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New-York tribune., 1885-02-05
4 QUARREL IN 4 CHURCH MAGNIFTED.

81 think the story of the disturbance in the base
memo of the church on Monday night has been un-
duly nagnided" said the Rev. s. Ii. Smith, pastor
of the North Fifth Street Methodist Episcopal
Church. of Williamsburg, to L IDuSE reporter
Yesterday. There was an neutrality-suspicious.
for the benefit of the choir who are In need OF some
new books, at which there were recitation. and
singing and after that was over the young people
went 10 the basement and had soIle ice-crcam and
cake"
Millard Smith said that there had been no blows
struck and no iil-feelIng bred aud that the only
foundation for the story OF a disturbance was ire
fact that James Searles and a Mr.. Finn took hold
of each OF hers coats in jocular way, and young
lady who is subject to fits mot Miss Bessie ELLIOTT
became excited and tainted. He also said that
stranger who came into the church In a somewhas
intoxicated condition was taken into the smaroyI1
where ice-cream freezers were kept and was fed
with four plates Of the frozen compound just to
keep hun quiet" He kent quiet. .
Mr.. Searles when asked about the affair, In the
hallway Of his house, No. DAB North Second-st,
said that the best way was to let the matter drop
where il was. .
- Iook out what you say, Jim; that's reporter"
shouted his wife the balustrade from the ioor
above.
Mr. Searles. after many evasons finally admitted
that he had taken hold of another young man
whom he did not wish to enter the room from when
the cream was being served. and that he had kept
New-York tribune., 1885-02-05
THE RAILWAY MAIL CAR CONTROVERSY.
LEY TELEGRAPH To IHg rRIDUNaI


WASHINGTON, Feb. A difference ofopinion
exists as to who the originator Of the railway mali
service say that 1t Mr.. Davis, others that IL
was Mr. Armstrong Both were employees OF the Post
Office Department, and both dead. Their heirs are
now settle the question. 1t has given BIRTH In
the service to factions the Davis faction and the
Armstrong faction Each claims for Its hero the honor OF
having first introduced the railway mail car. The dis
pute Is not one of sentiment merely; claim
upon the Government lurKs behind 1t. Davis
was assistant postmaster In st. Joseph, NO.
when conceived the idea Of placing post Office on one
of the trains running between st. Joseph and Hannibal
He lifted the up his expense although the work
was done by Government employees. He was not rem-
bursed outlay rewarded for what his heirs
claim was his idea solely. Their determination TO
contest Mr. Armstrong; claim to" priority OF inven-
ton might caled-is gthened by the TACT that
the Armstrong faction has collected large fund to erect
a monument memory OF their patron saint ana
has petitiOned Congress to assist them.
The worst blow struck mt the Davis men, however, was
this The Post ONCE Department, II seems mas com
piled history OF the railway mail service from ts lhcep
ton 1884 TO the present time. This history was called
for the other day by resolution OF the senate
When copy OF it reached that body the lines recltng
Daviss In the first organization OF the railway
service found to have been struck out III was
evidently done by some Armstrong man In the POst
Office Department without the knowledge OF the Post
master ticneaa.
Mr. Davis being n Missouri man. Senator Cockrcll
offered "a resolution day calling upon MI liatton 10 IN
form the what he knew about the matter Ills
answer is looked for with good deal OF Interest.
New-York tribune., 1885-02-05
ACCUSED OF STEALING AN ENROLLING SHEET.
Charles w. Hovey, who is employed In the

