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sU6T ny ms BROTHER-IN-LAW.

John Mooney machinist. employed at John
H. DarugtOu's, Fraukiinst near Cenlrost, In this
city, and residing az No. 7il2 North Ftl-st., Williams
burg was in dying condition last nigut, at the Brook
lyn r d.. Hospital lie had been shot in the head by
lis brother-inaw. John Jackson Mooney, Of No. 15l
North Eigh;l-st., who is also machinst. employed
OF James Bogardus's Eccentric Mills, at Elm
aud Wnitc-sts.. New-York. The shooting was done
On the corner Of Third and North ffthsts
william. yesterday Just before noon. aud until last
evening IL was thought tine juices received BY john
Mooney were slight. but his condition forward became
alarming. Tno of the quarrel which led 10 the
Shooting is rOusly stated TIE asstllant, WHO was
promptly stcd while attempting 10 escape Dy
Inc ferry TO this city, declares tnat ne has
been assailtd often Ivy the man whom lie shot, AND
also by another brOtheriu-aw, until recently a New
YORK policeman; that he removed to Williamsburg III
order rd OF his wcs relatives, VINO followed hlm
fnd lived upon min, until lie put them out VI the house
lie asked PERMISSION last Saturday night or captain
W,elOm and Sergeant brennan 10 carry a re
Nolyor 10 defend himself, again attacted 10y
rs Wits relatives, but was toll 70 get a
warrant, which De promised 20 90. Miss Kat
Mooney, gBtCeu years oi SISTER Of the man VINO
Mgs shot that her sister Ezzes husband has con-
sfaufly abused ms wife and children, that lie drinks
lar aud hos often assaulted her brother who slot
Yesterday; t weeks hers u and brother were
fabbtd With q f0rs Oy The who al tue shoe ing
yrstCr y, and thtt SIZE was present wien brother
was shot by br0thcTnaw on the open street where
nothing had been said on done 10 cause the shooting
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WRECK OF THE MASSACHUSETTS.

President Babcock, of the Providence and
stonngt0n Inc remained yesterday ~ wreck OF the
rteamhoat Massachusetts,, bat expected 10 return TO
the city today The office Of the company, at the foot
OF Warren st. filled Saturday with Tie passengers
Of the Massachusetts, who TO reclaim their lost
baggage and TO their passage money which was
promptly refunded 10 them. Every effort Is being made
q recover al baggage which VIII either be taken to
stoulngton OF brought 10 this city, probably
lie former Most Of the freight has been
Transferred from the Massachusetts,, and reached
e.nungtOn Saturday night, by the steamers Frances
md stuuuCt That which was thrown overheard VIII
come To Ncw-lOrk by rail. The C0at Nfechlng COM
NV har sent detachment Of eighteen Wreckcfs ahn
divers. with the ug Cyclops, and Ncchlng schooner
uuucr cha 20 ~ Captain McuTl, 10 the Massachusetts
with the hopes floating her of. Sac said 10 Zoe badly
iorrrd" ANA her bottom badly stove ill., as the tde
rides and fails n her. IL the forward hOd she has I'VE
feet Of water ait seven feet, while IN TIC IRE room
f. twelve feet deep ~Ouutiugs have been made al
around he Yts-t and there is found 10 bc dtpsh OF
wafer Inuliuc from I've We 20 hI cen fccl As she
draws oy eleven feet she will readily uoat lf the dam
ar iO the bottom ne repair Cd The Massachusetts
J. said 90 De insured Tor $4,000. The propeller lhcus
g cd boo place OF tie Massachusetts, on saturday fGi
Providence, taking good ctIgO o. freight Du Lot many
passengers. . .,, .,
discontinued for the season, ana that Tie hiode ihhu
which hls bees running tcfnatcy with the Mas'at hU
Rets will ran 20 St0nmlOu. IDis change II MADE, Will
be uecdgd upon Captain Babc1cE's return to-day.
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OF the collection Mr. Casteani writes that he hopes an
arrangement completed by February but II not
he Will have 20 begin packing tie collection al once ~
vii then be exhibited 40 the cuung Paris Exposition, anu
will eventually nnd n purchaser, re expects IN Eugai'
The price st upon h Is 100000 sterling Tor the anql
do the antiquities of much inmedi
ate importance, but In view OF the growing scarcity OF
mnioea they feel II strong effort should be made TO
pa this collection. Mr. Casieani mas sisnihed ma
Willingness to grant terms. re1sU nable ana cOnNen-
ieni FOR the sake OF having the collection hud houe IN
America
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BOOKS.
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comprising an collection of photography. Periodical
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by GUSTAV DoRE and others. ALSO valuable Law Books
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MINERS REsUMING WORK.

