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The Brooklyn Daily Times. FORTY-SECOND A LIGHTNING OCEAN RACER THE INMAN STEAMER CITE OF PARIS SWEEPS THE SEA. Her Second Voyage Made in Six Days, Five Hours and Minutes -Boulanger and a Few of Friends Reach Engalive land -A Melancholy Trip-Mr. Parnell Withdraws His Suit Against the London Times." LONDON, April Inman Line steamer City of Paris, Capt. Watkins, which left Sandy Hook at 10 A.

M. on the 17th instant, arrived at Queenstown at 7:40 P. M. yesterday, making the trip in six days, five hours and fifty-five minutes. She arrived at Liverpool At 9:10 this morning.

Her daily runs were 442, 432, 440, 461, 460, 470 and 150 miles. For the first three days she had strong east erly winds with a high head sea and some fog. Afterwards the weather was fine. Boulanger in England, BRUSSELS, April 24. -Gen.

Boulanger, Count Dillon and six others of the General's sympathizers left this city o'clock this morning for Ostend, where they took the steamer for England. The party was gloomy and dejected. Very few persons gathered to see the General off and there were cheers given or any enthusiasm manifested "by the few who were at the station. The party sailed from Ostend at 9 o'clock. About 200 persons witnessed the General's departure from Ostend, but no cheers were given here.

Mr. Rochefort has remained at Brussels, but It is reported that he will be expelled sbortly. DOVER, England, April 24. -Gen. Boulanger and his companions have arrived here after a rough passage across the Channel, during which they were quite seasick.

Numerous friends of the Boulangists met them here and gave them a cordial welcome to England. A Police Commissary from Calais watched the party in the interests of France and will report to the Government every move the General makes. The party proceeded to London in a special train at Boulanger's service by the Southeastern Railway Company. About 2,000 persons had gathered at the depot of the Southeastern Railway to gain a glimpse of Gen. Boulanger when he arrived from Dover.

When the latter's train came in the crowd pressed around the entrances, and cheers, hisses and groans were mingled as the General made his appearance. The public in general, however, appear to be apathetic in regard to the French exile. Gen. Boulanger and his party arrived here at 3:20 o'clock this afternoon. He has made the Hotel Bristol his headquarters for the present.

The General was cheered by a large crowd which gathered outside the hotel. The Epsom Spring Meeting. LONDON, April is the second day of the Epsom Spring meeting. The city and suburban handicap race of 15 sovereigns each with 1,000 sovereigns added for 3-year-olds and upwards, about a mile and a quarter, was won by Mr. Leybourne's 4-year-old Goldseeker.

Lord Dudley's Fullerton was second and Sir Jardine's Wise Man third. Parnell's Suit Withdrawn. DUBLIN, April the Court of Exchequer the case of Parnell vs, the London Times has been expunged from the list of cases to be heard. A CONFUSED CAVALRY CHARGE. One of the Officers Slightly Injured and a Man Badly Hurt, WASHINGTON, D.

April Monday afternoon as the battalion of cavalry stationed at Fort Myer was going through some evolutions, the second platoon of one of the companies misunderstood an order and came charging down on the Erst platoon at full gallop. Before the latter could escape the rear section was upon it and in a second both platoons were mingled in almost cable confusion. Horses and riders were overthrown one after another, and to add to the confusion the horses becante unmanageable. Quickly, however, the orders of the officers arose above the din and after some few minutes of hard work order was restored and it was found that an officer, soldier and a horse had suffered. The o.licer, Lieut.

Rcahard, was slightly, and the soldier, Privale Crane, severely wounded, while the horse was killed outright. WITH A CAPITAL OF $50,000,000. Opposition to the Canadian Pacific Railroad Leads to Another Big Enterprise. OTTAWA, Ontario, April to the Canadian Pacific Railroad has led to the forming in British Columbia of the Western Transcontinental Railway Company, with a capital of $50,000,000, The company has been organized by prominent British Columbia and English capitalists, among whom was the great mine and railroad owner, Dunsmuir, who owned nearly the whole island of Victoria, but ho died A week ago and now tho party most interested in the undertaking is the Grand Trunk Railway. THE DEATIL PENALTY.

Michigan Statesmen in Favor of Restoring Capital Punishment. LANSING, April House took a step towards restoring capital punishment yesterday by passing the Abbott Hanging bili in Committee of the Whole. The bill provides for the death penalty for murderers, bat before it can be imposed requires that every juror shall sign a verdict recommending its infliction, and even then the Judge may exercise his discretion in sentencing the prisoner to death or to imprisonment for life. As amended the bill authorizes the execution by either hanging or electricity, and provides that no newspaper reporters shall be allowed to witness the executions. THE LEGION OF HONOR.

The Charges Preferred Against the Grand Council Denied. BOSTON, April Grand Council American Legion of Honor met yesterday to consider charges that it was attempting to disrupt the order and form a new and independent one, upon which charges the Supreme Council has ordered a urial before it ion May 2. Resolutions were adopted denying the truth of the charges, reaffirming the council's loyalty to the order and contradicting the charge that the council had taken any action reflecting upon the Supreme Council. The three senior officers of the council were sp- pointed to represent it at the trial. ON THE CARPET.

Montague's Factory in Philadelphia Levied Upon by the Sheriff, by Mr. Montague. THE MISSOURPS CARGO. The Thingvalla Line Will Settle For That Which Was Thrown Overboard. PHILADELPHIA, April large carpet manufactory of William E.

Montague, 2,413 Howard street, WAS yesterday levied upon by the Sheriff upon executions issued for the payment of Judgment notes amounting to $158,524. It is believed that Mr. Montague's liabilities are much heavier than are represented by the above figures. Mr. Montague employs about 800 hands at his mill.

It is thought that the entering up of the Judgments will result in an assignment being made PHILADELPHIA, April 24- The owners of the steamer Missouri have been informed by the agents of the Thingralla Line in New York that pay will be made for the cargo which was thrown overboard from the Missouri to make room for the Denmark's passengers. Why the Men Struck, BOSTON, April More than 100 men, employes of the Pearson Cordage Company's Works in Norfolk avenue, Boston, struck yesterday for the removal of Foremau Clabby, for alleged brutality, and against the discharge of James MoSherry, one of their number. A Pork Packing Place Burned. CINCINNATI, Ohio, April The extensive pork packing establishment of F. A.

Laidley on Spring Grove avenue, burned last night. The loss is estimated at $175,000, The amount of insurance on the property cannot be ascertained. A "Tame" Scientife Fight, BOSTON, April 24. -Denny Kelleher, of Boston, and Jim Daly, of Philadelphia, fought fifteen rounds at the Crib Club last night. Kelleber did most of the dghting, which was rather tame, and he was awarded the match on soientife points.

Rubber Works to Resume Operations. SOUTH FRAMINGHAN, April works of the Para Rubber Shoe Company here, which have been idle for the past month, will resumo operations on May 1. Two Firemen Killed. BIRMINGHAN, April 24-Dave Ballser and Davis, colored firemen, were killed by the explosion of a boiler at the Bessemer Railing Villa yesterday. YEAR.

A CLEAN MILLION GONE. The Big Rockaway Hotel Sold in New York for a Song To-day. The great Rockaway Hotel, that was erected several years ago ou Rockaway Beach at a cost of over a million dollars by a party of capitalists who thought they saw their money doubled in a year, was sold in the New York Real Estate Exchange at noon by Richard V. Harnett for the modest sum of $29,000. The purchaser was C.

H. Southard, of C. H. Southard dealers in secondhand buildings, at Fourteenth street and Ninth avenue. A crowd of 200 people surrounded Auctioneer Harnett's desk when he announced the sale, and listened with Impatience to the long agreement and conditions.

