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IN rHE NAME or cnIRIrY.
The Objectionable Methods of New Nork's
Grent Charitable societies.

The statement that the funds OF the
,t . 49, .,.i,, ,a r,rdt,t,, of tho
Association LOT i'p'oN'"R '"e Oo"u'''V" ~ Wv
Poor have been Incorporated 10y It's secre-
tarv Mr. II NJ Hartley. Is pronounced untrue
=, - a., tI..l No.. H. ,ata
ov the fre-lueh'' mr. """"'u i".'e'' NJ '''N
yesterday that there was nothing IN the
m,na,ement Of the association that reflected on
A.. ,i.r,Io, 90 r,.dc,ick A c,rkuny re-
"'' ''"'''''' "
signed from the Board Of Directors OF the AsSo-
ciation In March because OF the dissatisfaction
-, a. ttr,,a,,. ,.,,,,o,ron, AZ,
'Auscu - '''' ""''''i "'" ''' 80
Jas. NJ. Brown tho President, and Mr.. Robert B
Ninturn the Treasurer. .nVe up their on e. nt
The same tmennd "A gentleman IN Wall street.
,ynn hYd M been iieutlaeu with the As-oti a.
tinn and had mover suhscri ncd To IT, was elected
10 MI inc lntt,r's place through Mr. Hartley
iunuruco
IDc nssoclntfon IL Is said. is run almost en-
ttrely bX Mr. Hartley He drstsnates the stores
ar,i nlnc.- thnt Irnvi-ions coal and other ne
c.--,ri,- are purcnnsed from uN the association
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AMJSEMENTS.
A Very Promising First Performance OF n
New PLAY nt the Union square.

