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9 tLJci BROOKLYN. TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1880. SIX PAGES. VOL. 'NO.

137. THE ANNEXATION OF NEW LOTS. FRANK SMITH GETTING WELL. BASE BALL. JOHN BROWN.

GARDEN CITY. BUILDING. Jesse Johnson's Address to tha Republican League. table, and from eight o'clock until three tho next morning Brown talked to mo of his plan. It was simple and commended itsolf.

He would go with a band of twenty picked mon into tho Alleg hanies and thero call around hlni the slaves, koeplug up an armed insurrection in the heart of tho slave land. I talked against it, saying tho time wa3 not yet ripe, but ho answered that ho had already waited too long. He was loss than six foot tall, weighing not more than 150 pounds, but straight ns an arrow, lltbo and sinewy, nnd Just 53 yoara old. He woro a suit of Amorlcau wool, cowhide boots and a Block of tho same raatorlal. For twoiity flvo years, ho told mo, he had boon Bavlng and planning for his groat purpose.

Thore is a cause for all things, and that of John Brown'a resolve datod far back whon ho was a lad sent to Kontucky by his father to bring homo a flock of sheep. Thero lie made friends with a little colored lad, in whom ho saw, boylike, moro boy than back, and witnosaod a terriblo castiga tlon Inflicted upon him, and it turnod his bouI. Tho nogro has boon called a coward or not coming to bis aid, but tho nogro is not a coward, as 200,000 of thom showed you whon thoy camo to the roscuo ob the fato of tho rebollion and tho nation trembled in the balahce. It was not cowardice that held tho negro back; he did not know John Brown was thoro until ho was surrounded. Whoro Browu failed was that ho remained ao long at tho forry instead of taking rofugo in the mountains But did John Browu fail? The answer rluging back.

John Brown did not fail, for if ho did not end the war ho began it. Appiauso. He did not oven say: Let this cup pass from mo," but he said in the face of doom: "I am worth more to dio than to live; my death will bo worth more to the world than my life." Was it not so? Tho great bnttles wero fought in his name, aud the triumphant armies entered tho rebol capital to tho tuno that marked his soul as marching on. Ho was tho outcome ot tho opportunity. The world needod John Brown aud John Brown camo, aud tlmo will do him Justico.

A quartet of ladies and gontlomon sang "John Brown's Body" after tho address. Mr. Douglass helped them out nnd so did the audience. Thou the tho evening ended with tho preflontation. PHENOMENAL BILLIARDS.

IT3 SIEHBERSHIP FALLING OFF. IDlBBntisSnctioii Sit tho Willlamsbiirffh maaonic Mutunl Benefit Ausoclation. About nineteen years ago the "WiUiams burgh Masonic Brethren darted a mutual benefit association in Grand street, near Union avonuo. The conditions of membership wero that each member on being oleclod should pay one dollar and ten conts' assessment in caso of a death. Tho organization grow fco rapidly that very soon it becamp necos eary to flx a limit as to tho numbor of mombers, and it was no longer an easy matter to obtain admission.

Tho limit to memborship was put at about from 1 ,300 to 1.500. The deatb assessments wero about two per month within tho past twelve years. Meanttme.no new mombers having been taken in, Iho society necessarily foil off, until at last tho full momborshlp did not exceed eight hundred. Not many mouths ago the mombers wero callod tosothor In Masonic Temple, by the secretary, William Dunscomb, tho call stating that the object of the mooting was to altor tho constitution and bylaws of the association. I'hora was a full attendance and the mom'boru woro addressed by sovoral prominent men, including Hon.

A. ff. Dalley, Charl03 M. Lyon and others, most of whom favored a change by which members should bo assessed, in cases of death, according to ago, so that tho older members should havo to pay heavier as Bossments titan those recently admitted. Thus a member of G5 yoars, who used to pay $1.10 In oach caso, would havo to pay J2.50.

Tho proposition, it is allegod, was submitted to a veto and lost. Hoforo an adjournment was reached, however, a great numbor of the older membora, believing that the principal buslnoas was over, retlrod, and tlio advocates of the change, seeing an opportunity, moved a reconsideration of tho voto aud succoodod in carrying their point. Tho rosult has givou great dis eulisfaction, as is shown by tho fact that since Auxuat 10, when the membership was 8115, it is today only GOO. TIIE UX1TKD BUTCHERS OF BROOKLYN. A Festival ot tlio ConKruterjiUy to take Place iu Juno.

What East New Yorkers JUIave to Say About it. Now that tho New Lots annexation bill has become a law and tho people of that town have finally concluded that on nnd aflor tho 1st of noxt August thoy will bo residont3 of the Twonty sixth ward of this city, the question of what will result from annexation has been tho all absorblug topic of conversation in New Lots. Tho opinions ex pressed aro numorous and various. Tho happiest mon in tho town are the mombors of tho police force. To thom annexation moans an Increaso of salary.

Tho office holders, as a rulo, do not relish the idea of union with the city, but thero are soveral exceptions. An idoa of what somo of thom think can best bo givon in thoir own words: Justico ShorlockI spoko against annoxntlon twonty yoars ago, and I havo not changed my mind since. People who came here years ago in ordor to build up a little homo will find themsolvoa unable to pay tho high taxos which will naturally follow undor a city govornmont. Annexation will retard progress for a timo, but will, no doubt, turn out well ovontually. Justico Smith Annexation is a mistake In creased taxation will moro than counterbalance any boneilts from incroaaod valuation of pro perty by becomiug part of tho city.

Tho property In Now Lot3 will be heavily as ssossod in ordor to mako tho ontiro assessed valuation of tho city sufficient to Justify tho iostio of moro city bonds. Tho bill has become a law, liowover, aud wo must make Iho host of iL Anothor thing. A great deal of talk on Why didn't the Governor sign the bill Is hoard at present. For my part I think tho Governor did right. I should havo dono tho vory same thing wero I iu his posi tion.

There was no need of antagonizing himself on a quostlon of local importance. Justico Annexation moans ruin to the poor peoplo of New Lots. It will rob thom of thoir homes. In tltroo years from now they will havo nothing. Tho land spoculators aro the parties who will derive all tho benefits.

In my opinion tlio Governor should either havo sigied or votoed tho bill. In my opinion he did not sisn the bill because he know that it was unconstitutional, llo did not volo it on account of tho brought to boar on him from Brooklyn. Justico Kausch Tho annexation of tho town to Brooklyn will result In building up tho upper wards of the city at the exponso of Now Lots. Tho taxos In the town will no doubt bo ralsod end will bo tho moaus of keeping people from moving to tho town for tho sake of cheap homes. Highway Commissioner Jardln Annexation will be a failure.

Those who havo upheld this question will find It. out to their own sorrow. It bruako up our little circlo, as it wore, and many a poor man's homo. Town Clerk Bonnott What do I think of annexation Why, it will Increaso the taxos on tho town proporty. llighwny Commissioner Richards Annexation moans an increase of taxation to us.

It will retard businoss for tho noxt fivo or six years. Tho present Inhabitants will not derive any benefit from It compared to those who become residents later on. Iu my opinion, all of tho county towns should have been annexed at one and the samo timo. As it is, wo still labor under tlio oxpeuse of a county government. for improvements, ns callod for in tho bond bill, Is not sufilclont.

It should have been threo mililons. In order to got an Idea of what other citlzon3 think of the measure, tho roportor callod on J. Wyokoff Van stolen, president of tho East Now York Savings Bank, who is a brother to ox Chari tios Commissioner A. II. W.

Van Siclen. That gentleman said: "My views of annexation aro thnt in tho first place the community at large will bo a great deal better off. In oxchaugo for tho money which wo oxpoud for taxoa wo will receive something substantial In tho way of improvement. An exnmplo of tho onorgy of our local government may be cited In this way: A fowwoeka ago I reportod to both tho local Health Board nnd the Board of Highway Commissioners in regard to a nuisance which was caused by tho Brooklyn Elevated Railroad at the cornor of Smith and Ful ton stroots. Nothing has boen done In the matter.

It is tho samo way with our local boards hi almost all matters. As far as taxation Is concerned wo will no doubt havo to pay a little moro tax, but thon tho Improvements wo will got will bo permanent. Annexation will bring a bettor claas of people into tho will not only naturally Increaso the population, but will also materially add to the wealth of tho town. Tho poorer classes will al3o bo benofltod. Judging from tho special legislation of the past fow yoara it would not bo a great while before our taxes would bo greater than those of Brooklyn.

Again thoy will derivo a benefit iu being ablo to send their childrou to the nearest school instead being compelled to abide by tho district law." Mr. Edward F. Lioion, one of tho prime movers Of annexation, said Annexation to tho City of Brooklyn will furnish us with a form of government which will bo competent and, aa we know by long oxperlouco, equal to meet tho requirements of a large population. We have nooded such a government for years. It will do for us what It has dono for all tho upper wards of the city.

It will onhauce valuos. It will make Ufa a pleasure instead of a sorlos of vexations. It brings order out of chaos and order means progress. Progress moans elovation and development aud those two moan ultimate happinoss and prosperity. To got dowu to practical offects, it is going to attract people and capital.

It moaua a dovelopmont of our manufacturing industries. It means employmont for our mechanics. Ono ovidenco of that can bo shown by an Incident which occurred yosterday. A gentleman of moans called upon mo and said ho understood Ilia! I had beon active In urging annexation. Ho askod me whether there was any doubt about its consummation.

I informed him that there wasn't tho least. Ho thon said: 'I understand that you havo some desirable lots for sale here. "I informed htm that I had, and when 1 told him thnt the price of a single lot was $450 ho thought it cheap and immediately purchased fifty lots, cash down. Now this gotitleniau had lived in Brooklyn all his lifetime, hail Invested a groat deal of capital iu real estato and his belief was that no ward lu tho city invited capital with mere assurance of profitable return than this newly formed ward." John M. Lints Annexation may not bring us any benollt this year, but It will not bo long boforo people will feel its good effects.

Tho least 1 can say la that whou we do have improvements In future, they will be permuneut AN INSTALLMENT COLLECTOR 3To bo Arrested lor Astsnnltiiijr a Swedish liady Customer. Justice Wttlsh yesterday issued a warrant for the arrest of John Doe, otherwise D. otherwiso a colloctor employed by the Domcatic Spring Bed Company. Mrs. K.

Lalsou, a Swedish lady, living at 306 Furman street, bought a spring bod from tho company aud paid for it weekly. A collector called on May 4 last tor the installment. It wos not ready. Tho collector said ho must have ic Tho customer said he would havo to call again. High words followed and tho colloctor was ordered out of tho house, whou ho Is alloged to have raised his arm and struck hor threo times.

Mrs. Lalson hns retr.inod Counselor Goorgo F. Elliott, who has commoncod a suit against tho company for $1,000 damages aud will prosocuto tho collector criminally. Tho company, in reply to a letter from Mr. Elliott, "cannot bollovo that any audi man can bo in thoir employ," aud da officer is now trying to solve tho mystery of the tdontity of O.

D. EACH SIDiC FIRM. Mo Chaiijfo in the and Cabinetmakers' strike. Tho upholsterers and cabinetmakers of this city, who struck on Tuesday last to secure tho eight hour systom, aro still out without much prospoct of returning to work this week at least. The var nishcrs employed at tho factory of C.

M. Jlodlcus, on DoKnlb avonuo. who went out at the same timo n9 the cabinotmakera, returned this morning on tho Aon hour system, claiming that tiiey had received no help or oncouragoment from tlio labor unions. The upholsterers aud cabiuo (makers received $5 each on Saturday from tho Knights of Labor, they being paid at the rate of $1 for each day. Tho men hold a mooting at their headquarters yesterday, but did nothing toward a settlement.

