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IP Yo V THE SUN, SUNDAY, JULY 10, 1808. , 'H K JACK CASTLES, ROMANCER. j 9777T arxy itto i'ja xmb tarns IB AnOVT Tltr. SOUTH SEA. 'K Most Recent Ilooki About the Honth Pncltlo Jft-' Tinged by Ilia Fertile Imnglnntlon-IIls R- Art ns i Weaver of Romance Nut to He 1 Separated fromTriitlt-lllsAutoblocrnpliy ,K Oomo men aro romancers ttiomnclvcs, omo K th oauno of romnnco In otliors. Br being him m self dlitlnctly In tho former clas3, Cart Jnck K OMtlos or the South (lea trading Bchoonor Iff n&latukatosn has caused muoli romnnco In the W work of others. True, It docs not appear as ro W tnnnce, but It Is fiction uono tho loss. Few fc books havo been written about tho South r W clflo In the last acoroof rears which have not fe drawn largely upon tho storo of Information K rtadllr and opportunely Invented by Capt Cos- W ties, nisstorlesaie always IntorcBtlng.nml tho 1 tr&Toller Intent on writing a book In tho shortest 5 spaoo of time welcomes this frnsh material as ' the actual experlenco of a man who has cruised C about the Islands for years. It Is only tho real- dent population that speaks disrespectfully of 9 this fertile romancor. This nttltudo may bo A the result of the talk of o,fovv traders and skip- f pen of sohoonors. movod by professional joal- fc ouay. Capt. Castles can woll nlTonl to (Hare s' sard It when ho recalls how this or that master ' of the author's trodo has given to tlio world as V foot tho fancy that has flushed into his own for 1 tils brain as ho was welshing In n ton of copra, l eras his schoonor was standing steadily on- ft- ward with tho trndowlnd hanging truo south east or possibly n llttlo more of onBting In It j Capt. Castlos Is now encaged In commercial $ pursuits as a merchant others oall It trading In Nukualofa on tho Island of Toncatabu In tho archipelago which Cook named Frlondly. Hut as sklpporot trading schooners and as labor agent ho has cruised over tho wholo of tho South raclflc. This oxpcrlcnco has mippllod him with that skeleton of geography and fact whloh has enabled him ns a tollor of stories to , practlco in the school of historical Action. If a listener should doubt tho accuracy of any stnto 1 tnentlin tho courso of a nnrrntive, the relator Was always in a position to support his point by 1 reference to tho great mas? of fact which I could bo proved. It is just this matter of method which marks tho difforenco botwocn tho foolish practlco of blue and tho flno art of romance Tho moro you aro taken In by alio tho low or you regard tho liar; I tho moro you nro carried away by the vcrlslmll ltudo of tho romance tho moro you prnlso tho art of. tho romancor. It Is only tho ignorant beachcombors who speak dtsrcspectfullj of this romancer; book-writing traollors incorporate his narrathes with theirs as fact and gho credit to " Capt. Castles, who has had a wldo experience among these islands." To Capt. Castlos and to tho romnntio school of writors in jj general is duo tho mass of mlsconcoptlon and t error, which every ono finds It his 11 rst task to I throw overboard when ho comos really to know J the South Ben Islands. The best of Capt. C.isttes's work In tho field of i' romanco lias nlvvavs bcon communlcatod by j word of mouth, lazily drawled out to tho ntten- ' tlvo listener under tho noisy shndo of cocoanuts, punctuated by nattvo cigarettes and imported f squarofacc. Certain limitations of education j, havo robbod the story teller of that facility with '' the pen which miglit havo mndo him an author. t But he has told his tales whorover ho could i find a llstenor, and few havo over tired of tlicso f narratives of udvonturo. Uory beach has f known him from Yap and liutaritnri to llan- l gala and Nukualofa. Mention but tho namo of f an Island or of somo Soutli Sea land, and whorevorltmayboltvvillservo as tho peg on i which to hang rominlsccnees bo truo in somo points as to scorn truo in all, so palpably lmpos- I slblo In other points as to cast doubt on all. It wouldbeawlso man who could separato tho ,, true and the f also In tlioso narrath es ; to do this $ would probably pro o a task beyond tho pow era Jof tho narrator himself. Thoro Is in existence but a singlo manuscript of this brilliant romancor, for it lias been re marked that ho is not facllo with tho pen. This T Is n brief autobiography which Cupt. Castles i, wrote for a special purpose. To appreciate this purpose It is necessary to understand V somo peculiar conditions which exist In tho f realms of King Goorgo of Tonga. I In a general way tho dlplouintio Intercourse . g of tho Onlted States with other parts of tho world has never displayed that complcto utten L tlon to details which characterizes countries S With trained diplomatic ofllclals. Ono of the IK minor details in whloh tho "State Department 1 pioved remiss was to bo found in Tonga. By , ft tho terms of tho treaty ratified in 18HU no f Amorlcan In Tonga may be tried chilly or jr criminally excopt by tho Amorlcan Con- E sul. Hut for ten years tho United States f neglected to sond u Consul to Tonga. I and tho natural result was churtered lawiess- t, noss. Caut. Castles said that mercantile pur- suits in bukualofa, lliuorsuiidguiiiowder Lo j f lng contraband, might holiest prosecuted under , f tho American name. Accordingly ho guo no t tlce to tho buleaga. tlio Omurnlni: Jlourd of I Tonga, that he was an American und tliorcforo ) '- might not bo brought before any Tongun court, j f no matter what ho might do. lo, whtther it he did soil gin und guns is wldo of tho J present htory; if ho did. thcro was no uuy I 1 of punishing him so long as lie claimed 1 f stoutly to bo uu Amorlcan. Tho man is a a f cockney of tho genuine tjpo which lias f f eoustant difficult) Mltli Its h's." hut that i i iHalluo distinction bejond tlio ier of tho I f Tonganstodetennlno. Whilo his profession of 4 American cltlroiiHliip was of advuntngo to tlio I f, trador in many tas, there aroso a circum J I stancoln which thonbseucoof Amurienn law in f h Nukualofa worked hlin a hardslilp. He sought 3 to sue a dobtorlu the Tongun court. Tho bute- if J, apaatonco demunded thut lie produce n dls- 5 ? pensatlon from tho neuruxt American Consul Tjermlttlng him tu appear In a nutlo court. Tlio amount of tho debt was no trltlototho f merohnnt, and ho was unwllllut: to loso i t .It f hy ; any reasonable elfort It could ho rteoverod. To the buleaga, just natives. It had proved tuif f: (lclentfor him to say that ho wiuau American; , that securod him Immunity from arrest mid i from oory other process of law; but in deal i , ing with tho Consul at Apia mere assertion ? , would bo iusufllclunt. prwf of Americanism ' would ho needed, and that Capt. C'ohtlus was , I prepared to supply totholiest of his imuglua- i i; Hon. That pruot was uupplied In the uutohl- x I ogrnphy ot this romancer, which is Ids only ft mantibcript. f "lwus gien to understand." ho begins his J j parratlo with full credit totho source both of J himself mid his information "I wusghnu to j. i understand by my mother that I was horn on ( board un American hIiIii, tlio Henrietta of llos- ,v ton, and that I came into this nluiuit while on 5 , board of her. Lamtlng at .MarwiillcH my motlier R I took mo to Civltu Vucvliiu and then to America r wlioro I was reared by a ludy on Cupu Cod and S began my schooling." ; v Tlio scone of thu composition of the auto- 1 '. biography must not be ucgluutod 'J ho tin I etovo Is hot. Hies cluster numt, (ominereiul i I pursuits in Tonga smell to high bunco what i i i with the reek of the copra and the ticiil britiu f oozing froin tlio iiuaitur casks of salt biuf. t . Thcro 1b tlio hunt for tho writing paper, at last I found in tho back ot the ono hook which keeps I all the accounts of tho establishment. Tho old II i cigar box with ltj rubbish ot rusty ball needles v and such small guar must bo lumniuged for a pen not