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THE FIRE RECORD.S
GRAND STAND AT GRAvEsEND DEsTRo

GRAND STAND AT GRAvEsEND DESTROYED.
The west wind blew spark from lOcomo-
tive on the Prospect Park and COney Island Railroad
track yesterday into the dead grass the Prospect
Park Fair Grounds at Gravesend, L. l. The grass
hnded and the fire spread to the grand stand, which
overlooked the mile track The dry wood burned like
finder and the entire structure with its tier
uerOf seatSwas IN ames 1t was built about fifteen years
ago and $50 feet long 100 feet wide, and 90 feet
high and it's seating capacity estimated ut 10000
The grand stand and the judges and reporters stands
the opposite side OF the track burned The loss
to the owners, PaysOn 81 Powers, placed at
$4,000 covered by insurance. Several years ago the
stand frequently used but recently the occasions
were rare when crowds were drawn TO this track
The last occasion when Jay-Eye-5ee attempted to
beat the record OF Maud s., last summer.
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viduality per Look at Italy. Her school tech
nically speaking, dying Boito sgambau and others
certainly do not represent the italian Idea any more than
SanSaens and Especially Gouvy represent the FRENCH
Cowen and Mackenzie the English idea The great
classics he Schrerunk OF music so to speak existing
in Germany bound to affect all the world ana the
men mentioned the proofs thereof possible, or
apparent exception is Dvorak, whose personal
acquaintance I chance to possess lie proves
my theory n Bohemian OF the Bohemians-a sort OF
them with all the world pouring its arresults into
America, and more too its actual natonates, we are
going TO obtain I'm time anal gam of very strong not
to say strongest, type. We viii have strong originate
ties despite the lack Of home protection which Europe
has always had but an American school doubt II
will have in view OF the fact that the ends OF the
earth are growing cosmopolitan"
We are glad to give q wider currency 10 Mr., BUCKS
thoughtful observations than he intended them TO
have when he wrote them No question in the depart
ment of musical art Of greater interest TO MS than the
cultivation of native talent-wheher not the manifes
tation of this talent when II shah have rDened into
genius will be of such kind 10 form school, Is
question much less real moment than the cOnsdera
ton that the embargo which heretofore rested upon
original creative activity in this country shoudbe lifted
TO be recognized the most obvious
teaching OF the last novelty concert, and this
Mr.. Buck emphasizes In his letter when he says:
would leave II TO you whether the novelty concert In
question did not demonstrate the fact that the majority
of the pieces worthy OF being heard more than
and compare favOrably with many European nov
elites Take, for instance Paines prelude TO Edpus
Tyrannus' Mackenzie's Scotch Rhapsody ETC.,
etc. Opportunity and fair play seems to be what is now
wanted" IL is pleasant TO add In conclusion that MT
Van der Stucken's example was followed by the Apollo
Club of Boston at its last concert At this American
concert the music performed composed by j. X.
Paine, Frank H. Bracket. b. j. Lang George E Whiting,
q. W. Chadwick, George H. OsgoOd, and j. o. d. Garkef
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ARTHUR AND THE eoyERYoRsHIp OF NEW

Netg. York Letter 10 The Philadelphia Ledger.
There is disposition you viii notice. on the part or
of the Republican managers ana journals TO urge
upon exPresdet Arthur the OF his name In cOnnec
ton with the next GubernatOral nomination. but your
correspondent mas good reason to believe there Is no
probability whatever that IL will be gratied General
Arthur with his accustomed rankness Is free to ac-
knowledge that he is but too happy to be exempt once
from the responsibilities and vexations OF public
life TO be in hurry to resume
them and that. as his ambition has been
Pratihed by occupying the highest office in the gift of
the people, he has especial aspirations for the Gov
ernorshp of this State much he would like to obge
the and political friends who soliciting him
candidate. He is moved TO this conclusion, am
assured, by another wholly unselish consideration,
namely: That his temperance as q leader III New
York politics at this time would he likely to revive the
old fractional luminosity between Stawarts and Half
breeds" and thus imperl the possible success OF the
Republican party next autumn Thus, for personal ana
political reasons alike 1t may be accepted as certain that
The President will continue the practice Of his legal
profession and enjoy his Otm digndte. leaving to
others the OF leading the party in the approaching
campaign.
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ENERGETIC WORK IN THE SUPREME OOURE
The energy and industry with which the

