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iST *toy onr ncw system «-f Hailing - SniMorlbcrB arts continually reminded of th« time to which they btvi paid , by observing the date on the printed Direction Label atUehed to their papers. By this arrangement dunning bills ara unnecessary, (except In cases of willfu l neglect). Credit thus given Is suficlent evidence of payment. Ho other receipt Is required * Reader keep yos i Signal paid ahead. 11* Stittt% BABYLON , LONG ISLAND. .CndependQflt in Politlcj-linpartial in ie- Ugion— ''Stjiiari '' in Business. — i . flKNKY LIVINGSTON...Proprietor & Editor. KI.BEKT O. LIVINGSTON..Business Manager. HIHON W . COOPBlt.... Associate Editor. \ O rr W E M AT E RB , BUT A IM TO BE J UST . \ HI'FFWLK COUNTY OFFICIAL, Bl- HECTOHt , 1888. O K FICE . NA UK . P . O. A DDRE S S . Hep. In Coneie«a , Perry Pc . mont , Ilsbvlnn. State Senator , K . s. Hawkins , Ji.mei.pori. Mem. Assembly, 11. E. llutsttin * . ' . Brfdceham ' D. <:..unty .Judj-e , Thomas i' ounsr. Huntincfa.n , Minr.-i. -a1i* . James ll. Tuthill , Rivc.hcad. .Mi.(Ice M - KB I ODS , (Lisas. K. (Hover , Orient. \ John Mulligan , East. Uam ' n. Distnct-Attoruey, Wilmot M smith , Palchojrue. Sheriff , Kobert L. Petty, Kiverhead I' nder Sheriff. IVjm. II. Hkiduiorc . Uuntingtoo. Dep ' y \ 4 Jall' r , David T. Madden , liiverhead. Spec. Dep, Sher 'ty , W P smith. EaslMorichea John II. Klllotl , Oakdale. \ \ *' Ellas P. Jetininj \ s , Greenport , \ Alfred R. Vail . foothold , \ \ George IJ. Huir , llabvlois . \ \ \ James noddy, ralchogac. •* \ Henry Goffiis , Southold. \ \ Thomas 11 Iteeve . Mattitiick. County Clerk , Holmes W. Hwezey.Hivcrhead Deputy \ James L Millard , Connly Trcasnrcr , J. Ileory Pcrkiop , \ Kept , of Poor , J. Madison Wells , Greenport. '* \ Wm. W. Ilulse , nay snore , \ \ Davids. Sherrlll , East -Ilsm ' n. Loan (, ' omm ' r , Joseph II. Petty, Mnllyvllle. scltssul \ lm Dist., r.hatlcs 11 , llowcll , rt1veriiead \2nd \ Wm. II. Codling, Northport. Coroner , Levi W Halsey, Bndireham ' D Hsory P. Terry, Cutchogue. Win.D Woodend , Huntington . W. H. Bennett , Patctiojnie \ I' -fsber Island . Abram UifTord , New London BOARD OF SUPERVISORS . Tows. N AME . P. O. Annates. East-llanpton , Oeorge A. Miller. Springs, botslbumptitu , James II. Plerson , Bouilutmp ' n. Ishcller Island , B. IJ. Cartwrlgnt , Shelter Island Soulho'd, Henry A. Kcevce , Greeuport . Itlvcrheotl , John K. Perkins , Kiverhead . Brookhaven , Nicoll Floyd , Cen. Moriches Bmiibtown , Alfred M.tlarling, Northport. Isllp, Joaiab Robbins . Ilay s-l.ore. Babylon , George A. lloopw , Amltvvlllo. Huntington . Elbert Arthur, Northport. Clerk lo dupervlsors , James L. Millard , Riverhead. BS*r\ j?ro ther Shep lm r d , of th e Ilunting- ton Long Islander , Ycry naturall y objects to tli o use of that name by the now paper published at Ilollis , and proposes to com- p e l t h e publi s hers of the yo uth f u l j o urn a l to adopt somo other title. The Ilollis Long l blandor , the second number of which lia s been Issued , is printed in pamp hlet fo r m , and presents a n eat appearance. It is al so well edited , but a s ils apparent mission is to boom the Long Island Rail- r oad Company nnd its associate corpora- tions , i t will not prob a bl y b e rec og niz e d a s a genuine newspaper , but rather ns a n a dv e rti s ing s heet. A s s u c h it may have a considerable sale , but we ver y mu c h doubt if it ever wields any great inliuoncc. If , however , it continues to boom the Is- l and in general as a desirable section in which to l o cate , and do e s n o t d e vote its energ ies wholl y to Ilollis , it will do a good w ork and should receive ils reward. It is a novel appearing paper , and is certain- l y very readable. Bu t it s publi s hers did lir o. Sl i ep hard a g ieat wrong in giving thoir paper tlio same name as hi. * , and in justice to him should change it before it is too late lo do so with ou t difficulty. HF~The Salv ation Army is a p pa r en t ly of the op inion t hat J a m a ic a i s in need of its s ervic e s , and in a lew weeks— perhaps .lays—will beg in its p ious (?) labors in that village. Already small detachments of tho army have visited tlio p l a ce , nnd a general onslaug ht i s c o nfid e n t l y expected t o occur v e ry shortl y. J amaica has three n e wspap e rs am o ng its o ilier manifold d e f e nces again s t evil , and wh y the . •Salvation Army should endeavor to evangelize the p lace posses our comprehension. If Ilros. O'Donnell , Wood and Welling, aided by n number of orthodox clergymen , c a nnot keep J a m a ica from \ going to the demnition bow-wows , \ it is idle for the Salvationists to attempt lo do so. But wc do not think there is auy immediate danger of the village being destroyed because of the wickedness of its inhabitants, who are , generally speaking, a sober , industrious , God-fea ring, peace loving people. |3y ~The Port Jefferso n Time s , not i ng li o n. Perry B e lmont ' s withdrawal as the representative of this district in Congress , nomin ates Hon. Ileury A. Reeves , ol Greenport , as Mr . Belm o nt ' s successor. Wh ile Mr. Keeves would certainl y prove nn admirable representative , hi s nomina- ti on is not in order. Suffolk has for eig ht y ears lied lhc honor of being the home of the Congressman for this district , aud can- not reasonabl y claim t he privil c go a ny longer—for th e present , at least. It is n o w Que e n s C o un t y ' s turn , and hor \ f avorite son , '' whoever l ie may be , s hou ld in j us ti c e t o that c o unt y b e g iven the po- sition. We cannot attempt to predict as lo who will bo our next Congressman , but we s incer e l y h ope he will be an honest , capable man , whose career at Washing- ton will reflect credit upon himself and hi s constituency. tSff G o vernor llill l ias e nlled a n ex t r a se s s ion o f t h e Legislature f o r Tue s day next . This course has been mado neces- sary by the failure of the Leg i s lature to p ass a bill appropriating a sufficient sum to maintain the prisons under the State A ccoun t p lan until l fiSO. The bill to g ive them 8500 , 000 met with defeat on the last day of the t-ei-siou , and alread y 300 men at Clinton arc idle , a nd 50 0 moro will le b y Jul y 15. Of the 1 , 500 at Auburn all hut 150 will be idle by August 1 , nnd these must t top by the 15lb- Sing Sing must stand still on July 15 in all depart- m ents except tho laundry. The Governor has taken the step onl y because of the stringency of tlio emer gency . Er *F~G ov. L. K. Ch u rch , of Dakota Ter- ritory (lormerl y of Hicksville , Queens Count y), has our thanks for a copy of a volum e en t itled , \ Resources of D akota , \ a n offi c i a l publication comp il e d b y the Commissioner of Immi gration , and whicli shows very clearl y that Dakota , c ' e.pite its disadvantages of climate , bas n g reat future before it It is to be regretted th at admission to the Union is denied the people of the Territory. [\- \ • \¦Our brethren ofthe Island Press -w ill p le ase not forget that a regular meeting of the Editorial A ssociation wil! be held at Patchogue un Monday next , July 16 . It is hoped that there will be a good attendance , and that thos e who are not now member s will send in their app lications. If \ all hand s \ join in thi s enterp ri se success is euro to result , and tkere should bo no SuoU word as \ toil , \ lyColonel Beekman , a res iden t of Flatbush , this Island , is the owner of the pa p er s conceal e d in M a jor Andr e ' s s tockings at the time of his memorable ca pture. Edith L. Tuppcr , writin g in a recent number of tl i o Ch a utauquan , g i.cs CDpies of several of the documents , which sh o w very clearl y—if any additional testimony to that effect is needed—what a d es pi ca bl e c haracte r B e n e dict A rnold wa s possessed of—or , ra t her , how completel y lacking in character he was. C ol. Beekman , th e owner o f tho pap e r s in q ue st ion , i s a grand s on o f Governor George Clinton. t3jf Tt » e f ifty dollar gold medal , whioh is t o b e aw a rded at the f a ll f a i r of t h e Queens County Agricultural Society to th e successful competitor for the special premium offered by Oliver L. Jones , of Cold Spring Harbor for a n ew and v aluable invention , is now in th e possession of the Treasurer of the society. This medal is the second of tho a er ie* , which by tho conditions of the premium will extend ove r a term of five years. The one of Inst year was awarded to Isaac G. Terry, of Sayville , f o r a p i pe puller for driven wells. *3S *~The noxt ecli pse of the moon will be on tho ni g h t of Jul y 22 , and will bo more interesting than the one of January 29. The di ameter of the earth' s shadow wi ll he much larger at that time , in proportion to th e diameter of the moon , dar k ening its surface more totally. It will take p lace at midni g ht , when the moon will be hi g her i n the he ave ns , a nd will bo visible iu this section. ¦f- jy The Republican State Convention , at which candidates for Governor and Lieutenant-Governor will bo placed in n o min a tion , will he held at Satatoga on August 28. Present appearances indicate ihat ex-Senator Warner Miller will head the State ticket , whil o ex-Mayor Francis A. Shroedor , of Brooklyn , is said t o ho slated for the Lieutenant-Governorshi p. About nine o CIOCK on oaturuay nigni a g a n g of drunken rowd ies a sse mbl e d in front of Thomas Tierney ' s s a loon , iu Lon g Island City, a nd two