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f11 4 1 i t-V tn 4N. ..) gTl 'o-V X.4iw-C UfJ FORT Y-FO RT II YEAR. BROOKLYN, MONDAY, MARCH 23, 1891. SIX RAGES. TRICE TWO CENTS.

THEIR SPRFE STOPPED SHORT A DASH FOR IBEU1 T. THAT COUNTY FARM BILL' THREE OF THE MEN DEAD. IS MILLER THE FIREBUG LUCIUS ROBINSON IS DEAD. FUNERAL OF LAWRENCE RAURE1T. The Iter.

Father hherman Officiates A torge Attendance of eiebrltle. The fuueral services over the remain of Lawrence Barrett were held this morning At the Windsor Hotel, Now York 'They were conducted by the Rev I homes Sherman and were of the ftirnploht character, loumstuig of all the players for the dtud that coul I be said un uuconaecnitcd grouud The casket, wiiHih was of ro wool, covered with bl i cloth, lay in larior 22 of the hotel, ou the Forty seventh street side Ou tuelii were two flor tl gifts One, a cross of white lilies from Mary Audersou aud tho other a wieith of roses, from Gen Blackman, of Boston Parlors 2 nud 24 were thrown open to the fneiuU of the deceased au I when lather Sherman Letran the services, at 10 clock, there were about fifty present Mrs Bar rett, lio as henviiy veiled ami who did reveal her face once during the scrvi os was aapportc 1 by LiwinBoith Mrs Marshall Williams, her youncest daughter aud her husband oixmpied sc its near their mother and uimmg others preseut wero louis Dir nett A Palmer, MiunaGale, Augustiu Daly, I rank rianger, ijouis Aldruh, i liar In Rogers, lhoumsL Mausou John Russell cuug, Miss itachel bhcrnmn, lavid li Harkins, Hurry Kdwaris Milton Noblis, Mart Hanley, Daniel Jarrctt, Jer me II. Elly, II Seymour, Lnwremo Ilnttou, Wm I), iheodore Bromley Jostfih Levy Gnrry Davidson Irelenck Nromi, John A Liner, Wilhun Anderson, ilh itn Wmt( 1 (oilier, John Dickson, Josepu Art) JulgeDdy anlJ tou.ior The strwees la-tcd just ttu minutes and at the clo tno Duly oi the trgehn wns at once tiLcu to the Grand eutral Depit. wbtreit wus pla ed in a Moodluwn fumril caronthell trim of theNewHaen Railway foi Bost 1 hose who accompanied therunaius to tho depot were Julge Daly, lauren Hnitou I ouis Aldrich und tell Judge Daly did not board the train but the thorn accompanied thefami ly, Mr Hutton rum venting the Players CIul) nn 1 Mr -U inch the A tors 1 nud 1 he ui ti will stop ut Boslen to ht, put tiiii. up at theYcuuome Yt 10 oeloek to morr in ir.iing a train will leae that city for oh ith tho cortege ou bo ir and tho last rite a for the de ul wiJl be solemnized there Mr Seymour, of the Iremont Theatre, Boston who attended the service, said tnat one of Mr Birretts last acts were to send a numt er his portraits, with autographs to the Mt vt inceut Hospital in Boston lobe disp std for the benefit of thnt institution Mr '-ey mour came on here last Ihursdry to make urnuiementj for Mr Barrett's tour for 18 but death cat short the negotiations Tlie Direful Result of a Change of Mind of Three Young Men.

Three hard looking young men drove up to John iooles livery stable, 729 Prospect plnco, vestorday, iu a sidebar wugon They vvuutea () ioule to advance them $2 ou tho rig, which, at a modest estimate, was worth a hundredfold that amount Detoitives Bedell am! () Neill were notihel And got to tlie stable before the meu knew they were trouble They uoio taken to the Atloutio aveuue stutiou houe, where they described tlu mnslvus as unis Duffy of r81 Larimer street JamcH Mulhollaul of 21 Gieenpnint avium, ami li HI volt of 99 List Nine tciulhstreit Now ork Blnuv It the son of Orlando Blauvi a vvi to do butclnw vvlio has a stable at Hi ikland street 1 lie trio ltualbged stole tlio outfit from tho stable early ye-iUrliy au I got vs far as Tro.pt pine when th ouciudt 1 th it ifir hi! 1 hive mire fun with a few dollars than bv taking their pro )i tci trip to 1 0111 isl 111 1 11k ju mg men wore an vigne 1 this morn ingi iu tlnri iat -4 nvenui dio court Ju-du nna rei tivt I unr I fr nn the filer Blau vclt that lu nit le to prise uto his son nn I ha 0 him msbu I as much as the law Would allow ileinug vws bet do.vu for Medutslay MR. TURNERS INNOCENCE. Ill H7 A BUT OI PiRTKU in nut SUED toil DltORLL Sequel to the tamo is 11 no mill 11 a-m. Tiled in Weitche. er count) Tiie Co )oiiiIniI in Th-it tait- 'ihoui Lp as tlie Defend ml In Thu 8 A S.qu to 19 un Boomfied suit which ih trial it tnti, in estchtiUr County Mrs i in 1 urn the wife of tru co 11 span nt au 1 a si Knt of this uty suing for div Mt lhnnvsM 1 timer, the defeniaut, innes mto co irt like mulling mn'iceuio nu 1 asks thr ugh im vttornoy for a bill of pdrticul irg to luform him of the acto of whith lie 1- accuse 1 Mr Caniozv, of iJonohut Nevvomb A mto a represented Mr iiirutr, nn I Mr Rob, it NN iodd op posed tlie motion Mr Cnrion set firth iu an affidavit bow hu client Mr luriur, had fully stated his case to him and how lie was of opinion and hn I so advised him tint it is not Bate for him to proceed without bill of particulars, giving tlie time fho pi I the several acts of inti lehty of which he is accused in the compl unt Mr lodl inhis nffllivit stacl thnt the allegations tde by tin.

jluutiff were in every respect the oiue as thu set forth iu the cine if luies Bl 11 uJ aguust Martha Blooiutie i mb cuIJiua ver diet against th1 fen tout who is the co respond nt in the pr ut acti lu tbo 151 lomiuld acti it was iilhg-l as tho 1 reiout 0 le that Mr 1 unier livel at 47 List iort fo street. New 'iork, with Mnrthaa frjm ab ut ugust 1 n) uutillaji iry I ITU bnt in fhe piesent suit the nilegnU5 1 covdd I a iitllo more tune it is allege I that during the tune mentioned anti liter on the defeuhut and the co respondent vve ie kn wins Mr and Mrs Oliver Mi i truer, tho ponuit thought ma-t be fuhv iwaie of all th sc cir euuatin and 111 imt cause lueutly re quire nuy inloru ation Irom bill of particulars "ihe affidavit said Judge Cullen," ought to be nia le by the defeu 1 mt and not by he attorney, and shoal 1 show thut the defen-dxnt lgnormt of the details of tlie charges ui ide eg uut him ihe bill of pirtunlars is not ue.essiry to prepare nn answer If tlie uefc a 1 mt auwers, dt 11 m. th. adultery charge! the issues cm be frunel boas to prevent nuv surprise or injustice to the de feudaut Motion denied POyTS ON BALI ST REFT. Illgher Price in the List tttlh Heavy Buying.

