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THE BKOOKLYN DAILY EAGrLE SXJNXAY, MtY 14, i9. SlilEN PAGfeS. 14 THE SECEETAN SALE. ABOUT BROOKLYN PEOPLE, CATHOLIC CHURCH NEWS. POEMS OF THE PRESENT.

jectures. Father Monteverde ia an Italian by birth, but left his native country when 10 years of age and went to live in England. He mado his theological studies in All Hallows College noar Dublin, Ireland, and after his ordination ho camo to this country and labored for several years in tho Diocese of Grass Valloy, Cat, under Bishop O'Conncll. Ho hati been in St. John's Parish, in this city, since February 15, 1885.

Ho will make a zealous and efficient pastor. Ho speaks English so well that no one would suspect his Italian birth. Of course, his long residence in Ireland and England accounts for this. He is about 50 years of ago. Archbishop Eldor, of Cincinnati, believes in enforcing rules when they aro mado.

Tho following circular, which he sent to his clergy and tho laity of the archdiocese, on July to bo read iu all tlio churches, tolls its own story: You have, no doubt, beon pained nearly or quite as much as I have boon by the occurrence of last Sunday. It seems that, on the occasion of the blessing of a now church in Cincinnati, there was a selling of beer in a room opened for a lunch, in violation cf both the ecclesiastical and civil law. The reverend pastor did not, indeed, authorize it. He expressly forbade it. Yet ho cannot be ex cusod of having failed iu tho care and vigilu nco which a nastor is bound to exercise.

Accordin gly, of tho three men who own Brandt Island, on which is erected a handBorue club house, at which the members with their friends and families sojourn for the Summer. Mr. Browor's yacht, tho Mistral, which recently won her class race in tho Atlantic Yacht Club rogatta, will bo stationed at the island for tho convenience of tho guests. Mr. and Mrs.

P. J. Kenedy and family, of St. Marks avenue, will leave their country seat at Great Neck and sail on the steamor Etruria noit Saturday on an extended trip through Europe. Mr.

and Mrs. George W. Hunt, of South Oxford street, will spend July and AuguBt at Diamond Rock, Lansingburg, N. Y. Misa Hattio Watson, of Bergen street, and Miss Hattio Ford, of Lexington avenue, aro at Long Branch.

Mr. William H. Bead, of Noble street, who for a year past has beon in England, arrivod home on Friday. William B. Lindsay has been visiting friendB at Loug Branch, N.

for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Browne, of West Baltic Btroet, have returned from Europe by the steamship Servta.

Mr. and Mrs. Aloxander McGibnoy and son, excitement of purchasers is at its height, and when they aro allpresont. At 4:30 o'clock peo plo began to ho a little nervous and wonderiug when the famous number 03 would come out. But tho auctioneer held them iu suBpenso until nearly 5 o'clock, and nerves wero so strained that when ho called for the number and tho appraiser sot tho "Angelus up at $00,000, all tho people began to clap their hands, shout aud rise from their chairs.

Then tho battle began. Representatives from tho Corcoran Gallery, of Washington, and from tho American Artistic Association had beon sent to purchase tho "Angelus," but probably had not beon given cart blanche as for the amount to pay for it. M. Gearges Potit was deputized by M. Proust, Commissioner of Fine Arts, to bid for France.

Then comes the most exciting time ever witnossod iu an auction room. Bidders jump thousands of dollars in ono bid; every one seems to liavo lost tho idea of tho valtio of bank notes. Each time tho bids have reached another hundred thousand francs applauso and shouts rend tho house; meu and women are standing on their chairs. The representative of tho Corcoran Gallery stops at tho other American keeps bidding. Excitomont is now at whito heat.

31. Proust can no longer remain Professor J. B. Whittakor, of the art department in tho Adelphi Acadomy, took his depar ture yesterday for the mountaius, making his stopping place at Port Deposit, N. Y.

After a sea son of intenso devotion to the duties of his im portant position, Mr. Whittakor deserves rest and recreation, and he is going whoro both can be obtained. Miss Emilie M. Forrester, daughter of George B. Forrester, of Degraw street, sailed for Eng land and Franco with Mr.

and Mrs. Edward Downing, of Carroll streot, and daughter Fannie, by the steamer Sorvia, yosterday. Mr. and Mrs. Downing and daughter and Miss ForroBter ex pect to return on the Sorvia, leaving Livorpool September 7.

Major Thomas Boll, who has long beon a victim of "great expectations," waiting for the political angel to move the waters in tho pool of placo, has entered tho larger and surer arena of trade in Now York and hopos horeafter to be happy and prosperous, all of which his hosts of frionds Bin corely desire on his behalf. Mr. J. W. Day, of Vernon avenue, ia at Asbury Park, N.

where ho will remain until October 1. John A. Scott, of Flatbush, in his yacht Impe rial will next week cruise through Long Island Sound, having as his guests Dr. Hoffman, Colouel John B. Moyenborg aud Francis' Wilsou, tho actor William Engeman, of Gravosend, has returned from his Virginia stock farm.

A. H. Battorsby, of Gravesond, treasurer of tho Brighton Beach Bacing Association and known to his intimates as Eiffel Towor Battorsby, is at present prostrated by illness. There was a large company of Dr. Frank I.

Van Woert's friends at tho wharf of tho Notherland Steamship Company, Jersey City, Thursday after noon, to see him off for Europe. Mr. and Mrs. F. Skelton and thoir daughter Mrs.

Harry M. Hewlett, of streot; aro spending the Summer iu tho Catskills. Mr. and Mrs. E.

L. Martin and family are at Coxsackie. Miss Lizzie Koonan, of this city, and Miss Nel lie Curran, of Now York, are spending July and part of August at Delaware Water Gap, and will spend tho rcfuaituloi" of the Summer at Far itock away. Mrs. J.

T. O'llara, of 224 Clinton stroot, is visit ing Mr. and Mrs. JaiiUH Wood, on tho shore of the Koton ltiver, Stamford, Conn. Mr.

and Mrs. George Williamson, of adison streot, and their Fred, have just returned from a trip to the other side. They spent ten days at tho Paris Exhibition and likewise visitod places of interest iu England, Scotland and Ireland. Miss Elma A. Tilloy, of 447 Eighth streot, is making a tour through tho Eastern States aud is now at Watch Hill, It I.

Mr. Loring Lano and family, of Harrison stroet, are at Haines' Falls, in the Oatskill Mountains. Assemblyman, lames I'. Graham, of the Twelfth Distriet, has bought a cottage at Bousonhurst from James Cropsey, and it is rumored that ho will shortly take to it a bride from this city. Mrs.

J. Butts and daughter, of 27 Piorropout street, have gone to lluthind, Yt. Mr. Edward L. Harding, of tho Arlington on Montague street, is at Lake George.

