while tlie rain fell torrents for almost a quarter of an hour. Thursday night and again in the morning heavy showers passed over Cherry Mountain, and it was just as the storm was clearing that the slide occurred. Soon after six oclock several peo- f.le heard a low, distant ramble somewhat ike that of thunder, but more continuous and prolonged.

8ome who happened to look across the valley towards Cherry Mountain mw something move near the top of the peak of the mountain, known as Owls Head, and then a part of the mountain rush down the side ami spread ont in dark masses In the green pastures and cultivated fields at the base. One man, who bad a good view of it, said it looked like an engine and train of can making along with steam trailing behind ft, while its track was marked by flashes of fire like lightning. Another, who mw It from a nearer point of view, said It seemed to be a mass ol mud and logs a hnndred feet high, the great trunks tnrning over and over as the iuim swept down the valley. On the dark teen side of Cherry Mountain was a broad, lark brown patch, mottled with white, and at the foot large black patches on what had been the day before green pastures and cultivated fields. This observer decided to visit the scene of the slide, which he thus describes A short walk over slippery logs, which every now and then sunk down into the water running lmneath them, brought us to the lower end of the mass of the slide.

Here a wonderful scene met the eye. As we looked up the pasture toward the mountain, there lay before us some eight or ten acres, covered from three to six feet deep with confused mass of mud, stones and timber of trees of all sizes. Great tranks of trees, two or three feet thick, which few hours before had been standing stately and erect In tbe forest on tbe side of the mountain, lay before ns, stripped of branches and bark and covered with mod. Before the rushing mass they bad been snapped off like pipestems. In the midst of the maa was one huge boulder, more than fifty tons.

in weight, that nad swept down from a point several hundred feet above. One or two boulders, as large if not larger, bad been left stranded high on the banks, while smaller ones were scattered through tlie whole mass of dfibris. At the western edge of the dfibris stood the relics of the Stanley farm. The new roof lies almost flat across the rosd.thlrty or forty foot from its foundation, surrounded with mud and grant logs. Just below the ruins of the house was the carnage shed, which was uninjured, except liy the splitting off of some hoards on nne end.

Just beyond this was the Walker barn, and where occurred the only serious accident to a human being. Donald Walker waa caught between great rock and a buge log. As soon as the first moment of alarm was over, the men rushed to the ruins of the barn, heard the groans of the injured man, and extricated him. At this place a horse was carried some rods, and when sawed ont of tbe dtfbris was apparently uninjured. A cow, also, was taken ont, with both horns knocked off, hut as soon as released she went calmly to feeding.

A pig with broken legs was killed to end its misery, while three rows and two more pigs were swept away and covered np in tbe mass of mud and logs. About fifty rods above the Stanley farm lives tbe French Canadian family of John Boudreau. The bouse stands not more than fifteen feet from the logs and mud, and the only thing that Mved it and another back of it fiom being swept away wu the deflection of the slide liy a somewhat higher bank above the house. Near this house were the bodies of three cattle swept upon the bank. Not the least pathetic scene of tbe morning was to bear a little barefooted French girl tell in hailing English, her dark eyes gleaming with long suppressed tears, that her pet calf had Standing at a point some distance above the Boudreau house, one could trace the conns of the elide.

Beginning almost at the very top of the peak with a MAINE. r1010 muster will probably be held at Augusta. Aug. 24. 25 and 26.

hold a special town meeting JnJy 15 to see if the town wuilmild water works. The AagniU FiItiUoh Amy biY8 raised 1500 barracks, and still contributions are flow- 1BJC IB Over 30400 pounds of Penobscot salmon, val-JuneML1000' Baugwup to Gna Gove, confined in tbe Augusta tail for rob. blng a hotel proprietor of 81000 reoentiy, escaped Saturday night by knocking the turnkey down when he opened the cell. A lellow conspirator was captured by tbe turnkey. Goves fnonda that night finished arrangement to bail hire rat.

General Cotton of Damarisootta Mills had been killing crows with strychnine placed in bis cora-ilela, the other day, and in removing one of tae depredators which was not quite dead, got a blow from its beak ra she back of one band, since which time tbe bud haa swollen badly, making a very dangerous wound. A singular marriage recently took place In 8e-bre, according to the Dexter Gazette. George F. Btedman, a man between forty and fifty yean of age, wu married to Grace Preble, a girl eleven years old. both of Be bee.

