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PROGRESS OF Mr.. KEELY.
He 10 Writing Account OF his Motor.
which he Says 10 New Perfected.

He 10 writing m Account OF BIS MOTOR
which he sage 10 New Perfected.
PHftApELPHIA, March pa knock at the
door OF little brick building on Twentieth
street to-day brought out an oil-darkened ma
chinist. Mr.. Keely." said he. is not In
town. but you may see the engine" The re-
porter stopped into q room which was almost
dark when the door closed behind him.
Here Keely. the mysterious motor man.
has been for moAths engaged upon
the construction Of the engine which he
says will enable him to show how IN ocean
ship or a train OF cars can be driven by bottle
Of nameless vapor. There were no windows
feebiy for entrance down a narrow winding
stairway which led up from further corner Sne;
WITH VIE rusty rusty designs in iron and BRASS. ~
Resting upon broad Iron bed In the centre IsI!
Of the room wns an object somewhat IKE 9,a
ana r Exposing he interor: The detached part
lay up against wall. There" said the work. l,
there were ten heavy iron tubes. arranged in
the form OF q circle. and fastened at one end
Int n dsk ahe
three hundred steel pins. ranging from one and
q half to four, inches in length. Five OF the
vacuum or negative tubes. and the remainder.
which were white. were called pressure or pos
nese Of Tubes The Various parts arc joined to-
gether with steel cylinders. and are supported
upon ponderous standards by the same means;
weigh, wisen Completed, nearly thirteen tons;
It will exert. Mr.. Ksely says force Of 59o
forty-fo Inches In width ana It is stated that
when At work the whole engine will re-
not yet been all put together. MI. Keely says,
however. that he has. successfully operated a
small engine on which this one is modelled:
The reporter was given q glimpse Of the little
engine through n peep-hole IN the door Of Mr.
GRAFTON. but tho attendant said It had been
sent spinning round by whiH from soda
water tank Allied with vapor.
The mysterious generator. which has been
the subject OF a good deal of comment. has been
| erected in second story back room OF Mr.
KeeIys building. As soon as the big engine 4
completed connection with the generator viii
| be established by copper tubing. 1t is declared
by members OF the motor company that every
thing vii! be completed IN a few months. Mr.
required in making application for letters
patent. He has already filled nearly 500 fools
| cap pages and is trying to describe his mo
| chino In language that can be understood.
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Which wlM,.- Mule.A.y Wa. ,.,

The man who was found dead from suffoca-
by gas at the lodging house "a Chatham street on
st. Pstrcks Day WAS Identified ~ william Mulcahey.
The newspaper reports said that he had letters In his
pockets addressed to william Mulcahey letter of in.
PRODUCTION from Mrs Parnell. and 500 The idsntnca
ton made by John Mucshey Of 800 Livingston
street. Brooklyn who recognized tho body by scar Of
he had not seen for sixteen years Later Mrs Ellen
Powers Of Newark, aunt OF William Mulcahey, also
Identified the body. These two buried II in Flatbush
Cemetery and took charge Of his effects 500 found IL
the pockets. On Thursdsy last man and woman called
on Coroner Kennedy and asked to the body. They
were told that II had been buried Then the man said
who had been lodging In Chatham street Was b. Incl.
no aunt Ellen in Newark He also said that his uncle
belonged to Philadelphia benevolent society which
promised TO go to Brooklyn to see John Mulcahey.
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C0NxL1N0 OUT ON BAIL.
Mrs. UAlss q g BasA e Nevada with HIN
sT Ne 10 Discharged.

