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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-04
TELLING TINE Hr rHE FLoTERS.


Tho Judges house was over IN the French
quarter Of Ncw.OrcAns unattractlyc outside. but as
sooa IA you got INTO the broad hall cool breeze struck
yoi laden without eNaggcraton, with tho balm OF q
thousand flowers. The hall led right through the house.
and opened into regular fairyaud of nOwcrs < r
den tie Ike OF which | mad never dreamed or II was
surrounded by a high wall and had plants Ia 10 from
every country under tho sun. Tho Wllc-hair'd O!d
gentleman aud q group OF grandchildren hanging about
hr took us about the first thng stopped ~ was a
large oval plot, set ont with small plants around the
time Is H. Clara 70 he asked Of OF the children. The
girl around the plot aud said II was O'Clock. and
The four o'clock was In bloom. =" In itct
said the story-tciler the clock made OF nuWcr4.
Ia the pair Of hands, Of wood covered with
some beautiful vine, but they had nothing however to
do with the tlmc.tclng.
The plan was this: The judge had noticed that ut
almost every hour In the day somc plant doomed ana
working on this principle hc had selected plants OF dit
fcrrut hours and placed them IN circle. t"cutyfour IN
number FOR every hour For example AZ the top OF
the carhen clock II O'Clock planted the portu-
acca and he told me IL would bloom within ten minutes
OF -, and rarely miss. Al the hours Of l. ana ne
had different varieties OF this same plant, All or "hci
bOOmed at tho hour opposite TO which 10 was planted
At1 o'clock he had common plant or that naino ana
YOU all know how you depend on that. Al . the
garden niotdgo ont, at the gcrauium tr-tc ana
at the evening primrose. Opposite o'clock lie hld
the bona and at tho silent nOrtinOfa All these
blooming near the time given. Al 10 o'clock, II
remember rightly. hs had cactus, at ii another klnd
and at - the ni gIt blooming Oercus.
Half OF the year OF the plants don't bloom NJ all
The plants opposite aud IN the morning wcro cacu
that blOomcd about that time and at was planted the
common satisfy, and at the chcOry, ut > the snow
thistle and 1T q the daulcltOu.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-04
MISSING COUNTY CLERK CRANE.

Additional facts in regard to the OF James f. d.
Crane the County Clerk Of Westcheser County came
that he too i'll 20 20 around tho polling places
but he visited Mount Vernon whore lie induced John
Berry and Joseph Wood 70 assist him TO tic extent Of
$3.50 each George A. Brandrcth, OF slug sing,
and James s. Mallard, a lawyer Of larry
town, were also yicilmized by bogus, notes.
81 900 and 81 800 respectively. The matter
the 50 600 mortgage taken by the Weschester Fire
Insurance Company caused much discussion The pro-
perty is an owned by william ID. Smith, Mary c.
Waters and Ema j. Smith OH the Bronxviile road III
Youkcrs, upOn which tn persons reside, Miss smith
is weak.mndcd, aud, In order To make the mortgage
valid 1t was necessary to have the court appoint a
referee to take testimony and prove that fact i was
was the committee of the person of Miss Smith. He
therefore, made forged application IN her
name for the appointment or referee, and the Court
appointed Hiram Paulding, justice OF tho peace OF
trmation OF it the company took the mortgage. Mrs
Waters did not make any application Tor such appoint
scented 10 the court was forgery. nome or
the witnesses over appeared before Mr.. Panld
ing or ever gave any testimony before him.
Mr. Padding said yesterday: -" have been guilty OF
gross careessness. admit, but intended to do
ANYTHING wrong. Mr. Crane rushed into my Office one day
IN May with some papers that he wanted me 10 sign
He said thai he had had me appointed referee IN case
where there idotc heir to piece Of1rOpcrty,
and they wanted TO raise some money ON mortgage.
ana il would be necessary TO take some testimony.
went over and signed the dispositions and testimony and
Acknowledged inc SiSD"'uIc9 NHCh S"PPVscd "cIc "ii
genuine" - --., ,
Crane had forged notes Of his To the amount of 81 800
IL was also reported that forged paper bearing the
of George Brdndreth OF sing Sing and d. Wiley Travis.
~ sing sing hqd been sent the market Franklin
(,ouch his deputy who placed a 500 mortgage his
ment o4cther with j. Mooney the recording clerk OF all
Cranes books, accounts and indexes. said to be worth
~ 600 Crane Mt Diguey the court clerk ~ 1850
$500 Of which was borrowed from trust fund hi.
famlly to help elect the clerk.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-04

