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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-03
BRIGHT OUTLOOK ~ TIE IRON TRADE.
RroRGASlziYG GREAT coMrAsY-PRErARING FOR
A BIG OUTPUT.


BIG OUTPUT
People who are hopefully inclined will fluid a
promise Of better times coming for the depressed iron
trade the reorganization aud renewed activity OF the
Troy steel and Iron Works meeting OF the board OF
directors held at No. IL Plne-s on August &C. and
the following oil elected: President, Chester
GrIswold; ylccpresdont, Erasus Corning; secretary
and treasurer Seldom f. Marvin The corporation
has bought the property OF the Albany and
Rensselaer, Iron and Steel Company at Troy,
with hundred Of land IN Albany County opposite
tho works and intends putting up blast furnaces sur
focnt 10 turn out 800 900 OF pig iron annually.
Preliminary work on Hillhouso Island where fur
he erected is already begun and the found
will be laid before frost comes IL all goes well
they viii be com pieted In year OF 200 men
now at work there and S65OOOO Will be expended
on furnaces, tracks. piers. etc.
stronger noticeable Ia business circles, and they
hope to bo running under full head giving employment
pIetod The prospect OF an adjustment Of tte railroad
war VIII strengthen tho steel rail market
have bought all the pig metal used In mailing ther rails.
furnace. which are to have all he modern Improve.
mcnts and the Of ores recently Developed by the
Chaeaugray and Hudson River Iron companies they
manufacture their pix metal at 81 ton "a lime
be obtained ny and AZ reasonable prices
and can yet coal cheapiy i've can thus" say. the
cOmpanys circular, conduct our manufactures on tho
| most economical and independent basis Secretary
Marvin reported saying that the prospects for
cess most encouraging and that the company was
varieties OF merchant steel well steel rails. aud
The demand for this Is slowly Increasing. He thinks
that eventually Bessemer steel Will entirely take the
place Of iron for many purposes
Griswold for eleven years yice-presidcDt OF
the old Albany ana Rensselaer, Iron aud Steel Company
in fact since II formed by the consolidation o.
the Rensselaer, steel Works belonging to the estate OF
his father, John A. Criswold. and tho Albany Iron
Works, owned by ETastus Corning. In 1873 this com
many paid 100000 I'm wages. consumed
10000 OF coal ana turned out steel rails at the
rate OF 1000 tons month Tho old Rensselaer, Works
the cradle Of the Bes steel Industry In this
country for II there In 1868 that Messrs GriswOd,
Winslow Corning and Hoey introduced tho process in
America The reorganization OF the company under
the new completed a few weeks ago. IL en-.
tiers upon its work with capital OF $25OO0OO. Of
canital.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-03

ALDRIcH-At Southampton L. T., August 81 suddenly. Of
heart disease. Matilda H., widow or James Aidrich
Funeral ut the Church OF the Hoy COMMUNION
9th and 20th-st. Thursday morning at 10 O'clock
Newport Il. L. papers please copy.
BAKERDsnlel Baker September at Brewsters, " " IN
the saith year OF his are.
Funeral frda september 4, at | m.
BUNRER-On second day Eighth month, 3lst. Anna \
ne 18th her
Funeral Fifth day Ninth month Sd az $3.50 m from the
residence OF Josiah Tubby. 81 Willow.sL. brooklyn
HAVILAND-In Brooklyn. Tuesday. september 1,
Robert Is. Hayiiand IN the s2d year OF his are.
lnghouse schermerhorn-s, Brooklyn Friday septens
Der L. at $3.50 p. IN.
HUANT-In >an Francisco August 20. 1855. Pauline Huant
aged 90 years and months
LICHTENTHALER-In Bethlehem. Penn, AUGUST 20. 1885.
Ing teacher OF the Young Laes Seminary OF bethlehem
aged ~ years.
REMsEN-At Islip L. l., August 81 Jane Remsen wife OF
William AMI daughter Of the late John Su,
In the O4td year Of her are.
The funeral will take place late residence. No ~
Wavery.paee Thu say. september g. al hafpast I'D
O.
Relatives and friends respectfully invited atteni
IL requested that no lowers be seat
sTARR-At Ezabethtown Y, Edward T., eldest son OF
o. winthrop and the late Mary r. starr IN tho sd yesrof
Funeral services Will be held In Marks church rary
town. \. Y. Thursday. Sd iRsG. AT quarter past
Carriage. will be In waiting the FROM o. O.
Depot Interment l0nkers
sroTT-on the Island Nantucket, Tuesday the LIST
INST Bessie only daughter oil Hattie T. and Arthur Y.
stott OF >Iottyiil-. NY. in Ter 9TH year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-03
TnEOUGH NEW. YORK STATE.

