ALARMING POSSIBILITIES AND EDITOR ADAMS OF MARATHON

Cortland Evening Standard, Thursday, April 2, 1896.

PAGE TWO—EDITORIALS.

Alarming Possibilities.

   There are some awful consequences which may flow from the general introduction of the Roentgen ray photography. Edison has photographed an object through a block of wood 8 inches thick. What, then, is there to prevent anybody from photographing anything anywhere, by night or by day? At present it requires a long exposure to photograph what is inside of a heavy solid, but undoubtedly in time these telltale pictures can be made with the ordinary flash light.

   Nothing but bone and metal thus far have been found that will impede the awful rays. It will be as easy to photograph the doings of our neighbors in the next room as to look out the window. Spying through keyholes will be done away. Nay, those whom jealousy or curiosity impels to read other people's letters can do so even without the formality of opening them by soaking them with a damp handkerchief. There will be no sure privacy for anybody anywhere. The desperate resort of swallowing a diamond or a valuable document to conceal it will no longer avail, for the inside of the stomach can be photographed as easily as the face.

   If in addition to this the invention which will photograph thought succeeds there will be nothing left for any of us except to just behave ourselves in the strictest manner. We shall not dare even to think anything wrong, for fear it will be brought up as a witness against us.

   In view of the approach of this dread time, it will be a good plan now to begin to practice for it—in our minds.

   ◘ Photographing by means of the Roentgen rays may prove invaluable to custom house officers. They may be able to see just what is inside of trunks, pockets and cloaks.

   ◘ If Tesla really has found out how to tap the earth and draw electrical power from it, there will be an unfailing fountain of mechanical power on every farm in this country. Railway trains can draw their power from the ground as they go along and mankind can talk around the world without expense.

   ◘ Before the civil war was three months old, before even the battle of Bull Run was fought, Spain, England and France had recognized the belligerent rights of the southern Confederacy. For over a year war and desperate fighting with the advantage thus far decidedly in favor of the revolutionists have been in progress in Cuba, yet the United States still hesitates to accord belligerent rights to the struggling republic. Is this right? Is it the record for a great republic to make toward one that is fighting for life?

  

Porfirio Diaz.

   ◘ For 19 years, with the exception of the time between 1880 and 1884, Porfirio Diaz has been president of the republic of Mexico. Under his wise and kindly guidance Mexicans have seen their country grow tranquil and peaceful and advance in the arts and industries as it never did before. They have seen internal improvements inaugurated on a magnificent scale and foreign commerce double and quadruple. Till its latest day Mexico will have reason to be thankful that she had as her first citizen a man with such a head as Porfirio Diaz. He has said he will be president for the coming term, which will be his sixth one, but that after this he will never serve again. He is now nearly 70 years old, which is a good old age for the president of a Spanish American republic. Presidential honors in these republics have somehow heretofore not been conducive to longevity.

   ◘ When a congressman begins to say something about "the god of battles," it is a sure sign he is loaded with eloquence and means to make a long speech to impress his constituents at home.

EIGHTY-TWO IN THE SHADE.

Mrs. Landreth Tells of Going Crabbing in the South.

   The following note has been received from Mrs. W. B. Landreth who with her husband and children is spending the winter at Brunswick, Ga.:

   712 UNION-ST., BRUNSWICK, GA.,

   March 30, 1896.

   To the Editor of the Standard:

   SIR—Our STANDARD has just come, and, although there are only five of us here from Cortland, we welcome it just as cordially as they do in ''the land of the sky." We have roses, wisteria, bridal wreath and sweet violets in bloom in our yard. The windows and doors are all open and the mercury stands at 82 degrees in the shade. The festive sand fly is also in evidence and it looks very queer to a Northern person to see a horse and carriage hitched in front of a house, and the horse calmly standing over a little, smoky fire to keep the sand flies off

   Last week we all went crabbing and caught the children's express cart full.