Internal Revenue ONCE IN Thireenths, was arrested
last night Oh charge OF stealing one OF the sheets that
used for signatures In the recent enrolment ot he
publican voters the lid Assembly District There has
been an active contest the district caused by the oppo
son the present organization OF several OF those VINO
control OF the management Of party affairs In
the district before included the uptown portion OF the
present district Hovcy belongs Ia this faction and win
some of his friends In the rooms ot the lAncoi
League, No ~ East Nnths on Monday afternoon. eh-
amnlng phe sheets, which 700 Republicans Of the dis
rict had signed. Charles w. Wagner, the secretary OF
the board OF enrolling officers was In charge or the
sheets. lie In his affidavit that he lOvey take
up sheet No. A. containing about twenty signatures aud
make motion Of his hand and then button his coat
aud Sheet AZ and other sheets
missing when the sheets counted Iovey left the
The effect of the loss OF the sheets might have
been to make necessary new enrolment. had not the
secretary kept copy OF the roll Mr. Wagner applied
Police Justice Smith for warrant, and lIONey
rested he returning tn his home, No l52 East
Twentiethst. lie gave bail TO appear before Justice
Patterson this morning
New-York tribune., 1885-02-05

show how unjust and groundess the suggestion that the
silver dollar had not been given fair chance was 10
compare the present outstanding circulation OF the silver
dollar with that previous years He showed that In
eighty years. up to 1873 the amount coined was
only 1873, while since 1873 the immense sum OF
s19l 947 1874 had been coined Si1,O00,O00 OF which
only have gone into circulation.
The Senator thought that II the
present bill should become law tho incoming Ad
nnisraon would endeavOr TO carry out In good faith
II tho United states could make m arrangement with
the other Nations 1t would cease for some time tne
coinage OF the silver dollar, IL might hope to maintain
all OF its gold and silver In practical circulation and
there would be danger OF any undue contraction OF
the currency The bill rended provided that silver
coinage should not be discontinued until August 1855
BY time not less than 100000 more would nave
been added to the $l920O0,O 900 coined sine" 1875.
He thought there superabundance or circuiatlng
medium. and that Congress called upon mainly 10
preserve 1t fluctuations to guard against any pos
sible contraction withdrawal OF large amount Oh
gold held In this country.
New-York tribune., 1885-02-05
TWO WOMEN BEATEN By BURGLARS.

SCHENECTADY, Feb. 4 (SpcciaD. In lonely
woods in Rotterdam is solitary wostory brick mousse.
in which live sarah and Eliza schermerhorn sisters Oh
Colonel d. d. Campbell Their house is half mile rom
any other dwelling The women are oVer seventy years
OF age william Shannon. young farmer pays mem
periodical visits for The purpose oi p.o.".s ."o'.
and with dilculty persuaded tho women to open the
door. When he saw the women he was astonished to
see that their faces covered with bruises They
sad that ON Saturday night when they were preparing
10 rere they heard the sound Of ssathy footsteps On
New-York tribune., 1885-02-05
THE ABDUCTION OF MINNIE HOFFMAN.
HER ADpUCToR MAN OF UNsouND MIND AND
ALREADY MARRIED.

