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GREENWICH,

The town vaults contain records dating back to
1850.
Henry and George Dayton, Of New-YOrk, have
staked out villas at Field Point.
An ecclesastica council met in the Second Con-
gregationa Church. tuesday, to act on the resig-
nation of the Rev. George A. Gordon.
The Bankers and Merchants Telegraph Company
is placing additional poles along its line. The com
pany will soon open an office.
The New York, New-Haven and Hartford Rail-
road Company has abolished the system of stop-over
checks, which required passengers to obtain them
of staton-agents. Conductors now give them.
The following New-YOrk business men have rented
villas for the summer: George w. Ely, secretary
of the New York Stock Exchange; Louis f. GeOrger,
of Gunther & Co.; Herman Bache, Dr. +. S. Peck,
Edward II. Peck, X. w. Donaldson and stephen
White, of the Oriental Manufacturing Company.
A man who refused to give his name went among
the colOred people and told them that he had large
quantity Ot silks, satins, laces. jewery, etc, in
New-York which he had Struggled from London.
He had samples with him and offered to sell the
goods cheap He urged the necessity OF secrecy and
said that he could only meet them at night. He
required some money in advance and succc led III
getting large number of people to give from
so cents to $500. He was to deliver the &, 8 on
Wednesday night and many went to tho place
selected. The man was not there.
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ALONG THE SOUND.

BRIDGEPoRr.-kt tho dedication Of the Washing
ton Park Methodist Episcopal Church Tomorrow
Bishop Hurst who is to preach at the New ork
East Conference will preach IN the morning IN the
afternoon a meeting of Methodist clergymcn will
lie held. DIR. c. n. Sims Chancellor of Syracuse
University, will preach the dedicatory sermon IL
the evening The funeral of Mrs. Sherwood r..
Stratton, the mother of Tom Thumb, takes place
this afternoon.
NoRwALK-Blshop MacMahOn, of Hartford will
administer the rite of confirmation to large class
at st. Mary's Church, on April O..
WINNIPAUK. trial of William Sturges, prin-
cipal Of the district school, for Furnishing boy,
took place on Wednesday.
Observation-Disclosures who broke into COrnwalPs
store on Wednesday night carried off tray of SOLID
gold rings quantity Of silver cups and gold brace
shipped to Baltimore 800 bushels of sweet corn, for
planting purposes.
STANFORD A large shepherd dog of DR.. Charles
E. Rowell became mad on Thursday and ran into
the house of John W.. Wiimot, whore he was i'm
prsoned. DR.. Rowell, with the assistance of two
men, took child from the second story window,
then entering the house they wrapped themselves
with bedclOthes and secured the dog On April
10 the Presbyterian Church will be dedicated.
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THE COURTS.
Mr.. PUTNEY GETS INTO TROUBLE.

In the Marie Garrison suit yesterday.-the ex-
animation Of Robert H. Cutting IT,, was continued. A
large number OF the books OF X. L. Cutting Co were
produced the ruling Of the Court prevented their
animation by counsel for the defence, and finally Judge
ComsOck moved put all the books containing record
OF financial transactions between Mr.. Cutting and the
committee representing the stockholders OF the Missouri
Railroad in evidence in order that they might be
ahmed This reused Mr. COnkng TO strenuous opposition
and arguments made all the for and against
the motion. The referee reserved his decision. Mr..
Putney persisted in looking over the shoulder and read
ing the books etc. that the witness using to refresh
his memory until Mr.. COnhlng said Mr Putney, Will
you kindly take your place the other side OF the table,
where you belongl It breach OF good breeding for
you to do as you doing, and is very offensive 10
and 10 the witness You confuse him and have made
him make a serious mistake In his answer"
al don't propose TO be told TO sit down by anybodyV
'Oh you subside and take your seat and Mr. Puney
subsidized.
While Judge Constock arguing law point Mr..
Putney interrupted him, wbereuDOn the Judge said :
Mr. Putney, am capable Of pr, senng this question
properly and do not wish your assistance" Mr.. Puney
persisted, however. and the Judge sat down in high
dudgeon Mr. Putney showed that he entirely mlsunder
stood the point in controversy and was immediately sat
upon by the referee.
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sIINnRY NEW-IERsEY TOWNS.

