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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-01
AN UNKNOWN MANS SUICIDE.

A chambermad tried yesterday afternoon to get
into room No. 0s in the Cosmopolitan Hotel, at
West Broadway and Chambers-st. Not being able
to enter, she sent for porter. The latter looked
over the transom and saw man lying on the floor
of the room. The door was burst open and the man
was found to be dead with pistol in his right
hand. lie had shot himself through the right tenn
pie. He was about thirty and had registered IN the
hotelon Wednesday as &c. H. Harley, Penn" Moth
ing was known of him in the hotel. He was fairly
well-dressed. Coroner Kennedy found $50 in bills
in his pockets. The Coroner took charge Of the
body,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-01

agent Of An employment Office in Galveston Presi,
shonld he improved even though the Commlssion-
ers shonld be charged with severity. MT; Ulrch
reported some progress In his efforts to get the Co
missoners of Charities and Correction tovaeate the
building on Wards Island belonging to the Einlgra,
tion Board. why" he said, If tramp should
more consideration by us than was treated by the
Commissioners of Charities" He was authorized
to continue his efforts. An opinion was received
from Secretary Foger that tourists are not suplect
to head tax.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-01
SIILPPLNG NEWS.
NHITTINU NLWD'
PORT OF wYoRK........ THURSDAY, JAN 81, loS
ARRIVED

PORT OF DIRK. THU RsDAY, JAN. 81. 1884.
ARRIVED
Steamer Furnessa tBr Hedderwick Glasgow Jan Is ana
Moye 10 with mdse and passengers TO Henderson, Bros ~
steamer Louise lBrl, NOss Caanl Dec ~ Messina %
Palermo D. with mutt etc, TO order Nessei 10 simpson,
Eteo1,sr British Empire (Br) Fawcet Vera Cruz Jan 10
ProgTeso 20 and 26 with mdse and passengers 10
Alexandra & Sous -. o.. -, O, 49,, ,,o
Steamer Morgan City Adams NewOtleana Ian rs, and the
Bar o. with mdae AMI passengers TO Boget Misan,
Steamer (iuadalupe NickersOn, Galveston Jan - and
Kew with ndse and passengers TO III Mallory 90
Steamer ODD DOMINION Walker, Richmond, city FONT ana
NoTfok Will passengers 10 Old Dpminiln 50 Co
steamer Whitney, Halett, boston, win muse anu
Messengers TO III DimOck. -. 4. nj, -.
BrOs & Co.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-01
JOY IN ARKANSAS.
Erom Tie Arkansqre Trarsler.

From Tie HTkdnsdW ITdrfIeT.
The gloom of prohibition--no offence to the
temperance oause-has been lifted from quite number
OF Arkansaw towns and the longhaired Of the
roads can drink harmless beer instead OF the Wild
whoop liquor from the secluded shOuse. AT Conway,
the saloon law went into effect at midnight A fashion
able ball was IN progress, aud just at II O'Clock man
ascended the platform and said. EellOwciuzens the
saloons are opened" Three minutes afterwards not
man was in the hall
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-01
HOME NE VS..
PROMINENT ARRIVALS

81. Nicholas HOtel-Congressma Stephen c.
sur George f. Day. of Yale College. Fl III Arenue Hotel
Judge K. p Spauldng, OF Cleveland dtsey House
Captain James d. QUINN Of the Engineer Corps, U. s.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-01

each division had been exhausted, the bills na mn.
been audited and the committee as is las. e fbc
meeting nor deliver MP the books to General shaler
without mandamus.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-01
INSURANCE NEWS AND INCIDENTS.