Perhaps you do not know how to crab? I will instruct you. Take a cord, fasten a little sinker and a piece of fresh meat on the end of it. Arm yourself with a net and a cigar to keep the files away if you are a man; if a woman, the man will probably be there anyway. Sit down on the banks of the river or in a boat. Let down the line and soon there will be a crab biting. Draw up your line gently, slide the net under him and for just a minute there will be a lively time in that boat. Then when you get home, boiled crabs, deviled crabs, fried crabs—but I will say no more—with the mercury at the zero mark it will be rather tantalizing for you to read this letter.

   M. F. LANDRETH.

   Mrs. Landreth enclosed in her letter a little bunch of all the flowers mentioned above.

Editorial Amenities.

   Our esteemed contemporaries the Lyons Republican and Wayne Democratic Press are exchanging courtesies nowadays and here are some samples of how they do it:

SMALL SOUL—LARGE GALL.

   ◘ Editor Sherwood sent for a scientist the other day to come to Lyons and make a half tone of his soul for the woman's edition of the Republican. The scientist arrived Saturday and after working with one of the most powerful cameras ever made all Sunday, the day our brother's soul should have shown up if ever, packed up his kit and left town unable to produce the picture because all the soul found turned out to be no larger than a Lilliputian microbe. The professor, however, stated on the side, that a picture to have contained all the lines of Editor Sherwood's gall would fill the entire paper.

   ◘ We congratulate Editor Van Camp on getting out an issue of the Press this week that contains nothing positively vile or obscene. Perhaps his reform is due to the revivals now in progress. There are evidences of rancor, canker, jealousy and spleen, but the usual tendency to positive lowness is happily overcome.

   ◘ The women knew where to get their newspaper printed. The bearded woman of the Republican still retains his hold upon his sex. He is so thoroughly effeminate that he was very properly selected publisher.

   ◘ Editor Sherwood is no longer one of the recognized bosses of the Republican party. Like Samson of old he lost his grip when he had his whiskers trimmed.

   ◘ "In looking over the audience at Memorial hall last evening, we failed to observe Editor Van Camp and his smiling party of deadheads occupying the dollar seats."—Republican.

   ◘ All of which would seem to indicate that Brother Sherwood was there, notwithstanding that he is in mourning over the death |of a New York relative who didn't leave him anything, and of his connection with Grace church as a vestryman and a pretending observer of Lent. But Brother Sherwood could never be relied upon to stick to principle when anything free was at stake, either to eat, or drink or that he could carry away in his pocket.

   ◘ Brother Sherwood is nothing if not a pretender. He will make a curious angel. He would have it believed that he buys his theatre tickets, not with space in the "best weekly paper in the world," (God forgive us for repeating the quotation from the Republican) but with cash, when it is known that our esteemed friend never before so far forgot himself as to buy anything when he could beg it or get it by advertising. He would have the people who read his paper believe that he sits in dollar seats that he pays for in cash, when the fact is that the top seat in the top gallery would be too expensive. He is so selfish that we wonder he doesn't allow his beard to grow so as to have the bristles handier.

   If Cortland journalism has ever surpassed the artistic, picturesque and pungent qualities of the above, it has not been within our memory.

Twenty-five Years.

   Editor Ed L. Adams has just completed twenty-five years as proprietor and publisher of the Marathon Independent and in his issue of April 1 indulges in a retrospect, looking back over the quarter-century and noting some of the changes that have been made in the village of Marathon as well as in his paper itself. In closing he says, "Personally a review of the past twenty-five years brings us memories that are pleasant; there are some thing to regret, but the balance is on the right side, and gives us encouragement, to take a renewed hold and start in, under the care of Providence, for the second quarter of a century."

GOLD IN ALASKA.

Eagerly Sought by Americans Rapidly Flocking There.

