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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-03
CONTRIBUTIONS BY THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON, March 2.--The Senate in ex-
ecutive session last night confirmed the following nomi-
nations:
GIRL Serpice ConmissoRers-Dorman b. Eaton, OF
York; John III. Gregory, OF uhnols; Leroy D.
Tnif,d S1t.s Consu,-Jose dc Carricarte at Corunna
Collectors OF CHstO7as-John l.. Pierce, Machlas, Me-;
Jefferson w. sargent, Keun-buDk, Me-; William r. bi
~ Y: william HarTsuf, Huron, Mch william o. ma
lone, Petersburg. Va 1.h
ogne " Y: James W. Kerc Ieyal. Nashville, Tenn;
Robert Armstrong Dubuque, IA; George traZee, bur
Nary-Passed Assistant Engineer r. B. Hine TO be
Clicf Engineer In the Navy. o.,
ATnB- First Lieutenant Michael Haley 10 DC captain
IN the Revenue Service -, III.
Also a number OF pOstmasters. receivers OF puOhe
mOaeys and registers OF tue Lald once
Tie senate to-day confirmed the following nonina-
tons:
Territorial GOrer7orJohn n. Irwin, OF heoKuk 10 DC
Governor ~ the Territory Of Idaho. -,
Tru,,d Sf1tes Oonsul-M -celn A. Ledet, OF Louisi-
ana Uuited rtres consul at rh12an - 49,. so..t.ro
United states AtoTneBs-Elhu Root for the southern
nisfrcr oi New-York w. H. Dewitt, Tor the territory OF
Mon ana r. imund Waddll, for the Eas ern Disrict Oh
Vrgi IA T. Cofn. for the Disrct OF N-yaaa feOer A.
81 Lams for the Sou bern District OF Florida. .
Tnted suites Mdrshais-JacUb y. Patterson, ior TUG
District OF Newta pshire A c. Tate, ior the EasVern
Tr1@Snr1 DeDara@,.t-M p. Kenner be United
stat = Treasurer at BO-ton James L. Benedlc 70 oe
sur, ryur OF Customs Tor the District OK New-1Ork
Chnrl X. Graham. 10 be Naval Ohlcer OF customs ID
tine d strict o. New-York Andrew j. Perry TO re APP
praiscr OF Merchandise. Disric OF New-lOrk MtIrltI
Wckham 20 De Assistant Appraiser OF Merchanuise'
Pos,s,as,ers-Frs derrick T. Nichols Bainbridge, " y;
C. X saunders, Sunda y. y; stephen r. Buiock, az
cott v y. Cnas. +. Fox. Rlchbu &, n l.; Elh0t ray
Potsdnm n. Y; 10 NJ Bedfori i iislo, y A.. DahSl
Pitcler. Oweco, n. Y; MyrOn H. Weaver Havana, ~
Y: T. 4. Kinds. Ricnhed springs, y. y; j. NJ Dlckey,
Ne~burG. n. u; v. I. bailey Camden n D. aho
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-03
CAUSES or TIE REVOLT AT SING SING.

The Assembly Committee on State Prisons
held a session last night the Hotel Brunswick The
only witness was the principal keeper Jesse Dixon
or Sing Sing who examined by eK-
r,oga Tsvlor counsel Cor Warden Brush.
lie Exhibited the paddle that he hmsel had used when
naddllng was allowed. When he paddled' pris-
oner he Inflicted from one to twenty bio only Nhea
n convict was ugly and refused 10 leave his cell, he vas
wasued out IN times all the keepers could punish
The Sonycts and spite the part Of the Keepers 0en
caused excessive punishment Or the twenty-five prls-
ars mat testified that they had been excessively
punish hf had never received any punishment
I witness denied having yer infict ii 80 blows On
nrsoirr: the most 10 ever gave was twenty-five. The
recent revolt he thought largely due t. the Gov
errors order certain punshments, the hcon
OF fh lyestgang committee and also ~ Mr. sgerson
taline letters from cOnSi T.
In rep VITO dr Sgersol Dixon said: know yon TOOK
letters. / saw you take from David Fender,
and I heard you took Others" The witness
denied ever using club convict. The
aboIishment of padding" ne added, wac iniuri-
ous no prson discipline" He denied ever having been
orresed or indicted murder OF any prisoner but
admitted having been arrested once for running away
from an employer TO whom he had been artlcled as
apDreutice,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-03
AUCTION SALES OF PICTURES.