No efforts bavo boen made by either side to submit the trouble to arbitration, each claiming that thore is nothing to arbitrate. A VEMALlt SALOOX KSSPkU AtlltRSTKl). Caroline Borling, a handsomo woman of 30, richly before Justice Kenua yesterday charged with violating tho Excise law. About 4 o'clock Sunday aft'oruoon Policeman Clooiian, of tho Fourteenth Precinct, whilo standing at tho corner of Myrtle aud Central avonue3 saw a numbur of men and women going in and out of tho sido door of tho liquor Btoro at 1,329 Myrtlo avonuo. Ho entered aud found, ho claims, men and womon drinking bcor.

Mrs. Borling pleaded not guilty and was hold for oxamluation. PRKPARIKG i'OU A SARHQEK FEST. Tho Unitod Singers of Brooklyn met on Sunday aftornoon at Union Hall, Meaerole street, with Mr. William Lohman, presiding.

Twenty one Brooklyn singing soaloiios wero represented. Arrangements wero made for a grand festival on Pflngat Sunday and Monday. A procossion was proposod by Mr. William Forgang of tho Williams burgh Saonger Bund, but tho proposition was not favorably rocolvod, only six dolegatos voting for it. BNTBBTAlHHEfiT AT ST.

JOUR'S H. B. CHURCH. After business bad beon disposed of at the regular monthly mooting of tho Young People's Association of St. John's M.

E. Church, last ovoning, Mr. W. W. Robertson, tho tumbloronloon soloist; Mr.

Macy tho humorist and buffo basso, and Mr. Sehnialix, tho zithorlst, gave a highly enjoy ablo ontortalnmont Tho attendance was large. A WIFE BEATER PLEADS GUILTY. Snmuel Johnson, of 485 Adelphi etroet, was arralgnod boforo Justice Walsh yesterday ou oom platnt of Lizzie Johnson, his wife, who charges him with having kuockod hor down and kicked hor wltheut provocation. Ho pleaded guilty and was remanded until Saturday for sontonco.

A THIRTEEN YEAR OLD THIEF. Antonio Embury, 13 yoars old, pleaded guilty before Justico Konna.vostorday to stealing $5 from Mrs. Carrie Herrlom, of 746 Flushing avouue. Ho was remanded for sentence and tho Socioty for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children was notittod. Ills fSonittrkablo Kccovory from Soem inirly 5" iv till Hnjiirioa.

On ono of the clean white cots in tho public ward ot tho Brooklyn llomoopatiilc Hospital lios a man swarthod in bandages. Both arms aro In Gpllnts, bla right leg is casod In plaslor, his loft is bandaged and lios extended forward and upward at an angle of about twenty dogroos, and his bright eyes aro Just seen peoplng from undor the cloths that nro bound around his head. Ho is tho man, Frank Smith, who took a flying leap from tho third story window of 11. L. Judd Co.rs factory on Front street on Wednesday, May 5.

Tho details of his torriblo InJuriM wero glvon In tho Kaoi.b of that date, as was also tho opinion of the surgeons at the hospital that tho would be suicide would probably dio in a few hours. Smith did not dlo, however, and is in a fair way to recovery, Ihauks to his rentarka blo constitution and tho attentions of tho siirgoons. In speaking of tho caso Purgeon I'ayuo said: "Smith's recovery will be 3 romarkablo ono in several rospect3. First of all it Is but rarely that a man so com broken up 1 has any chancos. With a compound fracturo of the right arm abovo the elbow, a simplo one of tho left forearm, a simple fracturo of tho right log and tho left knoo cap brokou in threo pieces it is a hun lro.i chances to ono that tho patient will go leaping up to a point that will end in fovor aud jeopardize life, ilut Hiis was not tho caso with Smith.

At no timq, did his temperature exceed 100 degrees a point ofter, passed, by but ono simple fracture and fever never attacked hitn. Ho has been quiet and patient, submissive to tho commands of bis aUmid ants, and is now roaping tlio reward. Smith's complete recovery in a few weeks is con P.dently predicted, with tho exception, perhaps, of a slight in tho left leg, owing to the fracture of tlio knee cap. Tho long, deep and ragged cut 0:1 his forehead lias healed nicely wili leavo a comparatively small scar In tho shape of a croa cont. The considered the most romarkablo by the tnitb ovon.

tho slightest nt! injury or derangement of any kind, ailhousii when ho struck tho pavoment ho double I i.i:o a tell. Ho is jo 'klng well, much better, in fact, than before taking the Jump: and, in spite of his sulTarmgs, is slowly gaining in iles'i. refused to r.pnak of tlio canr.e which lo I to attempt on his life, tho only made to it being to Dr. i'ayno. To him lie raid that tio had boon subject frequently lo short attacks of temporary insanity, that it was during ono of these that bo took the Jump.

Ho cannot account for the wound in his neck, a id to have been inflicted with a poexe.fc knife. The cut, which was superficial and not in any way dangerous, oxcept In conjuueuon with othor injures, has entirety healed. It is thought that Smith will be able 10 leave tho ho pitnl in four or livo weeks, uniessau unfavorable and unforeseen crisis should occur, lie has so far recovered e.s to be aide to receive his friends, several of whom come to see him ovory visiting day. peculiar symptoms wero shown in ids c.u.e aud no remarkable oneratior.s wore necessary, hi5 strong constitution pulling him through. BISHOP L01T0HL1S JilSUSPKiiSBSTEn.

A Flat of f.I H'ublSaltvil Sioi y. Considorabla inicignalion exists among Catholic residents of this city, and especially too cathedral pari di, over the publication a few days ago in a morning paper of what purports to bo a sketch of Bishop i.oughlin. Tho account, is said, was iilled with in ieciracies and misrspresoniations A representative of tho EaOI.E casually moating, on a bri 'go car ono of tho clergymen connected Willi tho cathedral, asked his opinion of t'10 article. said he, "as tho precocious boy lal.dy said, 'it's nil true oxcept the Tho newspaper hs made an unpardonable blunder in publishing such an outragoous article. Tiio writer evidently could not ascertain the truth, and ordinarily good sense should have suggested to him io leavo the matter alono rather than draw upon his imagination." 'But what about tho old alo which it was stated lae Bishop kept, and which ho discovered was disappearing rather quickly ou account of pitcher drafts made upon tho casks by the prieat3 in the household." 'IIa' he, "that might pass ns an attempt at humor were not the respected bond of tho church in ihn diocese tho subject is a wretchedly mean fellow who who would daro to place tlio BUhop in such a roic.

Whatever his manner may seem to roportors, tlio Bishop is ever tho gontlonmu witli all that tho term implies to those of bis household. tho story is a stupid fablo. Tho clergymen tho cathodral are all loo loialors They novor tako liquor in any shape or form, oven a', dinner. As for the Bishop's old als, iho though, of which seems to make the writer's heart glad, I have been about seven years In tho bouso and have never heard of it. Tho man who could discover Its whereabouts would bo onlitled to a piaco bnrido Hut what do the priests propose to do about it?" That remains to be seen.

The writer is woll known. at present ample tim9 Is being allowed for an r.pology. At any rato no senr.il.lo parson be liovos nuch trash. If it wore dosirod to contradict all the absurd and inaccurato stories publiabod about tlio Bishop and tho cathedral there would bo need for tho corTice3 of a special socrotary." GO WAS US FBUIIY. 'i'iUe Con iny to bo Or rniilzod and lUo WorSc Sic trust nl Oace.

William A. Stephens, name has appeared somewhr.t promiueiittv in connection with the now ferry at Thirty ninth stroot, caid Saturday: Our company has not boon yet. Wo Lave been simply representing a largo number of Brooklyn property owner3 in tho rights to operate a ferry and now thai this his been successful wo shall organize almost intinodlately. Aa any one can understand tlio lino wr.i probably lose money for several years, but that ii to bo expected. Tlio gentlemen interested are of course desirous of making money In the long run.

but liiay roaiizu that they must develop South Brooklyn before they can expect any return for their outlay. The land near our ferry landing which now pays tho City of Brooklyn not more llian fl.OHO 11 yoar no doubt will in a very few years pay it more than anuualiy. 'i'liis increase is In the interest of the city. In tho preseut condition of labor it is impossible to say Just when wo can begin running. When wo give our contracts for beau, otc, wo may not got thorn on time, but we will push forward as rapidly as po33iblo.

Tho Commissioners of the Sinking Fund havo afilrmed tlio lease srautod us two years ago by tho Board of Aldermen, and thoro is now no obstaclo in our way. By our lease wo are permittod to charge six cents for a foot pasaongor, but I cannot say what will bo tho faro. I think tho length of the trip will bo about fifteou minutOB, cortaiuly no more, thus making a saving in time over present routes of over halfau hour." COSCEUT AND RECEPTION. tty the Sons of tit. iieorge t'liorul tuition.

The Son." of St. Georgo Choral Union hud every reason to bo satislled with tho audlonco present at Its annual concort and roeeptiou last night. The grovrlnR influonco aud usefulness of tho union is ovidonced by tho result of its labors within its own memborship, a3 well as In the ordor outsldo. Alter tiie concert the hall was cleared and tho visitors concludod tho crouing with sovoral dances. Tho members of tho union only contributed two numbers to the entertainment, but they wero sufdeient to show that tho union has plonty of good and is guided by hand3 which do it Justice.

The March of the Mon of Harlech, and "Hall Smiling Morn," though familiar selections, afforded considerable ploasure to tho audience. A I'hiiarmonic quartet, composed of William Spearman, O. A. Kllliuor, A. J.

Clarke, and Charles IL Campbell gave Iwo selections, which were warmly applauded. R. M. Dall, J. F.

DoLons, Miss Lena Bungort and Charles Donnelly sang solos; Bennett playedon thoxylophono; Miss P. Whitting ham gave two recitations; Miss II Hlta, a harp solo; A. Rosa, violin solo, and If. P. Lyon, cornet solo.

The entertainment was as varied as could bo wished, and tho programme was well executed throughout. HENRY TH05IPS0X ASSOCIATION Tiilrd Aiimml fscjiic ttt Ellgli ronnt1 I'nrk Yo jtertlny. A largo number of persouK, tho majority of whom wero young people, assembled yesterday nftornoon and evening at High Ground 1'avk to participate intho third annual p'enlc of the Hoary Thompson Association. The following were in chargo Floor Commltteo Thomas Clark, William Brown, William Joremiah, Slduoy Gardner, John McCloakoy, John Sheridan, Henry Mon kel, Kichard Klmoro, John O'Callahan, John llol mer, flamed McDonald. Reception William Ivconan, Arthur Matthows, Ciiarlos Anderson, Charles Croneud, Oeorgo Solnsoth, John O'Noll and John Tho oflleera of the association are Thomas Clnrk, president William Brown, vice president; William Jeremiah, secon 1 vico presldeut William Keenon, financial secretary Charles Anderson, recording secretary Sldnoy Oarducr, corresponding secretary Arthur Matthews, treasurer Kicburd Elmoro, chairman.

IKTTKIIS FliOM THE SEA. Two letters from the mail of the lost Orogon are at tho Post Office awaiting their ownors, whoso addresses aro wrongly Blatod. Ono is from KUlarnoy to Miss Mary Shoa, caro of Mrs. Lovorloh, 1,014 Brunswick nvonuo, and tho othDr is from Kilkonny to Mrs. Mary Corcoran, fi Vemutig Blreet aud Ninth avenue, uolthor of wlreh thoroughfares adorn Brooklyn.

The lattor note bears an amorial crest of a cannon surmounted by a ero.vn, with tho motto: Cbique quo Fas ot Gloria Sue int." A II A SIC KT FAUTT. Brooklyn Lodge, 941, Knights of Honor, gave a basket party in l'roapoct Hall, Xinth street and Fifth avenuo on Friday evening last. The lady members of tho lodse prepared baskots of toothsome lunch, which wore sold at auction, and tho gentleman who purchased a basket had tho pleasure of lunching with tho lady who put up tho viands. Vocal and instrumental music and recitations filled out Um programme of Iho ovoning. COU.EUB STUDKJITS TO VISIT BBOOKLYH.

