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Uniaii YOL. ZYI. No. 105. FORT JERY18, ORANGE COUNTY, N, Y., SATURDAY EYENING, JULY 14, 1888. PRICE THREE CENTS SUIT AGAINST THE ERIE THE POET .TKEVIS A>0 MOXTTOEEI.O CO. OLAIMINO HEAVY DAMAGES. Asking for au Order to Compel the Erie to Eestore Terminal Ilelations—Tliey Claim tlie Right to Use Turn-tahle, Depot, etc., hy Reason of Agreement witliL tlie Former Management of tlie T h e T irt Jervis anilMoutieello Railway Co. has begun a fliuk movement against the Erie and yesterday papers were served upon that company in which the Port Jei’- vis and Moutieello Co. claims damage for several thousand dollars, also asking that the defendant be directed to restore con nection between tbe two roads, whereby the plaintiff may enjoy the use of switches, turn-table,depot and other terminal facili ties. It seems that at the time of the building of the Monticello road, tbe Erie was most profuse In its promises of aid, as the Ontario & Western were striving to secure the trade from the towns of Sul livan county. The towns in Sullivan which had bonded themselves to aid in the construction o f the Monticello road, now find themselves shut off and denied the customary facilities of transportation. During all these years the Monticello road has been an important feeder to tbe Erie and it was this consideration which in duced the Erie to make the promises of a free use of yard, turn-table, depot and other terminal facilities. Some important testimony corroborating the claim of the Monticello road will be offered, and the fact that the Brie has substantially lived up to this understanding until the project of extending the road to Summitville, was undertaken will go far to prove their liability. In addition to this suit, nu merous ship pers, Who have been damaged by reason of the action of the Erie, are about to begin suit for damages. Furthermore the Monticello managers will appeal to tbe State Railway Commissioners and to the Inter-State Commissioners to define the duties of the Erie Co. as common carriers. There is no doubt but that they will de cide against the Erie’s present attitude. At least we hope so. Judge T. F. Bush of Monticello is the attorney in the proceedings against the Erie and will prosecute t he case with the vigor for which he is noted. Following is a summary of the com plaint : That the road now owned by plaintiff was originally constructed in 1868, That the said line of railroad with de pots, turn-tables, etc., now owned by de fendant, was in 1868 owned by a railroad corporation known as the Erie Railway Co. And plaintiff alleges that said Monticello & Pfc., J. Railway Co., was organized and its road constructed in the interest of the said Erie Co., for the purpose of diverting travel and freight going to and coming from the towns o f Thompson and Forest- burgh from the New Tork and Oswego Midland Road then being constructed, and of bring ing same to said Erie road. That said Monticello and Pt. J. Rail way Co. depended mainly upon bonds issued by towns through which it passed, and upon bonds issued by it which were a mortgage upon its property as a means for raising money with which to construct said road, and that as an inducement for the building of the road it was agreed with the Erie Co. that the Monticello and Pt. J. Co, should not be to any expense in obtaining land at Port Jervis for the pur pose o f a depot, or of erecting and main taining depot buildings, or a turn-table or anything pertaining thereto, and that the said Monticello and Pt. J. railroad Co. should at all times have the right to the free use of the track, yard, turn-table and depot o f the said Erie Co., and the right of ingress and egress thereto for the pur pose of delivering, receiving and ex changing freight and passengers and rely ing upon these assurances the M, & Pt. J. Co. completed the construction of its road to intersect the Erie at Port Jervis and did construct switches at said terminus for the purpose of such intersection, and that the said road has been in operation to the present time, and the interchange of passengers and freight at said station, have been maintained until the same were inter rupted by this defendant. Plaintiff refers to the sale o f the road in 1875 to a new corporation known as the •Port Jervis and Monticello Railroad Com pany, which succseded to all the property, franchise,and rights of the M. &Pt. J. Co., and further that in 1886 this railroad pro- I>erty with