The auction sale at Edward Schenck's art
rooms No 81 Nassau ST. continued yesterday. The
attendance was large and the bidding active Dambgnys
"on the oise-summer Time was sold Tor 800; Turkish
Reauties" by Leon Rlchct, brought ss575; Charles
Jacgues Landscape and Sheep" went for Sl,4JO. and
SIandscape and Cattle" by Emile Van Msrckc, brought
81 300 aiyhai Shall Answer" by Chas. Baugnict sold
o $40 and Narcissc de la Pena Dazs view at Barbo-
zIenx S755; preparing for Walk" by T. BoutibOnne,
sold for $500, and Cupid Reconciing Venus and
Psyche" $40.
The sale OF moaen paintings from three private coec
ions closed at Oe & Co.'S gallery No. S45 BI DAD way,
Last night Some OF the best peices OF the entire sale
were as follows: "Landscape and Cattle. by William
Itart two examples 1895 and $535 each; "a Misty
Day6 by Corot $500. bought by Mr.. Avery; "View NJ
Pompon d., >" By David johnson. $3.50; Landscape"
Inv George Inness $50; storm Lake George" san
ford r. Clifford $500 "The Dog Model" Bosch S3O0i
aDeyoted Attention." q. NJ. Borghlon, S322, and
aAmnsinn the Baby" by schleslngeT, $500.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-03
MINNIE CoYwAYs SUIT WITHDRAWN.

The suit of Minnie Conway 10 vacae the decree
of divorce between Levy and HI English "i'"'
which was to come before Judge Donohue yester-
day, was Withdrawn. John u. Bird, Mss Con
ways counsel said TO tribune reporter
in regard TO the matter: ne suit was
withdrawn because l had ohtai ed tr my
client Miss Conway, the relief which she de-
sired. An agreement was made on February. %
between Mr. LEWIS counsel and myself that Miss
Conway's motion snould b. granted ! don't know
What led Mr.. Ditenhoefer to make suen az, an
agreement IL gives us all we asked Tor.
ard that is all care about tlfe matter.
If Mr. LEWIS counsel agrees 10 grant Miss Con-
ways motion after she has made such charges
against hm as 10 tie manner IN winch the decree OF
divorce WAS obtained. II u no affair OF inne and !
Will have 10 let YOU draw your own inferences All
that N. IS Conway desired IA tais case was 10 ma
out exactly where she -tood-whai her real legal
relatlous 10 Levy were-sO that she might know
what further action could be taken. she mas iounH
that out and is 80 ar satisfied | think"
Mr. Dttenhorfer refused 10 say anything abont
the agreement or TO state Thy he had made IT, nc
would not even acknOw edge that lac had entered
into such an agreement, nor would he deny that ~
had done so. He would say nothing as to the Teia-
ton between the agreement and Miss Conway
charges against him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-03
A COLLISION orr BARNEGAT.

The schooner Charles Lawrence, Captain
soners which sailed from this port February % for
Philadelphia returned yesterday and reported that she
had been run into about p on the day that she
sailed when off Barnega' by the steamship Alps OF the
Atlas line The schooner, which had her main ana mir
gen boOms Injured by the collision. went TO jersey CITY
last night for repairs The Alps now lying at her pier
nj the loot OF West Twenty-h thst She dG not report
fhe collision when she arrived Her second Oihcer,
Cnder SAID last evening that the schooner was coming
head on before Wind am at first had no lights out
Afterward sac showed the wrong hgnt green instead
OF a red one her starb0ard Toe schooner Tell along
side the ateamer and her bOOns struck ana damaged he
steamers bridge 1.-THE shOoner's rigging" he added
3" was damaged some. though not SAL was torn AZ We
had struck her squarely. it would have sunk her"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-03
NOMINATIONS MADE YESTERDAY

