“THE DAILY

Throws Up the Sponge.

A despatch to the Halifax Herald says

that,

‘A. G. Morrison, the recently nominated candidate of the grits of Colchester, has thrown up the sponge, and the party are

thrown again upon their beam ends, as no one ean be tound to accept the nomination and run an election. There are considerable 1¢ grets expressed that Mr. Morrisson should have come to his determination, but his action is commended by his real friends, who see no reason why he should put himself into position merely as a dummy by which the party wish to show their spite against Sit

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What will the Unrestrictionists of Col-

chester do now f ——--- —- ms oro Northwest Crops.

As to the crops of the Northwest, Mr. Van Horne says ‘They are simply magnifi- cent. They are even better than last year all the way from Winnipeg to the mountains.

The finest crops I saw growing Were between Moosejaw and the mountains on the western 400 miles of the prairies. Beyond Moosejaw, the wheat, oats and barley will be ready to cut in a few weeks. If nothing unforseen hap- pens, and as the season is so far advanced there is little danger now, they will have as good a crop as the wonderful one of last year, and with largely increased acreage. “What is the character of the increased facilities this year for the transportation of the crop. We are adding several thousand cars to the roll- ing steck and buiiding two large elevators at Tiunder Bay, and with these additions there will be no ditficuly whatever in moving the el Op.

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imperial Federation.

in commenting upon its interview with Parnell, the Pall Mall Gazette said:—‘* We have seldom published any interview with wore satisfaction thaa that which appears in to-day’s issue, in which Mr. Parnell ex- presses for the first time with frankness aud fuloess his adhesion to the principle of imperial Federation. No more important declaration has appeared in English politics since Mr. Gladstone made his famous plunge for home rale. The manifesto of the home rule leader throws into the shade the miser- able squabbling about the libels in the Times, aud restores a saner tone to the political controversy of the hour. We for- bear for the present from further comment, but merely add that the new departure of the Irish leader will necessitate a reconsid- eration by the Unionists of the attitude which they have taken up in relation to home rule.” a = et

Scotch Education.

So much is put forward im behalf of the excellence and high standard of education in Scotland that the latest figures dealing with its cost are interesting. According to the annual report just published, the total income of the 980 school boards in Scotland in 1887 were £1,426,905, an increase of £35,045 over the previous year. The lar- gest sources of this income are, in order oi sizé, the school rate, grauts from the Educational Department and school fees. In a total expenditure of £1,406,043 there was paid for teachers’ salaries the sum o/ £741,143, and this, with £208,638 {Gr the

erection of new sclivol buildings, makes u

the chief expense. The sum of £1,576 was spent fot .*‘presecuting defaulting

parents.” Phe school rate varied, accord- ing to thedoeality, from one penny per pound te five shillings, fourpence per pound. There are 19 higher-class public schvels, and these are practically self. supporting, the income being £52,109 and the expenditure £52,902. a a

The Parnell- Times” Commission.

The Londen correspondent of the New York Tribvine reports that’ the Parnell Commission Bill is an open door through which anybody and anything may waik. Perhaps no commission ever sat with such large powers. Lawyers are already. suy- gesting that the judges who are to com- pose the commission may themselves object to the scope of the enquiry. Roughly speaking, whatever the Attorney-General alleged in bis speech in U’ Donnell against Walter may be enquired into, whether it affects Mr. Parnell or any other member of Parlament or any outsider. Every- thing inthe Times’ pamphlet, ‘‘ Parnel- lism and Crime,” may be enquired into, because that pamphlet was fread by the Attorney-General. Anything referred to inthe conrse of the proceedings in that trial may be enquired into. Witnesses are compellable to attend and are to be examin- ed and cross-examined by as many counse) a8 (he judges choose. Ajl documents must be produced. Everybody implicated may have counsel ; if Mr. Egan comes over he rouy bave counsel. Everybody who makes a clewn breast of it goes scot free. He may be forced to eriminate hnnself, but cannot be prosecuted if he does, nor made defend- ant io a civil suit on account of his evidence. This certainly gves far beyond Mr. Parnell’s expectation, but at present his attitude is one of uncertainty.