On Friday, May 21, tho Faculty and students of Uastmann's Uusluoss College, Poughkeepslo, will visit Now York and oxomluo tho workings of tho Brooklyn fcrldjo, The Home Team Defeated by the Metropolitans. Outplayed by tho New Yorkers Both at tho Bat and in tho Field The Game on Staten Island Witnessed by a Large Crowd Umpire Ferguson's Bcalgna tion. The Brooklyn team visited Stoten Island yesterday to play thoir fourth championship gamo with tho Metropolitans; and with Harklns and Old field as thoir battory thoy wont thoro qulto confident of success, and with thom wont a largo delegation of tho regular patrons of tho gamo at Washington Park, as also a gang of club heelers," Judging from the action of tho crowd in the free stand, who undertook to act as umpires while located two hundred yards from tho diamond flold. To tho disappointment of tho toam nnd tho disgust of tho club partisans, tho visitors roturnod homo a defeated party, they having boon plainly and unmistakably outplayed by tho MeU, both at the ba't nnd in the field. Whon tho visitors reached tho grounds thoy were given quite a surprise party by Gonoral Manager Williams, who notified tho Brooklyn club officials that Umpire Ferguson had not only resigned his position In tho American Associntloa ns umpire, but ho had that afternoon boen appointed managor of the Metropolitan team, with full power of control lu ougaging aud discharging players, and that henceforth the Mets would have a boss ovor thom whom thoy would hare to obey or they would bo taught a lesson thoy would not like.

Whether this fact had anything to do with the exceptionally flno play of tho toam on tho occasion or not certain it is tho Metropolitans havo not playod so much liko a team this season as they did yestorday, and if they keep up the paco with which thoy have started in under Ferguson's management this week the visiting teams from tho West will not havo the easy taak to win thoy have calculated they would. Tho gnmo opened with tho Met3 at tho bat, and Plnknoy and McClellau oaally threw out the first two batsmen. Then, however, a sorlos of battery orrors wore made which gavo tlio Mots a run on Hankinaon's single base hit, six mon going to tlio bat, a huso ou balls, another ou a batsman hit by a pitched ball, a passed ball, a wild pilch and a dropped lly tip ball giving tho earned ruu. As the visitors were easily retired the homo team took the lead at the outset by 1 to 0. In the aocond inning though each ido made two baggers aftor two mon were out, no ruu3 wero scorod; but in tho third inning tho Mots ournod a run aftor two men bad been put out, llankitison again hitting safely whilo Brady's threo baso hits Bent him home, tho latter beiug left.

In tho fourth inning Crotty led off with a high fly ball to right field, which Swart wood dropped, aud, stealing to second, bo waa sent homo by Nelson's safe bounder lo loft flold a double play ou a linn catoh by Peoples ouding tho inning. With tho score at 0 to 0 in favor of tho home nino at the end of the fourth inning, aud playing ns the M0I3 were iu the gamo, it began to havo a squally look for the Tisitors. But thoy now got down to good work, aud In tho next three innings, though tho made base lilts iu each iuuing, not a run was added to their score, and tho ond of tho seventh inning still left the score at 3 to 0, with a Chicago defeat looming up In tho distance. In tho oighth inning, aftor two runs had been woll caught out by Swartwood, Peoples let an oasy ball from Lynch go between his logs, aud on a ball strik iug Nelson's lega another baso was occupied. Then Bohel got a timoly two bagger on which two wero scored, aud, boiug sent to third ou a wild pitch, liosoman's safe grotmdor after being missed on a sharp lly tip sout Bunel homo, Orr thon flying out to Swartwood.

Witu the score at 6 to 0 against tho visitors things looked decidedly bn for Brooklyn; but Just hero they made n. successful rally at tho bat, Old.teld lending 017 with a single and Flnkney following with a two bagger, aud on McClollnu's safe hit both Old field aud Flnkney scored. Then two men were retired aud McClellau was on third, whon Mc'i'amany hit safely for two ba ies, sending in McClelian with the third earned run. Tho termor was left, Imw ovor, and the Inning ondod with tho score at 6 to 3. But for tho batlcry errors iu this inning Iho scoro would have been a tie at to 3, but bid pitching cost them tho gamo.

In the ninth inning four moro battory errors gave the homo team a single, and thon tho Brooklyus wore finely fielded out for a blank aud tho Mets came in with a well earned victory. There was growling at tho decisions of the umpire, especially by tho betting clasa. But ho was thoroughly impartial. The lilt claimed by Swartwood as a fair ball waa unquestionably foul, and tho out at third claimed by tho Mets wag a correct decision, as tho runner waa not touched, and ho did not vlolato tho rulo of running out of tho lino to avoid the ball, as tho base player did not havo tho ball whon tho runner was boyond tho Hue. Tiio umpire waa right ot tho baso and could boat soo tho play.

Peoples ought to stop his silent way of disputing decisions on strikes by turning round to the umpire and thon shrugging his shoulders, to as to tnlk by actions to tho grand stand. This io disputing a decision aa much as if questioned verbally. Wo shall nover havo good umpiring until all forma of kicking by players is put a stop to. The crowd is largely guided by the playors in this rospoct. Tho Mate' victory was a decidodly favorablo omon for tho advent of Ferguson as menaer of tho toam.

Evidently Metropolitan slock is rising in tho markot aud it I3 to the Interest of the Brooklyn team that it should do so. Our people want to seo Brooklyn win tho ponnnnt, aud if thoy cannot thoy would llko to see tho Mets tako It iu preference to any outside club. Tho full score ia appended: MKTJtOrOI.IYAX. 1 BROOUIAX. ll.lll.e.O.A.

E. u.ln.r.o.x. Nelson, b. 1 1 1 il (i Pinknev.3b ..11 13.11101, 1. 1 llosiiiiisn a.

Orr. ib H.mitiiisiei, 3b. Br.nly, F. rsti 2b Crotty, Lynch, 1110 (I MoCtolUn. 2b.

1 1 114 0 IHSwsrlwoud.rf 0 0 0 1 14 0 bill oil, If 0 0 3 4 0 1 Ij.VIcTusiany.c.f. 0 3 0 12 0 l'iiilhi, 0 1 0 13 3 a. 0 1 112 1 OJii irkhH. 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 OhlfulJ, c. 1 2 7 12 37 12 12 3 i 5 9 21 Metropolitsn 0 Brooklyn 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Karnoil runs Metropolitans, Brooklyn.

3. First by orrors Metropolitan, Brooklyn, 2. licsja on balls Motrupolit. vn, Brooklyn. 1.

out Metropolitan, Brooklyn. 2. Battery errors Mdtropolitan 3: Brooklyn, li. Tjftffc on bancs Metropolitan, 11 Brooklyn, 8. Wild pitohea Hurkius.

3: Lynch, 1. Passod halls Cotty, It Oldfleld, 3 Kt Ion Bases Nelson, Crotty, Pinknoy, Mc UlnMan. 1 fooplos, 1. Umpire irlm. Time 2 hours.

To day and to morrow the strength of the Brooklyn toam will bo woll teated In two games with tho champion team from St. Louis at Washington Park. The outaido games yesterday was as follows: May 17 Chicago va. Boston at Chicago (pitcliera, Oiarkgon and Radhouruo) May 17 Philadclphia vs. St.

Louis at St. Louis (pitcher, Daily anil Hoaliy) Slay 17 1 ittsbur vs. Louisville at Pittsburg (pitchers, Morris and Kamssy May 17 Baltimoro vs. AMdotio at Philadelphia (pitchers, Kilroy and Matthews 8 7 3 4 3 2 The Inter State League game of basobatlat Ilidgo wood Park yosterday between tho Long Island Athletics and tho Monitors, of Weehawken, was walched with interest by about 1,500 porsons. Tho gnmo was well played throughout andiro3Ultod aa follows: 12345G789 L.

I. Athletics .023 2 0 0 1 Monitors 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 ..7 0 3 A gamo played betweou tho nines solectod from tho employes of Morrid Ilirsch, of this city, and Baron Isaac, of Now York, in Prospect Park yestor dny. resulted in a victory for the former by a score of 20 to 5. LONG ISLAND REAL ESTATE. SIxty acvert Acrca at Solip Sold for 857,000.

Activity in Long Islnud real estato continues, nnd lntterly a number of ealos have been made to gentlemen who intend to establish handsome homos in tho country, soiuo of thom Inland and others on the ocoan front. The moro Important Bales have beon as follows: Far Hockaway William Caffrey to C. Lucia Forest, plot, $3,000. Oyster Bay Mary E. Cock to Goorgo R.

Cock, 100 acres, $1,000. Sea Clin The Sea Cliff Grovo Company to John Falcouor, lot 1,917, $1,000. Hempstead John McLaughlin to Thomaa Smull, threo acres ou Cow Neok, $0,500. Flushing Robert S. Bowno to James W.

Smith, plot, $7,000. Jamaica Honry C. Murpny to John Hoyyor, lots 11 and 15, Talford Lawn, $6,500. Long Island City Martha Krauch to Anna Hau Bor, lota 30 aud 37, $2,000. SUFFOLK COONTV.

Holbrook Ciiarlos McCarty to nntlio M. IHploy, twenty ouo lots, $3,000. Conterport Jamo3 W. Webster to Franklin B. Purdy, elxty nino acres, $23,000.

Babylon Elbert Carll to Goorgo B. nurd, forty acres, north side, $1,500. Bay Shore Theodore Coo to Louisa Coo, lot, Second avonuo, 32,500. Islip Cornelia Spauldlug to Sarah G. Spauld ng, sixty seven acres, fronting Happnguo Creok, $57,000.

EASTERN MHTIUC'T PARSKLIi FUND. The EttBtern District Pamell Parliamentary Fund Association mot Sunday aftornoon in National Hall. Tho following subscriptions wero received: Chnrloa P. llaughian, $20; Solomon II Kohn, $23; Thomas Brady, Mr. Fox, R.

II. Ronschonborg, Jamos Sullivan, Thomas Mc Gowan, William Moran, Supervisor at Largo John A. Qulntard, $10; Johu Kerwln, for tickets, $4.50. Total, $78.50, making the wholo amount collected $2,841.55. WAIVBD EXAMINATION.

Etnilio Dollora and Auton Crozatto, charged with having robbed Frank Plotro, of 170 Raymond street, of $31, on tho cornor of York and Garrison streets, on tho 2nd of April, waivod examination before JtiBtlco Walsh yosterday and wore hold for tho Grand Jury. A1HCABLI ADJUSTED. The recent misunderstandings in school No. 17, betwoon Miss M. A.

Lewis aud Principal Charles O'Hoilly havo, it is sold, boon adjuotod on a basis satisfactory to both parties. BOUGH PLAY. William Zimmerman, aged 11 yoara, while playing Isit ovoniug in front of his home, 149 Stagg street, fell ond fractured his left arm. Fred Douglass' Account of the Anti Slavery Chief. An Oft Told Stiry Repeated, by a Great Actor in.

tho Strngfrle for Freedom A Life of Ease Exchanged for One of Toil and Suffering The Timos Demanded the Man and He Came at the Call. Mr. Frederick Douglass stood for two hours last evening in tho pulpit of the First Baptist Church, in Plorropont street, to toll again the oft repeated Btory of John Brown's liio aud labor, while a thousand people Hstoned to the tale. They listened with interest worthy of the man and his topic, and half of thoul formed in lino when ths lecture ended to havo Oeneral Stewart L. Woodford proiont them to tho gifted orator in that Cheater Deldlan manner which ha3 made Brooklyn famous through posaosslng so polito a man.

General Woodford presided with the Bnme admirable graco, and Introduced tho apoakor, avoiding a speech by telling how ho had acquired a deop prejudice against that sort of thing in an Ohio town whose Lecture Commtttoo had had tho mi3fortuno of engaging him to entertain their people, and where tho mau who sprung him on the audience made a cheerful little address forty five minutes long. On tho platform boside tho General and Mr. Douglasa woro Mr. Moncuro D. Conway, Thnddous Hyatt and Oliver Johnson, every man of them deep voiced and tireless workors in tlio antl slavery causo in a day whon audi toiling meant peril and disgrace.

