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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-19
TIE SARATOGA COUNTY POOR HOUSE.

To lbs EDITOR Of The Tribune.
SIR: In justice to the officials of Saratoga
County will you by the publication of this letter kindly
made in your report of the annual meet
ing the State Charities Aid Association, held NOyem
Der 49,
Your report stated that the dependent women and
children OF this Connty-and among them very young
other-were quartered In detached building with the
insane patients This is not the The PoOT-House
buildings of Saratoga County new and have ample
accommodation for all its inmates
The referred to made by the secretary,
pro tempore Of the Association OF another county visited
by her last summer where the buildings are old and
small rendering proper classification OF the inmates i'm
possible. This PoorHouse WILL IL is hoped. shortly be
rebuilt.
The reports made by the secretary OF these two
counties seem TO have been accidentally COMPOUNDED
For the Board Of Managers. ELLEN +. TERRY,
Secretary, pro tempore.
Neic- York, December IT.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-19
rowN I'LL OF cEMErERIEs.

Notwithstanding the fact that land has recently
been purchased ut NhltepOrt, IN the town of New.
town. for q cemetery, by number of wealthy He
brrws the scheme for obtaining more property of
the town by corporations for cemetery purposes A.
the expense of the taxpayers bids far 10 De do
fratcd. The residents OF the town are thoroughly
aroused IN the matter, aud will appeal to tho
BOARD of Supervisors and the LEGISLATURE Under
tbr law no land can be- acquired in Queens
co nty for cemetery purpO cs except by the action
of the Board of ~uprrvsorsor by special act of the
LEGISLATURE Besides the tract of land 200 aCresl
recently sold for "a jewish cemetery, two other
tracts have been sold for like purposes, and the
Lutheran Cemetery has added several acres to it's
',rouuds. which addition Is now beng cleared and
fenced Every cilorI viii be made by the residents
of ihe town 10 prevent the establishment of any
more cemeteries within ITS borders. In Calvary
.mcter, alone the inierncnls b, crage IRON thrty
10 forty 70 day. The roads leading from the fer les
To- The cemeteries are owned by the Town and are
frye. Il lsuow proposed 10 make them toll roads,
I'm order that ia" town may derive some benefit
from the cemeteries, most oi thelrdycl over the
roads beng funerals from New-IOrk and Brook
l,ll.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-19

words eft has not been IT win not be-" My reason
cd tbat & Iii of voaT legation was earnestly desired
TO promote the interest or the Credit lnduslel OF
France an association which Is making efforts TO reOr-
dustrel had visited the Department of state and lnet-
fectay cndeavOred % enlist the interest Of this Gov
ernmcut i'm their behalf. However trustworthy the
Credit Industdc may be- did not CONSIDER proper o
the Department To have anything whatever TO 40 WIN
law, and must seek its patronage ana protection from
At the same time It no part Of your duty to Interfere
with It's negotiations with the Peruvian Government;
II il can be made effective fundamentally TO d at
uphappv country in It's PROSTATE and helpless condition,
u would be generous and ununus 10 oDsuuct It's opera
tious You duty If negative, ana you VIII nave IuIy
complied with your instruction by simply aDstalhlhg
from all connection with the association nave ahG,ea
word Of canton to give yon presume inHt on VII p
asked blythe agentOr Ollie RS OF the Peruvian tompany
lister to promote is interests IL Wotu OF course pIc
sent to you the claim OF an American organization,
good offices, where they may win proprcy becNehueu
But you will especially avoid any advocacy oil the calhs
of that or any other company or individual in tho pur
suit OF personal ends or business enterprises. go.
To - Minister OF your experience need not point out
and personal advocacy 10 extend al proper proec-
ton to American citizens, ana 70 secure Tor them IN any
tr,.,,,'l. ~ ~ cnuUtrV IN yVbjrb Won are
accredited and generally 10 aid them with Information
duties Oh a Mnistcr-duties which increase his useiu-
mes, and add 10 his respect and duties when nave no
doubt you will faithfully perform To 10 0nd ana
assume TIE tone OF au!Otac{ WIN ~ nv l.lDc -,
ence Of personal interest and It's possible suspicion ol
interest, VIII al II ~
terly destroy the acceptabily bud efficiency OF diplo
matte representative.
recite these elementary grounds at the present time
because II correctly advised, all manner OF schemes
loot at Lima for the reorganization OF the disor
dered finances Peru and the Interested parties are
seek ng first OF all the cOunenance and Endorsement Of
the American Legation.
You will exercise the utmost care in any step you
may take, and II any occasion shall arise where the IN
tc position of tins Government may AID IN restoring The
credit OF Peru. VIII confer by telegraph with the
Department and You viii take no important step Will
out full and explicit Instructions. etc. etc, your
Obedient serVeut. JAMES q. BLAINE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-19
AN ACCIDENT TO 4 FIRE TRICK

