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rho SINGULAR DROWNING ACCIDENTS.

WILKEsBARRE, Penn, Aug. (SpecidD.-
Hugh Cannon. q miner. age twenty-three; Kate Me-
Donald a Geaf-mutc, age nineteen ana Thomas Jones,
miner age forty-ave drowned to-day In the Sec
ond Ward OF city pond was formedby the cavng In
of the mines about two yeats ago. IL IA
now filled with watcr to the depth OF
twenty feet Cannon and Kate Mcdonald were padding
about on this pond with raft. The girl became
frightened and seized Cannon around the body. Tho
,noyen,ent threw them both overheard. Cannon was
"A good swimmer The girl held with despairng force
and dragged him down. He battled desperately Win Tue
water for few minutes and then sank without sound
when the bodos were recovered half Nh hour after the
Girl . had hor ciasped around the young man
nndv Kate MeDonald's home was In Dunmerc, i'acha
wanna County she had been living Tor some tinio III
Philadelphia, aud was here on 'ist To iflcnus -
rnonas tones was drowned la the river about noon
while bathing H. lived al Lnzerne thorough iio was
a good svimIner but when ut cOnsidefaDle Instance
go, shore no was seen to throw up his hands
aud enk IL was at first supposed mat he WA,
ssi,eG with cramps but when the body was recovered
half an hour later discovered That bloodvessei
i'm bIg had burst ana ch@kcd hin nc ie"'eS -
wi Re and six children entirely destitute.
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". A. oRoFFUr TALKS TO SOCIALISTS

1t seemed a sore trial to the temper OF lou
Socialists to compelled last night TO sit for more than
An hour al the hall 295 Bowery and listen TO Inc
other side OF the question: yet with conmendabe prd-
ence they restrained themselves save now anu theh'
when an occasional member whose speeches on the
rights OF man always met with applause couidht
resist making interruption With such persons the
chairman Isa Cohen himself Socialist was more
severe than the W. A. Crotut. whose text was
"A plea for Capital and Corporations" good many
women Young old distinguished for their agltating
procLyes listened atentivey and yawned YEARLY for
an on portuny reply which never came Tor thrfe was
scarcely man In the house who was not burning WIN
anxiety to dissect mercessy what Mr. Crofut mad 10
saw RI All who wished speak had d0nek the debate
would have ended next Saturday .
The lecturer said Labor Il commodity 10 De bought
I'm the cheapest and sold I'm tho dearest way The law
OF supI y and demand Is just and proper Livery app
OF force labor to capital tends TO reduce wages
Railroads aud teegaphs are built cheaper ana workeu
more economically for this reason than they otnef"lse
could Every aborer IA free to hire out MS own ser
and every employer to pay the market price Inc
tailoring men OF the civilized world were never 30 wei
on as now. man out OF work can blame nobody ior
there IA no wrongdoer Society owes him nothiLe Tor
he came into world without being asked TO- ON the
contrary he indebted TO society that he can never
repay her were he aborng all his life 10 this end
After the criticisms over Mr. Cronut stu cluS 10
his ideas.
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THE MYSTERY OF CHARLES RIvER.