They were at first refused a certificate, but, finding then was no limit in regard to age, providing the consent of the parent was obtained, they were granted a oertifloate and were immediately married. NEW The Cccheoo Mills at East Rochester will shut down during August. The work of putting In the foundation ud ped-e-tal for the Webster statue in the State House Park in Craoord win be begun soon. A dam ia to be immediately built across the Winnipiaeogec River at Franklin Falls, between tbe Franklin Mills rad the Aiken Hosiery Factory. A balloon, nine feet by six, which was sent up from Nantasket, a few days ago by Mitt Ellen Cook, was captured in good condition at West Salisbury by Alice Bate holder.

It is said that fifty-eight of the eighty Insurance companies now doing business in the State hare ordered thrir agent to withdraw in case an obnoxious insurance bill new before the Legislature ia passed. VERMONT. The gold fever has struck the town of Reading, and aireauy fortune hunters are at work. The rock is said to yield SIS a ton at five feet depth, $40 at seven feet, and 866 at tea feet. MASSACHUSETTS.

The census of Brockton shows a population of 20,400, against 13,606 in 1886. The Berkshire Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Pittsfield will he fifty years old Aug. 1. Charles Smith, aged seventeen, was drowned Mmhra River, at Easthsmptra, Saturday afternoon. The boot ud shoe shipments from the Ahing-tons last week were 1837 cases, against 2390 tlie previous week.

John Brark, ten years Old, waa killed ra the Boston Ac Albany track at Worcester, while trying to cross in front of a moving train Sunday afternoon. Malcolm Mathewara stoic a $500 colt from farmer Charles Wilcox at North Andover Centre Saturday morning, bitched it to a wagon borrowed in Lawrence, ana fled to New Hampshire, where he was captured. Hnldah Vaauurg, ra inmate of the Old Ladies Home in Lowell, committed suicide Sunday. She waa seventy-four years rid, rad had been an inmate of tho homo twelve years. Mental aberration waa probably the cause.

Steam yacht Marguerite, chartered by Mr. Cyiu H. McCormick of Illinoi, wbo is at Marion for tbe season, blew rat a otdler tube Saturday. Mrs. McCormick's son Stanly and another boy, Horace Kaunsville, had tbeir feet ud ankles considerably scalded.

Harry T. Leavitt, wbo lost hia $100,000 barn in Great Barrington by fire, advertise ail bis standing crop and valuaole blooded stock for sale. He lost all his carriages, harneaaeaes and tools by the bnming of his barn Tuesday evening, so that harvesting as well as storing tbe crops would be impossible. The Insurance is reported to be about $80400. Sunday afternoon, as an open car crowded with passenger was passing tbe Kew Bedford and Fail haven bridge, in New Bedford, George Holdens clothing caught on a projected bolt ra tha rail of the bridge and he was dragged to the ground and rolled over and over, dislocating his shoulder and hip and injuring him internally, probably latally.

Other passenger were thrown from the car and more or less injured, among them Eugene Barrows and George Williams of Kew Bedford, Henry Clark of Boston and M. Dyer of Fall River. The company win probably be seed for damages. CONNECTICUT. A dense army of devil's darning needles flew southward over Bridgeport the other day.

Bishop McMahon ud Vicar General Hughes of the diocese laid tha corner stone of the new Catholic church at Scflield yesterday in tha presence of a large concourse of people who came by special train. Rev. Mr. Bray of Colchester preached the sermon. The church is to be a pretty affair.

02 by 41 feet, ud was founded by Rev. J. O'R. Sheridan of indsor Locks. AR the Wild West celebrities were before Judge Stoddard in the Kew Haven Superior Court 8at-day.

Buffalo BUI wanted ra injunction restraining Dr. Carver from attaching hi rival Wild West how without eighteen honra notice. This wu to give time to get pond and prevent his show from breaking any engagement, as he forced Dr. Carver to do at Willimratic. Judge Shipman granted the Injunction.

Writ to the amount or $80400 axe rat for John Burke, Buffalo BiUs agent, but he cannot he found. A Brooklyn Minister Preaches In Beaton. It ia my intention to travel more than two hundred miles to conduct the Friday-night prayer-meeting in tin church, said Rev. Thomas Armi-tage, D. of Brooklyn, yesterday, addressing tne congregation that had assembled at the First Baptist Chnrch, ud I hope that a number of persons sufficient to make a large meeting will be willing to travel a few blocks each week.

He rent ra to sav that he should aim to make hia discourse in some degree a preparation for the coining of the new pastor whom the chnrch hu called. He said that in this series of sermons ho should preach some of tbo old-fashioned aoo-trines of tho gospel. He did not care tor the question of rid theology or new theology, but should present only such tenets of faith and doctrine as are to bo drawn out of the heart of the teachings of Jesus Christ and his apostles. He announced his subject for yesterday aa Fig Tree Religion, ana took his text from Joha 1. 48, "Nathaniel said unto him, Whence kno west thou me? Jeans answered and said unto him, 'Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under tbe fig tree, I saw thee.