A Very Promising First Performance OF n
New play Rt the Union square.
"Rose Michel" was played for the first
time at the Union Square Theatre last night.
This drama l. a modified version Of one bear
ing the same nlme, written In French by W..
Ernest Blum, and already somewhat celebrated.
MIR. J. Steele Macka,e prepared tho work In
English for this theatre. AZ represented last
evening. Il showed a very powerful dram tic
Intrigue and well arranged situations. The
cast was very strong aud worthy OF note.
The scenic decorations passed In beauty
Of architectural proportions. harmony and soft
ness Of colors. aud llrgeness Of effect any
thing tnat has before been seen at this theatre,
which has hccomc famous for Taste and liberalI-
" Ia this as wei as m other respects. The COS
tunes were also very handsome tnd ntting.
Notwithstanding the Indictment weather, avery
large. brilliant. and cultivated audience was
present. At the termination OF the second
act the success Of the ne" play was assured.
The prncipa actors were called for ut
every f.ll OF the curtain. The performance
did not end TIL "A late hour, and more carefully
critic.l examination OF IT, a. well a. Of the play,
must be deferred. In the advertisement else
wnere h a list Of the actors engaged IN the rep
resentation all Of whom were heartily greeted
IS they RESPECTIVELY appeared. aud one VI them.
Mr.. StOudart. cuthusta-tcally.
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lone who is out Of work."-Inquire on the
Minnesota, at the NaS, Yard
The Children's Ala Society has distributed
within the last % years slS755be.
Ladies' f ir in aid Of the Yorkyille branch Y.
NJ {. A.. Parcpa Han Noy. 20 10 Dec. 1.
Justice Waiter ;. Pinckncy has appointed Jas,
Il. Dawes clerk Of the seventh judicial District Court
Matinee in the Grand Duke Opera House on
away.
Postmaster James will not consider npllica-
aiied.
John 49, Cough delivered his 3lstn lecture IN
AfM aIgA ''' evening III N''''''N man 9u'''''
a gentleman has petironed the siprcme
0our Tor the privilege Of adopting the little acrobat
before Register Kctchum yesterday. Nr. Ben-
iWuu y thec'er "lihdre" his rAlh against Il."I
Lovers Of fishing will be glad to see that Al.
O. Foster adyrru,c- 10 tlk thea oua cod n'iuDs ~
cursion on ThanGssNins Day.
The veterans Of the wr lsl2 will meet IN
MI.itrN tltl, 1893 NuNtrAt .lI ." AT NOON iu ttle-
brlie tnc anniversary or E,Acuuou pay
Paul Falk and Frederck Lcporn have hcen
concert ,,o,n antu Inc, ply license Zee.
The gradu Il transfer Of the " tehouses from
Il rdc mc- Ino aarc uses above Canal street are
airrtuy oNcrtiAed
"lcfnrmed Gamhcr' requests Tur srN 10
snmc 10 a,. ay ~, R"i's 20 at p n"mOe' AMI 'h""-m
The Ladies' Union Relief Association ask Tor
etn,r prov i-i"ns or money ,ocnaor ncm o cneri me
poor .lur- "i tncr wards tned nhrl ni'n .rrs,
the Union see advertisement
The Rev. Father Drunrnole will provto
Bows 90 ana % Narr.n s co. i earl, hour toanor.
row N rnng to take the pl'c ot ne uslai H1nk ~
of tickets aEl the arrinscn'ntof the to1N' for mo
'cr 10 oc held Il Ferrcro. Assembly Rooms on lues-
Jay evening next
Boys oJ u.e World No. 9, ready to-day. ~.
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THE WHISKEY FRIUDS.
The Beginning of Chiei Clerk Avery's Trial
What the Indictment Charges.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 2}.-Thc ease Of Avery,
Washin- -ton, indicted for completely In the
whiskey frauds here, was called in the United
States District Court TODAY, and both parties
being ready to proceed jury was empanelled
and the trial was begun. The indictment con
tains four counts, charging that Avery had
knowledge Of fraudulent practices 10y Beyis 4
Frazer, wilfully failed to report the same for the
purpose Of aiding aid firm in its prlctices, and
copspircd with Mcdonald, Joyce, FtzroN lieyis,
Frazer and Glrick, TO deirtuq the Government; (;
also that in turtueTanre Of this conspiracy he
ana hi- cO-cOnsplratOrs did perpetuate the frauGs
fpr Wht h they were Organized
Assistant District Attorney Bliss opened the
case for the prosecution, marking ont its line OF
seton and stating what n cxYected 10 prove.
me iurN f. comp scd of Nath1n Cole, "a prom
ineut merchant and cX-Mayur Of this city two
rctifcd merch .nts Of II. Lpui-, md several gem
tlemen occuIyng responsible positions in in
tctiur towns II the state.
G.. q. Mcgrue wHs then called 70 the stand,
and alter tWo or three questions by the prose
cution, Judge kium, Tor the defence, as
sailed the Indictment, and said II was
defective and bad, us N did not properly
show tnut Avery was an oncer of the GUNern-
mcut. the question turning uuOu the point
whether the Internal ltrVruuc Department Is
is not, and Gen. Henderson, Tor the PROS
ccufi ~, cfufeuurd tiht 10 h.. Debate ON THIS
question cont 'tuucd ne rlY all the uitcrlOpu,uud
the Courts I'm llV decidcd tuHt the FIRST and
fourth counts ia th" indictment were bad, while
the second mud thlrd were good. these counts
fraud the Goyernment and the ulAl will pro
tg-IIlIIDN.
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the RAI1RoAD CONTENTION.


