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drawn down, hut the window was open. Her
blind was closed but the stats were open. Four
or i've minutes elapsed after looking at the
Mss jennie ' Bilinrs s s@H med MurdeT
Mrs. Reed turned down her lamp. drew up the
shade, and Doepqd through the, Stats She
thought she saw lady run down Mr. BillingsS
front yard. She had the impression TINT
1t was Miss Jennie. but could not say
whether it was n man or "a woman Her hus-
hnnd was M the Union, store. dle came nome
five minutes after the shot was fired. She went
VI stairs and put ON shawl She changed hcr
slippers for a pair Of EHiicrs that were in
clothes uress Her husband tried 10 button
them hui hc was 40 illustrated that Mrs. Reed
herself huitOued them. She was considerably
excited. They went ont. and locked the door.
Going up the street they stopped mompn1nt
Nj Billnl,s's gatc. and went up to the Union
sture wltre thuy found a group of persons. in
clu ling Mrs. George Wasnhurn. Four or five
nWrs after their arrival, Mr.. Nashhurne
wont home at an ordinary walk.
This testimony In clear drive nj the defence.
who aim to prove an abb through Mr. WASH
butne.
There IL n rassngo nno feet wide between
Mr.. Reeds house and the yard fence Of Mr..
Billings; Detectives swear that tncy found
ira KS that fitted Mr.. BllllngS's rubber boots
leading up the hill back of Reed house through
This passage. md tracks in Hover bed in Nr.
BillnEss yard lending To ~" fence not Tar from
the window whore Mrs. Reed sat On cross
examination Mrs Reed swure that She saw and
heard no one pass me window after the shot
WIS fired Her husband had ~ pair of rubber
boots thal he wore about the promises.
james II. Lloyd. photographer, identified n
dozen large .phoiogrtphs mat ne had taken ~
the soon" ~ the murder, ana n long photo
Ernplc panorama OF the supposed route u tho
murderer llundug one of TIN photographs To-
the Witness Mr. Mnuk asked If he could tell
fence between the Noed and Billings houses
were uailoi. The photographer thought he
MIR Monk Yes. Then II you had elnss YOU
could tell ON which side they were nailed. Any
Gen. Hughes Wen. l can take a glass and
hook ~ H. cunt
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RIFEL1RD'S FORGERIEs.
a Young Man who Returned aner Being
AcnI ont Of Ihe nmnIrA.

Joseph w. Rillard of - East Twcnty-hrst
street. arrested on Friday evening for passing
forged sl2j check on jacques a Marcus. jow-
ellers OF Al Union square WAS igncl ycstor-
day before Justice BiXby in the Jefferson Mar.
ket Police Court. lie was rcmandrl until tho
complaints of other swindlcd parties can be re-
ceived against him. Among these are James
Purcell. baker Of 80 Broadway $50 Bradley h
Co.. livery stable, Of Eighteenth street $50: T.
Il. Peddie. trunk manufacturers, Of Chambers
street $40; Lowther Brothers ~ 40 West
Eleventh street, 500, Samuel Shcthar OF 54s
broadway. $50. and others. His method was
10 buy goods. tender u forged check for
The signature forged to the checks. which are
Al ON the Groccrs Bans WIS that Of Joseph
Nliltrd = sons, wine importers OF ~ Ncsey
street Tho prisoner Is a grandson II the old
merchant. Joseph Il illhrd, and was at one tlme
clerk IN the establishments An old friend Of
the family tells tho following story II his
criminal career: Joseph has always been deli
cate, ana. us such. pettrd and spoiled by his
iuWlly. HIS Nrst forgery WAS five years ago
when ne forged check on the firm for 81 100
u was taken M quietly. and this encouraged
him o. draw many smaller checks. which wrro
treated lu tho sumr manner. At length the evil
became So glHriug that his family told him he
must qult the country. lie promised 10 reform
mud sad he would 20 ~ Australia. THIS was
three months ago when he wis ~ years Of age
lie was completely lifted out. supplied with
money mud started of. His family promised
nm mat he should not want He arrived in
month returned 10 this city. lie resumed his
pra tln ui drawing checks. His brother
warned business mon Toy circulars to trust no
ono ln me llrns name. aud stopped the pay
il'Il Nle l"Is'h ch, rs li the bank. This
hron- on a speedy discovery and the arrest
Ol the OuuE man.
