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The Weather Omco Pre-,

John Neal, the well known author, died In
Iorlland Me-, yesterday morning. lie was Dofn Aug.
20, 1898.
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A 500, 900 FIRE IN ATHENs.
Tho white Elephant Depot, One Hundred
Cars, and Three Vessels burned.

HUDSON, N. Y, June ia fire started
at about midnight last night In the engine room
OF the propeller John Taylor, lying at the wharf
OF the Athens and Schenectady Railroad, oppo-
site this city, and the flames rapidly extended
to the other vessels at the wharf and TO the de-
pot buildings, which were almost totally de-
stro,ed. The vessels burned were the John
Taylor, the barge Hercules, loaded with sugar.
and the canal boat Stephen Warren. with car
90 Of merchandise. These vessels belonged to
the line OF John II. Starln. A canal bont belong
ina to Smith Belts was damaged slightly.
An attempt was made to unload some OF the
freight from the barge, hut the heat was so
great that the men were compelled TO jump
overbo rd and swim for their lives.
The large depOt 1870 feet long, built at great
expense by Daniel Drow, ana known as the
"White Elephant" was nearly destroyed with
Its contents, including freiRhts. One hundred
freight cars standing on the track and loaded
with -four, corn, oats, and tobacco, were totally
consumed. TINS freixht was consigned to
Messrs. ID vid Dows, Stillwell Co. Jesse Hoyt,
and Others Of New York; the de2ot belonged g gee
Railroad Company. All tue book and papers Of
the railroad company and OF starn's line were
saved.
Inc loss Is about 10000. The Gre was purely
accidental, and would nave been checked with
small loss put for the prevailing nigh wind. The
whole village was at one time In Imminent dan
ger, out by the exertions OF the nremen the
flames were confined to the docks and the
neg borhood. Tue fire brilliantly Illuminated
the city Of Hudson and the surrounding coun-
try for many niles. A despatch to the Register,
from Chatham Village, seventeen miles distant
says: " The light was so brilliant that a DIN
might easily have been picked up Ia the streets
o. this village"
Only the most meagre details OF the big fire
were received in New YORK city Yesterday
| The losses are estimated at t5OO'0OO Stafin's
freight forwarding line are the heaviest
sufferers Tho property destroyed con-
sisted OF the propeller John Taylor, the
barge Hercules, and two canal boats, all belong
| ing to the line The Ore was first discovered 10
| the propeller, which took aoout tl0O.OOO worth
| OF assorted merchandise from this city on Sat
urdey afternoon. The freight was going wesi
| by the Hudson River and Central Railroads. II
| Is suspected by the railroad oficials that the
Propeller was set on ire. The vessel was valued
| at t15,000 The nre spread TO the freight whar
| and railroad depot, and they we're entirely
| burned, with sixty cars allied with grain. The
gram was consigned to deal ~ In South street
aud the report Of the loss occssioned great ex
| citement among them. the cars were owned
| by the Hudson River and Central road and wer,
| each worth abou. 500. Tney were sll destroyed
| The wharf was between 800 and 400 feet long
and was the finest anywhere on the Hudson
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GALA DAWN FORDHIM.
A Statue OF Archbishop Hughes to be Erected
on the College Grounds.