The writs Of habeas corpus and certiorari
in the case OF George W. Conkling. who shot
W, H. Haverstlck in tho Paris flats. were re-
turnable before Judge Donohuo yesterday
morning. The court room was we'll filled when
tho prisoner came In with Keepers O'Bryan and
Eyers, Mr.. Howe. for the prisoner. said that
the defense were not asking for discharge.
but desired that the prisoner be sent to Justice
Smith for examination. and that bail be taken.
Mr.. O'Byrne. for the people. said that tho
Coroner's jury had exceeded their duty when
they put in their verdict the great provoca-
had S.sn sna ~ 81 wsS &
% ssf aSysr.sicts home ne carrying weapon with
Herr Soakpss stto,pey Ig.srrupssdf v Nth iss
with the facts Of the case and to pas, unn no
writs about leading an errinR one back to the
.'if il had been. my sister" put in Mr.. Howe.
have sh2t him or you a or any other man
was ia at once taken Before Justice Smith In the
Bail in IS. 600 was accepted. James d. Ogden.
Mrs. Uhler's uncle. with whom she lived when
= 81. ss SSne tss WAS IS
down Tor tuesday. From The court room Mr..
Conkllng went at once TO the office q his Gttor.
drove to the Leland Hotel.
The property in Haverstick's rooms at the
Paris flats romans In charge OF Police Captain
McElwain. About 11h yesterday morning
Joseph b. Haverstick. Samuel Haversttck, and
their attorney. George G.. kobbe, went to the
rooms and served a. written notice on Capt.
McElwain claiming all OF IT. After q time Ben;
jamin Steinhardt appeared for Mrs. Uhler and
made formal demand for the property: Mr..
marked with Mrs. Uhlers name; It was was
under the law was for Joseph Haverstick 70
apply to the Surrogate for letters OF admins.
tration on his brothers estate. and then get
out writ Of replevin for the, goods. The ap-
pllcation was accordingly made. The property
was Valued at not more than $1,000. Afterward
Mr.. Haverstick and his attorney proposed to
settle the matter with Mrs. Uhler BY taking
enough OF the furniture to settle the expenses
OF the funeral and Of the legal proceedings. the
As Mrs. Uher asserts that the furniture was
purchased with money given her by her uncle.
Mr.. Ogden. her attorneys declined to give an
answer until Monday.
Dr. Amidon has written to Mr.. Howe. saying:
Nv lawyer Mr.. G. O. Bennett called at your ofiice
with check for $3.50 and said that he held subject
10 Mrs Uhler her legal and certified rep
rssentatve He has the whole affair In his charge
AZ soon as Mr.. Conkling is cleared. II he 10
cleared. he will take Mrs. Uhler to Reno.
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CLERK MARsT0N's THEF1s.
Where he IL and what he Dia with the
$4,000 SIN Matsees Of Conjecture.

Tho work Of ascertaining the amount Of
money stolen from tho Equitable Trust Com
pany by John d. Marston. interest clerk
for the company. will require considerable
time. Owing to the manner In which busi-
ness is done through tho Western banks, the
accounts are not in compact FORM It is thought
that tho amount taken by Marston will prove
to DO quite rs large as 1t was estimated on
Friday-tS0.000 or MORE Nothing was asoer-
ts.ined yesterday. SO far as can DO learned, con-
corning his whereabouts.
President Elliott said Yesterday that the com.
pany had received several thousand dollars
from Marston. and will realize something from
his estate. In all II Will not recover more than
was satisfied that no ccliusion s existed ed be-
tween Marston and others in the employ OF the
NJ has sn sAsd hs ss SescS
either beer, called. A meeting Of the stock:
a%Ssnt q The Ssiscaton Is determi inc e1 Ae
cording to tho last T., 81 the
ssssss /, Account ,%saa sisas With:
s4sooo. The business e Of The Company Suas
pnnes Of ra s cy IN tSss Il did ia nohinS but
lend money, and It's loans r were made exeiS-
Sy ,h sse aboaa 81 eo
panys debenture certificates bearing much
lower rate OF interest than 1t obtained upon itS
| loans. Some of the directors are inclined to
| connection with the dcfalcation, and are Of the
| opinion that Marston's populations ought to
have been discovered by his superiors in their
| incipiency.
There has been 2 report that an Merston host
| he resided. at which other New Workers. resid-
| ing there were players. This seems to be dis
| proved by the fact. admitted by all who knew
anything Of his life there. that he spent nearly
oil his evenings at home. Those who have the
meyer saw him play cards for money.
Marston is only % years old He went to
Plainfeld to live In June OF last year. ronting
| house for about $40 month. 1t was under
stood by his friends that he was not dependent
penses but that his er-in-law. who is
| wealthy. assisted him to increase his income
| by the favorable investment OF means which he
possessed. 1t has been learned since Marston' 8
| disappearance that he often deceived his
A strange feature OF the affair is that when
young Marston resigned his clerkship he be-
gan business on his own account with IL.
Ayres. in which he could utilize the knowledge
he had acquired while with with the the, company ~:
employ OF the Equitable Trust. Company. and
left 1t about the same time, Their new office
was in the Mills building. Broad street.
and his business was negotiating loans
on Western roal estate for z commission
that he should have begun this business while
knowing that within very short time his do
fRcation for large amount must be dis.
covered. 1t Is suggested. however. that he be-
leyed his friends would como to his assistance
Being made public, and that he relied on the
new business which he was establishing tC
make good the losses incurred by his friends.
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LIFE IN THE METROPOLIS.
DASHES HERE AND THERE BY TAD
SUMS REPORTER& -

