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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-30
sHIp-BU1LDING ON THE CLYDE.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-Secretary Freling-
huysen has received report from Bret Hae, Consul 40
Glasgow, from which the following particulars are
eatheied The returns Of the Clyde shipbulding for
nine months Of the year show that the aggre
gate of 293O23 tons OF shipping has been launched
by the various firms the river, being increase OF
2s 2sO tons the first tbreeQuaters OF last year. the
total output" for which the largest record.
Several firms this year win surpass all their previous
efforts One firm win launch 1000 tOnsI another
will complete nearly 10000; while unusually large
number of firms win launch over 10000 tons each,
But while 1888 win undoubtedly prove satisfactory
year far delivery concerned the prOSpec Is for
next year by means bright Inquiries for new
vessels not numerous at the present time Great
difficulty Is experienced IN "boOking" contracts,
while one or two Arms already making Judgements
90 curtal their establishments
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-30
AFFAIRS OF TIE ARMY.

WASHINGTON, Dec 29.-Tho President has
approved the action Of the court martial IN the Of
Chaplain Toussalnt Mespe, who convicted OF having
duplicated his pay accounts and sentenced 10 be dismissed
the service lie has also approved the sentence Of the
court artal in Of Captain Chambers McKbben
who convicted Of like offence, but who, IN view Of
mitigating circumstances was only sentenced to be
reduced ten numbers in relative rank Of the captains Of
infantry.
II is understood that the court martial which tried
First Leuenants W. L. Clarke 23d Infantry aud Joseph
T. Cummings, Sd Infantry, charges Of duplicating
their nav accounts found guilty and sentenced them TO
be dismissed the service. Tie record Ia these cases Is
now before the Judge Acknowledgement Of the Army for
review.
The Secretary Of War has filed his answer TO the su-
preme Court OF the District Of Columbia 20 the appca
lion for the reinstatement OF H. H. Street 10 his former
rank the army First Lieutenant LIST Cavalry or show
reason why writ OF mandsmus should not issue The
position in the Adutant-G office he forfeited all
hight to reinstatement.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-30
TILE DEP4RIMEN7 FR1UDS.
,ypAyERs DEMAND AN INVESTIGATION.

TAXPAYERS DEMAND AN INVESTIGATION.
At meeting Of the Taxpayers Central AS
ISOLATION yesterday resolutions were unanimously
adopted thanking Tue TRIBUNE for its exposure OF the
frauds In the Public Works Department. and demanding
that the Legislature take action on the subject Res
ouons were passed In which reference was made 10
the frauds in the Finance Department 70 the large pay
nepts from the CroOn fund TO lawyers ana others
to the frauds IN the Water Bureau of the Public WORKS
Department and TO the attempt 70 involve the city IN an
enormous expense for an unprecedented dam at QUAKER
Bridge and various like matters Citizens were caiied
upon to unite AMI take public action on these suec
DR. MESSENGER the chairman Of the meeting was Instructed
tO give public notice OF the next meeting OF the aSsOC
ton and TO invite all citizens to be present.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-30
THREE STORIES ABoUr i pocEEEBooA
The following letter was found by George

The following letter was found by George
Gould IN his Thursdays mali
Twenty million francs worth OF French bonds kept
To George Gould, and not cent recon-
pense Purssclrs emplOye who did the honest duty
Oh OIL oh! George Gould would seem 10 well represent
Jay Gould. CHARLES A. COLE.
Ne,o- York. Dec. 20, 'S3.
Mr. Gould was astouuded, because he had lost no
French bonds and he says has never been ia Pursses
fl his life.
Mr. Purssell said; "Oh, tho letter was written by
crank who used TO IN here every day No here
found anything Of the sor and the whole story he tells
which believe Is 10 the effect that Mr. Gould made
purchase In my and dropped his pockctJOOk Vhoh
restored to him by Of my employees, Is purely
Imagination. Mr. Cole Englshnan and, believe,
brother OF the late Sir Henry Cole well known In
connection with the south KcnsingtOn Museum"
Mr. Cole said, last night: 4" saw George Gould in
Pursse.s last night with my own eyes The story was
first told by PuTsel himself and was TO tho effect
that Could dropped the packet and rushed back
hour later The lad who found 10 has Disappeared and
the cashier who also told me about IT, denies IT, as
does his master"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-30
80 IuvEDiArE PROSPECT or SKIING.