The preacher said that Jesus perceived that in Nathaniel there was a character or entire troth and purity of purpose, with no shade of hypocrisy. When Jesus had made response to Nathaniel question, tha latter perceived ra the Instant the character of him who had thus responded. It was revealed to him aa in a flash of light, and at race ho exclaimed, Rabbi, thou art the son of God; thou art the Bing of Israel. The title of King of Israel was a matter of outward religion, but the other, the perception that here was manifested the son of God, was ra Inward teaching. The preacher dwelt upon this latter aspect of the matter, and urged that tha true recognition and acceptance of Christ is a result, not of reasoning, but of spiritual perceptions.

It is only when a mu la ra his knees before God that he reasons out the evidences of religion. In that attitude of the soul, which consists in the prayer of faith, conviction comes to the mind throngh the emotions of the heart. Some of the disciples had bera convinced of tbe truth which Jesus taught through miracles which he had wrought. The draught of fishes, the walking upon tbe sea, tha restoration of tba dead to II i had been primary evidence to them; but Nathaniel was drawn, not by a miracle, but by a ministry; not by a wonder, but by a word. The Fruit and Produce Exchange.

A regular meeting of the Boston Fruit ud Produce Exchange was held Batnrday afternoon, a large number cf tbe members being present. The special objects of the meeting was to distribute the certificates of membership and to announce the member of the various committees, this being tbe first regular meeting of tba exchange. The committees announced were On finance, J. Fottler, j. Bigelow rad H.

Bora; ra complaints, X. A. Snow, J. F. Brown, Gardner Rice, I.

E. Morrison, George a Rockwell, Edwin Robinson, Btevrarf filer; ra statistic, William Snow, A. H. Hardy, C. B.

Sanborn, J. Q. Lowell, A. P. Clark; ra rooms, Gsorge Lawrenoe, A.

Kowes, W. O. Bogan; ra transportation, H. H. Kendall.

W. M. Snow, J. 8. Chamberlain, Charles Clark and Joshua Spear.

After the business meeting resolutions were passed ra the death of Mr. W. Noyes, a member of tbe exchange, who died Saturday morning of typhoid fever. Cricket. She Longwood ud Fall Elver cricket clubs played a good game on tba Longwood grounds ra Saturday.

The Longwood team went first to the oat. The bowlers from Fall Elver did very wall for the first hour, but when the Lragwooda settled down to work it become evident that the visitors were no match for the home eleven. The fielding of the visiting team proved Inferior to what was expected, end the bowling soon became as weak as the Lragwooda could desire. Longwood retired with a score of 219. The Full Elvers did not have, their turn at tha bat tihtll after one o'clock, and even then it required almost two Innings for them -to obtain 79 rune.

At Brockton tbe Chelseas defeated the Brock-tons, 66 to 50; and at Lowell, tbe Lawrences end Lowalis played a game which resulted in a draw. A Now Appeal to tho Women of Boston. The following bat recently bera Issued by a committee of the Womans Christian Temperance Union The responsibility for tbe right conduct of our public schools was placed largely in the bands of women, when tbe opportunity of voting lor the school commute was granted them. Tbe necessity for tbeir acceptance and use of this privilege was greatly increased by tbe recent acticn of the Legislature, in the passage of the ph Biology and hygiene bill, of which the following is a copy: An Act requiting physiology and hygiene to be taught In the pubho schools. Be it enacted by the denote and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of uw same, as follows: Lection 1.

physiology rad hygiene, which, In both olvislcns of the subject, shall Include special instruction as to tbe effects of alcoholic drinks, stimulants and narcotics ra tho human system, shall be taught as a regular branob of study to all pupils in all schools supported wholly or in part by public money, except special schools maintained solely for instruction In particular (ranches, such as drawing, mechanics, art and like studies. All acta or puts of acta relating to the qualifications of teachers In the public schools shall apply to tbe branch of study proscribed in this act. Seer. f. All penalties now 11 zed for neglect to provido instruction in tho branches of study now prescribed by law shall apply to tha branch of atudy prescribed in section one.

Sect. 3. This act ahall take effect on tha first day of August, in the year eighteen hundred and eighty live. Ibe efficiency of this enactment must depend largely upon tbe school committee. If they sympathize with Its purpose, access is assured; otherwise, difficulty and delay may be the result.

