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New-York tribune., 1882-02-07
THE NEW.JERSEYLEGISLATURE

TFPoN TIE REGULAR CORREsPONENT OF THE TRlBUNEl
TRENTON, y. j., Feb G.-The Legislature
rcas,embled tins evening with large calendars end the
prospect OF Il busy weeks session Last week the Dem
ocratic majority Of the Assembly appointed committee
IN act in connection with committee from the Senate
10 fix a date for joint meeting to elect Stale Treas
urer and Prison Inspectors. The Senate had already
Dassrd resolution 10 hOli the meeting on February d.
and before the latter came up the House, the Demo
Graf, offered and passed preamble and resolution which
WAS littlr else than insulting the Senate 1t amornted
practically to an assertion the part OF the Assembly
that the proposition the Joint meeting must come
from that body The subsequent resolution for com
nittee Of conference the subject really abandoned
this attitude but the feeling among Senators is that the
dignity OF the body Las been impugned
The Committee Revision OF the House mas re-
ported the amendment to the Conspiracy act, Nv Wbch
il Drounsei to cnduge tn" law That labor OrganLI-
tions Will be under pracica{ no restraint III tnt'I
strikes Tor higher wages, Tie hl cm1naies IRON
Early Closing Association ia Newark, iutnbcIh OF
which were TO ial tor "screnadln@' an ODhOA"us
shoe-dcaler and distributing circulars Wailug ptople
port OF labor organizations generally, and conSeqneny
fhe and OF members VINO have pnlltlcdl lptl"n
and are in pressing need of the votes OF mechanics al
tue trade centres Tne present bill Is modification OF
one first introduced, which, absurdy enough, aDoshed
the acts against conspiracy Oi all xmas.
Mr. Young. Essex recently introduced an important
hill II proyides that the ac Of 1876 winch authorized
CORPORATIONS their charters shall not he con
strrd 10 ut TIu their continued exemption nom local
taxes The Newark horse ear rdll"au companies h'C
unorrst he position to br particularly aectcd
by this bill there II lOud demand from that cly
that their existing privileges shOuid c Cutdcu u Is
possible, however, thai some oci ana ittI co
lions may he affected and the LOBBY opposition 10 tAe
measure Will probably De strong.
New-York tribune., 1882-02-07
FIRE-PROOF BUILDINGS.
TIMELY LETTER PROM AN ARCHITECT

TIMELY LETTER PROM AN ARCHITECT
TO the Editor OF The IrtbUHe.
SIR: Apropos of your editorial this morning
on the supervision of Buildings" in which l suppose
all Ney-York architects Of standing will mainly concur
permit me rencose yOu dn copy aleter sent you on
the lth of November last The only that can see
for the present condition OF things Is TO administer the
building interests the city through an independent de
parmcnt of proper personnel, under an experienced
architect thoroughly trained ia the scientific and other
branches OF specially But long as these vast ana
constantly growing interests administered according
10 the traditions of big village instead OF the actuates
NJ one NJ the greatest centres the world buildings will
fan with people in them, and almost instantaneous hres
like that of the day before yesterday VIII occur "he
the whole city will stand i'll constant menace OF chicago
or Boston fire. The interior doorambs In the American
Exchange Bank Building Ddllt several years before tue
war Leopold Eidlitz archtcO are OF IRON, While the
architraVcs are OF cement.
By the way iron pillars, which are sometimes, for
atatical reasons, necessary even If the beams above
Them are Inhedded thoroughly IN their bearing
walls can be- perfectly protected from the warp arising
from heat II properly encased in plaster cement a.
pr.ctised the L. B. Wight Fire-P.OOiing Company
Yours pcCtfjuy, a D. bLOOH
No $50 Brodd,eay, Netr-I York, Feb. 2, 1882
New-York tribune., 1882-02-07
CJRIyG FOR FRIENDLESS WONEN.