too far gouo to wrlto with. ,- To got tlio vnniHliod bottle of Ink one has i to stand upon tho veranda and cll like V i Uashanla bulls to tho circumjacent Ton- 1 son population to bring it book, 'lliey aro y t great letter writers, tlicso Islanders, und jou wlllsuroly lose thetrcoiuu 11 you grudge tliein f ' pen, ink and papei. When these tools of thu f , sentle trade ot uuthoi aio assembled on tlio ', table black, and liuekod on one corner where V i countless piugsot navy havo been sliced, when t , I tho sauure face has been placed ready to hand Si ; wlthlltsrvltriollo liibplratloii, wlion thu ilanng '?, I lamp under the big tin rellector has been onco ' moro adjusted ono cun liuugliio tho tlirots of , I composition beginning, ltut commercial pur- sultsareoommerclalpursultsovenliukuulorn . t and the march of thu narrative must-sullor thu f i . JpMrruptlon of thu ei-owd which accompanies ; f tho customer who has tho spending of u solitary i L slklslpenl." a cniwd vocal with the strong j? f Fljlsp speech, tlio Tongati with Its mouthful of h t npldfc's." tho Humoaii all towels. ' ' Though tin does not say it In hu many words. t Capt Coatles seems to havo had doubts as to f i' Amerlo&n citizenship derived from birth on uu f, American vessel on tlio high seas To makeup any civil deficiencies of the Henrietta of llojton. t I hehashimselfcarriedoutoftho Mediteiraueaii ' I at an early ago and put out to nurse on Capo i' f Cod. From tlio sand) nurso of t'uit. Castlos 3, and the cranberry patches ho was sunt tu tlio i l Oontluent and tliure. eltlior lu Genoa oi I'g- q r horn, had tho plousuro of meeting Ids father. L f who promptly drops out of tho uurrativo after S this one appearance mid gives no hint of his citizenship. Wlun thu hid was H jears t K old his aunt turns him over to tho t F SOP9 L V10 American ConBiil at l'iuuio ix, That ofueial put the )oungMtur In ehargo of I hlsown iiogro borvaut forthovonguto l'hila- j If delph a. Go ng to llaltlmore. m was ap- iy prenticed to the sea on thu brig lvgusus Sall- j V Ing In her to the Crimen in lfcC5, ho was tho M ti aoreBurvlvorqfntempostundwrockatOpatorlo. M) wk In whloh hundreds of veseuls were Invohod in fcV disaster. This romantlo episode haniienlng to & W onaso young, seems to havo glvoa li m a last- LfX ln loellnatlon toward disaster and sole survlv- orshlp which ho' has noror been ablofullrto overcome, Tho noxt flvo years ho passes over with but slight reference ton roving career In the levant, part of the time on n brig. Now comes tho narrative of .how ho fought and died In tlio civil war. and that ho presents vory much In full as boliign furthorproof of his American cltl70tislilp .lorsaklng his roving career with the corsairs of Hyra, thw boy of lit Hhippcd himself at Messina on a Haltimoro wliooner lioutid for Nortli AmorleJV. Capt. Cos t'es lomcmbcrs txdnc In New lork in Mar. JBtJO; ho has somo doubt as to tho exact date, mt any ono can mako It right whpwlll mke tho rouble to renicnilwrwhoii tho Great Eastorn came ovor, for It was at that time. You seo In Tonga, whorp you are so fat from works of rof crei'nee. It Is hard to bo exact about our dates, mid It Is for that as woll as other reasons that Capt. Castles has made some chronological er rors In this period. At any rate, being In N. York." that beiug tho stylo followpd In thlf au tobioeratihy. he remembers .being down about tho fish market and thon tho noxt thing ho can remember . Is being nboard tho Cumberland frlgato Tlio disaster which seem to havo boen his lot In life soon ov crtoko tho ship which carried his fortunes, shots woro Sred, men woro killed and wounded, tho Cum erlaudsank, and Castles, again tho olo sur vivor, Bwam until ho was picked up by a man-of-wnr. "As I w os full of water," ho continues. "I do not lenicmbor how I was landed or where." In justice to his standing among oth ers on tho boaeh. It Is only fair to state that this dreadful tuloosA has novcr since been repeated. From tho destruction of the Cumberland ho Is promptly triinsiiortod to tho stockndo qt An dorsonvlllo. Twlco In eighteen months ho at tempted escape, was caught, and each time sen tenced to death, but he naively confesses that ho looked such a fool that not oven Gov. Irta could kill him. Instead of death his sontonco bcouis to havo boen commuted to making hlm nolf handy about tho Wlrtz kitchen, lloro ho fared bettoras soon asMrs.Wlrtr foundout that on hlsniothor'ssldohowafl related to Louis Kos suth Ho spent a j-oar In this sorvlco and thon ran awny again. This tlmo ho was successful, lielngscntoutto get BOino shrimps or an ypl for supper, ho kept on going all that night. Ho hid next day under n stump or snag In tho river nnd was almost tracked out by tho blood hounds. Ho would surely havo been discov ered but for tho providential appcarnnco of an alligator, which led his pursuers to believe that hu had been eaten. From this on ho trnvols by night and hides by day. boing cared for by tho faithful negroes who Bcom to be nil running away and in just tho opixislto direction. After many narrow escapes ho reaches tho sea at Bomo unnamed port, where soldiers occupy tho beaeli and sailors of tho enomynro on ships closo lu. Hero ho finds n board and starts to swim out while tho bullets patter about It Ho is struck onco in tho left thigh, but ho manages to roach tho United BtJites ship Niagara. Tlienco ho is 6ent invalided to Hoston. As soon as ho is ablo to walk ho disregards tho lesson of experience and makes straight for " N. lork." Hero on Wnter street ho Is promptly shunghnlod, und reaches Iondon about Christ mas. ISO'.'. Having acquired the consular habit, somo men aro bo constituted that thoy nro constantly cnlling on Consuls. Castles turned up at tho Consulate In London, and was promptly called n deserter. Itesontlng such an aspersion. Truthful Jack left tho vicinity of Buch an ollleer, went to Sunderland, and shlppod for " N. York." just to show that ho was no do se rtor. Hard luck was again awaiting him. and his snip did not go to "N.York"at all. for In May he found himself In China, navlng been Bhang haled Into tho American Navy no Is now im pressed into tho British service nnd assigned to duty In No. 11 gunboat under com mand ot Lieut Hodson, now Admiral. Having killed several Chinamen, and with his lighting blood up. ho was pro voked Into tlir atoning his officer. Ho asserted his rights as an American citizen and by that menus got off with four dozen Instead of doath. And the lashes ho escaped by bursting his fet ters, swimming ashore, penetrating tho Chinese lines and so. undiscovered, to Macao, whoro ho promptly ships on tho brig Carl for Melbourne. In 1WKI ho first camo Into the South Sea and there he has remained ever since Capt. Castles was anxious that his statements should bo behoved. He was anxious to seo his debtor in tho Tongnn court To do this ho must havo Ids consular dispensation, and this autobiography was expressly designod to se cure that. Ono can Imagine that ho liad as well tho truo artist's deslro for tho succossof his work. As ho had begun the work by quoting his mother as authority for his birth, so no con cludes by tho stntcment that she could not bo used as nuthority for later ovents of Iilsllfo. " This statement Is os near tho Gospel truth as my memory will carry me. I havo no ono living which could certify my stntcment. My poor motlier. If sho is ullve. will have hardly any collections, as I havo not seen her or any of my blood relations since 185l." There is nwoll-known account of tho man who pretended totnko avoyoge totho South Sea to save a castaway, and vvroto up tho log of his failure without n single Intermission ot his regular trips across tho English Channel. This narrative inverts that It Is the beach comber in tho South Sea writing up tho log to rover his lifo boforo he camo on tho leacli. Taking into consideration his unfnmiliarlty with