How much am I bid shouted the auctioneer, AS his clerk drew his breath after running over the conditions at lightning speed. A silence followed the question which WAS broken by a voice in front which timidly offered the figures $1,000. If the auctioneer bad located the bidder there might have been a scene, but as be could not he simply cast 'a scowl in the direclion from which the voice trad proceeded and asked again how much he was bid. This time a voice said $10,000, and the sad look on Mr. Harnett's face gave place to one of sweetness as be started into business.

The bids rapidly advanced by the thousands was reached when the advances fell to $500. They then ran along pretty rapidly until $27,500 was reached. Then came a lull and it looked as if the weather-beaten structure would go off at that figure, but two or three more desperate efforts of the auctioneer brought the price up to $29,000, and at that figure it was sold to Mr. Southard. By the terms of the sale Mr.

Southard must remove the hotel from its present site before April 21, 1890, and he must begin the work in ten days from the purchase. The only information Mr. Southard would give as to his intentions was that he was going to tear down his purchase and make money out of it." TROUBLE IN BOOMLAND. MATTERS ARE GROWING LIVELY BY THE HOUR IN OKLAHOMA. Wealthy Cattle Owner Said to Have Been -Texans Trying to Jump Claims Men to the Cherokee Strip Negotiations with the Sioux Indians-Scence aud Incidents.

April special to the News Cr Arkansas City, says: A meet ing of Oklahoma Boomers disappointed of securing claims in the Territory was held in the Opera House here last evening. There WAS A large and enthusiastic attendance. Speeches were made denouncing the manner in which Oklahoma was settled. It was freely declared that large bodies of men served as United States Marshals in order to get into the country and select the best claims, and that this was unfair to law abiding settlers. They came here to secure homes, and as they could not get them in Oklahoma they were going to have them in the Cherokee strip.

About 500 men in this town last night pledged themselves to go to the Cherokee strip and take claims, let the consequence be what they may. The beauty aud fertility of this strip, so useless to the Indians and of profit only to the Texas cattle kings, have been remarked upon heretofore by your correspondent. There seems nothing unreasonable lu opening it at once and to do 80 will avoid great trouble that now seems inevitable. There is a pressure of the surplus people driven back here from Oklahoma and awaiting in the Territory the first chance to get out that must be relieved. The balled settlers are earnest and undismayed.

They will execute their purpose. The troops in this region, fortunately, are in command of Capt. Jack Hayes. an old frontiersman and discreet olicer. There is, nevertheless, going to be great turmoil on the Cherokee strip unless the Government at Washiugion CHICAGO, April special to the Inter Ocean from Purcell, Indian Territory, says The prairie is said to 'be on fire and the flames are sweeping everything before them.

In the north a heavy storm is raging and Guthrie mut be suffering from its effects. Between the storm on the north and the fire ou the south, the second day is not closing very happily in boomerland." OKLAHOMA CITY, April rumor from the South Canadian country says that M. C. Cloud, a wealthy cattle owner, who owns thousands of cattle in the Cherokee strip, was shot and killed yesterday by a cattle boy for jumping the latter's claim five miles south of here and about three miles west of the railroad track. WILLOW SPRINGS, Indian Territory.

April 24. -A prominent cattleman of Atchison, coming from Purcell, says that a party of Texans crossed the border to Oklahoma Territory early yesterday morning over the South Canadian ford and attempted to dislodge a lot of boomers squatted on a claim. A fight resulted, two men being killed and five wounded. The United States marshals are after the murderers, but DO furthe particulars are at hand. MacDonald is with the United States troops, on his way to the border, where the Indian uprising is reported, on account of the boomers a who can't get claims squatting on their lauds, The trouble is just beginning.

CHAMBERLAIN, Dakota, April appointment by the Secretary of the Interior of Messre. Crook, Warner and Foster as Commissioners to negotiate with the Sioux for the relinquishment of a portion of their reservation is believed here to be an assurance of success, as these geutlemen are perfectly familiar with the work they andertake. The reports that are steadily being received from the various agencies lead to tho belief that no trouble will be met with in procuring the consent of the Indians. Success means the throwing on to the market of 11,000,000 acres of choice farm land. GUTHRIE, Indian Territory, April railroad seems to be completely prostrated and does not deliver the baggage of the suffering throngs.

Pneumonia and sunstroke are begiuning to claim their victims, but the sick have neither refuge nor sympathy. The whole scene, in its countless, varied and painful details is simply indescribable. Here stands a big city out of doors and without supplies. Ouly one train left over the crippled road, and it was crowded beyond additional apses for a mouse on the floor or a sparrow on the roof. Those who could not get on cheered deftantly as the train pulled out and another just as crowded pulled in from the North.

Advices from Kingfisher says: Kingfisher is a grown town already, except that titles are somewhat in dispute and no town officers are yet elected. Chicago avenue is halt a mile long. The offices of the Rock Island Railroad, the Cannon Ball Stage Line and other corporations are in one building which is a canvass tent 10 feet by 12, Not the slightest trouble of any kind has occurred, though in many instances there are sev. eral claimants to one town lot. Homesteads are occupied in all directions." THE CZAR'S MAGNIFICENT TIME.

The Fastest Derby Ever Run in Uncle Sam's Centennial Land. SAN FRANCISCO, April 24. -The "Czar" made a mile and a half in the Pacific Derby yesterday in 2:86, the fastest Derby ever run in this country. The record of C. H.

Todd at Chicago, in 1887, and that of Ben All at Louisville, in 1896, WAS ME.RS. CLEVELAND'S NEW HOME. The Former Mistress of the White House Leases a Summer Cottage. NEW BEDFORD, April Grover Cleveland has leased the cottage of the Rev. Perry Browne, at Marion, for the coming season.

The house is one story, of Queen Anne architecture, and is located on Bartlett's Hill, next to the summer home of R. W. Gilder, editor of the Century. For Forgery. In May, 1887, C.

E. Pluge, an employe of the Government of the Netherlands, forged a note for 500 guilden and with the proceeds fed to this country and located at Grand Rapids, Mich, After A search of almost two years the Vice Consul of the Netherlands, who held extradition papers for him, caused his arrest and yesterday he was brought before United States Commissioner Shields, in New York. Through his lawyers, Ash and Weasselas, he objects very strongly to going back and there are some doubts as to whether he will be sent. A Reception to Gen. Tracy.

Secretary of the Navy Tracy, Mrs. Tracy and Mrs. Wilmerding will be tendered a reception by Mr. and Mrs. J.

8. T. Stranaban, at their restdence, 260 Union street, on Thursday evening, May 2, from 3 to 7 o'clock. The Weather. Light rain, warmer, south westerly winds.

High water to morrow- Sandy Hook, 4:81 P.M.; Governor'8 Island, 5:01 P. Wallabout, 4:50 P. M. Hell Gate, 6:50 P. M.

The following was the temperature, as indicated by the thermometer at Levy Thompson's, 125 Grand street: 3 A. 58; 6 A. 69 9 A. 60; 12 62, 3 65, WEDNESDAY, A CURDLING SUICIDE. Crazed by Drink an Old Man Throws Himself from a High Bailding.

CHICAGO, April of the most blood-curdliug scenes ever witnessed here was the deliberate sulcide of James Hogan, aged 65 years, last night. The old man was crazy and bed been drinking bard all day, He was living at Spain's Hotel, on North Clark street. Shortly after 10 o'clock the old man climbed to the roof of the fourstory bullding through a skylight with the avowed Intention of committing sulcide. His friends in the hotel used every means in their power to persuade him to come down, but without avail. Every time any one would start after him he would run to the edge of the building and swing himself over.

