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FOltTY-TIIIED YEAR. BROOKLYN, FIUDAY, MAY 9, PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS. WOXDER CVRE" HOSPITAL. WESTERN VKIT.4HIA.yS VX1TED.

MR. M-MABOX BAH TBE TRVXK- THE STRIKES' IN EUROPE. SILVER MEN IX CONTROL, MR. SUMMERSGILL IS DEAD. fills SESSION IS ENDED.

A HTORT WITH A MORA f. Young ru trick Duff Meeln Ills Ialh While Kiijfiyliig a tttolen Uhte. There is a moral to this story which boys iu the habit of ten ling rides on horse curs will do well to het1 Patrick Duff, a bright little lad of 13 years, was enjoying a stolen ride yesterday afternoon ou a Fulton street horse car bound for the ferry. To escape the conductor, who wus returning to the rear pint form of the car after having collected the fares, young Duff jumped off rik'ht under the hoof of a pair of farm horses drawing a heavy farm wagon loaded with immure. In less time than it takes to tell it the horses had trampled upon and the wheel of the wagon had parsed over the lad.

The body was conveyed to his late residence. J.OOO Atlantic avenue, and the Corjuer notified. Immediately after the occurrence the driver whipped up bin horses and disappeared on a gallop up Jamaica avenue. It was later ascertained that he was John II. Beimels, sou of a Jamaica farmer.

He was arrested this inomintr and gave bonds to appear before theCoroiiei 't inquest. TBE REPUBLICAN SEXATORS DE FIXE THEIR EOS I TI OX. The Totnt of Difference Between the Ron ate and the House Secretory Window! Vlews-The Prenldent In A ComplaUuup Mood -Anticipating the Census. AVashinoton May 9. Atacancusattendea by nearly all of the Republican Senator this morning a very decided majority was developed in fnvnr of niakiug the certificates issued for the purchase of -silver bullion a-full legal tender, redeemable in lawful mouey of the United States.

There is now no doubt thut such a bill will be passed by the Senate. This phase of the silver problem is the only oue of interest here nnd is the question which divides the two hoiises! The Administration wants the certificates redeemable coin or bullion only, and Secretary VYindom depends upon Speaker Heed to appoint con- ferees who will not yield to the demands of the Senate for legal tender certificates. Western Senators and mom hers of tho House who have been in close consultation with the Pi evident since the discussion of tlie silver question began express the belief that fhe President will approve almost any men: nre on this subject that Congress will send to him. One of the serious obstacles in the way of concerted action has boon the fear that a radical measure would be vetoed. As Sena 1 tor Jones of Nevada said to a reporter recently to pass a bill which the President would veto would be worse than to en-ict no legislation at all.

But this feur of the Presidential veto iu diminishing. The President has not committed himself fuither than to say that he approves the iudom bill, but his evident anxiety to have ouie bill put through Congress has created the belief thut he would accept even an extreme measure. The belief is given as the -uiutive of some of tha Western Senators in holding out against the early action of the Caucus Committee. Anticipating the Census. Washington.

D. May 9. Gov. Thayer, of Nebraska, proposes to issue a proclamation, calling for the election in November of three Congressmen ut Lurge for his State on the theory that the eleventh census will show Nebraska to be entitled to that numberof additional KepreseuUitivesinCougress. The proposition has been discussed considerably here and meets with so much approval that it is likely othur Uovernors will follow the suggestion.

It is believed from the statements of the State Board of Immigration that the census will show Nebraska to be entitled to that number of additional Representatives and uUo that Superintendent Porter will be enr a bled to make a report of the result of the census when Congress reconvenes in December, upon which a bill will be prepared ratifying the work of the census aud designating the reapportionment of representation in Congress. The election of an additional Congress man in Nebraska this fail will simply obviate the necessity of a special election. If the census should not show the State to be entitled to three additional Representatives no, harm will have been done and a -special election may be called to select the number to-which the State i entitled. The new members will, of course, take their seats ou the 4th of next Mareh? when the 1 if ty-eecond Congress commences its life. A Pension to Mrs.

ram ell. Warhinoton, May 9. The House this morning passed tlie Pension bill of Mrs. Delia T. S.

Pa rue 11 with an amendment making the rate of pension $50 per month 1 Looking to the Future. Washington, May 9. The Kowell bill having been reported to the House, it is an- likely that the MuComas bill, relating to re-districting, will be passed by the Republicans as a party measure. With the power to keep off the roll members-elect hose seats are disputed the Republicans ill have fax more advantage than could be gained by overthrowing the recent gerrymanders in Jluryland and Ohio. AXOTBEH DRY GOODS PALACE, The Big Building That Is to be Erected for the Firm of Wechsler A Brother.

Among the building permits issued to-day by Commissioner Piatt of the Building Department, was one to Henry Offerman, who will erect a mug niti cent palace for Wechsler Brother, the dry goods merchant on Ful- tou, neur Duineld street The structure when completed will cost nearly a quarter of a million of dollars. Other importuut buildV' ing permits granted to-day are in the following list. The aggregate estimated cost is nearly $500,000. To B. W.

Hunt, four two-story and basow-ineut brick houses, Saratoga avenue, neur Decatur street James McKenna, six two-story and basement brick Bainbridge street, near Ralph avenue, D. Cramer, two four-story brick buildings, Bedford avenue and North Ninth street, Andrew Mowbray, two live-story brick buildings, 237 and 23 Schermfr- born street $3) OOO, Mrs. Williams, five three-story brick Louses, Marion street, Sura toga avenue, nve two-story aud basement brick booses, Decatur street, near Sumner C. B. Sheldon, two four-story brick buildings, Lighth avenue, near Union street, Oeorge Malcom.

one three-storr The Talk of Reviving the Indictments Against Woodhull-Ciatiin Laughed At Ottawa, 111., May fl. Tlie story from New York that an attempt would be made to revive the indictments against TennieC. ClaHin snd that her husband. Sir F. Cook, had been asked for $100,000 to hush the matter up, is laughed at here.

Ktute Attorney M. C. Moloney says that the revival of the old indictment would be ridiculous, not that they could uot be revived, but that the chief witnesses before the Grand Jury nre dead or lost sight of and that no conviction could be had or testimony given. Mrs. Woodhnll and Tennie Chill in cut a wide swath in Ottawa in Itxft and 18o4.

They first engaged room at the old Geiger House and later the old Fox Hiver House, now almost a ruin. Here they established "A Wonder Cure" Hospital nud coiued money until the indictments biought iu IStM forced them to leave town. The chief charges against Miss Claflin were that (die pretended to be able to cure cancer and other diseases and undertook to cure two serious cases, but the parties died after she had declared them cured uud then indictments were brought. HENRY LEFT TWO WIVES. HIS SOX REVEALS A ROM A At Ot THO CO XT I EX TS.

111m Father Left Hii. Home In Scotland and Lived I ndcr an Ash timed Name In America A Will Signed One Hour lirlure UiM Death. Andrew Henry, a Konyf Peter Henry, who was engaged in the paiut buiiies ntCoeuties Slip, New York, aud lived in South ilrook-lyn. has applied to Surrogate Abbott to revoke the probate of his futher will and for leae to contest it. Young Henry, in his petition, tells a remarkable story.

He Hay a that his father died ou June 11 last at his residence ou Van Brunt street, leaving then surviving, as he wjis informed uud believed at the time, the petitioner himself and Mary Henry biipposed to be bis widow aud the pe-tiouer's stepmother. He left a will which was admitted to probate on June 5. He sashewas never served with a citation to nttond ihv prhats af the ill, but in in formed by his counsel, James P. Judge, of Judge A Durack, that there is ou record iu the Surrogate's court a paper purporting to be a waiver of such service aud an appear-by the petitioner in pursou. He says that one evening after bis father's funeral a man came to his house nnd asked him if he had uot iust pulsed his twenty-tiiht year.