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The Point of the Judgment

The judgmei.t of tte Privy Council on the Purceil-Mc Master election case has been published. The petition before their Lord- ships was one for leavé to appeal to them from the judgment of the Supreme Court of C. nada on the six months’ delay pvint ia the contested election act. The issue was an important one, invelving the preroga- tive of the Crown to intervene in a matter that affected the privileges of a co-ordinate branch of Parliament, with which the Crown originally had no right of intefer- ference, and which had been, by the act of the House of Commons for its own reasons especially delegated to specitied courts for ajudication. Their Lordships would not give their views on this, contenting themselves with an expression of opinion that if such prerogative existed it ought not to be exercised in the appeal before them. The number of cases that cvuld be effect. d by the precedent they might lay down was very smal, and Parhament, if it chose so tu do, could prevent the necessity of fur- ther appeals of a like nature by amending the law so as to make its purport more plain. They also recognized the spirit of the statute to be that these trials should be carried to a conclusion with expedition, and without appeals to courts outside the col- ony. The law points they left altogether aside. .The judgment is on the expediency not the merits of the appeal.

Lord Rosebery'’s Views.

In reply to an invitation from the Hali- fax Braneh of the Imperial Federation League, to visit Halifax, in the autumn and address a public meeting, Lord Rose- bery has written the Corresponding Secre- tary the following reply, which, since it has an important bearing upon the discus- sion of the idea of Imperial Federation is deserving of special prominence :

30 BERKLEY Square, W., 10 July, 1888.

Sir,—I am very sorry to say that I have been compelled to give up the idea of visiting Canada this year, consequently I cannot have the pleasure of accepting your invitation.

With regard to the utterances of Mr. Bright in reference to Canada, I think you might admit that they are isolate, and have not received the slightest support from public opinion here. trust, therefore, they will not have any effect on your consideration of the great question, which as you say, now lies before us. On the other hard, I could point to utterances ot countless members of parliament, and leaders of public opinion in Great Britain, sympathising warmly with colonial aspirations and with every effort for drawing closer the ties which unite the Mother Country and her colonies, without impairing free local autonomy.

You say that there is an impression abroad in Canada that Imperial Federation is essen- tially a Tory project ; if so, the case is very different there from the state of things in England, where Imperial’ Federation receives the support of, I think, the great mass of the Liberal party—-I should say the universal support—were it not that some of the older school of Liberalism have, perhaps, doubts of the practicability of the scheme.

It is adelicate matter tu write avout, but I strongly suspect it would be found that the Imperial Federation League in ~ England counts not less Liberals than Conservatives, and though we are desirous to maintain it entirely as a non-political question, I cannot allow the Liberal party to be excladed from its share of this great policy.

lam, Yours respectfully, RoseBERY. Charles H. Cahan, Esq., Halifax, N. S. xin scseeeelitecantltialsitsate

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A Contrast.

Commander Cheyne describes in The Empire his tour on the upper St. John. In the course*of his narration he remarks : Ere proceeding with the narration of events let me offer a few comments on that por- tion of the river now left behind. Foreibly, and, indeed, in some respects, painfully, was | impressed with a decided difference between the two sides of the St. John, from the St. Francis river to Little Falls in regard to general cultivation and industry, as illustrated by the fullowing facts : Given both sides of the river, equally beautiful in a natural sense, yet, in spite of a rather partial inclination to obtain a majority of views on the Canadian side, the reverse was the case. Ard why? Merely because the right bank, or American side, was beautifully cultivated and improved by en- terprise and industry,—trees left here and there, singly as well as in groups and forest patches, in place of being ruthlessly cut away, as has been too much the case on the Canadian side. The farms, the churches, the houses, on the American side, all be- token at least fifty years in advance of the side opposite. Look at Calais and at St. Stephen; stand on the bridge between those two towns, notice the vigor,4f trade on the Calais wharves and the comparative dead- ness fronting St. Stephen. Louok again at the lovely and formerly lively village of Magaguadavic, or St. George as it 1s how called, a locality of the greatest natural beauty, which, in American hands, would be a thriving place of resort for visitors from far and near, with large hotels built of the beautiful granite to be obtained from its vast quarries; but now dead, aye, like a village of the dead, waiting for the hand of enterprise to raise it from its most unnatural ashes and make it a place of delight to peo- ple of all countries. This is no digression, but only to point to the remarkable superi- ority in énterprise and results on the American border generally over that on the New Brunswick side. I leave an explana- tion of the cause to our politicians, There is, there must be a remedy; let it be found out and applied. Both banks of the St. John, on the upper waters to the St. Fran- cis, are settled by French-Canadians, the