A large number of women and few men
gathered in the hall of the Long Island Historical So
ccty in Brooklyn last evening, the occasion being the
annual meeting Of the Brooklyn Homeopathic Maternity
and New-York State School for Training Nurses. The
society aims to care frcndess women and children
The meeting last evening presided over by Dr. W
B. Garside. prayer offered by the Rev James NJ
Ludlow. Tho eleventh annual report was read hy g. W.
Gilbert It showed that l16 women and III children
were cared for in the last year Help had also been
given to persons outside the institution. situa-
tions had been found for L fallen women
Several nurses had been trained. Ex-MayorJ W. Hun.
ter read the trcasurcrs report showing receipts OF
Sl3.~1I 81 and expenditure of rl2,299 -.
4 Is. Reads poem " Bru-hWOod' was next rcad y!
pr James J.. Farley, the cloClUuist. 1ic Rev George
L. Reed thc NO~trand AycIuc Methodist Church. thtn
smoke briefly the work Of the nsttion After aHo cr
reading by Dr. Farley, the Rev. Robert CnYcr spoke
He .ad be had mad children himself He was proud
10 that he had done better nursing than any trained
nurse He spoke OF the bl>scdncss of caring Tor the
Door and aiding life the children. among Whon mus
he those who would become the great AID good q" me
Nation. The exercises closed witd William Carleton
poem Christmas Baby" read by Dr. Farley.
New-York tribune., 1882-02-07
coyT1yrrD STORMS OK THE OCEAN

The steamship Maas which arrived yesterday
from Rotterdam. in Latitude 81. l3 north, lOngI-
tudc 49, 40 west passed large >hIp on ire and
abandoned. She was nearly burned out inside, and
was apparently lumber lauen. Hcr tOpmasts and
iiDboolu were gone. as were all of her boats. The
Mas steamed twice around the burning vessel, but
was unable TO discover her name. he ocean was
scanned, and clo-e watch kept all Gay Tor the
crew. None of the vessels boats was discovered,
ami il was believed Lc crew had Teen rescued. Ihe
Mas had an exceedingly stormy passage, with
strong gales and high seas throughout.
The steamship Saratoga. from Havana, encountered
a cyclone oil ca le HattrraS, which travelled twice
around the COmpass. he vessel was hove 10 ten
hours on Saturday he bark Nebo, fifty seven days
from London. in a heavy gale lost several sails and
had a large part of her buwarns swept away by
heavy seas. The bark Non,l,a, from BaIbadOe. ON
Wednesday last. oft Cape ItaUcra,, spoke The bark
q. l. Kemp, nifty three days from tlunc for fhIa-
dclphia. with cargo of IRON ore. Shc had cucouu-
tered hurricane on January -, and was leaking
badly.
New-York tribune., 1882-02-07
F1TlLLY INJURED BY 4 BRICK.

William FeathersOn, age twenty seven, of
No 2s2 Sprngst died yesterday morning from the ef-
fects of a wound the head from brick thrown by
Michael McAnncnney, age twenty, Of No 62 Kingst on
the night Of December 81. McAnnenney arrested
Yesterday and locked up at the Eighth Precinct Station
Michael Connor aud Charles IIallOway were detained
Witnesses McAnnenney said last night that about mid
night on December 81 he at Charlton and Hudson
sts when FeathcrsOn came along and began to insult
him. McAnneuucy tried To AVOID him and get away, but
Feathcr-On who had been drinking, followed him, drew
knife and cut him twice. McAuneuney then, in self
defense and fearful Of hs life picked brick hit
Fcatherson the head. He then went quietly home
FcathcrsOn went out the next day, contrary to the
orders of his physician, took cold IN his head, and died
Yesterday He was IA truck driver. McAuncmcy il 70
cook ana worked in restaurant al spring and cststs
Coroner Knox viii hold an inquest TO-DAY. Fcathrrson
leaves "a wife and child. Another child died sunday
1ulf
New-York tribune., 1882-02-07
GOLD IN ORANGE COUNTY.