of t h e number wen t into the s aloon and dragged tho propri- etor ont , wh en the whole mob set upon him and beat him unmercifull y. After satisf y ing llieir desires in tbat direction tho cro wd dispersed , but a coup le ol hours later returned and proceeded lo sm a sh in the windows of t he s aloon , whioh h ad been closed—Tierney having retired to the residence of his cousin , op- po site the saloon. When he saw that the crowd were d a mag ing his pr o p e rt y h e proceeded to a hallway adjoining the building, where , armed with a p is t ol , ho waited fur ther developments. Seeing that further depredations were imminent , Tierney fired twice into the crowd. Wil- liam Owens and \' Con '' Walsh were shot. The former di ed before Coroner Robin- son , who wa s promptly notified , could re ic h tb e s cene f or t he purpose of takin g his ante-mortem sta tement. W alsh died o n Sund a y. Thoma s M a rra , Richard Roug hly , Andrew C a p li , Albert Mutch , \Knuck\ Masterson , \ Bill y \ En g lish , Robert Novins and James Grady were ar- ra i gned bef o re Jus t ice Kavanag h on Mon- day for partici pating i n the riot which re- sulted in the death of their companions , Owens and Walsh. Couns ellor Noble de- manded a separate examination for Marra a nd Roug hly, and Frida y wa s set d o wn for it , bail being refused. C apli' s case was t ake n u p , Tierney being the first wit- ness. Police Justico Tierney, of N ew Ro- chclle , appeared to watch his brother ' s in- terests. There was n o b o d y pres e nt t o represent the peop le. Word wits sent lo the Dis trict-A ttorney nnd his assistant , but n either came. Justice Kavanag h scath- ing l y commented on tlieir strange con- duct a nd appo inted Ju st ico Tierney to conduct the prosecution. After several witnesses had been examined an adjourn- ment was taken. Later in the day the Coroner held Cap li f or the Grand Jurv. TWO MEN KILLED, Th e 32ud annual convention of the Ncw York Stat e Press Association met at the S agamore Hotel , G r een I s l a nd , L a ke George , on Monday evening, Juno 25th , a bon t 150 repr e sent a tiv e s being pres e nt at roll call Tuesd ay morning. At this prelimina r y meeting , held in Mu s ic H a ll , the Pre s ident , Arthur McArthur , of tlie Troy Budge t , presided and tho veteran Secret a r y and Tre as urer , A. O. Bunnell , of the Dansville Advertiser , occupied Ihe p l a c e ho h a s so h o norably filled for the p ost quarter of a centnry. At this meet- ing littlo business was transacted , aside from a brief greeting from t h e President , organizin g , pay ment of du es , etc. After dinner the association again as- sembl e d a nd procee ded to the main busi- ne ss of the convention. President Mc- Arthur , In his addr es s of welcom e , s poke in happy t erms of the heanties of nature that surrounded us—unsurpassed perh a p s by any spot on the globe—and alluded in the m ost touching manner to the memory of the lam ented W. A . Wilkin s , the elected Pre s ident , wh o s e s ad and sudd e n death had called hi in to tlio perlorm- ance of his duties. The address wai ro- p leto with kindl y expr es s i ons , and timel y allusion to romantic and historic incidonts c onnected with Lake George. W. H. Tift , of the Whitehall Chronicle , on behalf of t he local pros . , g ave tho re- cep tion address , whic h w as p o int e d ns well as humorous , and well received. The President then appointed the fol- l ow ing commi tt ee s . O N O RGANIZATION . — .1 . W . Slauson , Middl etown Press ; G. D. A. Hrid getnan , C aiiundiiiuua Journal ; A. R. Scott , G e ne s eo R e publi ca n; W. G. David , Lyons Republican ; W . J. Allen , L yons Journal. O N F INANCE . —Henry Liv.ngslou , liiiby - lon Sia.NAi, ; F. II. Hurd , Medina Tribune; II. L. Wright , Cl i f t on S prings Press ; N o r m an C o le , Glens Falls Messenger : Lester Winfield , Montgomery Standard. O. N R ESOLUTIONS . —Ch arles R. Skinner , Watertown Times ; U. A . Dudl e y , W ar- saw New Yorker ; Ira L. Wales , Albany Argus : C. L. McArthur , Tr oy Bud get; Charles II. Buck , Whitehall Times. An interesting paper was then read by Wil liam II. Clark , of tho Cortland Stan- d a rd , on the subject of local news , detail- ing his method of gathering, edi t in g a nd pre*enting the same. His ideas and me thods were so near what we have heen putting in practice for the past 20 years , that nothing fur t her n ee d b e said except that Bro. Clark has \ caug ht on \ the local news question in abou t t h e ri g ht form. Then followed an interesting paper by B. Brockway, of the Watertown Times , ou the subject of \Journ al i s m , P a st a nd Pr es ent. \ Mr. li . not being present , tho p a per , which was filled with interesting reminisccuces and suggestions , was read h y his son , U. A. Brockway , ofthe sume paper. Next came aa interesting talk fro m E.l gar Parker , of llio Geneva Advertiser , on tlie subject ol' \ Newspaper Advertisin g. \ A general discussion followed on the subject pre- sented. The Pre sident theu announced that in- vita t ions had b e en re c eived f r om v a rious transportation companies for the Asso- cia tion to visit Saratoga , Baldwin (a t i he foot of Lake George), Mt. -McGregor (the last home of Gen. Grant), Glens Falls , Au sable and other points of iutorest. These of course could uot all be accepted by the Association in a hody, though it \ ev entuated \ t ha t smal l de ta chmen ts ol editor s succe e d e d in \ taking in \ a bout all that was offered. In the evening, a very enjoyable hop w a s indul ged in at Sagninore Music Hall , throuuh the courtesy of the hotel manage- men t. On Wednesday morning the invitation o£ the Gham p Utn Steamboat, Uompany to take an excursion over Lake George wns accepted , and tlio steamer lloricon was placed at the service of the Associa- tion. Steaming down t he lak e , th e mos t m ag ni f i c e nt s cenery of water , shore and mountain is spread out to the view—al- m ost every foot of whicli has connected wi t h i t a de e p interest as the scene of trag ic or romantic events in the earl y his- tory of the country. Throug h t he vall ey of tlie Champ l a in , Lake G eorgo and tho upper Hudson the Canada Indians made annu a l r a id s u pon the M o haw k s , a nd her e tliey were often met and ambuscaded b y tlieir intended victims. Before the white man c a mo t he se valle y s a nd passes formed a continuous trail of blood. Later the Eng lish and French , aided by savage allies on either side , f a irl y watered the ground with t h e b l oo d o f each o t her. Tho w o rk of carnage ceased onl y with the surrender of Burgoync at Saratoga. Lake Ge orge is studded wilh islands , some improved and occupied by neat cot- tages , others densel y w oo ded and in a state of nature. All along the shores are deli g htful summer resorts , well provided wilh hotels , or ornamented with private residences , a ll showin g r e fined tas t e a nd u nstinted expenditure. Back from the shores en both sides rise the towering peaks of the great Adirondack range of mountains. These are too numerous for us to name , too grand for us to describe. Near the foot of the Lake the party lauded at Rogers ' Rock Hotel , and through the hosp itality ol ' the proprietor were extended the freedom of the p loce. The hotel is a delightful resort , admirabl y kept , and famed lor the charming views obtained from the elevations in its imme- diate vicinity. The most prominent of these is tbo famous peak known as Rog- ers ' S lide , an almost preci p itous moun- t ain n e arl y 1 , 000 feet. hlg h , over h a lf o f I t s side lacing the Lane being a smooth rock about 1000 feet wide at its base at the water , and reaching nearl y to the top of the mountain , at a sli g ht angle from per- p endicular : This rock is said to have re- ceived its name from the following cir- cumstance. In the winter ol 1757-8 , Mnj. Rob ert Rogers , with a small par t y o f rangers , was sent to iniike observations at Ticouderoga and Crown Point. In a skirmish with the French and Indians liis party was routed. Rogers escaped and was pursued by lhe savages , being easil y tracked b y tho prints of bis snow shoes in tho solt snow. Re made his way to the summit of this mountain , descended to tbe top of . the bare rock , ond throw over his luggage and overcoat , whi ch rolled oil' on the ice. Reversing his snow shoes , he descended to the Lako h y a ravine , [sicked up his belonaings and made his way on tho ice to Fort Wi ham Henry. The savages , observing two sets i.f tracks heading up to the rock concluded that both men must have gono down , and as n o ordinary man could go that way and live , concluded that their intended victim was under the protection of the great sp irit , and refused to pursue hun further. aVfter a hurried inspection of the sur- roundings the h >me run was made , and the balance of the day devoted to rowing and rambling about the beauliful sur- roundings of the Sagamore. This hotel is without doubt the fines' - on Lako George. It was erected some live years ago by a c ompany of w e a l t h y gentl e m e n from Philadelphia , innny of whom had cottages on the Lake shore. We had the pleasure of an introduction to the princi pal stock- holder in tho company—Mr. Burmett— nnd accepted an invitation to visit him at hi s charmin g summ e r hom e , opp \Site lhe Sagamore on lhe west side of the Lake. H ero our party were most agreeably en- tertained by our new-found iriend aud his amiable and accomplished daug hter. The Sagamore represents an expenditure of about $360 , 000 , and can accommodate about 500 guests. It is deli g h t full y situ- ated on Green I sland , 10 miles north of C a ldwell , and 70 north of Albany. Those who visit tbe p lace once are quite sure to go there again. Thursd a y mo r nin g th e fin a l mee t in g w a s h e ld , and the unfinished business dis- posed of. Th e following officers were elected for the ensuing year : P UKSIDENT A . Dudley. Warsliv. Ist V I C E P KES II. A. Brockway. Watertown. 