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his butler Edward Aldud. Anybody who can be-
lieve that an English gentleman of position and
ma, of the world chose his page and his batter as
accomplices in scheme of pointleSs and foolish
fraud, s1ch as this would be, will believe a good
| deal Varjous circumstances of tho narrative--the
presence Of the woman green dress, for instance
| arc confirmed by independent witnesses. Inc
! husband plainly believed the wife's story. " When
her ladyship came into the house, says Sir Beau
mont Dixie, "bOth Ler hands were bleeding and
she had cut on the palia of her left hand. She
had no pulse at ALL but she plucky, and recovered
in short time"
There are discrepancies however in the evidence
difficult to reconcile OF to fit in with any theory OF
the case One witness SAYS there are marks of a
struggle at the point Indicated Another says there
are none. One man declares be saw marks of heavy,
hob-nailed boots Another can see nothing OF the
kind. 1t is supposed by Lady Florence's friends
that the assailants were frightened away by the
spring Of the dog aud the simultaneous passing OF
cart. The dog cannot be interrOgaied but be bears
no marks Of tusse with armed men. The cart has
been identified, but its occupants saw nothing
Of the attack. or Of the men dis
guised as women It is now said that
a gardener was TRANQUILITY potting geranums thirty
yards off, and that he neither heard nor saw any
thing whatever. Everybody who lives On ths road
by which it is supposed tie men must have escaped
has been inquired of by the police. No one say
them. And there many more details into which |
need not enter. The police say openly they have |
net the slightest clew. aud am told this afternoon |
that they add privately they never expect to have.
Those OF us who are not policemen may, these per-
plesing circumstances be coftent to suspend their
judgment.
The Only motive have heard assigned for the In
vention of such tale, by those who believe 1t in
vented is "A morbid love Of notoriety the part of
Lady Florence Dixie That seems hardly sufficient.
That the Queen and the Prince and Princess of
Wales. the ex-Empress Eugenie and hundreds of
Others accept Lady Florences account is shown by
their sending and telesrapbog 10 inquire As to her
health. Among others the theory prevails that an
assault was really committed bnt rot with intent
to murder. II would be quite in accord with the
frequent practice of the Land League outrage
nongsrs TO content themselves in tho nrst instance
with merely terrifying their victim. Others still
'ay. that you cannot expect every murderer to DO
~ expert as those Of tho Ph9nix Park. These, If
hey were murdsTers, were only apprentices to the
business. Doubts however, are numerous
hat Mr. Parnell Is believed this afternoon to be
eady to challenge an inquiry into the facts
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WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON, Thcrsday, March 20, 1888
GERMAN AID PoR SUFFERERS BY FLooDs.-The Presl-
dent to-day received from Brasch of Ber
lin. an additional contribution Of 4,3o0 for tine
benefit or the sufferers from floods tue West OF
this amount 5000 marks we're contributed by Gln
peror and Empress OF Germany. Tie funds turned
over TO agent OF the society Of tor dis
trbution The total amount or these tr buttons from
the citizens OF Germany transmitted through Brasch
kotheDstein Is $500 marks.
AN INVITATION AccEPTED.--The members OF the Civil
Service Commission have accepted an invitation from
the Commissioners OF Internal Revenue visit that bu-
TeAu aud inspect lite workings.
AUTHORIZED TO DO BANKING BUsINEss.-The Con-
troller Currency has authorized the Commercial
National Bank Of Waterloo, Iowa, 10 beip business with
a capital OF $4,000.
GENsRAL sAcKErIs ILLSEss.-Adutsnt-G General Drum
received telegram from San Antocio Texas this morn
ing. stating that General Sacketts Illness
we're at first spprehendeG, that he il doing favOraby
aud Lis early recovery is confidently expecled
INA JEANETTE COURT OF ISQUIRY.-Ihe Jeanette
Court OF Inquiry viii recOnvene at the Navy Depart
men tomorrow for the examination the four nem.
bere OF the JeanLettesecrew who have recently
turned from Siberia.
BoNDEp wuIsKEY EXPORT ,TIoS.-The Secretary OF
State has authorized Minister West say the Cana
dian authorities that this Government objection
70 such change of the Canadian customs regulations
VIII admit OF the importation OF b0nded whlSkeY into
Canada eom the United states in OF less
100 gailo0s.
BOXD EnEMITIoH-Alth0ugh TIE circular in regard
90 the payment OF bonds embraced 10 the 120th call
provides only for the payment or bonds TO the
81 $5OOJOOO en- Wednesday, bonds which may o. Of
IeTed ~ excess al that amount will he ;ccepted, pro-
Fdeo Tue Department has, as t new eKpects 10 have
surplus FUNDS which may he uset for that purpose.
A BANK TAX DEcisIOS TOnTMcoMISG The opinion
OF the Attomey-General Will be ready next week on
the question whctbcr. view Of tne Tax Tariff
Aci taxes eau subsequent 70 the approval Of hat act.
BE- e,ct on capital and deposits OF banks, bankers and
National banking associations, and, II IN HIS opinion
they can be 10 eved a. what time tae provision OF that
tecL"
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DISAPPOINTED APPLICANTS

