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THE SHOTS At PRESIDENT LYON
CenJeeture Busy with the Suicides Motive
Had he been Discharrede

Mrs. Julin Schwartz OF Baltimore, the
widowed sister OF President Lewis Lyon Of the
Third Avenue Railroad Company. and mother
OF Charles Schwartz who shot himself on FRI
day after endeavoring to kill Mr.. Lyon. arrived
in tho city yesterday afternoon with another
son. At 1877 East Forty sixth street. where Mr..
Schwartz had boarded. the brother said:
This is complete mystery to us. My
brother was always what you might call queer.
but he had never shown any symptoms OF in
sanity. He was hot tempered, and was in the
habit OF making great deal of trines. He was
high spirited. ind never forgave an injury.
He had no confidants. and never told his bust
ness 20 any one even to memb beers OF the family.
He allowed no familiarities from any one. He
mad an excellent character. was in n good
place. and sent remttances to his mother"
:. 4 conductor on the road said last evening:
@ INT s se ' on fdaS
ried things with a high hand in the feed de,
partmen.. and had discharged men for the most
tSs Tss that this
Har i've at B hsd Me-
Lyon had received were, serious and that his
physician had INSTRUCTED him to see nobody,
that Schwartz had not been discharged He
was steady, and in an important post. having
pes Tor two horses V HE SALARY Tl was
f2l week. and not SIS. He, had been treated
like brother by all ofus. and We had overlook
ed great deal OF discourtesy. When l Ques-
could get nothing from him but Yes. or No. ;"
Capt. Gunner Of the East Fifty ninth street
the matter up all day, and the further / 60 the
better am satisfied that he was crank. Last
August he discharged one of the feed men who
came near him while he was washing He dis
charged Larkin a truck driver. and afterward
said that Larkin would never need any moro
who has known him from boyhood told me he
had always been on Superintendent Robert
son says he knows that he was always a quiet
drinker, and not temperate man. He always
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GREAT FIRE IN FALL RIVER.
The Flint Cottan Mill Destroyed, Iuvslvins
Lose Of About I 900 900.

= n -
FALL RIVER, Oct. 2S.-At about 81 p NJ. to-
day a fire broke out in the belt box leading from
the engine house to the main shafting in the
Flint Mill. 1t was caused by the friction Of the
main belt against the wood. Opposite the
burning mill. and separated from it by space.
only $50 feet wide. is the Wampanoag Mill.
another, massive granite structure. The wind
blew a cloud of burning cinders against it, and
II began to blacken with the heat and smoke.
1t seemed at one time as though the mill was
New Bedford. Taunton. and Newport for
aid. The flremen worked heroically, deluging
the sides Of the mill with water and thus saved
the south end OF the Flint Mill fell in. The
wind then changed and the fire, which had
been bursting in ftful Jets from the northern
nall eaped from every wind2w. and the entire
hour later was magnificent beyond description.
The fremen could only hold the flames in
check and preyent their further spread. The
damage. rs were also the tenement houses the
nearest of which were less than 200 feet away.
The heat was so intense that the walls Of
houses loo feet dis,ant we're heated and the
end Of the mill fell in and granite blocks were
hurled over hundred feet. The entire roof
and ,very floor had already fallen. and at 8
o'clock only fragments OF the bare walls Of the
main mill were standing.
The total loss. including the mill. machinery.
and goods in process OF manufacture. will be
$500. 900. There is an insurance amounting to
$500. 900, all in mutual companies in Boston.
Providence. and this city. The mill employed
500 nnds and had nearly so 600 spindles. and
OF print cloths. The mill was built in 1872. 1t
was magnificent granite structure, 300 feet in
length, 81 feet in width. and five stories in
height, with engine house and picker room in
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we're we're only e few sparks COMPARED with tho
when sly day walking matches were a novelty
In New York. Az this hour about As many per
Nine minutes before 9 o'clock Hughes nm
ished his $40 miles He was cheered, and the
cabin and was not seen again. There 10 not
much consolation for the last man in the clos
ing moments OLA walking match.
ali the Entertainments that was offered there
after; They disappeared and reappeared with
suddenncss that nearly distracted the scor:
ers AZ 10 min%es rsst O'clock sS ira
small boy. who carried q big floral harp and
the band was playing an Irish air. His scorer
had just made one OF his most noteworthy OF.
the winner Of the long tramp looked pleased.
1t was 1886 o'clock when Herty came around
to, the score boards for the, last, time. Six
minutes later Noremac decided that he had
mac had announced his retirement Fitzgerald
raised his hand In front Of the judges stand
and turned back. taking the shortest cut to his
men nn around the s stand and by persons in the
Thus se ended the match. Tom. Davis. Fitz-
gerald's hacker. said that Paddy had been
the record. &c II the others had crowded him."
said Davis. - he would have shown them what
he could do"
closed. All the walkers wero taken away last
night Fitzgerald was taken to the Putnam
his place Of business. at Prince and Mulberry
streets Hughes sought his home at l67 East
The figures appended show the distance COW
cred by each man In the race his total number
Of hours. his resting time. and the time he was
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SPARKS FROM THE TELEGRAPH