Under the elms OF the Campus OF st.
Johns College, Fordhan, yesterday, was a plat
form. with trimmings OF the national colors and
flowers. On II were Messrs. Joseph A. Nah r,
william A. Ryan, Joseph V. sweeny, A, Joseph
Myers. ID vid II. Hunt, John +. CloonaD, George
W. Colligan, John w. Coosan. Daniel G.. Cooney.
Timothy J. Dooley, Francis Il. Flattery, Walter
J. Flattery, John +. Hamilton, CHRISTOPHER ID.
Hendrick, James A. Jackson, Francis J. Jones.
Louis =. Lsuer, George T. O'Callahan, Christie
pher d. 0Reilly. John J. Quinn, aud william j..
Reilly, the graduates. Before II were Vicar
General Quinn. In broad chair Of crimson vel
vet, and on either side, In chairs OF less state
Chancellor Preston. and Vicar-General Doane
Of NIwars. & ASsnd s1 shs were presdens Ra,o, ao
Alfred Young, OF the Church of st. Paul, the
Apostle; Brother Anthonv. President Of Man
]. Feel, OF the class of 'bs; Father Farley
private secretary TO Cardinal McClusky Gen.
Newton, Judge shell, Mr.. John Mccarthy, editor
Of the Catholic World, and hundreds OF laymen
and lavwOmen.
Our CounIrys Birth" by Mr.. joseph A.
liam A. Ryan; Our Country's Future" by mr;
Joseph v. ,sweeny; "Cathoiicity In America"
by Mr.. A. Joseph Myers. and Our Country" a
valedictory poem, nv MIR. David IA. Hunt, were,
IN conception and delivery. meritorious, though
somewhat long for = summer afternoon; Be
| verdis
After President Gockeln had conferred the
honors to Mr.. Jopes, Dir. Fteel addressed wise
counsel to the alumni The degree OF LID
was conferred upon Edward Bermudez. ESQ.,
4; NJ. LIB. knight Of the Order of Plus
| TX, Of New Orleans. and NJ. A. upon
| Timothy +. Neville, A. D., so, Of New York the
Rev. James K Bobier, A. b.. 90, OF Brooklyn
George McCreery, A. D.. honor man Of the class
| OF "a, of Belleville, N. j.: joseph ID. Murphy
| A. b., "a, OF Albany; and Rooert f. rouhey
| A. B, "a, OF Charleston, SC. MIR. Joseph Vincent
| sweeny, 70, then received gold medal for the
| best biography OF Charles Carroll OF Carrollton
| Mr.. David Henry Hunt, 70 receiving honorable
| mention In tho same connection. MIR. Joseph
| Walter Wilstaoh. IT, re ceived silver medal fol
excellence In rhetoric; Mr.; Francis Mcsweeny
| IS, for superiority In bellies es-lettres; and Mr.
| Patrick Rigney, 70, for eminence In the classics
| Mr.. Patrick Henry Mooney, Of the senior oiyi
| sion OF the under grad uate course, was awarded
| silver medal for good conduct.
President Gockeln announced his Intention e
| erect a statue OF Archbishop Hughes on tn,
| campus, midway between the original edt1ce OF
| the college and the elm grove, II friends OF tn,
| college will aid him.
| Viclr-General Quinn hoped that the statu,
might be worthy OF the man and Of the place.
| A banquet for 200, whereat Gen. Newton sat a
the right Of President Gockeln, was the last par
| of the DAYS festivtty.
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RAILROAD COMBINATI0NS.
Tho House Committee Commerce Running
Against the Railroad Power.

