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New-York tribune., 1883-12-20
STRIFE BETWEEN MILLIONNAIRES.

An EXCITING STRUGGLE FOR THE CONTROL OF TIE
OPHIR MINING COMPANY.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 19.-At the Ophlr
Mining CompAnys election to-day there was bitterly
contested fight between Mr.. Flood, who held control,
and Sharon who anxious to possess IT, The
election the exciting since the great Hale and
fight 1868, when the shares OF chat company
rose to 600 The capital stock OF the Ophr Company
$40, 100000 in shares of 800 each The real fight
was obtain possession of the milling ore In which all
the profits lie.
Up to this morning the general belief was that Senator
sharon would capture the mine. This strengthened
by the known fact that Secretary Mccoy, who married
Senator SharOn niece going 70 vote his llOO prOx
surrounded by eager crowd anxious To learn the
probable result. The voting commenced at u. At
800 the vote stood: III Cd ana; Morrow represent
ing the Sharon interest, 1887 Mr.. Richardson Of the
Bank Cf California, holding Sharon certificates and
proxies, appeared and voted 7,l05 shares solid
This onset by W. II. Wright who cast 1.460 votes
FOR Flood, giving him the victory with 5O922 votes
against SharOu's $500.
The state laws call for seven trustees BY mutual
agreement four were TO he from the winning SIDE They
{. D. Weller, q. OCOnnOr, Charles Fish and X. H.
FOlls SharOn's trustees are A. X Z. Harmon Morris
Schmidt and j. H. Robinson. l.. B. Holmes was elected
secretary.
The victory is credited to the energy of. L. Flood,
millionaire He that the policy OF the company
will be continue work the lower levels In the hope
OF hndng bonanza, and TO continue the search as
deep 1t f. possible to The stock sold to-day at $50
cash, seller ten days 81.
senator sharons defeat is said to be due to mistake
20 deceit When the name OF Homer ). King,
mining broker. was called Mr.. Morrow produced the
firms proxy for 1865 shares but the Flood party
Immediately reduced this 70 10, producing 1858 shares
NJ actual stock Three similar occurrences followed and
this gave Mr Flood the election. While Senator Sharon
held all the proxies Mr.. Flood held solid stock The
cost FOR the purchase OF shares and proxies over
600 OF the total number OF shares all were voted
except llsla.
New-York tribune., 1883-12-20
COMING STATE APPOINTMENTS.

ALBANY Dec. 19.-GoyenOr Cleveland de-
cldcd to-day that he would not make any new appoint
meut place OF Michael W. Burns, Harbor Master who
died recently he did not believe that he had authority
under the law OF 1883 To do In his message is un
dersood he will call attention TO the condition OF the
Harbor Master and Post Warden Department In New
York City, referring the fact that those now acting re
ccye pay whatever the law explicitly declaring that
they all put out OF office The Attorney-Gencrm took
the ground when asked Or opinion on the sub
cct In the Governors also. II Is understood he
will review the circumstances under which the Enigra
ton Commission Bill was nuhcd last winter paying his
compliments In a fine shape tO the Tammany Senator'S
and askng that "a nominee for Emigration Commissioner
be confirmed early dag. The nominee, II s undor
stood win be Mr. Murtha, who was nominated last ses
siOu. IL, II, -. A.. a..
income from taxes corporations i much larger than
Inc or his predecessor, James W. Wadsworh who drew
the bl had any 10 expect The corporations VINO
have failed pay tax within year, some hndreds IN
number are already In the Attorney Generals hdndsand
when they settle up their payments VIII materially IN
crease the To-day the Controller has sent out
final notices nearly hundred other dellnquents Az
tOrney-Gcneral Russell has not yet decided upon the
cases presented him by the Controller relative 10 tDe
Western Union tax
New-York tribune., 1883-12-20
4 RE1DJUSTER C0NTRACT VIOLATED.