G. W spicer's large brick tobacco factory in Peters
burg, Va burned last night, with the mac hinery
fixtures and stock. The loss il about $1,000
Alfred Fault aged % OF Reading Pa the sou Of we'll.
pistol shot through his heart lie subject hs of
melancholy.
Mrs Roger, of the family poisoned by eating pan.
cakcs IN Buhao Friday. has died. The father aid
rtid are SIN very sick. one SON Frank, died
Friday night,
IRE in Truckee. chi. on Friday evening destroyed
considerable of the town including the American
Hotel t" sheriff. House and the odd Fellows building
The loss Is upward Of Sluuo'
The extensive works Of the Eureka Cast Steel Com.
lanN AT lHnnkn, IA were burned Yesterday morning.
larg' number Of valuable patterns cd.
Loss about sl1orn. Fully insurcd.
Thomas r. Hudson "A Fort worth dry goods merchant,
who reported to have failed few days ago brought
suuurl damages for the Of hIs stock thereby
susptulins ms business.
william forsn aged - years was struck and Killed ut
noon yesterday ~ freight tram on the Air Line road
tic, Conn. fornn was partially deaf, and he did not
notice the train until 1t WAS close upon him,
The tug Wctycl blew up Yesterday morning twelve
miles north of Racine VII while racing with IN. tug
+ Lowell the Captain and owner William Kelly ot
Chicago" engineer, and Rat White of Racine engineer.
Mrr" Killed
The Hon Charles - Chaplin member Of IN. Board Of
III his office N the state House. Boston, O'Clock
Yesterday morning hs"d ;b lie am.nicr Of tho
nrh Of tlarn could extensive manufacturers at
Springfield
,lnrks drug store IN West Broohheli Mass was
hroN"u into ~ Friday night The safe blown open aud
$50 taken While AT their work the robbers sur
prsed by the CLERK John McEvoy and in the pursuit
pistols were used and AcEvoy received slight wound
In the abdomen.
American Star Son Capsules the best Also Star Empty
Capsules. AL druxgists.-Adv.
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REGISTERED FROM HIS LIGHTER.
Judge Freedman Decides that Collins 10 .
Residsnt OF Pier 5, East River.

George ". Collins applied to Judge Freed
man. in the Superior Court yesterday. for msndamus
requiring the inspector OF elections of the First Election
district Of the First Assembly district register a.
voter Collins made adavit that he 10 the proprietor
Of lighter which he and his family live, that
his business 10 the transportation of freight in the har
hor His lighter ties At Pier s. East River and he
gard: that a. his place Of residence Judge Freedman
granted the apple alton. giving the following opinion
The election and registry laws enacted BY the Iegis
lature are mere police regulations Their object
certain BY proPss proofs, the citizen, who shall he
hnt they eanno, restrict the right beyond the
th.t every male citizen Of tho age OF 81 year. shall
particular election he must have been . resident of
certain locality for certain length of time and
then his absence from such locality does in all
cases deprive him Of his right n Therefore Pier s.
East River . house, and the relAtor had lived
therein with his wife while shore for the period
CURED by the Consntuton. 10 clear argum
that he woudts entitled to have his name resstered
resident of the election district in which the premises
are Ttusted m, being e. can make any difference
on board Of his lighter and fastened his lighter said
The case at bar has acquired such connection between
himself and the pier to become sident OF the
ton district in which the pier il situated"
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An Old Inn burned.