The teachers are earnest in their endeavor to Eroiect the young. They see the mischief which is ring wrought even upon the youngest scholars, by alcohol and tobacco. Mothers, sisters, daughters, will you coma now to the help of tbe Lord against tba mighty, and give onr children the safeguard of knowiedga which will shield them In time of temptation? You have often regretted that you could do so little effective work for temperance. Yon always acknowledge that tbe teaching of the young is tbe most Important and hopeful branch of temperance effort. The imperative demand of tba hour is that men and women be elected to tbe school committee, who will give tbe children tbe instruction demanded by the spirit of this statute; and a failure on your part to aid by your vote in placing such races upon this com nut tee will connct you of insincerity in your professions of interest in tbe children's welfare, and put upon you tbe responsibility of keeping them in Ignorance of what it ia moat essential for them to know.

1iesidrnt Jnllns H. Seelye of Amherst College, ays, The physiological effects of alcoholic drinks upon the human body are now so clearly kuown and are so wolully destructive, that they ought to be taugnt to every child. No topic ia more worthy a required place in our publie IcIhjoIAm President William F. Warren of Boston University, says, When the rum-shops are becoming ten or a hnndred times more numerous than the bakeries, when rum capital is bent ra mastering and ruling every municipal government, when the victims of drink, who scould be tbe glory of our laid, are going down by tbe bunured boat and into pauperism, insanity and death surely it ie tiu.e to igin with childhood, and to see if it be not possible to train up a generation which shall be not merely forewarned of its own Deni, but alo fired with a holy and unquenchable seal to put an utter end to tbe poisoning of ruen by his fellow man, for pelf. The Legislature of Massachusetts for 84 and 85, to its lasting honor, has dons Its duty.

Will tbe women of Boston do theirs? Miss E. B.Tobey, Mrs. A. J. Gordon, Mrs.

J. M. Cotton. Miss H. F.

Favor, Mrs. L. H. Daggett, Mrs. H.

E. M. Fultz, Corn. ibe Suffolk Co. Womans Christian Temperance Union.

Information. Any woman over twenty-one years of age, residing in Boston, can be assessed a pail tax or lilty cents, by personal application to tho assessors, City Hall, from May 1 to Sept. 15, inclusive. Alter receiving the tax Dili, payment should be made at the collectors office, City Hail. The receipted tax bill most tben be presented ia person to the registrar's, 30 Pemberton square, and the name will be registered on tbe voting list.

By presenting in person receipted tax bill, either property or poll, paid anywhere within the State in 1bs4 or isM any woman over twenty-one years of age, residing in Boston, cm have her name registered, rad become a voter for school committee. Assessor's, collector's and registrar's offices open daily from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M.t except Saturdays, when they close at 9 P.

M. MILITARY AFFAIR8. Major Egan's Opinion of tho First Brigade. Major John Egan, Fourth United States Artillery, whose battery encamped with the First Brigade laat month, writes from Fort Adams, Newport, to General Wales-Even at the risk of being considered presump-tuoue, 1 cannot help expressing my admiration of your splendid brigade. We made a march of two hundred miles (going and returning) to be at your encampment.

I would march a thousand to see the handsome, manly laors of yonr good yrang soldiers. They looked as I remember tbeir lathers ia the early days of the Rebellion, only taller and deeper chested. Your camp of nearly 1800 men at nil times wsa ss neat aa tbe Boston Common. I have never witnessed more honest hard work, but it was not too much lor men. Tbe work, too, was confined, aa it should be, to tbe combinations and formations of large bodies of tioops.

1 took tbe liberty to prowl about nights and visit your sentinels. 1 found them surprisingly well instructed. Nothing could be liner than the sham battle on Thursday. I was particularly struck with the way Captain Fletcher managed his cavalry. I fccard one or two (not members of your command) speak or these sham fights as waste of time.

Please do nut give them up. They tench officers and men what rough ground they can pass over, bow to seek cover, now tore-form in the lull of tbe fight, and tbe tremendous power of the breechloader. I also heard wishes expressed for more target practice; but this should be bad at borne. It amazed every army officer to see the fine condition of Captain Wellingtons and Captain Fletchers commands. I thought I might bo able to give these gentlemen some little prints about mounted commands, but I am more indebted to them lor many nice practical methods than they can be to me.

Do the people of yonr city know what fine soldiers they have? 1 believe they do. for they have given them excellent clothing and equipment and the best camp outfit I have ever Been. The Boston Fnslleer Veteran Association will hold its annual summer reunion at lioener Land- lDfie annual reunion of the Twentieth Massachu- tta Regiment will 1m held at Point of Pinas, Saturday, July 18. The Mexican Veterans Association will hold its annual reunion at tbe Hotel NantaskSt July 20, ai.d it Is nesired that veterans of the Mexican War, whether members of the association or not, should be present. The Boston Light Infantry Veteran Corrs and the Roxburo Veteran Artillery Association, with tbe veterans of the First Light Infantry of Provf-umce, R.

and delegates from number of veteran organizitiona, will make ra excursion to Rocky Point, R. July 27. The annual reunion of the Eighteenth Regiment MasMchnsetta Volunteer Association takes plane at tha United States Hotel Aug. 26. The following changes have bera mads In tbs directory of the Union Veteran Army: Frost- dent, E.

