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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-25
INSURANCE NEWS AND INCIDENTS.

Last weeks losses by fires in the United States
and Canada Appropriated 81 $4,000 a sum con-
Years during the month of November. The note
worthy fires of the week were at Communipaw,
X. j. Philadelphia. Natchez, Miss. aud New
Albany, Ind.
sales of fire insurance stocks during the week
closing yesterday were as follows: Phoenix If
Brookiyn, i40 Hanover, 130; City, 100; Phoenix
of Hartford, lGj.
Twenty shares of the dcfunct Manhattan Fire
Insurance Company were sold Yesterday for 50.
Their face value was $1,000.
The Lamar Fire Insurance Company, which re-
insured its risk some time ago. has declared final
dividend tn stockholders OF 50 per cent, payable
November 81
another deceased corporation will pay 80 per cent
Ia lis 0ckholders Oh December 1.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-25
EEATURES OF THE CHICAGO MARKETS.
A DULL DAY AND LOWER PRICEs-UNcERTAISrY
AS TO PROVISIONS.


AS TO PROVISIONS.
Icy TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNE.l
CHICAGO, Nov. 24.-COmpared either to
Thursday or Friday this dull day on Change.
Everything declined little, and everybody seemed pre-
pared for the decline There apparently no sur
prses and when there no surprises there Ia very
certain TO be quiet and dull time. Pork TO night IL 100
20 cents barrel lower than twentyrour hours ago. lard
and ribs cents per hundred pounds lower; wheat
shows decline from last night Of 2@'s cent, corn OF
lld3s cent oats OF l. cent
Hutchinson and the packing company continue buyers
of pork Two or three Of the prominent provision
eapers were large sellers The approach OF cold weather
was one OF the weakening influences which helped TO
break wheat, but there was also little letting
I'M in the receipt Of war news and good local receipts
with scarcely any shipments. Besides for day or two
past wheat under the influence OF corn and pro-
visions. 1t went up little when those two pits were so
greatly excited 1t unnatural comparative quiet
having been resumed in both again, that wheat shocld
resume its old downhil course. The trading In It was
without incident and comparatively small. November
closed at g5a December at 96s January as 97 May at
IO4Ia The stock OF wheat here increased this week
Corn was pretty active but not nearly excited as
dnTing the past two days One firm, swartz Dupee,
which has rather led the advance continued It's pur
chases Poole Kent Co appeared TO be trying 10 cneek
the advance, selling ostentatously without really parting
tonly $50 crs but for the week they reach lo2IoO4
bushels and exceed the shipments 100000 bushels and
over November and December 49i May al 90
these figures being y cent under last nights TWAS
anticipated month ago that live hogs would DC mqca
lower by this time and that 10 insure this pork ana other
product would be raided but the packers have fallen
out After being squeezed little by certain or then
not little but great squeeze Everybody now would
like to know what product will do II is little uncertain.
The packers whose cellars OF course not oneqar
ter filed must want lowptced hogs 1t Is possible they
may patch up price. II they do then Will the public
which has gone mady TO buying provisions be frozen out
OF Them or will the general buying be more than tho
packing clique controls All these questions are UNI
answerable. The next two weeks are filled with uncer
tany Operators have half chance for Their money,
will require ample margins and long pocket-pooAs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-25
"HENRI DANGE.r

