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HORSE NOTES.

On Wednesday the June Meeting at Mystic Park
begins and from present indications the trottng will
be capital.
During the exercising at Fashion Course on Sunday
morning there were some extraordinary bursts OF
speed developed.
James S. Watson handicapped the horses for the
Narraganset Inauguration running meeting, twenty.
one in number, and the schedule seems to give
general satisfaction.
A good trotting programme Is preparing for the
Island Park Course at Albany.
A hurdle race will come of at the Fashion Course
on the eth OF July. We hope there will be no spill
ingn OF jockeys nor horses injured.
All the colts entered for the Hiram woodruff
stakes paid forfeit TO Mr. Sprague OF Rhode Island.
Commodore Vanderbilt has resumed his old gait
again. He repeated in 2:2e to wagon the other day.
The purses for the July trotting meeting at Nara
The horses at Jerome Park getting in order for
the summer meeting which commences on the Soth
The owner Of License will trot him against any
horse In America harness against wagon for o00
he will take $1,000 TO go even rugged for the same
The The paterson fall meeting win commence on
Thursday, the nth Of september.
Lady Thorn and Mountain Boy will trot match
on the Mystic Course Boston, on the I'd Of July. The
The Fourth Of July will be gala day at Paterson.
Running, trotting, mule races &c., &C.
Inquiries are making about an old, hollow. backed
horse now at the Fashion Course. He once
called in his youth Tow Boy. His name is at present
keystone Look out for him. he trotted fast In
HIS time, aud may be able to repeat. -f
The Prospect Park track viii soon be ready to
work on. the members being anxious TO begin oper
atiOns. ~ ~
There were more fast horses on the Coney Island
road sunday last than have been seen there on any
Black Bess and Atlanta are matched the race to
come Off on Thursday next.
Mr.. Jones' four year old was moving very fast In
mis- work on sunday morning
Mr.. Rutherford offers to match Billy Boyce the
PAGER TO go half mile 10 one minute and also that
he viii 60 70 wagon against any horse In harness,
Mr.. Csrr's Tackey 10 going better every day, and
her owner 10 nxious to match her.
Dixie Is improving daily and can now trot very
fast. few days the road improved her STEP Too
much track work saddens the best OF them.
Brown George and running mate and Billy Boyce
will come together on the 10th prox. = ~
Mr.. Hinman u now driving very nne pair Of
black horsesion Harlem lane.
Mr.. Leadbeater's chestnut geldng ID stepping
two. forty gait
A. r. Phyfe's Ny Tom is in training at the Fashion
Course, and ID improving rapidly.
On the return OF the "iame ducks" from Narragan-
SET they stepped on the steamboat cry Of "look
out for your walletsn was heard, when one Of the
party exclaimed, "pickpockets be damned I've been
TO Providence"
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MYSTERIOUS POISONING CASE IN vERxoSr.-on

