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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-30

MASTER "The incosed package Of letters came into nv
once from Hackeman Ind. with enough Of other stud
sue nom tho cuttings OF letters and papers ., make
any ana without mother They pershing in
norhhiSrENDEST OF AN IsDrAs scHooLe-John Lee
.! ialana has been appointed superintendent the
CONN, removed
0ho" CREEK ssTTLERs-rhe period Of time allowed
~ ,ne PRESIDENT In his proclamation for the settlers
upo tne crow Creek lands ia Dakota, to vacate,
alen more imam month ago. but no steps have been
Nv the Government toward their forcibe removal
por.s nave been sent to Commissioner Atkins the
ssee tnat the whites have boon laying claim to cattle
Deonshg 70 the Indians, and these reports led tho
today OF instructions to Agent
a.. settsrs aud unauthorized persons once from the
ana, II necessary, TO call upon tn:
encer at the nearest military post for force
suneient to effect their removal"
LIE FORT WORTH BANK RgsUMEs.-The Acting Con-
uonal Bank OF Fort Worth, Tex, resumed business
this morning. ~
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rAyoRryo LOGAN FoR PRESIDENT

Senator Culom, of Illinois, chairman of the
Committee Interstate Commerce, which has been in
session Saratoga. arrived in the city yesterday. He
said to TRIBUNE reporter that the committee would
conclude Its work of taking testimony by visiting
Louisville Memphis. ST. Louis. NewOrleans, Atlanta
and possibly other Southern points While tho South
has had such railroad experience as the North, IL
thought that may be able 70 throw light the
needs undcveloped territory In the matter OF inter
state laws and regulations for commerce. Mr Cullom
denied the published statement that the committee had
already formulated report This could not be done
until all the testimony Is ill., Chatting about politics,
Senator CullOm said that he had enough ct Sara
toga convince him that the Republicans can carry
New-York.
"The trouble to be to get candidate" he said.
were ia his place. He has great opportunity In the
Senate. don't think Morton will DO nominated because
the elements that got together nominate Mr. Eyars
for Senator would oppose bin, and will probably control
the convention II they remain together Ii would give
Mr. Evarts great lift toward the Presidential chair
he should take the nomination and the State He
would be formidable candidate, indeed HIS only
danger will be In the mistakes he might make as Gov
He certainly ought to get along without making
many"
"Your choice for President is Illinois mani"
Certainly. am for John A. Logan"
sis there not talk OF the old ticket being re-
n0mnatedf"
al see no prospect OF that coming about. The Gem
eral would oppose beyond all question, because as we
all know, he would like TO head the ticket"
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pEysroy Aogyr YoRnrgs STATEMENT

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 29.-In reference to q
dispatch from Washington last night an Associated
reporter called upon A. Wilson Norris late pension
agent this city, to-day, and obtained from him copy
letter which had just transmitted to the Third
Auditor Of the Treasury Department at Washington.
The letter ia as follows:
SIR In this morning. newspapers there Is state.
authorized by In relation 20 my accounts as
the late pension agent In this city write to say that
never received any communication from your Office In
regard 10 my June account until that dated August 20
and received al this office "Wednesday last In reply 20
Official letter Mo in the pension sice In this
city, was In formed b. your oce that forty days
allowed for making up the extraordinary
accounts in the months OF March. June,
emergencies upon request, st further time would DO
given owing TO the necessity OF providing asafe place
for the custody OF tho eighteen to twenty thousand
vouchers embraced IN the Juno account, was unae
10 remove the from the vaults OF the Pension
ONCE until about July Since then clerks have boon
n abstrsctng tho account, aud within "a
short time IL will your hands and the balance now
In the United States Treasury 10 my credit as pension
agent viii BIO covered back into tho Treasury. Under
these circumstances trust you will DO the Justice TO
make public another statement In correction OF the ons
above ALLUDED to- which exhibits me TO the world II you
ars correctly quoted therein. as technical onbezzer
and defauitor. when as you know could not draw
dollar of this bllanss under any circumstances
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-30
4 REMARKABLE COUNTRY POSTMASTER.

