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The New York herald., 1878-11-07
A DESPERATE THIEF.

MERRITT SCHUYLER TRIES TO SHOOT OFFICER
Two colored men. George Williams and Merritt
Schuyler. were fellow servants at Mrs. Beachams. No
10 East Twenty-eighth street, time ago. On
Friday last Merritt discharged and, II was
thought. had left the house for good That night
however. not having been deprived of his latch key
when all was still at Mrs. Beacham he cooy opened
the front door and entered Finding the paror nm
locked he walked in and laid down ON the sofa and
slept During the night. it is Thought he aoke and
wandered about in quest of valuables. At any
rate Williams in the morning announced to his
mistress that he had been robbed Of $50 and stated
that he believed Schuyler to be the thief The Twenty
ninth precinct police was notified of the fact aud De-
tectivc Price detailed 10 work up the case. On
Tuesday night he succeeded in capturing Schuyler
and proceeded with him toward the station house in
Thrtich street They had almost arrived there.
Price holding Schuyers right firmly, when the
foriner felt the cold muzzlc Of revolver against his
left temple and before he could count two heard the
trigger click aud the hammer go down. But the cart
ridge did not explode. Quick a. thought Price
for the pistol followed II q matter
OF life and death for the officer, for the
coored man strong and determined TO effect his
was long and terrible. The prisoner strong and
Price desperate. The former fired his pistol twice
without woundng the latter who piled his short club
vigorously At length he dealt Schuyler heavy blow
A few moments later the pair were in the station
house.
Yesterday morning Merritt Schuyler was arraigncd
before Judge Otterbourg ut Jefferson Market Police
Court to answer two charges-one of LARCENY, the
other Of fconious assault. He looked weak and had
bad cut on his head ON the first accusation he
required to furnish $1,000 bail Being unable to OBJ
tain sureties In either he was locked up.
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BROOKLYN ATHLETIC CLUB.

The members Of the Brooklyn Athletic Club held
their first fall games on the Prospect Park parade
ground yesterday afternoon, and although the day
cold and windy the sports passed of satisfactorily
and much to the enjoyment Of large number Of
spectators The track Is covered and therefore
not Well adapted for rapid walking one Of dire
or sand The principal events were as follows:-
Two hundred and twenty. yards run--First heat r.
r.. Bourne, Il w. Fisher 2. Time. 2sss seconds
Second heat Joseph Baker, 1; II. Lansdcll, 2 Times
80 seconds. Final +. X. Bourne. Il; Joseph Baker.
Time. rs seconds
One mile walk-Charlos Mackrell, l; W. d. Baker. -
d. Richardson. 3. Time, ON. 26s.
One Hundred Yard Dash--Joscph Baker. 1; W.
Fisher, 2: H. Lansdcil 3. Time, II seconds
Running High Jump-John Baker, IT. y m; w.
Armstrong, 4 IT, 3 in.
Running Broad Jump-Q. G. DE Grove. Jr., 16 II. 8
in; John Baker III 1t. in.
Quarter Mile Tun-J g. Hudson. 1; d. Rchardsons
2; w. ID. Baker. .. Time. COS seconds
Putting the Shot u6 poundsl-W. Blair. n n. I'M
!. q. Hudson. "a Il. in.
lacrosse (3all) Throw-F. II. Logan. 330X n
Tug of war.-Tcam 1--R. Maxwell f. II. Logan.
Rev. r. II. Slicer, H. Lansde and j. O. Hudsons
Team Wv. d. Baker, John Baker, Joseph Baker. a
q. DE Grove, Jr, aud W. Blair. Won by team No. IN
I'm. los.
The games ended with Ia crosse MATCH the cap>
tains being r. II. Logan and O. G. De Grove Jr. Caps
tain Logan's side won. Score, 10.
Judges-Mr. Barclay and Mr. Wilkinson
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DEAN STANLEY's DEPARTURE.

