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A LOW WATER PRESSURE I Highest all in Leavening Fower-lUtest U. S. Gov't Report MJ.SL011I. 7 Stubborn Fight to Put Oat Fire li Warehouse. WOOSTER STREET BUILDIXQ WRECKED Not CatU, Cbicf Dnnder Ctltod for Uor Prtuara Tt'en the FUmet Extinguished Big; Fore of Uaffines Called.

Fire tart ad In the northwest corner of Ui fourta floor of a big double warehouse running- from 106 to 111 Wooster Street, at 9:20 last evening. An alarm eat out by a policeman, and a half-doae engines responded. Just ss the firemen thought they had the flames under control, they burst forth from the heart of the building. second alarm wa sent out. and again the firemen, reinforced by four more engine companies, attacked the flames.

They beat them back, and again they burst forth. More alarms' called reinforcement from every section "in the lower half of the At one time it appeared as though the flamea must win. The water pressure was-so weak at the Height the hose was worked that the streams were Ineffective through a Ingle nosxle, and the keeper of the reservoir at Central Park, notified by telephone, had to Increase the pressure before the ef--fort of the firemen showed any results. Twenty-five engine companies, two water towers, and a doxen Siamese hosepipes poured water onto the fire. The firemen were beaten back from the fire escapes, and some of the hose was scorched by the Intense heat, when suddenly the Increased water pressure doubled the effect of the men's work.

For teri minutes the force battled hard, and finally extinguished the The whole top of the bunding from the third floor was a mere skeleton. Below that line, however, so carefully had the threescore Fire Patrol men. who were summoned early, done their work that the flames had not penetrated, and the only damage was from the flood of water. The building wrecked by the flames has 100 feet frontage on Wooster Street and runs half through the block toward South Fifth Avenue. On either side of It are fireproof buildings, and In the rear Is a mass of Italian tenement houses.

Four business firms occupied the warehouse. On the- top floor, the sixth, were Plddlan ormitr, manufacturers of Infants underwear. On the four floors below them were D. B. Sicher St who are also underwear manufacturers.

The ground floor was occupied Jointly by Nathan Hutkff, glass merchant, and Morris A. Magner, the Art Aianufacturlng Company." tire started In the rear of the premises of Sicher It Co. It had probably been smoldering lor hours when the policeman saw It from one of the corner win dows over tne tenements. He rang an alarm, and in less than a minute the nre- men were at work. Their journey had been short, for the headquarters of Engine Company No.

13 la only two doors away, and within a few blocks are three more engine houses. When they arrived the firemen did not think much of the work before them. They ran in a few lines of hose, and under the belief that they had extinguished the fire were about to go through the building when the flames burst out again a few yards from where they had first been seen. A call was sent out for Insurance patrols to cover up the lower floors, and a second "alarm was sent In. It brought Chief Bonner to the scene, and under his direction wo more alarms were rung at interval a.

Water Tower No. 1 came on the third alarm, was placed in front of the centre of the building on Wooster Street, and through it six engines endeavored to cover the whole the 100-feet frontage. The firemen carried their hose into the fire-proof buildings on either' side and a tall building across the street. But even when three or four Hies of hose were Slamesed the streams failed to reach across to where the main fire burned In half the building. After a fourth alarm.

Water Tower No. 2. from Centre and' Chambers Streets, which Is of newer construction than No. 1, was sent for. It was placed in position alongside of No.

1. and additional engine companies were put to work to feed It. At that time-the firemen who had been fighting the fire from the fire escapes of the third floor were forced to retreat. Chief Bonner made the request for more pressure. After It was put on the streams fell at least forty feet further and the flames sank back.

It was impossible to form an accurate estimate of the damage; altogether, however. It wlU probably reach I250.O0O. Of this gSO.UUO loss will fall on the owners of the bunding. The cause of the fire could not be learned. There was no watchman In the building.

It was said. 1 DRIGGS THE COUNTERFEITER DEAD He Was Oaee Said to be Worth Kearly a. Million Dollars. Dattow, Ohio, Dec 18. Nelson Drlggs, the most 'famous counterfeiter of his time, died at his country home here yesterday.

He was eighty-six years old. He was at one time said to be worth nearly S1.000.0CO. made by exchanging bad money for good. Drlggs spent many years In the penitentiary, his longest sentence being for fifteen years in Joliet. Hi.

For the past five or six years be had lived a retired fife here. last escapade In which Drlggs figured wits when Chief United States Detective Bell. Detective Donnelly, and others came here in lbtfii to capture Jim Ouyon. the noted counterfeiter, who had S2S.UUU concealed at the Drlggs mansion. Ouyon was In the woods back of the house when the attack was made, and when Donnelly came up Ouyon fired a bullet into his face.

Donnelly fell, and Ouyon. thinking be was dead, fled. Donnelly was stunned, and. obtained a farmer's horse and plucklly pursued Ouyon. who escaped and Is now In Mexico.

Chief Bell wrote a novel founded on this celebrated case. The detective unearthed 925,000 in counterfeit bills, which was burled on the Drlggs premises. Testimonial ta Col. De Preee, The delegation of the New-York Press Club that visited the Atlanta Exposition on Manhattan Day gave a reception in honor of the Chairman. Col.

A. B. De Frece. last even leg In the parlors of the new clubhouse. 84 West Twenty-sixth Street, and presented to the Colonel a solid silver Ice-water pitcher, appropriately Inscribed, as a testimonial of -his indefatigable and courteous management.

The only others present were the President. Joseph Howard. and the officers and Trustees, about seventy-five In all. After music by the Hungarian. Band Judge Oeorge F.

Roeseh handed the testimonial to De Frece, who responded in happy rein. The party then sat down to a oollaUoo. The committee in charge consisted of Henry Homelke. Chairman; Dr. Charles J.

perry, and Kdward Lyman Bill. raUeenann Deprive of Ills Shield. policeman Oeorge McCormack of the Church Street Station was deprived of bis shield and revolver yesterday and suspended under surveillance without pay to await trial before the Police Commissioners on charges preferred by Mrs. Marie Ducoa of 2U Cornelia Street. Mrs.

Ducos refused to make a complaint against the policeman in toe Jefferson Market Polios Court. Ho called at her bouse while taking the school census. Kteyer Jska Brovrm Indicted. Pouokx acrst. N.

Dec 18. The Orand Jury to-day Indicted Jena Brown on three counts one for accepting" a bribe, and 'two for aiding and abetting prisoners to eecapo from the Matteawaa Asylum for the Criminal Insane. Formal resolution wvre drawn asking Oor. Morton to pardon Patrick McOuire for his part in discovering Keeper Brown's alleged betrayal of trust and commending Dr. Allison's ad mini strain 9t affairs at the Matteawaa Hospital.