TIE Derrlaa IslaaA Duellisss-Thelr Exanss
naslsn 10 Pssspeaed. and Jsstiee Smith
Lesss a. Ovoresas-Whs Toek IL AWAIT
The interior OF the Special Sessions court
looked yesterday afternoon like the nmphhears
OF the College Of Physicians and Surgeons the reel
tation rooms Of tho Columbia College Law School. 4
large number Of undergraduates OF both these institu
tons occupied the rising tiers Of seats and gazed with
respectful interest Police Justices Power Smith.
Ford and Kiitreth. II was the day set for the examine
ton Of the Berrisn Island duests The six prisoners
inside the bar with their counsel They Rob-
srt Mahon and his seconds Mattec Fajardo and John
Belieni and Charles W. Smith with his seconds Charles
Cross and william L. Olcott. As counsel b. Wlmot
and exJudge r. Morris appeared for the Mnhon AIDE,
and Den H. H.. Tremnin. j. II. Hildreth. and H. A. Lfv.
ngston for the Smith side.
There was hush Of expectation and Assistant District
Attorney OByrne, who appeared for the people, arose
and asked that the names Of the prisoners be called
This done and when they had responded Mr. OByrne
said that the papers in the had only been received
1t the District Attorneys Office yesterday They seemed
to be very informal but he had had time to anime
them, and he desired an adjournment OF two weeks .
The examination 10 adjourned for two weeks" said
Justice Power
crowd Of students ha.tened outside and each
lighted cigarette at the door. Ono OF the spectators
carried away Justice smiths overcOat. Mr.. Gown,
student said he the overcoat taken and knows who
has got IL.
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Mrs. Mordaunt in Bellevue Hospital.

Judge Donohue In the Supreme Court grant
ed writ of certorar returnabe at noon yesterday in
the Of Mrs Fanny Mordaunt, who was in custody
for lack bonds before the Grand Jury the
charge that she aimed pistol at her husbands back
with feonious intent Mrs. Mordsunt did not appear
1t was stated that she in Bellevue Hospital under
guard, too Ill to he brought down.
Ex Judge Curtis asked for her release the ground
that there did exist In the formal adavits OF COM
plant In the any allegation that the pistol
loaded and competent to do mischief or positive AZ
frmaton by anybody that she had pistol.
Assistant District Attorney Brady said that direct and
positive evidence had been given in the be-
fore Justice Power, and had been taken down by .
rtencgrapher, hut not yet written out.
Mordaunt had pistol the inference would be that she
intended harm. whether the pistol was or was not
proven 10 have been loaded II there other evil
demos than these .ldsyits q complaint be thought !;
here lie adjourned the further hearing until Monday
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ALL THE Town OUT FOE TIRE SNOW.
TIE Dsuadlsss 0laps ana Grandeur Of
Daraun's Night Parade.

