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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-11
MIR. wEBERS FINANCIAL TROUBLES

The surviving member Of the oldest piano
manufacturing nfm in the city seen yesterday by
TRIBUNE reporter relative 10 Albert Webers AFFAIRS and
as be had known the late Mr. Weber for hryodd years
he wss able TO throw little sht upon the condition OF
affairs "In the first place." said he, 81 think ought
70 mention that profits OF large piano firms always
ridcuonsly overstated IL Is peculiar business, requr
ing much capital TO be invested, which the return
ia abnoinaly slow. oflate years too excessive compe-
titIon has reduced those profits still fur
Their Now for long time before old Mr..
Weber's death (whOse real name by the
way, was webber) he had been "1ying kites pretty
freely When he fell i'll, and his death became matter
OF probability, the interest demanded increased
from 10 20 ~ 10 per AS he lay dying indeed,
one shark, whose name DO not 10 MENTION told
him 70 his that tho rsk OF his death was so great
that he must charge per cent When the will
to be drawn up the creditors, chief among whom were
r. r. hale and g. r. Gordon insisted Albion T.. Hig
gins being appointed noIninay trustee, but IN reality
receiver Mr.. Mayer put In trustee in order to
retain his services teser the establishment while
Mr. Weber and his brother and were appointed as
enreheads aud haVo never had any voice at all In bust
mesa matters. house Portcbcstcr he allowed
To leave 20 his wife, II had been a
present from her father TO his daughter
and sonn nsw. and the furniture Of the Nineteenth
ST. hOuse also given 10 her. OF acconntin the eyes
OF men TO whom be indebted in such large AS
10 young webers TO you that the business had
made S125000 year. II Is absurd on the face 0t Tor
In four years they would thus have made S5000OO and
the $500 900 limit set by the old having been eI-
ceeed the estate would have be settled up AS long
as the trustees retain control and run
the business / think It wiz pay, not as
much perhaps as IN year but still enough 10
keep % going and oS shS p s 's se
watched the young mans With interest lie ia
voung and foolish, but that think is all HIS tastes
are eYtray agant and trying 10 act as Mac@nas 10
Jotu g. Frcunds literary ventures, he has dropped
considerable amount Az patron OF the vocal arts 100
no Las spent largo IN adVRL eng Nile,
Pyplpa Roesins operate interests. He has not
forgotten the dramatic profession, either ana
IN backing Townsend Percys managerial bureau ne has
not mnde fortune hear. too. that he became bonds
man for the latter and viii suppose have TO forfeit
$500 by that sudden rush out OF NeW-1ork
snnrn er heat cool breezes OF Europe noweyerhe
has learned a and will copiine himself TO the en-
iovmeut OF his 81, 900 year, see no reason why ne
should not emerge from his difficulties with clean nanas
fear no weuer that he is his father over again without
his fathers genius Tor advertising himself"
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NINETY1HREE IN THE SHADE.

