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New-York tribune., 1884-01-27
PERSONAL.
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The oldest prcate of the Church Of England Is
the Right Reverend Richard Durnford, Bishop Of
Chichester. aged eighty-one; and the youngest,
Bishop NIlberfOrce, OF Newcastc-on-Iyne aged
fOrty-four
General Pleasonton is a familiar figure at the
Capital. He is tall, slender, and straight rs an
arrow. His hair is gray but his step is elastic and
he is considered to be of the most entertaining
stOry-tellcrs i'll Washington.
IG. Wood, author of Homes Without Hands,"
whose lectures at tho Cooper Institute last month
excited so much interest and drew large audiences
is now lecturing in Boston and other cities of Massa
chusetts. After one of his lectures, the people
stormed the platform and were so eager in their
demonstrations of friendship that lac was COM
PEELED to whisper an attendant TO turn OFF the gas,
and to escape in the darkness
Monsignor Cape has been somewhat indisposed
for the last two days in Washn ,.a1 The se-
verify of the season has told on him. and lis medi-
cal adviser says it would be rash for him to under
take at present the promised lecturing tour in the
West He has therefore postponed till after Easter
his journey westward, and will return to Washing
ton after having fulfilled certain obligations in
ew-York, Boston and Philadelphia. lle will
leave Washington for New-lOrk on tuesday and
will be the guest of Mrs. Hayemeyer.
Lord Aberdarc, president of the British Royal
Geographical Society has written the following
letter to Mrs. Emma De Long. wido of the late
commander of the Jeanette expedition:
MADAM In the name and on behalf of the
Council of the Royal Geographical Society. it is
with feelings of warm sympathy hat convey to
you the congratulations of that body on the publi
cation Of the journals of your late gallant husband
If anything could increase the regret that is felt by
geographers at the loss of Lieutenant De Long, il
would be the evidence which abounds in his jour
nails Of those noble qualities which endcared him 10
the officers and men who served under his command
in the daring and difficult enterprise which he
strOyo galIantly To achieve. IL events had been
ordained otherwise it would have been the pleas
ant duty of the Royal Geographical Society to well
come Lieutenant De Long OH his return and TO give |
due recognition TO tho great service performed to
geography. Ii now only remains for tho President |
and Council " eApess their sense of The great loss
New-York tribune., 1884-01-27
TWELVE PAGES.
THE NEWS rms MORNING.

FOREIGN.-A council of war was held in Cairo
yesterday. -= heavy storm prevailed in Eng
land. -- DR.. Laskcr's body arrived in Berlin.
== The ship Smla was struck in the English
Channel. -= 1t is expected that no movement of
the French forces viii be made in Tonquin until the
close of February. - The mother of the
late Sultan, Abdul Azz, is dead.
CONGBEsS.-1he Senate was not in session ycSter-
day. -- In the House I. w. Rockwell qualified
rs the member from the XNIIth Massachusetts Dis
trct. =- 4 bill was presented for the establish
ment of a Bureau of Animal Industry. == In
Committee of the Whole the House further debated
the Fitz John Porter bin.
DoMrsuC-The delegate in Congress fr m Uta
has written reply to Governor Murray's message
= Governor Murray has replied to recent stories
20 his dIscrcdt. == Earthquake waves were no.
t.ced at San Francisco on Friday. == The term
OF office of SurgeOn-General Wales has expired
:- The Governor Of Pennsylvania has appointed
a commission to revise the mine laws -= The
fertilizer factory Of i. Scldner d Son. Anne Arun-
del County Nd, has been burned. =- Much
damage was done in Aenia, ONO, by fire yesterday.
- The Fan Riyor cotton spinners have decided
90 strike If the reduction Of wages is insisted on
- Fourteen persons hurt in a coasting ac-
cident at Waynesboro. =- The Minnesota State
prison at Stillwel was burned. =- The Supreme
Court in Buffalo appointed commissioners of the
State reservation at Niagara. - A destructive
fire occurred at Highland n. j.
CITY AND SCBUEBAN.-COmmissiOne Thompson
and two of his surveyors testified yesterday before
The Senate Committee on Cities. == Sheriff Da-
wilson and County Clerk Keenan, were witnesses
before the Special Assembly Committee. -
General COchrane told the Tammany General Com
mittee why he returned to the fold == The West
Shore Railroad was admitted to the passenger pool
Tile Board Of Estimate refused to make another
appropriation for coal for the poor =- At the
Fanciers Show tho awarding of prizes was con-
tinued = boy was killed by coasting acci-
dent at Newark. - The counsel for the Commits
Boners of Rapid Transit gave an opinion as to their
powers. -= Henry Blackburn lectured on Tho
Pictures of the Year" -- Gold value of the legal
tender silver dollar A12l2 pains), S5.73 cents
Stocks opened lower and were feverish and
fuctuating but closed buoyant and excited.
TIE WIATHER-1RIBI Ne local observations in
dicatc clear OF fair and warmer weather. Tenpera-
tue yesterday: Highest 27e lowest So; av-
eragc, Sl2S.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-27
A BIT OF OHIO POLITICS.