MIR. MANNING VISITS ALBANY POST OFFICE.
ALBANY. Sept 2 t>peciaD.-Local politicians
here are eIcitedly discussing conversation which on
Democratic authority IL reported to have taken place
between Secretary Manning and Postmaster OLcary.
Mr. OLoary has already made nearly clean sweep IN
the post Office here retaining only six out OF
abont nifty omployss and filling their places with Dem
ocfats Among those thus far retained has been Charles
IT, Zeilruan, n armed, eX-soldor and prominent
Grand Army During Secretary Mannings visit
the postmaster The Albany Journal states positively
that Secretary Manning said
- see you still have zeman In the Office. WY IL he
not removed r.
Well. he's pretty good man. aud besides be Is a
Grand Army aud the order have requested his re-
tentiou." was Mr. O'Leary's reply.
The Grand Army be blank. Mr. Manning IL reported
10 have remarked Remove him at once aud put
Mike German Ia his place"
Nike" Mr.. Manning Familiarity called Michael
j. German, OF tho Fifteenth Ward has represented the
ward In the Common Council ana recently property
clerk aud n heller OF some Influence In bis ward
Postmaster OLeary this afternoon SAID am not pre-
pared 20 say that German won't 20 In there when tho
change made but II has not been definitely decided
upOn as yet" To question whether there was any
truth IN report that the change would be made AZ
the request OF Mr Manning. DR.. Ofeary said that that
was something about which he did not desire TO bo
uuofeI.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-03
4 STORY ABOUT THE HERALD.

A report is current that John w. MacEay Is
negotiating with James Gordon Bennett for the pur-
chase OF The Ye,o- York Herald with the intention OF put
ting John Russell Young at the head OF its editorial
sta Mr. Mackay is interested with Mr. Bennett Id the
Bennett Mackay cable, In the construction OF "hch
"a 200 600 IA said to have been sunk For Mr. Bennes
share f this enterprise Mr. Mackay is reported to hold
morteage ON The Herald. Mackay's wealth Is much
talked about ia this connection lie Is said TO have
Sai 900 600 In securities locked up In his strong box
Is 600 600 In United states per cents S50OOooO IN
Tentes IS 900 600 consols and $6OOOOOO In state
bopds nd similar securities of this country bearing 10
ner cent interest addition TO this Is his cabe IN
vastment and his nerest in the Bank Of Nevada Inc
gossip runs that he would be able TO DacA INC HTuu
with $40 600.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-03
MANNfy6 FIXING me SLATE.
From YesfeTddy's Graphic.