TRYING DAY IN THE TENEMENT-HoUsE DISTRICTS
TWO PRosTRATIoNs FROM HAT
The temperature took another start upward
yesterday, and In consequence tho peopo OF the city
migrated to the beaches the parks tho Bridge and the
beer gardens in vast swarms The exodus began at an
early hour OF the day and continued till nearly nishfa,
when the human tide turned and flowed back 10 It's
regular channels again. Tho churches were most OF
them deserted I'm tho morning and the nuter of fans
made conspicuous feature OF tho services where the
attendance was large Tho streets which did not
lead TO excursion routes empty all day. and the
pavements blazed in silent Wilderness. Among tho
crowded and wretched tenementhouses there was
little else but dire wretohedness The Ill
kept streets were prolific Of unsayory
odors The intense heat absorbed by the hugo piles OF
brick and MORTAR made the dark and narrow rooms Of
the poor well nigh uninhabitabc, and the unfortunate
dweers there wero unable to escape 10 cool beaches or
breezy parks When night came on the Inhabitants OF
the regions OF poverty and misfortune swarmed
into the hot streets In vain quest for pure
air and cool night winds. Elevated railroad trains
were crowded all day with perspirng thousands going
anywhere and everywhere to get out OF the heat Sun
day collars wilted by the ten thousand Sunday waist
coats were either left at home left opon and Sunday
hats we're carried almost every way except ON the
head
After the sun had gone down into the west, which
blszed like fiery furnace seven times and half hot,
the whols city seemed turned into the streets. The
people either sat balconies and doorsteps or otered
YEARLY along the sidewalks aud through the squares
From all tho excursion routes came returning thous-
ands who wished they had stad away longer and lower
broadway was thronged till lato hour with motley
crowds impatient weary, hot and apparently disguised
with life Around the few drinking fountains thirsty
mutitudes OF ragged uchlns, cross men and crosser
women clamored for the tepd wnter, while about soda
fountains lemonade stands and beer counters there were
crowds OF and children painting Tor cooling
draughts. The thermometer made the following reeoIu
for itself during the day; a. m ~ u H. 100
homeless wanderer named Henry BANTER MY -eght
years old was overcome by the heat In the afternoon In
'front.' OF No. % West Twenty sixth-st lie was taken
by policemen 10 the New-YOrb Hospital where II was
found that the attack was mild one. George Kennedy
thirteen years old Frustrated by the neat at one
hundred and-sxteth-st and Croton Aqueduc ana was
taken 10 his Tenthaye and ono hundred-anu-
ifty-hrst-st by policeman. -, 49,, 1T. L.
Late In the evening the clouds which had been lying In
heavy masses along the western horizon all day spread
over the sky. and at midnight the rain began ialhg'
There were few vivid flashes OF lightning ana the us
tant roll OF thunder could be heard at times
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4 MlLLlONNAIRHS WEDDING.

BosToN, June 10.-The Pittsfed CORE
spopdent Of The journal says "Only few guests were
present marriage the other day Of d. Morrison. OF
Minneapolis, Mimi, and Mrs, Abby ). Clagstone, OF
New.York at the residence OF the brides
brother j. L. Colby, OF Pttshed. hr. Morft
son went from Maine 20 Minneapolis an indus
trous but poor young man, thirty years or more ago.
and IA now worth fully $4,000, 900. lie Is president Of
the company that controls all the great water power Of
ST. Anthonys Falls which runs the great manufacturing
enterprises of the city Dir Morrison the fst Mayor
OF the city and has State Senator several times He
WAS vidower with two in the lumber business, who
are reported TO be worth nearly Sl,000o00 each and
daughters to whom before he got married in Pisheld
he gave 500 900 each Mr. Morrison is sxtyhve
old but hale, hearty and healthy, and Doble-lookng
gentleman The brids Is thirty-two
.'The engagement was made about three months ago
and when 1t was announced to Mr. and MIRA Colby,
they insisted that the wedding should take place from
their summer home Ia Pitts1ed. The ceremony was
pryate by request OF the bride and groom. The Rev
~ W Newton ofciated The brides dress OF white
satin with diamond ornaments. Mrs. Colby wore blue
while Mr.. and Mrs. Colby were travelling fow years
AGO in Spain and consist Of tiara brooch bracelets
riuQs ETC. all OF the finest gems, mounted Oh silver In
The Spanish fashiOn OF the old tmes They were pur-
chased from "a 0Obe Spanish family and are worth about
$40 600 Mrs Colby has them only three times in
Ptsded and they kept In the vaults OF the safe de-
posit company OF New.York The bride Is Mr. Colby's
youngest sister. -, -,
Mr. Morrison, In celebration OF tho wedding, VIII pre-
sent 10 the CITY OF Minneapolis public library building
sm1ar TO the Athen8nIn Pltsneld though larger He
will not only make the city bridal gift" OF The build
ing but will cndow II for It's future support.
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THE REV. DIR. PAXTON RESIGNS.