LETTERS DELAYED FOR YEARs-MASY OPENED
THE MANS sLoUcnY APPRARAScE.
Post Office Inspector Bassett In his rounds CT inves
tgaIion recently examined the post Office at Mansfield
a little village IN Cataraugus County. n. Y The Office
has been in charge Of John j. Hall, who has been the
postmaster for six months and previously acted for hi,
brother, the former postmaster, who sick mnch a
the time The office was the front OF "A dilapi
dated farm house. in which the postms though tho
owner of a large farm, lives. The Inspector found
heaps of old papers In the room, and In examining
Of them found about fifty undeyered letters which
had been received OF various times in the last nine
wears some of them had been opened but most Of
them were In the condition In which they had been
received One was directed TO Mansfield Mich and
had gone nstray Tho postal regulations require that
all letters not delivered In sixty days shall be sent TO
the Dead Letter Office at Washington, hut this reg
ulaon had apparently never been complied with The
Inspector called the postmaster attention TO some of
the letters that had boon torn opcL one OF them bear
ing foreign postage stamp
Yes" said the Inspector that's the way we
always treat foreign letters in New-York tear them
In two"
French. postmarked at New-York on February 10. ms
a subject for a oomt LIANT for delaying the mails In
spector Bassett his return TO this city obtained
warrant for the arrest OF Postmaster Hail. and Deputy
Marshal JeAreys went 10 Mansfield 10 serve the
warrant on Friday evening, The postmaster Is
bnght-oyed, but peouliarlooking old farmer, with
striking careessness Of appearance and manner OF y
ing His trousers stopped half way between his knees
and his ankles and his rough cowhde boots had fallen
down over his ankles leaving the calf Of the leg
posed and his costume otherwise peculiar The
deputy marshal suggested that the costume might
cite surprise 10 New York The postmaster was CRATE
fu for the hint and stopped at village store and pro-
cured more suitable clothing. He excited some amuse-
ment by his quaint remarks when taken before Com
missioner Griffith yesterday. lie had brought bonds
man. Plat j. Benson. with him, and was released on
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-30
IMPERFECT IMMIGRATION STATISTICS.

WAsHINGToN, Aug. 29.-Omtting the statis-
tics Of immigration from Canada, by way OF Detroit
Port Huron and Minnesota tho arrivals OF immigrants
n July 1885, numbered 2s.30i and for tho first seven
months OF the year 2isi7s afang OFF of i65 for July
and 5S,5l2 for the months as compared
with 1884. or those immigrants 64,505 came
from Great Britain and Ireland. 72,635
from Germany. 1871 from Bohemia and Hun
gary 1902 from Poland. 2l,049 from Sweden. 10435
from Italy, 1870 from Austria aud 4,l40 from Den
mark The statistics OF Detroit. Port Huron and Mime
sofa incomplete and inaccurate AS there is no law
of Congress for tho collection OF statistics OF mmgrs-
on by railway and other land vehicles across our
frontier the Chief OF the Bureau OF Statistics t
Is neutrality-suspicious. 10 enumerae the immigrants ny
railway, except at tho ports OF Detroit aud Port
Huron. The delay IN ferrying tho trains
across ths river at these points has to some
extent facilitated tho efforts OF the collectors, while
examining the baggage OF passengers, to discriminate
between passengers and bona hde Immigrants, and
in enabled them to procure Information AS to
the number and nationality OF the latter The sastlos
OF Immigration from the Dominion along tho entire
frontier being thus rendered defective IL Is deemed
best end further publication OF thom until tho
subject be Investigated by special agent or tho
Department who has been detailed by the Secretary OF
the Treasury for that purpose and until more elective
SYSTEM either by OF law or otherwise, can be de-
ysed for enumeration which shall be less incomplete
aud misleading and more worthy OF confidence and OIL
ciaf puhlicatiOn."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-30
THROUGH NEW YORK STATE.
FUNERAL OF EX-GOVERNOR FENTON.
AT HIS HoME--THE BURIAL IN LAKEviEW
CEMETERY.
tBr TELEGRAPH TO rnE TRirUNE.

fBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNE.
JAMESTOWN, Aug. 29.-The funeral or heu-
ben T. Fenton which took place here to-day, was uni
yersally observed, oil stores and manufactures being
closed during the afternoon. Never have business
places been 30 generally and deliberately draped as
today business streets presenting an unbroken sue
ccssion of mourning emblems. The body, which looked
natural lay In state at his home during the morning
and was viewed by hundreds OF his townsmen aud
friends from abroad The coffin containing the b.iy
placed In tho drawing room; at either end stood
soldier OF the Fenton Guards. About the apartment
were grouped numerous floral offerings. great num-
Der of people assembled the house in the afternoon
10 listen to the services. which were simple
and impressive. Tho chant LET Me Know the
Number OF Ny Days eengy sung by the choir OF
St. Luke's Episcopal Church. Appropriate selections
from the Scriptures were then read by the Rev. W. j.
Erdman OF jamestown. After the choir had chanted
the Lords Prayer the Rev. John Peale pastor OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church here the memorial
address, speaking In feeling terms OF the acquaintance
of thirty-ye years he had had enjoyed with the dead
man. His kindness OF heart oharablcness and benevo-
ence were eloauenty portrayed At the close OF the ad
dress Jesus Lover Of My Soul was sung by tho choir.
and after prayer by Dir. Peae. the benedction was
pronounced by the Rev. A Sidney Dealey rector OF St.
Luke's Church. A.. 1000
by Generals E A. Merritt, E. Marvin and
q. W. Palmer, II. c. Lake, Jerome Preston,
were q. A. Grow, General r. L. Howard, Judge George
Barker, Norman NJ. Allen and @. schoneld. Five OF
was Governor OF The line formed and marched
TO Lake View Cemetery, nearly mile distant through
borne hearso drawn by four gray horses led by
colored and surrounded by the Fenton Guards
friends and relatives Civic bodies Grand Army OF tho
Republic posts, sons of Veterans and Dad Fellows az
participated In tho procession. At the cemetery the
services were short and impressive. Governor Hill
tary Colonel j. 8. McEyan, Assistant AdlutanGenera
and A. c. B Rich, attended the funeral
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-30

BAsSETT-On August 81 1885. at 81 safest, brooklyn
Francis M. Bassett, native OF England
observation-disclosures Dennison, sop-inlaw Of Henry X.
kgnhard on the 25th ns at Colorado Springs Colorado
In his 10Th year.
Monday 3ist inst, from his fathers j. W. Brown
iDgs residence at Burnside Rhode Island
BYFELD-On August II. inst, Jane Byfeh
Funeral Sunday 5Uth the residence
inlaw William Is. short, Mooclawn Heights O'Clock
y m.
CLAFLINwlbur F. canin brother OF Governor Claim
of Massachusetts, August "a at his residence Hopkinon
Funeral Monday
CoX-At Brooklyn August 90 1885, Julia A. Cox, eldest
daughter OF .he late John Cox.
Relatives and friends invited to attend the funeral
her residence. No 1855 Henryst Amity-st on
sunday next, st o'clock y.
Kindly omit flowers.
EvANSOn Wednesday, the 10th, Edwin irving youngest
son OF Charles T. and Esther A. Evans
Funeral at tue home OF his parents AL West 23dst
day. the 3lst &C 10 O. m.
HICKS-At Saratoga, " suddenly Sixth day FRIDAY,
9Th month 18th. Catharne L. Hicks relic. OF Late
Robert T. Hicks.
and friends respectfully invited her
funeral from her late residence, l22 Hcksst Brooklyn
Third day TUESDAY, 9Th month"; lst, at O'Clock
KEECH On Saturday, August 30 Elizabeth Young wife OF
Alexander IL. keecb
and friends respectfully invited attend
funeral services M her late residence, 20
day evening 3lst inst. at 1850 O'Clock
NOTWITHSTANDING. at Hackensack " j. Saturday morn
ing August % 1855, the Rev. Theodore b. omeyn, d.,
In the 18th year OF his age.
Notice OF funeral hereafter
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THE REV. T. b. ROMEYN.

The Rev. DR.. Theodore B. Romeyn, for
twenty years pastor of the old First Reformed Church
Hackensack N j., had stroke OF paralysis at o'clock
yesterday morning, and died four hours later. DIR.
Romeyn was descendant Of a ministerial family. His
father was the Rev. James " Romeyn His great-grand-
father was licensed at Amsterdam about the middle OF
the last century and became leader OF the Reformed
Church In Holland HIS son. Theodore born In 1927
and graduated from Rutgers College In 1916 and
the theological seminary OF NewBrunswick, y. j. in
l840. He Immediately secured church at Barycnbury,
" j.. where he remained until 1885, when he removed
TO Hackensack and took charge OF the First Reformed
Church He active member OF the Board OF For
egn Missions OF the Reformed Church He leaves wife
and son. the former the daughter OF the late Johnson
LetsOn, OF New Brunswick
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-30
MR.. HIGYALDs SUSPICIOUS FAIL.

The jury impannelled by Coroner Menninger.
OF Brooklyn TO Investigate tho death OF George W. HIg
nall. vice-presdont OF the Leo Avenue Skating Rink.
who killed by the breaking o; a scafolding We'd
nesdny found yesterday that death resulted from
preston OF the BRAIN following fracture OF the skull
caused by tho fall and added 1--WE unable 10 deter.
mine whether the fall was the result OF accident or
mott
John Rourko was assisting Mr Hignall at tho time of
the fall aud escaped he by swinging himself TO the
chandeliers and then TO the balcony After the fall
was discovered that Mr. ignals poeketbook, which
generally carried well 1llad, empty, and that his
watch was missing. ROurke arrested on Thursday
by detective Ennis who found q pawn ticket for the
watch In his pocket At the inquest yesterday R0urke
made contradictory statements and was unable to
plain how tho scaifold plank came tn split lengthwi
IL is supposed that the sesold arranged In
manner tina: Mr.. Hignali would tall from 10 whom he
stepped on @ certain part.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-30
WASHINGTON NOTES.