Save for his long, snowy hair Mr. Douglass does not betray his yoara. Ho stood erect and smiling through tho long evening, and his vofce, though perbapa no longer flexible, has by no means lost it3 ring. It was unfortunato for his hoarors, perhaps, that ha clung too closely to his manuscript, for it was not until the closing poriod.s came when he fully forsook tlio written words that a dash of his old life camo back, aud Sho gray heads in the audience, aud iboy woro many, smiled at again hearing an outburst of oloquonco that bad firod thom whon soldiers In the good cause long ago. Mr.

Douglass said in beginning that ho camo not lo fan the llamo of sectional animosity or kindle auow tho dying ombers of hatred fast fading away, but to try as best ho could 10 pay a Just debt long ovorduo to a great historical character, and thou fairly began by reciting John Brown's daring and desperate rnld on Harpor's Forry, saying: On tho night of the llith of Octobor, 1859, thoro gathered iu tho mountains of Maryland, at a point near the confluence ot the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers, a party of nineteen mon, fourteen whito and flvo colored, all woll armed aud bearing not only an amplo supply of weapons for themselves but the means antl material for supplying arms to such others as might como to thom. This party of nineteen men marched to Harper's Ferry, a town having a population of quite 3,000 Boula, ovorpow ored the watch, took possession of tho United States Armory, aud held tho place for thirty hours, koep ing it by six hastily gathered militia companies, to bo c.toturod at last by a body of Uultod State3 ma rlnos'undor tho command of Robert E. Leo, famous or infamous, as you will, afterward as the greatest leador of tho Confederacy. In that single night fifty slaves were collected and emancipation was proclolinod In Virginia and Maryland. Tho leader of this band was John Brown, captured after desperate almost to the death with ugly saber gashes.

So fearful wero his captors, that ho might escapo thom by dying that they hurried him to Charlestown, brought Into court, subjected to a nominal trial, coudomuod to death for high treason and speedily exocuted. His wife, with a few ovor faithful anti'slavery friends, received his body aud bore it away to North 151 ba, far up iu tho Stato of New York, whoro his dust now reposes ainid the snowy sllenco aud grandeur of tho Adirundacks. This is tho plain, unvurnishod narrative, turnod to suit no purpoao; a story not lo aooliio, but to shook not a story to inspire our confidence in socioty; a story at which to shudder. It was a sudden and startling surprise, coupled witli horror. I ho ptc plo of Harper's Ferry, locked about by the guardian mountains, won', to rest that night, ns usual, in the poaeo of socurlty.

Thoy awoko to lied threo of thoir neighbors slain aud tho sharp sword war at thoir throats, their property taken from thom and thoir lives in dangor. Taken alone, this assault of John Brown and his olghtoon men ranks with tho mo3t atrocious crimes of history; but it will not consent to bo taken alone. When a bomb kiiis a Russian emperor or a now dynnmite plot la discovered In England we connect those things with others and fix the responsibility accordingly wo should do hore, for thus only can Justice bo done John Brown. The outrages of Sherman's army on tho long march to the sea had othor behind thom provocative of the wrongs nothing stands alono. He that sowoth to tho wind shall reap the whirlwind yea, ovon if he who ploughed or ho who planted should havo passed away, tho harvest will come." So wo must look back for tho cause.

It was ripened by tho wickedness and misery of moro than 200 years of cruol bondage. Tho midnight cry of alarm may have been but tlio echo of one heard ou the African coast hundreds ot yoars before. If Joiiti Brown startled the Virginian vlllago it was because othor Blavo hunters startled villages on tho Congo long before. If threo were Blain in Harper's Ferry thousands perished on the mlddlo passage. There 19 a logical retribution for all thb wrongly dono.

Call it Nomesls or what namo you will and it surely cornea. Tho late great war with all its horror and sorrow, was duo to. slavery Biotio, out ior it um nation would nover have boeu undone, and the bleody chasm would have remaiuad unopened. Yot I will not dwell upou this. You know It all full well, antl I come rather to pay a word of gratorul memory to an old and dear frioud.

It is quite truo that I waa accredited with helping to bring about the John Brown raid, and Govornor Henry A. Wise was so especially Impressed with tho Idea that ho was at tho pains to wrlto a long loiter to his friend, Mr. Buchanan, then Presidont of tho United Slates, aud through him to get some special privileges In tho way of United States Marshals to visit Rochester or wherever I was and arrest me, to bo taken to Virginia and bo tried. These gentlemanly officials paid a visit to Rochester. I did not happen to see thom.

Laughter. I'd left town some six hours boforo thoy arrived. I was porsuadod by some friends that whilo I should not bo taken away by Henry A. Wiae my old friend Bradford used to call him Henry A. Folly to avoid a collision with tho United States I had better mako mysolf Bcarco.

It is but fair to say that Govornor Wise conferred on mo an un.loserved honor. No part of tho wisdom or or ability that guidod tlio movement can bo attributed to mo. No one was responsible but John Brown himsolf. That bold, that daring transaction was all his own. His r.ea! in tiio cause of freedom was far suporior to mine.

1 always stood abashed in the presence of John Brown. My zeal was but a tapor light b03ido bis burnlug sun. Mine was of time, ffis stretched ray unto tho illimitable con Hues of oternity. I could talk for freedom; ho could fight for it. I could liva, but ho could dlo for tho slavo.

Applause. So I can say with a clear conscience that I aided him iu no way, but strenuously against his purpose. It is in tho otatoly shadow of such a soul that I aland tonight. The trouble ia to do this man Justice; wo stand all too uoar the border of slavory to do that. Its long black shadow yot falls acrosi the contlnout, and tho same old story prevails tlio prophet Is without honor in his own country Ho was like all men born boforo their time, whoaa blooding foot stopB show us tho cost of all reforms.

It is hard for tho Englishman to do Justico to the Irishman Just now and harder for tho Irishman to do Justice to tho Englishman, but harder atill for an American to stifle tho prejudices of 200 years and do justico to our nogrooa. Applause. JohnBrown was Justly William II. Seward. "Joiiu Brown waa right," said Govornor Andrew, of Massachusetts.

Appiauso Ono was from tho lips of an aspirant for the Prosldoucy, a dlsoaso that tunes tho lips and warpa the Judgment of tho host of men: tho other that ot tho noblest heart and truest spirit of a noblo Stato. Appiauso. Through all tho turmoil and peril there was one who know no earrtio tranquil Wendell Phillips applause, who novor quailed or halted in Iho hour of danger, and one who re inombored those In bonds na bound with thom. Thoro, too, was tho volco of a saluted woman, Lydia Maria Childs, lifted up iu clear, unfaltering tonos for right and freodom. Phillips camo to Now York, and, excluded from all meeting placos there, crossed over Brooklyn forry, whoro ho found one man bravo like himsolf who gavo hint his pulpit as a speaking ground your owii Henry Ward Beechor.

Applause. But sympathy nroo lu tho laud for John Brown above all tho turmoil and ruge. Hang him," said Ralph Waldo Emerson, "and you will mako the gallows glorious llko tho c. oaa." Across tho sea ovon ho was uphold Witli kindly words and William G. Forster and Victor Hugo pleaded for his life.

Ho had autielpatod tho eword of the nation and ho did wonders, under tho circumstances, in captalu over surpassed John Brown. In Kansas ho was a tower of strength. With eight men ho whipped and captured twenty five Misoourians, who came armed into the Stato to blot him out. He offered with 100 men to defend I.awroneo agaluot 1,100 and felt hurt when his offer was declined, lie fought tho devil with his own woapons, Qro with fire. Ho saved Kansas for liberty and civilization, ngainst barbarism and Blavery.

He invaded Missouri iu a night and rescued eleven slaves. lie hud a way of persuading mon to givo up slaves. Ho had a vory perauasivo instrument aud ho mado thora give up not ouly slaves, but swift horso3 upon which they could ride. That eleven ho took snfoly through four States, doeplto United States marshals, and landed thom In Canada, aud I happened to bo with him when ho did it. Applause.

Ho showed the weak aido of the rebellion In advanco of its coming; ho struck it 011 tho side of its conscience. It was not from wont of native courage that Virginia trembled under tho blow. Ho harnessed to his war car tho power of a moral earthquake. Sho folt the pressure of a black Ireland at her elbow, and sho callod lustily upon tlio United Statos in her torror, and Uuited States troopa did the business. Elsewhere Brown wa3 rogardod rather as a desperate robber, a mad captain rathor than an over zoalous friend of mankind.

Ho could bo readily osteomod a marauder, but that any oane mau, iu tiio face of tho law and 30, 000,000 people, should, with nineteen mon seek to overthrow slavery, was bio absurd to be bolieved. Not liberty but spoliation, not freodom but monoy, were his nllributod motlvos. But Virginia knew woll tho meaning of bis coming. Tho brilliant minds at his command flocked llko prey birds about the old man's couch, seoking by torturing quostions to wring from him his purpose and accomplices, trying lo implicate Seward, Gorrlt Smith and Joshua K. Ulddings, but they fallod before Ida truth.

"Ho la tho grontost man I over saw," Bald Henry A. Wiao, and left to himself I believe Wise would havo spared bla life, but ho was Govornor of Virginia, a State that could not bo gouerous to such an offender. It could better eparo a robber than a saint. He bad struck at un Idol, which ovon now, though dead as moat idols nro, Jofferson Davis is still trying to worship, and thero could bo no morcy. Patrick Henry cried for liborty or doath, yot his cry was poor and weak hosldo John Brown.

Tho latter hnd freedom forhlmaolt, had what Honry wanted, freedom for tho white mnn, but he came down from the Heaven of Liberty to save his follow mon from tlio Hell of Slavery, dying for tho wretched, deaplsod. and rejected. Ho was a thousand times moro powerful ns a prcachor for liberty than a warrior, with tho Alloghaulos for his pulpit. But lu years later the men who charged him with, treason woro, with bared bladoa and bloody bands, cutting dowu, trylug to destroy this great oxporlinont, striving toward tho oxtlucllou of tills great Republic. All save Clement Vollaiidiug hnm.

Ho, too good to remain Norlh, was sent South, and not good enough to remain South was pout back North, to fetch up lu Canada and thoro await tho issuo. But two yoars later Ibo very house of Honry A. Wlso was turnod into a school houso aud a daughter of John Brown lauirht little uegroos to read within Its walla. Forty years ago I mot John Brown for the llrst time, llo was a wool buyer and a good Judge of wool, as Buoh a rdan should bo. He was an even tempered, kind and able gotttloman, a good noighbor, a model husband and father, a mau for all tho world fit to make a smooth path through life, but ho waited and planned for thirty yoara to end It as he did.

I found him la a fine brick sloro with every mark of prosperity aoout him there, but bla houso was plain and bare. It would tako longor to toil what waa not iu It than to toll $hat was. Ho kept no aorvaiits. Ilia wife and childrou aervod nt tho table and did It well. They did their own work and were not ashamed of it.

Just ns was President Lincoln, when a young diplomat saw him blacking his own booto and oatd 'tT'ho rulers in our country do not black their own boots." Ho answered: "Whoso boots do thoy blaok 7 Applause. He was master of his houso and his family believed in him. After the substantial meal tlio boys cleared off the Bishop Littlejohn. at the Diocesan Convention. Ho Wolcomos tho Clergy to the Csthoilral and ArtdreBsea Them on the Subject of Mission.3 The Centennial Anniversary to bo Held in Chicago.

Specir.l to the Engio.J Gaudem Crcr, May 18. Tho annual convention of tho churches in tho Episcopal diocese of Long Island assembled in tho Cathedral this morning, whore hereafter all conventions will bo held. Thsro in a largo attendanco of clerical and lay delegates, nearly overy parish being represented, 'ilio clerical delegates woro their robes during morning prayers, and the scone was Very imposing. Bishop I.ittlojolm soomed In excellent spirits, and his annual address was listened to most attentively. His views on tho lack of support for the mission work aro forcibly expressed.

