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New-York tribune., 1884-03-24
NEW-IERSEY.

HoBoKEN.-Albert Stein, age seventeen, com
mitted suicide yesterday afternoon, by hanging
himself TO the door of closet in his rOom in his
fathers house, No. 45 WESTINGHOUSE: Stein was
attached to the school-ship st. Mary's, and was
home on furlough. He retired TO his room about
8 o'clock in the afternoon and at his father
discovered his dead body The boy had on one OF
his sisters wrappers over his uniform The cause
that impelled him to suicide is unknown ;lt Is
now believed that defaulting Collector McMah3n
deficiency will amount to more than 900, tx
pert Sackett has discovered additional dehclen-
cies, but refuses to give any information ABOUT
them.. Hugh Blessen, of No. ,23O Park-aYe''
New-YOrk was picked up drunk in Ferry,st. yes
day morning, and when he was searched nj the
police station he had 81 400 in his possession, the
most of it in $40 gold pieces.
ORANGE.-The Salvation Army held four meet
ings yesterday, two, of them IN the morning at
and 10 o'clock. All the meetings were crowded,
and there was no disorder. officers being present 10
quc disturbance. Interest II telt In the oIie
which passed the Legislature for the formation OF
bait alton of the National Guard at oraGge Ihe
bill has not yet been presented TO the YER i
creased expenditure which the bill entails.
New-York tribune., 1884-03-24
NEWARK.

The Morris Canal will be opened Tor navigation
+o-morrow Durinp the winter the canal has been
closed and repaired, the aqueduct over First River
has been rebuilt, and about 200 men are stu at
work OH general repairs.
The 4tb Regiment National Guard of jersey City
will be reviewed al the Newark ATnOry tins even
ing by the Brigade Commander, General PUN,
who will also review the lst Regiment OF Newark
on Thursday evening.
A compromise between the city and the street
railroad companies in the matter Of paving the
streets is proposed At present the companies are
exempt from taxation under their charters, but are
obliged TO keep in repair the part of the streets be-
tween their tracks. The city is repaying the man
thoroughfares with granite blocks, aud an or
dinance of the Common Council requires lhe com
panies to repair also with granite blocks. Ihe
New-York tribune., 1884-03-24
LONG ISLAND.

NoRTHrORr.-Anthony Ryan, captain of the
charged with taking sand from Crab Meadow Bank.
He was tried and fined 500. In company with an
officer Ryan started for his vessel TO Obtain tne
money, but on the way he induced the officer to
stop at a liquor store to have drink, and escaped
SAG HAEB R.-The Rev. +. II; Camp, of Newark
the Presbyterian church at a salary of $1,000.
EAST MARION.-NOtce has been served on the
fishermen that Mr.. Nathaniel Deming has bought OF
the trustees all the shore front from Abrams Land
ing to the Point of MOntauk.
JAMArCA.-Many of the Democrats express them
selves as dissatisfied with the nominations made
on Saturday and will not support the tcket.
-. The Queens County Republican Convention
for the election Of delegates to the state Conyen-
tian at Utica will be held in the Town Hall on
Tuesday, April 3. at 10 ., IN. The lst CongIessoA-
al District Republican Convention for choosing two
deegates-at-aree to the State Convention Will De
held on Thursday, April II, at 10 a. m.
PoET JEFFERsOV.-The trouble in the Methodist
Episcopal church has been settled: sexton Fioyd
yesterday gave mp the keys quietly and remains
member of the church.
New-York tribune., 1884-03-24

the pabearers H. B. claain, Moses :; RsaSh " T.
A. S0m SeeS0mpE n. Van ISSen. IT, w Wheeler and r.
" Ropes, ali Of whom are Trustees Of the chgrGn' Mp
After the choir had sung Asleep In Jesus Sr;car Nv
lie referred to the faithful though humble services
of W. usid, who had highly honoTed his iowy IS
Of oe His would find a. hGno1tG Oafenee psf%S %
t2 NIL o as clark Of the Trustees and had hand
hs nS PoIlUn Pons Of id dollars with much fidelity ana
the third Of his GsTGS sTSSG sGs nnco
P"n,od No business in New-York could show such
q record. He was faithful nan, perfect gentle
man, and a Christian, if not outwardly' al ieaS'
within. and he left an honored name. =,
The body was borne to Greenwood for burial.
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CHILD DIES OF STARVATION.