Secretary Herbert In Town. Secretary of tho Nary Hilary A. Herbert arrived yesterday from Washington. Ho is bere to meet his daughter who to exported to arrive to-day from Europe. 1 i THE SOCIAL WORLD.

A mnnwt will be riven this afternoon at Sherry's In aid of the Mansers Temple Mission, under he auspices of miss tnuu Vanderbllt Sloine.l Miss Knowlton, Miss Edith Miss Ethel Phelps. Miss Edith $iall. Miss Charlotte H. Barnes. Miss May Palmer.

Miss Eva Palmer, Mrs. Walter Ernest Hope. Us Cornelia R. Barnes, Mrs. iT.IMi Riot.

Miss H. J. Brown. Miss Catherine Cameron, Jos? phlne M. Cook, Mrs.

Arthur J. pumnock. Miss juiian suiting. Miss Madeline Cutting. Miss Lillian Goodman.

MlssjEmily Ray Hoffman. Miss Ethel iKissam. Miss Gertrude Klamroth, Miss Edith J. Knowlton. Miss Elisabeth Laux.

Mrs. Dvld Hennen Morris, Miss Marie Louise Mrs. William Jay Schieffelln. Miss Alice M. Schmidt, Mrs.

Frank Tremont Smith, Miss Agnes M. Whitney. Miss Mary Forsyth Wlckes, Count Adelbertlsierstbrptr. James W. Gerard.

Stockton B. Colt. Edward A. Crowninshleld. Oeorge J.

Dyer. John H. Hammond, Valentine O. Hall. Goodhue Livingstone, Francis Louis Slade, J.

Graham Phelps Stokes, and Breck P. Trowbridge. A large number of ticket! has been Mile. Lola Beeth and Signor Ancoaa of the Metropolitan Opera JHouse. Mis Martina Johnstone, the violinist: Mile.

Antoinette Szumowska, and Orton iBradley.j the pianist, have kindly volunteered their services. Among the women of social prominence who are expected to be present are Mrs. Theodore A. Have-meyerjMrs. Henry Clews.

Mrs. George H. Bend. Mrs. Anson Phelps Stokes.

Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbllt. Mrs. AOatln Corbln, Mrs. James W.

Gerard, Mrs. Morris K. Jesup. Mrs. William post.

Mrs. William Astor. Mrs. Jbhn 8. Barnes.

Mrs. Whitney Warren. Mrs. Richard T. Wilson.

Mrs. Robert Abbe. Mrs. Edmund Lw Baylies. Mrs.

Calvin S. Bride. Mrs. Heber R. Bishop.

Mrs. H. Mortimer Mrs. -James A. Burden.

Mrs. a Cass Canfield, Mrs. Walter Cutting. Mrs, Samuel Collate. Mrs.

S. Van Rensselaer Cifuger. Mrs. Steglnald de Koven. Mrs.

Duncan Elliot. Mrs. W. H. Field.

Mrs. Ogden jQoelet. Mrs. Charles F. Havemeyer.

Mrs. q. G. HaJren. Mrs.

C. Oliver Iselin. MAt Tjulonburar. Mrs. Archibald Murray.

Mrs. Burke-Roche, Mrs. J. Wads-worth Ritchie, Mrs. Henry Sloane.

Mrs. W. D. Sloane, Mrs. Perry Tiffany.

Mrs. H. McKayi Mrs. Orme Wilson. Mrs.

James iM. Waterbury. and Mrs. Buchanan Wlnthzjop. President Sethi Low of Columbia College and Miss Low gave a small dinner party last evening at Ithelr home.

30 East Sixty-fourth jStreet. The- second of the series of subscription dances! organized by Mrs. William H. Brownj Mrs. Aj M.

Lozier. Mrs. Sheppard Knappl and Mfsi Gilbert S. WlUe took place last nlghf at the Mendelssohn Assembly i Rooms. i Mr.

Clarenee' C. Howard of 67 West Fifty-first Street gave a large reception yesterday afternoon, and will give another one to-day. ik announced that the marriage of AssUtaiit DUtrict: Attorney James Oiborne to Mis Van Wyck. a daughter-of Judge Van Wirck of Brooklyn. wlU take place on Jan.

8.1 Mrl Clarence PosUey of 817 Fifth Avenue has sent oui frds for at homes on Dec JanJ 4f from until TP.1L -Mrs! Westefvelt of 7 West Fiftieth Street jwlU receive Informally on Mondays from jto 7 P. M. after this month. From Boston comes the announcement of the engagement of Miss Edith Hamilton, a daughter of Mtvand Mrs. Edgar H.

Hamilton, to Thomas Smith of New-York. The wedding will take place early In the Spring. Mr. jand Mrs. vOeorge Law have taken apartments for fthe Winter at the Gerard, in West Forty-fourth Street.

Mrs Morris Lee King will spend the Winter iat 324 West Fifty-seventh Street. Her husband. Dr. King, will arrive from Europe next month. Among the social incidents to-day will be a dknee by iMrs.

Heber R. Bishop at 881 Fifth Avenue? for her daughter, a tea by Mrsjciarence C. Howard of West Fifty first Sta-eet, entertainment at Sherry's in aid of he Christmas festival fund for the Mariners' Temple' a dance by Mrs. Henry Lewis Morris of 12 West Thirty-third Street for her niece. Miss Anna Rutherford Peabodv; the first' of a series of dances for young married people at Sherry's, the marriage of Miss Florence Edith Smith, daughter of Mrs.

Thomas Smith of Carroll Street, Brooklyn, to Mortimer Rome Berry of New-York; fat homes" by Mrs. William Earlo of 12 East Fifty-seventh Street and Mrs. Jolm Wylie Barrow of 102 West Seventy-fifth' Street and the last of two reception by MrS-k W. Allan Bartlett and Mis Bartlett of Forty-ninth Street. The) second 'jdanee of the Wednesday Evening Class took place last evening at the Hotel Majestic The guests were received by.

Mrs. Henry B. Wilson. Mrs. William Gerry Slade, MrsJ Alfred M.

Judaon, Mrs. J. C. ttattle, Mrs. A.

C. Hunt, and Mrs. Leander H. CrawL On the Floor Committee were Frank Acker, A. M.

Judson. T. R. Tellj and Howard E. CrawL Among the members of this class are the Misses 8 1 rat-ton.

Miss Shrady. Miss Romaine, Miss VartanJ Miss Mabel Jones. Miss Gertrude Chase, Miss Duhlap, Thomas Hall. William Hills, the Misses Russell, Miss HI Han M. Jones.

William It BuUer. J. C. Johnson. Henry I Knapp, -Miss Wetherbee.

