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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-08
THE BAPTIST SOCIAL UNION.

The annual meeting of the Baptist Social
Union was held night al Delmonicos, and the follow
Inc officers were elected for the coming year George T.
Hone president: Washington Wilson and Henry G. We'd
der, vce-prcsidents L. f. Holt, secretary aud C. j.
Townsend treasurer After the election the company sat
decorated with cut flowers ami 900 members Of the union
and their guests present The retiring president
Professor A. T. BickmOre presided NJ tue guests tahe
aud with him sat the Rev. DIR. c. :. ROBINSON the Rev
DR.. X. s. Macarthur, Miss Ilatue Louise sims J0nn IL
Mrs Bright, the Rev. Dr. Thomas Arlitage and tie Rev
Dr. j. +. Elder and Mrs. Elder. Among others present
were J. b. Colgate and Mrs Colgate j. B. Trevor and Mrs
Trevor H. c. Cornell and Mrs. Cornell d. G. Hays, H. e.
Congcr and Mrs COnIer. After the dinner short nd
dresses were delivered by the Rev. Drs. Robinson and
Armitage and Miss Sims saug.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-08
THE NEW PoLICE-sTATION IN oLD-sLIP.

The Police Commissioners will accept from the
contractor to-day the new station-hOuse in Old-sp,
built for the police of the First Precinct They IN
spected the house yesterday and expressed their
satisfaction upon its completion. 1t is regarded as
the finest building of the kind In existence. On
account of the situation of tie honse, it has four
fronts The walls are constructed of Philadelphia
pressed brick and are trimmed with light Nova
Scotia stone and with Connecticut brown-stone.
Other OrnamentatOn il obtained by the use of terra
Gotta. The building is 0ne-hundred- and slxty-tve
feet in length and thirty feet wide, and 1t has
height of three stories with additional story III
the centre AT the western end are the entrance tho
captains rooms and Office and the sergcants'
rooms The assembly-rOOm for the force and the
waiting-rOOm for visitors in the centre OF the
first floor while the cells in the rear The dor
mitOries for patrOnen occupy most OF the two up
per floors. Every room has plenty of light and
faultcss means Of ventilation. N ID. Bush, who
has had the rank and pay Of patrOlman in the de-
partment for about twenty years, was the archi-
icct of the house, working under the direction of
Chief Clerk Hawley. Mr.. Bush has saved for the
city many times the amount of his salary in archi-
tects' fees and his work several pollce-statOns
has met with deserved commentator. The part OF
Old-slip occupied by the new police-staton is all
made ground, and the building of the foundation
alone cost about $4,000. Including the founda-
ton expenses tho station cost $74, S42 1t will be
occupied about April l..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-08
WHAT IS GONG ON TO-DAY.

Senate Investigating Committee, City Hall, 10 a. M
Board OF Estimate and AppOrti0nment, noon. .n
Sinking Fund Commissioners on Ramlpo ""'er
scheme, p. m, D-.,- ,,..,.u Associa.
ton Hall -, ,,.,,,
InGuest In Catharlne Graham's DEATH Brooklyn. 49,,
West Side Citizens meeting, seyentysecohus'' anu
Nnth-ave. x,,,, rro,ao
Old Volunteer Firemen's reunion Village House. H.,
Rapid Transit Commissioners, TIE TRIBUNE bi5lns
Felix MOschcles5 lecture on Art, StenWay man, r. i'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-08
AN ACCIDENT ON THE ELEVATED ROAD.

