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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-20
DR. scHAFY ooRREors MR. rA1MAGs.

Copies of the revised Old Test ament can be
obtained at a few minutes past midnight tonight The
American oommi tee will accompany their memorial
edition with pamphlet giving an account OF the work
Of the committees Copies OF this pamphlet viii be on
sale at scrbners bookstore after to-day The Rev. Dr.
T. W. Chambers, one OF the revisers, has prepared a
companion TO OLD Testament. giving all tho changes
and tho foF making thom II viii BIO published
tomorrow.
In n recent interview the Rev. Mr.. Talmage was
quoted as saying; People will not be tempted TO
throw aside their old Bibles unless therel are
grave errors In them Now. they DO not contain mis-
leading statoments and the revised versions will cor
rect 40 wrongs Everybody eau understand the Bible
The revised versions cannot simplify IT, In the revised
version OF tho New Treatment there were very many
ridiculous errors the of English and some pas
s,ges were robbed Of their meaning
chased to some extent People will look at 10 and then
mi IL on the shelf beside their unused copy OF the revised
New Testament IL IL safe to say that there will not he so
large demand for the forthcoming revision "a there
was for the New Testament. The demand was large
the but It was vastly exceeded by the supply There
wa. great deal OF money lost by the publishers on the
revised editions OF New Testament. and they VIII be
very careful repeat their mistake with the revised
Old Testament" -.
When shown this statement, DR.. SehaR said Mr..
Tallnage committed himself against the New Testament
revision &C the and be has TO be consistent Now
know that the publishers OF the New Tes lament dld
not lose money Millions OF copies were sold ana the
books are not put ON the SHELF IA o rule.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-20
GENERAL GRANTS COLD BETTER.

"To the Officers and Soldiers Engaged in the
War of the Rebellion and those Engaged in the War
in Mexico these Volumes Dedicated" the words
that General Grant wrote yesterday as an introduction
to his book
The General did not feel well when he gotup at A. m
although he had passed fair night aud had got about
AK hours sleep He had pain in the evening and
through the night at times, but 1t was not violent
enough to give him much discomfort to interfere with
his sleep. He had been exposed TO draft In his
room and took cold and his throat was
affected somewhat His voice showed by Its
hoarseness the effect OF increased Inflammation.
He took food regularly though without apparent appe-
tite and had little difficulty in swallowing. He was
brighter more active cheerful in the afternoon than
in the morning and the h0arseness I'D his voice had per-
cert bly, diminished At the General In company
with Mrs Grant. took q drive in tine park lie dd not
Intend out in the morning, but the air became SO
warm and pleasant that it was not Thought that ne
would be taking undue risk The heat caused
him persftre freely and instead OF exhAusng Nun u
teemea nvigorate him, ana be felt 30 much improved
that when he back from his Grve he sat for long
time in his room, where the suns rays ieu fu upon MIN
and he was kept In a proiuse perspratlon
DR. Douglas, who had remained all night with the
General after going away In the morning felt anxious
about the development OF the cold IN his throat and
called There no change IN tho IN
vad's condition that required his attention. as the eod
had been brought under control The question OF taking
the Geperal to Mt McGregor before July was dis
eusscd by Dr. Douglas and the Generals family ana IL
was determined that n the warn weather should con-
tinue and invalid should be much affected by IL
as Yesterday. he would be removed before that time Dr
Dougas called ct 1890 p and found that the rest
that General had taken during the day had done MIN
good.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-20
OBIT U4RY.
CHARLES WEXFORD.