MYSTERIOUS POISONING CASE IN vBRMoSr.-On
the 21st inst three persons named Ducee were
poisoned under mysterious circumstances IN shore
ham, Vt The parties were twofbrothers and tneii4
mother and It appears that one OF the men, who was
q mechanic having occasion to leave his shop for o.
short time, Invested himself Of his apron and upon
his return found bottle containing liquid under
tt, whereupon @ consultation ensued between tho.
brothers and the matron and ell Of them feeling COM
WINGED that the contents Of the bottle were sprituS
Gus LIQUOR, and not fatal partook OF Il slightly. Ono
Of the young men survived the drinking but couple
OF hours while the remainder Of the family ct LATEST
advices were In critical condition. Some partiea
have been arrested on Suspicion Of placing the liquid
within the reach OF the Ducelle FANNY with D
feonious intent.
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FATAL ACCIDENT IRON oARELEssSEss.-Near Van
Buren, Hancock county, the other day, two boys,
the Intention Of going hunting. Mr. Carr had used
the gun the day previous and had left the ramrod In
the barrel ater making an effort 10 draw The charge
The boys one holding the butt end OF the gun, che
other the rsmrod, endeavored to draw IL out, when
one Of them slipped and the gun was discharged
driving the ramrod through the body Of the boy who
Wos holding Il killing him almost INSTANTLY.
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SNAKE FISH SToRY.-At Inman's saw mill, Tx.
bridge Mass, q boy went out TO the wasteway TO
thirteen.inch trout dart under rock He caught
HIM in his hand, when large water snake sprang at
the fish, secured him end returned TO his retreat
uue&
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DErAuLrER HELD TO ASswRR.-Thomas r.
whinemofe, the Town Treasurer OF Spencer, who
went West defauter TO the amount OF SIS, 600 and
was arrested and brought back last week waS
brought before the Police Court last Saturday and
$4,000 for his future appearance, In default d
which he waa committed. - ivn~nester !ypv June N
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ios Lvinsssone 4, each 5ozaio each. 30
os Evinsssons as s0sss Los
ss' :ssi q ssSs . ssalso each
70. o. oouvsrssu 'szis5. ~. go
ii :ssS 'sasS
~ ioisio each lS
,oe edolnine, fvxSav bIU
'0' adjoining no1Sio 2io
Onicial Transfers Of Real Estate Yesterday.
TRANSFERS NEW YORK.
50 !. lSs 81 Is. Of s hississ.sn
60 M .! n g., sss iscos
ss a q q 2, 81 ~ sseS
la j. t. q ia Il AZ a., ssas sss
S g .aS Sri s 81 %, essi
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90 w. '0' IrAsEs nrcoaDrD IL s.w YORK 700
Brosassy No ssi' rooms No. j. and s. year. !.
BB1s.s.:y NJ ST.
Blo.dssy No s room. No: snai year. months '0O
Blosdxsy 81 and ii aoors, year. w.
months Per yesr siv for years balance
Reads sE 81 store and Let door, years months,
LIST sv Of iaOh Il, iisa1ioo Year,. 'v'
4slS 3: !. i Of ssI av Siiod5 ii years. per
Lots 81 to u.s. on block 500 Tax Commissioner map '0o
1 s. y
cSmSsrand SIS Of Myrtle sy sSaioS 1900
eszs f. 81 u g. ss s.io
H:n nsosk =. Of fs@ 's ssaiS
II
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Nassau $40 o cold s. io7 4x5s sasss 1890
ks%:sa e. ' Hiqs. 1S,sSi ss.
30: 9 e E Esa Sias ~ s5Iss
Union st. 2$ss Il Of Cssson av iSSSS
y psse q Clinton T.
South Sc. II 81 sdr g. oSO 4 Of sa st. @
is sS
ISh st. lots SIS I and s map part Rd Barry farm 800
FUTON Fun AZ Il 60 II cass soma sv
Gates l2o Of stuyvesant av 25sloo Loo
Sss 81 of T SsSygss a.
so sad ill., M IT, 49, 49, 49, u.s.
1885, part Meseroes north farm Ideed
Centre st. lot: Ill, H. il, map of ssa lots of
TnHSsfEns IN HUDSON COUNTY. y: JERSEY oir3:
Coles and South " Is, ~ - corner S
Jersey ss rs Of North Ath st. aSxloo. 1900
Thorn &. !: lot 2os near sergsnwoOd av, as1ioo sS
%sysssy st. s s. lot No. sa9Osr si;io
Le s.ts Soe eRa snd soet Ys map 81 pro-
perry adjoining Ee'esGiT each 251i00 ssOc
5OxiOo 1000
BAY0NNE
Huron av, S01 II of C, 50x90. 100
ESSEX COUNTY-NEwARK.
Adam and LAFAYETTE sts corner l25xl99 ....... Nom
Adam and Lafeyette corner, l26xl99 $50
Barclay st. " g. AIS from Waverey place. 25x96 LEES
Court a. corner of Washington $500
Elm st. O. rs II of South Prospect ct, 26x50. l2CO
Ferry st. = 766 II from jackson Il 25x9l ..... $50
Mckenzie and Sidney sts corner 95xl00 ....... 40
Murray It, O. Dodd's property 25x85 ........ GOO
dsrpooi ia. 5SsiCo 1000
Mount Pleasant av, S5O6 n from Goot 50x200
rr.. BLOOMFIELD r.',t 70 l3
~ Fosters property about ........... Nom
i.f MILLBCRN.
Spring o. sc Drews property, SO n 'front.'. $500
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80 subscribed.
s.c 10. The Lsgislature may, at any time, alter,
SIC. 10. This act shan take erect Immediately.
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DISASTROUS FIRE At eLuucESTEs. n j.


