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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-26
MR. MORRIS DEFENDS HIS STATEMENT.


President Morris of the Board of Aldermen, still
asserts the accuracy of a recent statement made by
him that Police Commissioner VOorhs voted TO
authorze the hiring Of four officers for police in
spectors To support this statement. the truth of
which has been denied by tho Commissioner Presi-
dent Morris has hunted up the following item from
the minutes Of the Police Commissioners on August
z. 1878:
IAN Inspector of Police shall he assigned to each
district who shall have an office within the limits
of his district or at such place as the Board may
determine
Commissioners Matsell and Voorhis voted in IA
vor of the resolution; Commissioner Smith against
IT, This resolution was carried out and the four Of
fees afterwards were rented. This renting did not
been succeeded by Commissioner Nichols
The friends Of Mr. Voorlns say that this answer yT
nv Mr. Morris is no answer at all. He asserted that
Mr. Voorhis voted for the actual hiring OF offices
while the resolution quoted above says nothing
about hiring offices. There is nothing in the resO-
luton TO show that It might not have been in
tended at that time to give the inspectors offices III
the police station houses without any expense 10
the city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-26
MINERAL OF WILLIAM c. wETMoRE.

Funeral services were held yesterday morning in
st Bartholcmew's Church over the body of the late
Park Commissioner William c. Wetmore. The Rev.
DIR Cooke. the rector of the church. assisted by the
Rev. Dr. Tiffany. conducted the services. The pail
hearers were Charles OCoDor, II. ii. Bovine, BeDja-
min X Sillrnan, Louis g. Morris. 5. j. Baker Gus
tav Scbwab, A. X. Emo and j. II. Sherwood. The
.hrrch was filed and among those present were
Tayor Cooper. H. A. Gumbeton. James +. Wenman,
Samuel Conover, Smith +. Lane, John Kelly; ). ).
Cisco. Jackson :. Schultz. J. j. ODonoghue, ". w.
parkin. Henry ID. Puuoy, George ii. Moore, Henry
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-26
METHODIST CONFERENCE AT PATERSON.

At the meeting of the Newark Annual Methodist
Episcopal Conference. which is being held in the
Market Street Church. at Paterson. \. j., the first
matter brought up yesterday was the charges. The
Rev. Richard Vanhorne. the presiding elder OF the
Newark District stated that he had only one COM
plant to make. but the defendant had surrendered
his parchments and withdrawn from the Conference
and from the Methodist Episcopal Church. After
discussion IL was decided TO have the charges in
yestigated by special committee. The minister III
ouestion, the Rev. Ellis L. Bscoe, removed from
New Jersey subsequent to his Withdrawal from the
Conference and the Church. The Rev. Solomon
Parsons. of Newark was selected TO defend Mr.
Biscoe Bishop Wiley appointed q committee con-
sisting Of fourteen minister's with the Rev. Isaac
W. Vansant of Harrison. n. j., as chairman, to IN
yestIQate the charges. In the afternoon the ami
ycrsaries Of the Church Extension Society and the
Freedmens Aid Society were celebrated.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-26

The number who did not vote, but we're entitled
IN do go by the vote of 1879. was in 1876. 9,754
in 1877, IO5, 500; in 1878, s9,799; in 1879,
79,455. He estimated that the number OF persons
who were entitled to vote in 1850 amounted 10
2i5 900 OF This number l49 027 were naturalized
and % 073 native born citizens
There were placed on hle the opinions by judges
Batchford and Freedman and the return Of election
EXPENSES Of Commissioner Davenport for 1876 and
1873 from the Treasury Department, and the pc
titjOn of the ctizsns of New-lOrk to Congress on
which the proceedings last year were based. The
investigation will be continued this morning
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-26
IRISH DISPUTES FOLLOWED BY MURDER.