Gmn and provisions have been active and advancing of late NN hy bhouldn stocks sympathue5 iVrhtps they iy before long not only in increase I activity but also the upward course of prnes home of tho bears were on the run to-day aud the general list whs higher though the trading was light as in truth it has beeu for many a day Wall street has had a sort of Rip au Winkle sleep It is about tune for it to wake up Messrs Potter Combs and (oicourm each sold 1 (N.H) LAokawouim Mcst-rs Wallace and Kobmsou each bought 1 000 Lackawanna The Rock Island declared the regular 1 per cent dividend (hicago is having a general speculation of stCB-sand provi-ions ine Huthrucito coal trade continues very quiet. rop reports from Illinois, Missouri aud hausAS state that wheat is in a splendid eon dlliou Railroad earnings C. and St Louis iu the second wee of irch increase I $902, Louisville, eow Allan) aud Chicago in creased $,741. Northwest in tho month of iebrunry decreased 0 220 1 ho market lor Amen stocks in Loudon was iictivo nud steady at a slight advance Messrs Heidelbach, Rkhelheiuiet A Co have received by steamer La Bretagne $1( OJOiu gold coin limlroad bonds were quiet, ihe bank charing of nfty-six cities tost week were 428 Oki, adecnase of 25 per cent A Chicago despatch sail "In order to stop cutting east-bound rates Messrs Goddard, Blanchard Middle), 11 is stited. have been appointed a committee to secure ev 1 ieuce aguust the guilty roads and present the same to the lutor State Commerce (oinimssiou Ihe following table shows the fluctuations up to 1 clock 150 pounds, with blue eyes and florid complexion lie has a small sandy mustache aud dresses well While in the cell at the police court this morning he sent a note to a young lady living in Mauri street, this city, saying he would otMoe out all right, and inviting her to It lynjond btreet Jail at any time ou A ednesday, ti she felt so disposed She seut nn answer, but what it was did not come out Miller confession as told to the police and Marshal levus, was as follows ITY OF llBOOK I TN Oh TV Or KlNOS SB On the JUUnyof March If) ir-iiiftlly app4wirol be 016 Mia Hugh Miller loalllug at In) Hand Hirout Brooklyn, who on bolug Uuly sworn, doth dtioe and kmjb 1 hat i milling my )oaltion and being under arroht by Cap! Ivon of the Kooond Pix hict 1 vire make an honoot Htatoment i egat ding my ompll Ity with home of the re)ut fires width have nci urred in this ky 1 irst I am not rt sinjiisihle for the fire at 120 Knn Is street oi nt Han siiset nullhoi at IS Con tori Bluet or any other Ihe excel ting one ou Hatui Ihj last at 1M llrl Ige Htr et Al the rtque-it of Hro Muitdial Ix)wls I Ain Asxelioronf hs to tho truth and doMre to give thu following as my motive foi the crime I have ha 1 coiihi loiahle mental strain upon my syiu by rt rtu of my uinhors lllueHS to gi tin i with hubiiK bh anxiety an! hivlug my imml worko 1 up by the many ro ent fir in my neighhorhoo 1, I was in In nd whilo der ibis stisin to co limit au Act which has brought mo lojgrinf I wuil to tie fruit store on Bridge streot, near High, ami pui ba-e 1 a bottle, paying corns for It this bottie I gavo to a toy i melon High street aud gate him in ceuts to pinch ise some ketonone oil at llehreng grocoi ou the corner of findgo and High stueU He pul I cents foi tlio oil Ami I took 5 cents change and toll him to keep tho othor cents On rosBlug the street tho bottle full fiotn out my lottiilig nn i biolrn I then w.nt to I thiuk an Halim fiuit store on Bridge sheet near ialman, and purchased a bottle which I tecoguizo os ex hi hi I bought the oil at Meyers grocery store 126 Bridge htreot through a boy I jMvid him 2 ints for his trouLle 1 went to the roar or 1 11 Bridge six il I went iu the alloy way I saw no one 1 then iKiuicdall tbo oil on the etuii a and lighted souio pope i win I ha I in my pn kt and set fire to tl oil 1 thou wnldho to ipps Casino whom I lenmiimi un about II and nfun slopping lu a pia for glass of soda I weut home I sire to slate fui thor that while on my way from whore A bought tlio bottle I plugg the fire box nt Ihocoruei 1 rojx-ct sir it in ir Bridge by sil king a it of pier in the kejhole I took the paiu out of uiy jiockol aud rocoguize It as exhibit Jit OH MlIJ-ER Sworn to before me this HI day March, 18il Benjmiv 1 i wis lilt Mushal Title statemout was il in my pru-seu aud nckuowledi'Ofl by Hugh Miller John npiaiu of Poll.

Match 28 A 1 Lewis report ou tue fire is as followa Maiisiiai bOifice BnooxrxN March 23 1801 1 he lion Jrftn tutu fnc nn i xi ner L)ak Mu Iuibiient to my offi lal duty I have made an as to the origin and ciicutnsiaucAS attending the attempt to set on fire the dwn ling house eitJato 1 Ik) an I 1 tl Bridge etioot on ha urdny night Match 21 Owing to the promptness of the discovery little oi no damage was dore to slid piemtaee Kerostno oil had been sprinkled ovei And under the stair ahcs an I tho premises fired by lighting jwqxjr aud Ihrowmg It on the saturate 1 wool Through tbo efforts of Cipt 1 rhou ami his nhlo dnbvtiWet suspicion was dins to I to on Hugh Miller residing with his iwiretiis at 1j0 hand el i eel, Lhooriyu, who was i romptly arrested ttbont midnight 1 was Immediately Bent for and examined the prisoner for over fivo houis and who at first denied all knowledge of said fire but by er bibUmH efforts admitted to bating pm chased kei OHOtio oil an I pouring the same on the BlAirs of fi amo building Ido Bridge street, and setting fire to ime liilo the ubllc has reuvtinelin blissful Ignorance as to whtf the 1 ire and Polu. Depai tmenlS bavo beeu doin capture the culprit It would not lo out of ace for me to remind them at this stsgo of the proceedings that both imeiits have worked iu un sou dui ing tho p.ist three eks and baemale good the prediclM) i that by our units! efforts we would dlcoor an I bring to light the guilty party Jb frnilni ir if (amt ell I desire to expr bh my thanks for every agait ance rendei'ed aud also to yourself for pla Ing at my command a large number of fliemeu.who had boon pla ed lu collai of all 1 irgo fiats iu the district immediate to flrw during tho past line weeks Respectfully submitted, Benjamin Lewib, Fire Marshal Detective Kearney made the statement this moru.ng that in looking for Miller last night he visited the Sands Street hnrch, Clark nud Henry streets, of which Miller was a member, aud heard the pastor, the Rev George Adams, preachiug the sermon In it Mr Adams su'd that a young man iu good circumstances had receutly confessed to him thnt he had committed a horrible crime He mentioned no names, but it struck Kearpey as a coincidence and the hitter wondered if Miller was the person alluded to A Times reporter called at Mr Adams residence this morning, hut that gentleman was not in His wife, however, state) I that Miller was not ttfe persou alluded to Her hus band text wns lhy rock is not my rock He spoke in hia sermon of the son of nn English fnoud of his who hid come to this country and f.i turned out bAd Her husband, she said, hod not spoken to Miller in a year more than once. On Saturday uights for the past few weeks and at intervals for three mouths past there have been at least thirty fires iu all within a radius of half a dozen blocks from Bridge and High streets, and all of them of mceu diary orunn. The police have been hard nt work and their efforts have at last proved successful. Detectives Kearney and Noonan, with CApt.

Eason, have received great pra.se this morniug fioui the Superintendent for the saooess that has finally crowned their work. Store Firebug at Work in Npw York. Another casa of incendnry fire was reported in the Twenty ninth Precinct, New rork, list night Borne fiend saturated the landing and walls second floor of the four story teuement house at 62 East One Hundred and Thirteenth street with kerosene oil nud sot if on fire Fortunately itoccurred eirly thi evening when every one of tho families were awake. A tenant by the name of Richards discovered the tiro before it had gained any headway, Tho only image done was the slight scorching of a vall No alarm was sent out. Detectives Price and Mott are busily At work on that and the One Hundred And Twenty-first street ease.