Dr. Gustavus Le Lacheur, tho newly appointed superintendent of the City Mission Society, is spending the mouth of July at Westhamptou Centre, L. I. Mr. and Mrs.

J. C. Blauvelt will spond tho Sum mor at Greenwood Lake. Mrs. William T.

Bruorton and son will spend the Summer at Montgomery, N. Miss Mamie Griffith, of .17 Wilkiughby street, is passing tho Summer on a visit witli Mrs. Burnett, at that lady's cottage near Kissanc Lake, L. I. Mr.

George W. May and family, of Hooper street, and Captain Franklin T. Swazey and wife aro spending the Summer at Bed Bank, N. J. Principal Walter B.

Gunnison and family aro spending their vacation on Cape Cod, at the pleasant Village of Brewster. Miss Polly Wingate, daughter of General Win gate, and Mr. John I. Covington and family sailed for Europe yesterday. Thoy will be abroad about two months.

Principal J. V. Witherbeo and family are spending the Summer at Canton, N. Y. Mrs.

John May and tho Misses May, of Leo avenue; Mr. and Mrs. William Darbee, of Hooper street, aud Mr. and Mrs. H.

F. Gunnison, of Keap street, have cottages for the Summer at Summer land, one of the moat charming islands among the Thousand Islands. Police Commissioner Bell and family are occupying a cottage at Sea OhlV, L. I. Miss M.

A. Marseilles, teacher in School No. 19, is spending her vacation at Circleville, Orange County. Miss Nellie Stuart and Miss Edna Hall left tho city ou Friday by way of Boston for Hampden, Me. Tho family of Mr.

Fred J. Finch, 128 Fort Greene place, are at Groat South Bay, L. I. Miss Tillie Koch is spending tho Summer at Now London, Conn. Dr.

and Mrs. A. F. Horton and family, of Gates avenue, are at, Patchogue, L. I.

Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Sotulloy and sou, of Madison street, are at Central Valley, Orango County, N.

Y. Philip C. Finn, of Tillary street, and Edward Whitley, of Liberty street, aro at Ellouvillo, N. Y. Mr.

and Mrs. C. P. Heyward, of VanBuren street, have left town for Brodshoad Bridge. F.

W. Anthony and son, Claire, and nurso, are at Bethany, Pa. Duncan McLaren, will spend a mouth at Barryvillc, Sullivan County, N. Y. Mrs.

W. H. Welling and family, of Laurence street, are at lloiikonkoma. Leon C. Munro (Charles Loon) will go to Matti tuek this Summer, accompanied by Mr.

Harry and MiBS May Brownsou. Mrs. G. S. Laeey and her sister, Miss May Hicks, of i)0 Pierrepont street, aro at Long Branch.

Miss Alice Eaton, of this city, is visiting friends at Senaca Falls. Miss Netttc Furman, of this city, is the guest of Miss Mamie Mooro, Tivoli, N. Y. Mr. J.

S. Jonos and wife arc at Shelter Island. Hon. John A. Taylor is uow at his farm at Noyes Point, It I.

Mrs. M. L. Case and her son, Frank, aro about to start on an oxtonded tour in the West, visiting their relatives in Madison, Wis. Mr.

W. A. Bardwcll, librarian of tho Brooklyn Library, is spending a. vacation of three weeks in and around Ocean Grove, N. J.

Mrs. James Kyder and daughter Mamie, of 190 Washington avenue, will spend two mouths at Cutchoguc. Miss Isabel Bartlett. of Washington avenue. after visiting for a week at Spring Lako Beach with Mrs.

Stevenson, of Monroe place, has gone to Monmouth Beach. The Misses Dunn, of Amity street, and Miss Mack, of Harrison stroet, aro at Spring Lako, Conn. Miss S. Gertrude Duff, of 220 Flatbush avenuo, and Miss May Fairbanks, of 32 Vernon avenue, are at Lake lionkonkoma. Mrs.

O'Connor and sister, Miss M. Graul, of 11 Jefferson avenue, are at Ltvuosvillc, Greene County, N. Y. Miss Mamie 0. Kelsey, of tho Eastorn District, is sojourning with friends at College Poiut, L.

I. Mr. aud Mrs. Harrio Cottier, of Livingston street; Mrs. T.

L. Dakin, of Pearl streot, and Colonel John L. Burleigh, of tho Piorropout House, will spond tho Summer at Hunter. Mr. and Mrs.

F. C. Josliu, of 28(7 Clermont avo nuc, will start July 15 to spond six weeks at East Stroudsburg, Pa. They will next go to Burlington, Vt, and also to Ottawa, Canada. Mr.

Isaac O. Horton, Jr. and family arc at Shelter Island. Mr. Thomas S.

Shortland and family are at Shelter Island. Mr. William T. Crouch and wife, of 120 Ash land place, aro spending a little lime at Wash ington, D. with friends.

Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Snedekor, of 883 Greene avenue, aro stopping for a few days at Shelter Island. Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Williams and daughter, of Seventh avenue, aro at Lake Georgo. Georgo V. Brower and family will Summer at Brandt Island, near Boston. Mr. Brower is one An Inside View of the Spirit of the Bidding and Prices.

Interesting Contest for the "AiiRelus" Uow It Was Run Up THo Auctioneer's Error A New Start Bought for the StateThe Heis soniers Which Are of Most Vnlue. Correspondeuco of tho Eagle. Pakis, July 1889. No one will doubt that Paria is an art center after having witnessed tho Secrotan sale. Men from all parts of tho world came to attend it; thero wore Belgian and Russian delegations, who, ignoring all other present attractions of the city, arrived on the day of tho sale and will leavo at the cud of the week, and who take time only to casta glance at tho beaux arts at the exposition before they take tho homeward train.

As for tho Americans, they had become as excited as tho French. They seem to think that the glorious artists of 18H0 belong to thorn as well as to tho French. And in some regards it is true, for was it not th03' who first recognized Millet, Rousseau and afterward Corot, and aro not most of tho works and among tho host of theso masters in American galleries and in private collections Tho "Angelus!" Who was to buy tho "Ange lus!" That was tho exciting question to bo settled in this famous sale. In the few hundreds of French lovers of art present the heart of tlio whole nation throbbed, it was an affair of State, it was a victory to win over Americans, who hail come over with tlio wherewithal to gam the victory; and no doubt on entering into the Sedol meyer gallery many imagined they already had the "Augolns" in their pockets. But it is well to begin at tho beginning of this memorable sale.

For the last week all other attractions, the exposition, everything was forgotten for tlio Seeretan sale. Not even in Paris had thero ever been 200 works all of the first order, all worth occupying a place in a first class museum, offered at the "going! gone!" of tlio auctioneer's hammer. For the last ten days they were on exhibition, and special cards were sent to special people for special days. Dealers and amateurs, native and foreign, witli serious intentions of buying, were admitted first; all advan tage!) wore given to them, naturally, for whon once the gaping crowd was admitted thero was no room for any other in tho small Sodelmeyer show rooms. Then cards wore sent to critics, journalists, all those who would advertise tho sale, just before it would take place.

