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The sun., 1881-01-23
DRIVEN BIZ ELECTRICITY.
A Clock In Newark that Does Not Have to be
Wound Up Before Il will Hun.

A Clock In Newark that Does Not Have TO be
Wound Up Before Il will Hun.
A brief paragraph In THE SUN OF Jan. 10
concerning an electric clock In Copenhagen was
read with interest by many persons. Electric
clocks. however. are not new. and there are
probably several in this country. Augustus s.
Crane OF 95 West Kenney street. Newark has
one OF his own invention. His father. A. D.
Crane. invented year clock and he has made
lifelong study himself OF timekeepers OF all
kinds. and has manufactured some Of novel
construction. In his electric clock the only mo-
tive power is magnetic current, and there 10.
therefore. no winding to be done. The
magnetic part Of the clock consists OF two pairs
Of electro-magnets and o rocking armature.
the latter acting directly on the escape wheel to
drive the train. The entire method OF applying
the current 10 the magnet Mr.. Crane keeps a
secret. The pendulum 10 not in electric oon-
nection al any time being gravity pendulum.
The main point OF excellence claimed for the
course VI the current. SO that when the pendu-
lum separates the contact points no spark Is
called out. Herein a great difficulty 10 said to
be obv iated. namely. the destruction In time OF
the contact points by sparks. Any metal may
be used for the DO ints in place OF platinum.
and Mr.. Crane is we'll satisfied that his inven-
ton ia a thorough success. He has also q
gravity clock. which varies hardly a second In
many months. In making the pendulum. which
10 the same as that in thu electric clock he lined
q. obtaining perfect compensatory. L, consists
retcally and practically, he thinks. q perfect
Dendulum.
The sun., 1881-01-23
DISTURBANCES IN IRELAND.
Troops sent 10 Preserve Ordcr-The Trial
or tho Trnversers Nearly Ended.

Troops sent 90 Preserve Ordcr-The Trials
OF tho Trnversers Nearly Ended.
LONDON, Jan. 22.-In consequence OF tho
disturbed state OF affairs in tho Wican and
Preston districts. owing to the miners strike.
troops will be sent there to preserve order.
A riot occurred yesterday between coliers
and tho police. at Skelmersdale. during which
several persons wero seriously injured.
A Land League meeting announced for the
23d inst. at Balla. has been prohibited.
The Standard says: 1T is probable that the
Government will be compelled to set aside the
coercion bills temporarily In order to deal with
obstruction in the House OF Commons. Irish
members m IN intend & e. offer prolonged resistance
DUBLIN. Jan. 21.-The ironclad turret ship
Belesle. carrying four 25-ton guns, atatloned
at Kingstown. was started for Rnthmullen, near
1nnistowen. 1t is reported that her mission 10
to intercept the landing Of a cargo Of arms.
In the Court OF Queens Bench to-day Ser
Reant Heron. Tor the Crown. declared that the
counsel for tho traversers had shirked from
graphing with the evidence regarding the
damaging speeches OF their clients. He accused
the traversers Of having wilfully departed from
Daniel O'Connell's peaceful tradition. and said
the agitation must be put down; that Mr.. Par
nells political rocket had reached Its zenith.
1rishmen were TO cease TO have a share in the
splendid British empire they had helped To
build up. He was greeted with cheers at the
end OF his speech. The court then adjourned
until Monday. when Judge Fitzgerald will de-
liver his charge to the jury.
The sun., 1881-01-23
Beinr Pushed he Fell Dead.

The Stagg street police In Brooklyn on FRI
day night learned that the dead body Of unknown
man was in the tailor store at 81 Boerum street The
workmen there said that the slipped OF the
store and FELL and thinking that he ser usly hurt
they carried him into the store and then they found
he dead Yesterday morning Charles Mohr aged 20
OF 1870 Ewen street. the OF the proprietor OF tailor
store surrendered himself to the police and confe ssed
that he had pushed the unknown man over. He said
attentvely through the window, and as MohL passed
out he asked the stranger what he wanted. The man
said tha was none OF Mohr's business At the same
time Mohr alleges the man lifted his hand to strike him.
and he MOhr) then pushed him The appar.
entity fell dead for he was found to be ieles soon
he touched. 1t is known whethe his death
caused by disease by force OF the fall Mohr
released Late last night the body identified
that OF Charles OFT oil II job nson avenue.
The sun., 1881-01-23
GAMING HOUSKs CLOSED.
A General Warning that Surprised Anthony
Com.tock and his Detectives.

