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[IHE SENECA FALLS BUDGET |Newsy from Across the Cayu g a , by ■\■1 1 ’ ■' ■'““ '“ 1 1 , ' ,\ ^ » j *- t *■—.1* ' »\*•»»—U1 ^ J A D ^ P A T C H c o s b e s p o n d e n t ■TVie H a p p e n in g s o f a D a y B r iefly C h r o n ic led In a n In t e r e s t ln c M a n n e r . t h e Bailey H o s e d r u m corps have reorganized. T h e Y o u n g M e n ’s R e p u b lican olub will e l e c t oflicers t h is o v e n ing. M iss A n n a C l a r k w h o has been ill for a fe w days p a s t is n o w convalescent. Tho fram e of th e n e w N o rcott build in g on State s t r e e t , is now nearly com p lete d . T h e w ill o£ t h e l a t o D a n iel B. Cay waB ap p r o v e d at th e s u r r o g a t e ’s office in this p lace yesterday. M iss Clara B e r r y m a n of Genova, is v isitin g a t th e re s i d e n c e of Miss Sato N e v h n r t on M y n d e r s o street. Ju d g e Cady a n d J o h n Manro, of Au b u r n , w e re in to w n yesterday on busi n e s s , pertaining t o th o M anro Milling com p a n y . F r a n k Beebe w h o h a s been traveling in th o w e st in t h e i n t e r e s t of Gleason & B a iley for th e p a s t t w o weeks returned y e s terd a y aftern o o n . R e d Jac k e t lo d g e A . O. CJ. W. will h o l d a m e e ting t h i s evening a t the rooms o f t h e Seneca F a l l s C o r n e t band a t 7:30. A fu l l atten d a n c e i s desired. T lie funeral o f M rs. M arguretto l'ee- k i n , aged 85 y e a r s , w h o died a natural d e a t h on S a t u r d a y l a s t , w ill take place a t S t. P a tr ick’s c h u r c h a t 9 a . m . to-day. T h e sale o f r e s e r v e d seats for tho select read in g by Miss B e r t h a Cheney, Friday ev e n in g a t the O p e r a house, will bo com m e n c e d to-m o rrow m o r n in g ut Hong & C a r p e n ter’s. A horde blan k e t -was found yesterday in tlie road batw e e n yo a s t cake factory a n d th e post o ffice. T h e owner can ob ta i n th e samo by id e n tify in g it a t tlio n e w s stand of Jit. V a n H o u ten at tho p o s t office. Tho K n ights o f P y th ias held their in s tallatio n of oflicers last evening. The cerem o n y w a s c o n d u c ted by Duncau M c C a rther, d i s t r ic t d e p u ty grand clian- ohancellor. Q u ite a few K n ights were p r e s e n t from W a t e r l o o . J . II. W a tling a n d W illiam Swaby fo r m e r ly co n n e c ted w i t h tho Gould’s M a n u f a c tu r in g c o m p a n y of this place, h a v e entered th e em p lo y of Kumsey & C o ., and left M o n d a y m o rning for an eastern trip in t h e i n t e r e s t of th a t firm. W ienand H o u s e m a n had a prisoner la s t nig h t a b o u t 12 o r 1-t y ears old whom h e w a s co n d u c ting th r o u g h tho street, e v id e n tly on his w a y to tho lock-up. M r. H o u a o m an d e c l i n e d to bo inter view e d as to w h a t offense the lad had com m itted. B u r r Brush o t A lb io n , N. V., had on te r e d the e m p loy o f G o o d sell & Smith to ta k e chargo of t h e b o t tl i n g works. Mr. B r u s h comes hero h i g h ly recomtnonded as a n experienced m a n in his business a n d ono who w ill en d e a v o r to increase th e business of t h e firm . M rs. T h a n k f u l M o a ts, residing in B ridgeport, N. Y ., diod very .suddenly y e s terd u y m o r n in g betw e e n 8 and 9, w h ile sitting a t th o breakfast table. .Seneca Falls h a v in g n o coroner a t pres e n t , Dr. Bellows o f W a terloo, was s u m m o n e d . Tho f u n e r a l w ill probably take p lace Thursday. A com m itteo co m p o s e d of J . E.Hoose W . M. Stacey. H . W* Bray, Thomas K e e ley and J . F. C o n o v e r from Skane- atelaa w as in to w n yesterday m aking negotiations for a p iece of lire apparatus fro m tbe G leason & Bailey works. D u r in g the day t h e y w e r e shown around th o placo by r e p r e s e n t a t i v e ! of the firm, v isitin g the fire a p p a r a t u s rooms of tho v a r io u s c o m p a n ies o f th o place :ind the g a s w e ll M a n d e s Sam u e l w h o 3 e death was men tio n e d in y e s t e r d a y ’s D i s p a t c h was n e a r l y 72 yeare of ag o an d had been ill fo r a yoar*Tho f u n e r a l w ill b o a t tho resi d e n c e on W a lnut s t r e e t to-day a t 2 r . M., a n d a t the M e thodist c h u r c h a t 3:30. The M a s o n ic order o f th i s place, W aterloo a n d B e a rytow n w i l l a tten d in a body. M r. Sam