ALREADY MARRIED.
Troy. Feb. 4. (Special.) 1.-The elopement OF
Henry Heartt son ofDr Heartt of Waterford and Minnie
Hoffman, of Chicago the adopted daughter oi hehly
sister turns out to have been case OF abduction.
Henry ia forty four years OF and has wife in Kan
sas Minnie is seventeen She was on visit to Dr.
Heartt's on Thursday evening Henry took her out
sleghrlng lie drove to hotel in iansingburs where
they passed the night aud from there they went to New
York They were discovered last night
Urartt IA now In the OF friend, near waterford
aud Minnie is at DR. HEARTS home In chalg OF her
father who arrived from Chicago this morning. III;
eartt considers his insane. lie fell when boy ana
Injured hi head lie educated for the practice OF
medicine but his father would never perin ni 70 io
Low the on account OF the INJURY TO MS heau
lie at one time forged note for $lOOand getuhg ~ on
snsnt The money acknowledgements nome as ne hau nor
done wrong lie served In the War OF the Rebellion anu
was a good officer, coming out as adjnantsehels ne
does not appear able discern night from wroug anu
the abduction with the greatest inderehCe'
Minnie Is said To be heartbroken over her ~
is said that the intimacy between Henry ana Mihhie
through frequent visits TO the SKATING rihA
New-York tribune., 1885-02-05
MINOR CONGRESSIONAL DOINGs.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-Ihe Chair laid be-
fore the Senate to-day the Presidents message relating
TO Mrs Grants offer TO the Government OF the swords
and other military and civil testimonials lately belonging
to General Grant aud recommending Congress to pass
bill enable the President TO place General Grant on
the retired list.
resolution offered by Mr. IIn was agreed TO-. calling
on the Secretary Of the Interior communicate the
senate tho Inspectors Hobo and Green Of the
General Land Oce on the subject oi fraudulent titles
To land ia NowMeAlco ana inc correspondence relative
thereto.
propration bill II appropriates S3i3G0SG an increase
Of $2l 430 over the amount appropriated by the House
The Pension Appropriation bill reported back 10y
senator Allison The committee has stricken out the
legislative feature OF the House bin which provides for
repeal OF the statute authorizing pension attorneys
Mr. Pnsy Of Iowa called MP the bill apptoprlailng
800 900 for the completion ~ the public building at
Council Bluffs This was objected 10 by more than ten
members and not considered Bills called up by
Mr. Thomas, Of Illinois, to oquallc the pay OF graduates
of the Naval Academy. and by Mr.. Lowry, of Indiana
h"iIgng s Fort Wnype TO n rs 900 aet With similar
fate; Mr.. Nelson OF Minnesota moro successful
with bill To empower the Mississippi Water Power and
the Mississippi River Mr. GoG of West Virginia. with
bill relief West Virginia troops acting undo.
spihCrty of the G9ysrnGr =. the STAT Mr m Hsw o
vada Mr. stevens Of Now York Ar Bhk.dalr OF Mi'sis
sippi with private bills all met with similar failure
Then Mr. Lamb, OF Indiana moved To hdlonrA hS Juge
Holman seemed to have decided that no business should
be done. ON division the vote stood tie ani Tie mo
tiun was lost
Mr. Henderson, Of Iowa called up a bill for the di'ri-
butt Of The COngrcs Oiid EceJrd 10 various lhcu
poratcd associations In the states aud Territories which
was objected to. .
Among the bills reported and referred was one by Mr.
Atkinson, OF Pennsy for the survey OF water
connect Lake Michigan with the Detroit River
by Mr. Lore Of Delaware. to allow shipping commission
era to ship for vessels IA tLc coastwso trade
when requested by the masters Of such vessel. 10y Mr
Mutcher Of Pennsy yvania, adversely reporting bil
prohibiting the removal Of Union soldiers In the C'l
seryIce except for cause aud by Mr. Money OF Mssss
r.if Taill
New-York tribune., 1885-02-05
MERCHANTS ANSWER MR. FINK

The committee OF the Iraders ann Ir"'c'iois
Union. which has complained about the diversion VI
west-bound freight by the trunk me r"a's'has Sh
nIv 70 Commissioner Flnks communication to ihest;ts
p'ard of Railroad Commissioners. They reer9ts tiof
former arguments and point out that the percentage Oh
Transfers TO the total volume Of traffic is no guide io .s
nnmber OF cases OF injustice shipment oI dry gooys
l. generally only from 800 10 500 pounds ile"e' u u
he assumed that average shipment Is oeo pe,ads.
taking only 10000 out OF tho 2S, l26 IONS raaer ~ ~.
wear as irst-cass freight, the number of diveFs.a'
would pe so 600 and woud mean precisely iha ~ ~
her of instances of injustice and wrong suffered py n
shipper" The committee In reply 10 other statem -
of Mr Fink call attention to tho fact thai ',s ,v
sta,e that only the road which the los - na's
occurs shall DO responsible.
New-York tribune., 1885-02-05
ORANGES IN MINOR CITY OFFICES.