   SEATTLE, Wash., April 2.—There is no abatement in the rush to Alaska; on the contrary the exodus in on the increase, and by Saturday no less than fifteen vessels, with a passenger list of fully 1,000 men, freight and supplies in proportion, will have sailed from this port for the golden field of the north,

   Alaska advices received by the steamer Willapa which arrived yesterday say that enterprising Sitkans intend to drain a lake back of that town and to gather by the wagon load gold bullion and dust that for years has been brought on and accumulated in the bed of the lake by glaciers. A tunnel about 1,000 feet long will be built and it will run water from the lake, where bottom is believed to be paved with gold to a great depth.

THE TRUXTON ROUTE.

MANY ADVANTAGES OVER ANY OTHER LINE.

Surveys All Made, Easy Grades, Excellent Shipping Points, Short Line to the St. Lawrence.

(From the Syracuse Post, Thursday.)

   While members of the Business Men's association and other Syracusans have been worrying over and working for the entrance of the Lehigh Valley railroad into Syracuse, surveys for just such a road as is now contemplated, made several years ago, are now in the city. Their existence is known only to a few, the railroad officials and the Business Men's association having no knowledge of them.

   Several years ago General Burt, a well known projector and manager of several railroads in New York and New England, made several surveys in this part of the state. One of them was to determine an entrance into Syracuse for the Elmira, Cortland & Northern railroad, now owned by the Lehigh Valley, and at that time the Utica, Ithaca & Elmira railroad.

   General Burt spent all of one summer at the work with a large party of surveyors. He thoroughly surveyed the whole route, made proper plans, with  elevations, etc., and then the work was for some reason dropped. These surveys are now in this city and in the possession of J. Emmet Wells.

   The plans proposed a railroad starting at Truxton on the E., C. & N. R. R. Thence the proposed route runs in a northwesterly direction up Labrador creek, passing through Apulia. Running on the opposite side of the valley from the D., L. & W. railroad, on the east side of Butternut creek, it passed through DeWitt Center and thence into Syracuse.

   This route possesses many advantages. The steepest grade encountered is only fifty-five feet to the mile, which is much less than the D., L. & W. has on some portions of its route. The cuts and fills are about equal, thus saving a large amount of money in grading. It would also be one of the cheapest routes that could be selected, connecting the desired points.

   Accompanying the surveys are papers showing to whom the land belonged, and estimates as to the amount of freight business that would be done on the road.

   One of the best villages passed through by this route is Jamesville. Ten thousand tons of freight are shipped from this place every year, and from 5,000 to 7,000 tons of coal received.

   This route also possesses another big advantage for the Lehigh railroad people. They have also been talking for years of building a road through to the St. Lawrence and the northern part of the state. From DeWitt a road could be constructed in a northerly direction, and Lehigh officials would have the northern outlet which they have so long been wanting.

CARR PLEADS GUILTY

To the Charge of Cruelty to Animals.

Fined Ten Dollars.

   The case of The People against David Carr occupied the attention, of Justice Dowd this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Carr is a resident of the town of Homer and was arrested March 26 on the charge of cruelty to animals. He gave bail for his appearance in court to-day.

   This afternoon Attorney E. E. Mellon appeared for the plaintiff and Attorney H. A. Dickinson for the defendant. The case was called and defendant's attorney addressed the court, saying in part, that he did not believe his client guilty of the crime charged any further than that he had made an error in judgment as to the quantity of feed necessary to carry his stock through the winter. He had bought feed and had done the best he could. It was not his intention to ill-treat the stock in any way but the law does not recognize the intent. Attorney Dickinson said that he had advised his client to plead guilty to the charge as they both had come to the conclusion that that would be the cheapest way to get out of the difficulty, and he asked the mercy of the court.

   Carr withdrew his former plea of not guilty and interposed a plea of guilty, whereupon the court sentenced him to pay a fine of $10 or go to jail for ten days. The fine was paid and the defendant discharged.

BREVITIES.

   —Electric light apparatus is being placed in Day's cafe on Railroad-st.

   —Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Upson are rejoicing over the arrival at their home yesterday of a ten pound daughter.