Coroner Brady held the inquest, yesterday. in the
case of Henry Campbell. who stabbed III IL
drunken fight last Sunday morning IN front of
James Fliton's saloon at No. 33S East Eicventh-st
Campbell with II number of young had been
drinking and, according TO Mr.. Fulton's testimony
they were disp1ting about tie best mode Of govern
ing Ireland. They went ont together about
o'clock Half an hour later the saoon-kcepcr heard
n commotion on the street. and was told that
voung man bad been stabbed Half a dozen other
Witnesses cycwltnesses Of the occurrence. testified
lighting One OF their number. Daniel DELANEY
was tho object of repeated attacks. After one Of
these Campbell staggered up the street complain
tIon-house and bled todeath. Delaney was arrested
and recognized by the dying man "a the man who
stabbed hun. The jury found verdict in accord
onre with these facts and the Coroner ordered the
prisoner committed to the Tombs in default of
81, 800 bail.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-26
HOME NEWS.
PROMINENT ARRIVALS.

Giiscy House.-SenatOrs George T. FOar, of Massa-
chuscs William A. Wallace Of Pennsylvania Joseph f. NC
Donald, OF Indiana H. W. Blair Of New Hampsiir ana A.
H. Garland OF Arkansas William Purcell OF Rochester anl
Thaycr Of HOOsick Falls. y. Y e 4 ~" noe.
senator Theodore F. Randolph and Henry C. Kelsey OF
New jersey: John w. Forney. ~ Philadelphia David ~
Wells, OF Norwich Conn and william Bss9p OF BIidge
lndian Aslrs ~ n9sOr Hotl-Stevenson Burke ana
J. H. DevereuX, Of Ceyeland N''roood1n Hofet-Ex'
Senator James +. Sarhuck ~ WatertOwn, V. Brf-
HouSeJudge Josiah g. Abbott, OF Boston Ctafen
n Miss LOtta ftOemGrtc Hofel-PrOies0r v NJ
Wheeler Of Yale College Grdnd Central Uoiei-ExSena-
Y. Parker OF POsdam. ~ Y.......S James Hotel
]. Thomas SprIgRs. OF UTICA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-26
BILLIARDS FOR IRELAND'S SAKE.

The fourth game OF the billiard tournament for
the benefit Of the Irish famine fund, at O'COnnoPs
Billiard Hall. in Union-square was played last
evening between IIeser and Sexton. and il was won
by the former. Sexton making 547 points. None of
the playing was brilliant. The full score was as
follows:
Heiser-O, 2.7.1,1,1,O 60 POI. 4. 80. 4.
l, 20, - 4. 80 g. 4, r. o. g. o, l, q. o. 2. 8. T.
w. s g. ton i. O.OO3,O, 3.2.04.O. 1, O..
g. rs. O. g. %. l. l. 1916, 8, 25, ILL., 80. l. 30 9. D.
%. 0, 3-547.
Winners average. III; losers average. 1522ss !;
largest runs, Heser. POI and 112 Sexton, II aud
1915 time of game, . hours and minutes. Referee.
X. L. Wilmarth.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-26
INVESTIGATING ELECTION ARRESTS.

The Wallace Investigating Committee 10 investi-
gate election returns met again III the Post once
Building yesterday. and examined Thomas Boese,
clerk of the Superior Court. Mr. Boesc showed by
tables that there had been an increase since 1879
of from 1900 to 10000 votes. There were
o32 1872 votes of naturazed and native citizens cast
in 1873. For the four years preceding $50 the
vote was divided as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-26

The chief topic of the period is dress, and
the principal feature topic gen.
tlenen Of the halter All interested settle the
question purchase Of Easter hat at 2l2
Broadway Fifth Avenue Hotel
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-26

E. Davies, Thomas G. Acton. John L. Butterworth,
Salem H. Wales and Others. At the conclusion OF
the service the funeral procession moved down
Madison ave- TO the Grand Central Depot, where
special train took the body TO Stratford Conn., the
place of interment
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-26
DOUBLE SERVICES IN THE CHURCHES.