In con yersation with a representative of Tho
Graphic this morning Mr.. Manning admitted that was
perhaps rather early In the return Washing
ton but he added that there certain matters there
about which he nxious. September Is sutry and
unpleasant month at the National Capital still ho
thought that the public interests demanded his pronpt
temperance at his Official desk.
Intercepted to the reported disagreement or cool.
ness between President Cleveland and Mr. Tilden Sec.
rotary Manning laughed heartily. The rumor or report
was as absurd ne sad as the companioQ thai no
tMr. Manningl and Mr.. Tiden bad fallen out lilo was
about to spend the day and dine with host Who &C.
cording 10 many veraciOus newspapers had snubbcd~
him week ago. With another laugh Mr. Mainline
lightly dismissed the fiction as unworthy OF notice.
Regarding the approaching election he frankly avowed
that tue loss OF the State next November would be de-
piorabe and disastrous to the party he consequently
hoped that cool headed sagacious Demo
Gratis would be selected everywhere throughout the
remarked, to pretend that friends in Washington"
we're indifferent to the result not interested IN IT,
the same time under no circumstances would they take
any part IN the formation OF the nyenton directing
Its action. 10 hoped that class OF delegates would
be chosen who would make nominations acceptable 10
sterling. upright Influential Democrats In every part OF
the state" TO such men as - and - and, but yO1
must not print naines. continued Mr. Manning.
not sforInal interview" While thus debarrcd from
quoting the names, The Graphic representative may
state that the gentlemen mentioned by Mr.. Manning
lifelong Democrats OF distinguished character
him was that II the state ticket (,
acceptable TO leaders OF this stamp certainly cannot
be objectionable any genuine Independent DESTROYS Of
satisfied aud enthused everything else would right
itself.
To the query whether he had any personal preferences
In connection with the Governorship the other Offices.
even II he did have preference he would deem II
Improperly " reveal II for publication.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-03
A SWIgDLE IN DRUGS.

William Vincent, druggist, of No. III
Broadway Brooklyn. has detected gross fraud in the
drug market by u clever imitation OF John Wyeth d
Bro Beef Iron and Wine. standard proprietary medi.
cine. lie recently approached by young man who
offered sell bin the medicine at S6 Dozen the
uar trade price being 81. Mf Vincent said n he could
make 1t So so a dozen be would take all he had The
sold him six bottles and said he would
have rnore Close examination by Mr. Vincent showed
him that the wrappers ard tables were not genuine. al
though clever counterfeit The had been altered
20 "John Wysth Il Bros" the genuine being John
Wyeth Bro" when Mr.. Vincent denounced tho
ewindie young tried carry OFF the goods, bat
went away without them when Mr.. Vincent mentioned
the police The day another tried 10 reclaim
the goods The manufacturers OF tho genuine article
investigating the fraud. Analysis OF the bogus beef
wine aud Iron shows IL TO be worthless II II believed
that many druggists have been swndled by II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-03
IoTrINGs HERE AND THERE.

Troy, Sept. Emil Seilz, proprietor of the
Sunlight Knitting Mil. has made assignment, with
preferences OF 81 100 In favor OF employees Troy banks
arc prefcrred In third class notes aggregatng
SlO.3OO.
ALBANY, Sept 1.-The state Board of Equalization
mo, nj noon to-day, and listened to complaints from
Vt,c. New.YOrk and Schoharie Counties and adjourned
un,,l september 30. when the equazed tables will DO
submitted.
W,rgntoo Sept. la street railway car drawn
nv n motor pitched OF the tresto near seneca
Falls today or thirty persons on It, William Mckee
- ,,,ured and all were badly shaken up. The car was
sm"rendrd over gully nftcen feet deep. The escape
fron, a fatal Incident was narrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-03
SOME oLD-rIuE REuIyIsoESoEs