N~''"' ~ IHe Trt0une.
SIR: In the fall of last year I WI. for q
long time out OF employment and answered great uany
advertisements for hslp. invariably nns,nr ho,vsar
that either the place had been before cslrd m Tho,
there was large number OF applicants and that nvo
happened to be the one chosen. When was ,d
Vertisements 1t never seemed that the loss Of time
and hardship incident TO failure any greater when
found the place already flied Ge when there was no
place. than did when my qualifications were consid.
cred and not found satisfactory. But In Thursday,
TRfarNE reference Is made to false ADVERT sement
which sent hundreds OF poor women on FOOLS errand
to Walst The Article says: " The embarrassment Of
the firm whose office was beseiged Is nothing COM
pared with the modification and dsappon of the
applicants for work In some cases the hesrtess Joke
caus ed real distress, for number Of the mad
spent their last penny in carfare" Now, II Mr.. Nor
rsOn had been actually Ia Of oopyists at SO
per week, and mad In good faith advertised for them
All OF the applicants except perhaps four fraction OF
per cent would have experienced the loss Of time
ana hardship the under tho of
tle noax And similar condition OF affairs wneD-
Ever an employer adv ertises for help IT. then this PIE
re Oh distress Is true employers ought from cOnsidera-
oos y, abandon the practice Of Advertising
ana Obtain help In some less cruel way, ~"
Ae1- YORK, March IL, 1888 Now ENPtoYED
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An ENGLISH CRITIC or DIR. DIX.
Prom me Pau Mall Gazette.

