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PEAESOK DEHES IT AIL ASSURED DEBTS TO AVOID QETTZNO SWINDLED. tOTB-niAW a to. Mvnnor HE urt, AMM BIS crofiKt BZSHT' ORaJTT WA HOT "AmtOACHli" What rromUsd at tbe outset to be a day gOad with sensational revelations before tbe tt-ts amw 00 the lookout for tbe bribed fir Jacob Bharp ha Broadway juilrosd fraiienles rreaie4 after ell wary little el tM important. Alderman Pearaoa's tssti-gamy was mora rsmarkabi for what bs did not anembsr than for whet knew. Tbe eom-wAttee room ra crowded almost to cruelty.

rja fsoss that bar mane themselves familiar at taa sittings day after day war reinforced by many new ones. Id tbe Dorcinmiti of tb Senators tb lawyer Interested in th Investigation there was an Indescribable air of mysterious uncertainty and a constant expecta-Doo that something startling was going to buPM- Tula folmg reached It climax wall Alder-mea Pearson ww wbea District Attorney Martina. Inspector Byrnes, and Grand Jury, foreman Fosdiok cam into tb room and took seal oloa behind him- Senator Low lm-njedlately ordered a recces, and tb committee, vtu It ooutuml and the District Attorney, re-- tires' to aa ante-room and put a man on guard at la door. While all tbla waa going oa some a came into tbe room with a statement that Jacob Sharp, who bad left the building only a abort time before, bad committed suicide. CoL Blew be dtdut believe It, but be started for tar door, iie met Mr.

Sharp eoming back, looking very much refrealux! by bia temporary eb- (VflOaf. "hello," aald tne Colonel, "you're the man they ear committed suiolde." Mr. Kherp tared at tbe Colonel aa though he thought ble senses bad taken leave of htm. Well," be drewied, when be oomprebended the aluatloa. I look like it, dont 1." When the committee earae outof the anteroom the District Attorney went away, but In- spec-tor Brrnes remained.

The conference waa to decide bow muoa tbe Inspector mlgbt aafely be permitted to tell of bi Investigations in tbe jsehn matter if Mr. Conkilng called htm to tbe witness stand. Tbe District Attorney and tbe Inspector were eery mutik averse to tbe latter onVwr being nailed at all. and under no clr-i cuautaiioea would he make public any of the information on which tbe affidavits gar Jaebne'a arrest waa based. AU that eould aarely be made public about tb matter, he aald, bad been told already.

Whatever information Mr. Martina rare tbe committee in rival, it convinced tbe senators tbat It would fa better for tbe oomralttee and the District Attorney's ofnee to pull toe-ether, and not run tb yak of detesting tbe ends of Juatlos by getting atatemeriM tmm tbe Inspector which would be eervlo to tbe Aldermen on tb anxious seat. Hut, as a mere matter of form, tbe committee decided to give opportunity toaay Ethic If be wlabed to. Mr. Conkilng called to the witness Und and asked him If he wcently bad any conversation wltbJeehn about tbe Broadway Road franchise, and; if so would be be good enough to give some information about It to tb committee.

aj BUat decline to do so," answered the In-tnector. "at this 'time, on the ground that It tnlifbt have a tendency to obstruct tbe course of public Juntloe. Under tbe instructions of tbe limtriot Attorney I must refuxe to answer, as there to beau examination of Mr. Jaehne on loii'v, at 2 o'clock, before Judge CjUder- ale-Ma." i An I you decline to give me any ooramunlca- tiou nom Alderman Jaebne or tojinswer quett- tions aimut bim I might put to you Mr. Conk- 1 iing aald.

Ym. I oannnt do I will not Innist nn the Inspector making anv Statement at this time, no lew the oommlttee In- atruct me to do so," Mr. CoukUng aaid. turning to 1 he Henatort. After a brief eonfpronce Senator Low re-narked: "The romm'ttee will not ask you to prvis any question at this time." In continuing bis search for the undiscovered Mr.

Conkilng called Lewis Thompson, 'Assistant nf the Madlson-Bquare liank. Tha wltnee identified bis bandwrlting on Harry J. Hume's TNtesbook, and euld tbajn41ume deposited a one-thoueeud-dullar bill aix days after the acoouot was oixned in December, lel. He sulxeournUr deposited aeverai one-thousand- dollar bills. Tbe witness noticed sharply at tbe time these bills oomlnar In.

and spoke about It lu tbe bank. He did not know that Hume waa an Inifpector In the Public -Worka iktparu meut. All tb deposit were drawn out before tb end of July, 1B5. Brother-in-law Hume was called again and SMki'd to explain whore he got those one-thou- Band-dollar bills. He said he bad nothlnr to add to hie former testimony, which, in substance.

was that he rwmfrab- rwd nothing at all about tbera. He oould not recollect what be had done with tbe return voucher tbat be got from the bank. He did not remember ever wrltina a statement abot hi mother's lack of money or IK) you say you never did writ such a statement 1 wont say whether 1 did or did not. I dont lemeraber." There wa a suggestion of something spicy in the questions put to cberiff liuirh J. Urhnt, but ine answer soon oanisneu 11.

i wiinoea said that he was an Alderman In Auirunt, ltx4, and voted against tb Broadway Railroad francbiae. Be did not set a notio of the special mornlnir meeting at wblcb tbe franchise waa passed over tbe Mayor's veto until some hours after tbe Bawling waa over. Do you remember, Mr. Conkilng asked, of an approach made to you In tbe nature of a proffer, or an offer, In reward to tbo Broadway Jtauruad scneme No. Sir." aald' tbe.

Sheriff Dromotlv. Mr. Conkilng seemed astonished, but be renewed tbe charire and asked: You don't re- faemlier an approaoh made to you in relation to tb use, for your benefit, of a sum of money if you would desiat from your opposition to tbe jvuaawsv itaiiroaa scueme "No. 8ir. Biraln.

Do you know, Mr. Grant, what am refer- nr. to from anything you have beard No. 1 do not." "Tbe point of mv inaairr is this. I have been fold tbat some person had made to you.

perbape uiaireour, or aiteraptee to maae to you, a sup-getion of what would he done if you would lelax your opposition to the-Broadway scheme." "if they did 1 certainly never understood Ibem to make anv snch Dronoltion to mo." Th statement was that one form the n-gestion took was a contribution to axpenseH. at an election. In which you were to be a candl- uau-. I knnv Airf hlnv nf That's ail." said Mr. Conkilng, and th Eheriff hurried from the room.

There was a call for ex-Alderman James Pear-1 aon. and-tbe Alderman moved toward the witness chair with an alacrity tbat be have owpiaved in response to a barber's Next." He rattlid off answers to preliminary aueatious with ttippancy tbat was at tlmea Impudent. When he waa asked at what time hta brvtber-lrt-law got Posaeashio of certain prierty he retorted tbat was wneo he nought 11, and wben Mr. Conk- Ilog, a little piauod, asked if any too) would not mow that, the Alderman aalil tbat It dnn-niWI altogsnhev on what kind nf a foul It was. But tbe witness 000 1 assurance was all aut.og.

He asked for water once, and his hand trembled ao that he eould hardly bold sbe a-laa. He knew very little about tbe financial affairs of hut furnishing goods store, so ft appeared, leaving it vary uiraely in band of Partner Tallmao. At one time Talltnao owned tbe bouse tbe witness lived tel. Xo. alu West It bad now lie-mi the property or Mr.

Tallraan's wife and his own wife. In either ItM or liwft he sold a house i at No. 9M West Twentytxth-street. He did not remember whom he sold It to. A silver dollar waa all tbe money that passed when.

In 1836, he deeded a bouse In Myrtle-avenue, Brooklyn, to i.itaro j. uaynor. a lawyer, and Uavnor deeded it I lack to his (the witness's! wife. Wtiim he dts- solved partnership with Mr. Taliman be assumed i jos iiaimillea 01 tne Drm.

He oould not remember the amount. Hume waa one of tbe creditors, but be did not remember for what sum. even within IX OH He never knew that Home had let Taliman have money for tbe Arm. "Then When you algned that dissolution paper assuating aeverai thousand dollars worta of debts, you did not know what tb debt ware for 7" Mr. Conklinr asked.

I elleved that Taliman and Hume were In a conspiracy to rob me and take my business. 1 bad to take Taliman word for note tbat he aid be owed to Hume, and assume th Labilities to grt get rid of them in the business. I understands -k that T.llMaii k. A. 1 n(W kormaa L.