Justices OF tho Supreme Court have been dsposng of
causes upon their calendar have nearly quito,
moved whatever cause for complaint there OF
the laws delay in connection with that court. 10
once required several years for TO be reached
for trial after n had been begun in the Supreme Court
The present situation is better In that respect than
has been for many years Causes in which the issues
were Joined In the summer vacation and which
upon the November calendar of last year now being
called for trial Eleven judges are hard at work. Two
are the new justices added last year, Is gned
from the Common Pleas, another from the Superior
Court and two sent down by the Governor from
country districts. The General Term with Justice Davis
presiding has recently disposed Of unusually large
number OF difficult and important appeal Dur
ing the month OF April at Chambers, Justice Barrett
disposed OF 1000 motions, average
OF about forty for each working day. In
addition he made the necessary examination papers
for granting OF thiryeght attachments and fourteen In
functions. Whatever the humber OF such applications,
Justice Barrett always subjects the papers 10 careful
scrutiny that the labor involved necessarily great
The amount OF work done by Justice DOn0hue at tho
Special Term In April also remarkable. He tried
thirynine contested wihouta jury, dismissed six,
sent five to referee and otherwise disposed Of eghs
others Besides these, he heard argument eight do
murrers and one other submitted for decision with
out argument
Thomas J. Dunn, the clerk OF the Special Term, says
that that calendar never before In such healthy
condition cause is called for trial. In that branch
OF the court, within month after Is placed the cal
endar and IL is the fault OF the parties the lawyer
OF the Judges II II Is not promptly tried
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SUNDAY VISITORS At coNEY ISLAND.
QUIET, wELL-DREssED CRowDs-RAvAGEs OF WIN
TER STORMS.

oI,IET wFLL-DREssED CROwDS-RAVAGEs OF WIN
TER STORMS
After her long winter sleep, disturbed only
by the nightmares OF equnoctal gales, COney Island Is
stretching herself that spring has awakened her.
and after few more sundays shall have come and gone
she will have given the nRshng touches to her sum-
mcr toilet and will be prepared TO receive her Visitors
I'm state. As each year comes round, how
ever the influx Of visitors comes earlier and yet
earlier for people beginning to find that not the
least pleasant season OF the year at the. Island
is the early spring. when the cold cutting winds Of the
CITY are tempered to braclng mdness by the green
whltecapped ocean, Thousands Of people who spent
the day or some portion Of it there yesterday
SeacS was nick With visitors who stroed along.
while the children gathered shells and seawreds'
There were comparatively few methods OF amusement
The COney Island beer II 10 trne aure win US uecep
tive foam but there were few drinkers OF II 10 be
in marian TOO hut the proprietor remarked with air
of deepest meanchOa that he " hadn't took ernuh to
nav for the lie, the whole blessed day'-Ony ne didn't
lsy blessed A iuycne specuatOr running the
"ioiy-eo- Round" as garden bench rollers which
runs down one inclined plane ana nan way r up
another is called, but he also was hOJ
I'm cheerful mood for in order to incite custom he made
frequent trips his cOntryauce himself ana seemed 10
suffer thereby in body well spirits. However the
having of the showmen the cnk OF the glasses the
yels Of the sausagcyenGes and the bare OF the DIas
bands were apparently not missed by the crowd OF
visitors who rule a weldressed and quiet
they found amusement and interest in looking at the
ravages made by the great last winter ana the be-
ginning OF the efforts To repair the damage III Iohtp
the Brighton Beach Hotel which, by the way Is the
only large hotel now Open the effects OF the
winters waves most apparent. The beautliu
lawn around the music pavilion mas almost dlsappeeH
and its place will be taken by boarded walks for when
the piles have already been driven The pavilion itset
been made nearly as goOu as new anu -
its old position The bathing houses west OF the nOteL
which built last have disappeared ana inc
waves beat lazy yesterday their site. The Man
haitian Beach Hotel, which Is reached by Walk
along the shore, the Marine Railroad Is not yet run
ming has escaped wonderfully well. \ gigantic opel-ar
music hall which will cost about S2j 600. is nearly fin
shed and wants only its final coat Of paint to be IN read
ncss FOR the opening the 1t has been designed
by Mr. Kimbal, OF New York, the we-known architect
BY o'clock darkness had set i'll and the last lngcfeIs
took the home leaving the island to the nearest
Inhabitants.
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IN LSIIUAIINU TIE SIOh-NESo Nv 7 III 1VVIII
WILKEsBARRE, Penn, May lO.-A commit
tee OF Philadelphia physicians, consisting OF Police Sur
geon French and Dr. f. o. shakespear Wis
tied Plymouth to-day and began investigating the
epidemic Postmortem examinations revealed
the fact that the disease is true typhoid fever Other
autopses will be held tomorrow. The result confirms
the report OF the Wkesbarre physicians Five deaths
have occurred since this morning. and there are many
other patients at the point OF death.
The postmortem examination which Is the first that
has been made was upon the body OF young mau,
John Walters, who died this morning;
perforation OF the intestnes plainly marked. An
Investigation OF the water supply was also made ana the
physicans werouy approved and confirmed They found
that tho disease had been caused W the oxcreta OF
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LILLIAN RUSSELL MARRIED.