DIR. Dix, in his fourth Lenteu lecture, limits
himself solely 10 the consideration OF class " SINS
which, however, most people Will regard toersDiy
comprehensive. These, t may be said at are pUs
specially American sins. They have characterized some
portions o the ever since the world began aud A
have Afforded themes for satirsts and preachers IL az
been said long time ago IN every country under so
broad sky His special lament is that real women ao
dying out that the Ideal OF III earnest, modest sn
womanhOod q" Is being superseded by "a poor suOstiSs
made OF yulgarlty heartlessness, Moth and chat"
That there arr many girls In New-Ycrk- as in London
desplcable rs those whom DIR. DIX describes Il usg,
enough, AMI pity It's It's true. But that tins plctae
tho American slri applies to any more than lhe Tss
OF thinking are partly nnswcrabe for this aOnorAi1
velopment Of female folly. DIR. DIX has Just btehus
tlngushing himself by heading the oppoeition-Say
nus unfortunately been euCceSsl-to tine adulssioh
women Ia Columbia College. Notwithstanding lue s .s
cess of Newnham and GrtOn, and OF the Woman q
mex ut Harvard, II has pleased Dr. DIX aud others
nouL"e the higher education OF gOuen ~ II ~ wrte
tam 10 result IN the ruin OF the Women III bsPs
icn ought 10 regard the love, admiration aud hapisd
of man rs the chet cad of their beingand ven ina,
woman. ho seems 10 believe, Judging perhaps laraA
own feelings would be much less attractive ~ mr,.
than her more ignorant sister II IL that kind
Ing which leads directly e. the immuati1n 81 lh0 he
In society which Dr. DIX ~ bittry hinenua and
would shut them out from all blt social amOiil9nNs
an exaggerated devotion Ia society Is the natu ~ ~
Almost all the abuses when he assails are du
lack of the higher aud wIlor education when w ,a.t
luely denies 10 IL Ia vain for amy one Ia pisa's .as
either "a lists soleJ for the Oehch 49, hr
one else Each individual exists also for hl saes u
se aud marriage ought n" more 10 De to man 10
the woman Ia the man. AS DIR. DiA malniahs' isploss
sacrifice of the "a the woman. II y ld'v ,s 80
soid views of marriage when declaining aE""Its
opening uf other means OF livelihood Ia woman eei
hat odd notion that II women ate rs
they viii be less likely to 1--we happy va
married HE.
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pnyateer Florida that the company PAID the
nolicies: that as early 1865 tine Government
issued a notice to all losers at the hands OF Coh-
federate cruisers to prepare and forward statements
o their losses which this petitioner did and received
n dine acknowledgment of the receipt thereof from
the Department Of State; that the Government OF
the United States made formal complaih'
against the Government OF Great Britain
on account of the through which sucn
losses were incurred; that after the Treaty oil
Washington the United States Government again
sent notices to all claimants. including the
petitioner 10 file taer claims for Submission
to tho tribunal of award. and promised promised
to ask the b 5rS Ssas that a aEard u dsass
sion the tribunal did award the sum Of l5,500OoO
which was duly pad by Great Britain 10 satisfy the
claims including those Of the petitioner; thar sald
petitioner has received nothng that the provisions
of the twelfth section of the act of s7i re atlng
10 claims of insurance companies the petiloner
held to be Irrelevant; unreasonable ana un-
just ," and that the act of June o, 1852, gives the
petitioner no opportunity 70 present M case, me
petitioner holds that oy reason OF all the acts ana
arisen between the United States Government ana
the Company to pay to the latter, as money had
and received to its USE" the amount of said losses
paid upon the vessels and cargoes before mentioned
The petitioner therefore prays for Judgment IN the
sum OF SOS 400. with such interest as was received
by the United States on that amount.
1t is understood that several other marine lnsur-
ance companies in Baltimore and Philadelphia are
about to Institute Ike proceedings Tor losses suS
tanned by them from the Confederate CRUZ sers. If
the Court of Claims shall hold that il has jurisdic
ton of these cases, its decision will be awaited
with great interest The claims OF The Mutual In,
snrapce Companies amount to $3,O7S.52l. and
those OF the stock companies to $17S7,3ll.
making total OF $i,S65, $50. About two |
thirds OF the claims were fled by New York City |
companies as folio Atlantic Mutual 81 ,653 $50;
New-York Mutual. $s9,342; Mercantile Mutual
s792s Sun MntS Snos3' 5 9S % faeic
Mutual, $S3,312: Great Western, S309,63 col |
umbiaD, 1915, 043; Neptune. p36 900 Metropoli- |
AZ DAT $50
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CHARLES S. GOODRICH.