the pon, the warmth of his surroundings, tho frequency of his Interruptions by somo customer for a tin of beof or a fathom of calico, Cnpt. Castles proves by this document that had ho but enjoyed nn apprenticeship to tho trado there is no mystery in tlio craft of romantlo fiction to which ho might not have aspired. As it is ho his had to confine himself to telling to travellers tho stories of tho old days and tho wild llfo in the Pacific, which hnvo been pub lished In bo many veracious chronicles of voy aging in tho Soutli Sea And for tills the en vious crowd of beachcombers dub him "Lying Jack Castles I" I'ltAIJtTH HOGS' WELLS. How the Frisky Denlsens Go to the Water Level far Their Drink. From thi M'atlungton Star. "The most Interesting thing I havo seon In many n day." said Mr. Harvoy Gcer of Lamont, Col,afowda)s ago, "was a pralrlo dog woll. Did you ever seo ono? It Isn't often that a chanco occurs to explore tho homes and haunts of tlicso expeditious llttlo inhabitants ot tho plains. A fewmilcs from my town a largo force of men havo been nt work this sumtnor making n doep cut for a short railroad up into tho mines. A friend of mlno Is In ehargo of tho job, and I went out a week ago to Beo him nnd tho work that had beon done. Tim llrst thing that attracted my attention when I got there was tho fact that tho cut was being made through an old alfalfa Held, and tho roots fringed tho sides of the cut and hung down fif teen to eighteen feet. Up at tho surraco of tho ground were tho stubbed green plants, nnd reaching down deep into the earth woro the fat, buslnessliko roots, getting their living far bo low where ordinury plants forago for sub sistence. "Hut tlio most remarkable thing was the pralrio dog wells that had been dug Into. Tho cut w ent through a dog v ilhge. and being a deep one some forty feet It went below the town. There has ulvvnvs been n discussion nbout where tho pralrlo dog gets his drink. Somo Bay he goes eternally dry and does not know what It Is to have an elegant thirst on him. Usually their towns aro miles from uny stream and an In nrid country, where there Is nosur faco water at nny tlmo sufficient for tho needs of an animal requiring drink. Tho overland travellers back In the dais of pioneering used to find the dog towns out on the pralrlo scores of miles from tho streams. There was no dew, tlio nlrwas dry as n bone, tho buffalo firaHS would bo parched brown.nnd there would io absolutely nothing to quench thirst. I re member a discussion begun thirty years ago in tho .Inimran Adhirnhsi hy I)r Sternberg, now (surgeon-General, on tlio subject, nnd heargued In favor of tho well theory. Hut there near Iji mont Is ocular proof of tho well theory. Tho nest holes of tho dogs wore Ave or six feet deep, hut four or llvo holes went straight down ns i fepustliooxcavntlon had been mado and evi dent y on into tlio water-carrying Band be neath. Theso holes appeared to bo used by tho wholo colony eommonly.nnd w ero a llttlo largor than tho holes used for tholr homes." BUK nOHS WELL AS A TOUT. A Young Womnn Who flwlmlles Racegoers Out of Considerable Sums. From tte Hutu Pailu tnltr-llounlain. A femilo " tout" Is following tho races, and no doubt will bo In ovldonco nt tho races hero and ntAnacondn. She worked the California and Denver peoplo, and It Is said was well paid for her work. Ever) body thut has attended tho races hero or elson hero knows what a "tout" Is They aro generally ot tho mala porsuoslon, and In n town Itko Uutto tho " picking" Is ox tremely good. Women nro much easier victims to tho "touts" than tho men, ns they do not like to go down Into tho betting ring, und they trust to tho hon esty of the toutH Tho female "tout" has worked on theso prin ciples, hho does not confine herself to her own sex, but" touts "men ns well Hho would llnd a sent near some aristocratic-looking peoplo und would mnn.ico to engago some of them lu con vol ration. Then she would make a state ment to the offect that she would llkoto lioton iihnrso. Hho hud never dona such a thing In her life, and sho would en much enjoy the sen sation Viould nny one else llko to hef She would only risk n small amount, and what a good thing It would ho If they would mnko up a ivool. Bay $.r or $10 each, and ploco it on one Iioim) tovvln .Then they would all put up their money nnd thofomuhi tout" would say that sho known betting man who would plueo tho money for them ..hho would return with a ticket on a horse that had no posMblo bIiow of winning Of course. Hie ticket was n counterfeit, hut thon the people who hud contributed their money didn't know It When tlio race was overuliu would show It to tho crowd and assure them that their horse illd not win, and then tear the worthless pastelioard Into pieces. She worked one crowd ot six throo times In one afternoon nt Denver, and defrauded them out of $1B0. There was not a day that she mado less than $S0. and one day eho touted a well-known at torney for $276. I NEWS OF OPERAIN EUROPE jtBttLurs rATonixa nAxcnn ab AVDEtt'S DV3ID OltlU Two Heir German Opero Slnicagnl't Jnpn nets Work No New Opern llonse for Pari Victor Slmirel an Hit Art A Wng ner Condnctor Talks of Oerninn Singing. Auber's opera "Tho Dumb Girl of Portlcl" was revived tho othor day In Berlin chiefly to give the wonderful dell' Eraan opportunity to appear In tho title r&lo. She Is an Italian dancer who for ten years has beon tho premiere at tho opera houso thoro, bolovcd by tho Ber lin peoplo and admired by every stranger who seos her. She Is not so famous as Boslta Mauri In Parts, for practically she has novor danced outsldo of Berlin nnd she Is younger. Artists nnd professionals nro extravagant In their praise of her wonderful qualities. She Is apparently content with her supremacy in Ber lin and has never considered nny proposals to appear In othor cltlos. Tho Emporor was anxious to havo hor dance at Covont Gnrdon when he was In London to attend thoJublloo In order that London might soo whnt ballot dancing was as practtcod In Berlin. Tho per formance of Auber's oporn was notably flno so far as tho scenery and costumes woro con corned, although In other particulars It sug gested to tho critics the remark of Von Balow. who was onco askod in Vlonna what ho thought of tho performance of tho pantemlmlst In tho samo work. "ExccllonChesald. Msho was the only ono not off tho koy." That remark Is said to have beon painfully npplleablo to this roccnt rovlval. Ono of the rocont novelties nt Berlin was "Tho Black Kaschka," which was sung by a prlvato company after having beon produced with somo success In tho provincial towns. It did not mako an Impression In Berlin In spite ot tho fact that now works are usually recclv ed thoro with greater cordiality than In many of tho other European cities. A work is llkoly to bo judged wholly on Its own merits thoro nnd stand or fall through Its own qualities. Tho composer may or may not bo well known and thoro may or may not bo political reasons for producing the opera. Such considerations mako no difference In regard to tho way In which the work Is rccoivod by tho public Ono Instance of this liberality Is BplnolU's " A Basso Porto," which has recently repented In Berlin the success tt mado there ono year ngo. Tho libretto, founded on a uovol written by the librettist tells the story of a peasant woman who Is betrayed by n soldier. Ho has taken refuge In hor father's houso. and after ho do serts her the woman follows htm to his nntivo land nnd compels him to marry her. Tho un happlnoss that follows comes to an end only when tho two aro drowned in a lake. Tho hus band Is fleeing becauso ho has killed a man who ho thinks is his wlfo's lover. A storm on tho Inko upsotn his boat and his wlfo throws hersolf Into tho water and Is drownod with him. Tho composer thnt set this aggravated example of tho Italian t wisimo to musio was Herr Jarno. who gained v ory