   —The Alpha C. L. S. C. will meet with Mrs. J. O. Reid, 128 Main-st., Monday evening, April 6, at 7:30 o'clock. Roll call Easter.

   —The monthly meeting of the board of managers of the hospital will be held at the hospital Monday, April 6, at 3 P. M. A full attendance is desired.

   —There will be a special meeting of John L. Lewis lodge, No. 587, I.O.O.F., at their rooms this evening at 8 o'clock. All Odd Fellows are invited to be present.

   —The store in the Martin building on Main-st., formerly occupied by C. Brandenstein as a shoe shop, is being repaired and a new front will be put in. When completed, it will be occupied by James Kelley & Co., manufacturers of cigars.

   —The ladies of the Homer-ave. M. E. church have decided to hold a Cuban festival Friday evening, April 17, at which an appropriate program will be rendered and refreshments served. They expect to make it worthy of large patronage.

   —The Republican State convention last week honored itself as well as this county, in naming Theodore H. Wickwire of Cortland, as its candidate for presidential elector from this district. Mr. Wickwire's name adds strength to any ticket upon which it may be placed.—Marathon Independent.

   —A frame of photographs of those who take part in the operatic minstrel show of the C. A. A. on Wednesday and Thursday of next week, was last evening placed on exhibition in McKinney & Doubleday's south show window. The frame contains the portraits of twenty-four of Cortland's popular young men and the pictures reflect credit upon the artists, Hyatt & Tooke.

 

BOLD NAVIGATORS

Muskrat.

Cortland Evening Standard, Wednesday, April 1, 1896.

BOLD NAVIGATORS.

Took a Dip in the Tioughnioga While Seeking Muskrats.

   Herman Odell and Delos Burnham, two bold navigators, left home yesterday morning to boat down the Tioughnioga river to Binghamton and shoot the festive muskrat which because of the high water had been driven from his fastness. Reaching the pond at the Wickwire mills one of them stepped out upon a cake of ice. As he did so the piece careened and he, clutching the side of the boat, caused that to upset and both the navigators speedily found themselves struggling in the water. They finally succeeded in getting to shore, and returned home for dry suits of clothing. Then they started again and this time made a successful trip, landing near Binghamton before night. The number of muskrats which they shot is not recorded.

   Fred W. Melvin and James A. Wood, having the same object in view as the two parties above mentioned, stranded their bark at Kingman's bridge [near the intersection of Grant and Rickard streets]. The water was so high there that the boat could not get under [the bridge]. They tried to work it under the bridge and the result was that the boat went down and the two boatmen, having a firm hold upon the bridge, had to draw themselves up to the bridge to escape going down with the boat.

M. Hoke Smith.

Charles F. Crisp.

HOKE SMITH VS. CRISP.

Debate on Currency Between Two Democrats.

CRISP A FREE SILVER ADVOCATE.

Secretary of the Interior Upholds the Cause of "Sound Money"—A Georgia

Audience Cheers Them Both, and the Honors Are About Even.

   AUGUSTA, Ga., April 1.—No political event has so stirred the city of Augusta and its surrounding territory as the financial debate between Secretary Hoke Smith for "sound money" and ex-Speaker Charles F. Crisp representing free coinage, which occurred here last night. The day was a gala one, Smith and Crisp holding informal receptions at the Arlington hotel.

Excursions were run into the city on all roads from points within a radius of 75 miles. The debate took place at the Grand Opera house.

   On the stage were the governor of the state, many prominent state officials and 600 representative men of the city and state.

   After a short introduction by Chairman Daughty of the county executive committee, who stated the terms of the debate, he introduced Judge Crisp who spoke as follows:

   "Mr. Smith and myself are both Democrats, we both expect to earnestly and loyally stand by the Democratic nominee, but just now the policy of the Democratic party is to be formed and Mr. Smith and I differ on one important question. We differ about money.

   "There is no such thing as international money, no money will circulate in all countries. That's a mere platitude.