Miss Lyman.) Henry Mi Cox. and Miss Hilton. George Mooney of 18 West One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Street will receive on Fridays. Julius pj Storm of 163 West Eighty-first Street will bo at home on Tuesdays during JJanuary.jj February, and March. Marshall Barnard of 22 West One Hand red and Thirtieth Street has sent out cards for Wednesday during December and January.

i Capi. and Frank Berry of West Eightieth Street will entertain a bouse party during the holidays at their country house. HiUdde. at; Nyack. Congressman and Mrs.

Franklin Bartlett rat a very-' delightful dinner dance last evening, at for their daughter, Mia King Bartlett. The Bart-letts will soon remove to Washington, where Mr. Bartlett has taken a house for the Winter. i Tho iftrst meeting of this season of the Thursday Evening Club will take place to-night at the house of Mr. and Mrs.

James R. Cross of 8 Washington Square North. Among jthe 2S0 members who are expected to bo present are Mr. and Mrs. J.

Pierpont the Revf Dr. and Mrs. William Ralnsford. Mr. land Mrs.

Arthur Murray Dodge, Mr. and Mrs. Valentine Mott, Miss Amy Tbwnsend. Mr. and Mrs.

Cornelius Vanderbllt. Ms. and Mrs. Henry E. How-land.

Mrs. Charles A. Post. Mr. and Mrs.

Burton CoL and Mrs. Van Rensselaer Cruger, Mr. and Mrs. Morris K. Jesup.

Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Appleton, Mr.

and Mrs. Alexander T. Van Nest. Mr. and Mrs.

Bradish Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Flab. Mr.

and Mrs. W. Ward. Mr. J.

Frederick Tama, Dr. and Mrs. T. P. III iJi fwn r-NC2 Klnnlcutt, Miss Grtswold, and Mr.

and Mrs. Rlee- Mrs. Cheater W. Chapln and Miss Chapin of 44; West Fifty-seventh Street have cards out for a reception on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 21.

I I Mr. and Richard Parker have been visiting M. and lime, do Hegerman Lln-dencrone at Stockholm. They will visit their cousin, the Countess Raben-Levetxan, at A a hi holm, Denmark, before returning to America. 'I I Mr.

and Mrs. Walter. Germain Robinson, who have been occupying a cottage at Short Hills. N. since their return: from Newport, will spend the holidays in this city.

Mrs. Joseph T. Van Loan and Mrs. George H. Olivet of 140 Manhattan Avenue have cards out for the first and third Wednesuays of every month during the sea- 1 Mr.

and Mrs. Fisher Johnson; of 11 East Sixty-third Street have cards; out for a dinner to-morrow night. I Mrs. a C. Harriot of 454 West Twenty-third Street will be at home informally on Friday i afternoons and evenings after the 1st Of January and until April, Mrs.

Daniel Butterfield Of C16 Fifth Avenue has cards out for Wednesdays In Jan- A reception will be given on Saturday evening by Mrs. Bondurant Henry of 28 West Fifty-ninth Street. The guest of honor will be Mrs. Henry's father, J. H.

Bondurant of Kentucky, and Mrs. George B. Ashley are at the Hotel Brunswick for the Winter. Mrs. Ashley! Is at homo Informally on Thursdays.

Mrj and Mrs. Preston Hlx and Miss Rosa Hlx have closed their country house at Rye. N. and are at the Gerlach for the Winter. I Mrs! Sidney S.

Harris and her daughter. Miss Natalie Harris, will return from Europe in January. The second meeting of the Tuesday Evening Dancing Class, organised by Mrs. John T. Hall, took place Tuesday evening at Sherry's.

Among! the I patronesses were Mrs. Frederick Mrs. Frederick de Peyster, Mrs. J. Lawrence Wells, Mrs.

John Lyon Gardiner. Mrs. William Rhinelander. Mrs. Bernard Mackay, Mrs.

Charles Sands, and Mrs. Frederick Grant. Among; those present were Miss Wlnthrop, Miss Lena Miss Emily Delafleld, Miss Edith Sands. Miss Bertha 8tokes, Miss Julia Grant, Miss Olive Van Rensselaer, Miss Marie Huntington. Miss Lily Wells, Miss Annie Peabody.

Miss Aspinwall. Miss Delafleld. Miss Benedict. Miss Belknap, Miss Elizabeth King. Miss de Peyster.

Miss Daisy Taylor. Miss Lee, Miss Neeser, Miss Annie Stuyvesant, Miss Beekman Hoppln, Miss Alice McKim, Miss Hawkins, and Miss Davis. PaTBiancK. COLUMBIA S0PH0M0KLS AT PLAT They Produce Two Farces; in the Carnegie Ljceum and Also Gife a Vaade ville Entertainment The entertainment given by the sophomores Of Columbia College: last night in the Carnegie Lyceum was a success. Two one-act farces were followed! by a vaudeville show.

i -A Columbia graduate. Mr. Jennings S. Cox. '89, wrote a laughable little comedy especially for the occasion.

It; is entitled a Groom and His Groom." The cast was as follows: His Whiskers; Gerard Roberts; Harold N. Mr. Paul, Charles IL Macker; Chimmie. Arthur Ware; Mlas Fanny, William Blttle Symmes. and le Duchess.

J. S. SchluantL i The Olee and Banjo Clubs furnished part of the vaudeville entertainment. Arthur Ware Harold Newman Hall, and Roland Francis Hill. amused the audience with a comedy sketch.

Dean Van Amrlnge enjoyed I a one-act farce, adapted from Chiseling 'f and called The Living Statue." in which were allusions to nun. It told the old story of the missing statue and the substitution of a living model. Henry Oroh Herschfleld was theyouthful sculptor, and John Thompson Cono ver was Trotter." 1 The patronesses of the entertainment were Mrs. W. D.

Sloane. Mrs. Lucius Wil-merdlns Mrs. J. Pierpont Morgan, Mrs.

Robert Lenox Belknap. Miss fl WrUy. Mrs. C. OUver Iseltn, Mrs.

R. Burnham Moffat. Mrs. Beverly Mrs. John Wilraerdlng, Mrs.

Buchanan Wlnthrop, Mrs. Schuyler L. Parsons. Mrs. Adrian Iselin, Jr Mrs.

E. M. Townsend, Mrs. Walter Her-ron Lewis. Mrs.

Alfred Seton Post. Mrs. Charles McBumey, Mrs. Nicholas Fish. Mrs.

Thomas W. Ward. Mrs. Charles A. Gould.

Mrs. Courtlandt D. Moss, Mrs. Henry Colt Mortimer. Mrs.

A. Fitch, Mrs. O. Neeser, Mrs Frederio Kernoehan. Mrs, Julian R.

Coffin, Mra H. Walter Webb.i Mrs. Dan Allen Nesbltt, Mrs. Bradish Johnson, Mrs. Roderick Terry, Mrs.

De Lancey A. Kane. Mrs Levi P. Morton, Mrs. Beth Low, Mrs.

