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Applause for the Pablis Rebaks AAnln.
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The singers at the Metropolitan Opera
House on Friday night were surprised toward
the end Of the third act Of Le Prophetic " BY
storm OF applause which began In the stalls
and went over the house like thunder. Then
gentleman. who had risen to HIS feet and adj
dressed q few words TO the occupants Of ono Of
the parterro boxes. sat down again. Tho ap-
plause subsidized. and the audience turned its
attention to the stage.
The gentleman was Mr.. Edwin II. Root alaw-
yer. residing at 90 East Tenth street. During
the whole performance tho talking and whis-
pering in the private boxes had seriously in
terruptcd tho attention Of those who had come
20 hear the opera. Angry looks cast In the d.
rectlon Of the occupants OF tho boxes failed to
produce tho desired quiet. In the third act
there was SO much noisO made In one OF the
boxes that Mr. Root got up. and. facing the
Astor box. which is said not to have been ten
anted by its owners. said In tones loud enough
to- be heard nll over tho opera house:
VIII the ladies' and gentlemen In that box
be kind enough to keep quiet. 80 that those
who desire to hear the opera may do SO Z"
The censure kept all the occupants of boxes
quiet for the remainder OF the performance.
When tho curtain fell half a hundred grateful
lovers OF music grasped Mr.. Roots hand. and
thanked him for his timely Interference.
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SPARKS FROM TIE TELEGRAPH

Tho Warwick Iron Company Of Potts,own has given
its employees notice Of per cent. reduction In
wages, To take effect April H.
Sixteen Of the new men who took the places OF the
striking compositors the Buffalo Carrier left their
eases al noon Yesterday Other composi;ors have been
triesraphed for
The authorities in KinTston. Ont, have notified the
Salvation Army officers that their parales must BIO dis
nesed with and the teating Of drums and singing tho
streets mast cease.
In the superior Court In Hartford yesterday Cornelius
j. Caal III as acquitted oil .hn Chrg" Of mn "Crnn
Ills cousin Cornclins callahan. Last fall by sta.JiI. Aim
and throwing him from raii.oad train.
TIC lGycarold boy William Riley. who dolt eretely
nur.iere, his father IN Adrian, Mimi because q cruel
treatment has been sentenced to Imprisonment for life
lI!s i3ys'r'od sister Is on trial as ali accessory.
Capt Perley OF tho New Brunswick Engineers has
been offered the command IT this years. Canadian i'm.
biedom tesnL The position of second In command has
been offered TO Capt Bos-e OF the sixty NTH Regiment
And they do say that pr. gulls Cough syrap u one
remedy Without ItNAl-AAA =
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TIE CKEvdSSE IN THE LEVEEs.
Great voIames OF Water Flooding the Mos
Productive Parts Of Louisiana.

Great VoIames OF Water Flooding the Most
Productive P"rts Of Louisiana.
NEW ORLEANS, March 22.-Thore are now
ten c.evasses In tho levees on tho west side OF
tho Mississippi River between Vicksburg and
Now Orleans-two near Delta. Madison parish.
and further down at Point Pleasant. Buck
Ridge. Hardscrabble. Ships Bayou. Hard
Times. Morganza Mulatto Point. and Davis
all pouring great volumes OF water into the
country which these levees were intended to
these crnvasscs. being now nearly mile wide.
with probably an verngs depth OF ten teet. tho
water going through like mill race. Tho fol-
Judging from the course Of tho overflow water
In 1874: Madison. Tensas. Concordla. Avoyelles.
Point Coupee, West Baton Rouge. Iberville. As
sumption, st. james, st. Charles. st. Landry
and ut. Mary. embracing the most productive
parts OF tho State for cotton and sugar. No
estimate OF the loss eau yet be made.
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rn,,rr.- Wiii,am's birthday.

ErRLIN. March 22.-To-day. tbs eighty
seventh anniversary OF thr Emperor Williams birthday.
isa cont.e.- holiday. Tmlings throughout tho city
are detk.d with ags, Thousands of people thronged
the streets about the raare. Nearly n! tho ucrlnan
princp 4 ere present The Emperor AppeareG ut the
windows of III. pnice whrrrton III" mn.tiiuhe sniut-d
HUI with enthusiastic AMI long continues, cheers Ptu:e
BIsnrr, drove the palace through cheering crowds,
an a; the head Of the Mh,s,r, orIs ms cunxrntaln
tip To the Emperor Later he raid second vElt At
the hcnd of a"puatnn Of the rrIsti,h nobility The
ceremony az mounting guard was attended by The pr
cipal mhtary aud nj officers ut Berlin In full uni
t,rm, T,e watch ORR, ~ the day !. Long liv. MS
tory TELEGRAM received "os ir'hn Quc'n victoria
IN uinor ~ Enprior Wi ms H1'h hlrthiaS at their
rooms In West i"cniy'fUurth street The President,
Karl NJ sssner gave the utst, The Emperor VI Ger
many EnI C0nsulOenern Fcigrl reliid The German
Minister, Nnrvn Esendcckrr. who has heretofore
Intended rse anrgn' dinners, was not present bavins
one OF his own H. Washington,
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thigh. When Davies's square was broken at
Tamanieb several correspondents saved their
lIYAa hx a1ainn fl,alr xnluaea