There he would hang by his hands until hie pursuer would retreat through the skylight. Then he would draw himself back and walk up and down the roof. Finally Officer Kalvelege was called and after failing to persuade Hogan to get back Into the house, sent to the Chicago avenue station for a patrol wagon, which was hurriedly to the scene. The wagon was manned by Oficers Cook and Murphy. The former crawled up through the skylight to attract the old man's attention while Oilicer Murphy climbed up the fire escape.

Ag soon as Hogan saw Officer Cook he ran to the edge of the building and without saying a word swung himself over, holding to the edge of the building by his hands. A crowd stood below in breathless silence. Suddenly the old man loosened his hold and dropped backward. Ilis feet struck a sign over the third story window and his body turned complete somersault, his head striking the pavement. The man's brains were scattered for ten feet in every direction and his head and body were mashed into pulp.

HIE SAID HE LOVED HER. THE TRUE INWARDNESS OF A CASE IN JUSTICE ENGLE'S COURT. Why an Italian Marriage was Postponed Indefinitely-The Would- Groom Already Provided with a Wife and Children Sarafina Parts with Her Love. At noon yesterday a group of Italians who were well dressed and who appeared superior in every way to the representatives of the suuny land who usually Agure in court cases put in appearance at Justice Engle's court. Not 8 member of the group could talk English, but all conversed volubly and noisily in their own language.

Counselor John P. Donnelly looked wise and seemed to understand the chief talker, but he didn't just the saIne. He turned occasionally to Frank Ciancimino, the Italian interpreter, and without uttering a word Indicated by appealing glances that his question if propounded would be, What in the name of heaven are they jabbering about The Interpreter is not slow, and in the midst of the clatter he waved his hand, silenced the talkers, and to Mr. Donnelly said: "This lady pointing to a fine specimen of Italian womanhood, whose cheeks were flushed and whose eyes sparkled with indignation and excitement, has sued that tall handsome Italian who stands there at her back for $28. The action was brought in this court A few days ago and Constable Henry Murray served the summons, This is the return day.and when the case is called the lady wants you 10 appear and look after her interests." Just then Justice Engle's voice was heard calling the case.

The group had stood in the corridor leading to the court room, but all hands heard the magistrate's tones. He said: "The case of Miss Serafina Pasquerello against Alexandro Surriano." That's the case." said Interpreter Ciancimino, and in marched the group, with Lawyer Donnelly at their head. We would like a brief adjournment, your Honor," said the lawyer. Ask the defendant what he has to say," said the Justice. "It's agreeable to him," responded the Interpreter.

"Adjourned until May 7," said Justice Engle, and a moment later the group of Italians fled out into the corridor and resumed the jabbering. Miss Pasquerello is about 26 years old. As said. she is good looking. She dresses in good taste and has a pleasant voice and charming manuers.

In the language of the court attaches she was a trifle rattled when making her story known to the interpreter and excited the suspicion that atre has a violent temper. This, however, is not fact. Miss Pasquerello has a splendid disposition and those in the gathering who were counted among her friends spoke in the highest terms of her. Alexandro Surriano, the defendant, is a tailor and realdes at 163 North Second street. His friends say that in Italy if he bad his due he would wear a title.

He is a polished fellow, not particularly extravagant in dress and lives comfortably. His home is tastefully furnished and shows evidence of refinement. The claim against him is $28. The fair plaintiff until a day or two ago resided under Alexandro's roof. Her duties there were those of A domestic, but she was termed housekeeper.

While so empioyed she inspired her employer with feelings of love. She declares that she did not do so intentionally and that she was somewhat surprised when a week ago he put his arm about her waist and swore that he loved her and would die in less than a year if she did not accept him. Whether or not she had any one propose to her before is not known, but she seemed to know just what to do. She quietly said something about considering the question and sighed and muttered a word or two about her mother. Oh, if she were only here." she seemed to say, "I could make up my mind one way or the other at once." The next day Alexandro renewed the attack and received "Yes" for an answer.

But, alas, Serafina learned-or, at least, declared that she learned-to her amazement, sorrow and indignation, that the handsome tailor has wife and several very rugged children in Italy. The discovery put an end to her dream. She packed up her effects and left forthwith. In the hurry ot the moment she forgot some of her jewelry, and when, later, she returned and demanded the rings, earrings and other articles, she failed to get them. That is how she renched the court.

She would like to have the alleged bold, bad, designing lover sent away for several years, but under the law she was told her only redress was to sue for the value of her effects, "There are only $28 in the case," said an habitue of the court, but back of it, as you have just discovered, quite a stranded romance. Alexandro still loves the fair Serafina and hopes by holding on to the jewely. to bring her around, If he could explain away the wife and children the pretty housekeeper would marry him even it she did not hear from her mother. There will be a small circus when Mr. Donnelly unravels the story in court.

MISS ALLAN'S VERDICT FOR $19,500. The State Line Steamship Company Will Pay for the Surgeon's Blunder, The jury in the suit of Miss Alice M. AlIan against the State Line Steamship Company this morning rendered a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $12,500. The testimony taken in the trial before Judge Pratt, in the Circuit Court, showed that the plaintiff was returning from Scotland in the State of Georgia, belonging to the defendant. Miss Allan had a severe cold and asked the stewardess to get her five grains of quinine.

The stewardess testifled that she asked Dr. Stephens, the ship's doctor, for the quinine, and that he gave her a powder in a paper without any label. The stewardess mixed it in water and the lady drank it. She was taken very sick and suffered from salivation. Her gums and jawbones became uicerated and pieces of bone and several teeth had to be removed.

Drs. John C. Lester, A. C. Skene and George R.

Fowler testified that Miss Allan was suffering from mercurial poisoning and that she would never fully recover. Dr. John G. Johnson, a witness for the defendant, swore that Miss Allan's trouble was not caused by mercurial poisoning but was the result of an alveolar abscess or an abscess of the sockets of the teeth. Dr.

Johnson was corroborated by Dr. C. M. Richmond, a dentist. Dr.

Richmond thought the trouble had been caused by an unskiliful dentist. Judge Pratt dented a motion made by the defendant to dismiss the complaint on plaintiff stipulating that if the verdict was for him, Allan, the court should have the power to set it aside and order Judgment for the defendant. if an examination of the law justified him in so doing. The plaintiff lives on Pearl street. M.

L. Towns, her lawyer, says he is ready to put $500 against $250 that he will keep the verdict. Mr. Guthrie Appeared for the defendaut. A Slight Fire at St.

John's Home. At about 11 o'clock this morning a fire WAS discovered in the laundry room of St. John's Home, on St. Mark's and Albany avenues. It is detached structure, and it is thought that the drying room became overheated and thus caused the fire.

The alarm was given and Assistant Engineer Dennis McGroaty and the engines of his district responded quiokly and put the fire out. The dry ing machinery and the woodwork about the laundry was destroyed. There was no panio and the loss is comparatively small. Justice Kenna this morning fined Charles Howlett, a negro peddler, $1 for plying his Pocation without a license. He paid the APRIL 24, YELLOW FEVER AGAIN.

Florida Editor Says There is a Case at Sanford. CINCINNATI, Ohio, April Edward Smith, who has been visiting in this city, has been expecting to join her husband at Sanford, and bad about completed her preparations for doing so yesterday, when she received a telegram from him telling her to postpone her journey, as there was a case of yellow fever in that place. Mr. Smith was at one time on the staff of the Evening Telegram, of this city, and is now editor of the Journal at Sandford. CHICAGO, 111., April 24.