He hnid ne had and, at the man's request, signed a paper without reading it, relying on the good faith of his stepmother. He never intended Ut waive service of a citation or notice to attend tlie probate of the will. Youug Henry says that when he was a child his father uud his mother resided in Glasgow, Scotland. About his father came to America bringing the boy ith him. Andrew was then about 5 years old.

From that time until about ten years he and bis father bouided together in this city. Oue day Andrew was brought to a house iu which May Henry was and was informed that phe was his stepmother. He went to live with his father am) Mary Henry. After his father's death Mary Henry told him that she owned everything and that he could do nothing. After leaving his home Andrew began to make inquiries and ascerttined thut his father's name wus Peter Breuuau, but that he had been known by the name of Peter Ih nry or HeuiTy, nml that his mother, whi hm father left many jenrs ago in Scotland, was still living.

He has received a letter and telegram from her within two weeks. The real Mrs. Henry or Brennau, the petitioner says, is prepared to prove her identity, and that she was married tJ the deceased at Glasgow, Scotland, on April 14, lSiit. The petitioner says he will prove that no divorie was granted between his father and his mother. He says that for a loug time prior to hi death his father was addicted to liquor and whs so weak in body and mind us to be incapable of making a will.

After a long series of intoxications his father was token sick. He, the son, alleges that on the evening he died Mary Henry, having knowledge of all the facts, and realizing that unless Henry made a will she would have no interest in his property, about one hour before his death called iu an attorney and his clerk nnd had the will drawn. Mr. Henry was then unable to talk. The petitioner alleges that Mary Henry, the lawyer and his clerk, who were the only persons present iu the room, lifted the dying man, placed him in a chair aud endeavored to have him sign some paper.

He alleges that the alleged will is not the last will of his father, that he wns incapable of making a will and that the execution of tlie paper was obtained by fraud and undue influence. The deceased left about The petitioner says he never knew his mother was living until a short time ago. He frequently asked his father if she whs alive and he would always say that if she was living he (the sou would be with her. He says he believes that Mary Heury knew of the existence of the petitioner's mother and feeling thut tho dying man could be molded to her will got him to sigu the alleged will by fraud. The petitioner asks that the prohnte be revoked thnt he may be allowed to come iu and contest the will and for a temporary administration.

The widow has been ordered to ahow cause why the petitioner's prayer should uot be granted. BE VSEB OFFICIAL EX EL OPES. Census SupervUor ftcdgwlck Called to Account for So Doing. Mr. R.

B. Sedgwick, Census Supervisor of Long Island has, so it is alleged, been using ofticinl envelopes for private business. A number of these euvelopes bore Mr. Sedgwick's business card ou the upper left hand corner. Superintendent K.

P. Porter has called Mr. Sedgwick to account in the matter. The latter says in defense that while it is true that he has soused the envelopes, he sent them to men who wanted to be appointed enumerators. He says that he has explained the matter to Mr.

Porter. ICE IEARS OLD. Au Ktpert Opinion ou the Remarkable Stevena MUia In California. The altitude of the Stevens mine on Mount MoClellan, California, is 2,500 feet. At the depth of from ttt) to JtK feet the crevice matter, "consisting of silicia, calcite nnd ore, together with the surrounding wall rock, is a solid frozen mass.

McClelluu is one Of the highest Eastern spurs of the snowy range. It has the form of a horseshoe, with a bold es-carnmeu of fe Ids park rock nearly feet high, which in some places is nearly perpendicular. In descending into the mine nothing unusual occurs until a depth of eighty or ninety feet is reached, when the frozen territory begins and continues for over 2,000 feet, says the Troy Tune. There are no indications of a thaw summer or winter. The whole of the 200 feet of frozen walls is surrounded by massive rocks.

The miners, being unable to excavate the frozen material with pick and drill in the usual way, fouud thnt the only way to mine iu this peculiar lode was to kiudle a huge tire against the ''face" of the tunnel, and in tlie morning take out the ore that had been thawed loose during the night In fact, tliis was the only mode of mining used when going through the frozen belt some ten or fifteen years since. The tunnel is now many hundred feet deep and still there is no diminution of the frost Tho re is, so far as can be seen, no opening or channel through which the frost could possibly have reached such a depth from the surface, lie-sides this, there are many other mines in the same vicinity in a like frozen state. The theory is that the rock was deposited in glacial times, when there was cold enough to freeze the very earth's heart In thut case the mine is an ice house, whose stores have remained unthawed fur at least 80,000 years. The phenomenon is not uncommon or iu-eiplicnnle when openings can be fouud through which a enrreut of air can pass, but eases which, like the Stevens mine, show no opening for air currents, must be referred to imbedded icebergs of the glacml period. Age Secondary Matter Frem th Timet.

3 Mr. La -earns Goldstein I love your daughter, and would like to marry her it Isidore Goldlogle You may harsher, my poT. Mlt Hebecca, who Is IS years old, I glva Ift.ooo, mil Sarah, who is 94. Iio.uoo; mlt Low, who Is VIoh one do you ram I OoldAMits Haven't you vun about 40 1 Tery fkuenlng. JVem th WathiwUm Police man How does my new club strike you jinl It's siuaiduf.

The Trouble In the Rauka of th Women's Conferences Settled, Cbicaoo, 111., May 9. The trouble that long existed in the ranks of the Women's Unitarian Conferences, and which has militated against the formation of a national alliance. is as good as settled as a result of the conference held here this week, and in which leading female members of the denomination from Boston, New York, Philadelphia and other Eastern cities participated. At the last convention at Pittsburg an organization known as the National Christian Alliance was brought into existence, but the Western Unitarians, after extending the hand of fellowship for a short time, withdrew because they did not like the title which they held was not broad enough to attract Deople outside of the Christian faith, while the association desired to admit to membership all religious people irrespective of denomination or sect It is now proposed to include a clause to this effect in tho constitution and this accomplished the Western Conference will reunite witli the National Association aud white-winged peace will again prevuil. IT'S LIKE.

NEEDLES AND TINS. ITBEX CHICAGO imr.S TUB VAIIl 1IK It TIIOI! Hl.l: KEVIXS. There's Going to be a Tremendous Struggle Over the Question of Sunday Closing riiiluuelphltt Kliut the Centennial Exposition hut Chicago's Radical. Chicago, 111., May 9. The inevitable conflict over the question of opening or closing the forthcoming World's Fair on the Sabbath Day may be said to have commenced even ttras early.

When the National Convention of German Turner Societies lueete in Now York next mouth the ball will be set a rolling by the presentation of a memorial adopted a few days ago by the District Turner Association representing a portion of Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin, ami which urges that a stand be at once made in favor of opening the Exposition on the first day of the week. It ls more than probable, also, thnt similar petitions emauatmg from the Turners of Iowa, Minnesota and Missouri will be pre-eeiitsd, (HHHmnpjoutuni having already opened with representative Germans in the Stutes in question. The initial steps of this movement are being closely watched by representative divines of the Presbyterian, Baptist and Methodist denominations in this city, and who are allied with the various ministerial associations. No one who remembers the fierce conflict which took place over the question of owning or closing the Centennial Exhibition of lo7(J on the Sabbath, and in which the Sabbatarian element on the Centennial Commission finally triumphed, can doubt for a moment that with more radical surroundings and the advance of thought that has token place in the past sixteen years, the tiual issue of the question will be of a character calculated to interest the whole of Christeudoin. Chicago, 111., May 9.

Mr. E. T. Jeffery has declined to accent the position of Director- (feneral of the orlil's Fair, owing to the importance of his private duties. Among other names mentioned for the position is that of H.

B. Stone, until recently one of the vice-rresideuu ot the liurlington Koad. J. W. Hickman, who directed the International Maritime Exposition at Boston last year, is also spoken of.