Where Shall We Go? cap i When so many localities are being claim- ed as the most attractive for picnics and excursions, the ordinary reader becomes puzzled to know which he should select. A shrewd committee, appointed by the Methodist Sunday Schools of this city, after travelling east and west, bave decided that the beautiful fields and groves between the rivers Marie and Midgell, immediately opposite the spacious harbor opening out of the far famed waters of St. Peter's Bay, present more attractions than any other locality visited.. This Mesopotamia is un- rivalled. Here the worshippers of Sylvanus can ream through virgin forests, the sons of Neptune hold sweet converse with their deity, and the devotees of all the refined sports of the day can enjoy themselves to their hearts content, without being wilted under a scorching sun. The angler, tuo, can ply his favorite sport in the limpid waters of the Midgell and the Marie, famed for their piscatorial treasures. A ‘* fish story,” without reference to the Morell, Marie, or the Midgell. is tame in- deed. Inthis char-ning spot, thirty miles from the dust and heat of ~ the city, the Methodist Churches hold their picnic on Thursday next, the 2nd | August, whem no pains will be spared to make the day one of pleasure and recrea- tion to the children and visitors. Return tickets by train only 60 cents. For solid comfort, health and happiness don’t fail to go and take your best friends to the Metho- dist picnic at Midgell on Thursday next.— Com.

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Who is She?

A MYSTERIOUS WOMAN CASE.

A special from London to the New York Times says: ‘* The interesting question being atked in political circles is, ‘Whois she?’ It is rumored, and it seems to be generally be- lieved, that a woman is at the bottom of the Parneil prosecution and that she is the main source from which the Times obtained the meterial on which it based its charges. Not only is the » oman known to the initiated few, but it is said that the line inserted in the bill, making any and ali — who testify before the commission free from any injury which ae otherwise accrue from their testimony, refers particularly to her and was put in to

t her into the witness box. If she has rut the letter she will naturally keep out of the way, but should she appear some very interesting proceedings may be looked for. This news will make more acrimonious than ever the debate on limiting the scope of the commission, and, as the Gladstonia:s all sup- +t Parnell’s position, the likelihood dimin- ishes that the bill will pass. The government are in an independent positicn, confirmed in it by the cabinet ccancil yesterday, and simply say that if Parnell will not accept the opper- tanity as offered him, they will drop the whole matter. The whereabouts and per- sonality of the woman are shrouded in mys- tery. = te

IN THE PARNELL

The Canadian Pacific. : ame

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THE FIRST GREEN vi JUNCTEION—A SERIOUS ACCT. DENT.

A Greenville Junction, Me., despatch of the 25rd to the Bangor Commercial says: The first Canadian Pacitic engine crossed the bridge at Greenville Junction to-day. Track laying east is progressing rapidly.

A hand car with four men on it jumped the track on the Canadian Pacitic, five miles of west Greenville, Saturday after- noon. Jas. MeGee, of James River, N.S8., was terribly hurtin the head and was uncon- scious for 24 hours. His condition is more favorable to-day. Chas. Hogan, of P. E. Island, was severely injured in the shoulder and side.

