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MINISTER sEHiRD,s else
Arguments of Counsel Before the Committee
Stewards ArraignmeHt Delayed.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 90. Mr.. Springer's
Committee to-day listened to two very able and
eloquent arguments in Minister bewards case
The first was by r. T. Merrck. Of counsel for
Mr.. Seward. Mr. Mcrrick went very deliberately
into the case and met tho charges preferred
and claimed to be proven by the prosecution
with great ingenuity and force He claimed
that Mr. Seward acted entirely within the law
In all his transactions at tho Shanghai Con-
suate. He was followed by Matt Carpenter.
who made most powerful speech against Mr..
Stewards management of tho Consulate Cen
cral. He spoke especially in regard to Mr..
Stewards violation Of tho treaty between China
and the Unitod States in engaging In the con-
structon Of tho Woo Sung Railroad. He said
that there was not in the whole history Of i'm
peachmcnt trials. higher crime or misdc-
mennor than Mr.. Stewards connection with that
road. TIe enumerated the violations OF law of
which he claimed Mr.. Sewnrd had been found
guilty by tho evidence. and said that each mem
Der OF tho Committee was responsible to nus
own conscience to public sentiment. and to God.
/ whose oaih he bore. to l9ithlully perform MS
| tives and was bound to- stand up for truth
| and Justice. and TO vindicate the dignity of
| the country. and this could only be- done
! hy the Impeachment of Mr. Seward for crimes
| md misdcmcaners. Of wi'h he has been inun'i
| guilty. He spoke Of Stewards arbitrary ana
| dcspotic manner oi conducting his oflice. He
! said TINT office wns created to protect Am.ri-
| cans NJ road; yet sailors had been committed Ia
| Consulate and complaining that they had been
| abused 10y the ON 'trs OF their vessels. In one
case sailor had been committed by Bradford
| for contempt for thirty days because he had
| complained OF being abused. and had gone t'
Tie Consulate Tor protection. On appealing !I
days. why" said Mr.. Carpenter. " il ali thes'
| things ran be- done Mt the end OF one century q
our GoN,.rnmcnt. what may be done at the en'
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My.,erIou. Lnhn Wilbur.

John Wilbur. the mysterious administered
prisoner who was arrested with Porter Irving, and
"shans Drauer at daybreak on the morning of Aug II
list In sly ish mansion In Pntchcn avenue, Brooklyn
WAS nut on trial Yesterday In the KINGS County Court NJ
Sessions Wilbur Is unknown 10 the police, and much
trouble has been taken ia vain to ascertain his aniece
dents lie b.. suarcly built, has bright and frank blue
yves an intellectual looking forehead, ana iull red
wh-kers and red hair lie refused Tor some tme TO ice
kuuwu hy any name except john Doc but AZ length he
ro,r thr name nf John Wilbur under which he was i'm.
dict,d inr completely in the burglary ~ lbrfts feet
.inr. In Graham avenue. Hrn1t ism. The Jury Dis
agreed when Porter tried ON me same charge, ana
PDrter is vet n mond succt Jail About orc uurth Of
40 .hgtr of Inc thunder Was iOuui Wilbur, and
nearly the whole amount stolen 5000 worth. was re-
nn,rrrd from him and tho other prisoners Torn checks.
biz. ni rapcr which had been used as wranlcr tor sicr
ro.u broken money drawer, ami q nile OF money lay
hc,,r bi.tric AtnrneV Catiin Yesterday with cost :
conbnauon lock evidently made as study model Al
nf tNrss articles were found IN the Paichen AN'hhe
house The MONEY. checks. and money drawer were
idcuuAed by Mr. Marun bert and his sons the cas-"
"a moi nuis she'd.
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BLAKE In Sorth Plattr. Sob. Feb %. Charles Foen
BLAKE. Lieut. Commander. United states NaNy, aged 81
wears.
