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THE BUFFALO OOUWKB: TVESLMY. AUGUST 20, 188a

APPOINTED FOR TO-DAY.
HEITZMAXXS

HALL-Black

Rock

Business

Men's AssociationS P. M.
COXCEBT HALLFlorists' Convention10 A. J*.
BUFFALO LIBRABTMicroscopists' Convention
10 A. M.
COCBT STWEET

THTATKK"One

Finest"3:15 and SP.

of

the

O i e a Company
and varieties2:30 and S E E
MUSIC H A L L Capt. Mahan's Orchestral ConcertsS p. M.
CTCLOKAMA" Jerusalem oat the Oay of the
Crucihxion "9 A M. to 10 P. ife

GAIETY

MUSEUMGaiety

A L L AROBNDi * 0 W N .
To-day's weatherShowers,
fair weather.

followed

PAVING J O B B E R Y .

DEATH FOR A DOLLAR.

by

The Arounder got a new room-mate the

other day, a sad young man who looked as if
he had tasted of life's sorrows as well as jdys.
About the first question he asked was what
size hat the Arounder wore. When told, the
young man breathed a sigh of relief and answering the Arounder's inquiring loos said:
" I suppose you winder at my question. A t
my last boarding house 1 had an experience
which prompted it. My chum there and I
wore the same size hat and we thought it a
great convenience. He went away on his vacation about two weeks ago. A few days ago,
I was to take m y girl to an entertainment.
On finishing my work I hurried home, but it
was quite lal#. I bad barely time to get
ready. In my haste I twirled my straw hat
into a bowl of dirty water, and on looking for
m y derby found to my dismay that nay roommate had inadvertently taken it with him. I
could borrow none from my fellow-boarders
as they had gene out and could not keep m y
engagement, and now gha is going with another fellow-"
* * *

A shriek, a moan of agony, a few convulsive

struggles, and death in a horrible form had
removed a faithful employee of the COURIER.
Poor Try was dead. He did not look beautniul
eveu then; the cold, metallic gleam ol the unpitying electric light fell on his face, and revealed all its hard but honest outlines. His
hair pushed back from a brow fast stiffening
with the awful frost of death was tang, and
tangled, and unkempt. His form was stoopshouidered. gaunt, and ungraceful. For those
who love mere beauty his was an unattractive
corj se. But there were those gathered about
t t e bit of carpet upon which he lay who had
|oved him for his own sakeand their hearts
were sorrowful He had been rough on rata
His last living moments had been spent in
eager, faithful pursuit of the rodents Up on
the fourth floor he encountered one. He made
his last, desperate rush-*the elevator shaft
was openhe darted through.
People having a good rat dog too ugly to be
given away elsewhere, are respectfully referred by the Arounder to Rightwatchman
Frank Reynolds or Superintendent Dan
Brown.
* *

"Come on, now, come on, come on, even

money on the red or black and five to one on tl e
star green; come on!" Thus merrily did the
iiu-how voice of the professional gam. go
i- . >ing over the heads at the Rochester Driving Park last week, for the gamblers held high
caiutvol in the Flower City during race days.
Wheels of fortune clicked musically, faro was
run almost openly, and there were even those
who complained that they had run into the
fascinating shell game with disastrous results
not to the manipulator of the shells.
What a comparison between that gamblers'
[ aradise at Rochester last week and the serenity at the Buffalo track the week before,
v. t.un only legitimate pools were sold,,, It is
nu% to thy credit, O village by th Powers
Block; and it is a wonder that thy famous
f-jur corners, of which thou art wont to boast
i freely, did not fall in their chagrin and
crush thy multitude of sinners beneath them.
Wuuld that thou, too, had a Sheriff Jenkins to
guard with watchful eye thy precincts, stop
gambling, prize fights, and such airy trifles.
If needst be, perhaps we could lend thee a
deputy or two, O musty city.
/-

*' Truly policy is a funny game," obsorved a

devoted slave of the mystic figures the other
evening. *' If a person once sets foot in the
mire of gambling, it is always hard to draw it
out, and in no game of chance is this difficulty
encountered in as stubborn a form as in policy.
The game always beats us out in the long run,
a-id yet we persist and drop our little item as [
regularly when we win as when we lose. It is
enough to disgust one to think how often he
has missed a big stake by a hair. Some time
ago when I was in Chicago 4-11-44 came out,
an 1 if youTl believe me there wasn't a cent on
the gig. I can tell you there was weeping.and
wailing at long the faithful for awhile after,
and it was rumored that one young fellow
who had been playing it for over a month and
quit the day before it came out, had slit his
throat in disappointment."
**"

That season of the year in whl h Memory is

brought most actively to play is rapidly approaching. What influences can turn back
the withered leaves of time so readily and
completely as the hazy atmosphere and inspiring breezes of an autumn day. The trees
will soon be tinted with the various colors of
the rainbow now and thickly will the
ground be covered with a fragrant land
of fallen leaves.
A pine woods is a
beautiful spot
on
an
autumn
day.
The dead needles fall slowly to the ground like
so much snow and often the fall winds drift
them fully as high as winter's fleecy coverlet.
The lazy crow and thievish black bird float
leisurely through the golden shower and to
the listener far below comes the faint echo of
their wild notes. Saek out a spot like this
and seat yourself on some ancient stump and
if the half forgotten thoughts of days long
past do not come crowding over your tired
brain, the Arounder is much mistaken.
The H tel McComb is an Meal summer resort The people of Buffalo hardly appreciate
the beauty of the place. The Arounder spent
yesterday there, and the thought came into
his mind more than once, why is it that the
residents of the city will go to some alleged
summer resort where they will live in a small
unsanitary cottage and think they are happy,
simply because it is distant, wb.io for a small
i. they can take a ride on a commodious
feu.-um.er and enjoy the comforts of a beautiful
resort when they arrive. The hotel is good,
the grounds are verdunous, and a ride up the
river, with your ladylove by your side, and
the m. v-ii shining on the water, is a joy that
is xv.: surpassed.
**