At o'clock yesterday morning the old Pei
ham Bridge Hotel, Pelham Bridge westchester coun
y was burned to the ground Thirty years ago Larry
Fowler became landlord. The house was then in its
glory Not driving party thought OF going without
stopping, Commodore Vanderbilt always stopped to
have his horses watered, and all the sporting Of
New York occasionally passed n merry evening there
II was on the only good drive from the city The road
heRan ut Corporal Thompsons place, which frame
building where the fifih Avenue Hotel now stands and
cutting diagonaly Madison square through
the property now occupied by the Madison Square
den, TO Har Bridge, and 40 along to the inn six
miles beyond After Fowler, Harry Arcuarus ran tho
honse Tor number Of Years Recently i surge has
ways stopped nj the inn when running New Rochelle
Tile cause OF the fire unknown The loss s 81 900
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JUDGE FOLGER DEPRESSED,
AND THE PRESIDENT NOT MUCH EN-
COURAGED At THE PROSPECT
O'Brieu's Candidacy Interfering With the
Plan 60 Use the Citizens' Ticket TO Help
roieer-Using Money TO stem the Tide.

O'H-,en'. Candidacy Inserfsrias with the
Plan TO Use the Citisens' Ticket 70 Help
Fo'ssr-U''ns Money to stem the Tide
that the President went to New York. Score
expectedly. 1t is believed that his purpose in
returning was to obtain an interview with M the
York There wss brief wt held S and
is understood that at this meeting Judge
Fo,Ss. smoke very nlainly regarding what he
n"nht t se bs dons by the Admini,trston
and Also concerning the matter of his resigna-
tio u us" IT, "a understood n that Judea Fo,cer he.
lieves that he could do the party no good by
resirning his present office and going actively
into the canvass. In fact it is his opinion that
such action would tend to impair. rather than
that ne 80 informed tho President and 1t 10
probable that he will not resign. He will pur-
sue the same course durn p the rest of the can.
,,as. ,t.t ha ~. ,o,oraa ~ s.u '''' VI 'o
Vass ,hat ne mas followed so Jar;
man. ia now plainly very greatly annoyed and
dnnr m0w vi. " ,,, t0, ~ a,,,, "" s...; nue
but also at tho peculiar personal relation which
he has to it. He is also. as is the President.
York in insisting upon running for County
Clerk. There is no doubt that it is the inten:
helping Foiger's chances I'm New York and the
action OF OBrien against the wishes Of those
who are close to the President ia looked upon
as ono that would be likely to Interfere With
the purposes respecting that ticket Secretary
Chandler will be in New York within a day or
two and he will represent to the Republican
managers the wishes of the Administration.
Mr.. Chandler is reported to have said on the
elected Governor of New York" Mr.. Cham
dlers visit to New York will not be wholly an.
advisory one. His intimate relations with Jay
vass will BE- done through MIR Chambers in.
strumentality. The impression exists here
that a large sum OF money has been asked Of
and has been promised by Gould and Vander-
bilt and that all the engnery of the Central,
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THANKSGIVING DAY.
A Proclamation by AionHo II. Cornell, Gov
ernor of tho state or New York.
SrAfk OF NV iUKk,
EXECUTIVE CHANBER, ALBANY. Oct. %.

STATE NEW YORK,
EXECUTIVE CHANEER, ALBANY, Oct. %, 1882
The frightening shadows of waning autumn
beoken the return of tn. hsllowed by
many generations for returning thanks to the Su
prems Being for His mecitul protection and support
Following this time honored custom recognized by
statutes Thursday the 3Oth day of November next
is hereby desigated and set apart day OF thanks
giving to the Almighty God for the manifold blessings
vouchsfed the people Of this State during the
year.
Fruitful and prosperous industries have
warded tile diligent hand OF labor Hcaltlfuness
and contennent dwell with the people. The authority
of law has been respected public order observed and
the interests OF Christianity cation, and morals
have been especially promoted Seldom indeed has
single In the history NJ State been sig
nAly favored with gracious manifestations. while
throughout our common country general prosperity has
prevailed The tide OF immigration 10 our shores has
been unprecedented, and IN all material development
the nation has progressed in degree never before
eoualed
the happiness and prosperity enjoyed and all the
evidences OF divine favor shown unto CRATE
fui acknowledgements TO our Heavenly Father on whom
alone for life and strength We depend.
1t il therefore recommends that the day hereby
designated the people of this state lay aside their ord
pursuits and gather together in their accustomed
all the blessings Of the closing and, furthermore
ton Of ties Of friendship and deeds OF blessed charity
let the day be observed that It shall honor
Christian virtue and Him from whom all good desce nds
X
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TROUBLE FOR THE SMOKERS.
A Ruls which Prohibits Approach t.
Trains by Persons with Lighted Cigars.