ONE THOUH4XD TO I'AltADE. The Procession of the Turn Vereln to be Reviewed by Mayor Chaplti. On Thursday evening next there will be a grand torchlight demonstration in Green-point, when the, Turn Verein will formally take possession of their new home. Turn Hall, formerly Bartholdi Hall, on Greeu- point avenue, near Manhattan. There will be Turn Vereius and civicorganizatious from New York, Newark and Jersey City.

A grand stend will be erected on Greenpoint avenue in front of the hall, where Mayor Chapin and other distinguished citizens will view the parade. On the evening following Friday there will be a grand fete gymnastiiiue at the hall, which will be followed by a soiree. M'ELTAIXE'S SECOXIt Till Ah. Moore Will Try the Luca Murderer on June 0. Judge Moore, on motion of District Attor.

ney Kidgway, tiled June 9 as the day for the second tiial of Charles W. McElvulue, the murderer of Christian W. Luca. McElvaiue was arraigned court and was represented by his attorney, ex-Judge George M. Curtis.

Mr. Curtis Said he would be ready on the day fixed unless he had some good excuse lor asking lor delay. I-ROM M1XE On XLK TO OKUM IX Because 990,000 Proved Too Much fur Him. Martinsvill May 9. A few years ago Nathan Williams, the owner of all the Staunton, coal wines, died leaving his son and namesake Young Nathan at once began a life of dissipation.

In nine months all his fortune was spent and he was a workman in the mines he formerly owned. He was badly crippled lately and has just been committed to the county poor asylum. Anthony Com.toek. Bitfalo, N. May 9.

Anthony Com-stock, the agent of the New York Society for the Supppressiou of Vice, paid a visit to this city yesterday, and within three hours caused the arrest of. Christian Hauschildt on the charge of having in his possession a quantity of lend and obscene pictures. Hauschildt is an employe of a largo printing and engraving establishment On his person and at his house were fouud pictures, all of them most indecent He was held' in $300 bail for trial. An Insane Convict at Large. Bobtox, May 9.

Charles Williams, aged 24, a good looking mulatto, escaped yesterday from the lunatic hospital at Bridgeport, is now at large. Ho is a State prison convict, aud was serving an eight-year term for assault with intent to kill and was sent to the hospital last June a being insane. A Nephew of Senator Ingall. Drowned. South Bend, May ft Ellsworth Hughes, son of the Traffic Manager of the Denver and liio Grande Kailway and a nephew of United States Senator Iugalls, was drow ned in St Joseph's Lake yesterday.

He was a student at Notre Dame University and was rowing with two companions when the boat capsized. He was 18 years old. Found Guilty of Manslaughter. May 9. Fietta Weaver, who was found guilty of manslaughter last week for killing her father-in-law, was yesterday fined 1 1 and sentenced to two years snd three mouths in the Western Penitentiary.

She is still in a very precarious condition and continually assorts her innocence. Profitable Iron Works Buffalo, N. May 9. The Tonawnnda Iron and Steel Company, which has been operating the Inmton furnace for the past year, has decided to double the capacity of the works at a cost of irs.OOO to $100.000. The financial result of the first year's operations has been most encouraging.

Th Petit Polsonlns; Case. LAFATi-Tnt, May udce Langdon, of the Circuit Court, yesterday overruled the petition of the iter. W. F. Petit who is under indictment for poisoning his wife, to compel the Stat to deliver the parts of Mrs.

Petit'a remains to P. A. Stuart for a chemical analysis. The Qnebee General Elections. Si-KBEO, May ft Th Quebec Legislature be dissolved at once.

Writs for tha general elections for the province will take lace on the 7th and voting on th 14th of una. Marker Acquitted. Bnlthnsar Markert, charged with having assaulted Officer Kiernan in his saloon several Sundays ago, was tried before us tie Gootting to-day and acquitted. Barnum Says Barnnm says a lot of things and alt ranally interesting in an interview which is published in to-morrow's Times. Th Weather.

Warmer, southerly winds, fair to-day, followed by cloudiness and rain to-morrow. High water to-morrow Sandy Hook, 13:10 P. M.i Governor's island, lshln) P. M.t Vel-labout, 1:10 P. i Hell Gate, a-18 p.

M. Th following was th temperature, as indicated by th thermometer at Levy A Thompson's, li Grand street i 8 A. 81 1 0 A. ttl i 9 A. 66 ti 8 P.

68. Why Rcllly Vl.ltert Justice KugU's Court tills Momtng. John McMuhon, of 201 North Seveuth strct-t, is iu poHsessiou of a trunk, the property of his lister, Mrs. lteilly, und Miss Mary lleilly, her daughter. This afternofm Justice Mokcs Entile sent Oflicer 'illiuni Terriere to the North Sev-eutli street sddress with an order directed to Mr.

McMahon. In the order the North Seventh street Kcutlcmnn Is told to give up the phijt-rty. If he fails to comply with the directions harsher nieitsures ere to be taken. Miss lleilly accompanied iffu'er Terriere. Mrs.

lleilly aud her daughter nbout a week nffo 'ame to thicity from Denver. Col. they had rended for eleven mouths. They rinne on the iuvitalion of Mr. McMahou Hiid his.

family and since their arrival here felt thiit they were their relatives' guests. A disagreement arose yesterday and ns a result Mrs. Kcilly nnl her daughter desire to retire from the McMahou nlode. Mr. MrMahun auiious' to detain them and fi that reason refuses them the possession of their trmik.

It is aliened that a money dink-u1'. at the bottom of the trouble. IN A RKCKlVErVS HANDS. Mi ITT.t.Y REACH IM'ROf E-MEM COMPAXY LIMITED. Tlit' Ich( rurllotl CatiHed lly WiiHl himI Wuvf Iihh Ah-Hirbeo I lie I'tolltn ttml a New CrHrutluu Im to Orgnnlz -Jiiiucit K.

Slinruuuil Ajfitoliitt-tl. Jurnes K. O. KherwooJ, the Glen Cove cftpitttlit, whs this luoruing nppuiuted re- cener of the Munhitttitn lleie Improvement Coiiipituy Mr. Sherwood is the Trnte of tbe homlbolderH, Hud as such has beciiu an net ion nniiiiit the corporation to foreeuie ft murtfface for on its property Mr.

Sherwood is to t'i' bond in non. 'Ihe ttppliration for a receiver wns imeie by Lawier Willi. tin .1. Kellv, eouusel for Austin Cot bin Htid theitlu-r bondholders nxu mtu k-holdi-iK. Mr.

oibiu, iu an nrtidMVit. -tute ttiat he has knouu tbe Mauhattau pioH'itv ftr ttventy yours nod is fauniitir with tlie business cutrietl on there. Uunut; the tmd dnrimi tbf f-dJ of the property has buffered severely from the rtctioii of ihe sett. ln September last Manhatt'in Renrh whs iuuuilattd liy phenomeuitlly hik'h tide and the prevailing btonuH destroy et I a verj larf amount of property. dobtrnetiou cuued by the element absorbed the proliU uhieh should hue foine to the company and fuivetl it to borrow money to defruy its runnini; expenses.

1 he rouiini season beffina on June I ami l.isU until September 1. or Octber I. Mr. Corbin. who is one of the largest bond-hohleis.

sa it is of the hih-i-t iiuportntiee iAj the storkhohlent and iMmdliull'jr-i that tlie husiiiesd shiml.l not suffer. To open the Oriental and MaubatUiu Bench Hotels and improve the property it will be necessary to expend money. The bondholder it ami Htoi'khohierM have uuitetl and a reor trani.utiou of the company will be effet tel. The old bonds which hear 7 per cent, will be ext-haucred for new bonds bearing 4 p-r cent, ami the detieieucy is to up to tlie bondholder? additiunal stork. Ne.rly rill tbe stockholders and bond-hoMers have deposited their holdings with the Central I'riM Company pending the re Heceiver Sherwood is to take possession of both hotels anil to sell or otherwise dispose of the property fw the court may direvt, or to operate the hotel.