PITTsToN, Penn, Oct THE Pennsylvania
Coal Compauy's miners in meeting assembled here
Yesterday resolved almost unanimously, TO work
next Monday ugop tie compan!'s terms
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The deceased nobleman was a Liberal Con-
sentative He was successfully Ambassador to Spain.
Chief Secretary for Ireland and Lord Lieutenant OF
Ireland II. also held at time the office OF Post
master-Ge neral
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SENATOR BOURBEAU DEAD.

PARIS, Oct. Z, 1877.
Senator Lous Oliver Bourbeau is dead. lie
was "a Bonapartst and had attained the age OF srysu.
He represented Vienne In the Senate.
lgor oMsr Fore.ga lssss sec First Pa0eI
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ms GAALRETTA pROSECUTION.


The TimeSs Paris telegram confirms the
Iraneaises announ that NJ. Gambet.a IS 10 De
prosecuted again Perfect tranquility. however, pre-
walls in Paris.
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THE DIRECT CABLES INTERRUPTED SHORT SEC
IInN

The superintendent of the Direct United
states Cable Company gives notice that short section
Of the Company's cable. between New-iIampshre ana
Nova Scotia, interrupted, but that the interruption
docs affect the ue transmission Of eleFTams, which
are now forwarded 20 Nova Scotia by the land Ines
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LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.

DEATH OF THE EARL OF ST. GERMANS.
LONDON, Oct. Z, 1877
Edward Granville Eliot, third Earl of ST..
Germans, is dead lie age was seventy mine.
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HOME NEWS.

THERMOMETER YESTERDAY AT HUDNUTs IN
BROADWAY
sau54o Noon So n m. G2'. Midni~ht63'
Hiahesi during thr day, 81 Love- 20
Average. 81 Same daY. 1876. 53'st
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For irregular action of the heart, cold ex
trent aud acute ms call at % Maidenane ana get oL
MANS LIVER PAD AND PLAsiEks.
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ppOvTYFVT ARRTVALa.

PROMINENT ARRIVALS
Frercit House, NJ. Mata, Mexican Minister az
Washington Windsor Hotel-Jndge Henry ~ spon9ru "a
Henry A. TdeD, OF New u Dah"n' -,
H. H. Ilurlbrt President Of She Cleveland oounpnr
Cincinnati and Indian polls Railroad .oinI my a, -
I0,sAlvey A Adee recently United states chaf II at
fares Al Madrid Elciolrs Hott-Congressna Josep1
Cannon Illinois, and gresham Joseph oeE1r 81
Virginia Breroou H0use-lhe Rev Dr. X W. Ds, ~.
ENGLAND ..-..H JGmeS H0f,t-fA-AIos,IhVI
Andrew a. Curtin of Penns lvana, and Judge o. A. Loeb
rane ~ Georgia. Arcnue Hofet-Coone Shnusi
Woods H. \ A aud Andrew f. McCnt0ca, of PennSylNa "a
49, Nee. IoTe Hoel-C Captain Kennedy OF the eamslp
Gernanic DtHfs HOiei-Judge j. Prpu OF Neinoh|
49,. dor Honss-SuTgeOn J. h. Tryon, U. ;. y.
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Announcement

Don't trine with a sore throat, or bad
cough or cold remedy sure prompt, and thorough
a. D.. JAMES ExPECTORANT can BE- readily obtained
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CTRlCTURE. Impotence, and Diseases OF the
- GoaoAuve Organs radically and spsedy cured Once
houIs y " j uESRY A. DANIELS ~ D., la LeKngsonN
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HANGED NEIR 4 B.tRROOM
Anthony Gobie Expiatina the Crime OF the
killing of w. T.. Brown.