Cable messages brought the intelligence yes
terdsy OF the death In London. Monday, OF Charles
Wexford, Of the importing book firm OF scribner We'll
ford. year ago he became seriously i'll, and only
partly recovered from the effects OF that sickness. His
death caused by OF the disease.
pneumonia He Englishman by birth, and was
Just seventy years old. When about eighteen he came
with his parents America for six years. until
1899. employed as clerk by Appleton & Co. He then
began the business OF boOkimportaton under the firm
OF Bartlett e. Wexford The business was pros
ecuted successfully for thirteen years. when the firm dis
solved. ami Mr. Wexford associated himself with Bangs
Brothers Il Co., In the trade The commercial
disasters OF 1857 brought about the failure OF this house.
anu Mr.. Wexford formed a partnership with Charles
Scribner under the title Scrfbner Wexford This urn
entirely distinct IN Its business from the publishing
house OF Scribner, aud confined itsef to Importation
He went back and forth between London and NeWfork
until 1863 when II became necessary that representa-
Mr. Wexford assumed charge Of the London house, ana
only visited this country three times since when
Charles Scrbner died in 1871, Andrew G. Armstrong
who had been slightly interested In the Importing hrm
admitted 20 larger interest aud the firm name be-
Scrbner Wexford x Armstrong. Seven years later
j. Blair Scrbner bought ont Mr. Armstrong and the old
firm resumed. 1t was not changed when.
year later upon his brothers DEATH the present Charles
scribner became the head Of the firm.
Mr.. Welfords business the selection and purchase
task being accurately Informed In every branch OF publ
cation. He felicous writer and frequently con-
trlbuted sketches OF books to ScT1oners NonhB ana
other periodicals. His only daughter, Mrs. Geilgud was
recently married IL is not determined yet how MS
death win affect the firm but his business duties
will be performed by L. W. Bangs. whb went abroad with
Mr. scribner last year at the cine OF Mr. Wefords Illness
aud has since largely managed the London house
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power After the lecture, Pee very modesty said .
have been requested to recte my own poem. The
Raven. No one who heard this win ever forget the
peauyiand path0s with which this recitation was rem
dered The audience still DEATH aud his weird
musical voice Allied the hall, It's effect simply inde-
scribable I seems TO me that yet hear that long
paintiye Nevermore." AT the second lecture rather
amusing incident took place wellkn0wn country
physician who lived near Richmond was present with
his family He was afflicted with certain kind OF n.y.
drophobia He could not look upon water without an
insane desire to take drink Of IT, That night big stone
pitcher had been placed on the platform from which Poe
delivered his address The lecture had progressed and
everybody listening with absorbed interest when
some pointed to the doctor the stone
pitcher He wrggled and squirmed In his seat for two
or three minutes and at last the thirst conqueng he
arose from his chair walked the aisle with the thn
dering sound OF his eowhide boots, poured out two
glasses OF water and drank them down, and then
marched back as sny as he had approached while tho
audience suppressed its merrment best could Poe
paused for minute or two In his address, but quietly
resumed after the doctor had taken his drink.
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Ponds Extract abates all Inflammation.
AVOID the druggist who sells the spurious.
DIED.

