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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-08
INCIDENTS IN SOCIETY.

A matinee performance was given yesterday
by number Of welknown amateurs IN the Madison
Square Theatre for the benefit Of the Girls Lodging
House In ST. Marks-place. The play presented was
New Men and Ole Acres" by Tom Taylor. The thea
tire was well filed and the members OF the cast were
frequently applauded Those who took part were Rob-
ert C. iiiard. Miss Frances james, Miss Mary Zachos
Mss Alice suiy, Mrs. ]. w. Howe, Albert Bach John
w. Noble, Ellery Berg, Edward Roehner and Horace
johnson.
Mrs. Brewster, OF East sixtyfourth-st gave n small
Gancingsparty last evening for her daughter
Mr.. Clarke, OF Jeromeaye and OnchuBdred- and
fithst, gave dance last evening TO a humber Of
guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hebert, of No 81 seventhavc Brooklyn,
gave dinner party 10 twenty last evening.
"A Mother Goose party was given by MIR. and Mrs r. l.
Horsman last evening their house. No. 223 Berkeley
place Brooklyn. About 200 children, with their grown
attendants. were present, and the little folks
costume the scene presented resembled Mon
day nights carnival q small scale. The
children formed In procession the second floor
ana marched down stare TO the drawingr0ofns Little
gact Homer Jack and Jill, and tho odd Woman who
nved IN Shoe" were present, as well rs countless
other Mother Goose characters. Mrs. Horsman sts-
taned The character of Mother Goose and Mr. Horsman
~ we King Of Hears dispensed pretty ayors TO the
SnIaren frcm an abundant store In the back parior
tAt.ie Miss Mary Horsman captivating a. Flower
w. aud her brother and sisters, also In fancy dress
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-08
STEELE MACKAYES SPEECH

At the close of the performance of Dako-
lar" at his new Lycenm Theatre on Monday night,
Steele Mackaye called out by the audience,
and made speech which was much COM
mented on in the theatres yesterday. Owing
to the extremely late hour at which II delivered
ii was not reported in yesterdays papers. Mr. Mackaye
began with graceful acknowledgment of the favor
the people before him. Then he in this strain
Ladies' aud gentlemen. am glad to be here n the
position OF manager, out OF which have been swinded
Tor many years In conducting this theatre shall take
fall into gOody-goodysm on tho one hand
vugarity the other. can promise the public that
while l have the management OF this house nothing
undigniiled indecent shall be seen on its stage.
Mr.. Mackaye then stated briefly his inten-
tlon OF carrying out the principles Of
genuine dramatic art and next proceeded TO pay
tributes 20 whose cooperation and assistance had
the opening OF the house. He spoke of
Mr. Brent Good the president OF the association which
owns the property, IN the highest terms and quoted
these words Of his:
You may not succeed. Mackaye, but you deserve to
succeed and while have cent 1t is at your service 10
carry out this plan"
Thomas Gossman next warmly aud afectionately
mechsncian Who puts many of Mr.. Msckayes nven-
lions into working shape and adds others of his
own As he spoke Mr. Mackaye drew Gossman
toward him and Gossnan wept upon his bosoin-or
seemed 10 do The speech closed with expressions
praise and gratitude 10 Mr.. Mantel Miss Allen, Miss
MartinO Mr.. Mason and the whole Lyceum Theatre
(Omlany.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-08
THE FIRE RECORD.
HORSES UNABLE TO DRAW THE ENGINES.