all its rights, privileges, etc., was sold under judgment to and came to the ownership of the plaintiff. That at time o f such sale the road was being oper ated with the full and free use of all tbe isaid terminal facilities at said Port Jervis station, which had been conceded to said prior companies and in compliance with the said agreement between the Erie Rail way Co., and the M. & Pt. J. Co. Farther alleges that in 1878 sale of the Erie Road was made and purchasers as sumed all o f its liabilities Farther alleges that after plaintiff came in possession of,^the road it projected an extension from’ Port Jervis to Summit- vine on the Ime of the New York O. & W. Railroad a distance of 18 miles and proceeded to make surveys and filed a map thereof, and has nearly completed the grading of said road, and is.now^pvosccut- ing the work of constructing said exten sion, which when completedaWill bring village of Port Jervis \and^intermediate points into communnication by rail with the said New Y\ork Ontario and Western Plaintiff further alleges that on the 20th day of June 1888, the defendant wrong fully and with malicious intent to injure the plaintiff and its business, opened the switch connecting plaintiff's track with de fendant’s line, at the point of intersection of said roads, and locked the same open, thereby disconnecting the plaintiff's track from the defendants and making it im possible to run the plaintiff’s trains into said station with passengers or freight, or to receive or deliver freight at said station upon or from plaintiff’s trains,also making it impossible for plaintiff to use the land or depot or turn-table at said station, where by the plaintiff was forced to rent land at a point about three-quarters of a mile dis tant from said depot, and to construct a platform and office and express and freight rooms at a large expense. Also to hire the transfer of passengers, freight, mail and express matter and baggage on wagons, whereby the plaintiff was put to great expense. Also to run an extra engine in consequence o f being deprived of the use of said turnstable, or to ruu an engine backwards thereby causing extra labor and a larger amount o f fuel, oil, etc, That the amount of travel and the general busi ness of the plaintiff's road was greatly diminished in consequence o f the discon nection of said road, whereby the plaintiff has suffered great loss, wherefore the plaintiff has suffered damages to the amount of fifteen thousand dollars. The Plaintiff further alleges that defend ant with a view of extorting money from the plaintiff, and to break down and destroy plaintiff’s corporation and to prevent the plaintiff from constructing and completing the extension o f its road to Summitville, did wrongfully demand o f the plaintiff’s that it should pay the defendant the sum of $100 per month for the privilege o f using its track, depot turn-table and yard, and various terminal facilities which the said Monticello road had always enjoyed at said station. The plaintiff yie’ded to de mand under protest and did pay the sum of $100 per month from the first day of December 1886 to the first day of March 1888, amounting altogether to $1500. That on the first day of March 1888, the defendant made the further demand of $300 per month for the terminal privi leges, and threatened to disconnect said road if such demand was not complied with, the plaintiff under protest did pay the sum of $300 per month. The plaintiff alleges it has been dam aged through the wrongful extortion of money from it, to the amount of twenty- five hundred dollars. The plaintiff further alleges it has suf fered injury by the action of the Erie, and that public interests are greatly dam aged by the action of the defendant. Plaintiff prays for further judgment and decree of court, that the defendant, its officers and agents, be enjoined to re store said connection of tracks of the roads, and be perpetually enjoined from interfering with or obstructing the free use of defendant’s tracks, depot, yard and turn-table at Port Jervis, in the same manner as they have heretofore been used and enjoyed by the several railroad companies owning and operating the road, now owned and operated by the plainti If. MB. KADBL’S HOSPITALITY. Last evening Delaware Hose Co. No. 3, while drilling at the rink, were recipients of an invitation from Mr. Jacob L. Kadel, to visit the Park Hotel. It is needless to say the boys responded to such a pleasing invitation. Arriving at the Park, they were most royally entertained by “ mine host,’’ who extended a hearty greeting and regaled them with an abundance of edi bles which wore not washed down with —water. It goes without saying that the boys appreciated Mr. Kadel’s hospitality. —Elegant extension hall lamps, colored globe?, $3.45 up, at Hoagland’s. —W. M. Detrick lias fitted up a stand at No, 1 Hammond street, opposite post office, and is now prepared to dispense vegetables of all kinds. A fresh stock will lie supplied daily and orders promptly filled.