In
In the Catholic churches on Holy Thursday
usually only Que mass said but Yesterday also
the Feast Of the Annuncation March % and con
,eqnently the services were more numerous. IL
was a dav of obligation 10 hear mass. and masses
were celebrated about every hour in the morning
until 10 O'Clock. The churches were clothed in
their richest colors for the service of Holy Thurs
day winch commemorated the LORDS last supper.
The purple coverings OF Passion Week were not re-
moved however. In each church one 81 The small
affairs or payilOns was prepared with ilowcrs aud
lgnts and other ornaments iOr ,he reception OF tho
Sacrament. At 10 H. N. the last mass ccc-
bratcd at tho Cathedral in Fifh-avc. The church
was dcnscly crowded with people. On the cplstlc
side of the sanctuary WA prepared table al winch
the holy oils were to b. blessed In the procession
from the sacrsty thirty altar boys, about the
same number Of priests. and lastly the Cardinal
dressed IN his full Doutlical attire. Owing To the
fact that tho Annunciation and Holy Thurs
Thursday occurred on the same day, the
services were more numerous III Episcopal churches
also.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-26
LOSING HIS LIFE FOR A DRUNKEN MAN.

John Cahil, laborer, of No. 270 Thrteenth-st.,
Jersey City, lost his life Wednesday night, while
trying 10 save an unknown man who was thrown
into The river by the sinking of an old tOat on
winch he was lying in a drum ken stupor. The lat
ter was rescued, but Cahif, who had Jumped INTO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-26
A STORY THAT FOUND no BELIEVERS

William X. Dayton found guilty in the
Brooklyn Court of Sessions yesterday, OF INSIDE
meanor in being in the house Of +. H. Shelhaus. in
Brevoort- place, with the intention of committing a
burglary. Mr.. Sheilhaus testified that when lie
came homo ore day in February he opened closet
and found Dayton concealed therein. Dayton
coolly said " How do you do 7" aud walked out Of
the house. DaytOn's defence was that lac was cas-
uallv acquainted with young woman living IN the
house, and that on the day mentioned he saw her
standing IN front OF the house. and followed her III
as she left the door ajar. lie entered the paror
soon after, hearing footsteps and fearing the com
inq of an indignant father he concealed himself
i'm The closet in which lac was discovered.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-26
AnOuncements.l

Buy your Candies and Easter Eggs at BRUM-
MILLS The assortment complete. 4l0 GIand.st.
Branches s3l Broadway and 293 9th ave.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-26

.A Michigan Congressman told friend that
he nlled with aIndzement aud the friend went
down to the bar and called for amaZement
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-26
the water to save him, was drowned. His body
was recovered yesterday.
ALLEGED FRAUDS IN BROOKLYN.