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L lfISC.iRRIED DRIFE.
What was Done with II by the Man who Got
It, aud What was Done with Him.

Louis Haucr, stevedorc OF 4s7 Carroll
street. Brooklyn. on June 10 last was given a
letter po-tmarked Anderson. Ind" and
addressed TO IL. Haus," at different
number In Carroll street. lIluor told tho post
man that he had am uncle living in Indiana.
and he supposed that tho letter was from him.
lie found in IT, draft On the Chase National
Bank Of this city for sjG3 drawn by the cashier
Of the Madison County National Bank Indiana
in favor 81 l.. Ilaus." Taking this draft 10
Mr.. W. l.. Austen. Il collecting agent of So Ryer-
the money for lin explaining that the differ
ence ~ the lanes was a mere clerical error.
Mr.Au-'ru endorsed the check, deposited IL in the
Mechanics Bnnk 0i Bruoklyn. whore he'had an
account. nud obtained IN" money, which no
handed ~ llaucr. retaining $40 iorhis services.
The draft found it- way back TO the Indiana
hnnk. the cashier Of which returned II 10 New
York, with the Information that Mr. lIuus had
never r"rrlN"d the money On the check, and
that he knew no such person as Austen. He
Mechanics Bank compelled Mr. Austen TO make
the amount ot the cheek good to them. When
Mr.. Austen looked about for llnuer, he found
that he had gone 90 Germany.
on Friday Detective /undt ~ Brooklyn learn
edlrlm m" German Consul That Hauer had re-
turned anl th" detective visited Hnuers house
AZ midnight Mrs. llauor spil that Hauer was
not M nome. /un 4 pressed into the hous" and
began a search for Haucr. finding him At length
undrrssed under a bod. Hauer is a French
that the money WIS hls. and that he suspected
nothing wrong until mis- return. Then. learning
that Austen wanted 20 see him, and that tho poo
N'c We're seeking him, lac said that he intended
o. surrender himself as soon Hs he was rested.
IL" was sent 10 raymond street Jail 10 await ex-
animation.
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Taking this date. Jan. 20. as a sample. ana
consiicring That the table contains only state
M M Of a small part OF the transactions Of tho
office. In one branch Of business, II appears
that the Register on that day received
~ on $3.50 6a n'' Utmost sn oS oub 111ged
90 ho received boy law. This exhibits only the
receipts admitted by the Register 10y his own
receipts To- customers and his own entries.
Whether upon this day or not u was the case
u Is certain that greater amounts than those
rrcript.d for or entered were received 10y him
and IL has also been aseertained that the per
centngH of illegal eNartlOus was altered not To
tho disadvantage ot the Register after the date
9l whirh the transactions are partially tabu-
H. the schedules annexed TO the charges other
particulars thHn those above rerit~d arc given,
Tor instance. the names of attorneys or other
persons Offering papers for record, and tho
nature Of the instruments. Schedules ac-
company the charges for various dates in each
month since january, and one given with the
same particularly AS 10 mortgages. powers Of
attorney and leases.
From an examination Of the papers It IL
evident first, that overchargcs were uniformly
and systematically made. second. that. in tho
cases Of people not Nigiiant in their transac-
tons with the oilire, the charges eXreeded those
against regular customers third. that. allowing
for these violations, Register Loew has been
hhhtualy IN receipt. as appears 10y ms own
official statements. OF fees at least one half
greater than those allowed by l.w.
II Is notorious that fOlios are oVercounted to
customers. but not 10 the employees OF the
office, who receive five cents only an actual
folio for entry uuOn the record In this state-
ment II il evident that the charges 10 be pre-
scented 10 Coy. Robinson will bc very volumin-
Gus inasmurh as there is much more detail
involved IN me transactions OF the sheriff and
County Clerk o Offices than IN those Of the Reg
lister"
CorNU CLERKS orucE, NEw corNrr Corpr HorsFl
NV AoNk. - IT. "a.