-jlSdwSw. mown corsets. Prom every section of the country we receive unlimited praise of Tulip Soap. —Richly decorated dinner sets 128 pieces, $30.40, at Hoagland’s, ALARMEDUEMOGRATS LEAVING THE SINKING FKEE-TKADE DEMOCRACY. SmitU Weed’s Iron Works Furnlslies Two Democratic Hai’rison Clubs-A Jersey Mosqnito on the Warpath After Free- Trade Democrats. At Saratoga this week the Oneida Bat tery made a very imposing appearance, and were cheered again and again as they marched. Each wore the club badge.a red, white and blue bandanna, and a peculiar little instrument that is filling the Sara toga atmosphere with strange sounds. The instrument has a history. It is called the campaign hummer, and when set 111 motion sounds for all the world like a Jersey mosquito on the war path. It is becoming very popular and every one iis trying to get one. It was devised by a Madison County Democrat whom Presi dent Cleveland converted to Republican ism by his free trade messages and who is now a member of the Oneida Battery. He says the sound it produces is the death knell of the Democratic party. The Oneida contingent contains six regenera ted Democrats. Two anti-Cleveland protection clubs have been formed in Clinton county. They each have between forty and fifty members, each one of whom voted the Democratic ticket in 1884. The organizer of one of these clubs is foreman of Smith M. Weed’s iron works, and used to de clare that no one but a Democrat could enter the kingdom of heaven. James B. Wells, esq., a prominent giassblower and a life-long Democrat was among those who joined the Republican club at Bridgeton, N. J., on Tuesday. He said that so long as his party favored free trade he should vote with the Repub licans. The Mills bill would ruin the glass industry of this country. The Buffalo Express on Thursday printed an interview with Jonathan Sco- ville, ex-Mayor and ex Congressman. He is one of the main heads of the Demo- craric party in western New York. His business is the manufacture of car wheels. The tariff is the sole issue of the campaign. Party lines are as completely swept away as in 1860. when there were no Whigs, no Democrats, no Republicans, and biindr<’ds and thousands of Democrats voted with the Republicans on the slavery question.\ “ Wl)at do you think of the tariff reduc tion:-'” “ I boHeve in ietting well enough alone. If it is necessary to reduce the revenue,there are other ways of doing it.’’ “ How?” “ By taking off about one- half the duty on sugar and paying a bounty to the Louisiana planters equal to the duty taken off for a year or so. Take the internal revenue tax off tobacco. That would cut it down about sixty millions. It that is not enough I would begin to take the tax off whisky, but sixty millions would be enough reduction for once. Such a measure as that, if introduced in Con- gress, would pass inside of twenty-four hours. If there was a surplus then it would be better to have it in the United States Treasury than in some English man’s breeches. We have ways enough of spending it to advantage and putting it in circulation. We could take a couple of mil lions right here in Buffalo tor a govern ment breakwater and a new post office. 1 am a protectionist Democrat, and always have been. I was a protectionist all the time I was m Congress. ” “ How will the protectionist Democrats vote ?” “ A good many of them will vote out- and-out for the Republican ticket. All the manufacturers will vole for Harrison.’