These were afforded good views in the morning and afternoon, and nowhere have wo over had a better chance to study aud admire the artists called the painters of 1830. During the last two days rescryed for a general private and public exposition it was impossible to approach the Meissoniors and tho "Angelus." The latter stood apart iu the place of honor in tho hall of modern painters, ou a plush covorod caHel, and a guardian was ever stationed at tho side of it. As the Sodelmeyer hall is small, great discrimination had to be exercised for entrances on the days of Bale. As all auctions are public, moans had to be used to introduce and givo a place to the buying public. People were admitted in throo different entrances, some through the back door of the house, others through the garden, and all the seats wore occupied before the general public was let m.

Tlio sale began at 2, and alroady at 12:30 tho Hue de la Rochefoucauld was erowdod. The heat and importance of the anlo caused a sort of nervous, electric current to run through tho crowd that foretold lively and exciting timos. Tho drawings and aquarelles opened the sale. Among these were several Meissoniors, tho most important, two men playing a game of chess, a highly finished sepia, about 8 inches square, appraised at $4,000, went for $4,500 to an American amateur. I would have preferred this to several of the artist's small paintings, for the natural pose in sitting, the expression of doubt aud expectancy portrayed on each countenance, the boautiful delineation of tho tapestry figures, which set off the two men, wero as line work as over came from tho artist's brush, and it shows the wonderful art lie possesses outside of that of admirablc'coloring.

Millet's pastel, "Peasant Leading Two Cows to Drink," which at the Sodelmeyer sale at l'Hotel Drouat in 1877 was sold for $800, and which was set up at $4,000, was knocked down for $5,200. His "Knitting Shepherdess." also a pastel, sold for $5,200 to an American. Slio woars a red hood over her head, a halo of luminous light surrounds her as she comes down hill, her head bent, her eyes ou her knitting. A fold of sheep follow her, beside her is the shepherd dog. The whole canvas is permeated with pathetic sentiment that goes straight to tho heart.

And how did Millet obtain that'? Just look at it with a magnifying glass. A few crosswise strokes, coarse handling of tho brush. The weary dog imbues you with compassion, for no doubt he has done a hard day work keeping all those sheep in order, and he is probably going home to a meager, unsatisfying supper. You sco and read all that, and that dog's head and body aro dashed on belter skelter, as if the Millet had boon in a great hurry and it did not matter about the dog. To bo sure, he mixed his genius with his paint, and, after all, genius is tho best ingrediont to bring out paint and make it talk.

The sale of important paintings began with several Decamps. This artist rose several grades on tho pedestal of fame sinoo the last important sale of his pictures. Some critics rather snubbed him for appearing so many times among those Jurists, who left him in the shade of their celebrity, and thought M. Secre tan's taste questionable in his persistency ot keening six Decamps. His "Bulldog and Scotch Terrier," a small canvas not more than ten incites apiare, appraised at $5,000, was sold for $0,200.

His "Frondour, sold for America, could vie with a Delacroix color and warmth. It reached the important sum of $18,400, and his amusing monkeys. inis picture attracted considerable attention during the ex hibitions. Poor Decamps, like his 1830 contemporaries, failed to be recognized by mes sieurs tho critics, and in tins picture auowca ms faculty for the humorous full play. Several pretentious monkeys, in most knowing attitudes, glass in hand, and inclination of head, are contemplating a haif finished picture.

Preseut critics who failed to recognize themselves iu the models, applauded Decamps for thus caricaturing their defunct confreres, and saw and proclaimed its artistic qualities which their angered predecessors ignored. Although tho Louvre possesses a couple oi iroy ons, I wonder the Commissioner of Fine Arts let his Passing the Ford go. It was sold for 24, 000. Nothing more can be said of this artist's cows, his landscapes, his lights and shades upon trees, his incomparable skies, the atmosphere, and his Passing the Ford contains them all, and all done with a superiority that tho artist has not attained in any of his other masterworks. The same prico was paid for his Hunting Dog." Iu the far west of an arid landscape a storm is ap proaching, tho clouds are heavy aud ready to burst.

The black and white dog in a ditch, with forcpaws stretched to tho upper ground, seems all nerve and excitement about to find expression in a howl. There was a warm contest in tho bidding for this, and a gentleman who knows the purchaser said that this, too. was bound for America. "When seen together Corot does not compare favorably with Th. Rousseau.

There is an unroal ness about the landscapes of the former, which disconcerts connoisseurs whose eyes have been cultivated to appreciate nature on canvas as it is in nature. The woodland in Corofs famous Morning" is muddled; the bright spots or gar lands with which ho adds color to the green look papery and entirely out of place. His liguro hailing throeiCupids is another goddess whose liko we have never seen. Tho sumo fault may bo found with his "Biblis." To be sure, this goddess whose grief is intense enough to trans form her into a running brook, ought to have an Arcadian landscape. But how much his small landscapes bore were preferred to those in which, liko RouRseau, he contented himself with tho copy of nature such as lie found it in tho forests of Fontaineblcau.

I always thought critics rather overated Rousseau's "Hutte des Charbonniors" and did not sufficiently praise his "Farm." Both were sold for less than thoy were appraised: but tho "Farm," in proportion, brought moro than tho "Hutte." This one was setup for $24,000 and only brought $15,000. However important these canvasos are wo can not spend moro time with them, for the story of tho last sale of tho "Angelus must bo told. It is general custom here, in auctions, to sell tho most valuable pieces at about 4 o'clock, when tho What Interests the Different Brooklyn Parishes. Pcrsonnl Notes from Several Sections and of Notable Significance The Bishop's Commendation of an Irish Fund Meetings and Society Happenings A Pungent Circular on Sunday Beer. Thin in the fifth Sunday after Fentccost and tho feast, of St.

Bouavonture. The epistle of the mass is taken from II Timothy, 8: the gospel from St. Matthew, 10, and tlio last gospel from St. Matthew, 24. Tho feasts of tho week are: Monday, St.

Jlonry; Tuesday, Our Lady of Mount Wednesday, St. Aloxius; Thursday, St. Camillus; Friday, St. Viuoeut do Paul; Saturday, St. Jerome Fnnilian.

Two (fangs of men are at work on the now St. Augustine's Church building and tlio walls are now up to the clerestory. The pastor, Rev. Father McCarty, hopes to be able to dedicate the church before Christmas. A novel feature may be introduced in the roof.