That horrible atrocity, the Iroquois Hotel

sign, has been painted o u t
The painter has
dvhe a good j^b at last
**. *

"This is a strange example of economy,"

said a gentleman who stood looking at the
Soldier* Monument last evening. " T h e city
is paymg out several thousand dollar, for illumination, and here just as the great fair is
about to open they begia p u m n d o W Q Qa6 ^
finest ornamenu on Main street
There are
few places thai; attract strangers more than
this and now it is about to be turned into
an
unsightly heap of stone and dirt
Why
c- ul m*t this work have been postponed
until
after the f a i r !
S u m m e r Saltings.

In all the light weights and colors, an endless

assortment to select from, from the K ? E
manuiacturar* In the country, a perfect f
jTiarantesd awl at our usually l o T t r L *
fe S o s * Not, liWaad a s Kait
ffiS
v :.a

But the Man who Threatened Murder

Got the Worst of I t
A

B l o o d y Affray B e t w e e n N i c h o l a s M o i c h ler. A r m e d wi th a B a t c h e r K n i f e , a n d
S t e p h e n Laos', w h o D e f e n d s H i m self With a n Vi.

" If I don't kill you before 6 o'clock to-night

that dollar is yours!"
So saying, Nicholas Moschler threw a bright
silver dollar down on Lang & Hasselbeck's bar
at No. 553 Jefferson Street, and then, leaning
over th? bar, he glared defiantly into Lang's
face, waiting for his fearful wager to bo refused or accepted.
The dollar bounded off the counter and lay
where it had fallen among the bottles. Moschler continued his abuse and threats and was at
last put out of the saloon by the proprietors.
This was about 9 o'clock yesterday morning.
Six hours later splashes of blood on the chips
in Lang's back yard on Lovejoy Street told
that Moschler's threat meant something more
than idle talk..
Stephen Lang lives at No. 85 Lovejoy Street,
and besides being a saloonkeeper, he and Hasselbeck are contractors and builders. Nicholas Moschler lives directly across the street
from Lang. He is also a saloonkeeper.
Last spring Lang & Hasselbeck took the
contract of building a house for Moschler.
When the house was completed it was not
satisfactory to Moschler, and since that time a
fierce quarrol has been kept up between the
three men. The contractors maintained that
they had fulfilled their contract and were unwilling to make any discount, and Moschler
has constantly followed them with threats and
abuse.
Yesterday morning after announcing his
intention to kill the two men, Moschler went
h^me and prepared for the bloody job. The
instrument which he selected for the execution
of his threat was a long and murderous-looking butcher knife. Th s Moschler ground to
a keen edge, and a little before 4 o'clock
started out on his gory errand.
Walking across the street he found his neighbor quietly at work splitting wood in his back
yard. Stepping up to within a few feet of
where Lang was at work, Moschler stopped
and spoke. Lang looked up and seeing the
gleaming knife in his neighbor's hand knew
in an instant that he had come to carry out
tho terrible threat he had made i n the morning.
tl
What do you want ?" asked Lang.
"That's what I want," replied Moschler,
brandishing the knife with an oath," I'm going
to kill you I n
With this he sprang at Lang, and began
catting an i thrusting at him in a deadly manner. There was but one thing for Lang to do
strike Moschler to the ground or be killed
himself. For an instant he backed away from
his assailant, avoiding his thrusts as best he
could, but seeing that he could not long avert
a deadlv thrust from the knife he dealt Moschler a heavy blow on the head with his ax,
which during the struggle he had held in his
hands.
Moschler sank to the ground with the blood
spurt in? from a deep gash in his skull over
the right eye.
Lang immediately ran to No. 8 Police Station, where he told what he had done, relating
tho story of the quarrel and its fatal ending,
as he supposed. After telling his story he
started to walk out of the Station, but greatly
to his surprise he was told to tarry, and was
soon locked up in a cell.
The patrol wagon was at once sent to the
scene of the affray, and there Moschler was
found lyiug where he had fallen, with the
knife close by his side. He was not d >a J, but
unable to speak, and apparently in an unconscious condition. The ambulance from t i e
General Hospital was sent for, and the wounded man was removed to that place.
The gash in his head is about four inches
long and the skull is fractured to such an extent that trephining w i l l be necessary unless
the man dies before the operation can be performed. Coroner Haberstro was called and
took Lang's statement a t the stationhouse.
Moschler was unable to t a l k It is thought
that both men had been drinking.
A t milnight last night MosobLr was resting
very comfort-inly but the physicians at the Hospital were not sanguine of his recovery. He is
about 45 years old, married and has three
children. Lang is married and has seven
children.
LOCAL GLEANINGS.
The public schools will re-open on Tuesday, September 3.
Judge Titus presided at the re-opening of
the Special Term of the Superior Court yesterday.
Tom Lynch, "the Irish giant" was fined
$10 for creating a disturbance on Lloyd Street
Saturday night.
John Stanaslauski, who was injured at
Hollowav's stone yard August 15, died at the
Sisters' Hospital Sunday.
In the case of Nathan C. Francis against
Frank T. Gilbert, Judge Hammond yesterday
granted an order for a new trial.
Tho next meeting of the Erie County
Board of Pharmacists will be held at the
Niagara University, September 7.
Yesterday a telegram was received from
Hamilton, O n t , by S u p t Morin for Isaac
Siekle, stating: "Your mother not expected
to live. Answer immediately." And signed
"James Sickle."
Mrs. Eliza Reynolds, 85 years old, is lying
in a critical condition at her home on North
Division Street on account of a fractured hip
occasioned by a falL She is one of the oldest
residents of the city, having lived here since
1810.
In the suit of the People against Frank
R m, undertaking on appeal, Jud^e Hammond
yesterday approved of the undertaking, and
of the sufficiency of the sureties who signed
the same. Rosi was convicted-of petit larceny and sentenced to 60 days in the Penitentiary.
The yacht James C. Fullerton has been
chartered for Wednesday by Lawyers Fullerton, Becker & Hazel, for a trip on Niagara
River. The start will be made from the foot
of Amherst Street at 9:30 A. M., and many
lawyers and other prominent people will participate in the excursion.

