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EAST Err N.

rho sliv-B q 1e.ss"n- ia I'D ard Dol.
I"rs f"u-s"x ln,o sno r.. a.ury.
WAsHINGToN, May 3lst.-The
citcuiatiUu If standard silver dol.
lars has practically stopped. Dur
lug the fail aud early wiuter there
Was quite a demand for them for
the purpose OF moving the crops
That demand stopped when the
crop movement was over. Siuce
the first Of January there has been
10 call for silver. All dollars
coined siuce remain Ia the treas.
ury. Moreover, the silver iu circu.
'alion has founi its way back to
The vaults. The amount outstsnd.
Ing has steadily decrea.el. Coin
age ut the rate Of u little over Two
million dollars month goes stead
lily on.
H. Decisive 4ssUIs Ia tho New YYrG
ALBANY, May 31.-AssEMBLY-
No candidate received u mai ,rlty
aud the House then proceed d u
VOt0 tO MI tue NhCducy OF fIatt.
rbe vote stood, d D.pew IA Kernan
II, Piatt II, Folger Lapham 8
Cornell IL, Crowley 3, Evarts s,
Norton 2. Miller 8. Francis l, Pom
eroy l, Wadsw0rth 2, Tremaine =,
Rogers l. The Chair announced
that, the House having failed to
give a majority for either candi.
date, the vote will be entered on
the journal Of the House aud legis-
Istive business proceed.
M-n-y a0d STOCKS.
NEW YoRK, May silver
bars, l12a; uioney easy, 2A@33;
Govrruments quiet; stocks c,,--n
fairy steady; Western Union, l27f !;
quicksilver, ls4; Pacific, 523; Ma
ip0ss, a; Wells, Fargo. l25; N. Y
l492; Erie, 4sf; Fansma.
offered, 275; Uuion Pacific. l24f;
bonds. 1l7}; @. p. 96; bonds offered
At 1l7}; eutro, l2}; silver Nugget,
20; Mineral Creek, Ie0.
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4 Hiss' H,eas p. Rslisl

= Positively, Notwithstanding our
partialIty for Jim Blaine Of Maine,
We are beginning to warm up 10
Roscoe CoukIing since he Is the
under dog In the fight. Many gen.
erous and impulsive men were
made Democrats originally be.
oause the Republican party had
sush IN unqusstioned asceDdancy,
and exercised 1t so brutally. When
it 10 ssssysd TO kill Conkling by
Tie exercise Of the Federal patron.
80 TIE sympsthies Of the masses
WI - aroused. Every one famII-
~ With American politics recall .
- e1sets Il President Buchanan
~ eAa0p eat Senator Douglas. The
; gQeoQt heA - bis command the
oeoap ) = the national
\ lstt-
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-06-01

In the Hungarian village Of Gy.
Gina young girl has been st n
fenced IL .i'jeen years. imprisOu.
ment for o Il r,Ier committed uu-
der peculiar ,'rcumstances. She
had been abandoned By her lover,
who had taken a faucy to another
girl and married her. On the wed.
ding night the fursaken maid .f-
fected an entrance into the room
occupied by the newly married
couple, where bri.k fire was burn.
ing in stove, and crammed the
stovepipe full Of rags. This cau-ed
the coal gas TO fill the room, sutto-
eating the bride and bridegroom.
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Passe ayers Honth aud Eat,

FRESNO, Cal May 3l.-The fol.
lowing is the list of passengers for
the South and East on the train
which passed this place at P. NJ:
J o Whitney, w kalney, NJ Nj
Fass, H Haskell,W w s johnson, san
Francisco; M D Langley, Arizona;
u + Bartlett, Jr, ] W Chamberlain
aud wife, Boston; Miss An,mett,
} S Chapman, J Bernard, Miss
Philipsou. Los Angeles; g Stone.
man, San Gabriel; Mrs J q Graves,
Santa Ro,s; w ii Davis, r K Hail,
J Cowen, A G Bassett. Oakland,
r Wilkins, Sacramento; X Parco,
Mrs Tregoniug, San joe; Mrs
Barnes and daughter, Clico.
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g oRksInx 1nveHa"s al Ep.
ssnets.