HUNTINGDON, Penn. Sept. l." am the
Oldest man in the employ of tho biggest two corpora
tons ia this country said Isaac Fisher eighty years old
TO reporter to-day. "One Is the United States Gov
ernment itself and the is the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company
Struck By the force Of this assertion the reporter
CLEANED some Interesting facts from the old man. VINO,
though he has handled mail bags for upward Of fifty
years can be seen every day from z In the morning
until 10 at night pushing his big truck between the pas
NIGER depot the post office at this place.
"old Isaac" as he is Familiarity called, was born in
Bedford County in 1905 and after roughinS 1t" upon
the old ancestral homestead until he nineteen. ran
away from home In 1884 he made his debut as stage
driver and mail carrier the old turnpike from Lewis
town 20 Blairsyille through Mlfn, Huntingdon. Blair
Cambraa and Indiana counties and many his peasan
of escapes from catamounts ana
other feroclous beasts those old days. lie loves 10
tell of the times when he drove Henry Clay and William
Henry Harrison and other great men OF the DAY across
the country In his stage The distance from Lewistown
to Bairsvlle by the old stage route was 10 miles,
The road rough AMI dangerous, but Isaac at once
acquired the reputation OF being one OF the pes drivers
taction and attacked on the way by thieves
or nlghwaymen. Whom tho Pennsylvania Railroad was
built In $780, the water TO supply the locomotives now
bumped by steam-p0wer, was drawn by horsepower
from the Junata River Mr. Fishers description OF the
locomotives used the road Is amusing,
espe elaly that OF the traditional camoEback' ana the
"dmkie.' ,,..,.
Ever since 1850 the old has pushed his big truck
full OF mail bags from the station TO the post office In
rain or sunshine In winter or summer old Isaac Is 70
be found faithfully at work NOW nc Is oent WIN years
and foil but still pursues his calling with faithful hdel
inv HIS friends here getting upa petition addressed
10 President Roberts, OF the Pennsylvania Railroad
Fisher In consideration OF his lifelong services and his
nj IA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-03
FIGHTING TIE ERIE AT PAssAIC.

A flank movement has been executed against
the Erie Railroad Company IN the protracted fight be
tween 1t aud the New-York Susquehanna and western,
over the right TO run spur into tho manufacturing
ton of Passaic, NJ j. at Dundee. There was recorded
Yesterday ia the County Clerks Office Of Passac County
the certificate OF incorporation 81 the Equitable Land
connected with the Susquehanna Interest, and the To-
cation Of the property which the corporation has
ouired, osteDsbIy for the purpose OF improving
and selling real estate indicates sufficiently the main
object of the Incorporation The property thus acquired
ia known Yreeand Farm on the east bank of the
Dundee Canal and running To the Passac River IL EN-
braces about seveutyhye and takes In the Ice
houses etc. of the Saddle River lee Company and the
land on which the Erie Railroad proposed 10 bulld It's
spur and which OF the Erie tracks have already
been laid IL is said that the new company mas also ac-
ujrcd all the OF the Vreeand heirs In the Dundee
Canal so that the Snsqnehanna interest In conjunction
with the Dundee Water Power and Land Company.
which IS friendly TO it, controls tho canal from Monroe
ST north direct the projected spur over any one
az .e yeral ruut6s.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-03
LOSING HER LITTLE OFFICE.

MISS DEDELL REMOVED WITHOUT CAUSE FROM THE
RICHMOND POST OFFICE
Congressman Perry Belmont is working the
fourth-cass postmastershp gulllotne In lively way
on staten Island II being made TO not only the
political but also the social ends OF bis eutcnants. In
Richmond the little town In the centre OF Richmond
County Miss A. j. Bedel has handled the scanty and in
frequent mails dozen years Her annual stipend de
pending on thsbusncss OF the office has averaged 600
andIwth hisn addition 10 small trade Ia calcoes and
mushs she has helped to maintain dependent family.
Near by the Misses Black keep bigger shop whore In
addition to the usual stock OF dry goods merchandise Of
a general kind both useful aud ornamental. IL offered for
sale Their business supposed TO he much more
siderable than that done Miss Bedelrs unpreten-
tious counter
Cornelius A. Hart, just turned thirty. is the amiabe
County Clerk OF Richmond County and Is one OF the
Hon. Perry Bclmonts young guards. Indeed Mr..
Harris local newspaper organ boasts that the Congress
man will have no other counsel concerning the spells for
Richmond County than that Of the Clerk and has been
widely Impressed upon the hungry patriots OF staten
Island that the public crib only be Sc
cured by pass check countersigned by Mr Hart
At ths homo OF the Misses Black.
Mr.. Hart IA a frequent and, IL is said,
a welcome visitor. When wearied OF the ciamor and
gingnans and alpacHs In their shop lie has seemed 10
take great interest In extending It's revenues and last
Wednesday when Miss Bedell saw IN the papers that,
without so much as word either OF complaint or warn
Ing she had been removed aud the post office given
sion that the new and improved Civil
Service had been at work through the influence
OF Mr. Hart the advantage Of his friend Miss Black
The yiagers Of Richmond express great deal OF dis
pleasure that lady who has 80 faithfully ana 80 long
served them should be cast aside without oven an e&
cuse. ,,-.,
the Office has been taken away from old aud efficient
officer without any claim OF course, and given 10 man
who has done nothing To observers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-03
Post Once Notice.

