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COZ. TILDEN's PROFITS.
What was Made In tho ~. Louis. Alton, and
Terre HaaIe RaiIrond BasInees.

The st. Louis, Alton and Terre Haute Rail-
road Company yesterday nied In the United States Cur
cult Court bill In equity against Charles Butler sam
uel ], Tlden, and Russell Sage. The bill claims that
the defendants A. trustees. and 30 purchasing com.
mttee for the creditors OF the original corporation
Nhieh plAlhtu euccrssor bY purchase consolidation,
Ahd Reorganization, facilitated an oycrissus Of tue
bonds aud stock OF various kinds ol tAe corpora
Y n hoV. Il!dcn IL called upon to answer whether
tsOOOO he received as counsel all ne made In
tue busne and the other defendants ntcrrogated
A. % the lares ana cons eEsatiun received tlum
Tue bill alleges that there has Deen an oyerissue OF
securities 10 Very large amount.
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Simon Abrahams, tailor who misapplied the
proceeds OF the material OF 1888 coats given him 70
make up bT WIN O. Browning & Co. Of $40 Broadway.
then ned 10 California aud brought back by requi.
ht process. and tried and convicted In the General
Sessions In November last aud IN behalf OF whom the
General Term Of the supreme @ iurt ordered q now
trial becau'c his offence n anything, enbelgo-
ment, not larceny, charged In the Indictment wa
acQutted ln the Ueneral SesslOns Yesterday.
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THE LATEST OLD World NEWS.
Tho Indy Augusta Stanley's Funeral Attend.
dby Victoria and her Dnnghters.

LONDON, March e.-The remains Of the lato
Lady Augusta Stanley. who died on the LIST ins
buried at estminster Abbey to-day with great pomp
Queen Victoria and her daughters the Princess Bea-
rce and the Warehouses OF Lorne. present The
Archbishop OF Canterbury. the PrimAte Of all England
the Eari OF Shaftcsbury and the Duke OF Westminster
we're the chiet pail The DuSe OF korthumber
ltni, tie Bi.hOp VI London, the Right Hoi. W T..
Glidsionc, NlscOunt Cardwtl, Max Muller ana many
other nptahihues followed IN the procession. Dean
~taLlcy the cicf mcuTncr performed the burial
ice. Toe remains were lnterrpd Westminster AbOey
a thr express desire Of Her Majesty the Queen. TINS
Nortny uf notice the honor OF burial within the
ADtcy Las been accorded IN few Instances to sdes
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Lnrss Fire in Bo.,on.

BosToS, March a nre broke out at SO
O'Clock this evening In the tourstory brick building 20
Dock square, owen Lappen Co. willow ana wooden
ware store. and extended to e7 and eS and IN the
rear 70 ~ and 10 Faneull Hall sqn re- kn0T as tile m
Bite Tavern, of revolutionary fame. when was partial
$4,000 Insurance $4,000.
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WAsHINOTos, March o. Before tho Committee
on Pos. onces aud Posl RoadS to-day Special Agent
Underwood testlned that he examined the mti service
IN Oregon and California and specified routes over
Which tnr mai was carried and COuiactlrs paid over
t37 40 more tRn the coutract called Tor. Tina was N
the LilcyOn days OF CreswUl, Et-ig ds and ia,
NorlIs were the order Of the Post Once nepa tnent
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The remains of DIR. Stephen II. Kirby were
buried In woodlawn Cemetery yesterday DR.. kirby
founded the nrst Lomnopa hic dspenay IN this city.
and was for long time edior of the American Jour.
nal or H0mVODdtg, rnd Professor OF Materia Meaica
an 1heri In the New York Homo opathic Med
ical College.
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Weather Once Prediction.
NEW JERSEY.

Charles Fox, an eI- baggage master Of the Rri(
Railway, died of apopleIY last evening la Jersey Uty
The result Of two months work In the Rose.
willie Presbyterian Church Il that 90 persons have et
added to Ii. ~ uf whom received on profession
large prop rtlOn are heads OF families
Daniel Murray, ooaohman employed by MI
X. II kissan, tried to drive tne tracl
At MorrstoNn yesterday and MAS killed by lOcono
tive, Inc horses also were Killed and the coach UA
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WAsHINGToS, March o. The Robeson- O ltteIl-
Hing Is making desperate efforts TO- night TO In.
.iindate tho witness Vol into signing pAper to the
efoct that he was innu Improperly TO M ke the
Atemtns he dd IN re. ara 70 Browns bribery Of cerks
In tre N-yy department, Toe mater viii dealt
with promptly and sernlJ by the House tomorrow.
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Mrs Eliza Graham Of Grand street, Hobokcn,
die suddenly on wednc day, and Coroner Crane exam
ined the body and arrested Mrs Grlhams sister II 10
no secret at MIR. Graham quarrell.d with her dis
toue lover John smith Of the Fourth Ward. and that
she Nas beaten Her face is bruised, and there ara
marks on the head where struck smith disap-
peared suddenly MIS-. Granams friends say that sue
was intoxicated, aud fell against the stove.
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Ready TO Turn STATE, Evidence.