Charged With Anion. John Btrogenio, Michael Schaides and Andrew Hascfinds, the three Polish Hebrews, who were arrested last night, charged with firing the premises, 20 Catherine street, New York, were taken before Justice Tain tor nt the Tombs Court to-day and remanded back to the Oak street station. Van Driver Evan' Exciting Chase After a Prisoner This Morning. Van Driver Joe Evads pulled up his fine team of grays lu front of the Butler street police court this morning, lumped from bis sent nud opened the van door to take the prisoners into the court As the heavy floor swung back a young woman, well dressed nud not bad looking, jumped out and made a dash for liberty, bhe sprinted like a racehorse up Court street aud Evans stalled after her aud the crowd of toughs and bums who always gather orouudwheu the van drives up followed Of course the woman wan easily run down, and before she had gone a block Evnus had hold of her aud soon she was locked up, although she fought hard for her freedom he name of this young womau is Harriet leete She is 28 years of airo aud lived with her husband Htmy at 1 18 Wnirou stioet On Saturday night she was arrested for boingdrunk and is being taken to court for senUnoe Her husband appeared and made a charge of Labit ial drunkenness Against bur Justice inrhei.ned lu $10 on the first charge and lie) 1 her for trial on the second hen it was tune to put the pris ouenuto the an to send her to jail it took the combined efforts of Officers Fugnn, Reilly and Quigley to force her into the prisoner wagon NOTABLE WOMEN IN COURT. MRS.

Rtf 1 A LOChHOOD DR. IR 1 IT 1LKLR OX I Vi. One Appcm a Cownsol in the Celebrated Lames Will Case umt the Othor as Witness New Ftldence lu Support of the Holographic Will. There was a gathering of more than ordinal mteicst in the Surrogate Court to day nt the ho mng on the matter of Mjra Clark Gaines two wills She was the widow of Gen Gaines, of theVmted States Army, and died in New Orlemson Jnuuary 9, Ib85 A will executed on January 5, 1885, was not nd nutted to probote as Mrs Games domicile is in Kings County, aud an holographic will, acknowledged on January 8, 188), was refected ns a forgery. Both theso wills are before Surrogate Abbott And a hearing was had this morning on adjournment Mr Walter Griffin appeared for Mis Evans and Mrs lVrkius, tlio legatees under the holographic wnl, and associated with him was Mrs Belvn Lota wood She it at the table assigned to couu sc 1 and watched the proceedings with mter Cbt and may take part in them before they are ended I have to introduce in the cise to day a witness of unusual importance, said Mr.

Griffin, "Dr Mary Walker A short, slim personage in a Pnnce Albert coat, black trousers, a high collar, a dotted necktie and patent leather shoes, and with closely tropnel lour, aroe, and with the aid of a etick and a crutch hobbled to thewituess ciuur As soon ns thin personage hud arranged with neatly gloved hands a pair of gold glasses, business was begun My name, said the wituess, is Dr. Maiy nlker. I first met Mrs. (tames at New Oilcans in 1870 We became very friendly, and when we conversed she always held my hand, lu the latter part of August, 184, I saw her lu Islington nud spoke with her about her will I nuked whether nhe wasnt going to remember me and she askel me whether I shouldnt like to go au I seethe will 1 said that just then I hadn time hut 1 would cnll iu the afternoon I called and found Mrs Gaines seated at a tabic She opened a book and took out paper She began to read it and stopped at tlie word 'Evans and some other name, which I now know us Perkins "lashed whether these persons to whom sho was leaving her property were relatives, and she said they weto not, as her only relatives were her grandchildren She finished rending the paper And handed it to me. I observeitthat it was signed but not dated he holagrnplno will was handed to Dr Mniy Walker and she identified it as the paper shown to her nv Mrs (inmes ihe hearing was continued after recess Dlt.

MAXWELL 4DPUlLAELVnA Be was not Actually Offered the Position of School Superintend ent There, The statement appeared in yesterdays papers that Dr William Maxwell, the Superintendent of Public Instruction had been ofiered the same position iu the PhilA delphia School Board at the BAiue salary of $5,000 a ysar, but had declined it This is not exactly so, although practically it is true Dr Maxwell said to a Timls reporter this morniug "Severn! gentlemen both in and out of the Philndelpbinbchool Board asked me Whether I would accept the position of Superintend ent of Public Instruction in that city if I were elected to tho position I gave the mat tor earnest consideration, aud finally decided that I could not. This ttusw er conveyed to them hiie this was practically a tender of the the position to Dr Maxwell actually it was not No one could make him such au oiler unless authorized to and no such authority had been givein FREEMAN'S PLANS ACCEPTED. Be Will Build the New Fire Department Headquarter. The Commission on Rinall Bites held a short meeting to-dny, but decided to accept Mr I rank Freeman rr the architect who will dev4se and construct the new building which is to be erected ou Jay. near Willoughby street, for the headquarters of the Fire Department Mr.

Ireemans plan proved most acceptable to Major Chapin and Commissioner Hayden, the majority of the Small Sites Commission The materials to be used, according to Mr. Freemans drawings, are stone, buff bnok and torrn cotta Ihe first floor is of stone and provides for a wide arched doorwavfor the entrance of teams with a smaller doorway supported by clustered columns of stone which leads to the administration offices and upper floors. He Whistled and Waited. Jacob Exner. who was arrested last week for blowing the whistle of a tug boat on Newtown creek, near Grand street, for a period of twenty minutes, thus dinturbing the peace, was flued $10 by Justice Goelting thn morning.

It seems that Exner wanted to pass the draw bridge at Grand street with his tug, And because the bridge police werent in a hurrj to open the bridge, blew his whistle steadily until they opened it to get nd of the noise. He paid his fine. William Knotlt Let Go. Willmm Kuoth, the young German who assaulted his father and mother with a hand saw at their home, 1,143 Milioughby avenue, on Friday night, was brought from Raymond Street Jail to the Lee avemdo pohoo court tins morning His 'father, Henry Kuoth, appeared, his head still bandaged and emu that he wanted to withdraw the complaint. He waa allowed to do so and his son was discharged.

John Maofc a Youthful Druakard. John Mack, a 17-year-old lad, was arrested Saturday for being druuk. Hh sister this morning, in the Butler street police court, preferred a charge of habitual drnnkennesa agamst him. Young Mack was convicted short time ago of horse stealing, but judgs Moore euspended seuteno on aocouut of his youth. The case was adjourned for investigation.

For the Border of Lawyer Reeelda i The New York Court of Oyer aud Terminer wns convened by Judge Van Brunt this morning, but was immediately adjourned, as no case was ready, to Wednesday, when the trial of Alphonse J. Stephani for the murder of Lawyer Clinton G. Reynolds will be begun. German Savings Bank Dividend. The Trustees of the German Savings Bank, located at Broadway and Boeruiu street, have declared a aemi-Minual dividend payable on and after April 29 on deposits of $500 and under 4 per and on amounts exceeding $500 8 per pent.

The Weather Light ram, no change in temperature, easterly galea. High water to-morrow i Sandy Hook, 6 58 A. M.i Governors Island. 7 21 A. M.

Wei labont, 8 06 A. Jd Holt Gate. 9 10 A. M. The following it the temperature to-days Midnight, 44, 9 A 19 Banter Must Programmes.