cab drove up before st. Matthews Lutheran
Church in Hoboken at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon
and Lillian Russell and Edward Solomon alghted and
walked into the sanctuary and up to the chancel rail-
There they madeiman and wife after the ritual
by the pastor OF the church the Rev. Peter Erich 10
is not known whether the happy groom kissed tho
bride not after the ceremony but the cab returned
to this city and deposited Mr.. and Mrs. solomon at
their lodgings in Thirty -fOurth-st Last night tho
newly married couple attended the concert at tho
Casino and seemed as unconcerned if nothing had
hannpnnh
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BANGson Saturday May o Ellen Mccomb. wife OF Fran
7Sdst on Tuesday the Eth inst at 1880 a. M
BENNETT-In Brooklyn May 10. Mary snsbee. wife Of
Funeral rou the residence Of daughter, Mrs Charles D. Al.
len $40 7thst South Brooklyn, on Tuesday, at 81.
Cincinnati papers please copy.
CQUzENs-4ay 5; 1885, &C his residence 2i{ East one
Notice of funeral hereafter
std Of o nRRyGT X on the 9TH n' Isaac n Cook
Relatives and friends invited attend bis funeral
brother Fred 5. Cook CrOtonave. TarrytOwn.
ntement FaiTmount Cemetery Newark Nj, 4:Sop m
BnshamtOn and ithaca papers please copy.
D0NNELon Saturday May Joseph f. DOnnel in the s6th
Friends are invited oateud the funeral services at his lae
residence, BAT West 3Oth-st on Monday, May H. at
o'clock.
ELLIQTT-sqddenly on Monday, April o. Louise only
daughter of J ames and Mertha L. Elliott, age ~.
Funeral from the residence Of her parents 81 Predents,
1ne GSagH at On Greenwood iSsa%g al L.
eAL Ak g. Requiem Mass Of monhsna win be Of
at -. Leos Church, Monday, May ii, 800 a.
GILMoRE-At her residence. 15I clitOnplace Brooklyn
Maria GiImore wife o. Thomas H. Gilmore and daughter d
Funeral to take place at Westbuy, L. L. Monday lth at
Carriages Will meet train leaving Hunters Point and Brook
18Th year her age q the residence Of her sonnlaW
scott Foster OF this city, Fanny Crater rec OF the late
Funeral services the LamnstOn Presbyterian Church.
HENRY-s uddenly Germantown Philadelphia on Thurs.
day afternoon May 7. 1880 Mary e. wife Of T. Charlton
ark, NeW-Jersey.
Funeral from the residence her husband Monday 18th
INST. at p. m. promptly.
KENDALL-On Friday May 8, 1895. Mrs Mehetable Ken.
DALI widow OF the late Aremus Kendall in the saith year Of
her age
Funeral services from The residence Of her son.naw VIII.
lam IL Johnston, oil East Nneylrstst, Monday evening.
at halfplst o'clock.
RUDD-At Mount Vernon. y. Y, May 8, 1885, Sarah T.
daughter Of David L. and Elizabeth A. Rud aged rs years.
months.
Funeral the NJ e. Church Monday 1th o'clock p m.
POSTAL ionkeTs May TO- b. Frank Post aged 80 years
Notice 0ffuneral hereafter.
SMITH-In Brooklyn Saturday evening" May o. Marion
stevens Smith wife OF Henry b. Smith and daughter OF
Phlander stevens.
Funeral her late residence 43g Classonave
Brooklyn, May l.. at D. IN
Internent Wednesday.
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rA1KIYq oF PEACE IN ~ srEERAGE VIZ