One of the most prominent questions be-
fore the life insurance companies is that
of 4 per cent reserve The life COM
panies at present calculate the reserve portion
of their premiums on the basis that moneysbrings
and will continue TO bring, 4l2 per cent interest.
Of the fact that the interest rate Is steadily decn-
ing is plain bill is now before the New-for
Legislature to require reserve on the basis OF 4
per cent interest which is said TO have been sug-
gested by Superintendent Mccall, and which Is
quite 10 line with the opinions OF actuarles that the
reserve must be increased, ana hereafter calculated
upon a 4 per cent basis at least. In one sense
pocyholdeT in a life insurance company is like q
dep0sit0r in savings bank. OF rather the company
must treat him as to some extent depOsitOr, and
lay by portion of his premium to draw interest UNI
til such time as the policy will mature according
to the laws of mortality, or, in the case of endOw
ments, until the end of the term of insurance The
adoption of per cent reserve would strengthen the
companies although, in the advertised SURPRISES of
some companies sad. havoc would 6e made. The
reserves CT individual companies woud be lncreased
from about 500, 600 TO 100000. A few companies
with small SURPRISES are understood to be opposed
to the immediate adoption of per cent as the rate
of reserve. but majority of the life insurance
companies favor the measure. 1t is probable that
the States of Massachusetts and New-York will
adopt the same standards for v6lulng policies, and
the large lite insurance companies of both States
are SAID to have interested themselves to bring
about this result.
California, is expected TO enter the State of New
York and other Eastern States in short time, and
IL is currently reported that L. \, Brown, late
manager of the Standard Fire, of London, will belts
Eastern manager.
GEN. SHALER AND Mr.. STEVENS AT ODDS.
There IS trouble between General Alexander
Sbaler commandant of the First Division, National
Guard and John Austin Stevens, secretary OF the
Joint executive committee on the Evacuation Day
celebration. General Shaler, after the bills had
been audited, demanded that the 6atterymen anu
artillerymen be allowed 5000 for the use of horses
on Evacuation Day. Mr.. stevens declined to con
slider the demand. Yesterday General Shaler sent g
letter 10 Mr. Stevens stating that he should attend
meeting of the committee at the Mayors ofhce az
$3.50 y. IN. to-day. and requesting Alr. stevens 10
bills might be audited Mr. Stevens replied that all
the accounts had been closed. the allotments tn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-01
Announcements.

Genuine Johann Hos Malt Extractha signature OF Johann
HO and MOrz Esner neck OF every bottle Endorsed by
all physicians for general debility Beware OF limitations
HENRY A. DANIELS, Nj. d.,
144Lexington-ave., between 10Th and 3Oth-sts.
Hours, to /, OF. Diseases OF the Nervous system
Gcnito Urinary Organs. ImpOtence and sterltY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-01
A COLLISION OF SIXTH AVENUE TRAINS.

There was a slight collision on the Sixth Avenue
Elevated Road in Murray-st shortly after midnight
Wednesday night As the engineer OF a tram gong
he saw the White light in the signal box at the
curve. Indicating a clear track ahead. As he came
near the next curve into Churchst, he noticed that
the red danger signal displayed so he stopped
his train. The engineer of the train that was fol,
lowing found the cleartrack signal still displayed
onertiy rounded the curve and bumped into the
first train No damage was done. The cause. of the
trouble was that the signal men had deserted their
reporter yesterday, that the signal men would be
discharged at once for this gross neglect OF duty.
The damage to the company's property by the three
repaired at a cost of So, 600 He considered those
collisions unavoidable account of the dense fog;
The utmost precaution had been taken to avoid
such accidents by placing signal men along all the
llues only 100 feet apart, and he thought that
nothing more could be done to prevent accidents Ill
such q heavy mist.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-01
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC

MINIATURE ALMANAC
Sun rises U7 sets 5l3 Moon sets i02s Moons aSs Us
HIGH WATER TO-DAY.
4 u-sandv Hook lO4l GOV. Island 1873 Hell Gate, 900
Ssndy HOAX llO7 Gov Island ll;5l Hell Gate, liz
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-01
TESTING A STATION INDICATOR.

The Bissell station indicator, an automatic ap-
paratus for announcing railroad stations, was on
branch of the Third Avenue Elevated road. AT
each end of the car is placed box with glass
slide, within which is a roll of canvas, bearing IN
succession the names OF the stations. An air cylinder
attached to the roll with piston and ratchet, so
that each stroke of the piston brings INTO sight the
name of the next station. The cylinder is worked
either by compressed air or steam. supplied by q
tube from the engine. Upon leaving station, the
engineer raises lever turning the roll to the next
name. BY reversing the lever, vacuum IS formed
another partial turn of the roll. At the same time
a whistle is blown in the box to attract the atten-
ton of passengers The inventor of the apparatus
is II. f. Bisssll, of Hartford The patents con-
frolled by a stock company with 100000 capital !;
the president is W. II. Goodrich, Of The Hartford
York. New-Haven and Hartford Railroad, and on
the elevated roads.
WORK OF THE EMIGRATION BOARD.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-01
USED AS A TOOL BY A sWiNDLER.