Hook and Ladder Company No. met with ser
ious accident last evening while going to a FIRE in
Grren-sJ. The long truck, driven by James IL.
Campbell, was turning ho corner ut Grand-st. and
south Fifth-ave. when the wheels caught in the
track of the street railway The truck was upset
suddenly w1ile the horses were gJihg at IA gallon.
All the men on the truck were hurled TO the ground
with considerable violence. They all escaped in
jury, with the exception of the driver. Campbell
him. He injured seri. usly about the breast and
arms. An ambulance was summoned and he was
taken TO the Chambers Street Hospital Before tho
under control
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-19
ENrERLMENrs WIrH TnE DESTROYER.

Captains Thomas o. Sclfridge and Robert l..
PEythan and Commander A. Is. Crowninshcld, of
the United states Navy have been appointed u
Board to make experiments with the torpedo boat
Destroyer the latest invention OF Captain John
Ericsson. The Destroyer was taken 10 the Brooklyn
Navy Yard on saturday and the experiments will
begin in a few DAYS. The OBJECT is determine the
value OF the vessel TO the Government. Captain
years and thinks he has succeeded in perfrcting
American sca-deyIl.' Since the ilrst description
of This vessel was published in The TRIBUNE more
than year ago. many improvements have been
made, but the dimensions ana construction of the
boat itself and the form OF the prOjectie remain the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-19
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
crp.,tsu1ps NOT YET ARRIVED.

Thirtv-eight days have now passed since tlle
steamship Bath City sailed from rstol, EiigiaIu
for this port and t is seventeen days since she vas
seen go miles east of St. Johns, NJ T.. III dlsaDied
and leaking condition. The insurance companies
have declined TO take any further FISK OH Si'HoI
vessel or cargo believing that there rs no Gualce
Of her arriving in port. The Bf00kyh IVY ~
the game line has now been twcnty-ttlrce DAYS NJ
sea on her way t. Ncw-York She was sighted on
Friday by the White Star steamship Adflatlc,
which arrived at this port Saturday, aDo9I oUp
miles east of Sandy Hook The CIV on Lonaon, 81
the Centaur Line, is now tlirtY-sX days out rom
London for New-York. The agents do not give her
mn vet. She was commanded by Captain ROBERT -
Wilson, and had a crew of fOrty-two on board. one
has no passengers, but a caliso oboTIt
100000 aud insured This vessel was bult
for the Inman Line, at Glasgow, IN 1868, ana was
heightened in 1869. She was thoroughly reutted
with machinery and boilers in S7S after being pr-
chased bv the Centaur Line. Her dimensions are:
length. 374 feet; beam, 40 feet inches; depi OF
hold 80 a feet; tonnage 3,iOl tons She IS valued
at $175, 900 and Is fully insured IN Brltlsh com
panieS W. Il Thompson the agent OF the line III TINS
city. owns ninc-tcnths of her -
Tho steamship Gladolus which sailed
from Newcastle November 2l was Hghted
by the steamship Egyptian Monarch
which arrived from London yesterday. in latitude
46J 80 north. longitude AGO 10 west on Tuesday
last The Egyptian Monarch sailed from London
December g. and had a CONTINUATION OF suoug nSau
gales and high seas The Henry Edge,
which sailed from Antwerp for tins port DIV way OF
Boston, on November p, has not been heard hohl.
Among other steamships still overdue mt Ihls
port are the Rheola, 80 days from Car
dilf the Poux. % days from Am m1Ti-
Lord Byron, 81 days, and the Australia, Is days
from Hamburg: the Averill II days from west
Hartlcpool the State of Georgia, II days from
Glasgow: the General Wcrdcr. 10 DAYS from
sen; the Copernicus, 20 days, and the Biela, -
DAYS from Rio .anciTO.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-19
TWO RUFFIANS KILLED BY MINERS.