llttlo praise for his pains. Ho w as accused by tho critics of adhering too slavishly to Wagner's methods nnd of using tho Inspira tion of other writers, with Bomo effective ness if no real originality or freshness of treatment Another recent novelty In Ger many was given for tho first tlmo in Munich. Tho composer was Slccmund von Hnuseggor, anil ho based tho libretto of his opera on one of Hoffmann's fairy stories. "Zlnnober." Tho youthful composer was known previous to this production through a symphony and a one-act onorn. as woll as hy reason of his work as director of tho oporn at Gratz Tlio opera nt ta.ned In Munich tho customary success of nearly all first performances, nnd tho work of tho composer Is said to ho more proml-dngthnn any recently heard. Itichard Strauss conducted tlio performance. Siegfried Wagners now opera. "Tho Hoar Slav or," Is to be sung first not under GuBtav Mahler's direction at tho Opera in Vienna, as rumored, but in Munich. Mnscagnl'a "Iris" will bo heard at the Costanzo in Bomo In Octobor. Tho Philhar monic Orchestra of Bomo has been engaged for tho performanco hich will bo under tho di rection of MaschoronI and tho singers will be selocted by him, the composor nnd Iticordl, w ho has already printed tho score of tho opera A feature of tho orchestration will be tho twenty four tom-toms which aro now being made in Florenco for tho performanco. Thoy are to bo used only In tho chorus sung at a Japanese festival. As Mascngnl Is accustomed to play mo' t of tho operas to his friends, tho principal numbers of the present opera am fairl) well knovrn There aro said to bo a bnrearolo for tho tenor and a hymn to tho sun. Advance ac counts say that tho work Is full of melody nnd the orchestration Ingenious. This same story has been told in advance of overy opera written by Mascagnl slnco "Cavullcrla Hustknun " Glneomo lu ecinl's musical ancestry ins just be comoof Interest in those European cities where hlsoperas havo met with success For two cen turies tho lovo of music has existed in tho fam ily, and ono of Its first members to distinguish himself lioro tho name namo ns tho present representative of the fandlv. This first UIi como lived from 1712 to 17HI. was the musical director In tho repuhlin of Lueca. and vvroto church music of which the best know u Isnro quiem for eight voices His son Antonio, who was born In 1747, devoted himself more to tho theory of music, although ho followed In his father's footsteps and subsequently vvroto ecclesiastical music. A " K) rle " nnd u ''Gloria " written by him wcro sung in Vienna. Tho first of tho family to composo for tho stage was Domenlco Puccini, who was born In 1771 and was tho grandfather of tho present composer. Ho Is known through nn opera, "yulnto Fnblo." His son Michel was tlio father of Glacomoand livod from 1813 to 18il4. He wis not only a conspicuous composer, but a scholar us well His death was mournod in Lucca as a nntlonnl calamity, nnd a lino monument was erected to his memory. Alfred Bruneau has flnlshod two acts ot his now opera, " The Storm," which Is to bo ono of tho novelties at tho OpfSra noxt winter. Emtl Zola has again written tho libretto. Tho now municlpnl opera houso in Paris Is said now to bo quite impossible. The municipality an nounced that It could HI afford to loso tho $10, 000 which was tho yearly rental of tho theatre desired for tho project, and was, of courso, less prepared to offer tho necessary subscription of $00,000. Tho mombcrs of tho Municipal Coun ell voted ngainst the plan almost to a man. After eloven years tlio authorities have finally settled tho question of tho responsibility for tho tragic burning of tho old Optfra Comlquo. Soon after tho disaster tho fact was dov eloped that fourteon days boforo tho flro tho Minister of Tliio Arts admitted that tlio theatre was very dangerous for tho public, although the means were not at hand for him to make thu necessary changes In the building. During I ho investigation It was decided that these defects In tho building mado tho Statu responsible for tho loss of llfo which resulted from thu lire As thoStatowould not appear heforetheeourts, tho director, an architect, nnd somo other ofll clals of tho establishment woro sptclllcully named for prosecution. They were subse quently discharged in court No moro might hnvo been done In the matter had not tho guardians of several children, who woro mado orphans bythoflrii.roiitinuedthoprostcutlouof tho case to the lasttrlbunul Two persons who woro killed In the rush from tho building were an Austrian banker, tiamod Dessauor. and his wife Three children, ranging from 1 Io 1 vears old. survived tliem Tho guardian of the children continued to push the case, und thoTrlbminlof tho Seiuo only it week ago de cided that thu State, uh owner of the building, wnsresiioiislhlo for tho dentil of tlio parents, iindoidered tlio State to pa) damages of S'JD, 000. with f per cent. Interest from tno time tho suit was brought. It is expected thut other suits will follow this decision. Victor Mnurol.wlio hassling very llttlo recent ly in opern.lias been glv Ingconferenccs in Paris, and has gono to Ijiidon to repent these lec tures and Illustrations, which wore successful 111 Paris. Maurol, whowill ulwu)H bo listened to when lie discusses tho art ot singing, lias this to say in explanation of Ills theories: "Tjiu basis of in) system Is tho luezzavoco Bymezzn vocolmeun that normal quality of tone which every singer produces, which ho must use ns tho groundwork. It is tlio constant quail tit), und toft ho must add such varieties of eoloi'ortlmbro as tho sensu of thovvoidslio Is singing or tho dramatic exigencies of tho moment demand It is like a picture vv hhh lias a certain hackgioutid, and with a scheme of color HiijierlmiioKod All this physlologv of singing I now take for grunted, and I pass from plDslology to iisthetics I also take It for granted that overy singer can acquire this art, and what I propose to do now is to show how It Is to bo applied when acquired "1 tmco threo periods In the evolution of lyriu singing the Hist when the voice was overthing- the end In Itself us philosophers would say thu period of Gluck, wht-ii the first attempts woro mndo tosocure harmony hotween tho menus of expressions and thing oNprcssod, nnd tho lwriod of thu modern musie-draiua. Nowadays, tho voice Is the racanbtouii end Song should always bo beautiful, but beauty is no longer its main object It is part of n dra matic, wholo, In order, thon. that tho artist should worthily, fulfil the new demands made on him he must be more thou a musician. The josjnHajMtJHSJjnsjflBjiHBJBJJJBjaBVnB tlmo Is gone by for mcro singing birds; ws want songsters with brains that will inspire and guldo aright evory phrase, ovory note, with duo roforpneoto considerations outside tho music itself. To lcavo theory nnd come to prnq tlce. t hu education of singers must bo changed, for. In ordor to piny the chief parts In tho Wag nuiian dramas, and thoso which liavocomo since, a singer must bo n musician, nn actor, n thinker, u painter, a student of history. And my complaint against the system of musical education of to-day is that it teachc students nono ot these things. They are taught Justus they wcro centuries ago, when tholr task was wholly different Tho system Is unpractical, mid this is a practical uge, and, thoreforo. wo must hnvo reform ," Tho discussions of tho recent Wagner lM!r formnncrs In London hnvo not been without Interest but It has remained for Follx Woln gartner, tho eminent Gorman conductor, to mako tho most valunblo contribution. IIowos formerly employed In ncrlln nnd loft thoro un- dor circumstances thnt mado his parting some what frigid. Ho means to dovoto himself In tho future to composition and tho conduct of tho Kalm concerts in Munich He did not hear any of tho porfoimnneesof the trilogy nt Covcnt Garden, but "Die