WASHINGTON. June 19.-When the House
Committee on Commerce announced that they
were about to enter upon an investigation Of
the railroad combinations and discrim nations,
they thought they had struck a bonanza. The
country is and has been for months crying out
against such abuses OF the railroad power, and
to break IL up would place the Democratic party
IN sympathy with the tenderest interests OF the
people-their pockets. But In hve minutes sfter
the nrst session OF the committee began on FRI
DAY last they struck snsg' and came up plump
against the railroad power. The committee, by
good or lad luck as the c Sc may be, had hit
upon one OF the most positive aud apparent
cases of railroad discrimination TO be found In
the country-the combination between the
Pennsylvanil Central aud Chenango railroads.
Congressman Hopkins OF Pittsburgh, who is
aiding the committee In its labors, showed In a
recent speech that certain railroads from the oil
region nave for the last two years been discrim-
mating so outrdgeously in favor OF Cleveland and
against Pittsburgh that the oil ana other indus
tries OF tho latter city have been almost wiped
out. while Cleveland has been built up he fact
apparent to everybody Is that Pittsburgh has
suffered more than any other city during the
last four years, and at the same time Cleveland
has gone forward 10 all her enterprises as though
Cleveland only knows of hard times by reading
the newspapers, and Pittsburgh secs ruin at her
doors. Tho uDquestionable cause Is railroad
liberalization. and It Is to be seen whether the
Committee on Commerce will We tire temeriIy
at this time TO Grapple with the railroad power.
To back down a. the very outset would not be
oreditable TO their courage.
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Ex Attorney General Plerrepont Is In tho citT
He Will SAL tor Europe on SATURDAY next
Mir. William ID. Briggs editor ~ tho WestchrS-
ier Nec@. died " consumption yesterday
Mrs Stewart and JId 20 ill'on arc not goina
to Europe 10 morrow, as has been stated.
the body ~ an unknown nan, " years OF aceI
dressed In black, found IA thu North river, Vi
HOrauO street, yfslc9lAI'
The Daptst Ministers Conference passed reso.
lutiuus Aupl LIlnK tc .tiuu ot the fohce COmula'
sionris ~ enforcing the Excise law
over 10000 his been subscribed toward the
erection Of Gtrnan American Nu!rlA School, sud
several SITES nave betn Onured Tor H.
Miss Kate Bennett who wAs formerly con.
nectrd with the cay OAths Ia Al instructor ne ladies'
swimming school H the i0Vt Oi West LNrnlrth street.
Max Moses and Lovi Cnhon, LAWYERS. were
nnci s26 and 90 respectively Yesterday Tor indnlgBs
Ia vltuperatNe language toward t'ch othst "a oren
court.
John l.. Bocgs, brother of Admiral DoRes Of
the navy, and 3 Disbetk prnthtf ~ tIPUiot Com
missioner Dsbec1tr b-ye been rcnoved from che Cus.
tom House.
Asn car Of the broadway Ire wss turning the
corneIh Clinton place. yesterday acsr Of The cross
town line rAn ON the trsok Anu rushed along me
pavement At iull speed. dashed IN che r0Id~ay car
crushed In its side, frightened the psHseDgeis aad
bruised several.
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THE BINET VACANCY.
Secretary Bristow to Retire To-day -spccuIs-
tions as to his successor.

WASHINGTON, June 19.-Seoretary Brls-
tow said to-day that he had not the remotest
notion who his successor would be. and that he
did not even know whether the President
had rendered the place to any person. Mr.. Brls
tow said that whether any person Is nominated
to-day or not II was his intention to retire from
the ONCE tomorrow. II the President has not
made bis selection yct, II is not Improbable that
some other member OF the Cabinet may be d.
reoted to perform the duties OF the Secretary OF
the Treasury temporarily ,or until new appoint
ment is made.
Although the general impression has been that
Stepben Hurlbut OF Illinois would be nominst-
ed, there was no admission from the Executive
Mansion to-day that such was the fact. Among
other gentlemen mentioned as possible to re-
ceive the appointment were Messrs. Cband Ter,
Cameron, New, Mr.. Conant, the present Assistant
Secretary. Mr.. Cameron, however, said to a
friend this morning that he could not accept
the position, even " 1t was rendered to him. 1t
Is believed that other important changes will
follow the retirement of Mr.. Bristow, though
this may In measure depend on who the new
Mr.. Wilson, the Chief Clerk OF the department. q.
to day rendered his resignation, to take effect
known that Mr. New. the IRE ,surer. has re-
mained In his present position at the request OF
Mr.. Bristow and others, and there Is now good
reason to assert that this gen leman will very
shortly retire from the ono Of Treasurer OF the
United states. He will certainly do 30 By the
end Of the present fiscal year.
The correspondence between Mr.. Bristow and
the President has not been given to the press
for publi cation. The formal reply Of the Presi-
dent to the Secretary's letter OF Saturday was
written to-day: The correspondence, II 10 un-
dSsit9Sd Is 9 M br'tSw 10 bis 81 letter
appointment. The President accepts his resg-
nation with expressions of a hope tnat in his
retirement from public once the Secretary Will
1Dd that rest which he could not have In his
present position, and desiring that the person II
relations between them shall remain In their
Lresent pleasant attitude,
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A NEW FINANCIAL MEASURE.
Repeating tho Resumption Act and Providing
Means for Gradual Resumption.