At 6:3O last evening the long platform of the
Elevated Station at the City Hall was crowded
with passengers waiting Tor tue T9InS
to, carry them to their I TomGng d md
for ten minutes no through tram .had
appeared Rumors of an accident began to clrcu-
Lac and os the crowds continued 10 pour into the
station blocking up the space, policemen were sent
for They kept back the thrOng when AT thls
hour is larger than at any time during the Day nut
the street filled and the rnmors OF collsoils
suread rapidlv A shuttle train was put on the
road again, but it had made only one TRIP
when the regular trains again began running
and the crowds were soon carried away. .
The railway authorities said that piston rod OF
engine No 106 had broken just as the train was
leaving the station at Nmety-clghth-st and there
had been n delay of ten minutes while the engine
St. 1t was at Ninety -ifth-st. and Ihlrd-aVe., re-
porter ascertained, that the accident occurred.
man living there, who saw it, SAID: o.,
II was looking out of my window on a lever WIN
the road when the train came down. heaTd pop
like small cannon and saw something shoot IRON
from the engine with lot OF steam; ana laII u0T
on the sidewalk IN front of an old woman she
was frightened and fell down, and truck dIlyCr
who was right under tie train, jumped from MS
seat and ran off, leaving his horses Inc Ole!
woman was not hurt. Her name Is Donanue ana
She lives in Third-ave. ut Ninety picked
I'D the piece that fell and saw that IL was me
cVlnder-head that had blown ont. suppose the
trains were delayed about fifteen minutes" ,r,.
The stations all along the road as lar as lHrty,
fourth-st were crowded when the trains resumed
runuinr; but the greatest delay did not pfOOably
exceed half an hour. At the City Hall station ii
ance was caused to passengers coming down Town
by the absence of the City Hal trans. seven
South Ferry trains passed the FOurteentAst statlon
before one for City Hall came along.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-08
HOME NEWS.
PROMINENT ARRIVALS.

Hoffman se.-COngressman Anar 9, a,c ".
Caldwell OF Tennessee and Charles W. MGCnne Oh ond
lo Victoria HOtei-Robert Garrett OF Balumore' i ~
General George g. Field, OF Governor Cleyeladus io
. WindsorHOtel-M Jonathan scoVie oi GnnrSs
and ii. L. Dugud, OF Syracuse GSey .her
G. Gorham, OF Washington, and Senator j. 49, and
OF Albany. buckingham Hotet-John r. seynoup sar
Horato Seymour r., of Utica. Strfernm nous ~.
Admiral George H. Prebe, United States Navy Uta,
endOn Hoe-John Newell, OF Chicago, and :; L. fd
OF Cleveland Hotel BTbnarick-Judge Jonn L. LnuJ 1
ling OF Louisiana. .Bemdrie Hotel-T Jefferson CooF
idge and william EndicOtt, Jr OF Boston.
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port Of Seoul and win take the exhibits tne rn
charges understand, to he borne by me Ensb and
menf An exhibits will be catalogued IN Ehgnssn an
Chinese with the names OF contributors or hid %a
attached. Tho Tab chosn az inVoIce prices for
purposes of early Introduction among the people ood
address here is No. II Southst ana snouiu "' P''
To give any information desired
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-08
BLOOD POISON.

Let an suffering from from any form OF bOO'
Polsou or Blood Humor skin Diseases serofals hneuu
atism or Cancer call at the ONCE of the SWIFT srh'
CIFIC COMPANY, No $50 West 23d-s'- New-h"r
Our physicians give them important information AA
sayiee-FREE Oh CHARGE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-08

been posted had not the other certificates been can
that the holders not having boats ready to transfer
the grain, did not intend to transfer IT. but de-
iivered up the certificates to avoid having the gram
posted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-08
MR.. RoBBINSS BANKRUPTCY BILL.
TUIS md OIHLK MNI IEI1o DIT V1'I1 TT
OF COMMERCE.