Molstcrslngcr," in Italian, sung by Jean and Kduuunl do Ileske. Pluncon nnd Emma Dames, practically the same cast that Iuih beon heard hero at tho Metropolitan under Lulgt Mnncinclli's direction. Ho gives tills account of his visit; ".Expoctlngveryllttloandjtosponk tho truth, only curious rather to bco tho brilliant picture afforded by tho auditorium of an English thea tre than to watch what was going on on tho stage. I went to Covont Garden Theatre on tho occasion of my Inst visit to London, whoro tho Mclsterslngor' was given In Itullan. My Interest Increased from bar to bar. nnd on t lie conclusion of the fl rst act I was so thorough ly enwrapped In tho perfonnnnco that al though 1 had nt Ilrst Intended only to sit out n few scenes nt most, I wns deter mined to listen to tho wholo performance. I should cotlnluly hnvo remained to tho end. It It had not been for the manv omissions. Thoy wei o endurable, although painfully purcoptlblo. In tho Ilrst two nets, but In tho workshop scene they nssumed such dimensions ns to rentier tho enjoyment of tho work Imiiossihle. " If further only tlio rudimentary pirts remain ot thosceno between ftacAs and II afan- perhaps tlio nemo of tho poetry nnd music of tho wholo work on which .tho Prlro Song nnturally fol lows, listening becomes a torture, and only thoso who know nothing but tho 'favorite numbers' could tnkoany pleasure In It Notwithstanding this. I left tho theatre con scious of linv Ing recelv ed an artlstlo Impression of a really singular kind." It will bo recalled that this porformanoo has often been criticised here for the supposed lack of tho Wngmrian spirit But Herr Weingart ner found plenty In It to enjoy, nnd his estimate of German singers ov on In Magnet's operas Is agreeable reading to thoo persons who havo wondered nt the critical exception sometimes taken to tho Wagner porfoimances becauso lacking In details of stngo management or dec oration. Aftersn)ing that the beautiful sing ing mndo tho performance. Herr Welngnrtnor contrasted tho customary German singing lu theso words: "My countrymen will shako their heads and ask. 'Howls it possiblo that a fowgood sing ers can mnko up for gross deficiencies In tho performanco?' Tho reply Is, 'In our dear, good old I atherland ono hears and roads n good deal nbout scenery that Is mot characteristic and truo to history: ono Is secretly told of tho ex pense that nil this "genuineness" In tho scenery and costumes, painted and designed by tho most eminent masters, has Involved. Ono hears, also, of the labor and hitherto unheard of attention bestowed on tho orchestra, nnd of mnny other Incidental factors connected with the performance of nn opera but one seldom sneaks, and does not like to spenk at nil. of tho Bulging Ileally tteautlful singing tho 6fl canto has completely disappeared, with fow exceptions, from the Gorman Btnge, and nil tlio sorts of nnrcotlc methods for de ceiving tho oye and ear that invo been adopt ed can ncverllll up this gap Wo havo. unfor tunately, forgotten that singing is an nrt. That Is why I breathed afresh with tho Bcnsootnn unusual pleasure when I experienced tho op posite. In a foreign country It is true, and splen did singers m ido me for tho moment forget what was wanting In tho scenery Operas must be sung, nnd sung well, artistically, and beau tifully. Thnt is thnprimo law that wo cannot omit to observe. In Covont Garden Theatre the singing Wns so wonderfully beau tiful thnt I listened, enchanted by tho snloiidld mu-ic. the effect of which could not bo dis turbed even by tho Italian trnnBlation. The music Is, even lu Wugncr's works, tho most important nnd mot powerful means of expression Justico must Ilrst of all bo ren dered to it.' " Herr Welngnrtnor Is to-day one of tho best known Wagner conductors in Europe. CHESAPEAKE IlOUbEllOATS. Qneer Flontlng Settlements of Fishermen on Thoso Wnters nntl Their Tributaries. Frovi the Jlattimore American. Thoro nro at present oight or nlno field par ties engaged in resurvejing tho Chesapenko Bay. One of these parties is at work on Chester Ilivor. conducting labors of a hrdrographlo character from Lovo Point Lighthouse to Clics terto'vn Tho oioratlons of this pirty are con ducted very largel) in their steam launch. In It tlio survevors are able to notietr-itn mnnv-of tho minor shallow tributaries and mako Inter esting and Instructive Investigations of what Is thoio dlseoveiable. In the course of their wan derings hero and there they come In contact with plnsi'sof liuinnn llfo i.iro In their peculi arity, and discovurnblo onl in certain advan tageous locations along thu water front. One of these quaint nnd curious types of hu man living was found by the party of survey ors on the shore of ono of tho small streams ciupuiiig Into Chester liiver from the Kent shore, just north of Queenstown Creek. It wasavfllago of houso boats Tho settlement consisted of men whoso pursuit of happiness Is restricted solely to tho catching of thu various tro.iMiresof tho wnter. Their llttlo homes nro n combination of boat and slinuty. The) are, In fact, miniature dwelling houses built on buovnnt found itlons with seovv-liko bottoms That pi in Is follovvi d In order to allow tho re moval by water routo of un entire settlement from one iwint to unothur, according to tho w lshes of tho inhabit Jilts Though these places of abode nro n species of both boat and house, tho boat element is a mcro incident of convenience Tho houses nro not constant fixtures In tlio water. On tho contrary, the) nro land dwellings. Ever) set tlement Is ulw.i)s regularly nrranged along somo Inviting shore. A point Is selected where the beach is level, where it slopes gently toward tho vvator, und where nn overliunging bluff or encircling woods furnishes an abun dnneo of comfortable shade. The settlement visited by tho surveyors was n enib-intehers' camp, situated near Barry Point. It Is composed of seven of theso bont bottomed homes, which will continue to lie the habitations of energetic crabbers, and fisher men for a number of months Thoso houses nro distributed along the slioro In methodical order, as best suits the convenience of each member of tho settlement. Tho room, for there Is only ono room to tlio houso, pln)s tho part ot boudoir, parlor, dining room, and kitchon. Its capacity for m great a diversity of uses Is easily understood when it Is known that tho apart ment seldom measures more than ten feet by eight The arrangements In somo of theso houses, whllo fur from luxurious, nro, nevertheless, fairly comfortable 'J ho best ono v isltcd b tho surve)ing party wns furnished with twobroid benches, built across tho further end of tho room There were live windows In tho place, affording nbundant light. .Near tho door was a stove, on which was being cooked nn eel stow. Alioutthnstovu vvasa servleeiiblo array of fry ing pans and other utensils, whllo n set of shelves helil tho illslies There wore ulso n table, u chair, nnd n clothes box, The tloor was covered Willi oilcloth Otliersof tho houses were not so nent, nor wore thoy so co7lly llttednut. Thocooklngby tho residents thereof vvusdnno moro or less in the gypsy or prlmitlvo st)h, over open llres built on tho open The men nro of nn exceedingly hospitabln nature. When n visitor presents himself they eeeive him with generous cordiality, nnd, If hu wlj so nllovv.n most bountiful repast of water delicacies, such ns Hhh ami crabs, will bo served to him In u homely, )et appetizing, stylo, SWEET NErE.XTEEX. Only One Man In This World for Them, and Ho Wns the l'renc ber. From the At ouu 0' Me. Democrat. WnrriMi. In. July 0 Tho llttlo town of Whiting, In Monona county. Is quite excited over tho discovery that Itov. C. T. Atwood, pastor of tho Christian Church of that place, was ongngid to seventeen young women at tho same time. The announcement of his engagement to one young lady resulted In sixteen others coming