u el was a n o ld resident of this placo and hia d e a th is deeply m o u rned H e leaves a w ife a n d ono son. B e tw e e n 8 a n d 9 o’clock last evening a m a n from tin* c o u n t r y applied a', ono o f tho hotels for a bed. Shortly after it w a s discovered t h a t tin; m an whh suffer in g . A doctor w a a called in ami a fter seein g the m a n Btuted that ho had “ a heavenly vision.” Ho was taken out a n d w a lked a r o u n d , causing quite a littlo riflie of e x c i t e m e n t on tho streets. A n h o u r a f terw a r d h e w a s reported b e t te r , an d in the h a n d s o f his friends. T h o leak in th e g a s well was dis covered to bo a t t h e e n d of the casing n o w in tho well, w h i c h is about 530 or 540 f e e t below t h e e u r f a c e . After baling o u t tb e w a tor t h a t h a d leaked in the g as b u r s t f o r th as s t r o n g a s ever. A t 8:30 la s t evening tho g a s w a s burning from th e open end of t h e m a i n pipe, which is a b o u t six inches in d iam e ter sending a la r g e flamu a b o u t 10 f e e t in the air. Now th a t the exact l o c a t io n of tho inlet of th e w a ter is k n o w n , n o further taouble ib anticipated, f o r th e operators assert th a t i t can ea s iy be s topped. T h e gaa woll y e s t e r d a y was filled with w a t e r to a dopth o f 200 feet, which ch o k e d tho pressure o f gas almoBt e n tire l y off. tbo o p e n in g of tho gas vein b e in g about 00 feot d e e p from tho bot to m . D u ring tho a f te r n o o n tlio engino w a s s tarted up a n d t h e w a ter bailed out. A f t e r bailing o u t s o m e of tho w a ter the g a s reappeared. E x p e r im e n ts aro now b e in g conducted to a s c e r tain where the w a t e r flows in, w h e t h e r from tho b o tto m or fro m th e sido. As Booic as w a to r in the well w a s v lirst roported, i t w a s laughed at by som o an d tho q u e s tio n asked W h o put it thoro? M any t h o u g h t that it was a m o v e to depreciate stock. Tho stock h o ld e r s retain p e r f e c t conlldoneo and c la i m th a t if tho flow o f w a ter does not o x h a u a t itsolf, t h e y c a n ascertain whero th e inlot Is an d sto p it. No stock is offered, a n d all h a v e confldenco in the su c c e s s o f 't h e o n terp r is o . It is rumored th a t i f tho woll is s u c c e s s f u lly doveloped o t h e r s will bo p u t d o w n by tho m anu fa c t u r e s of tlio p lace. D e e d s R e c o r d o d . W e b b J. G reonfleld to Charles Robi so n , property In L o c k o f o r $610. C h i r le s K . N iblo t o Jo s e p h B, Diokin- of non, h a l f a n acre of land in G e n o a for $500. - „ C y r e n u s W h eeler, jr., to G e o r g e H M a c o m b e r, property on th e e a s t side r\ E a s terly av e n u e for $2,000. G E N . BEN BUT L E R . H e Is E u lo g ize d and C o m p li m e n t e d b y Col S t a f f o r d . C o lonel Stafford delivered h ia lecture on “ B u t le r ’s Cam p aign in t h e S o u t h ” to a s m a ll b u t appreciative au d ie n c e i n tho parlo r s o f th e Y. M. C. A . building la s t ev e n in g . In a few i n t r o d u c t o r y re m a r k s t h e colonel stated t h a t h e w o u ld ab r id g e th e lecture s o m e w h a t a n d givo a p a r lo r t a l k , b u t forgetting h i s prom ise lie s p u n o u t his stories fo r o v e r tw o hours. T h o talk was i n te r e s t in g and w a s liste n e d to w ith pood a t t e n t i o n by his au d ien c e . T h e s p e a k e r began by s t a t i n g th a t a g r e a t d e a l o t criticism th r o u g h the papers n n d m e n prom inent i n th e strug- glo in t h e lato w a r had beon pronounced on GeD. B. F , Butler, S e v e r a l o f G e n eral B u t le r ’s contem p o raries in tho rebellion h a v e made uso o f a popular m a g a z in e , an d , to use th e ir o w n phrase, have ‘'b l o w n their ow n tru m p e t s .” C o n tem p o r a r y history is n o t alw a y s desirable. I t Is n o t alw a y s best to publish a h i s t o r y d u r in g th o lives of ite heroes M a s s a c h u s e tts s e n t o u t tho firs t troops to p u t d o w n tho lato reb e llio n u n d e r G e n e ral B u tler. A t various places in th e v i c i n i ty of tbe city of W a s h in g to n lie w a s a c h e c k to any advance o f troops to t h a t c i t y a n d later a t H a r p e r ’s F e r ty an d B u ll K u n . Several p l a n s w e re ad vanced by G e n e ral Butler w h i c h w e re