2d \ \ ....Il.lluutington . Cauaudalgtia , bd \ \ Geo. M. Sbull , Mt. Morris. «li \ \ W. It. Fitcli , Lowville. Slh \ \ II. T. VanOailip, Lyns. S KI * . AND T KE AS A. O Bunnell . Dansville. E X ECUTI V E C O MMITTKE , — II J. Knapp, Au- burn; Win. H. Clark , Cortland: Ira L. Wales , Albany. On Frid a y mornin g m o st o f th e edit o r s took leave ol their genial entertainers at the S agamore—some for direct return home , others to visit Iriends , etc. en route. The Bub y lon party, accepting the invitation of Br o. Norman Cole and family, to s pend a day or two at Glens Falls , soon found themselves at tno home of their friends in t he outski r ts of that hi s t or ic tow n , Unl ike most editors , Mr. Col e is enabled to indul ge in tbe luxury of a farm , to- gether wi th almost every other p l e a s ant surrounding. He ia a geologist and min- eralog is t of known abili ty , aa wel l as an e nthusiastic collector of Indian relics. Ho has, perhai.s , the fine st private collec- tion to be found in tbe country. Here we were must hosp itabl y enter tained , and shown every point and p lace of interest. Notably among these ale tho immense lim e and marble quarries , the Glens Falls Pul p and Paper (Jo. ' s works , tho Ter ra Co l ta and Br i ck Kiln s , the fa.nous Falls of tbe Hud son , the Indian Cave , made f a mou s by F e nim o ro Co o per ' s r o mantic account , etc. Glens Falls is ll beautiful town , its re sidence portion being particu- larly attractive. T he industry that at- tracted our attention most wns the Glens Fall s P ap er C o mpany ' s , emp loying 300 men , and repre senting over $1 , 000 , 000 in vested in buildings aud machinery. Th e power consists of 4 , 000 horso power of w ater and GO of steam. I t may not be g en e rall y kno w n , but a vast amount ol new s printing paper is made from wood. Here the huge logs aro hauled up fr o m t ho river h y machinery, and after being cut t o a given length are barked and gr o und int o pul p, which , alter a sli g ht ad- mixture of e.itton liber , i s r un in to paper , wi th whicli such pap ers as the New York W o rld , Brooklyn E a g le , Brookl yn Times , and host* of others arc supp lied. The vast array of machinery , running wi th cl oc klike p r e cisi o n , formed a m a gnificent sight to the eyes of a country editor. We d id not learn the amount of paper Drotliiced at these mills , but i t is evid e n t l y enormous. Glens Falls has six newspapers—two dailv and four weekly—the Messenger (weekly), bv Norman (Jule, who has pub- lished it sinco 1803 ; Hie Republican (weekl y), by If. M. H arris & Sou ; the fimes (dail y and weekly), by Funnell & Ti ppetts ; and tlio Star (daily and weekly). Among the local newspaper men wu mado many pleasant acquaintances , aud at the Times oilice renewed fiiendshi p wi th E. A. S. Marsh, ni g ht editor , who was a resident of Babylon a tew years since. R e luct a ntl y t a king le ave nf our hospit- able entertainers, Saturday afternoon found us at Congress Utill , Saratoga , where a quiet Sabbath was spent at that delightful resort. Monday was devoted tn tlio return trip, and thus ended one of the most restful and enjoyable meetings of lhe State Press Association. NEW YOHK STATE PRESS NOTES. The members ol the State Press As?o- ciniion are under renewed and lasting ob- li gations to tho management of ihe New York Central and Hudson Rivor Rail- road , tho Delaware and Hudson Canal Co. Railroad , t h e Cham p lain Steamboat C o m p any, and other transportation com- panies ofthe Stato, whose lilies could be made available in going to or returning from tho convention. Tbis liberality on the part of the great carrying companies of the State contributed in no small de- gree to the success of the convention. Living ston was the banner county ill the N. * ' . State Press Convention—being represented by the editors of seven noivs- pipers , who , wi t h t l ie ir com p anions , num- bered eleven persons , as follows: A. O. Bunnell , Dausville Advertiser (2j ; C. K. S a nder s , Nunda News (2) ; Clarence M. Alvord , Li vonia Gazette (2) ; A. R. Scott , Geneseo Republican (1) ; S. G. Blythe , Livingston Republican (1); G. M. Shull , Mt. Morris Enterprise (2) ; II. J. N iles , .Springwater Enterprise (1). Three others from Suffolk , bearing the name of the banner county, made up quite a \ f a mil y \ reunion. Queens County was well represented in t he S t a t e Pre s s Conv e n t ion , b y Charl es W e llin g and wif e , J a m a ic a Farm e r; Charles L. Wallace , wife nnd niece , Eockville C entre Observer; L ott Van De- Water , Jr. , Hempstead Sentinel * , Charles W . Smith , Flu s hing Jo urnal ; G. B. Ray- nor . Hempstead Sentinel. Hervey Koss , formerl y of tho Isli p Her- ald , but for several jears editor of the Glover sv ille S t andar d , accompanied by his young and amiable wife , too ' : in the beauties ar.d pleasures of the Press Con- vention at Lake George. II . J. Egleston , ofthe Flatliusli Gnzetto , came up smiling among the lirst to ar- riv e on the historic ground of Green Is-- land. He was likewise one of tbo last to leave. E 1. Parker , of tlio Geneva Advertiser , w as supposed to have been lost over- board , hut was afterwards found closel y cl.ssetcd in one of the state rooms of the steamer , on t he u p tri p, discu ss in g with some Democrats of the party the nomination ol Harrison , which hiul just been announced. The convention would uot have been comp lete without him. At Congress Hull , Saratoga , we were p leased to meet a friend and \ relative-in- law , \ in the person of Eugene M. Travis , who was on his way to Montreal. Mr. T. is a son of Mabt.itt Travis , well known on Long Island. Futher and son are en- g ag ed i n t h e frui t bu s ine s s iu New York , representing separate houses. R. C. B ro wn , representing the well- kn ow n ci g ar firm of Stratton it Stonns , N e w York , wai on hand , as usual , wilii a bi g lay out of fragrant Havana* for the delectation of the smokers connected with the \ pre ss g a ng. \ Mr. B . was mice bead devil on the Dansville Advertiser , bu t l o ng since dr op p e d t he s t ick a nd rul e . Since then he has accumulated wealth rap idl y, and deserves his success. H a vi n g un h o ur o r so in Al ha ny on the up ttip, a brief call was made on Dr. George R. Howell , of the State Library, wh o m w o f ound , as usual , busy among th e hooks. The ceiling is being taken down from the Assembl y Chamber, and it looks like \ some banquet hall deserted. \ Th e p laco of holding tho next meeting of the Association \ tins not been decided upon , tho m e mb e r s be ing about equ a lly divided between tho Catskills and some point in the western part of tho Stale. REPORT OP THE COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS. The memhers of the Ncw York State rres s Association, whose good fortune it ha s been to attend its Thirty-Secon d An- nua! Meeting, held June 25-30 , 1 8 S8 , nt \ The Sagamore , \ on Luke George , feel moved to make tlio following observa- tions : 1. We accord ureal credit to President Arthur McAttliur. Secre ' .arv Bunnell and their asso- ciates in authority, for planning antl carrying to successful completion tlie arrangements for this meeting. Not only has there been placed within reach of the craft a delightful period of rest mingled with eiii.ii- . -li of practical business to make the occasion of Interest and value to every earnest newsp user worker, but wo coin- mend ihe happy Idea of alfortling opportunity to visit this beautiful spot , so rielt in historical reminiscences connected wilh ttie early history of our countiy, so interesting alike lo editor , historian and poei , and whieli nature lias so bountifully blessed in gilts of lolly mountain sparkling water , and heallli-giving atmosphere — a combination which , untler clears). Ies. wins for itself the undisputed title of \ queen ot American Winers. \ i. We how In sorrow to the blows which have fallen upon the A ssociation since Us last meet- ing, in the death of Brothers Thoini.soii und Wilkins-the former one of tlie founders and lhe latter one ot lhe llutihers of the work of organ- izing this newspaper brotherhood. Moth were strung, active men , honoring the profession, and honored by it. Tlieir good deeds shall he written;on the tablets of our love and memory. Theii devotion lo tlieir work ai.d usefulness in It wiil ever be Inspirations to,those who knew thnn to labor on for high Ideals. Words can- not heal Hie wounds which Death makes , but Unit sympathy which will not let grieving hearts mourn alone, touches and moves all who knew our brothers, antl Is most earnestly ex- tended to those who stand nearest Iheir great afflictions May their grief be mitigated by the Vraullfiii memories which cluster about tlie lost as we knew lliem in llfe-n life In which Ihey lulliiled the highest commands of love and duty. :i. We llppisrs'ciale the prompt and generous courtesies which liave been