1braoeS Nk8os = sEsS1s
Barnun was abroad last night. As . result
the small boys were thrown into . state OF de-
lirious excitement that became paroxysmal as
the night advanced. and ended In hoarseness
and collapse. Tho devastating effect Of
Barnum upon the emotions was not confined
TO the small boys. however. Early in the morn
Ing the principal streets Of the city were alive
with people. and as tho hour for the parade
drew nigh the crowd increased to multitude.
and locomolon on upper Broadway and Fifth
avenue was possible only in the middle OF
the street. and even there 1t was
hand-to-hand struggle for every step OF
the way. People were packed as close ~ paw.
ing stones. There were old. young. and mid
de aged men thick mon. thin men. mechanics.
tradesmen. professional mon. rich men. poor
mon. policemen. and tramps. all muddled up
with short. long. lean. plump. wobbly. and
adults. on their shoulders, In their arms. and
t6a
dimes for hours. while dust was distributed into
their ears. eyes. and noses by the 6lust TERM,
the houses along the route were lighted lighted
The hotels were alive with excit.ment the
e. TcTs bacS with 60ys ana mG nnd
beaver hats and seemingly supported hy silver
tipped canes were visible In the club windows
to the naked eye. But the streets were filled
with the people: There was no DISTINCTION IN
tho character Of the crowd. 1t was the same
on Fifth avenue as on Hudson street..
Shortly after Z o'clock the procession swung
into the upper part Of Fifth avenue and started
on its way down town. Within half an hour 1t
was stretched nearly mile along the avenue.
moving through the sea Of upturned faces with
glare OF light. Hundreds Of Pickering and far
Ing torches. dozens OF flashing calcium burn
ers, sparkling electric candles. and red. blue.
and green lights made the parade brilliant. A.
It moved along the crowd followed In con-
fused mass or cut across town for other points
OF view. The line moved RAPIDLY. and the glare
OF the lights showed from all parts Of the city.
There was considerable music. The various
Devices human and mechanical that Barnum
has employed were placed close together. ana
tho volume Of heterogeneous sounds was,awiml.
bowling now Dixie 4 and Davis Forever" we're in
| geniously mingled with Q dirge moaned by tho
morose and lugpbrious steam calliope. and the
Star Spanged Banner" by German band
while the portable chimes twanged Pan
Handle Isaacs Despair" half dozen brass
bands blared tiercely. and the elephants mingled
| toots with the rumble OF the chariot wheels.
The procession consisted OF mon and women
In gorgeous attire some walking the cobbe
darles. and elephants. some In the dens Of Wild
spectacular wagons. There were cages filled
| with tigers. lions. hyenas. leopards. panthers
and bears. and In all Of them were mon who
| looked brilliant. but somewhat bored They
| apparently needed excitement. Tho whole
| parade was mass OF color and life and sound.
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Theatrical Version OF a bandit. Career.

Boston, March ga travelling theatrical
troupe played At Newburyport Monday last thrilling
piece entitled Jesse James. tho Bandit King" On
Tuesday the Rev. Melville Smith, pastor OF the Second
Presbyterian Church. caused the arrest of James II.
walck W. II. Hamilton, f. II. Quick, and Hewitt Smith,
members OF the troupe for oorrnptng me morals OK te
embracing the ministry pracsed law for fifteen years
In New York and in the trial. which has lasted all the
week he has prosecuted the case He charged the &C.
with posting the bill boards pictures that held
up robbery murder In approving and fascinating
light lie argued that anything that might lead boy TO
murder and robbery highly immoral and Indecent un
der the statute. Judge Pike bound over Wullck and
Quick to the Grand Jury.
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su,.. u. AreAsi.A.p OF Baltimore.