exceedingly feasable. but w h i c h h e w a s n o t a l l o w e d to carry out on a c c o u n t of hig h e r au th o r ity . N o tw ith s tan d in g his sm a ll a r m y o f 900 men he g a in e d en tran c e to th o city of B a ltim o re to the ho r r o r o f t h e citizens a n d i n f o r m e d them th a t he w a s governor of th e c i t y . For ach iev in g t h a t great succees ho w a s cen sured a n d reprim a n d e d by th e lie u t e n a n t g e n e r a l, bu t was greeted a n d con g r a tu l a t e d by tho president a n d ap p lau - d e d 'a f u l com mended by th e people. He w a s placed in charge o f F o rtress M o n roe a n d because the m en u n d e r liis charge f a iled to do as ho h a d ordered them h e w a s sentenced a n d blam e d by his superiors. The ex p e d itio n planned w a j by an oliicer of t h e reg u lar arm y , m e n who edited new s papers planned nnd d i c t a te d ; m en w h o th o u g h t they k n e w d ic tated. A ll th is however m a d e soldiers. A b o u t th is tim e tho negro sla v e s began ru n n in g a w a y from thoir m a s ters. Gen B u tler c o n s id e r e d them aa th e i r m a s ters property a n d by a littlo e p ig r a m ho sounded th o key note in th e s e w o rds. ‘■These m e n aro contrabands o f w a r a n d I will us>- them ” Thus by u s in g the m e a n s o t tho enem y ho lessened their pow e r A f t e r an ex p e d ition to New E n g land to recruit tnem S t a n t o n w as ap p o inted secretary of w a r , a n d tho proposed cam p a ign m th e e o u th w as perfected As B u tler had p l a n n e d ho took N e w O rleans the first d a y in May, 1802, an d signally distinguished him s e lf. T h r o u g h o u t the lecture C o lonel S ta f ford in tr o d u c e d inci'lunts th a t h a d hap pened a u d told in a g r a p h ic m a n n e r several i n w h ich tho hate a n d co n tem p t of tho so u t h e r n women w a s sh o w n for th e “ Y a u U e e Soldiers,” as th e y w e ro called. T h o sons of v e terans a r e to be co n g r a t u la t e d on securing so able a sp e a k e r a n d all >vho h e a r d th e talk w o u ld w illin g ly spend several s u c h even ings liste n i n g to Colonel S t a f f o r d ’s w a r rem iniscences. M O R A V I A . M o u a v ia . J u n 10.—Misa lo n e Vroo m a n of A u b u r n is visiting th e Misses W e h s ters. The d i ir e r e n t stores aro now closed a t 8 o’clock. Tho fine coasting on S k i n n e r h ill of late is fu r n ish in g great sp o r t fo r the boys. Miss A llio G reen, Mies C e lia B a rnes, and Ja m e s Thomas, v i s i t e d Miss E lla G a le o f G roton Saturday. B e rt A lleu a form e r resid e n t of this place ia t h o g u e s t of Jam e s T h o m a s for a fow d a y s th is week. Rev. J . R . V o rry of W ellB’ B ridge, occupied t h e B a p tist p u lpit S u n d a y , b o th m o r n in g a n d ovening. The second of tho series of s o c ial hops given b y t h e L. Ji. of M. so c iety this w in ter w ill b e h e ld W e d n e sday ovening J a n u a r y 25 1 ho a n n u a l m eeting of th o M o ravia A g r icu ltu r a l society will bo h e ld a t tho E n g ine houso to-day. Ja n u a r y 17 a t 1 o’clock l*. Jl. Tho “ T h r o w n Upon tho W o r l d ” com pany, w h ich w a s hilled for thi.s village F iid a y e v e n in g , did not a p p e a r , ow ing t j its d isb a n d m e n t beforo r e a c h in g town. W o sh o u ld think when S e n e c a Falls and places a ll around us h a v e 3truck gos, n o n e h a v in g a moro b r i g h t e r pros pect th a n M o ravia, th a t th o peoplo w o u ld w a k e up here T h e re w a s no preaching a t th e Con greg a tio n a l chureli Sunday m o r n in g ow ing to t h e sudden illness of M rs L. C. Sm ith. Sho being som e w h a t im p roved services w e ro held as usual in tho ovon ing, Thf ‘ m u m ” sociable hold a t Miss E d ith G u e s ts’ Friday evening fo r the benefit o f th o Young Pooples’ S o c iety of C h ristian E n d e a v o r of th o B a p tist church, w a a w e ll attended a n d a pleas a n t an d en jo y a b le timo is r e p o r ted . J . T. W e lls of A rizona arriv e d in tow n S a tu r d a y m o r n in g in response t o a tele gram s e n t him by tho r e la tiv e s of his w ife, s t a t i n g tho precarious condition she w a s iu. Sho is now slig h tl y b e tter and t h e r o a r o hopeB of hor r e c o v e r y . O u r s t r e e t s havo not presented a more lively ap p c a r a n c o in a long tim o