IRON the Philadelphia Telegram, sept. Is.
\ IRE nrOke out yesterday afternoon, about one
y. j., belonging 10 the Gloucester Manufacturing
Company OF which Mr.. David = Brown. OF this
ely II PRESIDENT, and before the flames could he eN-
tingushed the main building. 90 by $50 feet, and
three stories high, together with valuable machinery
finished aud unfinished goods. AMI smaller
buildings were almost totally destroyed.
The names were FIRST discovered issaing from -
building containing logwoOd. above the
boiler house. ana from this the fire spread rapidly
through the main building, notwithstanding The ac-
i've EFFORTS of the men ei3poNed In the works in-
formation was Immediately sent 10 The FIRE Depart
ment IN Camden and this city, and during the
afternoon several companies arrived on the
ground with their apparatus. ana through their
Chinery, shedding and several detached buildings
were saved. the shedding near the river and largo
quantity OF coal were Kept from nurninI ~ streams
from three steam tugs that happened 20 he near hy
AT the time the fire occurred
The main building DESTROYED contained among
other valuable machinery. nine print presses.
worth nom 10000 TO $1,000 each aud about
forty thousand pieces of finished and unfinished
gOods worth some sl50,000. some few pieces OF the
goods were removed but IN n damaged condition.
Che loss on the goods We are informed. u covered
by Insurance. There j. also Insurance Of $3.50 900
ON tue building AMI machinery. hut this II Is thought
viii not cover the loss but &c impossible TO tell
the eXasi damage done by IRE unt II could be ascer
escaped the flames.
The works which were the third largest IN this
COunti! engaged IN making madden prints, occupied
three uI four acres Of ground. aud employed over
threc hundred hands. Oil Of whom Will for the pre-.
sent be thrown ont OF employment. The works
were running TO their iull capacity and were pro /.
duClng about twelve thousand pieces OF goods per
week Tue total loss Is estimated al about $500 0O0
and ~ Thought that the assurances In Philadelphia,
New YORK aud Eastern companies will nearly cover
thai amount.
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TIE LABOR MOVEMENT.
:crmnn BriclIayers' Union No. IL.