Whether Senator Conkling shall
prove himself able to Withstand
the wrath of the administration.
rising, like Il Mirabeau, above Ca
balling euemies, with the power,
in his mastery cratory, Of win
ming victory from defeat, we do
not know. He has undoubtedly
the opportunity, from the nettle
d niger, Of plucking the flower
safety. Waving this aspect OF
the question, SO fateful TO the
"stalwarts." the country owes q
debt Of gratitude to Conkling In
several minor respects. There are
q fearful lot OF humbugs in the
United States, and the Apollo-iike
New York Senator has particular
lied quite number Of them. Men
of all parties have q thorough con.
tempt for half-hearted partizans. A
man should be one thing or an.
other. He should be either fish,
Hesh or fowl, or good red
herring. The masses are tired
of the "good Lord, good Dsvil,"
the "potato, prisms and prunes"
dispensation, which has been ac-
,rded to US from Ohio. We have
supped to surfeit on Turveydrops
4 I'D Tartu fies, on hollow aud insipid
public fuuctionarles and persever-
lug and brazen hypocrites. Demo
Gratis have made many wry faces
at the antics of this hermaphro
dite breed, and many Republicans
have had precisely the same feel
lng Of Ioathing. No Republican
states man has been 80 unreserved
ia bis expressions Of contempt Of
this element as Conkliug. His
vocabulary has aboundrd in such
expressions as "half-breed-,"
"fexther-heads," "man-milliners,"
ETC., etc., and the language Of po.
Iitical controversy Is really hugely
enriched by these frequent phrases
C,pklipg is as happy in his i'm
promptu epithets as was old
Dr.. samuel Johnson, in hi
famous Dictionary. johnson,
who described "patrlotism as the
last refuge of scouudTel," and u
gauger or an excissman as a sneak
ing villain, was not more felicit0us
than was COnkling in clubbing
George William Curtis as a ina"
milliner" statesman. Conklipg's
standing, regular and consistent
contempt for the "Suivel Servica"
Brigade also redeems him In the
eyes OF the judicious. On the
whole, while Conkling is not alb
solutely a man without guile, he IS
improving. He Is showing him.
self worthy of cooperation with
B aine and his Man Friday in the
noble work Of restoring the Demo.
cratic party to power.
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81 take for q text" said a st.
Louis co'ored pastor, "the words:
1T is more blessed to give than to
receive.' There are many who
come to church who would do we'll
to remember these words. They
are Of that kind who come here and
drink and eat Of the good things,
but who are never here at the time
the box is passed around" A tall
brother stood up aud said: "You're
n liar, sir--a lar-liar-iiar." There
was great com motion, ending in
the election OF the disturber.
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II assure you, gentlemen" said
the convict upon entering the pris-
on, "that the place has sought me,
aud not I the place. My own af.
fairs really demanded all my time
and attention. and may truly say
that my selection to fill this posi-
tion was an entire surprise. Had !
consulted my own interests 7 should
have prremptorIy declined to
serve; but, as I am in the hands of
my friends, zee no other course
than to submit" And he submit.
ted.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-06-01

The Philadelphia Weekly Mng4.
sins for Saturday, March 3, 1893,
has the following remarks BILE deaf b
notice: "At New London (Connec
ticut), Mr.. John Weeks, aged ia.
When log he married his tenth
wife, who was only 16. His gray
hairs had fallen off, and were re
newed by q dark head of hair. A
new set OF teeth had made their
appearance, and he ate three
pounds Of pork, two or three
pounds OF bread, and drank nearly
a pint of wine a few hours before
his death.n
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A AsranYe story.

SAN FRANCISCO. May slst.-May
o4,h sulci 10 was found on q va
cant lot in the southern part Of the
city, shot through the head. At
the inquest to-day 1t transplred
that he had left letters signed w.
II. Ward, saying that he had re-
Gently killed +. B. Bates, Of Salt
Lake, aud sent his trunk to Miss
Lizzie Smyser,Salt Lake, to whom
Bates was afhanced. 1t was also
developed by letters, kilograms and
photographs from Salt LAX. that
the suicide was Bates himself, his
story as to his betrothai true, but
no adequate reason 10 assignabie for
his suicide and the strange post
mortem hoax.
James Gamble Ees,gns.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 3lst.-Jas.
Gamble has rendered his resigDa-
lion as General superintendent of
the Pacific Division Of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, to take
effect June l0;h.
Monsieur To"san Came Again.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 81 WIN.
Fisher, wnuse disappearance created
u sensation some time ago, turns
up Today all right and says be has
been with friends In the country.
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sHECIAL NOTICE.