BEILEVILLE.-A well drilled to obtain water for
MatthiesOn d. Wechers, the Jersey City sugar re-
fners, is now furnishing clear, soft water at the
rate of 100000 gal ons a day. The pumps were
Aqueduct Board. The well is ffty-tve feet deep
and within few hundred yards of the banks of
the Passaic. Experts of the opinion that by
sinking other wells in the vicinity Newark could
be supplied with plenty of water. proposal to
that effect is 10 be made by the Newark Aqueduct
Board.
PLAINFIELD.-The Rev. c. L. Goodrich Of Now
Haven, Conn, student in the brunswick
Theological Seminary, has been called by the Con-
gregatiOnal Church.
SUMMIT.-The bondsmen of Benjamin Dean, ex-
collector of Summit Township, j. ID. Kelly, ID. w.
Day and John Dcnman, have compromised for his
defalcatiOn by paying 81 900.
MoRRIsTOwN.-G. A. Halsey has been cleo ted
president of the Board Of Managers of the State
Lunatics Asylum Sheriff Howell and Colonel
Fred Grant are mentioned the probable delegates
to the National Republican Convention.
HACKRNsACK.-The Law and Order Society will
make another attempt, Tomorrow TO enforce the
ancient law against the doing OF business on Sun
day.
EIzABETH.-E Yesterday the house of Mrs
Leyand, No. 800 CathaTne-st., was broken INTO
and robbed of large quantity Of clothing. The
butcher shop Of Franz Hetzman was also robbed.
PLAINFIELD.-The Scott Perfecting Printing
Press Company has selected site and will erect
mandatory.
PRINcEroN.-The College trustees have appointed
a Board of Directors to manage the School OF Art
which has decided to open this school in September
the instructions for the present to be IN the history
of Art, under DR. w. G. Prime aud Professor Mar
quand. The directors find that 1t Is necessary 10
erect the wing of art building at cost OF 300 OOO
and subscriptions are solicited
NEw-BRUNswICK.-LeviD. JaTard the defaulter,
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WEsTCHEsTER COUNTY.

WHITE PLAINs.-The proceedings of the Supreme
Circuit Court will be resumed before Judge Dyk-
man on Monday.
BEDFORD STATIoN-George F. Sarles, n hotel
proprietor was tried before Justice Hammond on
Thursday evening, on charge of selling liquor
without a license, and sentenced to sixty days i'm
prlsonment and 10 pay fine Of 800 The trial lasted
until O'Clock yesterda.' morning.
PEFKsKILL.-The Salvation Army has met with
considerable success The meetings are largely at
tended. Several cergymen and laymen are taking
part in the exercises.
SING SING.-William Dorsey, the colored man
who was Sentenced to five years in the State Prison
for stealing horse at Mount KlsoO short time
ago, was recognized by the prison officials as con-
wet named August Cook, who escaped on NOvem.
Der 10, 1891, owing the State nineteen months
service which he will have to work out before his
new term will begin.
TARRYTOwN.-Ihe artesian well is assuming an
alarming decrease in it's flow. Its capacity some
two years ago was $4,000 gallons daily, but the sup
ply has fallen off over 80 per cent. The water at
first was soft and pure but it is slightly I'M
pregnated with sulphur.
YONKERs-In the City Court yesterday, John v
Alexander charged A. White with burglary and
malicious trespass in obtaining possession of n shoe
store in WarburtOn-ave. The case was adjourned
until to-day when White will bring counter
suit for damages against Alexander. The police
boat Patrol, with Commissioner Mathews on board,
made trial trip to Yonkers yesterd ay.
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MOSES IN THE S0UDdN.
Eo,u IN, American H,brsp.

Fr01n The dhneTIcdH TtDTth.
The Soudan is none other than the Cush OF the
Bible which Scptuagnt and the Vugate render EthO-
pia When Moses had arrived at mans estate Egypt was
invaded by Ethiopian army, which successfully lad
waste the country az Far Memphis In their despair
the Egyptians prayed their oraces for aid and the adj
vice they received that they should offer the leader
did. The great difficulty Of the campaign was to
traverse the roads which led to the ethiopian camp
In consequence OF their being infested with
dangerous sepents The willy Israelite provided his ad
vance guard with o number OF ibes In baskets and In
stucted the soldiers the birds loose the serpents
BY this ingenious eIpedient the roads were speedily
cleared and Moses enabled TO surprise the Ethop2ns
and defeat them with great slaughter.
Carrying the war into Meroe itself, Moses then LAID
siege TO the capital Saba The obstinate resistance OF
fered by the defenders prolonged the for time
but eventually tho city delivered by Tharbs the
daughter the Ethiopian King who had watched Moses
from distance and from adnir1ng his yaor had fallen
in love with him. The story ends happily with the
marriage OF Moses and Tharbis.
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STATEN ISLAND.

