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JO NEWS OF BROOKLYN. BEADY FOR THE CABLES. DIFFICULT WORK OF RAISING THE SADDLES OX THE EAST RIVER BRIDGE FINISHED. The raisins of the last saddle for the New East River Bridge on Friday afternoon was the last important preparation for the stringing of the Unit wire to cpan the river. It Is now believed that one or more strands of steel will cross the ptrenm before the end of the year, although a definite tttatement of the date for stringing the first could not be obtained from those In charge of the work.

A little before 2 o'clock last Friday, whrn the last nt the heavy forgings designated had 11 safely placed on the tower, superintendent draw a deep sigh, and congratulation? were exchanged among the workmen. While rpecifil was taken to preclude the possibility an accident, irrrat relief was felt when the work WHS completed without mishap. The no-oalled "Idles are huge steel en hich will rest lhe rollers designed to support the at the points where they cross the towers bear ihc entire weight of the suspension The two pieces for each of the four cables weigh In the about sixty-three tons, the.bvd part weighing twenty-eeven tons and the addle proper thtny-six, yet In their places on the top cf the tower, three hundred and fifty feet above level ot she river, they seem scarcely a foot in height. They can be seen only at a distp.net cf three blocks or more from the tower, the framework of which cuts off the view from any jwiir.t nearer. The hqjare frames towers, which appear frum the ground to be mere skeletons of light uantlinK.

are in fact massive derrick supports lor hoisting of the roller beds and saddles. The tllilVf XA which they are constructed are Inrhpf larprr than are employed In rtry cf the ttperationt, of ordinary builders. Each Uprtrhi of thtfe fra.nes has a steel socket at the foot r.nd another at the head, to prevent or t-plitting under the heavy weight it b. dm of the forginns is suspended from the frame. The rope used In hoisting was three thousand feel loriK.

and ronsisjed of nineteen ftrun.l* of wire cf great trnsile btocka tl contained four pulleys, giving a sufficient leieruge to permit the hoisting cnorrrious wrichts by comparatively insignificant engine. Owing to th. perfection of the appliances uffd when w.v of tne great forgings started from the bo'tom of the tower, it with marvellous scarcely swnylng or turning, HI til it reached the summit and gained other support than the slender rope that lifted it to the dizzy height where it is destined to st. perhaps for opnrurlK The nist wire stretched across the liver will not be a permanent part of the bridge, nor will the first cables that span the stream: but once the two towers are connected by a single thread of steel, the gap between the steel piers will be closed for whatever period the structure may endure. The lirst cables will be mere wire ropes, to support COMPLETED TOWERS OF THE NEW BRIDGE FROM BROOKLYN.

The four knobs on each are the saddles. temporary footbrldres to be utilised as scaffolds the bridge cables, and attaching to them the drops by which the superstructure will be suspended. It is said that the who construct the cables, have the ropes for the temporary bridges ready to be shipped from Trenv henever the work preliminary to the construction at the footways shall be completed. SI'ITS OVER A REST.iI bjortgagfe and rrrr marshal break INTO THE PLACE. Many complications have arisen over an attempt to establish who Is legally in possession of tt Centra: Restaurant, at No.

Brooklyn. It was solo in September by Emefson O'Reilly to John of Srranton, 1. who conducted tbe place till he was turned out by a city marshal, and then the stock nd fixtures were sold by the mortgagee, who held a chattel mortgage on the piace. When Emerson O'Reilly Fold their Interest to Sullivan it was said that there was a chattel mortgage of $3w) on the of the place, and the purchaser cgreed to buy ihe plaice, assuming the email moriKage. The- purchase iirtre, including the wr.c J330.

The mortgage was held by Albert C. of Brooklyn, but It Is alleged that aeUers made no mention of the fact that it also covered ttie lease of the rmtmmm building. Soon after Sullivan business City Marshal Klune placed an execution against the property. On the day previous to the date of sale advertised by the marshal the broke Into Mi. place und nold tbe Muck, fixtures and title to the realizing (Then City Marshal Klune was ready to Bell the place he found the mortgagee's keeper In possession, and held r.o sale, admission the buildir.fi L-fing denied to htm.