Munro for my baneat. which be evegot. "Wasnt it a confiding and ehddllk act to tato the word of two men you believed were onnapiring to rob you. about any auma of money borrowed for tbe business and assume responsi-; blltty for tbelr payment witoeaa admitted tbat it looked tbat way. but under tb circumstances rt was all be could do.

He did pot belwve tbat tbemonev bad been paid oo the notes, as represented. He did not kBOW Vhstluip t4iilnA wa a nit. a bad heard aomeUnua of unsatUed Judgment aralnst him. You say Taliman did not put 1 1.000 that be borrowed from Munro tnto your election vo. It was never used tor any such purpose, struck I understood Taliman aaid so." Tb AMermaa took this opportunity to atr a Httie spleen asratnat Mr.

Monro and a py whs did dirty work," whom be claimed to sea look. Bg oa from among the spectators. The Aiden. ataa bad been very friendly with Mr. Munro at one time, he aald.

but lately tbe publisher bad attempted to Injure htm all be could. Tbewtu Ssa never read any of Munro dune novte. thanked God he was not conftned to "that was of Ittd you en tar -tato aa arreeraeat with Tall- asanuywatca he was to sitare juur election ax 1 aeeanan i "Ke, emphaticaUr. there never waa Bay SUOB nnaasK.tiAn. itnes- that he could never get Tall-' s- coasont to aa examination of tbe Rrmi ben Tallmaa IcU after th diseolutloa ae check books and other bnoas damppoared aitkir tbebaok pass book -Ii4lT to Mpt tau XaUaaa aaMWoooMoot find tb bnoka, and did tMt Arxrw what baeame or tbem -1 did not.

a sew 1 aouid pox ana "Do yow kwow whatbor yonr firm lost money mad money during taa time yoa war la WrH w- JVO, SeW ViHSW SSW DOUIDgSWIlt iwf ends vssr In etkih bm ranld tell wbstbsf tb year's bttainee brought aroflt or losa. Ho Bad Bjevar iota anyooay, paruouiariT sin uiusw la tb ooooty of King, tbat bl receipts front the flrw during 1884 were (UijOOa. Have you over aaatoa to anynooy ioi yne laat man to bold out in to man or Aldermen on tbe Broadway Railroad eobema sjo, BIT." wiia urpnina-empaen. Have you ever stated tbat yoa held oat at I aooi Know woat yon mens VJ noiiuag oat" What bi your own eonstruexKro urttr- I do at know unless you mean sailing ray rote." rJuopoae tt means that yon were tne iat man to com Into Jtn uroauway naiirgaa cbemeT" I did not go Into any TtMi Alderman Mid tbat with tbe exot-ntlcm of the house in bis wife's name and about 810.000 worth of slock tn bia store he did not have any Interest tn other property. was excused and Alderman Jaehne called.

The Alderman Bad been around." aa hn counsel expressed. It during tbe day, but he was not there when wanted, and Alderman Michael Duffy waa asked to come forward instead. He was simply asked to ay that in iHHi he purchased aom property In Kye, Westchester lunty. or a roan bv tbe name of Martin. The owner asked tlS.000 for it-Mr.

Conklinv said be did not desire to examine tbe Alderman any further at that time, and rWiator Low adjourned tbo committee until Friday morning. In an executive session suosequently the com mittee decided to sit to-morrow morning and hear Lawyers t.hoate and Dyett argue on the hills now before the Legtalature effecting the Bmarlwsr itoad franchise. to witnesses will be examined. FOR FIRES IN TALL BUILDINGS. EXPERIME5TS WITH THE BARTLETT LIFE LINE GC.

A crowd of men and a much larger crowd of ever-cunous small boys gathered at tbe corner of Ninety seventh-street and Nlntb-avenue yesterday afternoon, where tbe Croton Water High Bervloe Building supports a tower that rises 190 feet toward tbe stars. Among the spectators were Hugh Bonner. Assistant Chief of the Fir Department; Col. Justin. Secretary of tbe Fire Board: Dr.

Ed son, Lieut. Zalinskl. and Wallace A. Bartlett. Mr.

Bartlett was there to exhibit hi new fir grenade escape and life line gun. The gun looks like a double-barreled 10-foot telescope resting on a tripod. The two long cylinders of bras are covered with a plating of ash and walnut 11110, wblcb swing on a pivotal axis. On of th cylinder is an air chamber, and Is connected with a reservoir of compressed air by a rubber pipe; the other is a rifled barrel, into which projectile are placed and then fired by tb simple movement of a lever. Tbe object of tbe exhibition was to test the accuracy or the Invention, A wooden platform la front of the gun was oovered with coils of rope, and one of "these would be attached to a projectile of wood.

wblcb would then be Inserted in tbe gun, and in a moment would be soarinir upward like an attenuated skyrocket, in a abort time the tall tower was Invested with a mass of dangling rope. Mr. Bartlett first essayed to lasso the light ning rod some 2uu feet above him. He succeeded amid great applause. Then be threw ropes over tbe four corners of the battlements and offered to hoist a man uo to the ton.

but no one seemed disposed to aocept. Tbe lines had been Axed under a pressure of 1.T0 pounds. Tbe Fire Department officials were enthusiastic and pronounced tbe Invention the best tbat nas ever been produced. JMr. Bartlett then put in paste bos rd projectiles filled with sand, sawdust, and with a pressure of SO pounds stmt all a'round the corners of tbe tower, and with SO pound pressure sent the projectiles on a level over a block witb amazing accuracy.

The great trouble heretofore in reaching nre In toe upper stories has been that th streams from the engine fail to break plate glass above tbe fourth story. With a projectile ef wood loaded with lead tbe Bartlett run can break even shutters at anv helarht. and thus permit the strtams water to enter. Tbe life line can be thrown Into any narttculur win dow on tbe ninth floor, and tbe unfortunate 00-cupant can then be safely lowered to tbe ground. At present tbe system employed conglsts of a fishing line fired from a musket, and afterward a rope Is attached to tbe line, but this process is so alow that many lives have, been lost before tbe aeoond rope oould be nulled un.

The Rrt- lett gun fires the heavy rope at once Into toe wiouow. A further modification in the oe of the iron Is as a projector of a-renades. These grenades ar class projectiles holdiug a gallon of extinguishing fluid, and 40 of tbem are carried with tbe gun and they can be discharged at the rate of seven per minute. While Mr. Bart lett does not claim that large conflagrations can ha extinguished by this mean, be is confident that an incipient nre tn an attic or upper story 01 a uorn uuuaing can oe success! uiiy controlled with the blgbly chemicals.

The accuracy of the run. however, la ItM strongest point. It shoots as straight an a rifle, and the telescopic signt on the gnn barrel enables any one who a nine practice to neenrae exoeru A letter was received frutn officers of the Bos ton militia yesterday, asking if dynamite could also be fired from the gun. Mr. Bartlett replied tbat four pounds of dynamite could be safely filed a distance of three blocks, thereby malting a terrible weapon against mobs.

MEXICO LENDS A HELPING HAND. PRESIDENT DIAZ AltD BESOR BOSftRO CON-TRIRtrTF. TO THE GP.ANT FUND. President Diaz, or Mexico, and Sefior Romero, tbe Mexican Minuter at Washington, are the latest contributors to tbe Grant Monument fund. Their contributions were received by tb association through Mayor Grace, to whom they were transmitted by Secretary of State Bayard.

The following correspondence passed between Pefior Homcro. rlecretary Baj-ard, and Mayor Graoe: DKPARTWKrT oy St ATI. 1 Washington. March 18. 1886.

Tk Hm. Vr. K. prnci, Nrtv- Yurk VUv IixabHir: It g-ivas me pleasure to deliver to yon aa Phairman of the association to receive funds for the monument proposed to he erected in New-V or Cut tooerpetnate the metuerv-of t.en. Grant a check.

No Ji. daied Wasliinaton, March IB. 1HMS. on Mean Itrexel. Moras a to toy order and Indorsed to yoor owe.

for I.VKl or wblcb has been donated tn that fund by his Rzcslienar tb President of Meneo and S100 bv fefibr Don Matlaa Kumero. the Minister of Mexico here, a translation of whose now npon the subject, dated th 15' la herewith transmitted I am snrevou will acres with methat Mr. Komero note fullv attests the bond ef International svmpsthr and admiration both pleasant to eontemplate and recoa. niia. 1 bar th honor to be.

Sir. yuor obedient servant. T. F. BAVAUU.

tlKXICAX LlOATtOX. WASBINotok. March 16, fm. MR. PKTITTABT: I have the honor to semi yon aeiewttb hit check.