HOOPER In sonoma. Cal. Feb II. Frances Mary.
nc ui Gcnrfs Uuu.cr. pud daughter Oi the late Hon.
VIM iisi.ietd ni Trenton y J.
HAsKELL-At Hanover. y a.. Feb -. Alanson IIas.
AGED 20 years jaitOr Dartmouth College for forty
years
LEWIS In Worcester Mass, Elizabeth Lewis. aged
81 wears widow Of Asa Lewis
MCELRON.-iu Auu.yulc. Oneida County. y. Y,
Gently. N.rV N Eirnv R-"i O., vcErs
MtENEANEN -Sudiculv. Thomas McEncancy, of Coun.
~ LuGtu. Ireland. asci - Nctf~
X, AMI TREND. Tie tAmily are respectfully In
vd g. attend tie funeral RON hs lac residence, jjO
GrNruWirh i on To- lr iHN. Iru, -, AZ O'Clock.
NEGUS -NcnF Rnuut Bro'k \. J., Mr.. Susan Rnglc
Nrgu-. iu the sob year a. her age.
OSliEA ON Ius .liv .,th &C., IT her late residence.
9Ga Ea.t a5ih It Ms MAJ, Os'aa. "a her 18th year
The relatives aui ifiruls o. the teny. Anl Of hcr
son.-iulaw. Lawrence u kernsn snd the late stephen
j. Cuahnn. Invited 90 Ntruf ne funeral from st Ia
briefs Church. last aIti Il Nhrrc "lcmn hith mass
requiem will be- 90, red nn FRIDAY morning at lOu CLOCK.
Fucuds are requested MT Goo ~.ud llWrrs
PALNER.--At Man,aruneck. ON Tuesday, Feb. 90 Ben
iHunu Palmer Sr.
Funeral services ~ the rcHiencc " his hrothe
Ruh' ~ Palmer. on Friday. Feb ~ lt o., ".
NlDNkl In 10. Al. Giles Cal Feb 10 Ida De Graw,
vie ufI T. Whitney. VI ID AMI daughter VI tue late in
u,l b. futhill OF Brooklyn. \ \.
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FINANCIAL aND COMMERCIAL.


"WEDNESDAY. Feb 2G-A comparatively
strong opening on the Stock Exchange was
followed 10y a fever.h and excited market. with
prices generally declining. except for Western
Union. which was variable. Union Pacific and
Lake Shore declined hut q fraction. North
western and st. Paul were greatly depressed
toward the close. and there was Il decided de-
cline in MI coal shares. tho whole market OK
hihitine some decentralization at the close. Tho
Investment shares were duh amt lower Thr lighter
speculative auriVS wrr' Tut moderately dealt in Ntlc~
at the iav were 2-2Wp shares, inc uiiu1 - $50 Erie
common. t-i6n Delaware, Lnckawnnut and western.
- Au NuriI western comm ~. 1919 10 do preferred.
lslUp s. Paul common G1u1d preferred. i05ll lAte
SHORE aud Il ~ Western uuun The rcs.tun In Sew
jersey Central stock and bonds was oWt Goo tho report
that obstacles VII be- u'trpused g. ITS connection wth
bN the monthly sale going tt slight urthcr
reduction on the low prices made last l NTH The de-
cline Ia Enc was ia sNui athN with decline ia London
RAILWAY bonds we're generally Quirt but there Wa-
hr.k business In New rscN Central issues ~ Irregular
prices. nrst consolidated a.cntCd scuVe at SdR
down To e cash but the feature was The decline IN IN
day LFlgh ans Nltt -.arr' accented further q, in.d
e. .s' IT Pau siAiu- tuud -oh tftvN At lu'a dluii
anu Kansas facinr brlNgr GNl-nu. ut.L Mlth coupon
ccriItcNtr., ata-' saN7aa hut closing ~
Business IN state bonds tu Il hv free sales 81
Louisiana cousul., op,unl AZ 80 dccunn- 20 o. md re-
covering 40i. sales also troriu = new M ltnA
District n Columbia Nts advanced from So to ~ IN
report from Washington that they are To bee made the
S9l.s ~ Go,crnm,nts en- hrsced 49, couron. 1891
ip. do registered 100 SIS ISL couu0n sud registered,
49, no. 90, 1914. . rv+l.tcrtd, 10 20 IL" tuut am.