CHICAGO. March 9.-Hesing, Rehm, and sew,
efa OF the disliers indicted by the last Grand JUN
are attempting To make arrangements with the Govern
ment to plead guilty some OF the counts In the 10,
dictments against them, They haye held numeroW
conferences with District Attorney Bangs both ya4ter
DAY and to-day prevalent that they have
made propositions to give evidence valuable TO th}
Government
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Limiting Compuisor, PIlotaSe.

WAsnINGIoN, Marsh e-The 5uo Committee
OF Commerce tomo row reports to the fun committee
lmp1 RANT amendment to The Compulsory Filut law,
c1emptng enrolled and Lien ed vessels from s pro
VisiOh while engaged stWsc tiade And striCt-
fng the operations OF tue law TO registered vessels
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oREENBACKs IN CONNECTICUT.
Tho Resumption Act Declared 20 have been
Political Trick.

The Connecticut Greenback Convention In
Aeriden yesterday nominated Charles Atwaer OF Now
Haven for Governor. Francis Gillette OF h rtford for
Lieutenant GOVERNOR Lucien " Penny OF Winsted for
Be- retary OF Stale. Loren r. Judd Of New Britain for
Treasurer. and John A. Peck Of EAugatuck for Comp
troer The resolutions favor economy In the admin.
lrtion OF Government oppose the liking OF any time
tur the resumption Of sp'cie payments demand the
Immediate aud unconditional repeal Of the resumption
act branding II AS political tTlcA, declaring that
tonal notes should DO made fun legal tender ior all
puoc dus and for the purchase OF Government bonds
~ PSI Win gold CON- AM favor the gradual retirement
OF OAnk noteA from circulation,
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Firein,he Hqui,nbIo Building.

At o'clock last oyenin1 the Janitor ~ the
Equitable Insurance buildng found nrc In tho
room Of the German.Americsl sayiags Bank. In the
seventh story. Before the engines had arr yea he had
sN.g1ished the ntmos WITH the IRE apparatus In
building out not before the booEs Of the bank stored
there had been destroyed
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The Loui.iann scnntor.hIp,

NEW ORLEANS, March 9.-The failure OF Sen,
TOR iinchback To obtain hs seat creates sr In Re
pu can circles here. Sta Senator j. T. Allan (coL
ered) 70 moving for appointment to tao vacant sea,
elorshlp, Prominent Republicans say that uov kel
loEE Will a0t appoint Senator In place OF PInnhn
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TOLEDO, Ohio, March e-Andrew Stephan,
form rly County Treasurer. and william Kraus. senior
proprietor OF the late City Bank have been indicted 0y
the and Jury OF Iusclrawas county, the former fr
emOez ing county funds, and the latter for receiving
anu using tue same
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Monatt. alias Curtis, who abducted two Iittls
BrOpk yn girls and took them to u New Ork hotel.
VS. bailed IN $1,000 yestcrday to appear before tue
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A Soldiers widows Cnse.

Johanna Crooker, who had been indicted fos
perjury In swesrng that abe the widow soldier
AZ or her marriage to another IN order TO draw
pension, was acquitted yesterday BY order OF Judge
Benedict on account OF Insufficient proof Of enc mar.
riage,
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Turkeys RevoIting Provinces.

vienna, NJ ,rch 0.-Belefade newspapers re-
port ttst the seryan militia were reviewed yesterday
The commander Informal the troops that they must be
ready a. ,rCh nj any momcut.
RAGUsA. March 0.-Adyices from sciavonian sources
rcpe the report that the Turks were defeated on
Monday at MetroVlkEa, losing 900 Killed many
wounded.
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Tho New Jerser DehuIler.

TRENTON, March 9.-In the case of the State Of
New Jersey ag Josepaus sooy Jr late Treasurer In.
dcted for deIraudng the State out Of S47 OOO SoAy
tnccuSsoI as Treasurer Cen Gershom Mott was cslled.
lie tel tined that he made a dein1nd upon euuy for
the ul amount due tho bato, bat mad not received II.
The State then rested.
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The Lourhrcys 10 be Sentenced.