wAsHINoroN. June 19.-The Banking and
Currency Committee met this mornine-Messrs.
Townsend Qtep) and Gibson (Dem) absent-aDd
substanu lily agreed to report at a special meet
ing on "wednesday next, when all the members
will be present, bill providing for the repea OF
section OF the existing law, fxing Jan. l. 1879.
hs the na'e for the rrsum ption Of specie pay
ments, and ewing the Serret iry Of the treasury
eu hority to sell bonds md buy gold. II fuither
provides that Sl5,0O0.0O0 of gold OF the sinking
fund sh III be annually set npurt hs fupd for the
eventual redemption Of the legal tender notes.
IL IL cl lined that the sinking fund Is annu lily
applied To the purchase Of bonds, whioh Only re-
duces the bouded Indebtedness. whereas under
the proposed change the annual accumulation
Of gold for the specific purpose Of approaching
the value OF legal tender notes will produce a
greater red OF the debt than the actu /
purchase OF bonds. This Is the view taken by
HDrd-Money Demoorsts.
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morning. and asked that the postmsrk and
other evidences Of Its genuiueness be critically
examined. The envelope aud paper were un-
mist akatly English. The envelope was plainly
postmarked London. June 3, and English STAMPS
were properly placed on the envelope and can
celied. The heading Of the letter, lib Cannon
steet, London" was printed. All bore evidence
that the letter was written and regularly mailed
and addres ed In London, England. Mr.. Blaine
saws he has no theory In regar to the desn CHI
es. He did not doubt their Renuineness, out
could only say that he knew nothing whatever
about them. In relation to tue despatch OF May
handwriting OF Josiah aIdwell, the adoption Il
that telegram a. his own language, coupled
with the statement that he was wiling to make
oath to its trutnfulness.
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THE BAYONET Nv THE SOUTH.
The President RevivinG the Hopes Of th,
Louisiana Usurpcrs.

WASHINGTON. June 19.-Gov. Kellogg,
Marshal Packard, AMI ex Gov. Hahn. fresh from
Cincinnati. called on the President to day to
talk over the political situation In Louisiana,
Grant EXPRESSED in an empn ltlc manner his DIS
gust at warmoths return to the Republic IN
party, and said 1t was the only thing he re-
Giettcd. AS to law AMI order In Louisiana he
said that II might as we'll bo proclaimed now
that in the southern states during the cam
pAign, the shopld be protection for every citi-
zen. ana II the army was not large enough he
uid not doubt the loyl States would furnish a
quota OF volunteers for that purpose. The
tenor OF his conversation convinced h,s visitors
tnat II was the determination OF the Presid ut
TO have q Republican successor.
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In tho Oak stree, Police s,,,,on.

Alexander Mccoy, OF 6s James street, pre-
ferreds charge OF disordery conduct against Eliza
beth Ryan, his tenant. last evening, and the police
oicer on the post took her TO the Oak street station.
-Four children accompanied her. three at her edo and
one n her arms She begged that her children might
90 with her q she was TO be locked up. Take tns
The doorman took hold Of the onid in her arms and
mccoy aud the police oicer seized tho children At her
side. She fell on her and with uplifted hands
begged them for Gods sake to take her chiidren
from her. The chdren clung to their mother crying
aud begging that tney might 20 with her TO the cell
n,, nnv,t,eftneiess ,ne motnei was sent aSwn and me
crowd following him with Threatening epitbels.
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Commodore Vanderbilt Is growing weaker.
The summer heat affects him unfayorably and yes,er.
day he felt considerably depressed IN both body and
MUD. but in the evening he rallied aud felt comtora
bic enough to fpll asleep. His physicians stlll say
there Is no immediate danger OF nls death. About
week ago Bi'hop AcI}ere, Presiaent OF Nashye Unl,
ycTsity, came 10 vsi the Commodore who feels great
interest IN the university which AS he once declared "a
his part OF the KIND anu Drotherly charity that the
North owes 10 the SOulh. Befor the Bishop went
away last week the rich Commodore a0ded 100000 TO
l endowment fund Of the college, making his total
gIfLs " thAt InalltullOn amnunt u round mlllOn.
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THE OUTAGE MILL ar WORK.


