The Penn's Grove record., 1882-04-29
l. YORK LETTER.
New York, April q, 1882


The weather has been variable. One
day would be as balmy as June aud
the next as March like as one evey SAW
Monday was what the fair sex call
heavenly and spring suits were the
rage. The flower dealers did a brisk
business and cut flowers in profusion
were piled on all the flower stands and
were eagerly sought by the l'eaux who
improved the occasion to adorn the
lappels of their coats with a rosebud
or a geranium and take an afternoon
promenade on upper Broadway and the
n and catch "a glimpse of spring
styles.
Thousands gathered on housetops,
on street corners, in the parks and open
places and watched with EXPLANATIONS
of surprise and admiration the remar-
kable display of the Auroro BoreaIis
on Sunday night. 1t was the most
magnificent electric storm that has
been witnessed here in years and was a
Sight long to be remembered. Of
eourse the timid were alarmed as the
shafts Of light sometimes tinged with
rosy hue, shot up from all directions
and meeting in their zenith gather ed
in a TON of exceeding beauty. The
flashing, fickeriug flames changed
from green to red as they shot upward
and the whole heavens seemed to be
covered with burning gas which made
the stars pale by comparison. The air
was charged with electricity and tele-
graph wires were much affected inter-
fering seriously with the transmission
of messages On Thursday night we
had another display of the same kind
though not 50 brilliant or beautiful.
The Court Of Appeals has set aside
the verdict in the case of Mary J. Bad
get against the estate of Jacob Badger
a wealthy, retired merchant who had
been supposed to be a bachelor. Mrs.
Badger showed that for twenty-eicht
years she had lived with Mr.. Badger in
one house in Brooklyn under the name
of Mr.. and Mrs. john Baker. They
had done this because Mr.. Badger who
was m~iserably in his habits wished to
avoid the expense of maintaining such
an establishment as his business repu-
tation would compel him 10 do. The
supreme Court held that Mrs. Badger
was not a legal wife, no ceremony llav-
ing been performed, hut the Court of
Appeals has set this verdict aside and
ordered a new trial and it is not I'M
likely that Mr.. Badgers companion
for nearly athird of a century will OBJ
tain a down interest in the estate which
is valued at nearly $3.50. 900.
The hearing in the eontest over the
will of the late James Stokes, who left
$4,000, 600 has been resumed. VIM. e.
Dodge Of the once famous firm of
bNiFSf DNNSN W., Ndo u reluctant
witness and said he would rather
draw his check for $50, 900 than appear
He was Mr. Stokes brother in-law and
had been his partner for forty Years
and was compelled to say that he had
seen Mr., Stokes more than once under
the influence of liquor and that in the
years OF his life this habit had
warped ms Judgement The contest
is another evidence of the bitterness
Of quartels ~ the estates of deceased
Had it not been for this liti-
the world would never have
known that Mr.. Stokes drank to excess
that his judgement was not ALWAYS
sound. In life he was respected as >
'orrect business man. as an enthusiast
&c supportee of the Presbyterian
,hurch and as being particular char
Judge Hilton who succeeded A T.
stewart at the head of tho great dry
foods house he founded, is aunoyed hy
he rumors that have got abroad That
he reason thehrm retired from bust
less is BECAUSE il is loosing money uu-