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— We publish elsewhere, with great re- gret, a notice of the death of Mr. Angus Gregor, formerly of New Glasgow. A Eureka (Cal.) paper says ;—

** Angus Gregor, who suffered from a cancer in the stomach for several months, died at his resideuce on Fifth Street yesterday morning. He was an industrivas, upright man, and had many friends. He leaves a widow and several children and ether relatives, who have the sympathy of many friends in this affliction.” OS ee

|. Gooseberries, currants, strawberries, etc., jin cases, by Picton boat this evening. Sale to-morrow, July 27th, at 11 o’clock.—A. Mo-

very sume peeple, yet the Maine side marches ahead of the Canadian! Oh, that I could take every Canadian M. P. and M. P. P. in canves and let their eyes be opened tu the facts I have here stated.

Personal.

E. Hackett, Esq., Tignish, is at the Os-

borne.

The Emperor of Austria is expected to visit

England.

. Hunter-Duvar, Esq., Alberton, is in the

city. He is at the Davies.

Principal Grant has arrived in Australia,

and wiil remain there several month.

Queen Victoria has a real motherly kind-

ness underlying her brusque manners.

Sir Andrew Clarke, Mr. Gladstone’s physi-

cian, received $25,000 for a journey to Italy.

Archdeacon Farrer does net believe that Solomon had 1,000 wives, but only about 70.

Premier Greenway says Manitoba's surplus

of wheat this year will amount to 20,000,000 bushels.

His Lordship Bishop McIntyre and Rev.

F, X. Gallant returned from the Magdalen Is-

lands last evening.

Mr. H. L. Spencer, of ‘St. John, N. B., has» been requested to allow himself to be repre- sented in a volume of the Canterbury Poets,’ to be published by Walter Scott, London and

Newcastle-on-T'yne, next autumn.

During the warof 1870-71 many German

princes and generals put their names in the

visitors’ book of the Grand Hotel at Blois.

All signed in German save the Crown Prince (the late Emperor Frederick) who signed in French.

Emperor William has conferred the decor- ation of the Order of the Black Eagle on the Duke Alexander of Oldenburg, commander of the Russian Guards corps. > bestowing the decoration the Emperor extolled the perfec- tion of the corps.

Dr. James Ridley, the medical officer in at- tendance at Tullamore Jail during Mr. Man- deville’s incarceration there, and who was subpeened to appear at the inquest at Mit- chellstown into Mr. Mandeville’s death, has committed suicide. Dr. Ridley had been present at the inquest daily waiting to be called to the witness stand ‘The evidence given to show that Mr. Mandeville was sub- jJecte | to ill-usage while in the jail seemed. to prey upon his mind. His suicide confirms the popular belief that Mr. Mandeville was cruelly treated by the prison officials. a Local Notices. Cups and Saucers sold at R. K. Brace’s for 38 cts. per half dozen.

New Trouserings, Overcoating and Wor- steds, opening to-day at D. A. Bruce's.

Grapes, California prunes, tomatoes, cab- bage, etc., at Connelly & Co’s, [ jy25 2i pd Straw Hats, selling at cost at D. A. Bruce's,

New Apples, Pears, Bananas, &e., just opened at Beer & Golf s. 3i—jy25 Fresno Buckwheat. Flour just received at Beer & Goff s. 3i--jy25

Faust! Oh, Faustus ! Now hast thou but one bare hour to live. > > * a * of rs

Stand still, ye ever-moving spheres of heaven, Thattime may cease, and midaight never come, & Fair Natures’ eye, rise, rise again and make - Perpetual day ; or let this hour be but A year, a month, a week, a natural day, That Faustus may regale him on ~ Clam Chowder, Now being served at the Reflector House. , Brace up old Foster ! Clams every day at the Reflector. — july25 2i The Montreal cotton mills are said to be suffering from a scareity of operators. Three hundred looms in the Hocheiaga mills have been shut down for want of hands, eo

The circulation of Dominion notes on June 30 was $16,257,317, an increase of a quarter of a million in the month, chiefly in bills of large denominations. The excess of specie guaranteed debentures was $1,779,973, and of unguaranteed deben- tures $2,057,011.

