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m m ' ifftJTgjgBOAJPWAY. Agent. i. J imwrnt,*.. MWi^,W«t>ei r Btlglitaii, J^gJJ. «M» per luinuoi, In'ailTaaoe; <<inlilicaUaa,qr ot AUVKJKTUKMDiXS. A4.vextlM9menl«, nnch u M «cata per lino nch In- * ooiiinwt^B qiado for <0<NIHDKHUTIUX8. r-<ranM on % and addriM of f^puir.famMix. J^VSiffli •IWi UHllMluu- iM.uiiuMir's c»rrkT«. MTDJgpAY. JUffE go. 18H6. f»9MB «ULC. ! with Horace Orce- ^Wbl^lyafier the beginning of our JOr. SmswU, the well-known •VWaOtMot the \ I«naou Times, \ a •umewhat eneeringly (referrins 1 ^wqiMBt of the South): \ Pruy, '^y. i»hat will you do with iliind after you have subdued •e mnswer caine, without a mo- i^Satlon: \ We will eet our lo have so recently, in our ththoBouth, hadexixsrience wn- ^De4:i|i Orcieley'ii answer, it seems -y strange that so niiiny of our coua- Norom the AtlantiesUouid Ije work- Ij^emsclves Into a state bordering V fli®\*^ niere idea of granting $» tr'r fellow-citlzons Jn Ireland the n.to ipunaso theh: own aOairs in r - J way—a right that has been ma^'lat, formally and legally, by an 'mhehnhig majority of tiie inlmblt- lUita o f t^t«ouiitry . It is difflcult for n» t o vmliie the state of almost unrca- •oailiK panto toto which men, othcnvise «<W«ible,«.j>pev to bo thrown by the IWMiieot of a settlement whieh, to those PUtstde borders, seeinA to promjw^ m imtjuid I«acc<iblo^.u,.„n of thi ^UR dii^Kie between England .U itebittd, and an end, a t lust, to the jbickerings which have for so riiv Iweii a'&eijous obstacle to the va^tyoud progress of bothcoun- however, help us In some to understand tlie nature of opposition to Homo Kulc if M* l9HaU the fact, now almost incrcd ^ not 4rer/ long since, a large of our own iieople, including JKMUe o f otir best citizens, honestly bu- JtBVad that this great Beiiublic of oui-s IMMiataingloentdangerot destruction, iJMit from aume great eonstitutionul dis- yiurt>aaqp> but A-om a simple change of «dmiiilitntio n from one iwiitical iiarty t u aabthor. An d it jfUl .«ss!st us to •llQWaneo for the feelings of Jta4 dismay with which Ixird 2»,i.Sell»b«mr Md his tollowers contcm- |*tfa»(K*|m>ibUltyof tlie re-establish- ~ ' at»Irish FUrllament Jp College tf w bear i n mhid that the real Qf oppoBltion to the change is, Ike Eagikh—as it was with us— MMMIIw »<» or imrty seeking li «tMy unlit for its exercise, III tonlir uae It, i f obtained, for Mrantloa of all held most dear (* Is <b» stupid tiM gn^ body of Irishmen to goTsrs them- It they should be to attMBpt It, they would nt *D the oommissloD of all and rhUculous acts, d or not, U at the i akw^eattis of the opposition » Sule: andirunfaMunately, fM OM that no reasoning can .I* MB to nmove d only (ae la • Mw) by the actual experience ntlwaltoVi H aet follow that we ll kM* aa» JMwaya, i n matters •idded by the pne. i ot will enable ua jaallowwMe for their oppo- IpotlaiheallaMeatdesn e .lofeympath y •Mekweoauot >'AwitfaMaaa'>aiaa - • otBiWlaadan d if aim nlljriiw ao aoMy to |MMj«^to iteiiMawW atln^uBwotfee tevaa^tadj^ •soiAaat jthat^ at hand, t|ie»>ucam «t M'HoineBalejnoywentin ;t|w near Wktfi M 90 longer a matter .qrdoubt. It iMiyJbeldelayed; it cannot'>e d^ -fwtMd. ne day is at hand when Ire- huid!s long^esired aspirations for self- goveriunentslmil All be gratiOed; when her8ons,of every province and.of eyery creed,.sliali have learned i n their com- bing .efforts to establish-and promote the welfare of their common couutr}', those lessons of mutual respect and mutual fu;:bearanQe .which can be learned i n nootUerschool ;.andIreland \redeemed; regenerated, and disen- thralled,\ shall take her rightfulphice among the nations pf the earth. ,G(h1 save Irebj^nd ! Iw held at Niagara Falls on Wedues- of the ition will day, Thursday^ and Friday, Jul y 7, 8, auj9,18S«. Arrangements have been made so that teachers and their friends can go from JJew York to Niagara and return for ; board can be obtained lur from tl to ti t>er day, thus making the expeasecniy about liaif the regular mtes. There wUl be three sessions each day, and the exercises promise to be very interesting as well as instructive. Bume of the liest scholars i n the coun- try will deUver addresses. Mnciiia l C. E . Surdani, of West New Brighton, ^ president of the Association, and ftay information regarding it can be .OCIaiijed by calling ui>on him. We purpose in our next and future IrauM to publish, by repuest, the list of letters remaining uncalled for in the MorinM-a* Harbor, Port Vichmond, West New Brighton, and XeSr Brighton Post OiUces. As Court oi>ens at Bichmond on JUonday, all Uiose who have Iwen summoned as Jurors will do well to bear in mind timt-a tine may