THIS AND OTHER MATTERS BEFORE THE CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE.
There was an unusually large attendance at the
meeting of the Chamber OF Commerce Yesterday, as
Committee on Bankruptcy, was to submit 1Or ap-
prevail proposed National bankruptcy law the
9. few days ago, In presenting the OIL
Mr. Robbins spoke at some length IN
grd to H I'D qy RobES: su 4tfF rS ee
Som Senator'S ingalls, and HoaT and Congressman
j. Randolph Tucker, who were DESTROYS OF securing
the opinion of the Chamber on bankruptcy laws,
He said be was sorry learn that petition in
circulation and was beng largely signed, protesting
against any National bankruptcy law lie asked that
tile report of the committee be accepted and thou
sand copies printed for distribution. he motion
was declared carried, when r: B. Van Week took
was asked for. +. A. Conk king said that
there was no possibility of passing any bill other
than that framed by Judge Lowell; lie said that
10 have been prepared for the Chamber of Com
,nerce of the State of NewYOrk under the instruc,
tons of Mr. D. C. Robbins hfd g 4 ibe 6aNi
her. and whether Mr.. Robbins had the authority 10
give instructions FOL the preparation OF such DlIl
The matter then laid oil the taDIe ny al ainos'
In View Of the fact that in 1860 members Of the
Chamber subscribed $4,000 toward the SZ2O,OUO
was sold YEAR ago for $3.50, 900 the Chamber
adopted memorial 10 Congress asking Ter oI259ths
of the S650000, together with corresponding
part Of the income received by the government
while the property was under lease
An address prepared by John Austin Stevens to
the memory Of the late Charles H. Russell was
adopted.
IRREGULARITIES IN THE GRAIN TRADE,
One of the complaints under Investigation by the
Grain Committee Of the Produce Exchange was as
TO the regularity Of posting large amount of No.
D Red Wheat IN warehouse Oh January IA, as "out
Of condition. Ii was charged that the manner in
sqbich n was posted was in violation of the grain
,uIes The committee decided yesterday that the
erain was posted in accordance with the rules and
fhe decision caused great dissatisfaction among TIE
grain brokers. who charged the. committee with
fav;ng shown favoritisIn. 1t was threatened that
fhis case, as well as some other cases, would be
carried into the courts. The other cases referred 10
Without removing the grain, Ole OF winch IL sa1d 70
have resulted in the posting of $4,000 bushels OF
wheat held by Post Il Co.. which would not nave
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-08
TO SET11N THE REPUBLICAN CONTESTS.

John ]. O'Brien, temporary chairman of the
Republican Comfy Committee, yesterday appointed the
following Committee on Contested Seats: W. H. Town
lev of the IVth Assembly District; Charles = Spencer Of
the XIIIth District; Robert q. McCor, Of the With
District; Prank EthTidge. OF the NNllth Dis
trct and George billiard, OF the XIth District. Mr.
Towney Will call the committee together In few days
There are contests Ia the XVIII XVIII aud XXIId Dis
trcts The most important contest il IN the XAIIId Dis
tTct between the Raymond and the ant-Raym0nd fac
tons The Republicans in that district opposed 10 Ray
mOnd expressed themselves yesterday greatly dlssats
fled with the committee named by Mr.. O'Brien.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-08
|. EAKY
ROOFS

o. GRAVEL TIN IRON, 81 AIES Si ,iF nv mproyed
MttIod; / cent per foot upward WIN k melad.
GUARANTEE fOI years ilshesI. ~ To- ramphlet CIV,
ing ~ Fire Insurance Companies. "n'e l'' P"p
No '''' ~ REAL ESTATE ROOFING CO.
-. l8o MnIdrn- LINZ. y. v.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-08

The Cincinnati correspondent of The UerelaRd
Herald ia describing the great minstrel festival says
the stage discovered when the curtain went up.
How horrible II would have been II the stage had
out 10 get drink while the curtain was down and had
forgotten to RETURN Milwaukee Sentinel.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-08
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