WASHINGTON, Nj drch Zine PresidenC sent
the following nominations to the Senate to-day:
Crit Sersiee Commission Edward O. Graves, TO be
Chief Ex mner Of the Civil Service Commisslon wee
SaS W. Burt. declined. ~.
Pension Agent Russell Errett Pension Agent at Pitts
burg.
District OommissiOner-James b. EdmOnds, CommB-
sion, OF the IA tr4ct Z COlunba.
RegiSter Of Land O0iee-J 'hn Bssen, Krwin, Kan e.
Hollis er Dodge COLcoida, Kan
IreaslU.y-P. Felix HerwIg, United states Assistant
Treasu err NewOreans; George Drury, co lector OF
TnCernal Revenue for District of louisiana; L..
Morrill, Surveyor VI Customs for the Port OF Michigan
City, Ind. 49,, e....
United States Marshai-Pau ctrQbach, United States
Mar al for the Southern and Middle Districts OF Ala
tinted States Ahorley-E W. Eggleston for the North
District OF ONO. ~ ~,
PosintdsIers-Danlel 4. Hill, Fulton, n. H.; Henry Van
Deusen Unadlla, n. Y. and others.
Mr. Graves is now superintendent OF the National
bank redemption agency in the Treasury Depar ment
and has been years in the Government service
This appointment makes the civil service commits
sion much like old DOrman B. Eaton was chairman
OF the former commission and Mr. Graves was chief ex
amner of the old commission Mr.. Graves Is thoroughly
I'm sympathy with civil reform ideas, beheves
firmly In their practcsbty ana said TO De man OF an
Independent ha Dit Of thinking He VIII brlhg 70 Ihe
commission an intimate knowledge OF the pracucal ue
tails OF department affairs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-03
THE COURIS.
W. J. HUTCHINsoNs EXPULSION.

A motion WAS argued yesterday before Jus
tico DoLoIue the supreme Court Chambers, for an
order stOng proceedings, pendiSg an appeal to the
General Term in tho suit Drought By william j. Hutch
iusOn against the president OF the NeWN0rk stock Tx
change 20 recover his membership in that BODY from
which he WIS expelled some ago. SIR Hutchinson,
n ter summons I'm the netinn. obtained an
order for the examination Of the defendant before trial
IN order 10 obt sin facts wpich would enable MN 10
fraul his complaint The defendant wishes TO appeal
frain tn order. and asks thAt In meantime the ex
ANNA ION NAV br ayed. Mr.. Hutcninsons attorney
gned Yesterday that order not Eepealable Tho
decision was reserved.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-03
THE JURY IN TIE RICE CASE LOCKED UP.

The trial of George J. Rice on charge of
having illegally issued and pledged certain stocks Of the
Utica Ithaca and Elmira Railway Company, OF which he
was PRESIDENT continued yesterday in the Court Of
Oyer and Tormlner. Judge Barrett charged the jury
that the question Of the guilt or the innocence OF the
prisoner depended upon whether OF not the stock whch
he had pedgcd had been surrendered and II whether
or not he had pledged IL with nen TO deaud the COM
pany, or any other person The jury retired ABOUT
pcl9k in tho afternoon, and not being aDie To ngrre
upon verdict midnight, were locked up for the Night
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-03
SHOOTING HIMSELF IN A HOTEL.

Samuel L. Wright guest at the fremont House.
NJ, broadway, Committed suicide Yesterday alter
mon hy shooting himself in the LEFT breast WIN
revolver. lie planter from IdgecomDe
County North Carolina. aud had been st"ying Mt
the hotel about three weeks For the last two OF
three DAYS he had seemed nervous anu complained
nj Keeling badly ac had made his arrangements To
leave the city the 81 o'clock express train from
Jersey CITY last night. AZ lac remained IN MS room
aIl lie AFTERNOON AT O'clock the hotel CLERK went
np 20 see " hat had detained him. Mr.. Wright was
md Ean ID Thn han
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-03

