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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-16
NEWs fNOM M SrErRRS.
GIYING ANn rAKINn TmE LII.

A stormy meeting of the stockholders of the
Richmond County Gas-light Company was held YES
terday at StapetOn. The meeting was called 10
decide whether or not 10 lease the property and
franchise of the company 10 the staten Island Gas
Light Company. at Il rontal of Il, Z and per cent
for three years, successfully, and per cent
after that on The capital stock of S3O0,0OO The
oldest families of staten Island were represented
among those present Counsellor William W..
Mullen represented the small stockholders. As
soon rs the gathering WAS called to order, he pro-
nouuccd the proposed lease a an attempt of a few
large Stockholders to get possession of the other
stock through the lease, and that they intended 70
pay Is or per cent interest on 5000 shares while
drawing 20 per cent interest on them ana the other
5000 shares An elderly, whtc-haircd man arose
aud said:
Whoever says that this is an attempt to freeze
ont the small stockholders tells he and Is liar"
Counsellor Mailer jumped mp and replied: - /
say So Whoever denies It tells lie and i liar
4" Then say you are LIAR Ietorted the old man,
who shook with rage and excitement.
"And denouucc you as liar, and will hold you
responsible now aud elsewhere, replied Mr..
Mullen. The two men made move towards one
another. but were strained.
4 resolution 10 make the lease was carried by a
vote of I22j shares ma favor of, and l,3l against
If. The former number was cast by three men.
Mr.. Mullen gave notice that he should apply to the
courts to cnjoiu the lease.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-16

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-16
WHAT Is GOING on TO-DAY.

Concy Island Jockey Club races ono'p'"'"'
81 >, ,r,,oV bafnre Referee Kellogg.
~ ~ Iare's examination, Tombs Police I1 1m
"a rn,cn's com mittee Railways, Nliy idsI. ,,.
eon,h American Commission, collector ohce' 'us'on
House. 1,,..o -, tho Citv Of New.YOrk 4
y. IN. ..--. ~ T,rrr,oyrn 1O.I5 a. m
Nsw.J,rs.y state Fair, Waveriy
irish American Blame and Logan meeting brooklyn
' GnIntr Prohibition Convention, Temperance Hail.
Blane and Logan meeting No. 81 Wcstst., 8 p. m.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-16
MANY ATTRACTIONS AT A STATE FAIR.