With the aid of the police he In tbe door ar.d ousted the rncrt- servant. mortgagee then Kptarlaed the Block and fixtures. John t-ulilvan. the purchaser, if now suing City Klur.f- for in the sum of 30 for unlawfully sizing and chaining the block and fixtures of the rertaurant. Mon-uver, he is sums the Albt-rt Kurk.

for tho unaccounted for remaining in after the sale of the goods when the fcifO. the amount of the --hattel mortgage, had heeti dr-durted. Sullivan has also the mortgagee for damages for proceeding with the i-aie of the property after the amount the mortgage the eoets were realized. City Marshal Klur.e bays he will bring cult against the mortgagee 'or breaking in the place and taking MHSasMI of its The Central Restaurant, pending the adjustment of the legal complications, remains closed. BCIIIERES FIRST TICE-PREBIDEXT.

Ex-Mayor Charles A. Schlerer. has been elected flm of the Brooklyn Institute in place of the late Rev. Dr. Richard S.

Storrs. Carl H. De Silver has been elected second vice-president and Eugene G. Blackford third vice-president. Kegister howe has a trustee.

It Is reported that the Tlstot pictures are now In the Museum, and plans are In preparation tor and placing them or exhibition. Enough money has been pledged to pay for the collection. RECEIVER .4 DIVORCE FROM A LAWYER. Prtehorue. Long Island, Dee.

15 -Justice Smith to-day granted a divorce to Lora C. Okie from husband. Howard We, a lawyer, of York. toa their lhre children was given JUTS. Okie.

There was no defence. DRIVER KILLED AT CROBSISG. Roalyn Long Island. Louis Livingston, a driver was killed yesterday while driving across the tracks of the Oyster Bay branch of the Long Island Railroad, near this place. The horse was killed ana the wagon demolished.

Brooklnn Slbotrtiertnente A. D. Matthews Si? There has come to us direct from the PARIS EXPOSITION a group of moving Egyptian Figures, which we will exhibit on the Third Floor in our CARPET Department. To those who were not so fortunate as to be present at the FAIR, here is a little glimpse of the rare pieces of Art Nouveau exhibited. It will be found interesting and instructive to all.

FULTON GALLATIN PL, LIVINGSTON SMITH STS. CHAXOEB AT TRIAXT SCHOOL. KBW RILES TO BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD FOR ADOPTION. The gperial committee in charge of the Truant School of Brooklyn is also the standing Committee on Attendance of the Borough Board of Education. It has formulated several new regulations for the school, and will ask for their adoption by the full Board at Iks) next meeting.

The committee Is composed of Thomas M. Farley, chairman; Thomas Farrell. Charles C. Wise, Thomas Tacciala. George W.

Donohue, James P. Bendernagel and Julius L. Radecke. The proposed changes shorten the school day by an hour, closing the afternoon sessions at 4 o'clock Instead of 6. require that Saturdays shall be full schools days, school sessions on legal holidays, discard the tin merit tags, which have been misused to mar the walls and furniture, and for the latter substitute something harmless, the exact nature of which has not yet been determined.

The tokens heretofore issued in payment for good work as well as for merit In general deportment and in the classes will be limited hereafter, If the rules are adojitt-rt. to merit and proficiency only, I. ut will be counted In favor of parole as in The I holidays will not extend the mornlnn military drill in charge of warded not only as one of the most valuable aids in disciplining recalcitrant boys, out also as tielr health. This drill he ,1 daih. and will precede the holl, I of the inmates.

Edwar.i W.rd. the Superintendent of Educapublic THE BROOKLYN TRUANT SCHOOL. tlon for the borough, has during his Incumbency carefully studied the needs of the Truant School. and has endeavored to derive from It greater advantages to the public school system than previously. The power of commitment, parole and discharge is wholly vested in him, and he has striven with assiduity to avoid abusing his prerogative, and to use it in such a manner that It would produce the bent penal and reformatory results.

committee believes that his more liberal use of the parole and his cuerom of granting no final discharges to of the ages within his Jurisdiction have exercised a wholesome Influence upon school discipline. His system gives liberty during good behavior only, and enables him to return a bad boy to the Truant School at any time the terms of the parole are violated and without formality of a new commitment. Many boys regarded as bordering on Incorriglblllty have, it Is said become ornaments to their classes in the various NEW- YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. SUNDAY. DECEMBER 16.