Iete,s need not be specially ldtresse1
for particular steamer except wn.n ts DO
sired OF banking ani ncrca
specially addressed being sent 0y the fastest Voc
Foreign mails week ending September viii eloN
tpkoaPTLY in All cases. at tls o.nce as foiows
THURSDAY-At y a. m. Europe, per $. Adnatc, VIA
Queenstown etters Tor France, Germany etc must %
directed AuriaticE at IN for France Germany,
eto per a Westphaiia. VIA Pymoath. Sheroou AID
Hamburg uetters Great Britain ami other EUROPEAN
Countries must DO directed per Nespla y" AZ ~ m
for Hernuaa per Orin0co; az p m tor ia, " r..
psras at 100 D. m Tor i"uxisl0 AMI tsuata,
pers 5. OteL VIA New.Oieans
PpIpAY-At9 a. m fer ST. Pierre Miquelon via Halifax
ar 1850 D. M for Porto RICO Ill rect poe ; Antilas
America and the south Pacific ports per Ed'th God
den via Kingston; at 1890 ~ m ior Germany ttc per
a salier Bremeni at III - IN Tor europe per =
Seryta Queenstown (lelters Tor germany etc nuss
be directed per 5ervia y at a. N Tor me ~
direct Der s. Leerdam, Rotterdam leitcIs mist 20
directed per l.eerdamD; at III a. ~ ior beigu.u ~
rect per Rhgnland. VIA Antwerp letters mus ~
directed per Rnynland y at 1880 y IN io' ssn"e"
Cuba per 8 g. South Cambria via philadelphia
Mails for the sandwich Islands, per Alameda VA an
Francisco) close here september ~ ~ y si.,as ,,sr
Civ of sidney via san Francscol close nere
slS arrival az ~ ,,nT tse Socirtv
with British Australia mslis uol .oss hers
islsnds per steamer wa Mails for Cuba " AL
Tse Fla and thence BY steamer wa Key "ss'
Fla coxe AZ this once daily at 2S0 = H.
,. ~ closing Of Trans Pacific mails ass,s =
an the their ~ rrns "a s
saa ssa an the day Of sailing Of steamers ~
thence the same aAy HENRY O. PEARSON possn'as'se
Post once. Nsw.York ~ y. Aasos' 60
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-03
ryDUsrRloUS THIEVES AT A 0AlfPMEErIY6.

CoArEsvmLE, Penn. Sept Especial. -Ann
Pntcber. wol-known colored woman, has been con
ductine a campmecting at Woodland Station. this
county the past three weeks The services were brought
IN close last night and were characterized by the usual
waIkaround Several Thousand persons were present
among them weLorganiZed gang OF thieves. The edge
OF the woods was lined with vehicles OF all descriptions
wifness The closing exercises While Mrs Butcher was
ndrcssg the throng the thieves. who had driven up
from philadelphia In "a wagon, were stripping every
buggy on the grounds OF valuable goods They escaped
.r,h heavy load un0bservcd by any enc. tour teams
,onnd missing horses had been unhitched and the
ths widest confusion prevailed when the thefts were
discovered When the aOrses were found the animals
xerc completely stripped Of their harness or had their
sarine 40 badly that their owners were obliged 10
rcInaIn In the woods all night
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HOW SENATOR MoRoAN's SON AND Mns. srsIxl
WERE DROWNED