Mrs. Edward VI. Hammond, a promising young
Southern writer died in this city yesterday after nger
ing illness OF several months She was the daughter OF
Henry c. Hardy OF the Stock Exchange broker
age firm of II. c. Hardy Il Co.. OF NO III
War-st and was born in Petersburg, Va,
ON August 10, 1854 She early showed taste for
literary work. and OF her graduation, in 1871 from the
virginia Female Institute at stanton, Va she received
the highest honors In 1878 she married Mr. Hammond
n prominent lawyer of Atlanta Ga, and afterward spent
most of her life there. contributors or frequent ar'
ces i'm HorDers ndgaziHe The independent THE TRIBUNE
ana other publications, she published two successful
novels that were admired for their technical skin ana
nromIse These were " The GeOrgans" and Fair
Philosopher" Her nom de-pume was " Henri DANCE
by which she known to novel readers whose aPpe,
ventures Brave and sefrelant she wide circle OF
friends through the tenderness and beauty OF character
thnt shc combined with sturder traits The funeral ser
vices will he held at Norfolk Va, on Tuesday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-25
BURIED UNDER FALLING LUMBER.
ONE MAN KILLED AND OTHERS INJURED.
THE ACCIDENT SAID TO BE THE RESULT OF CARE
IrssNEss-WORK OF TIE REsCUERS.

r.,s ACCIDENT SAID TO BE THE RESULT OF CARE
LEssNEss-woRK OF THE REsCUERS
Many persons were attracted to ID. J. Carrolis :
lumber ward in Fifteenth-st, between ienth ana
Eleventh aves., at 91j a. m yesterday, by report
thai several men had been buried under talieh
pile of lumber. There had been lond crash, loi
lowed Inv cries for help, in the yard. IT was found
that one of three piles of pine boards, twenty-Ve
feet m height and weighing many tons, had toppied
over while men were at work on ~ Two vi , tald
vorkmen grooming from injuries WDich tney Iiau
RECEIVED were led away from the wreck ana 0Odes
Of Others were said to be hidden beneath the
boards ~, 49,, d
after the accident were several sturdy WOrkmen
from the granite works of n. u. W mte ~ Co;' cloSc
by who began TO tear the c3niSea ngp ~ one
apart They were reinforced quickly Dy ABOUT one
hundred men and boys and two men, who mad Deeh
caught bv the falling lumber, were soon rescued
They were Dennis Mahoney age tOrtS-h Vi w.
~ Fichtb-ave. and Frederick Rollers, age
twenty-fve of No 1S5 ThompsOn-st. Ambulantes
had bean summoned from the New-York ana 81
Vincent hospitals, and the men were carried - Ine
latter bGspital. MahOney had been crushed DadIy,
receiving internal injuries which were expected 10
prove fatal. 1t was said that he had we ana
several children. Rollers had received seNelc
bruises on the back and side.
The two men who were first found to be injured
although they had not been buried under the
lumber were Owen Dunn and james Clark. lhey
said that they were on the lumber pile " men IL Iei
Martin Cunningham, young unmarried nlan vi
No. 276 Tenthaye was on sga1 bIr P"S SSare
boards to them, and Mahoney and Rollers were
working at the foot of the pile. No other w0rkmen
were near. Cunningham's body was found after
more than half the lumber in the heap had beeh
moved. He had been crushed to death instantly.
As soon as his body could be extricated from the
boards wedged about it, the wOrkmen covered "
with q blanket and carried it TO a remote part Oh
the ward to await the arrival of an undertaken.
Dunn, who is a married man and lives at No. 10,
West Nineteenth-st, went to the hospital. lie had
one or ribs fractured. Clark escaped WIN
two broken fingers and some slight bruises. lie
went to his home before the police had obtained MS
address. A.,
The accident was caused by carelessness on the
mart of the worl<men. Alr. Carroll said that the
men had piled much lumber i'll the yard, and were
NOT watched closely because il was Thought that
they understood their business. He thought that
they had been drinking while raising the last pie
The two otter lumber piles which the men had
reared were TO be ont of the perpendlcuar tle
second one much more than the first. 10 an mex
perienced eve they both looked as II they might
fau but MFR. Carroll said they were safe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-25
THE YANKEE as IN oRANGE GROWER.
From Letter IN The Boston Transcript