The Lou.hrey brothers, who wero convicted
OF fcounierieing nvccent coin ana who escaped from
Ray mond street jail. BrookVn. before th were sen.
trhced. aud whom the lawyers have tried to car on
tenced to-day.
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MArTRAwAS, March b.-The body Of Richard
Kane. die forger. aged 90 years. found lying o.
the Just below Henderson's Dam In the Mattea
wan creek this morning There were two deep EAsheA
each side OF his head. Coroner ,houlen an 4
Jury held IN inquest. aud rendered verdict OF accb
dental drowning.
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MRS. Mary j. Holmes

commences new story in the Ncw York Weekly,
entitlcd Chateau Dor" II Is written expressly and
exclusively for the Heio York WeeIiv-Ads.
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In the church of John the Baptist yesterday
morning solemn requiem mass said by Father Hat
ton. essistcd by Fathers Lefeyre and Clancary. as
church was thronged. The Little Sisters OF the POOr
were ali there. as were the Lazrist Fathers
Ieattes OF the otlm.. There was no sermon any
--~ ---F-N
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SOME W4sHINGr0N TOPICS.
Grantism In the Police Bonrd-The Work o
the Presidents AppOintccs.

WAsHINGToN, March s.-Tbe Police Board OF
TINS ciy has much regard for law the President
has for honest men. There four hundred places IN
tie District where quur is sold licences Illegally T..
sued by The board, and It "a also reported that
the memhers o. the board also trafckcd IN licenses
sung TIT IA TO parties In plain defiance Of law. they
are Presto cntial apgOntcrs and to tnycs9ated
~ ibe Dstnct Conmttce, There some other trans
act Ons all, gcd dscrrditabc the acceptance ot
money for heentcs MLich " u also DC InQulred INTO.
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LONDON. March e.-Ihe Lord Chief Justice,
Sir Alexander J. T.. Cockburn, to-day presented
with the freedom Of the city Of London.
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The fatal nre In brooklyn fully illustrated In
ItaAloa GaA1ils lA-SAs--Adp
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A Wonderful Woman banker.

Some days ago curious story appeared
In the French and at,erwsrd In the English
newspapers CONCERNING remarkable woman
banker NJ Madrid. Iht- enterprising person,
81 ted in some accounts to be Of German on in,
altogether euIpassed Mr. Richard Banner Oakley
In the magnincence OF her promises aud the
magnitul OF her business. she prlinised "A lab
uiOus rate OF interest. PAYABLE monthly, to ne
positors Of 800 francs aud upward and the mall
shOpkeeDers ~ Maurid, as wei as the pea ants
of tue surrounding country, have crowded to her
establishment 10 place their savings in trust upon
her person security 80 far only the dram .
has advanced heretofore; nut the catastrophe Ii
not beVond the reach II conjecture.
Meanwhile the Vienna correspondent OF the
EcOnWntd mas drawn attention to very re-
maTkaoie coincidence. lie saws the Madrid en-
terprse II a precise repetition OF tue SpitYeder
anair which took place at Munich four years
ago. Inc later woman lived in opulenos,
spending the rnOrey Of her creditors, and AS she
could not repay them sne Was sentenced to
three years imprisonment. some months ago
she left prison. ana we ST. sud not he astonish ed
to hear thIt IL Is she who mas recommended her
profitable transactions at Madrid. Certainly her
way OF doing business resembles miuuteiy that
OF her Spanish COLLEAGUE"
The resemblance IL perhaps worth the iRvesti-
CATION OF the Madrid Government. for. by tue
latest accounts, the lady banker" waa still re-
ceiving laige sums IN cash from the MadrelenOs.
II sne be the heroine of the Munich case. heT
appeals to public confidence might a. well Ue
stopped at once.
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KILLING a POLfR MEAN
An Unpleasant Encounter 90 the Ice->arrow
Escape of an EsauiBnuN.