   "Bimetallism is described by every writer as being a condition when both metals can be coined at a mint by a ratio fixed by law, with an equal purchasing and debt paying power. Up to the year 1873 this law was in force, silver and gold were thus linked together and were the measure of commodities.

   "In 1873 the United States demonetized silver. Why it was done, no single gold standard advocate is old enough or truthful enough to recollect. There are none of them who will boldly tell you why. The real reason was to decrease the amount of money and increase the value of the money which was left. (Applause.) No man can, in the face of all these things, go before the country and say that he advocates the single standard of gold and hope to gain the support of a majority of the people of the United States. (Applause.)

   "If four nations could make a ratio and keep it, one country, which is equal in commerce to the four, could do it. The four cuts no figure."

   When Mr. Smith was introduced the reception was equally as enthusiastic as that rendered to Mr. Crisp.

   "In opposing the free coinage of silver I want you to distinctly understand that I make no fight on silver as a final payment and as legal tender. When we oppose this plan of free coinage at 16 to 1, we believe its advocates will understand its effects. We oppose it because we do not believe that it will give you what you want.

   "The advocates of free coinage mislead you when they say that we wish to contract the currency and that we do not wish silver dollars to be legal tender.

   "These gentlemen who wish to rob the people have absolutely coined in the past three years 7,000,000 silver dollars. We have coined more subsidiary silver in the past three years than in any three years since the government began. (Applause.)

   "The silver idea is undemocratic, it is unlike Jefferson's teachings; it is unlike Jackson's teachings and it is unlike the teachings of Grover Cleveland. (Prolonged applause.) It is more like the doctrine of Mr. Jones of Nevada, Mr. Bryant of Nebraska, and Tom Watson of Georgia. I believe that if the president [Cleveland] had only served one term he would be re-elected and before his term was over everyone of you would bless him for his good work for you. (Loud applause.)

   "Briefly I suggest to you a line of remedy. It is this, give the silver the right of way. Call in your gold under $10, and let your silver be the only currency under that amount."

   Mr. Smith was loudly applauded and several floral offerings were thrown upon the stage.

   Mr. Crisp closed the debate with a brief and witty rejoinder.

OUTBREAK OF IMMIGRANTS.

Italians Held For Deportation Make a Break For Liberty.

   NEW YORK, April 1.—There was one continuous round of excitement on Ellis island all day. Twice a large body of Italians, held for deportation, made desperate attempts to escape from their place of imprisonment, and but for the courage and alertness of the few keepers and inspectors who had them in charge riot and bloodshed might have resulted. Hundreds of immigrants arrived on Monday, and before the great majority of these could be disposed of 2,100 arrived yesterday.

   It was shortly after 10 o'clock when the first outbreak occurred. Suddenly there was a murmur among them. It increased to a growl and to a howl of defiance and rage. Hundreds of sunburnt, dirty hands tried to tear open the wire work of the pen. It began to bend and in a moment more would have given way had not the keepers run up and down outside pounding the protruding fingers.

   Dr. Senner, early in the day, realized the gravity of the situation. He telegraphed to Washington that he must have more help. The reply was favorable and 20 more men are at work today.

PAGE TWO—EDITORIALS.

A Statement.

   It would be amusing—if it were not a trifle exasperating—to see the name of the editor of The STANDARD associated in neighboring newspapers with the advocacy of the claims of both of the contesting delegations from Cuyler at the recent Republican convention in this village—in one paper being given part of the responsibility for the decision of the committee which passed upon the conflicting claims, and in the other represented as an advocate "employed'' by Hon. H. P. Andrews and Hon. B. F. Lee to go before the committee, but whom the committee did not desire to hear and who consequently did not appear before them.