HORSES UNABLE TO DRAW THE ENGINES.
Two cars of the New-York City and Northern
Railroad, which standing coupled together a
side track High Bridge. caught fire at q. yes
terday. An alarm rung at the signal box in sedg
wckave at the east end of the bridge and three COM
panies Of remen started to the call The horses
OF Engine No. 80 dragged the heavy machine from the
quarters at Tcnthave and northumberland fftyhfth-
ST. to the hill at Observation-Disclosures and
then out the ground being soft and heavy Mem
beers OF the company did get TO the fire until an hour
and ten minutes after the signal was rung Engine No.
So stationed in e-hundred- d-sXtys xthst. near
Ihirdave did not get TO the fire because the horses
could notdras their load Fleetwood Hill The hose
belonging to both engines stretched out In one line
1000 feet in gth and water pumped that distance
by Engine No5O upon the blazing cars Hook and Lad
der Company No. 10 went TO the fire from Ogden-ave.
and Birch and helped to stretch the long line OF hose
Aerward members Of the company pulled away portions
of the burning woodwork OF the and helped 10 ex
tnguish the flames In that way The cars were ruined
by the fire. the damage being estimated at $4,000 One
baggage and tbs ether passenger car 1t was
not known how the fire started.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-08
YESTERDAYS MUSIC.

An entertainment OF somewhat mlScei-
ianeous character III which music predominated was
given at Casino yesterday afternoon The OBJECT OF
the affair was to help the Goddess of Liberty To her feet
ON Bedloe's Island and ju lying by the attendance
handsome sum must have been realized, The pictur-
audience ROOM festooned with the national colos
of France and America in honor Of the OCCASION was
crowded to the utmost OF its capacity.
Mr. Rudolph bronson and Mr. Dietrich shared the
labor of directing the orchestra except in one number
i'm which that responsible position was filed TO the
evident diversion Of the audience by Mr. D1ey, who
changed his batons with the different movements
and at point found II necessary 10 wleid a
bit Of rattan with his left hand whle
he indicated the entrance Of the loud brasses with some
thing resembling billiard welded by his right
and accenuatod a sporzando with his right leg. Nine
Th6o Mr. Huliard Mrs. Cole and Lillian Russell sang
and Nine. Carreno and Mr.. Levy played solos on the
panoorte and cornet respectively and toward the close
NJ Divide Musn expected to contribute SOTO on tue
violin. These performances were on an even plane OF
,nediocrty There Rotations by Miss Georgia Cay
van Robert b. Mantell aud others. MI Mante recited
"The Uncle-A Mystery" by Thomas Hood, and 1t was
mystery why he did IL, for he missed altogether the
horror and ghastliness OF this gruesome poem, ana
might as well have repeated proposition In Euclid.
Miss Georgia Cayvans admirable reading OF the court
ship scene from Henry V. applauded TO the echo.
Richard Man field repeated his humorous " Drawing
Room Sketch" John Mackay repeated the narrowing
tale of the Nancy Bell and Joseph Haworh wearied his
hearers with a dull aud lnonOiOnOus rendering OF
"shamus Brien" Most of those who took part in the
benefit appeared by the kind permission Of some one or
other showing delightful feeling Of fraternity liberty
and equality 10 Barhoid and the French nation
Niue Helen H0pekirk gave her final pianoforte re-
cjta AT Stenway Hall night The audience, not nu-
yet nne In character aud dd Itself the credit
and the artist the courtesy OF listening from beginning 10
end mtegently constructed programme with undi-
unfinished 10 the features OF the recital we VIII
recur hereafter: now only record the fact that
the departure Mime. HOpekirk from concert stage
IS source OF real disappointment TO all lovers OF piano
forte music.
At the star Theatre Nine Tb6O appeared last night IN
LA MascOte" The role OF Be'tiHa In this ingenious
musical comedy Is not OF the happest Of the dainty
prma bufas creations but IL Is nevertheless full OF d
Version. Muscay the performance the contribution OF
Mile. Lefort excepted. beneath notice. but tie
comedy element capitay cared for by Mime. Theo.
MN. Mezeres and Duplan.
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OBITU ARY.
OBITUARY NOTES.