Charles S. Goodrich, a well. known surgeon,
whose death has already Deen announced. was born in
PittsHeld Mass He WAS graduated from Pittshed
Medical College IN 1927 He went to live in Troy. N. Y,
soon aiterward, and began practice that city. He
was appointed Health officer during the cholera cpl
domc of 1882 at the time OF the epidemic OF 1s43 he
resident OF Brooklyn and received the appoint
ment Of Health Officer OF that city. In 1852 he was
appointed United states Consul at Lyons, France By
President Fillmore At the expiration OF bis term Of
oce he returned to this city, where be was In active
practice until the breaking out OF the Rebellion. He
went out with the 1921 Regiment Of v-YOrk VoluD-
teers surgeon At the close or the War he returned to
this city, aud having retired from practice lived quietly
until his death at che age Of elghyone. de leaves one
daugstor, Mrs Newell, VI Goshen n y
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THE MEXICAN DRAINAGE COMPANY.

TELEGRAPU TRIbUNEI
WASHINGTON. March 29.-It is understood that
the American capitalists who are interested IN the
Mexican Drainage Company have expressed will
ingness to accept per cent bonds of Mexico in lieu
of cash subsidy from tha Mexican Government
but they insist that they shall rave the privilege of
receiving the entire amount-$9, 900 000-assoon as
the work il completed
The first part Of the proposition is said to he &C
ceptabls to General Daz, Senator Rubio and the
other Mexican promoters of ths enterprise but they
think that any change in toe terins of the conces
sion must he made by the Mexican Congress, If OF
all.
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MR.. coAK1ING USES STRONG woRDs.

Frederick A. Conkling spoke before the Free
Trade Club al No. 10 West TWEEN yiourthst last even
ing 1.-The Knit Goods Swindle" Mr. COuklng assert
ed that there vas we[orsan1ed conspiracy to cheat
the Government In reatO to the importation OF knit
goods and he said that the Of Mr. French and Sec
rotary Window in favOring the importers had been Of
such character that both officials should have i'm.
peacbed. The lecturer was also OF opinion that
the United States supreme Court bad acted
unfairly and dishonesty in ts disposition of a case in
winch the question OF the duty fac knit goods
inv lived. There we're not more thai dozen persons
present Mr.. Conking, In tue course hIs remarks.
called exSi eaker Keller THAT noted public malefactor
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R4ILWAY INTERESTS.
A PASSENGER COMMISSIONER CHOSEN.

Samuel f. PiersOn has been appointed
Assistant Commissioner ~ the trunk nea. In charge OF
the Passenger Department Mr.. PersOn IA native OF
Geneseo County, n. Y. but most OF his life has
been spent the West. lie has been connected with
rairoid almost continuously since 1859. when he
tered the service Of the Cleveland Columbus Cincinnati
and Indianapolis Railroad when he let the employ OF
that company, early in 1873 he lis passcn-
ger agent. In that year effected the organization Of
the Indlanapos east-Oodnd freight pol.
In 1879. Mr. Pers0n went into the house or IT, J.. HOr
ton & co. In This city. hut lett be the Commissioner
Of the Colorado pool ~ rough ues between tie Mis-
sour River auG Colorado I'm Juy. 1850 lac also
midc Commissioners of the POO %! g Colorado narrow
guage roads He resigned these positions In November
ast and made traiiic man gsr Ot the Denver and
NrwOrl Lailrp ID rhs position hecXpccts TO relin
qizh la take the wnch h. just been
HPpoiate. Mr. FiersOn Il h.ny spoken OF tn railroad
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CONDITION or THE BROOKLYN LIBRARY