   It is due alike to the gentlemen named, to the committee, the delegations and ourselves, to say that we had no communication in reference to the matter with either of these gentlemen or with any member of the committee or of either delegation, or with any representative of the conflicting interests; that our assistance was neither volunteered nor "employed" nor solicited; that we regretted deeply that any such contest should have occurred, and said so, and that the only action which we took in reference to it was to offer in the convention—after the committee on contested seats had reported—a resolution favoring an amendment of the caucus law, which both of the Cuyler delegations will agree would absolutely prevent any occasion for such an unpleasant contest arising in the future [two town supervisors, instead of one,  elected--CC editor]. Assemblyman Saunders has introduced a bill looking to this end, and its passage is earnestly to be desired.

  

Lord Salisbury.

A Good Beginning.

   It is known that from the first Queen Victoria desired peace between England and the United States in reference to the Venezuelan matter. It seems also probable that most of the British cabinet desired the question should be peacefully arbitrated. In consenting to thus settle it, therefore, Salisbury is to be congratulated on the good sense and the courage he has shown in being able to change his mind. It is proof of greater strength of mind to be able to change one's opinion when in the wrong than to obstinately hold to that opinion merely for the sake of a supposed consistency. Undoubtedly now the whole Venezuelan boundary question will be arbitrated in a manner satisfactory to all concerned. Certainly the United States has no wish to see England deprived of any territory rightfully hers.

   It is likely, too, that this Venezuelan matter will be the beginning of a permanent treaty of arbitration between England and the United States. It is supposed by some buncombe politicians that Irish voters in the United States would be opposed to such a treaty, but this idea is, like the politicians themselves, buncombe. The Irish voters of the United States and all the other voters are in favor, first, last and all the time, of a policy which will help their pockets.

   Such a policy will be an arbitrator of all disputes between England and America. The pocket logic will shortly accomplish what sentimental logic has been in vain endeavoring to do for a generation. In the British house of commons Mr. Robert A. Yerburgh threw a great light on the whole subject when he asked whether, "in view of the increasing dependence of the United Kingdom upon foreign wheat," the British government would accept a certain interpretation of international law originally put forward by the United States in reference to provisions in transport in time of a war. The plain fact is that England must have our wheat and meat, we must have the money England pays for our meat and wheat, and neither can afford to quarrel with the other.

NATIONAL EXPRESS CO.

Move Into the Democrat Building on or About May 1.

   The office of the National Express Co., of which Mr. G. E. Ingraham is the local agent, will about May 1 be removed to the east side of the Democrat building. How long this company will remain in Cortland seems to be a question since the E., C. & N. R. R. went into the hands of the Lehigh Valley R. R. Co.

   The United States Express Co. handles the business on all the lines of the Lehigh Valley except the new branch and it is known that representatives of this company have been over the newly acquired property and made a careful survey of the express business. Should their report be favorable, it is believed that the United States Express Co. will handle the business on the new line.

  

Surgical Operation.

   A difficult surgical operation was performed at the hospital yesterday afternoon on William G. Dutcher of Homer, N. Y. The operation was for intestinal obstruction, the cause of which was a cancer, and was performed by Dr. C. O. Baker of Auburn. Mr. Dutcher has been ill for a long time and was brought to the hospital Monday.

   The patient was not strong enough to recover and died this morning. The operation was witnessed by Drs. Whitney, White, Green and Robinson of Homer and Drs. Dana, Didama and Bennett of Cortland.

FORTNIGHTLY CLUB.

Mr. Freeman Entertains by Stereopticon Lecture on England.

   The Fortnightly club was treated to an evening of rare pleasure at the home of the Misses Fitzgerald, 39 Tompkins-st., last night. The occasion of the gathering was a lecture given by Mr. A. A. Freeman, professor of American history at Phillips academy, Andover, Mass. The parlors were well filled with club members and a limited number of invited guests who listened with great interest to Mr. Freeman's delightful talk on England, illustrated by stereopticon views of various English scenes made familiar to the speaker in his recent trip through the British Isles and which were of particular value to the club, since this is in the line of their study for the past year.

