The Sun (New York [N.Y.])
December 27, 1889

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'iv nMnasss. k SI-SS Hfc JLfl "IF YOU SEE IT IN ffA J& MWM f? J "Ty I IF YOtJ WANT I 11 11 THE SUN", l k SaS'!--sfek ilMfe'V B0ABD' FURNISHED B00MSl or FUTS I Vf I ir SO." THIS APPLIES TO ADVERTISE. WW V I 1 IT SEMfffiSSf J El 1 1 SAVE TIME DY READING THE COLUMNS OF MM-' MENTS AS WELL AS NEWS. f I JggW f &W W fy THE SUN. lGj TOLLVn.-K67ll8. NEW YORK," FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1889. PRin, TWO CKmT W' XUE KEGROttlOTIN JliSSUP. CAUSED DTA NOTORIOUS OVTZA1T AND VVQIHVE RESISTISO ARREST. P Dellberntely Hhot nn Asslstnnt Mar. hut. nnd Afterward Hhot Two Citizen IVho Were raraiilss Hlst-A .lull At tacked anil Two JWcstrors Hhot In Tbelr Cells-An Armed Posse IlirfllnK Them. Atlanta, Dec. 20, Threo whltcH and throo blacks woro killed Intho race troublo at Jes sup. Ga., yesterday nntl Inst nlghl. Tho whites woro Deputy Marshal Vnrnbltl, William Wood, and Honrr Anderson. Tho lattor wns a hotol koepor, nod was accidentally shot by an un known whito mnn. Tlio negroes klllod wore Illlt Hopps and Pcto Jnckson. shot In their cells in jail, and Hill Fluett, called out of his houso and ehot. A llllnm Wood was shot through tho bond, but will rocovor. Krama Jonos, Bailie Hopps, nnd Hannah Wnlthnm. nogro women of bad clinr.i3tor.wero whipped and ordorod to loavo town. Tho jail was ntlnokcd by nlno men this morning. It had boon loft ungunrdod. The military nro In pososslon of tho town. No further troublo Is expected. Barnblll nnd Wood woro klllod In attompt Ids to arrest Hob Ilrewer, a notorious des perado, bluett and Bill Hopps had lncltod n murdorthoday bofore. Jnckson wasarrostod coming out of tho swamo In which Browor. Wade llaford. Jonn llaford, nnd Tom Miller, desperate nogroos. wero hidden. It was thought ho waB with them whon the whites woro shot Tho whipping nnd tho attackon tho Jail woro by men most of whom do"noi llvo in Jessup. Dosporndoos nro still in tho swnmp. nnd will probably oscapo, although hounds are hunting for them. I'or three years a rownrd has boen hanging ovor tho bond of Bob Browor. a tall, poworlul negrawhoso homo Is In Tolfalr county. Browor killed n necro thios years ago, and then took to tho bush. Ayonr nftor tho killing Browor made his appvaranco near Mcllno, mid openly dolled tho ofrloors. Ho was nrmod with a Winchester rlllo nnd a brace ot pistols, and asseitodthat bo would nour bo tnkon allvo. At that time Tolfulr had n ShorliT who was just as brao ns Brewer wns dosrornte. That Sheriffs nnmo was Mcltnc. Whon he honrd of Brewer's presonco ho startod out on a still hunt, and in a fow dajs encountered tho necro. Tho fleht waB desperate, lasting throo hours and covering sovoral mllos. Tho necro suc cooded in getting away with only a slight wound. That fight taught Browor prudence, and slnco then ha tins never boon in Tolfalr. Ho came to Wnjno. nnd for two years bis rob borios, thloving, and doflanco of law bavo boon tho Eourco of groat troublo. Soon nftor tho fleht botween ShorlfT Mcllno nnd the nogro a reward was ofTerod for tho outlaw's arrest. Then tho ofllcurn began a sonrch, but Browor was as sharp ns ho was desperate. Yostorday Ilrowor ciuno to town with bis ro- foatlnc rlllu. his pistol, and a pug of vvhiskoy. IN nerve, howevor, relaxed whon ho roached the Last Tonnossee nnd Savannah and tho Florida and Western ltnilroud crossing, nnd tbero lio halted, Hrevvor's liquor attrnctcd his friends, nnd. ns tho jug grow lighter, tho crowd crow boistorous, nnd thou Browor began firing his guD into tho nlr. '1 bo shooting nttroctod tho nttentlon of Mnrshnl Leggett. who. with a posse, nent to tho scene. Leggett nindo no at tempt to arrest tho gang, because it was Christ mas, and began utilising them to leao. Brewer wub Insolent In his roply, saying, among other things: "I'll do Justus Id n please, nnd then I'll kill tho man who touches me." All this timu he wnved his repeating rifle nnd revolver about his bead. As Deputy Marshal Barnblll came In sight, ono of tho negroes shouted: "There comes Bsrahlll, who klllod that man." Almost instantly Browor placed his Winches ter against his shoulder, drew a quick bead, and culled the trigger. Tharo wns a Hash, a cloud of smoko, and a report. Then those who wero near llarnhill saw him stagger, throw his band to his side, gasp for breath, and tall. Ho was dead. Then tho officers began shooting back, and for two or throo minutes bullets Wore flying through the nlr. Trio whites were nrmod nnd. hnvlng thelnw on tholrsido, fought successfully, and the negroes woro driven from the railroad. Tho whites did not follow thorn. They bad no leador. Marshal Leggett was lying upon the ground shot through both legs, groaning witli pain and unablo to move. Sixty yards away his deputy wns on his back, dead, with his sightless eyes gazing upward toward a bright Christmas sky. Tho roports of tho firearms were heard in tho town, but tho people, thinking that It was fireworks, paid nn attention to it until tho story of tho light bognn to circulate Then, when it wus continued, Jessup was up In arms. The people were thoroughly aroused, and guns were drawn from corners in which tbov hud rested unuseillfor months Tho men woro hurry ing to tho bnttlolleld upon which tboir dead and wounded friends wero lying. They ascertained that tho negroes had movod townrd tho swnmp near tho city, leaving behind a niot-snuo of do flanco. This mado tho men mndder than over, and with vow a of rovengo they followod tho fugitives. Tho swnmp is colored with a dense growth of short, heay trees. Tho pursuing pnrty wero In the net of entering the swnmp whon they wero lliod upon from tho bushes. The shots wuie I) roil utmost within throe paces of tho mon, and tho only wonder is that a dozen or more mon were not killed. When the negroes loft the llret battlo ground they wont dlroct to the swamp, undor tho leadership ot Brewer. Thoy wore all armed, nnd when the vthlto muu wero at closo rsngo turned Jooe upon them. Tho firing wns so un expected that It throw tho white mon into uon eternntlon: they recovered only whon they h.id placod usnfedistanco botweon them and tho swamp, irom which tho bullotu woro still coming. When at n Kafu dUtnnco the wliltos, measuring tholr strength, found that they wero two t-hort uf tholr original number. Tne two men missing wore A. C, Wood nnd Wlllinm Wood, Ills uncle. Glancing buck toward tbo swamp they could koo two llguro-i on tho ground. Those thoy know to bo tlio missing men. and with n view to rendering them assistance thoy startod back toward tho swamp. Tho lntnnttht whltos ndwiuced tho nogroes in the swnmp opono.l lire ugnlu. Tbo shooting wns mi rapid that the whites woro compound to fall bnck, leaving their compan ions on the Hold at the mercy ot tbo negroes. This was about li o'clock, nnd from thon until fi the wounded mon rvmatnod unprotected and unwatehed. All this time it was presumed that both men hail been killed, and tlio nngerof tho poople lncrenxeil. Mayor Iinlibs viewed tho situation, and, soeing no way to control tho mob, tolo grapbod Uov. Cordon for military asblstanco. TblB was about noon, and In n short timo tho Uovornornusweiod Instructing Mayor llobbs to call upon tbo nearest troops. The Mayor wired Capt. W. W. (lordon of the Uoorgin llupsnrs of tJavannab. The Captnln nnsworod that his company wore then en routo. In tho moan time other towns sent lecrults, so that by dark tho town was protected by 240 nnned men, under oommnnd ni the .Mayor and Cnpt, Gor don. Boforo dnrk, howeer, tho Jessup foIkH bad boon rooufoicud from the neighboring townB and started again for the swamp to re cover thoir dead. The negroes opened llrongnin as tho advance enme in sight, bur, soolugibut the pnrty was u largo ono, skipped out, Whon tho whites ranched tho snot thov found N. Wood dead und William Wood desporutoly woundod. Tho men wme removed to town, and It was then that tho full oxtont of the slaughter was known, it wns: Killed WtllUiii HarnliUI, dtpuly mrbl, and H. C. Wood of North Carolina Vuunded-ll It. Unnelt, Marfhtl, nd William Wood, carpemor Both men were so dosnerntely woundod that the physicians said their cumis worn hopnlois. The slaughter so Jnconced tho people that it Wan soon almost us hard to restrain ns It was to start them. -Men wnntod to shoot negroes promUcuously, but were rostrnlnod by tint Mayor, At dnrk the town was placed under Snllltary government. Cnpt. (lordon ostab Ished quarters at tho Havnunah. IlorIJa and iVestern depot, and Maior llobbs mado his beadiiiinrters ut the Cast Tennessee depot. Guards wero placod nlloierthe city, with in structions 10 stop overy stranger, Tho out skirts ot the town were thoroughly picketed, and no ono could Inno entorod without being dstected. About 10 o'clock tho tblrd vlotlm was addod to the list of the doad. J!i3 nnrao was Henry AnuerHon. Several citizen) are missing, and it Is fenred thnt they bavo been killed. i Much of the trouble hero betweon the racos "attributed to a whito ninn named Itan. lyan wusonenn rntlroad dntectlvo, and came Siore two yeurs ago, ilemnrrled a moat ostl noble young lady, uud mado this his homo, le is ii Jtepubllenn, nn has mnd thonogions ilsifolloweis and uimost sluu-s. At nbout 10 ini'y i loungiiiou wont to llyan's iimiso, .n, H, 1(ln ,0 lin0ft auoi i n iniuiiiiDii j)f in that lie wu m ,r "'o trnuble. and iidtlsod' n? "m lea, tl'U town lor good, glv- Si.i.,fi- Ail midnight Itynn's homo wn again hill Hi.Jl8 W.U8 Hon "eputy Marslial Barn uu olsco ered a den ot Bamblora her a month mill. ?l?0A,an,,? nrrf"re Jh ratty killed one of iVim"!:. ?.'1, lnc"ed the negroes against Barn lull, and they sworo to tnke his life. On Mon. any morning n womnn known as Klla 8cott nssorted openly that Barnblll would not llvo u Hj'turdoy n ght. Whon sbo hoard he was killed she danced along the street, singing joy fully and proolalmlng the news loudly. A patty ot masked mon took tho woman from h1Lh0H'e ""do her ohango her tune. The Brunswick lllflemon, forty stmng. under command of Capt. J. a Morris, have arrived JJU!lni8nUu'Inutl1.0 tl-ee fight which oo ?,u?r.ed..parl,,ci)) shots wero flrod. The llret light of the sivamn Insted nearly half on hour, tho pocond lasted, half that tlmo. while the ono on thn rnllroad. the first of the day. lasted only live mlnutos. iSKar?hil owott. who is badly wounded In both logs, wns seen In his homo last night. Ho said that whon ho went up to arrest Brewer ho knew that bo bad n bad man to fool with. Ho wnntod a force largo enough to tako tho desperado. 'i7v.heiliotnoftr.bl'"."the Chlof Marshal said, nnd he saw who I was, ho left two of my posse, who woie talking with him, and camo toward mo. I hoard him Bay. 'That Is the rnscnl I want.' nnd stopped bohind Mr. Hod dish. Ho kept coming, and I throw my gun to my fnco and told him to stop. Ho lookednt mo sul only nnd nut tho gun across his shouldor and startod bnck. Ho thought thnt 1 would return to town nnd cot assistance. When r mot an od man named Bnyford and nevnrnl pthors. all or whom had guns, 1 turnod round ltnyford oxchnngo a 38-cnllbre Winchester for n 3'2-cnllbro nnd make threats and cursed tho whito people, I know wo woro In for It, so I waited. I hnd not long to wnlt when I saw ilrewor throw his gun to his shouldor nnd flro. 1 iookod nround and snw my asslstunt fall to the ground, nnd knew ho wns fatally woundod. 1 thon returnod tho flro. shooting at Brewer. He turnod lonso on mo nm woundod me nt tho first lire. I dis charged both bnrrols of my gun. and knowing I was dono.iumpod down nn embnnkmont and ran for life. Mr. lioddlsh stood IiIb ground, nnd Ilrowor nppronchod. nnd, saying '1) you, I havo a groat mind to kill you,' ho struck him nnd took tlio gun from him' Ilonry Andorson, onoof tho guards put over llyan's house, was accidentally shot nnd killed Inst night by ono of his own pnrty. Ho camo over to Cnpt. Gordon's hendiiuartors for roCn forcemonts. nnd was going back, whon n gun hold bv Townsonu. ono of his party, was dis chnrgod, blowing Anderson's brains out. Andorson wns formerly tho hotol proprietor hero.but of lato hns boen with tho Centrnl ltnil roud of Macon. Ho wns hero spending fhrlst mns. His body Is now In tho Hussars' hond nuartors. Last night a colorod man was shot byaplckot whilo coming Irom the McMillan swamn. Ho attempted to slip by tho ofllcor. whon ho was shot. The ball took effect intho right breast, but tho wound Ib not fatal. It Is bolloved ho waB acting ns n spy. At nbout 8 o'clock this morning a pnrty of unknown mon attnekod tho jail at Jessup, driving away the guards. In n fow minutes tho doors wore battoiod In, and four men wont ltisldo and shot nnd killed l'otor Johnson nnd BUI Hopps. The formor was the man who had been woundod and cnptuied hi the light. Tbo military wore stntionod about a half mile from tho jail, but by th9 time a detachment arrived there everything was aulot, nnd nil thnt thoro was to ludicnto what hnd happened woro the bodies ot tho dead nogroes. Tho comtnnndor of tho military had suggested to tho Mayor that a detail ot soldiers should bo put on duty at the jail, but tho lattor said tho Uberlff nnd his deputies would protoct tho prisoners. Tho Georgia Hussars, dismounted, tbo com pany ordered to tho scono of tho troublo by the (ievornor. returned to this city this afternoon. Tbo Brunswick oompnny was retained on duty by tbo Major. Tho returnod soldiers reported the trouble ovor. Tholr presonco was only required to aulot tbo excitement of the clttrens of J ossup, who remained In their houses last night to protoct tholr fninllles, nnd their kitch ens nnd outbousos wore filled with colorod pooplo ot tbo town, who sought the protection of their white frloiidi A special from Jossup to tho Morning JVVir, dnted 0 1. M.. snys that Major Hobbs has called n public meeting to tako stops to defend tho town to-night. It is bolloved thnt Brewer is nour hore with a Inrgo force of negroos. Tho citizens aro organizing and arming to aid tho Brunswick Utiles in caso of an outbronk. A special train was run out to tho brick yards, whero Brewer was reportod to havo been seen, and a detnehmont of armed men sent out as scouts. Mayor Hobbs is in receipt of a telo gram from Brunswick saying that Kyan. tbo wblto man who is supposed to bao instigated the trouble. Is in that city, but the Mayor will not tako steps to bavo Ityan brought bnck. Thero is t-tlll groat excitement throughout the country around Jessup, but affairs will doubtless quiet down Inafewdajs. It Is the roclon of turpentine distilleries nnd saw mills. Here thousands of negroes, nro omployod. nnd tho Jessup troublo 1b apt to dlsoignnlio labor for somo time to come. jEShur. Dee. 20. A posse of twenty mon, un der command of S. White, left on the East Ton nesse. Virginia and Georgia llnllrond mall trnin for Lumber City to intorcept Brewor nnd his gang, who, it is rumored, have gonethoio for roi ntorcomonts. Brewer's motbor Hi os at Lumber City, nnd It Is suspected that If ho gets out ot McMillan Swamp ho will go to his lOtllor's. Tho firing along the nieknt line ki ops up, but It Is principally by boys. A crowd of armed men bavo returned from a trip to tbo Bwatno. nnd thoy roport that four colored men wore found dond. but thoy gave no names and said that they did not know the negroos. The jail was broken into early this morning nnd two negro prisoners riddled with bullets. Another negro wns found ut homo shot through tho benrt.nnd ono with n Mesh woubd Intho shoul der. It wns roportud thnt others had boon killed, Asenrch for bodies will bo koptupnll day. The nogroos aro quitting thoir homos and moving to othor towns on the lino of the rail load. A crowd of white mon went to sev eral houses nftor breakfast this morning nnd compelled tho negroes to leave. Thoy pun ished some of them. Tho HuBsars havo started for Savannah, but tho Infantry com pany of Brunswick will romaln until to-morrow. Tho swnmp whoroBrowor"s gang aro bid ing will bo soarcnod thlB afternoon, nm) If tho negroes aro found, lynching will probably fol low. Tho Coroner la holding an lnquost on tbo dond bodies. Savannah, Doc 2C Tho most reliable In formation Is that ten people have been killed nt Jessup, namely: Barnblll and Woods, by Ilrowor: Anderson, accidentally (white); John son nnd Hopps In jnll: Fluett on tbo street (colored), nnd two whites und two negroes Whoso names aro not given. 11 ACE MOT IS TENNESSEE. Follccmeo Firs Into a Colored Mob Tko Blllltlia Under Arm. Na8IiviijIjE, Dco. 20. At n, late hour last night intelligence was rocolved hero of trouble In Clnrksvillo between policomenand a colorod mob, two mombors of which woro shot, one being fatally and tho otbor seriously wounded. Grave fears of a riot aro entertained. Frank Morrison, n special policeman, nt temptodto arrost Bob McCutcboon, colored, when othor negroes Interfered, frBoveral po licemen came to the nsslstnncoot Morrison, whereupon Joo Fouman. colored, nssnulted Chief of l'ollco Stafford with a stick, striking htm over tho head. Tho police drew their revolvers and flrod, Ono bullat struck Joe Merlwothor. colored, In tho back. Ho will die. Fooiuan tried to es cape, but was pursuod by tho Chief, who shot him in tho stomach. Tho roports of tho revolvers drew an im mense crowd of negroos to tho scene, nnd Chief ot l'olloo Stafford hnd to bo taken to jail for safety. Tho oxcltomont rnpldly Incronsod. and n Inrgo numbor of oxtrn police were sworn In to keep the peace, while tho Clnrksvillo City Guards woro called out nnd lodged In tbo Court House, whore they aro in readiness to respond to a call. A 3IISV.lt KlI.hEU UY A XUA1N. Me Wns tVortli 840,000, hut Picked up bin Coal on the llnllrond, IlFAPJNn, Deo. 20 A thin and withered man named Simon flpohn, aged CO yonrs, poorly clnd nnd hungry looking, carrying a battorod tin pail, stoopod to pick coal along the Bonding llnllrond hero to-dny, whon a trnln camo along and cut off both his logs, and bo died a few hours Inter. Ho hnd been wnrned as late as this morning to buy his coal und keep off the railroad track, or ho would bo killed, but bo smllod and roplled: So matter: I won't lln longer than the 1st of next April. Then I'll hne reached my father's nge." Ho Hied in tlionttio of one of his bouses, a senntiiv lurnlshod apartment, with a poor bed, a small t-too, and a tin spittoon covering a rat hole. All tun coal be needed ho githeted along tho railroad, and yet his real estate and personal property are worth about ftO.OOO. This monoy will go to his uged sister, as be had no family. tValkrd On tbe Pier nnd Drowned, Ernest Hallorof 101 Attorneyatreet, C5 years old and a manufacturer or illppen oa a iraatl ioal, walked off the pier at llio foot or Kail Fourth itreet about Kioo'oek Utt nlKht und wnt drowned (Id liAd lireu otlslTUhu i'lirltina pritty lrei r Hie ilay U' ffre, I'll' aj ieareil In lum recovered from the elTtoltof Hie loiilllrallou trhenlie left lil lioine at il o'clm It lait nlalit. with a package f tUf and a few dollum lu bU pocket tonud on avUllloa friend Ho feu between Ilia pier and a canal boat. The captain ot the boat beard ble cry for belp and andearored to aeilit blin wlihaboat hook, but only lucctcdea la brtnilfl- up a corpse. BRAZIL'S CAPITAL UNEASY. EXCnASOE QOINO JJOTTN BTEAD1LYAND XUBBANKH TEltr CAUTIOUS. Aspect of the RejTolntlon Denerlbed In the Rio Nairn Threntened Ileereen thnt Have rltlrred tip the Catholic Chnrch Xltaordern The Eraprese'n Jewels. The Btoamslilp Slrlua nrrived yesterday from Rio Janeiro, Deo. 4. Capt Fishor told a Bun roportor that the surface of things was very qulot In Bio whon he loft there, lie said that business waB going on as usual, though tho banks woro getting very cautious, and bosltated honoring large drafts. "Thoro was a very strong undorourrcnt of dlsnffoctlon tn tho city," said Capt. Fisher, "and I think nn outbronk wns only rostrnlnod by foar. Thero woro grumblings and mur muring on all sides. I hoard that a riot had taken placo In tho Itlo Grando district, but I could loam no particulars. I am not surprised to hear of riots since my arrival, and I think tho opinion of tho best-lnformod pooplo In Brazil 1b that thoro Is troublo ahead." Tho United Btatos steamship Richmond nnd sev eral qther foreign war ships wero In tho har bor of Klo." Mr. Chnrlos It. Flint recelvod a cablegram from Rio stating that oxobange bad gono down to 25'.' ponco. William It. Draco it Co. ro colved word that exchange in l'ara was down to 24,1; from 2572 the day before. This Is a tremendous drop, nnd plainly indicates an un sottlod stnto of affairs and a lnck of oonlldonco in tho future on tho part of business men In Brnzll. No nows wns received regarding rioting in Rio, nnd roorchnnts boro sny thnt under tho prgsont cnblo supervision no such nows could bo sent The most important mall brought by the Strlus was sevorol copies of the Rio A'ews, tho weekly English newspaper orlntod in Rio Janeiro, oditorlally summing up tho ovonts oc tho week ending Dec 2. Tho Nncs says: Tho course of ovonts during tho past wook has exhibited nothing now and Interesting. Aside from tho conscloUBnoss that a great chnnge has tnkon placo and that new elections aro impending, ono might be led to think that ovorythlng is moving on In the same old grooves, and that tho Emperor is still up In Potropolls waiting for tho evening trnln to ar rive. Business Is dull and complaints aro heard of tho scarcity ot monoy. just as wo havo so often experienced undor tho monarchy. Then, too, tbo Ropubliann Minister of Flnanco bae had a little consultation with tho same old gentlemen, bankors, and morohants whom bis prodeoesHors wero accustomed to consult about the unfavorable state of business, nnd the panaceas recommended ure exactly what might have beon expected nt any othor time. Wo have changed, and yet aro unchangod. Brazil has meroly put on a now suit of clothes. Tbo Provisional Government hns unquestion ably found tbnt tbo task of changing and re forming institutions cannot bo carried out In a day. We wore advised somo time ago that decrooswore soon to be Issued declaring civil ninrrlago. the secularization of cemeteries, separntion of Church nnd State, untversnl nnd compulsory nnturallzation, and nil that, but up to the present tlmo they have not been pro mulgated. The Church hns boen nrousod. however, and wo nro now being entertained with a discussion of tbo divorce ocoentrlclties of the United Stntos as a menus of defeating civil marriage, tho writer evldontly forgetting that othor countries, notably Great Britain, havo such laws without the -20-mln-utos-for-dlvorco' diversion. Tho Cabinet should not bavo announced these decrees so soon, and then wo should have been spared these lame discussions. There can bo no doubt of the urgont need of many reforms of this character, and wo sincerely trust that the Govornmont will mako tbo fullest uo of its exceptional opportunities to socure them. If left to the Constltulnte, or to future legisla tion, it will tako months of discussion and Dorhaps years to obtnln thorn, and even thou so crippled with restrictions as to bo practi cally useless. The Provisional Government, which is Invested with arbitrary power, may decree anything It pleases, and wo certainly feel no regrot to see that power used ngnlnst all the nntlqunted privileges and institutions which have so long barred the way nf progress in Brazil. Regarding the projeotod Constituent Assembly, It is now said that a Constitution will bo drawn up by a commission and tbon pro mulgated by docree, the representatives hav ing tho power to amond later on." Among Its news Items the paper prints these On the 2Utb ult. the Minister of Marine sent to tho local press a categorical donlal of the riimnro thnt onllnrn hnd hnnn nnerntlv nr nnh. llcly shot. On the 25th ulL tho Consul-General of Switz erland notified tho Minister of Foreign Affairs that he had beon authorized to rocognlzo tho Brazilian Republic. Unsatisfactory reports were Buroad as to tho boalth of Gen. JJeodoro, Chlof of the Provision al Govornment, but a conforence of doctors ex nmlnod him on tbo 27th ult., und decloiod that, although "tho morbid stute of tho Illustrious cltlren required evory care. It presontod no Im mediate gravity." Tho States of Rio Grande do Norto and Cenrft appear from tclegiams to show some objoctlou to tho appointment of Governors who aro not nntlvos of tho Stntes. It Is to bo hoped that tho onthuslastlo adherence offered tho general Governmont Is not to disappear ut bq oorly a period of tho republic. Tho objec tion, however, is woll tnken. A commission of army and navy officers hns been formed to orgnnlzo u full and correct ac count of the revolution. Tho flateta u A'ohcias montlons n report that before convoking tho Constituent Assem bly, tho Govornment will ordor the organiza tion of a consus throughout tho republic, Tho ,ouriaI do ttommei no hoars thnt the commission to organize tlio projoct for tho con stitution of the republic will bo compoi-od ot Dxn. Santos Wornock. Amorlco, Brnztllonse, Rnngel, 1'estann, with Dr. Saldnnha Mnrluho as I'rosfdont. Oji the 23d ult. the Chief of Follco of tho State of Itlo do Janeiro recotved Information that tbo freodmen In the Cantngnllo nnd Vnlonca districts threntened n revolt against tho repub lic. Ho ordered energetic measures tc bo taken, and a pollco force was sent to the local ity, but has since returned and roported every thing quiet. Ontho3Uth ult. It wns afllcfnlly nnnouncod thnt the flag of tho Brazilian republic will bo tbnt roforrod to in our Inst Ibsuo. viz.: A bluo colestlnl globe with tho Southern Cross nnd neighboring Btnrs. In nil twenty-one, nstro nomlcally displayed, crossed from loft to right, with a whito zona boarlng thodovloo Ordenu r J") ooreito," tho globe upon n yellow lozengo on n green flold. Tho Hag was not generally satisfactory to the public, but tho Government has determined upon its adoption. According to u Santa Catharlna journal, on the 18th ult.. at night, forty-two mon of the Twenty-fifth Infantry Battalion mot tho bnnd on Its roturn from nn ontertnlnmont, und or dering It to procodo them, murchod through the streets with the Hag of the old Twenty-llftlt Battalion Volunteers, yelling and making a noise gonornlly. Tho ofllcors of tbo battalion, somnof the men, and a police forco interfoiod, und nt tho first en ounter bent the rebels, dis arming and capturing them, aftor killing ono uud seriously wounding threo. On the'JJd ult. tho Governor of Rio do Jnnelro nppoluted a commission ot throo to rovlso tho civil, judicial, and eccloslastlcal division of the Stnto. Tho Governor of the State of Itlo do Jnnolro has asked the War Minister to furnish tho State police with 4U0 Comblaln r I lies, llio Spen cer repeating cnrblnos, nnd 20.0(H) cartridge'. On the 22d the Governor of Rio do Jnnolro notified tho Assembly that by a decroo, dated on tlio 20th, nil provincial Assemblies elected under the emplro are dissolved, and that It should closo Its sosslons. Tho Judges and othor legal luminaries of tho town of itlo llranco, Minns Uornos, addross tho Uovoruor as "Most Excellent hlr, qulto iu the old monarchical style, 'ibey.nowover. savo the situation by winding up with Health aud fraternity." A S. l'aulo local journal states, as a roport. thnt the llev. Mr. Chamberlain, nn American pastor nf tho l'rosbv torlan Church, for many ears resident In that city, had Beeured sub scriptions In tbo United Staten reaching $1,000, 000 to build a university at S, Paulo. The cub drivers In S, l'aulo struck work be cause the police ordored them to have In their carriages tsbles of fares aecoidlng to hours. Tbo "jarvles" of H. l'aulo considered that a little too much like Interference with liberty of competition for a ronubllo. On tbo 23d, at tho invitation of the Governor of the State, various ox-inembers of the Pro vincial Assembly of Itlo de Jnnelro met and sub mitted their views as to necessary improve ments in various parts of tbo State. The Governor took notos of the ideas of his visitors for future investigation. Telegrams received in Bnhla on the 20th ull., stnto thnt now disturbances had occurred at I. Up o-. borne 10 iarme.1 men attnekod thn plantation (lentil Jos ilu Ciihtru who, with Ills udhuieuts resisted, and several deuths und many wounded resulted, Corlaluly thei-e feuds can be stopped by a careful shooting of a few members of each of the factions.. At Kntro Rios, In the same State, a regular reign of ter ror existed i prisoners wero ubejdjtojajtb.e jnll, tho parish crlost was drlvon.away. houses sacked, &o. Mo montion Ismadoof what had beon done to correct affairs. Ontho22d ult., when tho F.mnoror'B repre sentative went to tho l'etropolls pnlaoo to gothor with the authorities, a large quantity of valuablo jewolrr. tho personal proporty of the Lm press, was declared to bo missing. Tho police ware at onco coramunlcatod with, and tho matter In undor Investigation, The doubt Booms to bo wbother the jewels woro not packed nwny In somo of the lugengo of tho im perial family by mlstnke. but tbo occurronco will rocall a jewel robbory at tho H, Chnstovao pnlnco some yonrs ngo, in which sorvnntB woro Impllcntod, nntl It Is more thnn possible thnt nvntllng of tbo dlsordor caused by the hurried dopnrturoor thelmiierlal family some ot tho wratchoB could not roslst tho temptation offered by valuablo jewels nt tholr disposition. Rtd Jankiiio, Doc. 20. Tho Governmont bus Issuod n docroo providing thnt all persons found endeavoring to corrupt tho nlloglnnco nf tho soldlors, or contriving or proposing nny measure for nctlvo opposition to tho ropubllo, shnll bo tried by n military tribunal. An oppo sition journal wns suspondod on Tuosduy. A DENIAL FKU3I 11HAZIU The New CJOTernment rlnjn thn Reports of ii Slonnrehlcnl llprlalnc Are False. Wabiiinoton, Ijoo. 20. A roportor who callod nt tho Brazilian Legation to-day to in quire for news concorning tlio fighting which Is said to hnvo occurred at Rio do J anolro from tho 18th to tho 20th ot tho presont month, found that tho Minister bad just recolvod tho following tologram from Buy Barbora, tho Minlstor of Flnanco under the now reclmo: Rio, Doe. 2G. M To flrarlllan illnttttr, nvuMnclon "From cablegrams wo learn thnt unfor tunately, thoro 1b no speculation from news mongors against us which Is not credltod in Europe, in spite of all our warnings against this sort of consplrnoy. Roports nbout mutiny of corps of artillery Isfnlsotonly mutiny of few soldlors, immedi ately repressed. 'J tils circumstance increased hero conlldenco In tho Qovornniont.whicli shows Itself strongly prepared with prompt nnd de cisive monns to put down nny disturhnnce of public ordor. Tho aggrnvntlon of Gen. Fon teca's illness not true: ou tho contrnry. ho is rocovering speedily from his former coni plnlnts. Ibe doctor bolievos his recovery to bo cortnin. At nny rato tho fato of tbo revolution, now nccoptod by tho wholo country, does not do- Eond on tho contingency of ono man's life, owover precious it may b. In tho nrmy Itself, tho revolution can roly on other chlola of great prestigo nnd no loss devoted to tho cause. All tho different political pnrtlos hnvo espoused with enthusiasm tlio torm fixed Nov. 15. 1HDU. for tho mooting of tho Constituent Assembly, thoy considering by this net tho stability of the ropubllo insured. Bowaro of novvsmongors." Kcnhor vnlentolate this nfternoon received another cablegram from Konhor llnrboza, giv ing nt length tho reasons why it wns impossible to cull tho Constituent Assembly nt nn onrlior date than next Novombor. Tho dolay In call-, ing tho Assomblv bus boon sovorely comment ed upon by various Europenn nnd Amorlcan nowspnporn. Tho cablegram Is as follows: "Rio peJankiko. Doc 20. 'Iho roason why in Eurono tho torm for tho meeting ot the Constituent Assembly is considered too long is because thoy are not well nciiuntutod with the geogrnphy of Brnrtl. ThoBrnzllan press Is n etter judgo In the mnttor. All political par ties boro think thnt time is ovoti short. More over. It will be very difficult to tnko all tho pre liminary measures for tho gouoral election within so short n time. Tho IhsI electoral re form was decreed on Jan. I), 1H1, and yet tho now Houso of Representatives undor such law wnscrlled to moot on Dec, 31 of thnt year, although It was meroly an ordinary reform. "Now. after n revolution, wo hnvo to enlist a large oloctoral body, almost new, comprising (with tho exception of Illiterates) nil foreigners unturallzod that Is to say, all who were resid ing tn Brazil on Nov, 15, and who will not decllno tho Brazilian citlrenshln. To per form nil this work in less timo In a country capable ot admitting a population of 400,000,000 or 500,000,001). but containing, howevor, 14,000.000 only, would be a mlraolo. Tho European criticisms only show that they know littlo of Brnzll outside or Its financial affairs. It Is materially Impossible to adopt a shorter time. Public opinion in Brazil Is sntisfled. and Europe would bo also if Brazil was better known thero. Hero such n criticism oxcltes surprise. Inasmuch as we are supposed to be a country as thickly populated as tho European nations, wheroas wo area country with nbout 9,000,000 square kilometres, with a very much spread population, bueh impntlenco is ab surd. Any alteration In the timo Is impracti cable. We cannot do what is boyond man's power." A HOUSE VAT.I.S IN XUE ITIND. It lYns Only a IVooften Hliell nnd not Yet ISrncrd for u llreeae. Tho frnmo shell of a tlircc-Btory building, 05 foot long by 25 foot wldo, on tho nortbwost cornor of Fulton nnd Elton streets, East Now York, dropped into tho collar liko a houso of cards shortly aftor 1 o'clock yesterday after noon. It was a thorough collapso and not a solitary beam of any kind was loft standing. The builders wore August Engol nnd Frederick Zlmmer. who were doing the work for Mrs, Re becca Kooo, who owned tbo building. Tho building was to bo usod for n store nnd flnts nnd the frnmo hnd been bonrdod In nnd work men weio nbout shingling tho roof, when a tremendous gust of wind cmo out of the west and blew tho frame to kindling wood. The men working on the building nt the tlmo wero Albert and Robert Boehui, George Auer, Andreas lounger, nnd Otto Jnnonge. They wero nil buy nbout tho building, but the orocK that protodud tho smash and tho sway ing of the shell boforo it foil gavo thorn warn ing, und thoy nil got out of dnngor oxcopt Al bert lloolim, who hnd his wrist fractured by a falling beam, and Janengo who was burled under tho dtbrls. but when dug out after half an hour's hard work was lound to hnvo suffer ed only severe bruises about the body uud a cut on the head. Llllio Helngol, 8 yonrs old. who wns passing the building with her sister Henrietta whou tho smnsh came, wns knocked down by falling timbers. Her loft leg was cut and frnotured. hlio wns nttondod by Ambulnnco Surgoon Mend and tukou to St Mary's Hospital. It was rumored thnt n numbor of othor poisons had been buriod bononth thn walls nf tho building, nnd Sorgonnt Brophy called a hook and ladder company nnd nn nmbulnnco nnd son t tho pa trol wngnn nround to tho scone. A sonrch soon mado it clear that tbo rumor wnB unfounded. Onoof tho workmen snid thnt tho cnuse of tho collapse was a lack of transverso strengthen ing beams, a hasty offort hnvlng beon mado to inelosothe building before nnother storm. During tho blown wnll incoursoof erection In tho ronr of the South Brooklyn snw mills In bovontnnnth etreot tumbled ovor on two Ital ians, Frank Dupnnn and CI lllto, Dupnna had his loft arm broken and his body bruised, and Blto hnd several ribs fractured. SUE CAVTVItE OF MOItniBBT. HIbr Ilolland'n Ananllnnt Found Half Hut", located lleneath a Muttrena. I)lok Morrlsny, who assaulted Miss Knto Holland on Christmas night whllo sbo was on her way tonttend a church fastlvnl, was ar ralgnod jeslosdny boforo Justlco Slllmun at White Plains. Miss Holland wns prostrated and did not apponr in court Morrisey wns com mltted w Ithout ball to awnlt examination. Ho Is about olghtoen years old, and bears a bad reputation. Ho was only recently dis charged from tho Stnto Reformatory. When Morrisey relcnsod Miss Holland ho ran to his parents' home. Olllcer Underbill followod, but w bun he nttemnted to i-ntor the bouBo young Morrlsoy's mother threntened to shoot him. L'ndorhill got help, and forcing his wny Into tho housu found Morrlsoy under a mnttreiSB on the bod. Morrlsoy's father was lying on the bod, nnd protended to bo asleep. Young .Morrisey was half suffocated whan ha was taken out XEST1NO XUE KlLhlNQ 3IACUINES. Experiments with the One nt HIuk hint Develop a Pressure ol l.flOO Volts, Sino Hino, Deo, 20. Tho electrical execu tion machines wero tested at tho Sing Sing prison to-day by a committee for tbo State, composed ot Dr. Carlos F. MacDonald, Dr. A. D. Rockwell, Dr. V. II. Landy, and electrical experts. When the dynamos wero run at loss tbnn tholr ordjnnry numbor of revolutions per mlnuto tint electrical pressure wus found to excood l.UOO volts Instead of bofng only 1,000, At 1100 revolutions a mlnuto It was estimated that the pressure would be moro thnn 2,000 Next week the committee will mnkolostsof thodimimo nt Auburn und Clinton prisons, and will probably oxpuilmeut with u few nulinulB. Custom House Employees, llend This, ri-ftWW&rrtci, oat to-day; lively political atwi. Aio. I aBKBBBKOaBnn SUN, WIND, AND LIGHTNING. MATlTEATUKn AND DECKMDr.lt 1TEATU ED OUT MIXED. Fnrlons Jtnln nnd Western Itlnstn Yield to Hprlnc Munshlne. with -lis Onles Fol. lowing, nnd Mhnrp Frost Hlrldlne East. Tho wonderful Chrlstmns 'vvcatlior took on now forms ot unoxpootodnoss yostorday. Thoro was n donse fog ovor tho city nt sunrise, nnd It continued unbroken until nbout 10 o'clock. Thon It bogan to drizzle, nnd at 11 o'clock thoro wns a faint rumbling of thundor. A halt hour later tho uopor half of Manhattan Inland was tho centre of a torrlflo rain storm. In which wind and oloctrtclty played big parts. Tho Hashes of lightning woro vividly brilliant, and tho thun dor was abrupt and donfonlng. Tho wind blow mainly from tho west, and fairly turnod tho streams In tho west side gutters up hill. Sel dom doos rain fall so heavily, or In such grent drops. This storm lnstod nbout twenty min utes, and was scarcely folt down town, al though onough rain foil there to mako tho streets extremely dirty. Boforo noon It wns all over, Tho skies wero absolutely clear of clouds, nnd tho brightest, pleasantost kind of wonthor, a littlo cooler thnn Wednesday's, but with a hot Bun, provnllod until aftor Bundown. Just what is going to follow In by no monns certain. Tho thunder storm yostorday wus n local Incident, such as ordinnrlli nccompnny gcnernl storms. The storm contro In tho morning wns at Oswoko. nnd Now York caught tho odgo ot It In tho aftornoon it proceeded down tho St. Lawronco valley and at 4 o'clock controd nt Montreal. At that hour It was still going northeast Tho maximum toiupernturo in this city wns 03, two degrees loss than on Christmas Day, nnd tho minimum wns 45, Tlio measure of rnlnfnll as rocordod ut the Signal Service ofllco wus.lli of nn inch. There were light rains in tho Inko regions nil dny long. Enrly In tho Aftornoon n douce ot a breozo Fprnngup, nnd tbo dnnger signals woro bung out nt tho top of the Eiiultnblo building. Thn wind blow nt the rate of llfty-llvo miles an hour ut Its hlghost pitch, nnd tlio weather sharps said that beforo long it would turn about and blow from tho nortbwost Meantime a colli wnvo has shown up In Manitoba aud Is making directly for Now York. Tills wnvo mny-not ranch us. howover. for thoro Is a disturbance In tbo southwest tbnt mny kick una storm ot an othor character, and if It does, itwlllnoutrnllzo tho Manitoba froozo-out. 1 ho wonthor shnrpa can toll moro nbout this to-moriow. Tho wind twlstod tho police wires, nnd ren dered tho sending and recolving of metsugos somewhat difficult, nnd also dismantled tlio locnl lire wire, so thnt no signals wore sounded by tho gong at tlio l'ollco t'ontrnl Ofllco. Tho existonoe of tho fires, accordingly, vas'uot known until tholr location was telegraphed in from Fire Hall. Four up-town tiro vvlros wero blown down during tho nfternoon. As soon us tho damage wns known tne circuits were com pleted by grounding, nnd no ill results fol lowod. No delay in transmitting alarms to on glno companies wns reportod. In tho morning shower n vivid flash of light ning cut cnuem nround tho Stntuo of Liberty on Bodiow's Island. Immediately nfter the lightning a most brilliant rainbowsoannod tho bay, looking like a halo ovor the hoadof tho Jorsor girl. At 10 o'clock last nlcht the wind had de creased to eighteen mllos nn hour. Thon It freshened up. and at 11:30 o'clock wns whis tling along In a northwesterly direction at tlio rate of thirty-ftvo miles. A despatch ftom Sandv Hook said thnt the wind wus blowing southwest sixty miles nn hour. SCUOOISEn CAPSIZED IN I1KL-, OATE. The two-masted schoonor David Crowoll of New York, bound from F'lushing Bay to Har lem River, light, wns cnpslzcd olf Steep Rock in Holl Gnto by tho heavy wind storm that sprang up about 2t 1. M. As she wont over Cnpt l'oter llnvnos threw hlmsolf on borsldonnd clung to the koei. Chnrles Smith of Flushing, who wns helping to snil the schoonor. juiupod Into tho wutor, nnd wns swept past tho yosboI by tho swift ebb tide and drowned, Thn tug Clipper. Cant G. M, lirockoven. put off from the foot of Ninety-third street rescued Capt Haynes, and towed tho capsized vessel Into ABtorlu Cove and beached her. Both of tho Crowsll's masts wero brokon oft nnd horbow wns stove ir BAIN, SNOW, UOrtTNINO. A IIAINDOW AND A JIUBIUCWC Now Jersey bnd nil kinds of weather. It stopped mining nt Rod Bunk nbout 11 A.M., nnd wns clear lor half un hour. Thon a big black cloud camo up suddenly and tho rain fell again In sbeots It lightenod and thundered, and then tho sun broke through the clouds nnd spannod tho space betweon tho MiJdlotonn hills nnd tho river with n rulnbow. Intho southern part of Oconnlc it snowod. while olse whoro lu tho village ltralnod. Aftor therein stopped thn wind blew n gile nnd nt 1 1. M, its velocity wits llfty miles au houi, Tho tin roof or the factory of tho New Jorsoy Win dow hhnde Compnny, nt Mntnwun. was torn oil nnd droppod In a field a hundred yards from tho building. In Jorsoy City a gust nf wind blew a large Hmb from a troo oppo-lto 21.1 Pnclllc avenue. Tho limb hit Snmuel Honker of 207 I'ncillo avonuo. crushing his skull nnd killing him. Sovernl trees woro blown down In tho lovvoi part of tlio city, but no ono else was Injured. During a hall and thunderstorm ntAuunn dalo, a farm bouso was struck by lightning uud burned. TORS ADO IN JVTilK 10l:K STATE. fn Home Placen It Wnft Accompanied by Hall, Thunder, and I.lghtnlnic. SYltAcrcsn, Dee. 20. A tornntlo from tlio southwest swept overOnondngn Lnko at about 10 o'clock this forenoon, prostrating ninny structures. It caught up a grant volumoof water, carrying It wildly boforo it It struck the horso barn of the People's Strcot Railway Compnny. onrrylng away tho cornico nnd roof of tlio building nnd overthrowing tho front walls, Tho mnss of brick nnd timber was hurlod inward, doing gront damage Chnrlos A, Nlobols, tho assistant superintendent, ngod nbout 40 yenrs, was sitting near tho door of tlio building reading a nowspnpor. whon n mass of debris fell upon him, killing him instantly. Olios Wood, nnemplovoo of tho compnny, who wns standing near talking with Mr. Nichols, had his collar bono brokon nnd wns otherwise hurt. Ills condition Is not serious. Joseph I'orkhelmor wns clennlng n borso, which wns killed, nnd I'orkhelmor wns injured Internnlly und hnd his hond bruised. Ho was sovoroly hurt Several other employees were slightly Injured, Tho dnmnge to the building amounts to sovernl thousand dollurs. UTirA.Deo. 20 A sovore wind storm passed stroved In all directions. In Romo a Inrgo brick blacksmith Miop attached to Hint-ham's carriage manufactory was unroofod aud one wnll wns blown in. Bpfkau), Dec. 