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ABBEVILLE PRESS AND BANNER 1 BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. 0.. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1885. NO. 9. VOLUME XXX m GRANT'S FUNERAL Tiie Commander's Remains Car ried to the Tomb. AWONDEEFDL P4BB1BT. Fifty Thousand Paraders and Half a Million Spectators. LAST RITES AT THE GRAVE. Details o! tlie Day's Tmjivssive | Ceremonies in New York. From "Uoiini Urtircxor to >c?v lorn ? A Itricf IC?*?untC. Tiie most ?;.\lra"i\!inary funeral pageant ever witne?c 1 i.i America culminated in New York on the ^:!i with the laying away of General I'lys cs 8. Grant's remains in the temporary t-mb at Kiwr.sido Park. Tho nation's Jast tribute to tlie dead Union commander comprised a seri?s of most impressive ceremonies, t>?ginning with the funeral services under the immediate supervision of the Grant family, and tho funeral sermon by Kev. Dr. Newman, at Mount McGregor; nest tho removal of the rem iins to All an.% where the body was viewed in the Mtate capitol by thousands; the transfer of tlie body in I he heavily draped funeral tram along the Hudson osi the fifth; the arrival of tho remains cn tho afternoon of that day in New York, and then tho magnificent precession through a multitu<le of si^eetutors to the City Hall, where tho body was placed in tho rotunda and during the next two days and nights viewed by a constantly passing stream of humanity, which stretched at times for three-quarters of a mile up Broadway and aggregate 1 150,003 people. Then on the 8th occurred a ceremony which in magnitude and impressiveness is probably unoqua'ed in the annals of civic or military displays?the final transfer of tho general's bo.ly to the tomb awaiting it at Riverside Park. A vivid and detailed account of the wonderful coremonies of the closing day is herewith given. RK.HOV!Mi THE BODY. The I.?>t Solemn Vcrviceat the City Ilnll?The Car D. aun Cp. The scone within the dark walls became impressive as the night went on. The hollow square of Grand Army men stood as still as ever. Erect and jwrfect in bearing were two officers of the Seventy-first, one standing at the coffin's head and tho other at its foot. 1 Meanwhile, tho coffin's lid had been put temporarily iu place, and the undertakers had come. The lid of the coffin was removed and brushed; the gold plate with its inscription was burnished; the silver handles were rubbed with chamois skin, and the lid was restored. Then tho panels were placed again over tho glass; the silver screws were turned and mado tight, and at 2:30 a. m., General Grant's face was closed from view forever. The night wore on without any incideut of note, the morning came, and at 8:50 General Haticock and staff trooped slowly into the plaza from Broadway and presented froj/t to tho City Hall. At" this time l'JU members of the l.iederkranz society filed up to the stops, and led by six in>trumentalists snng with impressive effect "Chorus of the Spirits from Over the Water," by Schubert, e nd tho "Chorus of th.- Pilgrims," by Tann causer. Tim two selections were well rendered in (iernian. At tho conclusion of iho singing tlie choristers looked through the barred gates at the black catafalque and thj casket ol r -yal purple. Soon after that the original G. A. It. guard, which served so faithfully on Mount McGregor, filed in under command of John H. Johnson, senior vicecoinmandcr of Grant Post, G. A. R., Brooklyn. iijfl r THE FUNERAL CAK, WITH GENERAL GRANT'S REMAINS. At 9:40 A. SI., tho guard of honor marched across tho plaza in Iront of tho city lnll and halted in front of the closed gates. It consisted of two companies of tlie Fifth artillery, of forty men each, uuiler command of Colonel W. B. Keek. Thatofliccr ascended tho step;;, and as ho turn?-d. the file separated, one company marching up the steps at tho east and another at the west, extending their line in a double li.e from the gates to tl.o plaza. At the right r-tuoil the David's Island ban.I. Five minutes later tho funeral car was slowly drawn up liefore the steps, led ty Us " long lino of horses, ea<'h covered with a heavy black netting, and led by a colored groom. The scene from within the City II ill gates at this moment was something w. nderlul. Directly in front was the immense ninerairnr, 111 sinning L-tuuruM. with the bright reflected sunlight of the plaza, Directly back of I his the large vacant .pace was kept clear by the police. Beyond this was n great ski of human heads massed together r.s far as the eye could toe. Above, In all the windows and on the tops of the buildings were seen hundreds of heads stretched far out to uet a sight of the impressive scene, and with all this not a sound was heard. The air was as still as if the place had been deserted. -IVitbin tlio City Hall there was perfect quiet Upon the casket was nily th" wreath of oak leaves made by the ^ dead hero's grandchildren. Suddenly Captain Johns n, in command of the pallbearers from l\ S. firaut I'cst, said 111 a whisper, "Attention !" Instantly the twelve men moved at a greater distance Irorncach side of the casket, mi l Mayor (trace apjteared upon the scene, 'i his was the signal tor the opening of til ? gate-. Following the mayor came the ten clergymen, dressed in surplices. They were as follows: llev. Dr. Newman, 15isho'p Harris, >ietliodist Episcopal; Assistant tsisliop Jienry v.. i uun, .muh-shuii ii|ju,upal; thfl Rev. I)r. Ch;iml?rs, Reformed butch; the R<-v. Dr. Field. Presbyterian: tlio Key. Dr. Eridgeman, Haptist; the Rev. I)r. West, Congregationalist; the Rev. Father Deshon, Roman Catholic: the Rev. Robert Collyer. Unitarian: llabbi Browne, Jewish. The Mayor was formally greeted by Colonel Deck, who had licen directed to receive the body on behalf of General Hancock. The clergymen then took up positions at the head of tho casket and at a word from Captain Johnson th bearers lifted tho casket from its resting place. The little procession then moved down the steps, tho clergymen leading. As tho clergymen reached tho toot of tho ileps leading to the catafalque they halted, itiu separating, live on each side, bowed their heads as the casket was carried past them. During this time the only sound heard was a -i 1>v *1 liotwi \nf. n wnrd UJlfcl.- I'l.vu. ovu.j .v .. was spoKen as the car was started to Rroadwaj". Captain Johns<>n reversed his jraition and stooI immediately at the rear of the luneral car, and two fifes of the U. S. Grant Post fell into lino immediately afterward. At a distance of ten feet each side of the bearers were the two companies of Fifth battery. As the funeral car turneJ slowly into Broadway from tho I'ark plaza, it was joined by the twelve pallbearers, who immediately preceded it in cr.rriages. There were two in ?ach carriage, and the enrriagoe were driven two abreast. TIIK MINE OF MARCH. komc of tlie Host strikinc: Feature* of the I'rorcH'lou. Tho column was five hours almost to a minate in moving over the crest of Murray Hill. l'his was the nicst tavoreu spor in uio miuiu town at which to see it. The grade of Fifth iveriue above Madison s ,U'iro gradually rises till Thirty-seventh street is reached, then the Belgian pavements as gradually slojie away io a lower level, and a view i:; presented of :!i? magnificent avenue to the north and to the south that is unsurpassed. Thousands of Now Yorkers who knew its advantages i jU lit the spot nt an oarly hour and secured positions along the sidewalks, on the lamp posts, in the trees, and even on tho arms of ;he tall t?legraph poles. The people looking jut of their windows actually discovered the ivalks filling up at 7 o'clock in the morning, ihrec hours at least before even the head of }he procession could pass their way. It was 10:30 when Major-General Win field ?oott Hancock rode past on his black horse, with his staff clattering at its very heels. Be( ?& /,, !-j | \ fclV 1 / / / . ' \rA \ TRR TEMPORARY TOMB ON THE BLUFF AT RI1 hind thciii, as far as the eye couki measure the avenue, wore massed tho regiments in their brilliant uniforms, their guns glistening in the sun, their colors (isapel, and their slow steps keeping time to the musio of many dirges for the dead. Companies of I'nited States regulars were at their head.th^ batteries o;' ih.; Filth rumbling over the granite road in advance of the rest. The infantrymen swung along behind with their 1 Tim fniiitnst. nf tmvs 1 were sounded l?v the maKled drmns. Tho i I bluejackets were the subject of many admir- : j ing comments from llio crowd. They ; presented a very attractive appear auco in sixteen files front, clad in j I'luo breeches and white leggings, wliite shirts with broad blue collars, and white cajis j with black bands. Although they presented a steady front, their marching showed they i were more familiar with the rolling motion of a ship than tho slippery surface <>l' tho pavei meats. The marines were mistaken by mail}' J for land soldiers. Their uniform was in marked contrast to that of the bluo-.iaeke's. ; j It consisted of white troupers, blue coats with j bright j'ellow epaulets and white lie!mets. j j Like several companies of the bluejackets, j i they were armed with rifles. The Marino j band, of Washington, which headed the : naval brigade, wore a showy uniform, con- j sisting of white trousers, scarlet coats with j yellow epaulets and white helmets. There was au abundance of color in the naval force. I | Perhaps tho most attractive feature in the | eyes of the crow.s was tne o;uejacKci unui'iy of artillery, with its eight small ship's guns. i There was a gap in the column which re| <juiro l a long time to Mil. The Inst white ; sailor hat had disappeared over the brow of j I the hill, when the national guard of the Htato t of New York moved up, ami once more the 1 avenue presented an unbroken line <>f mili| tary moa. Major-Ueneral Alexander Shaler was in command, riding a spiritedhors? that was hard to control. The spectators had enI croached upon the pavements, and the policy j used force to crowd them back to their places. The First battery was at hand, and J its wheels grazed the mass r.s it sullenly re- ! | treated before their ominous sound. The j Twenty-second, the Ninth, Twelfth and the Eleventh regiments brought their guns to the shoulder