E6trtn Spear, late managing editor Cincinnati In.
ql,trer.-There is talk that BOokwalter opposed
Pendeton for Senator BoOkwater told me only thros
weeks before the caucus that when he was running Tor
Governor Of Ohio, Mr. PendletOn the only Mo5sback
who treated him decenty. TO my knowledge Pendlcton
did all he could for BOowaeC There four caad-
didacs for the gubernatOral nomination from Cincinnati
General Banning, Theodore Cook, Ike j, Ian and John
Folett. After Bookwacr's nomination there was much
soreness. Pendleton gave dinner at the Queen City
Club 10 Boowaer, these gentlemen and about a dozen
leading politicians, the purpose and result Of which
10 heal up al Discussions. II Bo0kwatr uufrcudy
to PcndetOn lately, 1t because his filled with
lies
New-York tribune., 1884-01-27
THE UNBALANCED BID CONTACTS

THE UNBALANCED BID CONTRACTS.
The explanation given to the Senate Com
mttee yesterday, of the extraordinary un-
balanced bid contracts in the Public Works
Department, did not differ materially from
previous statements. Commissioner Thompson
testified that the bids were remarkable" and
the contracts unfortunate" But he thought
the "enorn0us error" was merely the result of
mistakes OF perhaps CaTelCSSness on the part of
the surveyors. How the contractors were able
to secure knowledge of the real state of the
ground in each case, so as to profit by the
alleged errors i'll his department, was more
than even Mr. Thompson could explain. His
principal surveyor, Mr.. w. V. Smith, was
willing to acknowledge that he had made some
very bad "eTOrs in judgment" although he
was paid for his services good sum yearly out
of the city treasury-hOw much he could not tell
1t is to be hoped that the Legislature will take
some action to save the city from further
losses because of these alleged "eTors in
judgment" The transcripts from the Depart
ment records presented to the committee show
equal need of legislative action. lt appears
that although Mr.. ThOmpsOns appropriations
have been largely increased each year, he has
still further regularly added to some of them
by means of the outrageous practice of trans
ferring alleged unexpended balances. In the
second year of his administration, Mr. Thomp-
son paid out 1892 more for the hire of day
laborers than III the previous year. But each
laborer has vote. And that will explain
great many things in the Public Works Depart
New-York tribune., 1884-01-27

that geography and science has sustained and %
request the widow of Lieutenant De Long to ac' ~
reP1 OUT heartfelt sorrow, n orr0w which is shared
not only by geOgTaphers bI; by all who adn,;ra
thOse qualities which were eminently displavcd
m the life of her late gallant husband / have The
want, ABERDARE." '''-
DUBLIN Jan. 2G.-Francis Hus3 O'Cahan O'Don-
nell. member of Parliament for Duugarvan. a
Home Ruler, will make literary tour in A,nerica
after the prorOgatiOn OF Parliament
New-York tribune., 1884-01-27
IN ENGLLSH rLER 0r MoEn0vLsn

AZ ENGLISH TIEW or MOENONTSM.
MFR. James w. Barclay, NJ. p has what he
correctly calls "A New View of Mormonism, -
in The Nineteenth Century for the currcntmonth
1t is new view, but its novelty is principally
due to ignorance of facts and misrepresentation
Nj. Barclay went among the MoEmons, and
New-York tribune., 1884-01-27
an EXTRAORDINARY FFFUSION.

On another page Of this impression we repro
duce from advance sheets Of the Memoir of
Thurlow Weed by his grandson. Thurlow Weed
Barnes, a remarkable letter. Though unsigned,
Mr. Barnes gives it as the letter of Judah p.
Benjamin, found among the papers of Thurlow
Weed. But for his assurance that the proofs
ofits authenticity are conclusive, we should GER
tainly hesitate to believe that il could have come
New-York tribune., 1884-01-27

So mach Of the woIl, Of both the Senate and
tho House is 50 unnteresting that the debate
in the Eitz John Porter case is godsend to the
visitor, at the National Capitol. The galleries
Of the House are now crowded daily, and the
members are making the best of their au-
dcnccs which are much more responsive than
when composed entirely of fellow Repre-
Bentatiycs Some telling speeches have been
made noticeably those of Mr.. Horr, of Michi-
gan. and Mr.. Wise, of Virginia, yesterday.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-27
TALKS ABOUT TOUN.
THE DECREASE IN CRIME.