MINIATU RE ALMANAC.
suu rsee 30 sets 522 Moon SETS 44t Moons ago ds II
HIGH WATER TO-DAY.
AM-sandv Hook, 58 GOV. Island. 537 Irll Gate 1'20
PA.-sandy HOOK, 5iG COY. Island. Ullilol Gate. 500
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-08
THE OVERLAND TELEPHONE CO.,
ORGANIZED UNDER TIE LAWS OF rHE STATE OF
NETWORK.
n. G. DUN, President.
j. w EWELL, Treasure


r. G. DU n President
W EMELL, Treasurer.
Il D BUCHANAN, Secretary and General Manager
Principal Offices, Nos 81 and l5s Broadway Ne~YOrk.
This company which the patents ~ Dr. hy'oh l."
Baxter for the be It devices existing for 'eeph0n Vuf
roses has o ccnses 10 opani for carrying On the tele
phone business under these patents In tho STATES Oh Nov"
York NewJorsey, Pennsy lyal. Delaware h'iy~Du' Uio
Indiana Kentucky Mississippi, LOUISIANA AfSans"s' MSS
, rren,...., Mlcb,.an ami Florida the District Of Col
n, , r,dian 1erritory ant Now.Me1lco This company
n ready 90 treat with parties visiting 10 negotiate for rights
IN other states and receive communications r'm those
who NAV desire 70 organize Local companies under tue state
comuauies formed or 10 be formed
ms coronany holds the Europcau an Canadian patents,
and ia ready TO treat Tor their sale or use.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-08
THE CITY INVESTIGATION.
rpo,rR,E IN SECURING WITNESSES.
MEN IN HIDING AND on JoURNEYs-IhE shLNhf
CHARY OF SHOWING Ills BOOKS.

,trv IN HIDING AND on JOURNEIS-lhE shhhirr
cHARY OF SHOWING HIS BOOKS.
Tho Senate Committee which is investigating the
Department of Public Works will resume its ses1
sions in this city to-day. ms committees, do Moii
as the Assembly Special Committee on lnyestlg ga
ting the city government, has met Win great uel
of di0icnlty in securing the attendance OF VIII
nesses John Barry William Mcdonald ana other
persons who have been supplying the Public WORKS
Department with material on the $3.50 order sys-
tenn have so far successfully eluded the subpoena
servers of the Senate COMMITTEES. The Assembly
Committee has been blocked in its pygStgatl lion
into the Registers office, because Mr.. Relllys pre-
decessOT, Augustus D0charty, carried away tno
records of the Office, and has himself gone on "Trip
TO Cuba. There is talk of having Mr.. DOcharty
indicted for carrying off books belonging to
the CITY and also for failing to make returns OF his
fees as required by law. Ex-County Clerk William
A. Butler whose presence was wanted by the AS
sembly Committee, has gone on Journey 10
Florida. Unless County Clerk Keenan, and his two
predecessors, Mr.. Butler and Hubert Q; Thompson,
return to the city the ices se fbem g o S so
The case of Sheriff Davidson is already before the
Grand Jury and there is evident alarm IN the Sher-
IFS office on that account. Inc oheIn wien Vi
the witness-stand last week, was extremely anx-
ious to have placed the records OF the commit
tee statement prepared by hun showing that inc me
net amount of the income of his office was ABOUT
8 "a 600 The committee consented TO accept the
statement with the understanding that the etact
facts should be brought out by an examination "a
the Sherifl's books by an expert accouhuahI en-,
plOyed by the committee. Ihe SheTu eAploss99ou
himself as willing to have such an examination
made and arranged with the accountant when 10
begin Bnt when the accountant went to the Office
the Sheriff refused to permit books to be examined.
lie has now been sqbpgnaed, to appear tomorrow r
and produce all his books and if he refuses the com
miftee has decided to compel him to obey its order
II il said that if the accountant was permitted to
examine all the Sherilt's records some startling
revelations would follow. ., A.
The committee has decided to comply with the
request of ex-Congressman John B. Haskin, ana
investigate his charges that the Mayor accepted the
nomination for his present ONCE under an ,aRcoI,
ment TO appoint +. c. Duffy Sidney 7. Nichols ana
others to Offices of trust and value The acceptance
of a nomination. under such an agreement, Is maze
\ nisderncanor by the charter The recent deal
in the Board of Aldermen is also to be subject OF
inquiry.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-08

GIVE got a pencil that writes all colOrs,' said
Stmpleg TO his wife. "What cocr do you want u 10
writer His wife suggested red and with one loot
ready for jump, Gtumpleg calmly spelled out rcd
with his black pencil Milwaukee Sentinel.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-08
SHIFTING NEHS.