SILVER PURcHAsE-The Treasury Department to-day
purchased 100000 Of silver for delivery at the
Phiadc phis aud Orleans Minta Tho bids received
Yesterday rejected. and to-days purchases were
made on counter onors by the Department
ALLEGED FILIBUsTERs-The Acting Secretary OF
the Treasury to-day received the following telegram
from tho Collector OF Customs at Key Wost Fla. I'm
gard the reported nibustering expedition against
Cuba Party reported TO have sailed Wednesday night
on fibusterng expedition has returned Investigation
fails show any violation OF law, the party having
merely been pleasure cruise to ne,ghboring Keys
CONTRACTS AwARDED.-The contract for joiner work
on the Court House has been awarded
Moore Co., OF Syracuse, at 1898 and tho contract
for brick work tho Court House ut Denver To Hayes
& McGilyrey at T22. $50.
RATS IN THE MAIf~-The remnants OF several letters
were received at the Dead Letter 0fios to-day nom
Marion, Ina, with tho following letter from the post
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aeoos nbout doing good snc Is beloved By all oasses

goes about doing good she Is beloved by al oasscs OF
her people. -. 49,.
Tie merit OF tracing the family history OF the Balsas
belongs to the servlan Envoy in this country ana 70
Nine: Mlaovich. his wife, an accomplished 10y oi
English birth, who among other things has pubshed
successful English translations OF servian epic
poetry The French ancestors OF the asas had pedl
gree going back to the King BalthaLar who came 20
Bethlehem and star is the principal device in their
coat-ofarms. In this connection II may DO worthy
OF mention that tine distinctive title or Siav,
and notably Russian, sovercgns-Czar-nss Deeh
wrongly identified with Caesar. The word occurs Oh
the contrary in Bathazar and BeshazZar rs well as IN
the names OF many other Babylonian kings, ana is OF
Accadian, that Is Tnranlan origin. The Russians
adopted the title from the Tartars, and the Southern
slavs perhaps from the Bugars. likewise OF Iurailan
race. As regards the Balses, IL may not DO unin-
terestng TO mention that there Is tributary King
Balasu-the Beesys OF the Greeks-spoken OF In BABY
ionian history,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-30
TWO CHARLATAYSIH COURT
)rs." j. Matthew Shea and Edwin Powell

were brought before Justice walsh OF Brookyn yeser
day. the charges against them being that they ARE not
registered as physicians or surgeons with the Health
Department as required by the Sanitary Codes They
were entanaed IN tho neshes OF tho law by
sergeant John Rail, VINO clipped advertsrmeu ts
from Brooklyn newspaper One the adysrlls~nent
OF Dr." Shea. OF 5i2 FultoD-st. Brooklyn who pre.
tends 10 be eisryoyant and offers tell the names of
dead and living friends whom and VIXEN ono m ,srr
business journeys lawsuits absent frisnis anything
QUO wishes TO kaOw t0giye hep al. c.ses and
cure diseases. All for nfy cents &, 81
inc detective paid ~ and got about 80 pills OF which
~ was TO take six hour aud then ~ the Office Of
Dr. Powell, AT No 430 nltoa-st. ard got some more
pile He took the pills 10 Health Commissions Ray
mohd aud warrants Issued for the arrest OF the
cnarlaianA VIXEN tboy appeared before Justice Walsh
ssterdsy shea Was tined $50 and POWELL secured an adj
oufnmens OF his case
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-30
TIE FOREIGN MAIL.
GOSSIP ABOUT PERSONS AND THINGS.