be im- posed on deiiuquente. Mr. Adam Berry, of New Brighton, has set a good and praisewoitliy ex- amx>le by closing his place of business on Saturdays at 1 o'clock r.M., which he will continue to do duiing Jul y and August. The colored waiters at the Pavilion HoteJ, New Brigliton, will gi%e a variety show in the hotel to-night, at fl.30 o'clock. Tickets Urty cents. A ^tteau , 16 feet long, jiaintcd white outside, and Uesh color inside, witii name Ijizzie of Ku'erside, iiaiuted on stern, was found near the Harbor by the police. The owner, by proving pro- erty, can obtain it by applying to the PoUcc Station, West New Brighton. The body of a female child about one week old, in a state ot nudity, was found on the liencli at loinpkinsville on Friday morning by Mr. Juiiics Gib- son. Coroner Iica held.an inquest. The employees of Barrett, Nephews & Co.'s Dyeing EsUiblishnient of Ciierry Ijin e will have a grand lishing e.\<;ur- sion to the Fishing Bjinks 011 Saturday, July lltb , on the rust-sailing sclioouer Wm. Young. Uoiit will leave ISlm Park at a.30 on Saturday aflernoon, returning on Sunday arternoon. Tickets, $1, to be had ot Elmer Bedell, John Thomp- son, Elmer Decker, Matthew Potter, and James GilL The Marvin Sate Companv ot New York are doing a gooti business on Staten Island, iiavingsold over seventy safes during tile lust year. Mr. W. S. Britton is one ot their sjilesmcn. Mi-..XliSS.'ijec\ was seriously injured -Jt ouinn's shipyard. West Brigliton, on Monday, in conse<iuence ot a derrick falling ui>oii iiiin, breaking liis ribs and bruising his baeic. He was taken to his residence at Port nielinioiul, where his injuries were attended to byDr.Waiser. Several large locomotives have been received at St. George's for lUipid Transit uses. One of them is a very large one, with six driving-wUeois, and weighs nearly iUty tons. Mr. W. J . Williamson, tlie entei-pris- ing and active nicrciiant ot Port liicii- moud, has .associated himselt wiiii the oid-establisiicd hiniber dealers, iiodiiie Bros. With tlie business tact and ability of the late Urm atiUed 10 by young blood, tlicir prosiiect tor an increasc«l business is good. We wish them success. For tlie puriwseot making known the gmml testlvulwhiehUicCustluton Club will hold on Friday, J uly -id, tlie man- agement uiiopteU the novel plan ot ilisti'ibuting slieet-inusic verv generally throughout the Nortn Shore, on wiiicu they display their own notice, with otlier aaycrtiscmeuts ot llrst-class houses. A certain business man on Columbia Street, who is contemiilating marriage, has not fully determined whether to make his proiiosed bridal trip to Europe m a steamer or a schooner-yacht- If he should determine upon the latter medium, i t is probable that the \ old tar \ of Port lUchmond will accompany him as sailing master. W e wish him \ bon voyage.\ Much dissatisfaction is expressed among the North Shore merchants at the grievous delays exiwrieuced in get- ting their freight delivered from New York, as they say that the lucilitics Mven are not in nluy manner adetiuute for proper delivery of same. 4 debate was held by the Irving Ut- erary Hociety ou Wednesday evening, being the last before acijournmeut for the Hummer. The subject debated was -^\Beaulved that the Moral luUuence of the 8tage is Pernicious, air«etiaa.iwd esteem, who wei» >>th :ln tlie.eiijoyinent s>t good healUi, received tlieu-jrisiton iu-flii old-f«ihioned lieuilt- ableq^anner. A flue .collation liud been prepared, aniJ a geiieml Jove-fcost was UKlnli^l .in by all present, it luight be statod iiere. Unit Sir. auil .Mrs. Sliiiou»>u iiave reaMcd in Uie same liouse ever shice tliey were married. Auoiig tiiose wiio were present were: Or aud Mrs. Coonley, Mr. A . C. Hlllver and son Fred t,., Jlr. and -Mrs. li. \P. SliiioiHoii, Miss Ullie Simon.«on, Wr. Irving Siiiiaiiscn, Sir. Eag;ir Siiuonsoii, Sir. J. A . Hillyor and jvife, Sir. aud .Mrs! Sir. David S. lllllyer. Sir. d:l Jyc Oscar Pnili, Sir „ '\\l Mrs. Juliii Burger and dauiliter, ill-, iniii k Burger, .Mr. anil Sirs. Abraiii l^roclieroj. Sirs. E. O. Vrceland iiud diiughu^r, .Mr. aud .Mrs. Duvid K. Decker, .Mrs. Eiiicihie Siinoniion, Sir. Bertie ainionson, .Mr. and .Mrs. CorneliaSinioii- Jr., Siiss Ida Siaiansoii, Sir. Abmin giuon«iii, .Mr. and Sirs. Julm Siiuoiuun, -Mr Henry SImoiiiiou and daugliter, .Mr and SIra. E . J. Deckcr, and Miss Lillit Hackeituii. Among some of the nsefnl, omamen- tll, and valuable presents that were re- ceived, were the fuilowiiig: Gold salt setts, a hiludsoiiie gilt fancy liiaip, two ' sold-lliied, gold , ' Messrs. W. . liumpkin and Urville Nichols sus- taining the ailiriuative, and Messrs. A. a very Stoddard and Cliarles li. Hubbeii the negative sideof thequcstiou. After a verylbteresUog and hotly-eontested dieauaaton, a vote was tolten wiUab resnlUHl In bvo r of the affimiative. The lawn pi^ at the oomer of BroadwayanJUnionStreet, West New Brighton, widch was noticed in our last Issue, m gotten u p i n the interest of • bM ballolubotwliieh Master Bobbie Mhlelds is eaptoln, tor the purpose, ot raising funds to equip the members with uniforuis, etc. The price ot ad- miiaion was nominal, but the receipts were sallloienttoiwocure tlie ntirrsiinnr actielea, and the young tolka bad a very pleaaant time. detHity-ahwIItot Blohniood County.