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DIR. CARYER,S VICTORY
He Misses Ouly TIVE Clay saueers In Hun.
dreA-Capt. BsGardus Misses Nise.


Three hundred men assembled yesterday
afternoon on the grounds Of tho Jersey City
Heights Gun Club at Marion. Jersey City. to
witness the twenty-second contest In the clay
pigeon shooting match between DR.. Carver
and Capt Bogardue. The pigeons are madd
OF red clay In the shape of saucer. Thoy
measure four inches In diameter. and arc q
trife over an inch In depth. They arc very
thin and light Each Of them has q fiat handle
OF iron at its side about an inch long. The
traps from which they are thrown give every
variety and occentricity OF direction to the
pigeons projected from them. They are made
OF iron. and consist Of an arm revolved BY a
spring ground short upright column. AT the
Saa ~ the arm Is an that hods the
catch; When the line attached to the catch Is
i H. :Ssas;ss :so%n sn1s.. X.
desired altitude within The possibIIfties q 3f e
spring As they are projected s!dewise. with
tRsm oas The s
and With a rapidity that the balls do not attain
70; They can be made to describe long and
wind, as well as BY the manner n which the
direction any given pigeon viii take. '"'' "''"'
at \ and missed II. Then he blazed at It again.
with his second barrel. but without avail. Each
single shot
DE-. Carver then took his opening innings and
smashed five Of the clay objects In almost so
saucer scaled swiftly away near the ground.
but he broke It just as II was allghting. This
shot drew loud applause. On. Carver's nine.
the trap: Ho blazed at 1t and missed II, but he
did not have time TO draw his second trigger.
neously as a joke. Bosardus placidy fired at
them and broke two Of them. The match re.
suited in the victory Of Carver. by 4 score Of 90
to Bogardus's o.. Bogardus missed on his LIST,
18TH 41st. 47th. 9th. 61st. 65th. 6sth. and SOth
shots. Carver missed on his 89th and 10th.
ries for Carver. q for Bogardus. and s ties.
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President J.m.. NJ. Freeman Robbed.

In dark corner In Division street ut 10
O'Clock Friday night Policeman James Burke found
Charles johnson leaning over the body Of senseless
man. johnson dropped o silver watch and ran away
Burke came up. lie wa: caught The man he bad been
was carried to the police station and accused Mt
Essex Market yesterday of ntoxication He said he
Jackson and stenway avenue horse railroad company
apce Company which failed in 1879. lie came to this
city Friday on business He left his gold watch with
to carry He remembered meeting acqua ntances, and
that some men had ecsostsd him and tat hs had drunk
Justice Gardner fined him $40 and. as Mr.. Freeman
had no money left, paroled him until Monday
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Deni,ns the Water. with Petroleum

Shad fishermen and boatmen at Staten
Island complain Of the great quantities Of petroleum
refuse that is constantly dumped into the bay from the
oil factories Miles OF 1t be found along the beach
and out In the lower bay. 1t and daubs boats
and vessels Injuries the hshermens nets renders the
shores offensive, and drives away the fish.
But what do :" said an old fisherman to re-
porter. ION companies are rich and we are poor. OF
course the thing 10 against the law But what do rich
corporations care about the lawt For years have
reported the illegal dumping Of the OF the
Department and Of the Street Cleaning Bureau. Our
never called. and dumping still hourishes And now,
added to the garbage nuisance we have the petroleum
nuisance The fact H. politicians and corporations are
making eesspool q the hay; The ship channel in
have often seen ocean leaving black muddy
and unsavory wake behind her when her fan
Italian fset OF course there is mighty big pudding
half as bi9 the one that viii be in the future dredging
The taxpayers Will yet have to pay roundy for taking
up what the politicians are putting down"
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The New York N. Il. Conference.

PEEKsKILL April I'm the New York Confer
ence today the Committee on Conference Claimants
reported that the sum distributed amounted 10
Of the next Conference The report Of the Exann
ing Committee awakened = spirited discussion.
Dr. q. r. Crooks asserted that many committees were
incompetent to fairly hnd out what the candidates
were surprised that he did not better examina
hortation were passed People demand more light.
and no. more wind"
The class for admission into full called
forward and after earnest address from Bishop Foss
and having responded to the searching
questions, the following named were admitted James
d Spriggs James NJ. Seager, George b Mead. Geo. G.
Francis Frederick III. Carpenter, James VI. Sweetman,
and Thomas A. Kenney All of them solemnly promised
not to tobacco This evening the Conference held
grand temperance meeting.
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Not Lost, "a. Capt. Cornlns Feared.