HOW SENATOR MoRGAS's SON AND Mns. STELLA
WERE DROWNED
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-The particulars q
the tragedy the Potomac last evening by vAson'
John II. Morgan. the only of Senator Morsas -
Alabama, and Mrs. Emma Della Stella, Of No. 2,i10
G-st Northwest lost their lives follovsf Nj.
Morgan. who IL member Of the Washington Csnoo'
Club, left the clubhouse about o'clock In the after
noon' going In the lola, . double canoe. With Mn
stella, while Mrs. stellas niece, Mise Lulu Ne.
Carthy, accompanied them In single canoe. -
sne desired to practise padding. When about qusrtse
or mile below the Chain Bridge the double W.
capszed ana MI Morgan and Mrs. Stella were drowned
MI Morgan went down Will attempting to save III !
companion. He was good swimmer but of slght phy
sique Miss Mccarthy who had turned her canoe dowu
stream and was some distance IN advance happened %
turn her head over her shoulder and saw the lola pss
sne saw the two occupants In the and heard NJ
Morgan cry "Luu Luui !" before he sank She a. once
turned about but when had padded to the spor both
MI Morgan and Mrs. Stella had disappeared under the
water.
The canoe, 10 appears had struck sunken rock The
current at this point swift making series Of rapids
ana there are many dangerous rocks In the water
more vsiny hoping the forms Of her companions
would rise to the surface Miss Mccarthy in despair
little way when she met a man and woman In 3 boas
and vent back with them to make another frutsss
then turned again down the stream toward HoIsmanx
MISS mccarthy being now exhausted taken into
other boat At Holtzmans Miss Mccarthy was cared
ior py Mrs; Hoffman and subsequently taken 10
ner some In buggy by Mr.. HotEman, greatly to the
teiei OF her distressed mother, to whom report had
had been brought that her daughter had
Mr. Hoffman drove to Senator Morgan's house AZ
Fst and sts Northeast and informed him OF bis sons
aeatn The announcement Tor moment stunned tho
senator When he had recovered his composre he gave
directions to havo Q thorough search made for the
s1aes ana force OF men was soon at work In the river
clerk in the General Land Once and lived with her
sIster MS Mccarthy and her niece, Miss Mccarthy, a.
NO. 2,116 Gst. Mrs Morgan Is critically sick and she
has been kept In ignorance of her sons DEATH fear
that the shock Of the announcement would prove fatal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-03
THE TRIBUNE FREsR-AlR FUND.

Previously acknowledged Sle,92s "
Proceeds a fair given at the Dunweliyn
Genw on the Hudson, n. I.,-ClOthilde
Mason, age nine years, Emile Duryea
Mason, age six years Florence GIBSON age
ten years, Mabel Smith, age nine years. 80
Helen Duckwitz, age ten years. % W
ov q Channell NewJondon, Conn ........... 81 90
q r. n ~ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. % 90
Proceeds OF children's fair held at Cox
House, Lake MahOpsc n. Y, Maud Pratt,
Edward Piercy. Lewis Cole. Henry Englor.
W. b. Blunt, $63 10, Alfred and Charley 81.
snhool Class Ss 7oeo
Nrs j g. Burke .............................. 1000
the.g1dsdn" N. Y Observation-Disclosures. 500
l. p s. IeweIyn Park ....................... % 90
A' sn% \ sun 'e.n .'..'s...... GOO
"a ID Observation-Disclosures. 200
Total Sept q 1885 S20,l72 81
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-03
FLAMES IN PHILADELPHIA.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept tSpeciaD.
were three fires today all doing considerable damage to
property and machinery. Tho knitting mills OF Thomas
Henry IT, & Co. almost totally destroyed and be-
fore the flames under control the departments oc'
cuped by Robert Beatty. Joseph Greer aud Henry
Grant were burned out The structure was known as
the Arrot Building and covered the block at Coral ana
Taylor sts In the upper section OF the city and was ex
eln.iyely used for tho manufacture OF knitted aud
w0ien goods Tho loss will not exceed $4,000 ana Is
fully assured ~, -, t., -
PembertOn-st., above Mount Vernon. caught hre asa
caused loss Of $4,000 In the Dire three tons OF eau
that had melted from the heat fell from the tower INTO
the cellar where Il formed into - solid cake.
fire by children while playing with matches and sus'
fainad ElOO damage