   For those who were so fortunate as to arrive early in the evening Mr. Freeman threw upon the screen his valuable views of Greenland which have an added choiceness, aside from their own beauty, in the fact that they are the few photographs saved from the wreck of the ill-fated Miranda on its last voyage in the summer of 1894. Mr. Freeman was a member of the scientific party aboard and these photographs were undeveloped plates which had not been removed from the cameras and were the only pictures from a large collection which were rescued from the foundering ship.

   At the close of the talk refreshments were served and a social hour was enjoyed which ended in a rising vote of thanks by the club to Mr. Freeman and the Misses Fitzgerald for the highly appreciated entertainment and hospitality.

Photos copied from Grip's Historical Souvenir of Cortland.

THE NEW SHOWROOM.

All Kinds of Vehicles and Harnesses on Exhibition.

   Last fall The H. M. Whitney Co. built a new showroom 40 by 200 feet in size on the vacant lot west of their carriage factory on East Court-st. In the old showroom only types of the carriages of their manufacture could be shown and those formed a very small proportion of the different styles actually turned out. It frequently happened that prospective purchasers would come to the factory and select a design of carriage that they liked, but would prefer a different style of painting, or upholstering or top and would not see that vehicle actually set up on exhibition because of lack of space, though there were exactly such carriages in the crates in the shippingroom. The observer might go away without purchasing and he might or he might not return.

   To meet this exigency the company has built this gigantic showroom and is now setting up there a sample of every kind of carriage or vehicle of any description that is turned out from this factory. There are top buggies of all designs with duplicates of the same design, but of all the different styles of painting placed side by side, so that the would be purchaser can find no excuse for not seeing just exactly what he wants. The same is true of open buggies, of surreys, of pleasure wagons of every kind, of democrat wagons, of grocery wagons, of buckboards, of business wagons and of every description of vehicle made by this company. It is a pleasure as well as a study to go through this great show room.

   A full line of single and double harnesses, both light and heavy, is soon to be added. Special horses and show racks are being constructed for exhibiting these, and all are invited to inspect the contents of this great show room for anything in its line before purchasing elsewhere.

BREVITIES.

   —Mr. A. W, Gates has lost a fine Jersey cow from milk fever.

   —Three tramps occupied the cooler at the police station last night.

   —There will be a meeting of the A. O. H. at Empire hall this evening at 8 o'clock.

   —F. L. Harris has moved from 45 Madison-st. to the flat over his studio, 79 Main-st.

   —In the north window of Sager & Jennings' drug store is a brood of fine

Plymouth Rock chickens from the poultry yard of Mr. Sager.

   —A regular meeting of the board of directors of the Tioughnioga club will be held in the club parlors this evening, at half past 7 o'clock.

   —It is not generally understood that April 1 is a legal holiday, but one might be led to think so by the sign at one of the banks, "Bank shut," which is in view to-day.

   —Last November an agreement was entered into by the proprietors of groceries and meat markets to close at 8 o'clock until April 1. That time has arrived and now the stores and markets will probably stay open as long as their owners desire.

   —The D., L. & W. milk train now starts from Onatavia, but an effort is being made to establish a milk station at Jamesville, and it is said that over 850 cows have already been pledged to furnish milk to the station.

   —Mr. J. B. Boyd, an old and respected resident of Cincinnatus, died at the residence of his son, H. B. Boyd, in Cincinnatus yesterday of pneumonia, aged 84 years. The funeral will occur at 10 o'clock to-morrow morning.

   —The Syracuse University Glee, Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar clubs give a concert at Keator opera house, Homer, on Friday night of this week. The clubs are now on their return from a very successful spring vacation trip. Mr. A. E Darby of Cortland is the leader of the instrumental clubs.

   —An accident to a coal train near Groton on the Auburn division of the

Lehigh Valley road early yesterday morning derailed and piled up a number of cars and delayed traffic for several hours. Passengers on the early train south, who hoped to connect with the train on the Elmira division so as to reach Cortland at 9:48 did not get to Freeville until afternoon.