* Edwin Groat & Son, proprietors of the Hudson River Knitting Mills,' on tbe North Bay, Hudson, hitherto Democrats, have announced that they will vote for Harrison and Morton. They claim they can not indorse tbe President’s tariff views. One of the larger manufacturing estab- lisliments in Paterson is that of Mr. William Barbour, who makes linen thread. He has an establishment of a similar sort in Ireland where he employs 3,900 opera- tives. Tiie pay-rolls of his Irish establish ment and that of the American are about the same in amount, although here there are only 1,400 operatives. In oth-r words, the wages here are twice what they are abroad. The finer grades of thread are made in Ireland, and on the importation of those at 40 per cent, a duty of about $60,000 yearly is now paid. If the duty is reduced as proposed by the Mills bill, from 40 to 35 per cent, Mr. Barbour says that he shall be compelled to close his Paterson Mills, ship his machinery to Ireland and conduct his operations there. The duty then, at 35 per cent, on all the thread, will amount to $150,000, or two and one-half times what it is now under a 40 per cent tariff. The 1,400 operatives in Paterson will be thrown out of work entirely. A VAEUABLE HORSE STOLEN. A Sullivan County Fanner Losses His Horse, Init Gets It Back with Interest. Jacob Botance, a farmer living on the Swamp Mills road, about one and a half i miles west of Narrowsburgh, nad a valu- . able four-year-old colt stolen, Wednesday ' night of this week. As soon as the theft was discovered, Thursday morning, a search was instituted. The trail was easily followed by the tracks, which were westward on the Swamp Mills road. When near TVlertown, about seven miles from the starting point, the tracks lead into the woods, and, within less than a quarter of a mile from the road, the searchers suddenly came upon a horse and covered wagon. The wagon was similar to those usually worn by Gypsies. A little farther on was Mr. Botance’s colt tied to a tree,with a 50 feet rope, by one hind foot. There was nobody in sight, but the farm ers imagined that they heard voices in the woods. They were, however, content with their success in finding the horse, and did not attempt to pursue the thieves farther, but at once turned their faces homeward, with the tread of victors, hav ing more property than they expected to In the wagon was some honey, a quan tity of oats, eight chickens and a veal calf. The honey was stolen from Wm. Amony and the oats from Joseph Burcber, both living across the river from Narrows- burgh, and the chickens and oalf from John Comfort of Stevensburgh, Sullivan county. The strange horse and wagon are now in the possession of Mr. Botance who is daily expecting a call from its owner. There was also in the wagon a quantity Of dyes which are known to be used by horse thieves for coloring horses to disguise them. A band of Gypsies are encamped near Mongaup and it is thought that the thieves are connected with them. PERSONAL. Mrs. P. Bruce Smith, formerly of this village, is visiting her parents in town. Mrs. C. M. Lawrence left town on No. 1, for Buffalo, where she will remain sev eral days. Miss Mamie Meeham of Paterson is visiting her cousin, Miss Mamie Monahan, on Front street. Engineer P. J. Reilly who had hie leg broken at the wreck near Hancock some time ago, is around again. Misses Mattie and Annie Brown, daugh ters of detective J. H. Brown of Jersey City, are visiting at Mrs. Hammond’s on Ball street. Mr, Charles G. Clough, Division Pas senger Agent of the Erie, was in town last evening, and made a pleasant call at the U nion office. Miss Anna O’Conner of New York city, who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. Dugan of this village, returned to her home in the city, on train 10 yesterday af ternoon. Miss Martha Steele of Springfield, Ohio, is visiting Misses Josie and Rena Bwinton. These young ladies were classmates in Well’s college, of which Miss Steele and Josie Swinton are graduates. PISCATOKIAL A. Van Etten, jr., esq , and Mr. R. T. Headley o f Newburg returned yesterday from a trout fish, bringing with them sev eral speckled beauties weighing over a pound each, with a number of smaller Mr, Chas. Lorch recently captured five trout in Schwab’s pond weighing from one to one and three-quarters o f a pound LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT. The sets played yesterday, in the con tinuation of the tennis tournament, re sulted as follows: Ladies’ singles—Miss Sharp defeated Miss Cook, 6-0, 6-4. Mixed sets—Rafe Medrick and Annie Sharp defeated Gertrude Fowler and Ray mond Carr, 6-5, 6-3. Miss Malven and Lewis Carr defeated Annie Sharp and Rafe Medrick, 6-0, 6-2. The tournament Will be continued next week. A BBAKEM AN INJURED. Peter Cooney, a brakeman on the eastern division, had his hand smashed while making a couplmu in Bergen, Thursday. It will be remembe red that Cooney had a very narrow escape from death in the wreck at Newburgh some time ago