No. on the Bank of Messrs. lrxeU ran New-Tork, for th sum of Bnou. of whloh the President of the nit ml states of Mexico sends t'XM. aa a donation toward the monument which ts being eonatrncted at New-Tork to tba memory of Gen.

L'irsses S. Grant, and $l0 Is bit contribution to tb same object. Be pleased tn accept Mr. Keowtarv. the assurances of my aiostdtstlnrui.bed eoaatdoraUon.

M. HOME. BO. The Mexican contributions swell the fund to 22. TTTK TIOTJtftORN FAMILY A R.

Tbo examiuation of the case of Major Holsbom against bl wife Regina and Nelson ii'jiu uvvuftnm wim perjury, came up again yesterday in tbe Tombs Police Court. Frank Crasto, a Harlem real estate agent, testified that Pardee and Mr. Holsbom had in June last applied to him for a flat at Tblrd-arenue and One Hundred and Twenty-elghtb-street. and tbat Ps'rtee hud paid him fS) lu advance lor ib rent. This was at a time tbat Pardee bad sworn that be did not know where Mrs.

Hols horn lived. Strut Kapf testified that the ooupl were living torether in the latter part of Henry Klrscbner. an expressman, testified that he bad moved Pardee's and Mrs. Holshorn's furniture and IT ecu from tbe house in Maodougal-street Hp town, and that he left tbem In a room together. Heater A.

Grant, a colored woman testified that sbe washed for the couple, whom she saw kMlng eaob other. Mrs. Holsrmrn told witness tbat a he was a widow, and hur little child called Pardee papa. a nx cars jlssvai. For tbe past two days a largo number of skilled mechanic have been at wore ta Madison-Square Garden adapting the building to tbe purpose of th Bsruum and London Show, and the rapidity and system with which tbe the work is being performed is remarkable.

All the permanent seats have been removed and replaced by a large oak platform, upon which will be piaoed fcOOli chairs. The rings are now almost completed and ready for tbe practicing of tbe performers. One half of tbe buildtrur will be devoted to the menaa-eriea and museums. talis are now being bunt on the Twenty-seventb-streot side for stabling tb horses. Over 400 QUO fert of lumber will be used In tbe alteration, and tb contract price Is SUI.0UU.

XEARl.T A HCXr.RZD TEAKS OLD. Tbe ninety-seventh anniversary of the Forsyth -Street Methodist Episcopal Church wul be hold to-day. The Suaday school will assemble Bt A. M. anl 8 P.

M. There will be preaching by the Kev. W. H- Boole at 10:30 A. M.

ana by the Rev. W. P. Crrrbltt at 7 :30 P. M.

At P. M. there win a platform meeting at which Gen. Clinton B. FUk.and the Kev.

Drs. E. 8. Todd. Mckv.

Darwood and J. M. King will apeak. A number of okrafeB of tbo early dan ultb church, will bo at hi) uteris ilORlIONISZr IN NEW-JERSEY. A iTorr tx baixt bidiho amog bis old VKIGHBORS.

2xccr nowx. N. J. March SO. It Is an OPo aac-at la oertain auartera that Elder Dooka-.

a light of tbe Konaoa prlestbood of Sals latksl CUy. baa aooa-ht aaclmkm and eon. among hi old friend aad nlaXrvea In tUaeoanjr, pteanmmoly asaslng to ovada arrest Tay Tlrtus) of a warrant baaed bv tua United Btatea District Court of Utah, charring bla with) unlawful cohabitation with a plu rality of Iwtvea. Th Elder Ja reputed to be a flagrant Offender against th Edmund law, in that ha hdlds marital relations with a harem of four won nn. It would eprjeax'that, cnllks some othera of, the offending Batata wlta whom Judge Zane ha teen called upon to deal, be shuns tbe crown of martyrdom, thorny with fine and Im prisonments, which an obdurate Gentile court amtstaT I aaa "inrepentant potyg- Th gerfrns of tbe Mormon aKh were planted in irU shout 85 years asro.

and tba branches thereof have not entirely oeaaed to bear fruit unto thlslday. At tbat time two missionaries of the then baacent Church of Latter Day BainU wvmmii uiis vicinity, ana entered on to work of DrotHuratina' tbelr doetrlnea In this and tn adtoinlrur countv of Orange, they ew-Tork. It is remembered that ere rough-looking and unedu- cated ns. out they manifested a lively seal and devi ness to ion that gave weight and tmpreestve- Ir teachings. It Is also recalled that tliey avi dad village where orthodox pulpit and turned tbelr proselyting efforts were ma to remote distnta, whose rustic and scattered ire more susceptible to tbe novel denlaens gospel pi nclaimed by the prophet Joseph Bmith.

Here tbi preached diligently and with fervor tn such congregations as might be brought together in private dwellings and crossroads scboolbo jses. and led tbeir convert down into tbe wate of the neighboring mill ponds to receive the "tlte of immersion which scaled tbelr profeasic ns of faith. The number of converts secured was net large, nor did their effort In this line attract any considerable attention among ci rtbodox people. In fact, the Joe Smith Impoatoiewa then In Its feeble infancy, tbe in-famtee polygamy were as yet unavowed tn the practloei of its. devotees, and tbe outside World looked 1 ipon the movement as a delusion too monstro is and absurd to gain any permanent foothold in tne land.

After short period of labor in these part the brae i of missionaries received orders of recall. Th pre upon tbey sent forth an urgent summons to then converts to quit everything and follow ieir spiritual guides to the new Zloa in the vail of tbe Great halt Lake. A small party, al tout a doaen altogether, responded to the sum nons and turned tbelr faces toward the latnd of promise. Among these was tbe youth lecker, tbe same who has now returned to his native nunty after lonjr rears of absence, in tbe guii of a grav-baired Eider of tbe church seeking city of refuge from the stern mandate of Genti le justice. Of the converts who failed to join in the exodus tbe -renter number In course of time back-slided ii i to other folds.

A faithful few, however, ne rer departed from tbe faith inculcated by Jose i Smith and his co-workers. Perhaps tbe last lurvrving member of this faithful remnant wh i Thomas Perry, a well-to-do farmer of Montagi le Township, who died a few days ago at a ripe old age. In tbe ordinary affairs of life, and apa -t from hi religious idiosyncrasies, he was a oarson of uncommon shrewdness and good sei ise. His peculiar beliefs in tbe one direction were never paraded nor dented, but his aoquaigikanoe were given to understand tbat bis viewa were Immovably grounded, and he did not desire to make the same a subject for discussion. An orthodox clergyman officiated at his un ral, and, in compliance with tbe suggestion of his family ana immediate friends, no allusion was made by tbe preacher to the eccentric and obnoxious relliriou news so long and faithful maintained by the deceased.

TOE STORY OF OOXEZ. Gali -eston, March 20. Sefiora Gomez, who lef i her husband in Matamoras. In company th her nephew, tells a quite different rtory fr im tbat telegraphed from Matamoras. She say i she left ber husband because of bis brutal 1 reatment: that she took nothing belonging to 1 Im, and scarcely had money enough to pay hei way to the city of Mexico, where ber fntber i nd family reside.

Bhe Indignantly denied thi it she eloped, and says that ber nephew accomi anles her simply as an escort. Bhe says she is other of 13 children by Gen. Gomes, 7 of whom i re left behind witb their father. She would not state the character of tbe brutal treat mt from her distinguished hugbaml. but dc clared that he put Indignities upon ber tli it no lady could stand, and intimated that th General had charged her witb infidelity.

Tbe "lore is a lady of great refinement, is still baudao me In features and expression, with large. lu.strov eyes, indicating ber Castillan pedigree. She ex lects to leave for El Paso to-day. and go thence to the city of Mexico. The Chief of Police ol Matamoras telegraphed here asklne-wbetlu tbe Sefiora bad landed, and waa answered in tbe aCirtnative.

In case tho Matamoras LUthorities ask for the detention of tbe Madan until the arrival of Gen, Gomez some very si icy development may be expected, as tbe Be fcora has an air of hauteur 'about ber Indicative tbat she will make things lively, while Zaragoca, witb the frame of an athlete, has the oulet bearing of a man whom it is dangerous to taokieJ XOTO BRAXCH WAKIXG TTP. Lok 3 Branch, March 2a The tides during tt past week have been unusually hiah, and he ve done some damage to tbe nn protected part the bluff. George K. Curtia, wbo has a very indsome cottage a quarter of a mile south of tbe West End Hotel, has built an extended bulkb iad that looks aa if it would withstand Any amoui of battering by tbe seas. Tbe new pier and ithbouses belong to tbe Hollywood Hotel are fai advancing toward completion, and will be th i most extensive establishment of tbe kind on tbe coast.