T. ne heHlers NJ ne NU n ne on ~ Nef lnk.
lnl-uuch ~ ruuored charges have appeared IN the
public press AGAINST my administration ~ the office Of
County ,Ierk which reflect on my character. ami A> |
ann runnlrut that since my election tn office have
druNottG ca Discharge my duties honestly faithfully and
O. the best of my ability, would earnestly rrqut II that
H.
tons WIN my Office meet me at my ohyv on Tuesday.
sept u, inst, al O'Clock 4 There 90 investigate
tucsc rumorcd charges and make 10 the public l ana
impartial report ot the same
take this method of meeting these alleged charges
not SHOWING that they Will assume other than rumortd
shape. being satisfied that those doing hu-urs, with
once can best TESTIFY ~ tn the UOlrVtN my ut ial
acts. HtNEi A. GuNBIfTuN, County Clerk
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a Life for n Piece OF Cheese.

BosToN sept H,-In quarrel yesterday
afternoon over tr payment piece of cheese belonging
90 Antonio Lans1u residing on North street Frank
'alnnle aged ~ years struck the former on the head
with heavy iron clenvcr, which stunned Lamont
Murn ne recovered r",inusness he SIZED an old rusty
nhinh'l hNu ueAt 'hil.uAe TWO wrlblV blows ui the
body, AMI was about striking another llow when inc
police arrived AM arrested Lnueom and took Curduuir
20 the hos inl The latter cannot 1--we, LansOn Is not
dangerously hurt
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A Veteran Banker Dead.

The flag at the Stock Exchange was yesterday
at halfmast for Norris Robinson, partner of Drexe
MORAN Co who died at his country seat In Pennsyl.
Nana Ne was ~ wears old. lie began as banker
hiry years ago ~ tho banking house Vi his father IN
wilmington, Dol lie leaves fortune,
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John Corcoran. aged II. whie painting the
root OF the house 40 Eckiord street. Grcrnloiut yes
tIdny lcll 81 feet u the walk and was killed
john iiabcn aged SO, while painting house M 203
Freeman street. drcenpoint yesterday, eU from hang
Ing Scanold, and was killed.
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VI.

Der Sag Brad an, trn6 unb butter, als
0ecrq n fein otter 9efdbrte tbre Inter
uhune beencet hatten.
@S aab i'm saussn SauIe fem glds:
den medr, eas le ntht unterluht, uui Das
SsrsfdIttpite eeprlft, 10 3u iusen itucieri
hdtten.
Ct eribriste nur nod, ben &asSort auf'
3ufesen.
R,ht Elm ein,tses 02al erpdhnte 2ecca
Ill BEN 6apport ietnsn Namen.
Bc ct ihtleerte, mas er Betbnn pbsr
cntotft bate, idrtes ct etnfah: rG;n
Qaent.. 49,"
Sas mar ntht SeIheibepbeit, fcrbern
tlu8e Sere&nun8. Gbft@tIiA iteGte sr
@eproI IN b:n gotbereruno.
OteieSaftit, nahm er an, muste bic QuF'
nertlamteit auf ben 4penien ~lenfen, Der Is
perltauoen bate, iel6itltdnots 1u hanbelr,
pitrsno bic 2bdtistett ietueS @befS f6
oatuuf beidrdntte, DuB er etnc IbIre etr'
s%eronrt bate.
@r tenibte Iih, flar, u6er fur3 unb
prdciS ~ fhreiben uno ansugeben, mite Istn
Berca6t in SeJus auf rte 8ebenSiteaune
peS M6roerS %entltanhe1, trte er geradlen
uno IalteBlt4 aur unumIt6slthen neber'
leuaunS eenprpen mar. st ber'htete,
ourh relhe Iunse &etbe BON S6!ihen er
coSu e~elanete, etne Behauptuna auf5uitels
len, peihe, penn tie pteGletht aud ntht
p~pQfdnp,s FER Wirfl,htsit entiprah, cieitr
bob isoenfans 10 nabe fam, baB ie tmmers
ain olS @tuuolaae eIrer unterIumuna ptef
men fpnnie.