RICHMOND, Dec. 19.-Inthe city Circuit Court
TODAY the case OF the Kendall Bank Note Company oil
New York against the Commonwealth OF virginia grow
ing out OF contract to print Riddeberger bonds was
heard on pleadngs This suit ia for $4,000 damages
for alleged breach of contract and exces consderape
interest, owing TO the recent political change III 'no
State 1t originated with the Readuser Board OF SINK
inc Fund Commissioners who first awarded thc cohract
~ tbe Kendall Company and subsequently, annuhed IL
The leading controversy today arose ON two pleas ne
by tbe Attorney General the rst alleging an eNlrrsse
and the implied agreement on the part OF W. W.
nJalntifs that their bonds would be admitted on Iue
STOCK Exchange OF New York. The plaintiffs, in Tcpy,
denied the expressed agreement and dcmurred 10 Io
ulea by way of Implication The Court sustained tne uo-
murrer Two other pleas were made by the deirhuahlS
ALLEGING failure by the Plaintiffs TO deliver the DOhus at
the fine reouired by the contract. The replication con
fesscd failure to deliver until t"O weeks alter the
stimulated time, but alleged that the Kendall company
was delayed for month by reason oi haNing a'
the request tho defendants, To eneraye new pliS,
substit1ting vgnete Of Senator Idllcbcrgcr on the
face of the bonds for that OF General Mahonc ae th
first plates had been completed. The issue was loi.
on these pleas, but, owing 10 the alleged maDIS ol
Acn to be present, the case was cohuhueu 10
New-York tribune., 1883-12-20
DECISION on 4 NOVEL WILL.

BALTIMORE, Dec 10.-ln the Supreme Court
this morning Judge Fisher rendered his opinion IN tue
case Of Tagar executor OF the will Of the late Lenas
Bsruum vs. Frank Barnum, and others and the Mayor
and City Cnuncil Of Baltimore.
The bill was filed by the executor for construction oil
the will OF Zenas Darnum who bcqueahcd HIS entire
estate to Mr. Tagart in trust FOR the benefit OF brother
Frank Barnum, but promised that upon his brother
becoming priest or "a member ~ any order or society
Of the Roman Catholic Church, the estate Ahoulu
mass TO the Mayor and City Council Of Bamor" Tor e
beuedt of the McDOnOugh Institute. Frank Barhhil
boI.in bccamc "A member Of the order of Jcs'tt3, the
civ claimed TIE fund for the purposes d,carl hy
the tcstator but the brothers and sisters ot TIE t"i
claimed that the devise to the city Is vod ana ila
ercfore tLe estate being undisp0el o dcsccuds ~ the
heirs and next of kin. Tue decree rendered ~ In iaN1
of the Mayor and City Council for the icDouoush
New-York tribune., 1883-12-20
UgsTERy UNION DIrIDEYD TAX.

HAERIspURG, Dec. 19.-At the next meeting
of the Board of Public Accounts the question ~ re-
opening the account Of the Western Union Telegraph
Company will come up for consideration. The state
accounting officers settled tax on the stock dividend
made by the company in 1879 aud 1881, which they al'
lege were not included IN tho reports Of the company
10 the state when called upon 60 make report the
co,ppany denied that n taxable. The amount In
,.son f. forl 500 the sum OF $40 sjI94 which includes
ip,crest and penalties: for 1871 the Of Jog ilb 49,
which also include interest and penalties. III" tax was
settled on the basis Of the report ~ the pcadrnt oI tue
Western Union. ,,-....-
The company the levy, the ground that i
NOT tH,be uLdrr the rcVcuuc laws of The state, and
further that the tax charged T. too large. lh" claim
made that T. charged with tax on H.. leased hu"s
,ylIcb have already paid the tax, which gives the
olIr.tion AZ issue the features that of the
standard Oh suit wherein u was held ana sustained mat
a c0rporatiou could not DO taxed twice on the same
dividend
New-York tribune., 1883-12-20
NEW COMMITTEES OF TIE HOUSE.
ACTION UPoN REPORTS FROM THE COMMITTEE on
RULES.
lBr TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRBUSEI

ACTION UPON REPORTS FROM THE COMMITTEE on
RULES.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE.l
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-Severa reports brought
In by the House Committee on Rules to-day, pro-
yoked considerable debate and two of them went
over until tomorrow. Despite vigorous and
rather pathetic speech by Mr.. Reagan, who expects
to be made chairman of the Commerce Committee,
the House agreed by vote of 1874 to 01 to author
ize a select committee on American Shipping. It.is
whispered tonight that heIculean effort is to be
made to induce S. S. Cox to accept the chairman
ship of this committee as to permit the elevation
of Perry Belmont to craftsmanship once held by
John C.. Calhoun when he was no older than Mr..
Belmont. An amendment by Mr.. Reed to continue
the select committee on the alcoholic liquor traffic
gave Mr. Vance, of North Carolina an opportunity
to make ringing temperance speech, which was
loudly applauded by the Republican side, where
the Southern Democratic temperance advocate has
a seat 1t also gave Mr. Mills a chance
TO LET off some rhetorical sky
rockets against "sumptuary laws" coupled
with an ominous declaration that he proposed
to have the yeas and nays called in order to put
OIL record" the names Of the rash Congressman who
dared to vote for such q committee. Rather to his
surprise nearly every Republican seconded his de-
mand for recorded vote, which showed 143 in
favor of the committee and only SO against it.
The proposition to divide the Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor and raise new standing COM
mttee on labor was adopted against the earnest
protest of Mr.. Willis of Kentucky, who expects TO
be chairman of Education and Labor and naturally
objects TO having It shorn by any portion of its
dignity. lie said that with both subjects under its
jurisdiction the committee is not occupied more
than one-thIrd Of the time. An excitable new MEN,
Der named ONeill. of Missouri, advocated the new
committee on labor on the ground that the subjects
of education and labor bear not the slightest rela-
ton TO each other. Moreover Mr.. O'Neill wants to
dignity labor and elevate the working man by
means Of House committee. Ii NAV be- too that
cure charmanshp.
The proposition to DIVIDE the duties of the Com
mittee on rivers and harbors was postponed until
Tomorrow as was a resolution, reported by General
Keifer, without recommendation, for a select com
mittee on woman suffrage General Kefer sng-
gested that for his part he favored such COM
mittee.
New-York tribune., 1883-12-20
TIE PoUGHKEEPSIE INCENDIARY QUINN.
HE CLAIMS TO HAVE BEEN BooKKEEPER TO THE
LoToS CLUB.

L0ToS CLUB.
PoUGHKEEpsIE, Dec. 19.-The case of j. II.
Quinn who was arrested yesterday morning, charged
with attempting to burn the Poughkeepsie HOTEL is
singular one fire would not have been discovered
had it not been for q game of draw poker which was
going on In one of the rooms. Quinn is not only well
known here as graduate Of the High School, but he
claims he has been bookkeeper Of the Lotos Club New
York. and that he carries letters of recommendations
from the president Of the club. He seemed to exhibit
deep his surroundings when he entered the
courtroom this afternoon, accompanied Dy Ms counsel
The room crowded with listeners The prisoner is
young about twenty eight years old ana
The hotel clerk testes to Quinns registering UNDER
the name Burbank and having no baggage ana 70 gTs %
poker in the room next to Quinn's, atter oelock As
ne I'VE up ne met 9 & wnO and told him there was
fire in Quinns The witness found the door locked
and the key gone He forced the door open and found
fire burning on the bed and under IT, wnch en- Was hd h
shed by himself and some of the guests VINO mad pggn len
fS%d"'VlSa Rotel last 's spring in the evening The
aE% saW % comng down saTs the second time and
heard him say There is fire upstairs you had better
Charles Mills Of the police force testified to seeing QUINN
intoxicated talking with pat Kelly on the street at
about that morning. and following him the Morgan
at the POughkeePsie Hotel he found Quinn there ana col
After the excitement over the officer went out 70
look for Quinn again. He went to the Ireon House ana
described Qunns appearance, the cl rk saying that Ter
answering that description had only short time be
fore been assigned II by the name OF Quinn The
officer ascended to II and knocked urousy four or
five times but could get answer. Remembering thdI
Quinn mad been intimate with young man named Larry
Murtagh the officer called that name. and knocked again,
When the door opened Quinn was there, intoxicated
His key to the Poughkeepsie hotel room was IN his
pocket Guests I'm the hotel gave corroboratve testimony
ibis closed the case for the prosecution when counsel
for the asked for adjournment TO prepare Mr.
Thorn, counsel for prisoner, said: 50 don't want 10
make a speech It to you have got mere con-
cedcdly drunken man, and L suppose we have got TO
say I'm that and the cause of that IRE
He was drunk before and confused afeTward. don't
discover any criminal intent" The Court said II would
bc better satisfied with full explanation and set a
further hearing down for tomorrow afternoon
New-York tribune., 1883-12-20
WEDDING ENGAGEMENT BROKEN
MISS WILLIAMS OF BALTIMORE, SHOWS A ROMAN
TIC CONSIDERATION.

