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New-York tribune., 1885-03-25
OBIT UARY.
JOHN l. STEPHENS.

John I. Stephens, age eighty, secretary of
the Staten Island Railway Company died suddenly yes
terday In Brooklyn. He walking at Adelphst. and
Aanticave. in the morning when he suddenly sank to
tho sidewalk and was dead before medilca
aid could be summoned. His body was
taken to his home, No. $50 Pacfc-st.
and Coroner Mennnger held inquest 1t being found
that death caused by the failure Of the hearts action
due to old age.
Mr. Stephens was born at Richmond, N. Y. He was an
intimate friend and protege OF Commodore Vanderbilt
and was a treless attendant upon him In cases
Of illness and acted . nurse many times
Thirty years ago he Wall Street Bank
in this city at the urgent solicitation OF Commodore
Vanderbilt he beanie secretary and treasurer OF the
Staten Island Railway and Ferry Company He was
secretary OF the railway company TIL his DEATH but was
succeeded treasurer OF the ferry by Edward
Curryi when the Staten Island Rapid Transit Company
feet weather report from 1866 noting the temperature,
direction of wind and such other data necessary
his last entry boing at y. IN. on Monday.
on Monday afternoon he made an average
OF the temperatures for March since 1870 showing that
the present month far has been the coolest since that
year. the average temperature being 22 He went home
at 43O D. m his usual hour for leaving the office in ap
parenty good health. He a usual yesterday
morning hearty breakfast started out to get shaved
and was that errand when he died
He leaves q wife, and two daughters Tho funeral
will take place Thursday Mt p In the Church OF
tho Redeemer Paciticst. and Fourth-aye., Brooklyn
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Hays, who spoke for Our Alumni" Tho company |
broke up at late hour.
ACTION IN REGARD TO THE NEW PARhS
PROTESTING AGAINST NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
,1..,ru MAYnR,s CnMMIIIEE.

PROTESTING AGAINST CONFIsCATI0Ns-APP0ISI.
MINT OF THE MAYORS COMMITTEE.
The citizens of the Twenty third and Twenty
fourth Wards, calling themselves the Ctizens anu
Taxpayers Association" met at schroeders haii q.
Onehundred- and ST. and St. Anns-ave last
night to DR. It against the confsoation OF their pro
pcrty to pay the parks. The walls were covered
with this Az ,e II your property Is assessed OK
cessively last years tax bill with the secretary
Colonel David Z. Austin presided. and among those
present were Charles Jones. l.. A. Fulgran Rlcharo
Gafney Henry Zeltner Martin Nerz Charles Van Hper
John NJ Beck. E. s. Deicke, T. Murray, s. b. White
q. Hupfe William o'Gorman, John j. Clarke, ETnss' i
Hall A. j. Rogers John Eichler 9. W Harris r. FoIs
j. wilkins, j. H. j. Romer, Jacob siegel, ana I. r.
Decker The chairman said among other Things, 'nse M
Westcheser property high that the owners could not
pay the taxes and thon buy them out. 49,.
j. J. Wells spoke bitterly OF the scheme 10 mako tne
people OF upper wards pay halt the price OF the the
parks sayng THIS man Grace has always stood IN a te
il Without fear of contradiction His action to put
unjust assessment is not what IL ougnt 70 & oe
already The bn,lding OF the Brooklyn Bridge was the
worst thing evern done for New-York Guys upp0'
Ex-senator Grady put his hand in his pocket and said
there was no poca m n Ie continued:
Il" the gentlemen who spoke at oeSer,hS a ,an ,hsv
were acting from disntorested motives The man who
talks about putting the e1pense OF the paas % Vn .
doesn't want any parks ALL The honest conscience OF
the people of NewYork would stoop to no sucn thing
and the VINO SAWS OtnerWlSe misrcpio
Mayor Grace's bill goes further than the Chickering
Hall meoDg seemed 10 understand IL means .as We
shant have any parks at all. IL means, eyentually:
conscaion Of your property and to that you arc ho
ready to submit" -.
rhe follow ng committee appointed yesterday by
james A. Roosevelt to present to the Legislature inc
resolutions adopted ut Chickaring Hall meeting; H.
X Tburber, Cyrus Clark, Smith Ely, jr., LIE May,
Charles j. ,schampain. Anton Reichardt, seneIai
Robert McCaflerty, NJ s. Isaacs John :. Ellis simon
Sterne James A. Deering. 4. A, Morrison Dr. Jonn
Nayle Elias = Higgins L. 3. Jaffray George Kemp
Simon wormser. Henry Bergh. Joseph W. Dre1ei'
Jefferson NJ. Levy, +. Elery Anderson, ana henry H.
Beekman. a..
Mayor Grace will go with the party to Albany today,
Inthor r. Marsh John Mualy and others who desire
that tho legislation shall stand will also go
TO Albany oppose the Efforts of the Mayor and those
In sympathy with him.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-25
DISCUSSING A NEW MUYIoIPAL BUILDING

