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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-01
LETTERS SENT TO THE GRANT CLUB.

REFLECTIONS ON THE POLITICAL siruAilU 90, n1
noocop coNKIrSG. THOMAS C. PLATr, GEORGE
BIIss AND OTHERS
inv TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNH.l
Albany, Feb 2S.-J Howard King, Oh .'is CIV,
in n letter which was read at tne annua oo' u
The Grant Club last night, said: " nope tnls IT,
union o. Republicans may prove pleasant one
evsn IL the outlook for the Immediate success oi inc
Marty il not as fatterng as 1T has been on olner
occas ons when you have gathered together. NO"
the Grant Club is the special machine" OF John
f. Smyth, who, as chair nan OF the hepuohoa"
State Committee, led the Republican party 10 such
overwhelming defeat last fall. Mr.. Kings refer
encc 70 the lical outlook must therefore, be con-
sidered as rather cruel
However he has his panacea for the disaster. In
concluding his letter he says: am not one OF the
Republicans who particularly enloved iast
autumn's self-inficted punishment: and whiie am
not prepared TO say it may prove beneficial ieei
assured il certainly will not unless we close up ING
record and inscribng Forget AMI forgive on our
baurers turn attention 10 the old-time enemy VINO
will never be caught giving us such an opportunity
as our own selfish discussions have gwen him."
'Forgive and forget" is then at the present the
Administration Republicans policy George Bliss
sings in the same key in his let er to the club lie
saws: "Trusting that the occasion may not only oe
one of endowment but lead in some manner TO the
RENTING of the Republican party and consequent
renewed success, 1 your obedent servant
George Bliss"
There is still another forget and forgive letter.
tt comes from Martin /. Townsend, just reDoml-
mated by President Arthur for District Attorney Oh
the Northern District of New-YOrk. Mr.. Iownsthd
saws; "My heart will be with you, and hope 10
be ready to labor in the great work OF redeehhhg
the State in 1884 from open enemies and mistaken
frien g."
Ex-senator Roscoe Copkling sent the following
jeremade:
GESTIEMFN: / beg you to receive my thanks tor
the honor of an invitation to attend the iourth an
nual supper of the Grant Club. IL Is encouraging
to know that amid the shocks and changes OF inc
political world. the Repn nlicans OF Aleany'
tried and true, abide steadfast III IaItn.
standing in the presence OF reVerses
and gri.ving for events which seem nor
good for orr country, the Grant Clnb ana ts mem
bers can say we a0Ode in the ship tried u MOI u
her IN her course. We are not of those VINO eNult
when her ensign is torn down. 1t would give me
hearty pleasure to be with you, but must re mere.
Rest assured thai my warmest WISHES go Win INC
club always" o..o.ou 1horooo
Mr. Conkling's political twin ex-senator Thomas
C. Platt gives final blast ON the thlrd-tern morn,
saving: BE assured that l shall be WIN YOU YOU II
spirit and earnestly applaud all your proc e'!h ing
IN honor of he whose name STANDS TOT an ina
Is homes brave and trne in American pontloS anu III
who's fame YOUR organization VIII ever proVect anu
at
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-01
THE APPCRTIONMENT BILL.

ALBANY, Feb. 2s.-The Assembly Apportion-
ment Committee held harmonious meeting lHl- aIleF
noon The bill which had been reported by MT De VIII
to the Assembly again taken up II "a- decidtd 10
refer the New-York City districts to Messr' McEiroy
and Howe for reapporonmeuls. II Ia UNDERSTOOD thA
the object of such reference is to concede one Congress
iOnaI district in NewYork County TO tue Republicans
The committee request Of Mr. futile, rearrange
the XXVIIIth District, and It is now composed OF
Seneca Chemung Schuyler and stenben oonniieS ms
necessarily caused 70 be made In other
dis,rcts Broome Toga Tompkns ana Cortland
counties were placed IN the XVIII District On1ndiga
and Ma ison counties 10 compose tue AANllH; 1.H ia
WAYNE Ontario ana Yates TO constitute tnc AAlAlu
District Messrs Mc1rOy aud Howe were requested va
report next TUESDAY lng ana II tley agree I'9ale
ing the Newly ork disucts the unanimous report from
] The committee may be- expected Wednesday morning
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-01
ENDING HIS LIFE As SOON As ARRESTED.