AND CATIIT-pAICHNoik.
The twenty sixth annual fair of the New-JersGy
grounds of he society at NavellN, between N'N
ark and Elizabeth. since the taroi last year az
,itioual buildings have been erected tor the ca'tc
aud nonltrv q partmcnts and a new bicycle track
nm eighth Of mile long has been construclcH hl>oe
she racing track. lhc catlcdispaI Is irnlI@'3lg'
There are herds of short horns NNlSS ear iS' 'tI-
scVs AVrshlr's. IIulStclus, Gueins'NS anu DN"h'
tIum the best known stock farms of NeW-Jcl1N,
New York and pcnnSN Vaula, Among them are inc
herds of Nathan hohius of NcuDhcn. y. j.; II. H..
Mrtlrln. of litlcton y. j.; James Nelson. of New
brunswick y. H.: the Crescent Farm, of /. W. Car
rylc AT Avoudalc. y. j.; Lafayette touoNcr of
Marlboro. y. j.: Charles J.. Conovcr0i Nlckatunk'
M: William Lindsay of LhuhCth. \. D.; ~ :.
simmer of Roa huri3m n'"R,; H. - V"l!n,' OF
ii,yahdh. Sd; and the Clcmout Herd of Edward
/ Claiksou. of livoii-ou. thc-lludNon, and large
number of single cntucs of great merit h'
displa,s of rrlstclcd sVlue and sheep AND the
hIonvd horses also attracted considerable Intentions
There alroycr slN hundred c'ops of poultry on
The housed, Id and ar department are hllrd WIN
pnnla. The number of women tNhhll'i3
i unusually large. The number OF
"crolV untch-wurk' quilts, table covers,
cushions and piano covers IA so large that one won
ders if that kud of work - the only pasime OF the
fan sex of Ncw-Jeisey. The hult and gram depart
nent is filled tu over tluVlnp with exhibits Mon
mouth County. the second richest agricultural
county of the country. oNeiholanrcs nearly an lhe
other twenty counties ui the state in ths dcroit-
mrnt The display oi ,auasr' anu WAGONS Is
l9tprt han usuai. Nnc ui the icatuit7 Of tins de
raitmont is thc old family uuavh 80 Che Mayo Tam.
ilV which was the WuppitN ni trhrlNl winfield
kcutt num tstg tllhisd death. II isan old ishi nod
English roarh With hu4p rnwhci'nme hodN sluhH
rn irstlrt attaps instr'd ct PVirs7 ~ has hraNf
Woedpn htndz "a al the WuduWs AMI trra which
tnii Up iusido tho coach ArafhN hauta thc heavy
iunoh haihrss winch Vas uecd With thr Nrhioln.
~ che household derai uhrht ~ 4 hHlh utl' 'W-
taiuine oyer iOOun pieces Which was mado hN
Mis, Elizabeth tadd1tk, aye shlN Tour Nrais, ct
AeWdik, \, J. john QueYtdo, one oi che hdiloia oh
tie Hear ct the treely Keller Expedition has oh
exhibit .ou number OF relics nom tho Alctc 10
sion, including one Of the fur sleeping bags, seal
ikin boots and clothing, and Two at the EsqulmauK
dogs The races OF the horses al the thIte minute
class, 2:27 class, and colts toaled Ia 1851 ANA
named IA 1883 will take place to morrow.
President Arthur and secretary of state FrellnC-
luvsen have been invited t. attend the fair Cen
eIal Benjamin +. Butler Will be present Gu Thurs
QaV afternoon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-16
HOME NEWS.
PROMINENT ARRIVALS.
Austrian

Hotel Brunswick Schaetter, aq nsn1on
FGhS renue Hotel Senator $ j. X mcMai.,'Vy; RI,
Minnesota Judge Theodore Miller OF u nS of The
Illinois central Railroad Company, ana Tbnmas
Thomas c. Men Yor. oRiosrdo i,ccer
ra !" Colombian Minister at Washington MARYLAND
~ Uc,.-HGoyernor Robeat NJ. McLane, oi n"' i"NU'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-16
UNABLE TO FORGIVE A WIFE TWICE.

Justice Rusch, Of lIobozcn, y. j., received q let
ter yesterday from Joseph BroWn, OF Elcn faiS;
~ y informing him that ms wife had disappeared
again and he was about To institute proceedings for
divorce. About month ago MIR %own procured
n warrant from Justice Busoh for the arrest of Mrs.
Brown who had cloped with Captain Joseph Purse,
of the cana-boat +. T. johnson. MIR. Brown had
traced the couple 10 llobokcn and Mrs Brown was
arrested She was accompanied to the justice s
court by Captain Purse who mtcrcedcd with her
husband To forgive her and promised never to see
her again. Mrs. Brown also pr0fesscd pouitcnce
and the appeals and promises OF the two so moved
the husband that ne forgavc hs Ilc and took her
back home. II now appears that Mrs browns
weakness for Purse was too roug for her to resist
and She has gone with him again. Nh. Brown Is
wealthy and Is prominent POLITICIAN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-16

The rumors about this bank are simply Ridiculous
President Murray, of the United states Na.l1na,
the Street reports, said that the bank was in no
difficulty In regard to the recent failure AZ Lo9 =.
vle KY by which the hank had been M o .o
be a heavy sufferer, Mr. Murray SAID that INC loSS
would not be over $25 900 or $4,000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-16
ITALIANS RErTRNING TO ITALY.