In place of the usual heavy wood timbers light iron pines will bo used. Tiieso will be covered with corrugated iron, perforated so as to hold the plaster. This will give a surface that can be effectively decorated, and will have tho additional advantages of lightness and be non combustible. The Sunday school festival in I the park last Wednesday of this church was a I very enjoyable and successful affair. Vicar General Kecgan is a member of the oom mitteo of arrangements for the erection and uu vailing of the statue of tho late Archbishop Hughes on the grounds of St.

John's College, Fordltam. The statue is being successfully east at the foundry of J. l'ower, in New York, and has been designed by Rudolph O'Donovau. At the next meeting of the St. Charles Bor romeo's C.

T. A. B. Socio the question of electing a delegate to tho National Convention that will bo held in Cleveland, on August 4, will bo considered. The parochial branch of the Oath olio Knights will give a picnic and festival at Coney Inland on August 5.

The Christian Brothers of this city anil New York have for the past week been engaged in an eight day spiritual retreat at College. The exercises were conducted by tlio Kov. John Philip iiaudinelli, 0. of St. Michael's Monastery, West Hobokcii, N.

J. Tho annual thirty day retreat at the Novitiate of th; Brothers at Ama walk, Westchester County, was opened on July During the absence in of the Kov. Pas quale do Nisoo, pastor of the Church of tins Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, President, and Van Brunt streets, tlio Kov. Michael Carmudy, I'. S.

and his assistants from the Church of Our Lady of Mount Cannel, East One Hundred and Fifteenth street. New York, will bo in charge. These priests are members of the Society of tho the headquarters of which is at the church in Uatlon Gardens, London. England. Father Nisoo lakes his first vacation since he built the church four years ago.

Rev. Father Mallou, assisr.uit to Father Kill at St. Paul's, has been much improved in health since his change there from Si. John's, on the Hill. The completion of tho now parochial residence of St.

Anthony's Church eu i files the Sisters of St. Joseph who leach in the girls' school to find a more comfortable and commodious residence in the old rectory than they had in their former house. There will be no basement in tiie. now lYaustig nration Chni'li, merely an excavation large enough for thoro gh ventilation. All the services at St Joseph's Church on Pacific street lugin promptly on time.

It is customary to ring the tower bell before they open, and lie1 curious spectacle can be seen any Sunday of the tardy worshipers starting a run through the streets as soon as the bell begins to peal. They know they will be late unless limy can get in before it stops, as the priest is at, the foul of the altar and begins mass with the last stroke of the leil. This exact punctuality has always been characteristic of Father Coreorau's administration. Kev. father lloherly, of St.

Mary's, Long Island City, has been changed to Hempstead. He was very popular in the former parish. The Catholic T. A. Mutual Aid Association, a meeting fur which was hell in SI.

James' Hall last Sunday, is meeting with eneiv "aging success among the temperance societies. The next conference of the Provincial Council, in which the L'rooklyn societies are so actively interested, wili hi held this day week, at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle, Fifty ninth ti'ee'. and Ninth avenue, New York. The lie.

Walter Elliot. C. S. has been elected the ilelogwj of the Council to the Cleveland Convention. The Ilev.

J. C. MaeErlain. of St. John the Evan gelist's, who is spiritual director of the.

C. T. A. Union, has another of his spirited letters on the Irish temperance question in the current issue of tho I'hiUtdvliihUi ('. T.

A. yw. St. Anthony's Young Men's Union have elected the following officers: Joseph Hamilton, president; John vice president; Peter Ma lone, treasurer; John llanlon, recording secretary: Joseph Connolly, linanci.il secretary; Harry Henry, stage manager; John Cannon, assistant stage manager: Byrne, William Kelley and John 11. O'Xeil, finance committee.

Bishop I.oughliu has taken an unusual and special interest in the collection of tlio Fair Trial Fund that is being raised for the defense of tho llev. James MeFadden, of Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland, who is one of the victims of Mr. Balfour's coercion regime. He not only gave the local miiuiltce permission to collect and visit the several pastors, hit 1 1 rp ike mo. approvingly of the fund which, by the way, has also the active co operation of every bishop in Ireland.

They regard tho attack on Father MeFadden as one made on the whole body of national priesthood. Bishop Loughlin is familiar with tho district where Father MeFadden live and spoke feelingly of tho many old friends he onco had there. Father Nash, of the Sacred Heart Church, is tho treasurer of the church in this city. At the Trinity ordinations on Juno at tho great missionary college All Hallows, near Dublin, Ireland, the lit v. lleruard O'Reilly, of Brook lyn.

received deacon's orders. The quarterly meeting of the Particular Council of tho St. Vincent do Paul Society will be held at the Sacred Heart Institute next Sunday evening at 7 :30 o'clock. The spirited director, Rev. V.

S. Me.Nauiara will make an add ess. The Itev. Thomas TaalVe, the rector of Patrick's Church, is spending his vacation at Sharon Springs. Mr.

John Lane, the treasurer of trustees, is with him. The annual statement and names of those who Bubseribed to tho parochial collection in the Saerod Heart Parish, will be distributed in that church to day. The collection amounted to llev. Father Tterney, Father Nash's assistant, returned from his vacation yesterday. At St.

Francis de Sales' Church, JJroadway, Father Harden is acting as pastor during the ah sonco of Father MoTagno. This church was assessed 1,000 for the new seminary, and $450 of that sum lias already been received. The Kov. William Power, who was lately ordained, has been sent to assist Father Mellugh in St. John tho Evangelist Parish.

He has joined, with Father Horn, of St. Michael's, the General Vsheridan Council of the Catholic Benevolent Legion which belongs there. A special meeting of this council will bo held on Tuesday evening next, at which some of the supreme officers will be present. Dr. Maurice F.

F.gan, late editor of tho Fny mtti's Journal, ami now professor of English literature at Notre Dame University, has returned to ijrooklyn on a short visit, Brooklyn seems to have a special attraction for Catholic literary men. The editors of seven of the Catholic paiiers and the heads of two of the argest Catholic publication houses are Brooklyn residents. Bridget Campbell, widow of tho iato Pat nek Campbell, a venerable lady and old Brooklyn resident, well known in St. James' parish, with which the family has boon connected for years, died at the residence of her son, James Campbell, 5S West L'ighty fourth street, Now York, on July aged 71 years. She was the mother of tho Very Kev.

Thomas J. Campbell, the Provincial of the Jesuits. Her remains were buried at 1'latlmsh on Thursday morning after a solemn requiem mass at the Jesuits' Church, West Sixteenth street, New York. Keliabie authority states that nothing has yet been definitely settled about the new parish that the Kev. I).

Montevcrde is to have. Neither its name nor the boundaries have as yet, been di vulued and all the reported details arc only con a A Column of "Verses Serious and Humorous. Lines by a Brooklyn Writer A Musical Picture Among the Flowers "I Dunno as I Know I Dunno." Tho following aro soloctod from tho larco number of poems sent to this office and from those published by comomporaries: TIIE VIOLINIST. Hor long brown hair Is tinged with light; Bright faced and fair, In robes of white, She seems for love Half lost within The music of Her violin. In its frail shell Dim sea tones dwell; Ij.ived pastorals Bing From string to string, With loaf and bird Tho light notes glide, Liko sweet bells heard At eventide.