Coroner Robinson. of Long Island City, IN the
house of William Marion, IN FeTry-st.,, hunters 9
n female child about year old, lying on an
old mattrses in a corner Of wretchedly furnished
room -Four other children were playing DeT IL.
The child belonged to Mrs. Johanna Brannigan,
who on March @ was assaulted by John Qulsley
and McGill, both of whom are now serving term
in the State Prison. Marion, who is an lnVeterate
Mrs Brannigau yesterday morning. Neither has
been since and there was nothing to eat IN the
house. Dr. Barnett said that the chlds death Mas S
on Saturday The body was sent to the Morrgue,
and the Coroner ordered the 0yerseer of the Poor
to take charge of the other children. q,
bright looking lad about nine years of age, SAID
they had had nothing to eat since Friday night
New-York tribune., 1884-03-24
WHAT JUMBO LIKES TO EAT.
Erntn The London Echo.

FTOIn TIC LOIuUU ECNU'
Superintendent Tallett Or. 5. ?. c. A., who
was on duty at the Geological Gardens during the
preparations for JumbDs expectation, states III Ms re-
nort: An elderly lady, who appeared to be quito sane
came in "a cab at 6:30 a. Friday morning Drlhg
ing with six pounds OF hohouse grapes about four
nonnds OF ralsns with apples oranges, cakes biscuits
and sweets TO eat and wallnowers and dahodls Tor
Jumbo to SMELL She also brought nice BASKET LOT the
eenhant TO feed out Of Before Jumbo had finished the
tccaces seized the basket and ate IT, ribbons ana
all IN preference to the grapes. The lady seemed dls
concerted and said to He is rude and ungTatefu
But [ said: lie is quite rationale for lie prefers his
natural food twigs) something like it. She asked:
do Won think he likes meat Shall bring him nice
leg OF mutton = said: He is not carniyoro She
asked Now what would be a treat to him, do you
think y / said old brch-broOms.' The lady went
away quito crestfallen."
New-York tribune., 1884-03-24
ALONG THE SOUND.

BRIDGFPoRT.-Them managers of the New-York and
Connecticut Air Line Railroad Company, IL. il.
Parrott. A. l.. Wmton and Theodore w. Downs.
have received informal iCn from the Railroad Com
imiss1oners that the company's application fora two
months extension of time from March y; toeXpend
the fen per cent of the subscribed capital in order
to save the charter is denied. The managers de-
clare that Notwithstanding unfayOrable weather,
since work was begun last fall there have been ex-
npnded i'm rights of way and construction about
$4,000. while only about $4,000 was necessary
TO cover the provision of the law. The work OF
construction will be pushed to completion as fast
as pOssbe. 1t is fourteen years since the company
first agitated the project for this road.
New-York tribune., 1884-03-24
WHAT Is GONG ON TO-DAY.

Investigation of Public Works Department, City
Hall, 10 a. M. ,.,,.l ,orro TIM
Snit TO displace Receiver Green before Judge Van
Sorakich-Daly wrestling match, Clarendon Hail.
evening.
County Medical Society - - W.. ca.,ouo
Meeting of army veterans, No so Union square,
evening. o.u
Academy of Sciences, Columbia College, Q p. III
CongreGotional Club, ,Clarks restauront, evening"
Baptist Preachers, morning.
Reformed Pastors Association, morning.
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IT steamer Thots Lieut.. Resmey, Dundee Feb 20.
MESSING March PalermoS and Gibraltar T. with mdse and
passengers 10 Phelps Bros x Co.
Steamer Minerva (Br, Burton Newcastle Feb T. via Ply
mouth March with mdse 70 order vessel 10 Simpson, Spence
steamer Santiago Cotton Cenuegos March Is, via ST Jago
II and Nassau Mp 49, with mdso and passengers TO Jas
Ward & Co. ~.
with mdse and passengers TO G II Mallory Co
Steamer WyanOKe Hnlphers, Richmond, city Point and
Norfolk with mdse aud 10 ola dominion ~ CO.
John Gibson, Young bcOfget0Nn ana AlcAahdrih,
with mdso and passengers 10 ThOs W Wightman.
Bark Francesca Ital Maria smyrna " days with mdse
10 j q McAndrows; vessel 20 Tower q MaTesoa.
with sugar To ElmonhOrst Co; vessel 10 master
Bark Consigia GaatOa Qtal Lavna Marseies GS days,
mdse TO order; vessel 10 So1gcr Bros.
Abbo Is iOf Windsor, NSl, Mitchentr, Dunkrk -
days. III Dallast to G w BeTtauN
tafk MARY Hale Higgins PrOgresO IA days, with hemp 10
Thebaud Bros: vessel t0 b h Metcat Co.
Bark Julia Jordan Havana 10 days. With sugar TO ORDER
Bsrk Maggie 0f John, NB), Mitchell, Ponce PR, II
DAYS with sugar Havemeyer Elder vessel 10 master.
Brig dRAead r Davidson ~ Lucin III days, with sugar
20 I.oaycTaft 60. oo ,.,
cedar 10 j w Wilson Co.
Brig Eastern star Of NcwHaVen), BOgait Demarara u
days with sugar To u 1Tow bridges sons.
Brig Eliza tBr, dorrOn Carenas IL days with sugar 70
Perkins & WClch ycAscl TO Paul Gerhafdt q 60.
Hchr MOle Read tIr owen, ManzAnila ~ days, with
mahogany To Thos Oweusi vessel to Simpson
seRr I Boston,. Mcmillan. Taeotalpan -
New-York tribune., 1884-03-24
EVERETT p. WHEELER NOT DEAD.