J. Patterson, vice ben Jackson resigned; vice president, E. A. Taylor, vice Patterson promoted secretary, J. W.

Chapman treasurer, B. F. Kelly; directors, J. J. Johnson, George F.

Washburn and John E. Fitzgerald. General Fetch desires the public to understand that no ticket will be required for admission to the camp of the Second Brigade at Framingham next week. F. W.

Perkins, Company Eighth Infantry, Malden Rifles, hu won tbe gold badge, tbe first prim in tbe military match which has neon running at Walnut Hill. He made four scores of twenty-three points out of twenty-live, wltb tbe regulation military rJflfc Tbe annual meeting of tbe Maine Veteran Association will be held on Wednesday evening, as the ball of Post 7, G. A. 735 Washington Street, Rostra, corner of Dlx place. Business Troubles.

George F. Peacock, jeweller. New York city, bu liabilities of nominal assets, $11J31, and actual assets, $7116. E. M.

Eatey, druggist, Moncton, N. is offering to compromise with his creditors at thirty cents on the dollar. Re owes about $12,000. Additional attachments have bera placed ra tbe property of Hon. Samuel W.

Hale, amounting to $31,000, and ra that of the Keene Chair Company, amounting to $27,000. H. P. Hilliar, dealer in stoves New London, hu failed and assigned. Borne have confounded the debtor with B.

H. Hilliar, but tbe latter la not financially embarrassed In any way. Recent fail ores an those of Briggs Morrison, dry goods dealers, Worcester; John M. Goodwin, grocer. South Berwick, 1L 8.

Oviatt, fish dealer, Antonia, Conn. L. A. Caddick, boot and shoe dealers, Troy, N. Beard Leavenworth, general trader, Eaton, N.

Y. New Music Rxckivkd. From Oliver DItson For pianoforte Guitare, characteristic piece, G. Bacbmann. Song nlcans song In PliiMmon et Baucis, C.

Gounod; Good-Bye, My Little Lady, J. C. Many All In tba Worltt, E. St. Quentin The But of Friends Must Fart, A.

W. Marchant. For kindergartens and primary achooli Kindergarten Cblmea, a collection of aongs and games with music, Kate Douglu Wig-gin. Tbe number end variety at selections are large, and the compiler is said to be a teacher of experience, it is fair to assume that they have been made with judgment. MONDAY.

JULY 13. 1383. T1IL M0KMSGS SEWS. During a fire at Albany, N. yesterday Bionitc, tiro firemen were killed and two lerloul; injured by a falling wall.

A email steam yacht capsized yesterday on Ike Minnetonka, a pl-asure resort about twelve miles from Minneapolis, and all on board, eight in number, were drowned. Among them were ex-May or Rand and family, and John Coy Kendall, member of a dry-goods Loom of Miunea polls, and wife. All the buildings and machinery of the Crump Gold Mine, near Charlotte, N. belonging to Boa ton capitalists, were burned on Batnrday. The loss is estimated at $13,000.

One hundred end fifty men are thrown ont of employment bjr the burning of the works cf the Vincennes (Ind.) Manufacturing Company on Saturday. The money loss is placed nt 50, COO. The Cortland flouring mills nt Seymour, acre burned Saturday. I.oea insured. The Ontario Lumber Companys saw mill at Dollarvillc, was burned Saturday.

Loss 516,000. 'While religions services were being held yesterday nt the State penitentiary in Richmond. three convicts escaped. They were subsequently retaken, but not until two of them had been wounded by shots from their pursuers. Two citizens who took part in the chase were severely wounded by the convicts.

Yesterday morning mob surrounded the jail at Tenser, overpowered the Jailer, and, takiug from hia eell a negro accused of serious crime, hung him to neighboring tree. The governor of Kansas has addressed a letter to the secretary of the interior, protesting against the proposed transfer of the Apache Indians from Arizona to No Mans Land. Governor Fattison has vetoed 104 hills and portions of fonr others ont of the 331 bills passed at the last session of the Pennsylvania Legislature. On Friday night a Philadelphia man gave Lis wife, as he supposed, a glass of nerve tonic. Upon her saying that it was not her medicine and tasted like poison, the man, to prove he was right, drank a half glass from the same bottle.