FatTors of churches and choir leader aS requested to send in their programmes of Easter music to the Times on or before the 25Ui to insure insertion in the issue of Saturday, the 28th inst MISSES FTENBORO AND KRETZ SC 11 31 A it TALK ABOVTIT. They a Sort of Composite Interview to a Times Man and Tell What They Think of tlie Measure Some ISuipliRtlo 1 nglisli A Timm reporter today bad what might bo cullel a composite lutorview with Col. lotm IeytjnlH)rg, the counsel to tbo Bond of Sup rvisors nnd the authorofthn ounty Ti.rm bill, supported by that body, and ith Supervisor nt Large Kretzsohmar, Commissioner Murphy, said Col Meyeu-borg sLutel before the Committed on Internal A ff urs of the Assembly that if it were not for the uinth section neither he nor CoL (ott would have appeared to oppose the Supcrv isors bill before the committee Col, iott said tlio same thing iu the benote cor-n lorn to me I wonder why they do not ish thn tiou which will give the Baper-visor at iiarte the power to removethein for cause -subject to confirmation by th Supreme ourt and to obtain information, from them and from all other departments winch will euable him to make au annual report if tbe commission is all rights if it to straight it will be an absolute protection to them iiationai newspapers tins nm le heroes that the ChantRt Depart nt Ins been rooked If tills bill passes, as i think it will and such changes ere again made they will be able to ask the rekpervisor at I arko to investigate Ho can send his exports down and if the books nnd actions cf the lutrities ommissioneis nro all right it will soon be discovered Also, of course, if they are not all right that will be discovered cs tfie bill, a it has been stated, the reporter, give the Supervisor At Large tlie same power over all the other count; departments No, no uo said Dr Kretzsclimar. that it does, continued Col. Mi venbonr, "supposing that it does, nlthoticfi mind I don say so, tlieu why do mil tho Register County lerk, District At-tornev and oroners object.

They hav6 nothing to say against the hill because they have nothing to conceal Now, look nt this last year the Legislature aud tbe Board of Supervisors permitted tfie(Jhan tic? Department to pay, by thclssueof bonds, a deficiency of $2i0 000 This was not the resnitof oue rear bnt had run along for many and had beeu conceded If such deficiency could be concealed the same beard miht bo able to hide other mnttenr. ver biiuH 183J this Board of charities has beeu answerable to no mau I thiuk it time that the sho ild be made answerable to S' mebody i he powers this bill gives me, said Dr. Ivretschinar reference to the other county departments, is only the requirement to mvkonunnuunl report At present th work of these officials is made public only a dijointe 1 manner There no yearly col lectiou of figmes as there is iu tbe city de pirtuituts Mmd that 1 do uot seek for extrapower I di luot know thnt this clause woe the bill uuli! I rend it in the newspapers. I reuiti iber, however, that when Mr. Quia-tnrd curne I this position he was always uz favor of euUrgmg its responsibilities.

Now that he is out, a tiled Col Meyen-borg, the shoe is ou the other foot 1 he inmn-ioner reason for objecting to Una much discussed uinth clause is that it put- a dangerous power in the hauds of the Supervisor at Large, and supposing, they claim, thatnn unscrupulous mau were to be el tel to thnt positiou and were to differ with tl lAlmntiei Aommissiouers upon som question of pntrnuage or policy he conld re-nove them While the courts were considering tlie matter he could nppoiut temporary onunivuoucrs, who would conform to his views Tilt. KLSD4LS IN DANGER. They ere iu a Coupe When tlie Hors Rau Away. Mr nnd Mrs Kendal had a very ffxcitmg and unpleasant experience on baturday afternoon after tho matinee performance at tha- Leo venue Academy iney have been stopping luring the week nt the Hotel SU George and have beeu accustomed to drive to and from tlie theitre in a coupe hired from 0, It. Colly er of the Tierrepont, for the oco After the performnuce in question the actors entoreil the coupe, which was driven by Joha muerty At NN itoon street and Bedford avenue the tonin slipped on the pavement, sbiel nu 1 began to run away.

he driver, realizing that he ban lost control over hia horsee, steered the outfit into a lamppost. The result was that the runaways were stopped, but the tomppost was demolished, tbe carriage more or less damaged, the driver thrown to the ground and the horbes badly cut. Mr and Mrs Kendal, although severely shaheu up, were not hurt. They went through the evening performance as well 09 usual IS AO ER HOWARDS RESIGNATION. He Mill Leave the Lee Avenue Academy tor the Bedford Avenue Theatre.

Assistant Manager Laurent Howard, of th Le Avenue Academy has teudered his retag nation to Messrs Berger A Trice, to take cffei at tho close of the season. Mr Howard has been eugaged by A E. Richards to assume the management of the new Be Iford Avenue lheatre to be bmlt on booth Nixth street. lie will take ch irge of the enterprise at the close of the theatrical season in May. A Trip to Alaska.

To-morrow evening Dr Muna A. II mford, of South iifth street, will repeat her loo tare, receutly given in bk John's M. K. Church, at tlie resideuce of Marviu Cross. Esq 4'ri Bedford avenue, for the benefit ot the Memorial Hospital (the Woman's Homeo- Eithic Hospital) of this city.

Those who ave heard Dr. Hanford speak enthusiastically ot the pleasure they received from her dulihtful description of her recent trip to Alaska, nud those who attend the benefit on luisdny evening will have the additional pie isure of knowiug that they are contributing toward au object well worthy of assistance. The committee in charge earnestly hope that many of the charitably mohuea people of the city will avail themselves of the opportunity of giving, and at the snmA tuno they promise a very pleasant evening. In addition to tue lecture there will be vocal solos by the Misses Kathrene Cnvuunath, Hall and Mr. J.

0. Pickard, a Do instrumental music by Mrs. Emma Richardson kuator and Miss Sadie Cross. A Purim Festival Entertainment. A Punm entertainment and reception will take pi ice at Anon Hall, Wall street, near Broadway, to-morrow evening at 8 o'clock under the auspices of the Ladies' Temple Association of Temple Beth Elohitu.

in entertainment will be of a novel character and an appropriate celebration of the Pamix festival The chief attraction will he tire presentation of the history of Queen Esther in living pictures. A number of tableaus arc to be given. The fiual one, "Israel Amttug the Nations," will be presented by a number of young ladies attired unbonal costumes. Judicial Unmor. A ditopi toted individual, who was ar- raurued iu the Lee avenue poites court today for drunkeuueea, gave his name as Neil Buries s8 NN here is youroompany, Ned asked th Justice.

"Excuse me, your honor, repotkdei! th prisoner, with a look of disgust, "Ion have made a mistake. I'm no actor." He wns allowed to depart upon promising not to come back again. A Christening Party. A very pleasaut time was pasved yoaterday afteruoou nt the residence of Mr mbony Gawel, the well-known uewsdealer, at hie reaideuce aud store, 279 8 mill linrd street, the 00C.1SIOU being the christening of hie youngest Miss Eliuira. Guete and presents abouudel.

Among thone pr)-' ent were the col mother, Mr Marv r)rka 4 MissAunte Kretzmer rred rit-g Hde. lire-od ore Hale, Miss Pauline Kowl kt mil na-merous friend, riie event ws I'ftrUxl by dancing and After mnv wihe for tbe welfare of the young (toughtoriii guest departed wishing her many happy diy. Rodoretl rate continued 5 Freicb Imperiato f3 per dozen ernyons, water cut pvstoj, of the higheat grale end muK(ato la Duryau, g. I ulton street. Every MelalUe Surface FalUItabie Is made wotKlerfuiiy by Hrnan't Rrourltial Of (re artrn tj eotwiwiiif TUE RESULT OF Til BOILER FI-PLOSION AT FK UlS OIL WORKS According to tlie Surviving Mctiin'H Story toremmi Mdnlie Win KcHponnible for the Act (dent Coroner I Ind any Will Make a Right Iiiotlicatlou.