The Rev. Dr. William NJ. Paxton read from the
pulpit of the First Presby Church, at Fifth
ave. and Twelfth-st yesterday morning, notice
that he had accepted a call to the chair of Eccesi-
astcal, Homiletical and Pastoral Theology In
Princeton Seminary. and requested his congregation
TO accept his resignation as their PASTOR The
resignation is to take effect next Sunday DIR. Pax
ton will request the Presbytery Of NewYork, which
meets at DR.. Hamilton's church Ut p IN. to-day to
dissolve his pastoral relations with the First Pres
byterian Church. The church will be closed during
the month of July. In August the pulpit will be
occupied IN turn by the Rev. DR.. Henry Il. Niles, OF
York, Penn, and by the Rev. DR.. George Norcross.
of Carlisle Penn. On tho last Sunday IN June the
Rev Dr. GOssman. of Lawrenceville, n. J- WIN
officate Dr. Paxton has occupied the pulpiL OF the
old First Presbyterian Church for seventeen years.
At Princeton Seminary be will occupy the Chair of
Theology which was filled from 1913 TO lo4o by
the Rev. DR.. Samuel Miller, who previous 10 his
call TO Princeton, had occupied tho pulpit OF the
church now 10 be vacated by DIR. Paxton.
In the notice which DR.. Paxton read TO his con-
creQatlon he said that he had decided to accept the
call TO Princeton only after long and careful con-
sideraton of the question, and that his decision was
final The striking circumstances OF the invitation
TO 90 led him TO believe that 1t was call from the
Master to serve Him In another and wider field oil
usefulness and his duty accept the call was clear
TO himself. He would leave his pastorate with deep
regret, he said, but was confident that tho congre-
Igation would secure the services OF some one who
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DISC USSIoNS OF WORKINGNEN.

As the weather grows warmer the attendance at
the Central Labor Union meetings falls of. Yes
terlay there were only about twenty Live delegates
present when William McCabe, OF Typographical
Union No. g. called tho meeting TO order. Joseph
J. Finnerty Of the Brass-Workers' Union, reported
that short-hOur league had been formed and that
the prospects for halfholiday on Saturday were
fattering delegate from Cigar Makers Progress
siye Union No. / objected to the Central Labor
Union cooperating with tho Amalgamated Trades
and Labor Unions Ia the matter OF the Saturday
half-holday and his objection gave rise to heated
discussion, strikingly in keeping with the condi-
tion of the weather. The matter was referred to
the different unions for an expression OF opinion
A communication was received from the Brooklyn
Central Labor Union Informing the New-Iork
body of O demand on the part of tho brown-stone
rubberS of Brooklyn for an advance OF 20 cents
an hour Robert Blissert, I. Is. Mcguire, Hugh
Greeuan and r. Mathers were appointed to speak
ut the mass-meetng and picnic OF the Central
Labor Union of Brooklyn on the Fourth OF July.
Mr. Gallagher, of the BrcklayerS' Union, reported
the action of the Amalgam3ted building Trades
Union In refusing to work with non-union men.
There was an animated discussion over the admls-
sion of delegates from Derrickmens Union No. z
the representative of Derriekmens Union No.
obiectlng on the ground that tho former was not
legitimate organization. The matter was referred
to a special committee for investigation. Christie
pher Malone walking delegate OF the Brlcklayers
read telegram from the president OF the Brick
LAYERS Union in Chicago announcing that the
strike there was nearly over and that III many
CAGES the strikers had been successful.
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DIED.