ley TELEGRAPH TO THE TRiPUNRl
BALTIMORE, Dec. 19.-It was formally an
nonccd to-day that the engagement between Miss Re
becca Williams OF this city, and Henry Herbert NJ r., Of
England had been formally broken OF. The created
profound sensation social circles, aud will doubtless
have the same effect elsewhere. Few social matters ever
attracted the general attention that this engagement mas
and It's story f. interesting.
Last spring Mr. Herbert visited Baltimore. Tie was q
member OF one OF the Oldest and rc
pected Of the English families a member
Of Parliament, and the proprietor of the large
MuckrOss estate I'm Ireland which contains within ts
boundaries the famous Lakes Of Killarney. He met Mss
williams daughter Of George Hawkins Williams Prcsi-
dent OF the State Senate, helress and
reigning belle, at a german last spring. He was
impressed with her charms from the hrs and paid her
much attention, finally sueing for her hand with
During the summer, while at Newport the engagement
was announced. and produced decided sensation. The
wedding day appointed for November IL, II being Dc
cided to have the ceremony performed az e. Paus Pro-
e,ant Episcopal Church III this city Elaborate pfcpara
tons made and over one thousand Invitations had
Unfortunately, n few days prior to that day. Miss
williams, while out riding thrown frOn her horse
and dangerously injured. The wedding was postponed
nntl January, In hopes OF the adys recovery By that
time This however, caused no end 81 ruinOrs, II being
utimatod IN some quarters that the marriage hal
been abandoned by Nj Herbert account OF the amount
OF d0wry This statement extensively published, and
turned from abroad Sunday and Yesterday had an audi
ence with Mise Williams who still confined 10 her room,
,yith out slight chances OF recovery.
Here at her request and fully approaching her true
refusing in herIegard for her afanccd, to allow him
cvcninG and saws IL il the hardest blow OF his ue Hc
had returned fully expecting 10 wed the woman of his
choice, He kays he has determined 10 live in Baltimore.
lie viii he near 10 her at least lie brands as Infamous
garding the marriage settlement and says hc never
DIackguardcd by paper III his whole Ire until lac
New-York tribune., 1883-12-20
oPPOSED TO SECRET SOCIETIES.

PHILADELPHIA, Dee. 19--ln response to
an invitation To the general public. about scventyfyc
men. last evening" attended meeting In Association
Hall to form an Anti-socety League Addresses were
made and committees were appointed TO perfect
ganiz,on The delegates met again under the name OF
the Christian Convention. Al the opening there
less than adozen persons present Officers chosen
and addresses made by j. W. Phelps, Of Vemont Rev. j.
T.. S0ddard. and President blanchard Of the Lincoln
College, Illinois. The latter said that william II. Seward
and Edwin W. Stanton, OF Lncolns Cabinet, anti
ma son the first OF whom elected In New York
inr the antimasOn movement. lie spoke OF Thaddcus
stevens an nt-mnson, who led the HOus OF Reprrscn-
tatives said the lodge is the evil genius OF the United
New-York tribune., 1883-12-20
LOOKING FOR ARTHUR DELEGATES.
GnY ryIEGRApU no mn TRIBUyE.l /