** tatbm MUy hn prove men ts We been made, an expert swimmer is oon- oe, clean towels are Mautlyiu i provltfed, L Mide c the paTlIlon a n agreeable reaort mawlr an d _ everything to swimmers. yean sgo, on Jane .Mad, Mr. > Monam and Misi Jearina I, Ifaod . bsfoR: the Rer^- Or ; . ->;at.»AbanwV'.CbiBcli;iikJk. a pair napkni-rniga, i-old-liiied, gold pen and iiencil.a luagiiillcentgilt wall.pocket, Siliyraa rug, gold buuquet-liolder, with Dlonograui uiitl the datesi, cuff- buttons and studs, iieari liaiidle gold- uiuunted pencil ciue, pie-knife. One of the very apprupriate gifts was a velvet horse-slioe ou a luised di:is, on the base of which in gilt tigurcs was 183B-188S. I lie liorse-aliiH! was inclused in a ghiss globe, ornaiiientcJ with ten Uve-dullHr golti pieces, rcpresentliis the lifty years of a bl lsllt and continuous weildcd life. 1 hU beautiful prescut wjis tlie gift of Uie chiKlren anil gniiulcliihlren. riie Xortlilield Cornet Uand serenaded tlie party in the evening, which added niuuli to the eiijoynicnt ot the festive oc- casion. At an early hour the guests de- parted, wishing the honored host and hostess (not liiaiiy returns of a similar occasion, for that could not be cxiiected) but that tliey might live to see their rnamoml wedding, which would occur in Our rei>orter is under obligations to •Mr. D . I. tiiiiioiisoii, of I'ort Iticliuiund, a son of the houurcil jiersoiis, for a iiiag- hitieent invitation to the golden wcddiii\ and other favors shown. \ •upsrlntendent a of tna Poor. At a aieeUiig ol the SuperliitenUeuts ot the Poor, held on Monday, Mr. Hennessy reported that he had ullw l ou Sir. B«iz, ot Weat Brighton, In retereiieu to the bill for board ot kU wife hi Mlddletown Aiy- luui, without satkractiou, which ropoit was on moUua revelvud aud referred to counsel. Supeiinlendcnt Beardon reported that au exuiuiiiation had been made as to the sanity of .Misses Lake and Scott, ami that a more complete iuvistigatioa would tju mmle by tlie pliysiciau ol the poor house. 8ecretury Ui;ardou was uuthorizeil to confer with the Board of Suiiervliois in reference to the appropriatiiiu of $ti.aju naked for iu lui,t year's budget. Police Notes. Timothy Drlscoll, ot Sew Brighton, was sent to Kaigs Cuuuty Peiiitentlarv for six mouths, by Judge Corlwitt, ou a charge of petit larceny, ufllcer lluunau made the arrest ou complaint of Sir. Edward Styles. Staploton. W e are plejused to record th.-it Sir. X. J . J^ljickllii, a deserving yming inau, ha-i Ixjcu appnliited hy Presiilent Clevelai, as lK>.-t:ii;i.stcr at iSuipIcton. 'i'his iioiitl. nation makes thi? second new-papi;r man tiiat lias been favored wi-ii thi: honor. Sir. Siacklin being one of tiic liroprietors of the 6. 1. Lender. at«M4ba«aa«nM! t to beeoiBa null and •ohL . , I AVendsor Moore presented the spnU- ratlon from Town Boiml of NortlillUd, tOT authority to raise «3.000 for roads End bridges, and a resolutiou was passed granting sneh authorigr. The prop^ buihllng jof the exten- sion to the County building, tor the use of minon. wu referral to Committee on Moore. Joline. and White, with power to ha»e such ex- tenslou built at the cwt not to eicfed Sl.OOii. Tne Board adjourned to Thurs- day next, Jttly IsL Exels o Boar d o f Northfleld . A spechil meethiB of the Excise Com- muiSliMiots wes held on Slonday night at Cioehoroa-s KiU Von KuU Hotae, Port Richmond. Six licenses were granted, the appliea- Uoti tor one of which created considerable racitement and at times merriment. Ex- cise Commissioner Bamter.in very forcible remarfe. prot«ted against the granting of a Uwmse for the Amusement Grounds at Ei-astioa. «« V«ir ntle Any peraons desiring hisurance upon real tetate or personal property can ^ro- care tiie same at low rates by .ddies^iag or railing upon P. W. Hui^bus P O Box«>.PortIUchnioud.S.I. Itx A ve^ pleasant little, dinner party was enjoy^ by soma Uttle lads and Wies on Saturday last in the garden in the rear of ulsebus' residence. Port Kioh- . , - the garden in the rear of Judge Hulsebus' residence. Port mond. Among those otesent were: Amy Adelaide Price, Dora Hulsebus, Ida Wright, Carrie Hulsebus, Louise Botts Johnnie Hulsebuss aud PriscilU Oaie- thorpe. \ X.