'C- Tho wind this morning rencbod a velocity of 05 miles nn hour. No damage was reported. Ai'iiuitN, Dec. 2D. Ilaln, hall, thunder and lightning, and high winds havo eharncterloJ tho wenthor heio to-dny. Lightning struck a dwelling, demolishing n clilmnoy ami one sldo of tbo houso. A chlmnoy on tho Hilton streot fiubllc school wns blown down and went crnsn ng through the roof. If tlio school had been In session lots of lifo might have resulted. Watkutown. Doc. 2i. A sovero wind storm hns prevailed horo slnco Tuesday, nnd seems to bo Increasing In vlolonce. No serious dam age bus been done up to tho present time. HociiKsTKit, Doc. 20. Tho wind blow nt tho rnte of forty-1 no mllos nn hour boro to-dny, Au empty ico houso wus blown down. No other damage is roported. Tnov, Dec. 2(1. The wind this aftornoon un roofed n freight cur nonr Crescent The roof wns blown upon telegraph wires, nnd brought them to tho ground. A tree wns blown ncroi-s tho Fitehburg railroad track near Johnson ville. Tho engineer ot n passenger trnln snw the troo just In tlmo to nrov eut au accident. FouiiiijCFEi'siy, Doo. 20. Tho wind bus Loon blowing vory bard hero nil tho altornoon, and from 6 to H M. it was a heavy gale. Tin roofs jn sevornl places wero blown awny and fences prostrntcd. Amhtkhpam. Doc. 20. A tornntlo from tho west struck this city nbout noon to-day. ac companied by hull uud rain. Oieat damage tins Peon dono In the Mohawk Vnllor. and especially In Gloversvilie. The several knit ting mills were unroofed, chimneys blown down, and telegraph and tolophono wires pros trated. The damage to buildings ulouo will amount to several thousand dollars. At Hock ton, a small town adjoining this city, a hout-o was struck by lightning and badly damaged. Thomas tUewart s Ice housos woro damaged to the oxtent of a thousand dollars. The hall stonos were the sim of hickory nuts. In tho town of Florida hundreds of trees wero blown down and font omlosi roved. Several dwelling wero unroofed i nt Gloversvl lo and the d.un ore Is heavy, lo-mglit a l'llaul nigitig, Thn nldost iiihabilnntsdo not rmncmboruf witness ing such n storm ut this reason of thn year. MoNTiiK.tL, Doc. 20.- Tlio tall end of tho tor nado which visited Now York State struck eastern Canada and to-night brings lutein junto 9! Its ifTflite-. At Xf romo It iu poea,. particularly severe nnd many noeldonts oc curred. 1 ho halvatlon Army bnrracks nt To ronto were rnrod to tho ground nnd n new wing of tho Congregntlonnl Church was do moralized. At points onst of Montreal Iho tor nndo was accompanlod by rnln. Great nnxlnty Is folt for tho steamship Parisian, which Is flvo dais overdue, nnd no word has boon henrd of her nt II nil fax. Obsorvntnry returns nt Montreal to-dny show that the barnmotor fell to 2rt:l)0 to-dny. tho lowost point It has reached for years, and at times tbo velocity of tho wind was 140 miles nn hour. Tho beautiful, mild wonthor of Christ mas was lollowcd to-day by heavy snow. New Havkv, Deo. 2(1. Tho wonther in this city changed vory suddenly this aftornoon nt nbout i) o'clock. From thnt of n warm spring day It turned into n .March gnlo, nnd nt 8 ovor this city tills forenoon, accompanied by hall and rnln. No dtiuingowas dono horo bo yond tho blowing down of trees shods, nndft fow old buildings. In the Siinuuoit valley tho stcrm wns accompanied by thundor and light ning. Fences nnd farm buildings wore do o'clock this uvonlrig tbo wind was blowing forty-flvo miles an hour. Signs nnd limns of trooi were blown into tho stieot". which wero jirnetlcnlly desortod of nil pooplo suvo those who had business which kept thorn out. At 7:110 there wan a vh lent snow sijunll nnd tlio wonthor suddenly boenmo vory cold, From Mllford, olovon mllos distant, comes tho re- Iiort of a violent thunder storm, accompanied ly wind, which blew down bnrns, outbuildings, nnd hnvstneks. Tho harbor horo Is full or storm-bound schooners. Tho gale Is ono of tho sovorest of tho senson. Lot k JUvkv, Pa., Doe. 20. Ilonvy showors, ncotimpnnled by thunder nnd lightning nntl heavy vvIii'Ib pas.oil ovor this city this morn ing. Tho largo ico house of Mussonn A Heed wns blown down nnd enmplotoly destroyed. Loss f J, 1 100. Tbo ico houso hnd boon oroctod to replncoonndostroyod by tho Juno flood. Hi AiiKiiin, Pa., Doc 20. A terrillo northwost wind hns been blowing horo nil dny. nnd tliousnnds of oil dorrleks hnvo bvn lovellod to tbo ground throughout tbo MeKean and Allegheny Holds. In this city tho houso of John Cnirnll. at the bond of Snndford stroot, wns blown from lis foundation und loft re clining on tho hillside nt nn nnglo of 40. Tho fnmlly woro In tho house nt tho time, but oscnpod unhurt John EvnnB's houso. in coursoof construction nt 101 Jnckson uvenuo. wus llftod from Its underpinning nnd bndly wnrpod. Up the wet nrnneh of tho Turning wunt Cieek 4.') derricks woro blown clown, nnd on tho eust brnnch 2'). Four woro blown down nn Mount Itnub, 111 nt Tnrport und G on tbo Jowott farm nt ustor. Roports from Onrlnck nollow any thnt nonrly nil the dorrleks In thnt vicinity wore plokod up by tho wind nnd strewn on tho ground In many cases tho engine and boiler houses, nnd oven the rltr tlmbors. gavo wny to thn hurri cane. At Kunpp's Cieek It Is bolloved ihnt thero aro at lenst 400 rigs blown down. Tolo- frrnph wlies am down In ull directions. Tho osses, ns far as enn bo estimated to-night will roach at least $40,000. A DRIDEOnoOM SHOT. From Amhnsh n llrooklyn Man Tries to Kill Ills ISiiccessrnl Itlval. RraouDsnuito, Pa., Dec. 20 Tho commu nity nlong the Dolnwnre, ten milos east of hero, is grently ngltatcd ovor tbo outcome of a lovo affair in which there were several suitors for tho hand of Anna Mlllor, a rustlo beauty and genoral favorite. Tbo two men most dovotod in tbotr attentions wore John W. Snyder and Rush Miller, the latter a resident of the neigh borhood and the former bailing from Brooklyn, N. Y. Tho city chap mado tho greater proton sions, but tho rustlo bello preferred a man from bor own sphere, and six weoks ngo finally and flatly rofusod tho offer of Snder. Ho lin gered in tho neighborhood, howovor, nnd was occasionally seen In Miss Miller's company. A fow days ago it was rumored that Miss Mlllor had nccoptod Rush Mlllor, who. though bearing tlio samo name. Is not a rolntlvo. Ho Is reported to bo a sturdy, honest, hard-working young man. nnd entirely dosorving the nf foction he was so fortunate to socure. Christ mas day was fixed for tho wedding, and in tho morning tboy went down to Columbia, N. J., nnd woro mnrriod. Tboy did this rather than como to Stroudsburg, tho county seat and tako out a tnarrlago lloonso, as tho law ot Pennsylvania requires. After tho ceremony they Btartud for tholr homo at llosoca. After lonvlng the cms thoy hnd to wnlk somo dlstnnco, and while going nlong side by sldo a shot wns flrod nt them by a mnn eonconled in tho thick underbrush. Tho bride turnod bor bond, recolving sovernl shot in hor faco nnd arm. Despite tho pnin alio mnnnged to keop bor sensos sufficiently long to seo hor rejected lover. Snydor. from his crouching position shako tho gun threateningly, utter an oath, nnd thon ntnrt off through the wood. At tbo sound of tho gun Miller, tho groom, fell pros trate, nnd when tho cries of the brldo brought aid he was llftod up. It wus found that be bad recolvod nearly tho ontlro cbnrgo of lurgo-sizo shot In tho buck, and thnt ho was seriously woundod. His condition has slnco bocomo worso, nnd it is bolloved ho ennnot recover. The neighbors, ou loarning of the clrcum stnncos, began a sonrch tor Snyder, but ho has disappeared. It Is thought that he took a cut across tho country nnd took nn Erlo trnln for bis homo In Brooklyn. No Information was sout to tho police of tho affair until to-day. and tho would-be assassin hnd by thnt tlmo gotten a big load. The community in which the crime wns committed Is sparsoly bottled. Tho poo plo aie mostly in tho humblest circumstances, aro qulot nnd inoffensive, land nro' conse quent!;, nil tho moro stirred up over tbo affair. Mrs. Miller's injuries are slight SAM JONI.S' DAUODXEIS SCOPES. r5he Marries n Ynnm; fifan who was Xet the Choice or Her Parents. Chattanooga, Pec. 20 Anna O. Jones, daughter ot tho Rov. Sam Jonos, tho famouB revivalist, wns married yesterday to his formor socretary, William M. Grabnm, now an official ntonogruphor of the Cherokoo (Georgia) cir cuit FIv o yonrs ngo Graham, who was then 22 nnd tho girl 12, woro In lovo. Naturally Mr. Jones objocted to tho Intimacy, and tho girl was sont away to school nt Millorsburg, Ky. Sho did not tnko vory kindly to school disci pline. About a jenr ngo Miss Jones returned home. Mr. Grnnnm hnd becomo a lawyer, and wns subsequently made tho official legal ste uogrnplior of tho Chorokoo circuit. Last Tuesday night tho lover sought the aid of two frionils. Prof. I. 11 Robeson and Dr. J. J'.. Mates. In oludlng the villgnnce of Sir. and Mrs Jones, both of whnmlopposod tho mnrrlage nn account ot the youth of tholr.daugbter. Dr. Mnyes ennio here to arrnngo tho preliminaries, nnd Mr. Orahnni nnd Miss Jones joined a rid ing party at Curtorsvlllo, On., Joiicb's homo. Tho plot wns cnrrlotl out. Tho young coupio on thoir nrrlvnl were mot by the professor, and taken to thn study of the Rov. Dr llachman ot tho First Presbyterian Church, who, getting a bint from a reporter, refused to perform the corcmonv unloss abouthorn Mothodlst clorgy mini assisted. '1 hen a visit wns mndo to Dr. Drtiml-11, who upon being itold thnt tho groom belonged to tho Eplscopnl Church, mado tho twain one llesh. Aftor the coremony Mr. nnd Mrs. Gra ham telegraphed the news to tbo now father-in-law. They will go back to Cartoraville tomorrow. MRS. WAI.TEUS'H MVSTERIOUS DEATH. Evidences of n Struggle- Hurroundlns; the llody Found lu a 1'uluitny In New Jcriey, liinwinunr. Dee. 20 Sirs. Martha Walters was found dead In a path loading to a spring nonr Anthony, Hunterdon county, yostorday. Her hair wns dlshevoled and hor shoos, mittens, hood, and skirt wore scattered on olthorsldo of tho path from oight to olghtoen foot from the body. Her faco was drawn as It with palnr An Investigation Is being made. HILLED DT THE I'ASSENUBRS. A llrunkert Negro Stnlis n Conductor nnd Is Hhot lleud Illraneir. IUitMiNOifASt, AIn Dec, 20. On n pas songer trnln on tho Columbus and Western Ritllrnnd vostorduy Conductor Dubotso w.is attacked by u drunken negro, who was nrmed with akiilfe, Tho nogro refusod to pay fare, ami tne conductor attempted to put him off. Tho negro stnbbod tho conductor. Inflicting a wound which It is thought will prove fatal, Aftor tho stabbing tbo negro leaped oft the train and startod to run. but was shot dead by tho passengers, who had witnessed tho attack on tlio conductor. Elrrtrlc Lights Out on Mlnten Island. Tho main feed pipe connected with tho boiler-uf tie i. a'1 ill n,l i nuntv lira Lflflit unfl 1 w?r I'-lnpin it -I rere surfl If u r'lny Mini llltflit I li 0 prauliial vl uue i .alrll UP it I wt-re ai ilurknrti tCHU,u liicm were no Hiertnc lUnl At tint wiirkiof tli i'uiniiiiir it ubi uld it would Uke everal Ur to inske rciifttr. I-. ts H." Ntlek Eloorlce. Ceactlid t Ii Uii puxeti bu4, ,A1 rtiUU-i.v, rHH)BHaBHHBHBHHajHHHB MANY HEBREW ANARCHISTS. f 1 xbeir nirs is the essex market Hi gtt' rOLICE COURT 1IUILD1NO. ft? yi Teaterdnr Their ronvrentlon Voted to JXnhllah n Hecret Centrnl Council and III gj I a Newspnper Tcnnnts of City Property. jit ffiL DeleKntos from fifty Hebrew AnnroJiIst III K trndo unions from several cities have been in 11 W session In nn upper hall ot tho F-ssex Market 111 building for tho past two days. Thoy got jjj through last night Itwas dotormlnod, nftor n III Jf H groat deal of talk, to establish n papor in Ho- In .i brow that Hebrew Annrchlsts can read. Dele- ra f gate TrlnBky of tbo Hebrew Choral Union said that tbo Anarchists grently felt tho $j wnnt of such nn orgnn. Tho Inrgo ma- C O jorltv of tho Hobrows woro unablo to w read John Most's paper, aud bad to be satis- f fled with translations of Its flory articles into their dialoct. Delegnto Trlnsky mndo nrrnnge- montslast night for tho establishment of the paper. Ho nld thnt it would bo iifcossury for tbo members ot tho different unions repre sented to subscribe tor 11 shares of slock. Whon onough shures ot sto -k wero subserlbod J for, thou tho pnporwould bo printed. It win dneldod thnt whou the papor wus established Hebrew orators should bo sent nut to expound anarchy ntnotig i Hebrew vvorklngmen, special r nttentlon to bo directed toward gotting women f I agltntorn, 1 GIvoub ono womnn ngltntor'criod ono of thosponkors, "nndvou'll mako more recruits to Ii nnnrehy than you'll mako with ono hundred 1; men." t '1 his sponkor sold thnt thowomon ngitntors t do not cost much monoy. Thoy fool paid If they nm ndmirod. I S.'Gurcon, n delegnto of n Baltimore trades i union, Hindu nn nppenl fnvoring tlio establish- !L mont of n centrnl council, exercising a super- vision overall tho unions. I "Shall this central council make Invvs for I us?" wasaskodof H. Clureon by n brother dol- I cgnto, "Ry no moans," ho repllod, "wo wnnt no laws, no gov eminent. We havo too much gov- eminent now. All I think that this louncll ought tn do is to sottlo upon somo general plnn J II upon which members ought to work. It ought tosuporviso thocartylng out of plans which i are suggested." i It wus dneldod thnt thoro shnll bo n centrnl I m council. Tho meeting docidod to nppolut it lu I m Boeret session. Tho L'ssex Market building, In which those Anarchists bold their convention. Is city prop- erty. It is the regular mooting placo of thirty- Bovon of tho Hobrow Anarchist unions, a dele- I ?:nto from this city said last night Tbo meet- nc hnll is upon thn second lloor. (Tnon Its It i wnlls are pictures of the Chicago Anarchists J! who woro hanged and sent to prison. Photo- if fpraphs of Mrs. Parsons and Loulsn Michel j m mng over tho spoaker's platform. All around I are rod flags and mottoos bearing those in- t lnscrlptlo-s: I'roltUrlnni of .11 conntrlen, unite i H ton. live tti nocUl rvnlutlon. VE H Nn uoil no master do we ackno ledr. jfl S Wnenever we say utilvcriat fuiTrage we mean revola- H tlon. H A doleg.ito told aSuv roportor Inst night that ji fl those present came from Ilalllmore. Carmol. N. fl V., Nownrk. Cincinnati. Donvor. Iloston. Chi- cngo. Philndelnhin nnd this city. Thtndolegato snld that the Anarchists hnd sublet nonrly the wholo building from llryan O. Hughos, who j bnd loaned it from tho city. Tho Veteran Tiro- H men's Assoolatlon had driven them out of th j H tipoor floor, hnvlng nuthoritv from the Legis- I H laturo to occupy that lloor. The officers of the) i Votoran Firemen's Association sny that they V are sorry now, for tholr penco of mind, that thoy did not run the whole crowtl into the H street In the daytime tho place Is made n bodlam by tbo whirr or machines In tho sweat clothing shops. nnd nt H night tho stairways are packod with men going to meetings In the room which i L was occupied by tho Anarchist Convention yesterday. Mon nnd women, with bundles of clothing, are coming and going un the stair- ways at all hours, day and night, Sunday and H holidays as woll. It also mny bo of Interest to know that a liquor saloon has boon for soma a years established, in ono cornor of tho T.ssex IH Markot building. It bad a rival yostorday la f a bar established in a cornor of a room outside I, the meeting ball. f I H Uor. mil In Town. I Ki H Gov. Hill arrived In town yesterday, nndl jH will remain threo or four days. He was no- JH companied by his militury secretary, CoLJudj- fi H son, and wont to the Hoffman House. Thn f M Govornor says that his visit hns no othor ol- f 8 jl joct than that of securing a littlo rest and H" I diversion beforo tho Legislature convenes ar I jM things begin to movo tn Albany. I i B lanlo In a Theatre. jg H FtTisnunan, Doc. 20. A flro was discovered il M In tbe cellar of tho Casino Museum, on Firth avenge, k jH durlnr a performance to-nlht There were 400 or &0O M Seople In the honse and a panto ensoed hut the an g i jH lence sot safely out, ana, beyond belnir seveiely ti IH equeexea and bruised, no one was hurt The Are sras f H extinguished In a tew momenta. The damare will not W H xoeed era. Manarer Counelly says that tbe Imate V 1 will be reopened to-morrow The fire was caused, by rH rubbish In the ceuar Igniting from a heater. 1 m tit i A Hoclety a-ndy's Ulsnppenrnnce. j M Lowell, Doc. 20. Miss Sarah F. Nichols, a H well-known society lady, disappeared last -night Sns j I jH went oat to post a letter and has not been seen stzioa. fj ll In her room was a note saying "Forgive and forge- ft H Tne affair Is Involved In mystery. I fM Cold Watt and Warm Wave Blest. if JB A storm of unusual sevorlty was central res v HJ terday over the northern part ot New York ant Laks 'i i H Ontario. Tho wind rose steadUy, and by afternoon la- H creased to a galo. It was accompanied by brilliant jD electrical displays. As the centre passed east, the eolo, 1 rH wave from tho north and tha warm wava from thn'V is 1 1 Hl south Intermingled alenv the border of Lake Ontario. H and created local tornadoes, whloh were very del I rue- I H tiro. Tbe winds on tha middle Atlsntlo coast war I H from tbo southwest and blowing from 40 to SO jnllas a1 ,i fH hour. In this city the highest velocity waa 48 miles aa s hour. Italn fell during the morning In tbo lake region. 'iH and along the coast. Tbe cold wave reached Into Ohio, tR and the mercury went below zero In all tho Northwest- 1 ern States. At St Vincent, JUnn 10 below sere was ,H recorded, and light snow felk The colder temperatur I 'IM will be felt tn Uus vicinity to-dsy and ta-morrow, with J fair weather. 9 The thermometer at Terry's pharmacy In Tax Bra building recorded tbe temperature yesterday as foUowit 8 A. U. 0 A.M. 4S B A. M., tO; 12 M., B-i SSO i' JM P. JI,O0, OP. t., W'lOr, U 45; 13 midnight, 41. if H Mtnge, W. Average on Dec 20, 188H, 4(ivt. L H sig-sl orncx srecuu A severe storm has moved since morning from the St. t H Lawrence valley to the New hnngland coast Violent il M gates have prevailed on the lakes, sad from New Rng. Jj land to Cape Hatteras. Maximum velocities ef fifty six H miles per hour are reported from Block island and Hot- H ton. sixty miles at Sandy Hook, and from thirty to forty- j 'H eight miles on tho Virginia ooast High northwest winds i will prevail during the night on the Atlantlo coast from Maine to V lrgtnia, decreasing iu force Prlduy 1i mornlnr. jjH stuKiL orncx roaxessr nix B r. h. rainir. r For Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont Massachusetts, j Rhode Island. Connecticut fair, lower temperature; i northwesterly winds, high ou tbe coast, fair on Hatur- H dr. t',i vr eatum Nno I'ori, tattern rentuylvanta, ana JV'ns 1 oi Jcrttv,fnlr; norihwttttrly ulna's; lower temperature. 1 jH For the District of Columbia, Maryland. Delaware, and Virginia, fair; colder, northwesterly winds, fair en H Saturday fff For western New York, western Pennsylvania, ana f H West Virgtula, fair, colder, northwesterly wluds. J jH JOTTINOS ADOUT TOWN. 1 M The Washington Arch fund, VO,18a 71, H Judge Ingraliain has granted an absolute divorce te H Alice r t'onsilug from Theodore Conkllng la Li Of the mall brought yesterday from Kurort by the steam.hlptervla,7ouo letters were for New York city l'si alone 1 QM Samuel M. Purdr, wlio was appointed School Commit- i, H slonerln place of lieVMtt J, beliiimau, was sworn In or r ll Mayor Ursnt jenerday, r An Italian shoemaker Joseph Jello, was stabbed audi t H severely wouudea by Vloceuio Malsio at First areuua i and Eighty eighth street last evening Malsto escaped. u' a H Trie Columbia Frees" hsrlng elfccled a settlsment li1 tl Willi Us creditors Charles F Vlgelltis Pi whom au as- f slgument was made ou Dec II re conveyed the uroter If I ly rsterdny t th surviving members of the llrui. l H lleurge V I i, and busau II, V igcilun. 1 drover rierelsnd was substituted yesterday for the s lste Hooper t V an V oral a referee In a, tlona brought s I against the city by Louisa 1). haneand others to recover t damages from nlllngtn along the Hudson lltver heyoui i West street to the line established by Ihe law of 1S71. Mrs Ollrt K triend Ura Kintly Howard, and Ueorre Kl and tJrnn A Halstead the surrlving members of tt HH arm of electric sugar swindlers, withdrew their plea of I BBi guilty yesterday, the court having rerused to suspend I sentence, aud will go to trial, Mrs. Friend probably lu January, 1 HB Tha Hureanof vital Statistics was notlfiet yesterday of ,j asi the death on Tuesday or l'atrirk Murray lov ears old. I HH at the Home fur the Arfel on West pi. th street Heath 1 wasilue ii old are and rttlnu s. Murr vy wiu a istorer, I ,H nuil uus horn in loutr) I ougfi rd Irelmid b-iiarttie JM ii oi iirtiii viurrsv and Mary 1 witu v iio.e mslilen lininevftiis Mirv Kane i H Justice Laurence of the s ttirem rourt hasdeclded H to apunlnta rec bvr for Ihe "till Alarm, anil ttoay H asked Atilhur Arthur and A lor Lao to agree upon t M aome theatrical manager who win take charge of tbelr H copartnership affairs Messra Arthur and Lacy have had m a i trouble over thalr leading lady, and have cents tttke, snnnnnnl ceuClUtlVB that iaj in Jg utcssiaiy, H

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Mr J M r2 THE SUN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1869. H 1 IIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS." E is mtaitn q, mu.s jli'ikii mil rea- 1 O.rfA'3 SKAT IN X11K SIN HE? LBy? seVriloninennt Itrnmrk Made by Him In III" J jr rspal "With Mr. Ilolmiui-Hr untnr Iteucan r- Has III" Mile on (lii 1'ny Itoll hii 1IU j Clrrk Thr President (T Duck Hhonllnsc H ABHln Willi HtnMlnr JKdmtinds One or IH "Is Party-The Ylce.l'renlilenl to Have RHH a Hlundlnn In Official l:tttiette. I H Wasiiinotos', Dec. 2(J.-S'Vornl prominent f"'H DemocrntB in tho Houso aro Incllncil to attach fl much Btitnincanco to tho statement mado br HI ItoproMmtntlvo 51111s In tho Houso on Saturday I ill last, whon ho and Mr. Cnrllslo woro endonvor- jyj Inc to raito tho salary nf nn employ'oo of tho HI Houso from I1.600 to (2,000. Jutluo Holman III opposod tills oxlrnvnuunco in n very onrnost r-,l HI apooch, which wnsnotntallrollBhoil b Messrs. jJI Carlisle and Mills. On tho day lioloro this do- I a! bato aroso. tho salary of tho omplojeowns i fixed at $2,000, on tho statement of Mr. I Ji Cnrllslo that this lind been tho amount HI pnldtotholikoemiilovoowliontho IIODuhllcans 1 1 "wore In tho minority. Lcnrulnir that this stato- jJI mont was lncorroct, Mr. Cnrllslo so anuouncod Nil In tho Houso, nnd turned u reconsideration of 1 1 II tho rosolutlon of 1'rldny llxltu: tho salary of tho illjl emploroo at $2,000. Tho llopuhlicansat onco llll mat tills with tho proposition to Increase tho llll salary on tho ltepubllcnn sldoof tho Chamber HI to 12.000 Instoad of loducllu: tho salary of tho llll Domocrnttofl.JOU. Thlspioposltlonaptiarontly llll mot with cotioral favor, when tho ltepublicans ml suddenly chnnuod front, with the idoa ot IIIJ making tho Democrats responhiblo forlncrons- HI Job the salary list. Holman saw tho point at Jill onco, and, jumplnc to Ills feet, mndo ono of his HI vigorous anil characteristic spocchos, calllni: llll on tho morahors of his party to stand up for HI tholr n owed policy of oconomy. When Juilito llll Ilolman had concluded, Mr. Mills made allery HI and somowhat illtomporcd speech in direct Mil denunciation of Judco llolman's attitude. Ijll Amid tho applaupoof n portion of tho Demo- 119 emtio elde and all tho flopubllcan members, l Mr. Mills denouncod Judito Holman for por- mlttlnu, yenr uftor yoar, as a mombor of j tho Commltteo on Appropriations, tho Item to III lo inscrtod in tho annual bill provldlni; for II n olnrks to tho Nonators. Juduo Ilolman wns HI accused of mnklnc a loud outcry for oconomy and then willlncly bncWIni: down at tho sue gesllon of tho mombors of tho upper House. 'III Mr. Mills thou reached his pororatlon with tho J? sUteruout that should ho live to roach the jL honor of n seat in tho I'nltod Stntos Sonaio, I 11B I Tor ono ho would contend ut all times for ';J I keeplnu tho lliiu-o of l.oprosontntlvos on a I level in point of dlitnlty with tho benatonf tho HI I United Btates. '1 hat uriBtocratic boily should HI 1 made to loam, ho said, that It lias no Hu ll I porlorlty over thu bodt olocted dlroctly by tho Jll people, and he should ulnars bo in favor of J J defending tho Hunts and dlciifties of tho Houso til aealnBt the assaults of tho bonnto. (Jll i Although this speech was applauded, Mr. t WIIIs'b party did not follow him. but went with ti I Ijudice Ilolmnn, us usual, and tho proiosllion III to lucreaso the salary list was voted down. HI The nio-t slicnlllcaiit port of thuspoochof the Jill iTexas member 1b that whoioln ho referred to the probability of his ronchinu the United fctntos Henate. Ono of the (Senators from tho III 'Btnte ol Texas, John 11. lteiuun. nlthoiiRh a f j champion of oconomy at all times, ovon to the HI point of parsimony, abuses the principle- laid I down by hlmselt and ilio-o vvtiothink with lilin g more constantly nnd flncrnntly tliim any man K in olthor House of Coimruss. When Mr. Mills 1 attacked J udno Holman with tho eharco that (I lie yielded to the pr-ssuro of tho bonnte in tho rj matter of supiilviue clerks to tho honatorsho B was hittinc Jui'co Keasan a blow straluht bo f1 tweon the eies. The appropriation to which I Jlr. SIllls objected allows every Senator not J I tho Chairman of a committee the services I of a clerk during tho s silon of Congress. 1 ut ac ompeiin.ttlon of per d.n.hundujs and II liollday-Include I. A yoar or two uu'o renotor Jl avan caused his wife to bo svwirn in and her fjj pamn to be placed on tho rav rolls of the Bcu 'M r.to as hlsclurk, and slio hasJiton reappointed m tit thl session. .No other honator has cono .1 this far In the practlco ofnopotism. A largo II numtier of Senators havo appointed tholr sons, F nephews, and other relatives to those places, j nnd soma of tho clerks have never vet donon f ilay's work. Mr. Itengan Is tho onlv Benator, 9 howovor. who has over In the history i ot tbat body placod tho nomo of tils wllo on B tho pay roll. She osslsts him as an nmomi H nsh. nnl anpoars at tho end of each month at 8 ho dlslnirslnii otllcooftho Senate to sign the B inill and get her pay. Tho term of Senator I i Jtengnn will expire in tS'.W, and It is said that B Mr. Mills may have had this fact In mind when j) 'he denouncod tho b'onato for its favoritism, J extravagance, arlstociacy. and undomocracy. i j Mossrs. Carlisle and Mill1 and the men who Toted with them tornlsothosnlaryofthe House W eaiplo)oes weregrentlyannnyedntthnsuccess 5 of Judge Ilolman and his followers In deleutlng i the resolution, Tho men who were thus out I voted have bcon doing a great amount of tnlk- lng since the vote whs taken, and many ro I marks in denunciation of Judge llolman's I speech havo been made. Bomo of tho dis I prtintlod men even go bo fnr as to say that Mr. j Ilolman Is not a good enough Domociat to rep i a rosent any portion of his party on the floor of I the Houso. and that ho will bo turned out of j) his position as Chairman of the House caucus. j 'Xhero nre men on tho Domo-rutlc sido ;S of tho House, however, nnd gooil ones. too. K "who think that Judge Holman was in tho right ,s and Cnrllslo and 31111s decidedly in tho wrong, .(jl Judge Ilolman has llttlo to Bay on tho subject, tjjl lis ho holds tlint ho was but following tho M courso whlcli ho ns a true Democrat hns pur (jl! sued since the day ho took his seat in Con Ifjlj eross. and ho thinks that tho votes which his u sido of tho controversy obtained renders Inof u fectlvo all talk ot nny action looking to the I) III election of another us Chairman of the caucus. fit Tho boautitul yneht of Commodore Batoman HI etoannod down tho muddyl'otomao to-day with HI a distinguished company on board. They jJI vtero all eportsmon, or atloast they pretend HI to bo. Mr. llatonian's guests were I'resldent lit JJenjamm Harrison. Bouators Ldmunds and jUuwluy. Justice Horace Uray or the United Ijl Htatos Buprcino Court, and Mr, John W. Thompson, nn old nnd Intimate Indiana fiiend of the I'resldent nnil I'reslilnnt ol tho National l Motropolitnn Bank of this city. Tho yacht was jll headed for the lower l'otomuc. In the nejghbor- In hood of Chesapeak Buy, and canvussbuok ll ducks are the fated objects of the distln- HI gulshod sportsmen. Mr. Harrison told no one that ho was golnc until this morning, nnd l nooneoxcept tho Cahinot onicersanu "l.ige" if HI Halford knew that ho nad dopaited until ho HI whs half way to the river. The 1'iesldent Is u I, dovutod Hportsiuan and is said to bo a good (s HI shot. This Is the second duck shooting trip '."J thnt ho hns indulged In within two months. 1 n Ho wont to the llttlo town of Henjy. In Mary- HI land, the last tlmo, nnd the record ot the num ber ot birds bnggud vailes all the wuy lrom a doon to six desen per Hi day. Mr. llateman Is said to bo HI a good shot also, and Senator Edmunds, HI rtraugo as It may soom, also lovos to llroover HI tho decoys. Ho mnkesone or two trli s nearly HI fvery jear. gonerally to tho houth, and though little Is oor printed about his outings, it Is a j in "well-known fact that ho is quite a successful minner. Senator Hawleyhas done little shoot- rill lngslino tho warended, nnd it Iswhlspoicd HI here thnt Justice Gray and Mr. Thompson do ."HI pot know ad uok from a mud hen. Thev prnm- HI lsed to try their hand, hovvover, If they weio 1 1 allowed to go u 1th tho party, which will return 'Jill on Saturday, lllll Tho roport that Tresldont Harrison will send tj to Congress Immediately after tho holiday ro- I j Ijl oosan messago endorsing tho sllvor policy of j; jjjl Beorotnry YYIndom, to which tho I'resldent ro- forrotl In his annual report, has uo other foun- IK datlon than thu stutement which tno 1'reslJent l then made. Mr. llairlson said that he raeroly oallod attention to the suggo-tlons of Mr. Wln- II) dotn as to the Issuance o' (invernment notes t HI on sllvor bullion, and added that he might havo HI something further to say on the subject In the llll future. 1 he I'resldent has had no timo of late 1 1 to devote to tho prepaiatlotiof such a messago, 1 and his prlvuto secretary sios that, whatotor llll lie may eventually do. lie has as et glvonno HI thought to a preparntl m of n silver Uiessago. Jl) Men who havo talkod with the I'roldent are l authority for tho hiatementthut helswatmly I In favorof Kocretury Wlndom's ilan. and that j when the proper timo comes ho will send his I menage to Congress endorsing it, and reeom- j mondlug Congress to carry it into oiled. I Tho chlof of the Bureau of Statistics roports I that tho total i umborot Immigrant" nrriwd at I the porta of tho United Btates from tho prlnol- I pal forolgn countrlos (except British North n America nnd Mexico) during the eleven months B ended Nov. r0. was 407.2:17 agulntt -iUNSUl dur- i iaa tho eorrosionilliig olev en months last year. The largest number during tho jmst oleven i months, rja.'Jii'j. cunio from Uront Biltnluand Ireland, ot which Ireland is credited with I 60.J7M, and Hcotland with 14.4H4, There weio l it02l from (iormany. 4 l,'J2(i from Norway nnd Hwcdon, 31 OH from ltnsslu, 27 1 10 from Italy I j i&ns'jfroni AiiMrln. la'iAHfrniullmi'.Hr .4..1UI lrom J'oland, ti.-'ltt from the Netherlan. s. ,-M from 1 onmark. il.uli! fiom Bwlteriand, und l only 5.UUJ from 1 1 auco. Gen. Cutchoon, Chairman of the Houso Com- 1 mittco on Military Affairs, has got Into shape j data In support of his bill to create the ofllco ot Assist nut Hecretary of War, As the law now Is I tho i'resldent designates Borne general ofheer to act as head of the department in the abbenco ot tho Kowetan Thin it hnpix ns tlat last March Uen. l'.enot, eb i Id i o Orlnance pre. pa-iod an elaboratu report on the 1 ortil! nitons bill, and then, as Actliig Secretary of War, ttiinimitud his own ero'f, with the aaKUOMBUBltuU. b IbOK (Mmonmd la -4 the Tlews etprcssed therein. It Is proposed to assign to the Assistant Hecretary tho work os noclallv connected with the civil Establishment In tho department, such ns tho improvement of rivers and harbors, tho supervision of thocon; structlonof brldgesovertiavlgablo waters, nnd tho furnishing of evldnnto for pondlnw pension claims, thus leaving tho Becietary froe to deal with the purely m.iltnty estalilishment, Dur ing the pst few years (ien.Cuteheon llnilsthnt 155 acts were passed authorizing the construc tion of bridges, and In each case tho approval of tho plans nnd location, togothor with tho rights of way nnd ratoi of toll, weio loft with tho Hecretary of War. Of tho 1,021 clerks employed In tho dcpnrtlnont, 718 nro assigned to divisions whoso duties nro en tirely civil, nml onlySW) nio In divisions per taining directly to tho innlntennnco of tho military establishment. There uie 11,1:11 clvlllons under employment at large In the de partment outside of Washington, and of theo v.fJ") nro not ongaged in work relating to tho military. The expenditures of the department last vonr woro nearly t4tt.tnni.n0ii. of which only nbout one-hnlf was lor the maintenance ut the military establishment. And vet thero Is only onoilvillan employed In tho dopnrtmnnt. or cent tho socrotnrv.whoso snlary exceed 12,000 a yoar, and there Is no legal olllcor at all. Trlvato Bccrotary Halford says tho statomont that n chnngo has been made In tho official progrnmmo for tho reception nt tho White House on Now Year's Day. for tho purpose of i mvlng tho Judges ot tho Hupremo Court ot tho ilstrlct of olutnbla mluilttod to tho 1 tesl ilont'aiecoptlon room In advance of tho Sen ators and ltoprcsoiitatlvns In Congress, is a mistake. Tho only change that hns been made. Mr. Halford says, Is tho piovision admitting tho Mce-1'rnsldent during tho first half hour of the reception. It Is a rather tocullar tint that no olllclal notlco whatover has over been taken of tho oxlstoneo of.u Ice-PioMilcnl so far ns matters of otllelal entertainment are concerned. I'resldent Harrison thought thnt this omission should not ocenr naiim, and so he ordered that thu name of the Ice- I'resldent should bo Inserted In tho olllclal progrnmmo for tho rocoptlon. Mr. Halford does not deny that Mrs. McKoo It to take tho placo or Mrs. llairlson on Now Yonr's Hay. Tho wife of tho Ico-rrusldelit and tho wivos of tho Cabinet ofllcecs do not admit In public thnt they feel at nil offended nt this, nnd when lntoivlovvod oach of Uiem snld that she cared nothing nbout It. Thoy do care about It, hovvover, and privately nro not nvorso to expressing their opinion. Commissioner Itnuni of tho IVnston Iluronu U ijulto III ut his homo on llhodo Island avenue. Yesterdny ho had three chills, slightly con gestlvo in cliarnetor. iollovved by high fever. Ho was restless all last night, but is somowhat bettor this morning. Mr. August Schnolder, onoofthodolcgntes to the International .MnrlnoConfoience from Den mark, hns Informed Admlial 1'rmikllii. Presi dent of tho Conforonce. that ho will not bo able to attend tho further sittings of tho Confer ence. He Is In ehnrgo of tho tonnage and regis try department at Copenhagen, und Is obliged to lenv o tor home to attend to his olllclal dutlos Bpoakernood has been HI during tho whole of the presontweok. Kvon his gigantic frame did not contnlu sufllciont vitality to carry 111 in through tho work of arranging the committee assignments. Tho Sponkor wrostled with tho eoinmlttoos from dlnnor time on 1'rldav until 8 A. M, on Saturday, and he got ho badly rat tled tbat he broko his old slate and mndo n new ono at haphazard. Members who saw tho ar rangement of eommltteos Into on 1'rldny after noon were greatly surprised on Saturday to see tho wholesale changes. No sooner had tho Houso adjourned than the Bpoaker took to his room and has spoilt tho most of tho tlmo slnco then flat on his back gnsdng at the colling. To-day he is out for the first tlmo. TARIM UKAItHtaS JtEQVS. Iron Ore nnd Conl Men Arciie Aicnlnst Any lteductlon activity on Thone Arllclen. Vasuinotok, Dec. 2G Tho flrbt ot tho porlos of tariff hoarlngs mapped out by the Houso Commlttoe on Wnys aud Means wna held this moinlpg. gentlemen Interested in metals, oros, and coal bolnc peimltted to givo tholr viovva Ooorgo H. Kly. President of tho Westorn Iron Ore Association, snoko in favor ot tho reten tion of duty on iron ore. Tho duty ot 75 ceuts n ton, ho said, had promoted tho Iron and stool lutorostB ot the Unitod Btutos in a re markable degreo. As an Instance ot this bouiiloont otluct, ho said that In 18bG tho total production of Amorican mlnos had been 10.000,000 tons, while tne ostl mated pro duction for 18SD was botwoen 14. 000,000 and 15.000.000. The quostlon of duty, ho said, was a quo lion ot wagos. lie bolievcd In tho protection of Amorican labor, and in keeping up tho rates of wages to Amorican worklngmen. The duty had operat ed to moke up part of tho dlfforonce between the wagos at home nnd abroad. It thu duty was high enough to mako n full orjuivnlent for this difference It would bo at least $1.50 a ton. Gooreo Tubers of Massachusetts addressed tho commlttoe in favor of the freo importation of Irbn ote and coal. He read a long memorial prepared by New England manufacturers of iron and steel, in support ot tho position which he advocated, and ho contondod that tho pro.-ont turlffwas preju dicial to the lnterosts ot tho Atlantic coast, while it discriminated In favor of tho western Pennsylvania soctlon. It was not just that there should bo such a tarilt rato ns onnblod ono or two Statos to kill out tho iron Interests of other Btates. New England should not lie forbidden by the tailll tnws from en joying tho advantages which her loca tion on tho scacoast naturally prosonted her. Bho should not bo sot back in civilization by thu Impediment arising from the want of clieiip Iron and stoel. Massachu setts askod for cheaper raw material. Her contest was not with England, hut with highly protected Ponnsvlvnula. In response to questions py Mr. IJnyno, ho said that the abolition of duly on coal would ntlmulato work In tho Canadian coal fluids, hut ho thought that any bad eflect which might re sult to the coal minora of Punusvlvnnln would bo more than compensated b) tho Increased buslnoss which would bo done In tho Now England HtateB. i. B. Wltherboo of New York. President of tho Eastern Iron Association, argued that tho chief obstnelo to tho development of Now Eng land manufactures was tho almost prohibitory freight rates charged by the New England rail roads. 