thigh. When Davies's square was broken at
Tamanieb several correspondents saved their
lives by using their revolvers.
pushing tradesman has asked through tho
papers for twenty bald-headed men willing to
have an advertisement OF a patent medicine
burned on the back Of their heads. Meantime
q bill 10 brought into Parliament to render tho
sale Of patent medicines illegal.
The Lords Day Rest Association are screly
grieved over the sitting OF tho House Of Com
mons on the Sabbath. and no less than ten
Bishops were voting against the admission OF
the public to museums on Sundays at the very
moment last night when in tho Commons a
resolution for their abolition as Peers wont
within eleven votes of holng carried.
MA associated Press.
LONDON. March 22.-Mr ParneIl's new policv
that thefarmers of Ireland refuse to nay the no.
lice tax imposed under tho Crimes act lie recev-
ing fervent practical approval in ireland; Tho
in opposing the tax. Limerick declines est tosnbmt
to mandamus directing the payment q the
@ M oya Gy INC cdfE re
fuses money to Capt. Plunkett's reinforce
The announcement calling out the Irish
militia has caused genera sprprsc Il is re-
siders that ireland Is becoming settled.
The Osse'ratore Romano publishes q eircu-
lar dated March l5. by the Propaganda Eide to
received in foreign branch establishments.
ss sss Il ss% lsa ssa sS
ciso. Quebec. and Toronto.
Tho rum1r that the Car was going to send
The Primes Of Wales viii run aase horse IN the
Grand National steeplochaso for the iirst time
braid. scarlet sleeves. and black velvet cap.
@ fsf sss Gssss SS s as %
liam the Fourth raced under before they
the Tho yS.e for me
af%sSa q sfS Dssy
snrIns meeting. which begins next ss' Monday.
and Girohe In the City and Suburban handicap.
In order to test Wallace Ross's sculline
Thames for April il. Ross gives from ii iiiteen zen
The London city authorities have resolved to
establish Srcm n, tor at Herd on the
known methods Of disposins e Tho dead:
LIZ The Of the
the Suez Canal Company approves Of the con;
yd9R Se which NJ az Lssss bag
rectors, As this formed the leading English
ssnaa S Tall that tho whole
The A. to the
and Princess Amelia the children Of Naun-
dorf. who died forty years ago ut Delft have
issued citations to the Count OF Paris. the
Countess Of Chambord. Count Bardi. and tho
Duke OF Parma to show their right to their
titles and estates.
The Lord Chamberlain has stopped the re
vival Of "Danl Iraducod.", which was an
Shine was to caricature Lori Garmoylc. and
Lottie Venue Miss Fortescue.
A testimonial is projected for Mme. Piccoo-
mini. the celebrated primn donna OF twenty
five years ago. She has lost her fortune since
her marriage to Sig. Gayetani.
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1MAGINATITE Mss TRENPER.
she Enlists the Police In . Search for Her
Lost Mother and Sister.

The wife OF the Rev. Caleb I. Ward OF 1877
West Forty ninth street discharged her upstairs girl
Mary Trenper on March TO- Mrs. Adelaide De Forest,
the cook and her daughter Agnes were to March
~, and Mary Trcmper got permission to remain
day. All three departed together Thursday afternoon.
Mrs De Forest open boarding house In this city
after visit TO her In Newark. Mary Tremper
red large brown paper parr, containing her clothes.
She did not ray where she was going
Mary Tremper came to Police Headquarters yesterday.
and, with many tears. announced that her name was
Mary DE Forest and thar che had lost her mother and
sister She said they had broken up housekeeping N
West Forty ninth street and that she had parted with
them expecting to rejon them III the Desbrosses street
feTrE honse THEY dd not come and she STAYED there
telegraphed twice to her brother Newark and had
received answer. She said she had passed Friday
night with her grandmother IN Jereey city.
The eympnhZng police did not investigate this story,
but at once sent out general alarm for the lost Mrs be
Forest and her daughter Then Mary Tremper went
away and WAS not seen again. Nothing 10 known Of
her ut o5 York street, Jersey City
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KILLED BY A WOMAN.
An assurance Agent shat Dead In the Street
In Syracuse.