Charles K. Koe. Mrs. Augustus Zabriskie. Mrs.

Stuyvesant Fish Morris. Mrs. R. Duncan Morris. Mrs.

Wilson. Mrs. W. Bayard Cutting, Mrs. Robert Rutherford.

Mrs. David B. Ogden, Mrs. Charles C- Pomeroy, Mrs. Frederick J.

de Peyster, Mrs. Charles Coolldge Haight, Mrs. Wlllard Parker. Mrs. Robert B.

Roosevelt. Mrs. Benjamin S. Church. Mrs.

Henry Asher Bobbins, Mrs. Charles E. Pel lew. Mrs. F.

B. Candler. Mrs. 'William B. Symmes, Mrs.

William S. Sloan. ilx, Mrs. Charles It- Henderson, Mrs. James A.

Burden. Mrs. William Greenough, Mrs. lee, Mrs. Frank C.

Holllns. Mrs. Alfred T. Edwards, Mrs. Henry Beadel, Mrs.

Frederick Goodrldge, Mrs. Henry Draper, Mrs. James Goodwin, Mrs. Benjamin Richards, and Mrs. A.

Comstock. CHICAGO OITERSITT GETS $250,000 MrsJ Shlaer Presents for- a Training; Her Seminary School. Chicago, Dec. 18. The University of Chi' cago, which was made the recipient, on last Saturday, of a one-mllllon-dollar gift by Miss Helen Culver of Chicago, has been favored by another gift of property and money amounting to about $250,000.

The giver In this Instance, is Mrs, T. K. W. Shimer, owner and Principal of the Mount Carroll Female Seminary of Mount Carroll. 111.

Mrs. Shimer writes President Harper that she gives to the university four buildings, comprising the seminary, together with twenty-flve acres of ground. It is her desire that the seminary be run as a girl's training school for the university, and to this end she will endow It with JIM, 000, and probably $200,000. Mount Car roll is mues Qirscuy west or t-mcago. To fnrennso MassagakeU River Locks Washxkotox, Dec IS.

Secretary Lamont sent to the House yesterday the report ef the Corps of Engineers as to the amount of money necessary to acquire by purchase the locks and dams of the Monongahela River, In Pennsylvania. The letter of Gen. Craig bill submitting the testimony in the case, save it ac Dears that there is a sub stantial agreement In all the testimony re garding the vaiue oi me langiMe property of the company, which Is appraised at about I2.000.0U0. Concerning the value of the franchises or tne company, witnesses are not agreed, the eppralsement varying xrom COUIS'O EVUXTS. Association Eleventh.

Army Corps, annual ainar. Moreno's, mmn xwenxy-aiaui BintL o'clock te-oisbt. i Edward Everett Hale on 1 "Oliver Crontwvlt aae tae assncisuon uau, taia evealag. o'clock. Asserleao Coauuwe baoattet.

mis eveeiag, i oiocju Hbliday Rugs. We have just received from our buyer. In the Orient a magnificent collection of AN TIQUE and MODERN RUGS In all slses and colorings. Specially Imported for the HOLIDAY TRADE. Rugs 5.6x3.0 $7.00 6.6x4.8 12.00 7.6x5.6 18.00 Also a choice line of ANTIQUE and MOD- ERX KARABAGHS at $.50.

BROAD WAT, 18TH AJTD leTH STS. CITY AND VICINITY. IDt VwOV OS wm wwv-. whose service la taken by the -principal news- thi 4tv. Is at 21-29 Ann Street.

In formation of public Interest forwarded to that offloe will reach not only tnese loca nwp but will be diaseminated throughout tne oounur by The United Press. Some valuable old viollas were seised from Sleirmund Lieutsch. a violin teacher of S3 East Fifty-ninth Street, on the arrival of the steamship Fuerst Bismarck on Sept. li for a failure to declare them as dutiable. After an official investigation the Secretary of the Treasury has ordared that the violins be restored to Mr.

Deutach, it having satisfactorily appeared at a hearing hold before Collector Kilbreth that there had been bo attempt at concealment, and that there was manifestly no Intention to violate the United States customs laws. Magistrate Kudltch. la the JefTerson Market Police Court, held a long examination yesterday afternoon la the case of Lewis McLain Bayleaa. charged by Thomas F. Minor of 5 Park Avenue, Brooklyn, with having swindled him out of $760 by falsely repreaentins the business of the Lawis 14 Lain Manufacturing Company of 2)M Greene Street, when he sold a half Interest In the business for that amount.

Many witnesses were examined, but nothing new was brousht to Uvht. Magistrate Kudlich then adjourned the eaae until to-morrow. Antonio Aelllo and his ten-year-old son Louis were arraigned' before United States Commissioner Shields yesterday on a charge of passing counterfeit quarters. Mrs. Annie Engel of ltto First Avenue testified that the boy bousht cake of her and save the bad quarter In payment.

The boy admitted having bought cake three times, each time giving a quarter In payment. The change, he said, he gave to his father. The examination was adjourned until aturday morn-tog at o'clock. A report was filed with the Steam Vessel Inspector yesterday by Capt. Peter Krieaer of the tusboat Archey Oossman of a collision between one of the canalboats his tugboats was towln snd another tug.

name unknown, under the River bridge at about midnight on Tuesday. The Crossman had four boats In tow. The canal boat was badly damaged and Capt. Klieger lays the blame on the Captain of the unknown tug. Two families, one Scotch and the other German, are detained on Kills Island because of a lack of sufficient money to Insure their support.

Both had prepaid tickets to Minneapolis, which needed only to be checked by Nelson of SO State Street. The tickets were Issued In Minneapolis by a ticket broker who ha. since failed, and Nelson A Co. now disclaim any knowledge of their transactions. So many persons are now making Christmas rift, that are useful as weU ss beautiful that the stock of Cowperthwalt Co.

of 104-108 West Fourteenth Street is particularly attractive. Their line of deaka. tables, pictures, lamps, and parlor suits Is very complete. Rugs, which make acceptable present, are shown In a large variety of original and patterna at low prices. Philip Pansfe of One Hundred and Flfty-ftrst Street and Morris Avenue, who was struck by a train of the New-York Central Railroad near Macomb's Dam Bridge at 6 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, died in the Harlem Hospital Wednesday nishL John Lesaiito.

Pansie's companion, who was also struck by the train, was reported st the hosptal to be recovering. A really unique bit of furniture Is the Baver- nake settle, which Is shown by Joseph P. Mc-Hush Forty-second Street and Fifth Avenue. It of solid mahogany, upholstered In velvet, after a design by Walter Crane, and Is topped with a draft screen of beveled glsss. The outside back Is fitted as a bookcase, with little closets for sric-a-brac.

The Quaint Club gives its first dinner of the season at the Hotel Waldorf at 7:30 to-night. A number of out-of-town newspaper men are to be present. The President of the Quaint Club is George H. Daniels of the New-York Central, the Vice Presidents Bernard Gtllam and Charles W. Price.