than they did S a tu r d a y . This w o u ld in d icate th a t tho c o u n try roads leading to tho village w h i c h w e ro so blockaded w ith snow tho fo r e part of tho w e e k aro broken o u t. V e r n o n T e e d a young m a n o f tho roportorial staff of tho /{/‘publican em p loyed in gathoring p e r s o n a ls is becom ing fam o u s lio in f o r m s tho peoplo t h a t tw o young couplo h a r d ly m o re t h a n a dozen yea rs a t t e n d e d the danco a t ^K elloggsvillo recen tly . Tho fath e r o f ono of tho c h ild r e n proceeds im m e d iately to the R e p u b lican office a n d r e q u ir e s its c o rrection a t onco. Mr. T e e d ’fl explanation Is t h a t ho did it for a joko. 1 1 — The s a l a r y o f tho Rov. L y m a n A b b o tt, as t e m p o r a r y pastor of P lym o u th ch u r c h , B rooklyn, h r - 1 ----- \ixed ’ ■ — —0 year. h a s been f a t $ 0 ,5 0 per - t h e w . c . t . u , R e g u la r W e e k ly M e e tin g H e ld Y e s te r d a y A ftern o o n T h e re g u la r w e ekly m eeting o f th o W o m a n ’s C h r is tian Tem p erance u n i o n w a s called to order by tho p r e s id e n t, Mrs. C. C. B a tes a t 3 o’clock y e s terd a y afternoon a n d w a s opened w ith p r a y e r and s inging h y m n “ T h ere’s a W o rk f o r M e and a W o r k f o r Y o u ” followed by r e a d i n g of s c r ip tu r e s by Mrs. Dr. Boyce. A s e lec tion from th o Union Signal e n ti t le d “ W h a t C a n I Do” was next read. T h o article set f o r t h in a clear, c o m p rehen sive m a n n e r th e good w o rk th a t m a y be accom p lished by patience and p e r s e verance an d by each individual m e m b e r doing w e ll tho p a r t assigned. T h o union u n ited in singing tho h y m n , “ P recious Prom iso” followed with l e t t e r s from M a tilda B. Carse of Chicago, 111., soliciting aid f o r the grand tem p e r a n c e tem p lo w h ich is soon to be erected in th a t city an d will bo th e n a t i o n a l head q u a r ters for tho W. C. T. U . in A m e rica. A reauest ‘is also m a d e t h a t th e nam e s a n d a u tographs o f all th e m e m b e rs of tho local u n io n s th r o u g h o u t th e country accom p a n ied b y 25 c e n ts for each nam e bo s e n t to h e a d q u a r ters a t Chicago th e nam e s o f the ladies to be placed iu th o corner stono of th e building. I t w as also requested t h a t a ll the ladies th a t can form baby b a n d s , securing t h e nam e s of all children fro m five days to five y ears old accom p a n ied by 10 c e n ts for each child from th e i r parents o r guardians, 100 nam e s co m pleting th e band. A lady from one o f the local unions of the stato of N e w Y o rk w a s t h e first to secure a com p lete baby band. V o lantary contributions w ill bo secured from sill interested in this p r o jec t an d forw arded to h e a d quarters in tlio nam e of tho A u b u r n union. A n y person donating $100 to assist in th e erection of this b u ild in g w ill havo th e i r nam e s e n g raved o n m a r ble slabs in tho public hall of tho b u i ld ing. The n e x t in th e order of business w a s tbe discussion of securing h e a d q u a r ters for tho u n io n w h ero they could h a v o the accom m o d a tions they so m u c h need an d c a r r y out the different lino3 of w o r k in a m anner th a t w ill do the m o st good. The need of room s c e n trally located, whero tho ladies co u ld furnish a h o t cup ot cofToo and s e rvo luncheon to all desiring it, is g r e a tly felt by th e ladies of the union. T h e coll'ee of tho W . C. T. U. would fill th o place of a g r e a t deal ot stronger d r i n k th a t is used by m e n and women w h o a r e unable to secure a good c u p of coffee w ithout ta k i n g a full meal a t a hotel o r restau r a n t. If such a place wero e s t a b lished i t w o u ld no doubt receive a larg o patronage, f o r tho good coffeo supplied by th e ladies of tho W. C. T. U. to t h e firem en a f t e r e a c h firo cannot be m u c h im p roved upon, a n d A u b u rn’s local u n io n has tbe r e p u tatio n of being the m o s t popular organization of women in th o city. A com m itteo composed of tho f o l low ing ladies havo been appointed, w i t h unlim ited pow e r to look up su itab le h e a d q u a r ters w h e re they m ay open a coffee house. Mrs. C. C. Bates, c h a i r m a n , Mrs. D r. L a ird nnd Mrs. Dr. B o y c e. The com m itteo will report a t tho u e x