forward and claiming his hand A church trial roMilted, hut before that was had thoicvorend g iitleiii.iu lesig I his charge This fall ho expects to murr) Miss Annie Higelovv Hummed nt vMiltlug about a )car ago, and was soon found to bo a young man of attractive address, und was said to bo particularly fond of tlio society nf women Mr Atwood bee una personally acquainted with tho families in his eliuieh, mid paid fiequont visits to their homes, lie was u prime fnvorlto In overy home, and man) men looked forward to tho day when ho would lie tholr son-in-law. Lventhlng wont along smooth!) until a few dais ago. when eaino tlio rubllo nniiouiuemeiit of his engagement to'Mlss Higelovv. Sixteen other diuiiHo s nearly fainted when the) henid the noun liiiall), ono by one. thoy con tided that ho was also engaged to each of them: nt least ho hud premised to niai ry eiteh one ThlM cnnioto theears of tlio trustees of tho church, nnd u public Investigation was ordered, but the oungiiinii resigned . His only defence Is that ho loved them all bo cause they wore mombors of tho Christian Church, and ho says when ho talked of marry ing them It was to somo ono else. Breach of promise suits are threatened. mmmmumamMBBumammamm THE ROPEWALK CHURCH. xnnmo nvmntsD nomsa itunTED ur THE CELTJUU Ice Formerly Stored There, and Later lleer, Wines and Liquor Ilelonglng to n Drawer Who llnd Leased It-Itldlcule Finally Forced the Trustees to Ontt 111m. " Speaking of funny nleknamesforohurchcs." said tho Itov. Dr. Hoddor, pastor ot tho Six teenth BaptlRtChuroh, In West Slxteonth street "that reminds mo of the one borne by tho church of which I happen to bo pastor. Totho older members of tho society it Is known as tho 'Itopowalk,' In tho early days. I am told. It was universally called by that namo. When the church was organized sovonty years ago Its trustees had very modest Ideas as to the sire of an auditorium needed for a growing congregation. As It was to bo located In what was then the suburbs ot tho town, thoy naturally concluded thatancdlflco ot small dimensions would answer every pur pose, so a lot 20x100 feet was purchased, where tho first building of tho society was erected. "Much to the surprlso of tho trustees. In about flvo years they found their quarters altogether too narrow. In tho moantlmo tho lots on each sldo of tho church had been sold. This mode It tmposslblo to broadon tlio building, so It was oxtondoc1 o the full length of tho lot 100 feet " Imnglno an auditorium. If you can. 100 foot long and only 20 feet wldo, with ono narrow nlslo running through tho centre. In entering and leav ing tho church Indian file had to bo ob sorvod, Ono day n wag who stood at tho roar of tho church watching tho peoplo thread thoir way down tho long, narrow alslo to thoir soats remarked 'those peoplo look juBt as though thoy were walking a rope.' That Is the origin of tho namo, "Tho congregation soon outgrow Its long quarters nnd sought n largor placo to spread Itself. So a roomy site in Sixteenth street was solected. Tho slxteonth Baptist church orocted in the city, organized by sixteen members. Is in Sixteenth strcot. In tho Sixteenth ward. "Woll, work was soon begun on tho founda tion for tho now church. Instead of striking solid rock, ns was expected, a flno bed of sand was opened up At ilrst tills wns looked upon ns n misfortune, but n commercially minded brother demonstrated tho contrary by llndlng a ready market for Its salo. whoroby the build ing fund was considerably Increased. This tlmo tho trustees builded moro wisely, and n very largo church for that early day was erected. It had a seating capacity of 1,500. and stands to-day. with but slight alterations, as tt was built over sixty yearsngo. Oursocletyis tho only one of tho Baptist denomination In tho city now worshipping In Its orlginnl edlllco. ' When the structure was completed tho trus tees discovered that they had a big cavoundor nenth the church. Ab only a small part of It could possibly bo utilized for church purposes, thoy induced an loo dealer to leaso It as n store house for his noxt winter's crop of ice. Al though tho old ropewnlk church had boon de serted, yet tho namo followed tho society toSix tcenth street Added to this unique charac teristic, tho society wns now tho only ono In the city worshipping over nn leo bed. It did not np- far to congeal their religious fervor and en huslnsm.foronoof tho largest revivals In its history occurred In this glacial period. "Unfortunately for tho dealer, his crop of ico melted nnd ho failed In business. Tho trustees not only lost a tenant and tho rent but were put to considerable expense clearing away tho dd brls left behind by tho Ico dealor. "Tho trustees bolloved thoroughly In tho motto. "If at first you don't succeed, try. try again, so they persisted in their efforts to se cure n tenant until successful. Tho now ono happened to bo n brewer. Ho desired to use It ns a storehouse for his goods. Thoy saw no flood re.ison w hy tho church should not profit n this indirect way from tlio sale of spirituous liquors, bomo ono else would get his money It they did not, nnd it might better go Into tho treasury of a good causa than u bad one, they reasoned, and so tho leaso was given to tho brewer. Their consciences troubled them somo whtit but not enough to cnuo u loss of sleep. Tho collar was soon stored to the brim with beer, nlo and liquors. Tho ulfnlrs of the church continued to run smoothl) and large accessions of converts were mado that ear. Whether this spiritual prosperity was augmented hy tlio spirits stored below I do not know, but sure It Is that the critical spirits of the town soon bc gnn to make matters warm for the trustees of the church, while the temperance people were hornlled nt the inconsistency, liegnrdloss of this criticism, tho trusteos thought thoy knew n good thing when they saw It and so kept their tenant tho moral sldo to this question was too insignificant to justify serious con sideration. Anathemas against tlio liquor trnfllc were occasionally hurled from tho pul pit, and tho great sin of Intemperance was laid bare before the complacent nudlonco that piously hat over thousands of gallons of beer. Pictured so vividl) as the arch enemy destroy ing their homes Hut there did not appear to benuv power In these scares to arouse them. "However, tho cruol and wicked world out Bldo of tho pulo of tho church, who wore supposed to bo utterly devoid of spiritual dis cernment, b) neeident discovered tho Incon sistency of such n course. Undor tho direction of n local lcidor u joke wns planned and perpetrated ono Saturday night which was moro fruitful of results than tho originators dreamed it would be Tho noxt morning tho members of tho parish were scandalizod by reading tho following over the door: " Thcre'H a spirit above and a spirit below, A f pirlt of love and n spirit of woo. The ppirlt aliove Is tlie spirit divine, lint tlio rpirit bclovr is the spirit of wins. "This vviis too much for the peoplo to endure, nnd forthwith they forced tho trustees to can cel tho leaso of tho brewer und rid tho church of Its unholy alliance. "Again tho trustees were embarrassed by tho samo old question. 