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New-York tribune., 1884-02-26
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 26 1884

not recognize any OF the names as those or prominent
men signed TO protest against the passage Of the Dill
to pay the Captain Of the Port and the Harbor Masters
their salarie, from May % to the present time.
John W. Tyler stevedore for three years. employing
twenty-five men on an average testified that he had dis
charged seventy since May "a he bad applied 10
several OF the Harbor Masters and had not
applied to any others than the Harbor Masters
He was formerly Harbor Master Inc
cansboatnen would call theHarbOr Masters Names ana
one once drew pistol on him. 49,. ,- o,o-or
Captain Joseph L. Proseus, Harbor Master Ior n
years testified that be had worked In District NO 20
from GansevOort-st 10 Westchester County ne hst
given berths to 2,1O6 vessels since May - ia be
date he had received fees perqustes nor mao nc
mad bis authority disputed Most OF hls time was
up in seeing that vessels got their berths once DVch
Master order 10 vessel 10 leave perrin 10 Nnn
he had assigned it, but the vessel did not CO. ana tne
matter settled in accordance with the witness
James Mccartney superintendent OF the Puble baths
during The last FIVE years. said that he had applied to the
HarbOr Masters for berths for the bathing structures
ing the past nine months He always found them reay
IN He had paid any fees 10 them. by law ne
had apply the Dock Department for baths as wei as
TO the HarbOr Masters.
Captain Amos II. Allen Harbor Master. appointed IN
1890 testified that from Nav "a to October 1888 he had
performed mis- duties regularly Since then he had done
ony occasional duty having other business He had had
his authOrthy disputed by the canalmen and had argue
with them. bought them drink, and thus setted ~.
He rad his home in Petersburg, Rensselaer, County Ihe
Dock Masters had not disputed his authority
Edward b. Brooke, OF No. SOuthst who is engaged
in canal transportation, said that the HarbOr Masters
had performed their duties well usual since May "a
He had never paid them fees me majority ., sTs
sgners the protest against paying the Hsr0or Masters
We're canal-boatmen.
Captain Eugene Frost, Harbor Master for eleven
years testified that he had performed his duues as
since May a. and had his authority questioned OF
received gratuities - - rr
Hansen and c. j. Fisher all sevedores testified that the
HarbOr Masters had performed their duties fathfuy,
and that they had paid them no fees since May "a
New-York tribune., 1884-02-26
CLOSING PRICES OF PHILADELPHIA STOCKS
RsDortsd by JOIN H. DAVIS < CO.. II WiiLs,
MONDAY. Feb. 25-P. VI.

MONDAY Feb 25-P. VI.
The stock market to-day developed large selling
movement all over the list. Whether it was for the
long or short" account is the problem that
taxed the minds of majority Of the daily traders,
and the one which they have gone home TO cOgitate
over In either case the result of the day Is ma
teria decline in prices for the general hSt although
the last haf-hour of business witnessed a partial
recovery from the lowest figures of the day.
Measured by figures the opening was strong. as 1t
also was excited but the excitement and the prices
Welded after few minutes following the opening.
The transactions for the day amounted to 4OO. 200
shares. of which four stocks furnished 27o.OOO
shares. Delaware, Lackawanna and Western and
Reading were the special features at the beginning
Of business. Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
opened at 317s and steadily declined to 1873 at
which one broker sold TO another $4,000 shares;
following that large transaction there was an
advance to 1872 and then decline to 1898,
md final ending at 1904 after sales Of
1IO1OO shares Reading opened up from
go at 6Ol,, sold at 6Oas and then declined
TO 5s7s and ended at J9l2 after sales of
j65OO shares. Union Pacific ranged from S2l2a
S25. down to s0l2 and closed at 81 Il after sales Of
80 500 shares; and st. Paul after for some time
hanging between 92a 02as, later sold at 9l's ana
ended at ia after sales of 0l,500 shares. Some
disappointment was expressed at the report of the
earnings of the Northwestern and 81. Paul raii-
roads for the third week in February, because the
same weeks of last year were known 10 be bad
weeks, and that fact perhaps had some influence on
prices. Pacific Mail was an exception TO the gen
eral rule With transactions amounting 10 2o'oOO
shares il rose from ga Is to 500sa 1Ole AT the
opening there was some good selling OF Central
and Hudson at ll7lsal1G7s that generally was
ascribed to London account. but the stock did not
sell below 1865 and closed az llGA Lake shore
declined from l04 to 1O27sa lO34 Mich
igan Central from 03is to OLE and Canada
southern from 55l9 to 544 The market closed
unsettled at the recovery.
State bonds were more than usually active and
firm; sales included Tennessee compromise bonds
New-York tribune., 1884-02-26
Cn1-Rr Observation-Disclosures oG-