meeting of Bricklayers' Union No. IL (Gerinan)
was held last evening at Biegen's Hall, No. I47 West
Thirty second street, Jacob Stumpf president In the
chair: Martin kob, secretary, and Philip Michel,
treasurer. The meeting very well attended, and
the members present considered the prospect OF a
speedy and favorable termination OF the existing
strike very satisfactory. This organization NUN.
bers about three hundred and seventy members, all
OF whom with the exception Of about twenty are at
work under the eight hour system. on the meeting
being called 10 order, letter from The special
mitee appointed to canvass the state on behalf OF
the strikers was read. The letter was dated
at Albany and stated that the committee had
met the most generous reception at the
hands OF the workingmens societies or Albany
and Troy They had had conferences with nearly all
the trades organizations of those cities, many OF
whom had at once called special meetings for the
purpose of raising subscriptions In aid OF the brick
layers Of this city, and others had al once subscribed
ami paid over handsome amounts. The Iaborers'
Union paid 10 the committee on saturday last $780,
the knights Of ~. Crispn voted an appropriation OF
$3.50 the stove nlounters voted 800, and tax on
continues; the machnsts and blacksmiths
also contributed 500. The committee also
found that their hotel bin had been paid
up to Monday by The worsingmen Of
Albany. Arrangements were being made In Troy
Tor y monster mass meeting of the trades. The COM
mitiee also announced that they expected TO for
ward l.j0O OF subscriptions 10y Monday last. This
amount was actually received yesterday. The spe-
cial committee sent to Philadelphia also reported
aNorably and were TO leave for baltimore shortly
a. canvass that city,
\ resolution " thanks was rendered TO the com
mlitecs Tor the manner in which they had performed
the duty cunGdcd 10 them
Tho Finance Committee submitted a report show
iug thar since the strike commenced they had ev-
pended for the relief of the strikers upwards OF
$4,000 received through the Committee or Ways and
Means OF the central linton.
SCHNEIDER 4 Urncks. master brcklayers, made mp
pcattou last night to- Brickayers' Union No. IL Tor
four men under the eight hour rule
Amer thc transaction of some minor business, IN.
GLIDING The making OF Arrangements TO attend the
mass meeting to take place at Cooper Institute on
Thursday evening next, tue meeting adjourned
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The Piano Makers.

large meeting of piano makers. mostly employees
OF Scnway u son, was held at the Casino. corner OF
Mott and Houston streets Tor the purpose OF discuss
ing the question of shop rules growing out OF the
recent action OF that firm toward their workmen.
Mr. Henry siebert President OF the Piano Makers
Association occupied the chair. and at hali-past
eight called the meeting TO order. The first business
brought up for consideration was the circular
Of the Messrs. Stolnway, which was lately
served On Tie men Ia their factory which
after considerable debate, was read to the
meeting. Tie conditions proposed TO their employees
by SteInway Son in the circular are that they form
an independent abOrers' association consisting OF
all the woikmcu In the factory OF tho firm; that II be
divided into twelve sections according TO the differ
ent branches, each section to elect man who has
been employed in the factory for length of time for
their foreman, and every section to form special
association IN which the elections Of the foremen
aud the discussions in special interests shall take
pace independently: the ioremen to form jury to-
gether who are to settle oil the differences that may
arise concerning the accuracy Of the work done and
claims Of the workmen against each other AMI me
iirm. which decision shall bc equally binding upon
all the parties concerned. 4 benevolent association
To- I've formed from This body, the workinen 10 con
tribute ten cents pcs week aud the Brm to subscribe
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JUVENILE THIEVES AT WORN.
The BORrd at Brokers' safe Robbrd-Scyc en-
Hundred Dollars Taken and Expended in
Coaches and Places Of Amusement.