NEW BRIGnToN.-The pedestal will be completed
in few days for tho statue of Captain Robert
Richard Randall the founder of the Sailors Snug
Harbor.
RIcHMoND.-The second trial of James McGuirk
alias Mulligan's Ghost" on a charge of assanlting
Mrs. Hanna Uman, a Polish woman, concluded
Yesterday. The prisoner was found guilty. At the
first trial McGuirk was convicted Of assault IN the
second degree, but this verdict was not accepted.
He was sentenced by County Judge Stephens to
nineteen years and six months, imprisonment.
PnrNCB's BAY-The New-York Fishing Club was
recently formed by seventy-eight men from New
York and il has purchased three acres OF land and
awarded the contract for fine clubhouse. Tho
building will cost about $4,000. boat-house aud
bathing house will also be built.
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JERSEY CITY.
The Grand Jury for the April Term was drawn b!
ChariN Cron an Yesterday.

Tho Grand Jury for the April Term was drawn by
Sheriff Cronan yesterday.
Margaret Miller, age forty who is engaged IN
manufacturing cigars at No. TAO Jersey-ave., was
arrested yesterday on charge OF failing 10 cancer
stamps on cigar boxes.
The New-Jersey Yacht Club on Thursday night
decided to hold its annual regatta on, June ~
John III. Longstreet was elected commodore X. r.
Rabe, vce-commodore John ID; Goelschins, record
ing secretary George 4. Garland, corresponding
secretary; Charles }. Rogers, treasurer; Henry r.
Sitting financial secretary; aud William ). Dll-
worth, measurer.
Hannah Collins the young woman who was the
victim of malpractice at the hands Of Madame
Starke, of No. 81 Clark-st, NewYork, died yester-
day in the philadelphia Hotel. An autopsy was
by County Physician Converse, showed pIcuro-
pneumonia to be the immediate cause of death
James Kelly Miss CoT1ns's lover. was permitted to
remain at her bedside in custody of Police Captain
Farrier until about an hour before her death
He was anxious to marry the young
woman. bnt no priest could marry them, because
the banns had not been published. Kelly was ar
offered. but the Court remanded him: Police JUS
tice Gorman,. Of the Jefferson Market Police
Court, New-York, committed Madame starke
without bail.
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SENSATIONS IN DR.. BRIsTORs TRIAL.
OF THE CONFERENCE


OF THE CONFERENCE.
The committee of tria in the case of the Rev.
DR.. q. Il. BristOr of the Newark Conference, will
not be ready to report before next week. At the
session of the committee on Thursday night SEN
satOn was caused by two of the boy accusers of
DR. Brstor who declared that Joseph BTlstor, a
brother of the clergyman, had Threatened them with
The Rev. solomon Parsons, the counsel for Or;
BrIstor Immediately left the church and found
Mr. Brstor at the Park Hotel. Mr.. Parsons re-
ouested 10 be allowed to search him. There was
no revolver on Mr. B1stOrs person, and Mr.. Parsons
thereupOn returned TO the commttee-r room and
made u statement of the occurrence. Mr.. BristOT
asserts that he did not speak 10 the boys and did
not possess pistol. The meeting of the committee
was continued last evening IN the Emmanuel Re
formed Church.
I'm the Conference yesterday committee was
appointed to meet the Electoral Conference of
Lavmen for electing delegates to the General AS
sembly The lay delegates selected were Professor
James Strong of Drew Seminary, and James Nc
Gee of Planfeld. The Bishop called the names of
the following men to be admitted TO the ministry
Frank s. Goodman, Marcus 5. Lambert and Rob
ert NJ. Aylesworth. Goodman and Lambert were
admitted, and the case of Aylesw0rth was referred
TO a committee. The Bishop addressed the young
men upon their duties as Methodist preachers,
anee the Bishop said: Preach temperance fully and
freely, but when you have created the temperance
sentiment and made the truth dominant, leave the
organization and secular work to Others" Bishop
Hurst Dr. Reed, DR.. Kidder, Dr. Fowler, DR.. Kin
EFT, Chaplain McCabe Dr. Leary, DIR. Smith, DR..
Lowry, DR.. Chadwick, and others, were introduced
TO the conference by the Bishop. The case of w.
III. Atkinson discussed. He has been on trial
and had broken down mentally. The Bishop SAID
he would continue him on trial and give him q
Il. ID. Gamewell were admitted into full cOnnec-
ton
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NEWARK.