statement that Everett p. Wheeler, the
well known lawyer OF this city, had died at his country
house. Sag HarbOr L. l., from the effects OF fa was
printed in The Star yesterday At the house OF Mr.
Wheeler Park-ave and Seventy frst-st, TRIBUNE re-
porter learned that Mr. Wheeler in good health and
attending church. The due to careessly con
founding Mr. Wheeler with an f. T. Wheeler OF sag Har
bor number people called at the house during the
day to ascertain the truth Of the report Mr. wheeler mas
no house 1t sag HarbOr.
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HOME NE WS.
PROMINENT ARRIVALS.

Breroort House Henry Irving, Bran St9Egir, md,Si
and H. J. Loveday Of England J9 Nicsoes 1rfMe long
worth of Cincinnati Erered HouseIC9lohfei IdSc D ,
Houston, United States Army o, SrG%e snreue
N,, Yort H9teioIienry A. Richmond, OF the Ne"-iorA
state Civil Service COmmissi0n'
New-York tribune., 1884-03-24

,o,rranes have asked 70 be permitted to pave with
cohbleetones between their tracks. 1t is now pro
posed that the companies shall pave their tracks @
at their expense on streets which nave e. oeen zen
dinance but that in future the city shall assume i
the entire expense of paving As an offset ior tils
benefit the companies are to waive thelI 3
snrplns accumulation. public meeting, of the
Street Committee viii be held to consider the plan
prOuOsed.
New-York tribune., 1884-03-24
NEWS FROM THE SUBURBS.
JERSEY CITY.

Antonio LOrelli who keeps a grocery store at
Second and Colgate sts., was annoyed yesterday by
a crowd of Boys who threw stones at the door and
windows. LOrelli ran out armed with a revolver,
accompanied by Michaeli Gabriclli who had "a
shovel Lorelll fired a shot slightly wounding a
boy named Morrison, and Gabrlelli struck woman
named Moran on the head with the shovel. The
Italians were arrested by Constable Coogan
New-York tribune., 1884-03-24
ROCKLAND COUNTY.

NV CITY.-A convention of the Republican
voters of Rockland County will be held in the
Court House April g. for the purpose of electng
delegates from each town TO the District COnyen-
tion al Middetown, N. Y, April 10, and to elect
delegates to the State Convention at Utica, on
April %,
New-York tribune., 1884-03-24
MAXINE INTBLLIGENC

MINIATURE ALMANAC
Ann rses 552 sets Moon ries 406 Moons ageda p
HIGH WATER TO-DAY.
4 H-sapdv Hook 5I5Go Island. BAL Hei Gate, 7:S0
PH-Sandy Hook. $40 Gov. Island, 6lllHen Gate o:OO
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THE UNION CLUB AND THE LOUBAT CASE.
FlNERAL OF HARVEY S. WELD.

The funeral of the late Harvey 5. Weld, sexton
and clerk Of the Board of Trustees of plymouth
Church SINCE 1854 took place in the Church yes
terday al p. III. There was large congregation
and Mr Beecher conducted the simple services.
The coffin was borne into the church preceded by
New-York tribune., 1884-03-24
Announcements.
Care for the Children.

CHILDREN feel hedeny of spring season even moro
than adults and they pecyish and uncOntroaDe
Hmors in the liable 10 manifest themselves IN
various ways weakening the system to render uaDe
stand the attacks disease The blood should Oe
cleansed and the system nvgOraed by the use OF HOODS
S3rsaparilla.
nvuNOMY AND COMFORT
.rsd the following wewtten testimonial from an intel
llgent Buffalo N ~ lady:
&C Hood Co Sirs-UnsolicltedI send only such recon-
endatons as Hoods sarsapara deserves Spring ana ia
we use one or two Of Sarapara in our family OF
OF four with most satisfactory results My little girl OF ~
years strong healthy child. but very fullbooded and
hearty cater was troubled with sites on her eyes We ed
various remedies with lasting effect At last Tesorted
to Hoods arsapara and from the 1st OF May when used
first for that purpose has not had the least vestge OF
sty by keeping blood in pure condition. the whole system
purified So both for economt and comfort Hoods
sarsaparilla" Mrs CHARLES BREWSTER, Buffalo, n. Y
Hoods SaYsaparilla
Sold by all druggists 81 ak for So Prepared only by c. /
HOOD & co, Apothecaries Lowell Mass.
100 DOSES ONE DOLLAR.
New-York tribune., 1884-03-24
STATEN ISLAND.