ELLrJAY. Ga. June A.-Tho killing Of w.
L. Brown by Antnony G2elsS in Glmer c s,ay
for. Lat" ono afternoon Il large and pow. riui,
course featured Young man. with MS hand stu
red. and his clothes sprinklcd With blood. en-
tered country house near Elnay IN tlln'r
county. and startled the inmates 10y telling them
that he had Jnst kiih Il Il man Tor insulting ms
father. Being asked Tor nft"ulars he told tho
following version oil the AMIR:
TINS morning. solnY INTO one OF the illirt
stills ON the mountain, ! found a SIT Of follows
drinhiu-s. iok iuE. and having "A good time. |
heard Brown : iN That my father broke open his
smoke house during the war and stole his meat
meat Knowing TINT he had his crowd with
hour NO We ieii thr stil AMI started hero TO,
Ecih"r. Wat 'hlng my opportunity, dropped
hehind him. and stru X him atrrIblg blow on
the lr Is of the head with this stir think |
hroAD MS skull. Instead ul RS sting lik" mnn,
H. raised himself IN his kners AMI legged l,k"
n log for his life. Seeing the Bringing coward az
my i""t, lspurned MN ON me- WIN my loot. he
~u -rNcdci I'm a..ain crawling to his kners. ant
commenced PRAYING for mercy. granted his
hi- head. which, crushed ia his skull and put
him out of misery Then. fearing that h, was
moi dead. 10 lahored him over the hcnd AMI
shoulders with my stick. -othat hi own mother
woudu't re'ogn He him II she WIS e. ilnd him
tn. Pc. hy the roadside"
Alter ,lrinAins pretty freely. he proposed ~
a SOFT oi pl"uS urr excursion, that they should
~ an look ut the body. and oil they started.
VIII. Standing there hc Wa- arrest u. " sub
nittri quietly. and r"it rat al his CONF --lOn.
At tur trial. hl- rolntN Is. who are rich. mani
h1'd h' Nri'7' "Ilh''iN'l 'i ~ SUI til', w.
WIS apparently equally lni.iier MT ~ - ms
iitr. Inr 'Duu appointed rpuun'i 70 '.l'inl
nun 'ut ID refuse '' rvh. ult wan hl- tNl'rs
ca io lhireiu'. Single witness. IN" cas-" was
r"n-id reg =" a. Z. hH's t1iNt WIS hp' Y'r'u
- ~" o'lr'h' ','n,', ~" N,N'Ihol, uH"''ih
Atnut "a Wf'h .-O tuN Nu rih resigned all "
lh.+ i'H az I'.7'" way w" ''he "'i !,
man me- W"i' Wh'H "ltrf ~ n'l ,Hrfl'i OUT
ih' 20" iN tiil. ul"ii I'D fInA}, anu ~ '''
lN'd 'Ny mice l'i'n Itn'r " r"iiN"i 'i u'',-
Eihpi sNN'pli' ana ms '''@in 49, lvi'N' MN u"
D.. . 0 : lNH
lf'l'fr'd ,~i-n 'uE lii' 'n l1NiHthF We i'1N'
l'el Hhy ur Nur"n'r WIS no, ,lru lHN ne
M'nli AHA y, ~ ~ ii"ii~Nsiii lh we 'l
N, ~ .r;n. TINS q ihe iif-t n"nsint slne me
Mnr ih MhW II hhnW a. lu' r"uulYil l'uht .,r'
hr lVrk'S r. 'W" ''iN ~ a., 'ihu''u il iii'l-
N'T' wy avn uln. " ~
,'l- 'i t'' "' ''i 'u'N'n nun tNll-
7', rrifi',n W. '''''' fr',, ni -1
ltf. % % tt f'i D 'sl' -tH ,il ii' iti. -
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pit OF u thcatre. Stepping from behind ono Of
tlc shove scenes Of the stage, he shouted ont
sOmrth ing which the pit hisscd. Advancing To
the fOOtlights, in the full gaze OF the audience,
BE- said. Ladies and K utlemen, with your
permission u piece " II bn performed tO-InOr-
row. The Insnonro OF the Pit Chastsed, 10y
Marqu de Teutcnlac, in as many u u, as may
b desired No on. responding, inc MO'hu-Dc
du list WAS removed.
prin.c Dolgorouoki challenged an old Rus
sian neral manned /itss. and at the Same mo-
mont the Swedish artillery was heard. ana news
came thni the enemy WtrH itti'kiug rrdou "
The two ut once engaged in theirdu'l 10y sinn J..
Ing in the cnhrusurc I'LL ON or the other should
BE- stru *. The Prince WAS cut in TWO 10y a an
non ball, and the & neral maic "a mast ,rlY re-
trent. Count De Tolst'y and u naval Capta
and proposed that tiny 5 " each DINER ana
jump into the water. Tho Count said he could
not swim; tho Captain charged him with
cowardlrc. and, rudiy selinE him. Jumped
into the sea. Both W I' res Vi ~. but tho Cap
ttin's Injuries were 80 severe that he died few
days after.
Pernups the most ridiculous story is that told
fame, known as Od Put" Duriusthe VI nrh
war he WIS challenged by AN English otirrr.
lie proposed that both sit on keg OF powder,
into the hung Ol which was u light At U.S.
After the fusa got vi II under way. and the flame
WIS un comfortably near the hole. the OIL 'rr
ran. " Hold on, my friend; it's only onion
s,cdl"
Gentlemen Of the cloth have not always been
slow to resent injuries. De Retz DON al MS rOwl
and pricstly robes and showed himself master
oi the fcn'c and thrust rs often rs occasion re-
CURED, nndthc famous lsnatius Loyola. founder
Oi the Society of jesus, called out II Moor Tor
denying the divinity of Christ.
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Throw Ing Up his n and aud his Lifc-An Incl
dent of Circus Life.