Gaash ss5
Charleston. 8. C, papers please copy
BLAUvELT-on sunday. June TO- 1883. Gertrude. widow
Relates and friends are respectfully invited to
services her ate residence 1873 Meseroeaye corner Of
EckfOrdst. Greenpont, Tuesday evening" June ~ at
Inter@ent & Hackensack N J.. Wednesday morning.
BROwN-At Woodbridge NJ j. Tn irsday, June 7, James
friend, are nys e attend ,. sns
SSySTSa cn@reS woodrdss
(Pennsy lyania Raroadl.
JAcoBI-Ernst jacob Of ITO West slth.st. NewYcrk.
sunday June 10, aged years. 10 mouths aud days
81 Rs late g. n JacoS1s aged aged IS years
Funeral services the rosasaee Of E. Miles, renaay.
rain III es MSsd p H. E id Rar 1G &arrens
Friday June s. Phoebe wwdov Oh
invited to a g and the ss 2:
Monday I JaDs IL. at O'clock D. m ~
HARGoUs-In Diego. California June !, Louis James,
The as s01 81 ss sna viii 6e held from s residence Of his
parents 435 5thaye Tuesday morning. June L. at ~
iii kindly requested that flowers be sent
LEvINGs-on sunday morning, June TO- 1888 Dr. Noah O.
~ %. g ss S be
Wednesday, June IS, at 1880 O'Clock m
Please omit flowers.
increment AZ Greenwood
MooREFday at her late residence, West eothst
Funeral services AZ tbs C1arca OF 81, Apostle GOTH
st. and ON ave- Monday m9rnI1s az yS1 IN.
vited 10 atea1
No 1Owera
ROssITER-on Saturday June O. OF peritonts sterling.
son OF the Iats Thomas and MARY $ Rosssr grand.
son Of Marianne Sterling, In the I'D year OF his
49,.
Funeral services from 80 West S2ds Tuesday the 18th
inst. at 10 O'Clock a. 49,.
School Of Arts Columbia College, and the Fraternity of
Delta Psi respectfully invited 20 attend
Burial at New-Hayen.
THAYER-Anna Il. Th1yer widow al tho late OBADIAH
Thayer, Newark. Saturday. June 9.
Funeral the house. 9i5 Broadst, Newark. ~ J., at
O'Clock, on Tuesday
Relatives and friends invited.
TOIER Saturday evening June Laura Marie wife OF
X Toler OF the late Dr. j. :. Thebaud
Relatives friends fuy invited TO attend the
Tuesday morning At lO3Oat the Churcn Sthose
Liua az Short Hills, n. j..
foot OF Barclay and Christopher sts
at 9lO, returning at l2.ll.
wHITE-At Asbury Park. " j. on the 9Th inst, William
A. Of Grace g. aud Augustus White, aged ID months
and % days.
InIerInent at Rosedale. Orange Nj.
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THE BRIDGE AGAIN POPULAR.

The great street that is suspended between
New.York and Brooklyn was popular resort yester-
day from till night In spite OF the fierce heat OF
the SUM- which seemed almost ntsnse enough TO soften
the asphalt pavement OF the approaches TO tho Bridge
aud to warp the pine boards Of the footpath,
the people came by Of thousands In sreecars and
on foot 10 walk the river. The amount OF travel
was greater than ON the pre- oedDg Sunday aud was
nearly s large as on the first great days Of the Bridges
existence as public highway Yet the crowds were not
great enough TO make IT necessary TO turn the people
into the roadways The throng OF people moved slowly
and steadily through the hot sunshine up the moline ana
over the great river span in two nearly equal columns
OF many col Irs, and the swetering Bridge policemen
Ind little 10 do except TO keep cool evening drew on
and the cooling breezes up from the bay. whisng
among the STAYS aud small cables OF tho structure the
crowds increased In size and were more anseeu eas
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ro,t once MOTTO.