The Directors of tbe Long Branch and Beabrigbt Water Company leld a meeting ber to-day and voted to la: Si-inch mains instead of the small ones i iow laid. George F. Baker, President of tbe First National Bank of New-Tork, Is Presh! -nt of the Water Works. The vote in tbe State lenatexm the bill to-divide tbe town has not be on up yet, but it is believed here that It will undoubtedly be defeated. A great many peopli i are here daily looking after cottages.

Holly rood appears to attract the best class. Many of tbe bouse are being taken. Tbe Elben in section looks like a deserted vlllaire. Tbe tiathbouses of tbe hotel are badly under- mlnedL and It will take a heap or tbe Biand sliver dollars to put them in shape for next season. Mr.

1J. M. Bchlff, tbe representative of tbe F.rlanger system of railroads, is stopping at tbe lloily from rood Hotel witb several railroad magnates Europe. Another syndicate is scented. Z.TFK AM CASUALTY IlfS VRANCF.

Alii ast, March 20. State Superintend ent of Insurance the Hon. Robert A. Maxwell ha transmitted to the Legislature parts and of the annual report of tbe Insurance De partment for tbe present year, showing tbe con dition at the cloae of 1885 of the various life. casualty, and fidelity Insurance companies and co-operative assessment associations reporting to tb New-Tork department.

Tbe report shows tbat the 29 life companies of tbe State have asseti amounting to al.664,678 and liabilities of HM.li 3,606. Tbe total Income of tbe companies for year was tlu527.tj64 and the disbursement i while the insurance in force represented The asset of tbe fldelii 7 and cartualty companies are placed at 1.V1.V JO? and tbe liabilities at S2.051..VIX Tbelr Incur ie for the year was ai.112.aoi and the dia-bursc menu Tbe risks of these companies amount to Tbe number of co-oi orative organisations has Increased from 127 in IM4 to 138 In lfego. having total assets of Wi ,111 83 and liabilities of 54. Their unite 1 Income for tbe year was 78 and tbeir disbursements 25. TUB ARHlXOTOrT MTJRDKR.

Fcixbobocgh, March 20. It is re portejd that Kirby, the young chum" of the Lyont boy. has told that Lyons conf eased to film that ke was the murderer of old Mrs. Arrington. Kirbjr suspicions were aroused upon noticing that Lyons bad washed bia cap and changed his clot s.

Afterward they went on a -spree to gether, and Lyons told the story of the crime as tolioWs: -1 went and did tbe chore, as 1 told rtectlve. and wutit home. A Iter my mother to town I went over after tbe money whloh 1 knew sbe received. I went In and found Mrs. Arrington sitting In ber chair, struck hor fou itb a club aud then witb tne stone that waa i.

which I bad in a oag. Mrs. Amos-ton a-rabhad tne hatchet and came for me. I then) got It away from ber and struck her arm, and then struck ber Wlta on toe oeau. sne leu 1 finished ber on tne floor.

I then looked loner, hut did not find any: washed my hat and for and the tianda and went home, after putting down curtains. I then changed my clothes and went to Keilya." R1XO FOB CW-JERStr'S IKSAXE. tiOTox. N. March 20.

The Commission rs of th Morris Plains Asylum presented to tl legislative committee yesterday plans for a se rerage system tor the institution as prepared by 1 rot. McMillan, of Princeton College. The yat -m is that known as tho waring, which is In use other Institutions, and 1 indorsed by tbe Hta I it Board of Heal Lb. Tbe contemplated ex-Peru) at 1.4X0X1. and tb LegiaJalure 1 to be asked to make an appropriation of that sum.

Dr. E. tinlth. tbe medical director of tbe institution, has tendered hi reels-nation, to take effect on Juns 1. It I understood that he propoaes to ope i a private institution.

It. Booth, the first assif tan, who ha revs -connected with the io-titpuoa for aevarai yean, will probably bo la LEKTEN RIGORS mAXING WASHINGTON SOCIETY REVELING AT FIVE O'CLOCK TEAS. XHCATB CLOSES KaKT B06lTTABUt DOOKS ansa ojniD'iTwaoai)lccdaxTi DRxssxs mtAT worn, WATHriroTow, March 20., Lenten rijroT aaliwady wiaaxlngallttla, aad after tb first week of rigid and austere devotion tb world I asserting itself again. Every one goes to the afternoon service, and at St. John's Church there at a fashionable assemblage each day.

Tne man fill tb back aeata or linger near tb door to walk SOD with th popular airls, and many matrons wbo bay given up their regular afternoons at home have tea served at a o'clock every afternoon aad ask therr friend to drop tn inform ally after tbe regular church aervlce. It is at those informal teas and Lenten aewtng beet that tne real gossiping of the year Is done, and it follows as regularly as the season tbat Washington ha It choicest scandals whan tba trees begin to bud. For unnumbered seasons it has been the rule, and veteran gossips are only waiting forthe-choice morsels to be presented. Tbe deaths of Mrs. Bancroft and of Beertary Endioott's mother are unpleasct reminders of tbe grim spectre tbat has been at work bare ao long.

Both ladies had reached an advanced age, and at fourscore tbelr summon waa not surprising. Mrs. Bancroft had not been in society for at least three Winters on account of 111 health, nd only occasionally received her friends in ber invalid chamber or met the guest wbo came quietly to dine witb Mr. Bancroft. For a time Mr.

Bancroft went out very little, remaining at home with bis wife, to wnom be paid all the little acta of gallantry and devotion of a young lover, but when his young granddaughter cam over from Franc Mr. Bancroft waa once more seen at afternoon drawing rooms and occasionally at evening receptiODa. A most Important member of the Bancroft family is Herman," the faithful butler and major domo whom tbey brought back witb tbem from Berlin. All visitors at tbe bouse know bim and recognize his loyalty to tbe historian family and the Indispensable character of his services. While Mrs.

Bancroft was In good health Herman always accompanied ber on ber afternoon calls, mounting tbe box of tbe roomy landau beside tbe coachman, carrying the cards and the visiting list, and relieving Mrs. Bancroft of every exertion save conversation. He cloaked and unwrapped her in the balls and wrapped tbe furs carefully about her in tbe carriage, and wt.en Mr. Bancroft waa in his charge for an evening Herman was equally assiduous In extricating bim from tbe mass of furs that be insisted upon wrapping tbe historian In. These two slender, frail, little old people were as passive and content under Herman's hands as two children, and bis care for them was almost paternal.

It was to Herman that all inquirers for Mrs. Bancroft's health addressed themselves, and bis exact bulletins and profuse thanks for the honor of tbe inquiry became well known about the city! He always shared with Mr. Bancroft the enthusiasm over the new roses, and tbe early blooming of tbe hyacinths beside tbeir doorstep was a matter of exuberant pride, to lie known by the Increased radiance of bis countenance. His grief at the death of his mistress may well be imagined. Misa Cleveland clear and emphatic reply to Mrs.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton on tbe subject of decollete dresses is universally applauded by this community, to wbiob it so closely pertains. A vast deal of rubbish and nonsense of sensational order is yearly written about Washington society by people who are not in it and have not troubled themselves to even catch a glimpse of its most aoceasible scenes. Taking the merest rumors and unreliable statements for foundations, tbey rear tremendous structures upon them, and men whose knowledge of capital society is oonfined to what tbey see In the galleries In the Oapltoi building, at tbe theatres, and on the street, sketch the drawing scenes and toilets from tbelr imaginations, and make the stories as sensational as possible. Decollete dressing is no more extreme now than It was in tbe days of Mrs, Grant or of Mrs. Lincoln, both of whom wore full evening dress on all state occasions.

Tbe ladies of the foreign legations used to the customs of European Court have always been more extreme tban others in this regard, and are naturally exempt from the aame criticisms passed upon resident society women. Though one reads constant tirades upon the shocking and immodest style ot dress prevailing in Washington society one has only to go to tbe Metropolitan Opera or the Academy in New-Tork to find that the capital is a mere provincial city, and a small one too, beside tbo metropolis. Tne woman wbo attracted most attention and comment by tbe cut of ber corsage this Winter was a plump and vivacious Nuw-Tork widow, and a dozen othera wbo have distanced all local rivals came from the same city. There is no reason, therefore, in leveling all the shafts at Washington society, and for any one accusing Misa Cleveland of following the extreme of tne fashion is almost too absurd to be considered seriously. Tbe accusation bears tbe plainest proof tbat tbe writer of it never saw the lady in question In full dress, as It has been a subject of study and comment among many women to toll just how Miss Cleveland' dressmaker compiled so successfully with the double charge of perfect modesty and good style.