Some perfume faint Of lilies round Thy presenco showore. Hath that sweet saint, Ceiclia, crowned Thy brow with flowers EnWAim MoInttbB. UNCLE EISK.VS CONSERVATISM. Uncle Ebon was caroful in all that lie said, Ho was never dead sure nor dogmatic; If ho was as mad as a hornet at bay, He couldn't bo pronounced and emphatic. He thought it was best to eo sm ami lor And always take time for his whiskers to grow, And ins niaiue or Ins praise would end with thifl pui use "I dunno as I know; I dunno." When his neighbors were wild in uolitical strife, And asked Ins opinion about it "I dunno but it is, 1 dunno but it ain't," He would slowly declare, "but I doubt Then he'd pause a long time, acratcli his liead and lay low, For it took quite a while for his language to flow.

But at length ho would say in a calm kind of way: "I dunno as I know, I dunno." You might pelt him with truth, you could stone him with facts, You could crush him with strong demonstration, And teachers and preachers and lawyors could talk, He would have just the same hesitation; He would still scratch his head, undecided aud slow, But no (lush of conviction his face would o'ov llow, But slowly ho'd say, in his old, chronic way: "I dunno as I know; I dunno." "I dunno as I know, I dunno as I know," The refrain of his song of existence, But wo loved the old fellow after he died And his soul wandered off in the distance 1mm we thought were we wiser and less fond of show. Less weak and less proud of our work here beloWi Like him we would say every day, every day; "I dunno aB I know; I dunno." Xankee Jilade. A PARTIAL CRITIC. 0 little girl, whoso twenty years Make you noein none the older Since that Spring day when love's glad tears Bade Bashfuluess bo bolder Tell uiu, luut have you grown more wise, Or any more discerning, Or are you more inclined to prizo The benefits of learning?" This to my love a birthday rhyme 1 gave when Klin was twenty. Her littlo head up to that time I'd filled with books in plenty; I'a offered Thackeray and Scott, Shakspeare, and some of To show her iu a measure what An education's built on.

I'd offered Wordsworth not too much Keats all, aud bites of Shelley; 111 Browning, whom I didn't touch, I feared a casus belli; 1'1 offered Tennyson and somo Of Swinburne, that would go well As spice with my selections from Longfellow, Uoluies, and Lowell. And uow, tho fruitful yoar atoud, The ripe result I sought for, And wondered if her words would lend The wisdom that I thought for. Alas! yet I confess it fell Like "Paid" upon a debtor Said she' "1 like thorn very well; I like what you write J'. Mi'dcrst, in Harper's. IN CLOVER.

Let mo lie down in tho clover, Where the daisies scatter snow, And the yellow bees fly over As my fancies como and go. Dwellers in a royal palace Have not softer couch than mine; Aud, lo, here's a lily chalice, Brimming with the morning's wine. yonder brook sings low and softly; lint i cannot catch its words, As thoy blend in silvery music With the notes of breozo and birds. In this sweet, still Summer weather It is easy to forget That our life has toil or trouble, Has a cloud, a jar or fret. Why should we try to remotubcr? It is well to druam and rest, And forget that we grow weary, Though our dreams are dreams at best.

Happy he who puts away Thoughts of da'ily life and strife, Who is deaf to din and discord Jarring through the chords of life. Let me lie thus in tho clover, As a child on mother's breast, And, awhile tho hours lly over, Dream Bwcet dreams of peace and rest. tele's Muijmine. AT THE MATINEE. She seemed so sweet and bo susceptible, So young and so petite, so bright and full Of tenderness that I was fain to think The god of love himself had forged a link To join us twain, and fixed this lovely day For me to find her at the matinee.

My sleeve touched hoi my eyes hor programme swept. We smiled alike, and when my neighbor wept, My eyes grew dim, my heart boat and faBt The ushers must have heard it, going past. And when some extra touch my soul did stir, 1 turned and took a long fond look at her. She gavo me back my glance, and I can Bwoar ill. Hint nff i tNo one can tell how proud I was that day, Except some other fellow at a matinee.

Her tragrant handkerchief, her nut brown hair. Took me to bliss and then to blank deunair. But she had smiled, and angels' smiles are truo; Her sleove touched mine again I bolder grewi And with a nonchalant but quiet mion I tucked my card, her muff and clnss between. She lifted it without a change of face, And in tho sweetest tones, with charming grace. Inquired: "Have you a mother living, sir?" I bowed my head: "Then please take this to hor." And then tlio sireu wrote, ana tnis is wnat 1 read lour little uoy is ui.

in nun to oou. Eleanor Kirk, in Tuck. THE DEAR OLD FACE. I saw him in a dream again last night Tho dear old face, the patient ravless eyes, The well known figure sitting in the light In tho old chair, and it was no surprise. Nav, but mv soul went out in ono great cry Of wild rejoicing to behold him there, And at his feet I knelt convulsively, Fondled his bauds, and stroked his soft nan.

"Father, dear father is it roally you. Speak, ease the doubt that at my heart datfc ache Say that the hour is merciful and true, And the stern past a weary, long mistake Ono momont just one moment did it seom He smiled upon me, then my hope was o'er? But oh, thank God, if only in a dream I havo behold my life's bost friend onco more. 27ie Quiver. But live of tlio British officers who fought at Waterloo were alive when the seventy fourth anniversary of tho battle camo around. They wero Genoral Georgo Whiehcote (as Lieutenant of Fifty seoond Light Infantry), Genoral tho Earl of Albermarle (as Ensign of Fourteenth Regiment), Lieutenant Colonel M.

F. Browne' (as Senior Cornet of Eleventh Light Dragoons), Lieutenant Colonol A. Hcwett (as Captain of the Third Battalion Fourteenth Regiment) and Major Basil Jackson (as Lieutenant of Royal SUlI Jovp8), I have imposed such a penalty as I deem suitable in the circiimst. uioeH a withdrawal from his pastoral charge for a week, the time to he spout in the exercises of a spiritual retreat. I confidently hope that no such misdemeanor will be attempted iu the future by anyone claiming the name of Catholic.

If, unhappily, any similar case should ever arise, it must always be understood by both pastors and people that tho reverend nastor has to bo held personally responsible. All festivals ami gatherings for church purposes ought to be entirely under his control. He should not suffer tho interference of any persons but such as ho may rely on to observe law without evasion and to respect authority without subterfuge. After this admonition any new olYenso would merit a severer penalty canonical suspension or permanent removal for Driest, interdict from the sacra ments for thi! laity, or other pain, according to tho circumstances. The Pope, at a recent audience, gave permission to Mrs.