SUPREME C0rRr-CaAsBLRs Before Donohue. J.-Nos .
IA H. lls II t25. 1872. las. lGl + "a 262 23 -
SUPREME COUR-~PECfAL TERM.-BefOre LawreIce -
Nos 244 80 40 2gG. ~, las 4l6 20 5 @5. l3-. 81,
2O9 2i2 593 4G5 22 337, 242 lOL II TO- 80 500. ~
rf'PHriiF Coz I-CRCIIr-PAKI I-Bcfpie BTbwD Nos
507 s-4 s44 IG49. I2ll lz2. Il53 Sg2. 3S 36. -3-l
1852 1853, 1854, lJj 1897 l3iO 93S. 1j4, 1884, pa,
SAP 9l5, 1888
sIPRISE C0CRT IRCtrlP ART II-Beiore Potter Nos.
1871 lu7s 1919 1908 1879 473 1914 l4s 379 $50 $50,
95l, l4l3 l4lG 1874 lOiN l2sl, -, llGt 90 i2j.
sUPEmOR CoCEI-ClRcJI- PART Ili.-Before Van Worst.
JNOs l5ls I'D, llol a. @bk- 1919 136, l547 ll.3.
1929 1872 Sos l05- 4ll 1920. 04 2+'2 2564. Ij4
1868 l564. 1863 1866, 1851. ls6~
SURROGAIEs COuRT-BrfOTe Rollins S-COntested wills OF
Henri civil. II a. Henrietta Rilger, u
DAY calendar.
SUPERIOR COURT I RiAL ErsPAEl l.BeOTe IruaI, -.
Case On-NO. 26S. NOday calendar
SUPERIOR COUHr-1HAL VERN-PARi II.-BefOre OGOTman,
Case On-NO 1913. AOday calendar
SUPERIOR COURr-IRAL 1EfM-PART III-Bei0re Ingrahan.
JNos 90 81 6iS co., ,GO 5C3 jG5, GIL. as. o. CO.
li5. Z-J. 403. f73. ti-
CoHMoN PLKAs-srEciAL TERN Before Lsrromore. H.
Case On-CavailO tgt. lAr luOne.' No DAY alendar
CoMNoy PLEAs-EQJlrY TrRN-Before Van Hoesen, j.
Case On--Cay ailO aRt. The 90 iuOne'
CoMMoy PLEAs-IalAL TEEM-PARr I-Beiore Beach J -
Nos Z83 GOO C}3 GTS G0i 3 lbJ 49, 433 5l7 blj jsi
1Ol S82 70j 40l 4l9. lo5. G, eO+. 1888 - go
COMWOS PLEAs-TlIAL IERi-fART ll.-BeiOre DAILY, J.
Nos TB} $50 a. $50 j2' 80 J1 3.s $50 l, .lD, -
z0s 53 20 564 5l0 $50 10 1O 1885, 49, Gl, 10-, .9a
III IT,
New-York tribune., 1884-02-26
WORK OF TIE HARBoR MASTERS.
A CLOUD OF WITNESSES IN THEIR FAvoE-rHEIR
OWN sTAIEMENTs.