Chevalier A. Barratonl ia Secretary and Treasurer. i Thomas IT, Farrell of 751 Tenth Avenue yesterday Identified the body which was found Tuesday afternoon at S01 Eaat Thirty-seventh Street with the throat cut as that of a United States whose name he did not know. He said the man was well educated, and belonged to a German family of high rank. It was rumored yesterday that James Collier, who is now In Sing Sing Prison for burglary, had made a statement that an organised gang of thieves was robbing the Post Office oc stamps with the aid of a Post Office clerk.

Post Office Inspector Jsfeobs said that the Idea was ridiculous. Frandsco Flllp'pl was found dead In his room, 222 East Fourteenth Street, yesterday afternoon. Flllppl was a musician and was formerly employed by CoL Mapleeon. but bad been out of work for some time. There was nothing to Indicate that death was due to ether than natural causes Oeorre- Davis of 268 Alexander Avenue was arrested yesterday on a charse of having -robbed the salcon of Mrs.

Mary O'Hearn. at One Hundred and Fortieth Street and Morris Avenue. Davis conf eased and said that ha was drunk st the time. He declares that he only took 2. The Grand Jury yesterday Indicted for assault In the nrst degree, second offense.

Charles Blake, alias Carlton, and Thomas Hogan. alias Tim Hoc an. who did the shooting In Thornton's restaurant, at Third Avenue and One Hundred and Twenty-nfth Street, on Dec 11. The Commissioners of Accounts wHl not resume their Investigation Into the Building Department until after Jan. 1.

The Investigation was to have been continued yesterday, but It was found Impossible to get the necessary witnesses. Antonio Castono of S37 East One Hundred snd Fifteenth Street was sssaulted by an unknown man at hla home Tuesday night, and wounded on the head. He was attended by an ambulance surgeon snd remained at bis borne. The man who committed suicide In Tompkins Square Park on Tuesday night by taklnar car-bollo add was Identified Ust night at the Morgue by Julia Lederer of 2S East Tenth Street as her husband. John Philip Lederer, a barber.

Rachel Bruce, seventy years old. of I Mulberry Street, was run over by a horse snd wagon in front of 1ST Grand Street yesterday morning. Her left leg was broken, and she wss removed to Vincent's Hospital. The Eighteenth Street Methodist Church will celebrate Christmas by holding this evening an entertainment, at which the scholars of ths Sunday school will give the cantata Waiting for Santa Claua." Bales of cotton caught fire yesterdsy morning on the pier at the foot of West Slaty-seventh Street owned by ths Hudson River Railroad. The damage was $100.

Kiss Herbert, daughter of the Secretary of the Navy, Is a passenger on the North German Lloyd steamship Fulda. due here from the Mediterranean. Charles Barsotte. the editor snd proprietor of Progresso I talo-Americano has bought the other Italian daily of this city, the Cristoforo Colombo. -4, Brooklyn.

Fred Horner Curley, thirty years old. who claims to be a vagrant, was arrested yesterday -on the charge of being a suspicious person. When he was searched In the Gates Avenue Station a memorandum book was found in one of his pockets. It contained the numbers of seventeen bouses. He could not sccount for the addresses, snd was held for examination.

Miss Kate Rosa, twenty-two years old. who boarded at 403 Clermont Avenue, waa found dead In bed yesterday morning. She had been killed by gas. She was subject to fits, and It is believed that she was seised with one. as she wss about to light the gaa.

and before she regained con eg Ionian ess wss asphyxiated. Justice Gayaor waa asked yesterday for a mandamus eompelllng the Board of Supervisors to reinstste John Broderick as a watchman In the Hall of Records, upon ths ground that he was an exempt nremaa and could not be removed without causa Application waa made to Justice Gaynor, la the Supreme Court, yesterday, for a writ of mandamus to compel the Board of Supervisors to pass for payment the bill of Charles F. Erhardt for SS.OOO tor examining the aooouat of the town ef Flatlanda. The Phoenix Bridge Company, that Is building the extension of the New-York and Brooklyn Bridge, has begun to erect a wooden roof over Sands Street to prevent any accidents similar to that which caused the death of Dr. Trepitaill Tuesday.

Twenty-four eases of diphtheria were reported In Brooklyn yesterdsy. This makes the total so far for this week eighty-six. Health Commissioner Emery says there la no danger of an epidemic He says antitoxins Is benenclal wherever is used. At the annual meetlnr of h- Tnmnliu a nue Uobgrega4ionalChureb Society the Treasurer rvporrm im me-receipts lor the rear bad been 31.600 and the expenditures 4l.Uu, leaving a balance of 4134. The pastor's salary Is llU.ouu.

A mock trial will be held at the L'moo League ttiub Saturday. Herbert F. Ogeea will be Wei make as cbeap clothing for short-trouser boys as one ought to buy blouse suits as low as though our best hold is on the higher, grades All pass throuch the same unfailing test tor jfa'st color and all wool can't afford to give anything else while we advertise your' money back if you want it." There's many: a Christmas idea among the boys' furnishings. .1 Eooebs PEET Co Prince and Broadway. Warren and Broadway i Thirty-second and Broadway.

the defendant. He Is charged with eonduot n-becomlng a member. He wlU be defended by es Presldent Abel E. Blackniar. i The Law Enforcement Society of Brooklyn has resolved that the main work to be performed next year shall be tbe enforcement of the excise especially against the selling ef liquor Sundays and to minora, An order requiring i the County of Kings to show cause why the bill of Architect R.

B. Eastman for 33.123 for-work done at the County Farm should not be paid was granted yesterday by Justice Gaynor. Michael J. Dady. the Republican poUtidaa.

pleaded not guilty in Justice Tlgbe's court yesterday to ths charge of having assaulted Albert C. Anderson last Monday nlgbu The Republicans of will hold their primaries for 'the election ef delea-atee to the General Committee and also for officers of the district associations. Herbert B. Brush, who has- bees appointed an assistant to Corporation Counsel McDonald, la a son of Dr. Oeorge W.

Brush, Sana tor sleet from ths Fourth District. The Rm. Sr. A. li F.

Behrends. pastor of the Central Congregational Church, has bees sworn la, as Chaplain tne Tnmeeau Timothy L. Woodruff has been elected President of the Board of 'Trustees ef the Adelphl Academy. He is a Tale graduate of the class of '73. i I Postmaster SuUrran yesterday appointed Richard a Flannery Superintendent ef the postal station la the Twenty-ninth Ward.

Patrolman Landman of the Gates Avenue Precinct was fined thirty days' pay for being la a saloon in uniform. A dinner will be given at the Hamilton Club to-night to- Mayer Sebierea and Mayor-elect Wurstsr. Fireman James N. Jones of Engine No. 39 has bean fined fifteen days' pay for being Intoxicated, i i The tax levy amounts to tl3.eSl.ieO.le.