BY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. ia prominent Ten
nessee Republican said to-day that Congressman Houk Of
that State is making strong efforts TO convince Repbh
cans here that he represents the policy and wishes Of the
Administration in political matters generally and cspeci
ally in certain maneuYres In which he Is said
eaged looking the election OF Arthur delegates 70 the
National Convention from the Congressional districts Of
Tennessee This Republican said that in his opinion az
well as IN the Judgment Of many other Republicans the
proceedings of Congressman Ouk not sanctioned by
ihc President and that they viii be likely to ujure
than to promote his prospects lie thinks however that
tLc CONGRESSMAN has succeeded in making people
believe his efforts put forth with the knowledge
and approval Of President Arhnr, and not his
motion and order TO enhance his political cOnse-
nueuce in Tennessee.
New-York tribune., 1883-12-20
4 COMPLICATED SQUABBLE.

NEW LONDON, Dec. l9.--Thc third of the
series Of cases growing ont OF the womcn raid the
Wcauetcquock schooihouse terminated to-day.
Samuel stanton and James T. Palmer we're charged with
perjury by Clark ". Burdck. alleged 10 be Of the
party They testified the first trial Of the that
Burick had an axe In his hand during the attack the
school house Burdick discharged at that trial. and
then stanton and Palmer arrested for perjury. At
the trial Just closed, stanton, Palmer and nine others
testified that Burdick had the lie he did not,
aud thirteen Witnesses testified that Mrs Briggs got the
axe al Dcnuisons aud not from urck Tie Justc" found
Stanton aud Palmer gully ui PERJURY and bonds Ia ~ 900
were furnished Tor their appearance before the Supreme
(H,t,V
New-York tribune., 1883-12-20
SUDDEN DEATH IN A HOTEL.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIrrYE.l !

NEw-HAvEN, Dec. 19.--Dana b. Seaver, trav-
cling salesman for b. W. Allen Co, OF NewYork City,
wholesale liquor merchants died suddenly Of heart dis
ease at the Grand Union Hotel In this city to-day lie
was in apparent good health yesterday, TlIs morning
Mr. seaver arose and proceeded from his room 70 the
Office OF the hotel whore he spent nearly hour in read
ing the papers He then went to his prepare for
breakfast and shortly after nine o'clock the chamber
maid dsc0y that the dead I'm his rOOIn lie
Law on the bed his hands tightly casped, though
had died In a spasm lie was about ifty years OF age.
His family live In Brooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1883-12-20
POLITICAL DISCORD IN VIRGINIA.

RICHMOND, Dec. 19.-In the State Senate to-
day the report Of the Committee Privileges and Eec
tons declaring the Governors wrts for special elections
in the Twenty-nfth, Twenty-seyenth Thiry-hrst and
Thrtyhrd Senatorial Districts null and void and direct
ing president pro tenn of the Senate to issue his wrts
forthwith for such elections adoptedby strict party
votc-aycs % noes. IL. The elections arc 70 al the
vacancies by Messrs Jones' Stevens Martin and
Rue accepting Federal and state Offices thereby forfeit
Iug their positions as senators, which the Governor
claimed the right To l Elections had been held under
his wrs but the Democrats generally reralned nom VO
ing
New-York tribune., 1883-12-20
NINE CASES OF TRICHINOSIS.
rry TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.l

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. Dec. 1S.-A German nameu
o,ou hi vife and son and six men boarding with them
here are all III with richinoss They were affected TWO
weeks ago, but the nature of the disease was not not
known until today They had been eating SAUSAGE
o1ominafion shows that the pork Is fairly swarihi,R
with the pest Cecil will die Will also his son. tho
other cases are not 80 severe.
New-York tribune., 1883-12-20
GRAND ARMY FINANCES.
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrpUSr.l

TRENTON, Dec. 19.-The State officers of the
Grand Army of the Republic have issued TO the several
posts circular announcing that the receipts at the
campment at Camp Olden," near Princeton Junction,
last wear were S72l3 90, the receipts $365S OF;
leaving deficit OF $685. "a, which must De raised by an
assessment, which Will amount 10 about sixty-seven
cents for each member.
New-York tribune., 1883-12-20
BRoWN. B0NYELL6 co.'s CREDITORS