'How shall wo utilize this space V Several meetings were held to discuss tho all-important question, hut without result At tho fourth meeting one of them said in a de spairing tone: " ' W ell. this Is a grave subject Quick as a flash another jumped tohlsfeetnnd oxclulmcd: "'Iliaveit. Let's nartlt lor tho snnco off into vaults and bury our dead hero at $'J.r per head.' "The suggestion soon worked Its wny to a tangible plan which was Immediately executed and Insldoof Blx months tho vnults wcro ready to receive tlio dead. For)onmtho trustoesdld a gravoynnl business nt 300 per cont. nrollt, aud over 300 bodies are now In tho collar." WOMAS ASIt TATTOOINO. Feminine Interest In a Gruesome Maori Collection on Exhibition In London. An exhibition of tattooing on view at the Guildhall Free Museum in London Is attract ing much attention. Btrango to say. women are moro Interested in It than men. Tho collection consists of examples of anclont Maori tattooing, lent by Major-Gen. II. G. Ilobloy. Porhaps their Interest Is duo to tho fact that tattooing Is a fad among European women at present; or It may bo woman's Instinctive lovo of tho gruesome that attracts her to such exhibits An English pnper. In stieaklng of the collection, b.ds tills: Mako, as it was called by tho Maoris, was an nrt practiced bj this race from the earliest ages. Its records being preserved In the em balmed heads of chieftains, departed relatives, or prisoners taken In war. which it was the cus tom to bund down as heirlooms from one gen eration to another. Tho first embalmed head obtnined by Europeans was procured by Bunks In 1770 Gen Ilobloy. who Is thu author of a work on Mnko, or Maori Tattooing,' Is tlio pos sessore)! uu almost unparalleled collection of theso strange rtllcs, including heads of war riors, ladles. and even infants, many of them in perfect condition, though upward of 100 years old Tho form of thu features Is retained, and tho mnrvellously In tricate duslgns of tho tattooing uro In perfect preservation. Tho practice of tho artof mnko was a rocogni7ud piofesslon among tlio Mnoris. und w us curi led out according to given rules, i neli series of lines having n distinctive niinio. Sometimes the process was iierfnnncd b) means of Indentations in thu skin, almost resembling carving, at others It was more eoarselv executed. Ono of tho houds In Gen. 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PROF.COBB'S B87 Hudson st , near W. Iltlist. Waltz and two-stop guaranteed In 10 prlvato lessons; 15; circular. Schools of Elocution nnd Drnmntlo Arts. IJLOCTJTIONAnV Instruction In all branches for J minister, lawv er, actor, oratory, and pubUo speaklntt ponerailv, oracticftllr taiiRht; circulars, EDWINQOUDON LAWKEMiB. lot) VV est 42d st, THE ANDFOmHF.CUP.EOF SSSa STAMMERING. Pit ATOBY j 14 j p'way. OLO It. l'lilLLlTS. Frln. 'IMIE National Dramatic Conaervatorr, F. F. Mackay A aud Lleanor Oeorcen, directors. Instruction In cludea all branches ot the Dramatic ArU and Flocu tlon. Summer rlaases, private lessons. Tho Berke ley Lyceum, 23 VV est 44th st. (BxcurfJiottg. M AMERICA'S PLEASURE GROUNDS." Mw4iSlSES&'2JSle'D?utf.chlan',' .;'Jheba?htT" fl..iu qgQgP' bowling and billiards. TTKt TJ11LE Subj.cttoCUnti) STKallEBS U1TI Onrtt.BitlSt pUrS.4S,IS0, 11.00 A.M.. II tOM., t.S , ail, S SS, r. M. So Mft , Brooklyn 1 95,10 10, II. IS A. 11 . II t 1 M, ., ll, r H. F..1 III SI.SII.IOIMl 41 A 11 ,11 11,1 II, .H,.lr 11 I.SVEOLf.KII.AVDn COA.U.tortMSU.nJ OnrtlondlSt .llviU 1 mr.U.torC.rtUndlflt ODlr. S. I. S. T. T. It. lorlll."rtlnr. KXTRV BOATS PUKDlY. KXCnilSION 40 CENTS. Includlnc Admission to ull Attraction. Brooklyn Elevated R. H. Co. Shortest and Quickest Route TO CONEY ISLAND FARE. 10 CENTS. TltAINS WILL LEAVE THE New York End of the Brooklyn Bridge every ten minutes from n 10 A. M. until 1 P. M.. and every ait minutes thcrmf ter until midnight, on Sun davs. On week dav a trains will have the Brooklyn end of the DridiEu from JO A. M. uuUl 11 1'. M. every 15 minutes. Ticket purchased at NEW YORK END OF RHlIM.h will take pafmeniccrs across Bndgo with out additional fare and to all points on this system. SUMMER TOURS. l'MIASAKT VACATION KCl'KSIOS un der I'irHonal Kurort, occupvincfroni ONK to TIIP.KE VVKlhH leave at frequent intervals during the sea son for the I'llINCII'AL hl'MMKR RKSORTrJ, IncludltiBLakisclemvnaiidChamplidn.the St Law rence, Nova Hcotia, White Mountains, tho Great Lakes, tho Ilncklee, Ac Hpeclal tour to the lLLUinWlMJ PARK, July 10. via thu bltKAT LAKHS, lnclndlnu OMAHA llVFOSITION and t'HM'Ano.orcti. Iiylnii THIll K VVFKKH ALL TRAVELLING kxi'i:nsi:s imli'dkii. Also TRAVEL TICKETS ONLY to all points by all lioutce. lrocrammes, Entliuates aud Circulars free from THOS COOK k BON. 201 and 1225 D'way, N. Y. PATTERI UUE ami STEAMER LITTLE 8ILVER l-ONC. 1IRAN1II AMI HACK, rxlr. ASUURY l'AKK AN1 HACK, BOo. Bteniuer "MARY 1'ATThN," ' ELBE RON." and "PLEASURE HAY," for Lena Branch, Beabrieht, Pleasure Bay, and Asbury Park, leave Dally ft. W. mthat ,8 20. fl 00 A.M. 12 51,2 40 P.M. " Batten, H 50, II 30 A. M . 12.80. 8 Ofi P. M. Sunday, V. 13th st , 8 20, B 40, n 00, tt 20 A. U. " Battery, B 50, 0 10, V .15, 50 A. M. No bacsaiio or freight received at Battery. GRAND EXCURSION. Tlie Whole of Long Island Sound b, Daylight THE ELEGANT NF.W BIDE-VVHF.EL STEAMER "SIIINNECOCK" Will leave Fler 40, E P.. (foot like street), New York, every Monday monilnii at M o'clock for Bag Harbor, touchini! at Greenport, clvlne pameii iters three hours to vlilt beautiful bhclter Island aud a.lJoinlnir places. llctunilnR will lcaveSac Harborst r P. M . Greenport atU.-'OI', M, arrlvina In Nw York early Tuesday morulnir. laru for round trip. 1 00. Meals served on board, refreshments, Ac. btaterooms at regular prices Around Staten island l-VKIrt hl'NDVY. Mnfitattntctlvocxcundniinutnf Nov York Orand panoramic view of Now lork llarlmr. the beautiful diures of State n Inland, pasulnir throuxh Kill von Hull, lTinco's Baj aud the Narrows, ami In full view nr Hirt liamillun, 1'orU runipUua and VVadsworth, lMiiliiurat hcyjiort hteamir MAOLMA havcaiiier U.N It, Nenr Un tor at., II no A M , for Keyport direct, 2 P. M , Jiound Staten Inland Lriivc Keyptirt, 11 3UA M 4 DO 1', M for Now York direct Excursion fiOc. Re Irrsliiiiciits. AN OCKAN TKIl KOIt .0c ROCKAWAY BEACH. BTEAMl Its (ir-S-L BI.OCl'M A QHAND ItFI'I'DLIO. West JOtb st, B 40 A. M , 10 00 A. M.,i IS Mi 1:35 1'. M , West 10th St. 8 50 A. M..L 1AS, 10.15 A. M , 1145 r. M , Battery I-nd-,Ro,j,r,l,'Tr'P Ina 15 A, M., 10 40 A M.. a 05 1'. If., I "UC. Brldiie Dock, llrookljn, u .10 A. II., Suii.&lloU- oa4 VZJhhF1 .iVsfTi STEAMER IDLEWILD. Daily from Pick Blip. 4 1' M ,ljst 21t.tst4 15. for OnatNcck, Binds Point, Sea Cllir. Olon Cove. Olen wood and ltoklyn. .SATl'RllAih-IVcl. blip, 1 to .' i.lMk ?!' "'.c ' s Hetnnilnir, arrive New York, B .10 P M srNII.WS-I'ick Blln. i :10A. M : M. JiVrillE HXCLIfslOlV, Ot) C'EN f . FLOATING ROOF GARDEN. BTKAMI'lt riltAND nFPriH.Ii' FABF r,Oo. DhLIUIHFc'L BAIL EVKItY F. I'.NJNO. To nluht SPt-CIVL l'ltOOlUMMl" lo-Nlgbt. blaf. r's IlltOOKLYN JlMtl.Nr. llvND cf no Al. VVIlwin, Omi . Day, Cbas Duncan. Others. Leaves West 20th st , 8, Halt, ry Ijindiiiit. H 20; BridicelMik, llnmkljn.H in Ilitiirnliu 11 15. lrida) Mjchta Foot West SOthst oul)-. TO CHARTER. FJeBant, faat, llehi-drauuht sldewhei 1 steamboat with enlso certificate, fully piiulppul Willi crew and chairs, Ae . arrjiu rapvcU), LooupjMeni'cr Apply tn LOUPJ V OjuritNl'l If. 1 11 E 14th"t,N Y. IVFvfl'OINT, NEUlll Itlill, aud l'tiUiTlT. KE1 1-SlE dallEM-IiRslON (.t Sundays) by liilaia Iron Day Lino Btcaniom Niw ork and WestTsd "sVat UA M."" " pUt ' " 40AMU" DFFP HFAFWIIINO Dally -AL FOSTI'n, safe IrSn steamer AMII.l It. faro fioe i 2st st . I. It,. 7 25; Battery, B 05, no cunntttlun with anj other Iwat. CJOOD BEv IHSBFIHIIINO-BteainerFOSTF.lt In .r.in!"i,B "I'tJ't sined. and comfort, dalh from Kaat 23d st, 7 45, Battery U J5 Fare 7.e., with bull fjno. lIBIf -8TEAMElt ANOLEH runs winterTnd aiiinim.1-. Friday nihtni: repeated Saturday: baaketfula and strinits besides, seaportfee. si a bass lilackaih and flukesj bin buuehea ulven away at the Battery wUrf last evenlnc old. rellablo Pilot Al. Foster on board of this boatand no other. """ ,1, ..,., ' ' excursions. mm Coney Island i - CULVER ROUTE. ft ' BRIGHTON BEACH RACES. I t" From 39th St. (drooklyn) Forrv. 1 , Ft. Whitehall St.(Battory), N.V. I "? EAVT?m uS w4lJi,K?rnE8.s jnnft. No stop.. I r LF.AVE DAILk 7 00 (except Sunday). B oo o tZ m " tl2'30 Sundays only). 12:40 teioept Bundars) lSS? 1 and every 20 minutes thereafter until 10 40 r tt.' 1 FARE 10 CENTS. 