DENVER, Col, Dec. 1S.-A dispatch from
Leadyille to The Tribune says:
The Independence mining camp, twenty miles west
OF ere has for long time been with desperate
charaeters shortly after dark last night Patton and
Naloy two ruans started up the streets firing their
reyolyers promscuousy. General indignation ensued
and the people pursued the rufans, who were finally
brought 70 bay and literally rdded with bullets. They
rsturned the Are OF the mob. but without affaot.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-19
DISAPPEARANCE OF LOUIS HTyMMELL.

Louis Ilummel foreman for John Beck & Sons,
jewelers. aud gold chain makers, at No 10 Liberty
place, has been missing from his home No 335 East
Seventy fth-st.. since Wednesday. On that day he
lett the house TO 10 to tho store. AS he did not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-19

and have searched for him since in vain. HIS
brother SAYS that he was a steady man, never
drinking to excess, very regular IN ms habits anu
away. His home and business relations were
always pleasant. lie had never shown any Iell-
dency 10 alteration of the mind. and BIS disappear
ance is utterly unexplained.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-19
DR. NEMNlAN no sUCCEED WESLEY r. DIVE

The Rev. Wesley r. Davis pastor of the Madison
Ayeuuo Congregational Church In this city, has
received q call TO the paIOrate OF the Madison
Avenue Reformed Church at Albany. Mr. Davis
has not yet signed ms present position, but IN
tends doing so soon al have not yet determined
fully where shall CO. be sal yesterday. have
received call from Chicago, Baltimore and Albany.
| shall probably go 20 4 hany or Baltimore leave
nav position here because wish the pas.orate of a
church which is free from debt. IhnTe was a debt
of $50 900 OH this church when ! came here.
guaranteed that would raise $4,000 10 pay this
Oh j. the church would pay the rest it aid not do
this and SO the mat ter stands. Iall maud IN my
resignation on wednesday evening, December -.
By that time expect 10 know where shall co.
II was subsequently learned that au important
change would take place in the affairs II the church,
and that q plan was about perfected whereby tho
Rpy Dr. j. T. Newman will become the pastor Of
the church rs soon as Mr. DAVIS leaves 1t. large
part of Dr. Ncwman's late congregation, II is said,
Will go with Inn il the project Us carried out. Among
these persons WI! be General Grant, who viii be-
come the p csideut of the Board OF Trustees of the
church. DR. Newman expressed some surprise yes
t,rday that his plan, had become known. lie SAID,
when questioned about the matter by TRIBUNE
reporter:
"tistrur that there is a movement looking 10 what
YOU have told me. / can only say concerning It that
it SIR. Davis should resign and II ! should become
pastor OF the church, General Grant viii probably
transfer his membership 10 that church II you
viii wait until week after next | Will
give YOU all the facts in the matter
At present there Is definite and final
arrangement. Some of my congregation think We
should have new church. | have calls to
pasforates IA Washington aud Philadelphia. My
inclinatIous are strongly IN favor Of New-lork,
however. as ! am az home here The debt of the
church has caused MIR. Davis a good deal OF sOlci-
tudc. expect. ii / become his successor, to take
me that the whole Indebtedness viii tc paid OF
within two years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-19
royGsHoREslEN LAYING DOWN THE LAW.

