Daily News Batavia, Genesee County, New York State October 16-1888 Death of John Bailey. John BAILEY, a well known resident of Batavia who resided on Summit street, died suddenly on a plot of ground owned by him on Vine street at 5:20 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Mr. BAILEY had been in apparently robust health until yesterday morning, when he complained of having pain in the region of his heart, but it was not considered anything serious. Shortly after dinner yesterday he remarked to his wife that he would visit a plot of ground which he had planted to potatoes on Vine street, in the rear of the house occupied by A. WYNESS, Jr. Mr. WYNESS was talking to him early in the afternoon and he says that he was apparently in perfect health. Mrs. WYNESS noticed during the afternoon, however, that he would frequently leave his work for a few minutes and go and sit down. He had told his wife that he would return home at 4 o'clock, but as he did not arrive at that hour his daughter Mary drove around to see what detained him. She was horrified to find him lying on the ground gasping for breath. The Rev. Father BROUGHAM and a physician were immediately summoned, but medical aid was of no avail. A few minutes later he died. Coroner PARMELE was notified, but he did not consider it necessary to hold an inquest. Mr. BAILEY was born in Fermanagh, Ireland, August 2d, 1820, and came to this country in 1840. He was an upright and respected citizen. He leaves a widow, three sons and four daughters. * Hard Lines of a Famous Songstress. New York.-The 'Sun' states that Ilma di MURSKA, the famous songstress, who startled the musical world some years ago with the exquisite quality of her voice and became known as the Hungarian nightingale, is suffering from brain trouble and is living in poverty in this city. Efforts are being made by musical people to raise a fund to send her to her home in Hungary. She is only thirty-eight years old, but has been broken down by domestic troubles. * Genesee County's Jail. To the Editors of 'The News': In your issue of the 5th inst. there is a paragraph stating that the Grand Jury of the United States Court makes serious charges against the management of the Erie county jail. It is charged that the prisoners are not given a sufficient quantity of food. Apropos of the above and in direct contrast it may be of interest to your may readers to learn that the same cannot be said of the present management of the Genesee county jail. The inmates do not only get sufficient food, but what they get is good and nourishing, and not always the same, day after day, as I believe to be the case in some other jails, but studiously varied. During my confinement under Sheriff REEDY's care, I have always found him most obliging and attentive. The wants and comforts of the inmates are not neglected, while for those who are bent on improving their mind during the long weary hours, there is a plentiful supply of good, sound reading matter. Visitors are treated with marked respect and courtesy both by Captain REEDY and his most estimable wife. The latter is a lady of sterling qualities and commands the esteem and deference due her. To the inmates she always has a kind word, and if any one is sick he is promptly looked after. Of course, there are "all sorts and conditions of men" come here from time to time, but the worst and most contemptible are those who are known as tramps. Nothing is good enough for them, and they would not be pleased, much less satisfied, were the meals served from the kitchen of a first class hotel. This is the meanest and most despicable form of mankind. The term tramp is anything but an appropriate one, for as long as there is a freight train or the "blind baggage," they won't tramp a rod. They are most disgusting and a disgrace to humanity, and yet we find people feeding and pitying the "poor tramp." That the Genesee county jail is a breeder of malaria and rheumatism and a standing disgrace to the county is not the fault of the Sheriff; but it is a fact that cannot be denied. This letter is not an individual opinion, but is endorsed by my fellow inmates. Jail, Batavia, Oct. 8, 1888. Alien. * submitted by Linda Schmidt *********************************************