Soon after the elevated trains began rum
ming the old two story used smoking cara
and put each train Of the Ninth
After while these abandoned and signs put
up in the cars. No smoking" There frequent col
lsions between conductors and who carried lighted
into the II has been a common thing
men finishing their morning cigars on the platforms
fort. Lighted butts been thrown the platforms
of ladies' dresses and butts have tossed
into the the heads OF passers by Three days
ago notice wss put up at all stations:
" smoking carrying lighted cigars cigarettes
the station platforms In the of this company
prohibited station and train will enforce this rule
~. X HAHN. General Manager"
The sstemen stopped all men who came in with 81.
gars and deal of dissatisfaction resulted The
reporter stood at one Of the gates of downtown sta
ion between the hours OF and O'Clock yesterday af
iernoon. Nearly every NTH carried cigar, and
was promptly warned by the esteman. Some OF the
smokers threw their the cuspidors
and Others walked TO the vestbue at the head OF the
steps and stood in 4 line smoking. Some prOteated
loudly and refused to stop smoking. Ons man wanted
to know the gnteman was collecting butts Very few
obeyed with good grace.
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George j. A. Coulson the author Of Tho
Odd Trump" The Lacy Diamonds" HARDWOOD
Flesh and Spirit" The Ghost of Redbrook" and
other books, died Mt his residence in yreeand avenue
Paterson OH Friday evening, OF heart disease While
he busy writing another novel he felt faint and
went ont for fresh lie fell the porch
aud having been taken to his bed. he died almost n.
mediatcly. He was B3 wears old He born in tina
SOUTH but he came North AT the of tho
war. For long time he occupied position at the head
OF one OF the departments In A. T. Stewart 4 Co a
store Lately he has been an expert accountant and
commercial referee, with ONCE in the Broadway
Bank building For many wears he was n contributor
religious publications., being influential member OF
the Presbyterian Church South dgent
student. For several months lately he preached on
sundays in the new East side Chapel at Paterson.
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JOT1INGS AMOUR TOWN

The Croton water rents for the week ending Oct Is
were s2o,65u
Judge Donohue, in the supreme Court YESTERDAY
granted absolute divorce To James s. Piper from Mar
tina = Piper,
Branch 10 OF the P,rne Land League will hold NEE,
Ing this evening At St Vincent Ferrers Church. sixty
sixth street and Lexington avenue
The Jury in the Of Charles Raab the Indicted in
spector OF elections stood eight for conviction four
for ncquta, and was discharged by Recorder SMITH
yesterday morning,
Norman \ Adans chief Of the Bureau Of Imports at
the custom iious" hur resigned his office
one Erhrs service. Ills associates presented test
monial To him on Friday evening.
VIM. A. HARDWOOD Ot the nrm NJ IInrwood 4 Beck ~,
warren street, was yesterday arrested charged with
Hhnhu'hN removing ana dlspusing NJ ms property,
with intent 10 drraul his creditors He gave hnll and
Was released Ia await III" result of pending
suprem. Court, brought against him by his CREDITOR.
Douglass A Levien Of 3i2 East Ffeth street charged
BY Patrick Love OF 10 Franklin street with having under
false pretence received 800 from him APP
pointment OF his brother, Thomas Lovet As fireman
was discharged by Justice Gardner In the Police
Court YESTERDAY. no false pgstencs having been shown
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ON BATTERY PLACE CURVE
Another Elevated Road NJ stor Breaks Dew
There and Bloeks the Busy Track.

Motor 2s1 broke an axle while rounding
the east side elevated railway curve out Of
Battery Park ut 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Although moving slowly. the train came to a
standstill with a jolt. which threw passengers
from their seats. and. until the nature Of the
accident was learned. alarm was general 1t
required nearly three-0uarters of an hour to
remove the broken motor from the track. and
tirely between South Ferry and Chatham
square. A long line Of trains formed on the
the square. North OF Chatham square II ive
was but little impeded after notification
OF the accident had been telegraphed along
the limo. AS soon as this was done Chatham
SQUARE became the terminus cf both the Third
avenue and Second avenue roads.
An exaggerated account OF the accident
spread over the lower part Of the city. and
NOR magnfled the broken axle into the loss OF
many lives. The axle of another motor broke
down on the same curve. and also on Satur
day. but later in the evening. two months ago.
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O'Dsasvau Rosa Satisfied with the State Of
his War Against Englaad.