in Woodlawn Cemetery. Mr.. Lytton was ui y, tc
note was an aunt t4' The daad map was second
cousin of Lord Lytcu lie received his f fhe r
ish Aray. While serving in India ne
os;ned some uotOriety as huffman
and dashng rider While riding steeplechase
he fell and received an injury from which ne never
recovered. His heart beat aiterward on INC IIEnk
side Of his breast and he thought the position Or
thai organ had been changed. lie resgnoH G IG5l
smith with whom lie had intrusted part
of his fortune, dofaul; ed ana nee
to this country. Mr., LJtton.s loss noro w" as
invest his and to search for Goldsmith Deputy
Coroner Herod made IN autopsy and iouhd tha af
Mr. I.vtt0n's death was caused by henorIua2e VI
the lungs resulting from incipient consumption.
Ills heart was on the right side but appeared TO DC
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-04
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.


LONDON Dec 3Arrived, steamer Corean (Brh Menz'e'
SaiIed steamer IudSate Hill (Br Brown for New York
LIVERPOOL Dec 2-Saed. steamers Red sea Sbr] baAei'
for New. Orleans stran Brl Leask' tor Hall
SOUTHAMPTON, Dec 3-Saled steamer Ep'er ''e'" 0
meTs from b. emen hence for New. York m, vo,no
MoviLEE Dec CARVED. Deyoaia rl houhs'
from New. York her to Glasgow ANA pr1eeeu for
SIIIFLps Dec 2-Sailed steamer Telephone lIrh - ioi
New-York. ,...tora male,
ISLE OF WIGHT Dec 3-Passed, steamer Pennanu '0iS"
Viewer from New. York Nov II her wayt0 AntWeIp
EcILLYE Dec 3-Passed steamer Vera tIeIl,
from NewYork Nov 20 on her way to southampton a""
Bremen. v,.,,. ma Etdors from
Charleston on her TO Bremen. ,, m, Sborn
BREMEN GOV 3O-ArrVed, steamer DeeplAio 'oi' |'f'
from New. Orleans Nov ,,,,o tpr, Nora
ASIwRHP, Dec Arrived, steamer hoseNhio N"'' ~
from New orleans Nov ~. ,-.os- r. ut,tolalnhia
sailed steamer Nederland (Beg), Griffin 9r % vPts
genoa Nov l9-Arrved, steamer Archnede tlla' Ni0"'
ftom New York Nov IT, -.,.,n m, ,oraocL from
Adm. Dec Passed, steamer tncrglaNb Aoi"'NN' ~
Yokohama her 10 New YORK. ,,,. -, D,o rorasro
HONG KONG to Dec Arrived steamer Clty vi III"
Ctbb, from Francisco Oct II.
HAVANA, Dec 2-Arrived steamer Saratoga, Mcintosh,
from New York . -.-.... ,on,,ooo fpr,
SANTIAGO DE CUBA Dec 2-ArrVed steamer oan'i''o '
Cotton, from Newi%Ork.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-04
DEATH OF LORD LYrroYs COUSIN.

+, j. Leveson Lytton. relative Of Lord Lytton,
came TO this lty about five weeks ago aud hired a
room IN Mrs. Brainards boarding house, No. I50
West Twenty hlrd-3t. lie was tai, handsome man.
age thirty-two, soderly In bearing and pleasant
talker His health was not GOOD and he spoke 10
persons in the house of heart trouble which he
had felt for years. Ii was his expectation 10
die sud- emily, he said. Early yesterday mOrniDg
some of the bOarders hea I'd him knocking tle door
of his room aud they found him the floor, bleed
ing from the mouth and fast becoming uncOnsciOus.
He died before a physician could be summoned.
In his pocket was a piece of note paper, with the
nrinted heading Pool Bank, New Ferry on
which Alr Lytton had written:
shonld anything happen to me, Illness accident ETC.,
please comInunicate at W th Mr. Washington
Briggs No 80 West NinteeDth-st who viii me
aud cable homo Mrs Lytton, % Edith Grove Fulhnm
Road, London. T. J' LENLspN LlITOS
Mr. Briggs is connected with McGibbon d Co.,
upholstcrers, OF No. 0l3 Broadway. He made ar
Engagements for the temporary burial of the body
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-04
EX-MAYOR EDISON SUMMONED
TO BE QUESTIONED ABOUT ERIE TAXES.
CHARGES IN A LETTER FROM h. f. oTIs-sUBrG-
Mnnn AID MIR. LACOMDE.