«k« Amln. 1 Counsel for G. W. l«k e have applie.1 to Juiige S au Brunt, oniieSupi Bnie Court, tor a stay ot execution pending an appll^ tion for a new trial. Lake was sentencW in May of last year, at Richmond, to State prison for nine years and six months, for having married his own daughter. Judge Tanlirunt told the counsel to apply to the Second Department. Application f,.r a stay will he luadeto JudgeCuileu Iu Kinbs County. l,ake Is now In the Auburn pris»&. Port Rlcnmond. The graduating exercises ot the Union Free School, Port llichnioad. t04ik place last night iu Gdfflth.s Hail and were ot a veiy Intereatlug character. Tne singing was good, and otaliy ot the rf-citatlims would have done credit to older heads. Aoioug tiiose who took pait in the exer- cises were: Misses Mjta B. Jepsou, Alvlemay Houseman. Grace W. Brower, .\nna E. Uanshwout, Ellle E. Parker, Josie H. Egbert. Lulu liatler. M. Ada Manly, and Ma^t«^rs A. P. Vroonie Chari-is I. Wswhburno. .\ltred DoKloss. Albert T. Davis, aud William Bush. The above uanieil are all ol the grartuaUng class, aiiil their prollelency is to be attributed to the e.xeellent tutorage of the principal. Sir. Andrew I. Slierman, the viee-prlncipai. Siiss Salah E. Eidridge, and their efficient coips of teaelii'rs. The Union Free School is one of the model ».chools of the county, anil U ably supiuvlsefl by the trusteiis. Mes.sts. Da\-|il Stothers. Li-ster Scotli'IiI. and F. W. Hul- sebus. Vacation coiumenc>-s on Monday and coniinu'is until S''pteiuber 1st. Elm Park. Jfr. John lligott. agdl thirty, was drowned on Sunday afternoon while at- tempting to jump from the propeller Bay Elilgu to the dock at Elm Paik. He fell overboard and inimediately sank. The body was recovered on. Slouday with grappling-irons by Sir. King, ot Elm Paik, aud was delivered to friends of tiie de- ceaseii from New S'ork by Undertaker Ilempsey, who had charge of the temaiiis. Edeewater . TheTi usfoesof thuvIIIngoofEdgewatcr h.-ive very wisely reappointed County Judge Su-phens as couuaei for the Board. Tompklnsvllle. Mr. Kiciianl L'H. Firch has been elected Presl-!ent of the J.iiid League (Tnmiikhis- vilie braneii). Cnpt. James Burke was elected Vice-President; Sfeesrs. J. U. Brown and T.O.Vermilye. Si.. Secretirles; Coun^ Treasurer James Tully, Treasurer. The League is iu a liaurishlng coudPIon. and has already contributed over $1.2S0 to the League Fuud. As Mr. A. C. Hdlyer wiUi bis son Fritz was di ivlng along the Blchtuond Tunipike, ir Bull's Head, on Tuesday afternoon, to attend the golden wedding of Mr. sad Mrs. Cornelius Simonson. Jr., ac Chelsea; they saw a short dlstanoe ahead what to be a column of smoke rising fioui the ground. Upon approachiog neuer It was found that an Immense ooluiun ot water was shooting up fio u the ground aearly to the height ot one hundred feet. Somewhat aUrmed, they made closer ezaminatioo, and discovered that the strange plieoomeiHMi wsa occasioned by the buistiDg ot Mie ot the mains of the Crystal Water Works. The oeearrence was slso noUced by other persons, who all St first were greatly exeiteil st the singular outburst. The irster Company was notlUed. and the wst<ir was promptly shut uO, raraanB7 ~ * Mrs. William 8nedeker*ls qModlng tew days amoag the BHNintabn ot the Hudson Blnr at the nsidmee of het grandson, the B><v. Okariss H. Baedeker, MUtoo. Ulster County. The Coroner's lory, In the esse ot Mkfasel Maliouey, wim was killed at Uie croHlnc -of tiK railroail at Port lUcli- niond, uronglit hi a Tenllct oeluuring tlie rallraad company for tbe careless uian- ner in whleh they allow their. employees 10 peifona theh-duties. Ov« 3S,oao petsoas tnTelled over Uie Mariners' Harbor. For the flrat time In nearly 1,000 yeais Mariners' Harlior was ou Wniuesday night biiliiantiy iilutninat^jd bv the electric iighu of thi Statcu Island Amuseuien Company at Krastlna. Aiii.tl|.>r surprise was In store for the staid and quiet citizens f tlie fiuiet village. About 4 o'clock on Ihur^day looming lin- place was invaded ny a band of wild Indians fruni the Wea'j, accoiupanleii by the gi eat cow-boys. Giea't iiiariu and i'xeitente;it was inanifiMted by the Inhabitants, iintii, after a tllomiigh InvestlgHtlon. it was afccertiilned that no cause for such alartn existed, as the savng«i were a p irt, ot tiie great •• Wild West\ exhibilioii. who were landhig fioiii the 6t-anier Kill Von KnII. and who qu.t ctly. without taking a single scalp or ing the dreaildi war-whoop, betook tlieiu- solves to the prejuired quarters within the Aniiisement Giouiitis. Our reporter mo- one lady who said that she would not now dare to go out of doors after dark, and that she would procure extra l-olts and locks for her house, for fear these •• wild Injuns\ would tomahawk her. Her feans were quieted, however, and the storekeeper lost tiie sale of a lot of iiaidwaie. wild Wnt. Al)Out 20,000 persons attended the Olrt'niiig e.'