Gems. sherman. Joseph T.. johnson, and
Beaurcgard ou the Platform.
Sr. LOUIS Nov. 23.-Thc National Rail-
road Convent, IN was called to order at II A. n.
ty C0l. James i. Broadnead, Chairman Of the
Executive Committee. Dr. W. G. Elliott offered
prayer. after which Col. Broadhcai read the call
under which the Convention assembled, and
then told somewhat IN detail the object Of the
Convention. Mayor lirtton welcomed the MEM
hers II the Convention to st. Louis.
Gen. Joseph g.. Jolns N. m te-pon-e To gen
crh rctu. IT. took sea ON tur p ~ nm, hnd
WIS greeted most cordially by Gen. sherman,
who advanced and -hOoe hands with MIN amid
the greatest aupllu-e from All parts u tue
house. Gen. BeturceHrd WAS then called up.
and was received In the same warm ana friendly
manner. JcEcr-on DAVIS was al % invited Tor.
ward. but in tefetcncc To some oi-IpptoN val
which was manifested on the iart Of several
delegates, he declined.
The Committee ON Credentials reported dele
gates present from TWEEN states and Territories.
The Committee ON Permanent Ofganization
reported fOr President. judge stanley Matthews
Of Cincinnati; Vice. President. Gen. vii lam
Preston ot Kentucky; creiary, Col. John NJ
Howell OF Arkansas.
Resolutions were then introduced 10y the Cali
| fomia, Tennessee, Kansas. and South Carolina
! delegations which were referred under the rule
| aud the Convention adjourned until tomorrow
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and the rc.ult would be that no one would
come. So tuakiug practical illustratiOn) pun
Hll three ~ them at once. seven vt eight times,
and Ihru tne whole house cowe- pouring down
to SOC what the trouble H. seci'
John was not wrong; several families ran to
the door n answer 10 the noisy alarm. and tue
mail was distributed with little difficulty. " It's
fun around here wnen dis'rinute the fore gn
mails" continued the carrier " for then 40
among the most ignorant people uf All The wurl1.
In florks and raf hcr around me. aud every letter
must ne handled over 10y eyriv deuizen Of the
dwelling. After the mail hrs gone through
every hand they are ti-ncd. ana stand stupidlv
iu the centre oi the halt. and IN answer To- every
question tucV reply. Il dunno. They think a
man hrs got about million years to bother with
them"
All the carriers up town complain bitterly OF
the new regulation that requires the distribu-
tion of the he wy evening m1il at an hour at
which II IL almost impossible to distinguish the
lettering on the envelopes II rObs them ~ tive
or three hours OF weil-earned leisure In the
evening.
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LMrRnrING TIE rOLIcE.


The stated Tuesday meeting OF the Police
Board. usually held at II o'clock. was not called
at that time Yesterday and it soon became
known that tho Commissioners were reading
over and Informally discussing the testimony
taken in the trials of Capts. Van Dusen, Ullman,
and Williams At about four O'Clock President
Matsell and Commissioner Disbecker went to-
gether to look at li3 Mercet street, n panel
house. the stumbling bluck IN the case OF capt.
Williams. They soon returned, their opinions
unchanged by the inspection, intended to make
clearer certain points of the tcstinony At
about nve O'Clock the meeting was called, ana u
at once became evident tn q there was a great
interest In 1t throughout the building.
The charges aguinst Capt Van Dusen, OF Mer-
Ger street. and Capt. Gilman. of Elurdge street,
that they mad tolerated gambling houses In their
precincts, were decided to he we'll founded. and
JUDGMENT Of a fine OF tnirtv daNs' piy was en-
tered az inst each captain by tue vote OF all the
Commissioners.
The case Of Capt. Williams, OF the Oak street
police, = then taken up. The charge IL that
while he commanded In the Eighth Ward the
Captain allowed apane house 10 be run without
interference, even after ITS existence had been
Mr Voorhis m owed that Capt. williams he dis
missed from the department. He supported
his motion with areview OF the case. aud gave
bis understanding Of the testimony saying that
he came into the depar'mcnt with the Intention
Of Kidding II Of reu Ike Capt. Wilitms whose
bad reputation had been sustained by the in
vestigatiOn.
The vote on the motion to dismiss Can't. VIII
Hams was a tie
MIR. Voorhis then moved to dismiss william
Reid and John Mulcahey OF the lbirtieth sire Ell
police on charge OF having stopped In Unlvor
sity place drinking saloon on their return from
the police court In full uniform. This is the
case In which Chancellor Crosby made the com
plant. The officers were dismissed 10y unani
nous vote.
Hugh Lynch and william Mulane, patrolmen
were dismissed, each having been absent IRON
post over one hour.
Joseph G.. Hart. "A patrolman OF the Thrtetl
street police, against whom there were tw,
| charges Of intoxiCation. was also dismissed.
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AN ELABoRITE ROBBERr.