The lake In Central Park was visited yester-
day ~ great numbers %, who wanted to skate
They al g4zod .lIy the white sheet OF porous snow
loo and those who Lal received skates a. Christmas
presents wished something else had been given them
For there prospect hat there would BE- good Ice
them Before The recent heavy sno"'orns
crl, tnu coating 81 Ice had formed tie lake, and
when r4lu fell AID the Goods descended the deep
as thoroughly saturated With water II 'roze hard IN
tn. me- lnchoy condition and al the efforts Of The Park
gartutsulru- servants 10 make good skating surface
hy rInuag AID flooding have proved frnucss. Until
lr u,k snow ice ba, completely th1wcd aud the lake
hu. frozen again. thor Fore There VII De DO winter sports
ON he .lrf,ce violent tlaw did not seem at all immi
mont Yesterday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-30
FOLLOWING ERlE's LEAD ON RATES.

Ticket-brokers yesterday were making the
usual reductions from tho regular passenger rates OF the
trunk lines to the Northwest The action OF the Erie
Road in selling tickets by the st. Paul Railroad at the
same price as the Chicago and Northwestern Road has
been acqucsced IN by Assistant Commissioner Person
and he sent adyce from Chicago to make the rates by
the two roads the II Is not known how the North
west viii regard this action, its special rates were
granted In consideration OF close agreement with the
trunk lines FOR carrying out their rules against the
scalpers The st. Paul Company, the contrary, has
made only partial agr cement with the pool roads de-
ending Tor its ultimate execution upon the TO be
taken by the other Iowa lines. The pool office has no In
formation OF the results Of the Chicago Conference and
the settlement of the present difficulties Is not 80 conf
IDENTITY expected by railroad men It several days
IL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-30
To the Editor OF the tribune.

SIR: The opening of the Bartholdi Loan Ex-
hibton on the Sabbath was not by the Collective Com
mittee. The Executive Committee alone Is responsible
for this violation OF usage and popular sentiment If 1t
had been free. APP earances would have been better
The Plea that It TO let the working classes attend
looks like very transparent mixture Of cant and
Cupidiy As a precedent the effect IS to cousgn the
working classes employed there to seven days work
Instead OF six II the meetings had been attend, by the
gentlemen whose names are used 10 uphold It, many
things would have been different. The men who
furnished the money put up that building and those
whose property makes the exhibition, never would have
permitted such dubious eNpcdicnt II Is pity that
those assuming the management do not see the ooga-
Incident 90 their position, IN hiring the prenl-S
and their responsibility 70 the public A. one OF the
committee | protest against this unwaTanted ana
unvi-e act JAMES FAlkMAN.
No. 30 Past frsnty thtrtH, Dec. 90
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-30
COLUMBUS BEFORE ISABELLA.
THE CALIFORNIA srArE-uoUsr GROUP.

The work of cleansing the group OF st2tuary
presented by D. O. Mills the rotunda OF me CAPITOL oa
r nearly completed and the beautiful Work us Vvod
on,it 10 about lis original purity. IL Is visited
and admired BY hundreds OF our f n sh every eyeFy
tizrn s,oJ take pride for it is not only the most mug
nidcen piece OF sculpture on The PSce Io1' I1
IN the Sone ~ Inc state or any OF its municipalities IN
these DAYS OF ornamental town pumps, t ia9 coeIs
otia FonoIn or advertising horse trOughs OF tl OVssS
We'll order the presentation OF this superb group 1l
ary may IL hoped, naugurate new err. ~ v ma that
ro,s pubiic apprecation may stimulate equally EeW
ssrnns donations from other wealthy citizens.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-30
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.--The Chief Of the
Bureau Of Statistics says the Of the value Of
ports over imports Of merchandise follows Month
ended November 80, s23,37b, 1853; five months ended
November 80 $4O451 ,s94 eleven months ended Noyem-
Der 30, Sse,5344l3j twelve months ended November
30 l2o,0oo,O90. the total values Of the imports Of
merchandise for the twelve months ended November 80
we're 1902 5e1, an for the twelve months ended
t9599 The total values OF the exports OF merchandise
curing the twelve mouths ended November so were
kSl2,295,6AA, and during the twelve months ended
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-30
TIE FIRE RECORD.
RYE BEACH HOTEL BURNED.