HUDSON. n. Y, April 7.-Henry Waterman an expert
machnlst and the inventor OF many valuable railroad
locomotive appliances died here to-day age seventy
one He was foreman OF the old volunteer engine com
pany OF Albany 1888 aud the inventor OF the piano
box fire engine and OF the folding brake.
NEw-BEDFoRD. April tSpeeiab. Captain Thomas N.
Fisher. OF EdgartOwn Marthas Vineyard dropped dead
Sunday of heart disease during services at the Con-
gregational Church. He sixtyfour years old and
one OF EdgartOwns most successful sea captains.
Boston. April Mrs Frederick o. Prince, wife OF
ex Mayor Prince died to-day in Keene, n H. where she
had for time been visiting Since the death OF her
daughter about four years ago. Mrs. Prince has been
constantly ILL.,
Dr. J. G. Amber. formerly President of the village OF
DObbs Ferry. died in that village on Monday night lie
was dentist and had his office In this city, His death
was sudden. resulting from congestion or the lungs
Mrs Ellen Prentice the wife OF Washington Lthgow,
Consul-Gen of Hayti to this country, died at her
home In Plainneld N j., on Tuesday night
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Post Once Notice

Letters Europe need not be specially directed iot %
patch by particular steamer In ORDER 70 souto
delivery at destins.l9n as an ,yaas,e
Foreign mails for the week eniln Aprl. H. wa '''
to,e. va Queenstown letters Ueraany. must
be aiTee'el Ipe via Southampton and
(leters Great Britain ana other european c9uios
must be directed per LlDe y NJ D. LII ior 'ene$1e~
ana curacao, per s. Caracas .l -. -
THURsDAY-At 10 A. for Europe, per s. s. Si.y Oh IN
cago WA tlcsers for france germany &c.
%,st be eireclod per ,lly Chicago" al 40 a. IN zoe
france. Germany, &C, per g. hahinonia 'A ~
and other european Countries must be directed : per
Hammonia" a. I'm for Bern9as, pr g. ' nsr
dad m Tor Nassau r %, anu Sass ana oto ss
Hs HAVANA; ana Tor canpcche cMapas Taoa,ce and
11easa Ms S, D pei direct, aIss e.
FRIDAY-At 1850 n m for Jamaica sss ava, n.
Greytown aud Llmon, per So Alenei az t;So p w ~.
Truxio And Ruasan. per s. L. b. "Af'''i" "" ''"
Orleans.
sATURDAY-Ataa for Jamaica per Eai'n v 9,,
At A. m. for Newfoundland. per s : f pssac
ssrts ner A crescent City, via Aspnwan Nesters ioc
pexlco directed per Srescsn. s,s NJ IA
m for Belgium direct per xaeslsna wa Ane"e,p
LETTERS must be directed per waesaoa 11afn =.
for ma Porto Rico aud Nassau. N p per Saratoga
Havana - -.
sUYDAY-At 1880 p for Vera Usa a ,ce %. 80
Whitney via New Orleans Ves'eiS ""'' W 'o'o" '''
steamer via New-Orioans'' -, -,
| Mails ior China and Japan, per = san Pablo IVA
nan a,,. tor AasraiiS New-zoalAna sandwich and Fg
i.anas per s. australia iva san FrAncissS el,ss hecs
| Aay wan BRITISH malls for Australia.
s. .bs,ue ofeIoslny OF Trans Paciac nails ariayst
an The VI tnsir
San francesca Malls lron tas East aravils o. uaS -
patched 'A'n'' 'As 'i MsSsv O. PEARSON. possnss
fost once. New-fork. NJ u April = Loo..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-08
MORAL EVIL: ITS SOURCES AND REMEDIES.