A CLOUD OF WITNESSES - THEIR FAYOE-rHEIR
OWN STATEMENTS.
The Senate Committee on Commerce and
Navigation yesterday continued inquiry into man
ncr in which the Captain OF the Port and HarbOr Masters
nave performed their duties the day which the
law intended 20 egslate them out Of Office take
effect The committee met in the Maritime Exchange.
only three members being prescnt-Messrs. Fassctt.
Cocgeslal and Robb. Michael T. Butler, steyedore for
dueea years testified that since May Il last
he has applied for berths for 200 vessels
10 the present HaIboT Masters. He continued :
Ihave never known heard that any one except the
present iiarpOr Masters performing their duties.
have paid any Zee 20 the Harbor Masters nor known
its being done. They have always performed their
duties excceutly. II there dlscaI gng these
dHtcs the Of the port would be seriously az
fectcd
George " Beverly a s'evedore for twenty-five years,
employing 100 men, testified that he had
loaded and discharged over seventy YES
sels since May, aud had applied 10 near
ly all The HarbOr Masters for berths He had
never paid anything 10 them for their services nor known
OF it, being He had not known OF any other Per
sons performing the duties Of HafbOr Masters lie did
New-York tribune., 1884-02-26
.aa 70 msrsnews that naa never before heard him
| n btncan andi language"

utter svch ipcendiary language"
THE DEMOCRATS GIVE HIM A CHARACTER.
Judge T. f. Cooper OF the Supreme Court OF Missssip
nj testified that he formerly resided at Hszlehurs he
detailed the circumstances connected with Matthewss
defalcation as Sheriff. and said that j. p Matthews was
regarded as dangerous mar, and violent politically
The witness continued 90" heard in 1875 that Matthew'S
had made threats against the lives OF mysell anu
Judge Hayes I then chairman, and Hayes was
member OF the State Executive Democratic commute
asked Matthews about It, He said he understoou ~ t -
we wanted 10 kill him. aud that he had deci9eo snae &
killed his death should be avenged that ms VIII piu,
vded that II he should be killed. 900 should De usea
in securing assassins to avenge him.. The witness con
abiding a general rule. On crossexainl1nissumon M Oh
witness said that in 1871 he wrote Matthews
good e sheria s'"s for all classes Of the people
He had always found Matthews as court ofcer enssh
and accommodating The witness dd not appIOse 70 " co
killing of Matthews Did not believe the negroes Oh W
piah County would arm against the whites. 49,, "a
DR. +. A. Rowan member of the Legislature from 20
pah County testified that the canvass ofth last eec9n
vas very peaceabe He believed the Democrats would
carry the election He knew ]. p Matthews The WIZ
ness identified an article in nSe%sp"PGr S a. iszS *
by Matthew'S brother The circular contains
violent remarks and statements about hummer
the Republicans failed hold meetings during the last
two weeks preceding the late election BECAUSE ey were
satisfied that they had been beaten IN the canvass.
II G. Wall Commissioner OF Emigration, testlned that
he never saw j. p Matthews bur once. He was miro
duced him one evening by Mr.. johnson. Ihe witness
gave the name OF another person present johnson
sS,ed Matthew's how he could consistently support Col
one King for Governor, against wnom he hau puos, pun
lshed such violent circular Matthew's Tepntbt pbt
now that al time he (Matthews had 900 orgahLe
men in Copiah County and had gotten our the clTSr
for the purpose OF aggravating King then ieag De
ocrat and his party to violence when" Matthews SAID
we intended 10 kill every white man. woman sLu
in Copah County" The witness ieelng lnuSnSS l s ~
the use OF such language, left to avoid personal u
culf
New-York tribune., 1884-02-26
THE HUTCHNGs-WALLER SUIT.

Justice Donohue of the Supreme Court re-
fused Yesterday continue the temporary proceedings
TO restrain Mrs Mary r. Waller the widow and eXecutx
of the late Commodore John r. Walker from disposng OF
exercising any authority over certain mining stock
The temporary injunction granted the prayer Of
Thomas j. Creamer assignee Of Mrs. Mary J. Hutch
ings He alleges that in 1873 and 1879 Mrs Hutchings
gave certain moneys to Commodore Waller for invest
ment in mining stocks for their joint benefit she having
twohirs and he Onethrd Of the investment the money
was used as directed, but Mrs. Hutchngs received no
certificates Of stock The value of this stock, in addition
to moneys which Mrs Hutchings asserts that she lent to
Commodore Waller. and has advanced - Mrs. Waller
since bis DEATH alleged To be S25OG0O. Mrs. Waller
denies the claim. The decision Of Justice Donohue Is
based on the opinion the evidence avOrs the pro
pretv of sale of the mining companys property and
there is no evidence TO throw doubt the ability OF the
executors of the Will 10 respond 10 any Judgment Whcn
may be entered against them in this action This deci-
sion leaves the matter with the Surrogate and the referee
appointed by him.
New-York tribune., 1884-02-26
CoPIAH COUNTY FANATICIsM.
GATTHEws EXPECTING TO BIZ MCRDERED-PROvl-
SION FOR VENGEANCE.