An advertisement appeared yesterday morning
for doctor to go out with an emgrant ship 70 the
Mediterranean. Upon inquiry II has been found
that the steamship BIacadale was about To take
out a large number of stecrage passengers and II
tOT her that the doctor wanted. The emf
grants are returning to their native land
1t Is said that nearly as many ltal-
ians 60 from this country to Italy in the course OF
the year as come over Gangs OF Italian
laborers are brought over every year under con-
tract some Tor one some for two and some for
three years. As soon as their term OF service is
completed they go back to Italy. Some of the three
years men take back as much ~ 600 There
are also large numbers of Italians constantly re-
turning TO Italy who have made small fortunes by
dealing i'm The peauut market, inspecting ash bar
rels, grinding organs, and kindred occupations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-16
WALL STREET RUMORs ABOUT BANKS.

There have been frequent rumOrs IN wall street
since Friday that some prominent bank was imam
CIaily distressed ] lie runOrs were positive yes
terday, and the names Of two OF three banks were
mentioned openly. 1t was not learned that there
was auy real foundation tor the reports AT the
Clearing House Manager Camp sald that 10 mem
Ger OF the Association was III trouble 50 far as hc
Anew, and at the banks which were spoken of the
officers denied that their banks were embarrassed.
President Edwards of the Bank of the State
81 New-York, a State institution, said There
Il not the slightest foundation for the
IuIuors affecting this bank. We can call loans
enough TO pay our entire deposits tomorrow. There
&c not many banks which can say as much as that.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-16
uovs,nxop cArrI' IN GOOD urMoR
tof AcqrAtNrrp wtuu "mLlN fiol'iNCE
turAtRts-roittiCa,


nNo,y ,,hni do Won want of me- sirf' was The
animation of Monatguof taprl, hi7 ewes 'Mine,'ng
undet hia hnaly htoWa ~ he greeted lN.hoNt
reporter who called ut Johh NH'h nu"' IT, i'V t
ittL'nve The reporter replied tlh he Wlhl'u 70
,naIr ~ few inuuifIcn about the Monhiehni IMP
through tho West, nom which ho ha' J"'' ~
Van shall not ask Tue any questions said the
nr.lotr tnlking So rapidly that slohuSihphul
WouId have He'd from linn ia dismhN' hul Wlh. y"
correct few stories that are ii"alhE linu" ~ 'i'o
n.GSY95s &p o"' 10 '''' law
"Florencci ~ o,....,.o
mo ~ IN, theatre. Now | have not vet the
honor Of Billy florence''s acQuaint3nce' ana
/ have not been to theatre III Va, ao"i din TI
in a hotel at 81. Paul. not Chicago ana
there was an English company OF singers lhtle,
one of them came over and spoke to me, SAYING
that they were dIsputmg as To whether | was
Cqpc or not and il ended by Their Offering me q
box at the theatre that nlght IeiuStu On IA
count of my habit. as | have stated. Now, ulq
not saw the devil was preached AT the thcalic' !
hold that every man and woman must scttie loI
Themselves whether the theatre does thcm harh OF
rood because il acts differently with dlHcIcht pco-
lie | believe that the theatre can be made an nm
mcnsc power for good. Such IT was IN the days OF
the old miracle plays ana IN Sucn hStdHCcS "S '"V
passion play at Obcram Morgan" -,
" How about shakespeare plays
ooh, believe IN producing good plays, CLASSIC
works anything that dSSemuates good literature
mud uphOldS good morals | do not go TO the
theatre but read the crit ciSmS OF tine pIalS III
order To End out what strikes the popular H'di''
The stage holds the mirror up TO human nature
now as much as IN days gone by and If play docs
not please people 1t fails. 80 keep track of what
the age demands in the drama.
Now there's that other story that | had declared
my preferences for one of the Presidential candi-
dates NV dear sir, 1t is not 50. have taken no
sides in tie contest though have learned the dli-
Tcronre brtwcen hcpubli,anS and Democrats The
former aie ms and the other outs. am guest
in his country. Itwould be extremely lnapplopH,
ate for me to express any views ON your p9illluu
matters here and moreover, ! do not meddlc IN
politics IL home. unless when some question ol
morals or education comes up. never zen any
man how TO vote and my own parishloncrS do not
know how vote at home. | cast my mdlNluuai
ballot independently, as every one should
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-16
KILLED BY 4 slIrMATE AT SEA.