The most prominent gambling houses were
closed last evening. and 1t was said tnat not one
In the city was open. Old freauenters declared
that they had never known 30 many OF these
places absolutely closed against all visitors be-
fore. The reason for this did not appear on
the surface. 1t was learned, however. that
Anthony Comstock's agent OF the New
York Society for tho suppression OF
Vice visited several gambling houses yoster-
day afternoon with detectives OF his society. At
none OF them did thoy flnd any gaming tables or
other implements OF gambling. In one or two Of
the houses they found occupants. but they were
engaged In quiet and harmless conversation.
Mr.. Comstock did not understand this because
the raid he was on was planned with the utmost
secrecy.
Ii is said that no policemen were to be en-
ployed In the raid. and that the only persons
who should have known beforehand that u was
to take place were Mr.. Comstock. the Police
Commissioners. aud Superintendent WallinR.
However. the newe spread. The result was
that yesterday afternoon and last evening
every gambling house In the city was either
vacated and locked up. or else It's inside was o
picture Of innocence.
The most OF the gamblers were to be found In
other reaorts. and all were In state OF exc!te-
ment Thev. were indignant at the raid. but
were everywhere congratulating themselves on
getting the better Of Anthony Comstock. None
OF them would tell how this had been brought
about.
Only one place was surprised. AT 1853 Fulton
street. Darlington. the dealer. and Graham. his
colored assistant. were arrested and held to
bail In the Tombs Police Court.
The raid was also intended to Include the
pool sellers in Barclay street; They also got
hardly pool could be boughton either the Lay
cock -Hanlan race in England. the coming walk
ing watch. or the billiard pool tournament.
The sun., 1881-01-23
PRICE THREE CENTS.
LIFE IN THE METROPOLIS.
DAsHEs HERE AND IHERE BY TIE
SUMS REpOE rERS.

Playing or tho Tournament Ttes-Ftnc rIny
by tho hoy Frcy-ue Unpdsomeiy Wins
Second Prize-A Game Loudly Applauded.
At the close OF the regular games in the
pool tournament on Friday night Wahlstrom
won first prize. while Norris. King. and the boy
Frey tied on seven aeries each for second
money. In playing of the ties Morris and
King opened in a tedious. one-sided series.
which finally ended in q victory for Norris
score. IL tot.
Last night Frey and King met In very in--
teresting series. tho boy selling favorite at two
to one over King. After fne and huctua ating
work Frey defeated King by the close score os
IL 20. This set King back to fourth prize.
Frey and Morris then came together In tbs
last series Of all. The room was we'll filled and
games. Morris held slight call In tho betting
at tho start. Each won alternate games up to
the eighth In this game the. boy made
the moot brilliant shot OF the tourna-
so%blnstiOn shot." The Applause ''sSiSS whiSS
short time. wasn't that a great shot u came
from all parts OF the hall. The score stood Ave
each at tho beginning OF the eleventh game.
Every shot was now closely watched the boy
receiving round OF applause on winning the
By excellent play the boy had
shot Saf' maas the neens game 4 Ss
close Of this game tho score showed to Z in
favor OF the boy. He ran out the series grandly
In the next three games, winning the second
Prize In ths 1 from Which they tried
eregatinR 5000. 20 in the following order; Wahl-
strom. Frey, Morris King. Knight.
The sun., 1881-01-23
THE STORM IN BOSTON.
s'" Blocked. Trains Delayed, aud TeIs
graphic Communication Cut OR