so fully and freely extended to this Association by all who could in any way contribute to the perfection of plans proposed for the enjoyment autl convenience of its members. They are familiar names in the history, and work and movements of the Asso- ciation. We tender our acknowledgements , not for the lirst lime, to Hon. Chauncey .11 . Depew President; and Henry Monett, General I'assei - fer Agent of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad; to L. P. Fas mer .Gencral Passen- ger AReut ot Hie Eric Hallway; to H. M. Brlttoti. General Manager of the Home, Watertown and Ogilet-sburg Railroad; to P. W . Barney, G* ucr- al Superintendent or the l.ake Georg* steamboat company; to D. U. Fonda, General Manage! of the Sarat oga , Mt. McGregor and Luke George Railroad, for continued attentions in our In- terests : and especially to J. W . Burdlck . Gener- al Passenger Agent of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Co. ' s Railroad, for placing even* facility at the disposal of the Association, and lo his personal attention to everv detail connected with the meeting. The Honorable James H. Mauviile. the genial and gentlemanly captain ol the \ lloricon , ' will long he remembered for bis ready and courteous attentions. Through Brother. Cole and Dwver we desire to acknowledge the invitation to visit the thriv- l iig village ol Glens Kails , with regret that ar- rangcinen ts could not be made fur acceptance. And we desire to remind that constant friend or the Association , Mr, lt. C. Brown , of New York , thst Ills \ compliments \have been made \burnt ollerings \ ol good will , asssl that in the blue clouds which have ilsen around us we bave seen glowing pictures uf Florida plantations with R. C. B. in the foreground. In our meditations we have become advocates of the American . Industry which enables our friend to testify so practically as to Its growth—and we bave rreat hopes of the *' fu- ture \ - We recommend that our Secretary be request- ed to prepare In suitable form a \ perpetual in- vitation \ to our generous friends to attend as honored guests all future meetings of the Asso- ciation and to freely share ils pleasures and privileges . BJ hs- ' , ™ ' u e lmT ,, * - s * ' r ' ' 'n*- of our kindly remem- i hl i »5i »i ,> ''\ n ¦ * ' ¦ Brown, Proprietor ..I n.wi <... ' ' *¦. •'Kininre. \ Placing at lhe dls- -\?n. ., ,s ¦ A , *! s <\.iatlou ahout everything ex nil ,.t. \f'.fa '»•' property, he iv.is uiit' riii!! in !?L° , '' U \-\' . *M constant attentions , oinitiliin milling thaBJoiiid add to the pleasure, comfort ntn. n?l\ n ^ mm: 0 ! M f K \<>*t* »e d-serves the *L* M ?. L . I \ BW\1 tttMt- \ and m our plea-aut LaS„.V. cl ' 0,!W . l,lm '\id bin hospitable heme , £?.,„ i 1 , n .? 1 a i ll1 ' 1 excellent iiile nud son . who joined with ¦m ln making the occasion ouo to be long andBJeasantly remembered. **.. ' .._ \esH ' . 'v commend the action or the ox- ecutlvo comBitfee in providing at this meeting tor tlie presssBtatlon ot papers on practical siu. - )eets relatedW) the prorension , nud lu luvilillg a general illseiEslon of topics presented Wu be- leve this a inlist valuable feature; and tlie i a- r; < - ' l >'aiid excellence ul papers presented , and tno discussions arising therefrom: have served 10 increase zeal in the work, to a belter under- standing of the BOWIT i.f Lliu press for useful- ness, and will result in elevalin:! the slaiid.ini of 11 profession which is the •* lever whieli moves ine world . ' provided we keep our Hands' llnnly wurk \ r \\ <1 our ll ' liirt * s earnest In the Signed. CII.11ILK3 K. HKINNK II . H. A. DlIJl.KV, I RA L. 1V AI . E S , tl. L. alL'AUTUUat , c. 11. B UCK . ,. . ,. Committee. - Dated ''The Sagamore , \ Grccu Island , Lake George , N. Y., June •jsth , ISss. THE BDITOKV OUTING. —The army worm is creating h a v o c in Nor th Hempstead to wn , and ihe farmer ' s nre fearful lest tlieir crops ot grain will be total l y destroyed. —Mr. ami Mrs. G eorge 0. Stehl , of Sea Cliff , celebrated their golden wedding a Tew days since. Tlie coup le arc aged 75 and Gil years , respectively. — .ftiincs Muili gan , aged -17 years , n mason l.y trade , having no home , while in th e barroom of Peter Upper on the Kockaway road , on Wednesday afternoon , dropped dend on the lloor. Coroner Ever- i tt held au inquest. —The Fanner swiys : \ Miss Lucy Smi t h , of Jamaica Sou t h , It-is been au in- mate of the insane asylum at Mineola for nearl y two years. On Saturday she was removed lioin the asy lum to her mother ' s house. She is near death' s door from ex- haustion. Disappointment in a lovo af- fuir upset Iter mind. When she wns com- mitted to the institution her wei g ht was 100 pounds , and the has wasted away to 73 pr.uuils . \ ^ —There was no appearance of li ght- ning or a shower in our village on Friday ni g lit lust , yet we nre informed that u new hnrn on the farm of Mr Jacob V' orcer , on the road leading to Succes s Lake , at Hinsdale , was struck hy liglit- n inn* , two hul'scs killed and a farm hand sleeping in the hay-mow paralyzed fur a a lew minutes. Over thirty hoards were torn oil' the east side of th'j burn. — [Jamaica Democrat. —At about six o ' clock on llie evening ofthe Fourth a purii .n ofthe tivstl. -wui l; ofthe Ncw York nnd Roekaway lleach Railroad , near Broad Channel , Jamaica Bay, was discovered to bo on lire just us a train from Long Island City was approaching The train was stopped and tho train hands soon put out the lire, ll is supposed that the trestle caught lire from some fireivurlis thrown upon it hy persons at the fishing stations near by. —Kev . Dr. J ohn C. Middleton , rector of St. Paul' s Church , Glen Cuve , niul one of the ' archdeacons of the di ocese of Long Island , died on Saturday last , at the home t.f his brother , in Hrookl yn , after a long illness, lie had been rector of St. P aul' s Iur fourteen years , and was greatly beloved an.l esteemed b y his parishioties. Ho was a brilliant mini , and was quite w ell known as a writer nf leli g ious articles , poems , h ymn s , etc. At. tlio time of bis death he was 05 years of age. —Oyster thieves are so numerous in Hempstead to wn waters that planters iu that section have organized the \O yster- meti ' s Protective Assoi-iiitioti of tho Towu of Hempstead , '' n n d will c o mbin e t o dri v e thu plunderers of their oysterheds out t.f thoir unlawful occupation. The ot-ganiza ti.su bids lair to bo n powerful m:e , ns ever y oys t er p lanter can iiiiders i ii ii d the benefit to be derived from it. The lollow- ing oilicers have been elected : T. S. Barne s , Pr esident; S. F. Spragii e , Treas- urer; Charles C. Smith , Secretary ; T. T. Ratnsdeu, L. D. Smith , Chauncey Sprague , J. Gilb ert Smith , John C . litiyii. -. , Tru s- t ees. The majo rity of the p lanters iu the tsswn have ioincd the association. —The mosquitoes were so thick in the villages ol Flushing, College Point nml Whitestone , on Friday evening hint , that proprietors of different stores weie com- pelled to close up b y 7 .. ' flock. Mr. Clark- son W . Rhodes drives a bakery wngon for Mr . C hnncho Edwards , of Jamaica , mound Manha sset , Little Neck , etc. Friday morn- ing they were so thick that the team of horses refused lo go* , althoug h pmperl ) covere d with a larg e netting. Ho was compelled two or three times to leave the wagon and kill the millions ol mosquitoes which were upon the poor animals , ilr. Rhodes says wo know nothing of these pests iu uur village. To stiike a light at Jamaica South on Friday ni g ht was cer- tain death , so a ronidetit informed our scribe. Yet nt Kockaway Beach there are non e. —(Jamaica Democrat. —On Saturdny ni g ht Mrs. Eliza Watson , aged 54 years and a widow , was found dead on the sidewalk in front of her homo on Purvis street , L. I. City. Her neck w as broken. Subsequent investigation revealed the fact thnt during the evening there had been a general ti g ht between Ihe res-itlents of the \ Houso of Blav.es \ (in which Mrs. Walson lived) and some young men who cime to serenade a new- ly-married amp le living in t he hou se . Mr s. Watson , during the melee , went lo the aid of James Howitt , her brother , who was bein'j; roug hl y handled. She succeed- ed ill rescuing him , hut was thrown over the railing of the stoop lo tho pavement below , by Josep h Smith and his wile, The unfortunate woman died almost in- stant! . !. Smith and his wife were arrest- ed n lew hours l ater and locked uo. —K obett E. Mills , a X ew Y' ork cun- tractssr , who was engaged in building a number of cottages UL Bayswatcr , Far Kockaway, fled last week . Among his numerous crediors are a large number o f m e chanic s , to whom ho owes in all $1 , 000. On Friday ni ght Mills ' creditors guthcrod at a hotel in ihe village and gave expression to their indi gnation in bitter language. An elligy wns prepared and labeled \ Robert K. Mills , Iraud and che a t , where is he?