Tbe corsages of her even me- dresses have always been low and sleeve-lees, but never approaching what the most prudish could call immodest. For some weeks Miss Cleveland had been receiving marked copies of papers containing the absurd and exaggerated paragraph about tbe dress of Washington society women, and Mrs. Htanton's letter gave ber tbe opportunity to end tbe annoyance by ber vigorous and common-sense reply. Tbe Chinese Minister's kind offer of his entire legation building to the ladles planning an Easter calico ball for tbe benefit of the Garfield Memorial Hospital has been much praised. As the Minister is soon to return to his country and his sucoessor may arrive before Eatiter week he has so arranged tt tbat the ladies' plans will not be interfered with in tbe least should tbe arrival of the' new Envoy necessitate bia departure before the balL He was most happy to give tbe use ot bis establishment to tbe ladles, because of tbe hospital being almost a national affair, and also to assist in the charities of tbe oity where he had been so kindly and courteously received.

Tbe Minister was free to express his appreciation of tbe fact toat although in some parts of the country there waa a bitter feeling against bia people, there was nothing of It here, and he was happy in this way to do some Uttje thing in return for tbe kindness shown to nlm. Mrs. Logan and Mrs. Kicketta, who had the management of tbe affair In cbanre, were Invited to dine with tbe Minister and discuss tbeir plans, and after saying that as Mrs. Whitney had given the use of ber house for a charity ball be would like to do ad much, be offered to supply hi choicest tea and other Chinese dainties for tbe supper room.

The ladles have very sensibly decided that in tbe matter of costume tbe patrons of tbe ball will be free to wear any of the pretty sateens, muslins, or wasb dresses tbat tbey may re pa re fqr tbeir Bummer wardrobe. There will be nothing of tbe domino, masquerade, or Dolly Varden order in the costuming, and, not being asked to donate them afterward to tbe nurse or patient at tbe hospital, tbe ladies can make these fresh and dainty dresses as effective as the eonventional toilet. The tickets for the ball are to be sold at 1 each, and the ladles are assured tbat in addition to tbe patronage of tbe society people, wbo will weloome a cbanoe to reassemble, there will be many willing to pay tbe price for the privilege of inspecting the beauti-lul house otherwise closed to them. Mrs. Logan, in addition, is actively at work planning for a garden party on the 1st of June for tbe benefit or tbe same Garfield Memorial Hospital, for which sbe is mainstay and chief worker.

A sewing circle has already been organized to meet each week at different bouse to make fancy articles for tbe booths at tbi fete. Mrs. Logan bold tbe garden party at her own suburban home on the hill, with tents on tbe lawn, dancing indoors, and refreshments everywhere. Tbe ladies managing the hospital's effort to raise funds bave hit upon tbe shrewd devioe of holding a fair or fete at the beginning and end of each Congressional session, aa by intereew ing the prominent official and resident families in tbe work they make such gatherings valuable as indicating Just who Is In tbe city. Mr.

and Mrs. Levi P. Morton have been making a stay at the Arlington and renewing the acquaintance of tbeir many friends that still remain In Washington. Mr. and Mrs.

'W. D. Howells still linger bore and are being paid every attention. Mr. Howells profee-w himself as charmed with Washington society, and his wife expresses an equal pleasure in tbe people and tbe ways of the capital.

The shrewd observer of social ethics has been moat struck with the proportions tbat tb business of social calling has taken on here. He says he would enjoy living here, but that his wife would certainly never be equal to tbe great demand of tbe pasteboard world. One may look tor an apt remark on tbe subject somewhere tn his breezy editorials. He has already year ago written of the young woman found in traveling and at Summer resorts, who had tbe manners of a Washington bote." Any on ean fill In tb whole portrait alter such an ootllne. To-morrow evening Senator and Mrs.

Morrill entertain Mr. and Mrs. Howeils and have invited a avga company to meet them. Ex-Secretary Chandler, wbo can say sharp and clever things, geu the opportunity to make many points In th present era. Wbea asked tbe other dar tf he enjoyed being a looker-on in Vienna he answered: Decidedly, all philosophy teaches that it is far more a i suable to crrcnlate scandal, than to be the subject ot them," The Society of Artists of Philadelphia held tlwar annual reception at tM Pennsylvania Academy uu tne IStb.

be rial, Hovaodea. Jam P. Kelly, and fiber good artaO cuattibsUcd toward the ii wocka, SOCZETT TOPICS OF THE WZEX. Lent bag come and with It tne) omed dullness of tbe penitential saaaoo. What society baa beea dotag for the past week eaa be anmm4 ua to a few wwrda.

It ha goat toe few dtnners. palrnriraad the thsasis. taken a tare at the bowling elubs. and nnaaea mmaML Tbe talk of the week was ta Newport upon the two divorce there. Tb two ladies war granted aa absolute divorce frost therr huebaad.

wao were, donbt-Jeaa, quite aa anztooa on their aide for tbe operation, tauemuca aa neither gentleraaa offered apleaot defense. What really amused people, bower, were tbe accounts of tbe eoatuasaa worn by com of tne paassnasri on tba Csrogon they were first oalled on deck, and evary- bocy had a laugh at tb expense or Mr. Manley Mortimer, who- appeared oa deck wearing hi drees eoat and other appqrtensnoe tnawero-priate on such aa occasion to a mans attire. One or two gentlemen I know of. after they had 'been transferred from tbe steasaer to the teaeu-Ins emit, lia-hted tbelr pipee and smoked them with apparent composure, but ther pottaenr fiipes back tn their pockets before smoking- very wa- and declared that at times like this even tbe fragrant weed bad Vast It power soothe.

Mr. and Mr. E. D. Morgan ar now at their place at Hempstead.

Long Island, recovering from the effects of their late thrilling experienee. Tbe loss that Mrs. Morgan met with of ber valuable and irandaome Jewel is indeed a misfortune. There has not been so far any great exodus of people to tbe Winter resorts. Lakewood, Old Point Comfort, aad one or two other places I might mention are sheltering a small number of New-Toraera, but the majority ot tbe people wbo usually go out ot town during tbe Lenten season are still her.

Tbe party which went to Atlantic City on Friday, and which waa chatter-roned by Mrs. Ludlow and Mrs. Jams Otto, went off ta a blase of good humor and with everybody bent upon enjoying th erase Ives as fully aa possible. If tbey bsve anything like as good a ttm as did Sir Roderick Cameron's guests last Punday at his place on Btaton Island tbey will indeed be fortunate. This latter party went in for dancing Saturday evening, and, like tbe rood people tbey were, stopped the dancing at 13 o'clock Saturday night, only to resume it at tne same hour Sunday night.

The flower show which promise to be th event of the Lenten season and which will be held at tbe Metropolitan Opera House for four day beginning Wednesday nertNj under tbe patronage of Mrs. J. J. Astor, Mrs. August Belmont, Mrs.

Hamilton Fish. Mrs. John Jay, Mrs. Hobert G. Rem sen, and Mrs.

George Henry Warren. The next important event will be tbe boll to be given In the aasembly rooms attached to the Metrooolitan Opera House, and which Is announced for after Lent. It is given In aid of tbe Ortbopedio Hospital, and the ladies who have' too arrangements in band will endeavor to make the sale of ticket as exclusive as possible. Whether they will be successful or not remains to be seen, hut a ball which partakes at all ot a public character cannot be made as select bs If it were given by a certain number of ladle wbo exclusively control the list of invitations. There will doubtless be the usual number of persons at this ball wbo can only be described by the odd and somewhat appropriate title of "queer people." Within the past week or so there baa been a great deal said about tbe forthcoming Kirmeea.

It will not be held this year at the Metropolitan Opera House as last Spring, and the date when it will take place, although not finally settled upon, will be during tbe first part of June. Tbe ladles wbo have tbe arrangements for tbe Kir-mea In hand thought It would be much nioer to give it at that time tban earlier in the Spring, so tbat they could give it out of doors. It was their intention originally to bold the Klrmess in Gramercy Park, covering over that large space with a tent, and boarding tbe fence, but tbey were unable to secure tbe ground, and while searching for another suitable place tbey discovered a convenient spot in Thlrty-f ourth-stroet, between Park and Lexington avenues, which is now used as a romping ground for the children of tbe neighborhood. The Klrmess will be given here. If tbe experiment Is a successful one.

it will no doubt be repeated next year. Everybody who has been consulted in the matter is heartily in favor of the new idea. Mrs. August Belmont gave a large dinner party Thursday evening to 18 people. Tbe floral decorations were very handsome.