Damn be5hrieb er bic einielnen SspetsT
tl6e, rpeIhe Dor tbul la9en.
@s raren oiss bic Bolfodsn, pelhe er
ouf benz SoIsblod %sefunoen bate, bas
werthpcGe Streebdnae, bic Nborl6e Der
uerIGteosueu 6usipuren TN @arten, uno
bic SAlrSe Der @tttps @hupin; ferner Ger
&suUlper he's Wt6roers, BON belfen flni
9dafen nod bret gelaoen tparen.
Die Safe, p6pohl p1ne ale Ger'
sterurs, mai bod bon f66ner uno icrs'
fdl.taer Nlbeit, unb ;etste uuf Dem &olf
| ben ben Namen elmer Der eriten Vaf1ns
fubr,fen bon 8pnbOn: Stephen, IA,
Skinnersstreet.
Ssccs mar IberSeust, bcb er uoh ptele ans
oere, uno rDht piel rpthtiaer Subielen frs
ben tuirbe, tpenn er bic &Ieio,r Der 8ethen
| curAiuhte, aber er paste btes ni6t. st
mar nod su lung, uni etuen iplhen S6rttt
wusen su f6nnen, unb er mu6ie beflrGten,
| Deb oann @eproI thm pcrrperfeu piiroe, Il
babe bic unterlunune bur6 bic aerlte uns
m5slt6 semant, tnbsm er bic Sage osr Set
den eeducert. =.
St DurfIas uchmals ietnerS appurt unb
inrerte Bic unb ou e~injeIne NuSeri6e.
Ql6klt6 b6rte er ben 0ater abfintE, tpel'
der BOT hem 6auie aQetn feline Btetfe
rauGte, ietnen 0amen rufen.
- @us etebts g.. fruste Ct, nle Der
| Glte In bas Stru1er trait.
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DR. 3, Die nsben tim Lap, paste rnl.Um'
men 8u ieine Ircref6ltisen SrtIur unb lei,
ner mobernen @rnuotte..
Be'sebens ourhiuHte mar bic Taf4er
Der betoen Grmurceten; ie eathteIten nt@tG
mas stnen NufIhIu5 iber ihre Re,irn
iber ibren 9uueu unb Stanb h6tte seber
t6nnen.
Rein Srtef, tefne a6refe, fem kei&r;C'
6enes Slutt BaSter Fono fH Dor; nu,
SssenIfduoe, ME iuIhe 8eute iie I'm tdsLt
den 8sber brauhsn, etn Wsfer, eine0feifI
-. @~esenitdnee, be nt6t tdur @cnltatt'
rurs Der &erionen bteren f0nntsn.
Sin Ba6et Cabot, Gaihentlher DbnC
0uuenssus, Eni6enmsfer uno 9isarrst:
Ten 80. bos % AQes, mas man fano,
Der 4eltere bate fiessnunbiefStsS ros Ct
IN Der 6OientaIhe; Der iineere apet9OuiSr
o'cr....
Der W6rber par tpohI perbaFtet, a6e,
tpenner 6et IeinerW etseruns, iginen 9amen
u nennen, h:harrte, nie fonnte man oteler
erfabren2 @r ~bebauptet, oaB er rnihuiciQ
ieT. Bie tonnte man Ist~e SGulo bsrret;
istn?
Die @rmprbeten fannte man nimt 80.
uno ether beriel6en bate fth Dor ietnem
Iooe lelbIt anaetlaet.
Die Btttpe Sbupin beo6ahtsts unSsr'
6tIhlihes Shpeisen.
3uel Srnuen, beren Sine In Der 9fefs
ferbi6le etneu Shrrtns fur 5000 Srarcs
p~erliersn fOnEte, paren Bel Der &auferet Jus
aesen eepeien... -. nber file tuarsn ipurlrs
rsrlhnunoer.