ALIEtrED fhAODo Nv DhDCh''-'
THE ASSESSMENT FOR THE CENTRAL AVENUE SEWER
DECLARED TO HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY IN
CREASED BY NEARLY TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS.
Hugh King and Thomas Mccoy, two property
owners in the Twenty-fourth Ward of Brooklyn,
last wear petitioned the Supreme Court OF Kings
Comfy TO reduce the assessment for the Central
ave- sewer improvement, on the ground that 1t ma
been largely increased by frauds and Irregularities
The matter was referred BIZ Judge Pratt to JOSIAH
T. Marean, before whom much testimony was
taken. Referee Marean has completed ms report
and it Will be presented to the Court Tomorrow lie
declares that there were shameless frauds III the
construction of the sewer ana recommends that the
assessment he reduced. The district in when the
assessment was placed embraces nearly the whole
of the Eighteenth Ward, the greater part OF the
TWenty-ffh and parts of the lwentY-nTst anu
Twenty-fourth Wards. This action is regarded as Il
test , nec...
Works formerly the Water and Sewerage Commas
sioners and. according to the referees report up
to May %, 1873. SJOO,556 OK had Deen eXpehuc9'
Bonds tO the amount of S520.0 bad been issued.
although the issue was limited by law TO T1OO,Ooo
On May %, 1878, the Legislature authorized the
Board to spend $4,000 more II necessary. iror
10 tins time extensive frauds had been committed
bv the Board, by which the expense liad Deen
largely increased The referee speaks ut length OF
The manner in which the contract lol-ie HlNon
of the sewer was awarded. He says that the Board
acted with every suspicious haste IN termnaiIng
one contract III way that looks very much iike
rick and that the Board guilty OF bad faith
IN awarding the contract for the unfinished work 10
lone of three selected fayOrtes.' In thus way, ne
saws the assessment WAS increased T63,413 ~
Besides. $4,000 was put down a. having been
spent in draining low lots, when, IN. fact, NOT
penny was paid for any such purpose" ana no Such
work done For maps winch couid nave Deeen
Obtained for $1,000 Thomas W. Field was paid
S354OO; $50. go 81 was charged for engineering
when only SOS. 900 was spent for that purpose;
and S13 Cos ~ WAS included in the assessment,
which sum was in no way accounted foT. The
total amount by which the assessment was m
creased by fraud and lrregulaT'ty was 7l''o"' w.
Tha entire amount of the assessment was
SGG1 ,321 go. The referee concludes by rccommend-
lng tnat the assessment BE- reduced either - per
cent 735IOo per cent accord ng TO the hteipre'a
ton OF the act of 1873.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-26
A FATAL LOVE FOR DRINK.

Lena Sch roell, twenty-five years Old died at No
152 East Ffty-second-st. yesterday morning from
the effects of dose of nitric acid, which she swal-
lowed IN fit of dependency. Mrs. Schrocll and
her husband, who is painter by occupation. lived
with ner father, who keeps saloon at the above
place Mr. Schrocll SAID last night that he and his
wife had always lived happily until of late, when
she began To drink to excess. When he found that
she had drank too much he checked her.
He had been up all the night before ana slept late
the next day. soon after he got up he found that
his wife had been drinking. He went down stairs.
and in a few moments ne heard her groan Gong
10 her room lac found a vial, which had contained
nitric acid empty. Medical AID was summoned and
two physiclans were in ATTENDANCE until Der death
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-26
FROM SPEER's VINEYARD,

twOyear cid Concord and few OpOrO Grape Vines
OF the soil ordered. one thousand
Apply to Speers Wine Office "a warrenst NY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-26
JUNIOR ELoQUENCE AT THE ACADEMY.