In Syraeuse.
SYRACUSE. March 22.-Adam Suffer, an
agent for tho Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company. was shot in the street here tonight
By Mrs. William W. Ransier. suIter ran into
yard about fifty rods from tho scene Of tho
shooting and fell doad. tho bullet having
passed through his heart. He had boon init.
mate with Mrs. Ransier, having been In the
habit OF visiting at her house since he came
said to have recently been broken of. Tonight
they mot on the strt ct. and Suffer spoke to the
that he would ruin her daughter about 10
years old. Mrs. llansier exclaimed thrt II he
Suffer repeated 1t. or something to the same
effect, whereupon the woman drew revolver
from her dress pocket and shot him. Suffer
leaves a wife and five children. Ho was about
As years old. Mrs; R4nsier IL about the same
the Oldest OF whom is IL. She is under arrest
ard admits the shooting.
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AUGUSTUS SCHELE DYING.
Kidding Farewell to his Servants and He.
sewing Friends In his Sick Roam.

Augustus Schell Is dying at his home, 8
West Thirty fourth street. His physician. DR..
Guernsey. has no hope that he will live twenty
four hours. His brothers Edward and Robert
Schell. his nephew. Mr.. Cullen. and DR.. Guern-
Mr.. Schell was attacked seven weeks ago with
BriShts disease. and a complication OF other
complaints. Hs was attacked severely at first.
but rallied. ard was able to go about tho house
up to two weeks ago. -Four days ago he was
told that he was near dcath. Yesterday. at
the servants In the house to his bedside and
bade them farewell. In m hour or SO he raj
lied. and told DR.. Guernsey that he began to
feel a little better.
He saw several visitors in the afternoon
among Thorn Mr.. VIM. II. Vanderbilt for whose
man at the Commodore's wedding in Canada.
Other visitors were Chnuncey N. DspeT. Waldo
Toward II O'clock at night Mr.. Schell grew
worse again.
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Two indignation meetings of property own.
ers Of the towns Of Middletown and Son,hneld were
held last evening. Tho former met in Crcdo's Hail.
stapleton and the latter In St Marys Hail. Clifton. The
attendance was large the objec, of the gatherings being
to protest against the passage by the Legislature Of
bill now before the Assembly Committee on vilsges to
leHaliZe certain road bonds amounting to S53U that
were issu-d In 1871 md from which tho derived
only $1,000 benent. when that amount had been
Speculation. have bought NE bonds ur y 10 charged
meetings adopted resolutions calling tho Assembly
and Senator from the dirict defeat the Lil II
IL becomes u law the towns will be compelled 70 DAY
about 100000 principal and interest.
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THE DEAD COME TO LIFE
Mr.. Loper Returns In Good Shape from tho
FatLonlns or . Great Myatery.

FatLonling or . Great Myatory.
Lately Thomas r, Lopez OF Brooklyn failed
to convince cold and heartless world that no
had committed suicide. although he left q hat
on ierryboat. to tho lining OF which was
pinned scrap OF paper containing this:
What IL life.
With false and deceitful wife,
Aud so. I" end all strife,
I take my life.
90 to tathom that great mystery which puzzles the
b-sins ot all n.en TT l..
Middsgh street,
Tho police carried tho hat tenderly TO his
wife ut G3 Middagh street. but she said she
knhw he wasn't dead because there was no
such good luck. Said she' e He GO 20 latnom
tho mystery Oh, no! That's too good 10 be
true"
lie soon returned to his home from brief
visit TO Jnmaien. Long island. Yesterday he
was In Justice Walshs court Ia Brooklyn. and
looking very healthy. His vi lie WAS q prisoner
Her sisteri n-aw. Mrs Marian Underhii &c;
cusel her OF Alternating arson. Sho Insisted
that Mrs, l.oprr drank and was very violcn.,
and thai Rhs threatened to kill tho whole
family She nlso threatened to burn tho house
and nnaiy sho overturned kerosene lamp
and set the carpet o.. tl.c. The caso was nd
scnl 70 iai Mr.. Loler declared chat Mrf.
Underhiil was acting from malicious motives.
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Political Straws.