william smith, alias Billy Mack was ar
rested yesterday On suspicion OF completely IN the da-
mond roDDery Of Conrad khues jewelry store Al iil
Fourth street. wnnamsbuigh, in August. The robbery
was wen planned aud well executed, three persons
being engaged IN IL. one entered the and asked
for crystal for his watch As Mr. kuuc stepped Oe-
mind counter 10 gt the glass, the man steppe into
tile space the counter ana the wall thus making
hm prisoner. The man was then taken with violent
NJ Of snreznR, which lasted several minutes. Having
recon cred received his watch, the man went
Mr.. Kline soon missed 5000 worth Of good from tue
rear VI he store An Intelligent young vouan who
lived opposite the jrwery store saw TWO men following
vho entered tno store. one threw on MS coat,
ana taking stones pile IN front OF the house
for Intended repavug OF the street. began TO pile
them In another place, ami his comnaninn meantime
sauntered into the hAway NJ lil. The hall connects
the with the store anu The man rohned the safe
while his aCcomplcpe CuughCd and snccIed In trout OF
the store. and inerny tossed paving stones N the
street before Justice Morgan Yesterday, the young
woman uuhcs ltaunsy idcuuhcd emth as the nahh VINO
entered the store and snee1rG 50 lndustrousB.
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NEU JEESEr.

There ;. to be fox hunt at Ola Bridge on
ThanksgiN Ing day,
Edward kcnney Of High Rock station, acct
dentally Alue himself while guuulus ON Muuual,
The Newark Methodist Episcopal Conferen .
hns uccn lsscsscd f2230O for missionary purposes IN
1876.
The PROPRIETOR Of the Jersey city ArJ@ Will
give Thank giving dinncr TO three hundred new sboys
tomorrow IN Cooper Hill,
Harry Lerch, aged - wears, employed on the
bridge the Delaware river az Var iel Vle was m
sian ~ Rllled YESTERDAY by a falling lr beam
81. Mays old German Catholic Church In
Howard ana Court streets, Newark, has been sold tor
removal u a grocer for s12D. lnc Remains OF those
uttered IN the cemetery are Doing removed
Ground was broken at Dcckerstown Yesterday
for the new South Mountain ana Boston lailfotu lht
SECTION between DCckertoWn ana thc priAMaIe river
is under contract to BE- completed 10y July 4. 1879.
Boys Of uIs World. No. d, ready to day.-4dp
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AN OPEN DRIWBRIDGE.
The Leap Of an Erie Railway Train into Ber-
rvs Creek Yesterday Afternoon.

Engine 2iG aud five freight cars of an
eastern-hound train over the Ene Railway were
thrown into Berrys creek, near Rutherford
Psrk, yesterday afternoon. The draw Of the
bridge WIS open for the passage Of canal boat,
and no signals OF danger were displayed. The
train was ON the bridge before Engineer lruaN
" that the draw was open. He Jumped and
ESCAPED. The canal boat was passing through
the draw The locomotive struck her, aud the
freight cars piled ON top in all manner Of posi-
tpn-, the fourth car standing erect among tne
ruins.
Division Superintendent lIill tecgraphcd last
evening tnAt the westward-nound track might
he used in an hour II the draw could ue swung.
The eastward-ouund track VIII toe blocked for
several daNs. The engineer was positive IN L no
signals were mace, and "A despatch from Mt.
Hin cOrtoburate~ him. Passengers are taken 10
and from Jersey City Toy the Newark branch.
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s.fFETr rO COMMERCE.
Tue Work Projected by the Lighthouse Board
for the Coming Year.