A LITERARY COMBINATION (cartoon-Status Of rhdckeray,
WGadfag gCUe iUesiSs HoWss mounted too bound rot
TIE Century aot Henry James iirted has shout
Ges also standing erect and coming only ThackeTGgs
ShOHidsTs.)
Mr., H-w-ls-Are you the taest now Mr.. Jmesf
hr. Jnes ignoring the duesttonl--Be 50 unoonmonly
kind, H-w.lls, to down easy II may DO we have
both got to grow.-lLife.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-03
ESCAPE or orncER> OF TIE REPUBLIC

. Sheriff Davidson said yesterday that he had
no complaint to make of the treatment experienced by
Deputy sheris Mccarthy and oConnor while endeavor
ing to arrest Captain Irving aud First Officer Barrett OF
the steamship Republic at he sut OF Thomas Boss, tue
stoWaway. from the wrecked al tnOrgAu. The deputy
shers he added, were allowed To search the steamer
What he objected 10 tue evadng of by the
officers for. The agent OF the White Star Line
had ca ed MIN and eN ressed his regret thHt any
thing of the kind should have occurred lie had
10 believe thai Captain Irving did not sail the kepub-
lie, but was still In tins city
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-03
PAPER on Mr.. DODGES YORK And
CHARACTER.

AT the meeting of the Board OF Managers
OF the American Bible Soc ety. on thursday the oeah OF
the Hon. william f. Dodge announced He had been
For ou,rter M century member Of tine board, and
ma per concerning his character and work ordered
IN be pubnshed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-03

more. Her commander was Captain }: NJ. bake;
She was built in Bath, Me-, III 1881. and was owned
by Samuel ii. Walker, of Taunton. her dlnen-
sions were 14s14 feet in length 80 feet beam. 10
feet depth and 574 tons measurements
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-03
THE COURT OF APPEALS.

ALBANY, March 1.-The Court of Appeals
dar viii br Nos 625 62s b. 81. %, go, So, 81.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-03
FIrNERAL SERVICE OF SONGS.

DESIRE l., Houvet, VINO stsbDedrand killed on
"Wednesday N eht at No. 404 Sixth ave, was buried
Yesterday afternoon 10y The Soc6te Cullnalre Phil
anihropique OF which he was meWber. The body
was removed from undertaker's chop at noon to
the rooms of the society IN SIKH ave. Before z
o'clock many members Of the Cercle de LAmitie
and of the society and friends OF the dead man had
assembled. Among them were Messrs. Sarlnquet,
the cook OF the Hoffman House feIe, OF me Astor
Honse Ma,,duit of the Grand Union; and George
BardIn, of the TappaD Zee House. The funeral ser
vices consisted OF the singing of I'm Ave Maria and
80 Saluiaris," by 4. Gendrel.
When the room was cleared, Aessrs. Henry,
Iouis Alfred Cavassus aud Acnille Cuzin the pail
bearefs placed the coffin IN the hearse aud the
fnueral procession Of seven carriages was hastily
formed a large crowd having gathered III the
neighboI hood. Many Of the persons at the funeral
walked on the sidewalks 10 Union Square, where
aIdifionaI coaches were procured. Many others
went by the cars to Greenwood, where the body
was inferred.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-03
NOT ABLE TO CURE HIMSELF AT LEAST.

Samuel T. Fowler. a writer on and teacher of mes
rnary 90 and boarded with SIR. Bonty dentist at
No. 2Ol East Thirty fourth st. Mr. Bently has a
small family living the first hoor OF the tene-
,nent house. W here HE Office Six other families
live in the building. Mr.. Fowler, vino is sixty
wears old, has asserted that he was able to cure
smaJlpoA aud other diseases by making passes on
tat at No. !, SOP Master-st., Philadelphia, has a
child who IN suffering from smallpox at the
present lime. Information was sent 20 POiico
Henduuartyrs ON Thursday evening that Mr.. Fowler
was mi with a suspicious disease. in Mr.. Bently's
Office Dr. Heinmuler OF the Matchmaking Corps,
went 70 the place and saw that Mr.. Fowler had
h@morrhagic smallpox. He caused the patient TO
be removed to the Riverside hospital
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-03
RRrAKlNG UP A COCK-FIGHT.