BosToN, Aug. 2 (SpeciaD.-The detectives
are again at work old and once discarded clew
concerning the murdered woman whose body was found
in the Charles River several days ago. The fsrmer
steward Mcintyre, OF the schooner Oriole, which was
lying at wharf In Boston about the time the murder
is supposed to have beea committed, said that last
spring lie laid down an old carpet in the
galley and described the manner In which
1t was cut to ht the place. He saw the piece OF carpet
whcf wrapped about the trunk or the body and de-
cred that 1t c0rssponded with the carpet In the galley
Of the schooner The vessel at the time OF the puDca
ton Of the stewards statement had left this port for
Philadelphia She carried coal ana sometimes potatoes
and general freight The schooner now In ihadepnia
and an Investigator will be made to ascertain II NcIn
tyres suspicious were based upon facts.
A dispatch from The Philadelphia Press this evening
to the effect that the schooner had arrived at that port
s truth 'of' steward eve &cIntyros statement
regard to the placing OF the carpet In the gaiey
here Detective Burke at once detailed to go TO
Philadelphia and he carries with him the piece OF carpet
found Wrapped ONE % S OF aa 20
whether the murder was PROBABLY COMMUNE" Oh poau
this schooner Ar.
men on boat enticed the woman on board while sne
was partially Intoxicated that one OF them choKeu he
todsath and they then sought To ndo tue ssI"enev
their guilt by cutting the body and throwing IL over
board. ,,,,,,, H..
Mary Flanagan. girl in the employ of william Hunt
Concord reported missing but an investigation SAY
urdxy showed that the girl visited Boston on July lo
She had reyiousy given notice thatshe might leave anu
said when she Boston that II she did not return
to Concord the following day she would nst cosae
back at all has not returned although ner cioihss
remain Mr.. Hunts The description or the girI uocs
net correspond with that OF the murdered woman anu
She was only ~ years OF tall and rather slim ms
Gle is considered worthless There are missing women
reported headquarters every day put the cases arc IN
vcstigated as soon as possible ana none OF , Sond
In the Charles River
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moi only the wsrkaans wages but his ability to secure
migrants have landed in this country fuy twothirds Of
whom were laborers This deluge Of laborers has
on s sss Of
companies in inducing all sorts OF people to come 10 TINS
responsible for this unfornnato Condition Of Affairs:
must carry out polcy OF protection that viii prevent
the feerade STANDARD of England What that may be
inferred from stasment recently laid before the Ing
are 10000 families. each one OF whom live in single
room, OF them vita but bed for the entire
600 EN- paupers in that metropolis OF free trade to
say nohil Of those wins subsist entirely ON enaTy
,uon and on. aith OF the children 90 tho
every day fror starvation. Those quote from olioia
try If reduced to fre,rade basis This concerns the
state particularly and the Issue must conc INTO os.o
canvass which takes place just in advance Of the meet
trade Speaker and proceed to further njure
carried In aH the South by mean. that would rot toll
Grated in any Northern State We must also take cog
nizance OF that in our canvass" ~
What have you to say about csndidatcsr
We want candidate foT Governor VINO VIII hat
Senator Evarts would make perhaps the best candidate
could place In the field His election for the senate
was happy termination OF what tns threatened
to bs a factona struggle II was well received through
out the state aud believe that would be wise 10 ako
ernor. lie Would Certainly be eeeted especially If he
had good men the ticket with him such as Genera
Carr Mir. Wadsworth, MI. Skinner. who made an exco
lent representative In Congress- Mr.. Roosevelt or many
others might be named The chief aim should DC 70
get who will satisfy the entire party
Other excellent names I have heard menuoh.,u
such as Judge Davis and Mr.. Morton. but believe tns
general disposition is 10 wait and see whom the people
want"
what do you think OF the plan for an enlarged con-
venton a.
do not think favorably Of the Increased reprssen
tatiOn plan OF Senator Miller. IL Is starting NJ INC
wrong end for true reform 10 would he much better IL
arranged so that delegates must 10
elected by ballot and poll list kept. and plenty OF ne
given for voting at least whole day Inc ncrsasc
representation advocated by Senator Miller. woulu
make conventions unwiedly, and possibly moro sus-
ceptable 10 csnbina lions than ever"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-03