The Tax Collector since Dec IS has collected 387. i Tbe Emerald Society wlU meet at ee Court Street this evealag. Long; Island. At the annual encampment of Oeorge Huntsman Post. O.

A. R-. of Flushing, tbe following officers were elected: Edward B. Brown, Commander: William U. Travte.

Vice Commander; J. Warren. 1 Junior Vice Commander; Henry A. Bowman. Quartarmaster; K.

A. Goodrich. M. Surgeon Francis Summers. Officer of ths Dsy; Joseph Btarklna, Officer -of the Ouard; 'William H.

Color Sergeant; J. Johnston. Jacob Boemer, U. Herblg. and i Jonathan Warren.

Council of administration, The seventh ball of tbe sews agents of the Long I-'-- Railroad waa held la College Pout test sight. Thomas 8. Murphy, Presides of tbe News Agents' Association, and ex-Mayor Gleasoa of Long Island City made short addresses. The other officers of the association arei Vice President J. CDonneU; Trearartr-Johs O.

McElroy: Financial Secretary D. F. Recording Secretary Charles Gannon; flatasaat at Arms G. W. Cannon.

i Burglars tried to break Into the residence of Mrs. Lucretla Glovers, kt Oreenport, some time during Monday Mrs. Glovers heard them, and. despite her eighty-seven years, opened the kitchen door and threw blocks of firewood at tbe thieves and frightened them away. One billet of wood bit km ot the burglars on the, head, knocking ott bis hat.

which was secured by Mrs. Glovers and turned over to the authorities as a clue. i The wills of tbe following persons were probated yesterday at the Surrogate's Court, la Jamaica: Catherine J. Wler of Jamaica, James Cunningham of Rockaway Park. Patrick J.

Culfisld of Newtown, and William E. Gould of Long Island City. A decree was entered In the real estate proceedlaga of Thomas B. Devise of Oyster Bay. The Sunday schools' of Smith town are preparing their programmes for the Christmas entertainments, to be held next week.

Tbe Landing school will have Its festival Tuesday night la ths church, ths Branch Methodist Episcopal will celebrate Thursday evening, and tbe Branch Presbyterian school on Christmas Eve la Musle Hall. Ths Hook and Ladder Company of Bridgs-hampton has elected these officers to serve for one year: E. P. Rogers, Foreman Chariee Hum-Lift, Asalatmnt Foreman. S.

J. Hildreta. Secretary; 13. R. Bishop.

Treasurer; Junta A. Banford, Trustee. Tbe truck recently purchased fur the company through subscriptions cost S300, The Greenport saloon keepers fear that the Salvation Army Is cutting Into tbe ranks of their patrons. The rellgtous services are well attended nightly, and the crowds who formerly loitered In the saloons evenings contribute to the number who are becoming enamored with the Salvation Army movement. John W.

Burt la, farmer, who lives near Roslyn, has an apple tree on his pre mi sea from which eighteen barrels 1 of apples of the Bell-flower variety were picked this year. This does not Include a large quantity which dropped off the tree during the process of picking. In the Baptist Church In Jamaica, to-morrow evening, the Rev. Mr. McLaren of the Greene Avenue Baptist Church, Brooklyn, assisted by twe Isdy members of his ohoir, will eonduot the revival Large congregations attend tbe Jamaica revivale nightly.

The Christian Endeavor Society of Bridge-hampton haa these newly elected officers: Frank Sayre, President: Frank A. Topping. Vice President: Florence Lath bury. Recording Secretary; E. R.

Bishop. Corresponding Secretary; Mrs. fi. it. Dickenson.

Treasurer. The Queens County Board of Supervisors yesterday audited Cbroaer Benjamin G. Strong's bill of 5T5 for the recovery of the body of Joseph Campbell, wbo was killed by the oave-in of aa old well on the Bitter estate, la Stein way. Thanksgiving Day. 1 i The newly-electad officers of the Water Mill Christian Endeavor Society are: Mrs.

Charles Rose, President; Miss May Jennings. Vice President; James Corwlth. Secretary, and Treasurer; Annie R. Corwlth, Secretary. The Sea Cliff Fire Department has elected these officers: Chief Engineer Henry P.

Combes: President Chariee Connors; Secretary John Forster; Treasurer O. Whitfield Cos. The Vil lage Board haa tbe power to ratify the election. Andrew B. Hebura of HteksvUte was flned tlS by Justice Seaman of Wantage, for beating hla wife.

The woman testified that hnr husband knocked her down and severely Injured her. Hebura said his wife fed down and hurt herself. Atonso Duryee, an eighteen-year-old boy, ef Great River, was arreeted yesterday for a fa alt lng six-year-old Clifford Skldmore, the son of TEAK THE EYERLiSmS. When the Oriental wood -carver brought leaf and flower and grotesque spiritea out of the solid tops and supports of our teak tables, he knew that his art waa almost carved in stone, and he, did work worthy to last -V Large round tables, with wide bands of carving in low relief; dainty little jardiniere stands, with supports carved in fret-work style card tables all chiseled with the Linfinite delicacy that only an Ori ental has time Where could more delightful Christmas gifts be found i I i lit Or THE MAKER. GEO.

C. FLINT 43, 45 and 47 West 23d St. KG AH BROADWAY. 'Aw I) A beautiful new styl 7 1-8 octave. 3-strtnged WATERS UPniQIIT PIANO, with full iron frame, 3 pedals.

Ivory keys, repeating- action, fin tone and all im provements, for $225. cash, or 250. on Installments, only $1U. down and $7. MONTHLY.

Stool, cover, tuning- and delivery free. Also 40 rood aeoond-hand pianos from lOO. upward on payments of only per month. BARGAINS. Our store will remain OPEN EVENINGS until January 1st.

Don't fall to examine our pianos, prices, terms and Inducements before buying elsewhere. HORACE WATERS FIFTH REAR I8TH ST. French Books. Our stock is replete with single volumes- anq choice sets suitable for Christmas gifts. Special discounts have been made.

Catalogues red Brentano's, I 1 31 Union Square, N. Y. City. NOTICE 4 TO PUBLISHERS. THS NEW-YORK TIMES Is now prepared to fill orders for com.

position on newspapers, books, I pamphlets, or other publications at moderate rates. Address PUBLISHER-' Krastua Skldmore. Tbe child was roughly haadted, eae ef his shoulders being dislocated. The Southold Temperance Society has elected the followloe officers: Ths Rev. T.

O. Leonard, President; Henry W. Prince. First Vice President; Onto A. Prince, Second Vice resident; wma Prince, Secretary and Treasurer.