Mrs. Samuel Barlow also gave tbe same evening a very large dinner party. The dinner parte given by Mr. W. K.

D. Stokes Thursday was oie of the pleas-antest dinners that has been given aofartble season. Mrs. August Belmont gave -a Urge musicale Tuesday afternoon in honor of Mr. Donald De V.

Graham, who sang aeverai songs and ballads. His voice was much liked, and sev. eral time he waa oblia-ed to repeat hi aonaa. The audlenoe numbered over 100 of Mrs. Belmont's friends.

There are aeverai musical es In prospect at which Mr. Graham will be beard. A number of eottagea have already been rented at Newport for tbe coming season. Mrs. Griswold Gray has taken Mr.

Augustus Jay's, Mr. R. G. Remsen. the Train Villa: Mr.

William Oothout, Mrs. Burns's house: Mr. William Post. Mr. 8.

W. PorneroVs; Mr. Henry Clews, the Books." and Mr. W. W.

Astor. Mr. Tucker's. The season this year at Newport is likely to be a very brilliant one, New-Tork will be quite well represented in London this season, as several prominent Americans bave taken houses there. Mrs.

Beach Grant ha taken one, Mrs. Mackay has secured another, and Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Martin have also. Mrs.

Da Wolfe, will a lan a bouse for tbe London season, and it is aald tbat Mrs. Msrsball O. Roberta will do so. Tbe booking at tbe various steamship offices is extremely large, and it Is a difficult matter to engage a desirable stateroom tn any of the outgoing steamers sailing before June la. A DOG CASE DIVIDES THE TOWN.

DR. CASEY PREPARED TO SPEND $10,000 TO KEEP HIS PET. For the past week a litigation has been in progress in Mount Vernon, Westchester, to decide wbo was tbe rightful owner of a valuable skye terrier called Rate. Tbla dog was tbe property of Bessie Dar 11ns, the actress, and waa blgbly prised by her. Last January, when sbe broEeup housekeeping, she gave the dog to a Mr.

Gale, an architect doing business tn this oity, but living at Mount Vernon, to keep for her. or, if he chose, he could give it to any person wbo would insure Its good care. Exercising bis privilege. Mr. Gale gave the dog to Dr.

F. M. Casey, a village drugs-let, and aa it played and ambled about his store it whs the admiration of all callers. He had not had it long before John J. Fay, a liquor dealer of the village and a dog fancier, laid claim to the dog, saying it was one tbat be bad raised and given to Mr.

John Carpenter to keep for him, but ba had lost it or had it atolea from him. As Dr. Casey refused to give-the dog up Fay got a search warrant from Justice Farrington. This was set aside wben it was brought Into court on the ground tbat it was aa improper manner to ret possession of the dog, Mr. Fay.

nothing daunted, then commenced a suit In replevin, and during the pendency of thi action the dog was placed tn the hands of Constable Wood for safe keeping. On Friday the ease waa tried before tbe Justice and a Jury, wben tbe latter gave the dog to Fay, who only had himself and Mr. Carpenter as witnesses, both of whom were contradicted by Dr. Casey, Bessie Darling, and Mr. Gale, tbe two latter aweating positively to tbe Identity of tbe dog hi dispute.

Mr. Casey then gave bonds for tbe dog. keeping it in his possession, and saytng tbat he would appeal the case to tbe County Court and spend 1 10.000 before he would eive up his pet. If necessary he would take the case to the Court of Appeals. Thai suit baa ereated quite a commotion tn Mount Vernon, where tbe people have all taken sides on tbe question.

rorxD dead at ms dksk. William H. Carter, a traveling drutrgist, shot and killed himself at his place of business. No. 18 Flatt-street.

at OS o'clock yesterday morning. A boy who came In to collect a. bill found no one in the office and went up stair. On the stairway he met a clerk of the Kelson Pharmacal Company, with which Mr. Carter was connected.

Tbe clerk and the boy went back through the office, and at a desk near the reaa window tbey found Mr. Carter lying dead in hi chair, with a revolver la hi right band, and with blood trickling from a bullet bole in hi rbyht temple. Tbe police were informed, and word of tb affair was subsequently sent to th Coro-Ders' office. Coroner Levy took char re of the case. Mr.

Carter' brother, who la a member of the Kelson Pharmacal Company, could assign no cause for tbe suicide. Mr. Carter business affair ware in good oondtttun, aed his domestic relations were of an amicable nature. He bad a wife and three children at hi home. Ko.

171 East rjeventy-flftrj -street. Ha health had not been good for aom time past, his head giving bim considerable troube. It is thought that be waa suffering from mental derangement. 'A XEW RESORT FOR ATS LETTS. The Ptaten Island Athletic Club, which la now laying out one of the finest athletic tracks and baseball grounds in the country, has Just concluded the purchase of the G.

W. Campbell property, which adjoin the -present club estate. Tbe property pert-based fronts on tbe Kill won Kail S3 feet, and Include an elearant mansion and a number of outbuildings. Tie handsome Queen Anne boat hoe now situated at Kew-Brighteev. will be taansediatety transferred to the new grounds, and when the bowling alley, gymnasium, aae other addition are "completed the elab will have ewe of tbe finest country establiments io the vajlnrty of New-York, and witam Al minutes' tntvei from the Battery.

Tb sports of the dub tnclade atnletics. baseball, lacrosse, lawa xeuaia, btcy-oling. boa tin', cancel neT.and Swiuuaing, togsaaev wit tobogganing THE BL0OmNODALDASTC3t ttm noroBmom to tiz STRIXTl IHAODQX tTf tDJlmXTT la view ef the propoaTOoaa pwrfftrux'la xae nxavand to open tho Board of Oessarnen of the Soetery of the aVeeTek Hsstpttal, ef wnto tawMiiamtawrlsIs Aaylnai a Taranea. hove taseji i "aatstisiswt of cutar the tnfrarmatioe mt the asabUe aad the State's leeiaiatots. Te Governors say that they tTiBlirmi tosiij rtsslis teeawa street through the asylum property aad thai destroy the txastitatSoaaad drive tt froaa tbeetty.

except en the pert of thfw wh eemaed ta for pecotatlvw em Facts are etted akw that the eaarr that the asvtu ra to not a obarita-ble matltntioei to wttboet founoatloo. texatloe of tba pvopaaty weed by the Bleomingdai Aeyrnas to thai treataeesrt of He patleora. It a claimed, rwtsnld redoes by the amount of tbe tax tbe ability ef tb asylum to receive patient wbo are unable to pay the fan east of their treatment, aa ft now doe and he alway done to the exteos ef tbe avsas at Ke disposal. The Governors etate that tbey beee always appliad faaea received frow every source to a bene at ef therr pauenss. Whaarver may be deducted from therr annual resnuiees by taxation would to that extent oVeprTv theax or tbelr ability to relieve ta sick and tneaae, and would cause to be traaef at led.

dtreetly or Indirectly, to the public toatttutloos of like character patients whom the Boeietv of the New-Tork Hospital would be thus rendered unable to eare for. Tbe Governors ask aearefnl scrutiny by the Lertalatnr aed tb public of the objeeta aed motives of tbcee peg suae who are prominent ta urging the taxation of the asylum aad tb opening of street through Its property. William H. Mary at President of the ftoetety ef the New-Tork Hospital. James It.

Brown la Tlee-Prestdent. William ja Morgan ta Treasurer, and the Board ot Governors Include Robert Letiox Kennedy, Jackson Sohulta. Coreellua K. Biles, Joseph H. Cbeete, T.

W. Woolery. George Cabot Ward. Eibridg T. Gerry, aad Robert J.

Liyirurstoo. RARE FLOWERS AND AS ARTISTIC ZZHXBTnOX TO BS UlVKJf FOR SAKE. A floral and bortAcultnral exhibition of uncommon brilliancy will be aeld la the Metropolitan Opera Hons during the last four days and evenings of this week. It will be opened at 1 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon. Tbe exhibition will be under the personal diraotioa ef F.