Hereafter notices of companies, socie.
ties, churches, etc., will only be inserted
In the HERALD as paid advertisements.
We reserve. tor Places of Worship. = graf
u directory, which Will appear every
sunday morning.
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OpEN BOARD-i 30F, NJ.

Gould q curry. 9X S; Union. l5A b, l5k
a; Jacket, 4 so b. 4 81 H; Exchequer. | so
$; Cal,iorn,-. 10 b, 75a: Aloip $50 II; /;
Alta, 3.45 b, $50 a; B-lcher, 80 a; Con
virginia. $40 u. 3 45 a; best q beicher, l5k
a; Mexican, 10 b, JM a; Chollar, sos q;
B liion y5. b. 8 a; Polosi, $50 $; sierra
Nevad .2oN :; Con Va. 3 i, b, 3 50 a; 20.
tosi, a.65 U: Utah. 1915 b; Crown PoinI,
40 b; .nHes, Z 4, b; .iaie = Norcross, ~
b; Savage. AZ b, 4 goa; Ophir, 9s.
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Herald Steam Printing House.

the facilities Of the HERALD Steam
Printing House for doing job work are not
surpassed In California outside Of San
Francisco and Sacramento. AL work en-
trusted TO us VIII be executed with neat
ness and dispatch At the lowest living
satss.
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SPRINTERS TO THE FRONT!

now challenge any man on the Paci-
hc Coast 10 run me tue di-tance OF from
10 yards TO 100 yards for the
SUM OF $1,000 TO Se6OO.
will run In Los Angeles or any Other
place ,mod aud Will paw travelling ex
penses- etc to this place, or Will ASH
the same should the race be accepted
aud another place chosen
VIII also chailen % Andres Ybarra to
run me any distAnca that he will name,
ary kind OF \ start, pistol or scOrtnl
stssrt for e5UO or upWards. n o more talk.
Play or quilt tslking. mean big.
Will now deposit $i0O &C The Plco
the named challenge,
1t Yours, sts.. :. W. DAY.
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IAN FRANCISCO, May 81
65l Ophir. 9, 81, 9Ell6!0 j Nevada 10 iSIi
i0i Mexma. i5S 10 h5, 1872, l9,
l735 q e, 81. 81 1871
~ BIS. 81, "a, lGo o.. !, l?k, l2N.
~ l2sI
1896 Y 2, Wv, liA l740 Bullion, 81. 95c
l4IS, l4ss b 30. 400 Exrhe,iu-,. 1 45,
IAN SO, l.65. | so
S85 "a. 1.I5. l.60 $50 Overman, 50,
675 savage. 4 30, 4.25, l.4j
420 $40 U IN. 16H. l615
l so t'"ve, 2 76 2 81 l5sf, l6.GL 81
~ 2.S5 275 %, l5s. %. la1S
435 ,i 3OS 100 OccIdeu, HI 75
92U Potosi, 3 g., $50 1851 Andes, $50, 2 %
7A0 H q 40, AIS 1855 S'.rrp"" 2 20,
80 Pc MT, 2.i0, 245 240 2.45. 2.sU,
1 80 "s-,, 475. 4 80, 1885,
40 $50 Wa,d,1H
lA0 keutuck, 2H 30 q Gate, z.l5, 2.ct
as Alpha, 2.l0 2I5
t2J f. uei s., 2S0l $50 Sierra, ! 81
275 1876 North Tx Utah
lt5 Confidence, AZ, s0;,95, 81
20 Curtis, 6
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BOARD AND ROOM.

ELEGANTLY FURNIS HE'D UN.
II ny 'front.' room, hot anu cold water,
southern exposure, In private family,
in the most d sirable part OF the city.
Apply W Mrs K G. ST %kIN, first b ouse
on north sid- Of orange street, Just off
Pearl aud sixth street. m3.lm
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A GREAT BARGAIN.

FIVE ACRES O~LAND on Washing.
ton street. west of FiguerOa street, for
sale very cheap. inqui by letter un.
der O. phei II Herald office jeltf
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SO r EWAR q.