Serious annoyance has been caused many Of the
residents of G0vernor-st. by a man who pro"ls
about on dark nights, and by peerlng IN
at windows frightening women; lie IS described
as tall man with "a dark mustache, ana
wearing a light ovorcoat and derby hat,
Several unsuccessful attempts have been made
TO capture him. The last was by an officer,
who while chasing the man tried to draw ms re-
velver and tripping fell. Superstition peopehave
been abiding 10 the man as ghost, but the hus-
bands and tie policeman who have chased HIM tes-
tifv to his substantially, and have hopes OF dent-
flying him.
Francis and Henry Redding, age respectively nino
and twelve, who were arrested for selling picture
books, state that they had been inmates OF FAITH
Orphanage in WoOlwich, and ran away because OF
bad treatment. The father of the boys lives IN
Camden. The case is being investigated by super
intendent Yatman, of the Society for the Proven
ton of Cruelty to Children.
The Committee of the Board Of Education re-
ported adversely on the proposition 10 teach Ter
man in the public schools.
The pews in the Park Presbyterian Church have
been rented for So 000 an increase over the amount
obtained last veal.
The Rev. T.. III. Camp has accepted the call to the
Presbyterian Church at sag H,ubor, l.. |.
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UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.
WASHINGTON. March 2S.-The proceedings G

the United States Supreme Court to-day follows:
No 2s7-rhe Of Lansing plaintiff in orTor agt
liam A. Pury In error 20 the Circuit Court OF the United
for Northern District Of NewYOrk ON motion Of
Mr.. Francis Herman for plaintiff in and cOpsent Of
for defendant error judgment reversed With costa
and cause remanded with directions award trial
No. 2S2-AeIRnder COchrane and others appellants agt
Badische Aniln and Soda Fabrik Argument concluded.
No. 2s3-Augustus NJ Burnley, receiver etc, plaintiff In
error agt. the German American Bank. Argued.
No. 2s5GeOrge Middleton, plaintiff IN error ag the in
habtants Of the township OF Muca Atlantic County. Con
tinued.
No 2s6-TlOnas Quinn plaintiff In error agt William 3.
Chapman submitted printed argument for defendant In
error with for plantin In TO file brief
by April next
17-Originai parte the matter OF Albert Grant,
petitioner. Motion for rule 10 show cause submitted
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LONG ISLAND.

Observation-Disclosures Dorlon, a mason, age
sixty, while abOring under temporary alteration
of mind committed suicide yesterday by drowning.
Mr. Dorion WIS a single man and reported to have
been wealthy. Several weeks ago he leased house
that he owned III the village to Mr.. Merritt: The
present tenant owed him 90, and fearing that he
would not get it if the tenant was obliged to move,
he was obliged to pay $50 to the person to whom he
had leased the hOuse to release him. he loss OF the
$50 drove him crazy, and nurse was placed in
charge of him. In the night he made his escape
from the house.
IsIIP.-A meeting of citizens will be hold this
morning to nominate ticket, irrespective Of party,
for town officers.
LONG ISLAND CITY.-Mrs. Walsh, alias the ".Jlr-
sey Lily" who charged with keeping dlsor-
derly house in Dutch Kills. was sent to the County
iail Yesterday fOr fifty days by Justice Kavanagh.
49, Mrs. Martha Petry, age fifty one, wife of Mayor
Petry, died yesterday morning.. John Reilly
brother of ex-Aderman Reilly, of Astoria, was ar
ragned yesterday charged with stealing $74 from
his brother.
FLUsHING-A stock company, with a ca )ital of
S2jOOO has been formed for the purposoof building
a casino. A site has been selected at Union and
Amlty SITS.
WINFIELD-Whilo some boys were playing in
Hyatts Woods yesterday they discovered the dead
body OF n woman sixty years of age. The body was
considerably decOmpOsed and presented horrible
appearance. 1t was undoubtedly case OF suicide
or starvation.
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4 BIGGER MAN THAN BISMARCK
From Tns Pitt.bura pfspateh.