JUNIOR ELOQUENCE AT THE ACADEMY
Exhibition or THE CLASS OF 1881 or THE UNI
vrEsIIY OF TIE CITY OF NEw-YoRK.
The annual Junior exhibition of the University OF
the City of NewYork took place last evening at the
Academy Of Music under the auspices OF the class oil
81 Chancellor Crosby. wearing the University
GOWN and cap presided, and with him upon the
stage were Professors Z. 4. Johnson, Henry NJ.
Baird BENJAMIN y. Martin JohnJ. Stevenson, Henry
p. Mott. T. Addison Richards. George W. Coakiey
and Charles Carroll, DR.. L. V. ThOms, Professor
Daniel s. Martin, of Rutgers Female College,
and others. The judges of the speaking were
Professor Farchild the Rev. Dr. Edward Hopper
and Richard McBurney. The Academy was filled
with students and their friends. On the left of the
stage the members of the Psi Epsilon college fratcr-
nity occupied a large box adorned with Greek SYM
bols and on the opposite side was the box Of some
members of the Sophomore class. from which, IN the
middle of the exercises came an unlOoked-fOr dem
onstr1tiOn in the shape of a huge cabbage, This
struck the promptcT's box causing the student who
was acting as good samaritan " 20 dodge low with
amusing agility. and scattering lnnumeT1hc small
bououcts among the musicians of Grafullas band.
The Sophomore had also prepared. IN accordance
with mmemonal custom, an elaborate mock pro-
gram" hc Grafton entitled lie National Ifo1-
lem" appeared on the mock programme ~ 3-l5-
H." and beside The usual jokcson the Facul wand the
Freshmen, there were mIny illusions To Chancellor
yention of Crime. and the Salvation Army and the
Irish Relief Fund did not escape mention.
The orations of the evening werE, as follows
THE National Problem" by George II. HaZcn, rep
rcsentative of the Phlomathcon society; " Russian
Despoti-m" by Eugene Pearcc Modern Dcgen-
cracy." by Cephas Braincrd, ir.; " Lord Give in
Indiar bv Benjamin 4. CaPweil; The Re ations of
Peace and War" by Benjamin Aycrlgg Jr.. repre-
sentative of the Eucleian Society; "Chlyalry," ny
John o. Ball; 'Our Duty 10 the Mormons. by Frank
I'm : Holmes; The Massacrcot 81. Bartholomew
by Horace G.. Underwood "Rcpu0llcanisIn ~ fng-
land by George NJ Duncan The American Sab
bath by William II. Hillman; and q" The liusslte
War" by Vincent Pisck.
of The oratlons of Mcssrs. Duncan and Bail. aud.
after long discussion the Webster prlle. consist
ing of Baucrofts History, IN six volumes. was
awarded to Mr.. Underwood. Dissatisfaction with
fine decision was freely expressed by a part OF the
audience and several persons IN the sophomore box
DISPLAYED their ill-bracdng by Kissing and hoOilng
dnrinR the benedlctlOn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-26
BROOKLYN.

Iaborer on the Manhattan Beach Railroad at
Concy Island was run over AMI Killed edhcsday
by a construction tram from which he fell.
An unknown man was found nearly frozen AZ G:30
a M Yesterday in vacant lot AZ Van Cott-ayc. and
Torimcrsi he was sent TO 81. Cnthcnne's Hos
pitaI II Is thought that he cannot recover
The Rev. DR.. II. r. Nyc who has been the pastor
of Tho Church Of Our Father Inversalist for eight
vcor. has resigned his pastoTatc. He Is considering
n call 10 the Church Of the Restoration ~ Philadei-
phia Ilo will not remove from Bro9hlIn before
July l. although ne II To preach III the Ihllldcphla
church during April.
The five Youthful bur Glars who were arrested last
week and who confessed 10 having planned and
committed many burglarcs IN the upper wards of
Rrool1lyn. we're brought before Justice Senior yes
terday. Twelve complaints were made against
them. The prisoners all pleaded guilty except
Charles Tee, who waived examination. ana were
held 10 await indictment by the Grand Jury.
Tho twcnly-sccoud annual meeting of the Brook
lvn Library Association was held last evening IN the
ladies' reading room of the library binding, IN
Nontngur-st. Tho vicc-prCsldent General a. I.
Bornes. presided and read the annual report. The
hummer of new books added during the past year
VA, 1853 and the entire number OF volumes III the
library /, 50. G54. Tho third volume of the cata-
Leone - cv nrcted To he ready by September. The
number Of books drawn from tho library IN 1879
was 102, $50.
NEWARK.
The Law and Order Association has sent out crcu-
lars inviting the cooperation OF CITIZENS 10 compel
eeting of the Business Mems Society for the En-
conraGment of Moderation Will be held on Sunday
next at p. H.
Patrick Kelley with his wife and five children
sou0ht lodging at the station house on Tuesday
uigSt They had come from Norwalf wcro bound
for Pittsburg, and being without means intended
to walk nil the way. Edward Rogers with his
vile and four children were also received at the
station house They were their way to Read
ing Penn, and expected to walk.
NEW-JERsEY.
sr,c.rcrs-The hothouses Of William Brau-
bacn were destroyed by fire on Tuesday night. Tho
loss is about $4,000.
GtorCEsTER-A company with capital OF
5000 600 has been formed 10 establish AMI operate
a iish- preserving house.
ORANGE.-Ihe Teachers Annual Institute will he
held in East Orange April ,. q and 7...-..lhree
thousand dollars have boon subscribed toward the
erection of a new depot ut Brick Church station
HoBoKEN-Stephen Griffin. age nineteen years.
of No. o JefiersDn-st, Hobokcn. was committed to
the County Jail yesterday On charge OF threaten
Ing To kill his own father. He assaulted aud Sc
yerey beat his father. who Is sixty years OF age
LONG ISLAND.
FIrsHING.-Thc Republicans of Finishing yester-
anv nominated for Supervisor A. X. 7. Dennet and
John IL. Smith of Whitcsione, for Justice Of tho
Peace.
UrMpSTEAD.-The Town Board of liempStcad, de-
snie the protest Of Judge DonOhue, John ii. Chez
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-26
PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
FROM HAMRURG-BY STEAM