Klunder, and the following named ladies hare consented to giee the affair the weight ef their influence as patrons: John Jacob Astor, Mrs. August Belmont. Mrs. William M. Bliss, Mrs.

Frederick J. de Peyster, Mrs. Hamilton Fish. Mrs. Adrian Iselin, Mrs.

John Jay. Mrs. Ward McAllister, Mrs. L. P.

Morton. Mrs. Robert G. Kemsen. and Mr.

George Henry Werren. Tbe display of aialeas. rosea, and orchids will be very large and attractive. It la expected that there will be more than a million dollar' worth of orchid shown. The collection will also Include about LfiOO plants and trees from Honduras, some of which are centuries old and 40 feet in height.

Many ehoiee plants have been contributed for thi oooaston from the best private conservatories la tbe country, kr. Klunder Intend to decorate she Opera House tn the finest style of tbe floral art. A temporary floor will be built over the orchestra chairs, and the floor will be arched with laurels, English ivy, terns, and century plants. Tbe orchid will be pieced oo tbe trunks of old oaks. A fountain on the stage will be surrounded by lilies aad illuminated by electric light.

It at Mr. Klunder 's desire to make this exhibition valuable aa a school of culture in both the raising and artistic arrangement of tbe rarest flowers and Plant. Fresh apecimens will be added to the display each day. A concert will be given each after noon and evening by tbe Metropolitan Opera Company's orchestra, under the leadership ot Waiter Dsn-roach. Tbe proceed of toe exhibition ar to be distributed among various local rrhs rifles In which the patron rases are interested.

MR. BATEMAN GETS AN GRT. AND CALLS MR. HENR1QCES A LIAR OH TBS STOCK EXCHANGE. Mr.

E. Bateman Is a good-looking man, a personal friend of Senator John Sherman, and a member of tbe stock brokerage firm of Green A Batemen. He came to New-Tork from Washington, where he established the brokerage house of Bateman A Co the head-ouarter of a good many Congressional gentle- men who enjoy tbe excitement of an occasional "flier" In Wall-street. Mr. Bateman was busy on the floors of the Stock Exchange yesterday, when be heard another member of tbe Exchange apeak disrespectfully of hi Dm.

Tbat othar member was Mr. W. H. Henriqnea, known throughout Wail street as the wft of the Htock Exchange. Mr.

Hate man's Southern blood boiled at tbe liberty taken with hta name by Mr. Hea-rirrue and in bl blunt Washington way be remarked pointedly, Ton lie Mr. Henrique looked as ton is bed for a moment, and than demanded an apology. Mr. Bateman waa not in an apologetic mood.

He was content to stand by bis words, and he said so. All this happened in the BC Paul "pool" oo the floor of tbe Exchange Just before the cloae of business yesterday. Mr. Henrique baa preferred ohar-e the Exchange oOioera -a'7ft Mr. Pstrmsn I HE XEWARK DOQ SHOW.

Tbe bench show ot dogs to be held try the New-Jersey Kennel and Field Trial Club In the Metropolitan Rink. Newark, on Tuesday; Wednesday, aad Thursday, will be one of tbe finest exhibitions of tbe kind ever given out-aide of this city. The number of entries oasis the largest attained by any show outside of New-York, exoept the first show at Boston. Tbe display of small non-sporting doa-a will ba of ordinary Interest, but that of large non-eport-ing animals, such aa mastiffs. St.

Bernards, and Newfoundlands, will ba remarkably fine. The display of bt. Bernards will include about tf recently Imported anlmatk of very fine quality. The show of pointers and setters will be large and excellent. Tbe interest ot the exhibition promises to centre In the contest bet wean the two famous pointers, Charles H.

Mason's Beaufort and Charles Heath's Graphic. Beaufort at wall known In thi country. But Graphic was th champion of England, and waa recently purchased by Mr. Heath for $2,700. The Metropolitan Rink is Just opposite tbe Delaware and Lackawanna Hallway btatiou.

Tlknty or MUSIC FOR state island. A contract for $25,000 worth of musio on Btaten Island during the eoming Summer was closed yesterday between Erastns Wiman, representing tbe Btaten Island Amusement Company, and Mr. A. Cappa, of tbe Seventh Regiment Band. Opea-air concerts are to be given at tbe Bt.

George Grounds, which are now being fitted up at the new ferry landing on Btaten Island, in conjunction with the exhibition of Sir FrancM Bolton electrically Illuminated feyeers, or water fireworks, tne tigbt to ex-Ibtt wblcb ha also cost $26,000. Tbi expenditure of Indicate on what a aoate of liberality the night am use men i-n Btaten Island ar to be carried out during the eoming Summer. Tbe St. George Pavilion, to eaat $,000 person, witb dining room and restaurant on an elaborate aoale, to bow well forward and will be opened la time for the early bummer vail tors. DAKQKRS OF A CBAXCI ACQ (7 A TXTAKCE Louis Bernstein ana Clara Stacker met at Tbeissa, on Fourteenth-street, one night last week, and drank beer and saraaparUla together.

Miss Stacker's cheerful, countenance proved moat attractive to Mr. Bernstein. aad tbey passed a pleasant hour together. Then tbey visited a hotel. Tbe next day Mies Stacker bad her companion arrested, and charged aim before a police magwtrate with betrayal under promiee of marriage.

Ha waa held under $Ld ball by the police magistrate. Yesterday Bernstein's lawyer appeared before judge Lawrence, tn bupreme Court, Chambers, and. en a writ of certiorari, argued that hts client had been committed to prtooo in default of ball upon tbe uncorroborated evidence of tbe woman, and asked that the proceedings of tbe magistrate be set aside. Jodge finally held the writ over till next Wednesday. MR.

IVES'S LAWYER. In the caae of Bttfns E. aloore against Brayton Ives, ta tbe Court of Common Pise on Friday, the plaintiff was allowed to take aa Inquest. Thto was done the ahaenee of Mr. Do Passes, the defendant counsel, whe was on his way to the Court House at the time.

Ko judgment waa entered, however, and tbe attorney have stipulated to open the default and try the ease on its media before a Hei area. Mr. Ives claims to have a parteert Woa to th actio, but was delMtrred from putting tt In when the caae waa called la eouxt by reason ef the fact that hat sou nasi did not reach the eourt rooaa until after tae default had been la tan by tee plaintiff, the Judge iwfusiaa; to head the ease. JBr-VCETOjr ALUM XI TO DVFE. Tbe Princeton Ainmnl Association of that city will eat Us anneal dinner at Dalaroau-eoa on Tuesday evening at v'ekoek.

Among the speakers will be the Hee. John K. tbe Claes of oa.Proaidaet ef the Prineetoe Alumni in Dsxuasore; us rtev. ur. nenry j.

van Dyke. Jr of the Class of Senator Georee Qrar. nr theCtaeaof Assistant Dsnriot Attorney De Leneey NleoU. rf prof. Wsoerow Wlasoe.

of 7: Pr-sideet Kcrawh. Coaunery Depew, who win rwnsBnt xaie. ana fcjwaru will as for Harvard. A larger amber of th sen ease be lAmcrssoF coHonsr S02O-1 SO TLX TLXTONT ZZi THE BULL CASS. TTWBftt T0XJ UQTTOM tpui, kTAX WtLU C3TCS E2 TXOOXM A IBXKaU-4CIX'a aTXCOXB WTjraV TeteTdwneTnlDx the three comely anl extractive aangbtersotDriGeorweW.lninBMde the dingy eourt room of Judge Barrett tihurful and brlsrlit.

although the trial to them was -Trr eaoeb, nnretftng as at did once saor the wnhapey efaeutaeisrensa aftnrrtn, their mtamsegaa hebtts which euiaaaaatea ta kejsee-ead marriage. Tee aeacing wee one eongbt by Dr. Boa to iwrnoyo the ersmMtnshyrtagtswge' ef his sua aad as uaai tx aad turn orrer the a ngmsnt ef both to himself again. he tag that atnee the appotafset of the he has reformed altogether and hj avsw aanUrcly toeaa from a dettre for drink. Tsry UtUs tsattnmoay was addnasd tosew his ft nut hebrteeeaseeeef lite, the evidsais pew-em ted oa both side eetng eoaflned aranest entirely te ths family troubles growing out of tne eeeooe asarrtage.

Hs esdeat eene-kasr. rievavwae first examined and want oei story of her father's return boas with the i out Mrs. Bull after hie three waskV eatnaoee- She waa followed byDr. J. Banner Jeae ef the OommaBUoaera whe Saclaree: her father incapable of menaaing his own affair.