t business m e e ting. A pream b le prepared by Mrs. J e n n i e JI. P e a rson, to bo sent to tho U n ited T e m p e rance E ffort W o rkers, w as re a d and accepted. Tho appeal was t o u c h in g and w e ll w r itte n , as is overy tem p e r ance a r ticle t h a t is w ritten by Mrs. P e a r son w h o is a n enthusiast in the w o r k . The pream b le w a s accepted and o r d e red to bo sen t to th e society a t their n e x t m e e ting. M rs. C, C. Bates readr M rs. P e a rson's le t t e r to tho union w ith r e g a r d to th o juvonilo work w h ich vrill open its school a t tho Court house S u n day aftern o o n , Jan u a r y 29, a t 3:8*. A n nouncem e n t w ill bo m ade at tho vario u s city ch u r c h e s of tho re-opening of th e school. PR O F . H I R S C H ’S FUNERAL. G e r m a n S o c i e t i e s and O ther F r ien d s A tten d A large n u m b e r of friends assem b led a t the residence 1.J Lewis street y e s ter- afternoon to atten d tho funeral of th o late G u s tav H irsch. The obsequies w o re conducted by Rev. F. II. n im n a n , an d tho fu n e ral cortege left tlio residonce a t linlf p a s t 2 headed by the A u b u r n C ity band w h ich played a solemn m a r c h as the pm c e ssion inotcd toward the C e n tral P r e s b y terian church whero services w ere conducted again by Mr. llin m a n in the absence of the pastor. W H . A d a m s presided a t tho organ and th e glee c lub G e r m a n ia a n d Turner L«ider- tafel led by Professor Dousek un ited in singing an appropriate selection in G e r m a n en titled “ U n ter Allen W ipfeln ist R u h .” Rov. Mr. lloiuenw a y officiated a t tho grave an d th e glee club sang “ \Vie sle so sau f t ru b n ” as the friends an d m o u rners tu r n e d aw ay from tho grave. Tho pall bearers were, E d w a rd Schw ingen, A d o lph Froitzlieim and A d o lph Sim o n from the Turn V e rein, and F. li. Dousek, Adolph ICeil nnd H e n ry K lingbiel from the gleo nlui> G e rm a n ia. S u r r o g a t e 's Court. A c c o u n ts in tho estate of David M y ers w e ro settled. A citation w a s issued for tho ju d ic ial settlom o n t of th e estato of P la tt S. B a r ker on M arch 13, and samo action in estato of R a c h a e l Raynor. Proof of tho will of Thomas l’urcell was set d o w n f o r M arch 13. Judicial settlem e n t of the estate of Georgo Lew is w a s set down for J a n u a r y 31, Proceedings in tho m a tter of tho guardianship of H o w ard B. Sm ith wono adjourned to J a n u a r y 81. Testim o n y concluded In tho e stato of H a r r iet W a tson, lato of Sennott a n d w ill adm itted. By th is will $500 is given to M rs. Ellen S. Cleveland: $1,000 to tho U m v e rsalist c h u r c h of A u b u rn; $1,000 to St. Law ronco university and all tho rest of hor pro p e rty to her son-in-law , E d w a rd S. H o y t. Q A Y U C f l . good many team s a r e go in g 'over e v e ry day? , Tho first a n n u a l b a ll of St. J o s e p h ’s Tem p erance union w ill be held F r iday Ja n u a r y 27. Tlie skating is good on th e lake an d a goodly num b er of y o u n g peoplo a r e en jo y in g tho sport. The town ib ' lively to-day, m a n y strangers being h e r e looking for w o rk d u r in g tho ico h a r v e s t. T h e re is pros p e c t of a start to-m o rrow . ALL OVER T H E STATE. C a v u o a , J a n . 10,—J. A. Baily’sw ln d m ill w aa b r o k e n by tho galo last w e e k . Look s h a r p f o r tlio tax man on tho 2 7 th and savo 4 p e r cent. The road across tho. lake io safe nnd a H a p p e n in g s In V a r i o u s C o n t ig u o u s and Far A w a y L o c a lities. The flint glass m a n u f a c tu r e r s of B rooklyn havo d e term in e d to draw th e ir fires. W . H. Johnson, a b r o k e r of New Y o rk, sh o t himself dead in his room a t the B a th bun house, E lm ira, Sunday. The annual re p o r t of th e a d ju tan t- general shows th a t on Septem b e r 30, 1887, thero were 720 oflicers and 11,909 enlisted men in the state. There wero present at the a n n u a l m u s ter and in spection 10,444 o fficers an d enlisted m en, A horning party a t J a v a near W a rsaw g o t into trouble, ono fellow getting his h e a d split open, a n o th e r his tooth knocked out. while s e v e r a l fights ensued am o n g the horning p a r ty itself. Tho joko was th a ttlie w e d d ing’h a d n o t taken place at all. H e n ry Benson w a s arrested in New Y o r k charged w ith sw in d lin g the citi zens of