When the Pacific Mail Company steamship City
of Para arrived on sandy Hook on sunday after
noon she had Oh board the dead body of Ot0 ler-
wood, a seaman who was killed IN fight on SatuT-
day with fellow tar, Christian Hanson, Dane.
he vessel was hound from Asplnwall, and during
the greater pant of the voyage both men were quite
friendly until nearing llattcIas, when the hands
we've engaged IN Scrubbing tine deck. Some angry
remarks passed between YcrwOod and Hanson IN
which the latter said that lerwOod was "a sucker,
and was doing the work rapidly SO that 1t might be
seen by the chief officers that the other hanus were
less industrious. lc1wOod responded that he might
charge Hanson a similar count when they were
engaged painting a mast the previous day. The
result was "A free fight IN which Yerwood fell hay-
ing missed blow which he aimed at his opponent
Doctor Sturgcs discUye cred that the injured man
was suffering from paralysis of the side Tins was
on Saturday and he died. the next evening. i'm
medatcy after the fight Ycrwood said to Hanson
" You NAV thank God fell down" Coroner Mar
tin ordered the removal of the body to the Morgue
and Hanson was held at the lOmbs to await the
autopsy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-16
TRADE WITH SOUTH AMERICA.

The commission appointed by President Arthur,
under act of tie last Congress, for the purpose
Of extending The commercial relations Of the United
States with the several nations Of Central and
south America, held its nIst meeting at the Gllscy
House yesterday. George II. Sharpe, chairman,
Scion o. Ihacher and W. +. Curtis, secretary,
were present. The Instructions to the commission
from The Secretary OF state were read and plan of
work discussed and decided upon. Ii was decided
10 invite merchants engaged in the Sou,h Ameri-
can trade to meet the commission at the office of
Collector Robertson at the Custom House at noOl
to-day IN order that the commission may learn
their views and receive their suggestions as 10 the
best means 10 promote commerce with the Southern
continent. No formal invitations were extended
to any one but all who are Interested in the sub
ject are invited 10 confer with the commission.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-16
MARINE LAIELLIGENCE.
MNIArlRE ALMANAc

MINIATURE ALMANAC
sunrses 81 -ttpOJ hoo. 2i9 Noon sage. ds y
uiuI WAFER rD-bNh.
Sandy Hook 5O2 dow Islanl. 62D ION Gate. 1ls
fM.-sandy HOOK, o. Gov laaaj, oJi lieh Hata $40
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-16

qou,loc Johann oNs N1t rttrlnt 'fN1 ira lfNtlh
tIon nni Nnrlir isnr' nn U''t 40 tV"rf n't lN"ii
al t4iri4n4 goa 4.uritI .iIift. NtNi- ' tn' hnR
"nurm- rniha" QucL, complete rUc all
onnt,Iua O. iurv and ttinlft n'"l''f. u.
ututtuus NAis' tirisunt tla M'r i'r
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-16

W ltt'hlli MANh'h'''
Victim. oi youthth Wds,ttuoua suheims rom uei EnnS
lol, I,. 10 l.Ouud .utt. p4iitd mchplNt ana hin
an toms ,luuli 4.at tllef letter stamps Tor la-u
,t.ttdtclst g.Vua m aus ui certain cure WIN h1"'.
o.. q. .lmpuas. Address Worlds hsp'h'di1 Me"'' ''
80 ittun, Buudlu, y. \
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-16

s.alshm garments refined, altered, to-dled
''''''' q 4, anAltt. lui fun,ost
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-16
BROOKLYN.