\ The figure wns raised to the limb of n iree amid the hooting ond jeerinu of the defrauded workitigmcti. Pistol shols were fired at it , and lastl y it. was set on lire . The creditors of Mills woulti make it very uncomfort able for him were he lo return without funds to meet their claims. Work on the buildings has been suspended. —Fr cdcnck 0. Schniittlu-nncr . one o f Queens County ' s oldest citizens , tlied on Sunday at the residence of his son in Great Neck. Mr . Schmitthenner was a native of Strnsburg, where be was born in 1795 , but came to tho United States beforo the jear 1818 He was one of thu original members of lhe New York City Watc h , ami distinguished him self by his capture of a daring guug ol counterfeit- ers in Orchard street in 1S33. When the City Watch was disbanded he returned io his trade of silversmith , and found em- p loyment for many years with the firm of Lucia Hart , ot Burling Slip. Mr. Sch- miliheiiner amassed cousiilerabie proper- ty, and at one time owned a farm cover- ing a large portion ol the site of lhe pres- ent city of Buffalo. Por many years l.e ha s li ve d i n infirm h e al t h a t Grea t N ec k. Tho lu ueral took place on Tuesday , with interment in tho Lutheran Cemetery. —Some two years ago Isaa c Morell , a farmer , nf Mineola , culled at tlie Surro- gate ' s oilice in Jarnnica and petitioned for letters of administration on iho estate ol William II. Havens , who had he e n i n hi s employ for Glteen or twenty years as a land hand. He had saved out of his wages $2 , 800. He left it in lhe hands of his emp loyer , F armer Morell , for sale keeping. Havens died in Jaiigust , 138C. Morell made the app lication as debtor to the estate , and hi s son-in-law , Mr. Wil- li a m Dy kes , a business man of Jamaica , was at his suggestion appointed as coad- ministrator. Then he advertised in a a New York paper for an heir. After a long time had e l aps e d t h e ad v erti s emen t f ell under tho eye ofa New York broker named M r. Geor ge Sugc-r , a nd he sh ow ed it to Mr. John Havens , of 22-t West Thir- teenth street , New York City, who i s abou t 78 years of age and was in quite destitute circumstances. He proved his rela tionship and secured the money, which was a for tune to him. Ho had no difficulty in proving the dead man was William Havens , hit sou. —[Ea gle. — Po stmaster Smith , of Flu-hi ng, has resi gned thst positiin , in consequence of ill health , and Pte*id. 'nt Cleveland has appointed Henry B. Carpenter to fill Mr. Smi t h' s unexp ir ed term. —While in attendance upou a p i c ni c at Rid gewood Pa ' rk , Newlowti , ou the Fourth , Ca therine Onllins, a nine-year oltl daugh- ter of Michael W. Collins , of M es er o le a venue , Br ookl yp, dropped dead. A p- oplexy was tho cause of the child' s sudd e n li s! lltll. —Peinbrooko Lodge , I. O. 1) . 1' ., of Glen Cove , hist week elected the follow- ing oilicers : Peter A. Montfort , N. G.; John J . Ynn.l ewnttr , V. G.; Augustus A . Ellmakcr. Jr. , Recording Secretary ; Jamos M. Wanner , Treasurer; Represen- tative to Grand Lodge , Ch arles J. Bald- win; p rox y , George P. P.ajnor ; Trustees , Cnrm i B liniman , Nathaniel R. Stetson , J ohn P. Tai.pon. The above , wi t h the ap pointive o i li c er s , w e ro i n stalled b y D . D. G. M. M orris on Saturday evening. — Rev . fl orae Talhcrt , of the Af r i c an M. E . Church in Jamaica , hud a s hi s gne^t until .Monday his father-in-law , H enry W. Black , of Washington , D. C. During the afternoon of Monday Mr. Black was taken suddently ill with strangulated hiritia , and lhe Kev . Dr. Farley, of the Koiiinn Catholic. Church , was called in and administered to him tho last rites ol reli g ion. He died a few- iiiiiinies later. For twenty-live years the deceased was employed in the money \rder service of tho Postal Department at Washington. He was 5u years of a g o. —[Ktt glc. —John Campion , a resident of Brook\ iyn , wis arre. nto.l at Newtown on Friday last , white wandering nbuut that p lace , tint! lod ged in the luck-up on a charge of di-. srderly conduct. In the evening he was examined b y two physicians , who pronounced him to he suffering fr om sun- stroke. He was delirious. The doctors , however , did not prescribe for the man , wh o wus confined in a small cell all nigli t In the morning tho unlortuuato Camp ion was loutisl dead. An autopsy confirmed tlio doctors ' previous op inion that the man died from the effects ofa sunstroke. Had lie been re m oved to a hosp ital and the proper remedies app li e d hi s l if e would probabl y have been savoil. Coroner O'Oonnell and a jury held an inquest on Monday evening. QUEENS CO UNTY NOTES. G.O. REED Local Edltur. CltOItl'lt HKKVIUKS, SUNI.AYH: Methodist—llev, Ilenry Bllltz— 10!j &7JJ. Episcopal—Rev. itn , A ;* -;. The parade of our firemen on the \ gl orious Fourth \ was a very p leasing sig ht. The boy s looked their very best , a nd t h o Chief , who is at all limes a very line looking gentleman , lo.iked very linn.:s.. me indeed with a large boquet of ru-os stuck in the silver trumpet , which was very graeelully carried. The Assist- ant Chiel was too intent upon looking aller his men truck , etc., to think tor a moment of I..oktng handsome , and reall y we doubt if hy could have done so hud lie thoug ht of it. But what was more ncccessary — to keep lime to the music and tlie ro|ie taut—was not forgotten by tho worth y assistant. Brigadier General O. P. Scheuer looked every inch a soldier it* he drew his sword lr..tn its polished scab bard nn.l gave the ords . -r •' Forward , Match !\ The firemen from Breslau looked like firemen and marched like soldiers . The diminutive fireman perched upon the truck and holding the National colors which flouted gracefully over his head was Irom Breslau , and will he chief of a rattling company, somo day. The music , by the Glen Covo Baittl , was good , nud we hope to hear tho baud again soon. The day wus all that could he desired fur i. celebration. The picnic iu tho grove was a decided success and was largel y attended , aud we nre all sorry that tin; Fourth comes but once a year. John II. Duryea s grocery wagon is far ahead of urn thing in the shape ol ' a vehi- cle of that kind ruiiui. g throug h this sec- tion ot the Island , and re flects great credit upon the builders , B urton st Pluminer. If yon want a fi rst class p iece of work and arc willing tu pay a reasonable price , c ull upon Burton it Pluminer , wh e el w ri g hts , Main sireet , north of A. C. Ketchiim ' s blacksmith shop. Tiie lettering uf Dur- yea ' s wogi.u wus dot.e h y F i a t k II. Lewis, of Atlantic avenue , Brookl yn , nud is a very neat piece ot work. Mr. Robert Bausch will soon com- mence the erection of a 10x50 loot addition to his large p icture frame iac tory, ju order to accommodate his rapidly- increasing trail.;. The addition will ho two stories in hei ght , and will contain an ele vator , which has been much needed heretofore. Alter lhe addition is com- i.lcled the factory is to have a new coat i.f pain t . We wish you continued success , Mr. Bausch , and wish tint our village had mure enterprising men like your self. Miss A.ldie Barton and Miss Until Thome have re ' u rued from a visit of several weeks lip the Hudson. It is needless tu say, (yet we say il) that the many friends ut these young ladies were deli g h ted to see their p leasant faces and hear their merry laug hter as of yore. And the J ' f ieiids were nut all Indies. Nothing More , True. George II. YauCo' .t is the b usiest man in town just now. Between answering all culls from the Sisters fur teams , look- ing after the ininscient trade , and running two lnowing machines , Mr. VanCutt has not much time for p leasure and recrea- tion. Afler once securing a customer Mr. V. dues not often lose hitu or her. Mr. Palmer , editor ol the O ysterbay Pilot , was iu town last Tuesday, look- ing alter the interests of his sjiicy j ournal. Mr. Palmer tells us he will havo a regular correspondent in our village from nuw on. Tliis will ho lor the gootl of both thu Pilot nnd our village. Th e r e wn s mu c h inte r est s hown in t h e game of bull between the Nationals and lhc p icked nine , a nd wh e n '' Charles , \ \L. 'iiieey \ and \ Bill \ took off their coats to r elieve the knocked-out players there was great clapp ing of hnntls. It .lid the hoy s goud to see the old stagers p lay b a ll. L. B ynning s ' lowed liis patriotism in the beautifu l decoration over Main stnet trom his store to the shed opposiie , which was greatl y admired by ma ny p e op le on the Fourth. Mr. J. J. Pl tiuimer , who last spring sold his cottage to a gentleman fro m tho city, his broken ground nnd will sunn erect another cottage just east of the one sold. The Bab y lon Base Ball Club lost tho game un the Fourth by failing to appear. Th e Umpire decided in favor of Farming- dale. The score was 1) to 0.! Mr. D iniel Chichester has moved from Hempstead into the house of his brother- in-law , Mr. M artin Meyer. Farmingilaie. Many people would ho astonished ii they knew what a large business is being dune in the buying und selling t.f horses and carriages , and to prove this fact , we made a rail , lhe other dny, ssn Mr. Andrew Mowbray, of 233 Scherm erhorn street , Brooklyn. On entering lhe large and spacious sta- ble s , we were met hy a stout , ruddy an d affable gentleman , and making our business kn o wn , i t immediately dawned upon us that we were addressing tho proprietor , who bega n to give us some general infor- mation regarding tho commission and sale business . Mr. Mo whny inaugurated his commis- sion nnil sale stables about twelve years ago , and since that lime , a s hundreds of our best citizens can testify, has done more tu promote antl stimulate (huso who are lovers of burse flesh than any one man In Brooklyn. The stables are centrally located on one of the finest streets and principal driving thoroughfares. Each year Ml' . Mowbi' uy has seen the increase of a prosperous biisin-ss , anil , with keen foresight , ciime to tin conclusion that