A. meeting the 30 ard OF Directors Of the Merchant
Exchange National Bank Of the CITY OF Newly rk held e
Banking House tho city OF on the drt day
OF August 1885, Mr. William A. Thomson rendered TO the
Board his resignation as President 81 the Bank.
Mr Phlneas LOunsbury then elected President OF
the Bank for the PRED term OF Mr. Thomson.
notion II resolved that the Board o, Directors OF
the Bank accepting the RESIGNATION Of Mt Thomson az.
press upon tine minutes OF their their hugh appre
cation OF the services rendc ed to the Bank by him during
the he has been connected with the Institution
Mr Thomson came into the Bank as Drscfor n ste and
served either Director President from
that time to the present In $50 lie President %
the Bank and successive year thereafter unanimously
elected TO that ONCE 49,.
During entire period Of Mr. Thomsons connection with
the Bank he has been honest AID faithful IN the
his duties both Director and President Wig.
liant and conservative but with prudent ne mas
and crises that have affected financial Institutions In this
country during the pat forty years In times OF specat
when the credit OF the banks in the city ant
the credit OF the Government Deepen led upon the eau
tous intelligent action OF the associated banks the prl
dent patriotic voice OF Mr. homson has
heard and the policy favored mmenIed fy him
has been adopted. ,.
of the Bank. while they reluctantly accept
RESIGNATION OF Mr. Thomson express TO him and record
their their appreciation oil tho
ndey conriesyo their retiring President bot1
official relation TO them They express the
hope OF his lie he and happy
the and midday have been active and useful
Attest A -. APdAh
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Post Once Notice.

for foreign countries neednot he specially addressed
rtcua steamer, except wh:n Is DO
sired send dupicat OF binsng aud o
specially addressed being sent BY the fastest veS
Foreign maiis for the ending August will close
PRoMPiLY In ali cases) at tbs ofce rs foows:
sUNDAY-At 1880 D. for Honduras and Livingston. per
q. city Of Dallas, VIA New-Oriesns
a.. m. Tor Jamaica 3. Edith Golden;
for Bral ami the La Plata countries, VIA Bfazis
per s. Mar8nhense. via baltimore.
WEDNESDAT-At $50 a. m. for Europa per s. 8. Werra
southampton and Bremen at y',0 a. m To- France
recteo per Canada y" at ~ M. Tor Jamaica. cea'tA
Amsrica and the south Pacific ports per . 8 Albano.
via kingston and Aspinwa ucters for Me1ic" must %
directed per Albano" ~.
VIA Queenstown; at p IN. for bermuda per s. Orb
rRIpAY-At a. m for MiqueloD. via Halifax at
1 D. m the Vino ward islands. per s. irniia.i M
D. IN for and Livnsston Der Ellie knifh,.
NewOre2ns ~ 7;3O r. m Tor ituxiiio anu huatans
per g. g. ProlessDr Morse VIA New.Oiiesna
sATURDAY-At IL m for EUROPE per s. =. Serva va
.per -ervia'G ut AZ Germany etc p,r Dopau.
via at ~ NJ for scotland direct per A. 3 Au'
choria glasgow etters must Ds directed "pcr An
choria') at IL m for the Netherlands drees Pc
Beigsnlsna; via Antwerp dettsrs must DO directed
Mails Tor the sandwich Islands per Alameda via san
Francisco) August IS at y "a MAILS oS tno
society asands steamer (vfA San Frnncsco Gloss
here August "a vt p m
The schedule closing Of Trans Pacnc malls arranged
their uninterrupted overland transit 20
San Mails from the EAST arriving on INK -
'n'n'' mo '@"'U HENRY q. PEARSON. PostmasssE.
Post Once. Nsw.York. N. YsJay u. lssA
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oooLEDBYA HEAVY THUNDER SHOWER

The regular Sunday afternoon shower came
up. schedule time yesterday. but 1t developed into
much more OF a than either customary or de-
sirabc AT twenty minutes past the artillery OF the
sky after getting into line and unlmbeng began bang
ing away u most terrible rata The brilliant flashes
and crashing reports that seemed to come FROM all drec-
tons at the same general belief that some
body something In the low part OF the city had been
hit hard but reports OF such casualties were
made by the police rain fall 1878 inches occurred
In forty minutes and the temperature fell So During
the heaviest part OF the shower the wind vecred In AL
directions. but finally settled down to It's Old quarter.
east Inv south and stayed there during the succession
OF light showers that streoned through the AFTERNOON
and evening During the first forty minutes the water
go me dow IN torrents and the washed cean
exec p In the depressed port0ns auyia deposits
from two to six inches deep We're left =,
A smaller edition Of tho Same storm visited Phladel-
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THE FIRE RECORD.
SLIDING DOWN A ROPE CARRYING HI