EE I ROLXR EKO I I rvtTiil Other I iiiMrtaut Ckie Atljourued fur One Week. Poliee Coiiituissioiier Hnyden had a heavy calendar of delinquent policemen this morn iug. Several importunt caes were atljouiuetl fVn4 one week.amoug them heiugthutof Robert A. Smith, of tha Sixteenth, aud John H.iuley, of the Twelfth. Smith was the olii er who wiw clubbed by Officer Mclerrnott.

of tlie Fifth lreeiuet, iu a liroadwny saloon Han ley vns found by Commissioner Hayden ou St. Mark's avenue lust Sunday very' drunk. Tark Commissioner brower aske fnr tbe adjournment, saying that Han ley was sick. The Commissioner remarked that he did not think lianley would ever appear before him. Patrolman William C.

Holzberg. of the Sixteentli, dismissed from the force for intoxiealiou. lVlimftn rhoinp-son, of the same previnct, wai tiuetl rive days' pay for sleeping his port. Patrolmen Oilm an and MiU-hell, of the Fourteenth, mid Smiley, of tbe Kleveuth, dropped five days' pay each for being off in a tujiior SHUT HIS RROTHER. DfiinU lurrlttey Hay Why He Mil So Tlil Morning.

James Morrissey. a coach man in the employ of (ieoru'e C. Magouu, at West Islip. was shot ut and wounded by his brother, ieuuis. thi morning.

The shot Urok effwt iu his face and hands but did no serious harm. The brothers were on good terms, and the cause of the deed is a mjstery. Dennis when brought before Judge Cooper tin morning refuse-) to state that he had any grievance against his brother that would have lead bun to do the hootiiikf. The Jus-tire committed him to Kiwrheud Jail to await the action of the Grand Jury. A KIO EIRE.

The MauVlr faint Works and the Atlanth-sitarrh Fartory In Blaw, At 2 o'chvk thw afternoon fire broke out in tlie Atlantic Starch Works at the foot of Sixth street. The flames communicated to tho Madeira Paint Works aud botu buildings will Im burnetl to the ground. Two calls have been seut out lttttli ut Mr-. MrU Siuilh. Mrs.

Maria Smith, wife of Oharles Smith, died yedentay. She was au estimable lady who resideil witli her husband iu the Sixteenth Ward for the last forty -six years. was a meiuler of the At. K. Church for the last siity years, and ft prominent rnemter of the old (iothir Church iu Grand street, and wasrtnvntly a member of St bedfom aenne.

After a long und patuful illness she ressQil away retugucdly in the full faith of her church. Her deportment through life has been su as to command the respect And love of all who knew her, aud no doubt her fi lends will deeply deplore her loss. Two Now Kllj-IM I-Utu, The followini new eligible lists were i-utsl tvdny from the oruce of the Civil Service CommissiiHi Steuographem and Typewriters May O. Hamilton. Pulaski street, perceutnge Wt Kt; N.

Smith, ail Pulaski street, 8.75: Phyllis Meauey, 'SM Bridge street William P. Charles, 01 1 lfayette eTenue, tfi.KJ; hiith O. Menney, 2tt Bridge street, TO, Bridgekeeitem. John F. Siaa, 67 Devoo street 87.41 John H.

Jones, 7U Devoe street, 74. Michael Murphy. '7 Sackett street, Chailus F. Loueh, iti! Twenty -tirst atreet, TX An Expert Shoplifter ConTlrled. Cathariue Mantel was convicted of an Attempt to commit grand larceny in tlie second decree in tlie Court of Sessions this moruing.

In Looser A Company's store she attempted to steal the hand sac el of Mrs. Caroline Thompson, who was AAVomnanied by her dattgliter, Mrs. Andrew McLean. Col leg Athletic. The college Athlete, their plans and pros-fes, will le tlie topic of a hue paper in tomorrow a Tints.

The Unsentimental Keheamat AVoia th Chiew Olnto. Mushwl Diwwtor (to operatic teuor) Now doii throw all your feeling into this passage. Timor lover's part) llut it is so touch-lug) sosentiinonbtf. lfireeter Yes, yea but it wnt th climsi. kf, just a few ban ahead there is a regular rip -snorter.

Tax en rubtlfwUou. rnmltok jlWlerHow are those joke of yonn oom- Uig em uuu you senx to uie paper eotne uiue ago JDe? Uuyter (who baa lost nalienoa) I fueat thsjll come out with beartta I Mere Than She Could Stand, rVMSNAja Bao.ktny Are yoa goinf out 1 lttrM.lukM-v Tea. I inueh more oonWr- ai than that Rlua-ootgate Oagar you aie nmokies. 6MJJ.V nOUKXEX EESOItTJXO TO ACTS Of flOI.EXCE. Joiirtiryni.n llakeni of Feflih Kctnrn to Their Fritnce Inv.HtlrutliiB' One of Her Financial Intititutloil.

K.w. From All r.i-ts of Europe. riunrF, Mny 0. Violence is being resorted to by tbe striking workmen of the Iser Valley. In a number of intjtnntra factories gave been attacked in that part of itoliemia and the workers have not only compiled the weavers to leave their looms but have also smashed the machinery.

Btrlkes Continue In Germany. Bf.ht.in-, Hay 9. Strikes continue to be sporadic throughout the empire. The various! brunches of the building trades of htet-tin, l'omerania. the dyers of Saxony and the weavers of (iorlitz, Kilesia, are this morning all reported as out on strike for increased wages.

The Credit Fonder Investigation. Tabis, May 9. The affairs of the Credit Foucior will be investigated by Messrs. assert, Jaquin and July, whom the Government has designated as special finance inspectors for that purpose. Striking linkers Heturn to Work.

Tkhth, May 9. The striking Journeymen bakers of this city have returned to work. THE CHEXAXOO ASYLVM IIOUKOR. A Keport About the Luck of Fire Escapes Made Mouths Ago. Ai.bast, N.

May 9. State Commissioner in Ijuuacy Godwin P. lirown made a statement yesterday of the condition of the Chenango Asylum, which was bnrued Wednesday night. A dexbatch from Superintendent Uabcock announced the ctdamity to the board but did not state whether, any lives were lost. Mr.

Brown says thiitJUr. Muodonald and he examined the aayluui. in November last uud found that it was a two-atory and attic frame building separated from the pauper house by a 12-foot road. There was absolutely no protection against fire and the menus of escape were so meagre if the tire, started in the asylum there would not be a chance of escape tvt a smtfle inmate. There were in the asylum at that time forty-four patients fourteen men and thirty women.

At night they were locked in their cells with slat doors, a padlock being nseil. Twelve women were locked up in the attic in email rooms and all the people there were to take charge of these insane were the keeper, his wife and hired girl. There was no night watchman. The Commissioners recommended immediate changes and especially in protection against tire. Three months elapsed, and in March the keeper wrote to say that the lloard of Supervisors did not deem it wise to expend any money since the fitate Care bill would probably pans.

The only change that was mode at the in-ataure of the board was the appointment of another woman to aid in keeping the women patients. Late yesterday afternoon the Lunacy Commission telegTaphed to the Superintendent to transport all of his insane patients at once to the I 'lira Asylum, where they wdl be quartered. roVSIt IX A MJJfl. An Insane Man Who Wh ITraoed by a Farmer's Buffalo. N.

May 9. Henry P. Thair. ged HO years, left his home Sunday morning with his mind unbalanced by reuson of illness. The police were notified but were un able to discover the missing man.

iestontay a farmer near Hanibnrg found Mr. Thair in awamp, his body ingulfed a quagmiie and only the head remaining above the suiface. This discovery was made by the farmer's dog who traced the farmer to the spot. Mr. thair was pulled out with considerable difficulty and brought to his home.