The North German Gazette, replying to an article in the Moscuw Gazette, protests against the Russian asseition that the Ger- man policy is about to be changed. It says: ‘The Emperor is convinced that even victurious wars are no_ equivalent to the blessings ef peace. We know of nothing that Russia could grant us which we have not already. There are no strictly legal and just demands of Russia known to aus to which Germany has nut at al! times re- sponded iu spite of the ins, ucent beastings

Neill, Auctivnver,

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of some Russiah journals,’

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PORT OF CHARLOTTETOWN, ENTERED.

July 24—Morning Starr, Thorp, Shemogue, deals; Eldon, McRae, Murray Harbor; Lizzie D, Drysdale, Tracadie, cedar posts; Minnie Scott, Allen, Amherst; Sunrise, Lord, Crapaud, oats.

CLEARED,

July 24—-Lavinia Jane, Anderson, Point du Chene: Lizzie D, Drysdale, Tracadie, bal; Mary Kate, Mullins, Pictou, do; Morning Star, Thorp, Bay Verte, do; Margaret Jane, McDonald, Pictou, do; Minnie Scott, Allen, Bay Verte, do.

July 25—Holmes, Branscombe, Newcastle, bal; Daisy, Richards, Glace Bay, do; Swan, LeLacheur, Sydney, 1700 bush. oats.

For Liverpool, G. B., Direct,

THE CLIPPER BARKENTINE

HR. HM A.

—WILL SAIL FROM—

Charlottetown for Liverpool

ABOUT THE 15th AUGUST, And will carry Lobsters at a low rate of freight.

For particulars apply to the owners,

P®AKE BROS. & CO. Ch'town, July 26, 1888—eod tf

Molasses to Arrive. PUNS—direct cargo from West In-

A({ dies—expected early in August. Will be sold low ia lots while landing.

CARVELL BROS.

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FARM FOR SALE.

THE Subscriber offers at Private Sale his valu abl+ Freehold Farm, situated at the Head of Hillsborough, Lot 38. containing »*® Acres of ex- cellent Land ; 48 are cleared, and °0 more easily cieared ; the remainder is covered with a good growth of hard and soft wood. There are on the premises good buildings, a never-fuiling well ot water at the door, alsc an abundant suprly of alder mud, The Farm is convenient to Shipping, Churches, Schools. Mills, etc. For terms end further particulars apply to

HENRY JARDINE. Head of Hillsborough, July 27, 1888—4i

Reddin’s Drug Store.

l Gros; ENO'’S SALT, 1 Gross BURDOCK BLOOD BITTERS, 10 Boxes FLY PAPER, Nlos INSECT VOWDVER, INDIGO DIAMOND DYES. °

Country Traders will find our Wholesale Prices as low as any in the city.

D. O'M, REDDIN, Jr.

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SALT! SALT!

FOR SALEK—800 Bags LIVERPOOL SALT. from Warehouse,

WILLIAM WELSH. jy25—3i

FURNITURE, &c.

By Auction, at my Salesroom,

«OM.

FRIDAY, 27th INST,

AT ONE O'CLOCK, P. M.,

Parlor, Dining Room and Bedroom Furniture, Carpets, Pictures, Crockery, Glassware, &c. ALso—Several first-rate Wagons.

GEO. M. HARRIS,

jy2t Auctioneer.

DESIRABLE BUILDING LOT

BY AUCTION.

[4 instructed by JOHN SAUNDERS, ESQ, tosell by Auction, on the Premises,

ON MONDAY, 6th AUGUST, AT 12 O'CLOCK,

His valuable Building Lot, si‘uated on Fitzroy — opposite the residence of C. D. Rankin,

sq.

This property offers a splendid epportunity to parcvies wishing to secure an elizible Building Lot in one of the most pleasant parts of the city.