GATTHEws EXPECTING TO BIZ MCRDERED-PROvI-
Sion FOR VENGEANCE.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 25.-The Senate com
niitee investigating the election Outrages in Coplah
County Mss to-day examined the following witnesses
called by the Democrats:
Judge j. Wharton Of the Ninth Judicial District tes-
tilted that he had trouble with Grand Juries in
Coyiah County than in any other county the district
The Grand Jury was selected Dy the Board superys-
ors When he went there 10 hold cOurt in October he
was waited On by many prominent men, who protested
against the selection ssGrand Jury asserting thstit
had beer constituted with view political persecution
IL had been generally asserted and believed that the
Grand JuTies ofthe county had been manpulaedn The
interest Of one party. with view Of prosecuting their
political opponents. Matthews represented q
ruling spirit in such manipulation. The witness con
tinued:
ION the Friday night preceding the election Print
Matthews told Ds;rictAttorney Foote that be wanted
% see US al his room Matthews said that Thompson,
with an armed bO1y Of men, had murdered innocent
noensive man the week before and that another party
would leave town on similar marauding expedition. /
asked for their Dames saying that would issue q nit
and have every oae OF them arrested. He
said the sheIid would probably find for
tUsng 70 the that the stentlon OF the Grand
Jury ead been called &C the matter but action naG been
taken; and that there conspiracy 10 murder MS
pohtcSl friends, himself and his family. When my two
sons left for oxford College few weeks ago. he said.
TOOK tolr hands and with tears IN my eyes sad Ny
son% 40 mol Know how soon yOu may be summoned
hors 70 ayenge the assassination or your father They
replied, With tears In their eyes are ready obey
the summons" Matthews said four OF his uncles had
seen Killed. but their deaths had been avenged. There
would never again lay bis head upon pillow. but being
s*'isseo' H0uo declare War against the human
New-York tribune., 1884-02-26
RIGHT TO LAY GAS PIPES IN STREETS.

A decision in favor of the Equitable Gas
light Company and Hubert 0. Thompson, Commission
er Of Public Works, made by Judge j. T. DAILY yester-
day. in the Court Of Common Pleas in suit brought by
Ebert Elery Anderson. II was alleged by MI Andcr-
that his property in Thirty and Thirtyseventh
ss near First-ave., injured by the laying of gas
pipes by company. Mr. Anderson asserted further
that book purporng TO be compilation Of the city
ordinances and published 1ss1, did not contain res
oluton Of the Board Of Aldermen OF 1876, authorizing
lawfully incorporated gas companies TO lay pipes in the
streets under the direction OF officers ntrused with the
work therefore that ordinance virtually repealed
and only the law Of 1s4s was in force. That Law
nured that permission should be granted by the city
authorities. Mr.. Anderson accordingly insisted thdt tie
defending company was not authorized 10 lay its pipes
having obtained the requisite permission tempo
rarv Injunction has before been denied and certain ind
ings were submitted the Court which now gives al a0
snlnte indgmcnt Tor the aelcnuauts.
New-York tribune., 1884-02-26
TILE COCRTS.
MRs. ROBERTs RECOvERs se2, ,s55.