PORT or NEW YORK.........rn URSDAY, FEB. Z. 1884
ARRIVED
Steamer Cation Br, Moree, Yokohama NoE 81 Kobe 70
Nagasak 30 Shanghai Dec ., Annoy ~ Hoaz hohK2l ssk
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-08
4 PRACTICAL RAILROAD MIN.

From The Philadelphia call
So you want situation as conductor, do
do yOul" SAID the president OF the road.
''Yes sir" the applicant replied.
"Have You the necessary qualifications for such re-
spOnsibe position"
81 am sure have, sir"
Well suppose your train should meet with serious
disaster In which number Of passengers would be killed
and large amount OF property destroyed, what action
would You take in such case !"
II would telegraph the newspapers that the accident
of little Importance and then send word To the pres
ident Of the road to sell the stock short
"Hm' replied the president, 81 am afraid those are
not the proper qualifications for good conductor but YOU
are a man 81 ability We want first class supern
tendcut You consider yourself engaged superlntcn
dent of the road, at u salary OF SlOOOOa year.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-12-06
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

MISS MARY TAYLOR, daughter of John
Eli. Taylor, of Hartford, Conn.,, left home on
the 25th ult., and has not been seen since.
She started out to call on friend. She was
to have been married on Christmas to a
| gentleman of Weathersfield. Her parents
are respectable and wealthy people. It is
rumored that she has taken her own life,
but so far as can be learned there is no mo-
tive for such an act. Miss Taylor is about
twenty five years of age.
JERRY BELL was accidentally shot and
instantly killed by young Nichols, at Paris,
KY, on the 28th.
JAS. ROGERS. a gambler, entered Mayor
Winton's office, IN st. Louis, on the Both,
and fred point blank at the Mayor. The
pistol only snapped and the noise attracted
Mrs. Winton's attention, who ordered him
away. Rogers left, muttering threats
against the other city officials. The cause
is supposed to be the closing of Rogers
keno room by the police.
BILL YoUNGERMAN made himself obnox-
ious to negro congregation at Franklin,
Tenn, on the 29th. While drunk he dis
turbed public worship, was arrested and
taken to the lookup, but released about
midnight. A few minutes later were heard
several shots and the rapid flight of a num-
ber of men. Youngerman was found lying
on the public square dead and literally rid
died with bullets.
Mr.. PETRIE, station agent at Somonauk,
Ill, was killed on the Goth, at that place, by
passing train.
A THREE-YEAR-oLD son of Simon Seafoos,
near Find1ay, O., was burned to death on
the 10Th, by bis clothes catching fire from
the ggate.
TIE condition of many of the Hooking
Valley miners is truly pitiable. No work,
no money, no pIaceto go, and but little to
eat, is certainly distressing state of al.
fairs.
MRS. NANCY MhAER, widow near Van
dalia, Illinois, poisoned her two little chill
7red and herself, on the Goth, and all are
dead. Poverty and sickness are alleged as
the cause.
FREEMAN CRAWFORD was killed in
brawl in Monroe county, Ca, on the 29th,
by being struck on the head with stone.
MARY HARRIS, of Ottawa, o., sued Jno.
Weiser for $1,000 for breach of promise,
and as balm for the wounded heart, was
awarded $1,000 by the Court Of Common
Pleas.
NoRRIs EATON, of Manilaus, n. Y, who
lad been annoyed by skunks stealing
shot at a black spot in a straw
stack, on the 29th, and killed an unknown
nan hidden there.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-12-06