Detectve-sergeant Fripk last night brought to
Police Headquarters and locked up Thomas A.
Walsh. whom he had arrested in Mechanicsyille on
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-01
DISAPPEARANCE OF A BUSINESS MAN.

Levi Haas secretary of the New-York Optical
Company of No. 43 Maden-lane, left his place of
business at p m. on Wednesday, and has rot been
seen by his friends or family since. He had been
suffering for several days from nervousness occa-
stoned by the loss Of sleep and the Of opiates
Two weeks ago one of his children was taken III
with typhoid pneumonia. He, watched the child
night aud day until it passed the critical point IN
its sickness A few days later two more children
were taken down with the same disease. Mr.. Haas
spent every moment he could spare, from his bust
ness in caring for them. His friends in vain tired
got little rest. The police have not yet
been able to find any trace of the missing man; 1t
taken steamer for Galveston Tex, but inquiry at
the companys Office showed that the steamer car;
ried ont no passengers. Mr.. Moses, of the Optical
Company said that Mr.. Haas had little money
with him. His habits were regular. He is short in
stature and has short side-whskers. He wore
suit and overcoat of dark blue cloth and Derby
hat.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-01
WORK OF THE EMIGRATION BoARl

The Commissioners of Emigration yesterday dis
missed William Grulli, boarding officer. for im-
posing upon immigrants in the capacity OF SUBJ
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-01
MORE TREES NEEDED IN THE PARKS.


At n special meeting of the Park Board yesterday,
Commissioner VIele was elected president and
Commissioner Ollife treasurer, to hold office from
February to May /. Mr.. Fisher, superintendent
of planting, recommended that many additional
trees be planted in the city parks below t lily
hundred more trees should be planted in Tompklns
Square. The secretary was instructed TO ask the
committee of art experts to examine and report 10
the Board upon the statue of Beethoven, when
German singing societies wish to set up in the Park
1t was decided to ask the Controller to issue bonds
for 100000 to finish the Msdison-aye. bridge
across the Harlem River. Commissioner Crimmlns
exhibited some tree branches that had been CUT
near the lake in the Park at Fifty -ninth-st whlch
were crusted with thick gray growth looking Ike
small insects. He said that the trees growing near
the lake, where there was only little breeze were
all similarly crusted. Those growing on hlgher
ground, further from the lake. and where the AR
circulated more freely we're not injured by me me
growth. The Commissioner thought that TINS
growth was caused by carnations from the stag
nant water of the lake, The trees near the water
were so much injured that it was found necessary
to cut them down.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-01
THE long ISLAND oUTRAGEs.

The examination of Edmund s, TaPPan charged
with the murder of Mrs. Maybee ana ner daugn'e,
was continued Yesterday before Justice Detts ~
Jamaica. The prisoner appeared to be In cneerIu,
mood The only witness examined was nas,ea"
N Frost of East Norwich, who identineu the Oily
jnal draft of the prisoners confession az Iauo "
him n was put in evidence. An Adjournment was
had until Monday to await the result OF the mges-
LEGATIONS now making BY the detectives. Inc
iustIce said that if more conclusive evidence was
not produced against Tappan at the next nearins
he should discharge him. -. o-u.u,
The Jury empaneled by Coroner Baylis, at oyster
Bay, to investigate the Townsend assault was
called but as no witnesses present the mvesti
CATION was adjourned until Thursday
will state that the negro. Rugg, arrested 1or tue
assault on Selah Sprague, at East Meadow, was
seen in the neighborhood of the Maybee house on
the night when Mrs. Maybee and her daughter were
murdered; that on the Saturday after the murder
he was in New-York with gold watch and other
yaluables in his possession, which ne pawnen III u
place near the entrance of the East River Bridge,
and that on the night following the assault on
James c. Townsend and his wife, he was again seen
in New-York with considerable money which he
spent in low resorts Mr.. Frost, the witness IN inc
case of Tappan, said in conversation that he founu
the halter missing from Maybees stable In Ruggs
possession IL is said that both the Maybee ana
Townsend watches have been recovered from pawn
shops in this city. ,-.,..,. "a.
In the afternoon Rugg had three epileptic fits IN
his cell He declared that he had never been We
tim TO the disease. The physician thought they
were due to anxiety and nervousness.
Mr.. Sprague was able to sit up in his bed yester-
day and for the first time wastod how ne was hurt.
He said that he knew that he did not fall on tine
ice, but remembered that some one struck MN as
he went into the barn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-01