WARWICK, Orange County, y. Y. Feb. c.
There is considerable excitement he discovery
Of a gold mine the farm Of J. W Layton half mile
from the Village OF Amity, In this town. and about five
and half miles from this place. Upon this farm there is
ledqe Of quartz rock which along and through the
adjoining farm Of > T. Layton For time the ap
pearance OF what supposed to be gold led the
owners to believe that "A gold mine was at their
v.rv doors This suspicion led Mr.. Layton
., oto sIuplc Of the ore 20 Ncw-York to have II *
siucd scentihcally Tine assaycr reports that 1t
1.,. ,nld 10 the amount Of $40 lUu bee dcs silver
90 r,rr The sample taken Ia The city from the
surface since then the opening has been worked
." deptu of twenty bct, and the
-, ~ rive. every evidence Of containing
Il much larger and richer proportion Of gold than the
s.unlr Amt, and - vicinity has long been uotd for
M lerlni of rici and rare mineral bpc, ,nIeu- the
ld b,,yug long been WORKED by nlntrd!oA Ast7. Gold,
however, was naNcr before hollr'd Ia 'hA' region.
New-York tribune., 1882-02-07
HH4T 4 TORACCO ATORE ED.

A TRIBUNE reporter stepped INTO a h1tic
tobacco store recently in Just west ol
5 xth-avc to light cigar He was about to depart,
when his attention was attracted by the movements OF
wedresscd countryman who had entered the SHOP anu
who kcd know ngly to partly concealed door i'll the
opposite eide of the He put his hand upon the
knob and tried to open the door, but 1t was lochen'
although sounds from within betrayed the presence OF
persons in the room beyond. Apparently somewhat
dsoppoircd but not nonplussed. the exploring stranger
turued TO the boy in attendance behind the counter and
said:
90 that's ell right; I've been here before
"Got any friends inside? a" queried The boy.
"No. but that's all right. L want to play htco
while"
"Well you can't get in it's no use the boss has smut
down on every one that doesn't know some one In
side"
At that moment a fat mulattO woman entered the
store and roughly pushed past the rustic stranger VINO
was sn impOrtunlng the oblurate Young man 10 aioW
HIM TO enter She riumphantiy held ia her mana lew
cents and she reached the hitherto lmpleghhpis
her left turned toward the boy IN cnaSc Hnu
closed mystericu,v, after which an unseen DOlt shot
back as If III obedience 10 "A slight movement ol ,ho
veung mans hand. The woman passed. in 10 room
where large states covered with long rows OF Fs
tcrious CURES. With a sad air the disappointed couh
tynan left the store. On the sidewalk lie taid 10 tho
reporter:
bank. Since the recent dc,CeDts on gambling PAGES
they are darned afraid OF getting caught hat III GeI
there yet. always play little po!lcy "heh cono
to town"
&" Did YOU ever win anythingF
No, hut intend to- theIeSab Dig chahco 10 WIZ IN
-" Ycs If you know someone inside"
New-York tribune., 1882-02-07
UoEK or MR. cousTocA'S SOCIETY.

The eight annual public meeting of the society
for the suppre of vice was hed hght III AHeuca
ZION Han President Samuel Colgate Presiding. Alter an
oning prayer by the Rev Dr. sampsonthe treasurer,K
Van Rensselaer, read the yearly report III which 1t was
shown that there was "A deficiency in the treasury OF
NOR, than 500 He asked the friends Of the society to
chow greater zeal in contributing in view of the im-
,or,ant work that was being done. Anthony ComstOck,
ne secrery then read the annual report Deep Interest
10 sai5 had been shown, and great results ac-
a,,,,iisted The peculiar work OF the So
ci.,v was TO save young men from moral
corrupton through the influence OF obscene literature
batteries ana gambling. Ii the object O the society
first 10 tac the grosser form OF the evil mat mao
now disappeared and only urked in obscure corners
Other societies in New land and the West had beeh
organized modelled after this, and were dong gOod
work sporting papers and the daily papers had become
pur,f The scnlng Of vile literature to schools ana cor
Ieees had been very much cur,acd Lottery and policy
gambling had decreased More than fifty gambling
hell" had been closed september 1880, aud sixty
seven offenders had been convicted since that date The
society had with obstacles through the indifference
nj Tdoes and the covert opposition OF the Police De
psrtmeut Tne agent Of the society had been assaicd
Oh t,1a-fer-Ceneral James was then introduced
pe he0ap by saving that he wished 10 put on public
record the fact that Anthony tOmeiOck had
never, as special agent Oi tbc ' Of ~ t ", am
peIed with any letter OF attempted 10 taiHt WIZ any
iefter deemed II que 10 1iI. tOhihtoch 10
saw this In tine last report OF General HAzen
IL was SAID that lheIe was a. SlVat T,'4'",o -!
bsccne matter found iu the Dead Letter Dcumtmcut
i t no work Of this society. After IcEaiAr by Al
sullVdmthe Rev. JoAu Han s1hc OF tN 4i'I q
- -. I,eiu0 worse than snal lOA Parents Lc rild
o,Id moi a6ays be near their children To shicd lh'h
nor cOuid clergy men pay 1pcciA "lc.,ti" ~ ~ - ga. '
explicabe TDis society did great WORK "AcN O'nei
agencies could hot 10.
New-York tribune., 1882-02-07
LOSSES AT VARIOUS PLACES.