The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund yes
terday discussed the question Of erecting building in
the City Hall Park TO accommodate the various depart
ments OF the City Government The February Grand
Jury of the Court Of General Sessions made present
ment setting forth the unsafe condition Of the Hall OF
Records, and submitting the draft OF bill to be pre-
sented to legislature giving To the Commissioners
of the Sinking Fund power To select and locate site or
stes in the CITY Hall Park which to erect building
or buildings municipal purposes. the expense 10 be
met by the of bonds redeemabie III not less tna
ten nor than twenty yaars and To bear al
rate not exceeding per cent per snnuIn Inc Com
missoners are also In their discretion allowed 70 pnr
chase building buildings actually erected ana the
land whereDn the same may stand. -.
Recorder smyth opposed the bill drafted BY the Grand
Jury. The Hall of Records was sinpy bea,no
shonid be provided for the very valuable records
CONTROLLER IOew said that the city was now pay yins
s,0l os wear az rent for premises used by various
branches Of the City Government After urtner
cussOn the Board adopted resolution rec"nno"u'"e
the passage Of the Grand Jury's bill. ,,,.,,.. .
Mayor Grace presented the draft OF Pill pIovlahhe
for the cancelling OF certain OF the ciJ ponu' "
which laid
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TIE FIRE RECORD.
DESTRUCTIVE FLAMES IN CLIFTON.

RESCUE or A PAMlLY-LOss NEARLY SoOo.OOO.
Jacob Still, who lives back OF New -fork-ave,
Chiffon z L. was awakened Yesterday at 2:l5 a. m by
hearing fire cracking in tho basement OF the dry goods
store -, I ouIs PoczIk which faces New-York.ayc Mr.
sun knew that tho Poczk family nine In number, were
asleep I'm the building Mr.. still took heavy post used
IL TO batter down door. and aroused the iamlly wheh
they were half stupeed from the smoke Ihe hretourst
into the sleeping apartments before tho inmates cou'u
get out Eight Of them jumped from second story VIII
dow 10 the ground and every was severely nut not
dangerously injured young woman was taken through
n front window unconscious. Firemen took her down
ladder In their arms She narrowly escaped dehth from
inhang smoke.
The fire then spread the old-fashoned hotei owheu
by RobertH schwnrtzkopf where tho kepuo'
lcan Town Committee OF southhch mas tne'
every year without nternisson since 1850 when they
mai IA r,Ify the nomination OF Mr. Lincoln. The hotel
va. soon ON fire Three small buildings ADJOINING hso
were burned The boot and shoe store OF onarics
al1o went before the ianes Ihe nrono @ mo| Thar came
from Edgewater All tho engines could do was 10 use
the contents OF clstcrns. The large lour,solg ,,
building occupied by NJ j. Iotmahs RroosTy '1o V ,nnk
stood tho flames for half an hour. whom that 700 l99h
fire and nothing left standing on tng r, az ha5 aiso
Of the block ending AT st. Johnsa's. ln d .tnre and
Jnhn III Doelle's tailor store and house were ehltey
consumed. Mrs Stakes candy store ana Jonn n"rr Ills
paint store completed the st OF WhoB martiav de.
lures house owned by Mrs. Morris was part"iS "o-
str0yed. ,.,,o,.,, N T Rott-
man stock So 600 insurance Sl5oo DuiGner sVP r,sa @
wagon house loss 900 no insurance Herman hTss %
owned the building occupied Dy Mr', hVttii5 h % non
s. 600 insurance 5000; John H. Doeiie io's Sovsc
snra,rc "a 900. Robert schwartZk0pf loss ON hOuso
and hotel $4,000, insurance So;oooi I'M a,,nson inss
loss ~ 500, insurance $500 NM ans PprzIk loss
nm stock s. 300 insurance 900; john MOTIFS es'a'o'
loss on building $3, 500. insurance $o'ooo'
New-York tribune., 1885-03-25
MEMS "RIGHTn 40 LAND.