TOLEDO, Dec. 19.-ln the case of the Brown,
Bonncll Co. rcccivership In the United States Court
claims TO the amount OF $l30l 900 have been proved
upon the order for sale and general distribution But
certain creditors procured confession Of judgment for
OOO and their attorney went Cleveland and paid
the original Judgment Of 900. He thereupon asked
that the proceedings be discontinued and the receiver dis
Changed Judge Baxter has announced his decision that
the property should be held In trust for all the creditors
Judgment creditors In the State courts, that II
they undertook 20 disturb the property Of the company
under the Judgments obtained at Youngstown, he would
cnlnin them.
New-York tribune., 1883-12-20
TEMPERANCE IN NEU- JERSEY.

PHILADELPHIA, Dee. 19.-The ew-Jersey
den this morning. paper Restrictive Temperance
Legislation was read by Charles Rhoads. Rudolphus
bingham delivered an address :" Harmony In Tenn
porance Work" and the Rev. william Boyd read paper
on "The Church and Its Relations TO Temperance"
There "a discussion Of the merits OF wOmans work
n the Temperance cause led by Mrs. g. j. Downs.
New-York tribune., 1883-12-20
Ay INTERESTING RUM0R DENIED.

THE wILLiMANTIC THREAD MILLS AND PULLMAN
CAR-SHOPs.
BosToN, Dec. ia dispatch from Whitman
TIC Conn., reports that the Wimantc Thread Company,
employing 900 hands cOntemplaesr educngits OPP
oratlons owing tO dull and that proposition is
under consideration TO sell it, great No mill recently pur
chased TO the Pullman Car Company for It's Eastern
branch works. Colonel Barrow, now an official OF the
Pullman Car Company until recently president OF the
Wlimantic corporation Later advtces, however, deny
the story and that the mills not running entirely
full Oh account OF ascarcity Of water.
New-York tribune., 1883-12-20
4 CRIMINAL ASSA UT IN 4 HOTEL.

JOLIET, H., Dec. 19.-George Freest1ne, age
twentyh OF the boardcrs OF the Auburn House,
entered the ofthe head cookJane ayoock last night
bound her head to prevent her screaming and crimnay
assaulted her The woman gave alarm he stole away
and Freestune returned and her throat with knife and
fled He was arrested while his hands were still covered
with the blood MS victim He afterward confessed the
deed and declared that he was intoxicated al the me
The woman is UNCONSCIOUS aud viii probably die.
New-York tribune., 1883-12-20
MISTAKEN F0R NELLIE COOLEY.

WuKEsBARRE, Dec. 19-The detectives who
went search Of Nellie Cooley last night returned from
North Mountain th II evening" after fntess Journey
far as any knowledge OF her whereabouts Is concerned
The woman who going toward the mountain
Yesterday and who thought he the missing girl,
proved 10 be Mary Bowman VINO recently tried for
The murder Of her child IL Is firmly believed now that
Nellie COOleys body IA In the Susquenanna River which
Is over, aad may never be recovered.
New-York tribune., 1883-12-20
SUFFOCATED BY COIL GAS.
fpY TELEGRAPH no THE rRrBUyE.I

CLEVELAND, Dec. 19-Iienry Hagedorn, a
carpenter living No 81 Brighton his wife and three
children were found this morning lying unconscious from
the effect Of inhalng coal gas which escaped from the
basebuIner In their sleeping DR.. Humiston was
called and did what could revive the family To life,
but the mother and child we're dead. Mr. Hagedorn
will probably Yesterday Dr. Humlston was
called to the family, being cent for TO treat them for
New-York tribune., 1883-12-20
4 DODBLE MURDER IN LOUISIANA.

New ORLEANS, Dec. 10.-A dispatch from
Clinton Ia 10 The Times Democrat says "'Jim' George
colorcd man. residing five miles from here, returned
home at late hour last night and found his daughter age
seventeen dead, and another woman mortay wounded
The latter has since died The double murder was com
nitcd by a who called Mt Georges mouse uirinS MS
nbscuCs He found the women IN bed ana shot thvih
both Ed Eli, coOred has been arrested on suspclOh