streets blocked. Trains DELAYED. and T.Is.
graphic Communication Cat OF.
BOSTON, Jan. 22.-The most severe winter
norm for years ceased substantially at about
us''Sht to-day, though there have been threats
" renewal all day. Tho rainfall was 81.
Mbshes', Some eight inches OF snow foil and
ItIea,. heayy rain began at IL last night. The
pedeI afe are IN bad condition. and travel is i'm
ssHb,ted The railroads are blocked badly and
poihta 1 more or less late. those from distant
Telscraarr9m rom three to eight hours on some lines
Nhar.anng .ng management knew nothing about the
EranS "n9lue OF trains until they arrived. Telo-
Tho oni wires nre prostrated In all directions
and oniiSSany, Buffalo, and Pittsburgh. East
than norm nDn OF here the Western Union has less
order ~ lnArter the usual facilities In working
70 orehIo. .eiephone wires were 80 disturbed rs
hQrse.ra,r tne system nearly useless. Several
' routes had to be abandoned until late
The sun., 1881-01-23
in the forenoon. Tho Sound etoamers came
through only n few hours Into. No marine dis
astcrs arc reported i'onR tho comet,
Messages FLASHED from washstnnds and Soar
Boxes to the End. of the Earth.

u" tho hshon VI tho
On Friday night knot OF about twenty
mon OF the Western Union Telegraph Company
went by fast train to Williamsbrdge on the New
York. Nav Haven and Hartford Railroad.
They arrived with great hustle. and created inn
menss excitement In the little town. the Idle
residents congregating around the depot and
surmislnG that something must be up" in the
city. Nothing is up" said Division OfIicer
Leslie. The trouble is that everything 10
down" The twenty men on their arrival pro-
duced twenty shining little telegraphic instru-
ments. and called loudly for tables Then they
began to hammer and twist and wrench
tho wires running over the little sta;;
tion. and by the time the yillSsers had had
was rirged. and wires were shooting about the
little waiting room Of the depot In every con-
cd ETHEREAL blue. with a rimson stripe running
down its legs. A very thin operator with g
the table. slammed an instrument ON It. twisted
some wire about his instrument. drew a SOAP
box from one corner Of the room. eat down.
stopped a momept and listened intently.
citedy; i've GOT Chicago"
nS syep yen A. sss s 81 as
them of. without paying the slightest attention
| to his fellow work men. who were banging about
ricketty wnshstand and a three-legRed stool
| were brought in. They were seized BY another
pounding. announced triumphantly that he
! had Boston and the Atlantic cable. Al
bany. Buffalo, and Pittsburgh were soon
added. anu the extraordinary spectacle was
| presented OF twenty men In tho gray
light OF early morning sitting on boxes. boards,
stools. and chairs: sending MESSAGES all over
| the North. the West, the East, and Europe from
| httle glistening instruments mounted on tables
| chairs. shelvee. washstands. and boxes. while
| wires Of varying thickness wound among the
| operators and furniture finally shooting from
the roof and Joining the main lines on the poles
| above their heads.
Fresh relays OF operators were sent to rolievt
| the weary ones every eight hours, 80 that las
| night over 1000 messages had been fash &C
| from the little ten by-eighteen- foot WAITING
| room in the railroad depot at Williamsbridge.
The sun., 1881-01-23
NEW JERSEY.

John Johnson, coorei who shot and Killed Samuel
Williams culOrcd, IN PHinteld about two months ago
convicted In the Court ut oyer and Tcrmlncr in
Elizabeth Yesterday Of murder in the trst degree.
The powerful tus Gcrmauia succeeded Yesterday in
cUtuug through the iWmCn-c ice hrli, that nave hed e
Horse shoe above Sahdy Hook IN state uf blockade fer
over month Fridays hish tdo broke up the ice IN
Rartan BAY.
Mary Schinllcr aged a. was killed by locomotive at
the County road crossing Of The NrW York, LAKE Emo
aud Western Railroad, near snnNc M, YESTERDAY. she
had VISIT to her husband whulsA keeper IN the
hudson Iuuuiy pvntcnuary
Late on Friday night Policemen Lynch and Connolly of
DCttru Point found James puugNyfiN lrIug IN cottage
street lio uid lie had Ia"n on the zee mt broken h''
ry At the uu,irN station u MnS Iuuad thHt ~ was
wooden leg THAI broken His tIirti soon came wlh
another IL =. ami DOughelty walked home
If your lungs are weak ilrrugthrn thcm hY using
Uale's Honey OF uUIChvuMi aGi Tar Ol Gr -sIst'-dp
The sun., 1881-01-23
A wa,chman Accused Of Stealing.