Ie ttl. the hiilrr hfurr tor >uH. CURRENCY G.. i2
Ihtre WIS no imn0rutt change IN the money markpt
Rats on call were AS T. e.. MT
The toll wing viii SHOW te range Of prices puid today
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MERE MENTION.

Tur srv has received mr Mrs McMahon, 500 West
Seventeenth street, ~ nom " r.
The Arcadiau Union vii give an amateur dramatic en-.
icrtuiuutut ami bal, at the Lexington Avenue OiVrA
House. Terrace Garden, tomorrow evening.
Margaret MoGrah licA AT ~ Oliver street on Monday
aged los aud months, Slit wac huru IN Ireland,
ana hal lived twenty .,i1 years IN New YORK.
Mr.. Thomas Kinney, proprietor oi the Newark DrHy
Adfsrf~r President u the New Jersey Boar ui Asrl.
culture delivered the annual address in Trenton.
ON the 2ith OF November last i320 In iewrlry wa.
stolen RON tho iew"lry of Felipe llrcht in Porto
Rico The thieves supposed 90 be Sew YORK burglars
and search l. being made for them.
Tho JOHN Mclean Association OF the Fith Senatorial
District have rrc'ed the following Officers ior the rn.u
ing three months Iohn H. RYAN. President. ilrnH
Nichols Hud William GLAND BuLrne Vice iicsi, ntsi John
L. Roomc, Secretary James Lynch, Treasurer.
The hvestory marble building nj the southwest corner
OF Broadway aud Warren streets Is TO De occupied en-
tirely by Drvhn A 60. the clothlers in short time
The Broadway and Grand streets Is In hc CLOSE
Mr. jeremiah ncvhn says the consolidation Is the result
rapid transit winch ~ destined To hrins tie rVt.i
trade to the neighOVrLood VI rity Han Park
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JUDGE LArnRops NKIv MovE
Two Jersey CITY Bridgc I;ius Introduced In
the senntc- u edncina FerrN rMre.

Two Jersey CITY bridge Eiils Introduced IN
the senntc-Re reducing Ferry Fare
TRENTON, Feb. 90 Judge Lnthrop made
now move 10 the Senate to-day with two Jersey
City lrldgc bills. Ono empowers tho Chanccl-
lor to appoint an officer to condemn the land
under water Of the Morris Canal and the other
is substantially the bin that was recently de-
fcated in the House. The Citizens Committee
from Jersey CITY have another biil on tho Same
subject which they propose to Introduce Mr..
Hobart introduced hill to prevent sirikcs It
provides that dissatisfied employees shall ap-
point an arbitrator the employer another and
ihose two third. to mako final decisions. The
State Prison Committee reported the House bill
prohibiting shoemaking in State prison. with q
recommendation that the bill be- not passed.
The report WIS tabled and tho bill was placed
In the House the bill prohibiting suit on n
bond whore the debt Ia not shist u by Tore, los
ure ~ the mortgage WAS d"frnted. Mr. voorhees,
introduced hill cut nc OH Judge lathrops
salary VI 81, 800 IA Riparian Commiss 9ncr.
Mr.. Duunberry introduced nil nholishing
the Office uf County Physician In Hudson COun-
| ~. giving the Board Of Health power to per-
| form the duties OF the Office. with salaries for
each member Of 81 800 annually. Mr. Robin
son introduced hill providing for n Tux OF one
| per cent. on all Incomes over 8 900. go
Tho House tonight passed T. j. McDonnld's
| bill reducing the rate Of faro on the Hudson
! River ferries to two cents between the hours OF
! . and morning and evening. The vote was
| As toS. The House adjourned out OF respect to
| the late Cornelius F. Garrabrant, cX-member
| from Morris County.