The bark Livingstone Of Yarmouth. Nova
Scotia Capt Corning, from Rotterdam arrived in this
city yesterday after q stormy passage Of one hundred
and two days Capt Corning reports that Feb H. of
the Azores. he sighted a brig with signals Of dis
tress flying. It was heavy weather. The brig
lost her only remsining boat in an attempt
to put OF to the Liyngstone. and q boat that
Corning stood BY The brig two days and night on the
the brig not to be seen. He had not made out the
briggs name, but had read "of Aberystwith'' on her
stern lie believed she had sunk during the night
The brig was undoubtedly the Adrisnne Captain Jone.
consigned by Maitland. Phelps Co to Ayr Scotland,
She was next heard Of as having been abandoned on
rescued on that date by the steamer Marcia
The Adrenne had lost an her Boats and laundering
when the Marcia came up
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A TEXAS HOTEL BURNED.
Fourteen or the Guests Perishias In the
Flanes-Many Others IWjured.

DALLAS. April 7.-Between midnight and
daylight this morning the Ende Hotel. In
Greenville. county seat Of Hunt county Texas.
was destroyed by fire. Fourteen OF the guests
were burned to death. and many were injured.
Several business houses were also destroyed.
The Fire Department Of Sherman was tele-
graphed for. but did not arrive until three hours
after the fire began. Tho charred remains Of
the victims are now being taken out. Tho
names are not yet obtainable.
Up to night the remains OF four OF the VIC
Tins have been removed from the ruins. but
arc burned beyond recognition Tho following
il given as the list OF those who perished:
4. D. N. Riley. railroad contractor; II. II. Neal
Ealrer; Mrs: n. T. Prpitt. the proprletrsss, Of
the hotel; George Pruitt. son OF Mrs. Pruitt; ;
q. Hill. a mattress maker: l.. 4. Albert. q
Eatchmaker; Frank. West. railroad man /;
Miss Lou Davis. q chambermaid. There were
also four negro servants OF the hotel burned
TO- DEATH but their names are not learned.
Every business house in Grecnville has been
closed to-day. and the city is draped In mourn
ing. It seems that the. hotel building first foil
In or was blown down before catching
fire. Before the Sherman Fire Department ar
rived the work OF destruction was nearly over.
The mercantile establishments that burned
were Jas. Olmstead, hardware; X. O. Cowen-
stein. agricultural implements. and j. ].
Cooper. machinery.
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Boycottins their Late Employer.

Kellogg Nichols romans In charge OF Gard
r1get NJ te hahds ne needs The unioh hstters
theless have partly succeeded in driving him from
Orange, for he boards in Newark He said yester
day to q reporter:
when came to Orange my old friend William Glori
invited me to stay at his house until could bring on
my family and get settled When the hntters learned
that was staying with Mr. Gor they asked him TO turn
out of his house. He refused and then he was
low lin to sier ON nv account and went to The Cen
trail Hotel Nj Reeves the proprietor. treated me kind
ly, but that he feared his barns would be burned
II remained and therefore went to Newark, and got
room there ssk il tis is ia,r rea.ment TOT an
fence against society deny again that taught hat
put his machines IN the Concord prison. and to watch
the MACHINERY took the place because had no other
mGnth. and did moi. as have said teach the ppsonsrs
Nichols, and to persuade Gardner Dudeys employees
oeave the shop There has been no disturbance ut the
factory,
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THE ATHLRTTC CLUB DINNER.
A Contract to Uncls Msller's Beefstsak Ban.
Saet-A Scene at Delnoaieo's-The Feast
OF Muscle and the Flow Of InteiIeet.