Commissioner Squire yesterday removed ex-
Alderman Frederick elbig Janitor OF Essex Market
Prison and Court House. Helbg one OF the four
Tammany Aldermen vho on December 10. 1850. voted
TO confirm Hubert o. Thompson Commissioner OF Pub
lie Works, Allan Campbell ma Controller (oustng John
Kely and other officers. His Tammany associates were
Mcssrs. Hafien, Goodwin and Foster.
The commissioners OF Accounts have fixed the pay OF
Isaac B Deyoe William H. Duggett Charles Gallagher
and John B Kayanagh temporary assistants, at 81 per
day instead OF the monthly salaries OF SliO Sl2o SlOO
and 500 respectively which they'll been drawing
Corporatl0n Counsel LscOmbe has appointed Francis
NJ scott OF his assistants at salary or $1,000. lie
is n member OF the Young Mems Democratic Club and
took an active part in aiding Mayor Graces canvass.
New-York tribune., 1885-02-05
FINDINGS OF THE SWAIN COURT.

WAsHINGTON, Feb. 4.-lt Is said to-day upon
the authority OF OF the counsel for General Swain
that the findings of the court In his In substance
that on the charge conduct unbecomlng officer and
gentleman he Is not guilty As to the second charge OF
OF duty and conduct to order and
discipline in falling to report to the Secretary OF War his
knowledge OF the alleged duplication Of Colonel Morrows
pay accounts he found guilty. with recommendation
that General Swain be temporarily suspended half
pay.
dent the Attorney General FOR review This reference
made on the recommendation OF the Secretary Of
War Of the apparent impropricy Of having the
reviewed by General Swaims subordlDates In the
Judge Advocate Generals department.
New-York tribune., 1885-02-05
A VISITOR FROM CANADA.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-Slr. Edmunds asked
unanimous this morning to extend to the Chie
Justice OF Dominion OF Canada the privilege OF the
floor shortly after It given the Chief Justice ap
peared accompanied by Justice Gray, Of the supreme
Court lie is a gentleman ~ medium height, portly
build. apparently sixtyhve years OF age win hofu
connie zion, nearly white whiskers ana "a bald head
Ike CAPTAIN Cutie the chief Justice IL jolly and appar
entity fond of "a Joke lie remained In the senate Tor
nearly AN hour In the course OF which number OF Srna
tors made his acquaiutaucr. Mr. Garland was intro
duccd tn hm a. the next AttOrnr yGenera by Justice
GRAY whereupon the senator from Arkansas bushed
ike an unsOphistcated schoolgirl
New-York tribune., 1885-02-05
ASKING THE SENATE TO INVESTIGATE.

presented q petition to the Senate from thlry-seyen
persons asking the electoral certain States
be not counted Ths petition that several OF tho
States among which South Carolina. Alabama Mis-
sissippi Louisiana. Tennessee, Ohio and Others the
charge has that many OF the citizens have
been for series OF years and during the late election for
President and VicePresdent kept away the polls
by threats and acts OF violence and bo0dshed They ask
that the Senate will examine these charges criminal
interference with free suffrage and found true that
OF the states offending Illegally
cast for President and Vice President may be throw
out Of the The petitioners further say they
coud secure an indefinite number OF names but think
the above number sufficient to represent universal
sentiment"
New-York tribune., 1885-02-05
HER NINErY.FoURTH BIRTHDAY.

OswEGo, Feb. 4 (SpecidD.- notable family
reunion took place hero to-day at the home OF Mrs
Justus Curtiss. II to commemorate the ninety
fourth birthday OF Mrs. Hull relic OF the late JOSIAH
Hull. Mrs. IIus six children, four sons and two
daughters were present. They A. q. Hull, H. W.
Hull, H. ID. Hull and Franklin Hull, Of New YORK Ciy,
Mrs Gregory OF Clyde In this state and MIS- 1usius h
Curtss. Mrs Hull settled In the town or Nohey Hlth
her husband In 1916 the country then being "l9er-
ness and has lived In this county ever since ohe
enjoys remarkably good health and gives promise ~ Seo
many more returns OF the anniversary
New-York tribune., 1885-02-05
DENOUNCED AS A "GKEAT SCHEME OF PUBLIC
PLUMBER"
fBY TELEGRAPH TO The TRIBUNE


WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The progress of the
River and Harbor bill in the House to-day slow and
tempestuous and friends shove signs OF impatence
Chairman Willis became discOntCnted that, In private
he petantly declared that he would abandon the bill
its opponents did not obstructiDg It, The threat
was unayailng. The Committee ON Rivers and Harbors
placed itself at great disadvantage when decided not
10 allow members of the House the privilege Of hearing
while the bill was In OF preparation. Naturally,
members districts have Jared badly at the hands
Of the committee determined now to have
their say, and they do not approach the con-
sideration of the measure with the best OF feelings
toward There growing impress OH. too.
that the committee has governed by desire to
tall, far practicable the authority OF the Depart
ent over the plans and estimates for internal improve
ment that this only the first step In scheme the
ultimate object OF which is to transfer from the Engineer
Bureau Army. with its rigid system OF accoanta
bility and responsibility for expenditure to new
and less careful head the control not only OF the plans
and estimates but also the disbursement OF the vast
sums of money TO appropriated for river and harbor
improvements.
In the debate to-day, the plans and work OF the
Mississippi River Commission for the improvement OF
that between Cairo and the Gulf OF Mexico In
for the blows they have received IN the
House
Mr. Hepburn, Of Iowa. proposed an amendment to the
bill, providing that civilian engineer shall be EN-
poysd hereafter ON for the Improvement Of riv
ers and harbors and that sufficient number Of officers
or the army sha De dealcd 10 perform the uucs. ne
debate Immediately became hot In vigorous speech
Mr. Drec kenrdge Arkansas praised the ability and
ergy of Captain Eads in whose charge the bill proposes
to place the Mississippi River Improvement as well as
that of the Galveston Harbor. Mr.. breckenridge de-
clared that the plans of the Mssis ppi River Conms
proved to DO defective aud that to carry them
out will cost at least $1500000OO For these reasons
the committee had decided 10 call Captain lads to the
Mr. Reed said that his suspicious OF last year. that
great many members OF the House were more deeply in-
terested In getting big Of money 10 Do expended m
their States than they IN tho Improvement OF navi
CATION had been fully confirmed by the gcntean from
Arkansas He had shown, tho reports OF the Com
mission had shown. that IL time to call halt Ia this
matter
mttee of the House to gate and report ON the
work of the Mississippi River Commission. challenged
contradiction VI his assertion that the vc plans ana
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yonr guard you can not too careful Little 40 yoS ~
know store for you dangsr mS@s Is Depend upon
it. darug attempt will be made 20 h S east az
or XIII you in your tracks, ana TINS owr Wso Knows
pect 1t. ~
rhoro vos oJso another poem from George Fran
c;s Train. At the bottom in blue pencil were the
words: "DOn't let the doctors stab You"
JOYCE REFUSES TO VISIT MRS. DUDLEY.
Around at the little Offices of The United 1ishman
the talk was not as loud AS usual-in fact 1t was
melancholy crowd, and Rocky Mountain
OBrien's stories which he has picked up on his
commercial travels, did not bring the usual APP
plsuse. Counsellor Moran sat at the desk IN the
outer Office He was sad because some one had re-
ported him as speaking with a Celtic accent
"Patn Joyce occupied the inner once. ne was
no happier than the others. In the morning no
received The following communication from MIS-
Dudley:
PATRICK JOYCE. esq. ,, ,
ou other that you anxious to have an inter
view with me In order TO establish my iaehuLy as
daughter of different people beg to assure you
that will willingly grant yon one interview as lOs o
you any personal injury you apply Gc%y III gS%r In o
eGor hs YSu T ansy say you would
have used is rendered unnecessary but as sem-
me those Who have kissed the barney their
own ground Iremain sir yours truly; ysrr1r DUDLEY
Joyce was not anxisus for an interview He said:
"Imght go if il wasn't for what happened 10 Rosa,
but guess will wait while" He wanted 10
dsputize Moran to go i'll his place, saving: " You
know. ceunsellsr, You are better at biarney tnan
em" Moran refused to go aud so the following
letter was sent to Mrs. Dudley
IL Chambers-st., Feb 4, 1885.
Mrs DUDIEy: MADAM: have not expressed any
wish to have an interview with you and doubt very
much the propriety speaking to You at present
may call on you later on if think well OF dong "xcr so
Yours, etc, fAIklOh JoiCE'
At st. vincents Hospital Rosa occupies one oil
the best rooms on the Twelfth-st. side 1hls por-
non of the hospital is devoted to private patients
He is doing well. and Will be allowed 10 see only
members of his family,
New-York tribune., 1885-02-05
MR.. MORRILL, ON THE TRADE DOLLAR.
IlI rELEaRAPH To rhk rRIRnxKl