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An EX-SENATOR IN JAN.
Charles T.. stIckney, the Fnh River Defaultsr.
Locked Up to Await sentence.

FALL RIVER, Mass Feb. 2G-Chares p.
stickncy is awaiting sentence for the embczzle-
ment Of 100000 from the Manufacturers Gas
Company, Of which he was treasurer. sticknry.
who formerly represented this district in tho
State Senate, and who stood among the first
men Of the city, was dragged down by the tx
posura Of the crimes Of S. Angler Chnce and
George T. Hathaway. Stickney is not known
TO have been interested in the criminal trans.r-
tions 81 ChHce aud Hathaway hut he held the
storks Of mills which were ruined 10y the eN-
posure. and 10 sustain himself he robbed the
gas company, OF which hs WAS trcnsurcr lte
WAS indicted on three separate counts, hut ina
Commonwealth accepted pl "a OF guilty To one
count. and Sticknry WIS ordered 70 appear al
tho March term for sentence, and allowed tore
main NJ large on bail. This afternoon Stckney
WINS rearrested on another charge Of rmhr2zllng
500 900 from the gas company. The object OF
the arrest IL il believed. was not 10 put Stckney
ON trial again, hut tu have the bail increased, So
as 10 prevent him from running away. stick
nry pleaded not guilty. and bail WAS fixed al
s3lOOO. Not being able To furnish the amount
the ex- Senator was committed 10 lail.
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NEW YonR. Wednesday. Feb 2f-Rcceipts nj
becye: la car l99d., or s.l2i head mamee total
time last week. Market extremely dun About
hair the receipts changed hands At reduction
Of Nc r. remainder held over Few tops sold at tuts
IA" N. tl dress q n. but the general range Tor
snmon IN prime ia 7a.enar. to dress b5etJB Ms Ex.
uorter- used iur 1t udinr O. TO-
Rec,iutsu sheen. .E ear loads io1 head Market
quiet IA f5a0fc % No. iur ordinary To- extractor figure
tor two loads ~ choice onto shocr. 1884 ms average.
RecriNte of hoe ~ car loads 80 head Market
tribe nrmer 81 1la4 800 iOp ns with car loads
sold on private tcrms-sad 10 bc close ~ $3.50.
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TIE TOBACCO Tx.
A Substantial Victory for the Friend. Of Re
ductiou-Ihe Conference Report.

A Substantial Victory for the Friends Of Re-
ductiou-Ihe Conference Report.
WASHINGTON, Fob. 26.-Thc Conference
Committee on tho differences between the two
Houses on the Internal Revenue bill closed its la
bors today with report In which the friends Of
a reduction in the tobacco tax gain substantial
but not a complete victory. The tax on tobacco
and snutf IL reduced to 16 cents per pound.
That on cigars Ia unchanged. This Ia what the
manufacturers desired. although they are not
satisfied with having the net 70 into effect on
May instead ~ now. Tho House rercdes from
tho section for the abolition OF the tax on
matches. which the poor man pNys and lets the
Senate have it's way in HbOllshing the tax
on savings bank deposits over n certain
sum. which the poor man also pays, hut refuses
to let the Senate amendment ling this eX-
emption IN national banks puss. Tho Senate
ns0 rcccdps from the clause relating tO recti-
nrrs. In the Senate. tho Conference Committee
report wns adopted. II might have been in the
House II Mr. Tucker. who made the report, had
not spoken too long In the first place, and lost
| his temper in the next place. Mr.. Conger oil
| Michigan was so extremely aggrnNating in the
| manner in which he demanded five minutes &c
| speak that n long wranele followed. Then Con-
| ger WIS allow ~ speak. and then the House
| being tired and hungry and out NJ patience. al
| iourned. against the wishes OF its leaders as Il
/ sometimes will
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BoRpENTowN. n j.. Feb. 2G.-Ths afternoon
the Great Council OF the Improved order OF Rcd Men OF
New Jersey adjourned session OF two days az the
30 tribes this State ~ represented The mlo''
ing named Great Chiefs elected TO YEAR
Camden. q. ;. ; James SWth, Mount Holly a. \. :
Frank HOLLAND, Paterson, "a. g. H r., john l. Davis,
Camden, a. ot " Grurlo Hcuct'. Camden. Re .