1000, Brooklpn QUUJfrtiacmcnte. schools under the liberal paroles of Mr. Ward. The Truant School occupies a building well 1 to Its requirements In oppr.si?' Enfleld-st. It is situated on a large tract of land, and the buildings are in the midst of a well kept campus.

Some of the land In the rear is devoted to gardening, and there are also shops for those boys who desire to work or are required to do so. While the school In no sense an establishment for manual training. Instruction In drawinp and a few mechanical applications of that art are given, and some of the boys have acquired a considerable degree of proficiency In these branches. The present capacity of the school was rather overtaxed by the 140 boys, which is the rargist number ever in the institution at one time. The average number of Inmates is about 30 per cent below the figures given.

The school has b'-en visited by committees of the Board of Education of other cities as a model establishment of its kind, and has been highly commended by well known writers on educational topics. ASKS TO HAVE HIS SALARY REDUCED. THE REV. DR R. MEREDITH YVII.T.

RKCEIVE $8,000 INSTEAD OF $10,000 At a meeting of the corporation of the Tompkina Avenue Congregational Cjhurch on Friday evening a letter was read from the pastor, the Rev. Dr. Robert R. Meredith, in which he asked that his salary be reduced to the figure at which it stood previous to 1890. The reduction amounts to $2,000 and the pastor's salary hereafter will be year.

In the doctor's letter addressed to C. D. Wood, president of the Board of Trustees, he says that in the thirteen years he has been pastor there has been no question as to his salary, which has been paid promptly. The sum of $1,000 was added on Mi, and on February 27, Mft, the salary was raised to the figure at which It stood when the letter was written on November 16. Dr.

Meredith wrote: I had misgivings as to whether I should accept the generou? advance, but 1 was assured that the Income of the church fully warranted it. Conditions have changed. The pew rents have, from various causes, fallen to 115 Mt Tills condition will t-e permanent and retrenchment Is necessary, anil it rit'ht tliat reduction should beKin with the largest item. Dr. Meredith's proposal was accepted.

PERMIT FOR ST. MARKS I'ARIsH BOUBK. LAW RESTRICTING UNION ST. HELD TO PE P. J.

Carlin. the contractor, applied to Commissioner Gullfoyle about a month ago for a permit for the building of a parisn house for St. Mark's Protestant Episcopal Church, in near Brooklyn. I'nder a special law paaaod several years ago it was found that that part of had apparently been restricted to the building of stables and greenhouses, and. consquently.

Commissioner Guilfoyle was obliged to refuse the permit pending adjudication. Yesterday Corporation Counsel Whalen sent, an opinion to Commissioner Guilfoyle. holding that the act of the Legislature, so far as It applies to Is unconstitutional, as there is no reference to that thoroughfare In the title of the act. The Commissioner at once Issued the permit for the erection of the parish house. TRIES TO SELL HIS MOTHER'S HORSE.

MAN TO BE PROSECUTED ON SAME CHARGE ON WHICH HE SERVED A TEAR. Benjamin Yockers, twenty four years old. the son of Mrs. Sophie St rebel, a florist. In flsiM 111..

Magpeth. iMiig Island, recently served a term of one year in the Kings County Penitentiary for home stealing, and may have to serve another term for stealing, it is alleged, the same horse. The animal belongs to his mother, and when he stole It eighth months ago and It to a farmer, he rested. He promised to reform, however and not prosecuted Four months later he stole Th! horse again and had to serve a year In the tertiary When he was released his mother put him to work In the florist business Tocker, called on Henry Meyer, a groer, at uth Fourth and Rodney sts on Friday and offer? sell him a horse. He was told to bring animal Saturday.

Meyer remembered the horse episode for which Tockers served a term and police of the Bedford-aye. station brought his mothers horse to Meyer asked 115 for it. Detectives Collins and out from a hiding plaoe and er. Mrs. 8 1 rebel told the police she ha I 0 ll arraigned In the Lee-aYa? and held on a charge of grand larceny? court BrooKinn PIANOS 3 Special Bargains FROH OUR Factories.