rora,vn malls for the ending 10 will close at thi
ONCE As follows
MoNpAY-At 10 a. m for Central America the South Pa.
elmo and the Vest Coast OF Mexico per s. Colon.
ruEsDAT-Ats a nj. for Europe. per S. Wyoming, via
Queenstown at 10 IN. tor hayu per IS Alps Via Pot
au Prince at IL M for Venezuela and Caracoa per 49,
wEpNEsDAY-At 3 a. N. for Europe per S. seFyiat
via Queenstown uetters Tor Germany ana
and Bremen uetterr for Great Btain and
other European countries musI % directed Der Eve p
Hayre 10 a. for the Netherlands direcs per IS.
r. Caand via Rotterdam; at y. Tor tho Windssrd
Islands. per IS bermuda 49,. ,..u..n, a.. ,. "a
Hammonia via Plymouth, Chefbodrg and Hamburg
etters for Britain aud other European countries
must be directed per iammonia 2. a W. ,os haops,
France must be dfeced per bfitannic d at 10"
D. M for Bermuda per5s Orinooo az l.3O M ioi CUBA
the west Indies and Mexico. per S. CITY Oh AeAahdfia
FRfDAY-Xt o A. m. for Newfoundland and st. Pierre
MlQuelOn via Halifax. - go,
via Southampton and Bremen Qetters for Great Britain
and other European countries must DC directed per Ss-
ler' at IL a m. for scotland direct per IS Srcssna.
eriand via Antwerp at II a. M ior Enrope P sr Ss
Baltic Queenstown etteIs for Germany And Scotahi
must be directed per Bltc az $50 p m Tor cuoa ana
sUNDAY-At 1880 for Honduras ana Livingston per
IS Wanderer. via New.Orlcans -
Mails for China ana Japan, per 50 Ar.oc va san
trala New-zealand. sandwich and Ftl Islands per -
Zeaanaia, via Francisco close mere Tune 80 atI
1gs6oe NswyO hs \. Z, j. June 1888 '''~-
-rhe soheaus Of closing of snspscinc mails arranged
the presumption Of tnsr overland snss
the dAy VI sailing " steamer are dspAohs9
1henes tie aAno Gay.
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THE WEATHER REPORT
GOVERNMENT INDICATIONS.
gyropsis FOR N. D1s, hgsHly-rDur hours

WASHINGTON, June Ill a. ma disturb
ance OF slight energy has moved nortneasward from
Missouri and Is now central near Lake Erie. Rain has
prevailed in all districts; the rainfall has been very
heavy Virginia, and westward 10 Missouri and south
westward over the East Gulf States. southery winds
have prevailed IN the Southern. Middle and New England
States with very weather on the Atlantic Coast
during the day The temperature has fallen slightly In
the OHIO. Upper Mississippi Valleys and Lake region.
and risen slightly In the Missouri Valley
Indications Tor toddI
For New I'm gland. cooler partly cloudy weather aud
rain. variable winds slight rise followed by falling
barometer.
For the Middle Atlantic states, slightly cooler threat
ening weather and rain. sOntherly winds becoming
variable, stationary or lower barometer.
For the Lower Lake region threatening weather and
rain variable winds stationary or slight rise In TEN
peraturc, stationary or lower barometer.
For the Upper Lake region aud the Upper Mississippi
Valley slightly warmer aud partly cloudy weather and
local rains variable winds generally from northeast 20
southeast I'm tho northern portion stationary or slowly
falling barometer.
For the Missouri Valley. slightly warmer and partly
cloudy weather, local In the southern portions
variable winds, stationary or lower barometer north OF
IeaycuWDrth.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-11
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.

The authorities of Salisbury Cathedral pur-
pose holding choral festival on a large scale in 1884
III expected that the choir will number 1000 voices
DR. staner is engaged in writing special music for the
occasion.
The committee of the Leeds Musical Festival
have accepted for performance nearly completed can
tata by Mr. Alfred Collier words of which taken
from Gray's Elegy" 1t was strongly recommended to
them by Sir Arthur Sullivan the conductor OF tho fesi
val
The arrangements for the series of per-
formances OF Parsal" to be given at Bayreuh during
July are now approaching completion. With the excep
t,on OF Frueip Marianne Brandt and Herr Carl Ill., tho
principal artists sang la the work last year will re-
sumo their parts
HALIFAX, N. s., June 10.-Mrs. Langtry,
who has been performing here, will start TO morrow
morning for the United states.
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horse capable OF making such time would DO entered ana
risked In race for small an amount as S?o0 Inc
course for the catamaran is from the foot OF Twenty
fourth East River, through He'll Gate and the SOUND
and inside OF the Thnlbe Islands to Stony BROOK
start to be az O'Clock in the morning rain or snlne
calm or hurricane The tide that day will be favor
ebe for the passage of He'll Gate The course for the
horse is from the same point through Central PARK 70
tine old Boston Post road at NewROchelle or between
hi, oity and the old village, and thence 10
Stony Brook by any road The horse to 60 TO sa6ae
Sett has bought horse for $500 for the purpose the
former owners taking 800 interest In the wager inc
betting is great many side bets have been mane
nj odds OF $50 $50 that the horse Will not make inc
distance. in eighteen hours The owner OF the cala r
ran calculates to make the run In twelve hours he
has sold his boat to be delivered July to gentleman
OF this city summerng at the Pequot House for 3OO
The Jessie known 10 be Of the fastest SAILING poa
of her class In this harbor.
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JOHN T. PARKER.