DUIETIXO ABOVT AT SEA. Two Stray Dories Reaeh Halifax Bailor Without Food for Days. Haijfax, Nova Scotia, May 9. A dense fog has prevailed on the Nova Scotia ooast for several days. Yesterday two stray dories reached one belonging to tbe Gloucester schooner Hattie Mnsher, and containing Alfred Cameron and Fred Nash, who for three days hail been drifting about, wet, cold and hungry, and the other belonging to the schooner Marguerit, also of Gloucester, and containing Freeman Harkin and Ken Amaro, who had been sixty hours without food.

The men are being cared for by the American CounhI. ii.i.ixoi.i coal mix una. General Manager Hweet Reaches an Agreement With Them. Rthf.ator, 111., May 9. A message reoeived Inst night from A.

L. Sweet, General Manager of the Chicago, Wilmington aud Vermillion Cool Company, states that he has reached an agreement with the representative of the miners aud that the contracts for next year will be ready for signatures to-day. This action decides the strike of the miners in tttreator and Hraidwood and virtually declares peace for Northern Illinois. HI rack by a Hurricane. Haijfax, Nova Scotia.

May 9. The ship Equator has arrived at North Syduey from Bueuoa Ayres bringing Capt. Hogan and crew of the schooner Sarah Godfrey, of Dorchester, New Brunswick, from Kio del Sul for Baroadoea. The Godfrey was struck by a hurricane on March 31, lost her inasta and grar and became helpless, 'ilia Equator took off the crew the same day. Relieved of fttol.n Funds.

Pnrr.ADKrj'HiA, May 9. Pers Olssen, ccnKed of embezzlement in Sweden, was met by a delegate on the arrival of the steamer Lord 1ee from Liverpool yesterday. Eight hundred dollars in drafts were found on his person. He' surrendered them and was allowed to'prooeed to New York, not being detainable under the extadition laws. Kuocked Out In the Ninth Round.

Dougherty, of this city, aud a pugilist named O'Connor, alias Smith, of Philadelphia, fought at Blue Bonnets yesterday with two ounce gloves. Dougherty knocked his man out in the ninth ton ml with an upper out. Both men were badly punished. Another match will probably be arranged between theiu. New Passenger Kates In the Went.

Chii aoo. May 9. Nineteen linns have adopted the new agreement of the Western Passenger Association. This includes all lines necesary to the maintenance of rates East aud West of the Missouri ltiver in the territory of the old Western States Passenger Association and this trans-Missouri Association with the exception of th Wisconsin Central. Agalnat AcU of Violence, Paha, May 9.

A proclamation quoting th Criminal Code of the Stat against acta of violence in preventing persons from pursuing their daily avocations has been issued. The proclamation was made necessary by the riotous acts of the club brigade of th striking coal minors Wednesday night aud yesterday moruing. A Colore'd Hliident's Triumph. Bostow, May 9. Th annual competition for th Boylston prizes for Harvard student, In declamation was held last night in Cambridge.

'Hie first prir.es were won by W. E. B. DnlHiis, 90, and IL E. Burton, DO.

Mr. Dubois is a negro. A Hirer Steamer Ilurard. New OnuiAHs, May 9. The United States steamboat Fdila, that has done such excellent service during th high water, was burned at her wharf at the Exposition ground yesterday, She was valued at W.500.

No insurance, The Lurigate Malpraetlee Case. Boston, May 9. In th criminal malpractice case of Etui W. Harris, alias Dr. Lndgttte, which has been on trial in the Superior Criminal Court, the jury this morning brought in a verdict of one count, Four Men Killed by an Kiulonlon.

1 Dhwth, May 9. A steamer belonging to th Wells Won Mercantile Company engaged in hauling a raft of logs blew up near Sandy Lake, near tha Sauls, raster-day. Four men were killed, Don't Miss It. Fnnre Luboinlrskl's fine story, "Th An of Clubs," reaches its most exciting point in to-morrow's twelve-page Time. Von don't Want to miss that Why, of course not IajqIl sharp then, Ar yon too fat Head ITieckley's "Natural JtfMuou ul Physical Tralniug." All tklln.

TBE MXJ CRIES MS'VL ICTF.D ll'OS JJJM I'HOVE FATAL. Civil Knichieer A. II. MtttheK.i.R, Who CtinrKecl With Having Couuiilttecl the Artnuulr, Rear rented on the Chiirge of Slimier To Holtl a Post Mortem. Henry Summoi-Htiill, the Aged ami wealthy laud owner, who was asnultel oil Monday by Alexander H.

Mathesins. a former tenant, and well known as the inventor of the ori'i-nul bridge grip, died to-day at his home, tt3 Palmetto strett. His denth occurred at and Hcoonliujr to tne statement of his attending physician, Dr. Juan B. C.

Phillips, of 9 Palmetto street, was due directly to the eflfoot of the be atiny he received at Mnthesius hand a. The di rect cause was suffoc tion, brought about by tbe pressure of his broken ribs on hut Unixs, in addition to a number of internal iu juries Mr, HummersKill was in his seventy-third year and his advanced aire had undoubtedly considerable to do with hastening his demise. His constitution had been undermiued and he was iu no couditi uu to stand any physical strain. Dr. Phillips says his death was extremely painful.

He had been writhing in intense agony for hours before the em) came, and when it arrived the atruiKle was terriiii. His youthful wife, his daughters and his sun watched his sufferings terminate. Mathesius was released yesterday by.Tudfre Pratt, of the Supreme "ourt, under bail. Justice Keuna had previously refused to tix the bond and they only succeeded in getting him out by a writ of habeas corpus. Mr.

Kummersgill was a familiar figure iu the eastern section of the city for umuy years. He had a kindly face, a pleasant way and was known far and wide as one of the jtillirst old meu in toivn. His practical jokes made him famous. For forty yearn he kept a jewelry store on Grand street, near Bedford avenue. He inherited several thousand dollars a few years ago and hive-drd it in real, estate.

At his death he was an extensive property holder and was engaged in quite a few build-inxr enterprises of conaiiierable proportions. Superintendent of Notice amplmU was notified of Mr, SumuiesgiU'H denth at lo'el ock, and as there wra no Central Uttlco detectives at hand sent Superintendent of Telegraph Frank Mason and W. L. Strong, the clerk in the detective bureau, over to 18ti Hemsen street, where Mr. Mathesms had his office, to place him under arrest.

Mr. Muthesiu in the President of the Covered Tub Cable Kail road Company, and occupies rooms 47 and 4J of the Franklin Building, at the above number. The officers were ten minutes too late, however, us Mathesius had been there and gone. Mr. Strong remained there to await his return, but was relieved at 2 o'clock.

Mr. Mathesius at that hour had delivered himaelf up to Capt. Dunn, of the Fourteenth lreciuct. Coroner Lindsay was notified this morning to take SummesgiU's ante-mortem rnent but could not reach the house in time. He has ordered a post-mortem to be made this afternoon.

The deceased caine to this country in 1847. He Was born iu Preston, Fmdand. Mr. Summersgill wnsamoug the oldest members of Hyatt Lodge, F. and A.

and was widely known in Masonic citcles. He leaves a wife aud seven children and a number of grandchildren. Mr. Summersgill during his career on Grand Btreet won quite a reputation as a practical Joker, Dozens of his neighbors were his victims. He found particular delight in playing tricks on Mr.

Kdward Ku-dolnh. whose barber shon nearly faced the jewelry store. Mr. Kudolph was, it may be said, tne practical joker duel victim, air. Rudolph frequently retaliated, and, in the language of the boys, 'kot even" with his tormentor.