a branch repository would bo necessary to accommodate the consignments in car- riages and harness that were constantl y being [.laced with hi.n. A ca reful consid- eration was taken of this mntter . nn.1 after n inny solicitations from Ins friends he cuti - cluded to lease the large wai'erooms nt 104- Ailantic avenue , near Clinton street. This branch will bo under the able man- agement of Mr. J. Davis , who has beeu Mr. Mowbray ' s assistant fur years. Th e disp lay of first-class carriages and harness at these war troonis cannot he sur- passed by any in the city. The slock is large and varied , and the carriages are built b y some of the best makers. M essrs. N. J. Demnrest &. Co., of New Yurk , hnve a l so consi gn t d a v ery l u rge stock of first-class harness and have ap- pointed Mr. Mowbray their sole agent for Brookl yn. Mr. M o wbr a y ' s personal attention is g iven to all patrons , both of those wish- ing to buy or sell , nnd that alone has made him many Iriends. He thoroug hly believes in honest deal- ing wilh a small profit ; making a customer onc e , always one , is his motto , a nd a s no misrepresentation is allowed to consum- mate a sale , his reputation is fully estab- lished as an honorable , upri g ht gentleman , as his large , increasing business bears its icstim.ininl. T o t ho s e cont e mp l a ting purcha s in g horses , carriages or harness , wc say that it will amply pay them to visit his stables and warerooins , where it is most cerlain that iheir wants can be supplied. HOBSE« , CAHItlAGKS AND UAH- ,\ tiN. -t . tie iionre lhnt the '* Brooklyn Chau- tauqua Assembly \ have nia- .lo a rrange- m ents for an excnrsiun uf tlieir members nnd Iriends to Chautauqua : n connection with iho annual meetings of ii.e A-s-. - nil ly j ut Chnututiqua . It i s difficult to imagino a more healthful , interisliug or desirable tri p during tho mouth of August. Jn ad- di tion to tlie \ f east of reason and flow of s o ul\ represented b y such well-known lec- turers itii.1 readers as Josep h Oook , ot Bos to n; Kev. T. t ' .e Witt Talinngi . of Bro oklyn ; Kev . Phil i p Brooks , Rector ol Trinity Church , Bo s ton , ct<* . etc. , there w ill I..- vnriuiin * recrea tions nnd exercise s , also a \Ginti.l Army \ tiny. Tiie ualur.il attractions ul Lake Chautauqua are vs-ry varied , and ollbr inducements to tho an- gler , bo tanist , painter and all classes ol excursionists on p le asure bent. G.iml steamers plying un the lake present every opportunity fur making interesting trips , and in addition Niagara Falls ean be reached at a small expense, ar.d in a very short time. The cummittee have suc- ceeded in obtaining from the Erie Rail- road Company a very low rate , so that the whole excu rsion will ho made at a charge of . -J 10 round tri p, nnd wiil include all meals on ' .h e outwurtl journey, l t is onl y necessary tu add that tins excursion is under the management .in.l organiza- tion of the well-known tourist firm of Thomas cook ife Son (of wcrld lenown) to insure complete success in every de- tail. fcXClltMI.-vj TO CHAUTAUQUA. Real Estate. BABYLON VfLfa - .UR LtU' .S FOll SAI.K. TWELVE LOTS , .Vlxir.O anil larger, on Eas t Neck a' . ' s-niu* . .1 inih- iiteV walk above Hi. A rgyle. Pines Jliio tn i- Hlll I' . 'ich . Very desilably situated, uu high level ground . OTIIEll CHOICE LOTS Near t> centre of the village , at i lernte prices. Apply to HENRY LIVINGSTON' . Babylon . FARM OF 50 A. IRKS; ALL UND-i R A high stato of cultivation; most charmingly located , IS miles frois. New Brunswick , N, J ., and 2 miles from Dean ' s siatiou ou tiie Pennsyl- vania R. R. House contains 9 rooms , well ar- ranged. Other buildings in A 1 order. Abun- dance nt fruit; good water; no malaria. Jusl Ihe place for pleasant as well as pn.f.iaiui farming. Will he sold low on terms to suit. Apply to or address Ilicxitir LivixusroN. Signal Office; Babvlon . L. I. trsta I AIIO E IIOU-sE ON MAIN tsTREET J Babylon , for sale or ft. rent. House con tains ll*' room* ami all in.-dern improvements Ample grounds: plenty of Iriut au.l shade trees Everything about the place is iu llrst-class order. Applyts. sir address llKNKV LlviNti- s Tss . N* . Babylon. L. I. i fu:;t r Pl) KXCHANG i: FUR SUMMRR RES- X iilenee near lhe water or suitable shore properly—a very Hue :* ... * linil yacht: draught :. '; reel: large cabin, completely furnished; new sails and rigging; rea.lv i.-r immediat e use; v. ry ai.i.-an.i npe...lv. .' all ou or address (1. UC. B,, y.i7 President st , nr»<jkiwi . I.. 1. zvtwn I>EAL EST AT i* . AND INSURANCE , Particular attention paid to \' PROPERTY IN BABYLON AMI VICINITY J. JA.n . IIOBIIIN.S . Ileal Estate Agent . l! jiliyl.sn . L.I. FOR SALE . —A DESIRABLE FARM AT Dix Hills . L. 1.. an..ul three miles north of Lleer Park station , ou tlie L. 1. R. It., ou the main road leading from Battylon to Huntington , nearly equal distance from each place; adjoin- ing the Dix Hills Slock and Hai ry Kami ol David Carll. Said farm contains *JI0 acres— nearly 70 acres under a high state of cultivation. Has produced 30 bushels of wheat per ac:c; also three tons or hay per ncre . with oilier crops In like proportion. Has a line orchard of choice fruit iu lull bearing; with other fruit and shade trees. Land rolling ami heavv loam. Bal ance of farm Is woodland—the greater iiart covered with a heavy growth ssr chestnut; hickory, oak and cellar tintlier. On said lann is a handsome livo-st.iry and allic Inline dwelling house , 27x33 feet in size , wilh one aud oii*-h:i!f story exten- slon . jTx ' . 'l feet , with kitchen attached , IJxIS feet: cellar under whole house. On the plaee are a goosl well of water and four cisterns , two barns —one 30x36 rcet . the other ilx'U feet—carriage bouse ISxft* feet , with about 100 feet of grain and hay buildings attached; corn crib , wagon shwd , hen house , smoke house, etc.; also couimntllotit tenant house all of which are In good condition. Abundance of stabling for horses and cattle. Just the place Tor a slock rami. This is one of the very best farms on tbe Island , and will be sold Tor much less than Its real value. Apply to H ENBT L IVINGSTON , signal olllee , Babylon , L. I., or to the owner , G K O I U IS C A RIX . on the premises. »iss7 FARM OF r.i, - AORKS AT COMAC I' . O.i 1 . ' , ' mill's N. E. of tlie vlllaire. * - \ . miles Ir.itn *St .loliislaud depot; x, acres cleared; under good cult I vat ion: well fenced; 3 cisterns: About Lit aeresthrirtytitnlier— oak . cedar . chest- nut , hicktsry , etc. — ab.tut is years growth. House 13 rooms; 1 M stnry; oilier outbuildings - ; barn , 20x30; sheds , crib , wag.su shed; etc.. in good order. Gs.nsl s'os-k farm; * . mile Ironi Carl l H. Burr ' s mile track; price . S3, rs00: $1 , 000 cati remain ou mortgage. Inquire on the prem- ises or J UIIN * W. Htl USK, Or Of llKNItl* l.IVINi;. ST..N . Signal ol!ls-s> . irn.1l f'OK SALE—A BEAUTIFUL KESI- denceon principal avenue in Babylon; live minutes Irom denot; lovely shaded ' grounds; sizeoflot . iu:!x4'8 les-t; roomy Gothic coitagr , partly fiirnisiu-d and contains all modern con- veniences; substantial outlniililings. Genuine bargain if sold at oui'e. Apply lo E. W. OAK- I . KV . lliihyhsn , so T. B. Wn.i.i* .S: Bito .. corner Court and Scherincrhorn streets . Brooklyn. tlnll Signal Family Record. BORN. Atlant.ev..lc , . ..ity 4 , te Mm. Tbos. .). Haven- * . ;i il.iu-'l-U-r. iaViibydni , July 11 , lu.M rs. Clias . t-Varle, u tlaiuli- ter. l- .ustp.jrt , .July io , io Mrs. Frank Hrown- . a - .au' ,;.iUT. Crecnville , .Inly 4 , to Mrs. Win. \Vt** - >teii-eke , :i da ilu lil ur. Greenville , July s , tn Mrs . Henry Otto , a <l:mf;Ii- ter. Crt ' eniiort, June 12 , to Mrs. Johu T. Aik. -rly, a sou. Gr'enport, June II , to Mrs . Auyust Anderson . a sou Greenuort, .June 17 , to Mrs. Win. 1* . (i' lliUs , a daughter. Greenpurt , June .£! , to Mrs . W. W. Smith , a son. Greenport . June 22 , to Mr. * . Frank J. (Jorwhi a tlaiiK titer. Patehosue , Jime SO . to Mrs . Kreil It. Swe/.ey. a son. MARKIELX JJay Store , Mav • *. ' - * , by Itev. I). McMnUen. John II. Ferguson , of Faleho^ue. l<> May Haldvv.ii; of Islip. Bro. kIyn . June • _ '*' . by Kev. Mr. . K. F. Haven, ot New York Citv , to Eita C. (lani;li- ler ol Daniel and Jane ii. Terry, ul Kiver- head. Easl-Haniptnn , Ju.y . *> , by I.cv. .Tiilin H. Stokes , - William M. Williams , ot Kutlnud. Vt.. to Chi.r.utte M*. daughter ut C.cor-je Kldr ' ulge , of East*Hampton Greenport. Jum* :il ,bv llev. Georxc* lt. Dusin- berie , Delaware HaiuirhUre Lo Mrs. Annie Freeman , both colored; ol (J. Greenport. July 1, by Kev. Carl Keinhold Tap* perUFrans. Gottlob !.iu*oTape lo Augusta lloehlke , b.itli of shelter Island Greenport , .July 4, by Itev. C K. Hist-ox , Wil- liam Lewis Hawk Ins, of Arshainomoquc, to Addie I J .. dautrliterol Thomas und Frances Edwards, of G. ratehogne , June 27 , by the Kev. Alban Kiehey, Mr. J sines Thorn ley Anyon , to Maud a Scl.ei.ck - Port Jefferson. June 2R , by Itev. Mr. -Put- die; l. -aac 1.. (iiordou , of Patehogne . to Jennie Molt. *DIEI>. Atlanlieville . July I.Mrs . El izabeth Corwin , ae M4y, 7m , lid. Boston , M ass , July 2. Frederick Ziminer, son- in-law of Ed ward l) . and Charlotte 1* . Al- bin , of rtujr Harbor , ae 27y. Bab' . - .oil . July 1» , suddenly of heart disease, Charles Johnson , of New Vork , a well- known summer resident , ae my, 10m. In teriuent al Woodlawu Cemetery, Westehus- ter Co. Broo--haven , duly 5, Daniel Carter , ae 70. Bay shore , .jni.y 4 , Hannah l>. ~ . widow ol * - ,aim.e\ Wviuan . ol Baltimore , and mother of .Mrs. 11. D. Aldrich , of New York City, ae yoy, . -iin , 25d. Bridge-Hampton. June 29 , Elbert Rose, ae C3y, tun. Drowned in 1' econie Bay, oil East Marion. July 4 , Augustus hweriu, of Hrooklyn , ae - . * >)* . Eastport , July C , 1' ercy Kdwiu , only son of Everett w . aud Edna B . 