TYLERM JAIL

Mayor B e c k e r Says H e H a s Vetoed

Two Questionable Rolls,
Mayor Becker was seen yesterday relative
to tbe Tonawanda and Wilson streets paving
rolls which the Council confirmed, and in regard to which serious charges of forgery and
fraud have been publicly made by interested
taxpayers.
m
'* I have vetoed the resolutions confirming
those rolls," said His Honor, " but you must
excuse me from going into the merits of the
cases before the matter comes up in the
Council
A lawyer, who was seen last evening, gave
it as his opinion that the Assessors are a good
deal wiser than they were before these petitions came up. " I think," said he, "the
Assessors mean to do the right thing, but they
had no right to change the maps on
the executory contracts without inquiring
whether any conveyance had actually been
made. I understand that this thing has been
done right along to help paving jobs, but in
future I think yon will find thai; the Assessors
will see to it that there is an actual conveyance of the property before the names of parties claiming to be owners of property are put
upon the maps of the city. Of course it was
done to enable the contractor to get his work
in, but it is unjust to the general taxpayer
who would have to pay the piper when the
expense falls on the General Fund.
" I understand that the manipulation of the
Wilson Street petition is even more serious
getting a lot of names for a water petition
and deliberately attaching those names so obtained to a petition for stone pavement It
is high time to put a stop to such practices in
City affairs, and Fm glad to hear that the
Mayor has consented to send in his veto."

j t s r is

TIME;.

Elephant Josephs
Instrumental
S a v i n s a W o m a n ' s Lite.

In

II

Continued from, Third Page.

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His Attorney Doe* J k t Get Into Town

Soon Enough to Bail Him Oat
Capt. H. L. Fish, Jr., Cashier for t h e Sherm a n B r o t h e r s , DoeS N e t S h o w V p with,
the B e s t of t h e R e g i m e n t T h a E x change Trial To-morrow,

Yesterday morning Detective Arthur Quinn

returned from Duluth with Frank p . Tyler,
former manager of the car department for
Sherman Bros. & Co., limited. {^Detective
Quinn left Buffalo last Tuesday nigt*, and has
been constantly on the road since than.
Mr. Tyler was taken to Police Headquarters
upon his arrival, but as his attorney, Mr.
James F. Gluck, was out of town, bail could
not be procured at that time.
A t 5:30 p. M. Tyler was brought into Police
Court by Detective Quinn, and after a secret
conference between his attorneys and Justice
King, he was taken over to jail, whero he remained during the night On account of the
lateness of the hour, i he persons who were expected to become suretieefor Tyler could not
be seen, consequently his liberty was denied
him for another 12 hours. It is expected that
he will be bailed out this morning.
The amount of bail lias not been fixed, but
as that of Loveridge did not exceed $2,500 in
all, it is thought that bail to the amount of
not exceeding $8,000 to $4,Q|p will be accepted
for the appearance of Mr. Tyler.
He has signified his intention to undergo preliminary examination before JudgsKing. He
maintains that he stood in the relation of servant to master obeying orders.
The disappearance of Wilson H, Sherman
may make it*a little difficult for M*. Tyler to
get the required bail, but his friends hope to
j secure sufficient sure iea, and regard him as
having been used as a tool by others more
unscrupulous than ha
.
%
Tyler is looking very bad and It i<? easy to
see that he is in poor health. He stated yesterday that he was greatly surprised when" he
was arrested as he did not suppose that any
blame for the firm's misdeeds *uld be attributed to him. H said that after waiting
for some time after th-> collapse of she firm to
give any information they might #esire from
him he concluded to go to Duiuth partly for
his health and also for the purpose of getting
employment as ho was out of money.
It is quite probable that a new and very interesting feature of the case may grow out of
Tyler's arrest, as he declares it to be wholly
unwarranted and intends to make it interesting for those who authorized i t
Capt H. L Fish, who was cashier for the
Sherman Bros., is now missing. He was Captain of Company D in the 74th Regiment and
was with them during their recent sojourn at
Peekskiu. When the regiment was returning
home Saturday night at Albany Cape Fish
came into the car in citizen's clothes, and
after bidding all his men good-bye departed
and was seen no mora
It was stated both by S u p t Morin and
District-Attorney Quinby yesterday that no
warrants had been issued for Fish and that
he was not wanted in connection with the
case,

President Frederick A. Bell of the Associated Elevators was seen yesterday relative
to toe appointment of George ft Oatchell as
manager and ex-Postmaster John M. Bedford
as secretary and treasurer of the Associated
Elevators. He said: 'Those gentlemen have been
appointed to enter upon their duties at once.
Mr. Oatchell is a good business man, in whom
the public can have confidence, and Mr. Bedford has already acquired considerable knowledge of the elevator business from his laborious investigations in connection with the
Sherman matter."
" Have you had any meeting to arrange
with the creditors of the elevators ? "
H
We have agreed to pay them 33 per cent
in cash and to give securities for the balance."
No new tidiugs havo been received as to the
whereabouts of Wilson H. Sherman.