A commodious three-story frame building
situated at Rye Beach, Milton in the town OF Rye
ard known as popular summer resort was discovered
to be on fire, about hafpast IL o'clock Oh FRIDAY
night The flames spread with such rapidly that Hneh
Callahan who had charge OF the premises escaped with
great difficulty The hotel was entirely consumed ke
Gently large stove placed in the building 70 Preyent
the freezing OF water In the pipes and II Is thougnt tnS'
The property was owned by j. j. Eager OF No 81 CIi
AZ NewYork The hotel furniture was valued al apouo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-30
GENERAL MANAGER OF THE WEST SHORE

J. D. Laying has been appointed general mann
agcr OF the Ncw-YOrk West Shore and Buffalo Railway,
to fill the place of Charles Paine who has gone to Europe
for benefit of his health Mr. Laying has been general
superintendent Of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway
for the last two three years. an office which he re-
signed to take his present position In the West shore
management Before that he was IN the service OF the
Pitsourg Fort Wayne and Chicago Railwa for about
fifteen years rising TO be general manager OF that road.
Mr. Laying Will start tomorrow on thorough inspection
OF the new line which will be opened for business TO Bur
falO on Tuesday. , 80, -, .
10 was reported In Wall Street yesterday that the West
Shore Company about 20 place second mortgage on
TIA property but the truth VI the run0I5 was denied
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-30
HARTFORD AND HARLEM DIRECTORS.

NEw.HAyEN, Conn, Dec. 29.-lhe first an
nual meeting OF the stockholders OF the Hartford and
Harlem Railroad Company was held at the Office Of
Simeon T. Baldwin this afternoon. Tho following named
directors we're elected: Albert NJ Billings, OF ChicagO
Lewis NJ Brown, Ncw-York; F. W. BrusgerhoH, Darien
Warren H. Day. bridgeport; Charles c. Franc1lyn New
York; p. L. Higginson, Boston, and Henry G. Lewis.
whittier Henry kilam and samuel G. Thorne
New-Iayeu. Later, the directors reelected Charles G..
Fraucklyu president and LOWS NJ Brown, yce-pIesi-
dent About $500 600 OF stock represented President
Frnncklyn win leave tonight Tor Europe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-30
CLOSING THE WESTERN NAIL MILLS.

PITTsBURG, Dec. 29.-In accordance with
resolution adopted at the last meeng Of the Western Nail
Association all factories In the West will close down to
night for period Of weeks. The suspension throws
over 5000 men out Of employment.
The stoppage ordered because the obbers had
ceeded beating prices down SO that there money
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-30
SHOOTING HIMSELF INA BAR-RooM

Alfred Foss, a drunken cigar maker, thirty
years old, who lived with his wife and child the third
floor OF the tenementhOuse No. 81 stantonst made
attempt to kill himself last night IN the beer shop at No.
70 stantonst. Several Germans were drinking In the
place. Foss drank glass OF beer at the bar. Then he
drew revolver aud fired shot at his head. The bullet
passed his head aud went through the window. lie
fired shot and wounded himself In the left side,
third shot discharged al random and won't through
the door OF the beer shop The wound Is serious Tut
Toss may He had frequently threatened TO take
his life,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-30

800 boxes distributed throughout the city In elevated
railway stations restaurants and public places generally
1t impossible to say but everything was favorable for
large figure Tho total Saturday and Sunday hospital
collection last year was S322e2 r. That OF 1881 was
S42b35 45. As the plate win be passed In larger NUN I'm
her of churches than ever before this year. and as the
subject is one of growing interest there little doubt mat
to moneys received viii amount to larger sum tnan
ever. The "Hymn for Hospital Sunday composer ~
Clergyman, WIN be sung In nearly all the Pr0testant
churches this morning. 100000 copies OF II having oeeh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-30