Letter IN TIE BOdon ITdhscftp.
AS luck would have it, during the war the
Yankee found his way TO Florida, saw the possibilities,
and after the war returned 10 Flo ida ana SEE
himself TO work To solve the problem OF making some
money out OF the wild orange groves He cut all the
trees i'm the groves that were not wanted ana
buded the stock with sweet fruit, which plan proved
success fruit appearing In from three 10 four years lie
nuickly perceived the value of this and other fruits
Which, need tropical sum- and set the boom golng tnat
has already attained immense proportions ana i lnete
ing annually The may be called the staple pro-
duc of Florida so generally Is II cultivated Almost
every enterprsng planter has his grove, when very
tenderv cared for this he expects to depend Tor
GOOD income when 1t gets into bearing. MANY groves
are owned residents, merchants clerks ana even
Inv mechanics who cannot afford 10 spend all tnef lno
waiting on nm orange grove. Such persons hlIe .heH
work done for small sum, especially Wheie tney nave
not enough money go and all they want to DO such
a. bud house, etc Their grove Is cared Tor by some
of the residents. The orange tree Is very promo
beorer seldom having Al off year. Fifteen thousand
oranges have been picked from single tree IN one sea-
son This is very extra. however The prosperity
which Florida enjoying is due largely to the push ana
enterprise OF the Yankee We have said enough apOnt
he orange tree the present We can tell you lncn
about other trees and what they will do IN FLORIDA such
ms the peach tree (which pens Its fruit IN early Myh
also the Conte pear japanese persinm0n stIaWoerry
and other trees grapes figs ETC., but we teaf we nave
already respassed too much upon your VALUABLE space
though you would be ast0nshed yOu knew now !nany
there are who look eagerly for information on toIda
n mas been our pleasure TO already have posted many
and advised many stay at home their funds 0eng 100
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-25
WHAT WILL FOLLOW EXCELSIOR"

II was decided only day or two ago by Mr..
l,,Ie that " Fedora could be safely trusted 20 run
until January 1.-THE Pavements Of Paris" which was to
be the next attraction the Fourteenth Street Iheae
win accordingly be put at Nibo's Garden T. o. Dn
more said to TRIBUNE reporter We have not YET cast
the piece have already engaged MISS Kate meeA nu
s,s yosurgh and Craig IL will be produced on Mon
aav nocember H. Excelsior being withdrawn ON the
18Th have read the play twice and think II about "a
strong and effective they make them u nOes oo a
mend altogether on scenery, Ia geneiay
We produce the piece ourselves In conjunction win MI
Coitie and BROOKS and Dickson have nothing 10 90 Win
a. hsvond selling ia the acting rights feel cohnuenl
NAT n win he big success for mean to spare nothing
10 make IL So"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-25

Gfays ad shis gun underS MS arnn which was dis,
charged aud the shot wounded Gibbons ~ several
places destroying the sight Of one Of his eyes II
was Intentional 80
NEw-JERsEY.
UNION HHI.-F. w. Staubsant. the proprietor OF
hotel on the Bergenwood road, on Friday night,
fell from narrow foot-bridge which Is thrown
across ravine at the foot of Gadner-st, and was
preciptated to the bottom, distance of fifty feet;
Three OF his ribs were fractured, and IL is reared
that he viii die.
PATERsoN,--Mrs. Emma Tyolander,. q Swedish
woman, living in Broad-st., while walking on the
track OF the New-York, Lake Erie and Western
railroad near the Straight-st. crossing on Friday
night, was struck by a switch-engne and Instant
ly killed.. Mrs Nellie FullalOve, who was shot
on Friday night in Slater-st., resting quietly
yesterday, but was in critical condition. Richard
called to see her. but she refused to converse with
him.
WESTMINSTER COUNTY.
NEW RocHELLE.-Adrian Iselin has given plot
of ground at Huguenot-st. and Centre-ave. TO the
Athletic Club as n site for gymnasium.
WHITE PLAINs-Justiee Dykman, of the Supreme
Court, holding a special term yesterday, entered
judgment against the LarchmOnt Yacht Club, dis
possessing it of the premises occupied as club
house.
LONG ISLAND.
observation-disclosures Rapehyer was kicked in the
face by his horse yesterday. His nose and jaw were
broken and his injuries it is feared will prove fatal
STATEN ISLAND.
STAPLETOY.-John II. starin has leased the large
new wharf owned by Rubsam " Hermann. Inc
papers were filed yesterday in the County CLERKS
Office at Richmond. The lease is for year with
the privilege of q renewal Mr.. Starin and William
II. Vanderbilt visited Staten Island last week ana
it is reported that they are making preparations
for the establishment of new ferry to run from
StapletOn to this city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-25
WASHINGTON NOTES.