The United States Marshal was requested
few days ago to arrest Joseph Geseman. post once
official of Nuremberg who, after embezzhcg l,ioo
marks had taken passage the steamship Bohnla 'or
New-York. Yesterday Dep ~ Marshal Bernhard
boarded the Bothnia In the lower bay IRON "a
revenue cutter lie found among the steeragc passen-
cers man who corresponded exactly with the deserp-
ton Of the defaulter When Geselman was arrested e
confessed that he thu man for whom
the d,,puty was looking, AMI produced men,
orandum which proved his identity and guilt. The
marshal told MIN to walk in front OF him 10 the saoon
where no proposed 10 make al examination OF his
prisoner. II was then about ESQ p. M, and the
cabin passengers at dinner. When Geisel
man reached the starboard bathroom IN the
alleyway going att, he drew pistol placed II to his
mouth and fired. The bali crashed through the
lower law, covered artery and lodged In the spinal
! column. Giescl,nan fell heavily TO the door.
Tue shooting was done quickly that Marshal Bern,
Geisclman was unable TO strike doAn hs
arm before the bullet had lett tne pistol Tue
prisoner expired in few moments. peck book con on
Ia ming 677 marks I'd draft for WI was fohd III w,
possession. His baggage, which consisted III slnau
handbag was found to contain only Few artioeso W
wearing ap -arel. The pistol had only one barre. nio
seman mad registered under hls name aud haa ap'
| parently made no attempt 10 disguise his identity!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-01
COMMITTEE WORK.

ALBANY, Feb. 23.-The Assembly Committee
on Charitable and Religion Institutions tonight eonth
ued its invesgat relative 10 the management o 'nc
insane asyums OF tie State Miss Carssa G. Lathrop oI
Rochester VINO had been incarcerated IN the Uuoa In
sane Asylum for wrntysx months. recited the manner
in which she had been conunued. wiiho.t any
examination or legal proceedings and her
futile efforts 10 effect her releasr. hhe
comploued of illegal commitments OF patients, OF
tIe inie cepon letters aud OF the crueliies acttel
upon patients She had attendants twst the arms
OF patients. - .s,......
The Senate Finance Committee listened TO addresses
tonight ex-Lieutenant-GOvernorD Or-hener 'nu
ey AssemblyInan Robo In favor OF the Niagara FAILS
lark project. ,,.. ,,,,ro.
Tle Assembly Committee on Miscellaneous corpora.
lions will repoft favoraby tomorrow the bill reducing
tine price OF in New-YOrk - -,
lie Assembly judiciary COMMITTEES VIII report FAVOR
ably Mr. Roosevelt Whipping Post bill
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-01
4 STOWAWAY SUED FOR DAMAGES.

In the Supreme Court yesterday Judge DOnohqe,
on appLcatiOn of .,omas Dos 1.-The stOwaway ON me
wrecked steamer GlamUrgsr, wno on his rescue by
tne ReoublIc was locked up by captain Irving and
irst Officer Barrett of that vessel on the cnargc OF
sosslsatlons issued an order arrest tor IaptaIn
Irving and Maze BaTtt. Dtss sues for $1,000
manages, alleging false imprisonment. assauil ana
IMMERSED with what tine British consul old IN ON
Sunday las he says, that he, on receipt OF an order
10 appear 1T the COnsuPs office OF monday, under
main of arrest" went there and repeate his story,
and n wa not un il friends told im that the Brit-
ism Government could not control HIM here and that
he was his own master that he saw how he had been
wIonged. II Is expected that the arrests VIII Dc
made this morning.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-01
CONVICT LABOR Discussed.

ALBANY, Feb. 28.-The Assembly Commit
Tee on STATE Prisons continued It's investigation
into the management OF Sing Sing Prison
today. Michael Egan foreman in Perry
Goa stove foundry in the prison, testified
that the conycts do not perform more one-haf tho
days work that is done by outside -: III convict
Pa m nc form his OF one day. he has 10
make II up tue conyicts received pay for 0yerw"rk
nm contracts IL would be Incalculable benefit to the
disc,pue OF the prison. lie acknowledged that there
wee two men now work on the contract VINO were
unabe To perform their task. Yr cAinoDy was
given 10 show that prison labor or pc tle stove ho
10, nd sNo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-01
DISOBEDIENCE THAT PAID.

Jim" Brennan is bad little boy in West
Tyenty-scventl-s.., whose moral ideas are mixed at
present. The other day hls mother Da"e MN stay
locked up his shoes But Jim's" ieet were
ha der than his virtue ana he escaped to the street.
SnivermI In alternate hts OF coid ana lear OF the
av.iplnn mamma, he was discovered there by q
beneyo .ent od gentleman, who, plying his poverty
Forthwith took MIN 10 a STORE ana bought him u
new mir of shoes. TINS neXpecteu Result of DISC
bedience has made a sad inroad on Jim's faith III
the lessons laugh, i'll SUNDAY sc.ool.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-01
THE BURNED PORTRAIT or PETER COOPER.