CHARGES IN A LETTER FROM b. f. OTIs-5UBiE-
MAS FOR F. 7. WOOD AND MIR. LAcoMBE.
The Gibbs Committee met at tic N"cton House
YESTERDAY. Colonel .Emmons Clark, Nlillam y.
Shailer DR.. Cyrus Edison eid otEer eInpi"Nes OF ne
Board of Health ,1ed 10 tell Wnal ne b9aic o.
Health did, While Lawyer Stralan did his best 10
NM oEg Gibbs Tereiycd letter from Siris nund
We1ssc calling the committees attention to the
charges of bribery aud CORRUPTION IN connection
with the broadway ana other street railroad iran
cbisas and asking the committee to investigate the
work of the Railroad Committec OF the Aldermen,
The following letter was received from Il. +. Ots
Ibaye received information which you can rely upon
that effort made by Mayer Ecson to GET upward
OF 100000 of taxes on the Ere Eallrond company
stricken from the books Ed: ohs brother-ill-law
now was retained counsel and he began mandamus
nroceedIng to get the taxes vacated The Mayer IN
should allow Judgment for tho railroad company This
is matter taken in connection with the elevated ralI,
road taxes, Whie.; to he fdly inquired INTO ana
expose II you get the maadanuS Tor action you VIII
learn the facts fully. Have you the courage 10 pro-
ceed
Senator Gibbs decided that he had courage enough
and subpnnas were Is ned FOR the appearance OF eX
Mayor Edison, f.. I. Wood, l.. Henry Lacomoe ana
Richard A. StOfrs. No action was taken about me
first letter Tie committec adjourned to lO30
a. III. on Monday next. r,. H.
afternoon lie said that he had received no sub
ppna and that he knew not ming about the charges
contained in the letter. do remember" SAID he
s'tlnt during my administration some queslOn
came 10 in reg ard to the taxes of tie Erie Railroad
but 90 not know what were the merits Oh tie
case"
Corporation Counsel LacOmbe said that there was
n thing i'm the Oti8 charge. Mr.. Edison had never
nentiouer the subject TO him and he had never
seen anything to Indicate THAI the X-May3r was IN
any way concerned in he matter of Erie Railroad
tayes In the summer of 1884 proceeding were
begun in the Supreme Court to obtain mand2mus
compelling the city authorities to reduce The hreS
taxation. o., 81,
MrWood appeared as the attorney Of the railroad
COMPANY as any other attorney would Do. Inc
CORPORATION Counsel opposed the proceedings, ana
after argument Justice Van Brunt dismissed them
on tic ground that Il mandmuus would not lie IN
such a case. Subs qucntly another suit was
and that case was still pending. That was all
there was If It,
Controller LOew said that he had no Knowledge
OF the circumstances referred to II the letter Inc
only thing that he knew about any Ere railroad
taxation matter was that soon after he came INTO
Office MT. Wood asked him to take some steps tnat
vvnnId lead + y reduction of the Erie taxes, but
that he declined 20 do anything, and that Nj. God
went away angry on that account.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-04
EROOKLYN.

Tho Rrooklvn Elevated Railroad was opened yesterday
10 Schcnck-ave., East Ncw.IOrk.
The net city debt about sJG0o0Ooo, reduction Of
II, 100000 from last year
The marriage OF Joseph C. CIPHER OF No % KINGSTON
ave with Mrs. Nellie G. Moore. mas been dAnll.i' on
the ground OF her previous marriage to L. H. MOORE
from whom she had never been divorced
Daniel McClan age twenty-thrce, who recently es-
c1prd from the Niagara County jail, where he was
imprisoned for assault WAS arrested yesterday III DOA
factory III OrchaIdsL
Miss Adellne Quutarcll, Of No. 335 paciacst who
was sent 10 the kiugs County Insane Asy um last wecH
ofser nearly kux ner mother with stOYt4d, escaped
OIL Wednesday, visItinG-lay AT the asylum
Bern,rd Dougherty III Kicharlsst. keeper Of the
unbIc bath at the foot OF Van Bykc.s, had been miss
In since November -. Yesterday his dro"ncd body
was round under log near the Dath-hoGsc. HIS watch
was clasped IN his hand
1t was stated yesterday that Daniel D. Phillips general
boOkkecper of the Department OF city works, would be
appointed private secretary by Mayoreitct whitney
MIR Phllips Is connected by marriage with the new
MAYOR and associated with him Ia the sands street
Methodist Episcopal Church The salary OF the place Is
$1,000.
The novel OF bi set mp yesterday before
udgc Benedict the suit or tue owners 81 The steam
shin Western Texas to recover damages from the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company for Injuries done 10
their vessel By an Annex boat Oh February 4 1854,
while living near Pier No 10 The night was fogSy, aud
the owners OF the Annex boat No s. which It i alleged
came I'M TO collision with the Western Texas, produced "A
report showing that two minutes aicr the tle VI the
COLLISION the boat IN her slip In jersey City.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-04
WILSON BEFORE THE GRAND JURY.