as thoy passed. Ab >ve th'> medley I of accompanying sounds rose the music of the "Dead March in Saul," rendore.l by tl>" | Ninth's well-trained band. I A solid phalanx of men uniformed in white appeared far down the avenue. In the distance its formations were indistinguishable, ' and as it marched up the incline the swing of the comnanies cave it the undulating appear ance of a a series of billows rolling to\var<I an ocean shore. This was tho famous Seventh, i whose full ranks ami regular trend were I watched with the keenost interest till the last line of cross belts went over the ridge. Em- \ erald plumes danced in the light breeze and the Sixty-ninth went past, followed by the I Eighth " with straggling lines, and I tho Eleventh Separate company with a step I that relieved this portion of the column I of the criticism of being unsoldierly. Two ! comiwni'S of the Old Guard in their swelter! ing bearskin hats were commanded by Major , George W. McLean. The company in givnu! dier uniforms was tho Governor's Foot i Guards, of Hartford, Conn., commanded by I Major J. C. Kinnlv. Its brilliant colors wero ' ! surpassed by the scarlet of t 10 zouaves at- j i tachod to the Fifth volunteers. The Italian | residents were represented by the Colombo Guards, tho Italian Rifle Guard, and the | Garibaldi Legion, in their uniforms of dark blue. Last of all tho military organizations of this First division wero companies of colored troops. | An hour had been consumed in the passage of this division. Still the avenue was choked I witli a unuormea line, aim uie air was huvu with the sounds of muffled drums. A veil of clouds floated across the face of the sun, and the relief from the beating rays was most grateful. In the halt of the next half hour I the crowds again burst the police barriers und I again had to l.e beaten into line. The noisy gongs of ambulances addeil to tha confusion as they were hurriedly driven through the lilies in response to the signals from tha firo boxes. Major General E. J - Molineux was in command of tbo Second Division, in which the Brooklyn regiments had the lead. Next to the Seventh in the excellence of its appearance and its soldierly bearing was the First Pennsylvania, a crack regiment of I Philadelphia guardsmen, with knapsacks and ; blankets rolled. One by one other militia j ' organizations slowly poured over the hill. ! I There were the Gate City guards, of At- ! i lanta, Ga.; the Second Connecticut, the First ! , Massachusetts volunteers, the Gray Invinci- ! i bles, four companies of Virginia troops in i ! their uniform of gray, two corps of veterans | , and the Capitol City guards, of the District' of Columbia,a company from Minnesota,and ! then a division of the New Jersey National ! guard i:i command of Major-General j J. W. Flume, with tlio Prake* Zouaves in their bright Turkish dress. Hurrying along behind all , the rest and in such tardy time that < they were ordered up the hiil at n double quick were several bodies of militia, which had evidently lost their place in the line and had been compelled to fall to the rear of the military column. About 12,000 soldiers had i now pas>ed up the av. nue and the head of j the column had disappeared in the direction ! of Riverside park. | In tne distance was the catafalque and carriages coming along by the score. ! Those in advance contained the clergy 1 and the physicians of General Grant. Two pall bearers occupied each of the car riages set apart for their use, and these . j were driven two abreast. Twenty-four black horses with heavy trapping* drew th:> catafalque. Each horso had his sable groom. ?r/v?n tr? I lie liit, of tin- aiiinml in Ins charge. Immediately pre- ' ceding tiio catafalque was a detachment from (ieorsoG. Meade l'ost. No. ], of the (irand . Army of tlie Republic, of Philadelphia. of , which General Grant was n member. The ost was in command of Alexander Heed an I its members carried sixteen tattered l>att!e flags. At the wheels of the catafalque on either side were three memliers of General 1'. 8. Grant l*o>t, of Brooklyn, who have served as the guard of honor over since the body of (Ieneral Wrant was at Mount McGregor. Flanking 'he car where the two comoani-s of I'liited States troops eomposing the l>odv guard. Company K. Twelfth Infantry, Can, tain Hugh G. Brown, and Bait ry A. Fifth ' Artillery, Lieutenant Vogdes. Beneath the sable canoj>y and in full view was the c;i>ket, | upon whk'h all eyes were riveted. As it , passed the crowd grew motionless and stood! i with bared heads. i A mass of carriages followed the cata falque, three abreast, in the foremost of which ! , were relatives ani per.-onal friends of tho dead commander. A largo number of difini- ; ! taries followed, with a carriage in advance . i drawn by six horses and containing 1'ivsi- j (lent Cleveland and rwcreiary navaru. 1 In tlio midst of tie; formation of carriages j filled with members of President Cleveland's cabinet, ex-cabinet officers. General Grant's , old stall', supreme court judges, I'liited States I Senators, and memh.?rs of the House of Kei presentatives, diplomatic and consular officers who served under President Grant. was : a i arriago in which satex-I'residents Chester A. Arthur and Rutherford II. Hayes. The governors of States and members of their staffs passed in review in the order oj the i dates on which was ratified the admission of , their respective States into the Union. The j remainder of the carriages had for occupants I the heads of bureaus of the war department, , the staffs of General Sheridan and General j Scofield, Admiral Jouett and oth t naval j officers, civil officers of the I'niti d States of j various degrees, and mayors of cities ranged 1 in the order of population and the committee | of escort of 101 of New York's prominent : citizens. j It was now 1:4"> o'clock, and little moro j than half of the column had come and gone, i Two divisions of veterans and civic organiza. tions were slowly toiling northward from the direction of the Battery. First came the | veterans, a legion of men not far from 1 -,0 ?i) strong, under thecomman iof Major-General Daniel E. Sickles,who was accompanied by a | brilliant staff. The escort was made up of I details from the various organizations in his command. The Grand Army of the Hepubi lie was led by Comrade S. s. P.urdctt, Commander-in-Chief, and he had with him as I escort Vice-Commander Seldon Connor, of {Maine; Chaplain T. 11. Stewart, of Ohio; i Ailiiitrmt-Gf?nj?ral John Cameron, of Wa-h I inzton, nnd yuarlcrmaster-Ueneral John Taylor, of Pennsylvania, ::n<l Assistant Adjutant-General Frederick lirackett, of Washington. The veierans of the Second Regiment Fire Zouaves of Pennsylvania led the division, with its drum corps at its head. (Hlier Pennsylvania organizations followed, prominent i in which was the remainder of tho General George G.Meade Post, No.l.with the Camden (N.J. I hand. Tho appearance of tho corps was striking. It marched twelve files front I and carried numerous battle lings drap'-d in I black. With Post No. :'!'4 were three little girls dressed as drummers, and they atj tracted universal attention. New York City posts m four divisions came after the l'ennsylvanians. They march.-d well and were under command of Assistant Grand Marshal James B. Horner, Comrade C. H. McDonald, Comrade Michael Dully, and Comrade Samuel Paulding respectively, and after them came posts from the interior of tho State. In thesa were represented Rochester, Albany, Port Chester, Mariner's Harbor, Poughkeopsie, Fisiikill, I/ong Island City, Flushing. College Point, Freeport, Newtown, Hempstead, .Sing Sing, aud Tarrytown. Connecticut's Grand Army men made j ' an unexceptionable display. Ma&achusetts i was well represented. Its lino was hcarled I by the Union Cornet Baud and nasdistin-l 4 I .. * " % V' >.?CA 1 $&> V. t&. ~? Z^~- -w I'KRRIDE PAKIC, OVKKT.OOKIXO Tl'E HfDSOtf. guished l>y its spiked helmets. I'ost No. 2, of j Boston. marched with drawn swords. - The department of New Jersey was represented in larger ntiinl. rs than any other out; side of New York. Tho posts winch attracted | most attention was \':in lloiiton. of Jersey City, and Uavard, of Trenton. Tno contingent was well supplied with drum corps, and carried many battle-worn Hugs. Tho department of tho Potomac was represented, and there were also delegates and representatives from tho department of Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa. Kansas, Ohio, Main', NewHampshire, In lima, Vermont, California, Colorado, Delaware, .Missouri, aulTexm. The three brigades of veteran regimental associations in-linlcii in??n who from theirnpirarinici' had sorn hard si-rvice in tho cause | of their country. 'J'hc uniform of the Seventy-ninth re;iment of Highlanders brought the remnants of that regiment prominently to the fore. There were also veterans of tho FiroZouavos.?Anderson's Zouaves, tho .Sixtyninth, the First, tin? Tenth, the 'I Inrty-ninth i the Continental Guards, Hawkins'Zouaves, tho Tliirty-sixth. the Fortieth, tho Fortysecond, ihe Ninetieth, tho One Hundred anil Thirty-third, tho One Hundred and Thirty-ninth, and Fortv-fif: n regiments, all volunteers. In tho third brigade were tho vet/rails of the Seventh, the Fourteenth, and the Twenty second regiment, and with them were veterans of New Jersey, Chicago, Now Bedford. Philadelphia, and Brooklyn. Veterans of the regular army formed a portion of the same brigade. The civic division, numbering probably S.OiiU men. "brought up the rear ot the procession. Major t iencral Martin T. McMahon wae in command, and he had a staff composed of representative men of tho city. Many of the repretentatives of tho organizations ro ie in carriages, throe abreast, which i were driven inuu-diately behind th<: veteran organizations. The society of tho Cincinnati, ' the Chamber of Commerce, tho New York I Historical sxietv.th* I'nion Leaguo club.tho ! Aztec club, a commiitee of ex-Con federate i veterans, I'nited States Christian commission, j former diplomatic and consular oflicers, the j Grant Monument association, the Citizens i Law an I Order league, and 1 lie Chamber of j Comnvrco of Neiv Haven, all had delegatas j in carriages. Following t'lem, in carriages | also, were representatives of the various New ; York commercial exchanges, many of the carriage* b ?'ng distinguished by'banners bearing the titles of the organizations. Thero was also a division of Republican clubs, under command of Colonel Charles G. Otis. In the carnages were representatives of the i county committee, the Young Men's Republican clubs ot New York, of Kings county, of Jersey City, and of Baltimore, and of tho j Lincoln League of the Third Ward Lincoln j club. The Sons of Yeterans turned out :">00 strong. I The Knights of Pythias wore a striking uni- j form and moved with marked precision, as i did also the Knights of Sherwood Forest, j The Order of United American Mechanics I was represented l>v Excelsior Council No. 14, I and Valley Forge Council No. 