-A Tribune special from Jacksonville, says: "It is rumored here this evening that Sanford has one or more cases of yellow fever. Dr. Daniel, President of the State Board of Health, has been there Investigating for the last -eight hours. Other members have been called for. This city will quarantine at once if the docter reports the cases genuine fever.

There is great uncertainty as yet about the cases, 88 50 many false alarms have been given that people are inclined to go slow. There is no panic here, las every one knows this city can be kept clear. It is impossible to-night to give exact or more details about the fever. The latest is that the vic tim was the wife of A. Dumont.

a baker. All others exposed have been isolated and the strictest measures taken to prevent the spread of the disease. As the telegraph office closed at 9 o'clock, all efforts to get full details bave failed. Railroad men seem to know little of the facts in the case, and the people here are all waiting patiently for President Daniel to report the truth of the matter. "The county health officials are all alert and will put on quarantine here at once.

This movement is deemed necessary, although the people feel confident in their ability to keep it out of Jacksonville." ST. ANTHONY'S MARTYRDOM THERE WERE THIRTY- BLACK BALLS IN THE BALLOT BOX. U.S. Grant Post, Grand Army of the Republic, Rejects the Secretary ot the Society for the Suppression of ViceCrusher for Mr. Comstock.

U. S. Grant Post, No. 327. held a meeting last evening nt its headquarters, in the Johnston Building, at Flatbush avenue and Nevina street.

There were a large number of propositions for membership. The most prominent name in the lot was that of Authony Comstock, the Secretary of the Society for the Suppression of Vice. When the ballot was taken it was found that Mr. Comstock had been overwhelmingly blackballed. At the last meeting of U.

S. Grant Post Comrade Harry W. Knight, one of the Board of Managers of the Methodist Book Concern at 805 Broadway, New York, gave notice that he would propose Mr. Comstock for membership. The announcement was not received with any superfluous enthusiasm.

When the post assembled last night it WAS known that mans of the comrades were bitterly opposed to Mr. Comstock. Comrade Knight, it is said, was warned that unpleasantness might follow if he persisted in keeping Mr. Comstock's name before the post. Mr.

Knight laughed the matter off and did not withdraw the proposition. The ballot was taken, aud it is said that Mr. Comstock received thirty-seven black balls. The vote wastaken in secret and the names of the veterans who didn't like the idea of Mr. Comstock being a member of their post could not be ascertained.

is a law of the Grand Army," said a well known member of U. S. Grant Post to a TIMES reporter this morning. "that anything done at 8 post meeting shall not be disclosed. Somebody has given it away, however, and there is no use in trying to keep it quiet.

I don't know the reason why Mr. Comstock's name WaS not received with favor, but I do know that those comrades who opposed him were very bitter and that nearly all were members of the Masonic order. After the name was announced these men gave it out that they would vote against Mr. Comstock. I am sorry that this trouble has occurred, but it can't be helped now." Mr.

Comstock served as a private in the Seventeenth Connecticut Volunteers. 'The post, before it adjourned, adopted the following minute, a copy of which will be forwarded to the persons addressed: U.S. GRANT POST. No. 827, DEPARTMENT OF NEW YORK.

GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC. Th Admiral Kimberly, U. 8. and the oficers and men of the U.S. S.

Trenton. Vandalia and Nipsic. and Capt. Kane, oficers and men of H. M.

Chiliope GREETING: As comrades one and all we greet yOu. We mourn the loss of the brave officers and men who went down in the terrible struggle with the tempest. We have listened with pleasure and pride to the report of your heroic conduct. We have heard the cheers that in the jaws of death you gave to encourage comrades ready to perish. We bave heard the cheers the Trenton gave the Calliope when both ships were engaged in that terrible battle with the storm.

We have heard the cheers that went up from the brave bearts under the British flag for the Trenton and the Stars and Stripes. We bave heard and rejoice that the Calliope and her brave officers and crew were victorious. Then here's to Kimberly and Kane: May you always command the brave. May you always be able to cheer each other in the battle. May you be conquerors at last and receive from the Great Captain the greeting: Well done, good and faithful servants." BROOKLYN, April 23, 1559.

THE CARPET WAS SEIZED. A Deputy Sheriff Stops Truck but the Police Take a Hand In. Frank M. Strang, a truckman of 825 Nostrand avenue, was carting a load of furniture yesterday from 371 Nostrand avenue co 15 St. John's place belonging to Mrs.

Elizabeth Moody. At the corner of Fifth avenue and St. John's place the cart was stopped by Deputy Sheriff William M. Bliss, who seized a roll of forty yards of Brussels carpet from the truck and refused to give it up. He said that Mrs.

Moody had tailed to carry out the terms of a chattel mortgage on the carpet held by John Mullins, but he showed order from the court for his action. A policeman was called to the scene and to settle the matter took the carpet to the Tenth Precinct Station House, and this morning it wAs turned over to Property Clerk Campbell. The latter will hold it until he is ordered by the court to give it up. CUT HIS THROAT. A Young Man Who Wanted to Get Square with His Sister.

Henry Wieber, A German, aged 24 years, who resided with his sister at 104 Kent avenue, attempted suicide last night by cutting his thront with a razor. The would-be suicide, who is single, was somewhat dissipated and was without funds. He wanted 50 cents and his sister refused him the money. She had grown tired of parting with her funds in that way and told her brother so. The refusal aroused his temper to a high pitch, and to get square on his sister be ran up stairs and slashed his neck.

He was taken to the Eastern District Hospital. End of the Stuft Court Troubles. troubles of the Stuft family were thoroughly ventilated in the Gates avenue police court yesterday afternoon. The hearing of the half dozen counter charges went to show that it was 8 case A tempest in a teapot. Jacob Stuft, the Ewen street barber, was fined $10 for striking his wife's domestic, Kate Dreiser, while his wife paid a similar penalty for stealing a number of tin types from Lena Becker, of 864 Lafayette avenue.

The complaints against Kate Dreiser, Louis Bossert and Frank Kaiser were dismissed. The Result of a Spree. Joseph Gibbons, of New Orleans, has been visiting at his brother Peter's house, 498 Court street, for two or three days past. Yesterday they went on a spree together, and in the evening they became engaged in a quarrel which resulted in Joseph knocking Peter down and then kicking him in the head, causing a slight scalp wound. Peter was taken to the Brooklyn City Hospital and Joseph was held for examination by Justice Massey this morning, Another Crook Misses the Harvest.

Thomas Byrnes, 33 years old, a professional pick pocket, was committed to the island for month under the Vagrancy act by Justice O' Reilly, at Jefferson Market Court, New York, to-day. Detective Sergt. Mulry testified that he had arrested Byrnes for robbery in 1880, for which he served a term in Sing Sing. He was arrested yesterday loitering about Broad street by Detective Sergts. O' Keefe and McGinness: Coffee for Paupers.

The Charities Commissioners this morning received bids for 4 three months' supply of coffee, of which about 10,000 pounds are used every quar ter. The bidders were James Thompson for 17.31 cents, Thurber, Why land Co. for 17.45 cents, and W. H. Harrison for 18.71.

The bids will be considered on Saturday. Big Bridge Receipts, The receipts for tolls on the bridge yesterday amounted to $2,900. This was one of the biggest days in its history. PAGES. THEY DO NOT SPEAK NOW.

NICHOLS AVERTS HIS HEAD WHEN ASPINALL PASSES BY. The Dire Results of an Honest Vote on the Elevated Railroad Exemption Bill-The 4 Fate of Central Avenue Discussed in Scoharle Court Room-Local Measures In the Legislature, SPECIAL TO THE BROOKLYN TIMES. ALBANY, N. April trouble over the possession of Central avenue for surface railroad purposes was removed to Scoharie, a village in the upper part of the State, last night. It came up in the shape of an application of the Atlantic Avenue Railroad Company to be relieved from the injunction issued on motion of the Broadway Railroad Company by the Supreme Court to prevent the Atlantic Avenue Railroad Company from laying tracks on Central avenue.