r.uiauNe go the Great Council ol the tmltd Sints-lu
seph G. Nole. ATLANTIC CiN Tru-ocs-luseph Cook,
Brid.Vtou Tie Chiefs were installed tod v
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namg partly In honor OF +. q. Blackford Of Full
ton Market. occupied II conspicuous position
below the salt. II WIS recumbcnt and contcd
with Montpelier butter. Underneath il was a
Erotto inhabited 10y water nymuhs who dle-
ported among grove ~ marble columna. Out
side the GfOtu was a market stand on which
wcrc displayed the englcs OF blue fish. oysters,
clans and mock turtle.
The thirty gucsts, like the persons mentioned
IN thriWrishts siege" were no such subtle
feeders rs To- mako meals on MIR, sup ON u hlnst.
ana tlnk irosn gale n second course They
took their seven courses ike hearty fishermen.
amt when tho t.ast was about ut us hest they
began tn talk. First spoke Mr. H. u Roosevelt.
and after him Mr. Ford Of the Times who made
= rharaa,ler,siically, witty spsoch. Seth Grccn.
responded TO the cal of the Chairman.
joaquin Miller related few remarkable cX-
p"ricuccs us u fisherman in tn waters ol Orc
! gon. aud told ol salmon on the Willamette that
! he said he had soon iump over a wall twenty
| one feet in hciEht. This WAS supplemented by
| Mr.. Pcnpiper who gave an account NJ q strange
! IWchoguoNI. L.. clam. Other speeches wer,
made. the company dispensing alter some con.
| Guiding remarks by Seth Green.
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The Police Board yesterday awarded the gold
modal of honor Cant II, for his arrest Of David
Pcndcr who robhod Ms De Barry vt her diamond ear.
ring on FUN avenue week before last hst of rounds
men recommended hy Superintendent wa'lns 10 be 90
uanltd tu patrol duty MAS laid on the table, tomnis
sinucr Erhafdt alone voting u the negative.
In accordance with the favorable report uf the Com
mittrr n, pairs and supplies. II was resolved to hsN
the Commissioners ot the sinking Fund put the depart
mcnt I'm posses OF itc Ehlnlsth street. near
Canal tor the station o the sixth Precinct, which is
IL Ina rpt,tubisltd
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DR.. uorauo u. sheppard. Death.

Or. IIoratio Davis Sheppard. formerly we'll
known In journalistic circles a. the founder OF tie h'ut
PaL dicd In 81 Luke's Hospital on Monday. and was
buried IN 81 Mchacrs Cemetery, Astoria, yesterday.
The funeral services were conducted by the Rev :.
Baker OF ST. Lukes Hospital and attended by numbers
oi friends O the Journalistic aud medical professions D.
sheppard WA. 20 years old. I'm lsan hr conceived the
dca ~ uuhl~llu daily penny newspaper, and made
efforts to enlist the Interest u cuLs 100 900, schtmc In
l~a3 he prev lied ulon Horace Greeley and another
Mocrnts instead u a penny, AMI the HptntW Post Ian.
guislIci tur only fourteen DAYS sine months later lk
SuS founded Ca some extent upon Dr. >lrupafd- dta,
made its hrst appearance and Was sold ny the boys ur
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nrookI,n,. Muddy WINTER.