Policemen Francis and Schultz OF the harbof
police boat Moses Taylor took william Smith before
United States Commissioner Shields yesterday on .
charge OF stealing unaxed spirits from the barge Ho
man. lying the foot Of Eighth street, East River The
accused is night watchman empoyed by Dubois Co.
me police whose business Is to protect vesseis
from the depredatons Of thieves Recent thots from
vessels along the East River Eighth street. led 70
the arrest OF two river thieves who convicted and
sentenced to two years imprisonment each on the tet
mony Of Smith. On Thursday hight soteinai s!Aneia
caught Smith hurredly quitting the barge Hoffman with
quantity o. acoho, and lard in his posse ssion The
who had attempted to shoot him. Commissioner shields
fxed his bail at 900 and as he was unable 10 give II
he taken to Ludlow street jail
The sun., 1881-01-23
Complication. Following i. Sui. for Divorce.

MONTREAL. Jan. "a. Early last fall Mrs.
Holmes wife of the proprietor The Hub" restaurant
here, wen: 70 Boston, and there instituted an action
for divorce. T. " SPRING Boston private detective.
came on here to obtain evidence and reported avorby
For some unex planned reasonMrs Holmes removed the
to Chicago During his visit spring fell in love-
and this week retu ned visit his aflanced He was
on capias for sloo for services rendered him
The Montreal detective compromised for $50 and sd.
vised the BosoniAn home arrest on
more serious charge Spring took the advice
arrested at the depot at the instance Of Mr. Holmes
Magistrate tod day, w j. Ftzsimmons hotel EN- ployee
testified that Spring took him outside The Hu ~ one
night and offered him 800 to falsely that he
astrance woman enter Holiness bedroom on certain
night Spring threatens action AGAINST the tive
who arrested him on a charge OF conspiracy
The sun., 1881-01-23

A Direct Charge that the King have Been
Stealing for Ycnr. 81 900 n Dny.

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 22.-The Joint Special
Committee OF Councils TO investigate the management OF
the trustees OF the Philadelphia Gas Works met this
afternoon. ExChief Engineer Brown, who had prom
sed to produce certain papers asked for and the cashier
Of the Gas Trust whose attendance had also been
questsd were not present The COMMITTEES despatched
messenger to bring the cashier but he sent word that IL
would be impossible for him to come today.
Mr. John Hunter OF the Investigating committee then
and CONF aimed III at although he had been for
weeks trying TO get certain nlormaton from the Gas
Trust going to their oce himself every day and having
two clerks there several days he unable OBTAIN
what he desired He said; am prepared to say that
thus far have been grop in the dark, but have
ceived Information enough to make direct and positive
charge against the trustees prepared to that
the Trust carelc ssiy and grossly aud the
public are being detrauded TO the extent OF $1,000 per
day and that Tor years past think can prove IT."
Mr. Page Of the committee also intimaed at he could
show irregularities in the sale Of coal tar and
other esduAR
The sun., 1881-01-23
OYSTER WAR IN VIRGINIA.
A Fleet OF Alien Drsdge Boats Fired Upon
with n Cannon and Driven on.