Margaret O'Kavanagh, who went to Homo from Australia, to establish a religious order for the promotion of temperance The ilev. Dr. Starr, of Baltimore, at a recent solemn bonodietion of the Blessed Sacrament borrowed all the diamonds he could get from tho congregation and hung them about theostenso itim. The dazzling brilliancy of tho with thi! altar lights, is said to have produced a very remarkable effect. Their many Brooklyn friends will bo pleased to learn that the two well known Passionist missionaries.

Father Fidelis (limit Stone) and Father Edmund (Hill), who have been for the past eight years in tite Argentine Itcpublic, have returned to tho United States and are now in St. Louis. They will collect in the West for the South American missions and come East iu the Fall. Father Stone, before his conversion to tho Catholic faith, was President of Hobart College and both were members of the Paulist community, iu New York, before Joining the more austere order founded by St. Paul of the Cross.

AN APVKSTUUE WITH A ROSE SIIAKK. "Captain Sain," said a little hoy who was watching a very red faced old fisherman way up tho Maine coast, as ho baited his trawl hooks, "what is the largest lish you ever saw or hoard of "SV'al," replied the old lishcrman, without looking up. "It stands' to reason that I've heard on some Digger ones man ever ciappott my eyes onto. Sailor folks is great on yarnin'; there ain't any use iu denyin' that. Ouoof 'cmstarts a yarn and it keeps a growin' so fast that by the time it gets ashore the man what started it wouldn't, know it." "But there are soma true fish stories," persisted the little boy.

"Sartin', sal replied Captain Sam, "and I guess I've seen about as big a tish as the noxtono. Yi'lien was a boy not a mite older nor you my grand'thor was owner and skipper of as tine a sixty ton schooner as cut the water iu these parts, and as so.in as I got big enough not to fall over hoard and to pull on a horriir or mack'rel line, he took me along, and it was on this very cruise that 1 saw a big lish. We were lishin' on what is called the George's Banks, away up to tho nor Ira I'd a spell. The men were out in dories a lishin' an' only me and graud'thcr aboard. I was a foolin' around two lines, when 1 see somcthin' black a lyiu' alongside.

Firs; I thought it was shaddor ofithe keel, but it kept a comin' nearer and more distinct, until all at once 1 see it was a critter. First I though, it. a whale, and sings out to my grati'tlior that there was a big whale alongside. He came a ruunin' out of the cabin and took one look at it and says, 'It's a hone shark, and the biggest one 1 ever "As far as we. could make out it was (SO feet long a lyiu' perfectly still, its hack out of the water so that a man could have walked 10 or CD feet on his back.

We had a harpoon, but he didn't daro throw it for fear of losin' it, havin' no boat to follow, so there the big shark stayed until finally the old man tuck a ton of red hot coals from the galley life and tossed them on his back. Some of them stuck and it wasn't long before he left. "When I got grown up," continued Captain Sam, "I saw another shark almost as big and helped catch it. I shipped in a sword fisherman as first mate. Wo sailed from Boothbay, but finding lish scarce wo put down toward Capo Cod, and when wo got to the south'ard wo found about all we could attend to, and in loss than a week bore away for New Bedford with a 'good IVistou We put to sea again on Friday, a bad day, so sailormen say, but this turned out gook luck for us.

Wo were about on what they call 'The when tho lookout sighted what he thought was a swordllsh, and we cleared docks accordin'; but when wo got alonside wo see it was a big hone shark. The skipper said it ought to pay H00 in ile, so we kept away while the man spliced a bigger lino on the harpoon itnd then wore around and came up on him again, lie was a lyin' right in the slush of the sea. Thoro was a fair so'west wind a blowin', just enough to make the sea make a clean break over his back that lock like a big log, and I reckon that's what you'd a' taken it for if you'd a seen it. Howsotu cver, we came a bnwbn' along in great shape the skipper puttin' tho schooner within 10 foot of him, and, as we shot, by, me and the second mate let drive our irons into him, and tho name minute the men hove over the keg an' line. "What did he said Captain Sam, wlto.

in the excrement of the old memory, had dropped his line and was looking the little hoy iu the face, with a hand on each oil skin knee. "Why, he I things, and, accordin' to my mind, we got out of the war just in titn You'd a thought a volcano hud bust right thar. Up conic a hi tail fifteen foot in the. air, with water an 1 spr.a;. a llyin', then down it went with a noise liki the topsail of a titty gun frigate in stays.

Ther was a long cable or lino on the harpoons, but it wasn't two minutes before we saw the kegs go under and up they came a hundred fathoms away, and went along sending the water as high as our topmast. It so happened, our ltiok boiii" still on, Unit the lish bore away on thewiud; if it hail struck to the windward it would have been good by sure; but on the wind was our host pull, and after a two hour chase we came up with the kegs, havin' kept them in sight the hull time from the tops. Y'e see the kegs wore painted white, so we could sou which way tho lish was goto'. "The big fish was about played out: ten miles or more at such rate had about knocked him, and we rounded to and put out two dorries and and took the kegs in. 'Stand by says tho skipper, 'for the minute ho fools us takin' in slack he's a goin' to take oil and sure enough ho did.

Wo got the kegs aboard, and tho first pull wo made. I was nigh jerked overboard; but we hung to him, takin' iu a foot when we could, losin' one an' gainin' two, durin' which ho towed us a matter of throo miles or more; then we reckoned ho was about through, and we took in pretty fast. Wo got within 100 feet, when the other dory ahead slipped alongsido and givo him the lauce tho same way they kill whales. "I have have heard of bono sharks 70 foot, but 50 and (it) footers is all I kin speak for sartin about, and I guess that's the biggest lish that swims today." 1'liiladelphia TUiirs. HL'KT IT.

"That poem you published this morning was rather clover, Mr. Clugston," remarked tho caller, "though to the critical reader it might have seemed a tritle incoherent and disconnected." "'That poem," replied tho editor of the Jloodle villf V(lt r. fishing a fly out of the paste pot, "was a contribution. After wo had tho forms, made up wo discovered it was an acrostic conveying the intimation that 'Clugston is a darned We had no time to wait, and hadn't anything to take the place of that poem, so 1 told the foreman to change the order of the verses and mix up the lines so that the first letters wouldn't spell anthing, and go to press. It spoiled the thing for an acrostic," continued Mr.

Clugston, with a heavy sigh, indicative of the burden that oppresses the mind of a man charged with the destinies of a groat Journal, "but it didn't seem to hurt it much as a poem." Chicago 'l'rib William, and Charles Gibney, of Wan on street left on the steamor Servia on a trip to England and the continent aud will visit the Exposition. Mrs. Lizzio Stoothoff and MiBS Bollo M. Stoot hoff, of Soherniorhorn stroot, are at Shelter Island. Miss Isabel Campbell, of Berkeley place, left with friends ou the Britaunic last Wednesday for a three months' tour through England, Ire land and Scotland.

