New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-29
THE pLEADINGs OF AN INSANE GIRL.

There is an excitement in the village OF
ROssville, Staten Island, over the case a young
woman named Lille Louise Hamilton, who has
recently become insane The young woman lives
with her mother, widow, who was until recently
in very comfortable circumstances but financial
and domestic difficulties have largely ahected her
income aud have been the cause, it is said, OF the
arrangement of the young lady's mind. Mrs. Hanll-
ton and her daughter are highly esteemed IN
the local social circles where they have lived for
many years. 1t became evident TO the nelghbors
that the pair were in need and efforts were made 10
relieve their cmbaTasSmcnts Doctors Hervey and
LYONS held an examination into the mental con-
ditiOn of Miss Hamilton, and informed Under
Sheriff John J. Vaughn who is also Superintendent
OF the Poor that he had better remove the young
woman to an asylum When Mr.. Vaughn appeared
at the house with the papers Miss Hamilton pleaded
so piteously against being taken TO an asyI um'
where she said her hair would be cut short and she
would be compelled TO wear striped clothes, that
the neighbors protested against her removal by
force, although the physicians advised that such
course would be her only chance for recovery One
neighbOr prepared room and attendant at his own
expense. Miss Hamilton remained at her home
A few DAYS ago she was found wandering about
the highways, bareheaded. after dark during a
heavy rain. This caused the ncighbOrs to insist
upon her removal, and the village has become
divided, with feeling running strong over the
matter.
THE CAUSE OF MISSIONS.
The thirty-seventh annual meetingof the Ameri-
can Missionary Association will be held In the Cen
trail Congregational Church, Brooklyn beginning
Tuesday, October 80, at 3 p IN. The sessions,
which continue till Thursday evening, VIII be
gwen TO the consideration of reports sermons, adj
dresses dress and papers by ii. W Hubbard the Rev DR..
j. E. Roy the Rev. DR.. A. II. Plumb, the Rev, DR..
}Sh Pam tns tbe RsT p NJ e. cb
the Rev. A. II. Bradford, the Rev. George NJ. Boyn-
ton. the Rev: D. K. Elicllinger the Rev. A. Myers
son, the Rev. w. Alvin Bartlett, Yew Fun Tan, w.
Harrison Mckinley, the Rev. J, C. Price, the Rev.
James Powell Professor Albert Salisbury, President
S. c. Bartlett the Rev. DR.. Washington GLADDEN.,
the Rev. +. w. Bacon, Professor Z, q. tairchlld,
Professor Llewelyn Pratt, the Rev; r. P[ud p'
DR. w. NJ. Taylor, the Rev. Dr. S. r. Dennen, the
Rev. DR.. w. NJ Barbour and the Rev. Dr. Il. b;
Webb. The summary of the treasurers ANNUAL M 5a
report shows balance on September 30 OF S54S 81.
The total receipts for the year amounted 10
1912 557 20, an increase of ,9S3 % over those
OF the previous year 6e ss nS IN dTS RI
ported as successful. In the WOman's Bureau fully
5000 women have been employed as missionaries
and teachers. The wants for the coming year are,
for current work 81 900 for every day in the year,
and endowments in the several educational lnstltu-
lions in charge of the association.
THE HANDLING OF EMPTY MAIL SACKS.
Complaints have been made of the effect of the
general order issued a few weeks ago by super
intcndent Thompson, of the Railway Mail service
directing that al empty sacks, labels, etc. should
be taken from each mail car at the terminal points
of the route and conveyed to the post ONCE TO await
the next trip 1t is said that the result of these re-
quTements is that the clerks are obliged to separate
and put in order their supplies anew ON each trip,
mails for delivery at the places nearest the starting
points. Assistant Superintendent Lyon, of the
Railway Service at the New-YOrk office, said that
she plan referred TO had been in operation in the
New-York district for two years and the new order
only extended its use. No complaints were now
made as 20 any delay in the delivery Of mail matter
The clerks had objected, when the order was first
issued, to the amount of extra work involved but
the complaints had ceased. The reasons for not al
lowing the supplies TO remain with the cars were
that sacks of mail matter had sometimes been found
left the pile of empty sacks, and that the locks
which are carefully Kept from tho possession of the
public, had been stolen from the cars. There were
also cases in which the supplies had been left in
the cars when il weighed, that the Gov
eminent had had to pay for their transportation as
mail matter