The Klsmore Athletle Club of Olen Cove WU1 hold Its second annual Indoor athletic exblbtOoa In Highland Hall. Thvrsday evening. Jan. W. The Christmas exercises of the Fssthampton Presbyterian Sunday School will be held la Cllntoa Ball, that place, Christmas Eve.

The ice harvest en Long Island has begun, and down on the east end big gangs of man are at work cutting and stortag the toe. The Thomastoa League was made happy Tuesday night, when it bad Its first street lamps lighted. Poquc Is la' uotack Hook and Ladder Company of Orient Weetehester Ccmntjr. I I The following women have been elected members ef the House Committee of ths Manor Club at Pslham Manor for next rear: Mrs. Ezra T.

OUllland. Mrs. James T. Secor, Mrs. Robert C.

Black. Mrs. JBlbert Roosevelt, end Mrs. Jablah Holmes. A poverty ban will be held under the auspices of the Woman's Auxiliary.

In Harrison. Jan. 1ft, for the benefit of the Fire Department. Kvery man' who comes to the ball with 'his shoes stained will be lined cents. Ths annual election of Trustees of the War-burtoa Avenue Baptist Church, la Tonkers.

resulted In the choice of William Affleck, Henry T. Trevor, and Richard Edle, for terms od three years. i The Protestant Eplsoopal Church at Hastlngs-en-Hudson caught Ore yesterday morning from a defective flue, but tne flamea were quickly extinguished by the firemen and alight damage waa dona A ball was given last evening at Music Hall. Kew-Rochelle. by the member of Gen.

Jamee Shields Oaniaoa, No. 108. Regular Army and Kavy Union. Davids Tslsnd A Tonkers troUer ear oa Rlverdale Avenue yesterday morning wreaked a wagon loaded with finished boards for msslng hat cases la the hat factory. i Four trains on the Central-Hudson Railroad were stoned end had windows broken la the vicinity of Doobs Ferry, Tuesday evening.

The Agent' and Warden ef Sing Sing Prison and his Immediate subordinates are sooa to appear la handsome uniforms. The seoneid snnnsl bach. lots' ball. In Sing Sing. wlU be riven this evening la the armory of St.

John's School. 'The ball given by the Foresters of Kew-Rochelle Monday evening for the Soldiers Monument Fund netted SloO. i 4 Stnten Island. Several Important eases came np la the Richmond County Court of Cessions Capt. William Hulse and Pilot James Allen of the Iron steamboat Perseus were arraigned oa bargee of manslaughter la the second degree la having caused the death of Robert W.

Inmia In tke aolllalon between' the steamboat aad Mr. In man' a yacht AdeUlde. Oea. Oeorwe W. Win-gate, who appeared for the defendants, urged that the oases be tried at once, but the XMatrict Attorney was not ready, and the case went off until the March term.

Frank B. Patterson. Indicted on three counts for forgery, was also arraigned, pleaded not guilty, and the trial went ott until next June. Cornelius J. Drtseoll i of New-Bfishtoa.

Indicted for misappropriating school funds, was placed oa trial. but the case Wag not concluded. i The Btatea Island Chamber ef Commerce spent three hoer Tuesday nlsht a reeolutlon favoring the Incorporation of the whole of the County ef Richmond as a city. The discussion took place at the regular monthly meeting of the Chamber la the Hotel Caetleton. About 125 members were present aad wide differences of opinion were expressed upon tbe Oreater New-York plaa aad the proposed separate City Government.

No vote was Ukm which would show the feelings of the Chamber upon the question, aad the resolution was Anally laid upon the table. i The following have been nominated as Directors of the States Island Chamber of Commerce, to be voted for at the January meeting: Charles W. Hunt. Oeorge J. Oreeafleld.

Jotoa B. Pearson. De Witt Stall ord. a. Klag.

Frank S. Pen sen, aad Cornelius Kolff. for terms of three years; Trlbua. John Westbrook. Lewis F.

Whltln. W. A. Johnson. F.

Zent-greaf. J. Housmaa. aad D. J.

Tysea. for twe years; John M. Pendleton. Frank L. Hadklns.

O. EL Irving. Otto Ahlman. OeorgnO. Lord.

Ouster A. Bartb, Aset F. Men-ill. to serve for eae year. I 1 The Richmond County Orand Jury prises ted eleven Indictments yesterday aad waa discharged.

Among the indictments were one against Julius Almeteedt for kerptng a disorderly house and another against William Pfurr for attempted criminal assauC The asrwieed men pleaded not guilty and were remanded for trial. It la understood that six of the Indictments were against Michael Magulre, the ex-Assemhlymsn. already ucder Indictment for falling to account for puhllo funda received while Collector of Taxes tor tbe town of Middletowa. At a meeting of the Richmond County Supervisors yesterdsy afternoon the wsrraats for the eoUectioa of the State, town and couaty taxae la three of the Ave towns of the eouaty were Issued. In the lows of Caetleton the tax rate was Axed st ISO.TI per 1.M of vaiuatloa; ta Weetfleld 121 Inside the village eg Totteavllle and 124.50 outside; In Nort afield IUil inside tbe village ec Port Richmond aad lu.wa euiaide the villas.

Lumber for the new ferry bouse at St. Oeorge to being ilueded en the new wharf, and Contractor McLean said yesterdsy that worg would actualiy.be eoensnseoed In a few dare. The contract reeuires the compteOon ef the building by May 1. Jerser City. The Constables la the Hudson Couaty Court la this city hsve been provided with long puias, beautifully tipped with red palab These thr are to use In preserving erdar.

Moae of the t.tonstsblee seemed to know exactly what to do with them yesterday, but Assistant Prosecutor Noonaa suggested that If thegr did not learn before their terme expired they could be re-elected In order to enable them to complete their education. He thought thle would make aa excelleat campaign Issue for both parties. Tbe City Hall Cbmmlmloaere ef Jersey City had a stormy seeeioa yeeterday ta regard to accepting or refecting the bes-rltef hmii.K-i I for the aw City Hall. N. Paulson, aa exiwrt.

I testified that they w-r hamnwred evpper, nd Jeulr worth ewM. likTr the ova tract arWa. J. U. 2) Girls' Cloaks, $7'75' $9-75 Were J.M to I15.C3, Jackets, (tzei 14 to 15 $5-75 to Were $8.00 to fl5.W.

i This Season's Styles. 60-62 Vcst 23d St. SOCIETY OF TAMMANY. OR COLCMBIAX ORDER. BROTHERS; A special meeting of the Institution will be held In the Council Chamber of tt great Wigwam en Saturday evening.

Dee. it. TO FILL VACANCIES THB BOAJ10 ur SACHEMS, TO INSTALL and to transact any ether business that may corns before the Society, at half aa hour after the setting of the sun. Oeaeral and punctual atteadaac Is requested. By 'order of the Orand SACHEM.