FREDERIcKsBuRo. Va. Jan. pam oyster war
was begun On the Rappahannock River yesterday. A
feet Of fifteen alien dredgs boats appeared at the mouth
OF the river and began dredging oysters open viola
ton Of the virginia oyster lava The Mid.
dleseT sent for cannon, which was brought to the
river bank and manned. The boats posing the e
well armed with muskea and pivot guns used
for shooting ducks They kept gathering oy stsrs
mindful OF the warnings from shore. The then
opened on them. and the first round returned by
volley from the fleet delivered amid cheers from the
oyster pirates The cannon. Whitworth, which .or-
mery belonged TO the Richmond Howizers was nred
second time with better effect the shot striking OF
the dredrersiA her rigging The whole feet then made
sraghtior the mouth OF the river, their speed being
CELEBRATED by shots sent after them.
The sun., 1881-01-23
Death OF Father Edward Purcell.

CINCINNATI. Jan. 2l.-Father Edward Purcell.
brother VI Archbishop Purcell and manager OF the dis
asrous church banking business in this city which In
yoved loss TO depositors Of several millions dollars
died OF apopcxy last night at the Ursuine Convent in
Brown County, Ohio Father Edward was the right
hand man To his brother John Baptist the Archbishop
lie was younger than the rchbishOp, aud man Of
some ioree OF character He was regarded as honOra
BILE though ms the event proved he efficient in bus
ness qualifications The Archbishop was at his deathbed
The sun., 1881-01-23
WHEREIN THEY ARE ALIKE
A Dakota Blizzard and n Wall Street Bile
card Compared.

1T amuses me-" said weather beaten Da-
kota man, he pulled tape yesterday in brokers' Of
hce in Wall street where he is aborng, he says
Ito beat the game" lit amuses me to hear them call
Fridays storm blizzard Lord bless you, it's
blizzard than margin is 4 monkey"
WHAT. blizzardr'
well, don't know who rigged up the name but it's
what they call north gale when the wind
rolling down filled with and ice fine as rice
powder while the thermometer from ter to twenty de-
grees below II comes nerce that no ivin'
can lace 1t You've got to turn back to II and
The sky dATkened and can't ANYTHING ten eet
away L in our country, when blizzard blows farm.
eT never goes out Of his house without guide
lied around hi. body TO fnd his way hack.
Now, tie other day when sold Western Union Tele-
graph short at 40, what to straight
coppe fasened point wrapped in cotton and connden.
ualy intruted 10 as stranger in the diggns by
That good and kind gentleman, William II. Vanderbilt
and then saw the stock beginning to jump like
CARGO. felt as though blizzard had struck me- though
1t wasn't such cold day either, The feelin was very
much the and OF the two I'd leetle rather
section OF n Dakota blizzard"
Then walking to the tape the Westerner wanted TO
know the price OF " Frye"
The sun., 1881-01-23
BROORL YN.

There ~ deaths from diph In Brooklyn for
the week ending yesterday and 30 deaths from scarlet
fever. There 10 OF uiphtheTIl reported
yesterday and ~ Of scarlet fever,
Alice Murphy aged SO, who on Jan was assaulted BY
her husband John Murphy in their home t+l7 Baltic
street, Brooklyn died yesterday Murphy struck her
with tea pot rHcturing her skull Murphy has been
IN Raymond street jail ever since.
Edward Shhrkey. aged ~. and a woman who gave the
OF Anna Devine arrested yesterday afternoon
hy Detective ChAs Frost Frederick Loesers store
charge OF shorftng In a yalise which the woman
carried there was SO worth OF lrwery, hosiery, and
other articles belonging to Lueser Co. and - worth Of
goods stolen from WechsleT Bros ana other arucles
stolen from s u Jones Co. Detective Frost tho
prisoners Sealing some goods In LoesCTs
The sun., 1881-01-23
A NEW LINE TO CHICAGO.
uor.e.,and Sleigh Found In a Gully.

On Thursday night a party OF colored people
hired sleigh and team OF horses in Passaic and drove
to Montoair, distance OF about nine miles They went
TO the house OF friend and had social meeting At
o'clock when they wished to home. the driver could
1nd trace OF the horses and sleigh The sleigh riders
adjoining places thinking that thief had stolen the
team. but the search ruthless On Saturday
ing some boys playing near the unfinished tunnel in the
Orange Mountains saw sleigh and team OF horses in
gully One O the horses was dead, the other
dead but the sleigh strange to not injured II
supposed Aat In the storm Of hail and the horses
became frightened, away and tumbled into the gully
The sun., 1881-01-23
THE LATEST OLD WORLD NEWS.
Enxiand's Policy Toward the Boers.