It was subsequently found tLat both had swallowed battery fluid. a preparation for charging small electric battery and made up of sulphuric acid, sulphate of copper and chlorate of potash. The wife died Saturday night, and the husband is still in a dangerous condition. THE VOLF my VX ACCEPTABLE. Attorney General Garland has rendered decision in the three points relative to the accep.ation of the Dolphin by the Govern ment submitted to him by Secretary Whitney.

The attorney general holda that the Teasel cannot lie accepted by the secretary of the navy; that no contract exists between Hr. ohn Roach and the Government, and the large sum of money paid to him fur the vessel may l-e recovered. Mr Garlands opinion is as follows: Your communication of June 17 requests my opinion as to the rights and duties of the United State touching the despatch boat Dolphin recently constructed 1T Mr. John Roach under written contract lietween him and your predecessor, the lionontble William Chandler. This vessel.

yen inform me, has been found to be defective in three particulars, two of which are fundamental that la to say (1) She does not develop the power and speed wiiich the contract calls for; (3) she is not stanch and stiff enough for the service expected of her; and (3) the general character of her workmanship does not come up to the requirements of the contract. Am to the defect in the article of speed, the act of Congress ander which the vessel was built makes an appropriation for the construction of one despatch boat, as recommended by the Naval Advisory Bosnl in its report of Dec. JO, 1883. The board recommended the construction of one despatch vessel or clipper, to have a sea speed of fifteen knots; and I take it me very clear that tne recommendation became, by force of this reference to it, as much a part of this statute as though it had been recited therein word for word. The contract contains no express covenant as to the speed of the vessel unless one is necessarily involved in the stipulation for collective Indicated horse-poser of 3300; but its wry first covenant is to construct despatch boat in conformity with the aforesaid plans nml specifications hereto annexed, and in accordance with the provisions of the acta of Congress approved Aug.

and March 3, 1883, respectively, before mentioned a lid relating thereto; and I am of opinion that this covenant bound the contractor as effectively to make a ship of the sea speed of fifteen knots as though he had agreed to do so in express words. It may be said possibly that the covenant as to power and speed is not absolute but qualified by the provision that, if upon the trial trip the engine should not develop the full power celled for by the contract nml the failure should not be due to defective workman ship or materials, the ship shouliCbe accepted by the Government nevertheless. This attempt to bind the Government to take from the contractors hands a ship of less power and speed than what the act of Congress peremptorily requires is in my opinion utterly null and without effect. It was to the quality of speed more than any other Congress was evoking, as the terms "despatch vessel or clipper used in the report of the Advisory Board referred to in the law plainly show. Congress deemed that the service required a swift vessel of a sea speed of fifteen knots, and it directed such vessel to be contracted for and built.

With a full knowledge of the statute authorizing the construction of a despatch boat of a designated speed, and no other, and with the plane and specifications under which the work was to be done laid before him that ha might bid with intelligence and safety, the contractor, if he had misgivings whether a vessel planned like the Dolphin wonhl make the required speed should have abstained from sending in proposals, knowing as ha did, or ought to have known, that ship defective in point of speed coold not be accepted under the statute. 1 cannot conceive how it could be seriously urged that the United Htates is bound under the law In question to accept from the contractor any other sort of vessel than the one ordered by Congress to be built. In regenl to the second objection, that the Dolphin lacks sufficient strength and thickness, the attorney general holds that the defect, being fundamental In character, would of itself be sufficient to prevent the acceptance of the vessel. the third objection, as to the general character of the workmanship of the vessel, the attorney general says I need not step to consider, in view of yonr representation, that if the vessel la otherwise in accordance with the contract, this objection can be readily dealt with by yon, the contractor being ready and willing to make the vessel satisfactory in this respect also. As to whether the Government has been in any way estopped or compromised by acts of acquiescence, approval or acceptance by the Advisory Board or others, I am of opinion that the Government stands unaffected by any such acts.

This must be the case necessarily, or if the law authorizing the building of despatch boat is to have effect. Its language is that no such vessel shall be accepted unless completed in strict conformity with the contract, with the advice and assistance of the Naval Advisory Board, and consequently no acceptance of vessel not built in strict conformity with the contract could bind the Government. Neither the secretary of the navy nor any officer under Litn hau any dispensing power over this statute, the words of which, appearing as they do in a context displaying great solicitude for the protection (i public interests, cannot lie taken in any other sense than as mandatory, without plain disregard of tba legislative intention. The power to accept a ship built under this law cannot be exercised unless the fact that the skip was constructed in stiict conformity with the contract, mud the mete enunciation from any official quarter that the ship was so constructed when in Base BalL The standing of the league clubs la as follows: Won. Lest.