wAsHISGroS, Saturday, Nov. o. 1883.
To BE Administrations Bloomfield McIlvane, Z.
NJ has been found ncapatated for active service and
viii be put on the retired list.
THE WASHINGTON MoNUMENr-The Washington monu-
ment reached the height OF 40 feet to-day aud work on
Il has been stopped until spring.
NEW TINE II the misunderstanding Folger has Ill
rcced that on and after Monday the official time OF the
Treasury Department will be that OF the 10Th Meridian
and thai hall an hour be aowed each clerk or empoye
for luncheon.
To BE TRIED BY COURT MARTTAL--The Secretary OF
the Navy to-day ordered general court martial to meet
M tho NAVY Yard Boston December 3, Tor the tal OF
CAPTAIN Andrew ". johnson and Lieutenant Charles A.
stone officers attacked to the Powhaten on charges OF
cpa bic negligence and necency at the time VI the
collision between the Powhatan and the merchant VesSe
Druid near Boston.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-25
FRESH ALARM AT CHAPPAQUA.

The search yesterday in the woods at Chappaqua
near the cave in which the burglar, Joseph Phyle,
was captured, for the body OF the man whom Au-
gnst Erickson, the Swede, said he had killed and
hurled proved frutless. James Walsh. the yOung
man WHO was with Erickson Saturday night,
said that he had neither gun pistol with him at
fine time referred to, and that Erickson made up
the story to create an excitement.
The village was thrown into a fresh alarm by a
report of the disappearance of Joseph Metz, farm
hand age about %. lie was last seer on Sunday
evening. Nr. Carpenter, his employer, states that
ne knows no reason why Metz should leave him, as
two months rent was owing to him. IL has been
suQgested that Metz is the man whom Erickson
killed if he killed any body.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-25
AMENDMENTS TO SENATE RULES.

WASmNGTON, Nov. 2I.-Ihc Senate UOm-
rattee on Rules decided to-day TO recommend several
important changes ia the rules OF the Senate.
The fret n these relates 10 the method OF selecting
presiding officer OF the Senate In the temporary absence
81 the Vice President The new rule Is follows: In
IN, absence OF the VcePre,den shall choose
President pro sgpore IN the absence Of the NccPresi-
dent and pending the election OF the President pro
thu secretary OF the his absence the chief
cer shall perform dulles OF the chair the President
Dr0 npOrc shall have the hight 10 name In open senate,
or n absent IN writing Senator 10 perform the duties
OF the chair and the Senator dcsgnaedmay discharge
such duties for period exceeding three days. unless
The senate shall Otherwise order
The provisions relating 20 the order oi business are also
Cd
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-25
uoNSIG NOE CAPEL ON HOME.

small audience assembled in Chickering
Hall last night to hear Monsgnor Capel lecture on Home
and It's Influences" He said;
There Ia no word so commonly used as home. ~
recalls TO every one story OF the past, sense Oh
associatiOus which can never get rd or isIis-
land is country OF homes. Each peers house SPEAKS
of a story ranging centuries The very housenod n
museum recording the history OF past proprietois All
bespeaks a generous atmosphere, refined taste. Inc
most educated generally the most immoral IN
scotland one I'm every thirteen s OF llegtimate pirlu
Sweden comes next, then Germany. Home is the one
spot on Gods earth where affection dominates
RE one school where minds become ex-
handed and characters are formed Ladies'
complain that their husbands are too fond OF
elub life IL Is q poor who cannot keep her mug
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-25
TIE LONG ISLAND sTENCHEs.