Mrs. Lydia J. Roberts recovered $62, 500
yesterday in suit before Justice Van Worst in the Su-
preme Court brought against the suyvesant safe Deposit
Company. In October, 1873 Andrew L. Roberts, the
husband Of the plaintiff. Valentine Gleason and others
were charged with completely in the issue OF large
amount Of forged railroad bonds upon which large sums
of money were borrowed from the National Trust Com
pany and other corporations and individuals Police
Captain Petty, accompanied by Detective Pnkerton and
Others supplied with search warrant, broke into the
safe boxes hired by Mr. and Mrs Roberts Of the Stuy
vesant Company, seeking Ostensiby for Government
bonds stolen from Baltimore bank. Besides 0thers'
thev took about Si OF securities and cash from these
boxes This property attached by the National Trust
Company while IL in the District Attorneys charge,
and that company afteTwaTd obtained a judgment Of
$4,000 against Mr. Roberts ard others. The securities
were sold under execution upon this Judgment, which
the Court OF Appeals reversed Mrs Roberts brought for
action iOrecOver $4,000. The Htuyvesan Company as
serted tnat safes broken info despite its protest
The sllm awarded yesterday Included interest.
New-York tribune., 1884-02-26
TIE COURT OF APPEALS.
ALBANY, Feb. 2j.-In the Court Of Appeals

today the following business was transacted:
No 72-Th0mas HOcOmb, administrator respondent. act
T. A HOlc0mb appellant. Argued
No 7l-Nism j. Callahan executor respondent agt John
s Bancroft imVlcaded, appellant Argued
The following Is the day calendar iJg Tuesday:
Nos 10, s., A., -, &C. 20, go, -.
The following is the motion calendar tOr Tuesday;
Nos ne TO- 1913, 72j ~, 10, i3) -e IOs, ~, 49,
-{ 5e2 T5 Gzl -. 6-l T33 41. as. 74l. a ID eos.
72O 72l 72l lG 60 74 100 743, 749 40, 7 tJu tsI
The Judges OF the Court Of Appeals to-day for the first
time sat 10 their new siiken robes The innovation is
generally commended by the bar. Each Judge pays Tor
MS OWE robe,
New-York tribune., 1884-02-26
CIVIL NOTES.

Judge LarremOre, Of the Court Of Common
Pleas dismissed yesterday the writ Of haoeas corpus OBJ
tanned by william McNahon Of Red Bank y. J.. in order
70 obtain possession Of his daughter Margaret, age
thirteen The child has been living from infancy with
her aunt and grandmother Mr.. Jennings In this city,
and expressed q desire yesterday 10 remain with
grandma"
Averdict in favor of John Morris was rendered
YESTERDAY by fury before Judge Truax in the Superior
Court in the suit Of Elizabeth sause TO recover $4,000
from him for breach OF promise Of marriage.
New-York tribune., 1884-02-26
RR1DcF AND ELEVATED RAILROAD.

A. J. Vanderpoel and Messrs. Bergen and
Dyckman, the counsel for the Bridge trustees, and
Messrs Deyo and Bauredor the counsel for the Manha-
tan Elevated Railroad Company informed Justice Law
renee Of the Supreme Court yesterday that they had
consented to dismissal OF the suit brought by the
pany 10 restrain the trustees Om removing tue CITY Han
Station OF the elevated road Justice Lawrence accord
ngy marked the dismissed aud signed the order
agreed upon by the counsel. The elevated road WILL
cording 10 the plans proposed connect directly with tae
Bridge thus doing away with stairs between the TWO
New-York tribune., 1884-02-26
BURIiL or GL0RGE X B0YD.

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 2J.-lhe BODY OF
George W. Boyd, member Of the Jeannette expedition
arrived m this city last evening and buried late this
afternoon from the house Of Boyds mother The funeral
was quietly conducted the services being read st the
grave The paI-beaIers were young men, members or
social club Of which Boyd "a member detachment
Of marines nTed a salute over the grave.
New-York tribune., 1884-02-26

Antrim. Y. H. has twenty-One oldest iuhab-
itsnts" al over foul-score When they get together
they make up weather lie that VIII put even red
sunset 10 the blush -. lowell CiiLeL.
New-York tribune., 1884-02-26

at 45is945i2, Aabamas class st s1l4, and
Georgia 7s at 1861. Of city bank stocks, Shos
and Leather sold at 145.
Government bonds were quiet as usual, at steady
quotations as follows:
New-York tribune., 1884-02-26