The annual meeting of the Brooklyn Library
held last evening In its building In Mon.
taguest., Brooklyn Tho attendance was
small. General A. q. Barnes presided
and road the annual report After re.
viewing the history Of the enterprise It's beginning
In 1897, tue report set forth hat $4,000 been su
scrbed IN tue past year for the permanent
fund Of the library The number NJ persons using the
library ranged from 300 Ia 1000 daily. AItentlo1 vas
casI To inc small number Of books In the iiDrarie.
OF brooklyn, compared with many Oiber cities
the NUMBER OF books orculat ii ana errel TO the ns
year was 1924 an increase Of nbcnt 1000 in "A year
In the last yeaf lllSf books were added 10 the lrar
making total now OF 7i,7JJ embracing All OrapcErs ~
literature Fdo use Of the readng-ro room had muoa n
CREASED The tDJal membership was now 3 lO7 an H..
crease OF 23l. Tue trrasurers report snowed re-.
ceipts Of S26,224 rs and expenditure, OF S27GOi o.
leaving bnance on hal d OF $53G 7J. the amount
expended for DOCKS WIS 81, O90 81.
Addresses were made by tho Rev. Or. J. H. Thomas
Professor X. w. Raymond AID Andrew Mclean
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Co.EDUcArioN IN s'rRrgrcrr,vro

'"o HtfOF or Iho TFlbuue
Si'' WISH 10 Temonsirate against the methcd
,.e'',''e"n'ns prS'tsed n West rentbst and fess
r '''e''' N tn's aneleanly cry. body OF iea
'aree consecutive feeble cG5rts 20 clean thu .,y.,
~ ven nay'; cash te sweeping ths dirt into beao. and
u 10 he scattered again until the nat tim.
70" lster when the same process ia repeated Nov
=, ''S'y a1d truly Impossible 70 lave ear, ,ou,,,
u'on ana remove tho dirt IT once Awonaa AUG
rOoo sso,lJ 20 avs laat govern ner In sweep.ax
"Neo' 10 ~ LAKE !. olsan and IL Cs.L,ais
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GENERAL NAPOLEON B. BUFoRD.

General Blu orr was born In WoOdfOrd County KY,
January IS. 1907. lie entered the Military Academy iH
1923 aud graduated four years later standing sixth
I'm his class. lie al assigned the 81 Artil-
lerY with the OF second lieutenant, and tn fee
years later he made assistant commissary sub
From the Time he left the Academy until 1884
he served on garrison and tcpOcrapalcIl duty. From
February, 1884. 10 August 1885. Acting ASSIST
Professor OF Natural aud Experimental Philosophy
a the Military Academy. On December 81 1888. he
resigned from the Army. and for years
poyed ny tic sta.e OF Kentucky the Licking River
Improvement resident engineer In 1912 removed
Illinois, and engaged rUn-founder at Rock
Island from 1913 10 1861. II pre- sident Of the
Rok Island and Peoria Railroad from 1857 1861 and
president ~ tie Bank o: the Federal Union Rock
-land) from 1853 1861. During the civil he
Colonel Of the 27th Illinois Regiment until promoted to
the rank OF BrigadierG euera lie was ngaged IN the
bait OF Belmont the demonstration Columbus. KY,
the attack Island No. To- the capture OF Union CITY,
KY the siege OF Corinth, Miss aud the siege OF Vick.
burg. aud command a Helena, Ark sc was
maze Breyat MajOr-Gane IN 1868. After the war
he engaged FOR time ~ COlOra iO uerinten
ueut OF INNING company aud IN 1867 and 1868 re
be MAS one Of Union PariIc Raj way Commissioners
General BUtOrd vas Il lrst cOu,.n % Major lnOmas
Buiord, WHO killed Judge JOhd VI Ellrtt. of the Ken
lucky court Ape llsu 1879 ana OF GroeI at
5uOrd, Tor man years prOfnAcnt stuckrdiser aud
distinguished cavalry leader ia Gde CnteJerate Army.
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REUNION OF VETERAN SOLDIERS.