Mr.. Halsey, the general adjuser of the Liverpool
and London and Giooe Insurance Company, said
of Peter Cooper which was painted by and be-
longed TO Wllham NJ. Chase and was destroyed at
the fire In the Lotos Club on November 20, 1882,
that he had submitted proposition through he
Lotos club To leave the question of the value of
the picture Ia an arOrat0I 10y ar lists. He denied
the statement that MIR. Chase had refused 10 leave
the matter 10 the Arbitration OF competent persons
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-01
PROUSE COOPER TO REMAIN ABROAD.

II was reported yesterday that Henry Prouse
Cooner the broadway tailor who Is now in Paris
wonld return to this country In few weeks 10
MAKE answer 10 a suit for alimOny which his wife
mon Tho manager of the store in lower broadway
and also upon Mr. Coopers lawyer was informed
that the report was without foundation ana that,
several months longer. Mr.. Cooper made provision
for The support OF his wife before leaving for
Europe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-01
AN INSANE MANS IXYEASIVE ARMoRK.

Edward r. Hardy, who shot John T. Brosman,
age fourteen IN Dover-st. on February Is, was ar
ra gnrd yesterday IN the Court OF General Sessions
on a charge of carrying concealed weapons. The
boy who was shot was one OF crowd who were
throwing snoyballs Mt Hardy when the latter
turned and discharged his revolver at them; " hen
ne was arrested here were found in his pockets aud
IN his room pistol, shotgun, swoId-c. ne aud
two uapgers Drs. uardy anu McGovern testified
yesterday that the prisoner was h0prleSsy insane
and ne was sent by Judge CowIng TO the State Asy-
INN Mt MldalttoWu.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-01

Gouycrueur, ST. Lawrence County, is editor o,
Sourrnrr Herald violent Administrator I i1darIRa RE.
o',Gi,oan Joseph f. Jiesbury nominated ior poSS
master of ats XII in Greene County Is an and
istra ION Republican He was a. mai agen a., he.
sncceeds Arthur w. Thomas, Republican NV ~
ioning To siIher wing of the parry.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-01
A CABLE SURFACE ROAD FOR NEW-YoRK

u;s .ortemnlated 10 introduce the Hallidie steel
rope system OF surface road cars New las mas
been done 10 San Francisco and Chicago The plans
have been submitted TO one of the surface car c9uI-
names ana an engineer has gone TO Chicago on BE-.
half of tue company to investigate the working OF
the system there Ii Is claimed that such road ~
New York could make profit ut a uniform rate OF
ceEts fare, the running at the rate OF elgaS
IL hau
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-01
THE STATE LEGISLATURE
RUMORS ABOUT THE EDISON CHARTER.
A REPORT THAT THE AMENDMENTS ARE TO BE IN
TRODUCFD SINGLY.
IBY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBuSE.1

fBY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBuNE'l
ALBANY, Feb. 2S.-JOhn Kelly arrived herc
from New.York tonight in company with several lam,
many .'sta,esmen." seua ors Grady and lreanoi' VI
the Tammany delegation, warmly greeted Mr. henS Do
fore lie could register his at the Deiavah hou'1
Tie Tammany travelling statesmen are james -
Mooney. James Martin, ex-Surrogate Gavin -,
man sauer. Alderman Grant, ex-Judge Qlinn ana Luke
II Cozans Mr. Kelv will deliver q lecture here TO-
morrow night on The Early Irish Settlers In America
One of the statesmen brongh hig5iy lntIe'Um *
piece Of news about the Edson Darter ie ~ t te
Mr. Kelly H. o. Thompson and the other eacrrs oi h
Democratic factions in NewYork nave asreeG Iuat no
amendments proposed by that charter sha,i D. ln't
once, in separate bills In the Leg stature lie Irst u
pnrtment concerning winch a oil VIII be I'D rIuuceu
will be he Police Depar IN mt An agreement na III
T.ac rod n, n ne numDcr If Police Comm slonels al
he reduced m ON four To two, and Tat The - es ap
poii led Commissioners slal be the one. 10 oe io
~ N roI of the deparnent T. men are COnlnlsiohcr
Mason, Republican, and Commissioner Nlenois' D0"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-01

assets of S279.OOO and liabilities $4,000. The
headquarters of the business is IN Philadelphia
The New-York Office ct No. 14O Pearl-st, was
closed some lime ago. Mr.. Read has been in Europe
for some months.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-01
AEAlLUkE or IRON ORE DEALERS.