'i. Societa del i Fraterno Amore, were followed by tho Excel- I \ .or.,.;onf Citv. liroiiffht the I process-ion to a close. The last man passed the Brick ohuivh at:?;:><) p. m. The la^t subdivision was under command of Colonel John W. Jacobus, and although last it by no means attracted the least attention. The Association of Exempt Firemen and the Volunteer Firemen's association had in their ranks a largo delegation of the men who in olden days were the pride of all New Yorkers, and they carried themselvos like | veteran:. Th-ir marching was so good that I it elicited subdued applausa from thosa on j the sidewalks. From estimates gathered during the pas- ' ?age of the column the number of persons in j line will fall lilt'o short of fifty thousand j men. This number was made up as follows:? ' General Hancock and stall and United States army, Navy and Marine corps, JjiiUil men; j Om'.j-nl Khutor's column of National Guard ! from New York and other States, armed veterans and other organizations. men; General Sickles' column of veteran associations and posts of tli j Grand Army, 18,000; men;Gen"ral McMahon's column of civic organizations and delegations, men; Colonel Hodgos1 column of ollicials and mourners, in carriages, 3,'JOU men; aids and , mounted men, 5'JO. .= THE TEMPOP.AKV TOM P., KIVEIISJDK PAHK. During tho passage of tho profession tho streets of tho city other than ihosi immediately in tho vicinity of the moving column were almost deserted. From <i?*nse crowds :do:tg tin' line, recruited from the suluirlis and lrom distant towns and ?-ities. it is a fair ostiniatu to say half a million people were s-pc-ta ors of the funeral proves,.on of General Grant .114*3 (CAl.IO U \ (..Ilkttl.'.liIVi E>iatliircuEftlt<-fl ill the fiuiucilititct sciiiity of I In* ^riiiHini. Tlio following is !i list of < lit? organizations j nnd noted persmages that immediately jirc- I ceded and folio w<>d the fmu'tal far: Jlujor-ticneral I*1 umt?, commanding two brigades New .It-rs-y National Guard and Drake's Veteran Zouave*. men. Total <>f militia 1I ' m??n. <'lei'^y. four carriages. Physicians. two carriages. Tall bearers: (ieneral William T. Sherman. I*. S. .A.; Lieutenant (ietteral Philip 11. Sheridan, I". S. A.: Admital I>uvid It. Porter, I*. S. N.: Hear Admiral .Mm L Wordun, 1*. S. X.: (ieneral Jo .-ph K. Johnston, of Virginia; General Simon R iluckner, of Kentucky: A. J. I'rexel, of Pennsylvania; cwiiw s. Houtwell, o!' Massachusetts; (ie.irge W. Child*, of i'ennsvlvania: John A. ljofean, or Illinois: George Jones aicl Oliver Hoyt, of New York?b carriages. | CATAI AI.U' | Guarded by Wheeler and (irant Posts. (i. A. J!., and 1 >* Davi l's Island Hand, r.'0 men. (.'apt. William 1>. Heck, Fifth Artillery, commaii ling: Battery A, I'ifth Artillery, (.'apt. Heck. ! 'men: Company K, Tw> Ifth 111(1111 ry, ('apt. 11. G. Krown.-!Oin"n. Members of the family and relatives, S carriages. Mrs. Rawlins llolmnn. 1 carriage. (Jen. Grant's old stall' and Cabinet, S carriage*. licvi I*. Morton and J. W. Drexcl, 1 curriaga Aztec Club, survivors of th>? Mexican war, ? carriages. President Cleveland, 1 carriage. Vice-President Hendricks, 1 carriage. Members of the Cabinet, I carriages. Members of the I'nited States Supreme i r.nrt. :: ean iaws. United States S'linte, 10 carriages. Speaker and House of Representatives, 10 carriages. Governor of New York ami sta(T,i? carriages. Chester A. Arthur an 1 1'. B. liayes, 1 carriage. Foreign ministers, s carriages. Consuls, -I carriages. I Diplomatic ami Consular ollieers. &c., who s.-rvel under (Irani, Pi carriage*. Goverimr of Pennsylvania ami s'aff, eight carriages; Governor of New Jersey, stall' nti'l committee, fourteen earring -s: Governor of Conne^ti . lit, stall" and committee, ."(carriages; Governor of Mas*achus^lts, stair and <*onunitt>H>. 1*) carriages; Governor of New Hani) shire and stall', :s carriages; Governor of liliode Island and stall'. ! carriages; Governor of Vermont and stair, 4 carriages; Governor of Indiana, I carriage; Governor of Illinois, stall' and committee, v carriages; Governor of Maine and stall", '! carriages; Governor of Mi -higan and staff, carriages; Governor of Iowa and staff, - carriages; Governor af Wisconsin, sta:T and committee, ~t carriages; Governor of Wos' Virginia. 1 carriage; Governor of Colorailo and committee. 1 carriages; Governor of Dakota and staff. ~ carriages. Legislature of New York, ".<i carriages. Headsof bureaus of the War Department, 15 carriages. (ion. P. IT. Sheridan's stall". 4 carriages. <Sen. Soholiold ami stall", 'J carriages. Admiral Jouett and stall", 4 earriagos. Commodore Chandler an l sialT, ! carriages Con. Franklin, 1'resident of tho Soldiers' Home, 1 carriage. Cnited States Distrief Attorney, f'o'.lector, Surveyor. Naval Ollicer. and Assi-tant Treasurer. :: carriages. Hoard of Indi.-.u Commissioners, 3 carriages. Mayor ami Aldernu n of New York,3."? carriages; Mayor Philadelphia and citizens, carriages: Mayor of Brooklyn and citizens, 10 carriages; Mayor of Boston and citizens, "> carriages; Mayor of St. Louis and citizens, 10 carriages; Mayor of Jersey City anil citi| zens T carriages; Mayor of Now Haven and I citizens, carriages Mayor of Hartford and citizens. 'J carriages; Mayor of Elizabeth and ! citizens, 3 carriages; Mayor of Hudson and i citizens, - carriages. I The Committee of One Hundred and One in 30 carriages. For 0. A. R. escort to return in, 4 (empty) carriages. Carriage?, 353; average to carriage, 3:1,0*>9. ; schxes i\ m vcismde; An Im uieiisc I liron; ITaillur Patiently AH Hay ill tho Vim, t was marvelous to tee i lie people eo::ia. ii and women were hurrying on dra;; ig i lying children along by the hand aottgh tliey had not a minute t > low, although j .) > body or lilt! great man w!:o<,j coiliu they j w re all out 011 purpos toseo l:n 1 not yet lo I ' L'it v Ilall. In cabs, in carts, in 'Mis-c;, J i -i lumbering trucks, in h< rse cars, or r.nv- j j liiug that would run i ll wheels, the iir.tt.' i le kept coming, thommilwr of personalia! ! ode boing invariably determined by the I capacity of the vehiel.' n:id not by tli:* physical endurance of tho horses. As i!i- i line stretched further and further I - " '? -< <i.? .i..,,-.. i | .:owu uie eu,;c ui mc i ' oward J-'cventy-second street, policeni'n | were stretched out in front of tie-in. a lew I feet apart. It was a remarkable sight, evo.i for a New York?r, to see a straight line of biuo coats and brass buttons nearly three miles long stemming back as eTo lue.Hy a? a s'.one breakwater sets a limit t<? the ti To t'i? turbulent, pushing crowd of huniau beings behind them. I'y ID o'clock, when (he first c:uii from th> war ships on the river announced to the crowd thatthe great pageant was on its march, even pe-'ple in the rear oouM not lind places to stand between l'-i-d and l-it!i streets. so they liegan to broaden out the lin-i down t > ward th(" city almost out of sight of tiie tomb. At anytime, however, tili t h * funeral procession entered the park Kn0 1 places ; were not hard to lind along the lower ess 1 <>t the drive. Tho minute guns on the war '..hips | had been marking tho steady progress of '.lie procession { r two hours l.cfor> th m-n working on the tomb dropped their tools and left everything in readine.-s for receiving the body. So many little d-tails, nut considered in th" hurry and bustle of prelim inary preparation, remained to b? attended to j that the workmen never ceased their labors I through the niijlit, and continued right on j till noon, with the ex vption <>: a brief rest j for a hurried breakfast. The liit!<j Himic j cross that surmounts the outran-e to the j vault, instead of being lcfi. an olive-green color, the same as the iron gate, was fini-lied o!F in inaroon ami gijfc. The lar;;.* letter on the was gilded also. The carpenters were the last men to ouit work, after put in: down a platform !feet Ion;; diro tl.v front iti^c the tomb anil aliout fifty feet from i;. amply provided with seats fur distinguish d guests at the ceremonies. TCIJ: < Reniitifut amt Impressive Vervlrc# at ! (Iio Tomb. Amid bugle calls an 1 the rapid shouting of | orders, the rattle of musketry, the r >11 of drums, the prancing of horses, immense b elies of troops deploying into line and into colii!.me imv rmv< of havmiots irlist-ninr lik i streaks of burnished silver, the boom aid smoke of cannon rising from the river, a great display of uniformed soldiery was soon massed around tho tomb. It was n sight that thos? who saw it will j never forget. Tho various regiments and j bands, moving hero and halting there,formed , a kaleidseopo of the most brilliant colors. | The Seventh regiment skirted the biufi' j facing the tomb, and tho Twenty-second con- j tinued in an even lino Ijoyond them. Th | marines fringed tho drivo an i crept up flio hill toward the hotel. Tho art l lory men filled up a Lend in the plain to the right. The regular infantry got behind the trees on the highest point of land in the park, where there is some talk of putting iho permanent tomb. The veterans filled in va- i cant places as close as they could convenient ly get to Iho tomb, and yet leave room for the j distinguished civilians and mourners, tie:i- ! ernl Shaler and his statr. General Hancock's j aides, and numerous others 011 horseback) drew ] up within easy hearing of tho vault and ad- | ded by their soldierly bearing to the magnifi- : cent spectacle. Meanwhile the catafalque had come to a j halt closo by the tomb, and the most prominent men in the country wore getting out of carriages to bid a great hero farewell. I Vs. | IJoiiclas. S'nradv and Sands stood within twenty feet of the bier of him over whom I they liad watched so many anxious hours. | The Rev. Dr. Newman and the little group of clergymen of various ceeeds who had be >n : invited to participate by their presen -o! waited, with uncovero! heads, close at hand. President Cleveland and tlio members or his cabinet, ex-Presidents and ex-cabinet officers, distinguished generals, judges ami diplo-! mats, governors of States, heads of dopnrt- i men! s, and mayors of great cities, were all; dividing off into groups and drawing cio-er I and closer around the tomb. !Soon after the black horses somewhat dusty from their loir; journey came to a lult s-jr.rj members of the U. S. Grant i'ost as^en lo 1 the cloth-covered slops to the top of tlio cata-1 falaue and revoreutly lifted down the purple j colhn, while th ? immense crowd looked i silently on with heads uncovered. A path j was voluntarily opened through the groups immediately surrounding the vault, whiloj the pall bearers stood reverently around the red cedar casket in this order: General William T. Sherman, United States army. Lieut.-Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, United i States Army. Admiral "David D. Porter, United States j Navy. Vice-Admiral Stephen C. Rowan, United States Navy. Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, ot Virginia. (jen. Simon 13. Buekner, of Kentucky. Joseph W. Drexel, of New York. GeorgeS. Boutwell.of Massachusetts. George Childs, of Pennsylvania. _Tnhi? A r.nornr. rif Illinois. ( 'cor^c Jones, of New York. Oliver Hoyfc, of New York. &JT . ! i "^S;Cgi J I I i - ; i V.'IIEIIK THK NATION A I. M >NI'MINr WIM ' STAND, KIVEIISIUE I'AKK. There was hardly a sound. exeopt the roll of drums in tins distant** and tins troid of tip j pro:ifliinj troops.wiiilo the rollin waslowvivJ | into tins cast; and the undortiki'r screwed o.i i tlm li.l. Then th" wreath of oak leaves that ; the (lead general's grandchild Julia and Dr. j Douglas' little ilnu ;liter made in the woods al i Mount McGregor was placed upon it. This ' wreath, with others put. o 1 afterward l>v tin i Meade i'cst. went into tin tomb with tin i l.-o I v. There was another pause and another op"ii | in'.; in the groups a minute later when the j members of General Grant's family wal!:el' very slowly 1 nun their carriages an>l hailed i i near tho pall bearers at the head of Use <v?;i;n. ! | Very few expected that the ladies of tin;' I family would be present, and their manifest,! | although not at all demonstrative, gri-f at, the hour of litial parting loir-lied the hearts i of thousands who witnessed it. A cluster of clouds tempered the fierce rayi j of the sun from the bare I heads of th"s! | gathered around t'le coffin as the Meade I'oki, I of Philadelphia, joined tho group near tin I coilin and began tbe Leant il nl ritual of tho j Grand Army of tho Republic. Tho entire ' 1'ost had eKjiected to participate in tlii*. and ! there was great disappointment when General 11 uncock decided to allow only j twenty members to come near tiie grave. | Forming in open order around the body, the | ! po-t took position, with the eom'iia'id-r at j the head of tho coffin, tho chaplain at the I foot, the officers and past commanders in j i tho rear of tho eonnn uider. and the post in j ' tho rear of the chaplain, and tho colors were ] brought to tho front. After a prayer by tli j el-nolfiin and a dircre bv the band, ('om nmitder Keel said: "One by one, as the years roll on, wo nro | called together to fulfill the last sad lilcsot ' respect to our comrades of the war. J The present, full of th.' cares and pleasures <>f j I civil life, fades away, an 1 wo look back t*. | the time when, shoulder to shoulder, on many , I battle fields or around the guns of our men- | j ot'-war, we fought for our dear old 11a;:. We may indulge the hope that the spirit with! ! which on land and sea hardship, privati n. . and danger were oneountero l by our dead | heroes may never bo blott?d out from the ! history or memories of the generations t-i. come?a spirit uncomplaining, obedient to > i the behest of duty, whereby to-Jay our na- ! tional honor is secure and our loved ones rest j in peace un ler the protection of the dear el l ! Hag. May the illustrious life of him whom j we lay in" the tomb to day prove a glorious j i incentive ti the youth, who. in the ages to j | eoine. may b called upon to uphold the destinie<of our country. As tho years roll on we. | too.sliall have fought our battles through and 1 belaid to rest.our souls following the long col- I umn to the lvalius above, asgrim death, hour ; by hour, shall marlc its victims. I ot us so j live that when that time shall come those we : I leave behind mav say above our graves, | 'Here lies the body of a true-hearted, brave j and earnest defender of the Itepublic.' Comrade Moore laid a wivatli of evergreen i | upon tlio ooflinus n symbol of undyint; love j from soldier comrades, antl Comrade Weiderj sheiin placed a full blown white rose beside I it as a symbol of unselfish devotion. Com- I i rade Sellers followed them with a laurel ' : wreath, saying: "Last token of aireclion I from comrades in arms, wo crown these rej mains with a symbol of victory." These simple ceremonies wero followed by j the following address by tho Hov. .1. \\. | Savers, Grand Aiiuy Chajilain-iii-Chief of j the Department of roiinsylvania: "The march of another comrade is over, I and he lies rlown after it in tlio lumse appointed for all the living. Thus summoned | this open toiuh reminds us of the frailty of human life and the tenure by whirl) we hold i cur own. 'lu such an hour as ye think not. i the Son of Man cometh.' It seems well we should leave our comrade to rest when) over hi in will bond the arching sky as it did in j great love when ho pitched his tent or lay j down weary by the way or on the battle field ' for an hour's sleep. As ho was then so lu* is | still?in the hands of the Heavenly Father, j 'God giveth His beloved sleep.' "As wo lay our comrade clown here to rest let us cherish his virtues anil strive to emulate his example. Reminded forcibly by the vacant place so late filled by our deceased brother that our ranks are thinning, let each one bo so loyal to every virtue, so true to every friendship, so faithful in our remaining march, that wo shall bo ready to fall out hero to take our places at tlio groat review, not with doubt, hut in faith: tho merciful Captain of our salvation will call us to that fraternity which, 011 earth a:id in heaven, may remain unbroken. Jesus saith, 'Thj brother shall ris^ again. I am the Resurrection and tho Life.' Behold the silver cord having been loosed, tho golden i.ewl broken, we commit the bo ly to the grave, where dust shall return to the earth n<s it was and thespirit to (Jod who g.iva it. Earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust, looking for tho resurrection and tho Jifo to coin?, through our Lord Jesus Christ." A I EXTERIOR OK TJIE TEMPORARY TOMB. cT. .'"j3 - ? - INTERIOR OF THE TEMPORARY TOM71. After the prayer came the most beautiful part of the ritual, tho liugle call, signifying "He.'-t." In tiic bauds of a skillful player tho sweet, mellow ton-suf theinstrument drifted away 011 tho breeze until they woro heard by the sailors 011 the decks of tho war vessels. Beginning softly, the tone gradually increase 1 until it roso clear as a uen on uio i?o? nw?, a?u then gradually diminished, liko the sound of an Alpine liorn re-echoing among tho mountains, until i few notes gently repeated at tho finish seemed to como from the clouds. There Mas a long, silent pause, after the ritual was completed, as tho post withdrew and made way for the clergymen. By this time it was after *> o'clock. Bishop Harris stood near the eoflin with an op;n prayer book, his white hair and striking features making a conspicuous feature in tho group, and began to read the Methodist Episcopal burial servico, "I am tho resurrection and the life." As he began the sun came out from behind tho clouds and some considerate person sheltered the bishop with an umbrella. Several persons who listcno i to him were visibly affected when tho bishop read very touching!}* tho lines beginning "Oh, death, wiure is thy sting!'' L)r. Kewmnn, with tears coursing down his cheeks, read from tho Scriptures, and then led in the Lord's Prayer. When tho committal service was over an artilleryman sounded the tattoo on tho bugle, according to Colonel Grant's request, and then strong men lifted tho eoflin again, much the heavier from its cedar eoflin, and disappeared with it into tho vault. Thero was a slight creaking, as of rollers, which soon ceased, and tho listening mourners knew tliat tlio old hero's mortal remains naa reached the en<l of their long journey. The men standing near the gate drew back and let tho bereaved children stand looking in it! the entrance of the tomb for a moment, their heads bowed in grief. Sirs, fe'urtoris trembled with sobs she strovo in vain to suppress, and her brother lod her back to tho carriage. In another minute they wore gone. The generals an 1 government officer* looked in at the _\to, grasped hands at parting, and were soon scattered on thoir several ways. Tho entire service lasted very nearly an hour. As the mourners and visitors moved away tho Fiftn artillery men, from Governor's Island, began their long vigil over tho dead general's tomb. The Seventh regiment faced the riv.T and fired thro; parting volleys of musketry. The Twenty-second regiment followed with three vulloys more, which, in turn, were succeeded by threo salvos from tho artillery, and a President's salute of two:ity-:iii" "guns. 1MSSIW RDl'OUi: THE TO.IIB. 