The union long hor'mcu on the water mont OF
Nrw-Yorh and Its vicinity have suffered consider
ably of late by the growing practice among
srcycdorrs OF "lumpm. the work of
loading and unloading vessels. To adj. o
some measures Of protection against this
WAY Of hiring work done, which The 'longshort-
men say j.. unjust, convention was held yesterday
in che New Bovcry, at IT. JamrSs school. Dele
CATION, from Unions Nos. ! and of lirooblyn and
from Union No. of New-lork were present. The
Uubokcu union was not represented. Roger Burkc
acted 20, chairman. aud John Manning a, secretary.
Thu general body of tine several sUcictle, Is
known rs the LOurshcrrmcus Union Project
i've Association ct NrW-Iork, Brooklyn and
New jersey. William Simms made a motion that no
member of % union should work on vessel which
has been partially loaded and then taken % lunl-
Der yard io be- finished by non union men. Patrick
lu1mcy amended tAr IA uou Ia the effect that no
union long foreman should work Tor 20 stove.
Jorr merchant or captain who Jumps
hrs work; thi, understood 20 APP
ply TO the handling 0i ballast aud logs, Is well
10 the regular cargo. The Amendment was unaui-
muusly adop al. II was also decided 90 appoint
'longshorcmau. M salary OF SIS week. o. per-
form the duties ui "bcuch-ntll,rr,' in order 10
that the order Is strictly IItolD.d
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-19
pIcKpoCKETs on A BLEECKER-sT CAR.

Matthew Austin, alias DOwney, George EdnUnIs
alias Dusenberry and Arthur Williams, alias smith,
were takcn before Justice tcrhcurg at the Jefferson
Market Police Court Yesterday morning TO answera
chrrgr ofhighway robbery referred by a. IL. Bailey
of Boston Mass. Mr.. Bailey, VINO was a guest al
the ST. Nicholas Hotel started down town tc"
nights ago on % Blccckcrst. ear. The car had gone
only a few blocks down CrDsby-st. when Mr. Bailey,
who was .tandiug on the platform, smoking was
suddenly seized by the shoulders by Williams who
bent him backward over the dashboard and held
him in that position. Austin and Edmunds then
stole from Mr. Bailey hIs gold watch and chain
valued at 5000. They then fled down side street.
Mr. Bailey reported the robbery 10 Captain brogah'
ct the Fiji zenith Precinct, and upon Icing shown
the Rogucs Gallery NJ oace picked out The portraits
of the three men who had robbed HIM ! he case
Was put IN the hands of Detectives Crowley ana
Lcary, who arrested Austin. Eimunds and Smith on
SATURDAY. night at thieve' resort on houstou-ot.,
near Suliivan-st. Mr. Bailey identified the three
men rs those who robbed him. he prisoners de-
maudcd an examination. Edmunds ASSERTING that NE
could produce witnesses who would testify that u"
wasuof IN that part Of the city when the robbery
occurred ON the night In question. W hen asked
their names he became embarrassed bui ihluF
mentioned two or three namr,, rrmlrkng that hc
didn't know where the men lived. Tho hearing was
set down Tor tuis afternoon auu the prisoners were
zoe ard up Iu default oi $ 600 bail each.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-19
A WELSH NATIONAL CELEBRATION.