report has been made by the State Board OF
Health on the nuisances said to be occasIoned at
yesterday those interested received copies of it.
THE conclusions of the Board Of Health
are that none Of the waste material
from the factory should he permitted to enter the
creek adjoining il or the adjacent waters, and
that al such material should be discharged through
n tnbe into o vat, placed at "A suitable distance,
At the Office Of the Duryea Starch Works il was
said t" We shall respectfully consider the recon-
mendations, which, however, are not nanda;
tory They will not affect us. 1t would
be impossible for us 10 adopt them.p
William J. Preston, the president Of the Sea
Clf Association, said that this report OF the State
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-25
ALAND GRANT DECISION.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-In the matter of the
grant to the State Of Alabama within the ntersecting
limits OF the Alabama and Chattanooga completed roads
and uncompeted roads likely to be constructed
the Secretary of the Interior has authorized the certca
ton of all the granted lands forpurposes Of Identification
the power OF the State dispose OF the being held
TO have attached within such limits Notwithstanding the
prOViso In the granting act declaring that the lands
granted each the roads seyeraly shall only be APP
they granted, and for other purpose whatsoever
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-25
MrRDERERs HoNoRED is MARTYRS.

Chicago, Nov. 21.-The Irish residents met
last chit TO commemorate the death Of Allen Larkn and
o,prep who were hanged nj Manchester England six
teen years ago for the shooting Of police officer Con-
gresham Fnery made the principal speech le sald mat
he was glad 10 hear that the dyuamters had DiOWu Lon
don off the face OF the earth but would be sorry 10 near
that they attempted to do and made mlserdOe OoVch
-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-25
OLD ScHOoLMEN FORM IN ASSOCIATION

The alumni of Grammar School No. 10 met
last evening in the schoolbuilding III flitnsI anu ~
feced nm organization under the name of The Old tth
street School Association" The officers are VcePrncpal
lanes Mccoy PRESIDENT Joseph Movay, Ernest werner
and John H. Roberts vce-presidents Stephen W. wright
treasurer; and A. w. Moynihan, secretary Inc sehoo
W "a first opened In 1897 under Professor van Nlech ,
w. Of b IONS were present evening. Ii Is proposed
10 erect monument TO the memory OF tnose uonoeo VA
rho school who died In the Civil War
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-25
OBITUARY..
BISHOP WILLIAM FITZGERALD.

DUBLIN, Nov. 24.-The Right Rev. DIR.
william Fitzgerald Bishop of Killaloe, KilfenOra, Clon
fert and Kmacduagh died at his residence Clarsford
House. Klaloe, to-day.
Bishop Fitzgerald born on December 3, 1914, and
was educated at Trinity College Dublin where he was
graduated b. A. in 1887 and became Fellow. The late
Archbishop whately appointed him to the viearage OF
Aune's Dublin and in ls4s he was appointed professor
Of moral philosophy at Trinity College, aud in 1853 pro
fossor OF ecclesiastical history He nOwnin England
ms the editor OF Constable's Ethcs" and OF Buffers
Anaiogy" and ms one OF the writers IN Archbishop
Whatfiy's "Cautions for the Times" He was joint
editor with Dr. Abeltshauser OF The irish ChTeh JotJ
nal and had published several and charges. In
1870 he supported Lord Warehouses; bill egaizng mar
rage with sed wifes sister. He consecrated
10 The see OF Cork in 1857 and transferred to his
late see In 1862.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-25
HER SOBER SECOND THOUGHT.