Mr.. O'Donovan Rosa was questioned yester-
day about the United Irish Revolutionary Council.
which has created considerable talk by the dis.
trbuton of circulars calling the friends of human
freedom United States and elsewhere" assist in
annihilatng Great Britain.
THE circuars." said M Rosea, are In the form Of
address of the United Irish Revolutionary Council Of
tho Fenan the Irish Revolutionary Broth
erhood the United Irishmen and the advanced Nation
al.ts The address Ia appeal to lriahmen and all
friends Of freedom In return for the destruction OF
Irish cabins propose to destroy England castles and
factories"
=" How -
:" BY employing all the resources of civilization
e Ia dynamite one of them ~
" Its. There'll be no war in America, but We have
Just ~ good right to raise money here for wnrllks
lave YOU received much money!
" We eAtisned
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THE EGYPTIAN PRISONERS.
0hSIk iAbdou to have Eusiish Counsel
Arab Pasha's Defence.

CAIRO, Oct. 2s,-Mr. Broadley has consented
TO defend Sheik Abdou. u learned doctor OF
the Ell Azhar University. and editor OF 1hc
Egyptian official journal during the past
eighteen months. His defence. it is expected.
will develop features Of special interest owing
70 his relations with the fanatical party at Con-
stantinope.
Arab Pasha will divide his defence into two
parts. The first is to comprise the period be-
fore tho war, in which he says he acted by or
ders of the Khedye. and the second the time
after July 10, in which he claims he acted by
bic scholar signor Santiana Of Rome. late sec
Rotary to the Bey Of Tunis. will come to Cairo
TO act as chief interpreter for the prisoners
LONDON, Oct 28.-Arabi Pasha's solicitor 10
about to come to England to take the deposit
tons of Sir William Gregory. Mr.. Wilfrid
Blunt, NJ. Ninet. and a trooper OF the Horse
Guards who was taken prisoner Mt Kassasin.
as they will BIZ unable to attend the trial.
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During the past week the demand for winter ar a.
been much greater than other period this sea
son This fact can be only attributed 70 the amount
OF money which To he in cuation,
gains that offered by retail dealers We freely
admit that masnheen display OF new goods may have
some eject ladies' minds especially in the depart
ment OF dress as all manifest desire purchase III adj
vance OF the cold weather and the hernty Mr.
Kelly o. es 9Th Az IN giving credit To all those
Of our hest families III this way without any additional
cost no that all can select that had
ia any other first cAsr establishment Ladies' should
msk. visit 10 Mr. kely's store and Judge for them
selves To the quality and stylr Of his goods lady
need feel obliged Ia buy while in this grntemnn's
house asth- talrsmen aud saleslndrs instructed
10 urg" any party To purchase In house in tn. city
cnn he found such supply OF mn, garments at Mr.
kel!ys HIS scalskin shcquts furined donlans wraps,
walking Jackets, and suits Of every description cannot
be equaled by any other house See his advertisement
ADV.
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$1,000 for privileges. made a total of $26. 373
cent. Of the gate money to the managers for
advancing money and assuming the liabilities
OF the race. will make great hole in the re-
ceipts before the regular expenses are reached.
Anticipating great rush q more liberal out
lay was made than mt any other race ever given
in New York. The expenses OF the previous
walk reached $20O6l28. Very little will re-
main to be divided among tho winners in this
one.
Including Fitzgerald's 70 per cont. OF tho
stakes. he will probably receive about ga. 400;
Herty. with 10 per cent. about 1878: and
Hughes. who is out OF the stakes. about $780,
The amounts cannot be correctly given until
the bills are all in which will probably be on
Monday. Mr.. Kern. who paid Sc. 500 for the bar
any. more than enough to repay him. What
promised to be great and successful contest
proved sore disappointment TO many.
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Sweeping Down Upon Mile. Ross.

FREEHOLD. Oct 2S.-The anti Ross tidal wave
in the Third Congress district has fairly started and
is sweeping everything before it. In Monmouth county
there has been wonderful change within week.
Lukewarm Republicans have become ardent workers
and Denocraic disgust and indifference deepening
every day McMullen the independent Democ cand.
making and will
era hundred votes, all of which will from Ross
strength The Republican County Executive Committee
me, at Freehold today and reports Of highly favorable
nature were made from township. The Dem.
ocratic majority in this county will be cut down 600
according to unbiased estimates and this alone will
feat Ross unless there is treachery in MiddeseN
Union counties. which is not likely. Nothing but Re.
publican traitor votes Miles Ross from defeat