^iiibition ot tiie Buffalo Bill's Wild \Ve»t Combination, ou tiii^ new gi'ounils at Enistina ycsterdav af- ternoon. Tlie prograiniue consisted ot some of the most daring teats ou record, and was carried out in such a manner as to ciicit round after round ot applause. The whole iierfornianeo was so grand and cxciting that it Ls lmi*ossible to dcscriite it. The audi- ence was one of the most resi*ectable tliat iuis ever attended an exhibition in this county. The season begins on Slouday, 2Sth. Tke IrviHi. The Irving Literary iiociety oi West Brighton will give a grand supper ou- WeUitesday evening, Jaae 3U, ou tbe oo- casloa ot lU Bnal adjiiurumeat for the Summer months. Foilowiug are the lossUtobe responded to: \TheLaw. Mr. Khig; \Fhiaiice Mr. Decker; \ The Prom,\ Mr. Stoddard; •• Secretaiy'e Be- port.\ Mr. V. B. Tumey; \AthleUcs.\ Mr. Colo; •• WorttUucmeu's Clubo,\ Mr. Feathentoae; ••Politics,\ Mr. Doyle; ••Matrimony.\ Mr. G. J. Tumey; \Oar New Slembers,\ Mr. Fied. Kuss; \Staten Ishud.\ Mr. Geo.Nielials; -TheLadies,\ Mr. Veazie; \Our Notion,\ Mr. Bush; Literature,\ Mr. O. D. Tuniey ; •• Our Publle Oeb..les,\ Mr. Alex. Jtoas; \ Sudal plewures,\ Mi. Robiasou: \Bisautles of hli^yele BWhig,\ Mr. MIehoU; \Debat- hjg SoeieUas,\ Mr. Uuapkhi; \The IrTUi«B.'-Mr. Lapiedm; \ Haiiohig.\ Mr. Suedeker; \Wa»hh«taa Irving,\ Mr.. Durkin; \Music.\ Mi.HUIyer; \Address to the omeets.- Mr. BiiUet; -Our Abeeat Membenw-Mr. WilUusou: \Vaiedictucy Mr. Hubbell. Theuaoscsotthssaeletyars: Mr. J . Travis Khig. PresldentTllr. VIneeat J. Lopledra, Vtoe-Pmidefit: Mr: Victor B. Tiuney. iieenuiy: Mr. WUIiam Bosh, -|r. David Deekw. dM Om Jastlee. JUbt trleads ^ presei^ amng whieh we noUeed : Misses Husle Bosh, Hirnile Psulsoa. Oenie Bush, Julia Dawson. Victorme Thebeau. ot BuirUo; and Messrs Imc Bash. Clarence Simpson. Wiilbim Ashforth. Eusedius WeUs. Inrliwr Cluippell, WllUam O'Seil Thomas MeXarry. Charles Chappell Florence DrtseoU. Harry Hooker. Andy Morton, Jacob L»ide, aud many others. The guests, on departing, expressed themselves as very much pieai«<l witu the evening's enjoyment, aud wiehed their friend •• Fred \ many hi>ppy returns of the day. Amotuj the Churchea, The building formerly belonging to Trinity M. E. Cbuich. and whicu was useii as a parsonage, has been success- fully moved to Taylor Street, and wiU soon be in good shape again. The family of Kev. Mr. Hammond remained m the buildmg while being moved. The Voung People's Mission Band of Calvary Pi wbyterian Chuich of West Kew Biightou held a public mlssiouaiy meeUng iu the church on Weduesday evening last, and gave a very pleasing entertainment. Mexico was the sutiject for the month, and the exercises were'made very iuterestiug by having two iMjys and a girl dressed in the costume ol the native Mexicans, who passed down the aisles and ree*>ived the voluntary contributions of those present, which amounted to t23.S0. During the evenhiga letter a-as read tr jm liir.i. Milton Greene, formerly pastor ot the churcii, but now a misBlonao\ in Mexico, wlio had expected to be present at the meethig, but who wrote that it was itrpos- slbie for him to get here. Rev. T. A. Leggett, the pastor, made a short address. The young ladies ot the Band are deserv- ing of great praise tor the succi.-ssful manner In which the entertainment was carried out. Children's Day was pleasantly observed at the Union Chapel, Granitnviile. last Sunday afternoon. The .Hoial trimmings and designs surpassed those ot any pre- vious occasion aud were greatly admired. On the wall facing the audience there rested theiuscripUonot ••ChlMren's D.iy.