There was q gathering Of combined muscle
and intellect at Delmonico's last evening. The
New York Athletic Club gave It's fourteenth an
nual dinner. The decorations Of tho banquet
Ing hall were only overshadowed by the decor
ations OF the tables. The tinted shades OF o
score OF dadoed kerosene lamps softened the
brllliancy OF the chandeliers and maguifled
the physical and facial beauty OF the members
Of the club. A string band poured floods Of
music into their ears. and O new brand OF wine.
Ruinart Pere ct Fills" played the mischief
with their intellects. In the absence OF Presi-
dent William r. Travers. Vice. President Alfred
H. Curtis presided. The bill Of fare included
all the delicacles OF the season dispensed In
true Delmonico style. Soup followed oysters.
fish swan after soup. roast beef and mush-
rooms trod on the fish, baked turkey futtered
after the beef veal outlets frolicked after the
turkey. jack snipe fickered over a Roman
punch. and tho feast ended with tumble Of
green peas. string beans. fresh tomatoes,
sweetmeats, and fruits. The wines we're graded
LIGHTED. Vice; President Curtis read letters from
Reid reersttins II" their inability to attend The
bSsnaust He then ann W ouReed TIE ,rst toast q
Va: SeM hs aneS
the first President Of the association, He said
ns ss 0ps ws started ss IL ss With h
The New York H9spltsI It's hrst teacher IN
S 'a the souse ns Hsvsn wss
Ss Hd
ns$ss TSs s + :Sss y
ss H. bsSS So.sS SSss Is
terror OF rowing crews. had taken charge OF
sS rSTns & M
ssis sR saS e
ssE' r ss1sas ssn' May s9''ssc f MsT
sssd sS :,rEs 81 .s SsSsss
the IL kGw r1t
sa sss NAKED r Al; IsSs
saying al Very We Tor out come down
town with black eye every week. but the black
and rs sH1n %er pnesS '0'
The other toasts and respondents were as
| follows
sSssnse q Gsoqss g. Phip: H. o"''
't asa ssafsesps% saE2:iis fitzpatrick
GU S Ssss Esv.,as iSsSssas
dH@ Was aeyoyted To bSs
whip at the cry Of SCut behind.S He eontrasted
their actions with those OF tho Aspinwalls. the
many deserving young mon a ride. and placed
them on the road to wealth. When these gen.
stands ready to unhitch and groom their horses.
and to wheel their wagons to a shelter. They
20 to the shadowy world comfoEted by the
They set worthy example. and they would be
remembered years hence when men now far
more prominent were forgotten.
=, Among those present at the banquet wore
Y. Martinez, Thomas r. ,Keator. w. de Col
S%Suf5s' S S9i More T. randall seSaylsg \.
%asi6a cbafales1 Sne Made9R Mead I r Ryan
P. A. Curtis, John s. Scott. Isaac Smith. and
James B. Smith. All Of the guests were re-
were more than remarkable for Intellectual
| development: The. following diagram OF the
| shoulders Of prominent members OF the club
may prove both interesting and entertaining
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sPlRKs FROM THE 1ELEGRIPM

Ex. Postmaster General Thomas y, Gibbs OF Canada
died IN Ottawa yesterday morning,
The betting against Mr. Kernes Fox hall In the for
the city and suburban Handicap to be run al EPSON on
the 18th inst, IL 20 to L.
The Belgian steamer u. Steinmann Capt. Sohoon-
hoven from New York March ~, via London for Ant
werp IL agro und In the scheldt at T,rneuzen.
The trial Of Mrs Jane Werner At West Bend VIE for
the alleged poisoning OF her mother and brother with
doctored SOUP ended yesterday In verdict Of not guilty
Edward W Kingsley has rendered his resignation as
member OF the Board Of Railroad Commissioners Of Mas
sachusetts to taccept position with w,llkIOwn New
York financial Arm
Anse Arnold Co a wholesale -four and feed store In
wilinantic Conn. WAS entered by burglars on Friday
night The safe blown open aud robbed ~ small
amount OF money and from $4,000 10 s3oVc in bonds,
There 10 ~ clue ~ tbs burglars.
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DEATH OF LOUIS TEUILLOT.
A French Editor who was Always Ready to
Defend bis Articles with his Sword.
PARIS. April 7-Louis veuillot. the celebrated
French author and journalist 10 dead.

Louis veuillot born In 1918 at Boyneso. His
journalist began in his nineteenth year For
the next Ave years he was connected with various
provincial papers, and acquired considerable reputation
by the acerby Of his articles and his constant practice
Of fighting dues In their defence In 1883 he went to
Rome and from that time became the champion Of
Catholicism. In 1870 he Joined the stat OF PCnirtri
of which, In lS4S. he became editor lin chief.
He nrsde violent attacks on the revolutionary
and reason He too ultramontane for the Ultra
OntaDes and the reading Of his journal was forbidden
4 several diocsse. including that Of u DuPsnioup
his defence Of the temporal power o. TIE Pope that
II revived under the name OF lie Monde but did not
resume Its former name until 1857
During the Ecunienical Council, II was the ardent
champion OF the doctrine OF apal infabity aud OF the
sdyisabiity OF making the declaration OF the syllabus
articles Of faith. NJ Neuots course won him the re-
gard of Plus H. who congratulated him in March, 1874
on the temperance OF rrnires after had been sus
pended two months by the De Broglie Government
Later IN the same year It vas again suspended
compromising our foreign 9, relations and disturb
bitter dispute with Figaro which was extending 4.
rival He famous for his unsparing personal abuse
OF his opponents whom he always ready to meet on
the duellng ground On much lower plane he was q
perverse q revolutionst as Joseph de Martre. III
wrote many books, poems. pious rOmances travels
satires controversial works, essays and biographies
One OF the most OF them his study Of tn,
curious medieval DTOit du Setgneur.
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Police Commissioner Jourdan took up yes
terdsy the charge made against Policeman Kearney by
the husband Of Mrs Della Harngs who arrested
last Wednesday on charge Of intoxication. and was
locked up in tho York street police station although
was said. she was only suffering from weakness pro-
Mrs Hartings not present and her husband asked
leave to withdraw the complaint saving that he wished
sgain. the witnesses presented by The police Gen
drawn He did not think II was honorable for man to
make such an attack as the complainant had done upon
the department and then leave the question In al unset
tied state.
Mr.. HArtings intmated that the policeman would be
whitewashed rhe witnesses he produced would prob
ably to anything Gen Jourdan said that he was
resolved to investigate the to the bottom and he
adjourned the case until Wednesday when he said Mrs.
unrtinHs muHt attend
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Mrs.. Kenny and the Sewing Machine Company