Major Gus Braun, the new chief of police, got
of his first story Yesterday In his official capacity IL
OF the funniest things ever knew he said u
Vnt Stevens and Mayors CLERK Grpp, who had escaped
from the rush Of applicants and we're breathing free air
for brief space. at was when down at Harris
burg l was pretty we'll known all through tho city,
and among my acquaintance was an old German named
Guest. lie took notion 10 30 20 Europe and came 70
me day and asked n couldn't get hm.a coonePs
commission In the militia 1 went up 70 Governor
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ROCKLAND COUNTY.

NYAcK.-The Supreme Court has appointed COM
missiOners to examine into the mental condition
of Eli Gurnee. Mr.. Gnrnee is over eighty years of
age and the owner of much valuable property In
Nyack and New-York City.
HAvERsTRAw.-The Hudson River brick manu-
facturers will convene here on Thnrsday...:..
There is movement started for the formation of a
Druggists Protective Union.......1he Messenger
suggests tho early enactment of a law which will
relieve Upper Haverstraw people from going four
teen miles 10 vote. Old Union Engine Company,
No. q was disbanded OH Thursday.
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A LOAN ASSOCIATION IN PLAINFIELD.

The old Building Loan ASSOCIATION of Plainfeld,
n J. closed its business abOu three months ago at
loss to the stockholders. For three years. il had
been in state of insolvency, and deficiency was
discovered in the treasurers accounts of some So
OOO The treasurer stated that it was DIE to the
non-collection of fines from poor members, and as
duty, he compromised with the association at
n sum varying according 10 various reports from
So 900 to $4,000. But the definite terms of this
compromise were never made public nor could any
authentic report concerning them be obtained. 1t
was alleged by that the deficiency not
due entirely TO the assigned. Prominent
among these who held that view was the editor of
of the local papers, and he supported his
opinion by strong articles in his paper This led to
q libel suit for 500 900 damages, which was with
drawn upon the editor retracting his charges
and Offering an apology. On Monday evening
new Building. Loan and Savings In
stitutlon was organized ard the following officers
elected President, Joseph 5. Cutter. vice-presif
dent, Frank COriell president of the Common
Council; secretary, ex-MayOr Nathan Harper :;
treasurer, Gabriel Bachman directors, J.. f.. Bark
alew. w. H. Williams, W. Woodruff. j. r. HOman,
Frank RunyOn William r. COddington, c. i.
Austin John Hickey, and the officers er-06ciO. The
Association has been incorporated and he par value
of shares is fixed at 5000 The number of shares
TO be issued is not limited. The headquarters are
at the law offices of Jackson d COddng ton, at
Second-st. and Park-ave. President Cutter stated
10 a TRIBUNE reporter yesterday that the outlook
for the Association was good One of the directors
was heard TO say that This Loan Association will
not be run by any two men,"
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COMPLETING HIS CENTURY.

plete one hundred years Of existence. He was born
IN Enfield March 30 1854 and has always
lived there as farmer. He has always
he been visited with sickness. That occurred more
than sixty years }. He is able to walk about his
Made an elector in 1905, lie has voted at every
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is suffering from hemorrhage, and, though he de-
clines to call doctor, he is getting weaker.

clipes to call doctor, he ID getting weaker.
RAHwkY.-The Board of Water Commissioners
and the finance committee of the Board OF Managers
of the Railway Savings Institution have had sew
era conferences relative to the adjustmento Water
Works bonds held by the bank, but nothing has
been decided. The affairs Of the Savings lnstItu-
ton are i'm the hands of the Chancellor of New-Jer-
sey who would have to give consent to any arrange
ment that the directors agreed upon. Walter IT,
Gage formerly engineer Of the water works,
brought suit before Justice j. o. Tunison for extra
services and recovered judgment for the amount
claimed. The Water Commissioners appealed and
the Court of Common Pleas gIanted a non-snit
against Gage on the ground that Justices OF the
Peace have no jurisdiction in cases where munich
palities are defendants.
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oeary and no nde out the commission and took 10 to
bought fine celonePs uniform spauletes and ALL and
travelled al Europe IN that t0sSery: waen a 10
struck his native town In Germany he was SSRer man
than Bismarck and he made 1t snow, too tell you"