William Is. Davenport, John Williams and Hiram
W. Hunt were yesterday sworn III by Justice Pratt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-16
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
p.uwAy FRANCHISES SHOULD BE SOLD.
Az rrroRr TO INDUCE THE ALDERMEN TO DECLARE
THEMSELVES.

.,,, O,Connor. at the meeting of the Board
Aaturdaw endeavored to place the Aldermen On
record in the matter OF selling s bs offered resolu-
fion IN the Board that a franchises Ior rLis
railroads should be sold at pnDiet Railroads
of which Mr. Mclaughlin Is chairman, ana there
IL has remained Mr. OConnor moved yes.c;tHtoS
that the resolution he taken from tne co,nlll,,ee
and added In the light OF recent ueVeloPnch.' >
The members of the Council may now be Wiling 10
vote for this resolution" II, la
MIR Grant said he hoped the resolution Wou QUIZ we
adonted. and declared that it bad been his theory
all along that the franchises should be SOFA III pun
lie auction, -,... o,-ouo, ,,,o,ohors from diem
Mr. ONeil said the chairman of the Railroad
Committee was sick and therefore absent /. 9
be uncomplmentary to him TO take lle icSoiu''' i'
out Of the hands of the committee ,, r;,,-
~ do not value the gentlemans opnl,,
ion as TO what is complimentary anu at T Mccn
is mott replied MIR. OConnor l have hot oIc ~
we'll treated in this matter. | introduced thls
resolution in good faith. 1t was relclIeu ~ t Lno
Railroad Committee III order TO smo'her II. ho N'
Lean kent there lust as | expected IT woulu DC.
think that bv the adoption of this resolution SUM
gentlemen might be relieved from an nnpcarSan .
position ask TO have this resolution ,aSuH IL
The committee where il was evidently inteh4cI II.
shonld die and insist that the roll be caiieu ~
that the ayes and nays may be taken. ID ,,o.o 8,
There's been n good deal of buncombe mere
so,d NJ CIeary ii don't think that a few menu
hers should come here and take up our tne II, tIolS
meeting with talk about this matter, ana inaAinR ("
lii tie ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ioI 49,,
tbis thing has been settled once and don't see ITO
use for to bring II mp again." go, pi,rood
Air Miller said he was member of the kalifoao
Committee. and the reason the resolution ha3 n tUe
been called up was because the chairman u '"'
committee had not called meeting ~, o,Connor
president Kirk wished to know II MI. I9nuo'
had appeared before the Railroad comm iqi
Mir Otonnor said he certainly nau nun ne tho
nare to mako objections was on INC noui Io,,f
,hambcr Mr. ONcil finally offered an antuu,t"ttii c
10 Mr OConuors resolution re4uest,,g, MAY az thc
tond Committee report on the matter Nv 'no
nsYt wcetine nf The Board. This was carried
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-16
CAMPAIGN EXTRAS,
PUBLISHED BY THE TRIBUNE.
How Free Trade Works.
nh. x.,,ers of Acceptance.

TRIBUNE EXTRA OF four PAGES has Dec" 1872 and
,,.,,,n, the Letters OF Acceptance OF MI Dl'ln' :,
General Logan. and the Republican platform i'N'
hundred, 10 thousand
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-16
Protection "a Necessity.