SLIDING DOWN ROPE CARRYING HIS WIFE.
double frame, three-stOry house, Nos. 2l4
and 2l6 Hsrrssnave East Newark, was discovered to
be on fire at yesterday. The front floor on one
side was occupied by James Farrell as bakery ana
dwelling The family rushed into the street In their
night clothing. A family named Dunn lived on tho
second Hoor while married daughter and her husband
who visiting the Dunns. slept the third noor
The inmates Of the second story escaped but the flames
cut of the escape Of the two persons in tho third story
The woman tried to jump but was restrained by her
husband. A ladder was got by the excited people In
but only ordinary ladder and did not
reach above the second fOOr Finally rope was thrown
to the man, and he madshe end fast to the window and,
taking his wife in his arms slid down to the ladder and
reached the ground In safety amid the cheers OF the
crowd BY this the whole house was In flames and
1t was almost completely destroyed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-03
NEW BLEECKEH STREET CARS.

The Blocker Street Railroad which has sprung
nto 80 much prominence OF late, bloomed forth with
five new doube-ended cars yesterday. They were
gorgeous in paint, and OF Stephensons extra quality
having all the latest improvements including the
gers telephone which the intelligent passen
ger never uses People who have out their young
lives trying to get nickel into The Dramatically sealed
boxes In the old bobail will appreciate the
chance The new cars will he put the road as fast
ma tbe sbops can turn them out The legend Fulton
and West Twenty third Street Ferries, via Bleeckei
Street and Broadway" runs along the side oil them,
while the familiar display head Connecting with all
Railways adorns either dashboard.
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BIG DAY IN THE CATSKILLS.
ABOUT THREE HOURS AHEAD OF ALL RIVALS II
lnr TELEGRAPH To THE rRrnuNE1


fDr TELEGRAPH TRrnUNE1
HOTEL kAATERsKILL, y. y, Aug. 1.-The
monster engin. 81 In charge OF Engineer ID. C. Cassin
left the Grand Central Depot ia NowYsrk CITY with tho
last edition OF TmE SUNDAY TRIBUNE and The Herald
and made a rapid run to Rhinebeck without stepping
bundles OF TRiBUSEs emily for the Caskis were thrown
of In trcs To he carried acrsss the river by waiting
tug The Saratoga special train went on IT'S way north
ward and tug crossed the Hudson and delivered Its
freight OF TKIBUsEs Delaware and Ulster special
train, which In readiness Mt Rondout.
Thi. latter traln ~hich was devoted to THE TRIBUNE
exclusively was off ut a. IN. on It's upward
Journey. Engineer f. Tongue on duty. At Pheneca
papers were or for the Kaaterskll and outlying
district and put aboard special engine on the
stony Glove road while tho main train continued Oh
It's way TO summit Stamford and Hobart In charge OF
William Winter. tho veteran agent of Rondout
Conductor Iounsbury the little Stony Glove engine
pulled the steep grade through tho mountains said;
ave are five minutes ahead OF last sunday" few
minutes past and Tannersyllie was left behind with
a good supply OF TRIBUNEss and BY TAO IN. the
KaIterskill Hotel had TnE TRIBUNE sale. One old
gentleman at the hotel could arccly believe his eyes.
Is this the real sunday edition which people nave In
You viii soon ind 1t the selfsame paper" was
The reply We'll VOL, this Is indeed "A pleasure
expected THE TRIBUNE, OF course but this beats all
previous records here. 80 yen must excuse any ques
oning All felt equally pleased with the early hour OF
arrival which about three hour, ahead OF All other
Now-York morning papers THE TRIBUNE arrived In
fact from two TO three hours ahead OF ne rivals IL was
q big day for THE TRIBUNE In the Catskils
DELHI ~ Y, Aug 2.-rHg SUNDAY TRIBUNE reached
Stamford Mt "a m. to-day and Hobart at 500 A. m,
CITY. A special brought THE TRIBUNE mere,
where 1t arrived at lO;io H. 70.
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BENNETT-At seabright N. j. SATURDAY. August l. q
aide II. Bennett, Of this city.
Councillor July 81 Rev. Dr. Thomas Cornell Rectoe
OF st. stephens Church Brooklyn In the 55th OF hue
age
Relatives and friends Of the family respectfully invited
attend the funeral the church. corner OF Jecron.
ST. and Pacheuavc Brooklyn. On Tuesday, August -
half past O'Clock.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. at Rdgefeld. Conn. after 0 short
Illness Charlotte Barnes aged r. and 10 months the
only daughter Of Emile and Dr. George H. Humphrey
Of this city.
MEADIn Greenwich, Conn., Friday July 81 in his seconi
year. klisht Becher only child OF Elkanah Mead r and
Esther w. Mead.
SCHERMERHORN-At Bolton: Lake George. George
Stevens Schermcrhorn. the oOth year OF his age.
Notice OF funeral hereafter
sWIFT-At Des Mones Iowa. July 80. Mcsee, infant
of DR.. Lawrence Chew and Mabel b. swift.
TULLY-suddenly on THURSDAY morning. July 80 Marcus
G.. Tnlly NJ. ID. In the 67th year Of his age.
Funeral at residence lis East l9thst Monday
August 5, at y. m.
wALLER-On saturday. August ]. Levina T. Waller.
Funeral Grace Church White Plains New.York,
the 4th inst arrival Of 230 train from Grand
Central Depot, New-York
WOODBRIDGE Je wett Greene County. y. Y. Fri.
day, July 81. Ruth. daughter Of s. NJ and Elizabeth B.
Woodbridge age ID months
Funeral private
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-03