IN. Hon d,bsron Herbert IN The Pail NAL Gazette
Mr.. George CLAIMS that the land should be taken
,crrby and without compensation, because All men nave
right I'm H. right Is to me personally the most sacred
shing exists that which binds us Ia all our rela-
lions TO each other, and must be absolutely
Ro po. what kind of thing is this which MI George
christens right right from It's supreme Importance
at least be clearly defined. II cannot take score
of different shapes while nobody not even Mr III
Simsef can tell us which shape Is the true one. AZ az
nn,1tsbmcn have a right to the 3s,O00.O0O acres OF
Ensiand have right to. say, my ls acre as peis ~
nryself saw the 126 mionth part OF the populhon "a
EySland or have / l-26 mionth right 10 occupy anu
sa The 3s 600 900 acres II have the right 10 sepr
rate mere and half there must be something IN ,ho
abt IN tell me where the acre Is TO be found IL III tno
narsh where live or In the parish wher, was Oorn
% nstionnlities disappear, will II be In the larger wor1
"ntde NV country Is it acre OF rock or an acre ot
the hest grass andi Since yesterday some Oh
r,nns we're horn In England Have my rights con-
raced since their brthi have lost so many
~ NV acre since these coniers arrived ana gaine
40 many more since others gave up their snare IN
sor,a Nv going out OF it'll Clearly, II Nature mas gen
W. tS,s riyht she will necessarily answer these
and solve my difficulties. Am to believe tnat sne con-
sars rchts which cannot be stated IN precise terms
which vary according to the place In which s man amt
Norm which vary according to populatlon wnioa ssa'
of crowd of different schemes being graIea nh G y ~
thout power on part Of any one To say wheh sne
true and genuine schomot
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DIED..

Sr sy;s h si % 4
T. me ih year ssns rs tss funeral .
vices ct the house Friday, 27thinst, ats p m
BIaELowon Tuesday. March "a, Fred e. Bigeow in ths
Funeral late residence, Crawford, NJ' at ssse
r.. a M Ihur;Say , >, March IaSs,iy.st ys .. sls
Interment at Greenwood
the EySrs OI,e IN S
Funeral take place from the Fifth Avenue Prssoyte,,n
Church, Sth-avo. and S6th-st Thursday morning asio
DoWNINeTuesaay March a. Charles p9ynIns M f. 20.
late George Downing and nephew Oh tne Ase ChA
"a ass Sassess o'clock his
Intsrment at Newburs Ny.
ERwIN-At New Britain Conn. Sunday March %. 1885.
comeliu, B. Erwin, aged 7s years co, w.an....x
March 26, at2p.m.
sss yss SS q
Friends and relatives invited to attend funeral services
At hsr late rs'dsnOe wednesday March a' at IL o'clock
T Hs s5n .staf It SGat'"n arrival
ss @ n4y a. hi .S aSm' "a
Ksan n the h ysr q 5 s sysd aaS the g
Warrington Lancashire, England.
MooNEY-on Monday. March 90. Anna N. Mooney,
relatives and friends Of the family are Especially In
d e dSH H mon sS1n a ih %
Thursday March 20. at haltpast 10 I'm.
Philadelphia papers please copy.
.dss he late
Relatives friends invited to attend the funeral ser
vices on Thursday, March 28, at ii O'Clock m at the
residence brother W. Nash III East 3Ithse
pARDEE- At Chicago March a. 1885, after short Ill
ness, Lucus G. Pardee.
posT-on Monday March 20. 1895. OF pneumonia, MarJ
Post In her seth year. -. =,
The funeral will place AZ her late residence, No -
Waverlsy place, Thursday the 26th inst. at o'clock
pm.
REED-At coIsacke NewYOrk suddenly, March 2s 1885.
Alexander Reed -.
Funeral at residence Thursday March 49, 1885. at2pm m
sNIyEIY-Tn Brooklyn. sunday morning, March ~
Joseph Culbertson sniyely NJ. D. aged 49 years
at Grace Church. Brooklyn heisnts, "
Thursday, the 10th inst at IL O'Clock.
Relatives friends OF the family are invited 70 attend
Kindly omit flowers.
STEPHENSON March a. suddenly. John l. stephens IL
FnnsTa on TuTsday March 90 at m from the Church
of the Redesmer Pacific st. and 4thave. BrooKUn
TOOKER-At ST. Augustine, Fla, sunday morning, March
Charles p. ToOker.
Notice OF the funeral will be given hereafter
WYCKOFF-At 81 Clermontayep Brooklyn March 23, lSSa
John Hart wyckof, in the 29th year OF bis age.
Notice OF funeral hereafter.
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Post Once Notice