Since last year, when $0 made a strong nppoal, very Utile has been done in tho way of extending tho church and imparting tho comforts of tho gospel to polishing humanity. The dioceso is not without some hope, liowover, as 0110 wealthy lady lias offered to establish ar.d endow a mission station. St. Phelou which was tho gift of Mr. A.

A. Low, of Brooklyn, as a memorial of his deceased daughter, was fittingly remembered In tho sermon. Tiio Bishop it In deep earnest on tlio subject of tho archdeaconry. Ho thinks there should bo threo archdeacons, 0:10 tor each county. In the diocese, and asks careful consideration of hl3 views by a special cominittoa Tho address wtV3 a) follows: As head of the cathedral corporation and in its behalf I o.Tor a cordial wolcome to tho convention.

Obviously is meet and right that the representatives of the diocese gathored In its annual council for the transaction of it business and the advan taqoof it interests should assontblo in tho odiilco which the diocese has formally nccopled and declared to bo itr. cathedral. Assuming that tho convention meet here, it would be an anomaly if it were to nieei elsewhere, in calling it here I felt nt' jurod of tho hearty concurrence of the convention, as well on the score of principle as of proprlo tv. It mav be that at tirst foil will miss Krano conveniences and experience a little awkwardness because of the eun'ousdingo and of tho untried capabilities of tho place, but I am suru no ettort will bo spared to promote your comfort and to provide ail needful facilities for tho dispatch of and whatovor may be your loss, there will be some compensation for it i i Uiu hesriiue of tho welcome extenuod to vou. If Hi is ho the Seo Church, tho sooner aI4.n bors of tho acquire a homo feeling In it and become wonted to its ttio bettor.

That thero should be tome drawbacks incident to tiio change, of piaco is inevitable; but thesn will grow less and less as the years roil on. n.nl as now interests aud associations gather around this spot. It is a great that wo at last, a pormauout center of our'dloeciau life, a visible symbol of tho E'liscepnto. an enduring and adequate foundation on which to build anew tho inward spirit and tho outward form (if our ecclesiastical foiiowship. May v.o have graiv.

and wisdom to discern the moaning of all this and to profit by tho opportunity It offers for entering upon a more compact, enorgotlo aud homogeneous development of tho resources under our control. Missions. jt address last year was almost exclusively de votod to a discussion of tho missionary intoreals of tho diocese. 1 thon spoke plainly and with eamost emphasis of tho unhappy condition of things in this branch ot our work, presented an array of facta Illustrative of tho remarkable and still rapidly atl cri zuviii of v.rnovtvn. anil of our culpable apathy and wretched Inotllcioncy In the presence of what I declared to bo a crisis in our history.

Our Missionary Committee have reprinted Dial adrtro33 from what seemed tho stagnant, unuoticcd pages of our Journal and scattered it broadcast ever tiio diocese. It is impossible that tho clergy, and alntost so that tho laitv, should bo ignorant of 1U contents, au.l yet I have astonished and still more saddened at tho poverty of the result. Not ono nsw center of work has boon planted amid that surging mass of souls, aud scarcely an additional dollar has beon thrown into our treasury in support of any aggresaivo movement. Thus far I know of but 0113 ray of light cast upon tho dreary outlook but ono marked ovidenco of a Btirred heart or an aroused conscience. A church woman, well advanced Pi years, and belonging to a family resident in a suburban district a family already well known for its great benelicsnce and rare liboraliiy to the dioensu chanced to aeo the appeal iu behalf of Brooklyn's want.

She had indicated her wish and intoulijn to provide somo substantial hoi p. Sho lias outline a plan which, icar jod out, will give us a now mission and an endowment to sustain it in one of tiio most needy wards of the city. May Cod sti ongtlien the heart and hands of this agod servant until she shall have executed what hor Christian zoal has desired. Brethren of thlr. convention.

I must urge upon you a ronowed couside: of tho sttbjoct and remind you again of the facts thatstaro us iu tlio fa.o. Brooklyn has doubled in population and is still growing at a rate, than ever. parishes established twenty five years or more'a h.v. indeed, greatly slrc nsthened 111 numbers aud resources; but during ail that tlmo wo have boon well nigb stationary in our efforts at church extension. Iu view of the little we are doing in this way aud of tho much that wo ought to be doing It is a oderato estimate of our nood to say that churchmon of Brooklyn ought 10 r.

vleo yKXl 1 hi tho coming year for the purchase of sites and for tho erection thereon of plain but commodious Tree chapels, whore, lor tiio preseut, the gospel and tlio sacraments could bo given without money and without price. IT all forms of bonevoloncs that i.i tiio chief which carries to waiting, hungry soul i Hie bread of oturnal life; aud unless wo are doing this it is idlo to talk about our charities iu any other direction. Tho Bishop spoko in fitting terms of Si. Phobo'a Mission and tho house built and presented to tho corporation by Mr. A.

A. Low in memory of Harriet Ixjw, ono of tho jundsrj of tho socijty. The missionary enrollment plr.a was heartily commended. Tho Bishop said I now invito your earnest attention to the plan and ask for prompt and decisive action upon it, so that if it is uetor mluo 1 to carry it out iu this diijeso every pariah, every communicant may fool the impulse that can and thould bo glvoa to It by this body. The plan originated with tho laity not with tho clergy.

This is no reaaon for lack of actlvo co operation by tho clorgy, but It is a roason that ought to conciliate tiio favor and arouse tho zeal of tlio laity. The plan, brh fly, is to raise by tho gift of f.i each from 200,000 church neordo. it is intondod that the fruit of this effort for missions shall be prose.nted, with the names of tho givers, at tho opening service of iho next (Ion era! Convention as a thank offering to Almighty God. Tlio meeting next October in Chicago will bo the ono hundredth anuivorsary of Iho CenornI Convention, iu what way coul 1 that event ba moro suitably honorod than by such a representative gilti" AKCIIDE.tCOX. In my last eonvontiou address I introduced tho subject of arcbdoacon for this diocc.

1 had neither limo nor space for a full statement of my conception of Iho oilico an added factor in ths organization of tho diocese aud oi my reasons for desiring ii iu our midst. Soma pains have boon taken during the vcar to throw light upon it audio bring that light' within the reach of tho clergy and some of tho laity. Tho offlce is historically oil. It ha3 undergone many changes, workod undor many widely divergent occlosiastical systems, but hns nearly always proved in one way or another useful. Six dioceses of tho American church have introduced it while many others ha'vo it iu substance undor other titles.

Should wo adopt it iu this dioccso we can mark out its uses and requirements. The ono question is whether or no wo need it, whether or no it oan bo of real servico lo us. We desire no additional ecclesiastical member to bo laid away to season and dry; jo neiv whools in our machinery te Increase tho clatter and friction of those already re. lining. After mature rollection 1 believe it can be muilo of use to U3; indeed, I doubt whother there has ever been a time that neovlod it more.

Leaving out all othor branches of church work, take that ot missions alone not missions in general, but miaaions in the diocese. Dlstincllvoly missionary bishops aro now burdoned to tho utmost with exclusively missionary cares. Diocoenn bishops aro, as a rule, equally burdened with exclusively diocesan cures. In this diocese we have threo counties, each differing widely in its wants, and In my Judgment wo need an archdeacon In each. In Sulfolk ho should ba tho head of tho associ.ito mission.

In Kings ho should bo so placed and supported as to eivo his entire time to tho work. In Queens, where tho pressure for the present is less, lie might bo a parish priest, who could afford to add considerably to bis present task in the care of souls. Such, briefly, aro my views and wishos. I do not desire lo press them beyond what their importance morilB. But I do hope that thoy will not bo left to tl.o uncertain fortunes of a rambling, unstudied dobate.

They seem to mo of autllcieut mo mont to bo carefully and fully considered by special committee of thin body, whoso duty it shall bo to report at such tituo as this convention may direct HIS WIFE HAD Kit TEKTH. Monuitu Frntieio Fincd "510 for Assaulting' JVeigli fjor. Herman Francis, of 113 Sumplar street, who was arrested a few days ago for assaulting and biting the finger of Frederick Heysor, his next door neighbor, was tried boforo Justico Kotina yesterday. Aftor tho testimony for tho prosecution had boon given, Francis admitted striking Iloysor, but claimed that tho lattor had struck tho lirst blow. Thero woro six of them on mo, and ono follow ehovod his llngor In my mouth," ho said.

What did you do thou 7" I bit (he finger Tho defendant's wife, who was an eye wIIuobb ot tho light, said Heyser challenged my husband to throw a heavy stone for fifty conts a side. My husband throw tho stono and then Heysor asked him to bring it to him. My husband refused, and when he did Heysor struck him In tho face." Did you see your husband bite Hoyser's finger'?" asked counsel for tho plaintiff. "I did not?" Did you bite him 7" I did not. I've got no teeth." Frauds was fined $10.

DUXJIKATil DRAMATIC SOClKTlf. Dunmetvth Dramatic Society held its annual meeting Saturday ovonlug at the house of Mr. La zello, 192 Schermerhorn stroot. Tho following officers wera elected for tho comlug year: President, Mr. 1).

M. Peters; vico president, Mr. G. Corby; see rotary, Mr. G.

M. Young, 254 Putnam avonuo; treasurer, Mr. E. Capou; stago manager, Mr. C.

A. Missing; assistant stage manager, Mr. II. Laz.elle. Tho society was organized last Fall and its first soason has proved a decided success.

II Is proposod noxt season to givo tho society's entertaiumeuts at the Atheneum or the Academy of Music. 1I1S BKIBF TERM OF FltKEDOM. Jnmea Ccrrignn, who lives wherever he can And room enough to lie down, recolvod his sixth Penitentiary form from Mnasoy yesterday, lie was plckod up drunk In tho streets Sunday, and when arraigned yesterday morning waa ao nervous from tho offocts of whisky that ho could not upeak a word. As Boon as Justico Mastjey saw him ho romarked, "Oh, is he out again Tako him back or another six months." Carriaa oomea of a good family, and at ono time had excellont business prospeste. He Is how a complete wreck.

1886 Still Compares Unfavorably with 1885. Permits of the Last Three Rays Half of tho Month of May Shows a i)ccresso of Values of $007,858. Turing Hie past throe days permits have boon granted Iho ofllco of iho Department of Bnildlngsfor twenty four now structures valuod at $102,250. This brings tlio total for Hie month up to 136 now buildings valuod at 15.04. against 201 buildings valued at for samo days of May, ISffi, a decrease oi 123 buildings and of In estimated cost from last year's figures.

Wo continue our datallci report: On tho north sido of Ifarman west of Central avenue, Messrs. Cozine CnBcoino are about to build six frame houses, 20x43, ana two stories, for two familloa en'h, at a cost of $2,800 each. Those nouses will have four rooms and a bathroom on tho flrat floor end flvo rooms and a bathroom on the second. On the south side of Gates avonue, west of Held, Mr. Winthrop O.

Sergent is about to build a brick and marble structure for storoa and dwellings, ft Will bo 40x60, tlve stories in height, and will cost 4 20, 000. It will contain two store and apartments lor eight families. Mr. D. T.

Atwood is 'he architect, and Messrs. S. W. Post tho builders). On the first Btory ai'o two stores, each 11x50 On oach of tlio other floors aro two suits of apartments of seven rooms and bath room, viz.

a pari jr. 1 1 behind It, and eonu with a sliding a room 7.6x10. Behind again are throe bo li oorni, i 1.9x0, 8.6x8 ami respectively, all three mine! by a light shaft. Then lhero Is a rini, 1 1. txlO.G, ondaki 14x7.0.

Tlio hath an has a ventilating shaft on 0110 side and a Hlit shaft, between it and tho stairs. On tho south side of Halsoy street, west of Lewis avenue, Mr. G. Do Hovero is about if. two brick single residences, 30x12, two st.vi bise ment, to con I.DOO each.

In the dining room, )2x2', and kitchen, 1 The. front parlor Is 12x21, and tho back. 12x14, there is a back hall room. lixll. Slide door oisaeet all tho rooms on this floor.