PoTTsyILLE, Penn, Feb G.-The Peoples
Railway Company's depot, with five small passenger
cars was burned this morning. The loss ia $4,000.
MONTREAL, Feb Ga fire IN the village OF waterloo
has DESTROYED LetebOrc's furniture factory MellsS
bakery and Noyes's block. The loss Is 10000.
MDDLEBORoUGH, Mass, Feb. Ga dwelling
owned by Albert g. Pckens destroyed by fire last
evening The loss is $1,000; no insurance. The cause
OF the fire was "a defective chimney.
WORCESTER, Mass, Feb. G.-The mill OF j..
l. whitney, cotton warps, and the dye-house OF r.
Ilnestor al Mbuly, were burned yesterday. Whitney
loses 50 OCO insured Lhnesters loss Is about S2JOO;
insured.
WHITEHALL, y. Y, Feb. Ga fire in Cha
pin's Block Canal-st, this morning. destroyed the
greater mart of that building which was occupied by G.
H. Bartbol omcw boot and shoe dealer, John Barp<tt,
groceries and others The loss Will exceed FGOOO par
IlnllK m-nICd.
New-York tribune., 1882-02-07
MAYOR GRAcE's HORSE RUNS AWAY.

While Mayor Grace was out sleighridmg with a
young lady of ms family, Yesterday afternoon. his
horse shed and jumped suddenly at SeYenth-ayc.
and One-hundrcd- d-and-flty- -thrd-st. and threw the
occupants OF the sleigh into the snow. hey were
unInjured. Judge Hawes, OF the Marine Court, was
inst ahead of thcn llIs horse was frightened and
ran Judge Ilawcs was thrown ont and received
injuries winch lett hnn somewhat lame last night.
Mayor Grace's horse ran on and struck a sleigh
in which were tw women They also were
thrown from their slrien. The horse next ran into
a sleigh in which were Francis McCabe. of No. 10
Both W,rs thrown from the sleigh. Mr. McCaDe's
right collar bone and three of Mss McCabes ribs
were broken. Mayor Gmcc's and Mp McCabc's
,lriehS were both badly shattered Mayor Grace
s.Id last night hat just before the accident some
snow from MS horses hoof5 had been thrown in ms
face and he was brushing TIN, away when his horse
jumped, 50 that he could not hold him quickly
own.
New-York tribune., 1882-02-07
col. BLIsgS J1Ews Of TITO SUBJECTS.

Colonel George Bliss returned from Wash
iugton on sunday night A TRIBUNE reporter yr',rtay
asked him who the principals were IA the recent p"r'
chase OF The Washington Republican,
I am not at liberty to give the names OF the SOCK
holders" Colonel Bliss replied. "Tney are quiet l'e-
pubcans who have never taken any active part IN f'
itlcs The ock divided among number oi mon ana
mo- one d. avery Large holder. None OF the soc aho1tS
has au axe To grind and the paper VIII De ooAdue "a
business principles. Il is believed that there Is room or
such paper amt efforts viii be made to pusn ~ csp'
,ally in the south
what is the news I'm reference TO the star Route
prosecutions 9" the reporter asked.
There is nothing very new iu THAI matter VI arc
siu before the Grand jury ami m'y expect To se' ue
indictments desire. We delayed az present o! 'Ao
i-eure of witnesses Two are now ou their WAY f"hi
san Francisco. ana thor evidence viii hc ta"eh U' & =
arrival in Washington The Grand Jury VIII ~ In
Mtn and IA tne indie tuois are ID be- found Tue? WAL
ue presented before tne end OI the present mOA'N'
New-York tribune., 1882-02-07
ENTRIES FoR TIE W4LEIyG MITCH