The Board Of Brokers' safe Itohbcd-scyc en-
Hundred Dollars Taken and Expended in
Coaches aud Places Of Amusement.
Breaking iulo safes and abstracting moneys there.
from seem to have become epidemic. The
disease rages with vmulence throughout the Union in
its large cities. hut the major number or those
attacked and who SEEN willing victims nave been
men OF mature years and old In crimes and pecula-
lions. It is now extending to the juniors OF society
and yesterda, there developed the particulars
OF robbnp In this city by boys SO young In years
that II will cause society to ask why IL wckedness
rife IN our nidsty The facts are these:-Mr Thomas
Fay, the veteran doorkeepef Of the Board Of Brokers
in Wall street, reported Ut Police Headquarters on
Monday that the safe belonging to that body, situated
in the hall Of their building, had been robbed. Az
once detectives OoNle and Irving were despatched
10 examine " and " possible work mp the case, so
that the guilty parties might be arrested ana pun
ishcd. Upon an examination these officers at once
by professional safe crackers. but by xpericnccd
persons, and Knowing that legion 0f boys were
passing IN and oi OF the building NJ all hours OF the
day they very naturally submitted TOE nterrOgatOry
II any ~ these youthful messengers were missing
After some little inquiry they were informed
that one William West. aged fourteen years,
was not at his post and search was made
for him and successfully, rs yesterday morning he
was arrested. Closely questioning nun, ne admitted
being one VI the thieves and confessed that another
Of his own age, one william Kelley, was IMPLICATED
I'm the robbery search was made for this young
man and last evening he was found, aud then the
mode OF operation IN their obtaining the money was
ascertaincd. II appears that Mr. Fay had long been
~ the haDit o hanging his coat containing the Keys
OF The safe, IN adjoining room, and missing them
about the middle Of last week he had substituted
duplicate set aud being alarmed examined the
safe when 10 his utter CONSERVATION, he found some
500 missing II consisted Of eight NIFTY dollar bills,
the balance in fvcs and tens.
The arrested boys. when IN the hands OF the de.
tectyes made partial concession Reley admitting
he took the KEYS from Mr. Fay's pocket, but that be
had no hand in the robbery and TO that enect ne
ascertancd that the Keys were in Reillys posses
sion. said to him on meeting him In Que oil the wash
rooms Of the brokers' building, "Why, lets use
Them don't he afraid, Wen have good stake or
words 10 that effect and then the job was coDsum
mated. Upon the person ~ the boys s43f was
found; yet stiIl the balance being missing. This
was divided ~ folows--$202 on Vests
person, 800 " which he had LETT with q
boy acquaintance for safekeepinr and 1892 with
N.llc,. Many 0S the etoTes OF tbe boys are very
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ROW IN SECOND AVENUE.
One Of the Participants Accidentally shot b
officer.

One Of The Participants Accidentally ~bOi bv
AN Otiicer.
The streets and avenues about Fast Thirty nth
street are peopled with such despcradoes that the
locality has become notorious the worst in the
city. There have been many deadly encounters
there in which citizens and officers have suffered
az the hands Of these Williams. Late last evening
there was another disturbance IN this uncnvable
vuar,er. 1t originated in the saloon j6i Second
avenue between "a party OF roughs, but from what
cause Is unknown. Oricer Herman. Of the
Twenty-hrst precinct, being called to sup
press IT, was assaed by the gallant hghting boys
with shower Of stones, and 10 protect himself drew
his revolver, more as an act of intimidation than
otherwise when the contents ol chamber accl.
dentay went on, the ball taking effect in The
neck OF one of the party named Thomas McCabe, re-
siding az No. 5Sl Second avenue. This ha the effect
OF quelling the row, dispensing the party very hur
rediy. The injured man was taken to Bellevue Hos
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$500 per annum. The sessions and meetings TO take
place within the factory The sections to eject their
f0remen at once, and Mr.. Theodore Steir.way place
the disposal Of the association his experience and
knowledge In the making OF proper laws for its gov.
ernment.
sharp debate, in which Messrs. wittigar,
Schmidt, Birglinger, Langen. Da,,ey Kunzer and
Others pSrteWiRaied followed the reading Of the cir
cuiar. MI; witngar san , that Ae brought his know,
having got on very Wen Hitherto without the inter
ference OF Mr. tn steinw az in his AFFAIRS he would
continue as ne Degan. de would resist the interer-
ence OF the Stenways ana asked the meeting to fol-
low his example ne. Langen was in favor OF letting
men act as they Thought proper and to leave it to
themselves 10 say whether they ought or ought not
to sign the agreement proposed One OF the work.
men sugg ested that any man who should dare to ac
cept the terms offered ought not to be permitted to
work in any mandatory they were able to control
Finally, after prolonged debate, resolution was
passed declaring 1t to be the duty Of every piano
alton OF the subject was then postponed and the
meeting soon after adjourned
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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