Ietters for Europe need nOt bo specially mrectei ZOE
dispatch any particular stea ner mil. rs f1
delivery destination as all FrlnsauthIi' ""' '' ''
waried fastest vessels svaaO,e. u.-h oa ~ l,,
Foreign msls Tor tns week eniin maISu 90 "' ''''
RRoMPTLY ali clsesl at tins Once as loi'o"s
WEDNESDAI-At $3.50 a. m ior huTope per ma
w. Southampton and Bremen (letters ior irs'aha anu
France must be directed per EmsG a. ~ ~ s u, tr ,or
Great Brilan and other European countries must os
directed per Gaiai at lD NJ ior frah'e @ lisu. poa
49,. EslsSsn via New.orieans letters must be d.
reetea per steamer VIA New-orieans ,.
THURsDAY-At 10 m for France germany. &c, PCT ):
for Great Britain other European eouhtrles faust %
drectsd "'per Lessing'G at ii m Tor Europe per
&c must be directed .per Baltic"G at p m for Ber
nIda per Trinidadi az m for Aassan N ~ sna %
s,nha ana porto Rico via havana, and for Campechs
Chiapaa raDasco Yucatan. Mexico per s princips
lleers for other Mexican States must DO aree'oa poe
Prncipla1. o,.- -.
sATuRDAY-At $50 q. m for Europe per s. s. oder VIA
southampton and Bremen etters must % areosea pc,
ods al M Isr ana 1asSa caTas6 per
iSi Be.n ., as s,Sss aee,s psr Der NooTaisaa a
per S.r;s fss5s' sss aSS NJ ssss ss.au at sp %
as Niagara. via Havana at $3.50 ?. m. for vera Cruz
direct per g. whitney, wa New.O,lsans ietters mus
suNpAY-At7 7:S0 p. m. Honduras aud Livingston. per
CITY OF Dallas, VIA New-orleans
n ails China and Japan. per CITY o. Pesins WA
Mai,s Tor Australia New.Zeaiand. Sandwich and FIJI
Islands per ty OF sydney tys san FsAScisoSt cso
hero April '. & ., p ID: 20, s,s On sar ns xnstrais
.The schedule ofoiosins Pacific malls - arring
6sn Francesca Mails IRON tho East arrviaf on TINS
sa FIaueisco on the day Of saLs OF steamers are t
D.''h'a 'A'n0' tho 'iIs mssH O. PEARSON possn...
ysst omoa New.york. n. " March 20. lss&
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OBITUARY NOTES.

OLEAN, n. Y, March 24.-The wife of A.
sorrs and the OF Emory A storrs, Of Chicago,
died a few days ago in Hinsdale Alegany County age
seventy seven.
wATrRTowy n Y March 2i-Isaao Ritter, while
seated in char in the Plessls village postoice con-
ver.ng with friends yesterday, dropped to the floor
dead OF heart disease
DETROIT, March 2i-Captain James Dalton, pioneer,
age Hftyseven died Montague this state on Sunday
Of cancer n the mouth operations failed to
loye him.
Miss Mary Post died from pneumonia yesterday morn
ing ut her home No. Is wayerly-paco She was eighty
sIS wears old. Her brother is Dr. Alfred C. Post the
well known surgeon OF this city. The late Joel Post was
also her brother The funeral will take place at her
be at WOOdlawn.
John c. Coddlngton, ex-Mayor OF Railway y: J.diod
3 D. m Yesterday, age sixty seven He had heIu many
posions trust and under the city government
and was widely known for his generosity
New-York tribune., 1885-03-25
THOMAS A. CUMMINs.