WAsHINGroN, Nov. 23.-The Lighthouse
Board has asked for ssl39.eOl Tor the support of
the general lighthouse establishment Tor the
year ending June ~, ls,i. as against tl,s@,OoO
appropriated for the same purposes for the wear
ending June 20. 1876. 1t has also asked for S1s9-
6,d for the purpose of Constructing new light
houses lghtships. &c Tor next year, a. against
$ql5AUO aupropriated Tor this year. The board
has MT however, asked for all that it deemed
desirable, but has restricted it's estimates 10
those works which 1t thinks Of immediate and
prime necessity, and which the commerce Of
tue country absolutely requires Tor IT. safety.
II the Treasury were in better condition, II
would have doubled If not q iatrupled us e~ti-
mates. Asit j., n pos uucd uutil more fhNOrA-
bile times its recommendati Us fpr lights which
are necessary I'm the immediate future. Among
the Recommendations which 10 has made are:
for steam tus signal al Molhtr-an ls.ahi. he-
Siunln for kDrplf'. dwelling tor l- station on
int isles OF shoals a., SlOuDi lOr re- nj uing the
beacon on Muscle Nci loti u. l., s.9nt ioi re-
hDll th- ufnt station 40 tnuWcgut, u. ,Mt en-
was washed 4way lc gre tstorm Of September l',t,
f3uuIO. foraIitr eht !, nduut, y. y, S32tn, for
frnu deacon at isu.e Island, RI - unt Tor
rrDu lng uHy aeon tt ,Inu spit, y. ! - n Tor
rebuilding heepcr'. dwelling at IncNer- Beach,
~ Y $3.50 for new lHntnru at pc tleulnpcn, Della.
war Bay lg C station <souOi Tor thec utructtnn II
dyke at Nsplupu iight station Del ware BaY - npl
for nuu- the con true ion Of ross Ledge L. si
hou+c. bullt ON lipliaps IA Deawar Bay $1,000, fi
Containing the tluct on - thu sup JOlu Sl Al
III ,hthou,,, nult on RIP taps 10 Dca"are Boy, te9
Ouut for hui ding lighthouse on Autrcan shuAi tu
continue the rh an Of lgts On the flprdA reti tlo'
OOO for building ghtIouse AZ or near Port SAM =,
hctAccn Fort Grauot and Port Aux BarqueA Lax.
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FIRST WIND HoMICIDE.
An Old Quarrel Renewed In n Washington
street BarrOom.

on Thursday night last James Clooney aud
John Holland alias lank, entered Oauie D. Conner
saloon 10 Washington street, and after rcpe tcdy
drinking with acdueinttnces Holland renewed an old
quarrel with Clooncv and kicked him IN the abdomen.
CouneY iell TO the lor SERIOUSLY injured gu IN irN
minutes he aule slowly away with the assis
Ancp of Michael Murphy few steps away touu"N tell
aud then Murphy asst tea hm into the hallway al 10
Washington street. Murphy then told the persons IN
Corners saloon that Clooney was dangerously lurt'
aud thereat Holland said that he would go ana hnsh
the job"
Murphy says tnat, Apprehendlng further violence to
ClOunty, he out and reached the hallway IN len
Clooney ying before Holland got there Holland
tried his assault upon tounev hut murphy re-
him COoucg taken to his room in the rear
Clnnrts saloon, and the next day he sent to the
Chambers Hospital and there he dird on Monday
Holand has serYrd TWO terms ln STATE prison.
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GREAr BREWERY BURNED.
Three Hundred Men Thrown Ont and n Vast
store OF Grain Destroyed.

Jones's brewery AT Gl9 to 637 Sixth street
was burned last evening. Several hundred thou
sand bushels Of grain hops, and malt. aud sew
etal hundred barrels of beer were stored in the
large building. Three hundred men were en-
ploved. and when the fire WAS first seen the
dny men were quitting WORK and the night
force was going on duty. The buiLding WAS
OH and dry, and II burned quickly. Ihe bolle :
we're uearly empty, ana the GtN engln lncer- h u
lust banked tntIr fires. The heavy mass II grain
In the upYcr sfoIies fell to the cellar and covered
the boilers. and WITHIN fifteen minutes the roof
and intermediate luars crumtled. The gram
smoked ard burned. aud Will pronablN shoulder
for several DAYS. Mr. Jones could not ascertain
tue origin Il the coun igrduOn, II resltmatc his
loss S,jO.OrJ Will probably cover IL. No one was
injured.
several tenemcnts in Seventh street were
scorched. and many families we're turned out,
nust Of them losing their furniture. hey were
given shelter In the Union Market. The loss on
the tenements Is about $1,000.
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An old city ordinance iorbids the erection Of
sign boards OF sreaer height than four feet without
Especial permit The law was framed In view Of acct
dents by the fail of heavy sgns for several years
has been di-regsrded aud atey great number OF iron
framed wire s-ns have been suspended from the tops
OF buildings over the siiewaks Lawsuits have zen
begun IN tue Third District Court against ~
sand business Arms for violation VI this Ur1C
nance aud test case IS soon to be tried.
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THE on WORLD's NEWS.
Tho Debate on the Electoral Bill in the
French Assembly.