Box DgowNED.-Ye sterday afternoon boy named
Frederick ID. Darling aged thirteen years, aud re-
siding AT No. 81 Ninth avenue fell overheard at the
foot OF West Eleventh street ana was drowned. His
body was recovered ana the coroner notified.
The KNIFE AGAIN.--There h no end TO the OF
the knife In the city, hardly day passing without
some malcontent using Il az a convincing argument
In little alterations. Another case OF this char
acter happened last evening. when two Germans
named Philip Nelter and Sebastian i.audenOnt In
Twelfth street near avenue u. had slight difficulty
when the former stabbed the latter inhcting two
severe wounds Veter was arrested aud the injured
man conveyed to his home, No. jJs East Houston
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ENGLAND:


tiitsfer ,JohnNOF 10 iTr ~hriTelj Corporation.
sept. J. 1865.
To-day The American Mhscr TOOK advantage OF
The occasion Vi the preseuahm ~ an address from
the corporatiou OF Sheffield to repy With force aud
dignity 10 the speech delivered 4y Mr. Eoenuck at
the Cnilers' ieasl yesterday The presentation Of
The address from inc Mayor and Common Council
was held IN tle same mn a. The dinnar last evening
and large number OF persons was bresent Mt
webster The Mayor. presided fhe fonomIng address
10 Minister Johnson WAS reud-
We. The Mayor. Aldermen and Bnrgess,s OF the
hnrongb OF SbeiIeld. desire 10 present to you Our
concentrations on your appointment a. successor 10
ny Adams Envoy Extraordinary and Minister fleIl-
ipOentiary from the United states 10 tins counts,
and our cordial welcome your present visit 10 t'is
byrOugh. We are proud To meet gentleman OF yonF
atta.pnlenis and one who holds such hiyh charac-
ter an his own country. The admirable manner III
wb,cb yoy, PREDECESSOR coBductcv tbV WitiDs,,ODai
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OBSTRUCTIVE FIRE N QUINCY, FLA.
Nine buildings De.,ro,ed-to~. sse.ooo.

correspondent Of the Savannah Republican.
writing from Quincy, Fla. September 3 says:--
About half-psst six o'clock this evening a fire
broke cut in the store of Mr. Thomas Jones' on wash
ington street. fronting the Court House square, de-
stroying about nine buildings One-ihlrd Of the
the Commonwealth printing once the Post once,
f. ID. Wilson's livery stable aud several dry goods,
grocery and drug stores. The loss il estimated by
reliable persons at $4,000; $4,000 TO $4,000 In
suraDcc. The IRE was caused 10y the contact of
light with barrei OF crescent vl sc,t1cnefatlpg
MAS, which 10 very expIosye,
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Meeting Of the Democratic General Com.
mittee.

MIttecs
The Democratic General Committee held their
regular monthly meeting last night at their head
quarters, No. Court street. the President Mr.. JAS
b. Craig in the chair. Hugh Mclaughlin, OF tho
committee ON Naturalization reported that the
county Judge had signGed his intention to grant
naturalization papers at his office, in the Court
House, every Wednesday and Thursday evening OF
each week until the 4th Of October. After that date
he will be prepared to grant papers every evening
until the oath of October. The report accepted.
communication was received from the Demo-
cratic constitutional Union Club stating that John
L. HOFFMAN, candidate for Governor, and Allen e..
Beach, candidate for Lieutenant Governor, had
given assurance that they would be present at the
wigwan IN Fulton avenue on the evening OF the 2lst
for the purpose of addressing the democracy OF
Brooklyn. The members OF the General Committee
were invited TO attend. The chairman stated that
Mr. HOFFMAN had expressed his readiness to address
the democracy OF Brooklyn any evening next week,
whcn on motion OF f. =. Mossey, the Executive
Committee was empowered to make arrangements
for grand mass meeting to be held at the Academy
VI Music, on Friday evening, the 10th inst.
The meeting then adjourned.