Lost or strayed. on Tuesday. May Sd
from the Virgines Ranch, A BAY
MARE, branded (Cl on the left hip.
Ten Dollars reward will he paid for the
return of the mare to Nordholt's store,
corner OF First aud Los Angeles streets.
myS.lm
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LOST.

LOST,
Between the Cosmopolitan Hotel and
Rakar Block, small LIE NTH Err
SATC II Ell, containing sum Of m, ney
and numb-r OF We, 8. The finder WI,
bo rewarded by leaving the same at the
drug store Of Heinzeman & Elli>. 1t
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NEW TODAY,
Wanted.

An experienced QUARTZ MINER.
Apply to s. II. KNAPP. Cosmopolitan
Hotel. IL
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HAIR GOODS.

MRS. x. SMITH, having been with
Mr.. and Mrs. q A. Williams, will con-
tiDue business At their old place. Mrs
SIN 10 prepared to do all kinds of hair
work in the best and latest styles. Re-
member the place, No. A. SPRING ST.
m28-lm
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PACIFIC COAST.
STOCk REPORT.
MORNING SESSION.

IAN FRANCISCO STOCK AND EX.
CHANGE BOARD,
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FOR SALE.

500 ACRES Of the best fruit or agri-
cultural land at $40 per acre north of the
Hunter r inch, on the river. with right
OF water Inquire OF T. f.. RO WAN, Is
I,0wn+y ock, or of the owner, W. @. b.
RICHARDSON, II tar the premises.
m l6 Inn .d&W
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REMOVED.

MADAME LECROQ has rem owed her
nre,sDaking aud But rick Pattern Es
taoi shment to NJ 1870 MAIN ST.,
nsxt to Nc ionald B ock. jel-lm
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LAST NIGHTS NEWS.

Special To the HERALD by tbs Western
Union Telegraph CompRny.1
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-06-01
COOKS TOUR S!

Established lS4l. Tickets and fares for
thousands of Tours for Independent
Traveller to ALL Pa RTS of the WORLD.
Spec al arrangements, for EXCU RSlON
PARTIES to EuiOpe, kgyut and Pales-
tine. Send for circular. Add -ess. THUS.
COCK & son, 2fl Broadway, N Y. G A..
BARA CTONl, Manager. p. y. BOX 4l97
m3I.2t
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FOR SALE.

a WELI~IMPRoVED FARM OF so
ACRES; two arlesian wells; orchard
and vinegar Of 20 acres. Inquire OF A.
w. rUrTS, County Clerks office m25.lw
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F q u N p !!

A place where fine cup of COFFEE
or P " OF TEA, with NICE LUNCH,
can be had,
A Il 3 M L II HIS,
No. 9 TEMPLE ST. m29.tf
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-06-01
FOR SALE-FOR RENT.
TO LET.

NEWLY Flu URNISHED Sunny Rooms,
at M. = F RSr STREET, only a few
steps from the Posto1ice. NIL I'm
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WANTS LOST-FOUND.
Wanted for Fuel.

STRAW OR DAMAGED HAY. Apply
ut LANK Frs BIN & CO.'S MILL. m24 lw
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-06-01
LAND OR SALE

ny6.3n
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Art EXHIBITIONS IN WESTERN CITIES

Several important paintings by New-York ar
tlsts Will be sent to the autumn exhibitions at Cbcogo
cincinnati and St. Louis. Kcnner Il Co.. of No no
Slxth-ave, have received nearly 500 paintings for
the chicago exhibitions and about the same number for
'hat Oh CINCINNATI, half of which probably are by arsts
Vi 'hs Guy Among tho most notable pictures destined
Tor Chicago are AN Old Roadway" by George Inn.sa
the large woodland scene which hung in the south y,
icry olthe Academy Exhibition; j. Alden Weir's Muso
vi huslc, WInch was seen ut the exhibition of tho
younger artists, and Il large marine by NJ r. IL De
The Chicago exhibition will open in the latter mart NJ
september or early in October in Iutcrnatioual ~
Bullung The pictures have been solicited by Mss Uo
nwcil The Commissioners of the Ninth Cincnn, ri In,
dustliai Exposition will open the Exhibition nf tina
Ats Wednesday September g. and close it Saturday DC
toper D. PAINTINGS from New York it's Vicinity arc
10 be collected between 20 and % by Renncr Co
VI 40. Iiy SiAlh-aVc Inc picturcs for the st. Lous
autumn exhibition are to be collected by Lous Men,
of No "a Dey Street. - ' uonSer'
Edward Sanguinetti has recently completed n largo.
painting showing mnstangs stanpeded by wolves or, n
snowy prairie, ana he ~ engaged another pctur. do
meung successful robbery by knight road en-
uted " III the Good Old Times" Mr. Snngluetti lc, VOC
this city shortly for London England to execute n "om
mission to paint picture OF IroquoIs with Archer mn Mt
galIop. NNA w ~
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FATHER OcoNNoR on JRISH TROUBLES