Lydia Youmans, a pretty but uned1cated girI
age nineteen, caused the appearance IN Justice
Bergen's court in Brooklyn, of George Edwar9Ys,
well-dressed youth on charge OF sednctSn' lidad
terdav inst before the case was called. she gnueu
into court, md deposited the following letter
Mr. detectiv think you had better let Geo edwards CO.
for think IL Won mako him mary me Will nav IuYIo
rbhle than hay now have rote TO the police justice
and told him to drop IT, thank you for your E 1ea him
VIII ran he kind enough TO send me his photograph
s borrowed IL and promised TO return II. Yours ty,
Dc Ooiio"'U ~ INV LYDIA YoUMASs.
George was thereupon allowed to 90.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-25
THE REV. GEORGE HIATT.

The Rev. George HIATT, the oldest of the mis-
ionarles Of the NewYOr City Mission and Tract Society,"
died yesterday morning at his late home, No. 200 East
sixtiethst having nearly completed his seventy ninth
wear He was born in England but he had spent nearly
half century In missionary work among the poor OF TINS
eity He began his abors In the spring of 1886 During
Tho eater part OF his ministry the chapel In the lower
mart Of Greenwichst the centre OF his laoors put
fess than twelve months ago he was transferred TO
Calvary Church.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-25
THE TOLEDO, CINCINNATI AND ST. LOUIS.

BosToN, Nov. PA circular was issued to-
DAY asking for the consent OF the bOndhOders TO plan
for the reorganization Of the Toledo, Cincinnati and st.
Louis Railroad Company which embraces the issue Of
OF receivers certificates the foreclosure ofthe
first mortgage bonds the issuance OF preferred
per cent mortgage to take mp the receivers certhcate
per cent bonds 10 take up the S1050O000 outstanding
first mortgage bonds, all At par sOme main lines To be
taken M 100 and Avoudae az 50 and account to be
made Of income bonds or stock.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-25
HOME NE US.
PROMINENT ARRIVALS.

Gilsey ELECTROMAGNETIC George Hoad-
" Of Otto and Halet Kilbourn, OF Washington
H6b trSnn[-Governor Hale and stan, OF New,Hamp
shire Governor Bourn and staff. OF Rhode Island eSy
eTnor Robie and staff. of Maine. OF Herkhemer, NJ j.;
M Romero Mexican Minister at Washington Henry W;
Oliver IT, Of Ptsburg and Senator James Maekn, Ol
TESS de ,focoueviIe, OF Paris Grand Hofe1Ge9rge
n Sloan of Oswego ... Victoria Hoei-N. ID. Wendeli
of Albany. Stirteednt House-John W. 'roo"' -
Herkemer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-25

men and clerks Mr. Carroll said that his attack was
a niece of rude good nature " only punched hum
for fun" he said In sheepish tone. The evidence
of all the bystanders, however, was thst H arIVn
and struck Colonel Chambers q savage blow IN his
blind rage.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-25
OBITUARY NOTES.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 24.-JOseph II. Blacktan,
SUPERINTENDENT of Foreign Mails, died this afternoon
RtcIMoNp, Va, Nov 24.-Coonel Albert Pitt Bennett,
ossociote editor OF The State died early this morning.
age fty-ffve OF pneumonia. He native OF Venango
County. Penn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-25

Harvard will play Yale Thursday under the c0ndi.
tOns imposed by the faculty that the referee snail be an
aumn1s OF Of the four universities, ana tat one
warning shall disqualify. .
An Interesting game was played in the morning be-
tween The Stevens Institute and Lafayette College teams
on the grounds OF tine former at HOboken The stevens
team won by a OF IL to IL.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-25

Board Of Health. wnen approved BY the GOyerrofF{
thew DO not take the proper means to abate the
nuisance, then the Association win inform the
Board of Health. which will take measures to COM
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-25

ba nd at home Keep your good huor for him and eyap
crate your III humor when he Is out Let him ma tanss
smiling and pleasant and he win give up club life and say
there Is no one IN the world like nay wife, nor any place
Ike MY home