On iho story are two larce tho front, id ba 18x14, both with dressing r. oms. There aro al. two hall Iwdrooros, 6x9 mid lisIO, ntt.l a bath r.wm. On tho north Kiilo of llalsey ea of I.ev avenuo.

Messrs. Wells Crockoitoto builJ four brown stone front siiikIo e. M.Sj; li, threo stones and basement, ai a cost of ea. ii. Jtr.

Isaac 11. Iicynolds Is tlio Messrs. Moran Tobey are tho builders. In basement la a dining km K'xS3 and kite.heu 1 ox 1:1. The front parlor Is 9s25.r.mt tho xl On the second story are two largo bedrooms, iho front 10x18 and tlio haek 10x11, two hall rooms and BzlOantla uhrcoin.

Tho third floor is a dupII cato c.f the seeoud. On tho i side of Mwlison flreM. west of Howard avonne, Mr. I angabeer is aboiit to build a threo atory brick bouse. 2Dx." 3, for tiiree fainillcs, at a coat of Mr.

II. Vollweifir ia architect. On the ilrst floor is front room Hi 0x15 and behind it with glass doors a room lfi.Ur.9. Thoro is another room, also, with sliding slasfl doors, 15x10 a dining room ir.xirj. Uctwroa tb.o two Inst rooms is a passageway with stairs leading to tho basement, In which is tho kitclrm, li.ur.lli.

Therois a back ha'l bedroom. T.tixl also a batli rocm. Tho sorur.d and third floors have front parlors a front bedroom ll.lix7.fi. Two bedrooms in rear of the parlor, 15x0 and 33x10, dining room 10x15, kitchen ll.tix7.ti and bathroom. On tho south side of llopUinsou avenue, west of Sumner, Mr.

M. linrman is about to build a threo Btory framo house, 25x48, for three families, to cost Messrs. I'latto Acker are the architects. There nro a parlor, two bedrooms, dining room, iiitchen and bath room 011 tho first and tho aame, with a hall bodroom added, on the othor floors. On the north side of Herkimer street, east of Hop klnaon avenue, Mr.

William is about to build three frame hou 'os, 10.8x4 1, two stories and basement, for uinjtio rejMoncos, to cos: JS each. Jlr. Charles fi. Hebbard is tlio architect. The basement has a uintnp room, 10x30, and kitchen, There is a front parlor, ami a back parlor, 15x14.

On tho second story is a front alcove bedroom, l.YxlO; two back bodrooms, 9x14 aud CGxlO, and a bath room. On the north sido of Twontiotli street, oastof Sixth avenue, Mr. Patrick Lyagh Is about to build a Iramo blacksmith shop, aud one story, to cost $150. On tho north sido of Fifty fourth street, east of Third avenue, Jlr. Chsrlos is about to build a frame house for two families, two stories and basement at a cost of jO Mr.

II. J. Skinnor is the carpenter. There aro dining room aud kitchen in tho basoment, four rooms on tho first Uoor ami fourcu tho second; the front aro alcove On the west side of Rchenck r.troet, west of avenue, Bolivar is about to build a frame wheelwright shop 24x100 aud ouo story at a cost of 300. Mr.

Cornelius liyrne (loos liio work. At 433 Columbia street, between Church and Mill, Mr. liyrue3 about to build a three story frnmo house, 20x30. for livo families at a cost of $2,500. Tiiero aro six rooms on the floor and eltrht on each of tho 01 hers, forming front and rear tenements.

On the southwest corner of I.eo avenue and Lynch Btreot Mr. Richard llealor is about to build two four Btory brick each for a storu and three families. They will bo 20x00 and and tho two Will cost Mr. Isaac I). Reynolds is tho architect The tenements have each six rooms.

At 505 Vau.ie. biit avenue Mr. A. 1'. liayilon is adding a story to his brick dwelling, making throe Btories and b.

ieoment, at a cost of At 535 avenue Mr. Robert Mcl.ouhlln is raising his framo dwelling four feet and building a brick wall under it, also putting In girdors. Tho changes will cost 5050. Oil Third avenue, uorth of Forty fourth Messrs. II.

A M. O'Connor aro adding a story to their framo store and dwelling, also an crtondon, 5xlS. of two stories and making othor change, at a cost Of At Viff Monroe stroot Mr. K. I).

Phelps is putting a flat roof on his frame stablo, at a cost of $73. At200Princo stroot Mrs. A. Buckley is adding a half story and flat roof to bur framo dwelling, at a cost of J700. At tho Junction of Fulton street aud Flatbush avenue Mr.

l'oter V. Schmttz is making alterations In tho Music Ilnll building, no (lint it may bo usod for business purposes, at a cost of At 09 Lynch stroot Mr. William II. Cooko Is raising his bakery to two stories, and adding an extension 5.Gx3t, and two stories, at a cost of At 72 State stroot Mr. John F.

Shlols is adding one story and a flat roof to his brick dwelling, making It four stories ar.d basement, at a cost of $f)00. On tho northwest corner of Flushing and Franklin avenues A. Dugan Is making changes in his moulding mill at a cost of $900. On the northwest cornor of Iloorum place anil State stroot tho Atlantic avenue Hallway Company aro strengthening the trusses of thoircar house and stable at a cost of $300. On Lore lane, west of Henry street, Mrs.

,7. Ashela is rebuilding tlie main wall? of her brick stablo at a cost of This will substantially bo a now building, aud two storlua, with an extension 20x13. At 15 I'ierrepont street Mr. J. Hoyt is making some materia; changes in hi6 brick dwelling at a rost of At 102 Fourth avomte, Mr.

MIchaol O'Drieu ia building now partitions and now store front In his brick store and dwelling at a cost of f.500. At 2S'.) I'aciiic street, Mr. M. K. Wilson is adding nn oxloiision 23x23 and one story to his framo shod a cost of At 519 Atlantic avsauo, Mrs.

M. C. Sehaker la adding an extension and two stories to her brick itore aud ilw.dlittg at a eot of $1,300. At 2S0 Magnolia stroot, Mr. James Kilcoyno Is adding a story to his brick aud framo dwelling, making it throe stories, a cost of Fulton street, Mossrs.

Scott Howno aro putting in new front for store In their brick building. At 129 Cook street Franz Droblusky ia put ling a Hat roof on his framo at a cost of poo. At tho southeast corner of Herkimer utroet and Cooper place the Dutch Reformed Church is adding an extension Hi 0x25, and two glories to Its frame dwelling, at a cost of fl.000. At 15 I'ierrepont street, Mr. C.

A. Hoyt is adding an extension 10x1 1, and two stories to I113 brick dwelling, at a cost of $1,200. On the south side of Ross et. oet, east of Kent nrn nue, Mr. J.

V. Hawloy Is making soma changes in bis brick factory at a cost of 300. TO'CLOSK EAHLY. OTho Principal Batclior mid Grocery Store ot Jhc City. A mooting of tlio journeymen butcber and grocer6: elorks was hold Sunday afternoon at Municipal Iiali, on Fulton street, with Mr.

William Goodwin in the chnir. Tlio committee appointed at tho last meeting to wait on the butchers and grocera who do business oa the principal streets and avenues of tho city, with tho view of obtaining thMr signatures reported that they had mot with much success. Mossra. Armstrong, Hughes aud Flshor wero delegated to wait on th.i clergy ot tho city, lor the pur poso of asking thorn to preach on early Fourteen now members were proposed, and after tho prosidont had made a few remarks the mooting adjourned. TBUPHRASUK AT KTRI.f.A Tho union temperance meeting at Stella Hall, ou Hertford arouue, near Myrtle, afternoon, waa tho most Interesting of tho series.

A luYouilo cold water army marched in and sang undor tho direction of Miss liessio Tyson. 'J'lio little elocutionist), Chrbsay andMaggio Iliggerton, radio temperance pooms with cojisidorablo dramatic effect. Tlio speakers wera Colonel Ward, It. Sherman, IJov. C.

C. Leigh, E. Whitney and S. Staoy. DIDJfT (JKT A BKISK.

John Smith, a moulder, got very drunk Sunday ami wont Into tho Sixth Gub Frecluct Station JIouso to mako a chargo against a saloon keeper Who refused him a drink. Ho wanted tho place raided. Tho doorman ran hint la a coll and ho poat toe balance ol the day abusing tho police. Ho Claims Good Government rh tho Special Feature of tho Grand Old Party, and. Says it is tho Only One Worthy of Trust.

No Hopo in a Citizens' Movement. The regular weekly meeting of tho Republican League was hold last evening in tho assembly rooraBOf Dioter's Hotel. The attendance was no! large. No committees wero ready to report, and when tho oponing business hnd beon disposed of Mr. Jesao Johnson delivored nn address upon tho theme: "Tho P.opublican Party iu Municipal Politics." Iu his opening tho speaker alluded to the marvelous dovelopmont of tho modern city, and quoted the statistics of sonioof the principal citiosof tho United States and of Europe to3how how populations dthin the present century havo centered In municipalities.

This marvelous growth, lie said, was duo to certain industrial developments in the earlier years of tho century. In 1S07 Fulton solved tho problem of steamboat navigation. In 1815 Stophenaou saw the wheels of the first locomotive in operation. In llllil Davey invented the safety lamp, which enables the miner io boro far into the bowels of the oarth In toarch of coal. It was the wealth of fuol thus made accessible, and converted into steam, which hag wrought the wonderful urban development.

The caso of Brooklyn alone was quoted as remarkable. In 1830 she was a village of loss than 4,000 inhabitants, and it was not until IS27 that Williamsburgb boeamo a village. In 1870 Brooklyn had 80G.O0S population, in iss.0 sho had and now she has beiweon 700,000 and The figures aro equaled by cltio3 of the cid World. This marvelous growth is tho product of industry, which, primarily, is due to the combustion of coal and the generation of steam. The safety lamp made ii milling po3siblo, and tho ltivonlion of the iocomotivoand the steamboat mado its transportation to tho center of indu stry by rail and water possible.

It Is estimated that tho poser, of machinery, of steam and of wind and wave, aa utilized iii mechanics in tho United equal to tho labor of of bondmeu. Thus we have, sal'l the speaker, the modern city, which has become tlio principal and most important factor in our social and political development Hence tho government of the Is lntlmatoly related to all questions of progress. The good government of a city is an absolute necessity. In tho dcgi'oo that good govornmont prevails is the city prosperous and successful. IU government increases tho cost of her product aud is a bar to hor progress.

The problem is an intricate ono. Hero are gathered the extrcmos of all classes as well as all grade.3 betwoon tho extremes. The tenoment of the poor Is closo to tho mansion of the rich, aud tlio den of vice and crime is in sight of hor pioasant and most delightful places. This problem of good government must be solved by ourselves, boeauso of its importance, not to us alone, but to the State and the Nation. How thou shall good government for Brooklyn bo secured? Thoro is no subject toward which a higher or brighter patriotism invites than the good govornmont of socioty.

Every ono will tell you that It is necossary, but whou you como down to tho hard facts of how It iB lo be wrought out there will bo many different answers to the question. One mnn will tell yon a citizens' move mem is tiio method by which good government is to bo secured, whilo another will say that it must bo wrought out along tho lines of party government. As to tho citizens' movomont. the speaker was of the opinion that it was fallacious, because It was impossible to accomplish results therewith, and ho cited the Citizens' party in tho last campaign as proof of his position. You cannot expoct much from it, he said, boeauso you cannot got tho Democratic party Into a citizens' movement.

The figures iu the last campaign proved this. Tho conditions were such thnt if a citizens' party could over succeed it would havo succoodod thon. Mr. Woodward was placed In the coutost for tho Mayoralty, backed by intluences which for resources and power of organization could not be surpassed. All three candidates came from tho First Ward.

It was claimed for Mr. Woodward that ho would carry tho First Ward. Mr. Whitnoy certainly was not what would be callod a magnetic candidate. Tho figures on tho ballot showed that Mr.