Poiice S'perhtcHdeHt WaHng-I am not one of tho,.
who believes the world is growing worse instead q,
better So far rs my observation has extended I am
satisfied that there less crime to-day than there ia,
ever been before since the II is certan that the
number Of arrests each week is smaller than formerly
There is not much difference however, in the amOant Of
drunkenness
New-York tribune., 1884-01-27
BEN BUTLER AND THE FREE TRADEI

". 4. 4. CarSey, tabor org0ni.cr.--Ben Butler he's
shaken Lee Crndlll, who trying 10 get the Gen
eral up an independent candidate. have positive in
formation that Butler will not allow The OF his nlme
any connection that wpdy into the hands of the FREQ
traders The convention Of Tabor friends that has been
called TO at Chicago th. fan Will be capable Of de-
cdug whether there shall DE a third party candidate
not one thing dead certain, the convention will talo
such viii forward the protective tarn principle
New-York tribune., 1884-01-27

The "pulpit sketch" which will be found on
another page of this impression, relates to the
rector of a church widely talked about and yet
little known-the Rev. DR.. HOughton of the
Church of the TRANSPORTATION, aflectionately
known as the Little Church around the Cor
ner." This is now one of the most flOurishing
of the numerous Episcopal parishes in this city.
In the minds of all wcll-informed churchmen
its name is a synonym for good works, self-sac-
rifce and charity in the broadcst sense of the
word.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-27
REPORTS IN SENSATIONAL NEwspApERs.

L. j. ~ Sdt. President Of the Doct CoDuisSion.-lth il
certainly remarkable how some newspapers viii peryert
the sake of sensation. have observed this
particularly OF late and congratulate The TRBCNg
its reports generally and excellent
In the reports Of Board meeting yesterday ~
the reporters. drew their Imagination, and published
what purported To be lively tilt between Mr. LLiubccr
mud mYself, whlch wholly fase.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-27

Such crimes As have been committed on Long
Island lately are indeed enough to rouse to
wrath the residents OF the various towns 1t
cannot be denied that such occurrences
seriously damage the reputation of any
community in which they happen. But the
threats of lynching the negro who committed
the Spraguc assault do not help matters. In
deed they make matters worse, for lynching is
the extreme Of lawlcSsness. There are other
entirely proper methods, however, that the
authorities of the excited towns might adopt
which would make Long Island disagrceable
for tramps. Strict vagTancy ordinances rigidly
enforced in every village would probably an
swer the purpose.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-27

The principal effect of the discovery of murders
on Long Island seems to be TO ncite other murders.
The temptation to aSsa isolated farmers aud Their
wives in that region appears quite irresistible to the
undeycloped criminals there. and if there are many
more similar crimes we shall begin to apprehcud
a general massacre Of the farmers. In fact, the
farmhouse assaults to murder rapidly becoming
epidemic
New-York tribune., 1884-01-27

The House Committee on Commerce is re-
ceiving great deal of information these days,
in regard to railroads. Mr.. Chauncey NJ.
Depew for the Ncw-YOrk Central and Mr.
Blanchard of the Erie were before the com
mittee on Friday, and yesterday Commissioner
Fink gave his opinion in regard to the measures
affecting railroads, particularly the Reagan and
the Horr bills, now under consideration. II is
the opinion of these experts that before Con-
gress passes laws directly affecting the manage
ment of the interstate railways, Commission
should be appointed to give the subject more
thorough investigation than busy House
committee can possibly do.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-27

Coasting IA an exciting pastime. None the
less so, indeed, because it is dangerous
Almost every day now brings news OF
New-York tribune., 1884-01-27
HARLEM AMUSEMENT SEEKERS.

