, 1876-02-27

Conksing's friends in respec, TO the TrfIwne
but they DO not at present amount to anythjnp
Iools than rumor.
BAcK-PAY FRox THE GAS COMPANIES,
In Brooklyn the gas consumers are making It
lively Tor the gas companies. Recently II uas
discovered By several parties that their meters
were defective in registering the flow OF gas in
correctly IN favor Of the companies and by
establishing this fact they we're enabled to re-
cover large sums from the gas companies for the
excess paid for several years. The publication
OF this fact has started an army Of engineers ia
the came direction, and the gas companies are
kept hard at work paying back large and
small sums Illegally exacted from con-
suaers through defective meters. In addition
TO tho excess amounts refunded to consumers,
companies are compelled to put in new meters,
and. out Of the i've Brooklyn companies, it is
stated only one OF them will make dividend
this quarter, so great has been the inroad upon
their revenues, and 40 diminished their receipts
from the iessancd consumption. The Brooklyn
companies are models in extortion. They de-
mand deposit Of SIS before gas ia allowed to
be introduced INTO any house, and 1t is asserted
TINT thoy are using millions OF dollars belong
ing to gas-consumers in banking operations, to
assist their dividends.
A rwEvr1-F1yE-yEAns' HUNT FOR HUSBAND.
Another singular case came to light in the
courts lately. A Mrs. McCahi1l commenced suit
for the maintenance Of herself and
daughter, against her husband, when
it WAS developed that ha had
abandoned her in Ireland twenty-five years ago.
and emigrated to this country. A few years
efter, she followed him, and for nearly q
quarter Of century hns been searching for his
whereabouts. Last week she found him in the
moral City OF Brooklyn, right under the drop
oF Tat rtfo3
to sec her, and kissed her. and atso his daughter
quite afIectionateiy. but just then another wife
(whom he married ten years ago) came on the
scene, and the affection vanished. The Irish
wife and child we're ordered of tho premises,
and told to move on. The scene ID now trans
ferred to civil court. and probably will be car
ried 10 criminal tribunal, unless McCahlll
comes to terms very soon. The man has
amassed quite fortune in Brooklyn, and offers
no excuse for quitting his first wife and of
spring.
THE LATEST NEW YORK "aAG"
The old worn-out card "This man VAS talked
70 DEATH" showing coffin. so loug used as q
guard against bores in this city, were followed
By ser,es OF devices to effect the same purpose,
warning iudividuais to "Giye US rest" etc.
The latest, however, is dron card which some
wag has had printed and distributed among
members of the Stock Exchange. It is ''Scalo
OF Prices" and reads as follows:
a Tase q,astIo,u .nsSseI ~ ~
Fun statement and any number Of questions de-
sired answered for r..--...".-.......... --... 2oo
Imagine the feelings OF man ASKING proper
question OF Wall street broker 10 observe
him turn down the left lapel OF his vest and
display card with the above printed IN large
trna Tha th,nr "a -,a;cn,ona of coursa Int
.y,nS.hin tl,o-a e rno-a ~ sn,oro tha stoos.
brr,.ara -, t;a D.. "a arar. av 1t,on IA IN l,a
fonud in any gin1i,ar body il the void. and one.
t'saf - ~ no,,1,s- ;otos ~ ia dav ara IN
na,taa "a .1,e,o T,a a,a1 ,er,os rsea IN
.an,s .-e,,;d ~ e - ~ ooi,mn Ti,a1 sa1iad G;n.
o;ns,at; Co1nn17na + In3i.0s Canir.i RI q +
I4una" ~ uCocf"o Eo,ra, - ia S.a.-. p.o;6c
Mai :. pnsr Mar;d;,n Wasterr i1ninn.
.M,h,o n ;" 49,, ~, ~, tj,~o,,n1, ,ha 1;st Tha
f.roas Wnetorn ahsrea ara called Great Windy. :"
:. I,hirnbla- -Irrar" .T6e Cat in tie Meal.''
"Jzy-Bi1d, !" s:the Dobbin Boy" "Black Friday"
and limited Presbyterian, meaning thereby
he represents tne u T., OF onion fAciuo s'ocA'
ANOTHER BOXER CASE
Another case OF marrying coacnnan ls re-
ported. The marriage 1ook place III AUGUST 1889.
but *as only printed IN tae HeTa1a On inc morn
Ing OF tue -Asi~ aae oslao ID Ing oaosnIef u
wealthy resident OF stamford. Conn., handsome.
intelligent, and admired BY manY Of tho society
bcaur Of that aristocratic place. The husband is
au ~ Fna1;s.,,naa ~ ss,p p' has ham sroon, and
ao.s,s.e for ~ -.o,,no 1,5v,s 3.+har ~ ahort
coaeh"an 1of tne young 'auf 1o'ne. ~. hooul
TWO yeafa-one Unusually 4nlen!seu. 4ot u's W.
cupation, and liked exceedingly by all the fama-
H. aud it seems. especially by the
5a,o,,tar The con7tsb;n took MACE hv dav-
1,r,'t oiYnost exclusively during tbs drives to
the daDot to receive the inGuEgept papa, They
wara married IN Stamford by Methodist cler-
gyman but the parents we're not advised Of the
occurrence nntll last month: Though the mar