TATTOO AXD MVHUER. A Dime Museum Drcnrntlve Frettk Vrofrs or In Trouble. Prof Edwin Thomas, thf tit tooing art ist, of 40 South street, new iork, who last night snot Jennie Uonnorin the breast at 85 Monroe street, was arraigned before Justice Taiutor at the Essex Market Police Court this morning. Many east siders were in court to get a look at the Professor. He is a imddie-aged man of medium lieight.

with gray hair and mustache, ihe tip of hi nose was red. He was exceedingly nervous in court. Policeman Campbell, of the Twelfth Pre cinct, who arrested lain, reported that he had been to the (iouveruetir Slip Hospital to learn the young woman's condition aud had been informed by House Surgeon T. D. Mer-ragnn that he was unable to say ut present whether the patient would recover or not.

The bullet was near the heart. The defendant said iu his own behalf that the shooting was an accident. it was murder," contradicted Lizzie Libby, in whose apartments the shooting was done, You came to the hotixe with the deliberate intention to take her life." Mrs. Libby said tlia he had shot her because she had refused to live with him. Justice Taiutor held him without bail "to await the refcult of the wounded girl's eoiulition.

A HMOHER STARK Eft. The Penalty a New Yorker Ptid fur Tithing Hln Ee. Jeremiah O'Brien sat on tho stoop of his home at 48 Hamilton street. New York, last night, smoking a pipe, wueu Timothy (xdlius. of 87 Henry street, came along and pull oil the pipe out of his mouth.

O'Brien ran after Collins and caught him, and in the struggle to regain possesHion of his property O'Brien was stabbed three times in the head aud once iu the neck. The wounds are slight and Policemau Kyan arrested Collins. At the Essex Market Police Court this morning he was held for trial. A RRVTE RESTKXVED. Kinll Muud Arknowletlirfs Hitting lleaten Ills Aged Mother.

Emil Mnnd, of 58 Box street, a sullen lookiug man with an unpleasant voice, was arraigned before Justice (ioettiug to-day on a charge of having knocked down his mother, who is 74 years old. The old lady seemed inclined to withdraw the complaint, but, upon Mnnd pleading guilty, the Justice very promptly sentenced him to fcix months iu the penitentiary. Minns His .10. Nicholas Whelan, of Fortieth street and Fifth avenue, was a complainant in the Butler street police court thitf morning against John L. H.

Berger, whom he charged with stealing V. He says on April 3 lie gave Berger that amount to pay on a piece of pn.nertv he had purchased on Fortieth street and Fifth avenue and that Jlerger appropriated the money. Berger denied the charge, and the ease was adjourned. IlraKwtt Suit He III ml. John Bragaw, 75 yean old, who brought suit in the Supreme Court to break the will of his late wire, compromised with the defendants this moruing, agreeing to take an income of $500 a year, 'ihe defend ante were his wife's children by a former marriage, Indictments Dlmislased.

The charges of bribery against Warden Keating and Deputy Mctrnuigal. of New York, have been Col. Fellows says that the eases were similar to that of James Martin where the ovidouce was held to be insufficient Kicked by a Horse. Albert Allen, of Fulton avenue, near Railroad avenue, was kicked by hn horse yesterday afternoon iu the lot adlitiiiiuff his mm- donoe. Two of his ribs were broken.

He is being nUouded oy ut. Allen at his home. All About Ktlng, CTiwwa ton oout i also, eHatibna hm dirjmtaruliu fnY, If you don't believe it read to-morrow's Timkn and be convinced. All about the eating habiU of different people. Vicar-General Keegnn's Condition.

It was said at the residence of VieAr-Oen- eral Keegan, corner of York and Jay street, this afternoon, that the reverend gentleman was res ting comfortably. The Latest Pad. Rammer ooaU made absolutely of wool. Gentlemen will appreciate this garment for the hot weather. A the coolest end most durable summer coat ever mode.

A. J. Nutting Co. imported them direct from Canton. China, They sail them at $5 each, ahto real Pongee ooate and vesU at $5.

Store open evenings. THE I.ECISLATVRE A MOV RX ED AT XOOX WtTBOVT DA X. The Work of the Lant Iay-T1ie Aquedurt lulm KIM Pa.Hed 1(1 1) Hent to the suvrnur Speaker Uutetl Kids Illit Ani(iclate Farewell. Ai.iuny. N.

May 0. -The hint day of the legislative session of WA) opened as mlinly ami with as light a ripple us any day since the beginning of tlie year. The Senate, having eleared tlie clerk's desk last mdhingto and the mein-lient waited around for bills to reach them from the Assembly. In the lower house there wa little eieita-ment, though the floor was overcrowded with Kpeetators and persons interested in legislation. Mont of them, without doubt, aiitieipat-d a row and their conversation was of a nature to etruin the voice of Clerk bickering.

Speaker Husted honored tlie day ami his (Oining relief by wearing a spike-tailed coat, a ehoker collar, a white tie ami broad hhirt front without ornamentation. Three-iinarters of an hour was wasted after prayers iu pausing the bill to give O'Brien Clark and other contractors on aqueduct work precedence in the courts iu their suits against New York City. The lull might have been passed in ten minutes but for the desire of a dozen Sew York members to explain how they wanted Gov. Hill's friend, Bricu, aud their constituents bj the same vote. Tlie Assembly theu knocked out Senator MeCnrren's bill permitting levated railroads to remove sections of tin it tracks that are not Uvd and place them elsewhere.

-Indge Green was instrumental in beatiiuf the bill by mys tenons whi-spx-rings. The tu-Hure was really a if'o. one. although it was iu the interests of the Brooklyn Klevabfl Kailrojul. Lt was iu-teud il to permit the corporation to remove its structure and tracks from Park avenue ami n-e them iu extending tbe road in the TwenG -sixth Ward.

Br.M.kly uites know well the useless ess of tin- I'ark avenVie road aud the necessity for furtlier extension iu the hany ward, but to legilatrr the words elevab railroad" liave always bceu a bogy. Had the last day of the session not been at hand the bill could coulil have been satisfactorily explained aud would undoubtedly have been passed. Its Yuilure probably meum the postponement of additional rapid trrtnsit facilities for a year. The Asseinl)ly also rejected the Birkett bill providing for two additional Superintendents of Public Instruction. It wt uiuended in the Assembly a fi-w days iio, on motion of Mr.

'oiiuor, ob tt make it measure in the interest and for the benefit of the Democratic party. The Senate-refused to concur iu the iiinendments, and returned it in its original shape. Hamilton Fish, and Frederick Gibbs helped to kill the bill and the Department of Kducution mnst suffer because the Democrats cannot have more patron tge. The Harvey Claim bill was knocked out in the Senate by 14 votes against 11. The Senate continued the Commissioners appointed by the (nivernor to inquire into the advisability of annexing Brooklyn, Long Island City and other place to New York, but only after a tight of an hour maintained bv Senut'trs Jacobs and McCa'Teu against it.

It appeared that they feared the total demolition of the 1 machine of NViF loughby street ami filibustered to save it In that way an hour of the Senate's valuable time was wasted. In the last hours of legislation numW id bills were pas-ed and sent to the Governor that are of interest to Brooklyn. They include the rets I uer Assessors' Salary bill; Mr. MoCarren's additional dock facilities iu the FsAKteru District hill; Mi. Gretsinger'B bill to grade aud increase the salaries of doormen in the police Department; Mr.

Jacobs' bill increasing the uumlxr of registration days Mr. Birkett bill, allowing the County Clerk notarial clerk; Mr. Birkett's bill, introduced at the instance of K. H. Keuueiy.

for a commission to lay out a new park, and Mr. McCarTen's bill to prevent the trade of priutun; from being carried ou in State prison. Mr. Mot an en had the honor of receiving for the last named hill tlie largest athrmative vote of the year lit. There were no vote-s in opposition.