P e d e s t r i a n s H a v e lliffhrg.
A woman named Mra Htrassburger, living
at No. 3 Center Street, while crossing South
Division Street at Maiu yesterday afternoon
with her little granddaughter, was struck by
the pole of a heavy opal watte* driven by
I w o B a d Accidents.
W i l l i a m Callopy. "she WJIS badly cut over the
Timothy Roscoe was struck on the head by left eye and otherwise injured. She was taken
a hammer at the U n i o n - D r y docks at 2:30 to her homo. The driver was arrested and
o'clock yesterday afternoon, producing con- locked up in No. 1 Station.
cussion of the brain, besides several bad scalp
.
wounds. Me was taken in the Fitch Hospital
Gllman aim His Gambles* Palled.
Ambulance to his home No. 127 Mackinaw
Street. He will recover.
Capt Quinn and Sergta Clark and Lynch
Nathaniel Johnson, head waiter on the pro- raided a gambling room kept by Oscar F.
lier China, fell through a hatchway on the Oilman at No. 63 Main Street last evening.
at yesterday afternoon breaking one of his Eight players, two tables, and a quantity of
legs above the enkla He was taken to the chips and cards were brought to the stationFitch Hospital in the ambulance.
house. The gamblers will be tried this morning in Police Court

THE WEATHER REPORT.

General Observations.
UNrrsn STATES SIGNAL Orvios,
BurrALO, Aug. 19, 8 P . M .
Observations taken at the same moment of
time (75th meridian) at the station* named:

"

E v i d e n t l y a F i r e at T o n a w a n d a .
The heavens were illuminated early this
morning in the direction of Tonawanda indicating a big fire in that village, or vicinity.
Telephonic communication was Impossible by
reason of crossed wires, but it wss thought at
Fire Headquarters that a lumber yard was on
fire.
*

A Philanthropic Suggestion.
19. The executive
committee of the Universal Peaee Union here
8
Cloudy to-day adopted an address to the people of the
Boston, M M S .
* - 0 78 SW
,Tr Cloudy United States suggesting the creation of a
Albany. W, t
. 7o,'Sfe:
1
PERSONAL.
Fair
New York City
f * * 7*i8W 10
national relief fund to be applied for relieving
Cloudy
Jacksonville, K A
1S0.12 WNJB
distress caused by flood .or firs* pestilence or
Cloudy
11
New
Orleans,
L*.
\20V6
*' Ald.-aWarge " W. J. Connors and City Cincinnati. O h l a . . . . . . . . . 3 0 . 0 8 80 SE
... Clear
famine, cyclones or earthquakes^ or any simi80 W
Treasurer Aiphonse J. Meyer have returned
. . . C l o u d y lar catastrophe. It is suggested any money
76
SW
Tr:Cloudy
oswego,*&. Y
mm
home.
. . . 8 i-.''Cloudy remaining of the Johnstown fund after all disRochester, N. Y
29 96 7720 .W
Branch N o S, C. M. B. A., has made ar- Erie. P*
SO.OO
Cloudy tress has been relieved be used as the nucleus
SW 12 Tr Clear
130.W 78
rangements for a public reception to Monsig- Ckmshuid. Obtofor the proposed national fund. It is pro7 8 S W 68
Sandusky.
Ohio
(30.08
Clear
nor Gleeson on his return from Ireland.
posed
that toe board of trustees be composed
Toleoo, Ohio
so.es 78.SW 10
Clear
7s r w 10
Clear
of the Governors of the s e v n a l States, the
The Rev. Dr. George E Ackerman of S t Detroit, Mich.
30.02 78 W
Mich
Clear
chairman to be the President of the United
Mark's M. E. Church departed yesterday on Alpena,
88 S
Ste. Marie. Mlea~
Cloudy
States.
ibS s

his month's vacation.