Three of the boiler linkers who were burnt 1 111 nn explosion a Dig hmlcr on Saturday morning last in Traits OilWornS at the fo of North twelfth stre t.dielyc tenlij Ihe names an 1 ad Irenes of tho den 1 are ns follows James nbe 105 I ford etreot, Greenpnut Titn Meliiue )(NSyUionv nue, aud James enamor DC 1 mkliu street 1 Lomas ilnydru, tho comiminon of tlie dt ce ised. who was dreadfully unified 1- Mill nils at the I hU ru Dnti 1 Hrtpitxl I his morning the folks nt the hospital nd th it he was doing very well ami tint hope of his roovery is cutcrt lined Met ube was the foiemnu HiS(toitli ou uric! at hi-hnno miner died in tlie i astern Disti Kt Hospital Metiinres death occurred at bt Catlniriues Hospital oroner Lindsay this morning lnipAtielfd a jury, who viewed the rein tins of the three victims 1 he inquest will be lu Id a few days Ml aoe hud been tho employ of tlio ol company for yoirs ihe oher meu were employes of Ruler Makrs McNeil A McLachlau, of traukliu stiot, GiceupuluL Duiui 1i1L.1v ds yOitcrlay Hay made statemeufs to th surgtons at tlie Lniterti Distru Hospital in explaining the ncudi nt Hh Ktory is as follows I work for McNtil A Mel at him rd came to the shop 1 Iriliy that a hoih it Pratt ork6 uetded repairs and Me iur, le imer and I ere ent down Met ahe h) vva- a loremm there showi lusth still th it wc vvr re to work it and tol I us we co ild do auy thing that day It 1 cm emptie 1 only a fc hours tutorc he 1 and Lilt) be steamed out told us to ret irn next day Onbaturliv morning weweut there agin, nnd lie an ompamed us He cirri I out of tl osi lamps with rouu 1 globes and a In udle It was not lighted NN tutcrel the vat ly the rear irniutml As soon as we got msidt (reamer sol it did not mulII henltliv and asked Mt( abe it ho was sure th st it ha 1 been stoamel out Mriala au sweredthithe hfil oilers ty have it done an I tli vt the air was as tt a a unt Ijnuei with (reamer theu, and Mciiuire bn ke I us up an I suggeste 1 th it we get out of the pln au 1 throw iu some lightt 1 vj er to -ee if ell was right and thegns tisper 1 M(ab laugblntus nnd pulled a match from fits pocket It woul i )t lubt at first, and I asked him ag tin to to-t the air before taking auy nsk ih if the mr was foul it in nut nth to us all Ifi ire we ul fiuishe I talking he drew theimfi nmn iiHtrousra an I it broke off IK tried amtlior It united, nn 1 the explosion cairn i di not ho ir any tmug I saw the fluffi nud was knocked down Iwasabteto gtt up again a few stcoudsnul wlnu a Ullrwas put 1 uvn from the iiinnhf le I chinhelup I di 1 ut know 1 was badlv hurt until 1 felt th col "I air an 1 knew 1 waa out ot tne -vi 1 1 allhu n.h I could tscs it I do not 11 vvfio-t ity it vva-to steam the still I nat is generdly done by direetion of the eugiuecr in charge tut it nvty. The Precoiting the mion Thi Afternoon Police Hnlaries Tne Board of Mdermeu held a regular meeting this afternoon with TreilentMc arty the chair One of the find comiuu mi lions re id was from Corporation ounel Jeuks, who announce I tint in the case of Jumes Meehan agonist the city judgment had beeu reudered Meehan i fur the sum of $28 29 nud for 6 o2 coaU of appeal to tlie (teueral lerm Mr Jenks explained that Meehan recov ere I because he had been deprived of nn increase of Baton provided uuder the law lbere was adiULrence of opiui between Commissioner Bell an i the iw l)epartment on the subject, although Mr Beil never sub-mittol the question to the city attorney A compauyiug a resolution providing for the piy uient of the judgmeut to Meehan the foilowiug was also offered Reeved limtdie (oiporatiou Couofel bo and he lieiuLiy nuifiorli. 1 nettlo all a (ion br ugh; I ethei members of the fwit )i ce lu whi ti (In Ame nmutions are Iiunlvr I as in tho above iiAmod action and tho tinau ial offi era of UiecitVHie hereby amb rid yay ail Ju Ig monts in such a tions uxm tlie ptoier eeriihea Uon of the orporatiou couuseL There are over 2tKJ suits brought by dice-men in similar cases pending before the courts The amount iu each instance is annul Ihe board, upon the recommendation of the oiporatiou Counsel deci ltd to pay these ju laments for awards ot lauds taken to widen North Second street I rank Briglio, 74, ustin Een, $1,596 (ifi If is SUE A OUTCAST? A Middie-aged Moman t-ound Dead in a IVytlie Aveuue Uallwav. Mrs Bridget Foster, aged 47 years, of TH vtlie aveuue, was found uead atboclo.K this morniug in the hallway of the bo ise at 147 Wythe aveuue She was sitting ou tlie stairway nud held a cup in her hand Officer Jofiu Kissel, whoiitscoveied her, thought she was intoxicate 1 aud endeavored to arouse hcr and was chocked to find that she was dead Ihe woinau was a sort of outent, the police snv, aud that tot wnsd le, it is claimed, to her dis-ipated habits.

oroner Liu Isay was notified of the cise Mrs hosier had three sons nud a dnuglit Ihe daughter is a domestic. One of the bods isonnioyed at iiaveuieyers Elders sugar house, an 1 Another is employ ed at the Kings County BoiKr Works Mrs I aster live) with a mat 14 Wythe avenue Tnere was a slight cut over tne dead woman left ey e. The neighbors toM Officer Kessel that Mrs loster had been dnuking he wily for several days Tnere was no talk of foul pity oroner Lmday will make a rigid investigation, aud if the woman suffered any violence prior to her death the fact will be brought ut A Panic at a Hre. Shoitly before 7 clock last night Stephen Schrimoff upset a tamp in his ap irtmeuts, on the top floor of the frame teuement at 86 Seigel street, ana started a hre which was extinguished before much dniunge had been doue Thetenemeut contained about thirty families of Polish Jews, and there was a good deal of excitement for a short while, ihe panic caused by the arrival of the hre eugines was subdued as soon as the flames had been extinguished. About Montague Street.

Commissioner Adams, of the City Works Deportment, said to-day that there was no proposition at present to widen Montague street order to accommodate tue c.able railroad oompnny's plaus. ihe matter of issuing the permit to the couipauy to construct its road was under consider itiou He could not say what would be doue iu the matter. Collector Krhardt Hack. Collector Erbardt wns nt his desk in the Custom House, New ork, this moruiug. He returned to the city yesterday from his trip to londa, here he had been for a three weeks vacnticu, the first one he lias token siuce he has held the office of Collector of the Port.

Careys Little Spree. Timothy Carey entered Brower's saloon, at 33 Atlantic avenue, on Saturday night, while drnnk and was consequently ejected To get even he threw a stoue through the wiu dow of the snloou. A policemau arrested him and this morning Justice lighe imposed a fine of $15 for malicious mischief aud $1 for the intoxication. Work to Begin Soon on the Extension. Col Martin, of the Union Elevated Railroad, said this ntoruing that work on the 1 weuty-aixth ord extension would begin as soon as the real sprmg earner ts, withm a month.

The extension goes to the city line, nnd a loop through Cypress avenue will go as far as the oemetery. The Ordinance of Bap ism. At the Union Avenue Baptist Church and the Noble btreet Baptist Church, Greeupomt. the ordinance of baptism was administered Inst evening after the sermon. The Rev.

George R. Kramer performed the ceremony in the first named church and the Rev. b. J. Knapo in the latter.