Monmouth BWIlson was al the DiStrlct-Attorncys
Office Yesterday before the Grand jury assembled.
stuct-AttOrncy Marine went vii n hn before the
Jury and he was at once examined. lie showed
the effect of the nervous strain upon him' ana
looked, as one Of those who saw HIM before .ne
but az he proceeded to tell his story his hands
trembled and his body shook, and he was often
weak from some affection. lie told almost word
for word the story that he had previously told be-
fore the Senate Committee of the $4,000 whlcb he
SAWS was used TO pay a mortgage on General
Shalers property after plots had been sold to the
ArmOry Board, Of which General Shaler was ,crc-
tary, through Wilson's agency. The Grand jury
adjourned without finishing the case against Gen
eral Shaler. and no Indictment was found.
Colonel George Bliss, General Shalers counsel,
received letter in the afternoon from District
Attorney MARITIME saying that the Grand Jury
would be willing to hear General ShaleT if he de-
sired TO testify IN his own behalf before them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-04
ARRESTED wfrI IHLIR B0OrY.

Harris g. Levy, dealers in furs at No. %
Bond-st. Discovered on Monday morning tnat burglars
had In thcr store Tue thieves had pued open the
door. aud carried away furs valued al ~ 900. In
rpcctor Byrnr- sent crRclnts King and Lyon
10 investigate IL. CA "Wednesday the officers two
stein, carrying suspicious bundles along Chrystc- 1t.
As the men entered a beer shop IA AtOrncy-s they
were arrested The bundles contained about twOhirdS
OF the stolen fGr-. memorandum was found which
attention OF the detectives To Robert Fowler
alias smith, At No 10 Delaney ST. Fowler arrested.
and In his the rest OF the stolen property was
found. The officer, also found there collection Of
BURGLARS Tools including Jimmy, which showed the
wear recent usage. King took the Jimmy to No -
Ondst and "a tt n ttrd the marks IN tho broken
doors The burglars Will be arragucd IN the Jefferson
Market PO. zee court this morning.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-04
NHNN.YnRK CITY.

The bodv of a man whose description reSembied
that OF William Morrison. the missing q[ngRS i or
No 391 Pleasant-lvc., was iouhd III inc I"SV Ni''l
yesterday at rwenty-eighth-st'
The hearing before the Aldcrmcn's Railroad Com
mittce on The petition o: the Fifth Avenue Railroad
on@hfarG has been postponed 10 December 10.
INF MAYOR KISSED THE BRIDE OFFICIALLY.
Mayor Grace departed from MS u'uaI c4l-an"i
dried Wedding rules yesterdaF, aIa "i.eI nc n";
RED pretty Alice Hague 10 Mai'n hobeIIS' ah 'EI
necr ne horricd he clerks and reporters ~ III
printing an Official kiss upon the biuShihG or!de
rRorrlNG CASKS POSTPONED.
The Board of Review of the National irOit
Horse Association, at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
ended its work last night IL VIII meet III C!I'aPo
on MAY IL. The important cases on It's oocNe'
were put over until then.
F,SEUooD CONCERNING BERRY WALL
The NGr- Ori star on Monday ruOlShcd report
that +. Berry Wall had lnsulted MI Gr'I%e j.;
Davidson and had been cahed ny DE-, u s.,'i
Mr.. and Mrs. Davidson have s.gIgd GafW v s'"'n-
that TN re l. no truth IN the story MI wan Ma
been their friend for years.
PREVENTING CRUELTY To CHILpEiN.
The society for the Prevention OF Cruelty 10
Chtircn m November had 1873 cases 90 look alter
There were relieved Id sent 10 homes ana lStltu-
tons 153 children Ol were cared loi III we re-
crptIon room OF the society, and 10 cases were
nrrsecutcd. convictions beng secured III all but
three cases.
FUNERAL OF AssEMBLYMAN HALL
The funeral OF Asscmhlymau-clect william iall
foot place Yesterday guard ul honor from Ddul-
pren Post No. 1I3 q. \. H. carried tlc CONN 90 VIC
helrsc. / he services were hc'u ID 'hc oHul'H Va
ST. Rose of Lima in C1nnoE-s'. solemn icqulc.h
mass Wa. celebrated by the Rev. Richard bi'Hiiah'
assisted by Fathers McGmlev and . German. lie
burial was in the Ca.vaIy Cemetery
MIR. NoBLl's ''rmrNp . ~ ,coC,ET.
George FdwaTds, alias "Billy Reed who OBJ
tanned $3.50 from {. c. Noble of Jefferson County,
NY, by representing that II was intended to
ouint the husband of a woman to whom Mr.. NIhir
mad been payIUg attentions, was iikeh 10 Tue Jcl-
f.rs,i, Market Police Cpur; yes. crday and To-
mauded by Justice Welde. Mr. Noble iSnot a
brofncr.ir-law or a I, latlvc Of Mr.. Iurhef Mayor
Gracc's private secretary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-04
SHLPPLNG NELHS