He will spend most of Grand Haven. M i c h . - , mjm 88; W 2 0
Fan74'S
Marqoeue, Mien. . . . . .
Cloudy
his time at Grant University, Athens, Tenn,
Port Huron. M i c h . S*J 80} NE
Tr Fair
A Catholic i eiiteauiaL
At the last meeting of the Hornung Bene- Chicago. UL
Clear
3O.00 74. Calm 8
Cloudy
BALTIMORE, Aug. 19.The answers to the
ficiary Association of the Buffalo Fire Depart- Qreen Bay, W i s 30.00 8 0 S
Clear
Wis
2.90 78jE
invitations
to the Centennial of the Catholic
ment the following citizens were duly elected Milwaukee,
80 S W 13 44 Rain
Duluth. Mlna
. . . -.*
hierarchy
to
be held in Baltimore, November
honorary members: Andrew J. Sandford, St. Louis. Mo...
80
N
W
16
Clear
30. OS
NW 8
Clear
1U and succeeding days, indicate a very large
Henry A. Richmond, ^G. Reed Wilson, Omaha. Ntb
Cloudy attendance.
Moorhead, M i n n . . . . . . . mjm
mis to
Fifty bishops of the United
Michael Schneider.
St. Vincent. Minn..... 3tf.M ffif
.14 Fair
12
States
will
be
present. Cardinal Taschereau,
Fair
'
2J.M
Bismarck. D a l e
78 S W 14 .10 Cloudy
Ft. Aaslaiboina, Mont. a.oO 88 S W 20
Archbishop of Quebec, has seal a cordial ac9 88 64!?rW 12 ~.ikCloudy ceptance, and a large number of Canadian
Ft-Caster. MontThe Police Board's Edicts.
Cheyenne, W y o ^.yi
Wi ; NW 20 Tr Fair
archbishops
and bishops
will doubtless
Clear
Dodge City, K a s ~ . . . . . . . JO. 7* 66JS
the
Police
Board
meeting
yesterday
At
do likewise. An unprecedented feature of the
30 74
afternoon the charges against Patrolman CarLocal Ooserrations.
occasion will be the probable attendance of a
mody of using obsoane and profane language
delegation from Home headed by a prelate
on the street were not sustained, but he was Time. | Bar. | Cor. j Ther. 1 H a m . I Wind. 1 Weather holding high rank in the propaganda,
reprimanded by the Board for an unjustifiable
HmtSTil
w SW lBlFrtlyCV
71
8 P. M '.9.21 211.W
81 Cloudy
The Cause of Death Unknown.
S e r g t John A. Bodamer was reduced to the
81
H i g h e s t t e m p e r a t u r e 7 4 ; 1S83, 74.
HASTINGS, Neb., Aug. 19 An autopsy wss
ranfcs and transferred from the Fourth to the
L o w e s t tein.wsraturo 6 1 ; 1884 82.
held on the remains of Congressman Laird,
Eighth Precinct Patrolman Robert Merkle
was transferred from the Fourth to the Ninth.
Total rainfall and melted snow, Trace; 1SB8, who died here Saturday. The theory that he
died of softening of the brain wss dispelled by
James Bird from the Eighth to the Fourth, .Oinch."
examination of that organ, it being found in a
John Hanoran from the First to the Ninth.
LOCAL FOHSCAST SOB BUFFALO A S D VICIN- perfectly healthy state. A number tof physiCharles Lambrecht from the Ninth to the ITYShowers, followed by fair weather.
cians, who have been in attendance at Mr.
Fourth. Aetin^-Sergt William Jordan was
li.Ouraa
J:tr.*j:%
Sar^a
tnt
SLgrvU
Oorpa,
Lairds bedside, attribute his death to bloodreduced to the ranks and transferred from the
WASJONGTOH. Ang. 19.Forecast till 8 p. M. poisoning, the result of a recent operation
Ninth to the First Patro.ruau John JL MeCiure of the Ninth was detail*! to do duty as Tuesday. For Western New York Showers, performed; but the cause of his death is still
acting sergeant.
Patrolman Thomas Mc- but fair during the greater portion of the d a y ; w rapped in mystery.
Maughton was detailed to do duty at the stationary temperature in eastern, warmer in
Smith and Seneca street crossing.
Bamr. Iron, s a d wine, pts. 50c, iuddarfs.,,
[ western portion; southwesterly winds.
STATIONS.

G E N E R A L SPOUT.
The S m i t h - C o x F i g h t - Y . Bff. C. A . Sports
A Cricket Challenge.

Joe Josephs, better known as Elephant Joe,

was sitting on the stoop at No. H>1 Eagle
Street Sunday evening, opposite the place
where Mra Grinton caught fire from a burning lamp, and performed a heroic act which
has not so far been chronicled. The story
told in his own words is as follows:
" While sitting on the stoop my attention
was arrested by seeing a woman come out of
tho house with a great blako apparently In her
hands. She dropped what proved to be a
lamp, the cause of all the trouble, and in trying to kick it off the stoop her clothes
caught fire. She ran up the adjoining alley
and came back more ablaze than ever, while
without waiting to ring the bell, I yelled
"Murder 1 Murder 1" at tho pitch of my voice.
The door was opened and I made a rush for a
heavy cloth m a t overcoats, and anything I
could lay hands on.
" I pulled my niece along, and we both ran
to the assistance of the suffering woman. We
dragged
her
down
the
steps
and
wrapped her with matting and clothing, and
thus extinguished what in another moment
must have proved a fatal blaze. When the
dames were subdued, I fell senseless on the
couch and have not recovered from the shock
y e t The Fire Department was also called,
but fortunately not required.
T h e E x c h a n g e Trial W i l l G o Ou.
"On in inquiring thif afternoon I was glad
President Graves of the Merchants' Exto learn that the unfortunate woman though
very badly burned was feeling much easier, change was asked yesterday aftstnoon what
would be done about the Exchange trials in
and it is hoped will recover."
the Sherman matter.
" They have been adjourned until WednesP A S T O R BALL'S W R A T H .
day, when we expect to take up the three trials
H e H a s S n p t . W h i t n e y o f t h e K e n k a set down for that day," said ha
" How are you to get men before you if
Assembly Arrested tor Forgery.
they're
in jail ? "
ROCHESTER, Aug. 19.[Specmi.]~Much ex"
Loveridge
is o u t Fish has not been in
citement was occasioned on Keuka Park and
jail,
and
Mr.
Tyler
will undoubtedly be bailed
in Penn Y a n this afternoon by the report that
o
u
t
You
see
this
tris4
was postponed on the
O. C. Whitney, Superintendent of Keuka Asapplication
o
Messrs..
Tyler
and Fish, who
sembly, had been arrested on a warrant for
were
both
out
of
town,
W
s
expect
they will
forgery sworn out by the Rev. George H. Ball,
all
be
present
on
Wednesday."
vresident of the Central Baptist Association.
** Wilson H. Sherman also f n
The warrant was Issued by United States
*' N o ; we d o n t expect him. W# are not reCommissioner Gorham at Rochester, and Mr.
sponsible
for him. Wilson has already made
Whitney was arrested on the Park this mornhis
issue.
He has responded to th* charges of
ing by Deputy United States Marshal Bardthe
Merchants'
Exchange, and is not likely to
well and taken to Rochester on the noon train.
rejoin ua M
Over a year ago, when the Keuka College
T h e A s s o c i a t e d E l e v a ters.
t
building was begun, a New York draft was
scuthere of $100 payable to the order of
George H. Ball, The money belonged to the
Association, and in the absence of Dr. Ball
Mr. Whitney consulted with the other members of the College committee and with the
bank officials in Penn Yan, and indorsed
the d r a f t * th*y needed the money for immediate use on the College building, and
turned over the proceeds to the credit of the
College fund. The indorsement was made
" George H. Ball, by O. C. Whitney,' on the
back of the draft and, it is stated, was only
done after consultation. Of late there has
been considerable bad blood between Ball and
Whitney, and the latter started what was
known as the Keuka Assembly Herald in opposition to Ball's paper. A rupture occurred
between them on Saturday, when the clergyman came to Rochester and swore out the
warrant as stated.
Whitney was brought to this city to-night
and released on $1,000 bail to appear for examination Wednesday in this city.