BATON ROUGE, La, June le-The dis
tLro nee reported as riot occurred at Mount
Pleasant, near ort Gibson, on Saturday The
negroes, folio wing the example oil the whites.
organized band OF regui ators and ordered a
Democratic negro to leave the place. Refusing
to leave, he was attacked and killed by the reg
ulatOrs. Tue constable and posse attempted
u arrest the parties, out were driven on. The
Sherh OF Baton Rouge, with Il posse, went to
Mount Pleasant on Sund v and captured Iour-
teen negroes, including the murderer,. a party
Of armed negroes passed Baton Rouge on tue
opposite siue OF tbe river. going toward Plaque
mine hen they reaOn eo Brusby LanLing they
W. re disarmcd by the Snerif. The liosse VINO
made tue arrests at Mount Pleasant Report being
fred upon by the negroes. Two OF the posse
wele wounded, aud Two hurses were kilIed.
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on for 1T. I,Outs.

The Democratic organizations are preparing
to go to the St. Louis Convention. Grand sachem
schel. the Hon. John Kelly, the Hon william II
Roberts, and other Tammsny leaders started lat night
About 400 OF the and nle OF Tammanv Hail will
start from the Grand Central depot Friday in .
special train OF palace handsomely decorated with
n,gs Their train Ia to have the right Of way aud II 10
expected Will make the quickest trip on record. The
mmany headquarters In st. Louis will be at the Lin.
dell House Few q the deeg ties avor the nomination
OF COY Tden. Their choice Is either Gov. Hendricks
or exGov. Joel Parker.
The delegation from. the Young Mems Democratic
Club will start on Friday night
Gen. Roger A. Pryor ofthe Kings county delegation
started for St. Louis last night The other
Gov Tden " "
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NON-SUITED.
Judge Westbrook's Decision In the stanwix
Hail Canal Case.

ALBANY, June l9.-In the case OF the
people against W c. Stevens, Thomas Gale aud
others, Judge Westbrook rendered his decision
this afternoon, granting the non-suit asked for
upon two grounds, namely:
First-lhat the action il barred bv a former
judgment OF the supreme Court rendered IN an
and
Second the officers OF the State and tho
LEGISLATURE thereof having, with full knowledge
OF the alleged unlawful contribution by which
the price liked in the contract was secured, or
dereu aud required the performance thereof the
st ito is in no situation to recover damag y by
acts which itself through its officers and Legis-
lature, dlrected and reqnlred.
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THE CALIFORNIANs OF 40.
A Reception to the Last AicsIde and First
Mayor of san Francisco.