John T. Parker, Coroner of the Second Dis
trct OF Kings County, died yesterday morning at bis
home No 1875 Union-ave.. Brooklyn. he had been i'll
from complication OF diseases for several months and
unable TO attend his official duties. His business was
that Of o undertaken.
Coroner Parker about nfty-fye years OF age and
came TO this country from England when twenty-one
years old He represented the Fifteenth Ward OF Brook
iyn In the Board OF Supervisors for one term IN 1877
apd was afterward Alderman from the same ward Tor
two terms. In 1880 lie was elected Coroner OF the
second District OF Kings County, TO succeed Francis
Nolan. His expires with the present year lie
left widow aud Tho funeral will take place on
"Wednesday afternoon at ST. Paus Protestant Episcopal
Church, ut Penn-st and Marcy-ave.
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I.OuIS LANES HARGOUs.

A dispatch from San Diego, Cal, few days
ago, announced the death of Louis James Hargous,
eldest Louis 5. Hargous ONO ABS Fifthave this
city Mr. Hargous went to California nearly year ago
IN vain search for health His brother and sister were
present at his death-bed in san Diego Mr.. Hargous
was we'll known among the members OF the Lotus Club
OF which he was a member for his skill as an amateur
painter Several productions have been placed
exhibition of the club and called forth at
the time many favorable criticisms from art connoisseurs
He was also lover OF travel and spent several years
abroad the study OF tho customs and peoples or the
Old World The body brought 10 this city on Satur-
day. The funeral VIII take place at No. 43S tifth-aye
on Tuesday at 10 a. ~ The interment will be In Trinity
Cemetery.
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4 NEW PLYMOUTH oHURoR DEDICATED.

The new Plymouth Church at Madison-ave.
and Onehuudred and-twenty hrsts was dedicated lass
evening by the pastor the Rev. Samuel Virgin assisted
by the Rev. Dr.. r. g. Stors In tho face OF the pulpit 70
set large fragment of the historic Plymouth Rock,
which from the old Scrooby Manor House. where
1t obtained by the pastor who was born near Py
outh.
service song held yesterday afternoon by the
children Of the sundayschoo and they were addressed
by tho Rev. Mr.. Mabie. In the evening
every seat In the church filled. The
pulpit and altar handsomely decorated WIN
flowers. Dr. storrs delivered q sermon on The Innu-
Of the Churches and Church Work in the Commu'
y" The pastor made che closing prayer OF dedication
In connection with It's sundayschoo- work the churcn
has Chinese class OF about seyeny-nve pupils the only
class In Harlem.
The church was organized in 1852 with membership
OF thrtyeight, who drawn together throngn sym
pathy In the antislavery movement The Rev bourne
wasts pastor for nine and the work on the new
building was begun In julie year ago. Inc slruc-
ture 10 OF brick, with stone and terracotta trmmugs
The pews arranged to seat 100 persons and chor
gallery Is placed In an acove back OF the pulpit the
pews and the woodwork OF ash and cherry II tho
OF the church 10 the chapel with lecture roou
Sunday school room and two parlors The cost OF tno
land aud structure nearly 100000, OF when
$4,000 remains on mortgage.