The argument was made before Judge Mayhamn by Jesse Johnson for the Atlantic Avenue Company and by Gen. G. W. Wingate for the Broadway Company. The court room was a rather dingy place, illuminated by three kerosene lamps, and that was all a the novelty there was about the whole matter.

Mr. Johnson claimed that though the Brondway Company at one time had the right to build upon the avenue that right lapsed and became inoperative in 1861 through non use. In reply, Gen. Wingate read from the law to show that the Broadway Company had the right to use the street and that that right would not lapse until the street was graded and paved. Judge Mayham promised to hand down a decision in May.

Mr. Aspinall's letter box at the Kenmore Hotel was not large enough to hold the telegrams he received last night and this morning upholding his course in defeating the bill exempting the Brooklyn elevated railroads from taxation for five years, He has made numerous friends, but he has also made some bitter enemies. Quarantine Commissioner John A. Nichols stops at the Kenmore when in Albany, which seems to be very often in these days, and when he met Mr. Aspinall last night in the corridor he passed him by without even a nod of recognition, nor had he recovered his composure this morning, but again turned aside when Mr.

Aspinall approached. An interesting trio in the Keamore last night WAS John A. Nichols. Edward Lauterbach, the counsel of the Brooklyn Elevated Road, and Eugene Wood, who poses as the successor of ex-King Ed Phelps, of the Third House. The action of Mr.

Aspinall in knocking out the bill, temporarily at least, was a bad set back to them, for it was ouly few hours before that they predicted the bill would pass notwithstanding Mr. Aspinall's intention to figbt it. Successive coaxing, promising and bulldozing were brought to bear upon Mr. Aspinall by Ernst Nathan and Jobn A. Nichols.

At times heated conversation was heard floating about the office floor. It was but a few days since that Mr. Aspinall was heard to exclaim with a vigorous gesture Apart from the atrocity of this bill it will give me pleasure to wipe the floor with it in return for the treatment I received from Gen. Jourdan last fall." They didn't balf try to beat you then," was the reply. Just try to beat this bill now and you'll see where you'll land next fall." I was told that last said Mr.

Aspinall, and I landed on my feet. I'm willing to take chances again." Mr. William H. Leayeraft was supposed to be here to influence Mr. Sperry's vote, for without the votes of either the Thirteenth Ward delegates, which Mr.

Leaycraft is supposed to control, or the Twentieth Ward delegates, Mr. Sperry CAD hardly hope to be renominated for the Assembly. Mr. Leaycraft did not succeed in getting Mr. Sperry's vote, if that was his object, but last night he seemed as happy as ever.

He did say, however: When I am in Brooklyn I think at times that I'm a pretty big fellow. When I'm up here I'm so small that I can't even see my reflection in a looking Mr. Demarest's bill allowing Brooklyn railroad companies to substitute cable or electric power was reported favorably from the Railroad Committee this morning. Mr. McCarren objected to it going to a third reading, and a moment later Mr.

Demarest retaliated by objecting to Mr. Molaugh: lin's bill increasing, through the Board of the salary of the Commissioner of renting it from going to a third reading. The Cities Committee this morning reported the Park Commission bill. There are to be three Commissioners to be appointed by Mayor Chapin, one of the three will serve until 1891, but the other two will go out of office in 1800, so their successors will be appointees of the Mayor to be elected this fall. Mr.

Sperry said the measure, which is a compromise, has the support of everyboly but Judge Lewis and Dr. Storrs. The British lion's tail was twisted with a vengeance in the Senate this morning. Senator Pierce asked the privileges of the floor for the Hon. Oliver Mowat, Premier of Ontario.

Mr. Murphy said that under the rules a friend of his from New York had been refused admissioa to the floor yesterday and aside from that he objected to any courtesy being extended to any one dependent on the British Crown. Mr. Erwin also favored a strict observance of the rules. The Chairman stated that a Senator had violated the rules by compelling the doorkeeper to admit to the floor Mr.

Mowat and wife, and that owing to this act both were present when the remarks incident to the courtesies asked for Mr. Mowat were made. The Senator by his action had put both the Senate and visitors in an unfortunate position. Mr. Murphy stated in the most explicit manner that he was not aware that the gentleman and lady were present when he spoke, otherwise he certainly should not have spoken as be did.

He thought the Senator who compelled the doorkeeper to admit them should be the person censured. Mr. Pierce disclaimed any intention to violate the rules. Mr. Crosby's bill to prevent the sale of pool tickets through agents' was reported from the Sub-Committee of the Whole this morning with Au amendment that practically repeals the Ives pool law of 1887.

The Cities Committee of the Assembly has reported Mr. Longley's bill to open Second avenue; Mr. Schaaff's bill to abolish ward Constables and to give the Mayor the appointment of Marshals, the number reduced to twelve, six to be taken from each of the big political parties Mr. Worth's Additional Police Justices bill, with the clause compelling the appointment of a lawyer as the Republican Justice stricken out and the term of each Justice reduced to two years, and Mr. McLaughlin's bill giving the Board of Estimate the power to fix the salaries of the Board of Excise aud the Commissioner of Health, providing that the salaries fixed shall not be over $5,000 for each official.

The Senate passed Mr. Blanchfieid's Thirtysecond Regiment Armory bill and the O'ConnorAspinall Indigent Veterans bill, which now go to the Governor, Senator Pieree's Exempt Fireman's Insurance bill and Mr. Haggerty's Street Repairing bill. Senator Plerce introduced a bill making May 1 of this year a legal holiday. Senator Worth introduced a bill giving the Fire Marshal of Brooklyn (Ben Lewis) a tenure of office.

The Senate concurred in the Assembly resolution to confer on Col. Emmons Clark, of the Seventh Regiment, the rank of Brevet BrigadierGeneral. HE KILLED HIMSELF. Despondent Blacksmith Sent Bullet Through His Head. Charles Bosch, a blacksmith, aged 86 years, who resided at 886 Soutb First street, committed suicide at his address last night.

He shot himself through the head and died almost instantly. Bosch was in poor health and was despondent in consequence. The police of the Bedford avenue force were notified of the case and they sent for Corover Lindsay, who held an inquest this afternoon. Foxhall Keene Settles. The case of Foxhall Keene, who was charged with assaulting a driver, was settled last night.

Driver Murray says he received $150 and the complainant paid the costs. When court opened this morning the complaint was withdrawn. Justice De Mott was indignant at such an action and reprimanded Murray. Keene did not appear in court. An Ice Cream Dealer Arrested.

Officer Grant, of the Health Department, resterday arrested Walter R. Comfort, an ice cream dealer of 858 Fulton street, and John Foran, his driver, on the charge of carting ice taken from a pond ou Melbourne street, Flatbush, which the Board of Health had declared to be unfit for use. Justice Walsh held him until Friday for trial. Suffering From Coma. Classy Laffin, 85 years of age, was found at the corner of Manhattan avenue and India street last evening by the Seventh Precinct Police, The man was unconscious and it wAs some hours before his name or address could be obtained.

Ambulance Surgeon Buck attended the man and remored him to Catharine's Hospital. PRICE TWO CENTS. WORK AT THE NAVY YARD. PREPARATIONS BEING MADE FOR THE GRAND CENTENNIAL, The Boston and Chicago All Ready for the Naval Parade-An Opportunity for Brooklynites to See a Little of Tuesday's Parade on Monday-An Interesting Relic -The Aldermen Not Ready to Report Yet. At a meeting of representatives of the various steamship companies on Bowling Green this morning it was decided to decorate the exterior of the office buildings on the Battery with huge pictures of steamers and bunting on the days of the Centennial celebration next week.