Whitney polled noarly the wholo ot his party in that ward, while Mr. Wood ward'a voto came almost exclusively from Republicans. Tho samo was truo in tho Twentieth and other wards. The result proved that tho citizens' movement mado no inroads upon the Democratic party. It proved, also, that for the noxt decade, at least, tho city and county is to bo governed by one or tho othor of tlio two great parties; and tho quostlon thon arises, into which party's bauds will you commit the trust of municipal govornmont Which will yeu havo The speaker noxt advancod the claim that rocent history proved the Republican party was the party of good municipal govornmont and he supported this claim by contrasting Democratic and RepubU cau administrations.

Tako it first, he asked, in effect, in tho field of Federal administration. Up to a year ago on tlio 4th of last March the Republican party had been in control of the Federal Government for twenty four years, lu support of Cleveland's candidacy it was urged that a change in administration would enable an Investigation of tho books aud great frauds would bo shown. For ovor year Cleveland's Administration had been in power aud tho throatouod disclosures had not yot boen made. The only result had been to prove that tho fiscal affairs of tho Govornmont had beon honestly administered. Every greenback and every bond waa accounted for.

The State of Vermont was noxt cited as an examplo of the purity of Republican State Government. "In Suffolk County in this Stato," said the speaker, there is a Republican majority of from 500 to GOO. Thoy havo a Board of Supervisors which is a credit to tlio county. Thoy havo an almshouse surrounded by a farm whoro tho poor aud the insane of tho couuty are carod for cheaply, but In a humuno and crcditablo manner. Contrast that with the history of the care of tho poor mid the iasano in this county, under Democratic rule.

Take Long Islaud City and see what she has wrought out uudor Democratic government. Tlio termor Mayor of the city has been in Jail four years for malfeasance in ofllco. Now York City Is another example of what results of municipal corruption aud misrule aro wrought out by Democratic administrations. It i3 not a great while since tho scandals of tho Tweod regime, and now behold tho filth and corruption and chicauory of tho Broadway Railroad there. It sconis as if the city was simply stumbling from one slough of corruption into another, lu this city the Kopublican party camo into power with the olection of Schroedor as Controller ovor ten yoara ago.

What was tho condition of affairs which he and othor Republican omclals theu elected found? Was it the clean record which the Democrats found in Washington? On the contrary, nearly every Democratic lineal official was prosecuted civilly or criminally for misfeasance in office. A new charlor was c.btaiuod by the Republicans. That party had brought al'out all the Improvements In the municipal government of tho city, all tho security of tho election laws, all tho safety and care which is oxor eised over tho interests ol the taxpayers. The Republican party had proved Itself to bo tho partj of municipal purity and good government, and If it would follow out the policy thus laid down, it would regain tlio control of city affairs. It would draw votes, because it would bo working for a high Ideal, aud It was a noble mission.

Tho speakor again referred to Now York. 11 It is," he said, a typical Democratic stronghold. It has a majority of 05,000 Democratic voters. In additiou to tho interest on its debt and its quota for Stato tuxes It spends $10,000,000 for current oxpeasos, and If it makes an improvement that is to last over a year It runs in debt and borrows tho money. Wo hear a good deal about the party of Thomas Joffer sou, aud it was a kind of talk of which ho was tired.

He would liko to have tho peoplo who talk ao mucb. nbout Thomaa Jefforson name a practice of the Democratic party iu Its administration of city affairs in tho past of which Thomas JolTorsou would not be ashamed. If ho woro living to day ho would bo apt, tho 3peakor thought, to bo a Republican In municipal politics." In conclusion Mr. Johnson Bald ho thought it the duty of tho Republican party, a necessity in fact, to strive for the control of municipal matters, not for tho sake or patronage, but for tho higher ambition of giving a pure, safe and economical government to the city. If It would piaco itself upon that high piano ho thought there could be no doubt of Its triumph aud success.

Hon. William H. Waring and ex Judgo Blrdsoye mado brief ppceeh03, indorsing Mr. Johnson's views and claiming that history showod tho llopublican party wa3 always tho party of good government and tlio Democratic party tho party of bad government In municipal affairs. NEW YORK'S DISTINGUISHED INVALIDS.

Ex Prcsideat Arthur and Kir. John Kelly lieported no Hotter. It is reported that the condition of ex President Arthur has boon growing steadily worse during the past week. Tho peculiarities of Mr. Arthur's disease are tho sudden and unexpoctod rallies, followed by gradual but steady daclinos.

It is Ibo constant fear of his physician that the patient's poisoned blood will suffuso the brain, and when that occura tho victim of Bright's disease has reached tho crisl3. Mr. John Kelly, tho Tammany leader, has felt tho 111 effects of the recent unpleasant weathor and has Buffered from despondency aud a return of his old complaint, insomnia. Ou Sunday he soomod decidedly holler and his family wero much encouraged. Mr.

Kelly has gained but little, If any, strength within tho past six months. A WEIGHTY AUGUMKT. Neil McDowell, of 4G Pctvrl street, visited hU brother lu law, Daniel Stewart, of 172 Water street, Sunday morning. Tho friendly mannor iu which thoy ongaged lu a discussion wati changed to hostility whou Daniel showed his superiority as a dobator. McDowell, liowover, clinched tho argument by atrikiug Uis brother In law on tho hoad with some blunt inatrumont, Ambulanco Surgeon Payne dressed Stewart's head.

When he learned hia injuries wero not serious he refuted to mako a complaint. THREE ROItKKRISS OX OXE BLOCK. Between of 12 and 6 o'clock yesterday morning tho residence of James Grirflu, 373 Putnam avenue, was ontered by a thief who forced open tho bftsomout door aud stole from tho dining room four silver Bpoons valuad at $1. Tho houso 3SB Putnam avonuo, occupied by Mr. Jamos McDowell, was also cutored and a tablo covor waa stolon.

Mrs. alary Briukerhoff'B house, 387 Putnam avenue, was entered about the Bame time and In tho same manner, and uapkln rings and a spoon valued at $3 wero stolen. SSJiT BACK TO CHOW HILL. Michael Dooley, a tough looking citizen, who was roloased from tho Penltontlnry about two woeks ago, was sent back to that institution by Justico Kenna yestorday for one year. Tho day ho was reloasod ho called ou James MoClure, 75 years old, who livos at 10? Walworth stroot, aud gave Win and his wifo a torriblo beating.

Dooley boars Iho reputation of boiug a desperate rowdy. FIKED OB TWO CHARGES. Fbilip Heftner, of 29 Debevoiso stroet, got drunk Suuday and foil into tho clutchos of Policeman Frey, of tho Thirteenth Product, Whon soarohed nt the police station a pistol was found iu his pocket. Before Justico Kouua yesterday ho pleaded guilty to charges of iutoxicatlon and carrying a pistol without permit. He wss ou oach charge.

TUKXKD TOO MAST SOHKOSAULTS. Andrew Eckel, year3 of ago, of 1.17 Skill man stroot, amused himsolf Sunday morning by making somorsaults on tho corner of Wyckofl" avenue anttsTacob street. Ho turned one too many and tailing broke his leu. nScECenna, the California Wonder. Buns 1,003 Points in an Exhibition Game.

Standing room was nt a premium in Maurice Daly's private parlor attachod to his billiard rooms, on Washington stroot, last ovouing, the occasion being tho oponing of tho straight rail billiard exhibition by Harvey II. McKenua, the California wonder. The lntorost oxhibited during tho game was very groat Thoro was a slight difficulty in securing an opponent for McKonua, although tho lattor was compelled to run 500 jitointo or no count. Dr. Dontloy, wfio won third prize lu the late amateur tourney, was finally induced to ero9s ouea with McKenua, after being assured that it would not imperil his position as an amatonr.

Mr. Daly announcod the torms of tho game 500 points up, McKonna to ruu 500 points or no count, aud introduced Mr. Dan Deau as referee and marker. Tho playors balked for tho lead at oxactly 9.03 o'clock, McKonna winning tho balk by two inches. Ho ran throe from the string and thou missed, tho doctor missing his first shot.

MoIConua only mado one in tho second Inning, tho doctor going him ono bettor in hio half of tho inning. Mc Konna made ono in the fourth, threo iu tho fifth, four in tho sixth, nono in tho seventh, and nono iu tho oighth. Thus his score for tho eight innlnga was 15, the doctor's being 10. In tho ninth Inning MclCenna got tho balls on tho rail on tho third shot and started iu on what everybody expectod would bo a largo run, but tho balls rolled badly and iu attempting a maasa ho missed on tho nineteenth shot. The doctor drow three blanks in succession, McKonna securing but two shots.

In tho twolfth inning McKonna railed tho ball3 on tho side rail near tho first diamond and started iu ou tho largest run of record over mado in Brooklyn or any city in the ICast. It was only by the hardost kind of playing that ho finally got thom on tho rail on tho ninth shot, making a finely calculated drive to the lower cushions. Tho balls sottlod together and amid loud appiauso. McKonnn chalkod his cue and started tho balls rolling toward the lower end of the tablo. Hounding tho lower cornor with 87 to his credit ho propelled tho balls acroas tho green cloth reaching tho opposite cornor with 120 points; by a clean stroke ho turned tho angle and startod toward the uppor rail.

In his Journey up tiio tabio tho full beauty of his wonderful stroko was apparent, each point boiug secured cleanly and Bwlflly, tho balls scarcoly progressing more than half an inch at each stroke. Tho upper angle was turned with 192 points to his credit. Across tho tablo tho ivories rolled ns if under tho waud of a magician and turning the corner Willi 2tiu points, McKenua rolled the balls toward his starting point reaching it with exactly 230 but tons on his string. Once more ho startod to mako tho circuit of tho tablo, reaching tho lowor cornor with MB, the opposite corner with 303 aud tiio uppor angle with 455 and tho uppor left hand corner with 478. Rapidly tho spheres cliokod together, scarcoly moving under the careful manipulation of tho player, aud in lesa time than It takes to tell it McKenna had ticked off the required 500 poinu, being greeted with troniendoua appiauso and cries of "Koop it up," and koop it up ho did, for without a break or a freeze ho sout tho balls on thoir Journey round tlio tablo again, turning tho lower corner with 580, tho opposite angle with G25, tho uppor cornor with 71R, tho opposite auglo with 751, resting on his starting point for a moment at 790.

Swiftly and cloanly ho ticked off tho polntB, turning tho lowor cornor again with 805, tho opposite angle with 902 and tho upper corner with 998 to his credit; two more points woro added to his score amid the wildest kind of applause, but unhooding and apparently not hoaritig, the wizard tlckod off flvo moro points and then lowered his cuo, loaving the balls on the rail. Bowing to tho audience ho retired from the table having mado the highest run of 1,00.3, over known in this part of tho country, tho next highest having besn 405, made by Sloason In 1SS2. It was announced that McKenna had boon matched to play Charlos Morizot Bomolstor, tho woll known wine merchant of Now York, on Thursday night, McKenna to mako 1,000 points or no count, whilo Mr. Bomolstor was making 100 points. Tho game last oroning was romarkablo from tho fact that in tho entire run thoro was not a freeze, each point mado bolng clear and distinct, tho referee being vory particular to note, that there were no push or falss shots made.

JloKonnnwill coutinuo to givo exhibitions during tho week, playing against Mr. Kootio, tho winner of tho Iato amateur tournament, tonight. Ho ccmploted his run of 1,003 points in 87 minutes, beginning at o'clock and throwing down his cue at oxactly 9:56. EDGAR L. STEVENS' WILL Contested by 52 ISvotlier on tho Ground of Lunacy.

Edgar Lylo Stevens died in April, 1834, loaving an estate amounting to about $20,000. He made a will December 10, 1S83, leaving the property to his aunt, Mrs. Susan Stevens. Tho estate was inhorltcd from his father. Tho will is contoatod by the brothers of the doceaaod, Goraril M.

Stevens and Frodorlck E. Slovens, on tho ground the toatator was not of sound mind when ho made It. Decoasod lived with his aunt and undo on Carlton avonuo. John J. Hamilton, formerly the superintendent of Fort Greene (Washington Park), tostl flnd that for several yoars it was tho custom or the toatator to walk almost daily in the park, and he Baw him there day aftor day.