'Iho manufacturers' intorest would bo best protocted by keeping a steady duty on tho raw material. JThat duty stimulated the min ing industry. If it wus romoved, capital would bo Intimidated, nnd ho bellovod that all tho mines In bis section of the country would bo abnudoned. K. Mooro and Powell Rtockhouso of Michi gan.! woio asked questions intended to draw from thorn information aa to the amount of labor undo! capital contained In a ton ol Iron ore. Thoy all declared their inability to give u correct nuswer. owlug to tho varied conditions of different mines. Mr. Flower of Now York, who wn persistent lnllils questions on this point, uhnrnctcrhsed tho business 'methods In vnguo among Iron oro producers as slii si od The Chairman lead a tolograin from Bmllh M. Weed, regretting that ho was not nhlo to be present nt the meeting of the comni'tteo, nnd protesting oarnestly against nny reduction of the duty on Iron oio. Oalusha A. Crow of rennsylvanln ndvocatod a reduction of the duty on coal, hut maintained that a proviso should ho added to the law de claring thnt the reduced duty should apply only to tho products of such foiolgn countries ns did not ehnrgo u higher duty on imports of Amorican coal. harlos F. Mayor, President of tho ConBolI dated Conl Company of Maryland, read a mipor protesting against ani change In tho existing latoof duty on ooal. To reduce tho rr.te, ho hold, would elloet a reduction In wages and would nisi destroy tint coasting tiudo of tho I nlied htatos. lie did not want to nut the American laborer down on tho same piano ns tho British laborer. A roduction of the rato of duty would havo that elTeot. At the evening ses-lon Jlr. Oscar Penn. rep resenting tho Newark smelting works, en deavored to Impre-s upon tho commltteo tho necessity of maintaining tho prosen' lawlnlro lallon to the importation of lead oro when con taining a valuable proportion of precious motaU. 1- A. lloldon of Clovoland contended that lead ore, even when containing the ore of more precious metals, should pay Its eliaro of tho duty on Imports. Ho was In favor ot supplying the sumo protection to ead oro as was ox tended to Iron ore and other articles. Tho in terpretation put upon the law by the Secretary of the Treasury ho believed to he uniiistltlnble. Tho Hon. lloseiiTovvnsend of Coloiadu pro tested against the finding of the Secretary of tho Treasury as. unfulr to tho julno owners nnd miners of tho West, The Hon. Mr. Unrtlno of Nevada said that the neoplo of his roplon. Irrespective of politics prof parties, were high tariff men so fnr its lead was ooncerned; and ho argued In support of tho resolution recently offered by him in the House, rofiuesting the secretary of tho Treas ury to modify the lead nro decision. Yh, I. llockwoll of Connecticut ndvocnted tha imposition ol it inliol duty specllle und nd valorem -on pocket cu Jury. A Murdered Hoy llulii. A charwoman In tho employ ot Adnm Bmlth, a grocer, at 133 Cannon street, yester day afternoon discovered tho dead body of a male Infant In an outhouse In the yard back o( Mr. Smith's store. Tho baby had bean stran gled to death. A long strip, torn from a polka dot apron, was wound light Ihreo or four times nround Its neck. Th Infant was wrapped In the rest of the apron. It had lived about a week, apparently, and had bosn killed about two days bsfore it was found. The outhtuse could tub? ho reached lrom tho siiMt. J FOR TIM HCAHUED IIOSVITAU A Otrt or S2. ifTered If the Jtumttrt Will l.ulne Hneli More, Tho rresbytcrian Hospital, which wns In vndod by flro last wook, Is to recolTo a Rift of i 250,UOO-that Is. it Its Board ot Managers suc ccod In satisfying tho condition Imposed by tho unknown donor by raising a like sum within a llmltod period. At a special meeting ot tho Board ot Managers, held yosterdny at tho resldonco of Vico-Pro3ldont Hober IU Bishop, 881 Fifth avenue, the announcement was mndo and a commltteo of flvo wns ap pointed, with Donald McKay as Chairman, to provldo for raising tho other $250,000. Tho donor conconls his Identity behind tho j Indefinite torm, "a frlond of the hopltnl." j Thoro Is n roport that this frlond Is nono other I than President John S. Konnody of tho Board of Managers, Mr. Konnody would neithor con firm nor deny the report last evening. "Tho donor," he said, "especially stipulated that his nnmo should not bo rovoalod." Tho com munication In which the offor wns mndo was addressed to tho Vlco-1'resldont. Any othor poison than the Presldont would naturally havo addrossed that official on so important a matter. Two now wards at the hospital woro opened yosterdny tor the accommodation of tmtlonts. The old chapo! In the administration building has been fitted nn for females, and up to 8 o'clock Inst ovenlng fourteen fomnlo patients had boon admitted. Thoro nro accommodations I for twonty-llvo. Tho male watd Is in the now dispensary building, which has boon temnora- rlly llt'od up fortholpurposo with thirty bods, I Nlnotoen main patlouts were recelvod yostor- day. Of the thlrty-throo, tun camo from tho (Icrmaln llnspltnlnnd fourteen from tho Mount Sinai Hospital, vvhoro they had boon enrod for slnco tho tire. Nino were now ensos. It Is proposod to expend tho J 500.000 which It is hoped will bo nddod to tho funds of tho Insti tution in urcotiuu now buildings. The ward pavilion that was burned will foe lobullt and other needed buildings will boerectod. Chief of Buttallon John B. Fisher, nsslsted by Cant, Welsh of Englno H. stent sovoral hours yesterday morning In making u enreful eurvay of every ward nnd building connected with Bellevue Hospital, with a view to making a ro port to the 1 Ire Commissioners as to tho needs of tho hnsitnl In thu wny ot nppuratus for securing tho safety of the Inmates Incase of fire. The Investigation was ordered by tho Flro Commissioners nt tho suggestion of tho Com missioners of Charities and Conoctlon. Tho number of liimntcs. tho charactor of tho build ings, the means of ogress, and the nature of tho apparatus on hand woro nllcarefullv noted. llellovuo would ho by no means a death trap lu caso of lire," Chief Fisher said Inst night, "tiroat improvements enn bo made, however, In tho way of additional hoso in tho dlfteiont wards, an increasod number ot stand pipes, an Improved system of lire drills a llro nlarm box in tho Innor ofllco, and other Im provements of a llko naturo, oil of which will bo embodied lu my report." TAMMANY ALDERMEN CAUCUS. There Will lie St ol" Them Out or the SC Members or the Next Itonrd. Tho Tnmmany Aldormon of tho Board of 1890 hold a caucus last evening In Tammany Hnll, and when the roll was callod it was found that twenty-ono wero present. Two of thoso who thus Indicated that thoy and their votos woro with tho majority woro not olectod as Tammany men. Ono was Patrick Napoleon Onkley of tho Third district, who made his can vaBs as a County Domocrnt and has been clectod several tlmoB boforo. He (sons ot thoso who nro with Polico Justlco O'ltellly in his return to Tnmmany. The othor was Philip Benjamin, who Was olocted bv n union of Tam lnunv and County Democracy votore, though nominated by tho latter. The only business done by tho caucus wns tho election of Presldont John II. Y.Arnold as Chairman nnd Alderman Storm as Secretary. Then thoy adjournal to moet next Thursday at the City Hall. Nothing was done about tho thirteen appointments within tho gilt of the Bnnrd. This will bo attended to when they meet again. With twouty-ono Tnmmany votos out of n total of twenty-six, thero need be no doubt, howovor, that thero will bo an nbsonco of llopubllcans and County Domocrats among the clerks, mossengers, and attaches appointed. VhAYINO COW1SOY. He Didn't Know the I'Utol 1Vn Loaded and Iuat Mlaard Killing; Ills Friend. NonwAiiit, Doc. 2fl. Hold up your hands, you tenderfoot I am reckless Bobby Bob. nnd will blow your head off," shouted joung Harry Mitchell, junior clerk in the borough Post Of fice, this morning. toLosterBonnott, tho Wost orn mail carrier. Tho two had previously boon ongagod in a friendly scrap In tho fenced-off portion of tho Post Ofllco whero tho sorting Is dono, and Dennett had just sottled down to en joy a morning paper. Whon Mitchell had ro llovod hlmselt of the above quoted remark, ho posod dramatically in front of Bennott. with a ,11-callbro army revolver levelled at his head. Before the mall agent could realbo the situ ation thoro wns a denfenlng report, follouel by tne whiz of a bullet through his whiskers und out of tlio window Into a board lenee. Bennott. springing to his foet, exclaimed: "I'm shot," nnd ran out Into tho street. His fnco nnd oyes wero filled with powder nnd thoro was a furrow through his heavy board made by tho lljlng bullet. Both mon wero nearly frightened out of tholr senses. 'J ho polico wero quickly on the scene, ns wero also n hundred citizens, but as i ho shooting was looked upon as purely accidental, no nrrosts wero mado. Tho woapon usod was an old ono and bupposod to bo harmless. Obituary. Bonjamln D. Gallahor, an adjuster and in mrsiice broker of tlili city, died uu Monday nut at Savannah. Mr fiallalier waa born In Cruirrri la IH4i, and belonged to the Vykeman family, which aeuled that town. Ho came to .New York at Iho age o( IS and studied law. In 1S4 he entitled aa a private with the lt'Jd New York Volunteers, and roe to the command ot the regiment. lie beoame adjuster of the United States I-loyds at lis organisation. Since that time be has been with the llrma nt Lethbrldge. Qaltaher A Cornwall (lallaher Currier A Whitney, and Oatlaber i Smith. Mr. Oaltaher had lived at East Oranire for fifteen years. Die Interment will be In the family plot at Cyrres llllls. Cyrus Yale one of the governors and oldest members cf tlie Vlanhaltan Club, died at his rooms In the club bouse last nlKht or pneumonia. Mr. Yule was born nearly 7J years ago In New Hartford. Conn. When a youiiKinau he went to New Orleans, and eniraired In the iir Hood bulne. lie estaliltshe I the firm of Vale Howling, which U now one of the largest wholesale dry goixls hoiioes in few Orleans. After the close of the war Mr. Vale came to tills oily and opened anorflrehere at til VV orth street, still retaluing rintrol or his New Or Irans hufclness. Mr tale had llveu at the club house for ten years. He was a Jacksonlsn Uemorrnt and a great friend of Samuel J. 'Ilulen. He leaves one child, a daughter llvlug In llrooxllue. Mrs. Kllen Kngle, mother of Pr. .Tohn T. Nagle of the Bureau ot V Hal statistics, died on Tuesday at hsr home. 41 bast Twent) first street, she was so years old. The widow of (ten. (ieurge II. Thomas died suddenly on VVednesday night at her residence In Washington. Hie had not been In good health for two years oast, although iid to the hour she retired there was notlilug In her condition to awaken Ulteaslness among her trlends. Mrs Thomas passed away as quietly as did her distinguished husband nineteen years ago at Baa Iranciico. The Rev. James A. O'Hara aged 62 years, the oldest catholic rrleit In Syracuse, dleJ Wednesday afternoon from bronchitis Lewis II Mills, Postmsster at Carthage, S Y., died sudiletily III his store on W r-dneslar from heart disease Mr Ml Is wastlj yesrsofsgeaud had always resided in the northern ceutr.it part of the Slate whero he bad been a prominent figure lu Iron manufacturing and lumber luteretts. as well as au active Democratlo lollilclan Fx Alderman Thomas Castles of Newark died on Wed. tiesday aged 07. He was a member of the CouncU froui IStil to lsSs Penjamln R. Crofut, partner In the old hat manifao luring arm of f oner. I'rorut A Hodgklnsou of this Vlty and Orange, died at his home In the latter place yester dar morning of kidney trouble. Mr Crof ut was born In onntctlcutUJ years ago Ha leaves a wife and one son Alttant Hupsrlntendent Thomas Oreen of the New ork snl o'rrenwood l.aka Jtailroad d'el on Wednesday at his home in Moulclalr from a dlphtherlo attack, lie was :a years old Charles W shsrplrsa, a member of the well known dry goods firm of bharpless brothsrs of Philadelphia, died yesterday, aire! :w years He had entire control of the wholesale trade of the honse for a number of years. Col Robert J. Stevens. L'nltsd Slates Consul at Vic tor! i. n. I' died yesterday lu Seattle CnL Stevens had arrived with hit lfe from Victoria to spend Christmas villi hlsiiauihirr Mrs. Hatfield, and at the tlmo ot hla ueath from apoplexy he was assisting In the prepara tion of a i Urinous tree for the family. S, V C'ovlorton, ahoslness man of Cincinnati died yesterday He was Vice 1'resldsnt ot the Uiobe Insur ants Company, Mother Aloysla. for many yean the Mother Superior of the bislsrs of Charity, died at the St. Joseph's Acad emy, Oreenaburr. ra., on I nrlitlnaa Her death was the result of typhoid pneumonia. She waa VI years of age. Thirty years of her Ufa were spent In the sister hood Twenty yeses ago she came from Cincinnati, Ohio, to Altoona, where she formed the sisterhood of Charily. Seven years latar she came to Ureensburg aud purchased Seuton Hall, on which bit Joseph's Acaa emy was erected at a cost of Huo.o'U. Ilerr Voualwena Vlce-Kresldsnt ot the Bavarian Chamber of Representatives, la dead. Business Troubles. Meyer Btrasbnrcor's men's furnishing goods store at 1.883 Broadway waa olosed np by Deputy Sheriff Pelmoor yesterday en two confessed Judgment! fat favor ot Motes Tannenbaum for tills and llaysr Uann for M.071 11 is llsblllttts art reported to be S1S.0OU Morris Ilsrruanu, Usaler In iewelry at I, at Broad way made an assignment yesterday to Wtlflam Cohen, giving ton preferences rorf I. luu He was formerly a pawnbroker In llarieui. and also eperated hi real estate. The store ef Issue relwotb, dealer in wood. enware and toys at the corner of Urand and Kldrldge NEW TIIEATIt'CAL THINGS. FLORENCE ST. JOHN OFFERED TO NB1K XOUU IX OAIETX BURLESQUE. The Delated Chief of the Cast of "Fnnat Vp to Hate" Mnlcesi Her Debut-The Latent Nerve of the Piny Ilouaee. A mlasinn clement In "FnusUfp to Date," nt tho Broadway Theatre, wns provided In last evening's porforroanco. l'lorcnco 81. Joint, lielatod by Illness, then made her Amorican dc'but with the Gaiety burlesque company. Bho was n thick nnd short young woman, who. on first sight did not look nearly as well as her prodecossor. Miss I'edley: but hor face nt onco took ou a jolly mobility, nnd tho fnct was tiulckly demonstrated that alio was an Incarna tion ot good humor. Hhe scorned from tho out set to bo on plenaut torms w 1th hor Btngo com. lianlons, and an actress who kcops f rlonds with thochorus is sure togotqulckly Intotho hoarts ot hor audience. Miss Bt. John had not polished tho 111 nt glass as Marguerite, tho bar maid, before tho assemblage likod her, and oro thoovonlng was dono sho was established as a New York favorite. Ilor travesty of tho mis- lod grotchen was n curiously successful amal gam of tho familiar ingouuousness of tho rolo as seriously playod. and tho mtschtovousnoss of n very knowing burlosiiuor, its wo got it In usually loss winsomo guise. Bho sang with a melodious nnd well-tralnod voloo, giving valtio to tho words as well us tho notes ot her Bongs. Her piosonco quickened mid omphnslzed some ot tho passages which had bcon slow und feoblo beforo. Now York 1b not gratoful to London for tho soggy burlosquo mnttor commonly eont ovor horo, but n slncoro "Thnnk you "can bo said upon tho rocolpt of I'loreneo 3L John. "laustUpto Dato" had been cleared ol some of Its London fog nltor Its llrst production ut tho Broadway, nnd con sidoniblu of .New York bunllght had been let In to Illuminate lu dim wit and liuzy humor. The nctiess llghtcuoil ft up A great deal mont, mid It mndo very good ninusomunt lor it I urge and woll-pleii ed audiuiico. The management sen-lbly nvoldod it repetition of tho first night error of bogus applnuso, and so the doinonfilia tlons of approval of tho d butuute wero genu ine as well aa tcitsunubly abunuuut. It Is not often that a mannger goos upon tho lllalto in this town lu tiuuatut it uiirformor and Inlls to get ono; but such a ono wastheiou n few dnvs ago. He was tho muu who had om plojod Baptlsto l'oynaud, tho until jumper, nnd who saw that intrepid Frenchman dive to death with a smile on his lips. .Nobody hoto seoined anxious to continue tho l'oynaud teat, nud the manager wunt oisowhoie. Ho couldn't account for the accident widen cost l'eyuuud's life. He lay perfectly still in tho not after his dive." ho oxplaiued. "und at llrst I thought ho was faking' a little, as ho had froiiuently done, to the hotror of the spectators; but alter he failed lo move at all I hocutue frightened nnd found that ho was really hurl, loan only account for tho catastrophe In ono wny. Tho wontherwus rainy, and thomolsturo had tight ened the ropes to such an oxtunt as tountiiely Btop the rebound of tho not." But tho explana tion didn't llnd a new diver for htm. though theltlalto Is peopled with unemployed circus performers und othors who could learn to jump, II they dared to Evorybody who wltneBsod Tho Great Un known" at Daly's heard Ada Itohan i aralyzotho .nudlonco with tho Hue: "Get onto his Carrots!" a scrap of slang that would not often bo hoard outside the llowory. Now, thero is Agnos Booth, ono of America's most toflncd and most charming actresses, singing "If you want to know the tlmo nsk a p'llcemiin." and tho Judge asking her Whore did you got that hat?" on tho Madison Hiiunte's onco enreful stage, rlo it is no surprise to hear tbat Mr. Hoyt Is wondering if it Isn't nbout tlmo for Mr. Palmer to make nnother attack on fario, nnd for Mr. Daly to suy tbat -Mr. Hoyt has dese crated the stage. Perhaps, after till, Hoyt dldn t have tho wrong Idea, and Messrs. Daly A Palmer have dono wisely In having their bnst uctiessos utter slang amusingly. Hon con tinues to accumulate wealth as season niter season goes by. All his fnices are bringing him handsomo prollts. and though nono of them mo yot worn out, he hits mouther ready for the stago. They are titled curiously, llko nil tho others from his pen, "A Hinged Cat" and A Texas Bteei." Everybody doesn't know that sprightly little Lotta counts a llrst-class hotel among hor sub stantial posies-dons, to say nothing of n theatre nnd lotB of good houses. She is ttio owner of tho International Hotel property, on Washing ton street. Boston, adjoining her own Park Thoatre. Just now sho has leased it to a new teniint. and sho Is si ending muuv thousands of dollars on interior deoorn' Ions and lopulrs, so that It may bo ono o llostoti's llnost phfos. Another theatrical personago who has com mercial Interests in tlie Hull is Mannger J. M. Hill of the Union bntmre. Ho owns a big white restaurant In tlio hnemont ot thu imposing Continental building, and thouglt Its tvntativo period did not give him many oneouraglng I hopes, it 1 now getting to be n paying lnstitti- i Hon. Hill had leased In tho snmo building n spacious room on the second lloor. which he proposed fitting up as a cafe; but, alter he had spent nenrly i.Otio lu putting up a most elabo rate celling, ho suddenly suspended operations. PorhnpB tho foresight of this otuie mauagor revealed to him whero monoy could be em ployed to letter udvantnge. Hi) is getting ready to Introduce a now star by and by. bho is young, pretty, and retiring, nnd slio will eomo forth in n new piny with actors llko Mr. Lackaye surrounding hor debut. Boston's eccentricity In Its cholco of theatri cals Is again demonstrated by tho striking suc cess In thnt city of "Our Hat." This e miedy wus viewed at our Lvcoiim with comparative apathy, and its brief run was not specially profitable, as Lyceum runs go nowadays. When tlio eotnnftnv lelt town there wore ntentv of dubious forecasts of. lis leception eleowhcro, but In Boston, nt lead, all the predictions havo ftone far astray, for tho ploco was at onco lalled with scroamlng plnudlls by very largo audiences. Perhaps LoulsoTliorndyko-Bcucl-cault hud much to do with tho atlructivunoss of the porfoi innneo. It Is certain that sho cap tured conspicuous admiration from thu Har vard freshmen, for tho llrst two rows of tho orohostra woro occupied by sections of them nightly, nnd thoy seemed to find compensation Inheiloocaslonal'glances. It was nln-erved by thorn, with vain rogrot. that during the oscu lutory periods of the farce Mr, Conway, thu leading actor, appoorod to hang rather iongor than necossary on Mrs. Boucicault's Hns. But this. If they but knew tho truth, was the result of conscientious acting. It has been remarked In The Bun more than onco that the age of realism Is at Its height nn the Btuge. Genuine ness has even extended lo tho thontrlcal kiss, and tho "property" kiss. llko the "property" baby, has vunlshed for all time. A second oddity in Boston dramatics has happened us tho result of the Kendnls' visit. Those excellent English plujnrs lelt .Now York llattorod to an ueiazlng decree. Thoy hoard nn echo of tho praise In Philadelphia, and counted upon uu easy conquest ol thu Boston critics, let thoy woro profoundly disap pointed, for noarly all tho best reviewers re tained absolute composure and trcntod tho newcomers coldly and decisively. Tobosiiro, this did not send Beacon stroet, Common wealth nvonuu, and tho Back Bay away front the tlioatro. but It made the Ivoudals and their friends very angry. For a fortnight the most plain-spoken ol tho critics was made tho targot of anonymous wrltois. who sent into him arrows of oomplalut, tipped olten with leal venom. Of courso, most of these covert com munications were signed, An Lngllshnian" or "An i.ngllah Woman." But the crltlo af fects to believe that thoy wero concocted much nearer home. In a long and honorable stngo career of thirty-four ic-aiB. a good actor and it cultured man, John Union Hall hud given plea-mo to thou sands and thousands of theatregoers; yet he died the othor day, and the rojioi lei s wrote his obituary In ton linos. Ho had trod tho samo stage with Booth in tho tatter's younger days; ho had plavod with Forrest before those ougle eyes had lost tholr flash he had shared In the old-fashioned triumphs of Lucille Western and In the halcyon successes of Charlotte Cuehtuau; in a dozen of tho host of tho olden tlmo stock companies ho had boon lending man, a good llgure to look upon, au intelligent Interpreter of many roles. Ills life was a story of haid work and slight rownrd at the end. A Boston school boy of IS, ho ran avvuy from hoipq, boldly went Into t thoatre and askod for a job. Whon the manager looked him ovor with scoru he did not quail, but replied so oonllduutly that he was engaged: and he made a hit, too, as Hecate in "Macbeth," a queor enough i-de for a lad. Whan the wur came ho went to the front a hor gennt, rocelved a wound nnd a Lloutonant's straps at Die same time, and was mustered out a Major. Then ho went back to tlie stago. und ho had nevor since rostod. Ho had been twelve j ears a ltochester munagor. and hud taken out a half doon compauios in drama and farce. But his toll brought him no wealth, though ho died In hurnoss. George F. Krowolf was a woll-paid treasurer In the employ of Hoyt it Thomas until he took It into his head to decamp with soma of their funds. That was a year ago, and for a long time there was no trace ot or word from him. But lecently he has boen located, Ho Is now a resldeut of Montreal, tho Mocca of American wrongdoers. Rand ho Is engaged In the humble employment ot driving a street car. Ills fate may serve as a warning to others who uro afflicted with similar weakness. An Amorican actor who Is travelling through England writes this to The Bun: "Lot me assure you that I am as patrlotio as when I sailed out of New York: but really I must takootf my hat to the superb railroad system of carrying theatrical troupes In Lnglnnd. vto liavobeonouatourtwiiorthreemonihs.andwe have alwuys had twoeleguut carrfuges or curs entirely to ourselves. Thoso are not compart ments, like the ordinary English oarrlugo, but saloon oarrliaos, with another tor our star and hor maid. Tho roads mako up these spoclal (fains on Rundny for theatrical people only, for Instance, our iroupo desires to so from Birmingham to Manchester, another tronpo Is booked from Birmingham to Derby, nnd still another from Derby to Liverpool. The rail road mnkos up Its special, takes tho two com panies from Birmingham, drops one at Derby, takes up tho other there, nnd carries tho last to Llvorpool. It Is economical and It Is com fortablo. This is going on nil ovor tho king dom on Sunday, and tho Midland carries an immonso numbor of travelling players. The. local melodrama which Dion Boucicnult and Bon Toal nre writing will be flnlshod by J ol;. 1. nnd produced In this elty probably as parly ns April 15. The method of collal eratlon is nut tho common ono. Mr, Bouclesult Is lu cliarco of the purely literary part of the play, composing the plot nnd the dialogue: but the theuttle elements nro In Teal's caro. nnd ho will attend to tho stago mnnnccment and tho I rehoarsalB. Mr. Boucicualt Is said to havo put In hie host thought, and surely Mr. Tent has ovorylncor.tlvo to display his Ingenuity of dra inatla olTect. That, tho production will I o elaborate and earolul Is assured, for thoro will bo nmplo capital intorestod In tho venture. Bouelcnult. by tho way. cannot havo n great deal or leisure He Is crodited with an Inten tion to provide nnother now piny peloro long, this time for Louis James, who Is to uso It next soasun. It will bo romantic. In theme, neces sarily, and will bo founded on ovouts In Span ish history. As proof of tho i.aluo of roputallon in (ltninniii) writing it may bo mentioned that Metorlen Bnrdou's "Th.!odora" Is still con sidered hy managers to bo a serviceable play, lot It hns failed In all sections of this country, and has justly boon oritlclsod ns Its authors most puc-ilo work. But Fanny Davenport bo llovos In itsoomniorclnl worth of courso sho will Insist that sho hns admiration for Its literary sldo-und so the is going to add It lo her loportory next soason. Thus wo will havo soon four Theodoras bosldts Miss Dnvon port's. tho querulous ono or the Into Lilian Oleotf.tho imperious ono ot Bernhardt, and tlio mod ocreonoof PhosaMoAlllster. Confes sion qr tho wenknoss ol tho piny Is mndo In Miss Davenport's nnnouticoment thnt sho will havo Sardou rewrlto tho last net. Mrs. Potter, too.ls to mako a trial of "Theodora." It Is lu hor loportory for. her approaching tour or Aiijtia la. along with Camlllo," Frou-Frou," uud 1 udoru." 3IOUE COLLtKRlEU SHUT JJOIIA'. Upward or Thirteen Tliousnnil Men nad 1Joj now Idle In the foul ileclous. ScitANTON", Va., Dec'. 2G.-Follovlnfr tho nnnouncoment yostorday that tho Pennsylva nia Coal Company had closed d&wn olevon of Its fourloon collieries, and tho Dolawaie and Western Compnny six of its minos, to-day comos tho uows that tho HtUsIdaCoul andiron Compnny. working tho lUtlo ltallroad mines of rorrostCity, Gcrmnino, and Ploasant Yalloy. with nenrly threo thousand workmon, had also shutdown. Individual operators all through tho vnlloy, tinablo to socuro cars, havo also ordorod a ehut-dovvn until tho trade conditions nro improvod. Thoso individual colllorios numbor a dozen or more nnd will nvcrago 250 men nnd Iiovb omplojod at each. Tho an nouncement wns alo mado late this afternoon that tho Dolawaro and Hudson Canal Company will nt the ond of tho weok shut down fifteen ot Its collieries nbout one-hull it operates be tween Carbondule and Plymouth. Tho eloBlng of thoso oompany works and tho Individual nilncB will oause tho tdlenoss of upward of 13,000 men and boys, nnd to this number Is quite likely to bo nddod a largo numbor of workmon who will be tnrown out of employ nmt by tho shutting down of tho mines ot the Lehigh Valley aud Mllkosbarro aud tho Bus quelmnna Coal Companies lu tho Wyoming rogion. Only tho stillest of winter weathereanbringa renctlou and start the mines going. As tho v.enthor Is stiffening up considerable to-night tho outlook Is moro hopelul. Tho thermome ter, which was up to sixty-three at noou, this ovonlng went down closo to the freezing nolnt, vylth a cold wind blowing. A prominent coal dealer this afternoon said that the trndo was never In so stugnnnt a condition as It is nt presont. nnd tho jear will close with nearly ;i.0(W,iiu0 tons less output than was the record I of 18H8. Jhe outlook for tho coming jear was am thine but encouraging to those who had erected iho many now broakorB in this region tho past season. A lllO HUNT IN ILLINOIS. The Farmers) Sluke a Fine Hani or Foxc. tVolTeN, aad Itaccoone, Cahthaou, 111., Dec. 20. A ijreut wolf nnd fox chase has boon In progress along Bear Creek slnco Christians morning, whon old 81 Lemburgor blow his horn and dashed into tho buffalo grass at the head of 200 well-armed farmers. The hunters onj'oycd tho sport keonly. Bovcral foxes woro killed, but tho wolvos that wore driven from cover oscaped. Christmas night was bpent In enmponBonr Creek, which Is a crooked. Bwlft-runnlnc stream. This morning tho pnrty started out with tho hounds baying musically as they bounded ovor tho pralrio. About noon Jim Long, who was leading one of the squads, dashed Into tho thickets in tho bottom. As ho did so a torriblo scream sot the horses back ou their haunches nnd n panther bounded out Into the open nnd started away over tho pralrio. A volley of musketry caught the big cat and toppled him ovor dead. This Is the first pan thor seen in the bottoms In many years, al though farmers havo often hoard screams from tlie thickets. The poll was taken by hi Lem burger. At 3 o'clock thoro wns a grand round ing up on tho south fork of Beur Creek. Tlio haul couBlHled of ten foxes, six wolvos, a pan ther, nnd twenty raccoons. After oatlngdlu ner tho party, dividing into squads, resumed Its chase over tho bottoms. Tho men had not been out an hour before two deer woro drlvon irom eovor. and at 4 o clock the nnlmols wero coursing In tho direction of llasco. As tho hounds hnve boen hard pressed slnco Christ mas raornine.lt is thought tho deer will eeeapo to the Mississippi Klvarand reaoh tho forests In Missouri. Tho chaso will continue all night and to-morrow. A Mall Itobber Confesses). Buffalo, Dec. 2G. Tho arrest of Warren P. lledstrom on Saturday night for stoallng from the malls nt the Post Ofllco hero was fol lowed to-day by tho arrest of Edward F. Bapst, general dollvery dork, on the snmo charge Upon being brought boforo the Postmastor and belug conlrontod with the testimony of In spector Hartshorn, who had soon Bapst tabo several lottors nnd thrust thom into Ids pookot, the young mun broko down nnd confessed. He produced three letters from his pocket, which ho had tnkou from this morning's mall, Thoy wero nddros-ed to tlio Lrle .Medical Company nnd contained orders for modicluo, but no money. Bapst said ho. began stealing about four months ngo. Ho confessed that he found money in some of tho lotters about $(tu ulto- other. Ho was arraigned beforo a United tatos Commissioner and was afterward lodged la jail. Bapst Is married, and Is tho son of Louis Bapst, u prominent clilzon. x llaudoulne ldred. Miss Lulu Kstcllo Lldrod, granddaughter of Henry Kldred and niece of Mrs. Vandsrbllt cross, was married last uifbt to Mr. John V. Jlaudouiua at tho Church of the Heavenly ItesL The Iiev. Pr, V. Parker Morgan performed the ceremony. The church was handsomely decorated with jtreens aud flowers. The bridal procea.lon was led by the ushers, Messrs. J and Fred llruner, J. It. Mies E. limner, J. Wilson, and J. Moriran Jones. They were followed by the bride, who wae on the arm ot tier rrundfathrr The brides maids Miss Annabelle Turcs, .Vllsi I.Uile Hastings. Mim Allele Hall nd 11 In Hauls Jackson, aud the maid of honor. Vllsi Alice Lent, came uelb At the altar ther were meiby thejrroom and his brst raau, vir Uenme llarcalow IUs I Idred a gown was of white satin, trimmed with point lure, and she woro a lace veil. The bridesmaids ail wore white laoe with Hlrectolre Jackets, two of pink and ten of pale green while the maid of honor wore white tulle. A reception followed at th resldenco ot Mrs. Cross, a Bast forty-second street Died In a Cell. A. well-drossed man, who was too drunk to tell his name, was arrested in Jersey City on Christmas Day and locked up In iho Second preclnot police sta tion. Ha was found dead In his cell earlr yesterday morning. Ha waa about 2s years old and a feet 8 Inches talL Ho had a card of the Ml Mnal Uospital in his pocket, withi" Pr. Keller written on the back ot 1L Tho body was taken to the Morgue Ex-Aealntant Custodian Connelly Hued. Assistant Unitod Btates District Attorney Rose, acting for tlie ioreinmeut, has brought suit In the United States Circuit Court against ei.Asslstsnt Custo dlan Chanea Connelly of the New vork fostofflcelo recover (1,1174, which It Is alleged be misappropriated. 16,000 lor Yale's Library. New IIaven, Deo. 20. By the death of Mrs. Charlotte (,abrtel In this city to-day the Yale library receives SIMiuu, the Young Men's institute i,ooo, and tho Uwlg hi flace Churoh sAOuu The City orKlagstoa la All III a at. Tho American steamship City of Kingston, unfounded accounts of v. hoso loss liava been published, has arrived at Barbados" JIUUOKLYX. The assets of the Hsmllton Clab. Inelndleg the wlnea !iabil?u!i'I51iA, t-2ii-m- um Sgbt between John McKenna of 10 State strsel and John Tower of tit Joralemon street on Chrlstmaa Pay. the former received two stab wounds, one In tho faeo and the other In the breast. Tower waa arrested. Soon after reaching his orBee in the city Hall yester lav morulng Maror Chapln was laksn suddenly 111 with bi'lousnsss and nausea, and returned home In a eoaen without transacting any business. It wsa subaa JJX'.W.Wtt'1 theattaak waa in no way serious ait that the Mayor weuipreuably be arouad to-day,

TAN WINKLE HOES bOitE BUOOTtNO. tie Says It was la Heir.Dereaee. bat An. other Version Prevails, Emmn Esecfft a kM of ten, Is vlsltlnir tho family of Christopher Vollmor. who Is a tailor ntflS8 Klghth avonue. On Christmas after noon sho went for a walk with Mr. Vollraer's big Newfoundland, "Cnptnln." Bho passed Albstt B. Van Winkle.n youne Insurance broker, who wns standing In front ot his hdmo nt 233 West Thlrtvoighth stroet According to tho Bid's story. Tan Winkle stopped "Caplnln," took off his collar, nnd set his own two dogs on him, Bhe rnn screnmlna back to tho store, and John Anderson of fiTS Eighth avonuo, who was passing, ordorod Van WinUlo to cnll off his dogs. A row followed, and Anderson, who was just up from a slok ted. got a black ore. Ho walkod back to tho oornor of Llcbth avo nuo and mot his brother-in-law, Cornelius Trapp. who Is employed In Kvcrnrd's baths nnd who also lives nt 673 Eighth avonuo. Tho two went back to Van Winklo and found a crowd thoro. Van Winklo, thoy say. drew a 32-coIlbro revolver from his pocket and fired nt ono of tho crowd. No ono was hit. Whon he saw Trapp approaching Van Winklo pointed tho pistol nt him nnd tired n bullet, which lodged In Tratip's loft shoulder. Van Winklo Hied another shot, whloh didn't takooffoct, Trapphuirled around to n doctor's nnd had thu bullet oxtructcd, whllo Anderson mounted guard over Van Winklo until Oilloer McCann nrrivod. At tho Jefferson Market 1'ollco Court yester day Van Winklo was held Tor trial by-lustleo Gorman In Jft.noo bail, which was notfoilh coming. Hlsdofoncn was that ho wns In tint hnblt of carrying largo sums of monoy with I him and thought that the ni"n Intended to rob him, At tho station houso whon ho wus sonrchod n few conts woro found ou Vun Winkle. Ho hail no permit for carrying a re volver, thopollco say. and its It was broad day light nt the tlmo thov nre nt n loss to under stand how ho could havo feared robbery. Mrs. Wall, Van Winkle's motlier, who koops a boarding houso nt 2D3 Wosl Thlrty-olghth rtreot. said last night that her son simply de fended himself from the attacks of tho two men. I saw the row." sho said, "and luMtod out lust In time to ward of the blown which woro aimed at my boy. There were nt least four of them who woro ot him at onco. nud he did whnt was right lu shooting them." VLUATU OF THE OOI.DEY SOCIETY. The night or the Illiterate lo Vote rjtio cesafiillr lleleuded. Btolnwny Hnll wns consltlcinbly mnro than comfortably filled last night with tho frionds of tho Goldey, tho society started by tho Now Vork Evening High Bchool todovelop literary tastes, It was tho fourth annual entertain ment The socloty Is named after Prof. Wil liam J. Ooldoy, tho bond of tho LvonlngHIgh Bchool but Its membership is not conllnod to attendants of tho high school, though tho sooioty originated thore. It hns rooms in West Fourteenth Btroot, whoro weekly Htorury meet ings nre held. Thoro woro solos last night by Miss Maggie Daly. Miss Milllcont Jewell, nnd Ldwnrd L. Connoll. vocal duols by Oscar and Ldwnrd Wlllman. recitations by Walter 1- Bird, Dr, John D. Knleb. Josonh l t.'arnnv. nnrl Minn actios, and somo monologue charactor sketches by Gus bcbleslngor. Tho event or theevoning was a spirited de baleon the auestion, "should tho lllght of Buffrugo be Limited to thoso who can Bend nnd Wrltor The afflrmativo of tho ijuestlon wns upheld by I. P. Holmes and Joseph C. ltowun, nnd tho negutlve by James Bhoa. Jr., and Thomas B. Lonergan. It took a good whllo for tho commltteo, which consisted of t'harlos A. Dana, Pror. Henry B. Can-, nnd Prof. J. c. ZachoB. to decide which side hud won tho do bato. Then Mr. Dana announced a decision in favor of the negative, slating that both sides had shown forco, thought, and originality in their arguments, but that tlio alTlrmatlvo. with the job lioloio It of upsetting established cus tom, bad Tailed to show sufllciaut reasou for a change. The entertainment closed with tho slnclng of America." SOMETHING DUUl'S OS 'CUAKOK The Union Trust toinny Makes a Noise In IVall Hlreet. Tho monotony of n dull day on tho Stock Exchange was broken yostorday by a shook that shook up n good many of tho brokors. A laddor wob blown from tho unflnithed building of the Union Trust Company across New streof and upon the tin roof of tho Stock Ex change It toro hole In tho roof about four feet square, nnd made plenty of noise in doing so. Fortunately the break did not oxtond to tho celling of the Board room. Tho mombors think tho TrUBt Compnny ought to patch tho broken roof. Philadelphia Printers Insist oa their lie snand. PnriiADELrniA, Dec. 20. A Iart;o numlior of printers attended tho special meotlug of Typographical Union No. 2 to-day, to tako no tion on tho refusal of tho proprietors of the Hut'rr, Xnrtli American, llecord, JYess. and Times to grant tho advance. In tho price of typesetting recently domanded. President Jncob Glnsser prosided, ond International Union Presldont Plank and District Orgnntzor Jones of the International Union wero prcont. After several addresses had beon made urging that the demand of the union be inslstod upon, a voto was taken on tho ijuestlon of referring the whole matter to the Executlvo Council of tno intornntlonnl I'nlnn fnr n..tin,. 'rim A suit was ovorwhelmlngly in favor of pushing tho demand in this way. By this action tho local union secures tho co operation as well as moral support of tho In ternational Lnlon In tho ovent of a strike. Under this action District Orgnnlei Jones I o came the reprosontntlvoof the men on con sultations with tho proprietors, and ho stinted put to visit them this alternoon. Ills leport, it Is said, will be mndo to tho Lxecullvo Council, which represents tho International Union, whon the latter is not in ses-don. nnd which is now authorized to dlroct extromo uionstiros on the part of tho printers concerned, if it seem Ut to do so. Mouth Dakota Feela Very Poor. BisuAncK, Dnk.. Deo. 2G.