Mr. A. E. Colson, caahior of the Sixth National Bank, New York, and his son, W. B.

Colson, sailed on tho City of Paris last Wednesday. Tho re mainder of his family aro at Larphniont, on tho Sound. Miss Julia A. Fischer, of 440 Graham avenue, left for Europo iu company of relatives last Wednesday. Miss Lillie McGovcrn sailed yesterday by the steamer La Brotagne.

The Rov. It D. Sproull, of tho Noble Streot Presbyterian Church, will spend his vacation along tho New Jersey coast, ending with a month iu the Catskills. Mr. Isaac II.

Cary, of Clinton street, has taken his wife and family on a two months' trip to tho Y'osomito Valley. Thoy will return by way of Alaska. Mrs. Hugh McLaughlin and Misses Nellie and Laura McLaughlin, of Kemsen stroet, are the guests of Mr. J.

U. Gardiner, at Asbury Park. Professor J. M. Edwards aud wife, of Wood bine, streot, aro at Sayville.

Mr. and Mrs. H. Schoonmaker are at Lako George. Miss Sadio L.

Quinn aud sister, of 70 Johusou Btroet, are at Montioollo. Mr. William B. Hopkins, ono of the superin tendents at the Brooklyn Post Oflico, left yester day to join his wife at Saratoga. Mrs.

Samuel A. Byors, with her nicco, Miss Estello Davis, is in Fittstield, whoro slio is quite a social leader, and entorfcaius with a lavish hand. Mrs. Cuthbort and Miss Emma Cuthbcrt, of Concord street, are spending a few days iu the Highlands, and expect to spend the month of August at Greensfarms, Conn. Miss Ella G.

Jeffers, of 287 Warren street, is at Far liockaway, L. I. Mr. Frank G. Holly left yesterday on his an nual yachting trip along the kouUi shore, Long Island, accompanied by a party of friends, ou his sloop yacht Maggie 0.

The most of the trip will bo confined to tho wators of tho Great South Bay, Mrs. John T. White, Miss Josie White and Miss Katie Long, of Carlton avenue, are at lloselle, N. J. Dr.

James L. Watson, of Elm place, goes to Capon Springs, W. Va. W. D.

Toy, of St. Marks avenue, will spend the Summer at Saratoga Springs. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Downing and daughter Fannie, of 2.17 Carroll streot, sailed for Europe by the steamer Servia for an extended trip to Liverpool, London and Paris.

On the return of Mr. Walter Scott, of Pa cific street, from his Western trip tho employes of Butter New York, presented him with a handsome gold medal, in recognition of his fa mous cry, Now, boys, a little extra pusn." Dir. Scott was much affected by such a generous remembrance and thankod the boys with tears iu his eyes. Mr. and Mrs.

William Bridge, of State stroet, will sojourn at Columbia Springs, Columbia County, N. Y. Mr. aud Mrs. Jamos H.

Pelton aro visiting friends in Waterloo, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. T.

V. Hussey, of Classou avenue; Miss Lilian jjillings and Mr. Charles Upliam are topping at tho Grand Union Hotel, Saratoga Springs. Miss Alice M.Klein, of 15G Washington ave nuo, will spend over two months with her uncle, Mr. James Turner, at Charlottotown, P.

E. I. Dr. McEutce sailed yesterday for Europo by the Servia. He will visit his native town, Camel; Macross, County Monnghan, Iroland, and other parts of tho Emerald Isle.

Mrs. A. Bancroft ami Mr. George Bancroft, of South Oxford street, aro at the Manhattan Beach Hotel. Lewis II.

Brown, of South Oxford street, is spending two wooks at tho residence of liov. Barney iioeves, Sag Harbor, L. I. A NEW DOCTOR'S STORY. Few people know it outsido of Philadelphia, but the first man sent for when President Garfield shot was old Sara Gross, one of tho most cele brated surgeons ever produced.

While the present Sam Gross, his son, is Known all over the world as a cancer operator, and people come from England and all over Europe to have operations performed by him, members of the old school think tho old man could handle a knife better than any one. But to return to my story: Somebody wired immediately for old Dr. Gross to come down to Washington. The old man wont down and went to tho White House aud applied for admission, telling who ho was and what his mission was. lou can coiuu tnat game arounu hero, you old crank." said tlio doorkeeper, re trarding him with brutal suspicion.

"We have lots of yon fellows coming here, and yoii bettor skip, or I'll have you run in." Old Gross was a Kentuckian and his first inclination was to pitch into the insolent doorkeeper. On second thought and choking with razo ho got back in his carriage, drove to tho depot aud returned to Philadelphia. People at the Whito House woudoring at his not coming mado inquiries and found a man answering his description had been there as above stated. An apology was immediately telegraphed and tho old man asked to rotnrn. But Gross was not that kind of a man.

Ho wired back that ho was not In the habit of being treated that way aud didn't propose to givo any ono an opportunity to repeat the insult. Finding he waB determined, they wirod for Dr. Agnow, who, though a good surgeon, was not Grouts by tvuy nieanB. St. Louts Giolie Uemocral.

THE BUVriSIt MIST. Tho nineteenth annual report of tho deputy master of the mint was issued on Tuesday. The gold coinage of 1888, although exceeding that of 1887, was bolow tho avorago. No half sovereigns were struck. Tho demand for silver coin was again excessive, and tho colonial coinage was very large.

It is remarkable that although upward of worth of silvor coins of the new designs have been already issued for England and Wales alone, comparatively few aro found in circulation, Fourponces of tho nominal valuoof 570 were withdrawn, and for tho first time Riuce 1850 a coinage of fourponces was ox eoutod. Those wore shipped to British Guiana, whoro thoy aro largely used for payment of taskwork. The amount of new coin issued to Ireland during tho yoar wan niuoh larger than UBual, and tho general demand for silver com iu that country is taken as an ovidonco of tho improvod state of business. The genoral account Bhowa a not excess of rocoipts over expenses of which is tho largest balanoo of profit made in any year, except 1887, Biuoe tho publication of the report A calculation with regard to tho waste in gold coinago within a definite period has resulted in showing a gross waste of moro tha .745 per million. Tho fall in the price of copper is remarked upon.

Avorago price paid by tho mint for this metal, which forms 05 per cont. of tho brouzo coins, was during 1888 about 81. From March, itrapidly declined, the prico paid early iu May being about 43 per ton. Leeds Mercury. silent: hence another bid for him; ho takes an active part in tho contest.