Everything is hustle and bustle at the Nary Yard, where great preparations are being made to have Uncle Sam's sea fighters all spick and span and covered with glory and bunting by Monday next. The Boston is just about ready. Her guns are polished, her halyards are loaded down with flags, her decks are holystoned to a degree, while the noisy but harmless ammunition to be used to saluting the President is all ou board. The Boston is the Admiral's flagship. The big Chicago, too, is about dressed for the party.

She whil have the honor of bearing the flag of Secretary of the Navy Tracy. She will also fire the first salute, when the brave little Despatch has steamed down to Elizabethport and taken aboard the President. Her salute will be the signal for the other ships, which will be anchored off the Long I Island shore to begin firing, and to weigh anchor and follow the Despatch up. One thousand three hundred marines from the yard with leave the barracks and march down Sands street and over the Monday morning next, to recelve the President in New York, They will be under the command of Capt. Kirkland.

The Special Aldermanic Committee on the Centenuial Celebration is still remarkably busy and Clerk Price was trying to squeeze four hours' work into every half hour of his time to-day. He say'8 he 1s besieged with letters asking for tickets and information about the preparation for Brooklyn's show in the military. naval and civil parades, and if he was to attend loyally to his correspondence, he says, he would require a month of days to respond to all the letters he has received. The list of persons to be invited to the banquet will probably be ready to-morrow, Alderman McCarty told a Tises reporter to day. The committee on the banquet will have a meeting to-morrow morning at the Mayor's offce, when it is likely that all the arrangements for the banquet will be completed.

Nearly everybody in Brooklyn wants to be there, but the outlook for everybody will be glum indeed, for only 400 invitations will be issued. Alderman McGrath, of the Special Committee, returned from New York this afternoon beaming with satisfaction. He said that the Rrooklyn Aldermanic stand at Fourteenth street was nearly completed, and gave promise of being one of the finest platforms for a view of the parades so far erected. Instead of the accommodations being limited to 1,000 people, he said the stand would, In his judgment, hold 1.500 persons. One of the most interesting souvenirs of the time of Gen.

Washington is a copy of the Ulster County Gazelle of January 4, 1800, now in the possession of William F. Rall, of 253 South Ninth street. The paper is published with deep black margins, and contains a full account of the burial of George Washington, at Georgetown, on Wednesday, December 8. 1799, and the message of President John Adams, issued December 22, in eulogy of the heroic dead. Fulton street merchants are already beginning the work of decorating their stores in honor of the centennial of George Washington's inauguration as first President of the Republic.

Mr. C. C. Simis, the hatter, whose store adjoius Col. Sinn'8 Park Theatre, is the first to complete his decorations.

He makes a brave show of bunting about his store windows to-day, and a handsome bust of the Father of his Country is placed 1 over the doorway. THE BROOKLYN WOMAN'S CLUB. Its Annual Lunch in the Johnston Building To-day. Daffodils and roses decked the five long tables and candle seonces lighted the prettily decorated apartment in the Johnston Building in which the members of the Brooklyn Woman's Club and their guests sat down to their annual lunch on the twentieth auniversary of the organization this afternoon. There were about 150 ladies present, and Brooklyn has seldom seen a finer assemblage of womanly faces.

There was Ella Dietz Clymer, the sweetvolced President of Sorosis; Grace Greenwood, the brilliant writer: Mrs. Clementine Brush, who wrote that brilliant little book, The Colonel's Opera Cloak Marion Harland, Mrs. Christine Terhune Herrick, Mrs. Kate Upson Clarke, Mrs. Lillian Betts, of the Christian Union: Mrs.

Olive Thorne Miller, Laura C. Holloway, Mrs. Palmer, Dr. Lucy M. Hall and many more of Brooklyn's brilliant women.

Mrs. Amelia K. King, the President of the club, assisted by Mrs. Harriet P. Smith, the Chairman of the Executive Cammittee, received the guests in the reception which preceded the lunch.

At 1:30 o'clock the signal was given, and with froufrou of silks and nodding of spring bonnets tened by jeweled pins the march into the banquet hail began. There was chat, when do women meet without there was discussion of salad and the dainty bit of bird, the sorbet and the ices, the fruits and the sweets which make an sesthetic feminine meal. The faco of Martha Washington looked up from the souvenirs, astonished mayhap to see women enjoying themselves without the help of men. By and by there were graceful words from Mrs. Wing, who is an ideal toastmistress.

Mrs. Backus spoke, also, President of the collegiate Alumna and wife of the President of Packer: Mrs. Bergen was witty as always; Mrs. Smith read an original poem, Mrs. Claghorn, Mrs.

A. C. Field, one of the founders of the club and always its good genius; Laura Holloway, clever as usual; Mrs. Bartram, whose subject was The Philosophy of Nonsense;" Mrs. Lenwell.

Mrs. Marshall, Mrs. Cragie, who condoled with Our Husbands;" Mrs. Safford and Mrs. Blake contributed to the intellectual portion of the feast.

The Woman's Club is growing rapidly. It WAS never so prosperous as now. Mrs. Amelia K. Wing is its President; Mrs.

Helen H. Backus, Vice-Presldent: Mrs. L. B. Chittenden and Miss Anna E.

Richardson, Secretaries: Miss M. E. Rowley, Treasurer, and Miss Laura F. Beecher, Auditor, CARROLUS JUMP. He Leaps from the Brooklyn Bridge and is Unburt.

Patrick Carroll, a Newark shoemaker, entered the saloon of Steve Brodie, the bridge jumper, on the Bowery, yesterday, and after fortilying himself with several drinks announced that he was going to jump from the Brooklyn Bridge, and went out, accompanied by a shabbily dressed friend. At 6:25 Carroll jumped from the bridge, near the New York end, and was picked up, by force, by the tug Col. E. B. Grubb, of this city, Capt.

Peterson commanding. He was taken to the Chambers Street Hospital, where he was found to be uninjured, but suffering from the shock. He it now under arrest. The Upper Myrtle Avenue Elevated. The upper Myrtle avenue branch of the Union Elevated Road will be opened to the public to Broadway at 5 A.

M. on Saturday next. The route traversed by the new line is from Fulton Ferry to bridge, via York street to Hudson, to Park, to Grand and Myrtle avenues to Broadway. The stations, fu addition to those at the points above mentioned, are located as follows: Bridge street, Navy street, Cumberland street, Washington avenue. Myrtle avenue, Franklin' avenue, Nostrand avenue, Tompkins avenue, Summer avenue and Broadway, connecting with road to Broadway ferries or the Twenty-sixth Ward.

All night trains at intervals of fifteen minutes each will be run on each of the lines of this company on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday to accommodate the expected increase in tratto. Col. Lamont in a New Place. Col. Dan Lamont was to-day elected Secretary of the New York Loan and Improvement Company in place of William H.

Rockwell, who resigned. No other action was taken by the directors. The rumors that the directors intended to greatly enlarge the scope of the company's business and make Grover Cleveland its President were positively denied by both ex-Secretary of the Navy Whitney and H. F. Dimook, who are the controlling directors of the company.

Newport Carpenters to Strike, NEWPORT, R. April -The carpenters hare voted to strike on May 1 for a nine-bour day Boys' Department, Baldwin Building, 380 and 382 Fulton street, corner Smith. Children's Salts, all new styles, from $8 to $14: Kilt Suits, from $4 to $7.75 Jersey Suits, $4 and $5: Star Shirt Tennis Waists and IShirts at every price. Baldwin, the Clothier, One Price, 6. 0.