-Gov. Jlpllotto says that South Dakota will bo obliged to closo up somo of hor Institutions. Tho receipts of tho Btato will fall short of tno evponsos, and thore Is apparently no othor alternative, Un doubtedly that would bo the business wny of meeting tho omergoncy. Thoro aro schools that can bo closed and tho Btnte survivo. In North Dakota. Mellotto soya, the conditions weiemore lavorablo. but that I- not savlncr much. Oov.5Illlor.lnhN message to the 1 eg? lslature. estimatod tho deilcionoy for tho llrst year at $155.1170. and called atteiiilon to "the imperative nood'niid importance or the strict est oeonomy In nil departments of the new a,0".v. 4!IB8aHnt dovolopmonts nnd llgures show thnt the Governor understated tlio prob able dellcleiiey. und that the outlook Is little better than bankruptcy if tho Governor's ud vice Is not followed. Incorporated as a N'ntloniil OrgunUatlon ITenry Thnyor Drowno, Alexander B. Thomp on,Jr., Francis Johnstone Hopsou O. Johnston llradlsh, and Asa Bird Uardluer aro the Incorporators and trustees of Tho National Society of the Rons of the Revolution In ihe United Stales of America" whose certlficato as nied yesterday, Tho objects ot the so clety aro slated to be "patriotic, social, benevolent. K.''iSr),A"';l,;l",i"l""in conjunction with the Sons of the devolution and other alllllated patriot o or ganlratlons formed fur the same lawful nurpo.es have fhi:".OUJar ,,",j," l0 ,,,rl'h nd enJourage among the members of every deirree and their dascendania rail?"1?".!1" ,',op or "n""l the "a ?lo"lo spirit of the men ho, in military, naval eriirllisV? vice during the war of the Kevolut on. bj their able Jr coiinssl achieved American Independent and to Tner' I"t""i; the memory of their deeds by in liwfui ra; hods, and to maintain the Immutable prlnclnlasfnp1 which they contended, and also to commemorate 1 porunce?""IOO,0,Lerhl,t Heuaefer'a Assailants Are Htlll TJsknoirn. Louis Bohaeforof College Point, who died Iri his mother's house on Monday from Ihe effects of a blow over Iho left temple, waa bnrled yesterday after noon. Ills wife, who had not lived with him for "e?rh7.V:,,en'1!;1 Ih '"".I win? her IwoiWMreT Il,?mb.,V.V ,S:,i'UDU uukuo.n. Uustava Uornelnan. who was arrested for threatening iV",0 "ofmin is also hVia'i wit' jie..lnth.Sch..f.rcMe. Th. inquest will p. ij.m," NEW JERSEY. Oov Oreen and Oov.-Blset Abbett have rot th ..in -h.1.?nf V'i".. "n,a Vorfo" M.teVoa Si watsr. Ho thinks the ocean trip will cura him! oTy..bir.vD,n.,vVndLv7o,?.,uu;bl.o.:.et Arrowsmltn-owued by" JohV'llA'r'.' wsE'tfrVft",. P.tato.sW.'rs.itlSedV. ".711 "M Vlednewlav, and was killed. l'Ii.l wn'iii. "a i-Unn In,. thhoU0wU,:.rIaan.VoCnUK.i.yrU" cOowns, (Tarrintjcu, St. OF TIIK Ii:.ST 1-a.AHM. FALL AND WINTER STYLES, HntenfitOrt Ilrnuchnma, t i H pi-Inn IlrouRliHmp, Itretilnr Itrniialittrnx. JMInluturn Itrotirthiim. ltiS1clunr Itronclitini. ).k.iriirlnn Front lttonitliitni. Jtttynl JlrniiKluim l Inft, Kunilly IlorkAwnv, Kxtrnnlnu I'rnnl Itnt-kuu nt. ConpF uitU 'mlitlu HorkM tit, Jlruckeltt TuHlf n, ICi$ Wutzonfl. VxkVT TKAPH. lOO Hecnn'dabiind CnrrlHsrw, Alt Kfnd FLAfiMDR AO &CO., :i?9, an, 1170 riroome si. HORSE BLANKETi LAP ROBES. iMMKNHn vAmr.TV. low rnicr.s. lly the bale or single one, also. IIAIINESB, SADDLEUV, AND STAllt.l: REQUIhlTEl of every pctslble dsscrlptlon. I'ORITIVKI.Y WILL, MIT UK UNDERSOLD. JOB-fliM MOORE, UAUniCIKlMN. S.'l TO R WARKK.V HT, nonflr.fl WAtiteil, ftlr nitclici! finrnpp lnatrtittt, l.'Wto lOhanili, wtijiir ahuut l.uio pnund. unltr pffii vern: styliilt Ien ier nu 1 trim built AJJien, gtTlnjr foil deicrlptton, tirlct. At'. Ill-.MtY JAChhO.N. lIodniKii llouie, cltj KK MUCKY iftdrllft hnr. tlinrounhty train nl to'r Udr nr centleiiiJin nil the ffU. round mid lttiitl, At I'lirlnnd'n itMiiiiv Aradeiur for two dmp, tikrualu to quick purclmmr ask. fur .Mr. Cutter' liorie. Owuer can be neen at If Cortlandt t. CtinTO $15.-Plx nrrvlcfabte hornfn, mlt trucks yjts'l pxprennien, itrnoerviuen, farmfntr. thai uX hint J. Stabtn U5 Suutli 'M i:., near lledford av. UrooVlrn, U. 1. jfliilinn riuUm.fD'. EtJUESTntAN Ot'TKlT.Si Illustrated cala'cgues frea WHITMAN .SADDLE tX) llh Chambers s'. BROTHERS MATCHLESS 33 UNION SQUARE. NEWS OF THE IUILUU4US. Latest Information From All Quarters, This wooW'a edition of Engineering Xeictt will say: "Tho lint of now railway lines construct ed dutlnc 1881, which wo present with this Issuo, allows that the total addition to tho main track rnllwny mlloaco of tho United HtatOBduriniztlie yoar will ary vory llttlo from an oven fj.UOU miles. This is tho smallest con struction rocordod In any ono jonrsinco lets, when tho total iucronso was hut 3AHS uillos. The conBtruotion In tho intervening vears has boon: In 1836. 8.471 nillos; in lrl-17. l'J.Cdl; In 1888. 7,'28i miles. Tho bulk of this ycni's construction has boen douo in tho Koutli. Over 2.U00 mllcsof tho now lines ronorted to us llo south of tholntitudoof Cincinnati and ou"t of tho Mississippi River. Washington, hovvover, has had tho Kroatost increif-o In railways of nnyslnelo rituto, 353 miles liiivin-b on built thoro In 18S9. Georgia comes ne.M with Jl.) miles, and then follow North O.irollnn with 27!) miles, Texas with 270 mllos and .Miai-is-.iiiil with 212 milex. blxlonn other htates leport between lllll nnd 'M0 miles, und In Vermont, llhodo Islnnd, New Mexico, .trbonn. unit lo ada no now track laylmr Iiiir boon ivporteil. "very few lone lines havo lavn built this season, but thore lias hoen u creat ntiiiibei o( short brauchos anu extensions. oipclnlly In tho I.nxL '1 ho total numbor oi s narnta llt.oa on which trnck wits laid ilurlnir tho yenr was !JS3. This work was dono In l-j tlii'ierotii com panies. 'I he averaue icncth ot each t-xtensloii, tlieroforo, was alii ost exactly lata mile. In Canada durlnu 1H6D. 733 mllos ol track woie laid, and in Meilco thu construction ainuuntcd to 3u'J miles." The annual report of tho directors ol the litoliburtr ltallroad shows cross enriiincs ol 5.b2t,Hll. nn increase of $,liil,013 over 18S8: not onrnlnus. Sl.fiSU.UUl. nn increase of $108. 2T1: surplus. M32.115. an Increaso or 3i7.C41. 'iherepoits-nys thnt tho decision of tlio arbl tiators lu tho suits for liro daniimo occiirritin; in 1S84 to tlio Koiiifrvlllo blcnehi'tv. awardina: dainni:es uiralnst the I'ltchbura of J25J.S71, prevented the payment of a 2 ror cent divi dend. I ho law under which tlio company Is made liable is condomnod, nnd it rhntnio Is urco'l. IJurln tho jear tho road carried 3.5U0.1G2 tons III fndi'llt. nn Innrnpan ,tf U (I cent. As the crent Increase Is In thiouKhfrolRbt, the rato por ton pur mile continues to decroa-o. havlnc lallen f torn l.lfflS touts in 1 ,S8 t o 1 U.'iS cents In lijiu. ultlinucli rntos on competitive froluht havo beon better maintained than In previous lears. Tho itain in pnssowrer earn luub vvos but 29,721. accounted lor by the loss of through travel ovvlne lo tho Fitcbburc's lalluru to obtain dlHercntinl fur-B which it claimed. 1 ho roport says that Irom the lur Bums paid for lonownls ami chnritos for opor ntlntt opensos tho road Is In much bettor con dition than ovor before. It also says: i For the lust threo years, slnco the company aoriuirad tho Troy nnd Oreoufleld.'Tri.v nnd llostnn. und llOBton. lloosnc lunuel and WcKt ern Itnllroads. larco outlnya lutvo been re quired to stet thoso properties into condiiion' for economical operation, and while such woik is boIih; on It Is Impoi-siblo tomnnauna io.ul wltn the econmny possiblo after t-uch Imprnvo rnoiits aro completod. It eeeius roo-oimble at this time of writing (I)cci'mbor. lh8U) to be lleyotliHt. in view of tho increase of earnings in tho llrst two months of tlio now jear nnd the stood proi-po ts lor cenoral business, the crovvth of tno trnfllo will In tho cominu iar be ns larco as in that just closed, and the mad may do oxpected to earn 4 per cent, dividend I on Its preferred stock in 18'Jti." i Mm. I.lttell Takes a Now Iliiabimil. Two weeks nrjo Justlco llnrtlett, In the Bu- prenie Court. HrooLlyn. grante J John li Llitelt an b- solute divorce from Nettle E. I.lttell. who lnterpoei no defence to the damaging allegations set forth In l.er i!!!,,,'.lf 00Mn,,,nl" 'P boardlnr SS?h .u,'iil'u11",""". i"'1' waa charsed. had eloped In J.V i.,5Tf?i,.'.,'..boi.,rl' '.r Lfe"'n sbe was iiiarne J i!ty t0. fcl'nonds-VauKhn by the I ei J W ..A". it" .'"1 """ly thatlier former hu.band a tiSii!,iPta,,hl!' V" un""o nd that hr object In quWaa soaslll." C"M"'" Hern's a Bt.OOO OfBoe V.mvty. Henry HlschoIT. Jr., roslcnod yesterday ai V attorney for the collecUon of arrears of psrsonal J I.tli'.t ,aiiM h,7iM t,le Common Pleas brnc'i anfllSI';-?rh.i,".nl?",,, Plscehere.lgned and Its salary ur Kaon i a year are manr. but the coolest 1.r,,',ffi1Mt'rMn Vlce'l-resideul Hlislruons of thi lloardof Aldermen and es.Asssmbljman Lewis J. Ton tolhtmem.0" c"""' c1" ao power of ap- Pay for Election Inapertors at JLasr. Tho pay rolls for tho Inspectors of elocllon and poll o'erks have been received by Comptroller Myers i'r?nt.'h?, !'ice. ,1,t'rlII1,nt- Though there are some ti.m.l1"V," ,0 corrected, which will cause delay, t!. S v"le Bt to have all the men paid OU I,- A morning "r"' l""S wW Pt'bly begin on Monday jl 611 BROADWAY. ell?. !!llJriffnti0' 'nefleent bargain isle of first S.V.. i e'ndable really made cluihlng ever Inaug iirn.M. V'.P"" ca "rlbi now conJurled at on ii!? i.": y. northnest oorner lloustou st We uulled !b cioililnaf trade during the past few -Ji ".""'k down specially ovory garment in stock wunout reserve. Aa proof positive yeu have only louse J ?fi! r" comparlin with the prices aked iSfj'C. "m". olotblng elsewhere As you have been L.-j, ."l manufacturers wuoarrsnsed this grsat nyndioste Kale are now determined to end ihe arrange ment and bend every energy an I Oder every Induce ment lo oonvert the stock lolo cash at one-third the real Tlu'-, ,en'a Casilruere Oierroata MO), Men's HI W'"ial Ovsrcoats. t.w. Men a Mellon Overcoats. (u,toi "s Heavy Cassimers mercoaia well lined H.I, None Worsted t'ntawar Soils for drees and business, t," M'"''". ,mt"'rted hentch Cheviot bulls AI), Mens Wide-Wale Hrens bulls el.'i.i Men a Mlk lined rorelgn Wor.ted I'rlnce Albert Sulta tmuj- Mrn'e Tailor made Worstsd Suits, tu.ou A uniform cut of oa per cent, ts made throughout the stock. Thluk of it. you get three eulis now for what yon would pay for one elsewhere Our Hove' and Children a Clothing Is soil or less than the cost of ihe raw material or the reel f making All rsd signs mark lha place, llo eure vou strike the right place-tbe northwest comer of Broad, way and Houston street, uu. Unscrupulous persona, knowing the great bargains wa are ofleriog. are Imitat ing us. We have no branch hovuea. Ho not b duped. Tfie Clothing Syndicate Co., OU IIKOADWAY, W. ff. C0BKEB 110U8TO!! BT.

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THE SOW, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27. 1883. --La mRsl jTfarsonss BIG SCnEMET nores to build a railroad JLOSO Til K CORDILLERAS. f A llate fro" Caribbean to the Artcta. (tee nallroada aad a lAmu or Hteanaera is Thl Coiiiitrjr-Ornll Company 1 1(1B100,00,000 Capital In nienmoad. Viretto, Doc 20. Tho recently Incor porated Colombia Hallway ond Navigation rampnr at lllchmond Is llkoly to prove a son- tlon. 1 te following explanation of tho plan HUppoar In to-morrow's TnttMtrncrr: -The purpose of the company la to canstrnet railroads In South America, steamship linos nnoctlnK theso railroads with points In tho Pnlied States, and Incidentally evorythlng ne cessary to properly carry on such a business. The company eanltol Is to bo $100,000,000, tod Captain H. O. rarsons of Virginia, is at tho lead of It. Very shortly the other steps neees uary to complete tho organization will bo i taken, and at no distant day tho plans will be perfected, Ilrlefly the alms of the Columbia jjallroad and Navigation Company oro as fol- To construct a lino of railroad from some point near the mouth of the Maitdelona Diver, which empties Into the Corrlbean Boa, In the United States of iColombla, southwardly alone I tbe eastern flank ot the Andos and the head p(. waters of the Amazon to points In Porui tbenoe 2f to connect with the Teruvlan and Argentinian iff system ot railroads, at present In opora- (I tlon or nnder constrnctlon. From the J month ot the Mngdnlena Iltver steamships will l be run to the southern point of Florida and to New Orleans, from whenoe will oztend railroad connections to nil parts of this country. Tho vastneea of tho enterprise contomplatod la thus apparent at a moment's stance. Cart. II. C. Farsons Is tho originator and con trolllnt plrlt ot thooutorprlso. llo mado tho contract with Huntington for tho Chesapeake, and Ohio line from Covington. Kt., to the Onto Hirer, constructed the Kanawha and Ohio from Charleston to Point Pleasant In West Virginia, and finally built the lllchmond and Allegheny i llallroau from lllchmond to Clleton Force. Vo.. iw S50 miles. In four months. For fifteen X reare Cant. Parsons has given tho xr Subject of a north and south lino ot railroad in South America his atten tion, lie has travelled and Investigated. exam ined surveys of tho country, and oolleotod In formation until he has demonstrated tho feasi bility of bis great project, and at last brought It to the point of realization. In order to obtain a moro thorough organlratton and socuro a heartier cooperation. Incorporators have been eeloitod and will shortly be namod In all the t bouthern States. When this baa been done nd the organization eompletod by tho lection of ofllcors the subscription books will be opened and the work of making surveys and estimates will begin at once 1 he portion of South America through which this line will ponetroto in the north is terra Incognita to many, but the only part ot the route which remains to-day entlroly un known and unoxDlorod Is that between the sources ot tho Magdaleun and Napa ltlvers over the dividing ridge of tho Cordllloras In Ecuador, some SO to lyo rnllos In extent. It is here that the only real difficulties ot construo- tlon will be met with. A mountain chain must be crossed In ordor to paBs from the valley of one rtvor to that of nnother. and in addition to the natural obstacles are those of tierce and inbospitablo savoso tribes, who have hitherto rendered all attempts to explore their country ineffectual. It will probably be necessary to make tho preliminary surveys through bis mountain chain under the promo tion of an armed escort, but once this is accom plished it is believed there will bo lttle to fear from the natives. "The northern terminus, as now proposed, will be the port of Carthagena, on the Carrlbean bea. The southern terminus will be Cuzco and Corropasco. in Pern, tho distance between them approximating 2,000 miles, one-half of which dltnnco Is along streams navigable for such steamers as ply on the Ohjo lllver. 1 At Curco and Cerropnsco a junction will bo n effected with the two Peruvian linos from tho M seaports of Malendo and Callnoon tho PacUlo. J and ac the former point will be mot tho railroad f from Buonos Ayres on the Atlantic, which road Is alreadv in operation for 400 miles, to Alta on the bead waters of the La Plata lllver. Thus are these different outlets to the ocean secured for products at present inaccessible to any or all of thorn At Cuzco and Cerropasoo the heart of tho min eral region is reached. Cuzco was the ancient capital of tbe Incas. Here was their temple to the sun. lined with plates of beaten gold stud ded with Bems and filled with blocks and pots of gold. ofTorlngs to their deity. The possibili ties of Peru, which has within Itself such storehouses of mineral wealth, not to V spealc of its acrloultural and cllmatlo advantages are not to be estimated. Its do r velopment has been In the past exceedingly J elow. and at a wonderful cost. Its 1,800 miles of railroad, built and projected, have cost the State almost $150,000 per mile. The most cost ly In the world. Notwithstanding this, the constructed portions of theso linos have already been largely paid for by the royalty on the guano bods. The United Statos of Colom bia is founding an empire which, from all In formation, promises to be as prosperous as the Argentine Itepublio. All those States have labored In the past under the same disadvan tages lack of an outlet for their riches. "Cant. Parsons says by this road a trayellor 1 wilt be ablo to make the distance from Lima, V Peru, to New Torlc in nine days. At Lima ho l' will bo but thirty hours by steamer from Val paraiso at New York ho Is bu t seven days from Liverpool: from Chill to England In seventeen days. If It be true that the United Mates with Its Pan-American Congress Is seeking its chief markets In South America it would ap- pear that she can bost And them, not at lllo r Janeiro, not at Buonos Ayros. not upon the coast fronting England, nor upon the narrow rid plains of tho upper Pacific coast, but by piercing to the centre of tbe nut at onoe and extraot the kernel while foreign nations are looking for an opening on the outside. CONNECTICUT'S HORSEBACK EIDERS. Eejaestrtanlsns Xsceomlas Popular nod Fash tenable In the Natncc mate. Stamford, Dee. 26. Horseback riding has become very popular In Connecticut during the past two years. Years ago this invigorat ing exercise prevailed to a considerable ex tent, but it gradually decllnod until rarely was a lady or gentleman seen n tho saddle. Now, however, riding clubs flourish in almost every town of any size, and expert borsomon and women are frequently soon dashing along city streets and country roads. In this vicinity the votaries of horseback riding have expensive thoroughbrod mounts. Ex-Oov. Lounsbury of i Illdgefleld paid $1,000 for his saddle horse, and y tho line animal la said to be the only horse In Connecticut having the single step, a point ot great value in saddlo horses. E. II. Johnson, President of tho Edison Electric Light Com pany, is a great lover of horses. lie hnssov eral exponslve thoroughbrods in his stables nt Greenwich, and iiuite often ho will makuup a party of ten or twelvo persons, who will mount his llery stoods for a ride of twenty miles or moro, Miss i-.dnn Johnson, his young daughtor. usually leading tho party. i "Hare and uounus was a fnvorlto pastlmq In Greenwich during the latter part of autumn and the early weeks of wlntor, and among tho dashing rldors who returned from tbe thnse with choeks aglow and eyes sparkling woro lirokor 11 0. lionodlct's daughters, Misses k llelon, Martha, and Lulu: Mr. SlllIam llncko A feller. Jr.. tho Messrs. McClave. and Mr. Frank jl Hastings ot tho Edison Company. A. Foster lligglns rides a bandsomo black cbnrgor about the aulet streotsof his country homo nt Green wich, and lirokor ltuthborn and Miss Itnth born also are among tho riders often seen In Greenwich. Hurcoon-Uaneral ltucgorford and his bildo are frouuontly observe! riding to gether in Stamford, and Alox. Wood. Will Ward. Al l.vncli, and Dr. hohnvolr nre nntlcod In tho saddle almost ovory tiny in Stamford. It Is said that Kumuol iessonden was one of the most graceful riders (but ever had the dis tinction to ride with tho start of a Connecticut y Governor, but a crutch and cano, which are ft ncccbsarr for blm to move about now, precludo any possibility ot his showing his horsoman- ship at present. Jaueatowa Vote o Have ItsOwa Eleetrle l.lht IMaat. Jamestown, Dec. 26. Bo vornl weeks ngo at a special oloction a proposition to bond the clti la tho sum of $23,000 for a municipal cloctrio light plant was votoiV down. Tlio Council, on Itltlon of citizen', ordorod annthor election. M which was held to-ilny, and those finorlnu bonding w on by 09 minority. If an attempt id made to issue bonds the matter will get Into tbe courts, ns tho local olectrio light company contends that tho second special election Is Illegal. Hulelde ofa Mill Onneer. JUkchestih, N. II., Deo. 26. Nathan L. Iloblneon. overseer In tbe Anioskoag Mills during tho paBi twonty years, committed sul eido to-day by shooting blmsolf through tho bead. Ills d ud lioily was found In bis room tl h nlternoon. Ho loft his rk ;iurliig t io middle of tho forenoon, remarking to tin. wntrhmnn that he would soon lotiirn He shatLd himself, and. taking ye it on the bed. tired tho fatal hhot. llo was ill years of age. No reason Is assigned for the act lie la without surviving relatives, but wa to irnM-Dl.rrie'1 Ml"J Ana'e "oes of this city wimin a few mouths. A UAB AX TUB EXB OF A IUATA Tho Coaaeetloa Battreea a Mnraer aa a Jllaeoverjr la tho Uonntalaa of Tcatnra, MotaWs, CnL, Dpo. 26-Ton mllosfrom this isolated ranoh In the mountains ot Ven tura, In a thick grovo ot pines, hangs the dried and shrivelled body of a man at the end of a rials. The ghastly thins swings out of reach of the coyotes, and tho vultures and burzards aro too timid to meddlo with anything that moves In tho wind. When ono of tho party that hunted downand caidurod Monaroh," the great grizzly of the Sierra Mndro, rode in hero and reported that ho hod found a dead man In tho treos on tho headwaters ot the Flru, tho ranohers and vaquoros shook their heads and said It was impossible. Hn persisted In saying that it was so until an old stockman took him aside and said: Now. young man. nouo ot U9 would pretond to doubt your word for n moment, but weonn't bellove that any doad man Is hanging nt the end ot a riata up in that wilderness. If any thing ot that sort over had been dono horo, we'd have heard ot It, and as we haven't heard of it, of courso It Is Impossible. I'vo no doubt you believo It but I wouldn't say anything moro about It It I wore you." The bear hunter, being a reasonable person, sold no moro, but want on down tho Plru on tho trail ot Monarch, until ho camo to the aban doned cabins and placer mine onco ownod by Mllo Ilrannan. On tho trail ho mst Qeorgo 8. Weavor. onco tho confidential clerk of tho Col lector of the Port of New ork. now a Califor nia cattlo man, who eao him some scraps of llrannan's history, which connect blm with the big grizzly, and perhaps with the dead man ot the I'iru. A few years ago Brannan nnd his partner met tho Monaroh on tho PiruUrall and rashly assaulted blm with their revolvers. Perhaps thoy thought tho bear would stand upon his hind legs, after tho manner ot boars In tbo stories told by men who never met a grizzly, and so give them a chanco to shoot at his heart, but a grizzly does not light that way. lie Is tho Sullivan of beasts. Thore was a roar and a rush. The partnor. whose name nobody romembors, was killed with one blow, and Urannnn flaw through tho nlr and fell in a patch of brush. Before Ilran nan could get to bis feet tbo bear was standing aorosa bis body with bis wicked muzzlo olose to tho man's face, watching keenly for signs of life. For a few moments Ilrannan remained perfectly still, but. unable to endure tbe sus pense inaotlvo. and fearing that tho boar would ronow the attack anrlway, he bogan to feel cautiously with his right hand for his revolver, which he had dropped by his side. This slight movement attracted tho bear's attention. With an angry growl bo seized Ilrannan s right arm In his teeth, placed bis huge paw upon tbo faco ot tbo prostrate man. nnd toro out the blcops muscle, ilrannan swooned, and know no more until several hours later, when he reoovored consciousness and found himself alone. He survived, and had a crippled arm as a reminder of his chanco meeting with Monaroh. Ilrannan was killed not long ago at his mine, and the clroumstances connected with bis death Justify something moro than a moro susplolon that he was murdered for his gold. Two men. Elliot and Snider, were employou by him to build a ditch on his claim, and one day Elliott reported that Brannan had fallen into the creek and been killed, and that ho and Snider had burled the body. The miners to whom this tale was told were not satlsQod to take Elliott's word, and at their instigation the body was exhumed and an au topsy made. It was found that llrannan's skull had been crushod. and although Elliott de clared that tho wound was mode by the rooka In the oieek. It had tbe appearance of having been made by an iron bar. Elliott and Snider wero arrested for murdor and taken to Santa Paula for examination. Snider was a simple-minded fellow, and it was made clear that he knew nothing about llrannan's death except what Elliott had told him. The evidence against Elliott was cir cumstantial, but not ivery strong, and as tho Justice did not want to nut the county to tbe expense of a trial, Elliott was dlsobargod. Dut the belief in his guilt was not removed, and In discharging him the Justice declared that ho retained very strong suspicions, ana ho advised him ts get out ot Ventura oounty as quickly as possible. Llllott went furtively to a grocer's, bought somo craokers and oheeso, and disappeared In the darkness on the road to the Sespe cation. A few days later a party of hunters stopped at Brannan's place, and In one of the deserted oablns they saw where theoarth floor bad beon dugup and asmall square box removed, the hole retaining the shape of tbe box like a mould. Tho work had been done by somebody who knew that Mike Brannan had buried a chest ot tiold dust there. One of tbe hunters bad jdept n that cabin the night that Elliott lelt Santa 'aula, and the earth floor was so hard and smooth that he did not eten dream of the for tuno that was burled beneath. Elliott was met by a minor on the Plru trail. lie went up toward the II u taw. and was seen no more. And a dried man swings in tbe wind at the end ot a riata over toward the Cuyamo. ALL READY AT ALBANY. Taa JLeslelatnre tVIU OrxanUe tVlthont a Coateat Voder Huated aad Faaaett. AxuAxr, Deo. 26. It Is only a few dnya until the Legislature meets, and there are yet no signs of a contest for elthortho Speakership; of tho Houso or the Presidency ot the Senate. It Is conceded that Gen. James William Husted will bo Speaker if he wishes it, and that Senator J, Sloat Fassett will be President pro tern, if he wishes It. and thore is little doubt about tho wlshos ot either. This will break the Speaker ship record, and will make tbe Bald Eagln of Westchester tho champion Speaker of the State. It is not likely that bis grandchildren will see his record of six terms beaten. Tbe Ithlngs that are discussed about the Legislature aro not who will be Speaker or President, but who will be Chairmen of the various committees, and what loglslntlon will come up. Tho Bald Eaglo inclines to glvo Hamilton Fish, Jr.. and Chlmborazo Burns of Yonkeos perches a little lowor than bis own. Most of his enemies havo met their political death through tho celling, and through similar causes, so ho will be bothered only by tho plentitudeot his friends. It is likely that Mr. Fish and Burns will be chairmen of two of the tbroo Important comraltteos Wavs and Means, Cities, and Ilallroad. General Hue tod's own rules will come Into force with bis taking tbo bpeaker's chair, and he will be ablo to say with a wink, as ho has said about ovory set of rules for tbe last twonty years. I know what that moons for I wroto It," Thore aro few ablo llepubllcnns to assist tho General. New York sends a Democrat In the placoot Charles Silver Dollar Smith, now men in place of Crosbv and Hamilton. The only New York Itepublicnn votoran Is Frederick Stanislaus Glbbs. who has fallen from his former stato of polished wickedness to In ooouousnoss. Tho Democrats of the IIouso will bo stronger than tho llopublicnns They will cause trouble to nnyono excopt the Hald Eage. whoso hairless brow has not beon rufllod since Mr. Piatt put hlra oil tho State Exocutive Committee In tho henate the hand will bo tbe band ot Fassett. tbe totce will bethotoice of Piatt In everything. Thecorainitteos will be mndo up as Mr. Piatt may wish. Not many or tho old llepubllcans aro back. Mr. north, who Is ns practical a politician as Brooklyn can produce. Is in tho Senate no more. Judge ltobcrtpon Is thore and Senator Hloan. two of the slyost of tbe old timers. So ts bonator odder, who has boen with 1'lntt term aftor term. Thoro will he only ono Miller man with backbono In the Hon ate ex-bpeaker Titus Hhonrd. Senator Hloan was a Miller man. Ho Is one of the few Sena tors who try to sorve both 1'lntt and Mlllor and who succeoded In being roCloetod. It will be an Interesting sosslon. but tho In terest will be moro In the bills than In ltopub lloan politics. Mr. IVeaterfleld Will Carrr a Pistol, Euijeno T. 'Wosterflehl, Frosldont of the Manhattan Chess Club, wulked Into tho West J'iOth streot pollco station last night nnd as Led for a permit to carry a rovolver, Mr. Westor fleld is a wagon maker, In business nt 77 Princo streot. Ho lives nt 2li7 West I.12d street. Ho said that he recently discharged some men from his employ, and that, a lew Jars ago be rocelvod a threatening letter, Mr. Westurlleld communicated with Capt, Thompson in the Eighth precinct, who put detectives on tho I am a law-abiding citizen." said Mr. Wes terfleld, "but those people are such a wild set that I feol that I need protection." Mr. WestcrhVld tilled out his application and left tho usual foo. O'Coniftir Willing to How. Toiionto, Doe. 20. WUIinm O'Connor to day telegraphed bis willingness to row in the Thayer regatta at Boston or anywhere else it may be hold. Welcome o Miss Mt, J oh a. Special effort was made by Miss St John's tbiatrlctl ailralrer In tbli city to make htr ftl at bom Uit nUbL When ibe got to me Broadway Thutr the found lur drtulmr room feitocntd with trrfeturj, and a meuage from Marl Jatnen. uf Irauclt Wiliou't company. wlibiDg hrr mcrtJ,. Tbe -Wonioni aeiit a big bouautt with a ineuanror gcodnlll. iyor ilmnt and Jude le ektar Uolino at In tte orchestra row aad ap Mra. Maria Jonm of th Oalttr companr had a faint lug Mil during iba performance laitnlgbL Twodoo ton were oallel Tbev admlnletered rtawratlm and thewMbleto go tbrongb ber part ot Martha wltk treat dimcoltr oh baa oeatljr iucoumbed to the eo ceitrto weaiber. MagggjggSBS9gflnS89B&Sfi&BBHffB8gi aniEF AND VnitlSTMAB JOT. Baata Claoa Vlelted JErea the noose Walea Death Mad K tared. There wore more funerals in Now York on Christmas Day than have occured on that festal day In many years. Most of them were In the morning. Sable hearsos with raven plumos and tbe lines of carriages wore espe cially numerous at the Thirty-fourth streot ferry and tho bridge entrance, the former on their way to Calvary and Cypress IIllls Ceme teries In that vicinity and the lattor on their way to Greonwood. The ferry boats nnd tho brldgocars were Jammed with matrons nnd maidens and little tots, old men and young men and mlddle-agod men all In holiday attire. Many ot the babies In arms flaunted pink checked dolls frosh from tho toy shop. Tho young men nnd maldenB had hero and thoro a bite of jewelry bright and now, nnd shining canes and fine umbrellas with sliver beads were plentiful. On all sides wore bright and Interesting faces. It was all In such contrast to the faces that occasionally could bo seen enveloped In sombre mourning In tho carriages that fol lowed tho dark plumod hearses. Many ot these faces wero pallid and toar stained. It was observed that few It any children woro In tbe carriages. With tho brightness and choor of Christmas day on overy hand, and the warm sunlight over all tho floral remem brances on the caskets woro eorrowful In their freshness. Tho observation that fowlf any children's facus woro seon among tho mourners has oponed up an Interesting feature ot city llfo, The two saddest days in tho yonr for afflicted families with yonng children to bury tholr dond aro tbo Fourth of July and Christmas Day. Tbo ono is all bombs and racket and hllnrity. The children, as soon as they oan walk, aro up and out at sunrise, gleeful nnd with joyous hearts setting o(T crackers and torpedoes. Thoro Ib a kind or ioy for lourth of July which only these children npproclatp. They drink it in nnd absorb it and relied It, It Is boyond expression and difficult ot explana tion. The avorago young man and womnn knows what it is, and those of more advanced years can look baot upon their early colobratlons of Independence Day as the montspontanoous ly happy hour In their llvos. Thero Is a dif ferent joy for the children at Christmas time. It Is rathor ono ot expoctanoy. Long botoro tho day arrives volumeB are tnld of what they expoctto find In their stockings. Irciiujntly the hearts ot the little tots boat with childish Intorest which In an older person would bo anxiety. But for all that thero Is moro roal gladness among them on Christmas Day than on tho Fourth of July. Possibly It ts baned on tho solid satisfaction of glttB rocelvod. But whntever Is the true analysis of the joys of tbo two days. It must bo regarded that the Fourth of July and Christmas Day are essontiaily and emphatically children's days. This is the acceptation put upon thorn by families In whose households death has come at such an hour that custom calls for tho funoral to be hold on either of tho two great holiday No matter how sorrowful Is tho head of a household at tbe loss of a wife, the children aro permitted to keep the day. Tho fostlltlos are more retired, and thore Is not tho romping and public racket on tho Fourth of July. The crackers and torpedoes are provided and are set off In the yard behind the houso. On Christmas Day tho children have their llttlo gifts just tho same. The tiny stockings aro nunc ud on Kris Krlnglo's night, and thoy awake to And with bells and deer he has been around just the same, Tbo widow nt tbo loss of a husband Invariably followed the same rule. Everything Ib dono decorously, but the hearts of tbo little children are gladdened by an observance in their caso of tho two holidays. This is considered In tho hlchest degree the sonslblo course. Tho ton dor yenrs of tho children precludo thom from sbnrlngonly In tho most ephemeral way In the grlet of the household. "Tho knowledge of rough times will come to them soon enough." wns tbo remark ot a gen tleman who had death In his homo on Christ mas Day. INBPECTINQ TUB OBELISK. Three learned Frofeeeora Cllmbta: a IOC foot Ladder to Look at Top. A ladder nearly a hundred feet long, or several ladders strappod together to form that length, a lot of guy ropes, and aeoral picturesque-looking laborers standing around havo added Intorest for countrymen to appearance ot tho Egyptian obelUk in Central Park for a week or two past. It all comes out of a scare raised a few woelts ago over the alleged crumbling of the ancient monument, owing to the action of tho climate. This was tbe first scare of tho sort since tho original ono soon otter the obelisk was mounted. A Arm who owned a patent concoction warranted to preservo.nny kind of stono In any kind of weathor, took at that time the contract for soaking the exterior of the obollBk in a water proof preparation, and did the work apparent ly with a great deal ot caro and skill. Nothing more was heard of the falling to ploces of tho obelisk until recently, when somo folks claimed to have discovered that tho water proofing had made the stone only moro sus ceptible to the weathor, and that it was being rapidly destroyed by tho alternate action ot frost and heat. The Park Commissioners, to sottlo tho mat ter, employed a Commission of exports, con sisting of Profs. It. Ogden Doremus. John H. Nowberry, and Albert Gallatin, to Inspect tho obelisk and glvo an oxpert nn opinion as to whet her It really was suffering and as to what could bo dono to save it A gang of riggors was emoloyod to assist tbe experts, and tho work has been going on at Intervals o or since. Tho experts have as yet mado no report to the Commissioners, but tney havo allnwod It to bo understood that their examination so far has revealed no serious deterioration in tho Btone of tho obelisk since it was treated to its water proof coat. Tho Arm that did tho preserva tive work are also taking a deep Interest In tho examination. A report Is not expocted for somo tlmo ynt, as the oxperts are still at work watching the stone to detect otldomes of cracking and splitting, but thero Is no apprehension In the Park Department that thoy will conclude that tho monument is In danger ot crumbling with in the next few conturlos. SHEEP IN NO MAV3 LAND. Tliey are a Right Good Inveatment la rtplte or Wild Cnto and Coyoten. Beaveh City, No Man'u Land, Deo. 26 The most successful people in this country since Its first sottloment havo boen the nhoep ralsors, and rot thero nro vorrfew people in It, ouriously enough. Thero is a prejudice against shoop, because In tbe old dais, whou tho ranges wero pretty well covered with cat tle, tho' cowboys had a fashion ot shooting sheop herdors on sight. Cattle will not graze on n range ovor which sheop havo beon feed ing, and to turn a Hook of sheop out wns to tako up a ranee that tbo cowboys wanted. But now there are orr few cattlo In tho coun try, and tho range Is abundant. A man with a claim abutting against tbe hills on tho north shore ot Beaver ltlvor could bo suro ot hnlng a plonty ot land tor thorn to range ovor for tho noxt twenty yenrs at least, for tho hills are not good for anything but grapes, plums, and grass, and n ill not snon be taken up. A talk with n roan who owned a bunch of be tween two nud threo thousand sheep the other day, developed tho (act that ho hnd beon mak ing n hatful of money. It required ono herder to care lur each thousand sheen, at a cost of $20 a month per herder. He paid in addition llvo cents u head for shoaring, and It bad cost Mm $50 per thousand for foed for his sheep during tho bad weather of each wlntor. He Bold the clip In a Kansas railroad town. When askod about tho scab ho Bald thore wasn't u case In tho territory. Sheep bad beon brought up from the South badly allccted by It, but when dipped In n good solution and turned out they nt once recovered. Tho country Is not sulubrlous for scab, Thoro uro a plonty of coyotes, wild cntB, and lynxes among tho hills, but If the herders attend to business nt night tho flocks nro not materially disturbed. But one of tho greatest advantages which sheep havo over cattlo Is their ability to Htand tho blizzards that occa sionally como In tho winter, bheop come out of thorn as tho buffaloes used to do. On the whole, counting nil lossos and ex penses out, the few sheep men who havo kopt accounts with tbo Hocks havo netted $1 per head during each of tbe past threo years. Killed the Chap who Criticised Mini. Culumiiia. 8. C, Dec 26. A murdor for a rather remarkable cauie wai committed In Lexington county laet nlgbt at a country dance, where all tbe colored people of tbe neighborhood bad aiiembled. The tnnelo was furnished by Willie Ulaee, who per, formed on tbe banjo. Poring tbe arenlng Henry baion made some earcaetlo remarks about Ulaiis performance on the banjo. Tbe musician became very Indignant at being laughed at In tbe presenoe of tbe girls, and ask. lng sazon to step natslde with hlin.be emptied bU re volver lato his bod), killing blm lusiantly. Kidnapped a Colored Woman. Columbia, 8. 