small audience was present, last evening
in the large hail of the Cooper Institute to listen ia
lecture by the Rev NJ. OConnor of Baybunion Comfy
Derry, Ireland, on The Land Question" Father OCon
nor came upon the platform in company with Mrs ParncI
Upon the platform DR.. Wallace NJ d. Eobnn
O'Donovan Rosa, John Mccarthy, John Stuck Daniel
OShea and others. r. c. L. Ecclesnc introduced the
speaker.
My whole life, said Father OConnor has been posscd
among rural population in Ireland and 7
nave the best cause to be acquainted with the
results of landlord rule. In dealing with the land
question III must be remembered that il "A con
qucrcd country, ana that all its lands have been con
cacd by band OF English advcnturcrs who To get the
most out OF their land appointed agents who we're maid
antry Such was the origin of the most barbaros avs
TEN That ever afflicted nation. have scen land re-
claimed from the worst OF boys and brought
to fertility by the hard labor of the Irish
peasant and what is the result Why, IA soon ns
the landlord sees it he imposes a heavy rent
nave seen 1t time after time. One whom I knnw
refused to the rent because lie not He ,yoa
evctcd and in three OF his children were i'm their
graves And yet they that the and not thc
landlords are murdcrers in ireland. ~ "
rainier OConnor gave many instances of suffering
among the peasants and OF wckedncss and opprcasin
among The landlords There great deal of appIasn
ana some shouting, especially the name
or Charlcs =. Parncll. Father OCOnnor ended by de-
caring with emphasis that though he believed the nrct
OF the Land bll would be to ur half the tcpautrv of
ireland INTO owners within ten years, yet the Land
League was determined never, under
TO lay down its arms until Ireland should be ccslayei
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terward sent to the Raymond Street Jail. He was
under arrest for interfering with an officer
JERSEY CITY.
While running about Tuesday night in front OF
her fathers house. No. 121 Nnth-st., Ellen Dono-
hue, three years old. bitten by mad dog. A
policeman shot the dog.
NEWARK.
Max Negbauer, the pawnbroler who refused TO de-
iIer 10 Charles kcOaski a gold watch pawned Tor
Slo-though tender of the principal and interest
was made-hecanse he thought he had advanced too
much upon another watch pawncd by Keoaski, set
tied the matter yesterday by paying Keoaski $50
and restoring the watch.
NEW-JERSEY.
HoBoKEN.-Hcnry Ranke, sailor employed on
sleep Tuesday night in hammock hung from the
rigging of the ship. Yesterday his body was found
IN the water near the vessel. Ii is believed he fell
out of the hammock in his sleep.
PATEIsON.-The members of the Passaic County
bar yesterday passed resolutions of sympathy with
the family of Albert Comstock, who committed
suciuc monday: 1T was resolved to attend the fu-
neral, which will take place this afternoon. The
aI9 issy %ld child Of Mr. Riley, Of No IA North
ing yesterday. 1t is not expected TO live.
LONG ISLAND.
RvERiIEAD:-A five-years old daughter of John
vincent; OF Rlvcrhead, was bitten bv dog yeSter-
cay The dog spr ing at her throat and tore out q
piece OF hesh, leaving the windpipe exposed.
STATEN ISLAND.
CLIFToN.-A tablet TO the memory of the late
John A. Appleton is to be placed in st. johns
NEw-BRIGHTON.-Thc Staten Island Water Supply
Company has completed laying themains in the viii
lagc of Ncw-Biighton. The water will be turned on
to-day.
STAPL'TON.-A large ocean steamship outward
bound was detained some time Oft Stapeton yester-
tIiI, large hawser had got wound around the
Company removed the hawser.
EDGEwATER.-Dr. c. Henry King and James r.
robinson have been appointed by Judge Cullen to
inquire into the mental condition of William CORY
late president of the village of Edgewater and Su-
pervisor of the Town of Southfcld.
HUDSON RIVER TOWNS.
IoNKERs.-Patrick Morgan, forty-cight years old.
while cleaning revolver yesterday morning was
instantly killed by the accidental discharge of the
WcapOn.
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COMMISSIONER CoLEMAN,s WORK