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Every 'PUno sold by us is fully guaranteed and may be exchanged if not satisfactory. OUR MONTHLY PAYMENT PLAN IS BOTH FAIR AND LIBERAL. The STERLING Piano un ti urns, 536 FULTON Brooklyn. (Open Evenings Until Xmas.) BROOKLYN SOCIAL WORLD. The wedding of Miss Madge Attwood.

daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick J. 11. Attwood, and Charles Carroll Gould was celebrated on Wednesday afternoon In St.

George's Church. Matey and Gates area, The ceremony was performed by the Rev. William A. Wasson, the rector. There was a large gathering of relatives and friends.

The bride's only attendant was her sister. Miss Mac Attwood. James A. Gould, brother of the bridegroom, was best man. The ushers were Rodman W.

Hicks. Percy B. Jarvis, E. Stanley Homer D. er fln' Alf rt Bunn.

and Harrie Leonard. The floral decorations were In green and white. fAn in la ed the organ. The ceremony was followed by a reception at the me of the bride's No. 240 A Monroe-st.

li was limited to relatives and intimate friends. After an extended lhr VISt an SoUth Mr. and Mrs. Oould will live in Manhattan. Miss Jessie Campbell Moore, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Charles A. Moore, made her debut yesterday afternoon at a reception given for her at her home. No. 43 in the receiving party were Miss Mabel King, Mtss Julia Barr.

Miss Mollie Maxwell, Miss Ruth Howard, Miss Adele Hull. a Ldit arhj 'tt' Miss Qraee Knowlton. Miss Maud Rnowlton. Miss Louise Towsey. Miss Elizabeth Luaeomb, Miss Sorma Hegeman.

Miss Louise Lee. Miss Edna Gregory. Miss Alice Bristol. Miss Ben Miss Thomas, Miss Mary Mtea Elinor Williams and Miss FrancS Illiams. A Bobber of Yale and Princeton men were present.

The floral decorations were elaborate and effective. The reception was followed by a dinner. The first of the Friday evening dances for the season, which was essentially a Christmas cotillon, was heM on Friday evening at the Plerrepont Assembly Rooms. The ballroom was attractively decorated with garlands of Christmas greens and masses of holly. The success of the dance Is largely due to the efforts of Miss Madeline Lltchfleld, Miss Alice Ogden and Miss Julia A.

Fish. The cotillon was led by Howard Hazelhum. and the matrons were Mrs. William Hester, Mr- W. S.

Peters Mr-- Edgar S. Btlllman. Mrs. K. R.

and Mrs' Jonathan Bulkley. Among the subscribers present were Miss Bertha Btockwell, Miss Grace Knowlton. Miss Madeline Chauncey. Miss Grace lss Mollle Maxwell, Miss Ruth Howard iifiS I owar MIOT Norma liegeman and Miss Chlttenden. Mrs.

William R. Adams, nf No. h.is issued cards for a reception nn Tuesday afternoon. December IS. from 4 till 7 o'clock at which she will Introduce her daughter, Miss Clara Adams, a gradum- of Pncker Inatltuti The wedding of Miss Klltn Cihh, youngest and only unmarried daughter of John Olbb, nf No.

218 and W. Kiurone Kimhall, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Kimball.

of No. VK will be solemnized on Tuesday evening, January 8. at Holy Trinity f'hureh. where two of Miss Gibbs's sisters, Mrm, William V. HesXi Mrs.

Herbert I. Pratt, were married. The ere- wUI fo owp by a reception al the Gbb home. Mlfs Alic. Olbb, the niece of Miss Gibb will be maid of honor.

The bridesmaids will bo Mlsp riant L. Kimball and Miss Annie I Kimbail, the bridegroom's sl-ter-: Miss Sarah Seaman Mlbs Kthel Pear-all. Mtra ElUe RlpUy and Miss Irene Braman. Charlea Mr. KlmbaUs cousin, will be best man The ushers will Flrti Gibb.

Arthur Glhl. and Lewis M. Olbb. the bride's three brothers; Herbert I'ratt. John Prart Willis O.

and Qoodrteh, all of Brooklyn and Henry Oooper. of Providence. U. 1. After the concert of the Cornell University Banjo and Mandolin clubs at Memorial ll.

ill un Friday evening. December a datiee will be given at the Pouch Gallery by twenty of the alumni. The members of the committee In charge are I O. Affeld. F.