1' etiney, ae ly, Gin, I8d. East Norwich , July 8. Susan IM. Stearns, widow of the late Kev. Charles Steam* , in the 78th j ear of her age. Good Ground. July I , Mary, wife of Kelson Jack- son , ae -toy. G reenport, duly 5 . G rade., daughter of James and Mary Welch , ae ly. 2in. Huntington, July 1 . Addie K., daughter of Amos P. and Emma I.. Conklin , ae 27y, llm; lad. Huntington. July X, Ellen Ander*>ou (colored), ae lm , I5d. Huntington , July 6 , Anna , roundest child of Kd- muud aad Soplmmla W. Dav idsou , ac ly, 4m. New Y' ork City, July 4 , Emma , wife of John Massou, of Bay bliore, ae U5y, - Jin , yd. Patchogue , June 29 , Israel Smith, an HI , Shelter Island, July 8 , Jthza , widow of James Byder. au 80 . Sag Harbor , July 7 . John, infant son of Michael aud Mary Qu.u.an. South an. pi on , July iu , Ariadne , widow of Charles U. Montcalm and daughter of Eit- sha King, of bag Harbor , iti the 33d year ol her age. New B usiness. If yon Want the E arth TAKE THE WOULD. It is almost ths samo thiug. Ml I'ltEMU MS: XO Ni'EUAl. OKEEIU! LSI) CUT HATES ' 111' TIIE BEST AND BIGGEST NEWSPAPER O.N THE North American Continent. 12 l.AKC E PAliES a\N'))S4 LO.Ni: COLUMN'S. A POPULAR NOVEL I'uhMslied in and given with each issue of tlie weekly edition. 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If you wisli the series complete , fcUBSCiUNEAT ONCE. one year [Si i.umbers) , fl. i; mouths i \i\ numbers) .ve. 3uiuijlhs [13 numbers), 2.1c. A Idrcss 2w!«! THE WORLD. NEW YOKK. ¦T-I1E SMITHTOWN MUVlXCi PARK. Mile track , kept In perfect order and let on reasonable terms for trolling and traiuiug pur- poses. Thoroughbred STALLION UENEGADE. Terms $1.1 to insure. Apply to MANAGER OK DKIVING PAKE , -Ini * . ' ' . ' - * t-milhtowu Branch. I* . I. TTNITED STATES HOTEL. ON EUROPEAN PLAN. FULTO N , WATER ANU PEARL STS . HEKDLING & FULLMEK , NEW YOKK. S IXGLR R OOMS , 75 C ENT S TO 5I..W. DOUUl.K 1U)UMS, ¦ •?! .50 TO 83.00 New York Elevated Kailroad Depot in the ho- tel Time to Grand Cent nil Depot, :to minutes. Five minutes ' walk to New Haven , Hartford and Bridgeport steamers. lyu*.2 ¦pHAUTAUQUA LAKE EXCURSION. Auspices of Brooklyn Chautauqua Assembly, leaving New York by Erie Kailroad ACi . t'sT Gth , Unir.ul trip, Sll). good for return within :t1 days at Individual option, including meals on outward journey. All CUautauquaus ami friends invited. Full particulars Trom lwixxt THOMAS COOK it SON , . NO 2(11 BKO\DWAY , NEW YOKIC . Miscellaueous. M 6 ™ 5 * _ M. - .l.AME I. IIllMMEIJIEl * ll.ifk U.iii.1 , s.i.p. Voluiiti-t-r av.- .. Isliii . I.. I. I.ai,-s! (I I ' S I KUS . I.aun Tenists tind it.iatiisstS iiii *. a s pecially. tiniiwj A CHURC H PAIll -TV AT MKItliICK , lly the luiliL'ii nf llin (Jiiureli ..r th. > Ileileemcr uill b.* lii-lil .in WEDNESDAY it THURSDA Y . .IUI.Y 1« & ll) Kro.il 12 M. li. II I' . M. s.a. li slay. In It... r-liurcli \ar.l tin Mi rri. -k avenue. Aiuoni; llie l.-alm- .- . n ul tli,- l: ir will lie i*ar..:ully- .irriiiij;t- 1 In ...His tor tlie sale.i f laney artleles , an.l lliiy- l.*r ' s ami Ki.tlev ' s eaiitlies . Kefre.sn- liieuls will bu .serve, l ilt III I hours. l'KOK. It. MILTON HENDERSON , The .vell-kiiouii nlcmht of hand uerforiner , will , on We.lns-nslay. uive an alteriisson ami eveuiiii, ' exlili.illon of his skill. InclinJIiie a l'U* . 'CH AND. ItlllY.SIlOsV Ami various tents ,,r u-es-nleneiin . tin West- ll.-s.luy. the theater train leases for New York at 10 .53 1\ . M. -Jinrjl II . II . ClMMAX. V , ii S EXTON , I .I I . S KI'II T. IlKU I. klT . I ARTHUR W F.I.WIH.II , ¦ . IlKN.IAMlNll «KAMA J, - . I'-sOill. • s . l .MI'KI. IlKM'I.KIT , I • I..IIN* HK. lVI.KTr . ! TitKOI.elU! A.UMS . . For Sal e. F' tJIl SALE— A SMALL S I 'L- A T U T I T- aiio in perfect order nnd In tune at concert l.itoii. Been uses: but very little ; rosewood cute: I.eniK ol no line Io the olviier , will l.e Hold. -with cover and stool, for SC5. can be seen at r.'si- tlenre of llism.i' lln.is . Ilalsylssn. I.. I . ifur., FOlt SALE , Sf.OO I' YACHT SENSATION* . M feet keel.. '10 feet over all 14 feet o.-aiii ; .ill liar. l iv.io.l llnisll in ehcrr. nan -Is; ntation.-rl water. closet and i.*<- i...\: .! locker* . * _ * bunk- , settees , I-hairs , carpet** , ruu* . etc. : steer-, .villi wheel: patent blocks and s.ll toe latest improve- ments ; four sails iu eo.t.1 order; anchor chain?, etc. Write or apply to CAPT . CHARLES HROWN , iwO. '.J ISI.I I- . I .. I. TJ0WL0CK3— IS I'AIR OOULD'S I'AT- IV ent I' oldinii Ru-alsscks , tsr.ss aud *a.lv. -iuir. *.l iroo—new. l* or stale cheap. Apply .ttbssHltlSA L otic* 71 CCHOONEK FOR SALE. The scl.oonc* L E U - IS II , IIAKKI . will be ss. 'd cheap Can lie seen ati' Aiiii .vN ** • * . K I . KKMAN ' S lumber yard. Freeport , I.. I. liv. **!* ! O EAL ESTATE FOR SALE. Fl-U.VISUED COTTA.IE8 TO I.KT. J. .LIS. UOHBINS . Imfr- f R-al F.slsstt- A L \- II I . habvlon Ij-OR SALE — A WAGONETT E IN M L flrst>el* .is3 nrsts-r: apply to S IIKI . MAN T WKKISV . Haul. III . I, I. ip. .w Henry Raynor , writing in the ra tcliogue Advance of last week , says of th e R e publi c an nom i neo lo r th e Presidency : \ General Benjamin Harri- son is the son of John S. Harrison and the grandson of ex-President William II. Harrison , whose history is well known, l ie is a great-grandson of Benjamin H a rris o n , one of the s i gn e rs of t h e De c l a r a ti o n of Indep e ndenc e , nnd G overnor of v irginia three terms. We mi ght go back still further to Oliver Crom- well' s day. General Benjamin Harrison ' s grandmo t h e r w a s the g r a nd t laug th er o f H e n ry Tuthill , of S o u t hold , L. I., nnd s a id Henry Tuthill was the grandson of Ilenry , s econd so n o f John Tu t hill , senior , who located at Southold about the year 1C40 , whose descendants are numerous. John Cl e v es Symm e s w a s n so n of Kev. Tim o- thy Sym.nes , minister at A quebogue , I.. I., and was bom there. The said John was ii colonel under Washington in the Revol u tionary W ar. He married Annie , daug h t er of t h e lir s t men t ion e d Henr y Tu t hill , and had a daughter Annie. Af- ter her m ot h e r ' s dealh she was brought up by her grandfather , Ilenry T ut hill , and was educated at Clinton Academy, East - Hampton , L . I. , the oldest imstitution of the kind in the State. After that she went to see her father , who w a s t h e n Jud ge of what waB called tho Northwest Territory and became acquainted with Wil l i a m II . Harrison , then commander ol the fort there , and afterward President , and was married to him November 22 . 1795 , and died Feburary 25 , 1864 , aged 88 years and 7 months. She was tho grand- moth er of G eneral Benjamin Harrison , the present Republican candidato for Presi- dent. \ OP LONG ISLAND ANCESTRY. \ PiHSCE SluTiiDSALBM. \ —On M onday ovening, July 1G , th e JIcL' aull Opera C ompany will return from their short va- catiOsa nnd resume tlieir summer engagement at W' allack' s Theatre , New Vork City, presenting as their opening attraction \ Prince Methusalem , \ one of lhe jolliest of the comic operas ol lhe day. Thi. work , b y .lohaiin Strauss , f a mili a rl y known a s t h e \ Waliz King, \ has long been one of the most popular features of the MeCaull rep- ertoire , a nd wh e nev e r g iven has proveu very snccesssul—possessing as It does so many pletisaut features , b ri lliant m u sic , an interesting story, whicl i no t onl y a bounds in strong dramatic situations , but is at the same time vtry funny, mili tary move- ments , h a ndsome c ost ume s a nd scenery, together with a cast including many well- known artists of the MeCaull organiza- t ion , amon g wh o m a re M a rion Manola , Annie M yers , M arin Sanger , Josephine Knapp, Grace Seavey, Dewolf Hopper , Jefferson de Angelis , A lfr e d Kl e in , J o hn J. K atTael , H erbert Cri pps a nd Linds a y Morrison , together with a chorus largo in numb ers , thoroug hl y drilled and possess- ing many sweet and cultivated voice s . A rmed witli lha new \ L tbel rifle , \ it seems as if the French army would be simp ly invincible. Tho bodies of dead paupers , placed at distances varying from 200 yards to a mile and more , wei e used n s ta r g e t s for exp e rim e n t al purpose s in testing the guns. The bones were peno- trotcd by the bullets, no fracture being made. Wounds of this kind in the living bone are most difficult to heal; in fact , th ose inflicted at close range are pro - nou nced incurable. A w* *r in these days w ould be unl i ke any t hing in hist o r y . Sinc e our ow n r e b e ll io n m a ny imp le- men t s of war f are ha ve b ee n inv e n te d , and even since tho Franco-Prussian war there have been notable invent ions calculated to mako a battle short and decisive , but bloo d y an d fatal bejond any warfare that history records. Americans may congrat ulute themselves that there is a strong sentiment iu this country in opposi t i o n t o war as a solution ot international or inter- necine difficulties. In no way is the pro- ur ess of civilization better evidenced than in the acceptance by nations of arbitra- tion and the relegation to barbarism of so-called appeals to the \ God of Rattles. \ — [Albany Ev e ning J ournal. lilODGKN WARFARE. The recent death at Elkton , Md., of John B. Hogg, who nearl y sixty years ago waa emp loyed in railroad construction , revives recollections of tbe manner in which tho first railroads iu llii. country were built. Mr. Hogg did his first work in connection wilh railroads in August , 1S29 , when ho waa ono of tho persons emp loyed by John Ran- d a ll , Jr., to assist him in laying out the New Castle nud Frc-nclitown llnilroud , wbich cou- necled thoso towns aud formed an important link iu the great route of travel by steam between tho Northern and Southern Slates. It was tho lirst railroatl iu the worltl upon which steam power was used for tho trans- portation of passengers , nnd among lhe very first roads in this couutry to use it for any purposo. Tho corps of eng ineers began work at New Castlo by p lacing tho first leveling peg in position , after which Mr. Randall directed each person to strike the peg, saying, \ This is tho first peg for a rail- road in the Stato of Delaware or uny other State. \ The road was seventeen miles long and was intended to be , and for a short was , used for horse power. It was of p*jg>:liar construction , the track consisting of long wooden sills laid on tho earth with p ieces of iron wagon tire nailed ou the upper sides of thein . The undermost sills of these wero called mud sills , and as they were at the foundation of the road tho term afterward came to bo used to desi gnate tho lower order or stratum of society, aud , tinali y, to be used oa a term of opprobinm nud reproach in tho political world. The tiro or top of the mud sills had an ug ly fashion of getting loose at tho euds , which would elevate them- selves like the hoad of a smiko in the grass , which they much resembled , nml which, iu tho parlance of railroaders of half a century ago , they were culled , and niauy aud serious accidents to life ami limb were caused by these snake heads forcing themselves throug h the hultoms of the cars uud iiitiituiiig tho unfortunato passeiigers with whom they come iu coutact. There being nothing to keep the mud sills from spreading apart , iu order to remed y this defect the other sills on which the tiro was nailed were p laced on stones set iuto the grouud, to which they were fastened b y means of sp ikes driven iuto p lugs of wood inserted iuto holes made for the purposo ; but still the rails would spread , and finall y the present system of usiug ties was adopted. The iron rails usc-tl to supersede tho wagou tire were called O rails , and were shaped thus : ft. They were xnado from thin burs of irou , rolled or fash- ioned iuto the proper shapes , much as the rails now iu use arc made. An Old Tims; Railron* * . (I.E. SEIiLMAN Local Editor . J ohn G. Terry of Brooklyn , a vetera n of the 13l)lh New York Volunteeis , met with a serious accident ou Monday evening. The old soldier has been an inv a l i d f o r so me years , in consequence of w o unds r e c e ived dur i ng t he w a r , and in the hope that the pure country air would bo of some benent to him had come to stay during t he BUi nm e r months wi t h Mr. 8. J. Styles , of this village. Ou Monday e vening he sought , ns usual , solaco in his pi pe , but in tilling it with his favorite weed he mistook tho box c o n ta ining it tor one filled with gun- p owder. All unconscious ol the danger before him , he lit it. A slash , a report , and the old man reeled . Kindl y hands at onco hasteued lo his assistance , aud throug h everything was done to make him comlortuble the old soldier has b e en grea t l y prostrated , but at last accounts was doing as well as can be expected. Edmund Seaman , a f te r weeks of intens e su f ler i ng , died on Wednesday afternoon from chronio gastritjs. The deceased , prior to his illnes s , was a man of active temperament , nnd wa s gre at lov e r of horseflesh. lie owned some of tl.e fas test teams in the vicinity. Kind aod c o ur t eous t o all , he w i ll be sadl y missed among our people. He outlived his aged father by only a few months , and was buried on Saturday, in the Quaker church yard. Pe a ce to l i is ashe s. J»*e8i.!>iir)y. I onoo k'jeiv a liul y who kept every boa* net she over wore and a sli p pinned to it with the year ami seasou. It' s a good iden , but she was rich , very rich. Sho wasn 't obliged to wear ono n . *eral seasons , having it looped here nud taken down there , and reconstructed ns thoroughly as a southern rebel, to suit uew times ami conditions. Neither was 6ho obli ged to take off tho feathers to be d yed and curled and turned into pastures new , so to speak ; to ri p off the ribbons , to loop curtains aud tho laco to ruflle into sleeves , while tho fancy p iu! either weut on tho new head gear or wero used for hairp ius , as , as—well , ns some women havo to do. She 'd be just tho one to fall iuto a new project in New York , n bonnet museum loan , which is being talked op. Such a museum would grow very valu- able iu time and would crystallize much of Iho feminine history of the nges. Ita cata- logue, would becomo stnn.lard litcratnro like Leck y ' s \ History of Morals. \ Think of the opportunity current celebrities would havo of \handing their names down to prosperity, \ a. a dear blunderiug friend of mine used to sa}* , just au Madam Pompa- dour , of infamous memory, stamped her tapering heel, into our snuds of time. There wonld be the \ Davenport flare , \ the \ Cleve- land poke , \ the—wh y, g irls , our Easter bonnets would become state events. As one ¦peaks of the Morgan collection of paint- ings , how odd it would be to follow up the \ Vere do Yero collection \ from the tiny bonnet of white lace , which the dainty bab y wore throug h th. various st yles of hor child- hood , bellehood , motherhood , to the p lain black silk bonnet which last covered her gray hairs. The bandboxes oug ht \ to be- lon g \ too , ranging from th. wall-papered boxes our grandmother had , or , if they wero swell , the ribbon bound ones , to our own two-story wooden ones which contain our French imported. It' s a great scheme and baa my full approval. Theft ot a Root, Henry Winkleman , a homesteader , living about three mile from Newport , Nob., wiu awakened earl y one morning recently by a noise on the roof , and looking up, saw that about half of it was goue. Greatl y puzzled , he hurried out just in time to see tho miss- ing section of his roof on a wagon , which was disappearing around a curve in the road. Securing his rifle , be waited. Presently the wagon caane in si g ht again , and its occu- pant , a nei g hboring homesteader , named John Peters , drove to within a few yards of tho house and stopped. He then approached on foot , carefull y removed another section of lie roof , and was carrying it to the wagon when Winkleman halted him , aud with the assistance of his son drove to Newport and delivered the prisoner to the constable. When asked what his motive was for this uni que bit of larceny Peters said he bad just completed the walls of a sod shanty, and being unable to buy lumber for a roof , waa tempted to appropriate hia nei ghbor ' *. . A Rotl ll rt .Tl.......ui. I t is snid that the oldest man living any- where is James Juines , a negro of Santa Rosa , Mex i co , who was burn near Dor- chester , S. C , in 1752. He was with his master in the Revolutionary war , was -10 years olsl when Washington was elected President , went to Texas when 101 years old , moved i ti tt*. Mexico live years later , nnd now , at the ri pe ago of 136 , lives in a lit lle hut , to which I n* is confined by rheu- matism , and is supported by contributions from the citizens of Santa Rosa. Tim SIOXAI. is on sale at the nowsslantl at Bassett ' s and Pease ' s barber shops . Main street. Single copies may also be hiul at the of- lice of publication. St MMKi: RATES J-O U l&SS —Imperials at liail price—S:t . f... per dozen; special i.» adults and child.en—s for 51.1*0. UuitiKA. * J :: I Fulton st , llmnkiyii. in.sii tl UN Kit ALL NOTES. Miscellaneous. Sa l es Over 42 , 000,000 Lbs. CUAULES WOOD & CO., SOLE \AGENC7 FOR *w* mlf ti W ts^flTTH^H tf i^ ^ i i% 8 ' —ffi ¦ Actual Cost Less than $1.25 p-ir Qallon. v_ :. High est Grade of ExceUe.ne.0. - - Sold Under (hiaraiitee. ~ . ' Any B-aildln*- Not Satlflfiw* toril y P?- .**ted , will bo B>?al* *ted .Free of Cost. m *mms **ms *Ammmm *Am *^, ...... AAA ^A ^mAM ^m Live Stock. FOR SALE—ONE PONY SU ITAR L E fur ladles or children to drive. Also three work horses and a reaping and mowing machine- Apply to A. B BVANT , Allnell Farm; South iivs- terbay , L. 1. *. ivyjl ll al OTlCE. W HKIIEAS , Complaints have been laid before this Bniinl that sundry persons have of late emptied tilth Iront eesnixsois and privies up.st. highways or public streets of the towu of Baby, ion ; llierelore be It K KSULVKI . . That any person who shal l here- after einptv or place such lilth upon anv hijjii- way or public street of the sai d town shall l.e lljable to a Hue ofsiu. (jKO. A. IIOOI'KR , Presillent Board of Health, town ot Babylon. P' II A NK E. Ms.. . U K . See ' VL Iw ass *a**n*n*w ... . ..... ' _ _ . _ Wanted. WANTED—A POSlTOIf A3 PRINCI- pal of a district school this fall , or will act as ti.ts.r in a privato family. Ins.ruction given In the higher branches. Hood reference. AJdress TKACHl-tt , P. O. Box , No. SL. ' . Hrook- haven. I.. 1. ln-9»ii» WANTED-A SITUATION AS NURSE for children, or waitress. Address Mas. W. J. B ASSE - IT , Main street , Babylon , L. I. IW932*