COMMITTEES PROMPTLY SUPPLE"
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F0SIcI UOIVlIS7, HT % V'I N'I7 on, WHOSE IINcT
is cashier IN Ruppcri'S brewery at lhird-ayc. and
Ninety -secohd-sf. WAS taken 10 bellevue llo.nltnI
insane Yesterday. lie WAS q student IN Pachald's
business College and had-pen three months IN the
Iatshllls On -aturddy ne returned 10 his home AT
10 show sIgns of insanity. lie imagined that he
was a locomotive engineer DR.. Macgregor of No..
1913 Fast Eighty -thITd-St., the family physician,
saw HIM ON sunday and concluded that the Youth
was suffering from acute mania from winch lac
mi ght recover under proper treatment. lie advised
his removal To the hospital The cause of the
young man insanity was SAID to be III health and
ONcTstudy.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-07-25


No oil that has yet been poured on
the troubled waters of IIazelton has had
aquieting effect, and the "kickers', and
"kickees" are just as far from a com
promise as they ever were. The report
ofthe commissioners appointed to set
aside the lots 20 the several claimants
was entirely satisfactory TO the town
company; but unsatisfactory to the other
claimants,a ami now there is all kinds of
talk down thereabont criminal prose-
cutiony nialfeasaa1ce on the mart of of
ficers, and . general disposition 10 raise
thunder i'll the courts. The town COM
pany, or part of it, is keeping cool in
the mountains ofthe east, and the kick
ers are keeping hot trying to deyise
ways and means TO undo the work of
the commissioners or secure their
rights. The town company threatens
to move all the houses they are inter-
ested in to the Blood farm which they
have. secured, isadioining the present
town site of Ha1elton. IL that Is done
the kickers will run a. town OF their
own, In style of their own, and the
new HazeIton will be frozen out. Down
In front! and let us al zee the circus!
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-07-25


Bergh, the president OF the society
for the presentation OF cruelty to ami
malsis Outin q lengthy letter to Gov.
Click depreeating the alleged bull fight
at Dodge City on. the 4th inst. I'm
doubtedly the great Inland OF brute ere
alton has been misinformed about That
Dodge City affair, for down this way it
is understood that the animals were not
tortured or even seriously Inconvenience
ed, being merely driven into an ampfif-
theater, chased around with red hand
kerchiefs awhile and then turned gopse
on the prairie to recuperate by eating a
fill of the succulent buffalo grass. The
only punishment inflicted that day
was imposed on the people who re-
manned several hours out in the hot sun
TO witness Il sport that was not equal
To what might be, seen in branding
pen with lot of calevs as victims. Mr..
Bergh should come west before attempt
ing to discuss cruelty to aniriaIs.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-07-25

An unpleasant family trouble was
amicably settled last Friday in this city
that babe fare to furnish gooditems for
the papers for a willie. Robt. Lump
kins and Il. w. Crawford are two we'll
TODD farmers residing east of here
about s miles, and theysare brotAefs-in-
law, and have several grown sonssz A
few weeks since two horses belonging
to John Curry, soA-in-law Of Mr..
Lumpkins, were shot by some one .un-
known, and in some way the Lumpkins
family got the impression /. that the
Crawfords did the job, and 50 going to
the latter's place, the seniors of the
families engaged in a warsof swords
and by agreement proceeded to settle
the affair with tlieir 6sts, the sons of
both standing by as referees. lump
kins, though the older of the two, was
proving the better man, and so Jim.
Crawford interfered, and young Lump
kins endeavOred to keep his cousin
from taking hand. Then it was, so
young Lumpkins says, that Jim. Craw-
ford assaulted him with a heavy six
shooter as club. Friday morning
crnwfnrd was arrested on complaint of
Lumpkins and brought to town charg-
ed with feloniods ADULT. Just before
the case was ready % come TO trlal be-
fore Justice McCandless, conference
was held between the parties, AID the
proceedings were stopped. so
y party acquainted with,the facts in
the case, our informant, SAYS chat
Crawford threatened to make some de-
velopments in an other direction which
he claimed would seriously complicate
his accusers unless the case was dismiss
ed; so both sides concluded it would be
best not to keep burning thefire already
kindled-especially a. il was family
matter. 1t is to be hoped this is the
end OF it, -