'Jukiliq; a I.R\t l,onh nf tlic Casket Itct'orc (ho Vault wnt Closed. For hours men and women filed past tho tomb. Tho inner door of oak was thrown hack. Tin; outer door of iron lattice work was closed, but through the bars tho interior of :he tomb and tho casket which contained tho remains could 1)3 plainly se.m. No one was al'owed to stop, or even to hesitate in the hasty march, as t'losu in front were subjected t > a constant an I heavy pressure by tl'Oi-.i in tho rear. Thos-j who passed tho tomb had simply an opportunity of casting a ileeting glaive at its interior, Few probably saw the casket, as they had little idea of what to expert. I ill- ill" fact that they had looked at the sp it where ISeneral (Jrant's body lay seeni 'd to satisfy everybody. The crow I of pers ns eagT and curious to peer into the tomb piv?se.l oil in seemingly endless lino until ; o'clock, when Cipta n Bcatty, of the park police, ordered liis moil to close the jKissauewav nude by their lines. and t<> remove tin; crowd from the vicinity of tln< There were Ih-n remaining not lefs tlin i pe.'snns uitliin souinl uf :i si.ot, f? ly of whom had ? it !i:i I a chance to *jas.s in front of tho to:ni>, and n arly a'l of thus; \v|j > had not pas-ed wanted to do s>. Tho police aft.'d witn dispnt'.-h, and wit'iin lUteen minutes llu-y hid < Soared a space for one hundred foot lroni tho outran v to the ton.b in front, and also l lie chained enclosure on the slop.' above and h -liiiid. A It vr this tho gathering dwindle! fast, although enough j*et remained' t' make a lar.,e crowd, probably 'J,000 pers< n-\ A group of men had be^n waiting for an hour or longer under a trea just ba-k of the tomb. One of them kept his Imtnl 011 nil iron niaohino about tho size of a hayoutter and res -nibling a hayeuttor in its pe.top and wh-el. Another stood at a barrel lillod with soft coal. Several boxes lay near. Th; mm were all from tho Franklin Iron works, of Troy, where the steel case was made. Their apparatus liko a haycutter was .1 portable blast furnace, the whop) propelling the fan b'neath tho scoop in which the coal was t iburu. Tho boxes contained the lifty wrought iron rivets that wore to lip put in the steel case and that were to fasten it to its stone foundation, with tho tools for that work. When tho crowd was i-lcarc i away the men carried their apparatus within the tomb. The bla-t Itirnace was set up and.started liet ween the steel case and thed< 'or. All of the men worked in-olo the tomb. Tho riveting began at about <i: l ">. It was a small place for so many men, and work proceeded slowly. By o'clock. It iwever, the w.jric was over and the workmen emerge I. Tho tomb was then closed and loft to tho care of Captain .1. A. Fesscn Ii-ii, with Mattery 11, Fifth *- " 1 I-.. IT miiiitiiy, Hiiuuuvo juiriiiM lamp mitn;r ihu trees in sight of Ilia t<i:nb, expecting to remain tiierc at lens!- thirty days. Captain Hentty .'lis?detaiUvl a s iuail ol" men to the nt'i^himrlioiMl f?- the ni'ht Ravages of Locusts. The London Slutnlnnl, in an article on tlie recent ravages by locusts in Koumania, says: "'Again ami again the various species have wrought dire havoc wherever their wanderings have taken them. Pestilence usually comes in the rear of all, and is aggravated, if cot occasioned. l>v the diluvium fiom the decaying bodies of the dead cuttle, or of the insects which have been blown into the sea and afterward cast up on shore by the waves and tide. A ease is on record in which the stench from such a bank was carried 150 mi'cs into the interior, and early in tlie Christian era the hunger and plague combined which followed a visitation of locusts in North Africa caused the death of eight hundred thousand persons. Four centuries ago, it. is narrated on what seems fairly trustworthy data, more than 30,000 persons perished within the bounds of the Venetian territory from the lack of food, owing to the locusts having eaten up everything, and since that date loctnt plagues have been so numerous it is not dillicult to accept the earlier tales as true. A man claiming to Ijc a scientist wants some one to bore the earth to prevent its bursting. We have a friend who we think would Do able to (in it i p 10 this time he has devoted all his boring energies to us, and we would be glad to see 11iin try it ou the rest of the earth.? lionton /'aft. Afghanistan's population is about cipialto that of the State of New York, while the extent of its territory. 22.">,000 square miles, is considerably less than that of Texas, which contains 237, oOl square miles. Geologists say that the coal beds of the earth will be exhausted in 10,870 years. ) A STORM'S RAVAGES. Death and Destruction by a Tornado in New York State. Thre3 Workmen Crushed to Death, by a Landslide. A dispatch from Norwood, N. Y., gives the following account of tlio destruction wrought uy u loriiauu, which sui uliv wu tmu^n uuuuv 5 r. xr., and continued about fifteen minutes: Tho cloud is describod as a dark and roaring moss of wind and rain, and was preceded by a calm. As tho cloud drow nearer n roaring, hissing sound was heard, which increased to a wild crash as it struck. Hailstones much larger than walnuts fdlcd tho air, whilo sheds, roofs, boards and limbs of troos wcro scattered in every direction. Several parsons who wore out in the storm showe;! tho black and blue marks where they were struck. Drivers loft their teams in tho street and fled for their lives. The devastation in soni9 parts of tho village is almost complete. Voge tation of all kinds is as flat as though run over by a roller. On one street there wero over thirty trees blown down in the yards and highways, soma of the trees being a foot in diameter. The bridge of the Ogdensburg and Lako Champlain railroad ? ^7S feot long ? was picked tip and thrown thirty or forty feet into the river. The staging and tower were torn from the now school-house. Tlio steeple of the Congregational church blew over. The roof was torn from the Ilolbrook brick block; also the roofs from tlio Norwood Luiub -r com- j pony's mill and sash, door and blind factory. Weils & (Sibbs' factory.the Ohio and Louisville Central freight house and a portion of the Rodce crist mill. Windmills belonging to Luther Hartlett and .S. R. l'holps wero blown down. Pearson's broom factory is a mass of ruins. The Whitney house barns are miroofe l. Na|wleon Cardinal's new homo was carried forty feet from its foundation and deslroyed. Reside these at least one hundred buildings are injure 1 to some extent. Many windows are broken entirely and probably two thousand panes of glass smashed. The loss of life so far as reported included Michael Martin, a farm hand, and Mrs. David Fitzgibbuns. Tiio injured were Myra Ornisby, aged eighteen, probably fatally hurt; Mrs. George Cramer,S. E. Leslie, Mrs. Oliver Lunderman, Carl and Ilufus King and Charles Miner. As the farmers came in tliey brought reports of damage at Hewittsvillo, West Potsilam, Norfolk, Kaymondvillo, Plum Brook and Brookdalp. John Kenneen, assessor at Norfolk, and Carrol King, of the same town, are injured. Tho total loss is estimated at from $50,0.10 to $200,000. A Schenectedy dispatch says that tho damage to tho railroad was fully $100,0i)0, and neighboring farmers suffered to the extent of $10,000. An Ithaca dispatch gives the following account of a terrible accident which occurred at McKinney's, about live miles away, during tho progress of a thunderstorm: It seotm that on the approach of tho storm six men who wero working in tho vicinity of McKinney's took refugo in a shed at tho base of a perpendicular ledge of boulders which forms tho palisade along the cast side of Cayuga Lake. The rain descended in torrents, and in some way loosened several of tho great stones overhanging tho cabin in which tho men had fled for shelter. Theso fell with terrific forco, completely demolishing tho wooden structure ail.I instantly eru-hng to death threo men. Their names were: Michael Mack, foreman of a section gang on Cayuga Lake railroad; Patrick McMahou and Michael Kahee. Two of the remaining tlireo men escaped with a few scratches, but tho third, John Sullivan, ha 1 his hip crushed and was otherwise ininrwl internally. so that it was thought he "would die. Faheo find McMahon wcro Lot!) married and leave families. A PROCLAMATION. Tlie Frcnldcnt drilc? tlm licmural of Fcncc< from Public I.and*. President Cleveland has issued ihu following proclamation ordering the removal ol fences from the public lauds: Whereas, | ublic policy demands that tlit public domain shall be reserved for the occa pancy of actual settlers in good faith, and that our people who seek homes upon such domain shall in no wise be prevented by any wrouglul interference from the safe and free entry thereon to which they may be entitled: And whereas, to secure and maintain this beneficent policy, a statute was passed by the Congress of the United States on the 25th da)- of February, in the year 1SS5, which declared to be unlawful all enclosures of public lands in any State or Territory, to any of which land included within said enclosure tlio person, party, association, or corporation making or "controlling such enclosures had no claim or color of title made or acquired in good faith, or an assorted right thereto by or under claim made in good faith with a view to entry thereof at tho propc*iland oflice; and which statute also prohibited any person, by force, threats, intimidation, nr'tiv i?nv fencini' or enclosure or other tm lawful means, from preventing or obstructing any person from peaceably entering upon or establishing a settlement or residence on any tract of public land subject to settlement or entry under tho public land laws of the United States, and from preventing or obstructing freo passage anil transit over or through the public lands; And whereas, it is by tho fifth section of said act provided as follows: 'That tho President is hereby authorized to tako such means as shall be necessary to remove and destroy any unlawful enclosure of any of said lands, and to employ civil or military force as may bo necessary for that purpose." And, whereas, it lias been brought to my knowledge that by unlawful enclosures and such nsaro prohibited by tho terms of I ho aforesaid statute, exist upon the public domain, and that actual legal settlement thereon is prevented and obstructed by such enclosures and by force, threats and intimidation; Now, therefore, I, Grover Cleveland, President of the I'nited States, do hereby order and diro.'t that any and every unlawful en closure ol tue puuna Janus, maintained oy any person, association or corporation, bo immediately removed: and I do hereby forbid any person, association or corporation from preventing or obstructing by means of such enclosures, or by force, threats or intinii iation, any person entitled thereto from peaceably entering upon and establishing a settlement or residence on any part of such public land which is subject to entry and settlement under the laws of the United States. And I command and require each and ! every ollicer of the United (States upon whom the duty is legally devolved to cause this order to be obeyed and all the provisions of the act of Congress heroin mentioned to bo faithfully enforced. THE NATIONAL ({ME, In the South iney can pttcners uox-men. I.v Memphis , Tenn., Imse ball parties are fashionable. The Southern lea,5110 is very lively ami all the clubs are reported to be making money. A siiei'IIKrd dog belonging to Mr. Sclialk, of Mominoutli Junction, N. J., plays ball, i He never "mud's'* 110 matter how tho ball is j thrown. Chicago won 0110 game from Boston last | year on tho Boston grounds. Boston wonr.no game from Chicago this year 011 tho Boston grounds. Thick*: is this dilTerenco between an export swimmer and a base ball player: Tho i tirst makes a a reputation by "striking out"' ! and tho second loses it. At Bos Moines. Iowa, recently, the Rev. Kdwin S. Carr, a Yale urmluato and an admirer of baseball, sustained a compound fracture of his arm above the elbow while Irving to throw a rising curve. Mr. Carr is a j trencher at Ilunibolilt. A Ni:w Vouk contemporary proposes a series of Raines between the pennant winners ..f ll.n Vntin.inl l.'