For particulars of sa.e apply to

: Gav. M, HARRIS,

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fressed Hay.

30 TONS PRESSED HAY. For sale by

HORACE HASZARD.

"WALTER A. WOOD” AMERICAN

Mswers & Reapers.

£ have just received direct from the W W*: ER A.WOOD M.& It. M.CO.. Hoosac Falls, New York, a quantity of the above Machines, in Single Mowers, single Reapers, Comb ned Mowers and Re«pers. and Self-Bind- ing Harvesters, These acnines have been sub. jected to severe and ex'en ive use hy ihe Far- mes on the Island. during which they have estabijzhed an enviable reputation.

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The following Canadian Machines:—The N Model Buckeye Mowers, Daisy K -apers, and 4 and nar Wheel Hay Hakes.

Ve are General Agents for the Cclebrate POST & WOOD STEEL PLOWS ant et ag — i. want 7 a good Machine or

e wou o well to call and before buying elsewhere. a

A. HORNE & CoO., Upper Queen Street. Ch’town, July 11, 1888—dy dw law wky 4i

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, JULY 26 1888.

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FOUR WEEKS ! WEEKS |!

Grea Sale Mes

“N order to make a speedy clearance, | have decided to offer my entire Stock of Boots and Shoes at 20 per cent. off my usual low prices This isa genuine sale. 1 would cail etten- tion to my large stock of Ladies’, Gents’ »nd Misses’ fine goods, which must be sold, Call early and buy your Boots and Shoes at Wholesale Prices. Store closes at half-past six, except Saturdays.

J. © SPRAGUE.

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July 25, 1888-—3w tues thurs sat

A SWEEPING AVALANCHE

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nainlilaeaates

JAMES PATON & CO’S.

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We Challenge Comparison with the following Goods:

Black Cashmeres, Black Merinos, Colored Dress Goods of all kinds,

OAR ESS,

Prints, Sunshades, Gloves, Hosicry, Underclothing, Millinery and Mens’ Readymade Ciothing.

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PATON & CO., MARKSYT SQA.

Ch’town, July 23, 1888—eod & wky

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DRESS STAYS.

The only Dress Stay made that willnot Break, Rust, Warp or > plit is not affect- ed by Perspiration or Body-heat. Cut to exact lengths iequired, or purchased in covered lengths (6, 7, 8 and 9inches.) Always ready for use. and can be vitached to dress-seam by machine or hand.

ASK. THE =FEATHCRBONE GORSET! THE ONLY PERFtcr CORSET! The Lightest and Most Durable Corset!

The lightest and most durable. Has no side steels to rust end break, yet keeps its form perfectly and cannot roll up at the hips SUR GUARANTER.

Each Featherbone Corset is guaranteed to be absolutely un. breakable, to give perfect ease to the wearer, to wash and laundry without damage. and tw be satisfactory in every respect. If not, return within four weeks and your merchant is authorized to efund your money.

427 FO? SALE BY ALL FIRST-CLASS MERCHANTS Wh ST. THOMAS FPEATHERBONE €CO. So} aoe ‘ + S@le Manu- facturers, St. Thomas, Ont. ;

E. J. HOWELL, Sole Agent for the Maritime Provi

, : ~ mes ‘ : inces 17 King Street, St. John, N. B

July 9, 1888,

FEATHERBONE CORSETS,

—FOR SALE BY—

STANLEY BROS... BROWN'S BLOCK,

Charlottetown, July 9, 1888. WH ARE OPENING TO-DAY

2 CASES WiiTE AND COLORED SHIRTS

Which were shipped to us in error, will be sold at Cost and Charges to Clear.

Choice Patterns Direct from Manufacturers.

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WH ARE SELLING

THOUSANDS OF HATS

Far better value than is given by those that blow so much.

You will ba Convinced if you examins ovr’ Stock and covpare Prices,

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Ch’town, June 14, 1888, CUSTOM TAILOR.