The New-Yorll City Eisteddiod is making extern
sive preparations for ma lOnal celenraiIo 10 po
held in Chicken g Hall on December ~ us pIesl-
dent the Rev. DR.. j.. ID, Beyan. gave / TRIBUNE re-
porter yesterday brief sketch of the general ma
lure of the festival and programme of the one
"The EisteddfId,V said DR.. Bevln, "is the name
Of an old bardic gathering which had its origin IN
the early hisoryOf Wales. 1t is pronounced e'seth-
cod with the emphasis on the second sylaDle,
and means simply session, though it might
properly be termed the Welsh Olympan Games.
curious feature Of its observance IS that 1t cannot
be held if there is war IN the land ana IOI lon%
time il was not Obseryed but IL was revived az the
beginning of the present century, Besides y ma
ti0nal ElsteddiOd III Wales. held every CHRISTMAS,
10 village is 50 poor that 1t does not h0d MS own
eiseddfOd, and award prizes TO those competing ID
the various contests Music is the chief attraction,
although prizes are given for excellence III essay
writing, for poetry, recltalOnS ana udns-
latiOns, consisting of money and gold ana silver
medals and usually "A bardic chair.
4" A Welsh church i'm this city some time ago began
to bold small EisteddfOd, limited 20 members or
it's own congregation. but last year some OF the
Welsh people living here Thought 1t best 10 make
the occasion one in which greater number OF Per,
sons would be interested. The festival was helu III
Association Hall at one of the sessions Postmaster
General James presided, and the Teult was so sats
factory that this year the society decided 10 eHIend
the privileges still further and to hold ma lohaI
Elsteddiod IN this city, The competitors last year
were limited to residents of New-Yor and its vlcin-
ity, but now the music, TRANSACTIONS poetry
and drawing are open to all persons living
IN the United States. An essay IN Engllsh
on The History and Pecuarities of Political Par
ties in the United States is also free TO all competl-
tors; but four OTHER essays on tactical subjects.
written either in Welsh or English restricted 70
competitors living within twenty miles of the City
has been appointed to read and decide upon the
merits of the political ESSAYS, and the
Rev. Dr. W. c. Roberts, of Elizabeth, n. j., will
prizes for the hest poems on several subjects and for
iranslating "Thr Old Oaken Bucket and extracts
from Bunyan and Chateaubriand iron. English into
will be translated into English and also recited.
Ground plans for dwelling houses, a sketch OF the
Obclisl and bust-drawiug of Webster statue VIII
also be presented. But by far the most important
competition will be in music. Five or SIX ch0irs OF
100 y0icesfach are expected 10 sing in one OF the
choruscs for which a prize $500 IS offered"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-19
LEGATION or THE UNITED STATES,
LIMA, PERU, sept. {, 1851
/, G. BLAINE. SfcTCidTg Of state, Washing


The Hoy JAMES G. BLAINE, Seere@y Of STATE Washing
ST. + acknowledge receipt Of your Dispatch No =
dale August l. ISL In relation to certain alleged claims
upon the Government Of PERU As 10 the C9chet claim
statements better ADAPTED 10 creating commercial en-
terprise than to any judicial Or qnasijndcla action
have been favored with two very extraordinary let
tiers ana some printed matter emau9ting from hr j. r.
Shepherd which reply by this mail asking specific
claim and the proofs in support Of H.
In The Iandrcau case the proofs sufficient and the
condition In which the Peruvian Government has lcf
the complainant forms a inst ground Tor decided ap
shan follow the direction your dispatch, and inter
pose on behalf of this and all other American cHluA IT
any negotiation takes place between Peru and Cam
Which involves the loss OF territory. shall take special
care thar this claim and The attiu!co OF the United states
authorities OF both Governments.
beg leg leave 10 ca your special attention 70 tho cH
tracts given rs Enclosure TO thisl from lcttr OF
Mr. J. r. shepherd 70 me, dated l9th August, 1851.
need not say that, II any such arrangement was ia
fact made that IL would seem proper that should De
Officially informed OF It. AS yet have not received
FROM the Department any telegram whsteytr nor any
instructions except IN your No T. which certainly 90 not
touch the very strong points reported TO me by mr.
shepherd As present advised, have no fath what
ever in the Peruvian COMPANY, not mucL IN DIT.
shepherd, and wholly In the dark TO the honesty
statement true and the United states assume charge
OF the claim, We should own Peru by mortgage winch
can ''o' ~ ~ ''''1 5. A. HCnIHuT
Extract from letter Of J. H. Shepherd to s.A Hurbut,
date August 10 1881, protesting to give report Of an
interview with Secretary Blaine:l
But this is not quite all II Ia notorious that Chill
pr,, aud certain crcditors OF Peru are at the very poIut
to apportOn among themselves, not only the guauo,
which Is absolutely our properly but inc Only other
available asset of Peru, the nj rates also II such H
preparations were allowed iueparabe mischief might
result. l. therefore, ask preliminary injunction, for
bidding all progress in the direction OF such appOr
tionnen until the Landreau claim and COchet title
first properly recognized ana provided for, the former
paid as GdUdtcdtd the latter allowed or fairly dis
proved
The Secretary instantly responded: THAT you viii
get. and ! will make il my first business"
On the I'd inst, very after, by direction of the
Secretary was advised that the Identical instructions
suggested had been that day you both by cable and
by post, and that might rely upon the Satu quo
cOrdugly.
Minnesota stats tidning. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1877-1882, 1881-03-03
Hem och h6rd.