.icf.tiMi mill K.mMinr? J leagues nnd the American association. At- J ! ianta has already linen heard from. She's I willing. Atlanta evidently regards herself j j as a sure winner of the Southern pennant. Cash prizes, aggregating i<>. were put up l>y Nashville citizens for the homo club to beat "Atlanta three games out of four played ; thero recently. Nashville won the desired tliree by the skin of their teeth and the players took the money, Sowders getting *7.j for the best batting. In addition to the cash each player got. a fine seersucker suit of clot lies. ; The first gnme in New York between the | j New York league nine and the C'hicagos.ontha I ] last tour of the Western club this season, was , j witnessed by 15,OKI) people, and was intensely exciting, the homo club winning by a scoro j of 7 to (>. The contest for championship | ! honors between these two clubs lias lici-n j very closo the whole season, all the other i clubs being out of the race for first pla-e. ! Tho championship records up to recent dato | i arc as iouows: tiik national i.ka'iue. Moll. l.Mt. 'lot. I.OSf. | New York 53 17 lioston 27 J3 [ Chirngo 50 1(5 St. Losti* 26 4" j I'liilnilclp :ia....33 S3 HiilTilo 20 50 i | Providence. 44 25 Detroit 21 47 american association. St. I.ouis jt> 22 I IJrooUlyn '.'8 45 | l,itt?l?ir_' 4:1 :u llaltiiuoro 31 44 . C'mcininti 40 33 | Athletic :t4 43 Louisville 43 36 | .Metropolitan.. .21 4S eastern i.kai;i:b. Jersey City 9 27 | Norfolk 29 34 ' Lancaster 2S 39 | Trenton 33 34 National 47 2" | Virginia... 55 12 | Newark 30 3S | Wilmington 5 32 i southern i.eaoi'e. Atlanta 49 20 I CoiumtitH 30 36 I Augusta 3(1 27 Mac >n !! > 32 j Birmingham... 17 45 | Memphis 24 29 Chaiianoo^a...25 411 Nasliviiic 41 26 j Tun government postal service in Japan einyloys about 7,(Ml) persons. Mail riMit s i J0.( 0 i utiles in ajjgri'g.ily len^Hi have l>.-eii j established since lot I, ami p >s.) li.v< J I added. h&kx ... 4 NEWS SUMMARY Failrrn and ifllildlo state* On tho day of General Grant's funoral in New York impressivo ceremonies of some sort or nnother were held in cities and towns all over the country. Throughout Now York State there was hardly a city or town in which tho day was not observed by either a procession, memorial services, the tolling of Dells or ths booming of cannon. At Lowell, Mass., General Benjamin l'\ Butler pronounced the eulogy, nnd at the memorial services in Augusta, Me., that oflice was'performed by James G. Blaine. Between forty nnd fifty thousand people visited General Grant's tomb at Riverside park on tho day after his burial. The $100,000 required to finish the pedestal for Partholdi's statue of Liberty at New York have been subscribed. Many persons who lost relatives during the recent typhoid fever epidemic at Plymouth, Ponn., announce their intention to suo the water company of that place for damages in each case of death. Rev. W. R. Coovert, pastor of a Pittsburg (Penn.) church, has come to New York to establish a claim to Harlem commons, a tract of about 10,000 acro3, including tho site of General Grant's tomb. Of tho Coovert family thero are about a hundred, and if the claim is proved ?000,000,000 will bo divided among them. A recent law prohibiting the employment of hoys under the age of fourteen years insido the coal mines in Pennsylvania has turned 10,000 lads out of employment The State convention of the Pennsylvania Greenbackors and National Labor party was held a few days since at Erie. Dr. N. C. Whitney was nominated for ytnto treasurer and a platform in accordance with the principles of tho party was adopted. The Baptists, f'ongregationalists, Disciplos, Methodist Episcopalians, Protestant Episcopalians, tho Reformed Episcopalians, Presbyterians, the United Brethren, tho Cum burlanil Presbyterians and English Lutherans each held a Sunday school congress tha other day at Chatauqua, N. Y. Leadkhs of tha New York People's party inet at Saratoga in conference, adopted a declaration of principles aud called a convention for the nomination of governor ami other State officers, to be held in Now York city Soptomber U. *?nth and Wc?t, A party of five persons, consisting of Jarvis Snyder, wifo and daughter, uged five years, William HalTner and George Hansen, wero swept under tho rapids in the Columbia river, Oregon, while in a sailboat, and all drowned. Fire has destroyed the Montezuma hotel, near Los Vegas. New Moxico. The hotel was a large structure, built by a railroad company. The loss amounts to $1500,000. Two men and a woman were killed and two children of tho latter fatally injured by a railroad wreck near Cincinnati. Ji'doe James Garland, probably the oldest judge in the world, and, it is believed, the oldest .Mason in tho United States, died at his home at Lynchburg, Va., tho other day, aged ninety-five. Reserved in tho war of 181-', and was twice a member of Congress. A Fargo (Dakota) dispatch says tho whole country has beeu flooded by tho most tremendous full of rain over witnessed in that section, and that in consequence enormous damage has been done to the crops. Tho ground was covered with from six inches to a foot of water. Joseph O. Howard (white), who killed E. C. Blackmail, a farmer, after robbing him; Tom Gee (coloroil), who cut to pieces with an axe Mary Hughes, a white woman, and Tom McNeill (colored), who killed his brother, Simon McNeill, were hanged together in public tho other day, at Kayettevillc, N. C. On tho same day Richard Johnson (colored), suffered a similar fato at Vidalin, La., for the murder of another colored man. "While General Grant was being conveyed to his grave in Now York there were demonstrations of sorrow in many Southern and Western cities. At Chicago there was an immense procession, the most prominent feature being a draped funeral car, drawn by ten horses, containing a black ca3ket, and followed by n mn^mlicoiit milk white steed with an emntv saddle. 1 hero werealso Iarce Da ratios nt St. Louis, Cleveland and "other I places, and memorial exercises were held in I Cincinnati, Louisville, IsV.v Orleans, Fan Francisco, Atlanta, and many other cities and towns. Maxwell, the companion of Freller, tho wealthy young Englishman who was found foully murdered in a prominent St. Louis hotel some months ago, arrived in San Francisco a few days since, from New Zealand, in charge of officers. He was taken to St. Louis. Ho denies all knowledge of the crime. Two brothers named Pond wero leading a Holstein l.ull to their farm, near St. Paul, Minn., when the animal became unmanageable and attacked the men, killing both. Ax association to raise funds to erect a monument to General 'irant in St. Louis has been formed in that city. A collision between strikers and sheriffs ofliceis at P.:iy Citv. Mich., resulted in bloodshed. The sheriil' was wounded with a pistol bullet ami nine of tho striker : wero arrested after several had been wounded. Widespread daningo has been done to crops in the Northwest by recent heavy storms. The entire spring wheat yield has been reduced one-third. Mns. IIklkx Hc.nt Jackson*, alio wellknown American authoress, died a few days ago in San Francisco. Washington* Secketajiy WyiT.VEY 1ms written n letter to the assignees of Mr. John Roach in which ho pays tiw contracts with that gentleman for the construction of the new cruisers (the Uoston, I ho .Atlanta mil the Chicago) have been forfeited ami that tho government will coni|>k'tc the work at the navy yards. Coi-oxrx A. (r. Siiaui'E, chief postollice inspector, has resigned. After attending General Grant's funeral in New York President Cleveland proceeded to Albany, and thcnco to the Adirondack*, for a vacation. The White House is now clo-od to visitors and will not be reopened until the President's return in September. In the meantime the building will bo overhauled and made as clean and comfortable as possible. Cr.o:? returns to tho department of a~ricul ture show an improvoment in tiio condition of cotton and corn: some damage to spring wheat in the Northwest and ail iucroaso in New England; a decline in tho average for oats; continued improvement in rye; au average barley crop; an increase iu the buckwheat area; a medium hay crop; a decrease over last month in potatoes, and a general average of ninety-one in tobac *o. It is estimated that more than 10,000,000 acres of tho public domain have been illegally feined iu by cattle owners and others. Hence the President's protdamation | ordering the removal of these fences. Foreign# There are fears of another collision between I ho llussian troops and tho Afghans in Afghanistan. The scandal case in which Sir Charles j Dilko, tho leading English lory, is involved I has been revived, theiujured husband having I returned thechet'k for 51'i"*,00J which J'ilko had given him as reparation. Covsi r, IIeai', at IJeyrout, Turkey, has protested against, tho proposed expulsion of | some American citizens. A th us", in ftili speed, plungrl throusli a partially opened swing bri Ige into the "VN'elian I canal at Merritton. Ontario. Engineer Cox was inst'Jntlv kiile 1, and William Jen-! nings probably fatally injured. KntEXCnrs effort! aro lu>i!i',r ninde by the French Cam liaus to savo lticS, tho rebel leader, from t!ie pillows. W'akm weather lias jjrailly ineroasotl the number of doaths from eh >lora in Franco and Spain. Fivk misiioinrie.: and many Christians have boon nussanvd by the lila.'lc Flags in Ton<(iiii). Ki\Amina, n town near Warsaw, in lVaivl, has boen dostr >yod by lire. l.i)!::) Ilor.iiiru.v, a imtvl KnglNh author, is dead in his seventy-sixth year. Advii ks 1'r.im Tominin say tli.it tho bishop of (t!uinhotr reports that over ten thousand Christian; have been ina-s icre 1 by H'aek Flag's. .Murders niul incendiary lires aro of daiiv occurrence. Tin: Lombn Society for thoS.ij>;>t-s?ion of Vice has employe liletiviivest > shad ?w every iii!,::i!i of the I'pit ish li-'iivof commons an 1 rep ?rt tie; li >tis?