Tho Republican Convention OF the Fourth
Assembly district Of Albany county yesterday elected
delegates to the Congress District Convention who
favor the election Of Andrew 8 Draper and George II.
Campbell rs delegates to Chicago The Convention
adopted resolutions endorsng Arthur's Administration.
and urging his denomination.
Yesterday selected delegates to the state Convention
who favor the nomination Of Randall. but are unn.
sructed The delegates selected by the Bedford County
Democratic Convention were unnsructed but they are
all original Tden men. and Randall 10 probably the
necO NJ ri
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Three Rounds About a Girl.

Leonard Spinola. aged II years. was before
Justice Bergen In Brooklyn yesterday, charged with
stealing watch from another boy named Frank whit
ney. Frank attended entertainment OF the Throop
Avenue Presbyterian sunday school few evenings ago
where he Quarreled with James Holmes about girl.
They retired from the Sunday school q vacant
lot where they fought three rounds Whitney carrying
on the honOrR.
spnola acting In the capacity OF referee took charge
pesred during the hostiitlss The not con
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KelEer's EepOtlssn.

WASHINGTON. March 22.-The House Com
mttee Accounts. which has been investigating the
facts reported to-day that W. Tyson. OF the Of.
ncia reporters the last Congress- resigned under pro-
about hours before the Forty Congress
expired because speaker Refer demanded his resgna
ton In order that he might appOint his nephew, b. r.
Gaines to the place where he could draw salary at
also found that Mr. Gaines had performed services
during the vacation Of Congress- and that there had
been services for him TO PERFORM
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No Vote Yet .. ~. WA,.ley Hill.

WASHINGTON. March 22.-The Bonded Wits.
key Extension bill men found this morning that they
would be obliged 10 let Their hill until next week.
instead Of voting on It At O'Clock to-day. a. they had
hoped. They are working very hard meantime to get
votes for their bill Today they laid the desk Of
eyerymemeer little pamphlet containing the kilograms
sent by sixtyOne hank P-esients and other basnass
men la the West and South TO Chairman Morrison Of the
Ways and Means COMMITTEES urging the passage Of the
bill WelltnfOrmed men among the supporters Of the
measure admit howsysr that the bill cannot pass. The
debate to-day Was rather dull
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Fencing In UncIo SANS DonnIn.

WASHINGTON March 22.-Geo. W. Fairchild,
Deputy United States Surveyor for Nebraska says that
all the agricultural land there has been fenced In by tho
cattle men, Their extend for hundreds Of miles
and the wire fences enclosing all desirable public lands
anu even wnterroursce are posted at intervals with
notices threatening death to any person opening them
The herders assert that they hold these lands under the
desert land AMI timber laws The result IL check
to parsons seeking TO make Homestead settlements
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POM JEFFERSON. March 22.-The Board OF
Trustees Of the N. f. church. At meeting last night
decided to dismiss Sexton Floyd The principal charge
against him Lying about and laundering the pastor
the Rev. W. l.. Holmes" lie will consult lawyer be-
fore giving up the keys and the probabilities are that
the church doors will have to be broken open
The trouble between pastor and sexton eliminated at
arecent revival meeting when MI The coiored persons
pastor told Floyd TO lock the doors after the
refusud 10 do
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Death of Daniel II. Mopk Ins.

Daniel b. Hopkins n theatrical agent. died OF
Brghrs disease. at Tampa. Fla, yesterday. lie Wen,
there about six weeks for his health. lie boy
In Rochester printing office, and became reporter
During HIS life he for EHrnn, Abbey. IIay
erly. John A. Stevens. and others Ills body viii be
brought 70 BROOKLYN tor burial.
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The Randall Men w,u,

ERIE. Ia. March %. Tho Scott-Randall party
defeated the Noble faction at tho Democratic
caucus tonight, winning sixteen out Of the eighteen
city districts and large majority OF the county dstrcts
Of wD. H. scott ", ". Pierce and Louis Rosensweg
irom the .ty and the Hon Aired short Of Northeast
Dir. G. ~ Moore Of Springfield. aud Frank NJ Moore OF
Union city, all Scott Randall men, At the County Con.
nenon On Monday II Is ehpccted that he Hon; Vim. l..
Scott viii be elected delegate TO tho National Convo.
ton The contest characterized by hitter per sorai
fIht Mr. Be- by the Noble faction through It's organ,
no
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Mrs. Neville Say. it wa. AN Accident.