ro,n Ne C7ngcr
al reckon" said the old canvasman. as he
helped himself to Il liberal allowance tobacco,
" | r.rkOu TINT If sOmc Of these fellows what
writ pu try had got hold Of the story Qi q.
Jos ,ph Bcggs. they'd have made nice thing
~ What was that ?" askcd
Take ~ srat. ami ~ tel il to YOU" ,
the old canvasman related to mo the story oi ..
"Thats what we always called him" he be-
Knn-" O. Joseph. ThH q stood for Oliver,
believe. don quite know now he got 10 part
his nnmc in the middle that way; hut Every
body an the company spoke ~ him a~O. Joseph.
and IL seemcd to peusc him nightly OtH-
sionHlly sumr now mrnbcr would call him J9e
at SUN time that ms trends stuck 70 th"O ne
Was nothing Tut groom. you understand. put
everybody liked him. and treated him kindly
~ must have bcen SlNty yrhrs, old. ana IRON
the time he whs - tOldiing kid he had wnt"l
tn" sawlu-t II was trained for Il rider; tut
he M 4 wth II bnd fail wurn he wils about Nv m
~ or thcrcahouts. and that Knocked him out OF
the ring But il didn't keep him out of the pro-
/ rs on. Blow me. but believe he would havc
Stuck To the canvas somehow II he Il lad 10 stahd
W Tor Il centre pole"
e 1t was the s,lSon that Horton took his COM
puny down the Mi-slss iUpi may De you rrinelu-
Der il? We travelled on d little Sheely steamer
which Horton had chart red. and pit hrl mo
canvas along the banks Of the river wherever
there wis - settlement The company wis no
great shak q but the field WIS fr 'Sh one in
| them DAYS. and we did Il goOd business. q,
| Joseph had charge OF SOME OF tn hpr-i T. nhdIl
was superb ending the canvas some OF the
company had goi into u" HABIT OF PLAYING
! poker in order t. kIu time Will" We 81 re- on
| the boat one might they hHd pcrsnad'd q.
! Joseph to sit down 10 a Little game. 'Tncre was
! Long He was u hur,ll" rid 'r-not a very good
one. although h. would bow moro about his
prriorm,ng' than any man You eyer snN. |
| bully. saw him h"at his tsn.yoar Old hoy one
! day until the ypung-ter could scarcely stand,
and thai WAS enough ior M. man what u
' ,ntirn'is NH 1uI VIA ~ antil, a
4. I a.I.. ia ain |
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TIE CORY FIELD OF HONOR.
Encounter Between Henry CLAW mud y ohm
Eansoirh \ sham Duel n~suit'ne In
GnIiows sce.c ola Pats challenge.