The firm Of d. w. X. Read & CO., commission
merchants IN IRON ores, OF Nrw-YorK, Philadelphia,
Baltimore and LONDON has suspended. The amount
of the liabilities is not deiinlteiy known The slate
ment of the firm for November 20, 1851. showed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-01

Rough: Charlie We're de We're (sententlouslyl
-"Ge.,uses my dear Miss Marlborough, are men VINO
Just miss Icing fools and fools are men who JsI S De
s,Si,,sI thiDgs you say Mr. We're de we're sometimes
filsk that son are almost euns"-tHaryard Laui-
boon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-01
INDUSTRIAL ENGLAND.
ny ROBERT p PORTER, MEMBER OF THE LATE
TARIFF COMMISSION.
TEE MILLS OF HUDDERsFIELD.

, . sr,c,,, CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRBUSE.l
~ UrpD RsFIELD, Eng, January 20.
"Uuddersfeld near Amondbury'' Wou'u io'
rs protesaue now as bradford. near Leeds ye'
there was a time when The expression was l'eraiiy
the correct one Huddersieid Is what they Cali III
ENGLAND. n modern town: that is, l suppose us
name does not appear in "Domesdav Book" ine
antiouities however, are supplied from the he'Rn
boring parish of AlmOndbury. which has eA'steu
from time immcmoria and which to-day Is ca''ou
"tbe old mart of Huddersfeld." Though not hon-
or, d by name in cOnquering NhniIhs DooA' ~
must not be understood that huddersiielu WIS ho'
" indirectly mentioned" for industrious local anu
ouarians have discovered that the district III wloH
HuddersGeld now stands was described la boh'es
0ay Book as "six earucates OF land 10 DO t"Aou'
o1ord,np occupation for eight ploughs." Anytmngto
be taxed was not likely to escape those WHO o"iu0
ovorp with William, so IIud ersfeld was noted,
Inpace of the " eight ploughs" the Huddersheii vi
to-day affords occupation for thousands OF opera
t,vos IN ia busv cloth mills. Its wide streets ana
handsome buildings built almost entirely OF me
wbitish frcestoae make il Of me prettlest anu
cleanest manufacturing towns of the Cloi Region
There are plenty of good sh ps, several hne DahkS
and the ueople >eem to have lots Of vim ana go
,headatlyenessn in them The town ltsel Is helhiie
IN ON all sides by high hills and along che banks vi
the Calder and the Cone both in the vicinity tnere
are many lovely spots--deep secluded dell'' hish
pr ptous ridges and densey wooded mis- III 'n'
midst OF this wild scenery, and not far from huu
dersfeld IN the ancient pri ~ where hoDlh rioou
died The Proress of Kirkiees PriOry was supposed
IN bs the outlaws cousin and in little room in the
ouaint old gate-house Robin Hood begged OF Little
John for one more look at the landscape lie 'oVeuSo
well. and a. his life blood cbbed fast, the lattice
window was thrown open. and invgorated by the
fresh, fragrant breeze, he took his bow and sent
| forth an arrow.
| "And where this arrow down should iail
There buried should he be-.
In former days it was the custom to write "oiu'
Of wisdom on toubstoues and Underneath PORTRAITS
| Tho colder mart of HuddersReld" gories in some
of those lines, which new AMI reckless generation
NAV perhaps read in spite of the adverse handling
OF ancient orthographv and possibly proht there-
FROM Here is one deciphered on picture III
haunted hall near Huddersfeld-it is descriptive
of the life of an honest Yorkshire matron, r't0
! urOyis hORestd:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-01