which resulted in the death of conductor Quick and flagman Thomas. “ It heads all others for purity and economy’’said a chemist in speaking of Tulip Soap. —The “ Puritan’’ham is fast taking the lead over all competitors. Try them* SOMETHING NEW. I offer a fine new dwelling up town of 8 rooms modern improvements excellent neighborhood at a bargain. Also another uptown house fine location $2500 and one for $3300. These are all desirable. D, Holbrook, Port Jervis, N. Y, “GOAL OIL JOHNNT’ DEAP THE FAMOUS PRODIGAL KILLED ON THE RAIL. A Si>endtlirift, who was Once Wealthy, Dies a Paiiper-A Life of Escapades. Falling Asleep on the Rail John W. McNulty, who claimed that he was the original “ Coal Oil Johnny,\ was found dead on the tracks of the Pennsyl vania railroad, half a mile below Burling ton, Thursday morning. He was badly cut about the head and it is thought that he was killed by a freight train during the night. The body was brought back to Burlington and given to the care of the coroner. An inquest was held Friday afternoon. McNulty had during his life time received much notoriety on account of his escapades and because of bis claim ing to be the famous prodigal, “ Coal Oil Johnny.’’ He was homeless and lived by selling crude petroleum to people as a cure for various diseases. He slept in barns and stables. Rum was his besetting sin and he spent much of his time in the county jail for drunkenness. McNulty was at one time a wealthy man. He dealt in oil and carried heavy transactions. Among his effects stored away were a bundle of his cancelled checks amounting to nearly $100,000. They were for amounts ranging from $3,000 to $30,000. He was early in life a telegraph operator, and there was found on his person, Thursday morning, letters of recommendation from several well- known persons. He has been separated from his family for six years or more, His father is William McNulty, who is in the interna) revenue office at Chambers- burg. Pa. The dead man’s wife and two daughters live m Western Pennsylvania. In the letters found it was stated that on account of drink his wife had to leave him and all upbraided him for going around the country representing himself to be “ Coal Oil 3ohnny.’’ During the Barclay Peak trial he made himself notorious by his devotion to the slayer of Katie Anderson. When the sentence of death was imposed he openly gave it out that Peak would never hang. He had several times made the statement that he had a plan which would enable Baiclay to cheat the gallows. He had a good eduction and was well booked on the movements of “ Coal Oil Johnny.” He convinced many people that he was the authentic person. Wednesday night he purchased some alcohol and went down the railroad to drink it and must have fallen asleep while sitting on the track. His family have been notified. IT WASN’T THE EIGHT BOTTLE. Alfred Beardslee, living at Curtis’ cran berry marsh, near Susquehanna, came within one ace of going where drinks are few and far between, Friday morning. It seems he keeps two bottles on the same shelf, one containing bed bug extermina tor, the other —. He got up yesterday morning and thought that he was taking a drink from the “ other,” but really took the bed bug exterminator. Eggs and milk were used as antedotes, and when the doctor came he was all right, but the Susquehanna Transcript thinks he will vote the Prohibition ticket this fall. THEY WILL HAVE A BIG TIME. The Houesdale Leiderkrans will hold a picnic at Narrowsburgh about the middle of August and will invite societies from Port Jervis, Wilkesbarre, Scranton, Haw ley and other places to join with them. They will take with them the Houesdale Band and have engaged the Jeffersonville orchestra for dancing. AT VAN SICKLE’S GKOYE. On Wednesday evening, July 18fch, the young men o f Sparrowhush will hold the first of a series o f hops to be given through the summer season, at Van Sickle’s grove. Everybody who attends is assured a good time. The Martha Washington will leave the Delaware House for the benefit of those who wish to attend from this place. Ladies may ride free. SOMETHING FOB THE WOMEN. We are in receipt of a new and hand some catalogue of the Empire Wringer Co. of Auburn, N. T., which is adver tised in our columns. These are beyond doubt the best anJ most popular wringer in the world. The wringer is sold cheap and has many excellent points that we cannot stop to explain, but a crtalogue will be sent to any one who 'ends a postal card requesting it. BEFORE A FALL. “ Pride goes before a fall,’’ is a proverb. ‘Sodoes summer.” O. A. Cole of N. Cohocton, N. Y., is proud to be able to write as follows : “ The effect of Dr, Tutt’s Liver Pills upon a torpid liver is something wonderful.” In cases of bilious diseases, indigestion, habitual cos tiveness, etc., these pills work wonders. They never gripe or nauseate. Do not marry a girl who does not use 'Tulip Soap. WITH FEN AND SCISSORS. Items o f a More or Lesg Local Natore Ooa- deneed for this Column. —Picnic at Kirk’s Grove to-night. Music by Emmet Band.