The New York Barge office was crowded with immigrant thu morning. There were 8,14.8 of them, all haviug arrived here since baturday. On account of a severe sore throat Judge Benedict, of the tmted tales Court, was unable to be at court to-day. A useful present tn every package of 8a-vu the best nasniug powder. Sold by grocer, fflif EX-UOVERSOR PASSED A WAX AT ELVIRA TO-DAl.

fte Wan a Prominent Figure In (lie State Politic of Ton Year Ago HI Career from the Office of District Attorney to that of Governor. Eimira, Nz Y.j Mnrch 23 Ex Gov. Luoius Robinson died at 12 55 to-duy. Lucius Robinson whs born Greene County, this State, in 1810 He was educated as a lawyer. He was elected District Attorney of that county and bold tbo oftue until appoinel to the now obsolete office of Coimntssionor of Chancery in New uii ity in 1043.

This office he retained until 1810 He was elected to the Assembly in 1859 nud again lu 1873. In 1S61 he was elected State Comptroller by a uinjoutyof ruuinuc on tho Union ticket, lu lb6J he was re nominated by the Republic in bin to Commit-tee, but defeated in the btde Convention Re was elected upon tue witudru will of the nemmee lus favor lie ran for a thud term on the Democratic tuket nud was defeated, but was once more elected to the oflioe in 187 1 As Comptroller, when the civil war broke out he paid the nitci est of the canal debt corn He was efleotive in bicakmg up the canal nug nud paid the bounty debt in twelve years. He was elected Governor of Neworkin 1876 and his adiiiiniotiution was digmhod and conservative It was at this time tint he became antagonized with Honest John Kelly, and when he was rouoiuinatad for Governor in 1879 by the lilden Demo iU, Kelly bolted the ticket nud rm for the office lnmself, getting 75, IKK) votes and setur lug the election of Alonzo (omell, and piecluding the possibility of lilden nom luntion fur Piesldent lu 1580. Gov. ltobiuson deteat ou this occasion practically reined him from active politics His career showed him to be a lunu of firm temper, conversant with the whole Scope of btnte alfairs, although Ins persistent opposition to ail appropriations for more than rudimentary education at public cost alieuuted from bio support many of the more liberal Democrats LIQUOR AT ASBUilY IMilT.

Methodist Tomporunce Hen Excited Over hew Jersey Legislation. Trbktov, N. Inrch 21 There was a lively dispubsion in thoNew Jersey Methodist Conference this morniug over the liquor legislation enacted by the Legislature which adjourned hndav. The Governor and othor fficiuls were den ouiued for taking (lie power of granting hecuse from the courts in temperance localities and giving it to a County Commissioner appointed by the Governor. This will give a license to Asbury Park and all the temper nice towus in tlio State A committee was appointed to vuut ail the churenes in thq onlerence for the purpose of having committees created to co operate with a general committee for unilic aiou of ballot.

They now favor the indorsement of all bonafldo temperance candidates lu either party and will support them if pledged, ihe discussion will be continued NO SECTARIAN PREJUDICES. Indian Oouiiiihuioiior JDoulos a Current Report. Philadelphia, Pa March 23 Ind a Commissioner Morgan was in this city venter lay and was asked if it was true that the President bad demanded Ins resignation on account of alleged discrimination against Roman Catholic Indian teacheis. Mr. Morgan said he had not heard from the President on tne subject The matter arose, be said, from the failure of a C'atholio Indiau agent, Jennings, to secure reanpointment at Groeu Hay, Wis A Mr.

MoKelsey was appointed in his place A Catholic bister wus insubordinate and remained away from her Jjschool several days without giving an explanation and she was dismissed This is the only case the Commissioner knows of in that locality He said ho never made any distinction in the matter of selecting teachers. He did not believe the President would demand a lcsig-nation without hret making a thoiough investigation- OF HIGH CASTE. A Japanese Convert to Christianity Who Discoursed Yesterday In this City. Miss Tel 8ono, a Japapese convert to Christianity, discoursed yesterday In the Bedford Avenue M. Tabernacle She is said to be of high caste her own country, and met with great opposition from her parents nud friends when she embraced the tenets of Methodism.

In the morning Miss Sono, who is quite good looking and speaks English fluently, told the particulars of her conversion ami tbo difficulties she expei lenced in embracing Christianity. Bhe was preseut at the session of the Bunday school held in the afternoon and spoke to the scholars. At the evening services she appeared the costume of a high-class Japanese woirnui. and in ft very interesting address deserthod the habits and customs of the natives of Japan, Want the Irish Leadership Settled Flrt. Lynn, Mass Maroh 23 The Parnell branch of the Irish National League in this city yesterday met to cousider two communications received from the Hon.

John Fitzgerald, National President, of Lincolu, Neb and John J. Douovau, State Executive, or Lowell, Mass The letters were marked con-hdeutial. After they had been read a motion was unanimously carried that the Paruell branch should no WRy recognize the parties referred to, or auy envoy from either of the two factions contending nt home, aud no assistance, financial or otherwise, should be rendered uutil the unfortunate a 11 air should reach settlement at home." Chinamen Beheading Their Countrymen. Ottawa, Quebec, March 28 A detective recehtly from British Columbia, states that during stay Victoria he saw enough to convince him that the Chinese in that Province were administering punishment according to their own criminal and civil code. He said he got on to the track of two cases, in which cnmiuals had been tried under their code aud secretly beheaded.

He thinks mauy Chinamen are thus dealt with on the Paciflo ooasM I An Opnra Bouse Block Burned. DsTnorr; Mich, March 28. Holmes Opera House block was discovered to be on fire shout 9 oclock yesterday morning. The fire was started under the stage in the opera hall 4m the second floor. Mr.

Holmes' loss is estimated at i4oXk The drug store of J. A. league wuk butted down os a cautionary measure. No one doubts the incendiary origin of the fire. Million Invented in Soup.

Houston, Texas, March A soap manufacturing company, with a capital of been organized in this city. It proposes to establish plants Houston, New Orleans and other bouthern cities in the oot-ton belt to cost from $50, 000 to $200,000. when fully established it will be the largest soap manufacturing concern in the oountry. An Ice Gorge Flood a Village. Ottumwa, Iowa, March 23.

The high Wnter in Dos Moines ltiver carried sway forty feet of the Alain street bridge in this city yesterday. At poiuts below here much damage has been done, uotably at Eddyville, where an ice gotge flooded the village and inundated the towcf, driving the people to higher grounds, While Leaping From Burning Asylum. Montwul, March 23. Fire yesterday stternoou damaged the Longue Pointe Lunatic Asylum to ti extent of Four men in the fourth story leaped from the win-, flyws and one of them, B. Lachappole, was almost instantly killed.

The others were seriously injured, Two Railroad Men killed. Robed AL March 83 A passenger train on tile Valiev Railroad was wrecked three miles west of here baturday evening. Ihe engine aud baggage car were turned over and Engineer Brogan and a-colored fireman were killed. None of the passengers was in Jurod. Killed by an Express Train.

Bouton, March 23. John F. Baleh, aged 84. and untunmed. a resident of KeodMlle, while walking on the track of the New kork and New ork and New I nglaud Kuilroad, Hrde Park, tostevmmie, wt struck and initially kill? a by the limited express due in Boston at 9 o'clock.