.or L1tst SIC M.e, q ~ g. IA ~.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-05

The house of Samter 4 Co.,
dealer in clothing and other articles,
made an assignment last Saturday.
Their liabilities are set down at nearly
$4,000 of which close to $50, 900 is due
to preferred creditors. Assets, includ-
ing stock of goods, worth near $2O, 900,
will not exceed $4,000 in the aggre-
gate.
There was a big scare at the
Cavendish matinee last Saturday. The
house was crowded to its capacity
and one of the spectators imagined
that a fire had broken out behind the
scenes. A couple of ladies tainted,
and the uprOar was rather exciting for
a brief period, but it quoted without
any harmful results to any.
The draw in the Hatchie river
railway bridge, this side of Browns
vile, which has been is course Of con-
struction for some time past, is still
unfinished, and some feeling has been
aroused because the steamer Poitevent
has been unable to pass through on
her voyage from this port to Bolivar.
A communication appears to-day
explanatory Of the matter.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-01-05
-Kirkland's silk umbrellas.
Cotton firm and held higher.

-Kirkland's silk umbrellas.
Cotton firm and held higher.
Don't forget that it is leap year.
The Pinatore party Of children are
quartered at the Peabody Hotel.
Ever so many people have colds in
their heads, and some in their heels.
Rain nearly all through last night
and the early hours Of this morning.
Blank books Of all kinds made at
the LEDGER Office book bindery, 10
Madison street.
The Juvenile Pipafore party ar
rived in the city about FIVE o'clock
this morning.
Business men will find it to their
interest to have all their job printing
done at the PUBLIC LEDGER office.
Over half a million dollars worth
Of cotton was sold in this market on
Saturday last. The staple is boom
ing.
Wealth is distributed monthly by
the Louisiana Lottery. Get a ticket
at the usual place for the drawing on
the 18th.
"A convention of cotton planters is
about to be called to consider the val
ue o fcotton seed and other farm pro-
auctions.
Big water in the Ohio river, and
plentyof fresh coal is on its way south
to replenish the stock at depots be-
tween Cairo and the Gulf.
The LEDGER Job Printing Office
and Book Bindery, ID Madison, exc
cutes everything in their line as neat
and cheap as any house in this city. t
"A Chelsea line street car and
a railway train collided about Z o'clock
last night and one Of the hind wheels
of the mule box was demolished.
Nobody hurt.
The South Memphis Book and
News depot has everything in the
Stationery and News line. A full line
Of Appleton Readers ustreceived. 1856
Main street; Rob. Young, proprietor
Yesterday was a favorable time for
church-goers, and all houses ofwership
had large congregations. The weather
was balmy and spring-like and windows
and doors had to be opened to let in
fresh air, enough for comfort.
The soaking rain did not prevent
the Quarterly Court from meeting this
forenoon. Among the first official
work done was to re-elect Esquire
Thos. Holman as chairman and Mr..
Julius A. Taylor as county attorney.