IN the business. The Western Association num i4
thrtythree mills. which include al wess q .ne
st other work Ia mills most OF the nan Mus MUS a b
manufacture iron. While there Is an O'oh P4'"N'-OT ~
stn fe nf trndh "a quite bealthy,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-30
PAEIiAL SUSPENSION Of CoAL MINING,

The anthracite coal companies agreed yes
irrt 10 suspend mimi three days week Tor tho next
thrrc months President Gowcn Of t"r Philadelphia ana
Reading railroad Company came % &ewrork Tor the
evpr ur.ns. it T. said OF securing this agreement
The other ruGptuio- consented 90 without E'tt hclta
tiUu. Tie last signatures were obtained l" ia Inc 'Il'F
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-30
TRANSFER FACILITIES AT BOSTON.

BOsToN, Dec. 29.-In the matter of the ques-
ton OF transfer facilities between the Worcester Nashua
and Rochester and Concord lines at Nashua the Board
OF Railroad Commissioners, after full hearing, have
made a report I'm which they mako such recommenda
lions "a viii remedy all difficulties and afford the ao com
modatlon which the public asks for.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-30
EASTERN CREDITORs EGNORED.

CINCINNATI, Dec. 20.-ThOmas S. Renard.
proprietor Of two notion and toy stores, has executed
bill of sale to KnOst Bros g. Co., sroebe Wilken and
other Cincinnati firms covering the entire stock
valued az $1,000. The Eastern creditors are ignored
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-30
HOSPITAL SATURDAY and SUNDAY

With fair weather to-day 1t is expected that
the collections In the churches for the hospitals Will DO
larger than taken before. How much was COR
ributed yesterday In the syDagogues deposited in the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-30
DAMAGES AT NYACK.

NYAcK, n. Y, Dec. pa large brick build
ing In this village occupied as shoe manufactory by
three manufacturers c. B. Kennedy, Conrad Dorsch and
Peter Morre caught fire at midnight last night causing
rous daage The loss is estimated TO be not less than
30 OOo THO Insurance on the whole establishment Is
GGvcr 81 . 900 The cause Of the fire Is unknown.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-30
COMPANY c. or TIE Urn, Of TIE MARCH

Thirty five members of Company c, 9TH Regi-
ncnt went 10 W.,uan,brldge by yesterday after
noon and marched hac, to the city. Lieutenant Massey
was I'm command and there was rfe aud drum corps
.d. the twelve miles four hours and thirty Ave min
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-30
KEEPING THE POT BOILING.

F,oa me Tabor tIa) american Non-Confor'n.st .ba,
Mrs Glynn pays for the Non on s aI ntton.
wear with ane Quarter Of mutton Who else his rhny
beSf norl bntter potatoes corn nour or WoOo' AH''
are any Of them acceptable.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-30
OBITUARY NOTES.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 29.-M. j. Haden,
prominent merchant Of Louisville, died suddenly yeser
day afternoon at the Grand Hotel OF pleurfsy.
PROVIDENCE r. J., Deo 29-Hezekiah Anthony, one OF
the oldest retired merchants here died to-day age nearly
nlnetYsix.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-30
MISCELLANEOUS RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.
A meeting Of the Executive Committee of the
Il TESTIMONIAL TO MR.. BLEAKLEY.

The Twelfth Ward Republican Association
last evening presented to Its retiring president Andrew
J. Beakey deliberately eBgrossed set Of resolutions
setting forth Mr. Beakleys devotion and services 70 the
Republican party The presentation speech YVES made by
General James II. O'BeTne.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-30
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officially, twas said that the matter had not even bee
RAPID TRANSIT SUGGESTIONS ASKED.