Thomas A. Cummins, retired merchant
died yesterday morning Mt the Everett House. where he
had lived for thirty years He was in his scv9ysecond
year. Tie born at Florida, Orange County, and was
the son OF the Rev. Charles Cummins, Presbyterian
minister. lie well educated by his father and
came to New-York when he sixteen years old For
n time he was employed In the old shipping house OF
Masters Markon Co. He left there for clerkshp IN
the dry goods establishment OF Ferguson Collins Co.
Here he rose step by STEP until when the senior partner
retired in 1914, Mr Cummins took his place. and the rm
name became Cummins Collins and Seaman. The house
continued do business with success until 1868, when
by OF all the partners t dissolved
Since then Mr.. Cummins has not engaged IN active
business. He OF the original directors
OF the Equitable Life Assurance Society, an office that
Minis was a member OF DIR. Halls church,
Fifth-ave and Fifty.ffthst. where the funeral
will be held tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock. Ihe
body will be To Goshen. n. " for burial where Mr.
Cunmnss nearest relatives live His estate Is supposed
to bo worth about 5000 600 and will he mainly Inherited
hs nephews the OF the late Colonel Francis
NJ CuInInins. Mr.. Cummins vas a bachelor.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-25
USING TIE MANS FOR SWINDLTN0.

For some time Western and Southern papers have
contained many advertisements OF cataTh rem
edy advertised by "a certain Dr." j. A. Lawrence
of No. 1919 Dean-st.. Brooklyn. A large number Of
letters were sent to that address and were taken
from the Post Office by young man named James
Lawrence Connolly, who presented what puTported
TO be q pOwer-Of-attorney signed by Lawrence.
The matter was finally Investigated by Post Ofce
Inspector q. B Bradley who found that the alleged
power-of-attorney DO not sworn 10 as having been
signed IN the presence of the notary. Ono of the
circulars sent out by Lawrence bore tho fOlowlns
printed recommendation:
II Is safe to send money TO j. A. Lawrence. Please
read: MOhLl ORDLh DiIAhIMtNI' =,
POST OFFICE, BROOKLYN. ~ Y
To uhom NAV concern: This is to certify that nave
paid thousands OF dollars to Dr A. Lawrence and have
h. NJ. A. LYONS, superintendent.
Mr.. Lyons declared the use of his name wholly
unauthorized. Then Lawrences mail was stopped
for two days in the post Office and over 81 900 in
registered letters aud money camo in. Then In
spector Bradley undertook to find Lawrence. lie
went to his office whore sign was displayed with
the na,ne "Dr. J A. Lawrence" in ri { letters. The
office is at Bond and Dean sts and ON the Bond-st.
side was The msn f Sd Dr. rynn; rsnns ans hni ,n
Dr. Flynn said that ho had last heard
of Lawrence IN Boston. Connolly was said 10 be
at No 375 Pacihc-st., aud there was found a shop
where the catarfh remedy was compounded. Seven
girls were found at work.
The Inspector became convinced that Lawrence
ana Connolly were identical, aud warrant was ~
sued for the arrest OF the latter Tor unlawful use OF
the mails and Deputy Marshal Biggart arrested
him Yesterday. Connolly denied that he was guilty
and gave bail lie said he was a wood engrayer,
with an Office at No. 1872 Broadway. One OF the
circulars sent out from No. 1919 Dcan-st. had an
affidavit signed by John l.. Connolly that he had
been cured Of catarrh OF fourteen years standing
by the use of Lawrenco's remedy. From the money
thorIties estimate that his receipts must have been
at the rate of 81 900 "a week.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-25
JACOB THOMPSON.

MEMPHIS, March 24.-Jacob Thompson, Sec
retary OF the Interior under President Buchanan died
this aiernoon at hs home this city, In his seventy
year. Uo III be buried on Thursday
Mr.. Thompson was born in Casweli County North
Carolina and educated at the University OF Chapel
HILL He studied law and was admitted to the bar In
1884 In the next year removed to Mississippi ana was
elected Congress Representative In 1889, and
continued to serve I'm that capacity until lSol Mr.
Thompson defender Of Mississippi and the Demo-
cratic party at the time hen the reputation was
ringing throughout the land In S45 lie declined going
into United states Senate by the appointment OF the
a reelection 10 Congress. He was appointed IN ISoI
by President Buchanan Secretary OF the Interior Ihat
position resigned in January 1861 and joining IN the
rebellion he served Governor OF Mississippi and also
In the Confederate army.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-25
LOSSES IN VARIOUS PLACES.