The skin of polar bear has been re-
ceivsd 10y reutlem II in this city from friend
ut Cumberland Inlet. with an account OF it,
capture, - follows; party - men from tue
Isabella, including = humber OF E,quimauX,
were walk IL on the Ice a IN ri ~ tluCe from
the snip. Wnen. rounding "a huWmork, Ne I'M
eXpectedly discovered u "A short q stance from
us "A large bear. quietly feeding, MewoIld have
returned to the ship without disturbing II, as
we were armed win only one rlle and few
spears carried by the natives. had not one Of the
dogs that were win IA announced our presence
by loud bark. The bear soon IS IL saw the
intruders, began TO advance slowly towA ard rs,
but was met ~ the dogs, VINO attacked MIN
vigorously. but with little eft Il. lie shook
them III, injuring three OF ITEM so badly that
they had to Dc killed, and cDntuued to .dVance.
We discharged tue rife aud thea He'd 10 the
sup, where We armed ourselves and came Out
a. look after the bear, whu I'd disappeared De-
We had searched for some time. when, as one
Of the h>quimduN passed tue corner u hum
mock lie came face To fee with the Infatuated
animal lie gave fearful cry, Just So the brute
struck him with one Ut IT. immense paws. The
rest If US heard tne cry aud Rapidly surrounded
the bear, whcn stood perfectly sum over the
sqlimaux We nred sixteen shots. Twelve ~
when entered Its BODY, before II received the
death wound. he native was insenSiue when
We picked MIN up, aud badly torn ABOUT the
shoulder by The beasts claws, but will recover.
We took tue BODY Of the bear on "A sledge TO The
ship; IL weighed Loo pounds, and measured ten
fvet ana one lDcn from muse to tai.
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a Husba nd Agrees to Give his Wife n Dive
mud Report her Dead.

Three weeks ago the Times gave to the
public ali that was then known Of tue mystery
existing In relation To the wife Of Phip Rrif-
sDider. Since then several additional facts have
come to light. Mr.. Relfsnidsr now admits th I
she 10 not dead. But he has III his possession a
paper sworn % before notary and stamped
with the nOtary's seal. which l. an agreement
between Relisnider, Ms VIE. aud man named
Murray, wherein keif-nlIer promises to come
back To the States ana leave her there, aud re-
port TO her friends here that she IL dead She Is
20 apply for divorce. and PM u to pay for II.
Phil ~ alsO to let Lor have a lot of hou-eholi
furniture. he other man u to marry her when
sne as her divorce. she 10 never to return to
the States, aud none Of tie parties are ever to
do anything which will reveal her existence to
her friends here Reifsnider seems 10 have
faithfully performed his p.rt Of The contract,
and even went - far as to y vel 10 lankton, to
admit summnns person tlly before the court.
The divorce was granted In about four weeks
after he left. At last accounts the other man
had not fuhiled us part Dv marrying her.
Sue writes that she expects TO he married uefore
long. She also writes that she Is now suffering
for Der sins, and that she cannot come back here
without PERMISSION from PM. Sue does not say
she dare not, but that she cannot. IL II claim ed
that tue reason sue made herself known to her
friends mere II tn. the man would not III rry
her, and she now wants 10 come back.
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An Adventure with Hris"nd- near Palermo.

A few days ago, two English gentlemen,
the members of ala old est Olished aud wealthy
house in Palermo, left mat city 10y an early
morning tr IN to visit their sulphur mines In the
hcgnuornuou. Ga aiign,iug az lnV count. Sta
ton one of them mounted his morse ~ order to
ride. with his clerk, to his destination, while
the elder brother ptefer. u To JOIN one Ot The
carriages IN which the other passenger, ia the
ceeGed on their journey As Mr. Forester Rose
rode away on nOrseoack he met two persons
spiendtdly mounted. ana dressed ike Siclilan
country gentlemen, VINO saluted him ana pa sed
men, standing WIKI their horses In the road. who
inquired MS name. Inc clerk gave a 1eiRned
name Tor his master Nj. Rose. however, stated NJ
once VINO lie was. HIS briuie was ImmC diately
seized, anu no was ordered to mount Que OF the
horses nUld ny the Two Dtigands. lie had no
resource buttO obey, the party b.i1g soon iJined
by the wcll-dr, ssel country gentlemen whom he
had passed earlier Tn the road. lie sud on his
horse aud ran onck a. hard a. he could to JOIN
the CARRIAGES. ! he bugdnd- pursued HIM and shOt
AT him IS he IN bu he succeeded IN reaching
the party Of carrIdee travellers. Here he nat
urtlly thought himself : fe; hut the brigdnd
chief cOoliy rude INTO the MIDST Of the party
anu uumpned young Hose 10 surrender. Pre-
seuting doutle-uarielled pistol at the young
man, he called on him to surrender az tue pCrl
Oi his life, aild Coolly deserved to the groun Of
travellers. Y on must not md fhult vii MS.
You must blame the Government, winch, in 80
m ny years, no. ueen able to eaten " or 10
Kill Us. IL must b. supposed the travellers
were unarmed. hut the brixand carried ms
point. YOUNG Hose was forced TO ride away
with nin, was taken back to the other brig
ands. and conducted along the high road, with
the clerk, IN the direction OF Palermo. When
within about three miles OF the city, the clerk
was sent home, with a warning that II would not
be for his ~ Hster's advantage n the military
were sent after tue origands, but that Mr.. Hose
would be well treated, and would tie sent back
sale II the ransom demanded were PAID for him.
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ADRoIT DIA1OND RoBBERr.
A Nice Young Man Desired TO show his wife
Two Valuable Rings.