TO TEST THE QUESTION. The Attorney-General Will Sue the Richardson Lines for Non-compliance with Their Charter. ALBANY, N. April Tabor has appointed John T. McDonough, of this city to bring sult against the street railroad lines of Brooklyn under the William Richardson management for non compliance with the law.

The charter of the lines may be annulled. This is the outcome of the application made by Philip Zeh, and others recently, as A result of the strike on the Richardson lines. It is intended to settle the question whether the charter of a street railroad can be forfelted through the failure of the company to operate their lines during the pendency of a strike or tie up. FANNIE WALLACK OAKEY, M. With Other Brooklyn Ladies She Receives Her Diploma From the New York MedIcal College.

The twenty annual commencement of the New York Medical College and Hospital for Women was held last evening at Association Hall, at Twenty third street and Fourth avenue. New York City. These members of the graduating class are residents of Brooklyn: Mrs. Fannie Wallack Oakey. wife of Col.

John Oakey: Miss Louisa Schlegel and Miss Amelia D. von der Luhe. Mrs. Onkey won the first prize, the Lozier Memorial Medal, for the best thesis, the subject being: Laparotomy And Related Operations." The Boynton prize, a medical work, was awarded to Miss Von der Luhe for proficiency in opthalmic studies. The hyppocratic oath was administered by Dr.

Alice B. Campbell and the diplomas were presented by the Rev. Henry S. Day, President of the Board of Trustees. Dr.

I. B. Wait, the Dean of the college, read the aunual report. The exercises were very interesting. AROUND THE TOWN TO-DAY.

THE LOCAL DEMOCRATIC LEADERS MENDING THEIR FENCES. Ex-Supervisor Lawrence F. Carroll Appointed to a Position in the Surrogate's Office to Bring Fourteenth Ward Matcontents Into Line for the Contests in the Coming Fall-Trouble Among Sixteenth Ward Republicans -Labor Men, Good and True. The Democratic leaders evidently realize that they bare a hard battle hefore them in the coming full and they have already taken to mendinu their fences One of the centres of dissatisfaction with the preset regime is the Fourteenth Ward. In this ward ex-Supervisor Lawrence F.

Carroll ran agalust Supervisor Matthew Smith, the regular nominee for the County Board, and came within seventeen votes of defeating him. A year ago this would have been high treason, and no doubt ex-Supervisor Larry" Carroll would have had before now 8 taste of the discipline which was administered to Supervisor John Y. McKane, of Gravesend, and Supervisor Furguson, of New Utrecht, if political adversity had not chastened the spirit and damped the ardor of sticklers for Demoeratic regularity at the polls on election day. The ex-Supervisor from the Fourteenth Ward has not only been forgiven for his little transgression in opposing the regular nominee of the purty last fall when there was danger that the Republicans would capture the Board of Supervisors, but he has just been presented with something to keep him in the traces in the future. Mr.

James Tighe, of the Tenth Ward, will take his seat on the bench of Justice Frederick S. Massey's court, in South Brooklyn, ou May 1. It is generally understood that Alderman James MoGarry, one of the Big Four in the Common Council, had Counselor Tighe appointed Police Magistrate in Justice Massey's place a few months ago by the Mayor, Comptroller aud Auditor. The Alderman has a brother employed in the Surrogate's office at a salary of $1,300 per annom. Mr.

Joseph McGarry will leave his place in the Surrogate's Court on May 1 to take the position of clerk to Justice Tighe at a salary of $1,800 per annum. This morning Surrogate George B. Abbott Announced that he had appointed ex Supervisor Lawrence F. Carroll AS record clerk in Mr. MeGarry's place.

Mr. McGarry takes the place of Mr. Albert C. Wheeler, clerk to Justice Massey, who is a Republican holdover. Mr.

Wheeler was origin ally eppointed by ex-Justice Garret J. Bergen. According 10 Democratic usage the Hon. George B. Abbott will be nominated by the Democratic County Couvention to the Surrogateship, all that Mr.

Thomas E. Pearsall may now say about the possibility of an "open convention" to the contrary notwithstauding. In the light of this tact it is, of course, certain that Surrogate Abbott has appointed ex-Supervisor Carroll by the advice and consent of the Democratic leaders who have a wholesome dread of a revolt next fall. The ex Supervisor has played his political cards to the Queen's taste and bas won ou a bold game. He recently organized in the Fourteenth Ward what is known as a David Bennett Hill club, and the meetings of this organization are now more largely attended by independent Democrats than those of the regular Democratic association.

The Democratic leaders went too far to recede with Supervisors McKane and Furguson. Bitter experience has taught them a wholesome lesson in practical politics. They have "knuckled down' to ex Supervisor Carroll, but in doing 60 they have probably restored peace to the Democracy of the Fourteenth Ward. Precisely the same game has been played with Donovan, of the Twelfth Ward, who Is now 8 court officer drawing the comfortable income of $4 per day. His appointment iu the Supreme Court, it is said, WAS the price of his allowing Alderman Michael J.

Coffey to run the Twelfth Ward Democracy. It appears that trouble has broken out in the Sixteenth Ward Republican Association over the selection of persons for places in the Nary Yard from that ward. Mr. Theodore Wich and Mr. Adolph Miller were up to recently regarded as the right and left bowers of Dr.

Louis E. Nicot, the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the county and the representative of the Sixteenth Ward Association in that body. Mr. Miller was a candidate for a place in the Navy Yard. He says that Dr.

Nicot told him to go ahead and bring all the strength he could to get himself indorsed by the organization in the ward, Mr. Miller adds that on the representation of Dr. Nicot he went ahead, but soon learned that the Chairman of the Executive Committee had given another person, Mr. Michael Maurer, the brother of Alderman Maurer, a Democratic representative of the Third District in the Common Council, A tip previously which put him, Mr. Maurer, on the side track.

Mr. Maurer has been indorsed by Chairman Franklin Woodruff for the position of boss of the laborers in the Nary Yard, and, presumably, under the resolution of the Executive Committee, he secured the backing of Dr. Nicot as a condition precedent to his indorsement by Mr. Franklin Woodruff. Mr.

Miller and his friend, Mr. Wich, say they were tricked by Mr. Nicot and they are up in arms against that gentleman to-day. Bitter complaints are being made at Republican quarters, on Montague street, that the members of the Executive Committee from the Third, Tweifth, Seventeenth, Twentieth and Twenty Afth Wards are ignoring the factions opposed to them in the ward associations in the matter of indorsing applicatious for Federal positions. If these complaints have nuy foundation the matter should be fully ventilated at the next meeting of the Republi General Committee and halt called to peanut politics by men who are not fit for ward leadership.

There is a general desire among the rank and file of the Republican organization in this county that Secretary Tracy should have personal consultation with leaders from both factions before any further appointments are made. Something must be done or the bitter feeling that now exists in the party will be carried over to the Mayoralty contest in the fall with serious results to the organization in Kings County. In addition to the Receivership of Provisions, Clothing and Small Wares in the Navy Yard, which has been allotted to a Mr. Parshall and charged up against the Twenty-filth Ward Republican Association, as stated in the TIMES yesterday, there are two other places in the yard scheduled for the Twenty-Alth, one for Mr. Thomas Ormiston and the other for Mr.

J. G. C. Phillips. District Assembly No.

220 of the Knights of Labor have issued a formal potification to labor organizations that Mr. Thomas R. Deverell, the bandmaster, and the members of the Mozart Musical Club are in good standing in Local Assembly No. 743 of the Knights of Labor and attached to District Assembly No. 220 of Long Island.