TALKING OF PEACE IN TIE STEERAGE WAR
The proposition of the Continental Steamship
Conference lines for re-establishment Of tho North
Atlantic Conference and oadusment Of Storage rates
favored by many Of the agents Of the English lines
but there is doubt that will be accomplished
meeting OF the Continental lines IS to be held today
when it is Xpeced that definite plan will be out
lined and submitted to the English lines for their ad0P
tion that there may be a mutual working agreement.
manager Of OF the nglish lines said Saturday;
IL would be advisable and sensible step TO re-
organize the North Atlantic Conference, as II ais
mpted April IL 1854 and since then the English
lines have been acting Independently Of each other and
at great loss Of revenue Storage rates have been cut
below paying figure. One Of the first things 10 be done
Is to stop paying commissions local business. We
would then get rid OF lot OF runners who infeat lower
Broadway, preying upon innocent and ignorant travel
ers and the time swindng the steamship com
panies. For instance, person Of limited means wants
to passage and stOd In the regular office
that the SO Then going on the street he IS
approached by the persuasive runner who promises To
secure the ticket fer dollar less The runner
goes TO the steamship Ohce and, being allowed COM
mission Of three dollars, gets the ticket for $40 lie
simply divides the commission with the purchaser. Why
don't we stop i'll Well have tried to do So but these
fellows procure their licences from the city solicit
railroad aud steamer business hence cannot prevent
plying their business. We only break IL
up by stopping the commission There OF these
runners Offices ina the lower part OF Broadway by
brother agent IN line and the By aibroher
of an agent Of another line"
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sailors glad Of opportunity to explain the
method Of handling the guns and the Of the various
warke appliances The pet goat Billy trotted about the
deck and seemed to appreciate the aud sdmr
ton which were lavished upon him. Service held In
the morning the cable fat tho berth deck termed
on an English warship In the afternoon the captain
ana the chaplain went ashore together One OF the
officers expressed the expectation that to-day the Cap-
ada would move the Bay and anchor of the Battery
The Strelok had many visitors, and tho boatmen
tnued TO bless the chance which had brought into
these waters In the afternoon the sailors held an Inn
prOmptu concert on the forward deck and danced gs
for the amusement Of the visitors.
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TRIBUNE OFFICE. May Ill m.-FaF or clear
weather prevailed over the country yesterday except
from Northern England to the Upper Lakes and in
the Ohio Valley, where It cloudy. and in Colorado
where light rain fell The movement OF the barometer
here was slowly upward during the fair weather. Tho
temperature ranged between 45o aud 62o the
$3.50 being lOwor than on the corresponding day
last year and lSo higher than on SATURDAY.
Fair or partly cloudy weather., with little change In
temperature may DO expected 10 day and tomorrow In
this city and vicinity.
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TO SET ASIDE A TRUST DEED.

RICHMOND, Va, May 10 (SpeciaD. -Proceed-
ngs before the United States Court at Norfolk to set
aside trust deed OF Balm Brothers, bankers, nvoly-
ing about 81 900 600. much interest In the State
IL learned to-day that Chief Justice Waite and Judges
Boud and Hughes will hear argument the motion
Tuesday at Norfolk Thousands OF creditors suffered
from the failure OF this firm In eastern Virginia.
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INDICTED FOR ARSON.

Troy, May 10 (SpeciaD.-The Albany
County Grand Jury yesterday indicted Thomas Hefer-
man and DOmnick McDermOtt, OF Gree Island fol
arson. Heherman was arrested last evening" but Me
Dermott believed TO have gone to ireland. They
accused Of having fired their liquor stores
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typhoid patient having found their way into
the water supply. Tomorrow two postInorteu
examinations win be made and canvass Of the borough
nstued to find out the exact extent Of the epidemic
submitted TO the Philadelphia Relief Committee that
tney can Judge OF the amount of needed.
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can do go It pretty certain that he win be in Eng
land shory but he "A Obliged TO walt out until matters
settle down little What he would like to DO would BIO
go India, and the change would no doubt do MN
good but IL ia most probable that he Will be sent Tor
to England In the event Of being declared"
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VISITING THE CANADA AND THE SFRELOK
The chunky hull of the Canada was watched
with interest yesterday by the passengers aboard tho
Staten Island ferryboats. Not many visors rowed out
and boarded the corvette, but those who took this
trouble pleasantly received by the officers, and the
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From LIE. London. 1 prn 30.