Won. Lost. Chlrairo. J9 is fit. .21 SO New York.

IS IS S3 19 Buffalo. IS 84 Philadelphia. A5 27 19 S3 At Buffalo Saturday tho Boston club was defeated bT tbo nine representing tbat city. The Boa-tons could do nothing with Galvins pitching, while Whitney was batted all over tbe field. Tba Hnb nine scored tbeir runs in tho second Inning ra single hits by Bnffintra and Manning, an error and a put-rat.

Tbe Buffalo tied tha score in tho third Inning ra two singles, a put-out and a two-btM hit by Breathers. They also added another run to their score ia tha fourth. In tha seventh inning tho homo nine opened viciously on Whitney, scoring frar runs, throe of which were earned, making the score 7 to 2. Appended is tbo con: nrrvALo. A.B.

X. B. T.B. TjO. A.

Richardson, e. 5 111SOO Brouthers. lb 6 1 9 4 10 1 Rowe. a. s.

6 0.1 1 0 7 1 IS hire, 4 1 1 8 9 0 0 Crane. 1. 4 0 1110 1 Force. 2b 4 19 9 14 0 Lillie, r. 4 0 0 0 9 0 0 Nyfrif Aeeeeeeseoeeceaeow 4 1 7 1 0 pstssesieessesssse 4 1 1 8 1 .99 7 11 15 97 21 sorrow.

a.b. n. n. t.b. r.o.

a. Sutton, 8b. 4 0 0 0 1 9 1 IS is. 2b. 4 0 3 4 8 0 1 Merrill, lb 4 0.0 9 1 IS hitney.

p. 4,0 1 1 9 Mufllnton, r. 4 111 1 1 Maiming, cl 4 13-3 McCarthy.Lf 1 Ounnlnr.e 9 0 0 0 8 1 3 W. Rackets, a. 8 0 1110 0 8 8 9 27 19 ff Innings ....1 98458789 0 0 9 1 0 0 4 0 0 7 Boston 0 800000003 Earned rn ns Buffalo 5.

Two-bass hits Breathers 3. Wise 1. Three-base hit White. Passed balls Gunning 3. First base on errors Buffalo 3.

Struck out by hltney 9. by Galvin 5. Double plays Sutton and Morrill. Umpire Ferguson. Other league games resulted as follows: At Chicago-Providence 6, Chicago at Detroit Detroit 5, Philadelphia at BL Louis New York 8, St.

Lonls 2. American Association games: At BL Lonls 8t- Louis 5, Brooklyn at Louisville Louisville 4, Baltimore 2 at Cincinnati Cincinnati 9, Athletic at Pittsburg Pittsburg 2, Metropolitan Miscellaneous games: At Everett Malden 9, Everett 810 Innings; at Melroee Melrose 17, Beading at Lawrence Lawrence 9, Portland at Haverhill Bidaeford 5, Haverhill at Concord Beacon of Boston 7, Concord 0. Getting Bendy. Rev. George L.

Perln of the Shawmut-avenuc Unlveraaliat Chnrch gave a lecture of much interest at the Christian Union last evening, upon Getting Ready. Preparation at any point, ha said, must be subjective and objective. External preparation cares for details and takes note of surroundings. Wo arc to bo alert, observing, watchful, and make every external opportunity our opportunity. When the rain falls it moat be our rain; when the sun rises it aball be our sun; and when tba tide rises it shall be our tide.

But tbo real preparation all through life must bo sub- 1 retire. The all-absorbing question must bo. low do we bear ourselves toward our world and its conditions? Not, What is there outside? but. What la there inside? Not, What have wo? bat. What are we? What then, are the conditions of this inward preparation? First, industry.

Industry is jealous of the flying hours, watchful or the Hooting moments; she husbands all resources, and economizes all time. Tbo finest gift of industry is moral; it reacts upon tbo will and tbo whole moral lire. It is tho doing of tho task that ia valuable, rather than the task. Industry may bo cultivated. Every honest task performed in a manly way strengthens onr grip for tba next.

Ability is good, but stability is better. No matter what we can do at the fiist dash, ate wo able to hold rat? Hava wo patience, have we application, can we stand by a task to tbe end? For Industry we need enthusiasm. Tbat we may bo ready wo also noed aomo solitude. Bo wbo woo Id be seir-rellant, thoughtful and strong most learn the value of aomo solitude. Ia getting ready for tbo work of life there must also bo aomo sel f-rennnciatlon.