DIED.
ADAIR-May L. Southern Hotel St. Louis John Georss
Adar J. y. ID. L.. OF Rathiare, Ireland aged 81.
cHRrsToPHER-At residence. Summit New Jersey,
May 49, in the S3d OF his age Joseph Christopher
Interment at Greenwood
Roch ser and Buffalo papers please copy.
DUNHAM-At New Brunswick, ". J, Satur lay, May 10
Nelson Dunham, In the B7th year oil his ago
Funeral from late residence Wednesday. at $50
GILBERT-On sunday. May IL after lingering illness.
George W. Gilbert youngest son oil sas late H. - GILBERT
Funeral from his lat residence 401 West 23d-st wednes
day, May 2e az 2:s0 p 10 ,..
Relatives and friends cordially nyited
MoRRIsoN-At Jersey City, Monday afternoon, May Is.
James D. Morrison. in the 18th year OF his age
Funeral Thursday. May 81 at from the Residence OF
his son-iniaw ID. H. Noble, 10 Jewettsve jersey CITY.
M.
MILLs-In Brooklyn Monday May ls. at ile Grsndave.
sarah Ann widow OF John Mills. former of yamaica L.
Funeral Wednesday o'clocs from st. Lake's Church
Cint0n-ave.. near Atlantic.
IntermeDt at JAMAICA
Please omit flowers
sCHERMERHoRN-on Monday, May ls. 1885, Of scarlet
fever Cohod, youngest son OIL tue late Anea Scaef~er
Funeral private at LitchAeld. Conn.
sMITH-Monday. May Is. 1888. Hattie NJ Smith tnee
dan litter Of W. X. AMI NJ nv L. PsndletoR.
Funeral THURSDAY at o'clock m from late resence' sSs
East l16th-st.
Friends anf relatives respectfully invited to attend
wARD-At Newarg. y. J., the 18th inst joseph Ward
IN the nth year Of his age -. -, -
his late residences No washington-st. on Wednesday
May II, at o'clock .. 10.
Interment at the convenience OF the FAMILY
Wexford OF scfibner Wexford In tho list year
Of his age
wEEKseAt Mt Kisco, N. Y May Is. 1885, Abraham II.
Funeral rom Rrsnds House. ChappsquA Thursday
carases meet leaving Grand Central Depot 1890
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Tribe AYD LABOR NOTeS
STRIKING QUARRYMES GET vIoLENr-TELEPHoSE
MIN TO MET II CONVENTION.

STRIKING QUARRYuEN GET YIoLESr-TELEPHoSE
MIN TO MEET n CONVENTION.
NoRRIsTowN, Penn, May 19.-Philadelphia
laborers been employed To take the places OF the
striking quarrymen the OBrlen quarres nj Consho-
hocken When the Philadephians arrived at the quar-
es Yesterday strikers there and wanted 20 90
10 work at their proposed rate wagesSl 80 per day
Their being rejected they persuaded about onehaf
OF the phlans 10 return to the city. The other
half remained and worked all day under guard OF sp-ciA
officers sworn In for the occasion The strikers hung
the quarries all day, and In the evening followed
the workmen TO the depot They violent IN their
that the Officers hadto escort the Fhia
dephans wherever they went The strikers threaten %
create further disturbance their offer Is not accepted
BOSTON, May l9.-At the second meeting OF creditors
of James r. Osgood Co.. the Publishers, their Habit
ties were d aeed the firm nj OOO and the
In round numbers at 100000 The hrm intimated n
desire 20 discontinue business
BosroS May l9.-The American Bell Telephone Com
many hns invitation 10 tho companies operating
under TIA licenses throughout the country 10 send
degate each 10 conference 10 be held I'm this city
Iunc The object set FORTH Il that the parent com
many NAV take counsel with and consult Its licensees
pon questions affecting the interests OF the telephone
business.
CoLUuBus Ohio. May 19.-Forty men began mining at
srasye Yesterday at the reduced rate OF 40 cents
ton This Ia the nr,t mine at strasyie since
the long STRIKE and the RESULT VIII be watched WIN
interest
DETROIT. May 10-The teamsters have oil Joined the
striking brlckmakcrs and no hauling was done to-day
A few hands in wolfes yard who compelled To
strike went TO work to-day, but the strikers Immediately
drove them away. -Four strikers have been arrested.
Threats have maize against the property OF the
manufacturers unless they come To terms
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-20
OBITUARY NOTES.