Dean Stanley yesterday morning bright and
early and took light breakfast ut Air Cyrus W.
Fields residence in Gramercy Park. He was called
upon by ex-Mayor wickham and President Wood, of
the Board Of Education. who accompanied him TO
the Normal College. in Sxty-eghih street. There he
inspected the different classes and expressed himself
very much pleased with the exercises. He made two
short speeches to the pupils and then returned to Mr.
Fields house to complete his preparations for his
EuropeHn voyage.
The Dean had engaged passage on the steamer
Bothnia. which to sail at two o'clock On the
way to the dock he found time to visit the Cooper
Institute and escorted throughout the building by
its venerable founder. The Rev. Philips Brooks. of
Boston the Rev. ArthuE Brooks. OF New York;
Henry g. Potter. d. d.: George W. Chds. of Phila-
delphia; David Dudley Field. Abram =. Hewitt, Mr..
Pellew. Mr.. Coddington and many other friends aud
acquaintances were gathered on the Bothnia to bid
him farewell.
pIRAsEp WITH MS
The Dean expressed himself much pleased with
his visit America and said that he had the sasfac-
ton OF knowing that he had completed in detail the
tour he proposed to himsef before leaving England.
not having missed single thing that he had made mp
his mind tn on his trip to this country. He went
away he said delighted with the country, the climate
and the people. When the bell rang for visitors to
leave the vessel the usual handshakings per-
formed and the Dean saluted with cheers and the
waving of handkerchefs the vessel swung out into
the stream.
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FOES AND FRIENDS.

"They both hghtin'. Yer Honor" said the
officer as he brought his prisoners. man and a
woman with an old shawl her head, before the
jefferson Market Court yesterday; "an' he threw a
pitcher or something through the window ut her. an
she flung something back at him, an' arrested the
two of them for disordory conduct"
well. what have you to sayr' said Judge Otter
bourg to the mcaly looking man.
''Divil thing; but she hit first wild pitcher"
said he in reply.
.'And your asked His Honor of the woman
'Oh. Jedgel Jedgc Me brother il a detective
An I'm sorryl An just let us both off-election
times. yer Honor. You know how It Is yerselfi I'm
a dacint woman an III niver come back againi
DECENT Dccentl Why, you've q liquor store In
your face now,' said the Judge You can co. he
remarked to the man. To the woman he sad Five
dollars or fiye days Next case
To the amazeinent OF everybody the meay man
stopped the officer he wac taking the woman
through the prison door with the words, "Hould on
Ill pay her fne!" And he did Thsn they left the
court arm In arm
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SELF-EXECUTION.

MAN DISAPPOINTED IN THE RESULT OF THE
ELECTION ARRANGEs A scAFroLD AND HANGS
HIMSELF.
Washington Thomas fifty -four years of age. well
known and influential citizen of the Thirteenth ward
having become Respondent by business losses,
mitted suicide ut early hour yesterday morning
the basement Of his residence. No. 44 Grand street
For number Of years he the proprietor of
shoe store in Grand street. He was regarded as
man Of character and means, and was popular among
his own class. He succeeded in business until re-
Gently. Some years ago he took active part in
local politics Between the hard times and his mat
tention to business he lost what he had earned by
years of industry. In this reverse Of fortune he
sought situation from his old time political
friends. He received numerous promises that he
would be taken care of after election time, aud.
couraged by this hope, he worked energetcaly
all day Tuesday for the of the TYmmany
ticket. He left his home at nine p. NJ to learn the
result of the election. and upon being informed that
his friends beaten he the defeat heart US
a personal misfortune to himself. He returned home
without his family being aware of his arrival He
descended to the kitchen. and there with much de-
liberation. erected his own gallows and became his
own executoner. For this purpose he used the door
of closet which stood in corner Of the kitchen
The door opened close to the stove Across the door
and under the jamb he placed wooden bar, to which
he fastened rope. Having in this manner erected the
scatfod he stood upon the stove adjusted the moose
about his neck and stepped backward OF his Tempo
rary foohold. His determination die could be seen
in the fact that Ut any moment during his necessarily
slow stranguation he could have prevented that
process by placing his foot upon the stove.
His nephew discovered his body next morning
and being Mortified at the sight mp stairs and
alarmed his aunt In his excitement and agitation he
forgot to cut the body down until he had returned to
the kitchen second time. Life however had been
extinct tor several hours. the body was stiff and
cold.
Deceased had been twice married. BY his first wife
he had "a and daughter both living. He was evil
IDENTITY man OF taste and education, as his apart
ments well stocked with choice pictures and
books He was some years ago u school trustee OF
the Thirteenth ward and generally took considerable
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PIGEON SHOOTING.

handsome gold badge was shot for by the mem-
bers OF the Fountain Pigeon Shooting Club. at the
Brooklyn Driving Park, located in Parkville. Long
Island. yesterday, in the presence of number Of
spectators. Seventeen members competed and each
fred at birds. handicap RISE The shooting
throughout the match first class, despite the
strong wind which blew across the range The badge
was by MIR. Cabenhaven, after interesting
test with Mr.. DE Fran, by killing ten birds out of
thirteen. while his opponent killed nine out Of the
same number The'following is the
SUMMARY.
BR0oKLYN DRIVING PARK. PARKvuLE, l.. L.
WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER q, 1STS.-Thc Fountaiu
Pigeon Shooting Club members competing for gold
badge, seventeen contestants at seven birds each,
eighty yards boundary, y ounces of shot; and r
traps ties decided at three birds each and the club
nj, 10
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BURIED ALIVE.