Dr. Bu it, be aald. looks batter now than te Mares Una. He wee at that Unas suffering from carsnio asooboi- torn. From eayexperteaee I tiaiteee tent nee SBore than per eent.

of tbe suffxseis from tbat cause ever rtve ep the habit and reform psraaa-neatiy. Of tbcee ever aavtasT had dsttrtnea tremens once not more than 10 per cent, ressvar. aad ot tho bavins' deliriam twice net mers than per cent. i Jnege Baiiets Wbat to siwrmiry to-auatltani whether the referm ta permanent or not To put the patient under the aame temPta- tkme aa The disss at very Pseullsr. Joha B.

Gouge told me a year before hi death tbat he did not dare take a pteee of mine pes, as the alcohol eooteined In it might be sufaeteet te nustioi hta ability to restrain himself from a relapse into his old hablta. Assuming." Inquired the eourt, 'tbat Dr. Bull ha sot pasted liquor for a yeareew, what inference would TO draw a to hta rslorraa tlon ii i His relations now are so drffereat-thet without surrounding htm with the eaaae elreem-stanoe and temptation tt would be Impossible to say anything about it. 1 here ne eocadsoe la ha ability te a betel n. He aaa wot the will power.

Chronic alcoholism ones suffered from, tbs sufferer never wholly roses his appetite for drink. Dr. BulL I think, ought always te be under restraint- Practically tb sams testimony wee green try Dr. F. A.

BurrilL whe has beea a friend ef tbe ouu iamtiy ror ai years. Alter a brie ansa Ingot Hannah C. Bums, a witness ta the riage. who sale that foe tkraa wwli mavvna Dr. Bull bad beea more or lee under the tafia enoe of liquor, end that oa the way te the clergyman's he stopped et ajaUeoe and took a drink.

-Charles H- Tics, a getemaa ea the Third-evweae elevated roao, wa put oa the stead, net test in May last be bad aotteed every day oa tbe Platform and that hei ways sober. "If hadn't base," said hs. rules of tbe company would net have allowed htm to pees through the station aad get en-board toe tram. Do you mean to see. asked odes with unfeigned aumrise.

thai tkax nils at ried ootr 5 a It to, Sir" 5 I Well tt Isn't ea ea the Sixth eeeane rood. nigas IBM week 1 saw a man le baa etate of intoxication not only usrmltted to through, but every employe oa the platform helped put him in tbe Mr. Tloe stock to ha story, adding that tbe present Mrs. Bull always accompanied her hue-band. Wben Tioe had fin kited Julia Bull, tne second daughter, took the stand and told bow-ber father and his wife came to tasnr bowse, aa how In the hallway ber father struck her be-' cause she would not eive ep the key aad SB mit htm te take Mrs.

Bull up stairs. I didn't have the key. aae aald. aad atr only objection was to having a strange woman In the bo use. That womaa, pointing to Mrs.

Bull, wao eat by tbe doctor's rids. told me aae wee-as good aa I was. and that the was my father's wife. I told her I didnt believe her. and tbe next nay the came with tbe marratgo eerti-flcete.

Tbey took dinner up stair, and that woman eeut down word that she wanted beee. and when abe found sbe eouldnt get that ta-sat ted upon having what liquor there waa la tne house. There wasnt any. Tae doctor then took the stand and swore fa ar general way that he felt hi meal qualified Ur take eare of himself and property. I think.

said be, that I have my appetite under my control. I have no eatre for or thought ef. drink. Tbe lawyer for the daughters tested Dr. Bull's memory by inquiring what he had beea doing sine the previous Saturday.

He thought for a while, and thee remembered be had ooaa bean to a theatre, but oa being urged by the eourt to tell Just when he eould not de more than swear it was either en Saturday or Monday night. He. however, described the play wtth tolerable se em racy. Tbe summing up In the ease wUIj next patuxoay morning, i i NEW BY-LA WS FOR THE CHURCHES' 2 DxTROTKhTwsrjg jjr ADatUm RATIO! XaV "IS TO BT ARCHBISHOP New by-laws for covernment et Catholio Church oorpe rations ta tbe area, 'diocese of Kew-Tork hare beea prepared under the direction of Archbishop Cur rig an. and stiulsg have been sent to th several eburcbe for tbetr adoption.

The by-laws 'provide that the officers of each church shall be a President, Treses urer. and Secretary, and that the Are bhaasop, or tn hi absence, the Vloer-Geweral. ebsjl be eg officio President of the Board of I I. tbat tbe annual meeting- et. the Trass its of each choreh shall) be held ea tba Wednesday after the 1st of January In each yeart that at tbe annual meeting the Arch bishop, Tiear-General.

aad Pastor, ore aaas Jority of thesi. shall aslsoteed eppotnt two lay-man of the Church or congrewatloe Tl Basse of, tne church that tb Treasurer shall keep rega-lar accounts of all reoelnts and dtobmsemsnta of tbe church, wbiob aeoount shall at ell times he open to tbe inspection af any of thoTi astaas; -that the aoeounts ef tbe Treasurer snail be examined by two member of the board at least once a Tear, and ea the 1st of January' la each year a synoeeat of such accounts, toe-ether with a statement of tbe assets and liabilities ef tbe church, aha 11 be prepared and printed, or written, for the tnfor- matlno of the congregation, or othm sis leld -before them, end eorrv thereof delivered te the -Archbishop or to tbe Vtcar-Gspsjai. It to understood that there are some ehurrbes which do not make reports of their financial condition for the tnformatioa ef the eooa-rea-a-tion. but tbey will be reqalred to do so hero-after. The new by-lew are Issued for the eare ul administration of the churches ef the area TKYIXO TO B1TTXILK TUX ABCB31SSOTI.

Archbishop Corrism recently reoetred a visit from a young man who represented that he had five children to support and wan dsall tote. He gave his name as Js-nss Moors, ef We. 1 Worth-street, end asked for ass arrases. The Arcbbsshop a tit him to rather MeGeen. or St.

Peter Church, because the applicant's ailswed address was ro Father MeGeaa parish. The priest eould find no such person attbe address given, but Moore returned to tbe Arch bishop witb a teeoinmendatioo, pursortmgte bs signed by Father MeGean. aad renewed his request for money. He waa siren te charge et a dteotlve. and then admitted that tne letter ta quest ioa and aeverai others ef like import were forgeries.

He waa remanded ta the Torkvtll Court ysatee. day. He 1 Carman, tt year old. and ategie. to eeme to believed te be Joha Stover, aed hat aiirlrses No.

LA Orchard-atreet. JCO COMTORT FOR ATR. BHAtfLXT Some weeks ace City Clerk BhaaleT. of Brooklyn, diaeharged three of the ssaplnjsa ef hi department on the plea et a desire te rednee expenwe. Furiously enough tee asea were alt Kepubi leans, and in a few dare tbey wese badly missed tbat dark Snanley saade prepare-ttons te appoint therr eneeessora.

The Oerl Sorvlee Commission s-ot to him the natess of -Cape 0Gradr. R. W. T. Barge, end J.

Cntw nolly. vwteraoa, and Joaepa rVoully, civilian. Mr. Scully was tbe man wbo was wanted, but Oertc Sbaaley was informed that under the worth bill tba veterans would save to be appointed first. He asked Corporation Counsel Jeaks for aa eotnlon en the subject, yesterday Mr.

Jseka furnished one, la which be held that taaersiueer wonld have te etss eaide uatll the veteran were -provided fort Cape COrady, wwe tend firs. as a rwn utnn, saw mm sasniasis I crate. Tb appotntaaenta hav sot yat I KEtTBEB SIDE WILL SURREXDtR. Tbe work of unloading the Bristol rfmm i alp Dorset at Pier Ko. it East RrreV was eoa-tinoed atei oar by a gang of green hseea.

Aa the ansa -were nnasod to the svork. tbey ae-eropitoeed less then wes expected ef tests. When the gates ef tae dock were closed In tie evening teer waa atill eenetdexabw freight re the hold of toe Isorae. A aaasbsr mt the striker oeeapsBd tawsadewala a spawns the doe eartorr nay. mis a a noMcemres oc pa lane seal Mid who were et work ne damuaouaUee a.

sttnar the assarts as tmm aiiia.is as au ine'iese ie i rAKdcrr rtaoissM weoo CAttrrr. WTXXLUf HAS VAX A OO, rrB-AT. arrw-gxp. bptb abtd soar era. TLoom ootwjuxo ecrrAALa itor xtr-xt CLAM OF ROOM.

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