PARIS, Nov. s3.-ln the Assembly to-day the
debate W The third reading OF the Electoral bill was
continued. NJ. Barthe. Moderate Republican, moved
an lintndment folbidIing the Government from sus
gtstlng candidates 10 she electors The anne dmcnt
WAs rejected, Sit yeas tu 3is nsys
VI Picard Aua other De utit- eudfaYorrd to elicit a
declaration from The Government A. 10 whether II re-
pudiated the system OF oical cand dtturcs.
Ministers lufture auN huutL tNA4cu ihr question.
tr latter saNlug could not add anything 10 ns lre
NluAN cNpNuiHt uus.
q e. committee on the Press OH Intend to demand
t4c complete abolition of tnr state OF siege.
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A NIacadam Ring in Ring iu -. Loui.

ST. Lows, Nov. 23.--It has been suspected for
some time past that the cly was being
swinded out OF considerable sums of money
nv what IL called the "Mnridlm Sing" and
tty Engineer kalte has for several months been en-
gagged m feirtting out the plan u operations lod
the county Irauu jury found trdctmruts AZ inst
nine mac4dam contractors. Inspector otrr-crs, aul
others anu tomorrow IL H. expected auothrr
natcn will be returned. The retd swim cons sr IN
charging the city With anu collecting pay for ahuul
twice the amount OF Matatim ruCA uctu-
aly used on the strccls, and the amount
fraudultu received from tuc treasury II sld To have
been from two to four Thousand dullars per We,A,
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Opening thc Way for Chcnp Gas.

Much comment has heen Occasioned in Brook
yn by the course of many storchccpcrs who have
abandoned the Of the high priced gas and sub,tut.
ed kerosene rncre Is indeed almost akerosonc PANE IN
the city Of Churches ana Is extending 10 the housc.
keepers with astonishing rapdY Tine average cost Il
kcrOscAc is about ctwen that Of gas the consumers
-at and ucn las ut late been done Tow ri murnV-
INK nnd bcauufyipg lamps that tutir use Is u %, a,
ATTRACTIVE as thnt Of gls, the gw company officers
admit thai thr OF kerosene mas rgHly dcrr ascd
trrs ,n ot gas, and that the resut mu be- thr lower
lh- Of hr pr cs oi gas bfooNh sAs lAs oI Wle been
L.
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WArERTOWN, n. y, Nov. - The freight
war house ot the Rome, Nuterowh and Osdcnshurg
Rulroal Company AT Cape Vincent took nre TINS
morning from the sparks Of an engine. The nmcs
made suCn rnpd progress that fears were entertained
the safety Of the large elevator ana mills adj ccnl
and ssistauce WAS cnod tor from this city one cou
pany, Wifha .mHr, went hY q Eprc tram At $3.50
N., aud ut II OclOck the IRE reported 10 have
been connued ~ the Warehouse ana under control
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Charles Abrams sued the Second Avenue Rail.
road Company for alleged wrongful detention Of s2i
that he had deposited with tnc company security
for the return of bcpunch used by conductors
Abrams entered into written agreement with thu
COMPANY to pay over all fares collected 10y him aud "a
be gully OF NJ nscOnuurt and To rel nquish the fsj
iqudated damages IN case OF nOn-comDHancc. Trntt
mOny shove that the conductor the 1s Of July col
iected cighythrce fares aud reported Only nfty jus
tce Ackert decided ln favor Ot the company.
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EXCITEMENT ~ pRINCEroN.
Forty students Expelled for Refusing to
Break ~ u secret society.

PRINcEroN, Nov. ~. About forty stu
dents were expelled yesterday for disobedience
OF college laws. For some time past secret
society has been III existence among the stu
dents. and was fast gaining headway and dan
gcruus iutlutncc, despite the faculty. Its
members were ordered to break 1t up.
This thev stuhbOfny refused to do. Inc
faculty worked hard to dissuade them,
sures were taken To make an example Of the
leading organizers 10y tNpclliug them. Two
thirds Of the number expelled belong to the
senior class Many OF the other students COM
I'll ain that the Faculty has acted hastily and
without Sufficient cause. Ihey therefore
threaten to create trouble unless their
expelled associates are reinstated. IL
Is feared that the boat clubs. base ball and
gymLastic exercises Will have TO be disDanded
Tor some time in consequence Of the expulsion
OF so large a numher Of students Ii Is SAID that
more will soon he expelled. Df. McCOsu Is much
troubled and is sorelN puzzled.