1 MeeiBiaffan BeaoSi I LFATO NEW YOIIK. FOOT OF 84T1I ST . E. tt.1 I SundayaO 60. 8 40, 10:10, lino A.M. laioi.in! M 1 40. 2.10, 2.40, BIO. 8 40, 4:10. 6.10," Jo'J l8 9 B40, 7:10, 7:40. R 40, 11:10. 40. 10 10 piiyJ,1 H i Now York.' foot Whitehall St., via" 3th at , BrooHyli' I t Ferry, Sundays v 00, li.oo. io 00, 11 00 A. M li, Si H noon, 1-00, 1'40. 2:20. (1 00, 3 40. 4 20 B 00 K.e? J 0.20, 7 00, 7'40. H 20. 11 00 and II 41 1. M ' I KX6l)RSl()N'TICliETS -10 CENTS. H C Riokaway f8aoh 1 - TRAINS LEAVE FOOT 84TII BT.. E. U.t Bunda I i 7 OO. 8 SO, I) 20, 10 00, 10 30, 11 OO? llUo A. JF I 12:10, 12 50, 1 10, 1-402 0O,2'20. 2 40, " 10. 8 afc 1 , 4110, 4 3D, 6 00, 5 50. tl 20 0 b6, 7:lb. 7 40 B-10 H 1 mt,nute8.riSler0:20' 10 2 R M" " ' A 1 EXCURSION TICKETS 40 CENTS. 1 IRON STEAMBOAT OO. I J THE (INLY ALL-WATER ROUTE TO I CONEY ISLAND. I LandlnKaltheNewIronllsr. R . TIME TABLE t8UBJECT TO CnANOE). M f Pier 10, East River, I .,, . . -. . n adJolnlncIIanoTerBqua,,,1'fa"n1J1J;v'80iLU' B '. BtaUonFJevatedIt.lt. lunula aoP.H. I From Coney Island half hourly, 10:40 A. M. until 1 8 401. M. .uu. m .JnSiet''a ', t all downtown track stations of H the Elevated Railroads. West side passenger trans- 1 r ferred free to Hanover Square. Relurntns west aid. M 1 passenBen i deposit tickets at Hanover Sauara and ar H 1 transferred free to the west sldo. "u n i Excursion Ticket SB Cents. ffl Long Branch and Asbury Park I i ThmuEh tlcketa to AsburyTarky via Atlantlo Ooart H Electric Railroad, Kood durine Etcnralon Season i 1H8. For sale at Tiekot OfflceT "'"" " Iave foot . est 22d at.. N. R , 8 80 A. M..S-80P.U. H ' Leave Her 10 East River l) 00 A. M 8 00 F. M. H Leave Iron Her Lomr Branch 11:10 A.M. 5:16 P.M. Eicnrslon Tlcketa to LOns Branch BOo . Week day. H i Kicurslon Tlcketa to Lone Branch 75o , Sunday. M Eicurelon Tlcketa to Asbury Park 80o., VVeek day. H Excursion Tickets to Asbury Park 11.00, Sunday. H Grand moonlight Exoursion 1 QJIP TSfllE nDuJUSiJlv, ' EVERY EVENTNO. H Three Hour Sail. H i Leave 22d at , North River. 8 00 P. U. H Fare for Round Trip 25 Cent. IH Muslo and Refroahmenta on board. H 50c- "". 50- I : UP THE HUDSON I by the Sound Steamer 9 "CITY OF LOWELL," 1 SUNDAY, JULY 10. 1 FROM NEW PIER 30, N. B. i Foot Spring St. at 10 A. M. Music, Refreshment. A io.ic. Tickets, staterooms, and full Information S '1 advance at New Her 3D. U Sugfotgn Chanctg. nva'DONALD&wieeiNs9 i The Old Reliable llusinet Kaehanffe, 140 Nassau St. IF YOU HAVE a store or business of ny ktaa yon wish sold quickly, without publicity, or want a part nejvor capital for any lc ultimate enterprise, call on us. A HOTEL, nicely equipped, old eeUbUshed. In- 1 clndtnic2l rooms furnished nicely; price only H 12,ooo, freu and clear, now dolus irood business; H no opposition; only hotel on 4 corners: reason of selling, death of proprietor, investigate thia elegant opportunity. For full particular)! apply personally. McDONALD A VVIUOINS. 140 Nassau. AnoTKL. 28 rooms, located nn 8d av,; prioe $.000, long lease; low rent; old establishea, ao Ing splendid tiuslness McDONALD k WIGGINS, ko Nassau. A PARTNER wanted with $B0.000; half Interest In established brewer' located close to New YorH city, strictest investigation allowed McDONALD A VVIOOINS, 140 Nassau. A LOAN wanted of Sl.noo only: money amply se cured by silk manufacturing plant located up town, now in operation. Apply McDONALD k iviOOrNB, 140 Nassau. A 40 ROOM HOTEL located prominent town In Connecticut, old established, price only $8,000; free and clear; reason ot selling, death of owner! house full year round. Me DONALD k WIOOIN8. 140 Nassau. ADRUO STORE, located prominent city In the State of Mafttat husetta. price $10,000; receipt t0 dally: old eatabUahed, long Ieaae; low rent; re on selling, retiring from business McDONALD A VV10O1N8, I40 Nassau. 1 AN UNDFRTAKINO AND FURNITURE BU8I- U . NESS, old estabtishod, located prominent town New xork State, price moderate Full partloular apply McDONALD k VVIOOINS. 140 Niaaau. AIIOTEL, located uptown, Broadway, cloaa to H4th st.; 28 rooms, nicely furnished, and old es tablished, prlro only $1,B00, Including lcaae; houta full tho j car round ; reason for selling 111 health of owner. For full tiarticulars apply to McDONALD & WIUCII.NB. 140 Nassau. i A MANUFACTURER of mineral beverages, aelt , r, vlcby, viui gar. Ac; located In Orange, N. J. old established ; horse, wagons, and all appliance that are necessary for tho buslnessl; price only 8,000 ; receipts $20,000 yearly : plant valued at $12,000; etrktigtlnvostlgalionallnwed. Apply McDONALD k VVIOOINS. 140Naasan, A BICYCLE AND REPAIR BUSINESS, located on 8th av.; established two j ears; price only $I,BOO well stocked, reason of selling, going In other Dual H ness; now doing good husiueits ffl McDONALD At VYIOOINB. 140 Naaaan. B DRY AND FANCY OOOD3 STORE, busy strut In I Brooklyn; $5,000. sell on easy terms; cause of I selling, retiring from business; this la a fine ooportu- I nlty for somo one. McDONALD k WIOOINB. 140 Naaaan. I CWNFEOTIONEItY, ICE CREAM. AND BAEERyT ffl ' located In tba Oranges; price $2,S0o; estabUahed number of years b) present owner, who.wlahe to re- H tire on account of old age. ffl McDONALDi WIOOINB, 140 Naaaan. SALOON, few doors off Broadway, vicinity of 28d IH st, doing business ot over $100 dally; prloo 1 $8,000, free and clear I McDONALD & WIGOINB, 140 Naaaan. Ql Onn LOAN wanted liy manufacturing oon tp)JJJ eern, vatuonf plant $8,000, liberal In terest allowed, money absolutely protected: investi gate thls McDONALDjt VVIOOINS, 140 Nassau. OLDESTABI ISIIED HAItMSS BFBINE3S, located un main thoroughfare In lliooklyn, price only $800, causu of uelling, death of owner. McDONALD k WIOOINB, 140 Naaaan. P110SPER0U8 MANUFACTCIIINO BUSINESS. Je? I sey city, desires jurtner with $T000, oinccpoel- 1 tlon furulsht d In rmnpi tent jiartj ; liberal salari and ,. Interest. Mi DONALD A VV IOOIN8. 140 Naaaan. T "IESTAIIHANT mrim'sy thoroughfare. Yonkcrs. no H J-Vojiposition, $1100 rejuired. H McDONALD A WIOOINB. 140 Nassau. 1 LlOIir MANUFV0TURI.no BUSINESS, price $11001 I $r,00woilh.f stuck uii haml ,v'-oovi n lb DONALD A- WIOOINB. 140 Nassau. J GROCERY, $1,2(10, profltanet over $l,B00yearlyi I thia will bejiroven; nne rhan stock: 111 health 1 couiptUuvviiir top ive this i itv. this Is Juntas rep- H reseiib d McDONALD A VVR.01NS.14O Nassau. AN l7xi'JIIH BUHINKSS establUhcd 20 years; prKetl.JcH), rasy terms, 8 horses and wagons! everything In good order. McDONALD k WIOOINB. UONaaaau. SALOON, located on upper Fifth av , price only $l.'.iiO cash, this is a gn at burgstn, receiiita about $.1(1 dull). Mi DONALD A VVIOOINS, ltolvaasau. AN OLD ESTABLISH'!) WFFKLY PAPER, prio a-onlj $2,Bisi, worth $Ki,0(M) Aiudy MiDONAI.D A VW(I0INB140 Nassau. A PATENTED" ARTICLE, ihlldnn enUrtalnedt ver praetlial, lustructlvi, as will asagame, can bo soil in every house, and all huding house throughout the countrj , thtro Is a fortune lu this; Prico tl,5i). , McDONALD k WIOOINB, 140 Naaaau st AasiONEK'S SAI.K.-AsUt!oniry businessTll East 42d st , stoik, nitons, base, good will; estab lished 11) i am, nun i ham u for right man. Addres "AM Jh;WAULAM), algnei, 12 Ijut 4.'d st , N, Y. IORSALLOIt HINT-Oweii Paper Company's pro? irt). Iloiisutoulc, Mass Apply DR OIDDINOB, ou prcuiisi a 1KINTIMrafu fi w boiirs' notke, lo.ooo circulars, tl anl ami blllhiada, 4i iier I.ish) LDOAR PRI.NTIMI A STATION Mil ( O , fill West JBth sb TANT1D A rst-ilas pniuntcr to capitalize a " good mnnufaetiirliig liuHium, good reference given and reqiili id Addnss VV . Imji 7, lujl.'ldav. 007KIU'YS VVLIU1LE AND lMIACTICABLE O" O I'.Vf J- N' r F Rl- IRSMANN, WEST TOINT, N. Y, Vnntctl to gurrlinse. 7ANTEI-Hainidroriinok,nirlodlralaaiidnw-" papirs. Addn ss AMlUilCAN NEViBDEl'OT. 10 Albert at , Aui kUnd, New Zealand Soo gntt for (SlnujJlfiration. lfANTEI-MaehlnlstnexpeTcd In MWlnglB T chines. 2oaUroomott.