OF the sewing machines. the seizure Of which
Mrs Ann Kenny and her daughter resisted. H. b. King
horn attorney for the Domestic Machine Company says
that Mrs Kenny got three machines from the company
the reduced price Of 55 each paid s5 each in Ave
months and then for eleven months paid more: The
company replcyincd all the machines, Afterward they
let her back on payment Of $2o cash by WAY
OF surety and on her agreement TO pay $lO month
promptly thereafter each machine She paid for two
months when in March she refused to pay any further
and the attempt was made to recover the machines
under the usual installment contract BY which they
1t appears from this that she had paid So5 in ALL had
two machines in her possession and had had the use Of
three machines for seventeen months and OF two ma
chimes for four months and that the company incurr
the cost Of two proceedings in q Justices court
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A statue 10 sim ON, Bolivar.

Mr.. Raphael de la Cora. young Venezuelan
sculptor educated in Paris and Rome is putting the
finishing touches on colossal statue OF the South
American berator in his studio at 1856 Broadway. The
work IL to be cast In bronze by Messrs Henry Bon.
nard OF this city and is to be shipped TO Caracas in time
to be unveiled the centenary OF the birth OF the hero
the oath Of next July The statue which Is to stand on
pedestal ten feet high is itself about eight feet in
height and represents Gen Bolivar in his military dress
with hand the pommel OF his sword and the other
piece OF work II Is to stand ut end OF the harrow
plaza OF the University in Caracas MS rs with stat Nc
of Washington, which is being modelled by Mr., VIM X.
ODonovan. Both works have been ordered by mum
Der OF influential citizens of Caracas native and foreign
born. for presentation to the city.
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Enough to Las. Him /. Lifetime.

Police Detective Zundt and Under Sheriff
Iiodgkinson OF Brooklyn brought John Irving, the
Patchen avenue burglar. yesterday from Moyamensing
prison in Philadelphia where he had completed sen.
Of three years and six months back to Brooklyn
where he stands convicted Of burglary. Irving was
much depressed at the resrrest. lie told Detective
Zundt that for three and half years he had not
yersfd with human being and otherwise had been Sc
thirteen days light diet He had made up his mind
to to the printers trade and leave on crooked
work Irving very thin, and lie said that his health
almost ruined.
% have had enough" he said, to last me lifetime,
II live to he a hundred years old
He was taken back to Raymond street Jail. whence he
escaped some years ago, to await sentence.
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In Suite by Their Creditors.

Isaac Sippla who few days ago made an
assignment for the beneHt OF creditors. was arrested
yesterday on an order granted by Judge Donohue in
suit by II. b, Clafn 4 Co. to recover sls925 money
lent upon the charge that he had disposed Of the money
In some fraudulent manner Supple bail In so 0D
An attachment was also granted alnst him in a suit by
Henry and Isaac Waach for S3,O,D, upon the charge
that e had disposed Of his property with intent TO leave
town and avoid the service OF process.
Judge Barrett granted an Yesterday against
the defendants In a suit by Hammerslough Brothers
against Abraham and Herman Goldstein, TO recover
81 732 due for clothing sold the Arm, The attachment
was granted upon aidayits charging that the defend
ants who Friday made an assignment for the benefit
Of their creditors had purchased goods from the plain
lin and other firms which they aferward shipped to
Chicago and sold for less than It's value.
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Changing to Cushion Carroms.