HE CONFESSES THAT HE HRFD A HOUSE AT 133 BRIDGE STREET. He I Thought to be the Man Cuuel Mont of tho X-ireN that Bute Taken Plate It ceuilj How Capt buion Captured llim. A young man was captured by tho police last evening who is bobeved to he the fire bend who is responsible for all the fires that hvve taken place the Iirtt nud Second lrecincts during the past thre months and one of which robulhd in the death of six persons Tho pnsoner is Hugh Miller, aged 22, and ho has confessed to (apt Lasou that he caused tho fire that broke out ou baturday night nt HI Bridge street, but claims that he wns temporarily insane At 9 oclock on iturday night ipt Eisou nud Detectives Kearney and Noonan woroou High street, uem Bridge, when the) detected the odor of kerosene oil on tho sidewalk in front of 146 High street, and found a broken beer bottle ou the sidewalk that had ev ldent-lycontamel koroscue One of the tenants nt this came out of 146 High street aud told the officers that a young man had passed tlurea shoit tune before aud had dropped tue bottle ou the sidewalk, saving as it broke 1 lbere goes my sckIii wUi," hu I had then huri led up Bridge street Home bojs in the ucurhborhood also saw the joung man and were witnesses to the bottle fire iking inn dent iluy furnished a description of the individu Jiiit at tins moment a cry of fire was raised from around the coiner ou Bridge street, and it wns le tined Hint an attempt had ben tun le to set the three story brick house at 1 g) on tiro bj saturating some kindling wood in the Unr ith korosf ne anti applying a match to it One of tho tenants had discovered it in time and extinguished it before an dam go was done Directlv across tho street, nt lo3, nmauwas8een going through the hallway into the rear yaid. ad I iu a few minutes Inter it wns discovered tyat kerosene ul been poured on tho stairs nnd a blaze startc 1 This was also, happily, extinguished before any dniunge was done Capt Eason ami his detectives had hurried to fire box No J2 nt Propped and Bridie stieets when tue first heard the crj of fire, but fouud that it was out of order, nud, on exuinnnliou 1 Sion took some pieces of paper out of ihe keyhole ami put them in his pocket ihey then loirned that tho services of the firemen were not needed aud sent out no fuithcr al iiui3 Although tho police did not desist in their investigations during the night uothing more was learned until yesterday lu tho course of tliur inquirj in the morniug the) found a 13 year-old boy named John living nt 209 Hudson avouue, who stited that on Saturday night a young man gave him some money and sent him to Behrues grocery store, on the corner of Bridge ami High streets, to purchase kerosene He did so aud returning gave the stuff to the man lie furnished the police with a good description of him Later, Detectives Kearney and Noonan found John Hayes, aged 18, of 126 Bridge street, and George Bromley, need 19, of 21 Grove place, who saw a young mail fooling nrouud firebox 2 Their description of the pelgon tallies with that given ij tho lad Conuerton 1 rom these st itements the detectives learned thnt Hugh Miller answered fully the description giveu of the young man and they decide 1 to arrest him At 1 1 30 clock last mht they proceeded to 59 Sands street, where Miller resided with his father, Samuel He was not nt home and they weut uwny A short distance from his home they met him and placed him uudor arrest He was taken to tho lower Fulton street station house nnd searched One of the pockets in his oxercoat was fonnd to be soaked with kerosene, and a copy of the ('hi tstian Motltl was taken from nn inside pocket. Capt Eason examined this paper and fouud that parts of it had been toiu away He took the pieces of paper that he ricked out of the firebox aud on compnr.suu they fitted in the spaces in the newspaper nud showel thnt they originally formed part of thnt sheet Miller was then taken into (apt Epsons private office aud closely questioned lie appeared to be flighty at first, but soou calmed down somewhat and confessed to having started the fire nt 133 Bridge street He said he was employed as a clerk ui a wholesale milliuery house nt 600 Broadway.

New kork. And for the past three weeks baa been working very late at night He had caught a heavy cold And had begun taking quinine On Friday, ho said, he took two ten grain Sills, ou Saturday a similar dose, and yoster-ay had swallowed two hve grain pills. These had such an effect ou him thnt he became muddled And temporarily insane. He felt so bad on Saturday that he quit work at 8 instead of continuing ou until 11 and came home AV hde sitting in his room he heard the engines go by ou their way to an alarm from the lower eud of Bridge street aud the thought suddenly entered his mmd that it would be a novelty to have tho engines called to his immediate neighborhood He left the house, got a small boy to buy him some kerosene, proceeded to H2 Bridge street, poured the couteuts of the bottle on the stoop in the rear, applied a match to it and hurried away He weut to his room aud Again started out aud finally brought tip in ipps Casino, about midnight, with a strange man He returned home again nnd retired to bed When he awoke yesterday morniug, he did not remember anything of his previous nights adventures He remained in the house all day, but weut ontagaiu last evening, and was retnrnmg wheu the detectives arrested him. He denied all knowledge of any of the other fires, and was positive that he had never doue anything of the kiud before.

He was tRken beforeSuperintendentCamp-beli this morning and Again closely questioned After this interview the Superintendent Announced that Miller was beyond all donbt the person who had caused Ail the fires in that neighborhood. His picture was token and he was then token to tu Adams street police court Fire Marshal Lewis made an affidavit charging Miller with anon in setting fire to the building 1S3 Bridge street At first he wanted to make a charge of vagrancy in order to hold him, but ex-Judge Iroy, who represented him, refused to listen to this, saying Miller was no vagrant The, formal charge was theu made and Miller was remanded -Until to morrow morning without bail. Muler's father was present with Judge Troy, but ihey were not allowed to talk with the prisoner. Mr. Miller is considered to be a wealthy man and owns a number of houses in the vicinity of these incendiary fires.

He is engaged in no bnsmess exoept simply looking after bis property. A Times reporter had a talk with Miller this afternoon. The young man told the story as given above. He said that he did not know what he was doing at the tune, as the quinine he had taken iu such plentiful doses had made him temporarily insane. be owner of the property bich he had attempted to barn down was an old schoolmate of his and a personal friend who would be the last person he would think of doing an injury to if he was in his right mmd.

"I feel sorer over that, Miller said, than of anything else in the case He talked perfectly rationally, and Although rather mixed In some detailajtold rather straightforward story. He positively denied even thinking of snob a thing before, and said that, on the contrary, he had aooompAuied hu father on previous Saturday nights an examination of his father's property to see thnt all was carefully locked lie wasdecidedly opposed to the firebugs work and had done all in hu power to catch the author. There was another Are on Saturday night at 263 Bridge street of inoendiary origin aud an empty bottle thnt had oontaiued kerosene fluid near a pile of rubbish on the first floor when the first was started. No damage was done bnt the building in which hve about a dozen families was a scene of great excitement for a short time. The police searched Millers room this morning end found in it a phrenological chart, upon which was marked the fact that his principal bump waa that of destructiveness.

A large number of religions tracts were also found in hu room. It is the opinion of the police that the disastrous tire at 129 and 131 Banda street on the evening of February 21, at which six lives were lost, was started by Miller. He wm teen in the barber shop at 129 Bands street a few minutes before the fire broke oak The police believe that Miller hat a mania for thu kind of work. He has been a reporter and says be worked for short time on the tVittH. At Poaoe Headquarter hie description was token and reads ago 22, height hve feet uine and a half inches, weight tfa i A AI11MP! THU TAILED.