tho city of M exico in 18SG by selling to them $20 000 w o r th of tickets to a bogus series o f operatic perform ances to bo given by A d e lina P a tti, u n d e r the m a n a g e m e n t of H e n ry E. Abbey. The annual rep o rt of tlie registrar of v ital statistlcsjof C a n a n d a ig u a show th a t th e r e have been d u r i n g tho past y e a r 37 m arriages, 70 b ir th s an d 105 deaths. A m o n g the latter th e r o w e re 70 who died o f diphtheria, a n d y e t it has been given o u t from time to tim e by tho physicians th a t there were n o cases of diphtheria in tb e town. John Champlain has begun boring for g a s on his prem ises o n Jaco b street, in P e n n Yim. The c o n tra c t h a s been given to Messrs. Clinton R a p a lco & Son of B a r rington, at $1.50 p e r foot, tip to date th o well has reached a d e p th o t 03 feet, an d Mr Cham p lain expresses him self as very much encouraged by the indica tions. A comm u n ication lias been teceived by Postmaster Ogden o f P e n n Van, from th e lav.' clerk of th e postoffico depait- m e n t at W ashington, sta tin g that, the proposition ot C. V . B u sh to provide a room tm- the po.stofliee of the village, h a d been accepted by t b e departm e n t. T h o office will be located in the new building to bo b u ilt b y M essrs Rush & I.ow-u. •State Engineer an d S u r v n jo r Sw eat reports 5,553,805 tons o f freight moved o n the canals tho p a s t year. Am o n g the im p rovem ents of th e y e a r were- A re tain in g wall 100 f e e t in length on the Genesee river below tho feeder dam a t R o c h ester, a now c u lv e r t u n d r tho c anal a t Saxton street, R o c h e s ter, anrl iron bridges across tlie can a l a t Shelby’s basin at Jlonroe av e n u e , Rochester, and o t h e r points. A. A.Cavlcton of P h iladelphia, a mem b e r of the executive board of the K n ights o f Labor, was in th i s city on Saturday investigating tho cau s e of tho shoo strik e . He attended a m e o ting of tho strik e r s iu the city b u ild in g on Saturday m o rning. In the o v e n in g he returned to Philadjlphia, w h o re he w ill lay beforo th e oxecutivo board t h e resuls of his i n quiries here. H e t h i n k s th a t the s tr ik e r s are in tho r ight a n d th a t they will w i n their point.— R o c h e ster Herald, Yes terday A uspatch from W a terloo says. “Tho C e n iial and W e s tern N e w Y o rk H o rse B reeders’ association h e r e to-day elected J o h n Cuddeback, S o n e c a Falla, presi d e n t . E. G Brown, A u r o r a , vice presi d e n t, William L. S m i th , C a n a n d a igua, secretary: W illiam D. G iddings, Geneva, troasurer, directors, J o h n W . Day, W . D . Giddings and E . T. B row n . Races w ill be held a t W a terloo J u l y 2, 3 a n d 4, w i t h five stake races f o r 1, 2, 3, 4 a n d 5- y e a r old colts; also five r e g u lar purses at $200 each. All e n tr ies w ill closo on or before Jimo 23.” Tho order of th e c o u r t in tho P latt caso a t Albany follow s : “ I t is hereby ordered, adjudged an d determ ined th a t th e defendant n e v e r w a s legally appointed to the s a id oHiei- o f quarantine commissioner and n e v e r had any legal title thereto or r ig h t lo hold tho sam e, a n d that the d e f e u d a n t is guilty of usurping, intruding in to nnd unlawTulIv holding and exercising a public olllce w ithin this state, to w it, tho office of quarantine com m issioner; and i' is hereby adjudged an d determ ined u th e said defendant be a n d ho here1 •, ousted and excluded from said oi e. a n d that the p laintiff r e c o v e r agahibl ihe defendant such costs o f th is action, to bo h e r e a f ter taxed an d ad ju d g e d by tho clerk of the county o f A lb a n y .” L im a ia having un experience with d ip th e n a . 