Sin WifIduIoiser, Der fetIpteQrIe
Rnb 1bett bewtelen, mar ertI@lIpft.
nHb ale Dta Se,iOner, oerM6rcer, RE
Stuuen, bic @ittDe 9bupin, Der Miifhutz
cise uuo bic Opfe. pareu sleih uerodmttQ;
bic Wtrtme 9bupin ausaeurmu10n, fonnte
man bon alien usImuthen, bob Iienidat tpaz
rem, mas he 3u ietn ibtenen.
Der Gommtf6r reIummtrte nod etnmaI
4aes, mas mar entoedt bate.
- D4an wtro BITE 0eihen IN 6erW2rreue
ausite1eu, 1hlns er. bort Htto fe ptne
3netfal Semanb e~rtennen.
- Stsaeiht 1T elmer bic @rniprbeten ie'
ner 9aheueut! flate &c binsu.
- OaS 1T niht tuahrihetnlih, bemerfte
SNSAHs OSt AtANI w OSh LbhtIuLuil DSL
DIE anbereu lberIebte, Sat bO@ feline Sc
fdhrten fallen Seiehen. @r hdtte alIo ees
uuBt, ba6 9aheueur uertuuneet poer tpot
iet, unb hdtte niht bapon seiprOnen, f@
ihm gu ridden.
@enroI mar ndber setreten. @r mar niht
Der Wann, Der - aud Ehutiuhen sesens
uber ietne bUrsefubte Metnuns iUfUrt
aufsab.
- SD CLAUDE, iaste Ct, Der Serr Cons
iUGte ftm lieber uletner EAnftht ans
bic auf pp(ittreren @runoIaseu
als bte Trdunereten beS Germ 0ts
cog.
Oas Stolen eineS Waaens, bas fh Dor
Der E6ure Der Bfeferblhle pernehmen It.s,
unterbru6 ton, uub elet@ buraui trat Ger
unterIuhunesrtGter Elm.
(6nvtSohun, fnIaF
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6pstiekuua fplsf.)
Der atpRte Oompfbommer.


- Ser stpBte Damp BANNER, Rrupr's
6eriihmter Oaurfhommer 1T i'm SelEoNe.
men Sabre ourb sinen nenen Oamplbums
mer IN Shattsn seite1t tpproen, melher
duf benz Stablperte 0 S@neiber uno
@omp. in Greu,ot errtdtet trplben III.
Oerfelbe BAT eth Sdngewtht bon 20 Ton.
men unb etnen Dub BON 81 Wster, 10 oob
er mebr uIs Dte DOppelte 9etftunssidbiste,t
OeS taulsnoyntnerisen Summeis BON
Rrupp bat. 8srsitS bat aud Elm anheret
5lul5te'I0unen : Sammer, Der In BAN
4leganorouStt'ihe Stahluerf 3u YeterS=
burg aufaeitelt lit uno TN Sabre 1874 in
Bradford eebuut puree, einen hoheren6uh
pom 1910 UtQinster sesenibsr $500 Mil'
Iimeter pub oes Sruppihen Summers:
Stn dnnli6er 8,sIaafoammer If. felt 1873
auh tn Der ruRilten Ranpnsnwertftdtte ju
BERN aufseftaQt.
Cine 8erbeferuns bes 2e'
lepbon. @lnem Taul6bintte entnebmen
mir oas 5olseuoe: Ils Goiion bas 9es
lep9pH o0er 5ernipreber erfunoeH bate.