S P O R T I N G NEWS.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug,

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Thomas M. Tryniski
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Jack Smith and Scotty Cox, who are matched

to fight soon for a stake of $300 and toe gate
receipts, are training hard and each is confident that he will win. They are to fight at
120 pounds or under with two ounce gloves,
Marquis of Queensbury rules, and betting is
even on the result
Smith would like to arrange a match with
Fitzgerald of Montreal, who disputes S m i t h s
right to the title of featherweight champion
of Canada.
A Cricket Challenge.
The Buffalo Excelsior Cricket Club, in response to the challenge, through toe COURIER,
of the East Buffalo Cricket Club, would like
*to arrange to play a game with the East Buffalos on Saturday, August 3L
The Excelsiors regular practice nights are
Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. All members are requested to be in attendance regularly and get in shape for the East Buffalos.
Y . M . C. A . S p o r t s .

The election of officers of toe Y . M . C . A .

Baseball Club resulted as follows: President,
Jacob Otto; vice-presidettt, William J. Cant;
secretary, William Bott; treasurer, James
OiU; captain, William Boughton. This is a
permanent organization and any member of
the Association is cordially invited to join the
club.
The outing committee have secured the use
of the window of the Buffalo Rubber Company, No. 363 Main Street, under the Iroquois
Hotel, in which to exhibit the prizes that are
to be contested for at the second annual Athletic Field Day at the Buffalo Baseball
Grounds Saturday next at 2:30 p. M.
The programme will consist of running,
walking, hurdle, three togged, egg and spoon,
sack, bicycle, and consolation races; bumping,
jumping, throwing, vaulting, window-jump,
bar exercises, baseball, lawn tennis, and tugof-war contests.
The lawn tennis tournament is open to the
members of the Buffalo Lawn Tennis Club.
The entries for the contests will close tomorrow.
Sportinc Notes.

John Campbell, the champion horseshoer

of Buffalo, is anxious to arrange a match with
Donnelly of New York, or any man in the
country. He will make a match with anybody for from $500 to $1,000 a side.
A big crowd at Wells Had, Westfleld,
were disappointed on Saturday night by the
failure of Reddy Mclntyre of Youngstown,
O., to arrive in time to wrestle with Capt.
Powers of Westfield The match will occur
on Saturday evening next.
A Poughkeepsie dispatch said last night:
Nine members of the Scran ton Bicycle Club,
who are making an extensive tour of the
country with their machines, reached this
city this evening. The visitors were handsomely entertained by the Poughkeepsie Bicycle Club. They will leave town to-morrow
for New York. They have already traveled
487 miles,
A New York dispatch last night said:
Peter Jackson of Australia and Jack Fallon of
Brooklyn had a friendly boxing bout to-nigbt
before 1,500 persons. Jackson simply played
with his antagonist.

L1TT1KS PROM THE PEOPLE.

"

"

DRYGOODS AND CARPETS

A S u p p o r t e r of Irish L a n d l o r d i s m Expresses H i s Views.

To the Editor of the Courier: .
WiU you give me space for one or two remarks on your leading article in connection
with Prof. Mahaffy's very lucid and effective
discourses to the Chautauqua cognoscenti on
toe Irish Home Role question ?
I hold it truth that where the lance of the
orator strikes home we are bound to have toe
more exception taken to his reasoning.
Mr. Mahaffy has probably offered to the
Chautauqua Assembly the most able exposition of the Irish situation yet placed before an
American audience. " *
A t one time I followed with somelnterest
toe American press disquisitions on this subject. I left them, wearied out by the total
extinction or non-representation of any other
then
fair.
theory than the tenant side of the argument. INDICATIONSShower*
You must grant that he is but a halting logician who opens not bis ear to either side. Has
the American press ever printed one word of
argument from the landlords' point of view f
Can they afford to do so I
T U E S D A Y , A u g u s t 20.
Possibly the answer is: Such views have not
been offered to them. I doubt if they have.
A linen sale such as will begrin
But in view of Mr. Mahaffey's singularly clear
and telling speeches, such need no longer bo
the case. I am not called on, after so able an this morning at our linen counter
exposition of the operations of the Irish Land is a domestic event of no mean
League, to defend the landlord. But as the
relative of some who own many acres in De- importance.
land I can assure you of the entire perversion
Special circumstances were
of the tenants who would willingly pay rent
by League terrorism and fomented discords.
This would rapidly cease unless money was needed to make this towel sale
poured into the pockets of toe agitators from possible, but these are 0/ no pubthe mass of people in this country, who are
susceptible to torrents of bombastic and lic interest, except in t h e i r reirrelevant speech, so long as it suits their own
particular point of view. I am quits on the sults, which secured to us about
side of some of your press in regard to elective 600 dozen verv fine Towels a t
and national issues here. The Irish-American
vote is an item.
really extraordinarily low prices.
Did not toe Houses of Congress at WashFor instance 150 dozen ot
ington indorse it as such, by flying in the
face of all international courtesy, and deny* these Towels, w o r t h from 3 7 ^
ing a vote of condolence to the purest of
statesmen and patriots, and the truest friend to 45 cents each will be shown on
to this country is war and peace ? I speak
linen counter to-morrow
in reverent accents of John Bright. And our
why f Well, toe answer was whispered in my morning at 25 cents each.
ear by one of the leading members of the
House of Representatives: "It's toe vote of
Another 150 dozen ot Towels,
alien coercion not Amer.can sentiment. What
from t h e same purchase, that for
would you ? W e are so constituted y e t "
I hsve always had it claimed by your most quality, material, design and inprominent people that it is not the distinctively American community that are at- trinsic value, have never been
tempting to decide toe Dish land-question out
of court; but a class with whom they have as equalled at 25 cents, will to-mor
little actual sympathy as would probably exist
on closer acquaintance between Mr. Glad- row be sold at o u r linen c o u n t e r
stone and the distinguished Exile McBride.
for 20 cents each.