TERRIBLE FATE OF WELL DIGGER IN NEWARK
LOOK TO THE LORD, LOUIS !"
Louis Beehler aged about thirty years. and residing
at No. IL Johnson street, Newark, met with terrible
fate on Tuesday. He is well digger by occupation
and had long followed the business. Mr.. August
Buerman of No. 10 Lafayette street. employed him to
dig cesspoo place for him in the yard of his resi-.
dence at the above number and in the latter part of last
week Louis began work. He had got down a number
of feet into the sandycayey soil. when he advised
to provide a brace box He did think it necessary
and went on digging despite the warnings Of Mr..
Buerinan and John Scherstal. workman.
BURIED BENEATH THE EMBASKMENT.
He got to the depth of eighteen feet on Tuesday
afternoon and busy arranging to lay the founda
ton stones of the walls, when suddenly the embank-
ment on side caved in and buried him up to the
shoulders Shouting for assistance. several workmen
about the house hurried to the spot and began dig
him out. This about two o'clock. His head
twelve feet down from the lavel Of the yard rope
some men dug the soil away from hts body others
tried to pull him out with the rope attached to
windlnss.
They succeeded in getting him Gear down 10 below
the hips and were putting little extra the
windlass, hoping to pull him. out when he cried ont.
'Stop! you're pulling me to pieces can stand it,
He heavy boots and his legs were caught in the
of stone he had with him, the earth packing it
against his limbs.
IN A LIVING TOMB
The men went on digging, when suddenly great
mass OF earth caved in all hands. The rescuers
had hard work to rescue themselves. Bechler
buried beneath two feet Of heavy earth. AS he
the ground swallowing him mp he knew his
fate was sealed. and, lifting his hands in the attitude
Of duplication, he cried in tones that would move
sake on far nv M or os
realized the doomed mans position and replied,
Look to the Lord. Louis In less time that il
takes to relate it the earth had completely buried the
poor fellow. Not word nor sound more from him
heard.
THE CORPSE RECOVERED.
The workrnen resumed their digging but not until
nine o'clock at night did they reach his head. OF
course he was stone dead He stood in the attitude
Ill which he was last seen--that Of suppcation.
When the head of the corpse uncovered the wife
of Louis was present. Her agony terrible and
impossible to depict. 1t being considered dangerous
to dig further and it being impossible to do anything
for the corpse it left in the position described
until yesterday, when about noon 1t recovered
and removed to the late residence Of deceased.
Bechler leaves wife and i've small children.
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BISHOP CORRIGAN's APPOINTMENTS.

Following is the official list Of recent appointments
made by Right Rev. Michael A. Corrigan. ID. d.,
Bishop OF Newark. N. J.-Rcv. T. Hogan. Of
East Newark, transferred to st. Johns. Trenton
Rev. Patrick Leonard OF st. Johns, TO st.
Mchael's, Newark; Rev. L. Gambosvillc Of
Boonton, to st. Johns, Newark; Rev. Pierce
Mccarthy. of Dover. TO st. Plus East Newark; Rev.
j. Hanly, of Mount Hope to st. Msry's. Dover: Rev.
James j. Curran. of Trenton, to St Demands. Mount
Hope: Rev, John A. OGrady, of New brunswick. to
st. Mary's Boonton; Rev. James A. McFaul, OF st.
Patricks Cathedral, Newark, to be assistant at
st. Peters, New Brunswick Rev. William Doherty.
to be assistant ut the Cathedral Newark: Rev.
Anthony Hechinger is promoted 10 St Pauls, Green
ylle Rev. Joseph Esser, of st. Pauls of the Cross.
Jersey City, TO st. Nicholas, Egg Harbor City; Rev.
Gerhard Huygens to be assistant at ST. Pauls. Jersey
City, and Rev. Thomas Quinn to be assistant at st.
Johns, Trenton.
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months after the body was deposited; he
was very sure of tine time. but l did not
leave him because l dared not ] asked
Henry Sturgess and Burr jennings to loan me
money enough to get to my mothers home; George
Phelps my former husband and died in Bellevue
Hospital; he compostor in the Tribune office
ut one time; never was under arrest in New York
Tor committing robbery; I once lived
New York; l brought before
the Court of Sessions in the Tombs; my house in
New York was searched FOR stolen goods;
never saw the sponge shown me here before; wrote
the second letter to Dr. Sanford at the dicaton OF
Bassett.
ing been on the stand all day and the hour for al-
1ourning having arrived the court adjourned un-
TIL tomorrow morning at nine o'clock.
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SUICIDE FOR WANT OF WORK.