—It. —^The O. B. L. will have a picnic at Lackawaxen on Tuesday the 24th. —It is rumored that the A. O. H. will hold a picnic at Hawley some time this month. —Read Westbrook and Stoll’s unique advertisement of satteens. One thousand new books at 10 cents each. -The uarty that has been camping at York Fond during the week, returned last night with icicles which they intend to keep during the summer as a curiosity. —Deacon Nearpass of the Port Jervis Gazette, is a Democratic candidate for County Clerk in Orange ooxaAj.—Sussex Independent, —Mr.A.A. Swinton of Port Jervis who has been voting the Prohibition ticket an nounces his Intention of voting for Har rison and Morton. He realizes tbat free trade would ruin the industries of the country and propc'ses voting for candidates who believe in protecting American la- •An Eclipse of the moon occurs Sun day, July 33, at midnight. A Port Jervis young lady desires us to state that the eclipse will be very generally witnessed by the ladies of our village. The young gents will not be slow to take tbe hint. P. S. It will be unnecessary to bring smoked glass. REUNION OF THE VETERANS. The Survivors of the Xth Legion will Meet at Middletown in September. The reunion of the survivors of the fa mous Xth Legion, which was organized by General Van Wyck in the dark days of the war of the Rebellion, will be held at Middletown the coming fall. The Legion was made up o f the 56th New York In fantry, the 7thd an 8th Independent Bat teries, and the 1st and 2 ad Mounted Rifles, numbering 1,460 men, all raised by Gen eral Van Wyck. They were chiefl> from Orange and Sullivan, with a few from Ulster and Delaware counties. Of the Survivors’ Association, Colonel Tyler of Libeity, is the President, Lieu tenant Jesse F. Shafer of Newburg, Vice- President, and Dr. Sol. Van Etten of this town, Secretary. At the reunion last year it was decided that the next meeting should be held at Middletown, and Messrs. Van Etten and Shafer were in Middletown yes terday looking the ground over and mak ing the preliminary arrangements. The time has not yet been definitely fixed, but an early date in September will probably be chosen, and it is expected that General Van Wyck will he present this year. There will be a parade followed by an oration—it is hoped by Gen. Van Wyck— a poem, reading o f tne report o f the his torian of the Legion and other interesting exercises. The committee requests all members of the 56th Regiment who have not already done so to send their names and postoffiice addressea to Dr. Van Etten, Port Jervis, N. Y. MERIT REWARDED. A Former Fort Jervis Man Heard The New York Sun says that General Superintendent Gannon of the Staten Is land Rapid Transit company has issued a circular to heads of departments and all employes, congratulating and compliment ing them on the efficient manner in which they performed their duties on July 4, when they handled 85,000 passengers with out a mishap of any kind. To all who as sisted in carrying out the work double time will be allowed. This, certainly is a sub stantial way of showing appreciation, and the company will lose nothing by it. Superintendent Gannon is the son of Mr. John Gannon of this village. He was brought up here, and is well known in Port Jervis, where he has many friends. He began his railroad work on the Brie, and has rose from one position of trust and emolument to another to his present important position. His friends in this town will be glad to hear of his successful management of the Rapid Transit, and of his liberality toweird the men who so effi ciently executed his plans. A GOOD WORD FOR ARTHUR. The well known humorist and reciter, A. Lincoln Kirk of Port Jervis, gave an entertainment in the Presbyterian church last Tuesday evening to a crowded house. Those present spoke highly of the even ing’s program, and during the evening he was often applauded. Though young, the time will soon come when Mr. Kirk will rank high among the professional literary speakers of the country.