Both houses adjourned at 12 o'clock, but tbe clock of tlie Assembly was put back to allow vote of thanks to le passed to the Speaker, tlie leaders of the majority and minority, and the clerks and other officials. Before the Assembly adjourned Mr. De" Peyster, in a brief speech, complimented tne Speaker on his fuirness aud presen ted hiiu with three diamond shirt stmis ou behalf of the members of the House. Mr. Sheehan and Mr.

Aker followed in brief congratulatory remarks, thankiug the Speaker for his uniform aud faithful public service during the last twenty years, aud the Speaker theu declared the Assembly adjourned iu the following words tientlemeii of the Assembly For the consld-ntlmi thai you have Nhown tne during Miy atmintrao)n aa your Spvktr. and for ihe many nianifwlatiuns of your pvi-wonal regard, be pleu-seo utwT, tny graiiiutie aiul lltanks. I am unaware of a vinele litcluonl that has tranpiisl of 9iinVient inoiiient to leave behind nn uiiplfiifssMif i-eiHileelm. During a term of tweuty years sei'vl'V. ten yars of which, by a Rtnjrular stiinWeiice.

were spent In the oll chaaiuer aud ten in thia. 'ludug which 'srtol. by a eoi neidenoe more sluKular silll. 1 hvs ttiiv ilm4 nHidrl tti Hit one. sa I l-o i rewiUrnl Uiree times in tbe other, dining ail thin I ha never known an senibly niurt anrnorit In purp uor muin diligent in work.

IbUwork hiv eu faithfully and fufxwfully dont. Hulea of proxdure huve their atloixion. Ttw publicity which tbv hae lusurvd to legislative proeeeu-hucs ha i-v-etvet univeiwil approval. The people of the MM will i-eganl with api-ooa-tfoa your 'On rse Iu relation to great iiuoot'oDS of IknlhH rWonu aud State man-a-enifnt of Ihe loaite. The tax payers will m- knuwletie in graletul roNrgii)iiou the econo-nilH tu approiH-iatlous and ttte consequent gtoftt re-lu lion in taxation.

In this respes-t jrou have iM-i pniv which your legislative ucotwor6 will be cinnpflled by public opinion to maintain. The prohibition eonstltutloual amendment, which has been clamored for so many years has at lat been submitted to the people. It la to be rtsgrettc! that owing to circmnvtAncee beyond '-oiiliol of a resiNUiHidle majority in the legislature the problemo of rapid tran-ltand high linse liVM uot been sol vhI. That the subject will be the Ittsues of the Inime-liato hei-enfter cannot be loubtttl. Id regard to both the people are iu dttd nnrneHt, and in the near future will dam and an 1 Insist upon their favorable determination.

1 i-H))'il. geiitleninn, my a-'know-le Iginrttits of your tiinionii kludiiefle and couitwy auJ tnn lering to ytxi, on and all. uiy best wisbe. I hreby declare thi ttetuuou ot the Asenibl adjourned wlibout day. John Martin's speech relating to the equally popular aud genial clerk, harlea A.

Chick gum and will go down in memory as a moat graceful tribute to a most cheerful gentleman. The usual rumors of a probable extra session are afloat and with seeming reason, the cause alleged beiug the failure of the Legislature to pass the 1 Lipid Transit bill for New York City. O. W. B.

A rttlliil Mrs. Mary Minister and her five children, Anton, Augustus, Willie, Annie, aud Km ma, aged respectively 10, 8, tt, 4 and 1 years, were dispossessed from their miserable apartments, at 103 Partition street, yesterday, because she could not pay her rent Tbe poor woman's husband had left her to shift for herself a few weeks ago ami she tried hard, without stifvees, to rind employment Constable Jaezer served tho warrant, brought them to the Butler street station, and later, Oflicer Coehina, of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, had them removed to St. Mary's Maternity on Dean street This morning Mrs. Muuster aud the baby were sent the Almshouse. Imlueeturnta to VVItnensea.

During the trial of A.H. Parsons, the fore-mm of lun lap's hat factory, on a charge of assault in Justice Kenna's Court to-day, several boys corroborated the testimony that Pnrsoushad severely injured Mary Gorman's son, by throwing him down. The boys upon questioning said they had been promised 75 cents a piece for testifying as they did. They were reprimanded and Parsons was discharged, Michael Ml ml a Aeejultted. Michael Miuden, of tlie Minden House, on Broadway, was tried before Justice Goetting to-dny ou a charge of havingaasaulted Joseph a I work in bis hotel on April bw Us was acquitted.

Mr. tetand Testifies. Charles H. Lei and, the ex-President of the Sixth National Bank, testified at the Classen trial today end gsvs a dear narration of the meeting of the Board of Directors of the bank And the transfer of the securities. A tireat Maa's Birthday.

What great man's birthday is to-morrow Tbe Tuucs will tell you all about it. OPENED WITH DUE HONORS. XEIf Ti.fi HER THE XAH ItlUKH IX i A IK The Ceremonies Were IiiiireMNl ve and Included the DncMiig of tho 1'itrhun, a Flue llaii(uet uud Some Kloqunt Atl- JreitfteM by Prominent Men. The new timber dry dock, which has just been completed at the Brooklyn N'uvy Yard by J. E.

Simpson A Co. at a cost of was formally opened with appropriate ceremonies to-day, when the monitor Puritau Mas successfully docked iu the presence vf several hundred spectators. Yesterday afternoon the new dock was tested for the last time, when it wus hilt in hft -seven minutes and emptied in sixty vix minutes. As eurly as 0 o'clock this moi ninn visitors began to arrive at the yard and to congregate about the dock which they viewed with much hdeititl aud AuifiiV'Ui! Sit. Tu: am sought the various points of ant age.

from which they might seethe flooding of the dock, the en trance of the monitor and theemptyiugagaiu of the dock. The windows of the several buildings in the vicinity of the dock were soon tilled with curious sightseers, aud the yard iu tins par ticular section prcseuteil a most animated appearance. An iin-losure jut south of the dock wu- reserved for the thee rs of the yard and invited quests, and just a little to the west of this inclohuie was stationed Couteruo's Navy i ard Band. The I'll tan, which is an unfinished monitor built by Koch' Sons, of Philadelphia, just after the war, was lying to at the lower end and a little to the south of the dock prettily decorated with the Stars and Strives pennants and streamers of various designs. At KKrO Mr.

J. Simpson walked to the centre or the flouting caison uud after in quiring of Capt Joseph MeUilver.r if he waa ready, shouted into the hold, rill her up, boys." The pumps were started and imme diately there issued from the portholes of the emsou nine streams of water. It was some little time before the bottom of this massive piece of work was covered and not until were the pumps stopped, the dock theu being as it is termed. Half an hour was consumed in pumping the water out or the caisson and another half hour removing the latter, considerable delay heinir occasioned by the fact that thecamsou was stuck in the mud. 1 hen the work of haulim; the monitor was began, aud as the vessel entered the mouth of the dock the baud play ei Had Columbia, The Star Spangled Banner," "Yankee Doodle" and other popular selections, while the assembled gathering waved handkerchief, clapped hands and shouted.

It was a novel and interesting scene. It was 1 o'clock when the Puritan was propped up aud made fust to the dock, aud then the pumps were again set to work. One hour was consumed in emptying the dock aud caisson, when, amid much enthusiasm and applause the invited guests left the scene describe! for Building No. 15, or what is par-haps better known as the ordnance quarters. Here an elaborate repast was spread by Caterer Anderson which tbe officers of the yard invited guests and repreenhitivea of the press were asked to enjoy ut the expense of the Messrs.