PORT OF NEw.YoRK T.5DAY DEC. g. 1855
ARRIVED
Steamer Br) Jcnrcys London Nov H. with mdsc
Steamer mnalo tRr Malct Newcastle Nov g. HUI 49,
Plymouth II. Boston 90 with mdsc TO Sanderson & Son
Arrived at the Bar at ppm
scnsers racic Mm 20 Arrived At ne Ear a. pj m
steamer Ir@Iaa arIr havana IS WITH
mdsc and pasacngersto ou;crbrdgc & CO. Arrived at
steamer comal. noser. Galveston NGy25 Key West
Steamer city savannah paERet savannah days. with
STcancr duyandotte Kcly newport News. with mdsc
anu passrnGersto old Dominion 81 Co
sfcamcr Ola Dominion walker Richmond, city Point and
steamer ii + Dimock IIailctt Boston with mdse to II
BARK Hannah blanchard of windsor Ns). Atkins Amster
- days whron anil empty barrels to ORDER vessel to
HaTs s. Julien Of st Jonn NIB Fritz Rouon 81, with
md to order vessel to j " Parker Co
Sas y 1.. S@F c s1sC lo"a'" 10 days. with chalk
with suSarto Middot9n q Co ycssel to NhLngy Go
BARK Kamenam99 ~ ot pem,rara PTmsrST9 - GAYS
Bns Ethel ~, Goodyear pasaGTba ~ days with sugar
Schr Adlie snow tof Iiockaud. Norton, Progreso q
days with loswood toThcbaud Bros vessel 10 Metcaf
39o 5p2I T. gs$ fresh wNw cloudy
sandy Loo 10 70 5s dlYGo4 meter 49,
Steamer Em6oion or, James Rucnoa Ayrss DC! 20 and
simpson spence Young Arrived at the bar at 80 m.
fruit to O Vessels & Co. Arrived at tho bar at . pm
CLEARED.
Steamer Gcrmanc Brl, Perry Liverpool via queenstown
II COrtis. .
re kunhardt Il Co
steamer civ Of Alexandria Reynolds Havana and Mexican
ports + Al"Xandrc & sons.
steamer Aiyo r Williams. Port au Prince, Aux CayesSc
lin FOrwOOd & co.
steamer Roanoke couch, Norfolk city Point and Rich
moud-Old Dominion - 90.
I steamer GuyandOtte. Kelly, Newport News ana west
I Point Na-Old DOMINION IS 60.
Steamer Martha Stevens. Chance. BatnOre--J hroms
Steamer Gl1ucus. Coleman. Boston IL plmock.
ship blord stafford ODD smith, Yokohama w Parker
/ &
Ship l. Glchrst (Bp. Wood Amsterdam W Parker
| & Co
! Bark Karl Ger. DIN. Hamburg-C Tobias q co.
BARK Alice Cooper Br., Williams Dunkirk-snOw Il Bur
| gcas. .
brig Toronto Clr Eagles. saDles o'Oonne.-J whitney
/ &
schr Anna Hutchoson Zeun Point-a- PitreHowland &
| Aspinwau
schr Arthemis Br Patterson shuleo-A Honey
SAILED.
Germanc and England for Liverpool; Wieland
HAMBURG state ~ Indiana OlasgOw: GOarO MedtcUan
city of Alexandria Havana ana Mexican
| CITY OF Augusta. savannah; Roanoke, RchmOnd.
Iheo II Rand, Amsterdam.
Barks LOvad, for dublin; IhOS kollOr, uavrc; Onaway
| Valparaiso Morning star Bcrmudn
| Bhg Minatitlan. for Antigua
Also sailedva Long Island SOund-Shp City OF Phiadel
| phla for Calcutta. Bark Adele. for Callao.
MISCELLA NEOUs.
The American bark Amata Lapham has arrived at ami.
from Hong Kong, LEAKING badly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-04
0PDIyl?TOy or the REV. W. ". GILES