\ and directly beneath it was placed a very large and handsome cross, while ou each side of the platform a large um of living flowers gave a iiiilsh tothewoik. Tne cross and urns w» re the gift of Mr. I J SimoBson. Rev. Charles Hunt, ot Kew Springviiie. made the opening prayer and prouuced the beneiilctiou at the close of ^e services. -V'ldresses were made bv Mr. I . J . StmoRsoii on '* Memory \ and by' Rov. Wm. H. Vogler. ot Sew Dorp. Tne latter took for bis subject—••Cousid-rthe lilies,\ and by means of very practical and amusing lllustraUons iluprhileii ufHju the minds ol the children and their friends the lessons suggested by his test. Be- sponsive readings on the 19th Psalm and vows and tithes were pnrlieipate.1 in by the auilienue, at the conclusion of whieh a colieuUon ot about i'iO was takeu for the mission. Toe comer stone ot the new B-tthel SI. E. Church, Woodrow, will bo lidd this afternoon with appropriate exeicises. The buiidhig is erectwi ou the site of the one recently destroyed by lire. It has been resolved to continue the young people's Suiid.iy evening prayer nieeting.at Tiinity M.E.Ciiuri;u during the Summer instead of omitting them as here- tofore. The topic will be the Sunday- schooritisson ol tiie day. Bev. Thewlore A. L-ggett, p.astor ot Calvary Presbyterian Cnuieh, West New Bii,!hton, will pre.-ieh at Granltevilie to- morrow afLeinoon ati;l.30 o'clock. The children ot 'Tilnllv M. E. Sunday- school held their Cldldn-u's Dvy celibta- tloii on ia>.t Sunday evening. The church was beauiitaily deconiteil with itnrers. greens, eti-., wh;ie a numb.-r of blrtlsmiuie melodious music. A line Uoriii arch had beiMi placed over the altar, bearing the legend \ Cliihhen's Day.\ The exercises couslsteil of an o|>etil!!g voluntary ou plana and organ ; recitations by Mt-ises Itertha Siirdaui. Grace Gibson. Libbie Smith, Ed- die .Smith. Uattie Booth, and otliers. The llorai emblematic portion of the exercif-ws conslsle.1 of nine illUe miss.-s. each with bouquet and a letter of daUics. taking positions in the aitar, and after rt'cltiug au appropriate verse. hoWiiig up to \1ew tho .letters, which spelled out, \ G-td is Love,\ conciu.ling with the singu.g of a v.;r>' pretty m,.-lody. Oo each ol the bou- quets was ti«d with white ribbon a card bearing a name, whlcli. iiiMin being read by Mr. W. A. Gibson, was found to be that of some l>eraou cmiiecteil with the chuich who from old age or Inilrmltiei was unable to be pr««elit at the plea-sing exercises, tlius shoivliig tho friendly feei- hig exi.sthig between the childiou and the recipients. Uj»-i»on.'-ive e-xerclses were interspersed turouuhout the programme, which gave very general satisfuctiun to a large congregaUon. The music was under the dlreetioii of Mr. A. C. Hdlyer. assisted by his daughter NelUe us accompanist on Slount Loretu. on Sunday. ClO |>er- sous received the sacred rile of confirma- tion. Five hundred children arrived at the dock by the steamer New Brunswick from New York 'Jity, accompanied by Archbishop Corrlgan, and Fathers Nlcol, Bonford, and Sivlit. A tiand of thirty-six pieces accompanied the party. - The Sunday-school of tho Trhiity M. E. Church will give a grand excur>,iou to the Woods of Ardi« on next Tuesday. A special tiaiu has been chartered which will go direct to the grounds. Tiahi leaves ErssUns, 8.57 A.lt.; Elm Park, 9; Port Bichraoiid. 9.03; West New Brighton. 9.0G; New Brighton. 9.12. Betuming. wUl leave the groands about C r-.u. The Bev. Dr. Brownlee preached hi the Park Baptist Church ou Sunday evming Isst, kiwily taking the pUee of the pistor, who was takeu IU after the morolng ser- 'vlce. The Bev. T. A. I*egett. ot Calvary Presbytetlan Church, preached au adsii- rablc set no a on Suadsy uoraing last upoa -ChilsUsaglvtag.- The Oaapal servioe at theEil Blpk, Tompklssvillei oa Sunday a last, was sltcaded by about «30 It was a T^ eojoysbis sad ^nultable 7m Iwrltad gaesls prMt.msay of whom totkede- liekHM masie ol ProleMur .Jsekaous or- ehfain (which has l>eea sscored fur tho and hi the I pleasing d•IH^es of the pragzamme. A supi^ , which reflected great cr«llt upon Mr. Rhoadee, tho proprietor, was seived ataboiitllrfeloi k. The lioor committee consisted of Messrs. A. U. Shaw A E. Dick. R S. G. Walker. E. B. Peck. H- W. Efuer. H. R. Kelly. Arthur Vy^ Rich, C. D. Sabin and R B. G^mST^ Tlie r^-epuon commiU--e were Messrs. E M. Felt. J. F. Secor. Jr., Edmund Birnes, R. D. Buchannan, F. E. Day and Str. James Thompson. A r»n KlcaaraS Hrilc <as'der ot the First N iUonal Bank. Se» Brighton, has i\ \ SbUlof tho Staten Island Bonk, formerly located at corner Broadway aud Saore Itoad. Port Rich- mond, wldeh was issued to Mr. V. Bao- !'HK bearer in November. 1B41. The bill is m s good state of prnservalioQ and is lUgned by Kichard D. Uttle, president- and James H. West, cashier. ^iHoug the Fit^ttu. The next historical sketch of the Fhe Deliartiueut of tlie Xortli Shore will be tluit of Cataract Ejigiue tXimtaiuv No ^ of West New Brightou. ' ' We are indebted to tiie olBcers of Engine Co. No. l,for assistance rendered in the brief sketcli of that conjiumy completed in this issue. At tiie hist meeting of Wa.»Iiiu\ton Engine Co. No. 1 Slessrs. E. C. Lisk and L. F. Wright acre apiHiinted a committee to confer wiUi representatives from otlier coinpaiilcs ot Port Kichmond aud Xorth- neld ill reference to the severance of tiieir coiinectioii Willi the Nortii Shore l-Ti-c IK'iiartment and the fomiatiou of a new dciiartment. Waahlaeue EiWia e Ce . He . 