His actions, witness said, wero thoso of a crazy man. Ho would stand lu front of a post or troo and talk to it In tho moat oar nest manner, or would sit on a bench and talk io himself. Tho burden of his conversation was that the park had belonged to hi3 fathor and grandfather, that It belonged to him also, aud that he had a right to bo there. Ono of tho officers of tho Park corroborated this evidence. Ho Bald he saw the toatator almost daily for oix or sovon yoars.

Ho talkod to himself continually; would Jump off a bench, rush on" to a tree or buBiror post, and begin to declaim in a very earnest mannor, gesticulating violently, aud speaking in loud tones. MUSIC AND SONGS. A Concort by the HBartlioIdi Association of East rVeiv York. The Bartholdi Musical and Dramatic Association oi East New York gavo thoir second concort this aoason at Schlelleln's Aasombly Rooms last ovoning. A largo audionce liatonod to a long programme.

Tho ontertalumont began with a chorus, and then Mr. M. C. Kolaey sang a basa solo. "Spinning was Bung by a fomale chorus, and a duet Whon wo aro in Goldon Bonds," by Mrs.

Ii. J. Cummlnga and J. Boyd. W.

J. Rand, rendered nsolo, Wanderer's Song" and a trio, Mrs. W. II. Nichols, Georgo Blass aud J.

Boyd, sang Hoar Mo." A cornet solo, by Georgo Moore, was noxt in order and J. Boyd Bang How I Lovo the Pretty Girls." Tho aocond part off ho prosrammo consisted of a piano duet from Somnambula by MI33 Flora Stagg and W. J. Hand, Jr. song, Tho Huntsman," by fomalo chorus; comic duot, Mlas Hester and John Boyd; soprano aolo, "Stay Not Long Awny," Mrs.

W. II. Nichols; baritone boIo, "Anchored," Mr. George Blass; solo, "Loving Eyoa," by It. J.

Cummlngs. Jr. Bong, Good Night, Beloved," by a chorus. Tho Bartholdi is officered as follows; presidont, K. J.

Cummlnga, vico president, Miss Annie M. Fransecky; secrotary, W. D. Nichols; treasurer, Miss LIzzlo Schrotor; musical dheutor, W. J.

Rand, Jr. THE SNEAK THIEF ABROAD. Depreciatory Who Matte Wearing Apparel a Within the past woek sovoral houses in the Flftoouth aud Sixteenth wards have boen robbed by snoak thiovos, gonorally in tho absence of tho families. On Friday morning Mrs. Ciiarlos Traeo, of Maujor street, near Ewon, on returning from the grocory, a few doors off, found that hor huabaud's dross suit, worth $35, had been carriod off.

A Bachol whluh hung within a fow foot of it, containing a gold watch chain and a quantity of Jewelry, luckily escaped tiio notico of tho tliiof. On the namo day, it is supposed, the opartmonts of Mr. William Luthor, on Maujor street, noar Graham avonuo, woro onterod and robbed of a quantity of wearing apparel. A NEW LOCAIi C01IPAMI. The Manhattan Sulpho Dioxide Disinfecting Company, to entry on its business operations in tho oitlos of Now York and Brooklyn, was incorporated Saturday at Albany.

Tho trustees for the first year nro Edward S. Savage, James U. Goodaell, Georgo W. Miller, Frank II. Gray, Fred Ornsmuck.

The amount of capital stock is $500,000, divided into 20,000 shares, of $23 oach. The company's objoots aro the disinfection of rags and other merchandise. SUFFEBUU) FROM EHKUtf AT181I. Andrew Mornn, 64 years of ago, of 79 Hudson avenue, was found lying on Plymouth street yestorday. Ho was suffering from rheumatism and taken to tho Homoeopathic Hospital.

The United Butcher Guard, of Brooklyn, mot last evening at Baumgartuor's Military Hall, cornor of Leonard and Scholes strcots, and noarly completed their arrangomouta for a grand two days festival to bo held at Uldgowood Park, Juno 23 and 29. Captalu Charlos Ilecxelmnn, presided, and tho or" secretary was discharged by Mr. Philip Bender. A letter from tho Bloomlngdalo Gormanla Butcher Guard, of Now York, accepting tho invitation to participate in the festival was received. Messrs.

Gerllsh aud ltichtor wore appointed a commltteo to carry out the arrangements. On tho Uist day t'aoro will be a procession through tho principal streoisof both districts, but tho time of march has not yet beon determined. On tho second day there is to a grand barbecue in the Park. Further details will bo decided uiiu at a mooting to held this evening at Saengerbund llnll ou Schermerhorn street. The United Butchers form threo companies, tho Brooklyn Uorainu Butcher Uuard, Captain O.

Fass nacht numbering 40 men, which moots at Zlpp's Casino, 12 Kim place; the Brooklyn Unltod Light Butcher Guard, Captain L. Nungasser, 50 mon, meeting at 230 Hudson avenue, and tho Brooklyn F.astorn District Butcher Guard, Captain Charles Deckelmau, 60 mon, mooting at Baumgartner'a Military Hall. THE ALDERMEN. Cojicliidiuir Proceedings of Yostcrday'B rfiuctitia Tho proceedings of the Board of Aldermen yoslerday were for the most part published In tho Eaols of las', evonlng. Tho most Important mnt tors that engaged the attoullou of tho Board wore In connection with so called local improvements in different soctions of tho city, maluly the grading aud paving of streets under tho modified Stay law.

In oach instance one third of tho estimated cost must bo paid in before proposals aro callod for. Aid. Wooks offered a resolution directing tho City Clerk to inform the Board 0:1 Mouday next whether or not the proprietor of the Washington Baso Ball Park has taken out a license the grounds as a place of aniusomont. Ou motion of Aid. Englo the Board appointed Daniel Ferritor as day watchman at the Truant Homo.

Aid. Khuo offered a resolution requesting the Bard of liiitiinato to include in tho budgot for 18rf7 an item of for paviug Court street with granite blocks. Tho street is now paved with grauito from Fulton street to Atlantic nvonue. Resolutions to light DoKalb nvouuo from Fulton street to Broa.l and Ninth street, from the canal to Prospoct cloctrlclly, were referred. FOURTH WARD DK.1I0CRAT8.

ITbo Anaociasion iMilorscn tUo Appoint incut ot Sir. Ilondrix. A well attended meeting of the Fourth Ward Democratic Association was hold last ovouing In Jciferson Hull, cornor of Adams and Willougliby streets, with Mr. John W. Walker in tho chair aud L.

F. MoDormott acting as socrotary. Tho Investigating Commltteo reported favorably on cloven names, which wero ordered to bo placed on tile roll. Air. Farrell called the attention of the members to the death of Thomas S.

Iloudorson, for many years a member of tho association, and hoped that suitable resolutions would be passed. Mr. MoKerwiu said It would be a good idea to wait for a o' days in order to mako sure that it waa not another Henderson. Tho matter was laid oror until tho noxt meeting. John Motion offered the following, which was unanimously adopted: That the nomination by President Clove land of our respected feliow citizen, Joseph C.

Uon drix, a gentleman in overy respect eminently qual liiod for the responsible position of Postmaster of tin; City of Brooklyn, is hoartily indorsed by tho Fourth Ward Democratic Association, M0.SAH0SM 1'JjACH FILLED. Cbarleo SSoylan iiviu ilxa Appointment. Other Navy Yard Iicw. Tito clerkship iu tho equipment department made vacant last Saturday by tho resignation of John Mesiuhon was filled yestorday by tho appointment of Ciiarlos Boylan, relative of Auctioneer Thomas Kerrigan, of Willoughby street J. Franklyn, an employe of tho equipment department, attomptod to leavo the yard without a before bell ring.

The gate keeper stopped him and Franklyn struck the marine, who reported the assault to tho commander. The latter ordered Franklyn to bo suspended for ono month. linsign Rogers, of Washington, reportod for duty on board the Juniata yesterday. There was a rumor to day that Chief Englnoor Uoble would bo detached and Chief Knginoer Mooro put iu ilia place. The commodore donios tho reported change.

Paymaster Guild flays that tho amount of monoy in tho yard to covor all oxpenses 5,330.48. Mate Gallagher, who rescued a mnrlno from drowning in tho dock channel, was presented yesterday with a watch aud chain by Captaiu Brady, oi the schooner Cyclops, which is now being loaded at the yard. THE l'HILIURHOSIC. Eight ISotlrinc Directors JSe eleofod at tlio Annual TtJIucSiiig'. Eight retiring directors of tho Philharmonic Socioty wero re electod yesterday ovoning at Iho annual mooting of the society, held In tho Directors' room, Academy of Music.

Tho re elected gotitlo men wero Honry N. Whitnoy, John D. Hlwoll, Frederic Cromwell, F. II. Cowporthwalt, Samuel It.

Proba3co, Chauucoy E. Low, William A. Nash aud John S. James. No formal report was road at tho mooting, over which General C.

T. Christietison presided, but from tho books of tho socioty it is learned that the expenses wero recouped over the twenty four performances during the yoar, but that tho eight matinees wore unprofitable vontures. A balance remains on hand of out of receipts and surplU3 amounting to 10,8 'J1. Tho scenic and platform property owned represents about $5,000. Tho subscribers to tlio Philharmonic now numbor noarly 1,200.

BltOOKLY.V HUSISESS MEX. BJain'H Directory oS ffrade and illanu. Ifactisfa tor the Current 'Sfar. Messrs. Loin Co.

have issued their Business Directory for the current year In Its usual comnuct and useful form, with sundry improvements. Its pagos iueludo also a list of mon who mako and sell in tho county tor.ns, Long Island City, Jamaica, Flushing, College Point and White stone. Some of its features nre curious. It rovoals for ono tiling tho awful fact that thoro are oxactly 200 Chinese laundries in town, hold largoly by a few Celestials. Hop Lee owns four, Leo Hop as many moro, while Leo Sam is a monopolist possessing thirteen shops.

Loo Sing has eight, Sing Sam six, and Wah Sam eight. Vory few of tho monosyllabic heaihomi possess leas than two. Tiio number of lawyers, individual and iu firms, reachos flvo hundred, and thero are 2,408 liquor doalora. The book Is ono of value to each of tho fifty thousand buelnoss men whoso na 11103 adorn its pages. LOCAL CHURCH XOTES.

Evidences ofStowlli in Eastern District Churches. Rev. 'Williuni H. Yarrow, of the Orchard Primitive MethodlBt Church, on Oakland stroot, has boon lust sottled over the church by tho annual conforouco. This is his fifth term with this congregation.

Mr. English, tho tomnoranco ovangollst, will sing this morning at the First H. E. Church, Manhattan avenue. During tho paat woek Me3sra.

Mayhor and English havo boeu iioldin? a sorlos of tomporanco revival meetings at tho Manhattan aveuuo rink, and havo met with considerable success. Bishop W. H. Nicholson, of tho Reformod Episcopal Church, hold .1 confirmation aorrlce at the Church of the Kodomptlon last Monday. During the past three months, undor tho pastorate of Kov.

G. L. Aldrleb, twenty now members havo boon added to tho congregation. I OXG ISLAND CHURCH HOTEfi. The Kov.

Mr. Horsha, who was recently installed pastor of tho Presbyterian Church in Hov lyn, preached his Introductory sermon Sunday. Mrs. l'ollltz, of Hamburg, Germany, contributed J25 to Trinity Episcopal Church at Uoslyn. A now sliver communion sorvlco Is to bo purchased.

BAIIBBBS KKKl'IKG WATCH OH IUHBKB.S. Dolegntos of the Barbers' Union, about twonty strong, patrolod tho upper portion of Grand otreot last evening to soo that nono of tho craft pllod their vocation ofter 8 P.M. The union rulo seemed to bo pretty gonorally observed. BRIDGS RECEIPTS. The bridgo receipts for tho past week were Monday, Tuoaday, Wednesday, Thursday, $1,0112.81 Friday, Saturday, $3,386.51, and Sunday, $1,058.07 0 total of $14,435.05.