our9 meldes eS ermDgli6t DuToe, nd
ouf ueite @ntfernuns muuoliA ~ unters
bnlten, ca ffntnte uQe Belt iber cine
oerartise @rfnoun9 oes men i9li6en
9ailtes. 9o4 niet ar6Ser nIro nbsr
Die Remembering iein, weun mir uuiea
rem 2elerH bic Ulittbetlun9 MAIDEN, oos
oaS 2e1ephon cine ipelentli6e 8er6fhe>
rung erfabren bat. 8ermittelit Goiz
iOn's Eelepbon tDerben u iol6e Zone
forteetra9en, melhe unmittelbor IN bas
III oieiem 3Decte nu9ebra6te Muno tid
9eipro9en meroen, uno fDerosn am Nus>
qonospunfte taum t6rbar uieoer9e9es
zen. @tneui Germ eSirael .. Seuett in
Saint Diner, Sno., 1T es 9elunsen, cine
ueientli9e Berbeferune am goiion't6en
EelepbOn 3u ~erFinoen. Der Gppnrat,
,a90pboneS bonn Grinber sei1nnnt, if
eriteus uiel einia6er e0nitruirt, ruie bas
Eelepb0n uro itueiteis, uorin aber Der
5nupttperth Der grfnoung iieet, TT es
ni9t erfprberlid, oa6 moi bic 5u before
oernoe Oepei9e In unmittelbarer Nd6e
oes Appnrntes ipri9t, fOnoern bieIelbe
wirb aug elmer gntferuune BON 8 bis 10
6us BON Npparot sernoe 10 gut an ihs
rem Beftimmunssprt beI6roert unb am
Ausglnaspuntte lnnt uno Oernebmli6
uiener aegeben. Nneets0te 8sriu6e
duf 1 GntfernIne bon I Weileu baben
Ti9 eldn5eno berudBrt uHo iteint iomit
benz sNg0p6one" soer S9aGtrdger cine
~slanaen6e 8utuuft beuorSuaehen,
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MM Gne SGuBs AN s,tef. Indno.r.
NIe 0dnoter IN S6uhen uno Slie1eln
ldoe td hermit ersebenA EN-, bti mir
oOrSulpreden mo metre Mndren Al
pruten. SD faeri5ire 8nlb-. 6 p. uno
&lnoSleoer< Stiefet fir oas 8 rbftIes
i6dit. &Ge @aoren ~oarontire ib.
Wenn irgeno Elm 8dor uidt CUR gu.
r ieoenbelt ausiolen iOGtP. 10 n5hme i'd
ha't lbe Qcocr Elm nsues surud. Weiue
Hre,'e iifo lie u~ieoriqlt5n. ncine @oa.
rtn ne ret Il I'm }1ortie. &iufer I'm
60 D wer>en mob, t0lI. f4 BON ee
@ltc or &aarcu Au lberj r9n
6ebert 91bcp.
Is 5iftb Noe,, Sticl9o, Sn.
:onua5pT
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= @ounob arteitet ieit einieer 3eit
at einem neuen Spernperte, ipelhes
inter benz 9itel: rMaitre Pierre" Die
@fi6i6te o SelDiie uuo Nbdlaro be-
bonneft. Gin SderS 6es s6iaorO 1T
es tppbl nur, tuenn bieies Blatt hinsus
ffigt, bdB bie R0ne bes OFFERS beg G1s
nOnicns 5utbert in ben 6rei erfen Ncien
BON einem Barton uno in ben beloen
leBtfn boz einem Teuorino aeIuneen
meroen ipn.
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AMUSEMEN1S.


Der Freyschutz" was given last evening
at the Academy Of Music The performance
was conspicuous by the absence from the cast
OF those artists to whom both Mr.. Mapleson and
tho public chiefly look 10 make the season sue
cessful.
Neither Miss Hauk. Campanini, Del Puente, or
Galassi had part in il. Not many operas could
bear 10 be so sighted. But Dor Fret
schultz" il interesting through the intrinsic
command admiration. II Is never as pleasing
In It's Italian as in its native German dress, and
the plot IL romantic and fantastic that II lever
fails 10 elicit human interest.
But though the performance last evening was
in no respect a brilliant one still 1t had its
merits. The two principal parts were care
fully and inteligenty sung by Nine, Sinco
and Mile. Parodi and the chorus, which takes
an important part in every act. was excellent
Considerable ingenuity also was expended In
than it usually, Is. and with a good degree Of
success, The charming music Of the opera Is
fairly distributed between the four principal
characters OF agatha, AWpchen. Mar and Cas-
The chief effect IN this opera ia usually pro-
duced by CdSDdr when that part Is well taken.