A Six-days -you-please walking match
has been arranged to begin February 27 AZ the Madison
souare Garden 1t will be for the largest stakes
coutendcd for in race OF this kind Light Charles
Rowcn Peter j. Panchot, Robert Nint, George ID.
Noremac Patrick Fitzgerald, william H. scott, George
Hazael AMI John Hughes-have deposited $1,000 each
with Hamilton Bu-bey. the stakeholder and referee
The entries closed yesterday at The H0 Fied and Fdm
office II is understood tnat f. Hart the cOlored pndes
trn wizhed to enter the but unable - do
because of a lack of money ia make the deposit The
match was first made by Nn and panchOi, and IL to be
ooyprued by the Ashley rules. Each man VIII be re-
0urcd To make J25 miles part OF the prizes or
catr money. The winner gets the entire entrance
money les. 600 watch goes the second proyid
ed me makes the necessary number Of miles. The gate
are maid 10 those whO accomplish than 90 miles
4 whip emblem Will constitute part OF the winners
f,rty
New-York tribune., 1882-02-07
D4NENHOWER STARTS HOME.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Secrctary Hunt re-
ceived the following cable dispatch from james Dofuon
Bennett at Paris this morning:
senJ the officers | deter 20 your Judgment WIN you
kindly let me know their names. whether Jullor VI VI
senior to Danenhower In rank, by what steamer et
led aud when they will arrive In Paris as may p
service in forwarding them 10 their destination.
steamer Lena, which by Sibcriak0h's kindness ms
been rendered 10 me- is OF at their disposal cry
respondent, who is almost at Ifsuisk VIII khoT va,
Tho is In lie i'm charge officers Of tho United
states Navy and VIII 20 simply a. HG@d cOrrespohu
ent
follows:
Lieutenant Harber. senior to Danenhower siiieu T.,
Germanc. Master Schcutze, lunOr lilsS't ny
20 to Paris to confer with YOU .
Secretary Hunt also received the following caple MS
patch from Acting Minister Hoffman at ST. fe'erSouiS'
this morning:
Danenhower acknowledges orders. VIII proceed
This letter is in reply the dispatch ordering Dahen-
hover 10 proceed home with the invailds.
New-York tribune., 1882-02-07
REPUBLIC4N DISTElCT MEETINGS.

Charles ii. Trainer presided at a meeting
last night of the Ist Assembly District Republican AssO
caton al No. AZ Beacnst The report OF the treasurer
was received ana adopted and other routine business
transacted.
The regular monthly meeting Of the WITH Assembly
District Republican Association held last evening at
40 ls1 East Broadway with Henry johnson, the pres
idcnt in the chair No important business was trans
acted.
The With Assembly District Republican Association
met last night M No 80 Clinton place Cornelius Van
Cott rsid.d The committees for the wear were ap-
pontel Forty-two persons were proposed for member
abip aud thirty elected members. \ handsomely
framed testimonial presented by the Lincoln club to tho
family of III. late Or l. T. HAYES, was exhibited
There was good attendance at the regular monthly
meeting of the XXIId Assembly District Republican
Association, No. 2O2 East Seven yeVeuth-st Last
uirh II was decided TINT cXJuGgc Woltcr :. PnckHcy
was ,sldcnt Of the district when elected, whcroupon
be formally resigned his family has since removed
ILL he
New-York tribune., 1882-02-07
TIE INTERNATIONAL RIFLE MATCH.