Wednesday. Two weeks ago Walsh represented
himself to Louis Frey Of No. 8 Rooseyelt-st;, as
contractor who wanted 100 men to go 10 harIS
burg Penn. Each man was to pay his railroad
fare. Frey engaged the desired number OF hands.
He collected for their railroad fares 1851 when ne
turned over to Walsh in downtown restauLLaa.i;
safe. When Frey was tired of awaiting his return
he Informed Inspector Brynes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-01
THE YELLOWSTONE PARK COMPANY.


Rufus Hatch seemed not to be greatly disturbed,
Yesterday, by the published statement that prop
erty of the Yellowstone National Park improve
ment Company had been attached for debt.
Z" | received dispatch yesterday announcing ihe
factsD he said, and have also read the morning
newspapers The published dispatches are almost
wholly false. An attachment has been lad on some
of the property of the company outside of the Park
but the statement that it resulted from my negiect
to paw for stock had subscribed for or anything
of flat kind. is absolutely without Foundations.
have spent over 100000 in the enterprise, when
is a good deal more than wish had spent.
meeting of the directors has been called for Febra-
ary o. when detailed statement of the company5
affairs will be presented The secretary of the com.
pany can perhaps put the matter III better shape.
Secretary Cole said that the company had ISSUED
neither stocks nor bonds "The claim OF MI. Car
yer. who has furnished some supplies to the work
men" he added, is less than $4,000 and the en-.
tire Indebtedness of the company Will not exceed
10000 Mr.. Hatch has contributed over
CLOS, 900 in cash of the $125,O00 expended on the
property. lie agreed only TO furnish working
capital for the company, and that | think, lie has
done He went to Europe last year for the purpose
of placing bonds of the company, but he had
hardly left this side when there was hostile leglsa-
tion in Congress- In consequence of it, Mr.. iiatch
did not even offer the bonds which he Intended TO
negotiate As matter of fact, the company thus
far has issued neither stock nor bonds. Mr. Carver,
who is a director of the company, has simply been
misinformed if he has made any Of the statements
attributed to him III the published dispatches
The property of the Yellowstone National Park
Improvement Company is exempt from attachment
because it is ON a Government reservation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-01

The schooner Anna A. Holton, after voyage of
forty-two days from 1ampico with succession OF
heavy westerly gales, arrived yesterday She was
oil Cape uatteras on January and was driven
back 10 Cape Lookout by hurricane; she reached
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-11-26
Is IT CHOLERA?
Frightfnl Mortality from a Strange
!. ~
Malady.
Hundreds Of Deaths lin the Noun
tafns Of Virginia and
Kentucky.

Dispatches of the Doth tell terrible
story of the ravages of strange dis
ease in the high country of Virginia
and Kentucky. The counties suffering
from the unknown and fatal disease are
Lee, Dickinson and the edge of Scott
in Virgiria, and Harland, Leo and ad-
joining counties in Kentucky. Owing
to the isolated position of the in
fected district, particulars are hard to
obtain. Hundreds have died, and al
lowing for exaggeration the mortality is
large. The malady is attributed to
mineral poison in the drouth-dried wa
ters, in which strange disagreeable min
eral taste like copperas exists. Although
the disease is unknown, the people call
it cholera, and we're it SO it could not
be more dreaded or disastrous. The
symptoms are described as being like
Asiatic cholera, followed by terrible
hemorrhages of the bowels. The per-
SONS attacked die or recover in about a
week. It is frequently fatal in twenty
four hours and sometimes in a few
hours. In most instances it visits an
entire family, and is so contagious that
in some cases parties die alone, their
friends being afraid to come near them.
As result the people are demoralized,
and local business suffers. A like
scourge visited this section in 1854. It
is an extremely mountainous country of
high altitude. Cattle are also dying in
some sections. The loss of life is va
riously estimated at from 400 to 800.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-11-26
Luminous Paint,
rEronn the T.ondon Timea I