ROssvIIIE.-Rev. T. W. Cole preached his fare
well sermon yesterday in the old woodrow Melh-
Odist Church.
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TRYING TO B1rRN HERSELF TO DEATH.

Lizzie Sheehan, age twenty-five lodger at Mrs.
Anna O'Neils, No. 31s Pearl-st saturated her halr
and clothing with kerosene oil at about q o'clock
last evening and going into the yard IN the rear OF
the house, deliberately applied match: In an IN
slant she was ablaze. Opening the back door she
walked slowly through the hall, the flames from
her burning hair reaching nearly TO the celllng.
She passed out TO the sidewalk and was aboqt to
cross the street when frult-yender, attracted Dy
the cries of children, up and threw his tar
paulin over her, smOtheTlng the hames. she
was terribly burned about the head and shoulders.
to Bellevue. 1t 10 thought that she Will not die.
Temporary alteration of mind IS considered the
cause of the attempt to take her life.
Mrs ONeIl said to TRIBUNE reporter that the
vonnp woman had lived in her house about year,
ana SO far as she knew was OF good character.
Her father is Patrick Sheeh3n, who, several months
ago shot himself with pistol, was brought TO tilaI
aud released on the plea Of insanity. She lelt Mrs;
O'NeiPs on March I3 in good health and returned
on ST. Patricks Day. Since then she mas acted
strangely, as If recovering from the enects OF some
drug Up to February Ia she was waiter at
GIbbss restaurant, but she has been out OF employ
ment since. She told Mrs ONells children shortly
before the accident that she had trled thrce thes
yesterday TO hang herself.
THE UNION CLUB AND THE LOUBAT CASE.
Mr. LOubats case against The Union Club for re-
insatement a member Will be called Tor trial az
the Special term of the supreme Court III APRIL
According to agreement between counsel IL VIII DC
the first on the calendar. SubpGnas have been lb-
sued for the plaintiffs witnesses TO the extent OF
fifty All the members Of the Governing Com
mittee as il was composed in the spring OF
1882, have been served; also August Belmont, w:
R. TTavers and John II. Hunter, and a number OF
other members Of the club. These subpGnas call
for the presence Of the witnesses IN the Supreme
Court Special Term, before Hooper {. Van Worst on
April 5. James G. Carter and f. Randolph Robin
son desire to have the case postponed until next
fall but Nr. ChOate will make every effort to bring
il to trial at once. The questian Of buy
ing the Dix mansion, adjoining the club house in
Twenty -irst-st is claiming It's share OF attention.
A special meeting of the cub has been called for
Wednesday evening TO decide this matter.
New-York tribune., 1884-03-24

SHIPPING NEHS.

PORT OF NEw.YORK. SUNDAY, MARCH 23. 1884
ARRIVED.
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BROOKLYN.

Cornelius Hickey, age forty, of No. 1872 John-st.,
sts. died at the Long Island College Hospital yes
terday from injuries received by beng caught IN
the machinery of the refinery Oh Saturday.
While going on board his vessel at the foot OF
South Fifth-st. yesterday afternoon Michael Eagle
ave forty, cOlored, sailor, fell overheard and was
drowned. He was drunk at the time. The body
was not found.
The funeral of the late Professor Stephen G.. Tay-
lor former principal of the Adelphi Academy, was
held Yesterday in the Clinton Avenue Congrega-
tioual Church,
New-York tribune., 1884-01-25
ICE YACHTING AROUYD THE SToVE.
Nom me po,,,6I,,nef, rao,e