JOHN B. McOOLDrIcIC. Secretary. V.K.tt.i. Season of Snows, 12tb Moon, year of Discovery, eOtth, of Independence 120th, and ef Institution the lOTtb.

r-r 1 GRAIID and UPRIGHT. PIANOS. tYi mw1 Invented Mtrm Orand Pianos In pright Form. ALeo for sale for esea or on ln.Tsumeuis hit nearly new 8Xa.IWAY GrauJ. L'prtrdt and rViuare Plaaoa, aU warranted lite th-lr new Pianos.

Also, second-hand Pianos ut ether la perfect erdar. at low Egurea, i mma soks, idhu e. si, wstfr vorcc. BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS PRESEfirSa Prepared Natural Plants. IMPERISHABLE.

Palms, Ferns, and TropTcal Plants. THE TROPICAL OECOHATINS Palns OaHes, lartwetrlal Ilnlldlasr. KNTRAMCE OFF1CK. LEX. AV CUK.

iiU T. Mullln. the manufacturer, presented affidavits to show thst they are electro-bronse and etrietly In accordance with the epKtncattona. Ths matter will probably have to be settled la the courts. Jersey City tradesmen carry their holiday rivalry to sucn lengths that Chief Murphy waa yesterdsy obliged to order out the rirv-s to disperse the crowds on Newark Avenue.

Thrwe trolley lines and a hor ear line ran tiroun this street, but the crvrwd paid no attention to the cars. They were determined to see the snows offered by the stores st all hasards. Mrs. Margaret Davis, wire of ex-Fher1(T Robert Davis, died- ta her noma. Urate Street, yesterdsy, from consumption.

She was forty-two years old -and leave, four children. The funeral srvtes will be held In Ft. Peter's Catholic Church Saturday morning st 14 o'clock. Mrs. Dane wss a rt.r of Warden O'Rourke of Bellevue Hospital, Ksw.York.

Articles of Incorporation of the British Honduras Colonisation Bortety were filed In the Hudson County Cl.rk's office yesterday. The capital Stock is The Incorporators sr. K. U. Cuehmaa and Chanatng Ellery of New-Tork and Liadley Murray of Brooklyn.

The object la to buy land, form colonies, and raise coffee la British Honduras; Lower Jersey City win soon have two tew driveways connecting It with the Heights. One will be the Thirteenth Street viaduct, the contracts, for which were given out Isst week. The other will be the Mercer street vleduct. the contracts for which Mayor Wsnser signed yesterday. A roach driven by Renry Mauritius of Essex Street wss run down by a trollev car of the Consolidated Traction Company la Montromtry Street yesterdsy.

Mauritius, who wss severely hurt, was taken to the City Hospital. John King, the motormsn, was held for atrocious asssult. The Jersey City Board of Trade last night elected these flWrs for lolMJ: President Andrew J. Corcoran; First Vice President Jam's l-Hssklnar Second Vice President C. Jewell: Third Vice President r.

Cleerv: Treasurer-Frank Stevens; Secretary W. J. Tait. Ths examination la the esse of Wsahlngton Barrow, Henry Lamea. Henry Rodg.re.

snd Jsmes Hudson, charged with fraud In connection with the Jersey City Stork Exchange, was celled before Police Justice Potts yestardsy, but waa postponed until Saturday. Mrs. John- Francis Morgan, wife of the pastor of the Park Reformed Church, yeerday farmed, a Ladles' Reodlnr Circle st her home. IM Pa-vonta Avenue. Mrs.

Morgan read a paper oa Iceland and Her People." which waa greatly appreciated. Several saloon keepers of Jersey City who were Indicted for selling liquor Sunday plraded guilty yesterday. As this saved the court a good on) of time needed for more Important matt, re, sentence was suspended oa payment of coats. A number or petitions ssklng Congress te recognise the Cuban patriots as belligerents were put la circulation yesterdey. Th.re wss ae trouble getting signers.

The petltlone will be presented by Congreasmsa Thomas Mob! waa. Five new cases of diphtheria were reported; in jersey tity yesteruay. Hebekea, Nicholas Herwatt and norge F. Bradley left their homes In Toledo. Ohio, recently to local for work.

Thy made th.tr way to Huboken. where they arrived yeeterday. Instead of peea lng over Jersey City Helghte, they undertooa te walk through the Leckawenns. and Western Railroad tunnel. TViey were evertahen by a train aad lierwatt was hilled.

The Hudson Court Wheelmen have erranrM for a theatre party for Friday night. They wut visit the Academy of Music, where The bloyalg Girl is being played. Lwag Braaca, Frank Sareo was brought before Judge Johg Sloeum In the Town Hall yeeivrday oa tre eharge ef having stslvbed Frank Faivo Nov. la. Falvo was in court thle morning.

According tt Sacco'a statera.nl. the whole matter grew out oi Jealouey between the two men, fcacce claiming that Kslvn Insulted his wife. Kscro was t.ii la At.eau br the Orand Jury at holt. He waa sent to tbe county jail la Freehold, TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. Bos-row.

Dee. Is. Judge Colt. In the Vnlt.4 Stalee Circuit Court to-day. refused to dl.auive the Injunction recently grunted the lnar siant-farturtng tympany and roatrainlng the New Home Sewing Machina Company Iroen Infrior lng cn a patvat consorted with the lnd tl Of the machine.

It was cont.n.led ty te dt-tni-anta, who deeired to give a bund. tha4 tue tai.nt In euestam relatM to a eimtiar Mirt of ti.ir machine and that the InlunctK la aa uaoewo. sary tntertereace with their bualneaa, 8T. LOt'IS, Ie. 11 It Is now settled that t.e Republican National C'oramittee llMlTurtrrt will be at the UnJll Hck.L vbm nai parlor aad tea roau en suite have bun moirvi.

ed for br the kreeajit at Anna, r)worta. of tr.s rommlll, The Planters' n.l now has tut rooms engaged for the National Cuoveruiwa. That will be the Haul fur the present. CHICAGO. Dee.

lg Maria Evans Lnw-renr. the seed nrras es-alsve and eomnwn-law wife ut Dr. Henry Lawrence, soured a victory In ud. brenlanas eourt la a fight for a dower In the eetste of Dr. Lawrence, and.

If tne ruiiud la sustained In the higher eouit. she wui receive about (KI.OUl. RlCHatOMO. Dee. IS.

A ree-jutloa wag adoptad la the State Hm1 to-dy rvquxtinr Oovernor to go to Waatuurtun and to arrange for a settlement ths rlain.a of Stste sgalnet the t'ntted Rtatea for luaa.1 the Oov.rnnient during the war of 1m I. quality In tbs nsw samples ct CowrtrthwsJt't Carpets. Choose your rat, tern to be made at th ell low i lis it Lwk1 sji4 i I.