CHATHAM, N. Y, May 10 (SpeciaD.-0liver
Prentss one oldest shakers Of the Mount Lebanon
Community Is dead age eghty-six. He Joined the
l542.
ZASEsvILLE Ohio. May 10 (SpecfGD. Isaiah Southland
who built the fir st iron in Ohio fifty years ago.
sonthard is law partner Of General Thomas Ewing In
New-York.
The funeral Of James w. Crossey age fortyseven, Of
the Urossey Carpet Company who died on Sunday even
ing was held yesterday at his home. No. 1923 West
seyenty-thlrdst The body will be buried nc Westpor
Conn., In the Willow Brook Cemetery.
OTTAWA, May 19.-James O. Pope. ex-sfinister OF
Marine and Fisheries. died yesterday at summerside
Prince Edward Island His Cabinet service between
1873 and 1883, under Sir John A. Macdonald. He had
been In the Provincial Assembly for twenty years pre-
xyion Tn
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GRIMES AND CAsUALrIES-BY TELEGRAPH
M1,PnEREp By PERSONS UNKNOWN.

MURDERED BY PERSONS UNKNOWN.
PORTSMOUTH, Y. H., May l9.-The eOrOners jury To-
day finished the inquest the body OF the man whloh
was washed ashore Wallis Sands and rendered YER
dict that he was murdered by persons unknown
UNITED STATES STEAMER OMAHA AFLOAT
PROyINCETOwN, Mass, May 19.-The united states
steamer Omaha. reported aground on Long Point last
night was noaed at high water without damage ana Is
anchored IN the outer harbOr.
FATAL FALL DOWN STAIRS.
TRENTON, May ia dispatch from. Flemlngtoh says
that Miss Mercy Waller an aged woman fell down stairs
her home last evening and broke her Neck oys III
stanty.
CHARGED WITH NUMBERING THEIR CHILD.
PETERsBURG May 19.-Henry and Lizzie STOKES COL
ored of Blacks aud Whites, Nottoway County nave Deeh
arrested charged with numbering their little son samuel
who, II IL supposed, was stunned ny Do" anu 'hen
buried alive.
SHOT BY LIQUOR DEALER
LAKE VILLAGE, n. H., May l0.--James cochran, IN u
drunken quarrel william Trppletons liquor store TO,
day shot by Trippeton. the ball entering uhuer us
chin and coming out OF the top OF his mead
WORK OF A TEXAS HURRICANE. -.
s.. LOUIS May 1O-rhe hurricane IN lay LOT, ieA, oil
Saturday demolished the Missouri Paclno tolirVh a
freight hsuse, unroofed the round mousse WrsckS tno
CITY hall aud dana ged about dozen otner
The railroad cOnpanys loss Is $4,000 ana me 1auaSo
10 other buildings Is from Sl2OOofto @Io'VVV' 4
lives were lost
TWO BODIES RECOVERED AT ASHLAND; j,
AsufAgD, PENN May l9-The bodies OF Michael hell
and Charles Dongherty two OF the i've men VINO We're
hurled under fall OF coal In the North Ashland colery'
ON May 10, recovered to-day
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-20
MAYOR GRAoEEALKs TO THE BREWERS

Terrace Garden, between Third and Licking
ington aves., transformed into bower OF aud
evergreens in German style OF decoration, last
night to receive the 500 delegates to the twenyhfth
convention Of the United States brewers The association
represents 5000 breweries. with annual capacity of
over ~ 600 barrels. In which captal TO the extent
OF over SlO0,OO0,000 is invested. and employment
4 furnished 70 100000 people, Delegates were
Mayor Grace made the address Of welcome as fol-
ows 'It has been my good fortune to find among the
breWers of this city many VINO have been
not only warm political supporters OF mine,
but slrong personal friends well. They form
an element in the social and political life OF Hew-York
which possesses powerful influences and which have a.
WAYS used that influence IN the interest OF order and
good government. so united they 10 TINS
end that / feel In welcoming their brethren
from distant and different parts OF tie United States 10
the hosp talities Of this city that OF necessity adj
dressing OF similar tastes and tendencies, aud whom
know we all respect highly"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-20
Post Once Nsfice.