0 Deo. 26, Tbe citizens In Rpartanburg county are exasperated at the high banded conduct of a parly of white men from Rutherford county, NO Mho recently camo over the tttate line at mid. nlgbt and kidnapped a negro woman, berdaoghter and tun 10 veers oil The woman was tied and put In the wagon. Tbe white men are said to be respectable per sons. Tbey say tbe womau'e son had been legellj bound to one of them and that she attacked bis ml tress and took the boy away by force, bringing him to thle State. SBaHHBBaSBHBHHBBBBBB TRIBUTE TO HENRY W. GRADY IMMENSE rUBLIO MEETING IN THE OPEEA UOV3BIN ATLANTA. The Kooas Decorated with Flowora aad Jtf onralas Emblem Tonehlac Addreeaea by Patrick Walsh, aad Oov. (lordoa. Atlanta, On.. Bee. 26. Eloquent words from lifelong friends, delivered to a great as semblage of poople who loved blm and ad mired him. was the tribute Atlanta paid to the memory of Henry W. Orady to-day. The ex ercises were hold In Deglvo's Opera House, which was crowded from pit to domo. On tho stnge sat a hundred or moro prominent mon. Mayor Glenn presided. Ho was ono of Mr. Grady's most Intimate friends, nnd attempted to say a fow words In oponlng the mooting, but broko down. The houso was beautifully deco rated with flowers and emblems ot mourning. Two largo pictures of Mr. Grady were In placo, ono on each stdo of tbo stage The exercises oponed with prnyor. The first speakor was the Hon. Patrick Walsh of Augusta. He said; The most glftod and usoful public man of his day has passed away In tho porson of Henry W. Grady. I will refer briefly to him as editor before ho olectrillod. tho country nnd won plaudits from his countrymen by tho maglo of his oloquonco. I met him for the first time about twenty years ago at a meeting of tho Georgia Pross Association in tho city of Au gusta. Although ho had not reached his ma jority, ho was proprietor and edltorof tho Homo OmMcTcial, which was his first newspaper v out uro. Ho was then a striking and manly youth, and gavo promise ot a career of promt nonce and usefulness in tbe field of journalism. He movod from Homo to Atlanta, nnd his repu tation as a journalist Is lndontltlod with the f:rnwthand prosperltvot that great nowspapor, n tho upbuilding of which he took suoh a con spicuous part, Tho Oiufifufinn stands as a monumont to bis ability as an editor. Without disparagement to tho living or tho dead, ho won tbo first placo In tho ranks of bouthorn journalists. Oratory was a natural gift with him. It was born in him. Whero others struggled to win success, ho, by reason of his genius, reached tho mountain top, and from the great omlnenco spoke to tbe ear of tho nation and captured the hearts ot the peoplo. Ills last speech was an Impas sioned and oloquent plon for a peacoful solu tion of that great problem which tbe South nlono can solve. It was not to opnresB tbo colored man, but to olov ato blm, to ennblo both races to llvo In peace and to work out tholr mission in tho regeneration of tho Mouth. W bat ho so eloquently said In Boston repre sents tho Arm conviction of his bouthern countrymen, and bis death but empbaslros tho truth nnd forco of his position. Tho Uouth mourns tho untimely death of Georgia's brilliant eon. Tbo North doeply symratlil7.es with us In the death of him whose lutt public utterunce so feelingly touched the patrlotlo heart of the peoplo. and response comos back from all sections of a rounitod poo ple and restored nation. I ow mon have ac complished so much for the unification of pub llo sentiment on iiuestlons of grave import ance, and thoro Is no one who has accomplish ed moro for the material development of bis bolovad Houth. He is dead, but his works will llvo aftor blm. Ills name is enshrined in tbo boarts ot his countrymen, who aro saddened and bowed down with unBpeakable sorrow." Tho linn llenj. Hill, in the courso of an elo quent tribute, said: "As I contemplate this life through tho years I havo known him so well. 1 feel us ono who has seen tho sun rise in u cloudless springtime, warming Into beauty all the Mowers of earth, and Into ptatso all tbe songstors ot the air. and at noonday, when all tho earth was rejoicing in its light and growing in its strength, it sudden ly fndod nway, leaving tho land In darkness, Henry W. Grady was the groat sun of the boutb. and under whoso forvld eloquence tho cold heat of tbe North was melting into patlonco, confidence justice, Bimimthy, nnd love. It is no exaggeration to say thut he was tbo groat hope of tho country. The lion. Julius L. Brown recnllod Grady's famous adjourning of the Georgia Legislature with tho announcements of Cleveland's elec tion, and said: "Tls said that history shows that thoro havo been but two men who bavo ever adjourned a Parliament without a voto Oliver Cromwell and Henry Grady. One was an act of tyranny; tho other the expression ot the deslro ot overy member of the IIouso." Tho Hon Albert Cox, Judgo Howard Van Enps. Waltor 11. Hill of Jtncon. nnd Prof. If. C. hito of Athens, nil spoke eloquently In words which touched ovory heart. John Tomplo Graves of Homo was eloquence Itself. His speech was short, but as the beau tifully rounded sentoucen fell from nls eloquont lips, thoy wore cbeorcd and cheerod again, Homobody called out as be took bis Boat: Thore Is Henry Grady's svecessor." Gov. Gordon, who wns tho last speaker, said: "It Is no exaggeration to sny that tho humblest and highest, the poorest and ilchost, nil the classes, colors and creeds, with an un Bpoakablo 'sorrow, mourn his death as alpubllo calamity. It is no exaggeration to say that no man lives who can take his place. It is no extravagant eulogy to declare that soarcely any half dozen mon by their combined ofTorts can All In all departments the places which ha llllod in his laborious and glorious life." The young men's monument fund has grown rapidly In the two days In which thoy have worked, and now nmounts to about 7,(KX. Hoveral hundred-dollar subcriptlons were to day wired from New xork and Boston. For People to Whom Mlnutea Count. Travellers on tho Third avonue elevated railroad trains who are in a hurry to got down to tho City Hall, or tho offices near thore, do not always wait to catch a City Hall train, lte poatcd oxporlmonts have shown that It Is qulckar to board a South ferry train, contlnuo the journor to Franklin square, and then walk up Frankfort Btroot to the City Hall region. Tho man offering this advice says he used to get oft tho South forry trains at Chatham square and wait for tho City Hall cars, but fre quontlvlost from throe to live mlnutos there by. Then he tried tho other method, nud as sured blmsolf that It was more expeditious. Ho told a, friend, and one morning they made a test. The friend changed cars at Chntham square and waited for tho City Hall train, whllo tho othor follow kept on without cbangu to Franklin square. Ho walked at ordinary speed through Frankfort street, and reacbod the stops of Tnr. buN ofllco four minutes In ad vaucoof lilt friend. And hero's nnother tip for thoso who must mako overy minute count in gottlng down town botvvoen 11 and 12 ut night. It is some thing quite gonorally dopendod upon by Brooklyn folks. If you nro nnywhare on llroadwny between Nineteenth street and Twonty-sovonth, you will And It quicker to tako a Broadway car to got down to the Bridgo, tho City llnll. or tho Astor House than to tako an elovnted train, The Broadway cars at this hour have a clear track and carry theatre peo ple, and tho drivers mako tho horses go for all there's in 'em. r.dlaon Does Not Wnnt Visitor!. All BortH of peoplo jo over to Thomas A. Edison's Menlo Park laboratory tosoo tbe great Invontor. Many of tbo callers could transact their business just as well with asubordlnnto, nnd many moro have no reason for calling on Mr. Edison except their curiosity. Ho numerous havo boen tbo trlilors that this notlco has been conspicuously posted; Mr Kdlson Is compelled to deny himself to lsl tors, as they tuive been so numerous lately be has been unable to gtvo proper attention to bis espor-: Iment. But ovon after that placard was dlsplayod thoro wero bold cullors who Insisted that If they couldn't see Edison blmsolf tbey must bod tho laboratory. Now, if thoro ts any buul noss which ,ls gunrdod from prying oyos at presont it Is that of oloctriolty, and, to put It bluntiy, visitors nro not at all welcome at any grent oloctrlcal plant. At Edison's the follow ing Is Btuok up ut the sovoral ontranoes In big, black typo: No permit will be issued to anyone under any lrcumstauces to go tbrough this laboratory The New Hank Huperlnte adent. Alpanv, Dec. 26,-Charlos M. Treston, the newly appointed State Huperlntendent of ltanklug, assumed tbe duties of the otnee to day He will namo as his deputy ex County Clerk Alexander O Kustaceof l bemunr Superintendent I'reston s bond Is in tbe sum of s',0(juu with tbete sureties! Otis If. Preston. Abel A, Crosby, and Jensen Matbrouck, all of Kingston, and Charles C Mere of Tuughkecpslo. A linn Teaemeot Horned. WATrnTowx, Deo. 26, A largo wooden tene ment, owned by A D Remington and occupied by twelve families, took fire at 14 this evening and was ealtrsly consulted The high wind prevailing oaused sucb a MPld spread of tbe names tbat nothing tould be saved. Most or the families lost all tbslr ilotblur as well as their household good and all are nearly desti tute. The loss on tbe building Is about Sio.ouo. Cheea Cbansplona la Ilavaaa, BiVAiu, Dec. 26. Michael Tschlgorin, the celebrated chess player, arrived here to-day to play a aeries of gsmes with Mr Istdor Ounsberg. tbe cham. plon of Itnglsnd. The contest will be under the auspices of the Havana Cbess lub. Vlr Ounsberg has been in Havana a fortnlgbL All tbe preliminaries bave been settled, and play will commence on U edneaday, Jan. la Tbo Pittsburgh Go-as-yon-Please Match, PiTTBnuRnii, Dec. 26, The score In the go-ae-yeo please tnatoh at midnight waei llerty, 3C3 Hegelman. 3TOi Neremac, InSi Ooldea, 3TB i Day, 33 1 Connor. 380i Spleer, ITS, Smith, 110. Adams, Ml SaU ben. 3t0j Duck, J37. ISFI.VBSKA IN BVItOPR Assnmtac a draver Tjpa la Parle, bat De. ereaalast la Iterlla, Paiub, Deo. 26. Tho opldemlohosassumod n graver type, and many cases are now com plicated with pneumonia. In consequence ot the constantly Increasing crowd at the hospi tals, the authorities are erecting tents for the sufferers. The undertakers are overworked and many of their employees are down. In coneequonco ot the increase In the num ber of funerals the system ot draping the churches with enormous hangings of black nnd the expensive parade of various emblems of woe has been dispensed with by authority. Tho ofllclnl return of deaths for the week gives 200 moro thnn tor tho preceding wook. London, Dec. 26. Tho United Statos steamer Enterprise arrived at Gibraltar. She had several cases of InAucnza on board and was quarantined. Hbo did not wait to enter, there fore, but proceodod westward. It will be In teresting to note whether quarantine proteots Gibraltar from tho epidemic., Tho epidemic continues to spread. At irankfnrt there have boen two donths Irom the dl'easo. Numorous cases aro reported among English visitors at Engodlno. In Madrid there aro ovor CO.000 casos, nnd many persons have died. In West London nbout 250 shopmen and postmon are afTecIod. Dkumn, Deo. 26. Tho epldemto Is decreas ing here. It is spreading at Bromon, and the managers of the ens works have notified con sumers that the supply will be short for a tlmo In consequence of the sickness of many om ployoos. At Darmstadt It Is very severe, and nt VIonno thoro aro many cases In children, followed by measles. 'Jho ChrlstmnB festivities woro mndo vory dull, as fow families colebrntod the day. He ports from tbo Austrian provlncos are that the malady prevails among the horsos. Sofia, Dec, 26. Tne students at tho military school havo had Influenza m a mild type. Thero wore no fatal cases, and they are all re covering. Tho Sobrnnjo .'has agrood to incrcaso tho pay of tho army. La grippe hna reached Police Cnptnln Brooks's precinct nt 161st Btroot and Third nvonue, nnd has almost demorali7ed bis com mand, Borgoant Knox is ill In bed. and Her counts Jov co, MoEverty. nnd Heeloy are suffer ing soverely. It has nUo spread to tbo patrol men. Thore Is nnothor caso of InAuenza nt Polio vlou Hospital. The patient Is Lizzie Murphy, 2.1 years old, a shirt maker of 44 Ellzabotb street, Sho came Into tho bospltnllast evening' Mnyor Gloason of Long Island City has a sa vere attack ot tho grin. Denver. Dec. 2(1. Tho Russian Influenza hns reached tho ltocky Mountains. Tbroo-fourths of tho citizens ot Denver are suffering from it. Keports from Choyenne aro that that city Is similarly affected. Oikyknnk. Doc. 26. Tho InAuenza Is epi demic In Choyenne. It first appeared a llttlo more than a weok ago In tho family of a police man. The number of cases Is estimated now at ,100 and tho list is Increasing. All tho phy sicians aro working almost day and night. FATHER 1UIC1IANVWSKI AltltEilCD. Tils Charge Against .lerlowakl Provokes tlerlowskl's Friend to Ketallate. Tho Rev. Alexander Michnnovvsltl, pastor of St. Anthony's Polish Catholic Church, In Jersey City, wns arrestod yesterday, accused of an assault on Anton Plavowskl, formerly a collector for two church. The arrest wns the outcome ot the trouble which has been go ing on inthe church for tho last six months. Whon tho police wero called in to stop tho row In tho church on Sunday tho pnost uccusod Plavowskl ot stealing monoy he had collected tor tho church and raised bis hand to strike Pinvowskl, so Plavowskl says. One of Plavowski's frionds named Jorlowskl. sided with PIovowbU in tho quarrel at tho church and tho priest began the court proceedings by having Jorlowskl ar restod for using offensive language. Jorlouskl had hardly given ball for examina tion vostorday when n constable summoned inther MlchnnoweM before Justico of tho Peace Joraoka to nnswor Plavowski's charges. He denied the assault, but admitted that lie had called Plav owskl a thief. Through an In terpreter ho said PlavuWBkl bought a suit of clothes with money ho bud received for the church when lie wns a col lector two years ago. and nftor being proclaimed a thief from tho pulpit, confessod that ho had taken tho money, nnd promised to pay It back. Ho did pay tho money back in In stallments. Father Mlcuunowski suld. Justico Jeracka held the priest in $200 ball for examination noxt week. ContneemoratloK tho Seattle orTreaton, The 113th anniversary ot the Battle of Tren ton was celebrated in Davis s parlors. Newark, yester day arternoon by the New Jersey Society of tbe Sons of tbe American RevoluUon. About fifty members were present, representing nearly every section of tbe Ftate (lov Kebert S. Green presided at the business meeting. It began at 2 o clock. A resolution was unanU mouslr passed requesting t'ongrese to appropriate $3. 000 for a monument to commemorate the Battle of Trenton, several amendments to the constitution were adoptel. Tbe election ot nltlcers resulte t as follows I'reeldenL J. C. l'umplll. Morrlstown V ice Presidents, VV N Htryker Trenton, andlrederlck I'arker, Freehold, becreiar). J. Lawrrnce liogga. 1 ertti Amboy. Trtnsur er. Taul ltevere. Morrlstown, Heglstrar John W bite head Morrlstown, Historian, Pr. Henry It Curran, Kllzabeth Petegate nt.large to tbe Jtational Association, Unv Roberts, tlreen KlUabetb This ended tbe business meeting and the members adjourned to the bannuet room, whero thev were awalteil bv a number of invite 1 gursta. (,uv. Ureen presided at tho tab e. He and others made short sjeecbea V here Yesterday's Fires Were, A. M. 12 00. 22D Delancey Btroot, Herman Rut en apartments, damage Slio. 1J JJ, 19 (Jreea wich street, L. M Lamencelle's paper box factory. damage slight. v so BM Mxth avenue, A h. Cellars apartments, damage $300. V M 12 30, 30 VV est Twenty ntth street, Shaw's building, damage tf. 2 27. 1 75J Park avenue Mr. Welee'e Hat. damage f 15 -t 13, Go Montgomery street Jamre Prlscoe's apartments, damage T-U, 4 au in Mor rls street chimney fire no damage tfu4l S.o West Thirty sixth stteeu John O Nell a ajiartments. damage MJ cause explosion of a lamp b l Jol oreenwlch street. Patrick Ward a Apartments small loss iijh luj Ilroad street. U Hlveretetn tailor ebon, damage slight, Ttl. Iranklln and Church tareeta. occupied by J I alk enberg. lambrequins tbe Medicated Rubber Co, A 11, htrousn uuilerolotblng. and J. M Valentine A Co, woollens. dsmage$Jueoi,7.V) MOl.ldridgo street. Jas. I. Ilelurlcb s apartments, damage trilling. Razors at n Cake Walk. Tho William B. Moore Association of colored men bald their atmuul cake walk In Becker's Central Hall Hi WestThlrt) second street, on Christmas night. About 2 A. M awaits for a cane and an umbrella waa danced and tbe prlres were awarded to a man named Jackson and bis partner The decision of the Judges male the other competitors for the prizes Jealous, and while the men Jumped on Jackson the women a ent for Jackson a partner and pulled ber hair out and tore the clothes off tier back. bile the right was in progress Detective Terkins end ten policemen entered the hall, and the bartender Wll Ham H Moore, tbe standard bearer of the association, was arrested for violating tbe excise law After tbe hall was cleared the otticers found three razors and sev eral coats aud bats but no blood Young: Regan Hays Ksnisden Kicked lllm. John Began, who was found sensoloBs In Lister avenue, hewark on Wednesday nlgbt. was bet ter yesterday, and told the police that be had been kicked in the stomach and head by a shipbuilder named Raynnr Itamsden, an hngllshman. who lived at II Lis ter avenue It ts said that )oung Kegan. who is between 10 and 1 1 years old, was rude to Kamsden a in year oid daughter and that Ramsden rushed from the house and kicked Itegan twice after throwing him dawn itams den lied frum home last night, and the police have been unable to locate him His wife and little girl deny that be kloked Johnny Regan. A. Heoteh Terrier Kxcltes tbe O'Connors. A little Bon ot Edward O'Connor of 1,061 Prospect avenue hurried Into Capt. Brook's police sta tion in KUst street laat evenloft and asked that a police men be sent to his fathers house. When relicet-an Cell reached the house be found k!r. and Mrs. O Connor, five of their chl'dren and tbe servant girl locked In a room on the second lloor. Inthe kitchen a little Scotch terrier was running around in an absurd wr loostng for something in bite Tbe policeman shot the terrier and raited the slsge Tbe tl Connors believo tbe dog was mad He had done no damage, except to tear tbe ser vant girl s dresa Lawyer Iios Paasos Herloiialy III, Mr. John II. Dos Passos, tho lawyor was seri ously Injnred in Washington some days ago by being thrown from ahorse. Herecovered sufficiently tote able to come tohlsbome,at IS 1 est Fifty elxthstrset. and even to go down town tobusiossa. He is now 111 with bralu fever At bis house last night It was said that be was resting eaaUy, anil bis physicians had hopes of his ulU mate recovery. Three Years for Election Clerk Freao. Franklin Frean, who was ono ot tbe poll clerks at the Will district, Mlddletown. at the last elec tion, and who was convicted of tampering with the re turn was sentenced by Judge Stephens inthe Rlcb mond County Court at Richmond yesterday to threo years in tbe state I'rlsou at Sing sing. A motion for a new trial will be argued before Judge 1'ratt in Urooklya to-morrow. "Prlnoe and Pauper" Takes "Gaselos's" Place. Manager Banger of tho Broadway Theatre signed acontraot with Daniel Frohman last night for an eight weeks' run of I'rlnce and Pauper," which re lleves him of tbe embarransment occasioned by tbe die ablemrntof Lawrence Barrett, who was to nave put mi let.atiellnri JUurtln II. ISrovn AVa There Ali-cndy, 0. 0. PurL'oyno, tbo printer, sent a written protMtto Mtjror Grant jreiUrday iiiiut th Award of tba CUr JtecorA contract to Marttn B. Drown, who bid waj tbaonly oaa MclTcl bj lb Board of CUy Accord. Bat to caiman bad already btn awarded. A MISStNO ItBIR. The Danchter efa Wealthy Irishman Dis appeared Thlrty.twa Tears Asia. BnooKTON, Miss., Deo. 26 James MeCuo, Brockton's wealthiest Irish resldont, died oh Nov, 5. leaving considerable property, and only one heir apparent-hls wlfo, Ellen McCtte, To-day the f?afff recolv ed a pasteboard box In the mall in which was enclosod n confession dated Bept. 8, 1839, and signed by James Mc Cue, In which ho says thero Is nnother heir, a daughter, who disappeared from home ovor thirty-two years aeo. The daugh ter. It nnpoars, was stvon to the care of another family, as tho McCuo'n were too poor at the time to keep her. This oc curred In Taunton, and from that time to the E resent day all efforts to find the daughter ave proved unsuccessful. Tho story ot tho disappearance and tho condition ot the McCuos at tho time reads like a romance, and there nre somo sensational developments promised If the lost child Is found. In tbe confession received by tbe Otttrtte. Me Cuo beiiuenths nil his property to bin daughter, Margaret McCuo, If she is alive. Mr. McCann was cboson administrator nt tho estate nt the last sosslon of tho Probnto Court. McCue waa married twice, his first wife having beon dead soveral years. The second Is living, nnd slnoe bis death has become insane. It Is estimated tbat McCuo left about $50,000 worth ot property. MIAMI! TAINTOB WON'T QO HACK. Nicholas I'lels Talked or as Repnhllean Leader la the Hour Glass. Despite tlio resolution of the enrolled Be publlcans requesting It. there is some doubt whether the committee In tbe Third Assembly district will B6nd back to tbo County Commit too Charles K. 'lalntor, whom tho rules declare Ineligible. Thoro Is considerable opposition to Talntor. ospeclally In the lower end of tbo dis trict, whore the short hairs recall with some bitterness that seventeen Itopubllcons of tho Third lost tholr places In the Emigration De partment when Talntor loft the Hoard for the l'olleo Court bench. They aro not even satis fied with the tiroposttlon of Talntor and his friends that if thero is to be a change thoy mako Mcbnlas 1 ish the loader. Ho Is tho son of Hamilton I Ish. who Is ot more than local fame as a Itepubllo.tn, but be has novor been very nctlvo In politics hlmsnlf. Tno others men tioned for tlio leadorshlp are Charles II. Mur ray, who Is l'rosldont of the enrolled llepubll cans. nnd Thomas Geary, who waa the leader there many yearn ago. It Is said by tho friends of Col. James M. arnum that ho would not take tho place. TUB irOUVHN LABOR TROUBLE. The Leather 'Workers Reject the Em ployers' Proposltlos, 1,11ft to 17. WouurtN, Mass Doe. 2C A second con ference between representatives of the Loathor Manufacturers' Association und the Knights ot Labor was bold this afternoon, when it was an nounced that tho manufacturers had docided to reject tho Knlchts ot Labor price list, also tho proposition to submit tho matter to arbi tration; that thoy should hold to tholr determination to regulate tho matter of u day's work, and should pay only their own price list. They were willing to sign nn ngronmont to pay this for two years, and would nut discriminate against the Knights of Labor In hiring their help. A mooting ot tho workmou was held to-night, when the sit uation wns fully axplalnod by I). 1. Moreland. Grand Mastor Workman nf the Leather nrk ers of tho United States and Canada. The llx ocutlvu Hoard, ho said, proposod to leave tbo mutter for the mon tbtmeolved to decide. A vnto was accordingly tnken by ballot ns to whether tho manufacturers' proposition should lie nccopted. nud resulted in its rejection by 1,115 to 17. This action indicates a prolonged and stubborn fluht MISS rVLLBTTE RUNS A IT AT. Goae with One Coosla to .loin Another, Rer Friends ThlnU. New nrtrrNBWicK, IVc. 20. Rosalie, tho 14-yeor-old Bister ot Dr. Henry Folletto, has cro atod a sonsation by running away from home. A cousin from Augusta, Ga Itobert Vidette, visited the family recently, and he and Itosalle, It Is said, foil in love. lie went homo and an other oouslu namod Weldner oppoarod. Weld nor and Miss 1 ollatte loft here on tho samo train on Tuesday afternoon Tho girl's family think Weldner Is acting for Vldutto. Still H litre ring; from Great Floods. Los Akoei.es. CnL. Dec 26. The heavy rain of the past few days continued last nlgbt, and tha levees on the Los Angeles River have broken thsungh In a half dozen p'acta Tbe river fell some today, but rain began to fall again this evening bo many railroad bridges have been washed awar tbat no trains were able to leave or arrive here to-day Washouts on the Southern Pae no are reported and also on tbe Santa Kc Krom preseulappearanceait will be several days be fore train on any of the lines will be running The Nadeau winery near this city was destroyed yes terday, together with Jloc.uuo worth of wine, by the breaking ot tbe levee The Hurled Calllorola Miners. Ban ANnrtKAs. Cnl De?. 20. The latest report from the Angela amp disaster Is that there are at least seventeen and probabl nineteen men burled In tbe mine There are little hopes of ever recovering tho bodies Tbe miners aro now at work taking out ore, nnd tbe work of developing the mine !ll probsbly be re sumed very soon It is net proliable, however, tbat the work will be directed to the spot where the bodies are burled. One nf tbe mlnera reports seeing a dead body among the tlmbera, fearfully mangled but aiirns of cav Ing drove him from the scene, and in a few moments the surface sank. Took tbe Black Veil. BonDKNTOWN, Deo. 20. At St. Josoph's Con vent of Merer to day these young ladles took the black veil Miss klaryScully of routh Amboy, to be known In religion as hlstcr Mary Cellla Joseph. Miss Mary Doyle of Durllngton, bister Mary Agnes Joseph, afiss Mary Boroe of South Amboy, Sister Mary Teresa Joseph. Mies Vlary Reilly of ivewark Msier Mary Winifred Joseph, Mlse Bridget Hynn of Camden. Sister Mary Heglna Jo seph, viiss Margaret Cermell of Camden, Sister Mary Zlta Joseph, and Miss Mary Carlton or llordeutown. Sister Mary Catherine Joseph. Bishop O larrell of Trenton officiated A Tuscarora Indian Murdered. Niaoara Falls, Doc. 20. Alexander Wil liams, a Tuscarora Indian, brother of t.rand Sachem Thomas tlliama. was found murdered yesterday la his house on the Indian reservation. A blood stained Iron bolt was found with which be had been hit, and ballet holes about tbe house showed that shooting bad been dooe A farmer from near tbe reservation reports tbat Williams s wife is suspected of having committed the deed. Tho whereabouts of an Indian bravo named Chew la being inquired into. Our New Cruiser. Vai.lejo. Cnl.. Deo. 20. The United States craiser Charleston went into commission to day at tho Mare Island Xavy Yard. Commander Louis KemplI formally turned the cruiser over to rant, t.eorge C Itemey The American Jaok aud Stars and Mrlpes we.e hoisted, ant the Labtalns pennant was raised to tho masthead The ban f laved the Star spangled Ban. ner" as the flags Here being raised The Charleston will probably not be ready for sea uutll February. An Iowa Colleae Jturned. Toledo, Iowa, Dee. 20. The main building of tbo Western College was burned early this morning, only a part of the library and tbe contents of tbe treaa. ury being saved. This was one of the finest college buildings in the State Lote. $1 vuoo The citizens o( Toledo held a meeting this afternoon to arrange for tbo Immediate erection of a new building Tbe winter term will go oil as usual. The Vacaat Civil Service Coiamlnslonershlp. Syracuse. Deo. 2C Tho published state ments that Milton A Northrop, editor ot tha Syracuse Courter, is to be appointed Civil Service Commlsslonsr in place of James II. Manning, reilgned. are denied by htm. Mr. Northrupsavs be has not asked for the ap- C ointment and has had no conversation whatever with or. Hill on the subject. SPARKS lltOil TUB TELEQBAP1I. Edward Leroy. aged 17 years, waa yesterday sent Io the Albany penitentiary for one year for an attempt to assault Miss Lena llodge on tbe street in Neaburgb on VV ednes lay Two young men, Jebn I'. Jonesand William II ralmer of Bangor, I'a were found dead In a roeui at tbe 1'aclllo Hotel In Bethlehem I'a., yesterday morning Thev bad blown out tbe gas before retiring and were aepbyxfated vtra Charles Savory of Manchester. N II. waa sotro cated by smoke yesterday morning and two of ber chil dren, rendered unconscious for hours, are in a crttl cal condition Her bouse caught fire after ber husband hadgoue to work At lie Witt, near Syracuse, two aged women, who lived by themselves, were yesterday morning round asphyxiated by coal gas fine of them Is dead and tbe other will die. Their names were Sarah Demerettaod harlotte Thompson, and tbslr ages respectively BO and 7u yeara A freight train on tho Metropolitan branch of tho Baltimore and Ohio Railroad struoka horse yesterday aftcmood near Plckerson Station. Howard countr, MX. The engine was overturned, and Amos Reed, the engi neer, waa killed, whU T, U Harrison, the ilreman. was badly Injured. William Ootby, a brakeman on the New York Central Railroad, was instantly kilted at South Brron yesterday morning He was leaning from tbe locomotive cab watching tbe rear of the train wbeu his head struck a water column aud bis skull was crushed. He was not missed until the train reached Datavta. The remains were taken to his home tn Bonato. The body of Kdvtard Hardy was found In a sitting poa ture. his back restlug against tbe end of a cell at the penltantiary in Itocbestsr yesterday morning Hardy waa convicted as a tramp last Tuesday and senienoed to three months' imprisonment. He was a msre skeleton, the skin being drawn tightly over tbe honee of bis body. He ate a good meal Chrisiroaa He gave bis residence, when convicted as New York city and bis occupation tbat of a caial lioalnao. Us was about so yeara eld. i MALPRACTICE KILLED HER. In fi 5 i DR. TAN r.lT.K AND TOUbO TERRELL M H j MI88INO APTER SUSS LOOK'S DKAIII. sH 5 Coroner Koosry Hlops the Funeral to Maka w A r 1 aa laejutrr, and Discover That tho Olrl'a 'BLR Heath Waa Not Caused by a Cold. P1 ,k Mls Lllllo N. Cook, tho 21-yenr-oIil tlnugh- 1 Jfc tor of Goo. J. Cook, who has beon employod In 11 53 the Now York Tost Office formoro thnn n quar- Ij jg ter of a contury, died nt nn onrly hour on, ji m Tuesday morning aftor a brief lllnoss. at hor A A home at 11 Dobovolso placo. Brooklyn. Yestor- i sjj day morning, shortly boforc the hour Bet for M ft the funoral, information renchod Coroner Itoo- Jljf S noy that suspldouB circumstances had attend- W- S ed tho young woman's death, and lie sent word jf K to the tathor and Undertaker Hondorson to have jj J the funoral postponed pending nn Invostlgn- t a tlon. Tho friends of tho young woman who went jjij' X to tho houso yostorday morning wero told that !i tho funoral bad beon put offuntll this morning. 'a The Coronor's inquiry shovvod that tlio death if ot Miss Cook had resulted from malpractice, J and that a physloian who had attended hor jf and a young man with whom sho hnd been j keeping company for somo tlmo woro probably f Imtillcated. i'l Miss Cook, who was tho second of four f ji daughters, was a pretty brunette, with a fine figure For twe yonrs sho Mad beon employed as a saleBWomnn In the shoo dopnrtmont of Llobman, Owings A. Co.'s "Universal" lu Washington Btroot. On Thursday Inst sho said sho was 111, and wont homo soveral hours bo fore tho store was closod. On tho following morning sho could not leave her tied, nnd Dr. It. ti. nn .llo of Kil lAHInugntiy Btroot wan summoned, nnd remained In attendance until her death. Dr. Van llo. It Is alleged, told tha girl's father that she wnt sufforlnc from a se voro attack of biliousness, and tbnt tlio caso was In no way alnrmiUL'. As sho seemed to grow worse hovvevor. Dr. T, Toplinm ot Hchormorhorn streot was cnllod In by tlio tntbor on Humlay, and discnvcted.lt is Bald, that a crlinlnnl oporntlon had bonn t: performed. Wliotber bo Informed tint girl's fathor of tlio fact or not It not known. A fow hours niter Mist Oiok'' dentil neertlflcate was sent to tlio Health Ofllco. by Dr. Van lie, (signing peritonitis ns tho 1 cause of denth. The cortillcnto was Bent back; j to tbo Doctor tor mon detailed Information. and wns roturnod with the additional stato- J ment that tho porltonltls hnd resulted from a j cold. This was satisfactory to the health au- thoritloB, and a burial permit wns iBstiud, Tho doctors who made tho autopsy for tho Coroner sestorday reported that death had ro- suited from trautuatio peritonitis, induced by V malpractice. M Whon his suspicions wero first nmused, Cor- j oner ltooney communicated with l'olleo Cap- j,; tain Campbell ot tho Adams stieet station, and 4 1 the latter at once startod nut with Detective, 'A'l Chambers to find Dr. Van Kile. Thoy were not ,1 vl Buceossful, and all thoy could loam about this i Doctor's movement wns that bo bad lott his .1 I H olllco on Wednesday afternoon aud hud not ro- 1 5 turned. H Capt. Campbell also failed tn find Howard I H Terroll, tho 2J-iear-old son ot Truckman N. U I Terroll of 4R.1 State streot, with whom Miss fM Cook had beon keoplng comnnny fnrnrouplo i of years, and who wns suspected nf being ro- sponsible for her condition. Noting Uorrell J was employed as bookkeeper by his fittbnr, but f, IM has beon missing for sovoral dayi. Tho rela- B tlvcs of tho young man say that ho went to j H Omaha on n business trip threo weokmigo. 'y and that thoro Is no certainty ns to vvlion ha IfS will get back. Iho dotectiviiB havo learned, J B hovvevor, that hn was seen nn the street with Miss Cook the day he lore slio was taken ill. Mr. Cook's only common! nn tho mutter vvna arfl that the poor girl was foolish." STANLEY MILL SAIL O.V MONDAT. i ijM lie Will Go to i:erpt-i:mln Cannot Follow H II Ira for Three Werlt. H ZAJJZin ah, Dei 2G.- Tvv o hundred nntl tlf ty U of tho followers of Kmln I'asha will sail tor I H Bucz to-morrow. I-.mln will not bo ublotolenva i nVJ Hacamojo for tliroo weeks. BH Mr. btntiley will Ball for Ksypt on Dnc. .'If. r' Mr. Maakonlo, agont ut tho ilritislt Kast i i fM Alrica Company, lias returned to Momhissa. Ho has agieed to pay annually to tho Hultnn a I certain sum of mono), according to the lertun I; oljtho Ilntlsu com os-lon. 'I he Millun will b henceforth cease to interfere with the udmlnls- p tratlon of nffulrs in the territory controlled by tho British East Alrica Company. j jH nTsTsTI A Great Indian Confcrcss. i v lH ItOMBAY, Dcc.2fl. Two thousand ilflofjntca jH attended tho first meotlng of tho National jH Congress. Mr. Urndlaugh wns rre-ont as a ,m H visitor, fiir William Woddorburn, tho I'resl- J jH dent of tho Congress, coudemuud tbe Indian H bureaucracy nnd clitlmod for the nople ot BhJ India tho siime control over their lioveniment that tho ponplo of Knglnnd pomcpss over iH theirs. He instanced many abuses undei tho .SH present irresponsible, despotic tiovornment IH Jlnrled Under KurthqnaLe ICntns. IH LONDON", Dec. 20 Tho town of Aci Ilonlo, HV In Sicily, wnt shaken by nncnrthiiuakn yester- H day. tievural houses collapsed and many pur-- UH sons wero burlod undor tho rulut,. if i A. Revolt In Afullunletun. jj H Calcutta, Doc. 2fi A pcrioiiviovolt isro- r tt ported to have occurred in Afghanistan. The, if 1 H uprising was Instigated by ltussi.in ngonts. !V M 1 HI The Irrcprrnnlble Hiilva.lniilHt lW9 A.IHI Berne. Doc. 26. Despite the orders ipsuod j? jH bj the Government prohibiting the (.oldiritf of meetings j i jB by the 8.vlv..t.oo Army in SwiterUinl memtierftof that j jH trranltfttlou contlnnn to liol4 open air mrctinm la JH Jen era. Tha authorities bi.t derided tOHdopt riiror- 1 Bl ouameaaarea to supprea the Catherine or the .Sa It a- l fHLI tlonUts fH The Proclamation Of KlnSC Carlo I, i jH Lovnov. Doc. 20. Four Ironclads han left H Malta under order to procca, tn Uln u 1 1 h orrtent M al the ceremony of the procUiuatlmi uf Mhit r.irloN I. H Kins- Carlos I left hU room today and u tended t H buiineM with bin Mluliiej-a, He expect to be complete- IB-I ly reentered by iHatunU, and Mil then utteud th ifl cereinonle or proclamation j J iH nonlanffer Won't lecture Here. H London. Dec. 20. Gon. Uoulancer denies the report that lie ha tieenenfaged to deliver t couv f IH of lectures in the Lnlted htaiet He eaye he never I thought of rolng on a lecturing tour lu that country. I IH Minnie Palmer ut Cinderella. H London. Doc 2C. The Christmas imnto- fiH mime at Her Maleaty Theatre, lirurj 1 wi aurpas-n r iHH all previoua production of thl claM, Minnie I'utmtr jl aa Cinderella was. very well received. fl The Great Htrlke In Ilelcluni. 1 TJnuflsrLR. Dec. 20. Tho strike nf tho coal i B miners In the Charleroi district is preadli.ir. Ihmil H unit era now number n,4iX. jH Hhot by her lluahund. i H St. At.iunh. Yt, Dec. 20.-O. X. Dell nnd wife) lH of I'airfax, In thl comity, have not lived together fur J hor- time pat This afternoon Mr Tell went to the j H houe where hrr huiband Ihed lo let I"er tlnniM ben j I IH be shot her, InfltcUiijf fatal Houm!& the died la afljir J1 H minute. i H The Reported JlloC at IturnenTllIe. jH Macon, Go., Doc. 20. Tho report of n rloC at. Barntarllle Uerrooeoui. It arose from the unprovoked' lfl murder of a nearro of excellent character bv four H drunken white men who met him on the railroa i track, H The authorities are dnlnir their best to arrest Hit mur jH derera, who were strangers in tho couiinunUr. H JlUaatlHfled Indiana. Pierre, P. D., Doc 20. News ronched heri to-day from Fort Hully that there Is trouble with tbe Ia-j jt ,H dlana at that place The Indians are dlMutlafletl with. Rl tha treaty opening the reservations, and say thy ar? Il not to be sufficiently remunerated for their ponlee IH The report la thai tbey bave killed several aetUera Dn 3.i.lliM tbe fort. IH Ono or Mr. Belmont' Horn Bareel, f mH Lfxinotov, Dec. 20. Last night one of J H Autroit Hslmoiua barns at the Nursery stud near thle H city was burned Four brood mare in the baru whea IH tbe (Ire was discovered were saved. ,1 FREE EXHIBITION. MORE ABOUT MICROBES, 'S How They Look Through the-i WM Microscope. H Wedallyrendln tlio columns of tho sclontlflo, I fH medloul, and othor journals ot tlio microdot la 1 faJJ tho human systom, Mnny wonder If it Ib iob8 bio that such thluus do exist. For tlio cnl Itclit- HH enment of all ulio liav. any curiosity or dsslrn bHsBb to know moro about thuso muttors, we are irlv I IHIH ine froo mlcrodcoplcal oxhlbltlonn oory day j from 3 to band every evonlnc from 7 30 to 10 HH o'clock at l.il'il uroadway, We claim all disoasag are caused by mlorobes, HlfajJ noareirepnrodtoproetbls.nndwIlleBinlna HaH the socretlont from nny part of tbo body, ortha t BJjH blood ot tilotv iioople, and sbnw tliciu tha JMMtm mlcrob.B. Wo uio also pmpitrod lo prove that MMMm there la noromedy tbnt will kill theso minrohea aJ except ItADAM'B Mil liOlii; hll.l.UL in- IH ylte everybody Vj call, llrlnir your physician or H ekeptlcal nelclibor. roeIiiic Is bolfuvlni;. Our H Sbyelolan In attendance from 11 to tl 1. M evsrr H ay axcept Monday and Baturday. CouaulU- iJJ Uons fr. rH H msalmimUigsmsiSsisiiuiiMJkMttm