Simpson (X The banquet room had been beautifully and profusely decorated for the occasion under tho supervision of Sailmakor G. Van Mater, who was in churge of the arrangements for the banquet and who thus performed his last ofticiul duty at the yard, with which he has ben connected for several years. 'To-morrow Mr. Van Mater will he detntehed and placed on waiting orders. Mr.

A. H. Simpson presided at the banquet and when the hunger and thirst of the multi tude had been fully satisfied he made a neat aud appropriate speech, in ttebalf of the firm. Toasts were then ilruuk aud lespoudud to as follows "The President of the Vnited Slates" flie Hon. Johu K.

1 nomas, of Illinois. "The Secretary of the Navy "The Hon. H. V. Kuh, of Maryland.

The City of Brooklyn -The Hon. John W. Hunter. The Empire State "'Hie Hon. William C.

Wallace. "The Line Roar-Adiniral and Commandant 1. Ij. Braine. The Staff "Sm genu -Gen.

J. Mills Browne, Fnited States Navv. The Press E. M. Hool, Uidtod Press Association.

Secretary Tracy was unable to be pn scut at the opening oi the dock duy. Alio or Chapin also was absent Among the prominent Brooklynites who witnessed the docking of the Puritan and en Joy or I the attending fe-tivities were ex-Mayor Johu W. Hunter, Commissioner of Public Works Johu P. Adams. John Winslow, ei-ltegistrar John C.

Maguire, Col. Alexander S. Bacon, (Quarantine Commissioner Nichols, Col Batehellar, F. G. Smith, Chief Engineer C.

C. Martin aud P. W. Taylor. Tbe Washington delegation iu eluded Commodore W.

M. Folder, Chief of Orduance Bureau; Commodore N. H. Furquhar, Chief of Bureau of Yards and Docks; Lieut. A.

B. Wyeoff, Bureau of Yards and Dooka; Civil. Engineer George MacKay Bureau of Yards and iWks; Paymaster H. 1'. Wright Bureau Provisions Engineer X.

P. Towne, Bureau of Steam Engiueeriug; Surgeon-General J. Mills Browne, United States Navy T. D. Wilson, Ciuef of Bureau of ikm-structiou and He pairs; Naval Constructor Philip Hichborn, Lieut William II.

Stuytou, Vnited States Navy; Civil Engiueer F. O. Maxou, United States Navy; Pay Director G. 0. horntou.

Pay Office, United States Nary: Hoar-Admiral 1). B. Iiis-lithuuse Boiml; Lieut. D. Kennedy, liniUti States Nary; npt.

11. 1.. Hxrrison, Uuited Stnlfls Nnvy; Lieut. 11. M.

G. Hrown. Uuited HUitos Nnvy: Civil EuuitiMr M. T. KiultoU, United States Navyj Naval t'onstrnotor 0.

W. Taylor, Civil Engineer 0. Prindle, United States Nnvy; Iron, (inures 8. Kntoh-ellur, Lieut. VV.

11. lteerier nml Lient. T. E. D.

Vecilor, Bnrwiu of Equipment and ltm-rmting; Ouniiuauder T. l. ilson. Chief of bureau Coustrni'tion and Repair) Supervising luspectoMteuernl James P. Du-mont, the lion.

II. K. Uilkeson, the lion. J. It.

Thouina, the Hon. F. it. Stock bridge, th Hon. tlonrie Umy, the lion.

W. CL Wallnoe, tha Hon. W. McAdoo, tha Hon. H.

W. Itusk, the Hon. Felii Campbell, tha Hou.W. H. Stahluecker.

the lion. J. B. Allen, Hon. C.

Squires, Major George 1L French. Lirnt. John Fremont, Lieut. J. Itutsell Sdlfri'lue, United States Navy; Lieut, liau-sen Kldridye, United States Navy; Uapt 11.

It. IliiyOH-k, Uuited States Marine Corps; Hon. J. H. MiCartliy and Navnl Constructor V.

II. Varuey, of ldilUinoro, lid. The Hoard ot Inspectors eousists of Cant. Lester A. lleanlslee, teuior ofUcvr; Civil En.

gineers 11. Endicott, McCulloui, A. V. Moris and IToinniaiider J. F.

Hansooiub. Tha eoustraction of th diwk was ooru-meuoed in December, 18S7. The iliiuenslous are as follows Length over all on ooping, KIO feet. )nirth over all inside of oaisaon, (WO feet Width on top amidship, feek Width on floor amidship, 50 Imt. Width on floor at an trance, A3 feat, Width on top at entrance, Hi feet Danth of cat sill below oouimr.

feat Inches. Denth of ffata sill below hit'h Water. Sfl f.w.l Cinches. The machinerr for oneratina tha does eon. lists of two centrifugal pumps, each 4H inches in diameter, driven by two vertical engiues Mi iuche flianieUr of cylinder by inches stroke, with adlnstabls out offs, steam power being farnlshea by three steel Scotch Iwilers IB fevt diameter and 11 fast long.

brick stable, rrankhn avenne, near Flash- ing avenue, Henry Offerman. one-seven-story store aud warehouse, Fulton street, between Dumeld and Bridge streets, granite, limestone, terra ootta and brick, to cost Atlantic Vacht Club, one three-story frame clubhouse, foot of Fifty-sixth street, Frank C. Swimiu, three two-story and basement brick houses, Hai-sey street, near Reid avenue, John Manus, four three-story and basement brick houses, First street, near evenuev DEATB OF OFFICER EXRIOIIT. He Had tint Kevlgued from the Force to Accept a Belter Position. Edward J.

Enright resigned from the police force April ido to accept amorelucr tne position ith an electric company in Fioihla. He had been doing duty at the telephone table in the Adams street station at the time of hm resignation. Last week he was Liken sick with a severe cold, which soon developed into pneumonia, resulting iu his death last even mg at his residence, I4H Nelson street He had served about six years on the force. THAT KARt KOARDIXQ BOV8B. Auuther Death Registered From That rUue thin Morning.

There was another death reported this morning at the baby boarding house on Mrs. May, 888 Navy street Coroner Roouey was uot i tied and will hold an inquest Mrs. May was released on bail last eveniug. Her' case will come up for trial iu the Adam street police court to-morrow morning. HE MUST HAVE A OIRL.

A Fayette County Rdltor Who InM on Help From HU Bnuaerlber. We want a girl to do general and If our readers are Interested In tho uce ut tbe pajier they will h-tp us to secure one, aaj-s U. editor of the Union town Utniut, We can't do Uie hounework and at the same time edit this paner aa well as we would like to. Vve do not dlnllke to edit the paper, nor do we dislike the houeworfc particularly, but we Und that they do not gg wil togetlter. We nnd that we cannot think prodigious tariff thoughts la a- satisfactory way while waalilng difdie and bed clothes, nor doe tbe dlrlne afflatus Mem to hover about us when engaged lit auch work.

We may not be aa versatile aa a man should he to occupy our position, but -we can't help that. While, aa we have reiuarked, we do But specially dislike the neoeiwary work anout a house, we prefer under the cjrcumntanre to hire a girl-rather than au editor, principally foeane of the difference In oont. You will gel a belief paper If you send us a girl, uot too aura'iivn( aud one who does not require too much aupvi Uv tending. CowMrthwaUCrJlt System. It la astonishing how long a time the Cownerthwaita give on furniture, ewrpfffs.

eilding, refrigerators and general hout ufur-nishing goods. No other concern has tha immense stock end tlie rat capital ne-enarr for such business. Seven stores togetbnr, VM to 205 Park row, New York, between Cuy Hall end Chatham square. Take boat a Koosevelt street ferry and walk Bp to the stores on the corner. Always I'm Plait's Cblorid to dt Infect Uie drawn, water eteaefct, links, What a pity your r.kln It eovr4 Witls ruUMin 1 ake luegai' Hitter sd Why do 111 hes'hen rag Kr'ai te mf wurm witttttit UrttwMlnj aUmt MMi..