HCARTRYS VICTLN IN POLICE C0URL
Tim" McCsrtby's victim Catherine Barrow, Va
taken to the Tombs Police Court frsm tho House q
Detention, where abe il confined pending the terminus
ton Of the case, yesterday. to answer charge Of
assault. She was In the custody of Officer McGowsn,
trial. The complainant against her was Jennie
OBrien, another witness held in the House Of Deten-
ton, who charged that Catherine Barrow struck hee
in the morning because she refused to wait on her,
The accused woman, the other hand declared that
she had been attacked by the complainant. When the
ease was brought to the notice of Justice Power ho
promptly dismissed 1t, destroying the affidavit and
erng that both women be returned to the House Of
Detention.
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PRISCILLA OR PURITANf
PREPARING TO RACE FOR THE GOBLET CUP.
THE NETWORK YACHT CLUB SQUADRON DOWN THE
sOUND-TnK GENEsTA.
lBI TELEGRAPH To TRIBUNE


NEWPORT X. l., Aug. 2.-Tbe yachtsmen and
their guests board the forty yachts OF tho NewioK
squadron exchanged Sunday courteses to day. Inc
boats crews had but little rest after breakfast for those
OF the yachtsmen whs did not shore visited the
new sloops Puritan and Priscilla aud criticised their
performances OF yesterday In every detail During inc
forenoon tho harbor swamcd with and the his
tor,cal Newport cat boat" The alleged victory Vi
the Puritan over the Priscilla In yesterdays run from
Sew-London was the a-absorbng topic OF conVersn-
tlon among lanismcn and sailor men, young ana OLD,
from the wharf boy who round the harbor ana
knows any yacht sight to the vicecommodore OF the
fleet Those board the Priscilla say that their hoa'
was put OIL the port tack of Pine Island yesterday
morning to give tho Puritan An opportunity TO eaten
her, so both might start terms, ana that sho
was not "blaakcted stated, between the schooners
social and Norma. This Ia measure verified during
the day by j. H. Forbes part owner OF the Puritan ana
one of the expert yachsmen In Eastern waters To
a TRIBUNE correspondent he said 1--WE had a friendly
understanding with the Priscilla before leaving
Ncw-Ioudon that one should wait for the other ana
start together. regardless OF tho time aud positions
taken on board the flag hip" II th, be true and there
no reason doubt IT, ,he Puritan beaten by the
Priscilla exactly three minutes and forty nine seconds
"a the following figures show:
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PLANS OF MARK QUINTOy. TIE DRAMATIsE