John c. Kipp, an unemployed clerk. who has lived
with his family at No. 620 Atlantic street. Brooklyn
FOR some time past died yesterday morning from the
effects of Paris green. Owing to his inability OBJ
tain employment he had become despondent. and on
several informed his wife that he did not
care to live any longer At q late hour on Tuesday
night he sent his little daughter to drug store
the poison and instructed her to tell the clerk that il
To be used for poisoning rats When he had oh.
tanned the Paris green he mixed 10 in water and
was drinking il as his wife entered the ROOM She
seized the cup containing the poison and dashed il
the floor. A ply stefan summoned and antidotes
administered, but they failed have any effect
and the unfortunate man died in great agony.
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THE RIFLE.

meeting Of the Board Of Directors Of the National
Rife Association was held yesterday afternoon. at
three o'clock. at the associaton offices. No. % Park
row. The president of the association, Mr.. N. p.
stanton. in the chair. aud Messrs Schermerhorn.
Wylie, Waters, Fulton. Holland Scott. Story and
Casey present The principal business done waa
the adoption of resolution to the effect tht matches
shall take place at Creedmoor two days during the
present month"; the days to be hereafter by
the secretary The Board also decided that in the de
termination of ties the entire shall be consid-
cred in counting cutters and ''inners." instead ol
the string 81 the longest range The OF tire busis
ness was merely Of q routine character.
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bia Though an energetic politician. he was OF hu-
name disposition and frequently distinguished him
sell by acts OF clemency TO his bitterest foes HIS
chef military achievements the battles OF Ieseua
and Barbacoas and that of Cuspad in which he over.
threw an invading army of Ecuadorians. He passed
many times through New York on his repeated visits
dent of Colombia and one of his sons resided here
Tor many years in charge OF mercantile house. One
OF MS daughters the wife of exPresident Herran
formerly Minister OF Colombia ut Washington.
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ALEXANDER SMITH.

Alexander smith, the republican candidate for Con-
gress in the Twelfth district, whose sudden death in
the hour of victory briefly announced in yes
terday's HERALD first taken i'll Sunday after
noon, when he complained of slight indsposition.
On Monday lie experienced acute gastrts and weaken
ing OF the action of the heart. II not known that
his illness fataluni within few moments of his
death, on Tuesday evening. His funeral will take
place from his home on Paisade avenue Yonkers. on
Friday afternoon at two o'clock Mr. Smith
born near Trenton II. j.. October IA. 1878, and
moved to this State before attaining his majority. He
began the manufacture OF carpets in West Farms
about thirty years ago. but in ls6A transferred his
busness to Yonkers At the time Of his death he had
in his employ upward of 1000 persons. Mr. Smith,
though commencing life without money infuen-
tal friends, was enabled by his inventive genius and
business capacity to compete successfully with for
fign manufacturers, not only in the United States.
but in the markets Of the Old World.
Though never sinking public duty Mr.. Smith was
solicitation his friends all political beliefs it
said, that he accepted the nomination for Congress.
He was originally democrat, but from the formation
OF the republican party III 1854 Mr. Smith had been
one of its most earnest and consistent supporters.
His popularity was shown by the tact that Yonkers
gave him majority of about ,600 the largest it
gave any Congressional candidate, and he elected
by majority OF about $500 in district strongly
democratic the Twelfth. A election will be
ordered to fill the vacancy caused by his untimey
death. The workshops ond Offices of the deceased
were closed yesterday. and hags were displayed at
half mast throughout the town. Tho funeral will
take place at Yonkers on Friday, at two P. NJ.
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GRAND GENERAL TOMAS cIPRIANo DE MosQuERA,
Ex-pREsIDENT OF COLOMBIA