The muddy condition OF the water in Brook
Ign has led to many inquiries by eu1ens one or Two
persons have written the Board Of Heath asserting
that the water ned with organic matter and is much
more dangerous TO public heAlu, than swill milk An
auvss made by the chemist of the Health Board show
tHt the water contains only tiing amount at organic
matter The water discolOred hv the melting of the
oV ON tho surface the ground about the ponds which
feed the reservoir aud the sandy soil Is frozen 80 that
a water cannot inter- through It runs un the surface
and washes particles ut earth with H. There Will lie no
dlscoorauon after the ground thaws
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Sc city " Rio Jnnciro Wcr Rio Janeiro.
- SARATOGA. SuudhorV. Havana.
~ ItuNicN. johnson tHttiia.
s. Fnuiia smith. phiicinhia
~ Aims. williams Pnri-tu.rrince.
- CA ilcon. Ellis Santos.
s. Rin Grtnie. Bnirrr. Galveston.
~ Guy OF Atlanta. Nuuiuull charleston
s. FrturuuiI Bray, Portland
~ Ashland. IuufD r. frruAuUiun.
shin Gran Cnuurai.. Noirt. Havana
shin ROYAL Eiwa 4 FrudW. Calcutta.
shin sumner u Meade Dixon, Hong Kong
Bagk liVa MARTIN. Matausts
Rark Suez. Umani Tarrngunn.
Bsrk Duchess. Ehott, Havana .
Bark Rehrccn Gamma. johnson. MatanzaS
BARK Rachel, walls. tarlenns
Hark Musitnf. Baikcluut. palm.
Htrk Sarah Chambers Ruihefurd. London
Bark Aipha, Micsseu. Huvrc.
Rqrk Euso, lirorhch. HtNrr.
Rark Aladdin. prtrr-cn bordeaux.
Rark Blue Brit W'cheucr, tncn
Rark Won Beers. Schneider. Br, men
Bark Evins. luNuspu. Sasut
BARK Trivgl. = rrcu-eN. G. llu=
Blrk Liberia Reed. SIERRA i."rue.
BARK Jose More. Cnrlsic. CardenaA
Rark Fr,Va. Piliau. Knchcu er.
BARK Hc't. Mcbride. Antwerp.
Bark scottish Fairy, Twoy", London
Bark W II Thorndykc Rcha rison, Lanzebar.
Hark Athena. Beuer, B-ruicn.
Brig Esche. IdusAy. l. IgunNra
Rng Sniariu Mcisol. rcramhuco.
Brig Salt-ta. Partridge. CHrdcna-
Rris Marv Mariner collins. C1rdenaS .
Brig " n l.ntmer. Armstrong. GuNvuuiela
Hrig Anne Gardner. hutchinson. brunswick
Rig Ellen Maria, t.anphcr. Bru-wirk.
Brig Sarah ant Emma. Niuafitau. Bremen.
Brig I Henderson, Patterson Sa1ua.
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Miss Ada Cavcudish will shortly appear Ro-,hai at
the broadway Theatre
Careful rchcarsals being had ~ the ffth Avenue
Theatre NJ Mr. Steele MackRyes Thro the bark' ani
Il Will be produced 10y Mr. liarkins On next Monday
evening
Miss Katie Putnam is ATTRACTING no u'tlc sttenion 40
Nihn's Garden Theatre hv her inpersongnDu 60 ur
,irrd roles of The ' Little Detective ~ AauuvVs are
given on Wednesday AMI saturday
Miss Dcke lInrard to appear nj The Globe The
afrs Ia Ia Cigale" The slieffiUe-s. NiNuUitv AMI
cnmcues are characteristic o Mis- Linz ard promise
well her ton OF H. fiytts
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David Pender. who robbed Mrs. Augusta Do
Bnry Of her diamond earrings. was taken 20 Sing sing
prison Yesterday Mr. Bghn. The head keeper AZ once
recognized Fender ms an old inmate thcr" Fender At
first stuuty doned nat he had been there before. hut
finally ACKNOWLEDGE that hc had served telm of two
and ha years IN sing sing and clinton prison, under
the uf Frank ll1urtt tor rut larceny His ures.
ent term Of twenty wears may possibly 10" reduced by
gnud hehMNior 90 ahnnt lNNINe YNnr and luur momls
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BOSS sHFPHERD's JON
Congressman Biis.'s Committee Refusing 10
Give 10 n Recon endatiou.