Man needs entertainment; but be wbo puts his own petty desires in tbo background ana with noble purpose pursues a manly objact will not want for entertainment, finally, propagation la not a thing of leaps and bounds. Water for Watertown. An informal inspection of tho new Watertown water works was made on Saturday. The pumping station is in Bullivraa Field, near the Waltham boundary line. The Watertown Water Supply Company haa here purchased eleven acres of land, paying 85000 for It.

The filter galleries, one 15 by 90 feet, the other 8 by 102 feet, both 15 feet deep, are connected by a conduit three feet in diameter and 175 teething, and are placed, tho walls being of stone laid in cement, and the top covered with brick arch. The water comes through the bottom only and from springs and the natural flow age of water toward the Charles River, which la ISO feet from tho nearest basin, and 500 feet from tbe pumping station. Tbe soil is said to have a depth of 17 feet of water gravel, 50 to 60 Jeet of quicksand, then a bed of rock. A ledge just below the field shuts in this section, making it a large reservoir for tbe water. There are several small ponds, ud one of considerable size in the land farther away from tbe river, whicn have no inlet except underground channels.

The company claims a supply of 1,000,000 gallons per day. At present, with 400 services in one-third of tha town, l60iW0 gallons per day axe rued. There are two Deane pumps, one with a capacity of 1,000,000 gallons every twenty-four hours, the other one-half that alze, and two Kendall A Roberta hollers, 60-horse power. Tho engine house ia of brick, neat in appearance and conveniently are ranged. The water is pumped into tbe pfr tben tbe overflow fills an iron reservoir, 875, gallons capacity, located ra Whites Mill, the town centre, the ground having ra elevation of 199 feet above tbe pumping station.

A pressure of eighty-six pounds to tbe square inch Is given in the main street of tbo town, sufficient for lx large fire streams. Wrought-inm pipes, cement lined and bedded in cement, are in use. Tbe special advantages claimed from having the basins ud reservoir covered are the keeping out of dust, leaves rad other impurities, the prevention of the growth of vegetable matter in the basins, ana evenness of temperature. It is stated tbe temperature of tbo water at tbe pumping station la ud as drawn from tbe services, after a abort flow, 67. Following is Professor Edward S.

Woods analysis of tba water, as made April 7, 1885, tbe figures representing parts per 100,000 or water: Free ammonia, 0.0046; albuminoid ammonia, 0.0056 chlorine, 0.70. Residue fixed, 8A0 volatile, 4.40: total, 8.20; hardness, transparency, clear; color, none odor, none; characteristics ra ignitiun, alight blackening: nitrates, absent by ferrous sulphate teak Remarks An excellent water, snltablo for domestic purposes. There la no evidence of injurious contamination of any kind. -Tbe capital stock of the company ia 5150,000, but it ia thought tbat tbe works will cost more than that anm heron this season closes. Tbe company will also furnish water for the public library, town bouse and two public drinking troughs free.

Tba terms of tbe contract allow tbe town to take possession of the works at ray time, at a price to be fixed by three referees, appointed by tlie Supreme Court. It waa division of sentiment as regards source which prevented Watertown from putting in her own works. A special act was granted by tbo Legislature to allow the town to appropriate money for a water supply Ire a majority vote. Governor Robinson vetoed tbe bill. TO meet tbo emergency the Watertown Water Supply Company waa Incorporated over a year ago.

Dr. Alfred Hot mer, B. 8. Gleason rad H. C.

Derby making the application. Tbe company contracted with the town, one year ago this month, to lay fourteen miles of pipe and set 136 hydrants, the town to pay $0000 per annum for fifteen years tor the fire service. About tan miles of pipe have been laid and the entire 135 hydrants have Been set ud aooepted. Union at Electric Light Companies. After a years negotiations, the three electric light companies of Boston have at last determined upon combining their forces.

The companies tints uniting are tbe Brush Electric Light Company, the New England Weston Electric Company ud the Merchants Electric Light and Power Company. The amalgamation was caused by the belief tbat tbe rivalry and competition existing between tbe three companies wu injurious to them all. Tbe new combination will bo known as tbe Union Electric Light and Power Company of Boston, and is to be organized under tbe general laws of Massachusetts, with a capital stock of $700,000, the par value of the shares to be $100 each. Tba stock will be divided aa follow iBrosh company $250,000, Merchants $220,000, Ncatra $225400. It ia estimated that the plant of the three companies hu cost a million dollars.

Tue Brush oonipany hu a debt of 881,000. the Mere chants a debt of $47,000, while the Weetoo com-pany is free of liabilities. The consolidated com-uy will assume these debts and put the tame nto fiiteen-year bonds, I i.