1. (Cwietudat} Our last Issue brvucht tlie uaaies or the forenien and .ecretartes iHum to Irts. Frooithatdatew tne laj^nt jear the loUoalni hanr Uekl Il>niiU: Uoii ot loiviaaa : A. H. Twlwell. IsTS. LOT - it. j Kerttr. lUtS : J. Gtelfc ISW; U S wSbtwi l!«l : P. J. MoUlii. W2: Ji c. John Hontraa. IM. The nam™ ol .ho have t)een wicre-jute, are s L. t . a-rlstit. three lenn»: <;eorKe u. Tred- «ell K. C. LHa. T. F. MarphJ. t sTiS^jiiSe w. Buell. t»o terras: Wm. J. Uoellna. ana i. r E Uaiulltun. the present efficient secremrr W'unhltiKtuu Kiailne Comihiaj has nmst^rrU anxMiB llj members manj M the leadlac ineu ot the >unh Shore, niaiiy ol abum are deaa aud others have removed tnim the Istaud. Weapwnd a IL-.t ot a few ot them : tSUvhi Barker. Uanaw J Itustpn. David stutheni. Bird Caij. AhUah C. Oarte. Azarlah Dunham. Afflo* peaiw. Wmtam H. We^ ale. Charles a;Uu«.r. H. H. laoni«>rt. Bobert JL. SiWrn. ileui Turner. Ld»unl Metrs. OcvlUtf UJ^'UftLinonrtf A. MWOlebrook. WUll«ai H. I^arrett. Cl^l^^ Ulpley. WlUlaui H. L}t«is. Mcb«l£H iTMlil^ AiHlrew McCoanrtl. (it-(>n:e FraVe. B. iluUlM. ±. lluLseMi.4. Luart-DCtf t?t«*rs. aitU F- W. Hul.netia:!. n oshin^tt £ncln« Co. tia.H dune us mucli. tf ii<it more,:ict«*e are duty than ajjr otbi^r cumirimr on the IsUrnU. and to-day U as etlicl«ut and iirumpt ua trvf r. betiMT conuuMtidMl by acU>v aud euerutlc alanxi. either the jtuLi^r (Lady Wii.ibJnin««n) or tbv enxrfne cau^ s«*n procfc^llni; qulrki.v to thf lire, luid wttU hu^ slretclteU. Ui a twlnltllm; Is reaUy to cvmbat wUh theueTimrliu:<-leiu-i»t. Their recorJ ot nre duty hl;{h. and the crmr>a»iv Ls weli thwisrtit of » f- b> the cltUena of the Nortii tfhore. ^ In th« MKT foTnre. 1 Uubb* do b will mm tet* to tte -Padw.\ ijt Bcooklfa. at T<m1«7. oa tbeCcmoiMe theO of Brishtose ^dn b the Four Cot viU b« tbe Moood gmsebeC tvo clabe. tbe first beiii^ w Quicksteps. Oa Himdsjr. Ju <,{aicketes» '«riU to Aiinailii plar the Alertti, of that {liaoe. Tbe QtiicksK^ of W«»t 3fe det««tea a picked chte trxmi S the Commona. Imst S^tunUy. of 3D t o 14. Time ot guxan, mupire. Ii-*-iiig CUaliptsIL Tbe CojftletoQS pUved th«» Situid«7atPi>stFiirm.aadd ' bjr & bvore of 36 12. On Satordaj. Joly 10th. a picked 1 from tbe dry soodA jobbing ttadeof York «U1 plajr a txine from th« baogln^ buatsttM at S^ Geocs***. gtoubtl^ baTin;; b< en hired for the poipomm by Mr. Jamt« H. I l >e. under who«o aia»- afrement the pime wUi be nlajMl. Gmmm CAUed at 4 o'clock. Adznia^ueuS witf c The Mftv^ were a^;^ Tletocioa* Tbar»daj in a frame with the AthieOem a^k Fbiladelpbia in a clitee More ot 7 t o fi. Tbe grmnd op^tung of tbeSt.Oea«e* ereninp concerts attd ilimniitatwd. Soaa- taina. wi&ieh wai^ t o iiave tak«B plaee tUa ereiiing. lias beeo pvetpooed t o nextou account of the n ri iiT Im liiiii*lit weather and cons^ueot deUja l a ing tbe machinery for tbe great illoml* nAted foimtaine. A fi»e game of lacroMie wHl be this aftemoi>n at St. Geot^e. preceded by a concert, beginning at 3 o*iiloek. ^ 4ba famouis 7Lb Krgimeut Bond.. 'nie exrnrsion on Ttiur»day« with ihm tug Carrie. i:4^pt. >Ltrk Stt^ea^ and * barge wa^ a gtaud »ueoede. Tuet Ml Jv-al D^k. New Brbthtt»n, at i 11 o'clock with over liM pecwjns oa I and proot^tid to F >xt L.ee. where tbe day was spent iu iituocvnt and bealthf tU aata*e- ment. A large baktiner, with -^Steimia Erk&U'bt'tf Astrodatkio.** wa« di^laT«d the aide ot tbe b&rge. At Fort beau- tiful »et of coiorsi -waM presented ti» Stephens br Captnln Barfi*ad. «mch off whom made appn^priate ntfiTnmim • game of bai»e ball was plajed betwew two picked nines. Captains Chute aad Burfield being elected for tbe two eM^ Aft^r an exciting gaj&e. nineteen tnnlngg l*elug pUred. darluieatt put an end t o giuuf. M3oxe being to 46 in favor oT Lbe Boriield team. Among those who were in attendance were: Fred. Eckateiu, P. Latourette, U. Me>-er. II. F. Henry i^th. W. M. Cbri»topber, £dwazd SmiUi. it. Ibaigau. Jost-pb Stanley. Fred. Fink. H- C. Brlttofi. Gct»rKe U^we. John I'e^rce. Jud^e F<*wer!:i (umpire of t^ baae bail i:ame). R. F. Canluti. 'Jtutrle^ BesdMtt. and Gt'orge Cruciiet on. Uptni tl>eir letum tbe Kiils were iUumlnut^ with B«»map cantJiert. t>kj-r< and Intmba. wiiich were dicKiba^ed lr».>m tbe boat. Obituartf* Post.—Mr\. Emily Post, wife of Mr. Edmund M. Post, Oie«i at her residtno>iu Mai Iners' Harbor on the evening of Mon- day lH»t, aged tweuty-i.neyears. Fuuerul sen-ices were held at her late re->i<leucf f>n Tnursday afternoon. Ber. R. s .