Give It n Recommendation.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2G.-The sub-commit-
toe Of the Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds Of tho House has refused to make a
recommendation To the Postmaster General in
favor Of any sitc for city post oficci in this
city. Mr.. Bliss OF BrooKlyn. who was Chairman
Of this subcommittee. claims that Injustice was
done him in the letter published in THE SUN
last SUNDAY. which charges that hc was acting
in the interest OF Boss Shepherds job. He Snys
he is opposed e. the purchase OF any hullilug.
ami refused To make amy accommodation.
because. II he made any. II would be
open to suspicion that he wins Influenced by
were urging these Jobs on his committee. 4
drsperat. effort. however. Will ho mn9e In the
Senate To- get n clause in the iniry Civil hill
which will enable Boss Shepherd 20 lease his
building. He, backed 10y q strong lobby i al
work day and night with this object in Wow
and it is claimed that his strongest supporters
IRE to be found among Democrats.
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Capt. Bia,r Awaiting hi. Sentence.

Can't. Blair remains in close confinement on
Governors Island, awaiting the action NJ Il Hayes on
the JUDGMENT of the court that found him guilty # big
amy III. sentence dismissal from the army sex
p,cted daily lie has limited that ne will immediately
rnvc the country Unless he - liberated Within few
day. II viii be- phy -icnlv inUos lille for hiu to
Mr. Grsufcr- compliant in her .uit for divorce that as
teen r,rd uuon hun Il understood. however utt
he viii not lu IN any defence, but WI prrut ih' de-
II dNHrc" "a be- entered ht default ami That ~o tar
Mr. Grtnccr trends conc rurd, lac Will MT be-
M LI I'M L 4
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Large Fire In Pensacola.

PENSACOLA Fla. Feb. ga fire at 2 o'clock
this morning in wooden buiims on. oslte kcun, s
store on Saragossa street, burned far ~ Palaiox
street destroying Ave buildings. mcuNns Flyers Bros
Office on PalltoN street Two new slorcs ON ririn,r
str c south of SntHgussi wri" huurd, ana twelve u
the north OF that horuushiHte lncluint the un"e ol
lht clerk the Circuit Court, Who saved his papers
also, number ol lawyers offices and tlc office u ihc
British CONSUL Tho lttrr lost most ol ls papers The
loss estmaed ~ = Al WIN SluOJl lnsurAmee
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James X, Gould, Morris Ross and George
Canuns pleaded guilty yesterday, in the General scs-
sous NJ ruhhing the Mcssrs Corn hat cturers Of
Edridee street Of several thousand dollars worth NJ
hats Franz Wolfe, halter of lu Avenue 4, who II ~
alleged, huurht ut the htuvu hats pleaded not
guilty. ThcreupOu Assistant District Attorney Bel moN ed
that Gould. Ross. and Cauunc be- rcmanded until Wolfe
has tried. Judge GdvrslreVe gTuutcd
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-27
nuehhol. Indicted for the sehulte Murder.

BRfpdEPoRT. Feb. 2G.-The Grand Jury this
morning presented an indictment Tor murder III Tue hi''
dr,rce asana william RuchhulI tor Killing John Henry
srhulte Al NorW AK on the 27h ut last Deccmbor Buc
hoZ who Is ignorant NJ the Elgsh language p"Aue"
through an Interpreter, not RulH'