Letters Europe need be specially directed for dis
patch by particular In order 10 secure speedy do
livery destination, all Trans Atlantic malls arc foe
Foreign mails the week ending May 20 viii close
PRoMPTLr IN all cases) at this once - folowG
wEDNEsDAY-At7 m for Europe. pee = Ems wa
southampton and Bremen az M d ior France Ss drsS
feoted "pea ST. German y; ct forNewfoundlands
per Portlai 81 Ti30 p for IruxiLe aad huataus
per 8. s. Il. Is. Ward il. via Neworleana
for Ireland per cty Of s,a R, sas
other European nust be directed per City
Richmond NJ at a. m. for europe, per 8; HammonlS
wa plymouth Cherooars and Hamburg le,ters ,or ~
Central America and the south Pacific Ports per 8 =
Colon Aspinwa letters for Mexico must be drecte4
Gcan for e cabs and Porto Rico Va hsvsaa
for CAmpeche, Chiapas. Tzoasco anu fucAtAn Aexlo2
per CITY Of 9ueo osr CIV
FRIpAY-Ate q m. for Newfoundland, via Halifax =
IL 80 O for Hayu per s. 8 Aivo
sATURDAY-Atsa. for Jamaica per Edit1 0cddep
nj 1880 for Europe pers. g. GauiAvs 0ueenstoWui
a. 1880 s sGs ssds st e.
nj IN. for the Windward Islands, per s inhlusdl
nc N30 D. m. for Cuba and Porto Hico per 8 ss<e
togs via Havana.
Mails for China and Japan per So cry o. Toxic 81
Australia New Zealand sandwich ana f'i stands per
q Zeaaudia via Francisco close mere May 80 -
isd malls for Austfana).
The schedule Of closing Tran Pacific mas s srranseae2
San Ernelsro Mails from the East arriving on Infn =
San Francisco the DAY OF sailing Of stssuefa arc d.
patched thence inc 'A TsNY O. PEARSON postmasss
Post once HewYork. n Y. May 10. 1883
Ono .. tho heir. d YSis s'ssfsSsRzh zss:ss
Pleasant PlainA s JOHN stohhA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-20
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
WEST SHORE REORGANIZATION.

The reorganization plan agreed upon by tho
two West Shore committees Colgate and Hewitp III
contempates the acquisition OF the whole property from
weehawken to Buffalo. The notifications are substan-
TALLY follows;
JrsL The first mortgage Ia reduced TO $50 600. 900,
and IN the terminals are not purchased 10
Sl5COOOOO. -
eonL-Provsion Ia made for the further issue Of first
mortgage bonds The extent OF $4,000. 0OO deemed
necessary by the company, after one year has
els from It's orRanzaOu but this issue cannot De
made without the approval Of twohrs OF the holders
of the second mOrt age bonds and nrst preferred stock
Thfrd-The Old first mortgage bonds nre e1changeable
into new per second mortgage bonds, amounting
To 900 900 these bonds convertible into nrzt
preferred per stock and possess voting power
~ 900 such preferred stock issued To tho hold
era OF the bonds In liquidation Of interest Interest ana
dividends are able to the extent earned IN any one
and are not cumulative
To,uth-CommOn stock Is Issued, one share OF new
for two shares OF old stock tins payment OF an as
sessment Of 3 per share OF new stock for which pay
ent certificates will be ssded redeenaDe In first mort
gage bonds at par
Ti,th-yo obligation Is imposed 20 purchase tho ter
minals but II the terminals purchased upon forms
satisfactory TO the committee, payment may be male
either wholly part IN the fret second mortgage
bonds and far latter required for this par
pose the amount OF the second mortgage will be- In
creased
The stockholders OF the Ncw-YOrk and Harlem Rail.
road Company yesterday reelected their old Board Of
Directors, with the exception OF Francis T. Freeman
who chosen IN the place of James H. Banker. The
subject of the disposal OF the Madison Square Garden
property did not come MP.
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which fingered between the Lower LGses end Ten
for three days moved to the Middle ATTAIN
tic coast and Now England yesterday While eold wave
passed from the Upper the Lower Lakes. bina scis
somewhat ia Tennessee. There was decided fall IN
temperature. too, in Georgia and Alabama. Win heavy
rains. Light rairs fell thence TO Nashville and rita
burg and cloudness prevailed In the Ohio Valley ana
Lake region. The movement OF the DarvBe,er here
during the generally fair weather was slight TIE
Temperature ranged Detwean 600 and soo the average
G2s1 being GAP higher than on the corresponding day
last year, and 1Olso higher than On Mops!av.
Stationary. followed by lower Temperature, partly
cloudy and perhaps rain be expected IN tss
city and vicinity day. and cooler fair partly eioudy
weather Thursday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-20