-s virile I by tli ?:n. I'll; ma :i bors aro furibut ateafr.n l to complain for Oar of m i!:iu^ it appur that they have something to b > a>ham I of. A fkarkit. stat<* of anarchy prevails in Kordofati. There is a famiuo also existing. St: v Kit a r. cases of Asiatic cholera are rioiu-N.:l to have occutTe I in Kniilish towns. Tiik Afghans have destroyed ail the f^ar ilons and villages round about Herat, liUelv to alVord f 1 or shelter to a Russian attacking force. Tho owners of the destroyed property have been assured that Kngiaml will compensate them for their losses. NEWSY OLI-ANIN'GS, Fifthex niiliion horses are now owned in America. The electric light is gradually coming into uso on loeotno'.ives. The a old prodirt of Ueirgia is emulated at $400,0 u yearly. The total assessment rf lln-i-tateof Kan sas for l-ss-1 was s-.'::;.it| :, iMi.T.V The average we iith of Ma-sa-bus"tts farm ers is said to lie about per eapita. A lemon weighing fivtr p itinds and thirteen ounces is olio of Florida's reeent productions. CORK cuttings nro new u-ed in making bricks which are said to be uninjured by heat or moisture. The milk crop in England is of more value than the wheat cro;>, b-in.; worth lo t,(HO,UOO, or about $150,000,0 ">. The mortality fromswitio fever in Kngland has reached a point when about CO > animals perish every week, or 10,000 'per 1 year out of 2,000,000 swiuo. "km DISASTER % Many Pennsylvania Miners Suffocated by Poisonous Air. Scores of Men Brought to the Surface of the Mine Unconscious. A frightful mine accident occurred at the West End C'onl company's mine, at Mocanaqua, Penn., the other morning, by which at least twolvo lives woro lost and twenty-five child ron rendered fatherless. About 9 o'clock a. m. the engiueer in charge of tho fan which supplies air to tho mine discovered that tho shaft was bent, and that tho fan would not work as well as . usual. In other words, it was running at too i ow a rate of speod, and thus diminishing the I amount of air m tho mine below, where over 100 men were at work digging coal. Tho en- . ginecr, instead of giving tho alarm at once to iho miners attempted to repair liio broken fan, out his oTorts were without success. During all this time tho gas in tho mine was a:cu- i mulating in largo quantities, and when it canio pouring into tho different galleries it was too lato fur tho miners to cscane. The fire boss was tho first to givo the alarm. He was at the bottom of the slopo nearest tho surface and had a chance to niako his es.apo ad ho so desired, but he know there were | over a hundred of his fellow-nieu iu tho mine i and to leave them meant instant death for all. Quickly summoning a couple of door- i tenders he inadn his way through tho dark ' subterranean passages of tho mine, yelling at i the top of his voice. 1 "Mon, t hero is gas in the mine. Run for your lives; quick!" i Ho was not ahle to reach evory quarter of the intno, which covers nu area of two miles under ground. Wljcn ho had gone half-way through tho mina ho was overcome by the gas niul prostrated. Many of tho miners who had heard his words of alarm hastened quickly to the mouth of tho niino and made taoir cscapo, but others became exhausted and had to succumb to tho power of tho pois >nous gas. An cyo witness, a miner who worked in one of tho chamber.! and who mado his escape to the surfneo, thus describes tho scc-110 in the mine when tho alarm was first givon. "About 'J o'clock I noticed that thero was more or less gas in the mine, bui thought nothing of it at tho timo, as I thought the engineer in charge of tho fan had slacked up a little to mako some repairs. This is sometimes the case, but when tho necessary repairs are made tho fan is given increased speed and it soon cleans out tlw gas. About 40 minutes before I heard tho firo bos3 givo the alarm I thought that the gas was increasing, and so stated to my laborer. I then for the first time began to realize that something was tho matter. 1 told my laborer wo had better make our way to tho top. Wo threw down our tools and hastily took our departure. Wa ltn/1 11r?f. rrnna Ann lmn.lrrvl vor/lo Knfnr.i [ notice;! a dozen rats running ahead of me. [ knew that whenever I saw rats in the mine on tho run that there id something going to ruin. My laborer turned white at tho sight of them, lie said: 'Mv God, John, do you see tho rats running? AVe will all bo killed.' Wo ran for all wo were worth through the dark passages. Wo wire within fivo hundred yards of t ho opening when I heard tho (ire boss ^ive the alarm. "We were now almost exhausted from tho gas. In our progress through Uio mine wo could hear tho groans of ihoso who had succumbed to the gas and [alien to the ground. Every few yards we ? went we would stumble over some poor un- ! fortunate who, like ourselves, had attompt- ' tid to make his escape from tho deathdeal-ng vapor, but had fa'len by the roadway. Some of them wo tried to put on their feet, but they were as stiff as a log and could not move. Seeing we could render no relief we trudged on, now and then stumbling over the prostrate bodies of other miners. At last 1 my laborer gavo out. Ho fell. I tried to 1 drag him, but it was 110 use. He was dead in ! few minutes, r.nd I knew that if I remained live minutes longer I too would be prostrated, i l;asten.;l on, and at last saw the foot of the slope, whero some men were at work lifting the unconscious to the bucket so they could lie carried to the open air. This is all I remember, for the next moment I fell from shen* exhaustion. I was carried to tho top i y '.I12 relief party." j\ssoon as the accident became known a r.-liof party was organized, with Superintendent John Teasdale at the head. They went Invn in tho mine and rescued about eighty men who were nearest to the mouth of the mine. All of them were ;in an unconscious condition, and when brought to the surface were stretched out on the earth and medical a -sistauce summoned. All the doctors for twenty miles around were pressed into service. Tho scene was a most pitiful one. The inotncrs, wives sua sisiers ot ino miners authored around the spot and mado the air o ho with their erics and lamentations. They were of great assistance, however, and tenderly cared for the pros! rate men. Some were curried to log shanties, and, with the aid of nature's help and the kind ministrations of friends, so;n recovered. Others were too weak to recover and died in a short time. All attempts to get tho fan in running order were fruitless, and at 4 o'clock tho rescuing party were compelled to give up the search, tho gas in tho mine being too strong. They rescued about 115, and about twolve were known to be dewl. LATER iNEWd A FinE which broko out in Jersey City, N. J., a fow days since, spread quickly and soon covered two acres of houses. ISumeruu > small tenements and business buildings were destroyod or badly injured, and the total . loss is aboyt $100,00 >. James Houace Jones was hanged at the jail in Troy, N. Y., for wife murder. A man entered a savings bank at San Jose, C'al., obtained a bill of exchange for a small sum, ami while the cashier's back was turned _.!,L . 4Airliner *10 0(10 ill WniKOD OIL mill u 11 ujr <-<Jnuuuiug gold $-0 i)icces. Tub ravBges of tho cholera in Granada, Spain, are horrible. Scores of tho victims of the disease drop and die iu tho streets, where in many cases they remain for hours before (hoy are gathered up at night for a hurried and unceremonius burial in a common trench. The people attribute the visitation to Divine wrath, and wear amulets to preserve them from the disease. A nrfEat Philippopolis, Turkey, destroyed j forty-live houses. Two persons were kiiicd I and immense damage was done. ' Cotopaxi, the celebrate'.! volcano in Ecua- > dor, 1ms been in a state of eruption. About I 100 houses in the city of Chimboto, Guaya | quil, situated near the foot of the gigantic | volcano, were destroyed. Biuoands are ravaging Epirtts, Greecc. I They have carried o'f several ladies and de- j mand heavy ransoms for their release. Small-pox is epidemic at Montreal, Can- | . t -*-i A** i (Ia, nnu 1110 v^ny uosimui i? uvnuwu ...v.. , pa tients. ____ MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC. Oxr.Y ton tiiiie.; wero known in New Eny Land in tho first ninety years. Mis-; Emma Tiirnsnv is on the poinfof r? appearing in the cjncort room. It is s.ii.l that Adelina I'ntti may make n vhort professional visit to America the coming irint r. .M. (taVARHR,a Spaniard by birth, is al>ont j t) sin;? in French at tho Granl Opera-houso j in l'aris. Tiik number of tftiatrc in \ lonna is ori duo (lo'.'linu. In 18S) there were twelve, and in 1>S1 only seven. John T. Raymond has bought a phy from Hora w MuViekor, entitled ''Mons. Jacques." It is in four nets. W. H. Powkk has a play entitle! "The lvy Loaf," in wlucii a live American eagle will bo given a prominent plaee. Jok Mi'Ui'iiv is sai'l to bo the richest mill on the stage, lie is w.trth a eo >1 half million. He was a poor Irish boy, and started as a va: riety singer. j Mtss Ci.aU/V Louise KEM.or;o and her i concert comi>any have reae'iel Winnipeg, whence they intend to proceed to Washington ! Territory and British Columbia. ! Vii'Toma Hclskami', nee Morosini, who , | marrie:! her rich father's coachman, has bom ' I engage 1 by the management. of the Now L'a>ino theatre losing in comic op>ra. I Liszt, the greatest of pianists, is very poor, i , but absolutely refuses to ve concerts to ' make money. His only revenue is a small pension from a (Serin m princess. i Niou.a he (Los a, an Italian comfwer, i wIiksj op <ra "Don Checco'' was pru;lii:e 1 in 1*50 and has been verv popular, ilid lately in an insane asylum. He was sixty-live years old. \V. (>. AV"ir.t.s ha? written for Mary An* ! dors .11 a poatie play, calls 1 ' Irenia;*' it is pla -ed in tin tirst century of the Christian I lorn. It will not lie pr.i lu>-;d till after Miss Anderson's American tour. i MJinn- will inaugurate her Amori' can tour at Wallaek's theatre, Now York, I Octolier 1. She is one of the great nov* eltio-t of the forthcoming s.