At meeting of the District Assembly on Sunday last a resolution was adopted denouncing the statement that these gentlemen were "scabs as false and declaring that the Mozart Musical Club is a bona fide labor organization and entitled to recognition as such by organized labor. John L. Sullivan's Benefit. Under the auspices of the South Brooklyn Athletic Club an athletic entertainment will be tendered to John Sullivan, the champien pugilist, at the Fifth Avenue Casino, Fifth avenue and Union street, this evening. Prominent Athletes will appear, and lovers of scientific display are promised an entertainment of merit.

FREE TRADERS MUST GO! NO ROOM FOR THEM IN THE CONSULAR SERVICE. A Long List of New Appointments Ready for Announcement-They will be Published After the Centennial Tanner Reducing His Force The President Gets Time to Read Letters Now. MPECIAL TO THE BROOKLYN TIMES. WASHINGTON, D. April large list of appointments to the consuler service has been do daily expected for the past two weeks.

Shortly after the inauguration President son and Secretary Blaine began making up a list of consular and commercial agents who were to be removed on account of incompetency or free trade work. The list, it is understood, embraced about 125 officers. These were submitted to the Cabinet, and a discussion arose as to some general principles upon which removals and appointments in this service could be made. An ngreement was reached whereby extensive changes would have ten days ago had it not been for complications arising over the appointment of three or four men, among others that of Chauncey I. Filley, of St.

Louis, to be Consul to Hong Kong. China, and filling the consulates at Liverpool and Manchester, there being twenty or thirty prominent candidates for each of the latter places. It is now believed that these appointments will not be made until after the President and the Cabinet return from the Centennial celebration at New York next week. There is not so great 8 scramble for foreign places as for domestic, yet there is an average of more than a dozen applicants for each of the positions abroad. For the first time since taking possession of the White House President Harrison is just beginning to have an opportunity to take up letters and petitiong addressed to him personally in behalf of office seekers.

He has been compelled owing to the demands for oral statements to simply refer his letters and papers to his private secretary, who has either referred them to the departments, or after classification placed them in pigeon holes and awaited the personal examination of the Chief Executive. The President has greatly regretted that it was impossible for him to give his personal attention to private communications from his personal friends. He is now much pleased that there is prospect of his taking charge of this work himself. It has been conducted, however, with as great facility and satisfaction as was possible by proxy. A gentleman who has talked upon personal matters with the President and two or three members of his Cabinet says that AttorneyGeneral Miller is likely to be appointed to the vacancy ou the bench of the Supreme Court made by the death of Justice Ma thews.

This may make a place for Assistant Postmaster-General Clarkson or J. N. Huston, of Indiana, who has been sppointed Treasurer of the United States, but who will not take his office under two weeks. It Is no secret in Indiana circles that Mr. Huston is not pleased with his appointment, as it gives him no opportunity to dispense patronage to his friends.

Although Indiana has received quite a number of appointments under this Administration, 11 is a singular fact that not a single office with patronage has been given to a Hoosier. If Mr. Huston should go into the Cabinet it would likely be by the transfer of Secretary of the Interior Noble to the Attorney Generalship. Secretary Blaine has not been at the State Department to-day. At the Normandie it is said that he is suffering from a slight attack of rheumatism and is confined to his room.

Commissioner Tanner has discharged twenty traveling pension examiners because the appropriation for their pay is nearly exhausted. The President to-day appointed Willis Sorcet, of Idaho Territory, to be United States Attorney for the Territory of Idaho. The Nary Department has received from Surgeon Harvey, of the Vandalia, certificates of the death of Capt. Schoonmaker. Paymaster Armes, Lieut.

Sutton, of the marine corps, and Pay Clerk Roche, who were drowned in the Samoan hurricane. Adji -Gen. Drum received the following telegram to day from Crook "In telegram dated Oklahoma, I.T., yesterday. Gen. Merritt Major states that he anticipates no trouble which will require the active interference of troops.

Their presence undoubtedly exercised n. solitary inQuence. No reports of trouble elsewhere." Among the fourth class Postmasters appointed to-day in New York State were J. H. Phillipo, Atlantieville F.

E. Blacker, Brentwood A. Schmalkuche, Breslan Charles Harriman, Oakdale G. A. McCoy, Sayville.

WAR ON THE WIRES. D. Lowber Smith Did Not Have Time to Go Below Fourteenth Street. The order issued by Mayor Grant to D. Lowber Smith directing him to more all the poles and wires of telegraph and telephone companies, except those of the Fire Department, between Park place aud Fourteenth street, on Broadway, New York did not go into effect to-day as expected, The first order that was given to the Commissioner of Public Works extended from Fourteenth street, on Broadway, to Fifty-eighth street.

The department is still working ou that order, and aro now engaged between Forty-second street and Fifty-eighth street taking down poles as fast Ag possible. When the department finishes the first order which they received from the Mayor two gangs will be set to work, one at Park place and Broadway, the other at Fourteenth street, on the same thoroughfare, and both will work toward each other. How soon the latter work will commence is not known, but will probably commence some day this week. The Western Union Telegraph Company had not up to noon to-day taken any steps in regard to their wires or poles in the district covered by the last order of the Mayor. A SHOCKING SUICIDE.

Mrs. Goodner Gashes Her Abdomen and Then Cuts Her Throat. A shocking case of suicide occurred at house one mile south of the village of Brentwood yesterday morning, a woman named Mrs. Goodner taking her life by cutting a terrible gash in her abdomen and then determined by gashing her throat as if to make sure that the bloody deed should be fatal. It seems that Mrs.

Goodner arose at an early hour and fed the live stock, as was her custom. She then returned to her room and locked the door. An hour or so later her dangbter, wondering why she stayed so long in the room, went to see what was the reason. Finding sue door fast she broke it open and was appalled by the ghastly sight that greeted her. Her mother'4 body, cut In the manner described, lay a pool of blood, the weapon with which the unfortunate woman took her life grasped in her hand.

per Bennett was notified and he held an inquest, the jury returned as a verdict that the woman took her life while in a temporary aberration of mind, due to overwork. TREE WANT BREEN. A Committee Visits the Mayor About tho Excise Vacancy. A committee of the friends of Mr. J.

How. ard Breen, of the Third Ward, called at the Mayor's office to-day to urge upon his Honor the necessity of appointing Mr. Breen Excise Commissioner in the place of the late John Cunningham. The Mayor was pot at his office when the delegation called and the committee went away with its mission unfiled. These were the gentlemen who were so much.

interested in furthering the appoints ment of Mr. Breen John C. McGuire, John A. Casey, John C. Kelly, Thomas Cassin, George S.

Cahill, Dr. J. S. Kene, John Duane, Col. Michael Bennett, F.

G. Ternan, J. J. Fitzgibbon, Arthur McGerald, William J. Ross, E.

J. Sherlock, John Collins, P. F. Keeny and George Nichols. Manager John P.

Smith's Beneft, Mrs. D. P. Bowers, the famous actress, and the leading man of her company, William Black, have volunteered to appear in "Old Love Letters" at Manager John P. Smith's benefit at the Park Theatre on Thursday afternoon.

The other addition to the list of performers already published Master J. Plover. a Shakespearean recitationist, only 7 years of age. Master Pinover Is considered a marvel. The Mayor Was Moving.

The Mayor remained away from his office this morning superintending the transfer of his housebold effects from St. James place to his new residence on Eighth avenue. There is nothing to record about his Honor's struggles with stovepipes, for he had sturdy men to do alt the work, but be had plenty of bossing" on hand and he kept things in shape with characteristic brilliancy. Platt's Chlorides, a True Disinfectant An odorless liquid, very cheap and efficient. For Nervous Debility USE HORSFORD'N ACID Dr.

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