BAITIMoRE. March H.-Ths Most Reverend
James Gibbons. Archbishop Of Baltimore appears as
defendant In suit involving the validity Of will The
plaintiffs are Elizabeth A. and John Bredburn claim
sdts OF the estate OF Sarah simpson. deceased who
sou. and charitable 'hs
relatives OF Mrs Simpson and In their they
assert that the deceased was unday innueneed when
she s,gned the WILL and that she was OF unsound NINA
The estate " valuable ON. The case assigned Sor
hssytpe In the Superior Court on Thursday next
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JOTTINGS ABOUT TOWN.

Hope In FroIi.hers Hall ihis evening.
pool put into ,k' port yesterday leaking ' ~ '''''
ninth Hss s :a y u si r
S:: Ea rsS
Every mall ths, Ssashsd the Po,. once Yesterday
been received Al midnish. nearly 1900 had come.
William h Of s Ws . died
was formerly one Of the Clerks OF the Supreme Court.
1mesn Su1r. G to
the paper was about to be discontinued incorrect
ar McS cs sy . En- %
afternooa and settle which OF them Is the better boxer
p1 T ss' c s rs aG 4"
sSl apparently al American schooner, with NO signs Of
Jane. Cody sscept. the challenge q ,GscrSs cka
for sas collar anu best TWO IN 'Are'
asty s Tn hs 81
s s ssrf rink o e to the rules
Judged incompetent, to take care Of herself
ss' w. Of n, nm. IF IL Il,
in s . q NV ea ss
Supervising Inspect tor General Dumoa. consulted with
the foreign ,,1m a.. vessels II r.
several days.
as. ,s" @ y met . Ss city %
Board Of Aldermen to the heating companies Az
ter brief interchange OF views The Senstors ad
until SATURDAY, next.
Albert Davis n Bowery merchant was arrested by
United States Depniy Marshal Peters yesterday OH
charge Of deaininK and oponnE letter addressed to
Evattus Don Of 3Il West Fifty NTH street. lie
rolled by Commissioner Shields to appear for examination.
The fail OF chimney. which broke through the roof,
| caused panic Friday In the building at IS East
Houston street. In whic! A. H. Wolf, an Importer VI
ostrich tsathers employs 100 women aud girls Several
women were bruised In the scramble to escape and two
or three tainted.
T. Theodore Walton proprietor Of the St. James Hotel
Albert portner the captain OF the waiterr whom he
cused Of stealing bottle Of champagne and charging 10
to party Of gentlemen who were dining In the hotel
| rfortner WAS held.
| Kuauth, Macleod KuhIc BANKERS ~ this city. have
transmitted To President Arthur two further contrbu
tons of <&7 rs and S3+3 for the beneh. OF the ssr.
ers by inunin IN the Ohio Valley There sums were
subscribed by others ct Germany Al the exchange rooms
| Of Brasch Rolhens.ein At Berlin.
Fanny Post OF 80 Sullivan street told the Coroner yes
tcrdHy that her only agency IN Supplying Mrs fauo OF
~ Grand street with Oaby Cor abortion wss 70 miro.
di,ce Mrs rurdo to woman who Lad baby 70 dispose
got none Of the money, and did rot ty 10 make trouble
| for Mrs PHrdo.
Travel vas blocked for nearly an hour by nrs which
1873 Fulton street. occupied by T. j. knlcnbera. manu-
facturer Of mser and amber goods Butler Kelly
engrHv~rs and r. Jenndsur. gold aud silver lister Tue
dninsRs which WAS principally ny wafer Wa not ~.
coed 5000 Nj. JsAndhtIr lost diamond riGy saguAe
! Nv sxc.tsIasRe =,
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Hohoken NomInntious.