1/jsl S a t u r d a y Mrs. John FitzG erald, jo u u g e s t d a u g h te r of Mrs. T h o m a s Kimiegan. died of the most m a lignant form of th o disease. Sho w a s a young w o m a n 24 years of age, a n d prewous to h e r b r ief illness enjoyed excellent health. A s th e funeral w as hold in St, Roses’ c h u r c h m a n y were ex posed to the disease, a n d tho results of th i s general e x p o sure aro feared, Mrs. F itz Gerald's husband is now peo3tratod n n d her sister, Mrs. M ichael F itz Gerald, w h o was taken ill w h ile arran g in g for th o funeral on S u n d a y last, died a t 11 o’clock W ednesday forenoon. Soveral o t h e r cases aro reported. Tho health of fleers have become th o r o u g h ly arousod a n d every precaution is being taken to prevent the spread of tlie disease. A Sw o ll L u n c h New Orleans Picayune. F o r a swell lunch set o u t Boston crackers, prunes, ra w oysters, woisa ,becr, sponge cake, d r ied apples and seltzer water, w ith r a d ish e s and salt for rolish. What It’s C o m lnsr to? Judgo. Theatre-Goer—Isn’t M rs. Footlite, tho society actross, p laying a t th is thoatre? A t t e n d a n t —Y o u m a y c a l l i t p l a y i n ’, s o r , b u t w ld tw o b i l l - b o o r d tic k e t s a n ’ t h o m o n u g e r ’s c o u s i n f o r a n a u j i o n c o laB’ n i g h t I calls i t w o r k i n ’. ” W h ito and gold an d p o le bluo and sil v e r are favorito c o m b in a tio n s for even in g bonnots. v C. M . B. A . E n t e r t a i n m e n t . B r a n c h 105, C. M. B,- A . g a v e - a fine en te r tain m e n t a n d b a n q u e t a t C. M. B. A. h a ll in F r a n k lin s t r e e t la s t night. T h e h a ll w a s crow d ed w i t h g u e s t s and th e hours aped rapidly w i t h m u s i c , song an d speeches. A t 11 o’clo c k , a f t e r the conclusion of the first p a r t o f th e a p pended program m e, ice - c r e a m , cake an d lem o n a d e w e re se r v e d dur ing a h a lf - h o u r ’s in term issio n , TAUT i Instrum e n tal solo iliaa M innio B a rtholom e w Violin solo I'ro f c s s o r Dousek Vocal solo, Marfjaorlto M E Murphy Vocal solo , . . . A lary W ln.ets Vocal solo .. . P e t e r Kelly Jnttrm n e n tal solo. “ Itobln in th o W o o d land,” o , ,. M iss C a rrio Driscoll •wi?t?nt?on ..ii,- -P h ilharm o n ics, trio liceltatlo n , **the Newsboy s d e b t , ” _ . . . . Sites A u n a Jleatjan Comic Irish sonff M ichael Kennedy Rem arks . J£ev j ,1 Doimcily vocal s o lo.. Sweet (,‘oraiiitimsY M a c g te liutxs 1‘AIIT ir Vocal solo. “ .Stolen G*aaecs,M ,,, , Jtlris M a r y H a y d e n ? s? r, i ..........................C e lia Carlon Vooal solo, Creop iulo bed My l i a o y ,” , , C h a llu a Sklllmau \ ocal solo . C h a r les Dasuo Vocal solo M rs I I C Reilly Vocal solo, ‘.Night Hints C o o lo^,’* T . . , , P F M annion Instrum e n tal solo . A d d lo Anderson Vocal solo. ‘Irene Good N ig h t.'' .N e llio Shields \ ocal d u o t Ettlo an d M a m io Murphy Condo soiic C T h o rnton Q u a rtette, I.lzzle Jliuke, Nellio B u rke, Sarah Welch and llenry Brnke. W h a t t h e B u l l e t i n P r i n t s The Bulletin, w ith its u s u a l self-com - plaisancc and love of sc o r i n g a point, th u s comes to the charge: “ F o r real naivete c o m m e n d u s to tho D i s p a t c h . It hasn’t p r i n te d th o local new s, recently, it ex p lain s , because it don’t w a n t to print it. H o w e v e r , wo h a / o no cause to c o m p lain, because the D is p a t c h wisely inform s its readers th a t the B u lletin does print, all t h o new s. ’ If the Bulletin should a m e n d th e last h a lf dozen words of its u t t e r a n c e by adding “ a n d more besides' w o u ld i t not bo a n im p rovem e n t'' Thu b a r n o f J a m e s B row n did nut blow dow n in T h u r s d a y nig h t's storm although tin ; B u lletin announced such an o c c u r r e n c e w ith child-like f a ith on Friday. I t w a s uo-.vs to th e proprietor, and i t is r e a s o n a b le to in f e r th a t ho requested a c o r r e c ti o n of a m istake calculated to be m o r e o r less Hmbarras8ing and a n n o y in g to him . P'roni Friday a fternoon to M o n d a y a f ter noon w o u ld seem certain ly l o n g enough tim e for a n y daily paper to m a k o such an obviously appropriate c o r r e c ti o n ; but w e fail to find th a t the B u l l e t i n has ns y e t done so. \A ll the now s” —a n d more besides. Cigar m a n u facturer S tep h e n C o n d it of New Y o rk gave in t o th e s t r i k e r s Sun day. A strike has beon o r d e r e d in K im ball & Crouse’s factory. DIED. ttis city, Jan u a ry 15. i«8S, A rthur’ younficst chl'.il of i.oona a n d C laren c e II. Sarr aged lGdajs. F u n e ral «or\ice<' at tho pavcut^’ rfftkk'ner, 23 Frazer s treet to-day Monday a t 4 p , m I n term e n t at Kort Util. Ely’s Cream R R ! m m i l « 5 i Cleanses the| Nasal Pass ages. Allaysl Pain and In-| flam mat ion, I Heals t h el S o r e s , R e - 1 stores thel Senses*) fl T a s to a n d| Smell. ___ ^ 5 T H T T H E C U ltS HAY-FEVER A parti lo la applied Into oacli n o s tr il an d