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RiT 4 THE KITN. FRTnAV DFCKINTBER 27. 1683. Hj IL J i illf Bill FltlDAY, DECEMliEIl 27, 1889. HJV i1 London omen of TIIR BVH, D V ,430 Weil Mrand. KHm II A" fmmonlf.llr.nl thould b addressed to FRANK hfl H V. WHITE, ejutltraod, London VI. U aWirH h Hi B A Good Thing to Show. Hjll ThAt purest example of Mugwumpry Hi Jl I J yet remaining In New England, tho JYori- Hj R H I dencc Journal, aclcnowlodgt'e that every llttlo Hjll event In New York rollttcs calls Its attention H' to the lmportnnt fact suggested In tho fot- H HI I i lowing expression from Its own columns: yjjl I "Qovernor Hitti petty entagonltm to cg.presldent Ht Jl II j CimtuD In New York po Ilk will tltnpir exhibit Uov- W rnor Hill'i lo tbs country." K l What Is hero epokettof as the elzo of a K (j prominent politician Is often a matter of ex- B HI trcmoly great Interest to tho country, and Hill i tho measuroot tho Governor of Now York ,11111 has been for many years past ono of tho HI rnoatatoorblng subjects of political conslder- III ntlon known to American citizens. BInco 15 Mr. Tildfv, there has been no Now York llll Democrat whoso political size has boon as- Jf It oortalned with such posltlvo accuracy ns that mil of Oovornor Hill; and thero Is no dispute 1 1 that It fairly overtops tho lino which marks ;t HI a man's ability to carry tho Stato of New i York In a popular election. !Jl This renders tho situation particularly Jl I Irritating to Mugwumps; but it Is a fact 'HI of steadily growing concern to tho Dcmo- l HI! cratlc party. Tho moro Governor Hill's .;l real Importance as a Democratic statesman illl j In exhibited tho bolter. fill Would Knglami Ijct Canada Secede? cSl I B I The last number of tho iVmcfcrnfft Century Hill contains an lit tide In which Grrut Britain's 8 relation toher colonies Is examined from a jj 3 vlow point which, without being now, has j ceased to bo f urn II lar. Brushing aside as of ms merely secondary Importance tho question Hill whother any of the colonies deslro separation, II j or should desiro It, tho writer of tho essay I maintains that tho mother country would not permit them to secedo. An attempt to Jill rsever tin- connection w ith England would. In it Jl his opinion, ns certainly mean war for Cnn fij ndalii 1890 as it meant war in 1770 for tho III United HtateB. Tho expounder of theso re fill B I nctionary doctrines, Sir Junes Vooel, Is LH tolerably well known ns a former Premier of IlillSiB Now Zealand and ru tho author of apolitical I 1 1 romance entitled A. D. 2,000," in which tho i triumphant outcome of imperial federation J Is glowingly eet forth. Wo mny note In pass I ing that Sir Julius In hlri dream beheld tho j Iiritit-h imperial confederacy Inflicting do ll feat, humlllatlon.anddlfeniPinbeimcutontho j American republic, which, by tho way, bap i J jwiicd at the time to have a woman for i'rcal I dent. It is not a deruonsliation, but an assertion, which Is made by Sir Julius Vociul in tho I Nineteenth Ontury. On behalf of the thesis that Englund would not buffer tho colonies F? to secede, ho docs not advanco actsof 1'ailia 8 men t, or resolutions of the Houso of Coro U moris, or tho published declarations of eml- i ncnt public men, now living or recently de vfl tu ceased, but simply his own conception of BJfl tho present drift of public opinion in Great lij Jul Hrltaln. It is no dls-paragemcnt of his ablll 2f)uj ties to say Hint experience hns seemingly jSJIJJ better qualified him to toll us how New 8ii Zcalunders regard separation than to fore J HI ca.it how England would treat nn attempt to JJII HI separate. 1 ho answer to the latter question Ullll would, no doubt. In some measure depend w on which political party wns at tho time in if 1 1' power. Hut wo should like to hear Sir j HI Julius name his authorities for the belief j 8 that oven tho Tory party would try to avert 1 1 1 by war tho becosslon of Canada. Did Lord II Deriiy or Lord UuACONsriKLDover sayany- j thing that could be construed ns a menace !l of the kind Has Lord SALihiiuny said any- I HI thing that will bear such an lntei pretatlon? J HI It is true that the present Prime Minister op j HI poses anything Hint ho, rightly or wrongly, thinks might encourage secessionist designs j $11 in?Irolaud, and mainly for that reason ho rc in Blots tho repeal of tho Act of Union. But I HI Cumida already has tho powers of local self si fl government which Ireland desires; and un j el le.-s Lord Sallsuuhy regrets the concessions jj s to tho former country, ho must apparently j l contemplnto with equanimity the complete j (III political Independence which, In the case of 1 1 HI Ireland, he assumes would bo tho ultimate I j jj dim or outcome of home rule. He has never I I n 'Id tHnt le thought it a mistake to give 1 1 mi Canada everything except nominal Indepen- denco, or that tho mougro remnant of col 1 1 III oniallam Is worth lighting for. Even If such j n thought were In his mind, he is probably HI HI) tooshiowd to proclaim it. Nothing would (Jl bo moro certain to gall tho Canadians and to pet them to calculating tho prollt and loss of HI Jill their relation to Great Britain thnn to bo ar jj rogautly told that under no circumstances would they bo permitted to secede. n jlj If wo ask how tho Dissident Liberals would HI j deal with this question, wo may bo sure that j Jl most of them would follow Lord IlAnTiNa- j, Jl ton, who, for his part, would waiccly depart a HI from the uniform course of Whig traditions. f jll Had Gkoikie III. listened to Whig councll- I lore, that btifT-necked though well-moaning u Phakaoh would lia let tho American peo- MjB I)!o K; and It was a Whig Minister who 1 pill made him sign the peace of 1783. It Is to H; Whigs that most of tho British dependencies i owo their powers of self-government, and 8 tho accredited expounder of Whig opinion, 6 Lord John Russell, avowedly looked for- I ward to the Indetiendenco of tho colonies as the nutural result of tlin political education Jll whloh ho had powerfully helped to place l within their reach. We behove that Lord f IlAnnsnTON, who Is regarded, and who seemingly regards himself, as tho heir and lllj truBte of Whig views of government, would IJII be loth to break tho pledges of acquiescence I III In colonial resolves which aro Implied in the whole current of Whig legislation and dls- I cusslon. Ills respect for logic and conslst- I HI ency would forbid him to any to the Cnnn- I dlans Thus far shall yo go, und no further I I Denouncing, as ho oWs, the project of rovlv- I j:j fngttie Irish Parliament, because such an as- Ij sembly would lne1tably, as ho holds, beconio 111 an Instrument of secession, how could ho i blame aCanadlan Parliament for which Whig 1 1 traditions are responsible, should It enter- 1 1 tain designs Inseparable In his opinion from Its powers 'fl Ab for the Qladstonlans, who, as tho votes 1 1 on the royal grants showed, will presently 'llll be Indistinguishable from the Itudlcals, no j one, we supposo, expects that they, If doinl- Ijjl nant In the Houso of Commons, would resort pj lo war In order to prescrvo the rug of rela- (j tionshlp which now connects Canada with l England. They would have quite enough to i H do at home with the Introduction of unlvcr- tjU sal suffrage with tho solution of agrarian IU problems, with the abolition of scptenuial P parliaments, of tho Established Church, and S of the Houso of Lords. Tho cotton lords f l might rage and the Ironmasters imagine a vain thing, but no Itadtcal Prime Minister could bo persuaded to fight for Canada. For h IJ this decisive reason among many reasons, that such o warwouldplnlnlybeforedoonieii to failure. Even If the United States wero 6 I neutral and confined themselvefl to rccog- II nlzlng the Canadians as belligerents, the I 1 K tr j- t in Mniimma latter, ehlolded as they are by naturofor half the year, could not be subdued by any force which England could send across tho ocean. Besides, It would not be worth while for Englishmen to count too confidently on Amorlcan neutrality, ovon of tho typo which wo regarded with mlxod feelings during our civil wor. Should the Canadians be hard pressed and ask for assistance, thoy would bo very likely to get It. 3Iut the Commodores Go? Tho tendency In military and naval affairs Is toward consolidation In tho staff depart ments and toward dropping unnecessary grades In tho lino. It has been desired by many Captains in the navy to pass directly to tho rank and pay of Bear Admiral, with out a preliminary sojourn In tho grodo of Commodore. Various schemes have been proposed for accomplishing this object. Tho ono Just Introduced Into the Senato by Mr. Chandlkh promotes the six senior Commodores to bo Ilear Admirals, allows tho four others to retire as Bear Admirals on their own application, -and permits no promotion henceforth to tho grade of Com modore, which accordingly disappears. Hlnco this chango would bo tho elimina tion of a certain number of high offices, with their desirable rank and emoluments, if that were all of tho matter It might not much benefit officers below. Thero aro now ten Commodores, who on sea or shore duty have $800 a year moro pay than Captains do under Hko circumstances, and $200 moro than Captains when on lcavo or waiting orders. But this drawback Is made up in tho pending meosuro by providing that hereafter thero Bhall bo twelve Bear Admi rals, whereas thore aro now only six. Tho Bear Admiral gets $1,600 a year moro pay for Bca or shore duty than tho Captain, and $1,200 moro for waiting orders. The office of Bear Admiral Is nlso now tho highest open to promotion, tho grades of Admiral and Vlco-Admlral lapsing with tholr occupanoy by tho present Incumbents. Accordingly, thero Is a compensation for tho proposod abolition of the grade of Commodore, slnco Captains will bo carried at an earlier averago nge to tho highest possiblo rank and pay, and will havo a longer tlmo on tho active list for enjoying thorn. Tho ground on which the legislation Is based soems to be that tho Commodore does not exactly fit nnywhore into modern sea service; that, as Is sometimes said, ho has too much rank to command a ship and too llttlo to command a station. A station, for example, Hko tho Asiatic or South At lantic. Is always under tho command of a Bear Admiral or an uctlng Bear Admiral; If the officer In charge Is really a Captain, ho becomes an acting Bear Admiral for that purpose, but never an acting Commodoro; If a Commodoro receives the command of a station, it Is also as acting Bear Ad miral. So it Is seen thnt for the larger com mand tho grade of Commodoro 13 not tho ono wanted. On tho other hand, tho highest officer put In command of a single Bhlp Is n Captain. One or two foreign stations havo of lato tcon under tho charge of Commo dores, and tho South Atlantic station is now, but we are apt to Und most of these officers on shoro duty, commanding navy yards or Bomo bureau, or on special duty. All this fallows a change from the old days, when the law required that tho officer selected for the command of a vessel of tho first rate should be a Commodoro, if this was practicable. Still there are many who would not like to see the grado of Commodore abolished, on account of Its historical associations. They point out that whllo the navy Captain Is like tho army Colonel, and tho Bear Admiral liko tho Major-Goncral, the Commodore corre sponds to the Intermediate grado of Brigadier-General, which is a rank no ono would think of abolishing In tho army. But per sonal considerations will, perhaps, have more weight than others In determining the fate of this measure. A New Name for the Same Old Thing. Tho first week of this month a convention of various Stato Wheels, Farmers' Alliances, and various othor federations and associ ations of farmers was held at St. Louis, and a combination called the National Farmers' Alliance and Industrial Union was formed. It has someBort of vague consociation with tho remnunts of tho Knights of Labor, and Its purpoio is to bettor tho condition of farm ers and laborers, and to smash trusts by forming a trust of Its own. We learn from a St. Louis despatch printed In tho PhiladtU jjAio Times by what means this bettering Is to le sought. It seems that "stronger In fluences will be brought to bear on Congress In favor of general river Improvement than havo ovor yet been felt." Prominent mem bers of tho Alliance aro carrying on a corre spondence "with a view to crystallizing tho opinions of the Industrial world and bring ing about united action." Tills "will bo exerted through tho legislative commltteo of federated organizations; and tho improve ment of rivers generally, beginning with tho Mississippi to tho extent. If necessary, of tho Government borrowing money to do tho work, or of retaining tho tax on tobacco, will be strongly and peislstently advocated." The Idea that It will help tho farmers to keep up tho tax on tobacco, and to borrow monoy for the purpose of dumping It Into tho Mississippi Blver, must havo originated with some being of profound economlo ge nius. How do tho farmers of Virginia and North Carolina, for instance, take to tho idea? Tho Southern farmers havo been the most active In forming Htute associations for tho protection or advancement of their inter ests, and we supposo that thoy must form a largo part of tho membership of the Na tional Farmers' Alllanco and Industrial Union. These Southern farmers must be diffoient from most other Southern farmers if thoy want the taxes on tobacco retained under any circumstances. It would glvo tho Bepubllcans great Joy to seo a big organization of farmers begging tho Governmont to borrow monoy, If neces sary, to throwlnto "general river improve ment." What creeklet will fall to get Its ap propriation under tho convenient namo of general Improvement But how the farmers would bo benefited by being taxed for tho Improvement of Tom, Dick, and Harry rivers, It Is hard to seo. Perhaps tho Iowa Grangers, who are so averse to railroads, aro behind tho movement, and aro going in for paving tho waterways with gold. Has tho National Farmers' Alliance and Industrial Union appointed Itself as a river and harbor committee? Or Is it the custom of the farm ors In that body to dig a well whenever po tatoes don't yield enough to the hill? An Ilonett Pessimist. If the Mugwumps really love principles bettor than men, thoy should take from out their hats tho name of Gnovcii Cleve land, und paste in its place tho namo of Juror CuLVEii, of the Chonin trial. They may not know It, but he Is tho culmi nation of all tho nonsense whloh, under the uncontrollablo impulse of moral dyspepsia, all real Mugwump havo to pour out in crit icising tho management of publlo affairs. As a practical pessimist and disbeliever In pub llo virtue In every nthor keeping than his own, Culveii could properly go on the list .(1

of professional reformers, ahead, oven, ot Mr. Cleveland. Culteb Is an exaggerated instance of mis trust toward publlo officers. He thought tho Ciionim prisoners guilty boyond ques tion, but he regarded their prosecutor as tho dishonest head of a band ot conspirators who had lnovlUbly taken on their wloked ncss by tho simple fact of becoming en gaged In tho public eorvico. Prosecuting Attorney Lonoeneckeb was tho loader of a proceeding which had to bo treated with sus picion because it couldn't help but bo im bued with the natural depravity which all the noted talkorsof tho posslmlstlo school complacently regard as tho most powerful Influence in publlo lifo. So Mr. CuLVKn lot tho CnoNiN murderers off as a rebuko to tho lamentable baseness of human nature Illus trated In tho part of the prosecution. Suoh soems to havo been tho sourco of Juror, CutVEn's motive for discrediting tho presentation of thocaso against Dr.CnosWs assassins; but ho nevertheless presents a striking contrast to tho other great profess ors of tho pessimistic doctrine In divulging nnd glorifying his principles ho had no no tion of helDlng himself. It has boon doubtful for somo tlmo whether Oon. IUhhiron was on tho side ot tho Bora or of the 811k Stoeklncs. As Baby SIc Kkk, the head of tho Administration and tho moat octire of young Bepubllcans,' acctotad some silk stockings as a Christmas offering, the Question must bo regarded as eottled. Mr. StLCorr, whoso loss Congress mourns, is botng found at various places In Canada. Can It be and must it bo that Bilcott la to be omnipresent and yet Utopian, like tho famous and fucacIousTiscon? In reading of Silcott and Tascott one cannot help thinking of tho line saying of l-ythagoraa: Tho Flea and tho Mugwump may be sought, but thoy aro not to be found." Mr. Patrick Donaiioe of Boston, editor and proprietor of a justly popular magazine, has published In the pages thereof a portrait, not too much Uattered, ot our distinguished follow cltlron. Mr. Jostrn John O'Donouue. the distinguished colToo morcbant of this city. It Is a vigorous, poworful. and Han Jsomo head, and wo congratulate Mr. O'Donouue upon Its possession. Tno biographical article which follows succinctly describes him as the Ni.ro LroN of Commerce. We tender to him tho compliments ot tho season accordingly. f Tho Samoan question Is settled, but tho West Virginia question, and tho Montana question, and tho Divided Skirt question, ar J tho Ballot Iteform question still drag wearily along. Mr. Taunt, our commercial agent on tho Congo, reports to tho Government that relig ious societies sending missionaries to tho Congo without providing amply for tholr sup port "send them to certain death, unless (hey are succored by the charity of other misslous." This is the second time Mr. Taunt has called attention to the foolhardy attempts of Ameri can missionaries to settle In the wlMs of Africa and depend upon the resources of tho country for supplies. He refers, of course, to tho Bishop Taylor and the 6impson Faith missions, whoso agents wero expected to pick up a living somehow, and have had a terrible time doing it. Ot tho six men ot tho SiMrsox mission, one died, four were sent to Europe by the charity of the English Baptists, and one Is at work on tho payroll of the American Bap tist MisMons. No acency can plend Ignorance as an excuse for sending any more ictlm to the Congo without tho support that will the them some chance to live. John Chinaman Is doubtless much aston ished when he comos to this country and hoars about strikes and labor unions. According to CodsuI I'ettus strikes never occur Id China and labor unions would bare a err sickly de velopment, as no laborer Is permitted to seek employment outside his own district. Acltat ors would And it tough work stirring up a big revolt where the natives of adjoining districts, If tney havo common grlevaucos, do not seo one another and therefore cannot mako com mon cause. Carpenters, therefore, worry along on twenty-two corns a day. and blacksmiths on $5 a month, and are as cheerful as possiblo, thoogh they nover heard of Mr Powdebly or an elght-h ir movement An Indiana man who has been bringing llool suits In a promiscuous and unnecessary way apologizes and withdraws his suits, on the ground that he "has been suffering from an aberration ot mind, brought on by sudden ab stinence from the use of tobacco." Here is a new apology for tobacco, and ono that should touch tho heart ot tho bitterest mIcokapnlst "The huogry man's food, tho sad man's cor dial," as Ciiakles Kingsley calls tho weed In "Westward Hoi" is also the restratner of tho man who longs to bring libel suits. Orlp, Skip! How the Windy City Society Swells Suw I'ttl. From 1A Chicaoo Herald. Pattl occupies a suite of apartments away up on the fifth floor of the Motel JMcbflllou. L' ua!ly tho dlsltngQiibed jtueat occupy rooral on the parlor floor, but till eleTAted location waa raltl'a own choice. Sne preferred to be away from the nolle of the atreetand the Impure air of a aacend floor. During her stay ihe haa beeu creatly Impreued by the apparent affluence and prosperity of the hotel bell bora. When they call In reiponae to her rlni they wear diamond! and rare Jewelry. Thla Is explained by the deilre of rich yoonit bloode to tee the fair cantatrlce In her own apartmema. When ebe rlnga. theie ewelle are ready to don a bell boy'a jacket and answer the call, but they hare neg. lected to hide their One apparel and Jewels. They enter the rooms, take the madame's order, glancing around the while, and then tbey go down stairs and bare the order rilled by the regular bell boy whose Insignia they hAT borrowed. II It a Joint scheme to reach the elbow of the world renowned songbird. A Submarine Xlout tbut Works. JYorn Ihe Electrical Wor.iL A special despatch from Madrid of Dec. 2 tajt: "The submerging trials of the submarine boat Feral have taken place In the open tea with excellent results. The boat appeared and disappeared from the surface ot the water with Incredible rapidity. It waa tubmergtdtoadepib of teren metres, and remained beneath the water forty minutes. The total ilme that the boat was nnder water waa two hours aod u quarter. The inventor, Benor feral, waa congratnlated aa victor by the Immense aaiemblage present to witness the triala," A Nlae-mllea Bide Hans. trom the Albany Sxpreu. The United States Government has ncqulred possession, by purchase, of a tract of laud extending from a point east of tha Mtavenmlla water works," to the vicinity of Schenectady, and Including about 2.0U1 aeree. The ground la to be need aa a range for testis guns to ba made at tba Watervllet gun foundry. The range will be nine miles long and four miles wide. Nevra orlloth I'aal aad l'rcaeat. From the HunAay tie A correspondent from Paris Informs the Sun day Etc that Uloomlngton's favorite and gifted daugh, ter, Miss Jessie von Eisner, haa very bright prospects of tailing ere long upon a sea ot glory, fche It a slater of the lamented Lltta, the dlvlnett linger that aver moved tht inultltudea to burtta of applause with her lmpaa tlontd aong. The Oreat American Novelist Has Came. From the Rotton Herald. For many a year the Sweet Blngtrot Michi gan bat been teated alone on a certain pinnacle of American literature, but now another atcetidi to the aame eminence, and betide the great American tong atrett room mutt be made for the great American aov. eliat, Mr. William J. Yexter ot Adamt county, Ohio. The I,aaell Glrla Jloln Well. Trvm the Bolton jdvertllcr. AununNDii.B, Dee. 24. Lasell Seminary taket three wetkt for holiday rtceaa. AU but nine ot !te papua are at their own hornet or vlalilng their matea who live nearer Tbe sca'et show the following facts Ihe lightest girl 8 lbs ITIi heavltai girl. 17.1 Ibe. Average weight 119 1-10 lbs. I erg en gain. september-Daesmber niba Average gala Sil.llOlia. i! "ui i "lM'iit'flrelaHB;wsji"::rTaj.- jTSJyywwfVfcjr jBasassaamsmmaaBimBaKBasm ITlLt, TUB LBAOVK PAT VPT Ita I.lnt or 000,000 Ttnral KepnalleMa Would Nearly ray It Irlatta Hill. Tho hoaring on the Republican laguo's printing bill for $13,000. for whloh Tallmadge A Martin are suing, went on beforo Iteforee I. C. Itaegencr yeitorday, la the Stewart building. James P. Foster, who was tho President of tho League in tho Presidential campaign, was gain the witness of the day. Mr. Foster's di rect eridenco was Intended to support tho claim thnt Al Daggett, who ordered the print ing and postago stamps sued tor, represented tho I,encue In doing so. Mr. Foster tostilled that Mr. Daggett nsslstod Ernst Nathan In col lecting subscriptions for tho League's work, but ho oould not state definitely what propor tion ot tho money used was got by Daggett. CoL Bacon offered lo prove that very much mnro than halt was turned In by Daggott Mr. lHancunrd's question whether Daggett was not a sort of a "drumnior" elicited tlio reply that ho wns considered an agont. Thnt Is Just what the printers want to nrote. Tho crosB-oxamlrinilon was continued tu ascertain when and by what action of tho League or V.x ecutlvot'ommlttee.Mr Dagcettwnsc nMltuted such ngent. but no definite result was ronched. hovernl fiaraplos of the printing used In the work of tho l.enguo were shown. Among them wore some blunks that wero the subject of a discussion In a mooting of the Campaign Com rnltteo, ot which Col. V. W. Dudley was one, Mr. Foster had testified at length concerning this mooting, and the purr of o was to show that Mr. Dairgett or n hoover ordered tho blanks had acted on tho authority ot tho oommlttoo. Theso blanks wore sent out to tho clubs ol tho Lenguo nnd ro turned filled with the names and addresses or men to whom campaign literature mltrbt bo sent. Incidentally It wat remarked that this list of 200.000 names had a market value, being worth, perhaps, $10,000. It was not Indicated whethor or not they are to be Bold, but It may not bo out of Filace to say bore that those who pay the most or suoh lists nre sawdust men and patent medicine doalera. Among yestorday'sdocumonts was a lottsr signed by W Dudley, Uatod Aug. 23. 1HM8, making Daggett his representative on mattors pertaining to that Campaign Commute. Mr. lllanchani said that tho body of tho letter was In Daggett's handwriting. The Fucla Abont the Karly Sua. Mr. A. P. Illnman of 230 Tompkins avenue, Brooklyn, sends to Tug Bun a singular com munication, in which he scorns to quostion some of our btatements concerning the origin and early history of this nowpapar. Tho flrfet point Is Indicated In this cor respondent's inquiry, Did Benjamin Day start Tub Sun alono t" Mr. Hlninan says that ho has been looking o or several true coplos of The Sun dntod respectively on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 1834, Saturday, Aug. 23. and Saturday, Aug. 30, 1831." "I find," ho adds, "a three column paper of four pages, published dally by Benjumln H. Day and Oeorgo V. Wiener, ofllco 222 William street." He also finds by copies of Tih: Blk of boeral dates In August. 1835, that tho newspaper was then published "by Benjamin II. lny alono, Lut his ofllco was at tho corner of Nassau nnd Spruce streets, oppo slto tho City Hall, now tho 7H6un building." Well suppco Mr. Hlnman does find these things? Bon Day started Tub Sun alone, nnd his only assistant was ono ofllco boy. Day wroto and edited tho (lrst number himself, and sot up tho typo. George W. Wlsner was a younc printer, out of work, who had the knack ot writing. Alter The Sun had boon running nboutsoven dnjs Day hired Wlsner for $4 a week to attend tho oarly morning sosslons of tho pollco court and roport what was interest ing, nnd nlso to help sot type. Later. Day arranged with Wlsner so that the latter mlBht aoqulro a half Interest in tho news papor. pay lug for it by his work. Wlsner becamo a joint proprietor on Jan. 2. 1834, and remained as such until Juno 27, 1835. Tho partners quar relled, nnd Day bought WIsnor out for $5,000 cash. Theso facts explain Mr. Illnman's dis covery that whllo The Sun was published by Day ,t Wlsner In August. 1834, it was published by Day alone In AugUBt. 1835. This Brooklyn gentleman says that he re members well tho enlarcoment of the slzo of Thf Sun's page on Hopt. 1, 1635. and nlso re marks concerning tho early Sun: I deny that it hnd any false advertisements. I have as my authority old man Robert, or "Bob" Davis of the J-'renui'j Post, besldos ocular demonstration of the fact," The oarly copies In Mr. Illnman's possesion, ho adds, contain "plenty of bona fide advertisements." How does ho know whetherthey were paid advertisements or not? Against the authority of old man Itobert. or "Bob" Davis of tho Hcenma list and Jlr. Illnman's ocular demonstration, wo havo tho distinct ns'ertlon of Mr. Day himself that ad of tho advertisements in the first number of Tub Hun wero bogus that Is to say, they were cut from othor newsparers and printed gratui tously by Mr. Day. to give his new journal tho appearanco of prosperity In that department. This pracllce was kept up for a long tlmo. Tho following statement Is In Mr. Day's own words: It wat a long time before I got any advertteinff to speak of. I put advertisements in, of course, to giro The ben the look of a dally newspaper, but tbey weren t paid for Kor a long time the principal object of the newspaper was to advertise my job olllce. Wbea I got the printing ot the American Museum to do t thought mj-selt so lucky that 1 rather neglected the newspaper. Tho circulation of Ben Day's Sun reached about 10.000 after the newspaper had been running one year. Tho second year nearly doubiod It. Mr. Hlninan is wrong when he says that the circulation on .Sort. 1, 1835, was 29.500. At that time It was just under 20.000. On Aug. 28 Day's own statement puts tho cir culation at 1D.3C0. No other question of fnct in Mr. Illnman's communication roqulres comment: but tho filly and bumptious spirit In whloh ho writes oxplalns why ho has venturod to dispute tho correctness of our statements concerning a subject of which ho knows nothing whatever. He Is evidently a person of hnsty Intellectunl hnblts, nnd It is only because tho matters on which he seeks to throw doubt aro of consider able Importance In the history of Amorlcan journalism that wo tako the troublo to reply. An Emphatic Correction, Comptroller Myers Is highly indignant ovor a statoment printed In the Inter-Ocean of Chicago that he Is heartily In favor ot holding tho International Lxpoxitlon of 1892 In that town. He Is reported In tho Iuler-Ocean as having publicly stated that thf re Is no place In this city for the Pair, and that it would be for the advantage of tho country to havo It in Chicago. "Such wanton falsehood Is outrageous," said the Comptrollor. Not only havo I never for an Instant entnrtalnod or expressed tho senti ments attributed to mo, but, on the contrary, I havo ropcatcdly ai-sertod my Arm belief that the Exposition can bo successfully held In no other city thnn Now Vork. It will bo a failure if held elsowhere. Its national significance will bo Impaired, and it will become merely a commercial speculation and a medium for ad vancing local lntorosts. Whereas with tho credit of New York, the acknowledged metrop olis of tho Now World, pledged to Its succoss. It will assume an Importance and magnitude IrupoBBlblo to overestimate. Ilocord mo ps in favor of New York only and always." Canada's Immigration Poller a Failure. Ottawa, Deo. 25, Tho Immigration policy of the Uomlnlon Government haa proved a failure Tbe London free yen, the organ ot the Minister of Agricul ture, who is the head of Ihe I.mlgratlui, Departmeut, rayt tbe failure la attributable lo tbe withdrawal of at titled nafsagea, which policy the .uveruuient waa forced to adupt by the labor unfiin. The st? rei rayi that, left m lis natnral Incrette nnly ,11 will ,elong time, lodeed, before Canada Mill be able to number 10 ooaioii people. That the Government contcinbletet returning to ihe old policy of a-titted paMairet la cer. taiuly forctbadowed in the Government urjeu. Fate, from the Milwaukee Eimlna II Uconlln. A good story Is told of Paul Carpentgr. tho enerketlc jouiu I'rrtiOent ot Ihe Voting Men t Kepublt cau Club of tbe last eainpalnn. HeKasrv-rYbody knows, a sou uf the laiofanaior Mtt li i arpmier.and the Incident happened when he was a very young loy and while hit father wat rtweenllog the stale In tbe ren ate. At a gathering one evening somebody sail Well, Paul, what are yon going to be wbtn yon "Oh. I don't know," replied lbs yonng patriot. "I'4 like to be hack driver, but I tuppote I'll have to be a bcuator, like papa." Hue Trapped Furs to liny a Onld Watch. twi thf rhllaatlvUia Hecort, A llttlo girl llvlnz on the Maryland line. In franklin ronnty boovbt for herself receatljr a gel S watch from tbe proceeds ot a lotof, skins of aalmaJt Ueaptd. ky Battel!. Hi JUnXKS4 FROM TBI1 PKOVLB. The Ursterles of Kieetrte I.lg;ht-A Ex pert Criticises JCdlsoa. Totitb Erjrron op Tub Sun Sir: In your caper of Tuesday morning vou say: Mr. Edison, It Is understood, told the Grand Jury that elootrle-llghting could be couduciod at a minimum of danger br using a current not strong enough to do any harm to human beings, and he suggested that tho law should prohibit tho uso of a current that was strong enough to take human llfo." It Is most unfortunato for tho gonoral public. who rely upon tho statements of a man Hko Mr. Edison, that his commercial instincts should bo groator than his eclontillo honesty. Mr. Edison, since 1878, hat frequently volun teered Information of a slmllnr character, but more especially Information concerning his In vention. If I mlstako not, but few of Mr. Edison's statomeuts havo ever been voriflod, and It Is well known among oloctrlolnns that tbe commercial usefulness of the elcctrie light la not due to efforts on tho pait of Mr. Edison. Now, take Mr. Edison's stnteraent In vloiv of tho facts, and what do wo Und? In Europe, that tho Edison system has become practically obsolete for oleotrlo lighting, except for Iso lated plants, and for the reason that, owing to the peculiarity of the system, It is Impnssiblo to distribute the current economically over any reasonable distance. Tho same is true In this country. In this city, tho Edison Company havo had to build a largo numbor of statluns In order to bring tho current to tho con-umori. l.loctrlc lighting distributing ftatlocs. with their largo number of boilers and vibrating machtnory, aro not ploasant to havo In any thickly cottlod locality. Henco. tho prnctlco bits grown up of building olectrla lighting sta tions at a dlsmnce from such portions ot the city, and convoying the current to tho sub scribers through conductors adapted to convey currents of considerable pressuro. In Eurooo the pressure of tho street mains Is often as high as 4.000 volts, which current Is reducod through tho medium of converters to one of less thau 100 ,'olts. which Is porfectly safo under any condition of use. Mr. Edison well knows tho above atatod facts, and further, that no system or electricity can bo commercially successful which uses a low tension current. Mr. Edison makes a point of tho fact that lnw tonslon currents are not dangerous to llfo. IIo omits to mention, however, that there Is a vastly grantor dancer from lire from low tension cur rents than wboro a high tonslon current Is em ployed. It t-i truo that thereare a considerable numbor of death chargenblo to high tonslon currents, but I bellevo it to be oqually true that tho tiro loss chargeablo to low tonslon currents In tho past flvo years exceeds, by forty HOI per cent, the dividends paid by tho companies omploylng tho low tension current. In nthor words, that the lnuranco companies of tho I'nltrd Males would have boon forty (401 percent, bettor on had thoy paid the dividends of tho low tension eloetrlc lighting companion under a contract with theso companies that thoy should not do nny business. Public safety Implies eatoty to llfo and prop erty, and I ihlnk 1 nm faro In saying that ovory disinterested eloetrlclan of tho world will agreo that high tension currents may be so located nnd arranged that they will bo absolutely harmless both to life and property. Ueo. H. Benjamin. Uemlalseeneea or a Hun Header Fifty Year Away from Gothum. To tnv. Editou of The Sun Sir: En closed ploase find twenty-Ave conts to continue my paper threo months after Jan. 1, 1890. I Ufod to road The Sun In 1836, Day .t Beach being its owners at that time. The Sun sold ot ono cent, and old Bennett's Herald nt either tno or throo conts, I forget which. In those days old Bennett carriod on a savago war against James Watson Wobb, Omirifr and Kn Quirei' Webb. Ono day they met in Wall street, and Wobb attaekod Bennett, and for a few minutes thero was a lively scrimmage. Ben nett got out of it a sadly bruised mnn. Webb hnd mauled him terribly. Xoxt morning the Herald came out with a long account of tho affray aud description of tho sovoru punish ment Bonnett bad Inflicted on Wohbl About that time tho .eir Hra was launched, odllod by it. A. Locke, nuthor ot tho "Moon Hoa.." Then thoro w.is the i amei-iut, by i'ratt A. ltny, both law)ei. I believe. Since that day God know- how mnny have arlen, strutted tholr litrlo hour." and then ext.lrod. I lett New ork in November, 1WJ, Hnd nover havo soeu It slnco. thnugh I havo wished a thousand times 1 could seo it. Suppose that In that day some mnn bad fore told tho -New oik of to-duy' Tho oluvnted railroad, electric lights, steamers to Liverp'Ol lu six and a half days, rliles bhootlnu II I teen bullets in succession und hitting targets at SOU to 1,001) yards, gigantic wheat olovatois, rail road travel to tho Paellic Ocean Irfshle of b even days, telegraphy, telephones, and bo forth ad inllnltum. Everv body would have sworn that one who talked of -ueh things must bo lni-aue, and he would probably havo ended his llfo In some asylum. I nm old nnd feoble now (aged 72), yot I would undeigo a good deal to get ovon a hur ried glnnco at my "old ttamping cround" be.oro I die. I often try to picture to my mind's eyo tho aspect ot tho city as It Is now. My rantro used to bo from Battery Park up Broadway to C'bambors street, and on beyond theio a llttlo. Iho Astor Houso was the ar ticular object of my admiration. I thought It the very perfection of bulldlne. I was young then. Mnoo thon I have wamlorod South and Southwest a long, long way, but lor a plneo to live In to live cheaply, and to enjoy living. I hnvo seen no place half ns good as old Gotham. Hnd I known fifty years ago tho ono-hun-drodth part of whnt I havo been compelled to know sfnee by hard experience I never would have lett It. Please pardon the idle kobsIp of n"sllly old man"who lives upon memories of tho pnst, and vory little eleo, and hellevo mo, your friend. E. II. Beusvud. Bulpuuk 8raiNQS, Tox., December. lSiil. The IVanumnUer It la. To toe Epitoe or The Sun Sir: I was a good deal surprised the other day on going into an oflice to see promineutiy posted a notice stating that "gentle men will use the wanamaker not the floor My cu riosity being aroused, I abked for an explanation. As nn answer I received a piece of bristoi boar t on which wat patted a letter from Tub he of Monday. Pec. 2i, beaded "Shove tbe wanamaker'" I real the clipping, traneacted my butincet, eipectoraled into the want maker, and weal out Into the world with the firm con viction that a new and expressive word had been born Into tbe English language. J, E. X IlosToi, Pec at. How fllphalet Terry's Mauds Wero HtreDfitlirned. To the Editou of The Sun Sir: In tho In teretlng account you gave recently of bow Lllphalet Tern maintained the credit of tbe Hartford flrelusur. ance coinpAniei there In one thlug that It omitted Had he relied simply upon the assets In the treasuries of the two companies Ms plan would hare failed He and hit bro.her Knderiik at thai time comprised the firm ot 1. A it. Terry, a letting and wealthy hou-e, and all the private rnrtunea nf the two brothert were pledged to raise funds with which to supplement the amounts actual y In the hands nf the Institution. And it Hat thus that he was enabled to carry through what would oiherwlss havr beeu merely au empty bluu. A DK3CSt43T. The lllnnesotu's Amerleaa Neuraew. To the Editob or The Sun Sir: It Is re frtthlng to read "A Word from the ForecAttle," written from the American war ablp Minnesota by one of "us American seamen," Patricio Uollvar, A, B, C. "Patricio" U doubtless a good enough American to be captiin of the furetop, or coxswain of tbe Captain' gig, or gunner t mate, botln the old iat of Yankee cllptiers he w.,uld have been called a Paa Very Ikelr the rtt or "us Americans" in hie mes tndudf lljalanrth Jamen, hmo okulT Venowsltl Helnrlcu Kraute. Dolma I ilez, and 1, rawkee Wordsworth. If 'Mr Yankee did not break hit liberty nor return on boar-l drunk. It ras not for want of a ttroug Incentive to ucb c nducL 0s or rtig MisifEB, la Electricity Affection tbe Climate t To the Editor or The HvtsSin You will obeerve that the Innuenza Is most prevalent and tual.g nant iu hurope In places remote from the seashore, where the air from the ocean partially neuirallkt the banetul effect! nl arllnrM! e e.tncliy Lui.don, lu fact, Oreat Hrltaln. is as vet but little troubled Artificial electricity Is literally changing the very constitution of our atmosphere These irl eekly ralnt are onr salvation nature struggling to maintain the quUlbrtum. J. J. U. The Hevenuo Marine and the Navy. To the Epitor or The Sun Sir: The trans fer of the revenue cutter service to the naval establish' went, at proposed by f-enate bill BOS, recently Intro- I duced by the Hon Ytllllaiu h. Chandler, baa met with almost universal favor. The Secretary of tbe Nav. In hit recent report to Congress, "strongly reeominends a consolidation ot the coast guard navy and the ocean navy, and further says that "In the Interettt of a tound economy the consolldalif a must sooner or later take place, and tbe sooner It eouee the better It wfij t for tie country, for the navy, and for tbe revenue marine Tbe ofllcere of the two services directly affected by the proposed transfer are practically unani mous for IL The boards of Trade ot Dalb and Portland. Me New Kedford Masa Ilalltmore. Md ieriianUina, lift ai,d Chambers of t'ommerceof B.if.n, Vla.s and !h.irlet ton. H V have already passed resolution tavonng the trauster, and other similar bodies are exiecttl to ibi likewise The Vessel owners' and i apiaOu, .Natbnal Asaorietion hat passed reaoiuiloos urgmg thepropoHtl tranafer 1'aiuv W Tnusrsoa, Lieutenant U. 3. lu kt. The Eleetrlo Company That is Let Alone, To Tnr. EDJTonor Tnr.8uN.Sfr: It wouli' be Interesting to know what mysterious and powerful lnlluenee It keeping the Mount Horns I'.lecirlr Light 1 Company trom baring a wlreootoralainposiloguUhed ibua tar Caa II be that Henry Clausen. Jr., and Ihe Jlrewert' AUlasoaaft to patent with. Jaiumeey Haiti Jta- Vaa. Uo,M. Joan tUvaae, J ,...l., .gj mj A XlltBVTB TO JHOtRT IT. OBADr. Tho NewTerk Honthern Hoeletr TH Pre pare a Memorial of III Mlfc Thoro was n largo gntherlng In tho parlor of the 8outhern boclety In West Twenty-filth street vcMcrday to honor themomorr of Honrr I V. Grady, who was a member of the soclotv. At tho opening of tho society's club house In Mny last ho camo from Atlanta and mndo o joyous speech. At that time ho nnd the Hon. Chauncey IL Depew spoke from tho same platform, and tho twoornton wore royally wo'oomed. Sir. Grady was greatly lmprossod by tho alms nnd hopes of the society, and was especially toalotis In onootiraglng evory Southern-born mnn. no matter whoio ho might be living, to becomon non-resldont membor. Most of the asw lore, momheisweront yo.