On the 9th the Mexican National Band
of seventy-five pieces from the City of
Mexico, accompanied by number of ca
diets from Castle Chepultepec and a party
of civilians, arrived in New Orleans. After
completing Encouragement i'll New Orleans
the band will make tour Of the United
States.
ENGLAND has resumed negotiations with
Spain for a commercial treaty with that
nation.
BY orders of Governor-Geaeral Won
Monteuffel, three anti German newspapers
in Alsace- Lorraine have been suppressed.
DURING the past months the value of
merchandise exported from the United
States was $234, IL, ,249; imports, $208, ,813,
$50; excess of exports over imports, $685.
500, ,619; excess for ten months ended Octo-
Der 31st, $36, ,655, ,454; for twelve months
ended same date, $81 $685. ,6S8.
On the 9th the annual district conven-
tion of the railroad and river miners met
at Pittsburgh, Pa.
A TEN per cent. reduction has been or
dered by Oliver Bros. & Phillips, iron and
steel manufacturers of Pittsburgh, Pa.
AT Pittsburgh, Pa, 800 persons have been
thrown out of employment by the shutting
down Of one of the glass factories.
A NUMEROUS party of business men and
capitalists of New York and Philadelphia
will visit the New Orleans Exposition in
body.
THANKSGIVING DAY was generally OBJ
served throughout the country, the ex-
changes, banks and business houses being
closed nearly everywhere.
On the 2Sth the Middletown IN. W Ma
tional Bank closed its doors.
THE works of the Howe Sewing Machine
Company at Bridgeport, Conn, have shut
down.
On the 2Sth another Pittsburgh (Pa.)
rolling mill resumed, after several months
idleness.
A DANGEROUS state of affairs is reported
in India, and there is an excited feeling
among the natives against England.
ALL indications point to speedy wind
ing up of the coal miners strike in the
Hooking Valley, Ohio.
A MEETING of the coke syndicate was
held at Pittsburgh, Pa, on the 28th, and a
general reduction in wages of laborers was
ordered.
In Spain cholera seems to be gaining
ground. Several fresh cases werereported
at Toledo on the 28th.
For the week ended the 28th there were
222 business failures in the United States,
and twenty in Canada; total, 249,
decrease of twenty eight as compared with
the previous week.
OUR Canadian neighbors are becoming
anxious to renew their fisheries clause
in the treaty of Washington, and Par
lament will be urged to take action in the
matter.
A NUMBER of violent earthquake shocks
were felt in Switzerland on thenight of the
9th.
AT Central Park, New York, sensation
has been created by the escape of a twenty
five foot boa constructor from the museum.
The municipal authorities of Kiel, Ger
many, have decided to expel several Danes
from that city, owing to their participa-
tion in the anti-German agitation in
Schleswig-Holstein.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-12-06
M'PHUN RELEASED.
Robert Bryce 1IcPhun, The East India
Forger, Released Upon Legal Technical
ity. and Sergeant Webb Will Return to
Calcutta Without His Prisoner.

RODerC Bryce mcPhun, The East India
Forger, Released Upon a Legal Technical
ity. and Sergeant Webb Will Return to
Calcutta Without His Prisoner.
LOUISVILLE, KY, November 30.
Robert Bryce McPhun, arrested here
on requisition from Calcutta
for forgery of the Halta Tea Company's
stock, was yesterday set free on techni-
cality. He was the company's chief of
fcer and got about 100000 ON the stock
from leading Calcutta business man.
He lost the money in Colorado mining
and came here and engaged in
business eighteen months since.
Sergeant Webb, of the Calcutta police,
who came with extradition papers, had
the certificate of the American Consul
General in Calcutta that the dispositions
to establish McPhun's criminality were in
due form and exact copies of the original.
But the certificate fails to state that the
deposition would be readable as evidence
in an Indian Court. Webb testified that
the dispositions would be readable, but
admitted that his knowledge of law
was obtained by connection with
the courts as a police sergeant. The de-
Tense objected to the admission of the de-
positions. Judge Barr held that it must
be established that the dispositions would
be admitted as evidence in an Indian
court, and that Webb's testimony and the
Consul's certificate did not establish this.
As Webb was not personally cognizant OF
the facts eliminating McPhun he was
ordered released.