MEDEL MOT DRYoKENsKAPEN.
'sDetta ar min princip!" berattades
harom dagen en- ung rysk aiding ha
utropat det han hdjde sitt BRAN
vinsglas och drack kamraterna till
vid en- nattlig fest. Or den unge
ryssens uttryck ar det icke sSart att
leta sig till dryokenskapens grund.
Det ar for att ersatta lifsprincipen.
som folk dricker.
Hvad som Observation-Disclosures
darf6r Dor ga ut pa, sager Enk6pings-
posten, det ar att komma folk att ha
en- lifsprincip d. v g. att komma folk
att ha nagot verkligt att lefva for
har verlden. Lagot SON hindrar dem
fran att, da de fullgjort dagens prak-
tiska varf och arbetat for lifsuppe-
ballet, icke kama lifvet tomt och
trakigt och icke kama sig frestade
att fylla denna tomhet genom en- sim
nesberusande fest, ware sig nu dem
ma forsiggar ett gladt lag. hemma
familjen eller mera uppsluppet ute
pa vardshuset.
Ingen fnnes, atmfnstone nagon
man begafvad, som icke kanner det
annu tommare efter en- dylik fest.
Daraf bevisas, att delta satt att for
str6 sig icke ar det rata, huru myc-
ket slentrianen an fordrar testers
f6rekommande dx och ID for att &c
poesi 1t hvardagsprosan.
Nej. poesien maste s6kas annorsta.
des- Man maste betanka. att menni'
sksn DR. ande. och att aadeas tomhet
icke kan ,fyllas, ct nkgot materielt
Bet, Or tankar. som skola, ersatts
Minnesota stats tidning. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1877-1882, 1881-03-03

N. D. A. fram EuansriHs fragar:
Angaende Oregon, hur ar klimatet dar
under vintern och afven under som.
maren. Finnes dar '.homestead".
land, duger det till farming och lig.
ger det narheten af nagot vatten
och ar det langt fran jernvag. innes
dar prairie-land, hvad. slags gr6da
frambringar dct och hvilken arstid ar
det bast att resa
Oregon ar en- mycket stor stat vid
stillahafsk usten, norr ON Californian.
Klimatet ar godt och mildt, men myc-
ket regnigt ON vintern och TORT om
sommaren. Dar, f1nnes tillrackligt
Homestead "land, tjenligt till, jord.
bruk frukt, hvete och ALA ;slags
spannmal trifvas godt, men frakten
darpa till Europa ar mycket dyr.l Dar
finnes nagra jernvagar, men landet ma
ra dessa ar lange sedan upptaget. M
ar ,basta tiden att resa dit. sDlr fin.
mas aere svenskar I trakten omkrina
Portland, manga andra. hafva@ Hyttat
dit fran Minnesota och kommit tillba.
IA hit Det myckna regnet ON win.
tsrn ooh det stora afstindet Trim den
0friga verlden. tyskes .yars ssst6rsts
Epssahaa TIL mfssA6tst Carl OaE