To live NJ home In howswyYerie
TO order well my fanylyr,
To see they 1--WE not ldillye,
To bring upe chtldrenr vcrtuislYe,
t. rei,eve poor iOulk wil'irllye
This Is my care wiln mOd'styc,
To leaae my lyfe In honestye.
St. Landry democrat., 1883-08-11
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

| The business failures throughout the
country during the seven days ended
on the Sd numbered 1872, as against 100 for
the week previous. The New England
States had SO, the Middle States 80, the
Western States 40, the Southern States 80,
the Pacific States and Territories II, Can
ada %, and New York City 10.
/ CABLE RAMS announced on the Sd
that the weather at Cairo, Egypt, was in
tensely hot, the average temperature under
the canvas being 1o6 degrees. Several
deaths had occurred from sunstroke. The
deaths from cholera i'll Egypt on the I'd
were 702, including 1876 at Cairo. The Lon
don (Eng.) Ne,os asserted that the total
number Of deaths in Egypt to that date had
been 10000.
AT Midlothian, Tex, on the Sd q
tornado destroyed hotel and injured
many people. Portions of New York and
Pennsylvania were also swept by storm
the same day, doing much damage to crops
and telegraph wires.
| CHARLES HENRY LEE, colored, was
hanged at Richmond, Va, on the Sd for
the murder of Daniel Miller, another col
cred man, in Henrico County.
A SPECIAL train over the Chicago &
Northwestern Railway, conveying Presi-
| dent Arthur, General Sheridan and party,
| en- route for Yellowstone Park, left Chica-
go, ILL.,, on the Sd.
The British Minister to Morocco has
been instructed to suggest to the Sultanthe
propriety of abolishing slavery in that
country.
q PowDER-MILL explosion at Angou-
leme, France, the other day, killed six per-
sons and injured several others. The
damage to property was a million francs.
Il A Box of dynamite with lighted fuse
was found in a factory in Fife, Scotland,
the other day just in time to prevent an ex-
plosion.
A YOUNG Swede, said to be an ille-
Ultimate son of the King of Sweden, COM
mitted suicide in the Lutheran Church at
Englewood, suburb of Chicago, ILL.,, q
few days ago.
The. first bale of hops this season ar
days earlier than the first bale last year.
It was grown in Oneida County, N. T., and
sold for fifty cents per pound.
The tidal of the jews in Hungary for
the murder of a Christian girl, whose blood
it was alleged they intended to use in their
religious ceremonies, has ended in an ac-
quittal.
THREE Irish informers, on reaching
Melbourne, Australia, the other day were
prohibited from landing, it was alleged be-
cause a plot to murder them had been
discovered.
St. Landry democrat., 1883-08-11
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.
Texas Crops.


W. w. Ross, in his crop report to tho
Department of Agriculture at Washington
for August /, says: Corn, once SO promis-
ing, has been injured some by the drought;
especially was this so with the later plant
ing; it is late, and with US this is always
unfavorable. The earlier planted is fair
crop, and considered an average, while the
later planting is cut off at least one-half;
yet there will be plenty made to supply all
home demands, as the acreage is large.
Wheat is good average-from
twelve to twenty-seven bushels per acre;
fine and plump grain. Oats is good; some
is threshing as much as eighty bushels per
acre; the grain is we'll filed and heavy.
Native hay pasture is good. Irish potatoes
very good; sweet not SO good-needing
rain. Sorghum about on an average.
Apples and peaches are not good. Grapes
very fine. Cotton, the yield is small; the
early plant is we'll fruited with hollis and
forms and is now blossoming near the top
and needing rain. The later planted has
but little fruit; it is growing and has done
finely. The crop is at least ten or fifteen
days late, with ten or fifteen per cent. less
acreage. No boil worms to do any harm
are reported vet.
St. Landry democrat., 1883-08-11
A Good Word for the Mule.

1t seems little strange that so few
mules are used in this city and New En-
gland, as compared with other parts of
the country. In fact people have little
idea of the mules capacity. A Market
street livery man is attracting consider
able attention by driving a fancy
matched pair attached to his family car
riage, a common custom in Southern
cities. These came from Minnesota and
are rated there at $500, more than any
except the very best horses. At the
South $1,000 is not regarded as very.
high for pair of the right kind. These
are good for their ten miles an hour on
the road, and they seem to have no idea
OF what it is to misbehave. A SPRING
field man. who formerly had charge Of
the repairs on long California tele-
graph line, says that he drove mule
that could make his mile in three min.
utes without any trouble. The horse
railroad company have worked a pair
OF little fellows for seven years, and dur
ing that time there have been only two.
days when both of them were not able,
to do full duty. The Superintendent
says that they can make two or three
more trips day than pair Of horses
and they eat but half as much. Their
disposition is warranted as A No. l, ex-
cept that a green driver will rutfie their
serenity now and then. The company
owns one other mule, which proudly
helps the Watershops car up the Central
street hill, and is a rather gorgeous
spectacle with his white fly netting and
his stalwart negro driver. Aside from
these there is a plebian pair of mules
which are condemned to draw an ice
cart about the city.-Sprinqfeld (Nass.)