New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-27
NEWS FROM THE SUBURBS.

MR. PHELPS on THE GERMAN YOIKSFEST.
The German Volksfest ut Paterson, n. j., was con-
timed Yesterday and the estivitics did not end
until late at night II was largely day Tor the
children, of whom several hundred, gayly attired,
assembled ut Washington Hall in the morning and
were taken to Riverside Park in street cars At the
park they gave exhibitions IN gymnastics and
played and rompcd heartily. The Older people
ing and other ainuscmcnts. William Walter Phelps.
member of Congress from the District. sent the FOL
lowing letter acknowledging an invitation to be
present:
IBtR HARBoR., MI, Aug. %, 1854.
O. HANpwERK ESQ. Prcsidc"L
Ny DEAR sfR:-Thnk YOU for the invitation. II
reached here far from the banks Of our Passac But
it is not the distance that keeps would much
further to have my share In y0ksfcst whose pro-
Duty detairs me; at least fancy IL duty, which calls
mo to ai IN preserving Tor you those INSTITUTIONS anu
policies which in quarter of century nave nahe
Paterson you see 1t and enabled Riverside PARK 10
peope prize 10 Is well that the pageant should start
next Monday with the riumphai which brings
GoInuht, Icrn,ni and IIeyrtia 70 the feast For the
best blood in Germany and switzerland aud America Il
among those who have contributed 10 the growth ~ your
bmsv civ II is the hest blood for it loves law and order
and itself In useful industries Welcome then Az
riculture she marches behind WOOcyS band IN me
sturdy group OF farmers from lIaledon aud Ccntrcye
and small Lots. Welcome Trade and Manufactures In
the long line Of wagons that creak behind nor Is there
dan ger that old Will forget due homage to tho arts
which adorn lives and give them perfume. Pro-
fessors Davis Weller shall awake the echoes With inc
swelling voices OF their chorus. The Brothers Saa shall
wed in harmonious marriage Die Wacht am Rhcin ana
the star spingcd Banner; ll1ndwcrk and klec shall
show that oratory IS not lost ait The impatient yoahs
shall hasten the decline Of Mondays that under the
start skies youth and beauty may meet to chase me
glowing hours with living iceland the art OF dancing
shall end only with the night.
Nor shall this great festival end and Riverside Park
lapse into its ordinary peace ana quiet without the
great lesson being taught ms anew that our lines hayc
fallen IN pleasant places and God has given rs gooy
heritage winch we VIII always chersh ana protect 'hd.
our chldrcns children may rise mp ana can our memory
blessed VINO oy purify h2ne,y ahI nIn,r 3 r ne
or IN which born. with hearty wishes tor the
happiness of All my cOuntrymcn aud women who io in
this great celebration, am. WIN great respect your
fellow citizen, WILLIAM WALTER PHELPS
MANAGERS WHO WERE FULL or TRUST
The proceedings for contempt against the man
ayers of the Newark Savings Institution we're
resumed IN the NIco ChancellOr's Court at Newark
yesterday. Several managers testified regarding
their connection with the bank. Henry g. Darcy
the present Democratic CITY treasurer of Newark,
who was elected manager IN lSlo and was
member of the Finance Committee, testified that
he had no knowledge of the loan to Fisk ~ Hatch,
aud Hartman N CO., and was never consulted
10 any of these loans. He had no recollection
of any mention of the Fisk ~ Hatch loan IN the
Finance Committee meetings. lie knew that lsk
Il Hatch were transactlng business for the bank IN
the capacity of brokers. and that they had govern
mCnt bonds belonging to the bank in their possess
sion. lilo could not rccOllcct anything of the
sale Of 81 900 0OOOf government bonds by the bauk.
David W. Rankin who * now the treasurer of the
Board of Foreign Missions OF the Presbyterian
Church, was elected a manager IN 1873, and was u
member of the FInlnco committee during two years.
MT. RANKIN, IN reply 10 inc CoNnNel y questioning
SAID that he had never heard of the loans to Fisk ~
Latch and hartman Co., and never heard the
name of Hartman until after the proceedings Tor
contempt had begun. He supposed that he must
have read the Chanccllor's order " hen the bank re-
sumcd ia 1875 but lac had only general knowledge.
He could not rccollcct that the Fisk ~ laton or
Hartman loans had ever been brought 10 the at
tcntIon of the committee. llo had had confidence
In Abncr Reeve. the chairman of the committee and
trusted him 10 look after matters. lie had felt sat
slcd that President Dudd was transacting the busl-
ness properly. llo explained that he spent nearly
all his time in Newly Ork aud that was the reason
that he had not attended the Finance Committee
meetings often.
ANXIOUS TO DISPOSE OF HIS OWN BODY.
An aged man walked into the office of The Home
Crs in NeN-BwnswIck N.J., yesterday, and made
cold shivcrs run down the back of the advertising
clerk by handing hun the flowing advertisement:
mcdica stud M dr,irous OF a subicc' in tn near
future en- he accJmm di ed by addressing b, Post
OHc' COujitIOu-: Boz must be either Crcmdtcd OF
barred.
On being questioned the man said that the body
he wanted to diSpoS" of was his O"n. he wanted
no money for II. but he determined not to be |
buried in the Potter's field. lie SAID that he was !
{ he last of long line of German barOns ana de-
scendant of men who hid fought in the United |
States. lie continued rs follows:
Recently joined the salvation Army The /
other night they had a meeting and when II came |
to "A vote about employing jumping Jack tor "A |
captain. was told by johnny buil of an English
man that ! must vote. Now that word must |
stirred my blood. and because am free man. INV |
freedom being The price of my ancestors blood | |
declined to vote ordered and left the Army. |
Now | am an outcast with neither money nor |
friends and ] want to die. All | have is tins |
wrctchcd body. Ny fathers died for their country,
and inherit their patriotic spirit