The Nineteenth Century Club met last night
nj the home of Courtlandt Palmer No III East Twenty
drst-st 10 listen address by Daniel o. Thompson
a relative OF Count RumfOrd. on "Moral Evil:
its Sources and it, Remedies MI Ihomp-
son said that the devil in various
forms had long been recognized the potent spirit OF
evil but that science the hypothesis oil the deV was
unsatisfactory. He proposed substituting inc "ofo e'
for devil Evil he called accompaniment OF society,"
and said that 1t would have 10 existence II
there Uas only one person In world He affirmed that
evil was principally matter OF Appetite that there were
groups OF appeties the predatory ana ne s"cai
that since appetiIes cannot altogether be stlncd they
should, AS far possible. be satisfied foOr PEG
pie, in struggling for means TO crafty
appetes develop the predatory aud destroy the soca
Instinct The the agency that sends poor
wOrkngmen to deprivation aud ruin lie sald mat
the fal OF great empires was inyaiaoy , a
the rich; that Rome fell because she
exhausted her supper, ana defence ;ho po,n ~
really killed the goose that laid the golden egg.
The holding of property he SAID n not robbery ihough
TO the ownership OF property me tyranny P' "u'"
rs great the tyranny or arms ana out vi
over possession industrial mob violence
There should he more general distributor ol
wealth for securitys sake, sace, as Herbert spencer
says Socialism iSthe coming slavery Educatoh' tSpe
clay Of character. affords much protection asls so
cia dangers, and Ia view OF THIS woud DC DETER W
abolish colleges than newspapers If either must De done
The Rev. Dr. Edward McGlynn, pastor OF 81
Stephens Church. sad that he agreed, geheI
ally speaking. with Mr.. Thompson. except
that he objected to agnOsticsm. He sad that the ex
istence Of devil essential 10 orthodox christi
anity, though much OF the manifestation OF diaoohSi
could not be explained by naturalsn
ON the land question DIR. McGlynu said that he was an
advocate of Henry Georges theories 80, a., ,.,.,
Church. said that he believed that the social
problem the leading one which agiiated We
thompson. In theology however, he was glad to con
eur with DR.. McGlynn
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TOWN ELECTIONS ON LoNo ISLAND.
The annual town meetings In the five tow

Kings County held yesterday TO transact the
tOmary business, and TO elect Justices OF the
Peace. Except In the OF New
Lots everything passed OF quietly, and
there the disturbance sliga growing out OF the
rivalry of candidates. The following Justices OF the
Peace were elected:
New-Iots, ". II. Sherlock Flatbush. Peter Ravcnha
and Henry BOrnkOmp Fla lands, James Savage Graves
end, Anthony WaIing New Utrecht AdOlph Gubner
IN Queens County there was heavy vote polled. The
following Supervisors were elected Newtown. Thomas
f. McGowau (Den) Jamaica, George H. Crud, Dem.G
Flushing, Joseph Dykes, DEM North Hampstead
Jacob Powell, (Dcm) oyster Bay. John Cashow (Deml
and Henpste adj NJ. " Wood, (RcpD
The returns from seven out of ihc In Suffolk
County show Republican gain of two In the election Of
Supervisors. The following the Supervisors elected
Ear received: Babyon-Stephen A. Titus, (kcp.t;
southold-iienry A. Reeves, Deml; huntington
Charles A. Street, CDem); OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ii. Pierson (cp; Islip. Josiah Robbins (RopJ; Smith
town, Moses H. smith Q,epJ; Rverhoad, John X. Per-
kns Rep) In Riverhead the entire Republican ticket
was elected Ia the three towns not yet heard from,
Shelter Island, BrOokhavcn and Easthampton the TO-
publicans claim the election.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-08
TOPICS IRON HE DOMINION.

MONTREAL. April 7 (SpecidD.-At the usual
Easter meeting OF the yestry ofChrst Church Cathedral
the principal Anglican Church here. the most Disgrace
full scenes occurred. For some time there has been
trouble the parish over the tendency OF ID" te't"r 10
high church practices. The meeting had hardly begun
when the antrccor party objected 90 the vesiry clerk
acting a. secretary. The clerk was elected ana the
meeting soon became ile scene OF free hsht Amer
some discussion the election took place resulting IN
victory for the rectOrs side. all his ticket beng rrch
except and the probabilities are that new cohsio
CATION Will hc formed. ,.
Mrssrs Isnbid0ux aud FOrtlne entered action against
the Grand Trunk Railroad this morning borrower Tue
vnlue of certain stock dividends and interest To tho
value OF $1,000
ToRoNTo April Tn the conspiracy case against the
Ontario Government. the jury to-day brought Ia a
Ncr.lIct af not Emlltv
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THROUGH NEW-Y0RR STATE.
OIL COMPANIES CHARGED WITH coNsPrRAC