They sat in n group around q stove in the
watching the flakes come down thick and fast
rea ao nne @ bH ondnd rt of Tobacco ues on the
head Of cat that sat the edge OF cheese box Ever
Sin she gin out of Milton she haint acted right; don't
seem to kech wind cn hold II Ike she used ter I've
her take flaw of jews Creek when they couldn't
nOthnk else sand It, zen whr rrr She flew, cleaun
'em all ont, bu she don't do II emmy more dunno some
times think the durn ice boats gifts bewitched" All,
watch yer talkiu bout" chlmed in another, 1.-THE old
H. Theym Just much behind the Whistler, Jack Frost,
boats thirty years ago WIZ behind the Quckstep and
boats like her Taint use boys them Ar new boats am
''Yaas yaas" talked third, "they outpint the old
boats every time, and you see how they'll clean 'em
wonder what them clam diggers down in shrews-
bury goin 70 bring up this tme anIiousy inquired
another. he tore piece of Goldfish and reached down
into the craaker barrel the storekeeper calculating
swall they might as wen stay hum II theym gon bring
upenny scuds and Uncle Bobs said the first speaker
gone ef ever seed bOaswsloped ike she She kem
near bein beat three miles 0uten two But llnmlny
Whistler ever hits anything head oni wheugh! Why,
they'd never be notHnk left ont" -,-,. -,,.,-
"Haas there's that there Northern Light Buckhouts
been buildn for that YoTkerwhats his name enqured
Doc Barrin" said a boy on a herring bog.
'Yaas Doc BarTin; well now say; ef ever Pm steerin
now yon hear me he can have ali the room for ever he
hits another boatwe say that there boat Of hisn would
go straight through dock an don't you forget t. 49,
asked the first speaker
They say he's bin cuttn' her down and kinder
atern her more Ike the Bob Scott answered the boy
the herring box.
Here the fourth speaker tore OF another piece Of cod
FISH the storekeepers back turned, and reached
for another cracker eIcaimng "Oh che big; it
took one of thin thar sicklOnes to move her"
"We. she haint Onny bigger than GrnnelPs new boat
he's bildn," said speaker lumber "She's buster
tell II he gifts her redey for thin there
Shrewsbury clans yer gon' 10 see fun. She'll go to
Kipse, too and there won't be any monkeyn with her
there neither dunno he keeps on bdin' and bdin,
pears he git suthn by and by TO clean em all out"
"There goes Abe Sarter with his new hoss said the
stOrekceper.
Immediately the group around the stove moved toward
the door and watched The horse. "Shes clipper ven
tured one OF them wonder what he giu Jerry Teal for
her 2" He traded with jerry said the boy and then
Je rry took side holt with him whether he should give
him five ten dollars 20 boot and Abe Topped him. Abes
bin offered $40 for her sin then"
AS Abe and his horse disappeared In the distance tn
group returned the store, and discussion OF the gen
eral tropics OF the day was resumed.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-25
4 PATAGoSIAy C1NNIBAL IN WAYE
From ~ Snroeu.. Stnndard

About midnight last night Charles Craig, a
sad and detected negro formerly the PaagOnian
canniba applied for lodging at the station house He
said he had money, no home no friends He was locked
up Vagrant. At the request OF the officers, he
cited the lecture him hch the proprietor Of the show
has delivered for the past eighteen weeks will next
introduce vOur notice Iepsi Ad9maza, the Wild Paa
gOnan cannib youth who brought 10 this country
by Captain Berger, German sea captain, who was
wrecked OF the Patagonan coast, where he picked
up by natives and held prisoner IN dungeon for
months Through treschery OF this savage he
caped aud took the youth with him. He took him 20
Ii lerpOO and 10 London, where the cannbal was eIhb
ed theological Gardens and excited the proOundest
curiosity OF Darwin, Tyndal, Huxley and Herbert
Spencer He brought TO this country by p 7. Bar
mum and Is now under contract TO q. b. Bunnell. At
times he Is violent that he has TO be fettered and
chained 10 prevent his massacnng the citizens.
wonderful freak about this boy has never yet been
planned by scientific and medical men, and that is he
never eyes He Is the only Patsgonlan
exhibited In any civilized country, you are own
looking on something that no one ever saw before OF
ever viii zee again"
New-York tribune., 1884-01-25
LUXURIOUS FREIGHT CARS.

AT the Jersey stock yards Of the Erie road eight
handsome freight cars underwent general inspec
ton on Tuesday. Wednesday they were loaded with
Norman -PercherOn and other imported stations
winch are being sent West for breeding purposes.
The cars are of "a new pat tern, the patented nyen-
fion of j. II. and Charles Dahlman, the horse
dealers of this city, The style car Is httyfOur
feet in length nearly long as passenger coach.
n is four inches wider than the OrgnaTy freight car
Separate stalls are arranged for sixteen horses AT
20 hermit access TO the same In the centre of the
car Is sleeping bunk for attendants, q crib for
gram and a large tank for water. The car 4, IS
Summer and winter transportation. Charles
altman said We have tried one OF these cars
already. We handle 1000 10 1000 horses per
wear 1t pays us Ito have them to arrive here from