THE ROYAL PLATE.-A large amount of very
valuable plate sent TO Osborne from windsor Castle
for the Royal wedding. The necessity ofbrnging every
thing London Windsor one OF the most tife
and expensive matters connected with the anair
the plate the Lord Stewart ought not to have
allowed be taken TO Osborne, where there could be
no adequate for ia safe keeping Is said
that plate 70 the value OF 100000 was temporarily re-
moved from Windsor The plate there s worth In round
figures nearly two millions. audit 10 all Grown property
which practically that II belongs TO the nation
IL single spoon lost IL would have TO be replaced
by the Queen Pull lists kept by the Lord Chamber
lain Lord Stewart OF the pictures china plate
and furniture the Royal palaces which belong 10 the
Crown as distinguished from the private property OF
the Queen, and whenever Crown article OF any Kind
Is moved from palace 20 another a memorandum OF
the fact Is registered order that In due course may
be reclaimed for the palace 10 which properly belongs
Pictures are often transferred, but hitherto the
Crown plate has always been kept at Windsor
When there is State banquet at tho Castle
plate the tables isusualy worth mt least a25OOOO
and considering the superhuman ceverness OF thieves
in these days. II be hoped there will be no more such
soYenly rangemens characterized the recent we'd
ding II Is said that the Windsor Grown plate was
actually deposited I'm OF the tents In the Osborne
grounds The Queen dispose as she pleases OF her
own goods and chates but fths plate had been stolen
the loss would have fallen the country for although
IL would of been given ont that the things were
to be replaced yet may be sure. Judging from the
past that there would have been lot OF proerasnaton
and hocus-pOcus. with the result that nothing more
would have been heard about the matter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-30
HENRY wARD BEEOHERS FIRST SERMON.
The following letter of Mr.. Beecher, relative
10 his FIRST sermon preached In Plymouth Church. will
be published In The brooklyn Magazine for September:

" MS Dtst sermon preacneu III fymouth Cnurch, VIII
be published In The brooklyn Magazine for September
PEEKsgILL, N. Y. Aug 10. 1888.
MY DEAR SIR: The account which you send of my
nrst sermon Is more nearly true than most stories of
the. My brother George wished TO be away Sunday
and was requested by him TO supply his pulpit Text
sermon, and all attendant circuns gone FROM
my memory, except the greeaHess-no doubt OF that
Ny earliest remembered address was given al Brat.
tebOro. VT, on temperance. when IN my JUNIOR
year at Amherst College. But my earliest remembered
sermons were at Northbridge Mass, where taught
school for three months. In 1881 conducted confer
ence meetings almost every night, ana temperance adj
dress at Upton. Mass. when "0d Father Wood"
pastor. and In his church. In the winter OF lS32
Taught In Hopknton. Mass. and carried on revival
meetings every night and preached sundays. The
people were plain and simple. and liked the illusions.
During the winter OF 1888. again taught school At
NofthDridge, and made formal sermon
-, 20 a., chapel over the new store built
ny the Messrs. Whtns Thence went 10 Lane Semi.
nary. near Cincinnati and occasionally preached
small places When in 1887 was ready TO leave the
seminary, went over 81 CoyingtoD KY and preached
IN tue Presbyterian Church for several sundays and
pecteu 10 form church there and remain; but call
from Lawrenceburg, IDd.. was made. aud
eeted there FOR two and Thence Indiana
polls Tor eight years. I'm October, 1si7 came to
l'rookiyn have been preaching hfty years. My
next call and settlement will probably be Green wood
Ar. Ed'card w. Box. Brooklyn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-30
ITALIAN RAGS MUsr BE Drs1yFEorxD.


Comm issioners of Emigration Platt aud Nichols
handed down their decision yesterday in the matter Of
the appeal OF the swner OF the cargo of old rags i'm
ported from Catauia. Italy, in the Italian bark Philippe
from the order of the Health Officer that they be cis
infected. The Commissioners affirm Dr. Smiths order.
DE Castro ~ Co., tn e counsel tor the consigneee,
argued that the rags not infected that cholera
dsnfecton is too great that whether or not the rsgs
in question contain the germs of ksiac cholera Ia not
matter that concerns the Health Officer OF the port
and that the rags be properly sncccd at the
port without pstronizng monopoly for dsnfec:iDg BY
means of superheated steam.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-30
MR. COLDS GREAT OPPORTUNITY
The following advertisement was published

yesterday
GoLD.-If you want 1900 while am away Mr.. Fred
erck Almy, So Leonard-sL Will give u Co you between
aud o'clock. He Will deal with In absolute good
faith the honor Of gentleman. You have nothing
But do stop your oong, and prove that you have got
the things u. L. p
Frederick Almy is the head Of dry-goods firm. When
seen In his counting groom yesterday by TRIBUNE
porter he said that II not his affair at all 81 have
the $780," he added and It 10 at Mr. Colds disposal
II he calls but can't say what the matter refers to-"
"I suppose you not Mr.. Gold'f' asked gentle
who by The reporter fastened to explain
that he had not that distinction.
"Well, II you are, speak right out and take tho
money! the gentleman added but the reporter said that
he could not tell n Ito and that not for $500 would
no admit being Mr. Gold"