A Reception TO the Last Alcalde and Ftrst
MAYOR of san Francisco.
The California Pioneers gave a reception
last evening in the Sturtevant House to the
Hon. Philip A. Roach, the editor and
OF the proprietor Of the San Francisoo
Examiner. member OF the California
Senate, and OF tho Commissioners
to procure from Congress measures to check
Chinese immigration. Mr.. Roach is white
haired, pleasant faced bachelor OF apparently
sixty years. He came from California month
or more ago, and has been In Chicago, Washing
ton, Hartford, ana other Eastern pl icse. H. has
already assured himself OF the PROBABLE p issige
OF II resolution bv the Connecticut LEGISLATURE
recommending TO Congress an anti Chinese
rullcy.
sturtev"nt's largest ana pleasantest rooms, sud
sat down. to the number OF 1itV, To we'll
derked table. At one end Of the room ti9
baok bear on canvas " 9 u-pended. The
Pioneers, TO wnOm OeIong none that sailed for
California after the ADMISSION OF tue state Ia
81, are, us whole, a remarkably youthful body (;
tue adventurous eK, lnrers OF '4q were mostly
young men, many II yet OF age,
&c LGioeon,wno preslded M. Ro1ch, I'd ward
c. mDle, the first Journa ist In CalfoInl Col.
Is. verify sander, tnr inst Calfurn Collector Of
Gus ou,s for the United states Government (:
Mex can war, and one Of G.n. u ch. IaylOts
a d-de-camps, were among the speakers. Among
te earliest Of the pioOeers an Californian
] 'urndhSls In atteudanos was ais" Mr. Il. Ill.
81 onton. Il brother Of Mr. J. W. Simonton.
M. GIBSON recalled the fact that Mr. Roach
tie iast Aioalde aud the urst Mayor Of S.n
Francisco. Gen. Thorpe spoks witlliY AS well as
eiGq entiyof AR. koach's servicoe TO Californian
loglslaiiun. MIR. hOach was the autnor OF the
bill tine nrst Law Of the kind passed IN Stote)
enabling women to aJt as sole traders ana to
own uncontrolled the pr.perty thus acquired,
ana the recent till imposing hoes sins as pun
| hment tor wife Dentcrs. Mr.. Roach rel tod
the circumstances under when TINS leg, iatton
had be n accomplished He said that IN TWEEN
ty-iour years there had not been single case Of
Il Iauduient binkruptcy IN California on the part
OF a woman, tn ugh thous4nds were In business
there for themselves.
Mr.. Frank ID. Cistk, tbe6ecretary o. the asso-
ciatIou, reed letters from Gems. Sherman and
Joe Hooker, Max VAIN, and other celebrities.
Mark wain's letter Ia Two words iOng: MANY
LuaAa
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TIE RIOTS IN BARBADOES
AgrnrIan Notions Put by Somebody into the
Heads OF the Negroes.

LONDON, June l0.-The Bishop and Archdea-
con OF Barbadoes ana tnTtyfour csrgymen constitut
ing the entire body Of Birbadoes clergy and four
MOravlAn missionarles have signed statement Tor
presentation to Earl CarnAryon Colonial Minister,
detailing the outrageous character Of the late rote In
that island They say the riots were not caused by any
suffering among the =. op.e pui BY general imP,es,
pauteTs would be divided among them Win the cover
nlrs consent. They cannot tel how ismDre sion was
all mi properly has been awarded to the negroes oy
the Queen at Inc uOYtrnOrs Instance, ana IL beng
Nro.gfu,iy withheld from them. Consequently the
ing against all the property Ownesn intensely oltlei
and hostile and 1t vii require nrnuess and Judgment
the part VI the auhOrtei 10 remove hblnpfes,lOh
even II II 10 removable during tue present generation
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THE BRITIsH LION GRoWLING.
The Commons Applauding what may be
Viewed nn IA Mennca In Darn.

LONDON, June BIN the House Of Commons
tonight MIR Bourke Under Secretary for the Foreign
Department stated that Lord Deroy had recently witt
ten to the Peruvian Minister In regard to the continued
detcnton OF the captain and mate OF the 1asman, as
follows IL have demonstrated In the strongest
In the OF Her MaJesty's Government against the
continued etention OF the PRISONERS, and tue nnfrenay
conduct OF the Peruvian Government. Unless tue
matter 10 brought 10 speedy termination II IL lmpos
si0e that friendly relations can continue
To this The Peruvi Il Minister REPLIED recapitulatng
the facts IN tins case, ana defending the conduct Of
Peru, but not really altering the situation.
Mir, bOurke said IN conclusion " y appears TO the
Government that the further detention OF the prison
erB u unjust naUe, anu We consider n our duty 10
queht heir immediate release
THIS declaration Was received BY the House with LOUD