Only few days ago the Gazette recorded
the particulars Of a bold and successful robbery
81 diamonds ana other vaiusoles from the es-
the victim was Charles Bein, a jeweller at -
Lexington street, west of Charles. In the case
OF the kirk robbery "A well dressed aud gentle
many individual, accompanied 10y prepossess-
ing young lady, called at the establishment, and
asked to Oe shown some diamond rings whoh
they examined. and promised to call again. 1 mis-
the man dio a few days later, and at his request
one Of the clerks visited hun at his reputed res
idence in Hamilton street with the yaluables
in order to "allow his wife TO make a selec-
ton.' The sharper. who had only been IN the
door selected tue most valuable articles, worth
about fl,2OO, and under the pretence OF TAX
luz tneiu to his room. escaped by the rear gate.
day or two ago when v Jung man OF gem
uemany address, polite. intelligent. and Other
wise bearing al the outward semoiance Of a
gentleman, aud not Of "A thief. entered Mr.. Bein's
establishment, and asked to be shown some
DIANE nde. his wish Cheerfully compl ed
with. He was tail aud graceful had fair com lex
ION blue ewes and gentle manners, aud parted
hts mar In the middle. lie tOyed cdrelessy with
a number Of valuable gems. expressed his pref
erence for couple Of cluster rings. but his wife
and here he olusned moiestiy- his wife must
be consulted on SO important matter. lie
would cali again. and, thanking Mr.. Bein Tor bis
trouble. withdrew.
Mr.. l,ein was assured that he had found a Gus
toner in the nice young man. and he was not
wrong ~ that supnusition. The stranger DID
call again He c ted Yesterday. anu, after look
lug over the jewels. selected TWO elegant cluster
diam nd iiuss. whlcn he thought would please
his wife. Would MIR. Rein oblige MIN by send
itga clerk to his residence, III North Liberty
street, only - block distant, IN order that he
could get his wite's approval Of tue purchase.
Al ABOUT - slIck he would De at home. and
hand to the cieik tne cAsn for the yalu-
ahes. Certainly Mr. Bein would, and did
and at tue time appointed the clerk rang
the bell at NO. 6l," and was received
at the enterdnCe by his customer. L snrrlng
the clerk TOTO IN uarlor, the gentemarlY Young
man took from Ms hands the g sc Of jewels. aud
requested the privilege Of showin. thcm To his
vile. lie would only be aUseut 4 few IA Jments,
aud II she approved the purchase be would re-
turn iustantb with the money He then with
drew, from the psror, carefully closing The
door. aud IN a moment nad IL aue ms exit from
tue front entrance. lie latter ma lily grew i'm
pdtteut, nd upOn ina nj my for his customer
learned that oul, fifteen minutes before he "a al
called aud engaged board from Mrs. stayiOr, the
keeper Of the house.
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Fechter III or the stage.

While Charles Fechter was playing in the
Lady Of Lyons" at Utica. FRIDAY evening ne
was AIKEN Suddenly al. and IL was necessary to
temporarily suspend the performance. Ia that
peculiarly poetic passage where Mein0ttc de-
scrbes TO Puuline his palace and grounds II Like
Como, Fechter, who was throwing his whole
soul into his words, taItered, became dizzy,
leaned heavily on Miss Price. and addre-slnR
the audience, stated that he was unable 20 pro-
coed then. The curtain fell Feohter retired TO
his room, and the audience waited in patience
for the reappeardnos OF the actor or announce
msnt Of his com iete inability TO proceed with
the Law. Al the end OF i've minutes the cur
tain rose, and Fechter, seemingly with increased
power, recommended the scene. Ia the inter
vi between the lowering and raising Of the
curtain, while he was reclining on couch, he
had dr. NIX of and been bsthed In brandy, and
recovered himsel' We are told that Ftchter
has been ADVISED that II he would prolong his
lfe be must qdit the stage.