PLANS OF M1Rh VU7NI0N' TIE D7eH ma TOT
Mark QuintOn, author OF the play In his
Power which for 255 nights at the olympic inca
ire London arrived on Friday aad is stay
ing at the Hotel Dam. When TRIBUNE reporter called
upon him yesterday he discussing the production OF
bis play In this country In tue near futurr " merely
came over ~ assist at the rehearsals he said frank
Sanger has gotten up company which VIII go ON the
road soon, opening August "a with a week at Den
yer: Louis Adrch, f. J. Buckley, Joseph whiting SID
pey Drew and Dora Goldsmith are to take the Leading
parts Afterward will go to Boston and then DacK "
Fmeand Lester Wallaek will open his theatre IN Octo
Der with the play My experience with American actors
fs somewhat limited played juvenile parts WIN
but this is my first visit to this country. have any
thing else wOrksi Oh yes, several plays Que III
particular which another gentleman aud are writiug
together He is especially skilled IN the writing OF d.
aogne. furnish all the action AID plot ana ne Ills ia
lhodi alanue
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-03
MoyUMEyr TO SIR MOSES MOyTEFYoRE.

'0'F11'
A meeting of representatives from various JEWISH
congregations was sed last night in the Synagogue
Gates Hope, Eightysixth-st and Fourth-ave Tor
the purpose of getting expression Of opinion as to
the best form which to perpetuate the memory OF Sir
Moses Montefore Isidore Frey presided. and among
the yce-presdcnts elected were Messrs. Alfred
Stecklsr g. y. Solomon Sgnor Raymondo Monteiore,
q cousin of Sir Moses Joseph A. Jesse and Rabbi
Browne The following appointed an executive
David stern Raymondo Montefore, Rabbi Browne.
Joseph A. Jessei, Henry Rosenblatt. :. M. Cohen,
Geenrals George w. Palmer aud G; H. Dunn Daniel
Frey ex Judge c. W. Her mann, Judge Alfred Steek-
Ter Morri. A. Mise j. Z. Solomon, Berthod Franklin,
Emanuel Klineman. Ferdinand Rothenburg. Raphael
Ettnger l.. J. Blow, Adoph sinsheimre Max Meyer.
Morris Rosett aud Simon Mountner H. Rosenblatt
WAS elected treasurer. About $4,000 has already
been subscribed and the press of the country has been
re auestcd receive all subscriptions toward monu-
rpent or statue in Central Park.
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The reason why Joseph Gerard the real
estate broker of No 1.l22 Lexington-ave failed to
keep his wife Informed OF his movements and thus
caused her alarm. chroncled 10 yesterdays TRIBUNE
that he became partially lost In the wilds OF South
Virginia where the telegraph Is not AMI the United
States mail nearly 60 lie there for the purpose OF
buving land. Of his explorations he.
confused 10 the points Of tn. compass ana went
ten miles out his way -Four days he wandered III the
wilderness baying land right and lett anh each day IN
tending start for Richmond. but staying over 70 ~
Quire tempting piece Of property. When ne did
reach Richmond he started Immediately fcr New-fork
arriving 80 Saturday to find his wife nearly
distracted the police hunting for nlm and Coroner Ken
nedy akr preparations TO have his supposedly dead
body dug up out Of the POtter's Field
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A PLATFORM FALLS WITH FIFTY PERSONS

BoRpESrowN, n. j., Aug. 2.-The corner
atom. Of the Convent OF the sisters Of Mercy laid
here this afternoon Four thousand persons were pres
ent Bishop O'Farre assisted by number OF priests
ofcIated A large platform put up for the OCCASION
broke under the weight of the people and about nity
men, women and children fell distance OF fifteen feet'
Several persons were injured, but mono seriously.