ADAM,

MELDRUM &
ANDERSON
396MAIN STREET402

THE LANCES.

Niagara Falls, Aug. 18.

T h e City C h e m i s t t o t h e P h a r m a c i s t .

To the Editor of The Courier:

A t a late hour this evening my attention has
been called to a short article signed " Pharmacist " appearing to to-day's Commercial dn
reference to my recent report on laudanum.
When the report was printed I noticed that
" grams " had been printed " grains," but the
written words are so similar that I did not
blame the compositor, and considered the
error too apparent to the observant pharmacist to require correction in a subsequent
issue.
I also noticed a few other slight errors, but
did not compare the figures.
My records are not now at hand, but I shall
of course consult them for comparison. Unless I very much mistake the ear-marks,
" Pharmacist " waited until the lapse of several days afforded bun opportunity to learn
(by very questionable means) that the number
of his sample is No. 2, and took advantage of
THE HAMILTON CARNIVAL. the few typographical errors to place his sample at the head of the list in point of quality.
Very respectfully,
R e s u l t of the Y a c h t KatesContests in
F. P. VANDENBEP.GH,
Several Different Classes.
v
City Chemist
HAMILTON, Aug. 19.[Special]The
first
Buffalo, August 19.
event of the Hamilton Carnival was the re
gatta of the Lake Yacht Racing Association,
SOUNDS V E R Y FAMILIAR.
held under toe auspices of toe Hamilton
Yacht Club. The weather was ail that could
be desired for yacht racing purposes. A I s I t t h e T h r i l l i n g Y a r n o f a Y e a r Ago
Revamped ?
steady wind from the southwest prevailed alCHICAGO, Aug. 19.Sophie Schwab, two
most throughout toe entire day. A large
crowd witnessed toe races from the shore and years old, involuntarily became a balloonist
the piers, and the races are pronounced one ol yesterday and wss wafted high up over the
the most successful affairs of its kind ever broad bosom of Lake Michigan. A rifleman
held. A fleet of over 100 yachts, large and saved the child's life. The incident took place
small, were afloat on the lake and presented a at Sheffield Park, and was witnessed by 1,500
magnificent spectacle for on-lookers. The pioknickers. A n Italian peddler of toy balprizes in the different classes were as follows: loons attempted to serve two purchasers at
ot once and let go his string of bright-colored
Class 75First, $100; second, $50.
Class 50First, $100; second, $50; third, $30. globes. The cord got twisted about Sophie's
Class 36First, $80; second, $40; third, $25. left arm and also in her hair, and the bouyant
Class 30First, $80; second, $40; third, $25. rubber bubbles started heavenward, taking
Class 25First, $75; second, $25; third, $15. the child with them. The mother shrieked
Class 20First, $50; second, $25; third, $15.
Class 35 (steamlaunch)First, $40; second, and fainted. The bystanders stood horrorstricken, scarcely breathing as the balloons
$20; third, $10.
In the first class there was no race; only two swept close to a large oak tree, and the infant
of the big fellows being ready. These were grasped a handful of twigs and checked her
the Oriole of Toronto and the Wasp of Cleve- flight. A muscular young German ascended
land, and they sailed a match race for a flag, the tree in an instant, and then crept out on
ihe'Oriole winning by two minutes and one the branch nearest the child. A t this moment
Sophie's puny strength gave out and the balhalf.
loons, suddenly released, went again upward
In the 50-foot class, distance 24 miles, the
at least 100 feet, drifting then out over toe
White Wings of Hamilton won easily, Verve lake. Oust Koch, a sharp-shooter, who wss
of Chicago second, and Verve of Toronto attending the picnic with his repeating rifle,
third.
hurriedly jumped into a skiff with two companIn the 36-foot class, 16 miles, the Merle of ions and pulled out into range. Koch sucToronto won, Vision of Cobourg second, Co- ceeded in piercing several of the balloons,
quette of Hamilton third.
each successful shot helping the bunch to
In the 30-foot class, 16 miles, the Alert of descend. Before it finally reached the water
Hamilton won, Echo of Hamilton second, the boat was at toe spot and Sophie did not
Nadia of Hamilton third.
even g e t her feet wet.
In the 15-foot class, 16 miles, Vandetta of