Capt Campbell Put a Stop to Digging I Montague Street for the Cable Road There was lots of excitement on intague street lot night hen an effort was intuit to break ground for the purjoe of luiiib i ho tnekn of the Brooklyn lleibhts Railroad ornpauy On ampin 11, by order of Inspector Mack liar, uitha siuil of police appeared iipou the setne aud threatened to the first man who broke the ground 1 he fore man of the gnug sal 1 he lmd permit ftom the llerrepont estate, which is ackuo.vle lgtd to own Montague strtet where the woik was begun Capt Campbell would not take any stock the permit nud tho ork as stoppe 1 the work was to hive beguu ou tne i th mst but -ommisviouer dams revoked the permit to to up tl stn 1 1 hecajise he iy themrs which the comp my propone to put on mo so wide as not to allow a person who might be caught between to escape 1 he officers of the tot 1 say the Commissioner Iias ex oedt his authority in this di re tion That his business is to see tnat the street is properly torn up, and rehud prop erly theyaU) say they cauuot see the rci son for the police stopping their work on tlie Fieirepont estate, which is private property Fresi lent Iiewis said thu morning he did not know wbit steps woull be takeuuow, and in fact knew little about those which had been taken, as the railroad company was not buildiug the road but the consUuc ttou company had full charge of it. He thought teat President Hotchkiss, of that oompany, would probably have au interview with the oity authorities to-day or to morrow and try aud arrange matters MXOtEED 7)011 MI) ROBBED. Au Igly Offender tt ho Was lrouiptiy Arretcd Till Morning Moses Robertson, a gentleman who resides at 636 North Second street was knocked down aud robbed al 11 clock thu morning in a saloon at the corner of Humboldt ami North Second street Detective Sergts Iin-Began and McMillan, of the Nineteenth lre-ciuoS, heard of the occurrence and a very le minutes later had Robertson's assailaut in custody Ihe prisoner is Thomas McDonald, young man whose reputation is not good He it is claimed, figured some years ago in tlie brutal assault on Officer 3 atrick I nch, of the Bedford avenue force McDouildwas putm a cell at the Graham avenue station nnd to rnprrow will be arraigned Justice Goetimgs court. Mr Rebortsou was iniured iu the assault. He him only a little chauge in his pocket when athukel The money, as said, was taken Tne Detective Sergeants were complimeut-ed by apt Campbell on the promptness of the arreet LLLt EL 4.D STREET IN ARMS Tho Fropert Onner Protest Against an Lffort to Cioo It.

Alderman Pickering presented to City "Works oniimssiouer Adams to-day a peti tiou signed by a number of residents of Cleveland street, in the vicinity of Atlantic avenue, including Gustiv Nathui, Dr Duauiag aud Mr Ulnrle I urbnuks, asktug the Commissioner to prevent the Loug Island Ralroad Company from cloing (Tevelnnd street at Atlantic avenue The company is cdn-dructmg a safety fence aloug tlnntio avenue within tho city hue and proposes to eutirely clove rp ClevcIauJ street. Theresideuto insist tbit a gate be placed at the street crossing A meeting was held at Mr Nathnu cigar store, at the comer of Atl untie avenuA nnd Cleveland strett, ou baturday niKht and a number of the neighbors ntteuded Ibis was the form of protest to which over 100 of the residents appended tljjeir names wus addressed to Mr Adams and Said Be the undersigned resident and 4ax payer living in the vicinity of Cleveland street and Atlantic avenue, iu the City of Biooklvn. do ro-Bprctfuily protest against the closing up ot Cleveland street, and the interruption ot travel by the Long islaud Kallroadi-ompany aod earueetly re-qded that you will take the nooee-ary step to pwveut the closing up ot such street aud the interruption ot travel caused by the acts ot the suid ooiupeny Commissioner Adams sid he would look into the matter. He was not cortoiu that Cleveland street had beeu officially declared an open thoroughfare. Fur Hiring Off a Finger.

Edward Johnson was arretted yesterday at his homi. Liberty avenue aud Hendrix street, by Court Officer bhang iiuessj, Johnsou and Louis Werner, of 1,954 Fulton street, quarreled some weeks ago and, in tlie course of the wrangle Johnson got Werner Auger in his mouth and bit it so bvily that it has siuoe been found necessary to amputate It Johnsou to-day furnished bail in $3,006 for his appearance for examination. The Hanover Club Dinner. The members of the Hanover Club, who parUvipated in the subscription dinner at ffie clubhouse last Thursday evemug are oaugmtulaUng themselves ou the excellent manner in which the affair passed off. The muiier was a credit to the steward, the speeches were in good taste, aud the funny stone and witty speeches of Julgq B.

Gieau were greeted with shoots ox laughter. The Stoke-Mackay Sell. I a suit brought by Edwsrd S. fetokea to recover $75,000 ou a stock deal from John W. Mackey, the millionaire, aud Hector De Castro, of the Mackey BenueU Cable Com-pny, Justioe Barrett, of the Court, to-day ordered Mr.

Mackey to submit to an examination before tnsh Ob Trial fur Murttan JMm Tarkmgton wss put on tnal to-day in lk Court of beasion for killing Andrew Belton, sailor, on Avgust 99, 189U. The ftroaurinf of a jm7 occupied the entire morn Ing. ne defendant, wno indicted for murder in the eeoond decree, delended by flliais Jay Uwjnor. The Ui Ma MMNhiid. The funeral of John L.

Moorehead occur lei this afternoon from bis lato rmideoocL aud wus largely attended by the members of KiugtCouuty Lodge. No 511, F. and A Mr. Moorehead was 84 years of ae aud was well known and xesjiectod. Am Mix Ref Co AticlPsoti Am I Betts Clitc Uur dt Quhay wtl ('ItlwnUuoi hi 'ago (las Cousoll IMinI u.

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THE PRODUCE MABKET8. Wheat opened at a decline of (HHc but subsequently rallied, and is uowfiraiataa advance of from SntnrilEjs closmg pnees. May here, 1 lls July, L07. la Chicago May, 1 OS; July, LOOH Coru wns fairly active eud firm at advance of Xi'too. May here, 737ic.j July, 71 He.

In Chicago Mar, 67Jc Job 66e. Oats were higher and firm, ilay here, July, 59a. In Chicago May, July, 5lNx Cotton was 1 point lower for May. but other month were uuchauged to 4 points higher. Apnl, 78a; May, June, 9e August, 9 040., beptouiber, 9 0ffc.

Coffee was irregular, varyiug from points dechue to 5 point arivance. Miy, 17.5Uo. July, I6.b0c.; tx.ptember, ltkl5te. The Finest for Salad. Antonmi A Co eelcbnlfrl Italian Salad OiLOocoVneU always utxJ 1 vi sei hj ah grocer.

Htt with a Pitchfork. "William Brown, of Wyckoff street, near Nevins, and Otto Nagle, of 197 Troutman street, employed iu Lnugler A Co stable in Lmon lane, were enjoying tnemselves tu the stable yesterday afternoon and indulged in considerable horse play. Brown picked op a pitchfork and threw it at hts companion, hitting him in the head and cansiug a fractured skull. Nngle was token home, where he is beiug attended by a physician, while Brown was arrested. He was held by Justice Wulsb this mornuig until March 81, on the charge of foltmious asarulL Te bo Argued on April 13.

Corporation Counsel Jenks to-day served upon Mr JV illiam J. Goynor, the oounsel in the smt orWilham Ziegler to restrain Mayor Cbaptu aud other city officials from purchasing the Long Island Water Supply Company's plaut, a notice of argument before the Court of Appeals at Albany on Apnl 18. The city is appealiifeg from the decision of the General ierm prohibiting the Mayor from making the purchase. Brgt Simon Disabled. Sorgt.

Joe Simons, of Capt Gormans ooiuuiand, slipped, and fell at an early hour this morning on -Heyward street and dislo-cated hm shoo filer. Ambuiauoe Burgeon Orrell attended fhe Sergeant, after whtoh he left for home luSome days will poos before the efficient ofljceg will resume hu duties. n-feoiPfr Wrestling. Charles KefidnL Aged 25 year, while wrestling yesterday aftormxm with a fellow-em-ploy natfipf 'William Solomon, in Richard De Mill fitablMt 387 Berry street, frootu red his leg He was token last night to the Eastern Patriot Hospital. Joseph Barondesa Indlqpd.

Josenh Barondess, king of the Cloakmak-era Union, was to-day indicted on two charge of extortion. The complainants are Fopkm A Marks and Fischel Brothers. To Kticntl to Woodhaveo, Tbs Kings Cttnntr Elevated Railroad has all the material on hand for the extension of Its road hi Woodhaven and work will be begun within a few weeks on that line. La Grippe In Sew Ymk Again. Dr.

Cyrus Edson, of the New York Health Department ani this morning that there is another epidemic of la grippe that city. i 1 1.