NOTABLE FOLK AT THE GROsyENOR.-Mrs.
Langtry was the observed of all observers the
Grosvenor Gallery private view Saturday last. No
picture in the place attracted half the attention that
she did She quietly but styishly dressed In dark
seal brown velvet and rich Ottoman silk In her bon
net, which OF black jet boriered with gold lace
che wore large bow OF the green watercd RIBBON
Lady M0ncktOn also much talked Of Her gown
was OF bright red Ottoman brOcade Her bonnet OF
plush the same color The dress suited her TO perfeC
iOn and did duty in the way OF color, for uniform,
Frightening up whatever part OF the gallery she hap
pened 10 be in. Gladys Lady LOnsdae was very
sOmbrely gOwned in black with "A short coat OF light
brown CLOTH and bonnet matching the coat In
color, trimmed with velvet and wings tore or two
darker. Mrs Oscar Wilde Out-HerOded HerOd IN
8stheucsm. Her gown, which hung loosely ana
depressedy, OF sckly green. 1t relieved only
with touches OF cOnsumptiveOOking PINK Oscar was
there, disguised a Philstine. Mrs. Bernard 3eere
In mourning aud absolutely gllttering with jet.
Marion and Florence Terry were not In mourning,
though their gowns black Sir Stafford and Lady
NOrthcote glanced round at the pictures and then dis
APPEARED
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TRIBUNE LOCAL OBSERVATIONS

~ diagram shows The bNomeiuc variations IN this city nA
perpendicular lines give divisions time for the ~ hour
edng midnight The egaGr line che oscillations
BY mercury hours The broken dotted line represents
variations Temperature iEdAtsd b. tAs thsrpome 81 kat
nut pharmacy SIS Broadway.
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lNEw-YoRK DAILY TRIBUNE MONDAY, MAY II, 1885

night at a colored festival. Officers George Cole
and Jack susby attempted to arrest two
boys who acting disordery. when they were
Knocked down with stones by friends OF the offenders.
The officers fired into the crowd and killed George
Braham the father Of the boys The officers beaten
so that IL is thought they will die.
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THE WEATHER REPORT
GOVERNMENT INDICATIONS.

GOVERNMENT INDICATIONS
WASHINGTON, May 10.-FOr NewEngland,
fair weather. clearing the extreme northern portion,
southwest to northwest winds, higher barometer sta
tonary temperature
For the Middle Atlantic States. fair weather. north
westerly winds, higher barometer, stationary followed
by slightly higher temperature.
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YES; AND IT Is FEELING RAPIDLY.

From The Troy Times
Some Of the "lndepcudent newspapers are beginning
TO see that there IL great deal Of about the gilt
terng idol reform their Imagination had set up at
Washington.
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Religious Notires.

National Temperance Society. twentieth Anniversary:
Broadway TABERNACLE broadway 3ith.st tuesday May
IL at $50 D. Addresses by Rev Dr. Theodore L. Cuyler
brooklyn Hey. Or. Daniel Dorchester, Natck, Mass
Rev @ Mead Of Hornelsyile N National Abstract Of
Report by N Stearas corresponding
Ira d. sankey WI sing Public cordially invited
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Don't Risk Anything with a Stubborn Cough
when a safe remedy may be had in Dr. Jayne's Ex-
pectorant. Sore Lungs and Threats speedily helped
by il,
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LIYING NEK earle.

KEY WEST, Fla, May 19.-The British
steamer Daca arrived here to-day having completed tho
laying Of the new Havana cable.
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w. II. Bother, of 7TH-AyE., sells Colgate 81
Co.'s Laundry Soap. The standard article. -
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Prom The WhftehaH ReUie,o. 4 orn 80.

LORD WOLsELEY's HEALTH.-AlthOugh 1t
was denied some time ago that Lord WOseeys health
has suffered those who him In Cairo lately say that
they struck by the change which had taken place
IN him. " His lordship," correspondent writes,
seemed very broken and i'll Though he Is trying 10
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DIED..

The Puresf Olive oil Imported
Alexis GOcllOt brand Delicious for saas For sale by
grue
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POLICEMEN BEATEN BY A MOB.

LOUISVILLE, KY, May 10.-A dispatch to
The Courier Journal says that at Georgetown, KY last