-terdays mealing. II'JJ proslicnt Inrkor i rosldod, nnd this trlbute wns adopted The New Vork Southern Society In common with al the people of hltcnyand Male and Ihe great mast or tbe American public, mourn the utit.meiy death or At the'advocateof liberal Ideas and a broad patriot Itm. he early attained eminence at home ae the Inter preter of the Couth be secured the attention nt Hi na tion, be won lliecon.ider.oe and admiration of ah v. ho knew him and tbo.e bevond the attractlontof hit per sonality were moved by hit eloquence and convince'! by hie teas nlng. I. Is clear perceptions, illten-e earnest; nest, and Intrepid spirit gav him an unchallenged leadership, and he beul all bis powere to the noble end or troniollog siniare and manly reconciliation between the sections. Tbe energy of his character hat tmpresaed Itself ao Itrongly upon hit contemporaries that the cane h loved will be carried forward all the more eagerly for his sake, to that history will yet find rlsa'lng occupa tlon In tracing through future eare lh Intluence of the Ereat ileorglan whom we now lament at a martyr to it zeal for Amerlctn unuy and harmony At a member of tnie so lety we honor and cherub hit memory and as It our prlvl'ege, w will make Ha sacred duty to prepare a memorial of hit life and publlo services, to the end that so Inspiring a record of eour age and patriotism may be perpetuated. Tho society has requested Mr. Marlon J. Venlory to proparo the memorial. Mr. Vorderr was a classmate and an assoclato of Mr. Urady from boyhood; rAIlIC KSTIUATUS CUT DOITX. Over 0 Per Cent, or Three-Uaartera or a Million Hacked lllsbt On. Mayor Grant used part 'of tho Christmas Interval to study the oxponditures of tho Park Dopnrtmont from 1880 down. At yesterday's mooting he was confronted with a vorvspeolfla detailed statement ot the work and forco of tho dopartment, which wore tho basis of tho esti mate! for 1H90. Tho item for malntonanoo, which originally was ovor $000,000, was squeezed down to tsoo.ooo by consent, but Superintendent Parsons said that they could not do with a cent lees. The Mayor said Ithey could not have It, and there wns a diseusston. Commissioner Itobb said that they wanted to havo tho parks In good shnpo lor S'J2, Ho nlso chnrged that thore wns politics In tho Mayor's attitude, which tho Mayor disclaimed. Tho itom was finally reduced to J3G0.000. Ho thon said that ho did not wish to soom to bo stubborn, nnd allowed tho pollco and sovernl other Itoms to go through, including tho 5,ot"J for the Control 1'ark Metcoroloclcal Observa tory. Tho total allowances woro tl,120,70O. Tho dopartment had asked for tl,S36,01S. and last roar got 11.212.200, County Clerk Itelllr's estimates wore passed nt tS5.S00, with tlH.500 added for tho copying of old records. For tbo Itegtstor's Ofllco. $122,250. was appropriated. No citizens appearod to bo heard on the sub ject of the estimates, and the Board adjourned. Tbo work will bo Unlshod np to-day. THEIR MOXET DISAPPEARING. Tho Stamp Clerk In the Chicago Foat Office Can't Account for It. Chicaoo, Deo. 26. Ever slnco lost July thoro has beon a mysterloas loss of money In tho retail stamp dopartment of the Post Oflloe. Thoro aro four olerks engaged in retailing Btnmps. Thoyreceivo a salary of from $1,000 to $1,200 a year. They sell about $600 worth of stamps and envelopes every day. Thoy ox cbango their cash for stamps and envelopes at the close of ev ery day's work. Once or twjoe a week thoy tak? nn account of stock, and square their accounts with tbe wholesale stamp and env elore department 1 hey carry $1,000 worth of stock, and ought to havo that much In stamps, envelopes, and cash evory tlmo they take an nocount of stock. Hlnco last July each olerk has been falling short about $3u a month. The matter was put in tbe hands of detoctlves. who have worked themselves nearly Into Insanity trying to solve the mystery, but are no nearer a solution now than months ai:o. A tboft would account for the shortngs. but all are watched sooarofnllr that no ono can conoelve how such a thoft could be practised. The clerks are men of tried honesty, and yet It looks as if some one of them was stealing from others. TUB aOITEX SUICIDE. A. Htory that Mr. Cowen Owed 8100,000 to Mr. Alfred rtullr. From the Glebe-Democrat PirniAnnLTiTiA, Dee. 2.1 It Is Bald, on what seemed to bo good authority, that some .tlmo ago Mr. liowen borrowod $100 000 from Alfred Sully, tho grent railroad promoter of Hnekettstown. N. .1., giving therefor his note, which fell due on Dec. 1. On that dato Mr. Oovvon had an interview with the holder of the noto nnd begged for an extension of time. Ue wns presnnd to fix a deflnlto date for the pay ment of the dobt, and, after some hesitation, nauiod Dec. 7 aa tho dato upon which the claim would surely ho satisfied. With thla understanding the note was renewed. Persons who are on tbn Inside and nre thoroughly con versant with Sir. Gowen's business claim thnt this Is a prubnblo cau-e for his suicide. Find ing It impossible to pay tbo amount that Mr. bully had loaned, he purchased a rovolvor, went to bis room at Wormley's Hotel, and, in a moment of dosperatlon, placed tho weapon at his head and pulled tho trigger. Forelcn Notes or Seal Interest. Constantinople tiatareal Herman tnrnvereln, which celebrated latt month lu twentieth birthday. Tbe manufacture of oil of roses It to begin on a largo icale. in the Crimea, where the rotet grow In treat pro fusion in the mountain. There are three Uoman Cathollo anil eight rrotettant missions in the Congo territory. Tbey support twenty. eight stations and ninety fire missionaries. The Prot estant missions are supported by Americans, Engliah, and Swedes. lJuring the recent floods In Japan 3,410 pertont were killed and loo were wounded; no uu were deprived of tbo heceitnrlel of life; M.O.XJ boul were tweplawar or rendered uninhabitable: kxhsio acrea of agricultural land with their cropt were laid wastt, 0.000 bridges were carried away, and hundredt of milet of roadt were destroyed. The numbers of cloisters and monks In Spain have In creased with astounding rapidity of lat yara Spain now hat :M.0 mon and .3,111 jo nunt in 1,330 clolttert and 170 ordcra In Barcelona alone there ar 103 clolttert for women. In the last fourteen yeart tbe number of monks in Spain hat been sextupled and th number of nuns hat been doubled. The Ilutslan Minister of the Interior has formulated a plan for the taxation ot all foreign Immigrant! to touth Kustla. His prime object It to ktep out the German peat-nts, with their libera ling influencea. Atomewbat similar plan, with Ihe tame ulterior motive, waa pr posed In 11-7, The Kusslsa Government wat then on the point cf taxing all Russian subjects who remained abruid more tl an one year il.ouia year. The exeou. tlon of this plauuoud have emptied all the Oerinan and owlss universities of all tbe poor Russian students, who tinvarf ably Imbibe radicalism wl'h their foreign 1 education Kor some unexplained re ,son the plan of le7 miscarried. Tbo public analyst of Halifax, Yorkshire, Mr. Ackroyd, thlnkstbat menial aberration may sometimri be ascribed totheuMenf cak milk In ihe Prmlnrtal Jtmiraijaurnal, under the tlile of -Hie Ml k t-uptily and Lunacy lie draws attent on to some statistics ot admissions to luna tlo establishments in Scotland While tbe average monthly number of adiul-slani for the eight yeart It 1 ei'O In t' e iiiontht of May. June and Jnly the number I Is t'2-4 a'ove Ihe average aud 1f below li forth months of Ootobr, Noi ember. December, and January Moreoier, the rise and fall are gradual the number going up in February, March, and April, and down lu July. August, ant September eucli variations, Mr Ack. royd beleves, have been corrtlated with a number of other phenomeua, anl tie det ret to add one mor 10 the Hsu vlt, the seasonal variation In Ibe quality of milk, lie list been at the paint to pot a curvo for Ihe yeart p--,.n based o i over mini samples of milk an- I aljzedfor the Aylesbury Hairy Company ndthercMi't I ofhlsliives'igailonsgnestosliow that there is a curious correej.ondem e between the r.ite of admUsiont to luna. tic asjIuiLt and Hit quail. y of suijjk. tbo former rising at tbe perctntage of tolldt lu milk It observed to falL On HrurlBK the News Front Venice. Frtim ihe lull Mall f.meve. Now dumb Is he who wiked tbe world lo speak. -Mid olie mss bangs the sorid bci his u.er, uur r is u so'. in r i r of prai-e a tear we are th Hiu,tteu inert a v lie u eak. We ites Milni on earth t lotlicst pi ak rjlilue an i fng hence the ne makes more clear: Hee a rtl tree of Life that never sore tirot ped lea for a uht ti.ni age or storms might wreak. Burlier. 1 ng t not iteath inch ivingshooi W bat ide Illumination brlghtn is sheds rrom one big heart lo conquer man's old foet; The i toward, and the tyrant, and n fore Of all those weedy moi.slera raising hradl When t ug it murk from tprlngt of lurbld source. Uac 13, I two. (io.a tliaioiTii. Hllcklnc jr Ills Contract. P:?te.0,,w,aDfc whro d08 BMta sOraB4 0l4 0raMV-AWaOAmaliir, Benjy. 1WAT WB ARE ALU TALKIXO AlWUr, There has been a little mistletoe brorght to towr frnTQ Texas thla year. It hat cominandel a good pn e anl It It predicted that It will time daybeihlprd i -irihta large quantities tnr the holiday seaon The Ten srnis. t'toe Is a big Improvement upon the Mngiish tun I, In appearance. It Is thriftier, greener, and si nm handsomer than Its F.ng Ith em s n that thete Is n j comparison between them. T'ie,ieaves are la-u-r anl 1 thicker and much more plent ful The while 'tr-.m, j too, ar mor numerous and In larger bun h- t grow In small bush-Ilka clumps of halt ado sntr innrs thick tlalka. which branch from a shnrt stock R,,k, and leaves are of a deep green color and the bm,i are a waxy, translucent white. The Texas plant i a nch rurdy growth. In comparison with it ti.e Lnilbg mlttltln It scraggy anil consumptive looking Th Christmas trade bat establieh.fi the fact list bread and butler iliehet hat com to stay. It was pre dieted when they first appeared that Ihey wcu.d m, heroine popular Itief illshet are the laiel it J i f the modern Idea of making eailng as Mite triri-M poselb'e ven at the expense of Increjilmt the a riy large number of tahl utenil'a Th- I'tt.e rrevent. thapea dishes for the receftlon of bones aid h(r wast scraps appeared In thrdlenre to tlietah.e id, a. Their fair was problematical for a while, bit U.er can now beaiM lo have entered mnn a career as regmlt table furnishings Tlielread and butterplaiesrateutn accepted by housekeepers nlso. What to do Mill, brrad when your plate Is full an 1 f special!) how to ll- t ,t ,f hot buttered tea biscuit corn bread, or mi ff n art questions which have bothered is all a rns many times. Tbe new bread-and-bntter plat ansasrs its question. Thes dishes ate modelled after tea tuiss in very respect only much smaller Thsy are male tnra I four to tix Inchta In diameter, and are iler.'y big J enough to hold your pat of butler and your b-talor biscuit besldet They are made of course. In a I sorts of detlglit and ot all sortl of ware. Foine are made to j match handsome tea or breakfast sets, other rets are made of which no two pieces are alike. These srem to ba th favorite with purchasers. Th nnutually large demands upon th express com, panlet for the carrying of Christinas presents this ytar made tMsgt lively for the companies a'l day Christ. mtA and Imperilled the chances of a good many tro pic tor gelling thtlrglfti uutll after Christmas was all over. Th companies felt themselves overtaxed nsarly a weak before the 2.11b. and did their belt by working arly and lat and on Sunday with larg special forces to keep the buslnets nnder their control In spite nt all, howrer, there wat a great deal off undelivered ei prcsiage left on Tueedsy night, and the delivery wagom were abroad before daylight the next tlai. All day J Chrtatmaa the wagons wero kept hard at work. Thr It to mneb competition among boyi who caa ting to secure placet la the chancel chnlrt of Episcopal and Roman CathoUo churches that the wages for thu tort of service bsvo dropped to almost ridiculous y low relet. In many placet, Trenton for one, th chancel obolra ars nearly all volunteer. The tlngtn are tbe children of well-to-do or wealthy persons, most of intra member of th church. Tho children enjoy the work, and It la made mor attractive to them by trues for good service, and occasional entertainments, such ss plcnlct aud xcurslons. In llrooklyn plenty ot fair singers can bs bad for 10 cents or 2A conts a Sunday, while SO cents or II a Sunday will secure the services of excellent boy toloittt. Of court the rw famous boy lololtttfor whose services there Is torn competition among th churches command higher salaries. Tbt choir boys ssrn Ihslr money. Tbey ve required to de vote twu evsntngt a week to practice, aad sing twice or three times on Sundsy. ChrUtmat trs wss noteworthy at FoUce neadqutr tsrs forthersason that no children wyo reported u missing. Such an occurrence, ssys Inspector Conlln, was nnprcdentd. that blng tho night of al nights for lost children. The poUce Captains all over tbe city warn their men on Christmas svs to keeo an extra eye open for lost children. Tb police do not attempt u explain why this yesx proved an xopUon to tbe hith erto lnvarlabl rale, l'arhaps lbs unaccustomed dark. nest or the streets, due to the tbuttlng off ot the eltctrlt lights, mads the children timid. Rttstell Harrison is frsqnently to be sn about th Gllaey Hoots. His mannsr Is self contained and solemn, not to asy thy. Everybody knowt him by tight, but he keeps away from the other guetu off th bote! and spends a great part of th tlms in his apartments, where thsr is ssDsUy a grst amount of writing going on. lie J haa grown a little stoat sines his return trom Europe, and he is th pletnr of a self.eontalned, welt-ftd. and amiable man. The crown of his bean Is visible to the naked y from a considerable distance tors and all Lillian Rnssell's beauty continues to be as pronounced and as much admlroa aa svsr. and bsr manager say that its preservation Is entirely due to the extraorill nary care which tbe singer takes of hersslf. Uer food at ths hotels where she stops on ths road is ttlectad with an amount of car that recalls Mm. FatU's extraordi nary precauUons In this retptot, and ths sticks to a set tled regime In ths msttsr of food. This 's not only de signed to keep down her weight, but also to preserve th vole, th punty ot which. It would sm. depends a great deal npon what Is eaten. Whtnever thsre are any long Jumpt to b made In the oourteof th tour. lilts Rutrsll takes two or three days In which to make ths Journey, and the reUres to bed promptly at tl:3'i very night. Ths competition between the rival leading women of th Casino forces, Lillian KusseU snd Pauline IlalL lao sharp that neltbtr on of them Indulge! In any of the ordinary fun and Jollity of prima dounaa Tbey live after tbe fashion ot athlatet la training. "Fat men." tatd a well-known phytlcian yesterday, "are the most gullible creatures of esrth. Itoendof patent mndlclne aharpa have made big fortnnet purely by the manner In which tbey have preyed upoo the prejudicei of men who convey superfluous flesh around with them, and there would eem to be abtolutely no nostrum too nonttntlcal or abturd for a fat man b reject Th merett tyro In mattert relating to hygiene know perfectly well that tbe only reaaonable way for a man of abundant flesh toreduce himself It by everclte. Then, at he growl thinner, hit mutclei harden and h Increases in strength, but Inordinate fat predisposes a man to Inertia and languor, and o tat men try to reduce themselves by medicines and medical remedies ot various tons. Tbey tucceed In wrecking their digestive powers, and that is about all Most ot them are big aud stroog enough to protect themselves lu a phvelcsl sense, but they ars veritable children when they itiit la contact with quack doctors" f Mnldoon slid yesterday. In speaking of th part which Baldock played In Ihe Bmlth Slavln fight: "The only thing to do with such a blackguard aa tmlth'seeond baa repeatedly shown hlmselt lo be would be lu get l.liu over to this country and have him quietly and thor oughly shot 11 It responsible for half the discredits which have been cast on th prize ring lu l.reat Hrlmln, and yet to fond of hit tactlct are th plugt au 1 bruiserl across th water that he receives big turns of money for seconding any ot the crack fighters whens mill It oa. He it a matter ot everytulug thut la contemptible and dlagracetul in prU ring tactics It Is the greatest wonder In th orld that he did not succeed in blinding C Kilraln during. Hi American's light with Jem Smllii. k He tried on several occasions to gouge Kllraln'a eyes, t and thelatter's fao wat swollen to a considerable ev tent freni th blows which Baldock rained on hit fact 1 at every opportunity. This kind of ruining it what hat made th prlis ring so dlscreditnble. So punishment i could be too lever to tit llaldock's crime." H Th regular fare on the Hudson Itlyrr Railroad from ft New York to Albauy is JA1U, But some penny-saving B peoilehave discovered a way ot getting over the dlv- H tanos for r2.tx. They do it by purchasing a ticket to I 1'ougbkeepsle for 1 1 to and then getting one from Uier to Albany for SUA Thes are the rates for flrst-closi I fare, and by thla meant the difference It in favor of tbe I ps-senger to the extent otelxteeu cents. This is some 1 thing that may be done every day, and In that respect I differs from 'be somewhat slmliur thlnst which happtn t on long Journert during seasons of railroad competition, S A man ho heard of the trick Ihe other day .aid ihere wat eoini curious tu In during the Centennial ,la t last spring by which a fellow tou.d get lo etjilons In Con necticut. 7 au I liJ miles from here, for the delightfully low far ot four ceil s. Instai ce are numerous, of course, of travelers from IheNe.t getting here for small sums. Ouoe during a rate war a man in Cmcln natlgnt a ticket by xhle1) he came to New Vork tor a dollar. It was a round trip I oket from Omaha to .New Vork. Theflrsl pun hater bad used It only as far ai Cincinnati The second niiiu bought ii there ftoin v s scalper for IB anl tame tu "w V,ork on It, and sold It li her for f li ll e, a profitable iiitr.iuieiit for him, T ami the sculpers. too. tuada uioaey on Ibe Mitral deal! K tbey bad with the ticket. I The fancy that some Uruuklvii women showed las' wluter fur billiards ha. rstiiruid u that the fair cues I are uuce tuorrsslll.U lu their rllr hollies, i laMrsh.il I been organized, and a tkii. professional player fn-in I one ot tlieup louii i,.,. in .of Headway this rllr, goes 1 over lu the i II) ot i hurciie. on several atlernooiis e'i S week to give hialrut'liuii tu ibe gentle wlelders ot lbs (S cue. Homo of 111. pupils nf Utl winter becamequue E proficient. If the ambition keep, up It Is likely that the I number of tables lu private bouses will to lucreated I largely, for women who liko Miliar,!, resemble women H ho Ilk In play mi Ihe piano They do want 10 bate I the fullest opportunity to satisfy their whim. I sjnllc ii lllflrreiirr, I "AmorlcniigliUcoiiiochonpur than Clfna- B stall maidens J IV hat do vou mean T" fi "Why the .-ulun of Turkey bun ClrcaMlaii. but w 1 often read of Aiuerlcauglrli being prttcnted tu urcu 1 Victoria." jl II Can't Moire tlir Motor, Merorl-'o What In tlio .'IJTurenro botweea tbe Kee.r luutorsud afeinit u hone McCnckle-Mvt It up WcCerkl-vv ell. iaony can make th mare r

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nKHBv fR 1 THE SUN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1889. 5 -frill 51 MS-1 CALL IT A TAMMANY RAID. 1 xjto dock coniMinsioNtins rvx in i t FIOllIlMi ASHIfKHS. .-As Jarenee the Comnitlonri or Account of t Ifsnornnce. Mallcet anil Impitdencr. and J T Infer Thin. flora Oara'a Hale (jondaet. Doi'k Commissioners Mntthows find Post appenrod boforo Major Grant jostorclny ntter- coon with tliolr answers to tbo chareos of tho Commls'loneiB ot Accouuts nn J a formidable i j array ot law) era. Tho hoarlnit closod for tho i vj day alter tho answora oro road bocaueo Danlol G. Rollins, who nppoure with John 11. Btrahan for tho Comnillonors of Accounts, 1 had tho grin and couldn't bo prosont. KILhu 1 Hoot announced that ho had tho jtrln, too, and would bo dlad of a postponement. It tho utato I of Mr. llolilns's urlnwlll pormlt. tho caso will boiilu I" carnoBt to-ilny. Commissioner Mntlliows was accompanied AXi br n,s counsol, Franklin BartlotL Wheolor II. BW 1'ooklinin, Kllliu Hoot. John I. Ondwulador, and e-A8nlstnnt Corioratlon Counsol Frank A. Irish appeared for Commissioner l'ost. John l A. Strahan and Corporation Counsol Clark f come In with tho Com inlsslonors of Accounts, Sockmastor Krwln and sovoral othors involved br tho luio Investigation were prefiont. Mr. I'eckham rend tho answer of Commit Wn elonor l'ost, which says: J A3 VINIXUK FhOM MB. rosT. t M "I flrt submit that tho chnrses should not bo iA enteititlnod, bocauso. ns proforred, Mr. Com- 4Si miPslonorCrnm Ib not joined In such chorees, Vjf and In all tho Bpeclllcathons It Is apparent that If any uoaliconco ot omli-slon or eomuileolon. or any nialfeaauco In respect to tbo muttors because ol which such chareoB aro preferred r existed, such nesliuonco or mulfensHnco were thonoullcenconnd malfeasanco of tho whole Hoard. Including Mr. Commissioner Cram. All the churcos relnto to Iho action or non-action T of tho Hoard. To soloct two mombeis of tho Hoard ntjt In accord with tho prevailing polltl i, cal organization for charges, and to excludo ono motnber of tho Board who Is in acooid with M such prevailing political organization from Mm charges, all of which relate to Board action or inaction, lu which tho excludod member par--, tlclpatos. Is in limine to brand there proceod- Incs as partisan In ohnt actor and undortakon for tho rartlcan purpose ot procuring patron- age, and not for tno public goods a purpose for which I submit the Mayor ot this great city 1 should not allow himself to bo used, and be- cause ol which those chargos should either bo dismissed or mado to tncludo Mr. Comtnla- u slrmer Cram. Without waiving tho forogolng, 1 further r answor: I deny euJh and overy of tho charges 8 ml each nndutoryof the specifications, for lustration of tlm gonaral character of tno siiocilli'Utlons, I will rotor In moro dotall to one or two. As tn spoclllcatlon one ot charge one i (lalltiro to collect top wharlngol. 1 sa that no Such duty n nltegeil is Imposed upon tho Do 1 tiartment ot Dock, and that tho Dopurtmont ot l l)ocks bad boon so advised by tho Counsel to 'tho Coiporntlon. The administration of the et docks In ri'Bi out to tho wharfngo to be charged 1 hnd colloctcd is conlldod to tho judgment and I Discretion of tho Dopartmont of Docks. Wbero I that department ba judged it for the best In terests of tho city to oolleottopwhartage.lt has 'been dono: lu other ense. the rules and regu i. I (atlons with rcepoct to tho removal of goods s from piers and wharves and the Infllotton of I penalties, have boen enforced. Tbo course pursued by tho Board since 1 have been a mem- i tor Is precisely the same which has been pur- suod sinoe the organization of the Department of Docks, and for ery many yoars prior tbero-:- ito. Tho Commissioners of Acoounts for many i years have had full knowledge thereof, ana alter Investigation have horetoloro repeatedly reported to tbo Major as to the affairs of the Department ot Bocks, and have never suggest- od an objection. Any othor course would, in i. the port of New York, be Impracticable. 4 "1 alHOfurtlier Illustrate by rolerenco to the foeond specification under tho first charge, and ilony that 1 have ever authorized, sufferod. permitted, or acquiesced in tho uso and occu pation of tho plecos and parcels of piouerty therein mentioned Irontfroe.) Nelthor the city i of New ork nor the Department of Docks, a has, uorat any timoflncel became a Commis sioner of Docks has had. possession or con- trol of the said pieces or parcels, or any of them, but all of the bald pieces and parcels or 1 property are und long since have been held, .possessed, used, and occupied by persons other than tho city of Mew York t 'under title or claim of tltlo adverse to the city, and many of the said pleoes or parcels 1 or property have been so held, usod, ana ocou- 4 pled for the hpai-o of forty years and upward. I furthor ay that before any rontor other return lor tho said pid'ees and parcels canlbt-hecured legal uriicoudlnga must bo taken by the coun sel to the Corporation to recoverthe possesslcn I from the present occupants ot said property. 'J he Counsol to the Corporation is and long Bini'ohaB boon fully advlned of the premlsos. and so far ns tbo city ot New York has any en- foiceable tights In regard thoreto.lt wits the duiyof the i ounsel to the Corporation to ou loroo the same. 1 lllustrato further by reference to spoclfl- ration U. charge 1. This suocltlcatlon Is a fair illuvtratlnn of tho lguoranco ana malice of tho Commissioners of Accounts, and that their notion is, as I have bofore stated, u holly parti san and without tegard to thn public welfare. Tho.uccupallon Is, suhstantlnlly. that by a lease pursuant to a saio at public auction April lo, 188B. tho pier at tho foot of West Hfty-elghth ptiet was leased to the Union Stock Yard and Market Company, lor live yeare from Mar .1, 1B87. at I5.0UU per annum, and that said com pany ugreed to pay such rent without deduc tion,' .c. That on Oct. 24. 18S9. Commissioner Matthews and mysolf. against tho vote of Coin mlBHlnnorUam, and in violation of tho trust reposed In us. lllogally reduced tho rent of said i harf to Jll.uOU. Now, the Blmplo fact i Is that tho lou'-o contained n clause glv- ing tho Dock Department the right to ro-utor and void the lease during tho term, when the c rent, of course, i-hould coao, and also tho right to roi mor upon any portion of said wharf, t In which case tho rent should be proportion- atoly decreased. The department, needing a 1 portion of tho whan for its own use, did re enter on such portion, and the decrease of lent wus because thereof ami In proportion theieto. Mr. Commissioner Cram voted in the iit'gutlvo. for the reason, in eharlty, I must opsutne. that the deduction should bo greater than It wns. 'iho right to enter on part with out partial decroase of rent would bo claimed In no honest niuu in his senses, and would bo hustainod by no court, pmo and except the reckless and partisan court of tho Commls Blonois or Accounts. "I might In tboBamo maunor moot, and in detail In tbl ant-wer refute, every evil sugges tion or Innuendo in thu chargos nod specifica tions relened to Lack of time and space for bid. They are all without foundation Intact or In law. I Ueny them In whole and In detail. Most of them aro on their faco unworthy ot attention. Those wbieh are not. aio baBOd upon pome half-truth In tbo hope that I might experience that 'a lie which Is half tho truth lsahardortblug to light.' Inmee'lng them. I demand from your Honor a fair, open and judl elal Imiutry and a Judgment according to your honest conk'tiouM, uninfluenced by lollllcul oi pattlsnu demands. If I am accorded that I havo nofeais." 1 TIIE MATon POKHS'T LIKE IT. t Mayor Grant was a little nettled by the ex- Erersinn that the Mayor "should not allow Inisell to bo used" lor the furtherance ot a B partl'.nii sohonio. Ho considered It a reflection I upon his Impartiality, and said sharply.! I "I wish to state my position. As Mr. reck I bam and Mr. Itoot well know from my former I conversations with thorn, my function In this i 1 rnntter N to try those oharges, and that only, i AVL If tho gontiemen who aro charged with wrong- M?. doing aie fnuiid guilty by the evidence. I shall "J procood In accordance with my duty In the matter. If thoy are found not guilty. 1 shall dismiss the charge-. hen I sola this before I mount li, and I mean It now." t T1h Mayor s laco whs aulte red. though hie r tone was deliberate, and Mr. Tuckham hasten ed to explain that no rulluctlon upon the Mayor was in nn way jnteniled In the document. This mollified the Mayor. 1 WORSE rOMINO. Mr. Bortlett then presented Commissioner 1 Matthews's answer. The evidence taken In the A investigation shows many mote chargos c HNl against Commissioner Matthews than against 'TV' Cummlhslonei i'nst. This was tho answer! y James Matthews, respondent, twins one of the Commissi nor of Ducks against whom certain chargos have been made by the Com missioners of Accounts, beforo answering the same demurs to the said oharges on the ground of tho non-joinder of Cnmmlssloi er Cram as ono of tho delendants. The allegod offences set forth or attempted to be sot forth under the llr-t charge, In specifications ono, 1 two, three, and nine, and In tbo second chargo were committed, If committed at Ml, by the SA Bosrdnf Docks, of which Board Mr. Cram was, T' at the tlmo of the alleged commission pf such offences, a member. This respondent believes i that the Commlssiouorsof Accounts In thus omitting the name ol Commissioner Cram from the said charges, havo violated tliclr as- Bumod duty, and have beon actuated therein br partisan una political motives foreign and adverso to the public weal, and have boon In tills muttop sutiservlent to tho mandates of a ''t political organization. "This respondent further domurs to those J charges on tho giouiid that they have no legal Inception, because they are made by tho Com missioners ol Aci'OuutB as such Commissioners of Accounts, and the said CommlsBloners of i Accounts hae no rlht or power to make or Prefer charges against any department of tho oltr government. Tho lunetlons of the said Lomtnlhsloners of Accounts are fully set forth in tho I on-oli uitlon net. chaptor 410. nf the i.nws of is i.', a amoi dod by cbnptor 51fi of tho J.awsof 1 m und no power Is given jo them in su h acts or In any othor lav or by any otbr stutute, tn prefer charges. Their ac tion Is thus gratuitous and unteuable. By the Astollttdi they have povfor to axamlao the departments and office of tho City Govern ment, and report to the Mayor thereon, but toot aot elves thom no powor to make chargos elttior of tholr own motion or to become tno puppets of nthora While It Is truothat chargos ngalnt tho cltr departments can be mado by crlvato citizens and by taxpayers, charges cannot be mado by tho Commissioners ot Ao countg acting In tholr official capacity. Tho ropondont. .Ins. Matthews, having In terpoed these preliminary objootlons, and having domurred as nloresalil, now answers to tho charges and to the specifications Ihoioofs I'lrsi Ho denies tluii ho has beon guilty ot any culpable neglect ot duty, or or any neglect (uuuty, or of any mlsteasanco.or of any mal feasance In oiiice. cithor as a ommlsslonor of the Department of Docks or otherwise ns sot forth In the first ehntge. He denies that ho Ltis failed to nb-orvo or enforco the prov-Hons or law relating to tho Department ot Docks, or pr any of said provisions, to the projudlcoot the Interests of the city, as sot forth In Iho seo ond chargo: and he luither denies that he has failed to ndmlnlstor the affabs of tho Dopart mont of Docks, or any of said nflalrs, to tho lust Intorci-ts of the, city, and ho denies oach and every allegation in tho said charges and In tho spccincatlona therein contained whloh chargos him with neglect ot duty or with any malfoAsaiico or with anr misfeasance, nnd ho denies any wrongdoing whatsoever, olther In tact oriti law. ornny lailurnto obsorve or en force, tho provisions of law. or nny failure to administer, the nllnlrs or the Department ot Dooks legally nnd properly. .."!l0.nv.0r8.,n."'t thofnldchatgosnrosham.nnd that nil tbo deductions which It Is (.ought to havo drawn from the ntntomonts In said charges contalnn I are fabo. The amonded chargos woro served lato on the aftornonn of Doc. 2, and thoy ate so voluminous that It Is Impossible to sorvo n de tailed answor within the tlmo prescribed by the Mayor. But tho frivolous shnm nnd Inlso nature of tho oharges can bo well shown by taking two Instances ai illustrations: Hpeclllcatlon J of the llrst charge charges this respondent with violation of tniet, because the bulkhead north of pier old 64. North Blver. was put up for sale on tbo llth day of April. 187, for $.1 600 per annum, and because the said i-um had boen llxed by the Commissioners of Docks os tho upset prlco which must be ob tained for the premise, vvhoroas tho previous annual rental had been 10,500. The Commis sioners of Accounts dCBlro to havo It Inrorrod from this chargo that the sum for which tho leaso was Bold, $5,500 per annum, was grossly Inadequate, and that the lease of the promises was Improperly sold to ono Jnmos W. Borlo. The facts weie that this respondent novor at any time made any agreement In regard to the said premises with said James W. Boyle, or with any ono aotlng tn his bo hnff. or with any ono noting in behalf of the Uyster Dealers' Association, or In bohalf of any other proposed lesxeo. This respondent at tho tlmo conferred fully and fairly with hia then co-Commlsslonors. and as n rosultof tholr deliberation It was doclded that the loaso of tho premises must not bo sold for n sum lofs than $5.3U0. No Btatuto nor rulo of tho depart ment compelled or forced the Commissioners to fix an upset price upon tho louse otTored for sale: nevortholoss. vigilant nnd acting in tho dlsohargo of their duties, tho thon Commis sioners, in order to protect tho rights of tbo city, fixed the upset price at $6.fnn fur thu louse. The Commissioners then bolloved. and thlB respondent now bollovos, that If a creator sum than 13.500 Pad been fixed for the (upset price, no bid would havo been made, no sale of tho loaso could havo been ofroetod, nnd that tho pton erty would havo been thrown back upon the hands of the city, which would havo resulted In a largo pecuniary loss. The Commb-slonei a, and this defendant as ono of them, acted In tho matter lu tho oxorcisoot a wise and well con sidered discretion: the property was duly ad vertised for sale, and It was sold at public auc tion at the Dock Department, togethor with about sixty-four other parcels of proporty. Tho saio wub well attended, soma 75 or 100 poisons being present, and the saio wob In nil respects opon, fair, and regular, and the prlco then bid and realized for tho lease was the boBt prlco which, at that tlmo. could have been obtained, and It was talr and adeuuato In amount. The unfair nature ot these charges 1 again well Illustrated by tho facts In regard to speci fication 5 ot tho first charge. This specifica tion charges the Cotrinilesionors with disre gard of the Interests of tho city in llxlng the upset price for the pier at the foot of West Thirty-fifth street nt W.500 per annum.becauee tbe plor at West Thirty-sixth street had beon rented at an annnnl rent ottlS.000 to tho New York Central and Hudson Biver itallroad Com pany. From tho difference In thn rontal re ceived from the two piers mentioned, the Com missioners of Accounts ask tho Minor to bo lleve that some fraud has been oommittod, und they cunningly conoenl under thlB specification tho salient fact that the twoploisuielnnature, character, and condition so essentially dlfler ent and dissimilar, that thoy cannot In any wny bo justly compared. Tho nler leased to the New York Central and Hudson ltlver Ball road Company can In no way form a just basis of comparison as tn what chargo should have been made for tbe other pier leased to the l'enuxylvaula Itallroad Com pany. Tbe plor at the toot of West Thirty sixth street, whloh was leased In December, 1H86, to the Now York Central and Hudson ltlver llallroad Company, was so leased for the special uso of tbe NV est Shore Hallway Com pany for the purposes of Its ferry to Wcehaw ken Under certain provisions of law this ler at West Thirty-sixth streot had Peon desig nated and appropriated by tbo Department of Docks to tbe sole uso of a special kind of com-merce-ot ferryboats and for this i-poclal use it had a spooial value to the losooos. owing, first, to thu exclusive uso of (be said pier, which inured to the benefit of the railroad, and further, to the fact that tho adjacent property was owned by tbe lessee. For tbeso reasons a large mntal was obtained for the pier. On the othor hand, the plor nt V est Thlrty-llftb street, leased to the Pennsylvania Itallroad Company, had not beon designated or appropriated for nny special use. but was and Is what Is known as an open plor, and tlio prlco obtained tlieofor. J4.50O, was tho best prlco which could havo been obtained The lenso was sold openly and fairly nt public auction to the highest bidder. Alargorupsot price bad been llxed upon the pier In tbo previous year, and, when ofieredl or sale at nubile auction no bid wus obtained, tho pier was thrown back upon tbo bands of the city. Tbe uu-nt price or (4,500. fixed upon tho pier in l.i7, was so fixed by all the thon om miSRloncrs nctlng in conoert togotherln the exercise of A legal and wise discretion, and their action In the premises was for the best interests of the city, and if tho lease bod not been sold nt tbe time for that sum a serious loss would have boen incurred by tho city. Some uf tbe other charges are based on an Imporloct and hasty construction of Btatuto iaw, and upon a defective knowledgo of tbo title of tbe city to its wharf property, Tako, for Instance, tbo claim that tho Commissioners should hare extortod top whartago. In answer to this chnrge, the respondent says that tho 0 mrse pursued by tho depaitment has been entirely regular nnd legal, nnd In pursuance of a genural policy which was adopted many years ago, and which has provallod In the de oartment over hlnce Its organization. This pol icy has boen, in general, to onlorco tho prompt removal ot merchandise, and to collect tbe Jienalty for encumbering tho pier or bulkhead, nstead of collecting top wharlnge. It bus loen tbo poller of tho depaitment to keop tho plors Ireo and unencumbered, nnd this policy was adopted In the exorcise of its 1,-gal discre tion by the said dopartmont. Tbe Counsol to the Corporation has heretofore advised tho de partment that tho whole tnatterof the collec tion ol top wharfuge rested In tbe discretion of the department. No money whatever has Leon lost by the adoption of this policy In regard to top wharfage, and the course of the depart ment therein has been for the interostsot tbo commerce of tbo port. "In regard to the charge that the department has pormlttod tbo Illegal occupation of certain plecos or parcels of wharf property, the answer Is that tbeso ploces of proporty have been held for many years back by tbe va rious occupants In adverse possession, and 4hnt, In order to secure the possession of these Carrels, actions tor ejectment must be Hi Bt rougnl by tbe Counsel to tho Corporation. As to tho chargo that (ho department has failed to oxtort rroin the various le-socs or oc cupants of ceitaln lands under wator a rental greater than that which has been paid In the East the fact Is that the prices have been the est that could havo beon obtained. An at tempt to euort more would have resulted In many cases in a disastrous loss to thu city. ThlB respondent avers that the charges are mado for no good purpose, hut solely with the view of ousting him from the olllco which he now holds and ot securing tho pationago thereof. To eacn ana every cnaigo ana speculation he has a full and complete defence, and be only asks of the Mayor a fair and Impartial trial. Hespoctfully submitted, "jAitrs Matthews, "Fbanki.iv BtnTTETT, of counsel." The hearing will be resumed at 'I o'clock this afternoon Counsel for the Dook Commission ers Intimated that the light would be a stub born one. Commissioner Cram did not appear at the hearing. Ilequests of the l.ute Humuel JK. Hawicr, Halem, Mnss., Doe.- 26. Tho will of tho lato Bamttol 1- Sawyer ot Qloucestor, which has beon filed here, contains thu following be quests; Ono hundred and twenty thousand dollars to tbe Gloucester Library and tho Bawer Library of Gloucester; 140.000 to tho Female Charitable Society ot Gloucester; $60,000 Income to be usod In beautifying tho grounds of Havenswood I'ark, Gloucester; 1 f 10.000 to tho city of Gloucester, to bo known 1 ii the Bswrerfund for tho tenchlug of drawing andmusloln tho schools: I3,tmo for a fund to i purchasu medals lot woithy scholiuu in high audgiaramur schools; II.OlW for a new chapel at Fror-h Water love: $4.0n0 to the Kockport I'ubllo Llbrury for tho purchase of books: $12,000 to tho First Unltarlun Boclety of Gloucester: $1,000 to tho American Humane Eduoatlonal Boclety $2,000 to the Parent Bond of Merer of America, and $20,000 to tho Boclety lor the Prevention of Cruelty to Anlmn a, One hundred und fourteen thousand dollars. In 1 sums of $2,000 and ft.OiHi each, Is divided among forty-seven chat liable, benevolent, art, and educational Institutions In Boston and vicinity. Tbe tosldue ef the estate goes to tbe trustee of the Gloucester Lyceum and Library lor the coneral purposes ot the Institutions. CAS'X ISSVB HIOCU TUT. The Houston nnd Tezna Ccntrnl Injunction Continued to Thnt Extent. Judfjo rnttoreon sottlotl yesterday tho form of tho Injunction pendente llto In the suit of M. Gornsholm A Co. against tho Central Trust Co., a trui.toe, C V. Huntington and othors, Tho gecoral Injunction granted In Boptomber by Justloe Barrett Is modified so that It merely restrains tho defendants from Issuing stock of tho reorganized Houston and Toxas Control Hallway Company. The plain tiffs, who hold a largo block ot tho old stock ot tbo road, alleged that tho plan ot Mr. Hunting ton's syndicate was to wipe them out Tho caso was rocontly arguod at groat length bo foro Judgo Patterson. Frederick It. Coudert and A. J. Dlttonhoofer apoeartng for tho plain tiffs, nnd Almon Goodwin. Cartor Lodyard, Butler, Btlllman Hubbard, Charles H. Twood, and Herbert B. Turner for defendants. Tho plan of reorganization provided that tbo ntookholdoiB might bavo an equal amount of stock In tho now company upon payment ot 73 per cont. If they did not coma In on theso terms the Pouthorn l'aclflo llallroad Company was to havo tho privilege of taking tho untaken shares on bettor terms. Justice Patterson rays that It is apparent that Mr. Huntington nnd his associates under took to acquire ownership of the railroad In order to mako It tributary to their own lines. While the stockholders must pay a proper as sessment, ho does not understand that tbe Contra! Trust Company has arbitrary powor In fixing the assessment. Tbe stockholders have the right to know tho amount of tbe Homing debt, nnd ate entitled to a fair and open so cial nt of the company's Indebtedness. It Is al legod that tho assessment Is unneoossarlly high, and mndo In bad faith to bar out tbo prosont stockholders and onablo theBoulhern Paclllc to acitulro tho proporty. Judgo Patter son says tbo asBossment of 73 per cont. or J3.040.I..I7 upon a total Issued capital of $7,726. Dot). Is a hoavy sum with wbloh the shares are welghtod at the blrtn or tho new corporation and It is clear that thu stockholders of tho old corporation alone are to sharo that buidon. and thnt tho Uouthorn l'acltla would get tho stock nt about 24 Dor cont. Judge Pattorsou Bays: "By the terms of tho reconstruction agree ment tho Contrnl Trust Company was to fix tho assessment to pay tho floattngdebt nnd ex penses alluded to. 'J bat company has shown what amounts of particular Indebtedness It has adopted as making up tho gross sum of lG.