BUFFALO, Apnl (SpecidD.-ln he SUI
preme Court to-day the Buffalo Lubr
eating Oil Company, limited. filed complaint
against Hiram u. Everest. Charles NJ Everest. John d.
Archbold Henry H. Rogers, the Acme on Company the
Vacuum OH Company and the STANDARD
OIL Company IN which they charge tho
defendants with successful cOnspiraces against tbrr
business and ask 100000 damages. The plantlHH "a
lege that their business In l--2 aud 1888 was III pros
peruus condition, tEcir factory having NJ thht ulne
capacity To put upon the market 2O'OoO bafrtls o
lubrlcating oil at a profit OF $4,000, aud charged
the defendant. with having prevented them from pro
noting their business at Rochester and elsewhere ny err
cuating reports that their oils we're 81 INFERIOR
quality, and with cOnspriug 10 induce thelr
employees Hegligcntly 10 conduct thoII
business by misplacing pipes ana machinery anu
making unnecessarily hot fires AS 10 cause e1loslos
and lire destroy their works They charge thht thc
consrators induced Albert A. Miller, skilled workman
In the employ Of the pantistO construct ther NoS
that the tail house built o wood was dabgeloiHY
near the furnaces, and the safety valves OF the boilers
would not the purposes for which they were DC
signed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-08
NEW TEMPERANCE COMPANY.

Advertisements like the following have lately
appeared In the papers from time to time:
Men temporarily inclined get into the splendid
military company forming. Call Tuesday evening. 1874
East genty -secOnd-st.
The wanted for the temperance Company C. OF
the 10Th Regiment" said Captain Dean La Banta yes
terday. Last sumner Captain Barnard organized te
perance Company d. and was commissioned Ia get up
sister organization. have egbtyhye men on the roll,
but OF these will not he approved by the medical
examiners applications for membership viii be cheer
fully received We expect TO be mustered Ia to
make first appearance on Decoration Day. Com
pany the first temperance company Ia the wOl III,
and although ridiculed, has won respect"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-08
CRLMES AND CASUALTIES-B TELEGR4PA