— Register. —Ask your grocer for “ Puritan” hams. They are very fine. Try them. —Ladies’ gauze underwear from 16c. upward at G. Ury’s. THEGAZETTETS.WEBSTEE THE SPEECHES OF DANIEL WEBSTER REFUTE THE GAZETTE. .Senator Evarts also Testifies to tlie Issue of the Campaign of 1840 — Blaine’s Histoi-y Likewise—Against tliem AU is the Gazette. After tbe lucid explanation of political events which appeared in the XJ kion we presumed that the Gazette whose antide- luvian Editor claims a personal remem brance of the issues of 1840 would ac - knowledge his error. But no, he don’t propose lo be convinced, notwithstanding the proof is overwhelming. We can hardly spue the valuable space In the U nion which would be necessary to convince one so obstinate, but we will offer the testi mony of Senator Evarts, who in corrobo ration of his own statement proceeds to prove them by quoting from one of Daniel Webster’s greatest speeches which was delivered in 1840. Further denial on the part of our unbelieving contemporaiy is quite unnecessary. The proof we submit is overwhelming and our position that the campaign of 1840 was fought on the tariff issue will be generally accepted as correct. We quote Senator Evarts on the subject; It was my good fortune to vote for Gen eral Harrison. It makes me feel old to look back forty- eight years, but I put to you if there is a single Republican Administration that we cannot take pride in ? We talked protec tion and free trade in that Harrison cam paign. Daniel Webster made one of his greatest speeches on those themes in this very town of Saratoga. Mr. Evarts read extracts from Wedster’s speech, which was a sarcastic review of a suggestion of a Democratic Congressman of the period that American workingmen should have their wages reduced to the level of the wages o f laborers in Corsica and Italy. Webster showed that the Cor sican laborer only received eighteen cents a day, and his wife only 11 cents a day. Furthermore Mr. Blaines “ Forty years in Congres ” gives testimony in the same direction. Then the congress elected that same year proceeded to enact the tariff bill of 1843. Surely the Gazette is wrong. It says the “ subject of the tariff was scarcely mentioned in the campaign of 1840.” Of course such pigmies as Daniel Webster can hardly be considered as authority when opposed to one whose knowledge of political events is so great as that of the editor of the Gazette. IN THE CHURCHES TO-MORROW. Services in the Various Honses of Worsliip in Fort Jervis, At Grace Episcopal church 7th Sunday after Trinity. Services at 11 a, m. and 7.30 p. m. Sunday school at 10 a. m. The Rev. F. G. Rainey of Round Lake, N. y , will preach at both services. Methodist Episcopal church. Preaching services 11 a. m. and 7 30 p, m. Young people’s meeting 6.30 p. m. J. H. Shield^ leader. At the Presbyterian church, services at 11 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. Young people’s meeting 6 30 p. m. There will be no preaching at the Bap tist church. Sunday school 9.30 a. m. Young people’s meeting 6.45 p. m. All are^welcome. At the Reformed church Sunday school at 9,30 a. m,, public worship at 11 a. m. Yonng people’s meeting at 6 45 p. m. Evangelistic service at 7.30 p. m. PORT JERVIS STEAM LAUNDRY, No. 8 Ball street has this week made alterations and improvements and is now doing first class work. It employs only native help and should be patronized by the citizens of Port Jervis, The color, smooth and even finish put on shirts, col lars and cuffs is easily recognized as su perior to Chinese work. Patronize local industries and encourage one o f your own people is the way to build up the town.— 3td. HEADQUARTERS OF CARROLL POST. All members are ordered to be present next Monday evening, July 16s,h, at 7.30 o’clock, in Farnum building, to take part in matter of recruits. By command of M at V an A ken , B. W. Q uick , d2t. Adjutant. Commander. Sweet as the sweetest flower—^pure as the morning dew of h eaven-Tulip Soap. —At Louis Sebenemann’s cigar store, 103 Pike street, you will find the best 5 cent cigars. Call for the “ Melitta” or the “ Spanish Mackerel.”—j3 6w. —Decorated bone dishes 15 cents, at Hoagland’s crockery bazar. n c t s '- h f e D : One or two nice rooms over Lea & ison’s drug store are for rei ^ether. The location is oik m town for any kind of office business. Rent low to a good tenant. Apply to Geoge Lea.—ad V. ! one of the best