Juan AlmlruM. Charles H. Blair. Allan Cowperthwait and Joseph i- rro Th Patronesses Mrs. Timothy Woodruff.

Mrs. Nathan T. Beers. Mrs William Harkness. Mrs William H.

Harkneia. Mrs. JamS H. Ollphant Mrs Francis AJfeld, Mrs Charles O. Atgcod.

Mrs. Alfred K. Hbirtchs. Mrs. William McCarroll.

Mrs William C. Pate William II B. Pratt and Mrs Timothy S. Williams Mrs. Ernest W.

Birdsall. of Xo. 100 will give a reception on Saturday afurnoon. January 5, to introduce her daughter, Mios Alice KinUaii The reception will be followed by a dinner party Announcement has been made of the engagement of Miss Althea Martin, daughter of Mr. anj Mrs.

William J. Martin, of Boston, and FrancN Harper, of Brooklyn. A reception will be given on Thursday evening for the Rev. Dr. H.

P. Dewey, pastor of the Church of the Pilgrims, by the members of the church. It will be held in the lecture room, and will be a formal welcome to the new pastor and his wife The clergy of the neighboring churches and ths friends of the church, as well as all the parishioners have been Invited. The Amphlctyonlc dance will be given at the Germania Club on Friday evening, February 8. The list of patronesses Is as follows: Mrs.

Timothy L. Woodruff. Mrs. P. Augustus Hegeman.

Mrs. Frederick Sherman. Mrs. T. Marean.

Mrs. Jullsn Falrchlld. Mrs Thomas E. Pearsall Mrs. Herbert L.

Pratt. Mrs. James Hayes Mrs" Augustus Van Wyck. Mrs. John Thallon.

Mrs' James Lefferts. Mm Charles A. H. ile Sxigcthy Mrs. Oustave A.

Jahn. Mrs. Jamea 8 Swan. Mrs." Chester I. Richards.

Mrs. Augustus Day and Mrs. Charles A. Boody. The first of the Tuejday Evening Dances will take place on Tuesday evening at the Plerrepont Assembly Rooms, In the subscription list are Includedi Miss Caroline Dow, Miss Josephine Hiueltlne.

Miss Margaret Van Wyck. William Van Mr. and Mrs. Harry Washington Fairfax. Brcoklnn Brooklyn Furniture Co.

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Miss Aiie Hyde. Xash Reed and E. Lowndes Rbett Mr. and Mrs. John Kampf, of Xo.

S6O ci lebrated their golden wedding on Monday eveninpr. An Interesting feature of the celebration was Of the couple by the Rev Dr. Fiesley. of St. Paul's Reformed Church, of Manhattan, and the Rev.

A. E. Reilarder. of St. Amelia's Reformed Church, In Grahim-ave.

Mr. Kampf Is Beventy-three years old. and his wife Is seventy-two. Among those present were twenty-four grandchildren, two and the four sons of the couple. GOSSIP OF THE BOROUGH.

The death of John MaeKellar. the Deputy Chief of Police In Brooklyn, has caused genuine grief In a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. Those In the Brooklyn Police Headquarters, who had been associated with him for years, have nothing except good words to say of his gentleness, kindness and never falling- courtesy. He was known as "the silent man" and had few confidants, and rarely talked much; but there was nothing of the official iceberg about him. For many years it had been custom 10 make a Christmas present of a box of cigars to the police officials who came Into Immediate contact with him.

He extended this little holiday remembrance to the newspaper men stationed In the Municipal Building, In which Police Headquarters was formerly situated. Each man got hid box cf choice cigars, which given out through the instrumentality of a reporter, who was a close personal friend of the Chief. Many a man has enjoyed these cigars, who was personally unknown to Mr. MaeKellar. The Chief was a.

tall and spare mart, who would never be taken for a policeman when In citizen's clothing. He had a striking face, however, and a peculiar walk, which attracted attention everywhere. His eye was keen and searching, and seemed to take In every detail of the scenes through which he passeU. Little things, which would escape the ordinary eye. attracted him.

and a person who often watched him jail that he had frequently seen MaeKellar start suddenly across the street to Investigate some little peculiarity which had cnusht his eye. As a detective MucKellar gained a. itrcord which has never been surpassed in Brooklyn. Many believe that grief at the Inconsiderate way in which he was treated in the Police Department since consolidation had a great deal to do with weakening his constitution. At the time of the trolley strike, two summers ago.