SEDALIA, Mo-, March 24-The Garrison
House was burned at midnight yesterday. The guests
escaped, though the most OF them lost their personal
effects. The loss is 100000
LAFAYETTE Ind, March 24.-The Ross Block and the
Office OF The oxford Tribune, at oxford. Benton County,
burned yesterday The loss is $3,50O insurance,
$4,000
BosTOS, March 24.-George 8. Harrfs's house at
Deversux Station Marbehead, burned last night.
The loss is about $4,000, partially covered by in
surance.
MArrIrUcK, N. Y, March 24-This morning the wagon
house and barns together with their contents owned by
Postmaster De Baum and G. /. Smith, at Lake Grove,
destroyed by fire. the origin Of which s unknown
Loss $5, 900 partly insured.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-25
DAMAGE CAUSED BY A STOVE.

The Washburn Manufacturing ana sanitary
Plumbing Compauy's large building In DOCK ST.
was discovered to be fire at an early hour
tho building comprised tho factory, ','I,hs,and
ocS The aames spread so rapidly that, notwithstand
inc the efforts of the remen to subdue them the build
ing was soon guttcd The Boynton kanso "oino "n
the cigar factory OF j. W. Green adonns wefS s bniJ
damaged The washburn Company nnS o W The lass on
ing IL about $4,000 Insured Iop %'' which there
stock was from So 900 100000 upon omn w The dre
was no insurance. Mr. Green's loss rs tad stove
"a belieycd to have from an OVcrhc"t0" ''o'N'
New-York tribune., 1885-03-25
ALTERATIONS IN APARTMENT HOUSES.

Plans were filed yesterday in the Bureau OF
Buildings for alterations to the unfinished apart
ment house at Nmth-aye. and Seventy -eghth-st
Fire-proof partitions are TO be constructed and
boiler-room is to be built IN the basement, AZ cost
of 100000. The building has already cost nearly
a million. Inspector DOench directed tho owner
of the st. Georges Flats, In East SeyeDteenth-st,
To tear down portions of the walls which are nn-
safe, and to secure others by anchors before the
work of repairing the building is begun.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-25
stable, is about $s00o with s24o0 insurance. Mrs.
Crooks loss is 81 Goo Mrs stockcrts loss s 500
HEAVY LOSS IN BOSTON.

BOSTON, March 24.-Fire tonight In tho
promises of William webster, papier msche manufao
turer, who occupied the upper door OF the
nve-story granite block corner OF Commecial
and Clinton sts caused heavy damage to the STOCK
Theodore Pinkham, strawboard manufacturer Utley q
Boynton and George Emery, produce dealers who 90
cupied stores In the block. suffer heavily from water
Uey Boynton insured for $4,000, and Emery for
$1,000. The building 10 owned by silas Pierces heirs
The total damage will reach $4,000 $50 000 In ad-
don the above named firms several others had ofces
in the building the contents Of which were thoroughly
drenched and ruined.
New-York tribune., 1885-03-25
ApAssENGER CAR ON FIRE.

When the train on tho Lehigh valley haii-
road for Easton which left the depot III 'ei'oy '
5:53 p m yesterday reached Marion names pur'' r Uus
from the rear car of the four composing the train Inc
messengers were greatly alarmed. NJ. j. nenSo", oa
the conductor, stopped the train ana hau 'Ho
,a y,,h .oo,s In the other cars when the train
Went on its way burned the npper ns5b before G
ear aud travel delayed for aDout damage
couid he switched OFF on another track no otho
was done and no INJURED The ih re Is
70 t Thc or hel"ngcd 70 the Pennsyl vana Raroau
Gn,,pany Dr, and the loss is estimated at 81 300
New-York tribune., 1885-03-25
GERMAN IMMIGRANTS SWINDLED.

A series of complaints have been laid before the
Commissioners of Emigration in the last few days
showing that an individual or m organization OK
confidence men have been carrying on successiui
swindIing operations among German immiRIants
Yesterday Heinrich Hcrschel, who arrived las,
June made an afidavit stating that he advertise4
IN German paper for employment and was cahea ~
Kortland, who offered him employment at NO. 20
Sixtb-aye to paste labels on bottlee and soap
nacka ees. but told him that he would require
krushes and other implements costing u sos