poso. Oescer Wvnu on Thursday night discoy-
cred that cock-hght was IN ploeiesSs ; a. Sraa,nt
plt in JacksOn-ave, Long lsan9 lily $50 10
Tarrol with eight Officers at O'CLOCK, IN or9sT W
ohservafon, marched to the rear of kear,
news liquor-store on the track OF tne Long a. =,
Railroad The sergeant then dvlaea MS oloVS ma
80 sonads He took command Of one hlmsei ana
noSteT fhe men In front of the store on Jack'oh-
ave The OF her squad was ordered TO OBTAIN a en-
trance, If possible, IN the rear. - 49, oornin9
scaied a high fence and found rear door opSm ,
To the barronm on the ground floor unlocked he e
rushed inside, and secured the Dalkeeper St
had chance to alarm the men no SUITS ;t5
C,rrol and the officers in front OF the Dulluihg,
hearing their comrades inside burst open the oooI
of the hOuor-store and followed them up stars 70
the pit. When the police reached the rooli ~
which the fight was in progress hey Iound over e"o
hundred men assembled there. iheir appearihce
created great excitement, and the crowd Hl5ue
break for the door. sumo rushed to the wlndIws
and mo man in his exc tement tied a rope. which
was thrown TO him by some persons III the 9Hu "
his leg apparently under the impression that he
was fastening IT to fixture IN the roU "i H.
picled no grooming heavily, and carried 10 car
Tiage near BY. 1t repOr ed at the tne thit h',
hlp was broken, and that he was osherw,sc liJureu
infernaIly Ii is SAID that he hives IN Ienth-aye,
In this city. Another man was tonnd by Que Oh tle
pfic Is hanging TO the window Sill on the outSldt
nj the house by tne tips of his fingers. several
snranp oyerthe balustrades rolled down the STAIR
cas- and escaped through the baTroom.
While the excitement was at lts helght the lign't
were suddenly exIngnished and many OF me SPEC
fators gof away although the police drew thelr re-
volyers and threatened 10 shoot tue first man whC
Left tho room. All the persons arrested MeI'
marched to the baTroom, where seven men were
p,cked out by the officers The rest were allowed
10 90 he prisoners were taken TO the police STA
t,on' Thrv gave their names as William GOul I, o
Paterso1. n. j., Thomas Reilly. of the same city
Owen Mulready, No. $50 East ihirteenth-st., Ar
tbnf Murphy No. 526 East Thlrteenth-si. JONI
Eaitv Eos,on Mass: John Clarke Paterson. y. j.
and John Hughes, No 223 East Tnirty-seec"nd-st
They were taken before Justice Kayansgh yyester
dav afternoon. and each was fued $40. All tn
prisoners Maid the hne except Hughes, who wa
comn.itied to the County Jail for twenty DAYS / u
notice lptured three cocks aud cOniscated all ID
nrunart Y found in use at the PIT.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-03
sUFFERINGs CAUSED BY TRICHINE.

The sufferers from trchlnosis mentioned in THE
TRIBUNE Yesterday, are Gustav Stepbach, cabi-
net.maker OF No. 947 flrst-aye his wife and the
Oldest OF their four children. They are recovering
because few trIchiDG were lodged in the ham of
which the family partook on February 16. Mrs.
Stepbach was attacked on February 10 with nausea
and pains in tho abdomen ana ilmbs Hei little
on the DAY after that Nr. Stepbach was attacked.
All three suffered In much the same manner. They
were unable t. sleep for several nights on account
perspiratlon. Their iaces aud eyelids swell ed and
movements of their limbs were painful. The
yosnger children of the family. who had eaten only
q litlle OF the fat OF the ham. we're not sick.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-03
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
~, o,orps,s EccENTRIcITIEs.
rURTnER CONGRATULATIONS OF TIE HuSbAND