Chief Devery came to Brooklyn, and took occasion to snub MacKellar constantly by giving hid orders to the men through a sergeant, when MacKellar was deposed as head of the Brooklyn force and sent to Queens, he brooded much over the slight, and was never the same man afterward. An Interesting feature of the excellent work dona by the Tree Planting and Fountain Society, Brooklyn. Is a card recently Issued, the purpose of which Is to protect the trees along city streets from mutilation by horses and to aid property owners in bringing to justice drivers who permit their animals to nibble at trunks of trees within their reach. On the reverse side of each card is a blank form of complaint, with space for signatures of witnesses. When this is filled out and forwarded to the society it becomes a formal application for aid in securing pecuniary compensation for the injury.

It may not. be generally known that the penalty Is imprisonment, not exceeding six months, or a One. not exceeding $250. In Its work extending over ars th e'y has distributed ten thousand circulars among school children, and made many appeals to the tradesmen of Brooklyn who would be likely to use horses In their buelneM. and has also appealed to the entire list of phynift .1" ww A mo ov have been sent throughout the borough to give to every teamster or driver they meet a statement of what the society would Brooklyn I 0 For this st le Quartered Sawed Combination Book Case and Desk, handsomely carved, fancy shaped French Bevel Plate Bric-a- Brae Shelves', new golden oak finish.

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Mali This advertisement apptart SMSMSBVI Only. do if they permitted their horses to mutiUte tte trunks of treel It is announced that the old Clcrmont Rink haa again teen put in such shape that tie Building Department will perm l- It to be used for public gatherings. This will be welcome news many Brooklynites. as It means another season for the Brooklyn Skating Club, which has been a popular organization among the younger set. Among those interested in the club are Latham A.

Fish, of No. 1.1 Jorafem. A. A. Low.

('. Harper. T. W. Post.

J. P. Harper. Wyllys Terry ami Charles A. Moore.

It Is probable that there will be a hockey team which will play umler the colors of the Brooklyn Skating Club this winter, ami Rink will undoubtedly be the scene of some Two sweet faced women entered a cisrar ore to the neighborhood of th- Borough Ball yesttrtSJ and asked for the proprietor. They tailed earnestly with him for a few minutes. Th-n he went his till, took out a bill, which he handed to and" they went out. "There. I hope that will be the last." sail the cigar man.

as he threw down upon the counter some circulars which the women had left. "Christmas they call it. There are two or three of them in here every day. wan for orphan asylum In Manhattan. What interest 9 1 have in that? Bat what can you do when taey pie id so It is the last money, though.

1 give this year. The workers for charitable institutions seem to think that everybody's pursestrias Is open at the Christmas ami make active canvasses for subscriptions. The custom has in vogue several years, but It Is growing to sac proportions that II has come to be a nuisance." LOSS $30,000 FROII FIRE IS A (iIiOCERT. Fire In grocery of Henry Carson, Bedtordave. and Brooklyn, yesterday afternoon caused a loss of about 130.000.

The property Is five-story brownstone building. The grocery, which has been established for twenty years. one of tha largest In the Bedford district. The building was covered by an Insurance of $30,000. and the a 0 In store were insur-d for fcS.uw).

The flre discovered by a clerk, who turned In an a Firemen sent In two more alarms. After an nov. work the fire was under control and had been coofined to the store. SEW KEEPER FOR OAK ISLASD STATION Babylon, Island. Dec.

Israel Van has been appointed keeper of the Oak Island Life Saving Station In place of Captain Charles E- Arnold, who resigned recently on account of poor health, after twenty years cf service. Van trand has been man Xo. 1 at the Hemlock Saving Station for many years. DEATH OF A BOY BO SWALLOWED A XAtl Babylon. Islam), Iv Clarence Price, twelve years the son of Captain John Prtee, the yacht South Side, died last night from dicttls.

Three years he accidentally a nail, which, It la believed, ha.i been WfVE In ever since, and finally cavwea death. He had been Lit a week..