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-Senator Morrill, spoke
to-day OH the bill that passed by the Senate the other
day for retirement and econage OF tho trade dol
lar ~ amended by the Senate. lie defended the
amendments tho committee taking them up seriatim
He denied that Treasury Department had given
the silver doar fair chance TO circulate and 'obtain
foothold. and said that tho difficulty the
that which pursued . bad psnAy-it would return 70
New-York tribune., 1885-02-05
INCIDENTS IN MRS. DUDLEYs CAREER.


DECEIVED BY A MOCK MARRIAGE-AN ATTEMPT AT
sUICIDE-HER BENEvoLENCE.
LONDON Feb "A further investigation of Mrs
Dudley's antscedents in England shows that when
she learned that she was deceived by mock mar
riage to person in the south OF England, she De-
came mad but declined to prosecute her be!rayer
Persons who were intimately acquainted with her
say that her love for her children was intense and
that for long time after their deaths she daily
visited their graves and would lie on the mounds
for hours franticaIly appealing to them to come
back to her.
After her attempt at suicide in London in July,
1888, she failed to obtain suroties, and was sent
10 the House of Detention at Millbank for a time:
The Rev. Mr. Meyrick, chaplain of the prison, to-
day said "While Mrs. Dudley was in Millbank
Prison she suffered from insomnia and took mar
cotics to produce sleep. She affected madness and
was generous aud impulsiye. She was benevolent
and helped the sufferers in the institution. At one
time she formed plan for nursing the children OF
the poor so that their mothers would be enabled to
hire out for the day."
On January 4, Mrs. Dudley wrote to the Rev. Mr.
Meyrick from New-York: II cannot say that
the suicidal impulse Will never return, but have
taken precautions to insure my personal safety"
She offered in the letter to pay the passage OF
q frendless orphan from England to America. She
seemed greatly interested in tais orphan, and SAID
she would find her lucrative employment II she
came to America. Mr.. Meyrck SAID: " The woman
was never connected with politics and believe
that the excitement caused by the recent dynamite
outrages in England caused her brain TO give way.
A movement has been started in Nottingham to
raise National fund 10 defTay the expenses neces-
sary to Mrs Dudleys defence. circular IS being
distributed urgently requesting the people OF Great
Britain TO contribute to this fund " TO defend MIS-.
Dudley, that heroic Engllshwoman who resolved
TO nd civilization of its greatest enemy" Every
Fnglishmen." the appeal declares, should be
ready to afford Mrs. Dudley every lega assistance
ON her voyage TO New-York Mrs. Dudley had
thirteen epileptc fits. 1t is believed that she was
born in Paris, and had travelled IN Italy, o~i'zer-
New-York tribune., 1885-02-05
DIR. POTTER WILL TRY THE NEWT0y CHARGES.
The presenters of the charges of heresy

against the Rev Ueber Newton, which to be made
20 Assistant Bishop Potter have had conference with
the Bishop IN which he gave them to understand that o
would take action In the matter The names OF the men
who will sign the charges Will not be made public until
the IL given TO the Bishop. An informal meeting
was held last night at which legal questions growing
out OF canonca laws upon such questions were dis
cussed IL Is probable that the charges will be delivered
TO Dr. Potter to-day or tomorrow.