Mrs. Lsette G. Neville. wife OF Richard
Neville. taken from the New York Hospital to the
Essex Market Police Court yesterday and accused OF
trying to kill herself on March II.
did not attempt 20 shoot my self" she said. II Ia
all mistake took the revolver from the drawer OF
my bureau, and was handling II carccssly when
rloded The revolver was one brought from my
ihothers home In Port chester, and belonged to my
brother. II was only pretty toy"
Justice Patterson dismissed tile COMPLAINT,
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PAIIADELPHIA. March pa man who. since
his has been Identified John Jones' of
Jones brothers who broke Jail In vincland OH Sunday
night last has been arrested and lodged prison at
Mays Landing for robbery at Ewo0d. Detectives
now In search Of the other brother aud he will probably
be arrested tomorrow The Jones brothers were seen
in Mays Landing n few days ago where they engaged
10 ship with Capt. j. Coleman for New York. hut
they left in q hurry.
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l.. L. NJ gers wIns.

l.. r. Myers. the champion runner. undertook
to three quarters Of mile Mt the spring games t
tho Adelp Athletic Club In the Fourteenth re gment
m0ry last evening white T. NJ, buckley walked q hair
annie. lie beat Buckley by two yards.
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I.ieut. Gorrinse Appointed Receiver.

PHILADELPHIA. March 22.-Upon application
by r. G, Dale and samu Dickson to-day Judge Mitchell
In Court OF Common Pleas No, appointed receiver to
take charge of the affairs Of the American shipbuidns
Company whose yard is coated AT Port Richmond. The
appointment was the result of bill in equity filed bv the
Bank Of New York TO which the shipbuidimg company
indebted In the sum OF $1,000 and II for the
election Gf the creditors Of tho com any that the pro
cecding was taken. Judge Mitchell appointed Lieut..
0orriNyc us the receiver.
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Nightmares Eoru OF Eating

Heavy biscuits ana bread 1T supper never those
nh use sea Foam 70 tighten the lrodueis OF the oven
II cause bread Cakes biscuits &c To rist quickly IA
oa, the hak ny process and being highly
ed requires bnt small quantity to achieve 'esults
which once effected, forever aterward I'D TO
cooks amt II 10 perfectly free from hurtfui
iuKredisuth,-Adp
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The ;iIrnai Once Prediction.
JOJ'TINGs ABOUT TOWN

Fair. followed by partly cloudy weather and
cca'ioIal rain " terly Winds slight rise In tonperH
tGrc, lower bhTomt
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biks, satins, and Drcss Goods ON CrrdIs.
Msdtaiely at z. Kelly Cos so 9Th av SOth st.,
prtvats sntrAnes opsn unt ~ y. ". Crs0N " l-A6y
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Ptles-Pties-Files
Cured without knife powder salvc No charge until
cured Write for ysfeisnsss Dr. coIkins II z. 2sAdv
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Barler aad Male.
All having personal property to exchange should ID.
vsrtse iu the horstnS JourndL-lAs
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England. The book Is intended to help Baron
do Worms. q legislator. who proposes bill in
fictine fosginG on wife beaters.
Tho return Of Sir Robert Peol. besides giving
second Conservative victory In week. eN-
cites interest because foreshadowing piqunnt
scene In tho House OF Commons. lilo is the
very antithesis Of his solemn and staid brother.
the Speaker. He drinks. gnmb'es. wears his
hat on tho sido OF his head In short. Is an Ar
glicized Tory Ochll:rce. and. as he Is worry loo SO
and irregular Of speech. he will probably pro-
woke serious fraternal reproofs from tho Chair.
Sir Henry BRAND. the lato Speaker. looked
down from the Peers gallery on the House OF
Commons last night. ruddy In countcnance,
smiling and apparently in the highest Of spir'
Its. Tho contrast was very sharp between him
and the ashen pallor and anxious md restless
lcok OF his successor.
Matthew Arnolds lecture on Emerson was n
repetition OF that given in America.
Tho eccsntric Mrs. Weldon has driven tho
lawyers to despair by tho wi. and skill of her
cross.examination OF witnesses and her nd-
dresses to tho jury. Sho was non-sui'ed on
technical point. but the revelations OF her case
have drawn serious attention to tho inihmles
and poris of the lunacy laws.
Tho latest proposal In club land Is nm associa-
ton Of theatrical FIRST pightcrs.
At the last fashionable wedding tho brides
maids carried baskets Of white lllRcs and wall
flowers. and velvet was the dominant dress.
The latest sporting novelty Is an Arab rnco
at Newmarket. for which three or four horses
are on their way from India
Tho special war correspondents are reaping
great konors from the campaign. corre-
spondont Of tho Times wrote his account while
Sufsring from severe bullet wound IN MS