I affreoablo. Prico 50 c ents a t ilrujftflsts: by ma rofftstorcU CO couta. Circulars F r e o . EUY BROS 235 Grocnwtch 8U Now Y o rk. aw eff 8-7- C H E R R Y MALT PHOSPHITES ■\■\\A BRAIN, NERVE AND LIFE-GIVING TONIC PLEASANT AND AGHECABLE TO THE TASTE, Act3 on tUo 8ioma»*U un*l liver, In c ro a s c a tbo appotlto, usmjm ( diKt-num, b u ild s u p th o weak frail nn l bi'ohi'iMl»nvii. INoful i n D y & p c p stto o f A p jU 'titr, I fr a d iti-h r , I n s o m n i a , Ocu> c n t l D r h iU ty, 1 litb tr ii t, T.uch o f f ri t a l l t y y AVi»* 1*0\# P r o s t r a t i o n nnd I'.rJo tu n lto n . CHERRY MALT l*looil-m a k lng, lift Busuilning].r..jm it,r« I i^rn.-m ily a n d health fill to tho Btoma'*h, ;ui<l bo uso d by th( clollcato Indy, infant, r ^ , . ,j Gr In f ir m . Ita pooplo v l i h aodrn'M'■. j i. h n n d ov#sr-workoC cnon i t Is n valuuM • t-.r.i o o p e r B o ttle. J ' o r S t i t t tn i / h t r g t j i s f s . — . . J ACADEMY OF MUSIcT E. J , MATbON - - M a n a g e r 3-Monster Gift Nights-3 W ednesday, Thursday & Friday JAN. 18 , i<) and 20, ----- SAtTTHLLE’S____ PARLOR OF FUN AND MYSTERY T h e W o n d e rful P e rform ing D o g s ! Tho Fam o u s V e n t r i l o q u i s t ! Id a 1!. Sautello’s M e c h a n ical T r o u p o of Royal M a rionottoo! AN LIVENING IN W O N D E R L A N D . n n SA1ITBLLB GIVES A W A Y \ r n O U COSTLY PRESENTS N IG H T L Y ^ 0 Klouant p ictures, full sots o t fu r n i t u r e , silver ton a n d colToo sets, Whcoler & W ilson m aohlnos. Bold a n d sllvor watohoe, silk dross p a t t o m s , otc! A dmlsslon—Wil h ono onvelope, 23 c o n ts. Ro- sorvod seats, w ith tw o onvolopes, 3 5 oonta. Children undnr JO yoara o t a w , IS c o n ts. 8ocuro soatH n t H u rt's drujc store. Q T N o o h a r g 0 Is mado f o r tho R ifts, b u t for th o porform anoo only. All a ro t r e a t e d equally In tho d istribution of tho .VaKniflcont p r ? “0n s Riven awny. rvsuni* / , A— ■ — ffiSd Grand Zither Concert F o r tho Benefit of tho Auburn City Hospitofl, TUESDAY EVN’G, JAN. 17, A t Association H a ll ’ ---- BY THE ---- ZITHER CLUB, A s s is ted b y Misa Robinson a n d th e S e m inary Quartette. ADMISSION - 50 - CENTS C o n c e r t to commence at 8 o’clo c k . x a l i* P T h e Knights of L a b o r SOCIABLET LOCAL ASSEMBLY ?,157, K. of L . will ------ hold tlielr------- Sixth Annual Sociable A t Genesee Optra H o u s e , TUESDAY EYH'G, JAH. 17 J t0 °POn ftt 7 O’clock. Good f f t l t t l r iDSc‘ Tho management reserve too right to occlude any objectionable ?ue 88 t » T i c k e t s 5 0 C e n t s x a l 13 BY ORDER COM. Entertainment & Ball OF THE- RED MEN - —o V — Sa-on-cIii-og-waD k Logan Tribes ----- WILL OCCUR ----- FRIDAY EVE, JAH. 20, ----- AT THE ----- Genesee Opera Noztse. The ontei talu m e n t will bo grand. E v e ry b o d y come Finnic by S. F, Kosnolds* o rchestra. Tickets 50 Cts. per Couple. x a 1 NEW STORE! HEW GOODS! M . O’BYRNE, MERCHANT TAILOR' 67 Slate Street. L a test S ty les an d Pattoms. B e s t Stock In Town. No R e p a ir in g ' V“ r a n t ^ x a w 3-21-88 Prices R e a s o n a b le] „ Z b o co-partnership heretofore e x istin g be- . i Ji F r a n k A . Skilton and Harry I. s k i l t o n •W fday dissolved by mutnal consent, F r a n k ’A. Skilton a s s u m e s tho liabilities of said flr m T a n d alloredltora a n d dobtors of the lato firm -will settle w ith him a t bis place of b u s i n e s s / ^ I'liANK A. SK IL T O N . nARRY I. SK IL T O N . A inoiiN, N. Y , Dec. 25,1SS7. FRANK A. SKILTON W i ll continue the business at the old stand and solicits his share of Auburn’s patron age, in X j T J L z ^ L \ b e r , C o a l, W o o d . ’ A ssignee’s Sale. B r v i r t u o o f a n ordor of Cayura. Com itv .umi-f d?to ■L ?,\U!lry. ,:l’ »8S, tKS undeKlmod for ‘-'F11' on J a n u a r y ♦y* iboo* a t 10 o olock A» M., a t tilo front q£«r>q n f tho f o u r s houso In Auburn, n ‘ vf? a U c la h iS accounts, d e m a n d s atul judpniontd a t t h i t linm u n p a id nnd uncolloctod h e lo n c in c to nj° J19 a s s ignee o f Klcazor Hunter, Tho s a m o in eludes a larco nnm b o r of claim;, :icco£m £ resldlnff ?n t h u f?im<intfiaRallut “ nmorona persona Sinfv! * anc* o thor state?, a n d v?iU b o sold manner.rCC0UrS0 t0 m° or 81,11 ■ » • * ! ! ? Aabum, K Y., January 1-1,18S8. . , E. W. JOnNSON, Moutiv>.-n v A ...-j},. ???,00,* I'-loa7.er u u n t o r M O u T i s n . n \ . At s t i n , Att y for Assignee-, Auburn, N Y —4-4-S tate S t .