Inc i1rSt ducl ~ the tnliru StnlcS was
iought in Iurtunic New England. Edward
Doty and Edward si r.. both 5 'rVants of
Stephen Hops ms at Plymouth. Mass" mad
quarrel aud settled IT with swords ike gent
mon. Or course Their conduct WIS heinpus
of nee in the Dyes Oi the colony. an J. although
there WIS no iaW On the stltnt" book Tor me
punishment Oi the offence. tn colony soon inn
prOvised one. The du lists were ord 'r'd IT, be
tied together hands and feet, for twenty-iOur
Revolutionary War Castle Garden. now Fort
lndnpcn lcnre. in Boston harbOr. was c''l"Drtted
Tripoli our officers fought many duols. and the
prt' tier was only stopped by the stringent
orders oil ConnodQrr Prr'lc. Ia 1919. how
over. American and British OIL 'er- 50 often
fought at Gibraltar that our vessels We're for
bid len that port.
United States. but prominently that of Burr
ol the parties the triyinliiv of tha rausr. tho
fatal result and pubcsynpathy for llamiltons
widow aud orphans. all consumed to make IT
thu sensation OF the early DAYS of the first cen
Wr'lawkcn. y. j.. July II. 1901. ilamton had
lust been appointed Minister To- France. and
Burr was Nic''-Pr' sidcnt Of the United states.
Ihr Immediate cause Of the dim 'ulty WIS the
ppphcaI on ol T. Rampn,iyt ny It DR.. S9Gp,g. IN
say that they consider Cob Burr II dangerous
man, and ono unnt to bc trusted with the reins
4 G9Iyernmcnt' In angth'r place; Gen.
Sill more de-picahlc.' This last passigr ir-
rltItrd Burr, and ne demanded an immediate
roirartion. Hamilton considered the passage
a. al 70 -t very indrinii', AMI declined. \ long
correspondence ensucd. resulting In llamlton's
~" durl between Henry CLAY and John Ram
dou'h WAS ioriunpt" IN it, ending in that the
w1iw heart Of the one and tn nasty aim pt the
nave l"'u a ur"r-to-hc-rfl- II dot on iiir
memory of Tn" Er'at orators ofthr South. Th'
%, tu r"t una Boin PARTICIPANTS wrre friends;
ull"uai'd Tor thr tu. h.ins los thu political
questions ofrhe da,. RHndelih hai denounced
tho union of Adams and Clay rs union
Of tHr Iur.tln ANT tuu biarNlrg. Clay
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ton oi upward OF l5.0oo, RAPIDLY in .rnas..ns;
good wagon roads connecting Hll the districts
and different sgitlenenis three railroads tho
Denver and l,io Graudc, Denver. South Park
and PaciN' and Utah southern heading in
that direction tunnc lling, drifting. ana sink
in shafts going ON steadily in all the distr is
new dis ov, ri,el Of rich MN rltl every few days
and every Indication of u silver product OF ~
uOu.OuUtu sycAr.anA, ifaun 'icnt works ar buit
your. over 500 mines have hr"n lo"nt"d. But
san Juan ia moi thc poor man country II mas
no dos rabbi. ilu -er mil 's Capital nnd cNp"n-
sivc ma him ry are required to take out the cre
ana reduce it. Az last as these are supplied
there viii gradually be employment Tor labor
ms ut soId wuEes But at present tho various
towns unt camps are ovorrun with mon who
have not ing ID do. and cnnnoi get work ~ any
wag's; rae riches and perulahen,y III the sil-
yer iodns ha. j. en esiahhshrd. There 50 now
on tn" duwls pnl IA sIgnt ut the various mines
over t1,Wp.ulO worth ot Silvr ore. ~ ia prod.
u t %, iaet year Mum ol this VIII b. reduced
"a y"Yr,ani tw,Hc as m4h more tax IN Out.
IN" tod - IN thN vi nifty of LAX" CITY. Sivcrtpn.
or Ourav cNhibit to the sight ut least 600 for
nnywirr. nN.ut Dauiwooi. CropE, or Custer
ctv. when cap',rl has literally provided iortlir
production ana treatment Of tn" ores. the old
mnrr ami the tnderioot' alike may 40 in
Niile the Kan Juan country is the most rug
g,d and mouni'tih"us port ON OF colorado. some
of Tie valleys on "nch sidn are O gr 'at i"rilitN
ANA beauty. ana IN i lew years. no u"ud VIII
furnish uli the vegetables. lrl.n and Gait" do
mandrd by tng rapidiy-&rowing inining towns
and amps. lhcr' are air'ndv u inrsc nuinpcr
oi ranches sclucrrd throu N tn' san LUIS val
lev amt "a" b II lands alr ing entered Tor
= trui'ut TN' cutie AMI wool int - SITS ut
-ulur goo nts have aItainod Iar-' Proportions.
am 10 b. '~' mated that thor" Nr' 1000 sheep
and 20 400 ~ .ld of cattle feeding ia the valley
Tine Gum son valley. on the ra.if SLOPE. w.lh
.is numerous trl bdthlies. the san Juan. san
Mi-ur and Dolores. the Animas and the nu
nriuu@ snall valleys and parHs surrounding
thc san jean country have a lari;' r cultNublr
arru with at irr CATION than any other portion
Ol COlOruup.
LicWrsT LODFs ~ THr WORLD.
n a. 4 # no
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DEAF H ON THE ELEvATED RaILROAD.
A Lurch OF - Car Throwing Brakeman
from his Iounsinx Place.