commissioner Coleman, of the Street Cleaning
Department, evinces disposition to cooperate with
the Citizens Committee of Twenty one lie re-
cciNed coInmnnlcatlon yesterday from the com
mIttce IN which II offers the services of its sccrc-
tary, William j. Bridge, without remuneration
commissioner Coleman accepted the Offer aud ap-
pointed Mr. Bridge an Inspector of street cleaning
he also issued an order requiring all employees of the
department. to give Mr.. Bridge whatever information
he might desire with reference to cleaning the
streets. Commissioner Coleman also appointed
Joseph e. Moody inspect or of the complaint bureau
lie VIII have charge of all complaints made in
reference to the condition of the streets MIR Moody
was one OF the men employed by the Mayor last
winter TO report on the condition OF the streets.
The following additional appointments and re-
movals were made: William Robbins in place of
John McCormack, removed. Patrick ANTHONY in
spector in place of George Morgan removed =:
Thomas ID. Okely, in place of William McKenna
removed Andrew Sheridan, Inspector i'll place of
"A. j. Sullivan, removed. N -
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REsENTING DESTRUCTION OF TREES

;, Men employed by the Metropolitan Telephone
company IN putting up some new wires Yesterday
began destroying some very fine shade trees on Com
mum paw-ave;. Jersey City. The owners of the trees
nant A crowd, headed by ex-Alderman Cable and
j. Fitch Mallory clerk of the Board of Public Works
took the foreman into custody and took him TO
1he Fourth Precinct StatOn-house. The sergeant on
duty refused to entertain any complaint, although
city ordinance prohibits the destruction of shade
trees without permission from the Board of Alder
men. Threats OF violence were freely made, and it
into requisition if necessary to protect the trees
Inc workmen became alarmed and decided to stop
Work unti they received further instructions 1t il
claimed ON the part of the company that its
with Tue city requires it to keep in repair the poles
Sna wires OF the IRE Department and the men were
doing TINS when the crowd interfered with them
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A FAMILY DIVIDED BY RELIGION.

On the arrival of the Washington express train
from New-York at the Market Street Station. New
ark, yesterday afternoon, Policeman Christie ar
rested Mr.. Alexander Adamson, of No no Broad
way. New-York; his son Francis, age sixteen, and
his siX-year-old daughter Gertrude. To Justice
d kieord the son said that last Friday his
eldest sister Annie brought Gertrude from
their home in Washington to visit their
father i'll Ncw-York They went to Long Branch
Sunday: That night his father beat Annie and
choked her nearly to death. He then compelled her
TO go TO Washington alone and wrote letters to his
wife threatening 10 kill any person who should at
tempt TO take bis little daughter from him. Tues
day, Francis, by the direction of his mother went to
Newly ork. He met his father and little sister in
Broadway yesterday. His father, he says. threat
encd to kill him. Soon after, the abducted his
sister and took her to Newark the Morris and
Essex Railroad. He then went to the Market
Street Statl to take the $40 p. III. train for Wash!
ington There he met his father. The father struck
him several blows upol the head and face, and
threatened to kill him but before he could draw
his revolver Officer Christie intcriered.
Mr.. Adamson stated that his wife il a Roman ca
tholic, and very bigotod. She never reads he said
any thng except her prayer-book and catechsin.
She Is determined. he thought, to bring the child
mp Catholic and as she has eight children, every
one OF them Roman Catholics, he thought he ought
to have the hight of bringing up his child as he
pleased. This is the cause OF al the trouble be-
tween my wife and myself" he added
Father and children were locked up. The son
Francis intends to charge his father with intending
tOill him.