The managers Of the billiard tournament in
this city which s to follow the Mt Chicago yester
day decided to change the style of play from the pro.
posed champion game to that Of cushion They
equal chance than the balk line game In which hand
Gaping would have 10 be resorted to in order place
the contestants on ything like an even footing.
The tournament is 10 begin May ~, with NignRux.
Schaefer Dion, DAILY, Sexton, and possibly Sosson In
the list. A preliminary tournament will take place in
which Wallace, Morris, Gallagher. Irser Mclaughlin,
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LOSSES BY FIRE

orrs 4 Co.'S Mount Vernon Paper Mills near Troy, was
burned yesterday afternoon. Loss. 5000
The losses by the at the Hotel Berkeley In BOSTON
on Friday night aggregate 600 OF which $4,000 IL
on personal property and s2ouO on the building
McNutts Hotel and barns and the stores OF W. j.
boomer and James Parker, at Lower Stewiacke, Col
chester county N s.. were burned yesterday The loss
10 heavy.
The Industrial Works Q mandatory OF barrels
buckets tubs aud similar articles in Augusta Ga wa,
burned yesterday morning. Loss between $1,000 and
SIS, 900; insured for 90.
George Jacksons woolen carpet and aud hair cloth
factory at Little Falls n j. was destroyed by fire OF
Friday night Cause unknown. The loss 10 estimated ~
sI5uD on which there Is an insurance VI only Sl7Oo
W, Jackson 70 IN the West
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Coming Trial. with tho Gloves.

William Madden and his protcgt. Charles
Mitchell champion of England will have a benefit in
the American Institute tomorrow night The wind up
will be between Mike Cleary, the heavy cham.
pion OF Pennsy lvHna, and Mitchell.
Tom Meal says he has got nm unknown boxer, who
stands ak feet high and weighs s5 pounds in condition.
who will spar Joe Pcndergast at VIM Mcllelan's benet
stlrying Hall on April H. and will back him for 800 to
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In the pocket OF man OF IS. who fell Mt Full
ton and South streets at 10 O'Clock yesterday morning
and died in Q neighboring drug store was found q
memorandum book with this written In it,
" II anything happens to me please notify John j.
Conlon Of 20 Vesey street in order that my relatives
JAN. ~, 80. EDS RAYMOND"
Mr.. Conlon IL q job printer. He said that RAY mond
had once been in partnership with him but more re.
Gently had worked for him a. ecmpostorl He was last
has charge OF the Post Office at Upper Montclair lie
had been separated from her for He from
heart disease, and expected to die OF 1t suddenly.
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BETTY Mason. Statement.

WASHINGTON. April TT was announced the
other day that Lawyer Bgeow who defended Sergeant
Mason on his trial for shooting at Guiteau trying
obtain about 81 500 OF the funds raised for Mrs Mason
on the plca that the money was due him for counsel
fees Mrs Mason has written card In which che says
self and cnild that she never employed Blgelow, who
thinks he ought 70 be ashamed Of himself and says he
Will never yet cent OF the money with her consent.
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Boston. April THE Journal says: On Fri
day afternoon we informed between and O'Clock,
four men, accompanied by NTH. who is supposed to
have been detective entered the buryng ground con-
nected with the State nlmthouse at Tewkesbury and
proceeded to open grave from which they took 10
cording to the evidence Of an eye witners wood coffin
This colin they carried away In wagon No permit to
open the grave given to any one by any con
berry may be matter Of pure speculati9n 2rs tsn
imagine the sensation which would he produced by inc
Introduction into the committee room OF a genuine
coffin reekng with the mould Of the rewkesbury grave
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George +. Slosson has n hacker who offers to
match him against either schaefcr vgnuux for So cc
sIoUo side slosson sayt be Is willing 70 play tho
balk line game or the champions game, OF ho'h, with
either Schaefer or NlGMhuX.
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The President In Florida.

SANFORD. Fla April THE President ar
rived here at after nifty hours ride from Washing
ton He visited Sanfords orange grove this afternoon
lie will spend Sunday here and Monday he goes into
the woods away from civilization where he Will camp
tackle and his White House cook with him. Secretary
Chandler is happy. and ~ frisky a. boy Just GU. Of
school,
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Candidate Barnerr. Proposition.

Tho charter elections In Paterson Will take
place tomorrow. Nathan Barner the Democratic nom
inee for Mayor lisa wealthy jew, who was formerly in
the clothing business He proposed to Mayor David
tiillmor n salesman In New York dry goods house, who
has been renominated by the Republicans. that each
agreement not to spend cent in the campaign
and then leave the city and not return until after the
election lie also offered 10 pay all expenses and ~ al
dinn give a $50 dinner at DelinOnico's Mayor GillnOr