John ". Hamilton, Jtraqger .HouHt M0rris Te1hc.-
Has thrare IN Harlem proved a successl Mei when
opened year ago my friends scepucI and said
woulln stay here two weeks must admit was not
over sanghnc, yet here / still, and likely remain
The undertaking did bold al iist, but it has
proved successful beyond my antcpatous II hat
Just what the uarem people needed. There j.
large PERCENTAGE OF seeking people who would
not 20 downtown to theatre more than once in SIX
months. and they make II practice here once
week We are crowded every night We do have the
Madson Square runs OF lOO POO and 300 nights but We
have different play every week.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-27

The Special Assembly Committee has now
held sessions enough to show the manner and
temper in which its investigations are to DC
conducted. They are une quivocally good Inc
questions are searching, and quibbhng is not
put up with at ne same time no disposition Is
manifested to twist replies to mean something
which they do not. The County Clerks and
the Sherif's office have thus far received most
attention, and it is clear enough that they need
it. Neither Mr.. Keenan, nor Mr.. Davidson has
appeared to advantage. They have been
prompted frequently in their replies by then
subordinatcs, thus showing how little they
know personally about the duties of then
respective Offices Yet these officials are paid
for performing their work from $4,000 to
$4,000 a year. They would hardly need
prompting if questioned about the duties of
local politicians, we presume. In word, the
committee has already discovered abuses enough
in our municipal MANAGEMENT to justify the
Legislature in doing some pretty sharp work.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-27
AWFUL PERIL OF rHE MEXICAN NAvl


captain John Rettig. COAimGtder of ne Steamship CiB
~ M,rtfl-DO you say that you have not heard
Of narrow escape from destruction OF ouchaf OF the
Mexican Navy Why, where are your telegraph and
your other facilities for gathering news that you have 10
wait for a bring you such niOunatoui Well
you haven't heard OF IT, viii give you and YOU
may have II eXclusiIceXccptng Of course, the Mexican
newspapers. 1t happened just this way: On January
entire Mexican Navy lying at anchor IN Froutcra
harhOr, wien there up Of those terrific
"nOrthcrs," or what they call IN BnncOs Ayrcs tho
"plmpero" The Lbcrtad, the largest Of the Mexican
vessels, lifted up by tidal and swept
ashore and there she laid until arrived FrOncri
and pulled her of. expect the Mexican Congress will
order and other honOrs for my very dstlH-
gshed services in saving their Navy. Any other naval
vessels 20 ashorel Why bless you. no! said half OF tho
Mexican Navy almost destroyed and they only hayo
two vessels.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-27

some accident caused by carelessness in
enjoying this sport. Yesterdays record is
particularly bad. At Newark, n. j" one
boy was killed and eight others were
injured in the course of the day. AT Wayncs-
boro, PENN sled loaded with thirteen men
went flying down hill at a furious rate
of speed. when, owing to a false move
on the part of the man who was steering,
il was turned sharply aside and upset. -Four
riders were injured, probably fatally, and all
the rest were hurt. woman who was so un-
fortunate as to be in the neighborhood had her
leg broken. A few more accidents like these,
and the popularity of coasting will wane, at
Newark and Waynesboro, at least.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-27


the Government of India. 1t gives native district
magistrates and sessions judges the authority 10 try
foreigners that is to say, Europeans, but it neutral
ICES this concession by providing that all Euro
peaus shall be entitled to out oftweye jurors
from their own cOuntrymen. Originally it was
good measure but as finally passed 1t has little
significance.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-27

Let MS know" says The WOrH If the people
still rule and have the power TO select their own
government" Precisely That is The object Of SEN
ator Shcrman's resolution of inquiry INTO the
Southern outragcs. We are glad to find orr Demo-
cratic contemporary so ready to jcin TIE TRIBUNE
and the Republican party in exposing anti-re-
publican methods at the South
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-01-07
A CRASH !!
The Price Of Clothing Marked Down 25
Per Cent.

S. J. Friedman has determined to
close out his entire stock of clothing,
as he expects to build an addition in
the spring, and will need he room for
mammoth stock of European and
American dry goods and notions
TO this end he has marked all his
goods down, but especially clothing
Black dress suits that have been sell
ing in this city for $50 he sells for
@22.5O: he also has all-wool suits
from $40 upwards; and pants that
have been selling for $3.50 he now
sells for 81.
Everybody who needs clothes for
fall or winter wear had better 90 see
his goods, as really astonishing bar
gains are offered.
This is no humbuG, as anyone can
see on visiting the store.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-01-07

The George Holland Comedy Com
pany are billed to appear in. Haley
Theater for four nights, beginning
with Saturday evening, the 18th in
slant. Such sterling actors as G ,orge
Holland and Constance Muriel.e are
with the company, which is claimed
10y the agent to be the strongest or
ganization of the kind on the road.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-01-07
of for the East.

j. II. Cassiday and II. f. Seward,
OF kvtchum, lett last evening for a
visit to the old folks at homo.
Mr. Cassday goes to Whiting, Iowa,
and Mr.. Steward to North Arson.
Maine. While ia the East Mr.. Stew
ard will also look up novelties and de-
siraNle additions for his already ex-
cellent stock Of drugs, chemicals, sta
tionery, and fancy goods.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-01-07
THE STORM.
Its Effect Upon the Telephone Wires
How Any One Subscriber Happened til
Ring Up All the Others.