*aNo artiste , , in Fi ance has occupied a more popular posi- 1 j tion. ! Kdwaiu) Rtuatss has many mannerisms ; i when conducting an orchestral cmi erf. A-* ' 1 cording to n London journal he "twirls his ' | violin in the air, dances to his own music ami I j rushes to and fro; ho menaces a musician to . the right with his bow, t-i the left with his } . fiddle. He smile, he weeps: lie is. particulari ly to the Kugli-h mind, <iuit" absurd.'' A itittKit rivalry is said to have aris 'ii !>> tweon ("ornetist Levy and Miss A la Hewctt. tlio n w cornet player who lias capture I Coney Island. She is said to be a musician ' of remarkable skill, rivaling l.ovy in the rendition of many compositions and excelling I him in others. Her familiarity with the cor not extends even to the limit of a perfect imi- , w?tion of Levy, THE WHEAT CROP. j Estimate of the WJ10I0 Country's Yield for 1885. A. Ia-,g3 Slnrlag) in the Crop Compared With Last Y?ar, <-t -rtr m il i ii.. > r;?1 l.? -.4.-. 1 .< a. vv. i aniuauge, mo ..umwiiuMxj wi uy amtistician, has mndo his fifth and final estimate and report on the condition of the wheat crop of IS'nj. Mr. Tulliuadgo says: The threshing in most of tho winter wheat States is well advanced, and with tho exception of Indiana there is little or no increase to bo made in tho figures furnished July 1. Spring wheat also shows little upon which to base a change of estimate, except in the State of Minnesota, where there has been considerable damage. In tho spring wheat sections of Dakota, Nebraska and Iowa they are in tho midst of harvest and are having very unfavorable weather. In tho comparative crop table given herewith tho figures on tho crop of 1"&4 are not those of Professor Dodge, statistician of the department at Washington. l'hero being so many gross errors in his unal report or 1584 i deem id uniair to mane > comparisons with it. I have therefore used my own report for last year compilod from the official reports of the different Stato agricultural departments. I believe tho Stato departments' reports are more carefully compiled than thoso of tho government, anil therefore nearer actual results. . Pro essor Dodgo places tho total yield of 18S4 at 513,000,000 bushels. My own figures, basol upon tho official reports of tho lifferent Stato agrtcultural associations,gives tho total yield as 520,000,000. Folldwing is tho comparative statements of tho yield of 3priug wheat for 1SS4 and 1885: Stato 18S5. 1884. Minnesota 29,500,000 41,000,000 Iowa 20,500,000 31,000,000 Dakota 24,000,000 22,000,000 Nebraska 16,000,000 18, WW, 003 Wisconsin 14,000,009 20,000,000 Total 113,000,000 132,000,000 WINTER WHEAT. California 20,000,000 5S,030,030 Michigan 25,500,<M? 30,000,000 Indiana 24,000,000 ?4,0)0,000 Ohio l'J.OOO,000 41,030,000 Oregon 17,000,000 15,000,000 Pennsylvania. 13,000,000 22,000,000 Kansas 11,500,000 48,000,000 Missouri 11,000,01.0 ?8,'W0,000 New York 11,000,000 13,000,003 Tllinnis 10.000.0X) 8o.000.00) Texas. . . . . ......... 5,000.000 5,000,00!) ; Maryland 5,000,000 8,005,000 Washington 5,000,000 4,iKK),0'X) Kentucky J>,000,(00 12,500,000 Colorado 3,(00,0;W 2,003,000 Tennessee 2,600,003 9,OX),000 North Carolina.... 2,400,000 5,000,003 Virginia 2,500,000 8,000,000 Georgia 2,030,000 3,000,030 South Carolina..... 1,500,000 2,000,000 New Jersey 1,500,000 2,000,030 Utah 1,500,000 1.503,030 Arkansas 1,300,000 2.000,000 "West Virginia 1,800,000 3,030,000 Alabama 1,203,000 1,500,00) Delaware 1,000,000 1,230,000 Now Mexico 1,003,000 1.030,000 Montana 1,003,000 1,0)0,030 Idaho 1,003,0JO 1,003,1)00 Other States <& Territories 1,309,000 1,300,000 Total.. 212,000,000 397,000,000 ' RECAPITULATION. Spring wheat crop, 1SS4 132,003,000 Spring wheat crop, 1885 113,000,030 Shortage 19,000,000 Winter wheat crop. lsS-1 397,00),000 Winter wheat crop, 1885 212,000,000 Shortage 185,003,000 Total crop 1S84 529,000,000 Total crop, 1885 32o,0C0,000 .. Total shortage 204,000,00) Average crop for five years, 4C2,')00,000 Shortage coinparo.l with average Ave years. 137,000,003 STATE FAIRS, Where and When lh: Agricultural Fairs Will be Held. Below will ho lounu a nsr 01 tne sstaic, provincial, and general agricultural fairs, and the times and places for holding them: Am. Institute. New Yo k Sept. 30?Dec. 0 California Sacramento . ..Sept. "?19 Central Ontario....Hamilton Sept. 21?2J . Connecticut Mcrlden Sept. 15?18 Delaware Dover Sept. 23-Oct. 3 Illinois Chicago Sept 14?18 Illinois tat stock...Chicago Nov. 1<??19 Indiana Indianapolis?Sept 23?Oct 3 Iowa Des Moines Sept. 1?11 Kansas Lawrencc Sept. 7?12 Kansas Topeka, Sept. 14?13 Kan. City fat stockKanstis City....Oct 29--Nov. 4 Kentucky Lexington Auz. 2>?& I onisville Louisville Aug. 15-Oct. 21 Maine Lewiston Sept. 21?15 Maryland llagerstown....Oct ?0?23 Mass. horticulturalBoston Sept 15?13 Michigan Kalamazoo Sept. 14?18 Milwaukee industrial Milwaukee. Sept. 2, Oct IT Minneapolis Indus- . trial Minneapolis.... Aug. 31? Sept. 5 Minnesota St. I'aul Sept. 7?12 Montana. Helena Aug. 24?23 Nebraska I.inco'n Sept 11?18 New England Hatigor, Me Sept 1?5 New Hampshire...Manchester..'...Sept 21?24 New Jersey Waverly Sept 14?18 New York Albany Sept 10?16 North Carolina....Haleigh Oct. 12?17 Ohio Columbus Aug. 31?Sept. 4 Ont. Provincial....London Sept 7?12 Oregon Salem Sept. 21 ?26 Pennsylvania Philadelphia....fcpt 2i-uci. < Rhode Island I'rovidcii'c Sept. til?25 St. Louis St. Louis Oct. 5?10 St. Louis Expos....St. Louis Sept. 9-Oct. 'U South Carolina Columbia. Nov. 10-13 Toronto IndustrialToro'ito Sept. 3?IS Tri-State Toledo, O Sept. 7?12 Vermont Hurlington Sept. 7?11 Virginia Richmond Oct. 21 - S3 West Virginia. Wheeling. Sept. 7?12 West Vii^iniaCen-Clarkebiirg Sept. 22??5 Wisconein Madison Sept. 7?11 APPALLING DISASTER. Seven l.ivcsJ.iiM by Suffocation in a Fire. As peoplo were gathering at their places of business at Manchester, N. H., impressed with the solemnities of the national grief on account of the imposing obsequies of the warrior dead to take place in New York, the news spread from iip to lip of the most appalling disaster that ever occurred in the city. Seven human dead bodie* had just been removed from a single structure. Webster block is an immense five story building on tho main thoroughfare of tiie city, occupied by stores, shops and tenements and peopled by upward of three hundred sou's. Hre started at about 10 o'clock in the basement and quickly as:ended to the roof, where it burst out on all sides. Tiie police and Ilreinen worked valliantly, and in a short tiim many ladder.? were at hau l, and several streams of water were thr.r.vn upon the burning pile. Two alarms were mug, and a great multitude of people turned out. Intense excitement reigned everywhere. Bravo men entered tho lower stories of tho block bent on errands of humanity, and many lives w -re saved in this way. Denso and suffocating volumes of smoke, however, prevented loftier explorations, and all who escaped from the upper floors cither awoke themselves or were aroused by othc-r ocvupinfs. But few saved any chattels, and many escaped with only their night garments. SS?i?rcs were taken from the upper winnow? nv ue uitim.. ladders, who with diUiculty restrained frightenod women from throwing themselves to tho pavements. A search anion;; the ruins revoa'ed the dead bodies of Mrs l'hilomeno Compo, widow and two children?Obeiien, twelve years, and J'respir, nine vears?and Mrs. Justin Parent ami two daughters?Klsie, twenty-one years, and Lenore, two months. PJROMiXENT PEOPLE. Chief .Trsri;*:-: Waite, of the I'tnt-d States supreme court. is hi Sco'luul. Sex.\T<>i: .luiin- SilEu'.tax is organising .1 reunion of tii" iSherin 111 family at Mauslield, Ohio, early in September. (rknicii' \\". i.'iiii.ds, publis'ier "f t'i< Phiia lelphia /.(? ':/< < , acts as uslier every Sun lay i'i a litt'o Long l?r-tn>-ii church. Joiix S. Wise, republican candidate for fiovernorof Virginia, is tliegreat-\st admirer of dogs in the State, and never mis^s a dog show. It is eons! I.-red probable that tli-? ex-Empress Kug-:iie will leave th* lulknf Iier l'<ntun t to tho IViu vss ncatritv, vju-eii Victoria' 3 youngest daughter. The Matvhioii 'ssof ICildnre and tho wife / of Lieutenant T. ('. 1'. C ilhy, of t It * First Li i'i 1 guards, have plunge I society in England into an en lless argument as to which is entitle I to rank a; the m>>t beautiful woman 111 the kingdom. Ui:v. Jamks Fukeman C'iaiiai: says: "Although when young I s'iioki-1, 1 have not used tobacco since I was tw.nty-six. in hair 11 century 1 haw only smoke I twocisars. and those only boeauw I happened to lie whoro the air was malarious." Ir is announced in London that Lord < hiefJustico Coleridge is about marry an American taily whom ho lirst u:>-t on *.!:< steamer on which ho returns! from the i'nit<-1 Stat.-s throe y?:irs a#\ who tiiiv.iti-nc i to briu^ an action" lor l>r<'.ich oi proauv if ii-? -It 1 not marry Iter. His I .on (ship's chiMivn are said to lie displeased. Thomas Kt>i>ov, the inventor, although somewhat doaf.is passionately fond "f nm>k\ lie has a piano at his decant home that is ^ pounded on most vigorously bv th* lanvus electrician two or llirej tim-s a day. Ho do.-s i>ot play by note. but has a wonderfully car to catch popular and even diilicuit opera airs. i ii l.i p :y<. a i> Mufy oi > , a h--a I for the scalps oi con;lor... but th - birds are sj sly that, it docs not p i.v to Imn; tlicm.