(iiO.J7. Ami ng thom are two very large amounts, viz.: Morgan's Ln. and Texaslt.lt, nnd S. H. Co., $1,702,304.14. and Southern De velopment Company, $866,812.03. Thcro is nothing to show thnt tho Trust Company hns dono anything to vorlly anyot this Indebted ness. Tbe two claims seem to havo beon put ln judgment In May, 1HSU, but both tho debtor and creditor corporations wero substantially managed by thn same persons, and tho plain tiffs are outltlo to full knowledge ami a dlsclosuro of all the details ot this Indebtedness. I do not moon to oxproas nny opinion whatever adverse to the ontlro good faith of tho Trust Company. Tho only auostion Is whether tho stockholders under the reconstruction ngroemont hnve a right to lnqulro Into the Indebtedness with which they are sought to bo charged. I think thoy hnvo such right, nnd ln order to make ofTectual nny judgment they may obtain roduclng tho as sessment, tho Injunction should bo main tained, prohibiting tho distribution of tbe shares In the new company until the trial of the action. To that extent the Injunction will bo continued but ln all othor respects it will bo discharged." A JKAI.OV8 nVSBANH'S CHIME. He Killed bin It lie While she wan Asleep and Then Btabbed lllmstirsix Times. SritrNaFrciiD, Mass., Dec. 20 John Bas sotte. a mill hand omployed by tbo Ludlow Manufacturing Company in Ludlow, this morn ing killed his wife and thon attempted suicide. Bassotto was insanely jealous of bis wife, and, ns faros known, without reason, nnd had fre quently threntenod her life. Ho bought a revolver a fow weoks ago with tho avowed pur pose of killing her. and set her Sunday bonnet upon a polo as a target, shooting It to ploces, und closing his performance with tbe remark that ho wished her head was ln It. At 3 o'clock this morning ho called to his eldest son. Horace, to como down stairs nnd sit with his mother, who waslsirk, while he went or the doctor. Ho then went out. nnd the young man came down stnirs and sat In the kitchen. His parents slept ln a room off the kitchen. Horace called to his mother onco or twice, but ns she did not answer he supposed she wassloeplng nnd did not enter the room. Meanwhile Bas settn had gone to Policeman Trombly's home nnd surrendered, himself, saying thnt he had killed bis wife, evlnolng much satisfaction with biscrlmo. Ho Mild he wns Buttering from wounds she had inflicted on him. but said he hail finished her up In good shape." On examination ot Bassette six wounds were found, two stabs near the heart, two in the left side, nnd two deep, jagged gashes over tbe stomach. Ho has little. If any. chance of re covery. Leaving Bassette ln a dootor's hands, the policeman went to Bnssotte's bouse, whero he found the eon waiting for the doctor. Tell ing him of his father's confestdon and arrest, they entered the bedroom and found tbo woman, Sophia Bassetto, lying la an easy position on her left side, the right sldo of her bond crushed In. There was no sign of a struggle, and everything showed that tho blow must hnve been given while he was asleep. An axe was found ln the cellar stained with blood. There was no sign of blood from Bassette's wounds, nnd as his clothing wns not cut It Is thought he raised his clothing and stabbed himself while In tbe streot. 'Iho woman was a dress maker, about 43 years old, and was well spoken of. Her husband wns from Bt. Johns. Ouebeo, and wns 42 ears old. Ho was not drunk when he committed tho crime. They had six children, two sons and four daughters, all grown up. auuLuaiam i.v council. The American Moclrty'n Annual Meetlne In the Natural History Museum. Tho American Goologlcal Society began its first annual meeting yesterday morning ln the largo locturo hall of tbe American Museum ot Natural History. Tho morning session was dovoted to business, and theso offlcorswero declared oloctod by ballots sent through tbo malls: President. Prof. James D. Dana of Yale; Vice-Presidents. Profs. J. 8. Nowberry of Co lumbia nnd Alexander Wlnohell of Michigan University: Beoretary. Prof. John J. Stevenson of the University of Now York: Tieaurer, Prof. Honry H. Williams of Cornell: Executive Council. J. W. Towell, Director of the United Htates Geological Survey: (leorgo M. Dawson of the Cnnada Geological Bitrvey, and Prof, Charles II. Hitchcock or Dartmouth College. At the afternoon i-esBlon President T. 0. Chamberlln ot Wisconsin Unlvetslty. Prof. N. H. Shaler of Harvard. Prof. J. H. Newberry of Columbia B. F. Emmons of the United States Geological Survey. Piof. George H. Ullams ot Johns Hopkins University, and I. C. ltussoll of the United States Geological Survey presented pai ors on various geological subjects. In tho course of discussion Pi of. Shaler said bo thought that It there were twelve Inches more ot rainfall uion Mount Washington annually, oomlng when tho ground was covered with snow, we should have a small glacier there. Among tbe well-known geologists present Jesterdav were: Prof. C H. Hitchcock: Prof, ames Hall, State Geologist of New York; Prof. James D. Dana: Prof. 1, P. Lesley, State Geologist of Pennsylvinia: Prof. J. B. New born'. President T, C. Chamberlln. Prof, If. B. vvilllnms of Cornell. Prof. Alexander Wil liams of Michigan University. lTof. I. 0. White of tbo University of Pennsylvania, John It. Pioctor. State Geologist of Kentucky, and O, K. Gilbert, H, F. Emmons. George H. Eldrldge, J. B. Dlller. W. J. McGee. 0. Pros- ter. I. C. ltussoll nnd Warren Upham of the Inlled States Uoologlial Survey. The meeting will extend through this week and the sessions will be ouen to the public. Rescued from a rllnklnc Teasel. Gloucesteb, Mass., Dee. 26. The schooner Norseman arrived to-day from thn Grand Banks, having on board Capt. Whittle and six men of the British schooner Sparrow Hawk of Hamilton, Bermuda, abandoned in a sinking condition on Dec 23, forty miles southwest ot Whitehead. N. B. Tbe Sparrow Hawk sailed from harlottetown, P. E. I., with u cargo of oats, potatoes, turnips, flsb, butter, nnd har ness consigned to II. 0, Ouletbrldgeuf Ham ilton. Bermuda. On Sunday, Dec. 22, after passing Cansn Light, she took a southoast uae, carried away bowsprit, hoadgearrmnln boom, tore sails, and sprung aleak. The pumps be came choked, and the men were enable to keep tho vessel Ireo. They fired the wreck before leaving her. She was of flfty-slx tons, and was built In England., The schooner Lizzie Griffin, wbloh has been absent oyer nine weeks ano for whose safety much anxiety was felt, was spoken by the Norseman on Dec. 23 on BankQuero, All well. To he Tried for Aeanultlnic a Woman. PABKEiiBBUita, W, Va., Dec, 26. Mike Mo Nernoy ot this city was to-day lodged In jail In default of $3,000 ball, to answer an Indictment for assaulting Ida Lyons on last Monday night In a box car on the Ohio ltlver llallroad, where, the woman assertB, McNerney and another young man named lleldenrlcht of this city took her, after personating a policeman and arresting her. MoNerney and lleldenrlcht bad a preliminary examination before Justice Btaoleton. and lleldenrlcht proved an alibi and was released. McNerner will be tried at the coming term ot the olrcuit. MORE MONEY FOR THE mil TUB nEHT EriDENOK 111 AT X KW TOltK IB ltUALl.I IS UAUMtHl. More Than SIO.OOO Added Yesterday tn the Fund, Although No Hpeclat l.trtirtw are llelnn: Made to Obtain tttihsertptloan. Tho Loglslntlvo Committee of tho World's Fair will meet on Saturday atternoon noxtnt tit o'clock at Mr. Depew's ofllco ln tho Grand Central Station. Various Important mailers are to como up. Tho official list of subscribers to tho $5,000,000 Gunrantoe Fund, which con tains about 6,000 names, will bo presoutod formally to tho commlttoo for Its accoptnnco. A groat many additional subscribers havo been beard from slnco tho list wns first ptlnted, nud It Is tho Intention of Secretary Stokes to havo theso added to tho list beforo it Is sunt on to Washington. Tho draft ot tho bill which is tn go to tho Legislature next month, nna which will give tbo city tho power to appropriate lauds lor tho Fair site, has alroady boen drafted, and will also bo brought up for discussion bofore the commlttoo. Thero was a docidod Improvement ln Iho subscriptions yesterday, tho total rocolved be ing $13,638. Fritz Uandrlch, Prosldont of tho Association of tho Unltod Importers of Wines, sent ln a subscription list containing tho names of twenty-seven mombors and amounting to $11,650. Elovon members ot the Washington Butcher Guard BUbscrlbod a round thousand dollars. This Is the reoord of tho fund to dato: YMUriUy's subscriptions. is,sn I'MTlouiiy credited In Tm 8m VJJI.7.VI Ktuislodsr ut smoiinl pleJieit by the brawern.. 4 1SJ Toultodste $s,zstl3J4 Those wero tho subscriptions recelvod: By tlm Auoolstlun of the t'nlitd Importers or Wlnei. Bmll tinner i:o f.vi John I'lti (VJu John MMieiiUuldeu ,vi "ttoltunk Sou John lucky tx) leore Tlstsl sou rhUliiKaltwisMr.. MM Wlill.m Url.'llou.sier. sou I ('rl M Mers 500 rrltr BelrliardL'. sou I K tunhn Sou D. lirulucner sou Acs hchasftr Sou hlrhpiel SO) I., .somborn a Co suo Weber A Co sou Orode .t Co sou leur Brothers 600 rriu llrmirlcli sue .liihn U. Nolm Soul Charles J Kroehle :su ciiarlea T, VVIckenhelser livi rrederlck Humtiard "M .intiu Conrad Junker 23n Dieit A Biertdienk i't) l'tilllp Hplel.r :uj LudwlK X. Ltgset iuu Tout Sll.HM Py the Washington Butoher Guard, through Capt Cbarlei r. Miner Ctiarlra K. Fiaiitr. Captain fioo Charles lluhler lull Charlea llechlar 1MI Peter Manaoth ino Kr. Ulaeer 100 1-dnard .Nasal Kni William MaDiiela no Pr llauft ion Joseph ilreltkopf no Ceorge rrllon 73 Charles Utter 26 Total fl.uuu Ily Charles R nigelov EaruuelCohnA Urothers rooo Through the Ma) or'e ortlce New York Woreu Label CcmpaDy $,!in John A UcLaughltn no Jtllt.'lietl Ilallllar .V) Charles t. Weils js l'&trlck llnlubau lu T. Kruiikr a Total $J88 By II. S. Alendehtont U Sturman A bou ftpo Tho Commltteo on Rites and Building?, through its tieorotarv. Mr. Foord, has prepaiod an excellent map of the Innds from which it is propo ed to select tho site for tho Interna tional i.xi osltion ot lt'J2. Tho map Includes all of the proposod f-lte nnd Its environment with tho lay of tho land, nnd a mnp of Manhat tan siiuare and the Metropolitan Museum ot Art, and a detailed statouient of tho number of acres In each poitlon of tho selected lauds. Tbeco lands hnvo now practically been se cured, and, with tbe exception of a few lots owned by estates or with absent owners, the acreage proposed Is as follows: East ot Cen tral Park. 66 acres: norm of Central Park. SI acres; west of Eighth avenue, exclut-lve of Parks. 1K7 acres: Morningside Park, SO acres; lllverslde Park. 5') ncres; total, 3UII u"res It Is propoBoa to counect these grounds with Manhattan buuare, which extend Irutn Eighth to Ninth avenue, bovonty-Boventh to Eighty first streot, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art on thn fifth avenue side oi the l'ark, in clualng only tho since given up to tho Art buildings. A dotted lino on the map represents a supposed circulating tallway. This part of the plans hns not been brought up in a formal way sot, as tbo committee has so far dlseussod officially only the slto nnd not the means of communication to be built in connection with the Exposition. Tho hlto is mainly on Bloomlngdalo Hoights. nnd is sufficiently scat tered not to crowd tho buildings. Prospective Cadets from the Elclith Sla trlct. Nineteen younff mon of tho Eighth Con gress district, who aro anxious to wear United btntos uniforms with shoulder Btraps, wore examined yealordny nt Grammar hchool 2 In Honry streot for a cadotahlp at West Point and one at Annapolis. Congressman John Henry McCarthy will appoint two candidates nnd two alternates for these vacanclos. Tho candidate passing the best examination will bo nlloned to choose botween West Point and Annapolis, and the candidate who ranks second will havo to nccopt tho appolntmont rejected by tho first. The examinations yesterday lu arithmetic, algebra, Ameiloan history, geographt, spell ing, reading, and penmanship wore conducied by Brother James of D La Hallo Institute and Vlce-Prlucloal John Dcmnrest of Grammar School The committee appointed by Con gressman McCarthy to supervise iho examina tion was J. Dougherty. William J. JIoKenna, Dr. W. A. Conway. Gabriel Marks. Hugh O'Don nell. nnd John Ilogati. Tho candl datos who tried the examination had all passed Dr. Hemingway's physi cal examination. Thoy weia Thomas Pino, Joseph Corcoran, Jnmos 1', Fltzgeruld, Joseph A. Donnolly. Edward It. Sanford, Con way II. Arnold. Frederick I.lllienthal, Frank Chamberlain. Charlos Levcnsou, Ituboit Mo Naught. Jr., Daniel O'Connor, Itohert J. Frost, Pntrick ,1. Hullivun. Thomas Dwyer, Jphu Duell. John Hnvnce, .lames ltoynolds. Johu J. Donovan, and Paul Malone. tioveial of the candidates passed very excel lent examinations. Tholr nntnos wero not known to tho oxnmlnorH, but the numbers ot their papers will ho stihnilttod to the commit tee thin morning. The natnos of the success ful candidates will then be sont to Congress man tlct'nrthy. whoso nominees will liavo to pass the West Point and Annapolis examina tions bofore. tbor bucomo tull-Uedgod cadets. Ill Kyea Destroyed In a Quarrel on Christ nss Day. FltEDEMCK, Md., Dec. 26. Oliver II. Thompson and Wesley Curry, both of Liberty, this oounty, met In the streets of that place Christmas eve and renowedan old quarrej that had existed between them for some time. They threatened to kill each other, but wero In duced to go homo. Yesterday they met again. Thompson wan armed with a doublo-barrelltd shot gun. In the midst ot a wrangle he raised tbe weapon, aimed it at Curry's bead, and II red. Ctirr'soes wero dostroyed, and n number of shot entered his bead. Ills phvslalan does pot think hn will live. Thompson was arrested and committed to jalL Tbe Xla-ht-honr JLuw In Philadelphia. PnniADEwnu, Dee, 20. City Solicitor Warwick to-day officially decided that the Eight-hour law Is app.lcablo to tbe depart ments under the control of the City Govern ment. The peculiar part of the law is that It has been upon tho statute books without being enforced for twonty-onu years, having been enaeted at tbo legislative session of 1663. It has remained a dead letter during all this time, und. If even thought of by the heads of departments was nover enforced, homo tlmo since the United Labor League, at the sug gestion of Mr. Ueorgu Chance, at that time President, took up tbe question, and President Chance and Secretary Barrett wero appointed a committee to Inaulre Into the legality of the measure and the reasons of its non-enforcement. As a result of their labors, the Law Committee of tbe City Council recently re ferred tbe enactment to City Solicitor War wick for an official opinion, with the result aa stated. Trying to Kill Her Iletraycr. Njsvv Haven, Deo, 26 Maria Cunning:, a pretty Italian girl, caused excitement on Grand avenue, in front of bt. Patriot's Church, this afternoon, by drawing a stiletto, and making an assault nn Edward Merdlml. Bho made several lunges wtlb tbe gleaming weapon at Uerdiml, which he warded off, and she was quickly overpowered by men who wero at tracted by bar wild orlos. Merdlml and the woman were locked up. It seoms that Mer Uliut botrayed tho girl under promise of mar riage, and she bail blm arrested. Christmas morning Judge Pickett discharged him, and since that time the girl bad followed him, YOff us to kill bUo. I.0UII.O loit .1 PARDON. A Hnllor round Drunk In a llntlvrar Oeta Four Yearn lor Burglary, Alexander Thomas, n Bailor, wneconvlctod ln tho Court of Oyer and Terminer on June 17, of burglary in tho third dogreo, and wns sen tenced to State prison for four fears. Thomas was found ln tho hallway of tbe house 69 Pike stroet early on tho morning of June 4. Tho front door of the hotiso had beon forced In and the latch burst off. Thomas was without coat, vest or hat On tho trial ho testified that ho was nn able seaman aboard the ship Eugenlo, Capt. I). Moyors, from Halifax. As soon as tho ship was mado fast at her plor In tho East lllvor, on Juno 3, ho went to n sailors' boarding houso In Onk stroet. engaged bonrd, nnd stnrled out onnsprco. Ho remembered vi-ltmg sevoral snloons In tho Fourth ward, drinking frooly nnd troatlng any number of mon and womon. Ho bolloved thnt ho was druggod nnd robbed of his money, watch, and clothing. Dftzod with drink, ho must have wandered Into the hall way to sloop. Thomas wroto recontly from Stato prison to British Vice-Consul Praser, saying thnt ho was n British subject, born In Belfast, and ln his 26th year. Ho hod sorved for olght years on British ships as an able sea man, and ho referred Mr. Frasor to his various Captains. Holurged Mr.Frnsor to look Into his caso. because ho was tnnocont. though appoar nncos were so fenrlully ngalnBt him. Mr. Eraser found that Thomas told the truth nbout his antecedents, and asked District At torney Follows to Inquire Into Thomas's case, with a viow to securing a pnrdon. Col. Icllows consulted Judge Patterson, who entertulnod some moral doubt of Thomas's guilt. CoL FoIIowb learnod that the hono had boon brokon Into two weeks boloro Thomas wns found in tho hallway. Mrs. Lowls, the tenant, wns quite sure that tbo burglar had boon enpturod ln Thomas's person. Miss LowK howevor. roronrked thnt Thomas was found crouching near tho roar tloor of tho hall partly covered with loose strips of floor carpet. When ho was chargod with bolng a burglar bo laughed. Col. Follows summonod ex-Pollcemnn Man ning, who arrested Thomas, but is not now on the force. Manulng said that he had not told all that ho knew of tho case at Thomas's trial, I ocaiiM) ho was not asked by the pro? ocutor, nnd did not think it was his duty to do moro than answer the questions put to him. Ho said i thntThoraiiB. when ni rested, whllo not grossly Intoxicated, appeared to be dazed. Ho bad nelthor money nor burglars' tools in his pock ets, and nu butglnra' tools were found in tho hnllw.ty. The Lewises charged Thomas with burglary, and Manning nrrostcd him. Mnn ning thought that possibly Thomas had vvau ilorod Into tho hallway just uftot some ono had forced oi on tho door, cithor to look for his stolen clothes or to sloop, In viow of nil nf the circumstances of Thomas's case, Col. Follows wrote yesterday to Gov. Hill, saying that ho believed it wns t proper caso for tho oxorclso of tho Governor's clomoncy. VIUOINO roil HVllIEU TttEASVItE. It In Until tn Have Ileen Ilnrlrd by Qen. Hherntnn In ISouth rnrollnn. Charlotte, Deo. 26 Thcro Is consider able Btlr In Korshaw county, South Carolina, caused by tho appoaranco thore of two strang ers, who say thoy have beon specially commis sioned by John Sherman of Ohio to dig up tho rich treasure which was burled thoro In Feb ruary, 1865, whon Sherman's army passed thiough this Stato. Tho two men say they aro from Ohio, and thoy havo alroady omployod a uumbor of negro luborors. who. with Bpado. pick, and shovel, aro fast turning over oarth In search of the bog containing tho nrei'lous stuff. It Is said thnt ahntit n month boforo tho close of tho lato war, when t-hermnn's army passed through this Stato and South Carolina in a certnin 1 placo in Kcrshnw county, about 18 miles from Camden and near tho bonks of tho Lynch river. Sherman had a lnrgo canvas bag full of I gold buried. Thobacwas placed In a big pot nnd put down llfiocn feet In the ground. There I was n lot of jowolry set with' diamonds In the Pile, and all would bo worth Irom $100.1)00 to $200,000. The summer after tho surrender a I man enmo down from Ohio to dig up the trons tire, but was taken sick with fever nnd died. I On his deathbed lie told IiIh mission, and ile scribed, bb bent ho could, tho spot whore the troasure was deposited. All efforts, how evor, to unearth It hnvo provod fruitless. These pew searchers seem to mean business. The digging Is watched by many eltlzons who de clare that if tho pot Is unearthed it will not be carried to Ohio. fshot Ml Wife and Killed IUmseir. Hock ItAi'iDS, Iovvn, Dec. 26 Further par ticulars of tho tragedy at Larchwood. In which Dr. Abel Muuroe shot his wife and then killed i himself, show that domestic difficulties had caused tho pair to separate, tho wife keeping tho J-) ear-old son. An action for divorce wus ponding, brought by tho Doctor, who accused bis wifo of InttiloHty. On Tuesday Munroo went tohiswlfos house, accusod her of being iintruo to him, and finally told her to prep.iro to meet her God. At the snmo time he drew a rovohor and llrod. the ball missing her. Sho ran Into the hodionm where her son was sleep ing, and he followed, placed the ruvohor to her breast, and sent n bnll Ibrough her lung. Mio then ran out doors and ho tired two more shots I without otloct. Ho watched his wifo till sho foil, and then wont back Into the house, walked up tn u looking-glass, and, taking n physician's Bmnll lance from his pocket, cut a gash not over an Inch long, sevoring tho mgular vein, nud dylug In a low minutes. Tho wife may recover. Ittin Over by a OrondvTny Cur. William Pyno, it saloonkeeper nt 67 West Twonty-tblrd stroet, noxt door to the Masonio Temple, and Treasurer McKoover of tho Mndi eon Square Theatre, wero standing ut Broad way and Thlrty-socond streot nt 1 A. M. yostor day waiting for n horse car to tako them up town, when n car cat'no rapidly down Broad way, and was almost upon them beforo they saw It, Mr. MeKenver sprang out of the way, but Mr. Tynu was struck- by tho hon-os and fell between the tracks. Tho fore wheels of the car passed ovor Mr. Tyno, breaking his right arm above tho olbow. His faco was badly bruised. Tho ear had to be turned ovor on Its side before ho could bo released. Mr. Pynenns taken to tho New York Hos pital. Tho car driver, William Anderson, wns arrested, and at tho Jefferson Mnrket ourt Justice Gorman held him to nwalt the result of Mr. 1'ino'u Injuries. Judge. Woodruff a Portrait. Tho portrait of tho Into Judgo Woodruff, United Slates Circuit Judge for the Southern District of Now York from 1870 to 1875. painted by Danlol Huntington, Esq., President of the American Acadomr of Design, will bo present ed by tho donors thereof to the court to-morrow at noon In room 13 of the Post Offloe build ing. Ex-Judge Bhlpmnn of the United ibtatos Circuit Court will deliver the presentation ad dress, and AsBoclato Justice Blatahford ot the Unltod States Supreme Court will receive the portrait. Thn Commlttoo on Presentation con sists of ex -Judge Shlnman. William Allen Hut lor. Allien Htlckney, John Brooks Lenvltt, and it. G. Munroe. Tho portrait 1b given by the subscription of lawyers of this city. i UeOlnty Aa-aln, Louis Waldo, a shoemaker, living at 851 Wost Thirty-eighth street, went Into the saloon at Thirty elghttietreet and Ninth avenue on Christmas ito get pint ot beer. Some one asked Walde If the beer was for McQInty. Walde aald the beer wu for hlmselC At this the men lauuhed, and Walde threw the can of beer at his tormentor and ran out The men followed hlui, and Walde drew a rerolrer and shot at them, tbe bullet passing through tbe ooat sleeve of William toloner. a uiarhlnlBi or-H'iWet Ihlrir-elnhth street A rharge of felonloiisassault was made against Walde, and yes te rPiy Justice Onrman, tn JetTerson Market Court, held hliu for trial lu default of 5 ouu ball Arabia and Italy la Booaerett Street. Perter Papademettro, an Arabian, scattered a number of small boyi who had seated tbemselres on his wagon In front of It Boosevelt street, Wednesday arternnon. Tbe boys retaliated by throwing stones, one of which struck Audreas Teanacea lu the face. Aadreaa Ilckea up a trying pan lying in the street and hurled It o the face of K-year old Anloulo LAgainaroino cult ng a long gash In the child s nose, a utonlo a father took a hand ln the quarrel, and was badly beaten by sereral of the Arabians Andreas and Perter were arrested ajud yesterday were held for trial at the Tombi Court. TalktuE of rJulne tbe Ooverament. President Bldgway, Commissioners Ste phenson, Starr. Wylle, Korke, Hauselt, sad Ulrica were present at a meeting held at Castle Harden yesterday. The Commissioners claim flavour) back rent from the Government for Ward's Island and Castle Cardan. VVhentbey consulted state Attorney General Tabor some time ajru. be advised them to sue for tbe amount, when the matter cam op yesterday half of tbe Com missioner voted to wall until the State Treasurer re port waa made known. Esteasloa to the If orrtaanla Polio H tattoo. An extension is to be built on the north Id of the Morrlsanla police station The addition will be the same height a the police station, three stories, and the two upper floors wilt furnish sleeping accommo dations for forty man, while the lower Boor will be used asaneiunalon to lb stable, but wlltbeueed mainly for the iwrag et haraii. Ih work Usimdy mitfn. LOW LLTT1CIIS OVBU A CliSTUllX OLD. Found In a Ret with a Locket on the Hat tie Field of Stone Arnbla. CANAJOHAitir, Dec 26. Whllo nt Stono Arabia few days ago a citizen ot Palatine Bridge found a bogrlmed and badly batter ed motalllo box. It was about six Inchos long and two deep. It was opened with much diffi culty, and lis contents consisted ot a locket, n bundle ot parchment lotters. and a laded ploco ot bluo ribbon, Tho lockot is ot gold, and ot flno workmanship. On ono side In monogram Is tho lottors A. II. D." nnd on tho other a ou rlously wrought hunting scono. Tho lotters woro all written In 177S-!) by a lady of ovldont royalty residing In London. Thoy wero to hnr bothrothed. nnd couched In tho most tender language. Tho Bitporecriptlon In- l dlcatcs tho namo of the reclplont to bo a Capt. Lowo of the British army. Tho I Inst ono rocolvod by Mr. Lowo must hnvo been written just provious to tho battle of Stono Arabia, and Is sad und melancholy In Its tone. Tho young lady said hor health was tailing, and sho repined und lunged for the return nf hor beloved, as alio foarcd that her days wero iiumborod. Thero Is no record of n Cnpt, Lowo tnving been klllod nt tho bnitloof isttmo Ara )ln, but ho must havo been ptosent In that aw ful coulllct and tho box lost In tho fight. Hollos ot tho battlo with tho Indians, settlors, and Btltlsh are found very fronuently nt Mono Arabia, and It Is thero thnt tho loninlus of S ant, John Brown, who fell ttidefoncuof tho nltod Statos, am laid. Ills monument has boen sadly neglected, nnd an ollort is bolng niadotoroplacoit with a shalt worthy his pa triotism and vnlnr. 'I he getitlomnn owning tho motnlllc box will gladly surrondor 11 to tela tlvos of Capt. Lowo. RROKEIl HVEH CUSTOJlElt. There's n Piece or Iteat Ketain Pledued IVhleh Mr. Stevenson Wnnti Ilelensed, Vernon K. Stevenson lins brought suit In tho Supromo Court against Albert G. Ewing of Nashville to havo certuln property conveyed to Ewing to Beeuro htm ln stuck transactions ro convoyod to tho plaintiff. Ewing oinilood Stevenson to act as brokor In stock specula tion, and advanced ffl.000. Stevenson doalt with A. it. Chlsholm A Co., and Bays ho paid out and earned f-4.4110 In thn course of the business. Thore wub some troublo about tho delivery of stoel.8. ana Mr. htovcnsnn gave to Mr. Ewing a deod of certain proportv on tho south side or Fifty-ninth stroet, near Filth avenue to secure him In caso It wns found thnt Btovonson wnslndebtod to him. Mr. Mitten"!! says there wits an ngreemont tn dollvoi tho stocks to brokors to bo named by Ewing. thnt ho hns been ready nnd willing to dollvor tho stocks, but thnt Ewing hns rof used toiiiimetho brokors, and has broken his contract. Ho as sorts that Mr. Ewing Is no longor cntltlod to nold tho property as security, nnd, fearing that Mr. Ewing may attempt to transfer It, brings tho suit. A SANTA CLAVS VA1ALI.Y IWHXl.D. IIIk Costume Cnuelit Fire Illirlna u Christ mnej Festival. Tuscola, III., Doe. 20. A terrlhlo accident occurrod nt a Christmas colebratlon in Bour bon on Tuesday night. Samuol Bcardsley, a mnrchnnt. ws" ennetlnc: the part of Santa Claus at a festival, nnd wns drossed largoly ln raw cotton and othor Inflummablo matorlnl. Tho cotton accidentally caught flro. and In an instant Beardsloy was enveloped In flames. lie ondcavorod to reach tho open ulr. and in so doing lunged into tho doii'-o crowd mostly women nnd children, that thronged tho room. A terrible pnntc ensued. When tho victim of tho Humes was roaihed by those routining presence of mind ouough to nld him. ho was In n pitiable condition, being burned from bond to foot ln n shocking manner. He cannot live, A number of women ami children wero tjulto eorlously hurt by being knockod dowu and tram plod upou. Funeral or Father U'ltelllr. Tho funornl of tho Bov. Father Edward J. O'Reilly, pastor of St. Stephen's hurcti In llronkhn took place yesterd ty morning Plehop Loughllu anil over 100 clergymen from various parts of thedlnicsi and from this city were present, and ex Register Hugh McLaughlin. Senator John C. Jacobs, ex-senator James F. Pierce Register Kane, ex-Mayor Howell, Judge Os borne, and other leading citizens were among the xniurnara. The casket containing the remains was placed on a catafalque In front of the altar. The body was dreesed In full vestments, with gold chalice lu the right hand. The church was crowded lo lis utmost capacity long tie fore the errrlcas began. A renulem Irish rauMtt a cele brated the Rer. Joseph Rediltngtnn. a lifelong trlend and the assistant of the dead pastor, oltlclatlng aa I'He brant, the Kev. Martin Carroll as deai on, the Ker. Patrick McNamara aa sub deacon, and the Itev VI ,r Fleming as master of ceremonies The Gregorian ch mt was rendered Or six pries a The Rer. Edward Mc Carty, pastor of St. Angusilnes Church de tvered tho eu'ogy. At the close of rather McCartv'a addresser gsnlet Caswell plavel the "Adeste Ftde'ls" on the church bells ln the organ loft It was the first lime these bells, which were recently purchased by Father O'Relllr had been heard bi the congregation. The Interment was at Holy t'ro'S Cemetery. Flatbush. These were the pallbearers Kv.seuator John J. Mer nan. James Clrnc, Jume F vlcoee Joseph V Scully, Charles Hre'and Daniel Nolan, trank J Klernan. J. K. Pryce, Augustus J Conwat. W llllam I I'lillbin. Nathan Argulmbea, Robert Lowe, and Nathaniel 1'ressey. The Irorjuole to o on sa Southern Cruise, Tho Btcol schooner yacht Iroiiuols, having on board ber owner. Ralph N. Kills, Thomas Hitchcock, Jr. and R. L. Cottlnet. v. ill sail from the foot of Lent Twenty sixth street for Southern ports to-dy. The part) is going on a htmtli.g and rishtng cruise or about two months. .Norfolk will probably lie tie first port It said they are also going to look up a suitable spot ln houtheru waters at which to establish a winter rlnb house where yachtsmen, huntsmen, and ttthcrmen may enjoy Ufa Printer fleers' Hnlt Aanlnat Munneer Rice. Alfrod 8. Seers yesterday asked Judgo Mc Adam of the City Court for au order to punish Kdttard K. Rice, the theatrical manager, for contemrt of court ln falling to pay a Judgment of fKI.1 obtained In July. 1K8.1. supplementary roceedlnc were Instituted in 1SS.V. but were discontinued Mr Rice agreeing lo par the bill He paid SI u, and Mr beers wants the rest. Judge MeAdam denied Mr. beer a request, and adrlsed him to have a receiver appointed Hay Carpenter Kept the Finest he Collected. Wm. N. Carpontor. a Queens county deputy sheriff. Is accused by District Attorney Fleming of keep ing money collected as tinea. The Hoard of Supervisors has been notified not to pay any money to Carpenter tor sert Ice In criminal caees until the charge against him are luveatlguted. BIAICINE IMELLWESCE. vnnirrBR almanac this nAr. Sunrises.... 7 S3 1 Sunset..... SU Moon eu...l0 Si won WATKR THIS PAT. Sandy llook.11 04 I Gov. huand.ll 44 1 Hell Gate... 1 14 Arrived Tucrjdat. Deo. 20, ft Hiring, Fisher, Rio Janeiro. Ss Italia. Dnaen. Port VI aria. Ss I lly of Augusta. Catharine, Savannah, bs Delaware, t lilcbester, t harleeton. Rs Yorkshire. Arnold 1'hllade phla. Sell V Inninck It drldge Boston h Old Dominion. Couch. Newport New, fa F.I Paso, CJulck. hew Orleans. b Savoua, hvers sanloa MTyrlan, Halg, Kingston. Itorlatet arrivals see Tlrst l'ga ARRIVSr, OCT &s Germanic from New York, at Queenstown. BaTrave. from New York, at Southampton. tUWyomlag from New York, off lastneL sailrp rRon roRKioa rours B Celtic (rem Queenstown for New York, otrcoiao. srxAiujiirs. frail Jb.Jig. JalU Clou. Trie" ."Jolt. City of Savannah, Eavannatr tt.ooPM. Satt 7b-Morrow. Amsterdam. Amsterdam Athoa hlmrston.. 11.00A.M. l.l'IP.M, Hiirlato Hull City nt l oiumbla. Havana.. 1:00 P. M. a 0 P. M. Hermann Antwerp. Knickerbocker. New Orleans 3 Ol P M. La uascfigne llarre .6:00 A.M. 0 3o A. M Polynesia, Meltln hen Marcos Ualrestoo 8KlF, M, hervia LlTerpou, OHIO A M. 10 no A. M. Suevia. Hamburg The Queen, Liverpool taiomsa sraAssHirs. DU4 ftvday. Egyptian Monarch London Deo t BJate of Alabama Glasgow Dec 0 fennland Antwerp..... Pec. II Peyonla Glasgow..... ...Dec 13 Polynesia htetllu .Deo 7 Alaska Queenstown Deo la Illinois Antwerp Deo. 12 Wisconsin Queenstown Pee, in Slate of Nevada MLarne Dec. 13 Marsala .Hamburg Dec u California Hamburg Hec II Vloiona Gibraltar Peo M Veeudam Rotterdam..., Deo II Adriatic Queenstown Dec IB Alter. Southampton. Dec la City of Chicago Queenstown Deo. IS But Saturday, UK. 2& LaCbampun Havre Dec 21 Due fitmdOK Dec !t&, Danla Havre Dec 10 rmt Atomic... Dte, SO Othello Hull Pec. 20 -StDSinrsiBi lot.ccjj. Kennedy' Derby Hats. l.UO and S'-t.OO. equal those etsewber at fj and $4, direct from maker to wearer, aavlog middle pronta. silk hata. newest faahloua, &tu. 14. BO. JiHU o Cortlaadl at. Ifntehleea and ArtlMlo Htylee of Gentle. men' ItoUday Hats, superior qualities decided earing McCANN'd, Jisiiuwery, near Prince L Ilarey' Trlropbereue. the most reliable prepa ration for restoring and beautirylng the hair. 90c Iteer' Dreae rlhlrtn made to meuura, s for $3. hone hiijeraA any jaica, BOB and. bU Itioadwaa. ifimf nm f liiiWiiifiTiii iiiiii"Tn ViRD. if 3E niKnoP.-On Dee 33. Cluulott R. 4nbtif Of f jfflb I ElUs and CM h frill.. Blihot. SW; FuBtrat ierrlcei at bt Lto'i Church, 2ih at ba.waan j W 1 Mh and Madison aw, to-day at9A-M, InUrmant v Jfe, at Mid ilctuwn. Conn 1 3 JlKUCr-.-()n Wedneidar mnrD.n.?, Jamas W. Brno. V H on of tha late Robert Hruce. V j 3r Funeral strvlcfsat tils lata residence. 128 East 2ftth st, m this morning at lu o'clock. RclatlTesaud friend St also ttioo of his trothera, John T. and Rotart M i tjmk are Inrttcd to attend. &F l.VJtCl l.-On UednePdaY, Deo. 25. Maria Diets. 0C nldowof John Iltnrr Rurgr. 3m tuneMl vertices at her late residence. 32S East 17th I av sU, tM" nfiernoon nt 1 o clock Kindly omit flower. II do CAIX.FINI.AY.-nn tlie SAih Init.. of pnenmon hi H Mn. beloved wifo or Thomu Cain, 131 Madison si, y' ff 1iui uliter of l'alrlck and Ellen Kinlay of Ajllih, W Kin a county, Ireland. 0 n Kclalltei ami friends of the family and of ber broth- 1 W era, I'atrlck nnd John Klnlay, are Invited to attend W tlia funeral from St. leresa's Church, Rutgers t- jjl K at in A .M. fciaturiiay. tho iMli lnsl.t thence to Cal (if nry Cemetery ii I 1 CAJtH.- At Mount ernon, Dec la. W. II. Cora. In Ms j f 41 K thyrsi. 1 U Funeral from hl lato residence to-day at 1 P M. In- V i lermnut at Trinity Cemetery. Trains leave Grand S, i I Central Depot at U noun, Stw Haven Railroad m 1 COHOKOVU-Doc. 2.1. after a short lllne Krank, K1 I l''oed htm of Daniel and Margaret Coktov, ajred fib 1 IT yoars nud J month a' f 1 RelallTee and friends are lepeetfuv luvlted to attend it 1 Iho funeral from thu late residence. 274 Tearl St., to t fl day atar. M. 1 CHOCrtKie.-On CtirUtmas morning. Deo. 25, of 1 rneumoiila. Mre. Clara Ulr, wife of William A. fl Vrocker. Jr.. and dAUithter of Mra Laura 11. and II the lata Austin A RrUgt. M Funeral krvlce4 at 2,1U1 &th av this evening at H I o'clock Ketatls and Intimate frleuda Inylted. I m Interment jirh ate. f fl lki:CKi:iC Suddenly, otiTuesdhy morning, Dec at, fl James Decker. Sr. aged &9 yearn. fl Relathes and friend of tha fnmltyarercsnectfullyln- 9 vltcd to attand Iho fuiural from Lie late rvidJeuce, f 9 B:. 1'1'tFt todiyatl I' M. fl i:i.M K.l.lX.-im MomUy, Dc. XK lWO,AnnaEl. y fl mlger, widow of Anton Klmlger agedtM. k fl Funeral from her lato residence, i;0 Eldrldge it-, on f H friday. Dec 27, at 2 V. M M FJCllK.tl.tN.-tn Hrooklyn, on Tuedar. Dec 'J4, at f 9 his late rcildeiice, l'J backctt St.. Maurice Freeman, m H aged 7U) ears. If fl 1-uneral today at 1't A. M thence to ut. Faul's Ro jtv 3 man Catholic Church, Court and Congress ats. K 9 Urnnklyn. Itelathes and friends respectfully Invited. In H Interment In I lathush Cnuietery I) II ri:VH1.-On fdiienduy. Dec. L'"j. Joneph C. Teury, j! H sou of the late John Fenry, aired '2- years jt, H I-utteral today ut i b) A M. from his late residence, 5) H 131 est 7th tt thence to thoChuroh of the Holy th H Name. UTih at. anil Mtfi a v., where a eolemn re jij quk in ma will he olTered for tho repose ot lus eouL Hi H Interment tn Cahary. ilX H II I'd II Suddenly, on Christmas morning, of 'J H rueuinoula. Francts, joungeit daughter ot HaraU fl lluglua. B4 fl luueral Friday, 11 A M I'rivate. J ifl JOUh.V.-Ori Tuesday Dec. -4, Jano Jordan, relict 3 H of the late MllfH Jordan. H 1 uneritl from her late rtltlericn. iai High et. Brook f M lti, this morning, at ito'eloik, thence to M, James a ;fl CHthadral. Jay at., wliore a enleinu requiem maes L fl will be olered Internnjut In Holy Crotv Cemetery, fl rlaihush ilelatives and friends are retnectrully in tV H t fl KKKI.Y.-On Doc 5, 1RH0, at the Fpltcopal rest H dfiice Hartford, Conn., in the :i7th ar of h la ago, fj hurtca, belintid son of 1' C and the late fear ah M. H Keuty. Jfl Funeral from the residence of hi fdllier. 7 Cler 1 wmm inoiit av.. Hrooklyn, thence to Ht John's fiapet. H Iiitermont at Holy Orm-. ttinttery, Klatbuhh. p fl et lends will please nut ten J ttnucrt. Jjm li.Rl.l.V.X.i)n TiiCHday. atih Insu, Catherine, be ImW loved v. lfe uf Jamci Kel!ey, in the l-Mh ear of her H Relathes and friends of the family nre rcepe ctfully lfl fnWleil to Attend the funeral from her laterefldeuce, i j 47 Renwltk et., ihence to bt Anthony'., Church, l i t Sullivan St., today at-' 1'. M. fmU aaaRORai KI.NN 1111. Dec. J.r, Agnert Kennedy, wife of John 9 T. Kennedy, aged Xt 3 enra 1 I- uneral to day at a o clock, from residence 304l Kast mm :i8theL i j; H KOi:it.i:iC.-On Tuesday. Dec 24, Frederick Koer- j VU ner, hUKhand of Minnie Koerner, aged 4H years, fl Funeral will take n'ace frm hNIato residence, 15 V fmm Hamilton av UriJoWljn, today nt a V. l 10 Green 9 TsootH'enitterv f jfl LKVV,-(lu Christmas Day, Juliana Matilda Lavy, s IH daughter of tho laie A J. l evy ot 1'hitadelphla. t I fl Funeral services at tho Hahnemann Ikepital to-day at fl 1 1 iH riillado 1 hia papers p'eape copy. rf i, H NAG 11. At her late repldenre, 47 East Slstst. on J J iH Tuesday. a4th lust IU-m agla, in the 80 tu year of fl her age. 2 Relativeeand friends are respectfully Invited toattend 3 H the funeral on Friday morning, Dec. 27. Funeral H services wilt he held at St. Ann s Church, Uth st fH near :id av., ut 10 o'clock. Interment at Calvary lH Cemetery lfl MCHOLhON.-On Tuesday. Pec 34. at his late res- jfl Idence, 25 1st av.. Richard J Mcholson, ln the 5th fl ear of his ace, J rAKKlX-dn Wednesday, Dec. 3. Mrs. A. I. JM Fark.es aited 40 years. t iH Funeral this morning at n-30 o'clock, from her late H residence, a'7 I ait 4Uth st Fiease omit tiowsrs. rATTI.RKOX.-Suddenly, ou laesday, Dae 24, fc .fl Joseph J'attersou, beloved son of James and Eliza j? IH J'atternon. j H Funeral from the residence of his parents, 310 West fl aistat, on 1-rfday, Dec 1 at U A. M. Relatives lfl anil friends are ln lted to attend. 1 H lKKK;o.-0n ChrUtmas, of paralyols, Mrs. Elira- I JH beth M 1'erego, r, Idow f James L Ferego, at tha iH residence of hor aon In-law, Chas. A. Wohltman. 3ot IHfl Illeeckerst. j ifll I'Kltl.Mi.-SijiiiJenlv. on the 24th ntut John R, son j, f H9 of the late Robert H and Lllzabeth 1'erlnc. aged 61 j JH years. 'f! H The funeral services will be held at New Providence, j H N. J., on Saturday afternoon. ;H IIKlt.-At his late residence. 74 Mh ar, suddenly. Y fkWM of 1 neumonla (Jarrett Ryckmann Fier, In his t.th I jH ear, youngest son of the late Delos D. Pier of Utica. j Funt-ral at tho Church of hi. Mary the Virgin. 2MVtasl (HUH 45th af on Saturday net, at 2.30 F. M. Interment jH at Woodlawn. Nollowera. H HWAIN.-Od the 25th Inst., at his late residence. 817 H FaatothsL, New York, Albert I. tiwatn. acd 33 t fl yeara. member of Ashland Lodge, K. of P., and t H Palestine Lodge, P. and A. M. j ifl Funeral services on rrlday at 1 P. M. Relatives an4 j iH friends are Invited. J I'lBfl TfAIJ:,-At his late residence, 00 5th a v.. Dee. 24, J j 19 Cyrus Yale, aged 72) ears, jj jtH Notice of funeral hereafter J lf ?tv ubUrnttonu. H I?-r3fci!rc.3iivioX'H-aeHeaia flfl l-THENEW B05TONREVIEW-tk fl9 I jKVl I fl Jav for i yV JflNUflRV 1 f Brilliant Papers by 1 J Gol. R. G. INGERSOLL 1 j fl On Ond In tlm Constitution. Z H DION BOUCIGAULT I Lfl Bpnt on the Pnn. jg lH A Criticism on Sfcaketpeara. 9 I H HENRY GEORGE 1 j fl To Deitroy Uie Rom rower." S 1 VH JOAQUIN MILLER fl A Iteallitlc I'oom of th Slerr.,. 5 nflofl LOUIS FREGMETTE fl !l (Poet Laureate of Canada.) M j' HH m Tbe Original UlucDeard. jL n H. 0. PENTEOOST g fl X (Editor of Twentieth t'entarr.) j taRaaRORal 5? The Crime of Capital I'unUbment. 9 V HH i LAURENCE GRONLUND i fl Natlonaliim. V orrrrrrr! 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