A snowstorm set in last Saturday
morning which continued until early
Sunday morning. While it continued
about foot of snow fell. 1t was
heavy, wet snow, which settled on the
telephone wires, fences, rocks, trees.
and all other objects which presented
any surface-however sharp-to the
storm. But this was especially the
case with the wires at the Central
Telephone Office. From the main
pole. which stands on the edge of the
sidewalk, the wires al! pass through
small holes to the kcv-board in the
Central Office. As they rest on their
knobs above tie door they are not
over an :nch apart. The snow had
formed a sheet Of almost solid ice. and
thus (ice being an excellent con-
ductor) connected all the wires. So
that it was impossible to ring any sub
scriber without ringing up every one
Of them, The annoyance to the sub
scrbcrs and operators may be mag
med.
by noon, however, the ice had been
cleared from the wires with long
pole; bat even then the line worked
badly. Speakers could only be heard
lndistinctly, and many wires were
crossed. For instance No. 2's was
crossed with No. IS; No. with %,
and No. II with 10. There were
half a dozen others. Mr.. HYDE, the
operator, thereupon Went along the
line, ascending the poles and shaking
the wires apart. Toward night the
line worked well again: but this
morning the same thing had to be re
peated; and for week to ccme the
operator will doubles, have to shake
wires loose every morning.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-01-07
LOCAL JOrTiNHS.

Go to J. c. Fox's for ladies' and
misses shoes.
Elaine oil is positively non-explo-
sive. Collin Bros. sole agents, d2l
TIE display Of the season, at Hem
bricks, the jeweler, dt
The cheapest place to buy grain Of
all kinds is at |. Morris & Co. DIS
Elaine oil can't be equa!ed. Coffin
Bros. sole ayrnts d2l
Tom and Jerry, fresh daily, at J. S.
Rainey 4 Co.'S saloon. dSwl
Finest imported cigars at the Mer-
chants Hotel. So
% lbs. corn meal for 81, at May,
krie5 Il Co.'S.
rs fire test coal oil-the best in the
market-at May, krieg Il Co.'S.
Tne Supreme Court of the Territory
of Idaho will meet in Boise next Mon
day-one week from to-day.
For tire watch repairing 90 to J.
Arnold's, waite maker ana jeweler,
next door to Whites furniture store.
S,erritt & Metca,f's saloon was
twice closed to-day, by attachments,
but re-opened soon after.
II You throw lightel lamp wick in
Elaine oil, it will be put out as if by
water. Coffin Bros. sell the Elaine.
There are about 1900 telephones
in operation in the territory owned by
the r ocky Mountain Bell Telephone
Company.
Hon. r. J. Curtis has returned to
Boise from Washington. He reached
home January 2d-the 'day after the
fair"
Good rustic, tongued and grooveo
flooring, and all kinds of finishing
lumber, for sale by A. Adams,
ketchum. oil
If you want to make good mince
pie, buy your raisius, currants, ctron,
apples, spices, brandy and cider of |.
Morris & Co. dS
w. IL. Ravens, the pioneer wagon
maker of Wood River will rake or
mend your wagon strong, neat. prompt
and cheap. s'eiyhs and 6 obs a
speciality. Shop: North Ma street.
HALEY. ol9m
An order has been received at
Rowe's sawmill, in this city, for lot
of long Joists to be sent to ketchum.
The mills up above are, it seems, in
capable OF supplying long timbers to
orier at present, as they cannot be
worked.
The Register and the Receiver ha e
failed to agree in the Croslin VS.. Old
ham case, involving title to section
Of land adjoining Bellevue on the
north. The testimony and all other
papers in the case will he transmitted
to Washington for the Commissioners
decision therein.
The new road to ChalliS and the
ankee Fork country by the way of
Haley is now stocked, and convey
ances and mails will pass regularly
over the road. The coke used at the
Bayhorse smcltcrs, the bullion pro
duced by the mills and smeI,ers-
aud, IN fact, all the SUP p.'-o needed in
that section viii c,mo or g through
HALEY
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-01-07
Parker Ore 10 be shipped.

About 10 tons of ore will be hauled
down to the Samrling Works from
the Parker m'ne--the new bonanza
on Elkhorn hill, and 40 tons more
will be shipped to OMAHA. The con
tract for hauling it from the mine to
HALEY has been let for s. per ton. 1t
will have to he rawiided for / 200 feet
before tits pat on the wagons. These
30 tons will probably be all that will
tie shipped until Spring.