Excluding from the foregoing assets the items OK
advances To leased lines and on coal 10 be deliv-
cred r-rOvaltes-as unavailable assets, and the
companys floating debt in excess of its cash assets
on December 81, 1888, was S2,O9l ,O21.
railroad EARNINGs
New-York tribune., 1884-02-26

Z BuyeT 80 DAYS, 30.
seller 90 days, rs.
a A Assessmentunpaisi.
b Stller 10 days.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-08-27

On Tuesday last, AT Forests ranch, near
Gonoa, one Of the hands noticed COW
charging furiousiv at thi'ket' An inYes'
cation showed that the animal was night
inp big black snake, anu rylnB 10 stamp
II to death with her fore feet. The thleNot
was AN isolated clunp 81 shGehtn'h' anu
the snake ana not seem disposed 10 l"hNe ~
and uust ITS me IN the open country
Finally the COW lowered her hen1 anu at
;einpJed 10 impal" tue snake ON her horns.
In mn instant the snake sprang On 10 tue
cow, head and rapidly cooled itself about
her horns Inc c"" stpol da%eh Tor an
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-08-27
a rrunctte ia III. Suri.

Few Women go INTO tue sum ut Long
Branch. One da-h,ng youns woman,
who is either superior go or macous.
toned to ,ocicty'- newest rules, Is gur
geous spectacle all ia h r-clt. Sine ., d
brwltching brunette, and come, down to
the sand, at eleven or thercabouts, GOV.
cred iroin head TO foot IN mantle of
white Turkish stuff, relieved by hrond, red
stripes. She is accompanied 10y her French
maid and II uatty little Frcnchman, who
looks like n teacher of department, but re
ally mn, the office of "bathng man" She
calls him ArScue. He wears knee
brerche-, a tight, short jacket, silk hose,
slippers without heels, and jaunty
skull cap, held in plac' lay an elastic
band. The color OF his whole attire is
sonhre black.
The maid places II camp-s'ool on the
sands and shades il with parti-colured
portable awning. Everything being ready
the mi ,tresS throw, of her mantle, losses
1t to hei maid servant, AMI aud- beau
tirl pie ure ON the golden sands. She
is enca-ed in light red mernu from her
neck o her knees Her arms and low er
limb, are covered with silk, of a glove
like tiAhtness. Her short tuuia is edged
with lace. Her lu,trou- black hair is UNI
bound and ionts out ON the wind. Her
hathing-man, at her command, lifts her
up in his arms, and carries her with q
stately step into the sea untIl he is knee
deep; then he suddenly plunges her
under big breaker. She come. up with
sputter and the usual feminine shrek,
Arsene Smiles and speak, 10 her assur-
insly.
He submerges her no more, but gently
fost- her over the waves for five or ten
minutes, and then carries her ou' The
ready maid throws the capaCiouS SuT-
kish robe over the wet form, and Ar
sene once more takes up his charge and
hurries with her into her own apartments
at the hotel. The maid follows aud assists
her 70 make the toilet with which she will
at night make men wonder and women en-.
vous. The lady is from Cincinnati.
Her father made sudden fortune in grain.
She is his only child aud has been petted
ard INDUCED. She wa, educated in France
and has only recently returned "a this
country,
A man in Wexford bought a daily
paper in which hc saw an advertisement
asking for information OF hi, where
about,. lie promptly answered it and
learned that by the death Of AN uncle
he had fallen heir TO >jo,uOo, The
moral Of this is, always buy paper iu-
stead Of borrowing one. NDrr,st0Wn
Herdd
The cold world has not used many
OF u 80 well that We wouidn teXchauge
a of IltII
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-08-27

nave theli othce at ~ Nortahd1 street In
Tue oar Tue o'ho' oay appeared tue ioi'
'""'hs'
gig 10, vi, mechanical bent aud 70 o.
4, ,or.i,nlt.
N, W., s,. IL, hi..,r .... .,,.,
no,n A.. Io,,,.,.,,.,., ,I..,'.-,.'.,.,.,
ar .sk,d hin, II n. h,I 80, I',,.'.r t,,a ~
v.rti..d rn,,ir.,,.,t. o,,I ,,y,o,,,.. 81.
how co,,Ia ~. ...n