From the London Times.]
Luminous paint continues to make
slow but steady progress in its applica-
tion to innumerable useful purposes.
Among it's most recent applications
may be mentioned tapes for field use at
night by the royal engineers depart
ment. Starting from q given point
towards the front, the men leave trail
of luminous tape on their track, and on
reaching q given point they mark the
contour of the earthworks to be execut-
ed by the same means, paying out the
tape as they return towards the camp.
The working party then follow the out
ward trail, execute the work, and return
to camp without having discovered a
q single ray of light to the enemy. The
German war Office authorities have ex-
perimented with the paint for purpose
Of night attack, and Lieut.. Deppe, of
the Belgian school of gunnery, is inves-
tigating it's merits in the same direc-
ton. Our own government are also us.
ing painted frame glasses, or Aladdin's
lamps, as they are called, for internal
boiler inspections. Gen. Lord Wolseley
also took with him q luminous COM
pound for the Nile expedition. It has
also been applied in some large estab-
lishments to the fire buckets, which are
thus easily. found in the dark. The latest
application Of luminous paint is that of
q Southeastern railway third-class car
riage, the interior Of which has been
lined with the paint on the back Of
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-11-26
DAKOTA
a Shipping Point.

Pierre is q shipping point for all
Black Hills freight sent over both the
Chicago & North Western and Chicago,
Milwaukee 4 st. Paul Railways. Ship
ments via. the latter line to it's Missouri
River terminus at Chamberlain are sent
up the river to Pierre for trans-shipment
to the Hills. The traffic between
Pierre and Deadwooa is immense. In
the transportation of freight there are
10000 oxen and mules and 1000 men
constantly employed. the tonnage
amounting to about 70, 600, 600 pounds
per annum, and the money annually paid
for freighting, amounting to over $780,
900 is expended'in Pierre.
Pierre is the headquarters for Military
and Ranch Supplies forwarded by river
to the various forts and military posts
and to different points along the ':Big
Muddy" where small settlements have
sprung up. Pierre has the trade, alto
gether, of not less than 1000 people,
including Indians. u. s. A. Quarter
masters Office, government storehouses,
and tffices of Collector of Customs.
and Internal Revenue Collector are lo-
Gated here. In the river traffic there
are twenty-five steamers engaged during
the season, plying between Pierre and
points above and below.
Building Activity.
During the past season there was
erected q brick oourt-house, three brick
business blocks, and over 800 wooden
buildings, involving an expenditure of
over 81, 500, 900. There is now in pro-
cess of erection the Park Hotel, a brick
structure 1OOx120, four stories high, and
everything indicates that there will be q
great increase in building during the
year 1884, and there will be an active de-
mand for building material and mechan-
ics in all branches of trade.
The first industry established in Pierre
was brick making, of which there was
manufactured last season over 1000, 600
of superior quality, and arrangements
have now been completed to manufact-
ure more than 8, 1000, 900 the coming sea-
son. There is great demand here for
iron work, and . foundry and machine
shop which could make cast pieces for
buildings, breaking plows for the farm
ers, and do repair work on implements
and steamboats,, would do very profit
able business. g
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-11-26
THE GREENFIELD MONSTER,

The Parties to q Romantic Marriage
i'm q Southern Police Court.
The appearance of Mr.. and Mrs. G..
W. Hammond, young married couple
of good families, in the police court, at
Atlanta, Ga, on the morning of the
18th, was the source of a great sensa-
tiQn. While promenading the street,
the previous evening, Hammond, who
had grown jealous of his wife, turned
upon her with his cane, and was whip
ping her when a policeman appeared,
whose advance he met with an open
knife. He was bound over for trial.
This is the ending of romantic mar
riage, which created quite stir at the
time. Miss Mamie Fullerton, of Upson
County, was to have been married to
Mr.. Pridehard, aneighbor, on February
IA. A few days before that date Mr.. Ham
mond made his appearance on the
scene, and, by his wonderful tales,
won the girls heart. When the we'd
ding night came, the bride was missing
and it was ascertained she had eloped
with Hammond and that the couple was
married in Newman. On their return
home Mr.. Fullerton, the girls father,
went for Hammond with shotgun.
The latter escaped under fire. While
in Macon several months ago, Ham,
mand maltreated his wife and then went
to the Office of the Evening News,
which had published the affair, for the
purpose of whipping the editor, but got
the worst of the bargain.