The Rapid Transit Commissioners yesterday
in executive session discussed the proposed cable ra{
road in LeIngtonave but took action with regard I'd
It The Invitation Of the National Cable Railway Coma
pany visit Chicago and witness tho operations Of the
cable railroads there has been accepted and the conn
missloners viii start for that city January o. The
secretary, r. L. Ogden, has addressed commun cation
to the signer Of the call for the appointment OF
Rapid Transit Commission, asking them TO make sug.
Sesons concerning routes plans and methods OF rapid
transit aud to appear In before the COMMISSIONERS
MISCELLANEOUS RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.
A meeting Of the Executive Committee of the
Oregon and Transoontinenta Company win be held
morrow, when the subcommittee appointed to examine
the affairs Of the company expects 20 present its report
The committee originally appointed consisted Of EstO P.
Fabbr, Of Drexel Morgan Co.. and William Endicott,
r.. OF Boston, In whose favor Mr. Willard recently
signed the presidency OF the company At their request
Roswell A. Rolson president Of the Farmers Loan and
Trust Company, who Is not director OF the company,
added to the committee The investigation has been
carried diligently at ouch times as the members OF the
committee could find time for IT, II was officially an
nOunoed yesterday that the committee would report to-
morrow,
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-01-03
a RAD MAN.

1t is evident that the Rev, Roland d..
Grant, who has been compelled to resign
the pastorate of a Baptist church at
Poughkeepsie, New York, Is a monster
of iniquity. 1t is charged against him
that he wore a flannel shirt at a watering
place; that he put his food in his mouth
with his knife instead of his fork, and
that he was seen sitting on a sofa with
his wife, both eating from the same
banana. These things, it is asserted,
formed the basis for charges of conduct
unbecoming a minister. We would not
presume to force our advice on the
esthetes who have hunted this man out
of his pulpit !; but if it be in order we
will very respectfully suggest that such
a congregation would be better pleased
with a course Of lectures by Oscar Wilde
than with gospel d~iscourses from any
CLERGYMAN,
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-01-03
NOTES,

The possibilities OF hypocrisy are ex-
hausted when men who were up to their
armpits in the Presidential steal of 1876
stand up as champions OF an honest ballot.
Gaunt famine is staring thousands of
families in ireland full in the face.
England appears to be slowly waking up
to a consciousness of the terrible situa-
ton in that misgoyerned country.
Only 100 boys deserted the United
States training ship Portsmouth when
she reached Newport after her recent
European cruise. The navy, as we'll as
the army, is an institution that is tolera-
BILE only to commissioned officers.
OF the 1900, 900 voters in the United
States who cannot write their names,
more than 1900, 900 belong to a class
that is claimed as practically solid for
any Republican ticket prescribed. Let
the Government help the States to send
the schoolmaster abroad, and the evils
that Republicanism has brought on the
country will disappear.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-01-03

Lowell Citizen, Whoever doubts that
the newspapers have a ~nalssion should en-
ter a car and see how useful they are to
the men when q fat woman with q big
basket is looking around fo1 q seat.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-01-03
And SUI They Tome.

Several leading journals of New York
City are discussing the importation Of
Chinese women on the Pacific Coast. They
do not see how it is to be prevented under
the existing laws. The World Of Dec. 90,
1882, says: There is a steady importation,
because the consumption is great. The
horrible life OF the poor creatures is wear
ing them out very fast. 1t is very doubt
full whether a Chinese woman IS years old
could be found today in California or
Oregon. AS far as the stopping of this
slave trade is concerned, what are the
legal means in which we may put our
trust2 When there is any question about
the forcible detention of this woman, 3
man comes forward and claims her as his
wife, He backs his claim by any number
of witnesses, and. if need be, by proof of
a still more convincing nature, not nn-
heard Of elsewhere, aud secures tbe prize.
What is to prevent their being bought and
sold, though the American eagle screams
his lOudest.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-01-03
BLOOD IN THEIR, EYES.

The Mormon press is bowling Justify
at those members Of Congress who have
shown themselves hostile to polygamy
and its accompanying beastialities, With
respect to our Representative from Ne
vada, whose recent anti Mormon bill is q
fresh thorn in their flesh, the Utah
Journal says in its impotent rage: IF
Cassidy, of Mormon eating proclivities,
does not soon meet with a grand reversal
in his political fortunes, it will be be.
cause the Nemesis of justice defers action
in his case