WASHINGTON, March 29.-The annual re-
Union of the Society of the Army of the Potomac which
will be held In this city May 6 and H. promises to be
of unusual interest. The local Committee Arrange
Iaents have practically decided upon programme for
The two days. and have arranged with the leading hotels
for the meetings of the various corps. The parade viii
take place at OF the 10th and promises to be brill
liant display 1t is expected that all the troops const
tuting the garrison Of Washington battalion OF the
Marine Corps the uniformed militia Of the District and
several uniformed organizations from Maryland will
participate Major Martin MagiGnis, of Montana, will
deliver the Grafton the night CT Nay 10 at the Ma
tiona Theatre The building has been secured for
holding the business meeting OF the society II pro-
posed the second day TO take the visiting members to
Mount Vernon.
The banquet will be given the evening Of the 18th
at Abners Music Garden. Among those who
pected speak at the banquet The President
taries Frelinghuysen Lincoln and Attorney General
Brewster ex-President Hayes Genertls Grant. Sher
Sheridan Mcclellan. HancOrk and SchuTZ. AdmraI
Porter Charles Dudley Warner and Governor Curtin
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MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE.

TOLEDO, Ohio, March 29.-At largely at
tended meeting OF passenger agents OF the Western rail
roads an agreement was signed adhere tan rates
after April /, and to sell tickets To scalpes.
NEw-ORLEASs, March 20-George Pandely, for the
past years general superintendent OF Morgans
Louisiana aud Texas Railroad, has resigned. Mr. Pan
DEFY together with the Of the late Charles A. WHIT
nov has the Johnson foundry In this city for
$4,000 cash, and viii continue the business.
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SWINDLING DRUG FIRMS.

Detective Canavan. of the Fourth Precinct. yes
terday took TO h Iombs Police Court William V.
Brad, charged with false pretemces. The detec-
i've informed ju tIce White that number of drug
firms had recently been swindicd by a person who
described himself rs K.B.M son. n wholesale patent
medicine dealer at No 243 Wa'cr-st Among the
vic inns named are Dr. Cha field. OF New Haven and
Dr. Francis Crosby, of NO. 6G4 SixGD-ave. At the
pace ia Water-st. the mar Mason, whose real name
Is SAID To be Frank w. Hamilton. WAS not to be
IOund aud Brady, who WAS IN the stOrs was
arrested. Justice White remauded the prisoner I'M
til today
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BOLIVAR CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION.

WAsuINGToN, March 29.-The United States
Consul at Lsguyrs Venezuela reports 10 State De-
parment that the centennial exposition IL Bolivar will
be formal opened in the city OF Caracas Venezuela In
July "F0r tbis affair" he says ru:h elaborate pee
paraop being made and In view Of the fact that the
sinteress Of France, Germany and England especially
will be fully represented here IL greatly cd
tnat tne merchants aad nalufac urers VI
should prepare sleh IiDt Il tn OF
the United shall mainthlr AMI end the
vIable prestige tlat already enjoy here"
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ON THE POST OFFICE BLACKLIST

WASHINGTON, March 29.-The Post Office
Department today placed the following names Oh the
list OF persons ard firms engaged IL conducting fraudu
lent sec emcs william N. Clinton Co. Bloomington,
H.; Comet Publishing Company BlooDiLgtcn, Ill.,.
Western Card Company. Normal H.; Union &Ovety
Company, G6unt Pulaski III; star Publishing Company,
Atlanta, H.; The Ago T. Guide. Lincoln. ILL., 6ad The
Galde Publishing Company LincoIp, IL All OF t5ese al
legged firms adj companies fictitious the
OF a fraudulent combustion Which tran acted
business urdec the mace Of &. g. WILLIAMS & Co., ne
Springfield. Ill, until II black sted by the Post
Office Der actmtnt The fraud whic' they were rrsct!s
lag consisted in advertisement sale OF what plr
ported TO New AWeTcsn i" bit which
IL realty only a worthless va SIM al.
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A TREASURY TARIFF RULING.

WASHINGTON, Ma7ch 29.-The Acting Sec
rotary of the Treasury decided rate OF duty
as between the old and the tariff TO be fixed by
the date OF the arrival Of the importing at The ex
terror Of entry and that goods imported before the
act takes effect and shipped Western ports under
the immediate transportation act will dutabe un
der the present tarin, unless they remain pub
or bonded warehouse when the act gees operation