FEATURES OF THE SHAKESPEAREAH hSFFAA'
The second meeting of the New-York Shake
speare Society wes held LAST evening at No lo4 west
Thirty-eighth-st. W. W. Neyin, r. A. saward aud D. d.
walker were elected members; DR.. @. M'
rngleby, ]. Addington symonds and Dr.
Karl Elze as honorary members The president, Apple,
ton Morgan read paper Sir William Dayenant anu
the First Shakespearean Revival" i" Just about Ine
time OF shakespeares DEATH" began Mr. Morgan, hing
Janes's version OF the Bible appeared ana IL sPeeay
became the literary resource OF the masses
Rocked to churches and private houses to hear II read
And good readers demand This was the rise anu
opportunity OF the Puritan. The theatre was ue-
pouneed, and as result became worse tnan
ever. Shakespeare then seemed far too pure Tor ne
English stage 1t then that Sir William DavehanI
reported be Shakespeare natural son. endeaVoeu
10 revive tasto for his plays. Dayenant was the near
approach to literary executor That Shakespo,e
had and that he did much TO carry him through ey
that cared nothing for him butas Pepyss ana bV
diaries eynee-preferred arfu Frenchiness ana nper
tism everybody knows. Biz William, nndng thaI tne
public would not come 20 see shakespeare
a. he was TO save his theatre from bankruptcy
music and Of dacing in the French mode and OF
certain speeches verse and setting them TO scores In
other words Dagenant first introduced what we call
opera into England If he did not actually invent opera
Itself Nine OF the Shakespeare plays were thus KEPT III
commission by Dayenant for long period AT the same
time Dayenant employed carpentry aud otner new
agencies to produce scenery for the stage The arop
curtain was substituted by him for the running CURTAIN
The proscenium wdened The hour OF performance,
always the daytime during shakespeare's me- WAS
changed to evening"
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THE HOUSE THAT U. GRANT JR., BoUGHL

THE HOUSE THAT 0. s. GRANT. JR, BOUGH
In January, 1884, U. g. Grant, jr.. agreed to pur-
chase the dwelling, No. East Sixty-fourth-st ct
Alvin J. johnson, for s125,000 and paid $4,000
down 1t was agreed to close the title on April "a OF
that year. but about that time Mr. johnson died in the
house. and Mr. Grant did not insist on an immediate
performance of the terms of the agreement On May
The failure of Grant g. Ward occurred, and after that
Mr. Grant was unable TO complete the purchase. All
his interests were assigned 70 ex-senator Cbafee bis
father ipaw and the latter through his counsel Bliss
g. Schley asked the executors OF Mr. johnson TO return
the $4,000 This they declined to do Meantime
they had sold the property 10 John ). Duncan Tor
sI31 600 but before the title was passed Mr. Duncan
refused TO take it until the claims relating to the sale
TO Mr. Grant were disposed OF. suit to enforce the
contract with Mr. Duncan brought to trial yester
day in the superior Court Special Term, before Justice
lneraham Messrs Sohley and William A. Purrington
counsel for u s. Grant ir, testified to the facts re-
saroine the purchase by Mr. Grant and the assignment
To Mr. Chaffee Mr. Grant present, but his exami-
nation was postponed until to-day.