1t was contided last evening TO Mr.. Foil. but he
failed TO do II Justice. CdSpdr should be true
bass and Mr. Foil has no low notes 80 that II
Is imposs bic that he should ever sing the music
be. The orchestra was, MS usual under Arditis
baton most skilfully handled. Wherever there
were bits OF OblgdtO the calibre OF the players
was shown by the finished way In which they
were given. ana.
the part Of the audience both Nine. Sinico and
Mllo Parodi being the recipients OF frequent
applause, ms was also the chorus.
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to watch and cray, work and whit 20 into all
the world and preach the Gospel to every crea-
ure, and thus hasten the coming of the day
Of God.
Tine resolutions were passed unanimously as
was another presented by DR.. Brookcs declar-
ing that the doctrine Of the Lords pre-millen-
nis advent instead Of paralyzing evangelistic
and missionary Efforts was one OF the might
est Incentives to earnestness in preaching the
Gospel TO every creature till He comes.
Other business was transacted, and then the
Conference resolved itself into praise and
testimony meeting. The large church was
crowded. and the deep. earnest. practical Chris
uaniy evinced in all the addresses was quite
az effective as any argument in favor Of the
doctrines Of the Conference that had been pre-
scented. The Rev Drs Dinwiddie. Gordon.
Kellogg, BrooRes. and Tying. and Major Whit
tie the Chicago evangelist. spoke.
DIR. Mackay spoke ut some length, exhortng
and encouraging the brethren Two or three
men In the galleries were anxious to argue the
cnse with Drs Tying. Brookes and MacKay. but
the chairman vigorously rang his bell, and thus
Kept the meeting In good order Finally the
Jesus name" Dir. Lord pronounced the bene-
dictton. and the Prophetic Conference was
ended.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-02
MAS. STRoUTs RETENGE.
Committing Crimes TO Redress Imaginary
WronR.-Honnd Ovcr for Trial.

PORTLAND, Me, Oct. pa curious case Is
just now occupying the attention Of the Com
msssioner's Court In this city. which shows to
what an extent woman will carry her revenge
Mrs. Eliza J. Strout Is n widow, between so and
co years Of age and lives in Gorham. in this
State About three years ago her husband died
and Daniel c. Emery was appointed admins
trttor Of the estate lie found things In a very
complicated condition, but by shrewd manage
ment Strengthened them out. and Mrs. Strout
was given few thousand dollars after tho farm
had been sold and all claims paid Mr. Emery
was considered to have settled the estate very
satisfactorily.
Mrs. Strout took up her abode in Gorham.
was member Of the Congregational church.
and. being gifted with pleasing manners, soon
became y general tavorite. About two years
and h , ago mineral spring was discovered
band. and the man who had purchased the
farm. by Iudictous advertising, succeeded in
nearly rs much ~ he gave for the whole farm.
When this fact became known TO Mrs. Strout
hI WHs m mq bad me od AGAINST Mr.
good advantage rs he might, and this led her to
commit the crimes Tor which she has Just been
tried.
One morning two years ago. Mr. Emery went
To- his office, and was surprised. ~ well as in
daubed with black ink No suspicious attached
to any one. few days afterward Mr.. Emery
received an anonymous letter, couchcd in the
atty OF tho grussest kind, and limited that he
need not - surprised II his buildings were
burned. The ink was cleaned from the front of
Mr.. Emery's Office but q few nights afterward
the ink was again dauhed worse than at first.
soon atcrward, the residences OF several of
Mr.. Emerys relatives We're treated in a like
manner, and frequently obscene messages were
sent to them. both mala and female while Mr..
Emery continued To receive letters filed with
criminal accusations
At length Mr.. Frank H. Emery nephew, hc-
came convinced in his own mind that Mrs.
no. FNNl Flaa la.. IHIH.l !
plans Accordingly. Afer diliecnt wstcbina on
Saturday night he discovered her throwing
some ink. and the next night saw her drop
some letters into the Post Once box. These
were Immediately taken out by the Postmaster.
and on being delivered to the parties to whom
same T tcnor os tbe w"i i1I cc 20
Strout was arrested on Monday night and pu,
under az. eco bail. She denied either throwing
the ink or writing the letters. Her cNamina-
| ton began on Tuesday AFTERNOON. and on
| Wednesday she was bound over Tor trial.