General George W. Wingate received the follow
ing dispatch from Sir Henry lIallord yesterday in
regard 10 tie arrangements for the International
Military Ride Match:
CAMBHIDGE, February q.
We waive rife proof marks. Cannot possibly suaran-
tee .tturn match. iNIOhh.
In conversation with a TRIBUNE reporter last
evening General Wingate said that he Thought the
word qIarlnter meant in tins case, that as the
English association was made up OF volunteers,
there wIs 40 possibility OF guaranteeing hat a team
would come over hut that the a,socililon would
t. IN, best cudrlyors to yet a team. lie Thought it
was doubtful whether AN American team would 70
oy q unless there was q fair prospect OF "a return
mach as the only object To- be derived IN sending
team Va, To- revive Iue interest In rifle shooting
throughout the United State. He dad not think
any definite action would Dee taken los the commit
tee uutll "A letter wa, received from Sir Henry Hat
ford because of the ylguru,,s OF the cable dispatch.
New-York tribune., 1882-02-07
THE FIRE COMMISSIONERS AROUSED.

The Fire Commissioners yesterday had an eN-
tended conference in regard to the means now at
the disposal of the department to protect lives at
fire. The responsibility of the iiremen in defending
life as well as property from the danes wasrecognzed
by the Commissioners. and il was decided to take
some action IN the matter Commissioner PuTToy was
asked by his colleagues to consider and report upon
the question OF organizing IN this city iie-savng
corps of skilled persons and stationng the corps III
part of the city where 1t would be available III case
of nre similar to the one which destroyed the
Potte? Building. The Commissioners also expressed
the opinion that the greatest danger to the clty
from CONGREGATIONS lies III he possibility that while
all the available force of the Fire Department IS
engaged at some great fire, similar fire may occur
in another part of the city. IL was resolved that
the Chief of the Department should prepare the best
plan possible for organizing reserve force OF hre-
men to meet such an emergency "as effectively as
the present Appropriation VIII allow
New-York tribune., 1882-02-07
THE AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.

The American Agricultural Assoc alton, which
has been holding sessions at the Grand Central
Hotel for several days. closed its business yeser
dav aud last night the members participated I'm a
banuurt gwen by the directors. The sOciatlOn ~
preparing to hold an American Exposition ENh-
bition involving all the great interests OF agrlcu-
turc manufacturing, commerce AMI tranSpnr'atlOn
by land and sea-" Ii Sullc ent interest l. shown IN
the matter by the business men OF tins clty, u IN
prOpOsed 10 hold the exhibition or ialr h"re Otbtf
wise an effort will be made To have II held III ChIc
20 The following committee has been appointed
to ma ke arrangements for fair and to report IN
April next at meeting to be held at that time ~ To
what success the project meets with from the busi-
nes, men of this city: n. L. Sprague Oh C,ermont;
H. l. Kumbal of Georgia; +. ID. Mout0n OF New
York; j. r. Kinney OF Nebraska y. d.
Grinnel of Iowa; Gc9T Ii. CraWiori'
of Kansas and Samuel Wells, Of Alcm-
gan. At the final meeting of the Association
held Yesterday the following committees were an
uounccd with the Chairmen namcI: EnsiIagt l.
; Hayemeyer: Experimental Farm and Stations.
T. S Gold; Finance, +. ID. MOultOn: Cattle D.'-
eases j. Is. Grlnuell Among the prominent agrl-
culturlsts at the meeting were ii. /. kmOan. late
Director General of the Atlanta Exposition A. b'
Gregory, of Illinois. large cattle raiser ~. -
Bailey, of Massachusetts, an authority Oh eusllds''
Judge kenucy and ID. II. Wheeler OF NcOrdska, mo
Parsons anu Colonel samuel Wells. O1 AiiCMgth'
Congressman Grinnell, Ot Iowa, and '. H. no
lei t., OF Pennsylvania.
About twenty-five persons sat down to the Dan,
0uet last night. john 1. lIOiicy presided, a"d
sprrches were made by j. B. GInneli, al Iowa
Iudgr Krnuey OF Nebraska; PhlO Parsons, Ot
Michigan; f. c. G.. Hudson, OF New-l ora; cA-G'Y-
er,or SicC Cook, of Colorado; ana others. Ihe pro.
u ,,ed exhibition ami the benefits 10 bc derived NOM
It were particularly dwclt upon by the speakers.