Conductor Morrell and Brakeman George
Hurd Of the 10 train from Ffty-ninth street
Of the Elevated Railroad carefully closed the
gates OF the three passenger cars and adjusted
the bell cord and then the conductor pulled the
bell to signal the engineer 10 start. Hurd
strollcd to the platform Of the forward car and
converscd pleasantly with tho engineer. and
then returned to his post on the rear platform
Conductor Morrcll went TO the forward plat
form. and on his return missing Hurd, went
through the cars looking for HIM At the Fiji
ticth street station the telegraph operator
handed him this telegram from the Fltty-ninth
street station. " You dropped Your brakeman"
Conductor Morrell backed the train To Fifty
fourth street. but not seeing Hurd started the
tor sullivan SAYS that he law Hurd fall head
long from the train To the sidewalk between
Fifty seventh and Fifty-cighth streets. nurd
fell on his right shoulder and the right side Of
his head. His skull was fractured. Hc was
taken. unconscious. TO tho Roosevelt Hospital.
and half IN hour later he died
Conductor MOrrvll snys that Hurd had habit
OF leaning. with his hands in his pockets. and
his shoulder resting against the polished edge
OF the ear. over the platform gate. He frequent
ly warned Hdrd tia, II the car should lurch
suddenly his shoulder would slip on the smooth
edge Of the ear.
Hurd was about 25 years o, age and unmar-
ricd. He lived NJ % Fourth street. BrOOklyn.
He had been IN the employ Of the Elevated Rail
road Company for about four months. His
father u conductor. was killed three months
ago in coll sion on the Eric hallway.
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PORT WASHINGTON HEIGHTS TREES.
q SUIT Bessnnins In the Special sessiens snd
20 End No One Knows Where.

Gardner Conkln was seen on the lat OF
October. by OnlccrJw Eckerslcy. cutting down
a tree about forty feet high and ten inches in
diameter. ON tract Of thirteen acres. lying be-
twcon Tenth avenue and Harlem river on
Washington Heights. Eckcrslcy testified in tho
Special Sessions yesterday that he saw the axe
In Conklin's hand. The witness WAS in Tenth
avenue, and the trcc WIS 10 feet away from him.
John Wcbcr.a German builder. testified that no
owned thirteen acres of land on which the trco
stood. but did not know what kind oil Ueo IL
WIS or what III value was.
The three Justices OF the Special Sessions
nErccd to discharge the prisoner on account ot
insuilicirni lrupf - damage to the compial munt.
The dislitn ia likely tp hr continued. There
L. large tract Il ind lying back OF the fine
residences fronting. On the Hudson river owned
by Chnrlre O'Conur and other wealthy vltiHns,
md tho llariom river. that Is ~ wild ns tho
North Woods. For many years various persons
have habituullS cut nrcwood there. II hns been
a task Of difficulty To- Hpirrhend IRRESPONSIBLE
trcspnssers, because ot the expense OF WIT hing
the trees. Meanwhile many old landmarks havc
fallen beneath the axe: The largest trees have
been selected. nnny Of which hal u historical
value.
The difficulty ot protecting tho trees has been
greatly increased by n dispute Of title. MIR.
Weber holds title from James Smith Dykeman.
His thirteen acres lilo between ln2d and l94tn
streets Ex-Attorney- General Chailield and
his colleague, George NJ. Flanders, claim That
the land on Fort Washington and adJnccnt TO II
Is within the limits OF Gov. DongHns grant OF
1856, which was assigned TO twenty three grant /:
ees This grant they say, covered all the land
on Manhattan Island lying eastward and north
ward Of a line from the Fast river ut the saw
mill opposite Hogg's Island. running due north
until Il strikes the Hudson river ut the Round
the heirs Of the original owners, Conklin
claims his right to cut timber from these heirs