The Democrats OF Hudson county adopted
new Constitution recently for the government of the
party which aboshes the various City Committees and
transfers the powers and duties to the County ESecu-
tive Committee The City Committee Of Hoboken, the
member Of which were elected last spring refuse to pc
governed by the Constitution and the result IL that the
party in that city 10 divided.
The delegates elected Mt primaries held under the AUS
pices Of the City Committee met In convention last even
Ing and nominated the following candidates For Mayor
Herman g. Timpen; for Assessor. james Dollard: for
Recorder. Frank McDonoush for Water Register Sam.
Commissioner. Herman Fsyan The County Commit
tees Convention will be held tomorrow night.
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The Railroad Commissioners met In the
Of the Chamber Of yesterday to besin
the Investigation the Of capital invested In
elevated railways. Commissioners Rogers and O'Don-
nell present. Louis NJ Brown. Secretary Of the
Loan and Improvement Company which constructed
the Metropolitan line. appeared With John Y MeCook.
missoners the best plan of procedure The inVest
cation will begin on Monday ut 10 A. N.
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For . Horticultural He'll.

Tho New York horticultural Society has paid
Sam Sloan $780, for the church building covering
two lots Twenty street. opposite the Fifth Ave
Theatre which Ia the purchasers intention to CON
vert into an sxebtSn hs Tie Propssty originally Ss
transferred It, subjcct TO $4,000 MORTGAGE to the
Church OF the Disciples Of Christ for only $4,000 In
to ssns Of four per cent bonds Of the
1908 norteaged the propsry oths Farmers Loan and
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The Big Steamboat Pilgrina Out or Water.
The now steamboat Pilgrim OF the Fall River

The now steamboat Pilgrim Of the Fall River
line steamed down the East River from Ninth street to
Pike street yesterday morning. She rested lightly on
water and by far the tales craft tho river
put In the sectional dock at the foot OF Pike
street painted The work of raising her out Of the
water OCCUPIED an hour and n half. As she lay
high and dry the centre Of her gapws frame lowered
above the floor OF the dock Her PROV
visible from f6ng distances up aud down huth
street and her stern overhnng the open water hey
II she had half dozen feet broader she could not
have locked The Pilgrim in different from all the
other Sound boats in that she has n double iron hull
The City OF Worcester and the City Of Lawrence are
iron boats but with single hua TIE piston stroke of
the Pilgrim fourteen feet and 1.-THE cylinder IL no
inches In diameter She will begin running between
this city and Newport and Fall River about the middle
Of May. Capt. simmons and Engineer Weed, formerly
Of the Providence have been assigned to the Pilgrim
She will remain I'm the dry dock probably until Tuesday
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TIE Woman Found Drowned In the Harlem.
Mary Greenwald. whose body was found In
the Harlem River oil March II. was friend Of Mrs. Al.
berthe Echhorn Of "a East Tenth street Mrs Eich'
horn said to Coroner Martin yesterday;
"she came to me In December 1881. and told me that
nfteen months had sent her only SIS. She remained
with me iii June Then she went to Utica TO
very Respondent In December last she told me she was
going 10 Mr. Colgate In Wall street. to get money or
draf for money to oin husband In Texas and she
said she would kill herself II she did not receive IT,
ney or saw her again"
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De..rs,i.i.s Negro Voters.

COLUMBUS. 8. c.. March 24.-The examina-
ton Of the twelve Fairfield Democrats charged with In
and preventing coored men from voting At the
last Congressional election was concluded this morn
Ing The Commissioner decided that the testimony was
not suficient to hold any Of the defendants except
Thomas A. McGilI and j. u. Heron. The evidence
shows that these parties STATIONED themselEes at the
with bonrd with nails driven in ~ and the latter with
= large knife Whenever q colored man attempted to
annrSach the polls, Mc.ill and Heron cursed and
yelled at him and brandishsd their wespons They thus
until nte in the evening short time before the polls
closed McGill and Heron bound over for trial.
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The Next Dog Show.

The list OF entries for tho Westminster Ken.
mel Club Bench Show Is hlng very fast Mr. Peter Bar
low year for the first time his breed
OF "Leonbergha" Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Washington,
and Canada will be largely represented and Engand
has prize tax enter the competition IL
has been determined to allot stands at small rental 70
dealers in sporting Entries will close on April
% Apple be made to Charles Lincoln super.
intendent, % Park