LONDON. Jan. 22.-In the House OF Commons
last night Mr. Rylands iberaD moved that the annexa
ton OF the Transvaal was impotc and unjustihable.
Premier Gladstone said 1t the resoute intention OF
the Government to reestablish the British authority in
the Transyaal in the irst instance. The Right Hon
NJ. e. O. Du Under Colonial Secretary, said the Govern
sired to give the people Of the Transyaa to the
greatest possible extent the management OF their own
affairs, they acknowledge the Queens Govern
ment Mr.. Rylands's motion was rejected by vote Of
tn
The sun., 1881-01-23

SOUTH AMDoY. Jan. 22.-News has been re-
eeived here OF the loss OF ve canal boats two OF which
were owned by Mr. Wilson of South Amboy, The boats
left New York Thursday night. bound for South Am
boy. They went down some four miles OF the Hook in
the terrible gale OF Friday Two arc re ported mss
ing and 1t Is feared they may have gone down with
tho boats The tow consisted OF six boats one Of which
was carried safely by the tug into Raritan Bay The
boats were valued at from 81 200 10 81 80 Ach.
The sun., 1881-01-23

BrakeMan PERI

p., p.r.u..l 49,. ny.
Of train Of Metropolitan Elevated Railway atr.
teenth street. shortly before o'clock Yesterday morning.
to connect the steam pipes which had separated whs
he hammered under the platform The r,
the conductor started the train Pssse who
Perry descend between the heir
and cried to the conductor TO stop the train. which
almost i'm Immediately. The train hardly moved ten
feet Perry had managed to hang OF the plat
forms thst he escaped INJURY. He could not have
maintained his perch long. however.
The sun., 1881-01-23
KILLED ON THE HIGH TRACKS.
A Fatal Accident Last Evening at the Sow
enty-sixth Street station.

John Bulleier.a stone cutter In the yard at
Third avenue and lo3d street. entered car OF the Third
avenue elevated railroad at lO6th street. hory after
O'Clock last evening intending to go to Eighty fourth
street When the train arrived the latter station Bull
ieer was talking with friend and he did atem pt
10 get ~ t after the train ad started He then
TO the and attempted TO or but stopped
g hrHkeman u'Brien He got OF at sew.
the face Alter the train had started he again
struck nj OBrer, and in doing be tween the
platforms O'Bricn caught him and tried to keep him
out Of the way of the wheels but the was so
thatthe brakeman WAS unable support him and BuI.
leer ie to the track The wheels OF the cars passed
him. killing him Instantly II IL said that Bteier
was some what under the Influence Of liquor
The sun., 1881-01-23

KINGSTON. N. Y. Jan. ga novel suit has
just been tried in Roseudaie in this county days
ago L. W. Buddngton purchased at H. Poey's grocery
stick OF candy. and gave in payment copper coin Bud
dingon demanded his change saying that he had given
PolIey tToeen. piece while Policy insisted that he
Then Buddngton sued Policy before Justice ol the
Peace for the cent The suit decided against him.
and ho was obliged tn pay So costs Buddington SAYS
that he will appeal to q higher court
The sun., 1881-01-23
A ve..er. Bow Gu, Throuxh by Ice.

LONG BRANCH. Jan. 22-The only disaster
caused by the recent storm the coast far as known
is the wreck OF the soop II Weeks Capt Parker from
Tuckerton j., with oysters for New York. The sloop
was run ashore at Sandy Hook north OF Life Saving Sta
ton No. !, at midnight on Thursday. The sioop had
re iched Romer beacon in the lower bay when she
sprung leak, her bow being cut through by the ice.
Capt Parker then ran her ashore and the crew got OF in
their boat The soOp will be a total loss ~ "