Hamilton, won, Stella of Hamilton second,

T a k e n t o a n Asylsun.
Neptune of Hamilton third.
UTICA, Aug. 19.Charles J. Everett of this
In the 20-foot class, eight miles, the Caprice city, Deputy Attorney-General under Hamilof Toronto won, EUida of Hamilton second, ton Ward, was to-day taken to the State
Lunatic Asylum here. He has softening of the
Aideene of Hamilton third.
In the steam launch race there were bat three brain.
competitors. The Beckett of Hamilton, owned
by F. S. Beckett & Co., won, the Marguerite
of Hamilton second, and Electric of Toronto
McCARTHY-In this city, on the lth inst,
last. The last mentioned boat was interfered MICHAEL, father of John, Charles, and Mary
McCarthy, aged 86 years.
with during the race and did not finish.
Funeral from his late residence, No. 181 KenA tremendous crowd witnessed the illumina- tucky Street, to-morrow (Wednesday) forenoon
tions in the city and at the Hamilton beach at 8:a0, and St. Bridget's Church at 0 o'clock.
Friends and acquaintances are respectfully
during tho evening all the principal business Invited to attend.
STENGELIn this city, on the 19th inst, M ARhouses and many of the private dwellings
OARXTHA, wife of Nicholas Stengel, aged 76
were illuminated with gas fixtures, Chinese years,
3 months, and 91 days.
lanterns, e t c , and presented a very lively
Funeral from the family residence. No. 31
sight. The different yachts at beach were Locust Street, to-morrow (Wednesday) afternoon at 2 and the German Baptist Church
hung with Chinese lanterns and a large dis- (High Street) at 3 o'clock.
Friends and acquaintances are respectfully
play of fireworks was made from the boats
invited to attend.
and shore.

Also about 100 dozen of extremely beautiful white linen

damask Towels, with canvas borders, four rows of open work, and
heavy knotted fringe, will be sold
at 25 cents each.
These are some ot the special
items of this unusual towel sale.
ADAM, MELDRUM & ANDERSON.

Also at the linen counter

A lot of raw silk table covers
at less than half price.
As follows:
W o r t h $1.10 for1 50 cents.
W o r t h $2.25 for $1.
W o r t h $4 tor $2.
W o r t h $13 for $6.
W o r t h $16 for $6.

Alii, l e M i & MiersoB,

AMERICAN BLOCK
3 9 6 - 4 0 2 Main Straat.
_

LATEST CHOICE IN

CARPETS
AND

FURNITURE.
Fall styles of 1339 are all in readiness for examination. The goods are the best and prices
the lowest: Don't buy old patterns when you
cam get the latest for the least money.
l ^ f E v e r y visitor to the Prompt Furniture
and Carpet Store will receive a handsome yard
stick.
Very large assortment of Parlor and Cham*
her seta

JOHN C. S E E C E R ,
124-126 East Genesee S t
BUFFALO. N. Y.

36th ANNUAL OPENING

BRYANT & STRATTON'S

DIED.

New Incorporation*
*
A L B A N Y , Aug. 10.The following certificates of incorporation were filed in the Secretary of State's office to-day: .
The United States Lasting Machine Company is formed for the manufacture, use, selling, and leasing of lasting machines for making boots, shoes, and other foot wear, and in
connection therewith to acquire patents and
processes useful for such business within the
United States. Capital $500,000, with principal
office in New York.
.
The India Wharf Brewing Company is
formed for the brewing of beer, ale, and porter in toe city of Brooklyn.
Capital $1,000,000.
The Long Island Beobachter Printing and
Publishing Company (limited) is formed to
carry on a general newspaper awd printing
business in Long Island City and especially
Queens County. Capital $8,000.

Shorthand *% English School

451 Main Street, cor. Lafayette Park.

DAY

AND NIGHT S E S S I O N S .

T h o Q f i f t i V o a r o f this well known in*

i n s O U 111 I B o T stitution will open on
Monday, Sept. 2, with increased advantages for
Business. Shorthand or English courses. Owing
to the largely increased patronage the facilities
have been greatly improved and the college
building will have a n e w passenger Elevator,
Sanitary numbing, and new Library aad Reception room, handsomely furnished. The Col*
lege claims superiority in its course of study,
efficient instructors, experienced management,
elegant rooms, fire-proof building, excellent
equipment, and established character. It gives
young men and women the best preparation far
DUB"
_ minees life and its students meet with 1
A new relief Call
and examine or send for 40-page illustrated
decoration for prospectus,
free.
halls, dining rooms, and libraries.

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ESTABLISHED 1864.

Silk Tapestries

for wall hangings, draperies,

and fine furniture.

Paper Hangings,

all grades
our own and

foreign manufacture.

ORDERS FOR

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W1PPERTS

Destitution in Illinois.
CHICAGO, Aug. 19.The Olob this morning
are now being received at
gays: "The suffering, starvation, sickness,
and death among the miners' families in
Northern Illinois is greater to-day than at any
24S.J50 MAIN STREET.
time in the past. The large supplies sent
through the Chicago relief eommi ttee have
3 2 1 Main S t r e e t
been exhausted and the people are face to face
with hunger. The little ones are dying daily
and sickness is greatly on the increase. It is
E N S will S
3R003VHSno longer a secret that the operators have de- B Duriag
the months of July and August all
cided to open their muses with non-union men
and have already prepared to call upon toe FRAMED PICTURES REDUCED 25TER CT.
Our regular semi-annual sale. All goods
she ills and the Governor for armed officers
and soldiers to hold their locked-out miners in marked in plain figures. Framing to order at
rates.
check. Infuriated by hunger, toe wretched reduced
The proprietor of the Iroquois Pharmacy
3
D
O -*&.AJU& S T R E B T ,
miners will be in no temper to permit, except
wishes to inform his patrons that they can ftnd
Near Adam & Meld rum's.
uuder the rifles of the militia, others to take
in the above-mentioned store Western L'nioa.
their places in the shafts
blanks, messenger call box, telephone, time tables over all reads, pens, ink, and stamps, and
the
sailings of all the principal ocean steam*
Bryant * Strattea Ceitefe Open!ng,
ship lines. In addition to this they may leave
The 36th year, Day and NUtht sessions, opens
letters or telegrams which will be promptly deSeptembers. Unequaledadvantages far Busilivered, thus saving them time and trouble*
ness, Shorthand, and English courses. New
Last, but not least, the finest soda water la But.
elevator and increased facilities. Fire-proof
29 Peart Street, Buffalo, Ha
building, 451 Main Street. Prospectus sent free.
Specimens sent on application.

A CARD.

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