ruRTHER CROSS EXAMINATION OF TIE h'
OF THE CONTESTANT
The orossexemination of Henry M. Dae III NC
Stokes will contest continue y"steraas r hy
Srrroeate Rollins. He produced cerIam Ph;ch he
which hs ed the date Of CONVERSATIONS ~ %e Mad
had nd with Mr. Stokes, ana anom' dsv In REGARD
been cross-examined on a previous u. .y NJ Dale
to Mr. Stokess manner In conv fi oe naiiijc ii
said tia it was shrupt IN spgn ha teIt strongly.
III hacsma sxcjted and walked up and down tne
room in nervous manner. he oiteh eApIe SCI 'ho
opinion that the country wa shilling "yyes he
nld Iii II for a sixpence AS no one came 10 ac-
cent his Offer. he would be glad TO give 1t away
The Snrrogate-Did he offer TO give anypooy any
HE witness-No and never thought it prudent to
cal him such an OFFER: III, III; Earn
iv and esp acialv with his sons he told theii n
they could not come home IN time LOT 'neaiS 10y
could have nothing to eat In reIerense ~ decenf
he frequently expressed the hope that some oecen'
woman might be found to marry them. ne was a. IL
peciaIly anxious that James might ma some uei
cent woman to n ma GaTd TO oi his sons marrying
from time TO time through term OF Years ln 9
last lime the witness heard this subject a1nilohieu
Uas i'm 1881. William Stokes remsrked 10 ms
father that in regard 10 James he bad 90b the
things in train and that he eXpecte1 soon 70 po IN q
position to claim the wcn als far lanes
Mr. Stokes said nothing, but only gIo 9Ho g.,
He seemed to consider the finding OF WI" d. ios
james very desirable piece OF Dus,9 f,r Ire fst
He GATHERED M the screps and crumbs from the
fable then opening the window aud stepping paeH
some distance from the window, attempted 10 In[oW
The breatf fast for the chickens out of the WINDOW,
the result being that the heads Of b tnoSs
sitting ABOUT the table were showerea viii
with him on this annoving habit but all 90 no effect.
Mr. Dale also said that from 1879 to s iSoo on ' t6e
slant struggle went on between MI L hit of
one side and his family the other me ooJec. %
the struggle on the part of the family bang TO
teach Sir stokes st, e Mr. stokes qid not sforts
~ ie"'I b;s teachers. The members OF
tbe family often demonstrated with hin MN
about something which he might De doi u say lost
that IL was not style" after 1878 MI stokes lo1i
mncb Of Sis former wiipOwer and allowed his VII
to be controlled by others On one OcJ Tsras rail-
Stokes offered to sell the witness cetsn yaue Ths
Mr. Dale considered an irrational act. The case Will
be continued on March II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-03
TIE EDUCATION or WOMEN.

ebb OF the tide and involves the penalties whion hu
ensue when The decadencc Is complete
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-03
A VESSEL SUNK IN A COLLISION.

Some of the employees of the Somers Point On. j.
WrrckIng Company discovered Thursday, on
Sea Isle City east of Townsends Inlet eight miles on
shore. sunken three-masted schooner. There was
RI on some OF the tackle blocks, and the name OF
Hallway Brothers IL Woodbury., Boston," on the
foresai. Ii evident that she mad been sunk In
collision as she cut through amidshlps and
nothing is known of she crew. The vessel was
identified Yesterday as the schooner Enoch Robin
son. of Taunton, Me-, from Providence for Balti-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-03

The Fire Commissioners informed yesterday
that nnkno~n swinders have been obtaining sums
OF money from wealthy citizens. pretence OF col
lecting funds for the new Life Saving Corps which
Is being organized. Printed substitution lists are
beng circulated by the rogues names OF prominent
men being written before large amounts the lists
20 make them appear genuine. young man, wear
inc the uniform of District Telegraph messenger,
sook one of these lists the house wealthy lady
in Fifth ave- few days ago. ana asked her TO
aubscribe. The names of William II. Vanderbilt
and one OF mis- sous were written on the list. She
signed her name Tor $50 and gave the money to
thr supposed messenger. Upon making inquiries
afrerward the lady learned that no money was
wanted by subscription for the Lille Saving Corps.
the Fire Department having sufficient iunds ior the
purpuse already appro pra cd to 1t.