\rndt. H^rsinted by Rtv. E C. l>utch»'r (formerly iia^tor of Gnice M. E. Church) oilii-iatin^, aud the interment was In Fair- view Cttmeterj*. Mr?. l*ost was a dau;;btfr of Copt. Stephen JoLrusoa, of Poit Bich- mond. She bttd been married about a year. .m«l appeared to be iu her u>ual excellent healtii \TLe>i suddenly taken sick on SutjdHy. aud In a few hours sbe passed uw ay. S:xe wa^ a m«*ml>er fox sereral years of Gric^ M. 12. <;hurcu. and was highly estceuiu-i by ail wbu knew her. Her hus^ band and rniatives have the warm sytn- .•Htiiy of tht'ir many friends lu their sad bereavement. Care.—On Friday, at New Brighton. Miss Emma H Carr. aseil fortv-ilx-e v^ars. of asthma. Tue interment was at'West- erly, B. I. Gciltoylk-—On Saturday last, at Xew Bri>:bton, John G Jilfoyle. agt^l forty-two 3'ears, of heart disease. Tue Interment was in St. Peter's Cemetery on Monday. Vaxoebvoubt.— On Monday, at New Brighton, of meningitis. Brockholsth U>-iiigsion Vanderv-o»»rt, »ced t« i months, itifsiit son of John VouWyek and 3Iary Kip Vauder\'o«>rt. The iutermeut was at FUhkUl on M.»ndRy. Sportitiff JToitfs* Daring last week's games the Ifets made some gains as to tlieir jitanding in the American Aseociatioxx. The reeerd stood on tbe 19th: Game* woa. 19; loat. . an increase of four games over tbe previous showing. The Besolates of Port KiebmoMl warmed the Aloskas oa Saturday bja ^core ot 10 to 7. Thej Beaolutea are anx- tow^^d wilUac to mee^a^^lub^^^ The plo-oio of tbe Court Staten Inland No. 72!}1. Anaent Order <d Forester*. wiU be held at Fnitizreli'e Silver L«ke Fkrk ««i M«.n iay the Stttn. There wlU be iK»iue fiiae gam*^. such as puttiug the sbiK. au£k> races, 3-le^ed races, tug-of-war. tft W Tarda ' »t race, and potato race. There will ba a prize fut each event Mr. A. B. Bich. of New Btightno. the fMcyt-Ie rider of the countv. secured fotur CobJ ii:e<lalt. ou Saturd>ir la-t at thesames of tlie Bmokljii Athletic Afisociatiun. ad follo-v»: Two uille hanHtcx4>. <*tm« tmee. time. 6 min. 15 li xil «ieat» 6 miiu 7 st'C.; three mile iuLudicap. 9 uuu. 10 sec.; Q ve mile, for New T<»rk iiCat* champJon-ihip. 16 m!n . J7 i*xm» mile tricycle raoe. 4 min. 4S 3-5 t^jc. Mr. Cnvlieroi. of tbe Kill Voa KuU llou-ur, l*4.it UlcUn:on.l. has for Uie bell- I t <.f the eiii2.a*t ot Port liicbmontl a lurge bu! letia tnuu d. on wltldt are jet'^rJe-l tiie result.^ of Iwwsw bait jTame^. horse and yactit r.fcoes. wiiich Ims receivt i by >.pceial teleeframs. j The Summer m»«eUni» of the Staten Island Athletic Ciiib wUl takf p1»ee m Sstunlay, July 17th. at 4.30 r.*. Tba following c.^mpeitlons will I*e vi»en t» amatems : i»0 yj r J*^ rtm. 440 yjutls run, half mile run. 2 mile bl.-ycle raee. all han«lieatH4: olistacle race. srntU'b; l^ft yards run. open only i o ti»« xinnubers tbeS. I . A. C. TUeeairar event will 50 c«HJt&. Hus Isocne priaea will gH-en to first aud tK-ound. mi^sIuu, iucludiug grand stand, St M cei.ts. Tbe eiemnith annonl cbamplomhtp gmmm «C th^ National AxMirtathni ot Aemtrur Ittiii tt • H'tU take placr thx> an«-ru«ion at 5 Vciuca ma the ne« {:rt>uiHls of tbe s«aten L<<tand .AXhWaeOai^ BemeuT A venae. New Brtehtuii. TMseS^ lac has been kioked InTimrd U» utth exeat Imrnat by aU kisers ol athletic sftMljt. t. tMi Tinimlw to be ooe or the ttnest yet heM. Tbe «rotuMlB kmm brntm cnsatly hupru«ed attd axe hi ca* < ctMedltiwi. Am* heM »titnd ba» twen «r««t«d. aiiM tlie pre»*ac9a»- oodatiuBs have t»ett crovtly tmprovfid. Atthmm tines, tbs latUes of Stateu Ikhuid i uther sertiotis nbow ttteti siwrts hy atteiMttnc Id . •I'prcciathm •of nir » luunbers. atid tkcM orttaebest axnaleur athletes eCaaatte and Canada. Tb(:adat2Mlonfce)aiU«anla.BMtf stand«!. \ jFtir the MR^artsnm entries afewSeBwe: «L 5- w VSSmLi'^*^ l*ba BWM PoiotAtUaUcaubfltafKi at the li«ad In Uielr reeofd up to tba 19tb. bavlnir von aix games—kiet nooa. Tbe & I . A. C. have won three aad loet foar. and the Kaaseas. who ate cloae^ fol* lowing them, bave loat tbcea two. On Salatd ^ last, ooa oT tba eitins gaiaaa ot tba aeaaun waa pUyed at tbe Meto a«i Brook- St. a _ TbesU^^uk tba aildr«as hj tbe Bev. Wa. Weltoa masUiw. lyna. wbicb «aa woa by the by • sooca of Stol. Umauybo^s fame «p to tbe last Inal^ vbca tba M-im by bcliUart playtog seocad tba win- atiw ran. Cbnaa'a 7tb SMteMt band <UMmanmi'<iiSSt mmtclaOrnUm t m* man prapl. fnMM. OnFfld.r. tk . IMk.th.lM.M.<te. fMtod brtbm Braokl^MlB m^tmjmjtH- toCSW. Soon^CtoS. ^ JL aua. rni « rwiJM. M. A. A.' ll.f.T< Cluk.attlwBiitdcmed Gmueh. Bcightoa HciskUin.ot.MtleUoiUUd toanxM. naalh.«Mt IndUhnht, ud to da vw d to U l «fea iMUd .It. .Tba aews nude tjytliM. InrliMl to tbs Q<Mpd iMn of MmIoc. a * fcTceTlll. e mmt V -aPT^Jt;