Whon the bids reach beyond $1 00,000 M. Proust sooms to havo lost courage and for a moraont stops. All those who know him and know ho is bidding for tho State, shout: "Do not bo disconraged Go on! Hold onto tho Wo will find the money." Ho begins agaiu and tho "Angelus" is knocked down to him for $100,400. Then bedlam islet loose. Peoplo wavo thoir handkerchiefs, men throw thoir hats up in tho air and shouts of Bravo rent tho house.

But in all this turmoil exclamations of protest wero heard, and as the shouts grow loss cries or, "Begin again!" "Begin again!" aro heard from all sides. It seems that tho auc tioneor, M. Chevalier, who was excusably oagcr to knock down the picture tot M. Proust, did not llourish his hammer with uplifted arm and cry "Gone Gone as lie usually does. That was considered illegal, and the protestations did not cease until M.

Chevalier consented to continue the sale. "Five hundred and two thousand francs" he cried. This was answered by "503,000" from the American representative, aud the bids continued up to 553,000 francs fllO.liOO. This was M. Proust's last bid, the other seeing that tho State had decided to possess tho "Angelus" at any price, gave up the contest.

It not only took the Stato to defeat Amorica, but also individuals who wero determined that its great work of modern art would remain in France. M. Proust is the man who organized tho painting galleries at the exposition. In so doing he had the occasion to become acquainted with the owners of private galleries, who one and all wro determined that the Angelus should not leave Fiance. With their consent M.

Proust raised a guaranty fund of $1 72,000, $40,000 of which was donated by them, and which, natural )y, the State will not havo to rofnnd. As soon as he was iu possession of this guaranty fund, M. Proust went to the Presidontof the Cabinet and asked him if in case ho bought the "Angolus would he cott8Qut to ask the Chamber to furnish tho funds to cover tlio purchase? M. Tirard sol emuly promised he would. The State bought another picture, Courhct's "Deer." This is the most important of tho few works of that artist, whose namo has boon brought to shame for having torn down the Col umn Senuonie during the Commune, ion re member he was tried during Thiers' republic and sentenced to pay for the re erection of the column.

Whether it was with remorse or with despair of ever footing such a bill, Courbet died miserably in some obscure corner of Switzer land. Courbet was one of the first promoters of tho realistic school. Like Miller, ho possessed a charm in the rendering of landscapes and its animal subjects. It is a great pity for art that he perniittod his hatred of the Napoleons to shorten his life. I had a very interesting conversation about this sale with one of the partners of Boussod, Valadon Co.

He said: "Wo did not expect the sales to run up so high. We were surprised to see Decamps' pictures so much iu demand. Wo thought his 'Dogs' would go for less than tho up set price. We knew that the Meissoniors would run up to fancy prices, because thoy are painted in his best years. All the pictures done between 1850 and 1 872 have now as much value as if he wero dead.

Indeed he is dead as far as such good work is concerned, for now he is Moissonior no longer. The pietuies he now paints are depreciated about 50 per cent. Most of the pictures we have bought are going to America, indeed most of the collection is going there. Tho 'Pietcrde llooghe," bought for $55,200, goes to America. There is a fortune in that canvas alone.

Jacques Iluisuael's eluse waB bought by our firm; that's considered ono of the gems. Tho whole sale, together with the collection which is still in England, will amount to about $2,000, 000. One and a half millions was offered for tho whole collection by Amoncans. Socretan's creditors did well not to consent to that sale in a lump." Emma Bullet. YKT THIS IS TOLA 1IY A ItELIAULE CITIZEN.

"I went out to tho mountains to fish for trout last week," said a well kuown and thoroughly reliable citizen of this place yesterday, "and the rain drove me to an old shanty, which I found to be inhabited by a solitary old man. After talk fug to him a little about tho continued wet weather, the conversation turned to snakes. said the old hermit, 'rattlesnakes is mighty thick this year. I guess the rain has soaked thorn all out. If you wouldn't mind walkin' up there on tho side of that niountain whero you see that big pile of rocks, I kin show you more snakes 'n you've seen for some Tho rocky promontory referred to was perhaps half a mile distant and I willingly consented to accompany him.

When we got within perhaps 300 feet of tho place I stopped and tho old man said: 'Do you notice that gray rock there shaped liko a hay I admitted that I did. he continued, 'that is no rock that is a pilo o' rattlesnakes. Come along an' I'll show We approached 200 feet nearer, aud there sure euough, I could see that what the old man said was true a pyramid shaped pilo of rocks, fully as largo as an ordinary sized hay stack, was so literally covered with snakes as to appear liko a seething mass of squirming reptiles. It was horrible beyond expression. 'Now said the old man, aud ho picked up a largo stono and hurled it right into the midst of the pile.

Immediately tho heretofore sluggish mass bocame a hideous hell of activity. They coiled and hissed and struck viciously, sinking their poisonous fangs into each other's flesh, and kept up a rattling that was almost deafening. The old man hurled stone after Btono among thorn and they continued to grow more furious until it seemed that every serpout was in a death struggle with another. The stench arising from the poison which they emitted became so sickening that I feared we would bo overcome by it, and we hastened away. A more frightful, awful spectacle than this battle of the rattlesnakes could not possibly be imagined.

Tho old man said that this was a regular nesting ground for the rattlers, and that of the thousands engaged in tho deadly combat, several hundred at least would die." J'nxsutawnpy Spirit. Sl'IltlTS CALL urox AN undertaker. About twelve years ago I was in tlio undertaker's business in a certain city of Georgia. I am deaf, so that any one has to talk in a hig tone of voice for me to understand. At 3 A.

on the 13th of September, some one called on mo aud said: "I want a coffin." I awoke instantly, lighted a lamp and began to dress. My wife nskod what was tha matter, and I told her that some one had called for a coffin. She said that she had not heard any call. I went out into the street. The moon was shining brightly: thero was no one in sight.

I then went around to the store, and still did not find any one, and went back to bed. Along toward noon, old man Joseph and four or live of his relatives, all young men, came to tho store. Joo said he wanted a coffin for his littlo boy. I got it out and wo agreed upon tho price, and I then began to trim tho oof tin. Joo went out aud I asked one of the young men at what time tho boy had died.

Ho B.aid at 3 o'clock that morning. Had ho ever beon in my No; but ho saw a man buried in a coffin that came from here last weok. "Well," I said, "he came aud knocked on tho door and wakod me up at 3 this morning and said he wantod a coffin." Now, my wifo, who had good ears and was very easily waked, heard nothing. On tho 1st of October 1 was called again at 4 A. M.

in tho same way, my wife hearing nothing. I got up again and went to tho store and found no oho. At 8 o'clock Dr. Y. called and orderod a coffin for Mrs.

saying that she had died at 4 o'clock. Thoughtlessly I spoke of these two calls and thoro was considerable talk, and tho spirits of those who died afterward stopped calling. O'Fallon Correspondence tit. Louis OtoOe Democrat. i i 'I.