HELD FOR NUMBERING HER BABY.
SpRIsGrIELD Mass, April Johanna Maynithan was
bound the May term OF the Superior Court to-uay
for numbering her baby.
MURDERED AND THROWN IN A CIsTERN.
CINCINNATI, April 7.-Grorge FarnsWOrth recently
bought farm al Rossville Two strangers went win
FarnswOrth's body lonnd IN the estorn WIN tue
throat cut. Two bloody knives were found In the de-
serted house.
MURDERER COMMITS SUICIDE
PHILADELPHIA, April 7.-Coroner Powers to-day began
Investigation Into the deaths OF Patrick Kramer aud
Lawrence Murray the men who were supposed to nave
night. and the evidence showed that Kramer pushed
Murray into the dock and then jumped overheard 10
avoid arrest
AN INSULT AVENGED BY DEATH
PORTLAND. Ore, April 7-GeoIgo HOcg. lumber'nan,
visited the cabin Of aChilian named Peron. who was
living with Indian woman. They drank great deal
when Hoeg insulicd the woman, who seized burning
lar and threw IT at Hocg The lamp and the oil
taking fire Hoeg was burned to death.
AN EXPRESS TRAIN DITCHED.
ISDIASAPOLIs, April THE Cincinnati express from
Chicago the Louisville New-Albany aud Chicago
road thrown FROM the track this morning ten miles
north of indianapolis aud the entire ditchcd The
accident was due TO broken hange. Tho cars were
filled with passengers. but no one was hurt.
THREE MEN DROWNED IN THE COLUMBIA RIVER
PORTLAND. Ore, April IA skif capsized In tho Co
lunbia River twenty miles from here on Sunday. ana
Anton Forbes. George KING and N. Rsdo were drowned
CAUGHT UNDER A FALLING sCnoOLHousE.
ALLENTOWN, Penn, April IA SCHOOL, house at Mauch
Chunk yesterday fell and buried boy and man Ia the
debris The former Instantly killed and the latter
had shoulder and an arm broken Ia two places
MURDER IN KENTUCKY.
CINCINNATI, April 7.-Niliam Mcmillan killed John L.
Cummings in Newport, KY to-day The story Is that nc
shot him in revenge for the ruin OF his daughter.
HER THREE HUSBANDS KILLED IN MINES
Mt CARmEL Penn, April 7:-Dayid H. Davis was
killed to-day IN Montana mines. HIS wife had previously
lost two husbands by accidents In coeres. having
fallen shaft and the other being burned 70 death
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TRIBUNE OPFIcr, April 81 m.-Cloudiness, with
occasional light rain. prevailed yesterday from the Up
per Lakes to the Valley and Middle Atlantic coast
with slight changes in temperature and well defined
cold wave with high northwesterly winds, was felt In
Dakota and Minnesota, and Is eastward bound Inc
movement OF the here was upward until noon
aud then downward. There increasing cioudiness
with nappreclable rain at evening. The temperature
ranged between 800 and 49, the average ti3S0 pehs
1879 higher than on the corresponding day last year.
and $50 lower than on MondAy. .,-,. -
Cloudy weather aud light rains, followed to-ngh. o.
Tomorrow by colder clearing weather, may DC espeeteu
to-day In this city and vicinity.
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execution. The Senate meanwhile had met in
sion. The door, locked and the detectives were
directed TO prevent every person without authority from
entering When the sheriff applied for admission IL was
refused The sheriff went and IL reported that
he would return with posse and force The report
spread rapidly and hundreds visited the capitol The
Senators held conference and decided not to surren-
der Senator Ramsey. They directed Sergeantat Arms
Tanner appear before Judge Reid aud state that no
could not bring Ramsey before him because the Senate
had him In custody. Tanner complied and the case was
postponed until tomorrow Judge Reid directed the
rest OF Deputy Sergeant Klein, who had Ramsey In
charge As Klein was locked up in the Senator Cham
Der he not arrested Ghe Senate has employed nnc
deputy sergeants TO lock the eleven absent member
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LOSSES IN VARIOUS PLACES.

AMSTERDAM. n. Y, April (SpeciaD.-The
BulGer block destroyed by fire Loss to the owner
and tho Buger House Company $1,000.
JACKSONVILLE Fla, April THE Leon Hotel, at Tai
lahas see burned the ground this morning The
structure only years Old and with the furni-
tnre, cost $50, 900. The insurance Is small.
WILMINGTON, Dell April THE husk factory and
storing houses Of r. Parkinson Co.. at Frederick Del,
were burned last night Considerable worked and un-
worked stock, beside the engine and press were de
stroyed. The loss is about $4,000 only partially In
sIIrel
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4 TgyyrssEE SENATOR HELD PRISONER

NASHVILLE April z (SpeciaD threat eA.
element has prevailed here during the day on account
of complications growing out of tho deadlock IN the
senate The babeas corpus of Senator Ramsey one
of the twelve Republicans who withdrew Yesterday ~
defeat the Registration bill was set ior 'u,S
ha Senator nor the sergeantatArms who had MN AZ
custody appeared Tho counsel for Ramsey stated 'ha'
he washed prisoner In the Senate Chamber Dy VI.
senate and asked that warrant be Issued ior he
% sereeant-at-Arm, Tanner. The request was
granted and the warrant given to Sheriff Moore io'