Ex-PREsIDENT OF COLOMBIA.
BY the latest mail advices via Panama news has
been received of the DEATH at his estate of Cocouuco
in the State Of Cauca Colombia October s. Of Grand
General Mosqucra, several times President of the old
Republic of New Grenada and Of The modern United
States Of Colombia: General Mosq era the most
conspicuous figure in Colombian politics since the
death of Bolivar in 1880. and of the few surviving
officers of the of independence. He was de-
seconded from the Spanish nobility and belonged to
the most distinguished family of the State Of Cauca
where he was born about lsos. He entered the Army
of Liberation. under Bolivar, when a lad of fourteen
and served with distinction on the Iherator's staff
until the achievement Of independence. twelve years
later. His uncle. Fon Joaquin. was Spanish
brother also a distinguished general was the
successor of Bolivar as Provisional President of
the early Republic of Colombia during the
short interval prior TO its dissolution and separation
into the three republics of Venezuela, New Granada
and Ecuador. Another brother became Archbishop Of
Bogota and was one Of the most accomplished lrel-
atcs ~ south America During the administration
of the 'I.herator' Bolivar General Mosqucra
appointed by him Minister In Peru, more than
once elected to the Colombian Congress and Cabinet
Minister He President of New Granada during
the atated period from 1si5 to 1s4e second time In
1871 third time the leader Of the revolution
which in 1863 rcestablished the Republic of Colom-
bia and a fourth time in 1868. General Mosqucra
will be chiefly known to poseriy as the leader OF the
anti-cercal party viii, destroyed the vast power of
the clergy i'm Colombia; but he had many other titles
to remembrance. He was well educated, good
orator and an able administrator, and was well
acquainted with the history, geography and
cthnography of his native country,
which subjects he delivered un address
i'm New York about twenty years since ut the first
formal meeting of the American chronological Society
He was one of the earliest advocates and promoters OF
the Panama Railway, and of late years actively in
favor Of an neroceanc canal across the Isthmus OF
Darcn. He had served "a Minister to France and
Spain In 1852, and 10 England In 1868: many times
Governor and Senator ot his native State than
once commandern-chief Of the national army. and
In that capacity received the title of Grand General
which Is the highest military distinction Of Colon-
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CANON +. R. RAINBs, +. S. A., ENGLISH ANTI
QUARRY


BY the death Of Canon Raines, at Scarborough, Eng
land October H. the county paatne of Lancaster has
lost the most skilled antiquary it produced
Though by birth native of Yorkshire, having been
born at Whitby. February %. 1905, he spent the
greater part of his life In Lancashire and devoted him
self to preserving the ancient records Of his adopted
county Being the Of physician. he at first
destined for his fathers profession. but ultimately
decided to enter the Church, ordained in 1925
and appointed in 1882 incumbent of Milnrow
then rural village, three miles from Rochdae. where
he resided for the remainder of his life and where he
buried October 81, i'll the presence of vast
course. When the Chetham Society founded in
1s43 for the reproduction of the ancient records Of
and Cheshire he was one of it's most active
members, and of the 103 volumes forming it's publ-
cations less than nineteen edited by him. OF
these the most important the four volumes Of
s'Notitia Cestrenss, most valuable manuscript
count Of the old diocese Of Chester written by Bishop
Gastrell about 1720 the two volumes Of Lancashire
Chantries" the journal Of Nicholas Assheton.' the
STANLEY Papers," and particularly the interesting
biography of James Stanley the Martyr Earl" OF
Derby. He left full fifty folio volumes of "Lanca-
shire Manuscripts transcribed in his peculiarly
neat handwriting
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L,a,ls Rise
Klle.f.

Fell doad out of bounds.
Referee-Mr skidmore, of F1atbush. T.. T.
Time of shooting-One hour and thirty minutes.
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cHAnLRs DUKE OF scHr.Esw1G-HorsrErS.

CHAILKS DUKE OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Charles Duke of Schleswig- -Holstein Sonderburg
Glcksburg died October a. in the sxtysxth year OF
his age. The Duke was born September 80
1873 and was the Of Duke Frederick William Paul
Leopold born in 1885. and the Duchess Louise Caro-
line. born in 17s9 daughter Of the Lndgrave Charles
OF Hcsse Cassel. He succeeded to the dukcdom the
death of his father February II. 1881 aud Ia 1883
married Wilhemna Maria. daughter Of Frederick W..
King Of Denmark. who survives. him. but without
issue. He IL succeeded In the dukedom by Prince
Frederick born the 23d of November 1914. who. in
1sl married the Princess Adelaide Christine Julienne
Charlotte. daughter Of the late George Prince OF
Schaumburg-L -Lippe by whom he has Prince Frederick
Ferdinand born in 1856, and other ISSUE
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n. pAuzAr p'rMnAnREIms, rnEscH ro1lrrc1Ax.

NJ. DAUzAT j EMBARREHIs, FRENCH POLITICIAN.
The death at Bagneux Paris. October a. at the
age Of sixty nine, is announced of M Dauzat Embar
rercs formerly Councillor General and Deputy for the
Hautes Pyrenees creator. under the auspices Of the
Duke lie Nemours of the horse breeding establishment
OF viscns. He was grandson OF the Count d dEmbar-
rsrcs. Lieutenant General Peer of France. and Lieu
tenant General Baron Soult.