The Rev. w. W. Giles was ordained pastor
Of The Rnrst Church Of the R-dccmer in Onehundrcd-
ndthrty between sixth and SeyenTn ayes
last night The Rev Dc. Eddy, o. Brooklyn, prcachen
the nr,linsfion sermon The Rev. Mcssrs. George H.
Charles IIasoy Moore, Matthew Henry P9ga9o ana T.
A Cranda took part IN the services The lttIe chuIch
WA rl and the young pastor pronounced tho benedic
ton on his new flock then mingled with them to re-
ceiyc their CONGRATULATIONS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-04
G0ODE SEy1EyCED FOP LIFE

Samuel b. GOOdc, the 60, Ored cleaner of the
Fourth National Bank building, who was convicted OF
murder ~ the second degree IN killing Policeman James
North, at Broadway and Pne-st before Recorder
Smyth yesterday for sentence. His counsel Charles H.
Reed, moved for n new trial several technical
grounds, but the Recorder Oycrrurd him The Record
said that the evidence would have fy Justified a yer.
cict guilty Of murder in the first degree Under the
law there only punishment 10 he inflicted and lie
sentenced GODic to the STATE Prison for life.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-04
NEWS FROM THE SUBURBS.
SUING THE PHILADELPHIA AND READE

Chancellor RunyOn, Of NcwJcrscy, heard
arguments al Newark yesterday In salt OF Alfred Mills
and John II. LidgerWOOl, executors OF stephen Val,
against The Philadelphia and Reading the Central Rail
road of NcwJersey aud others The insisance Is that
the lease Central to the Philadelphia ana Reading
is illegal and void the lease having been asseHcd 10
by the painants who hold 1000 shares OF stock OF
the Central Railroad. and which lease Is now invalid
under laws OF NcwJcrsey. lhGbil for the complain
ants was filed August 30 1888 The COUNSEL Tor the com
plainants are Barker GUNNER, OF Trenton aud II. G.
Pney o; MorTstown ana for the defendants George VI
Robson ana Chancellor Williamson OF Ncw-Jersey ahd
George b. Kearcher OF Philadelphia The Argument
begun by Mr. Pitucy who was followed by Mr. kearchcr
and the other counsel who read cOpous reports OF ev
deuce previously taken.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-04
hOmE Ne rs.
MONUMENT ARRIVALS.

Fifth Arenuc HOtc!-COnGreSSm J0 &c M -.
TonS WtIjam Whiting, and Frederick d. Ely, OF NaSsI-
cGWsstts ]. Thomas 5jrggs. of New;York exGyerE
nor Frederick Smyth. of New.liamG shlre' anu
ter WDtsIR KuSi. japanese Minister at WASHINGTON
81 James Hotel congressman Patrick a; SoHuS. , 81
G GSios' " Holman Ho,se-Wson s. Bissel!, OF
Run 10, and ex-Xayor William Means, OF Cl1cihn"u'
jJoilJ Jrmusrick-8aron dc Lagerfct, or sweden
WIrydv HV HOtei-Judce Amasa j. Parker OF hi3a"!
- Coleman HoUSe-CongreSsnan > Z; ~, Mli5 i,r vi
Oh ,Lo"t \ W.. Nelc- York Hotet-Generai
Meredith Read ... Victoria HOtel-Jom t. Sinyln Vi
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-04
NLrE rOR 40 Nh GrncK EYcnlYGE.

The stock Exchange Committee on Site met
Yesterday and discussed FOR time plans for q
building The committee consists Of r.. 4. Drake, Don
aid Mackay BrIyton Ives. +. X. sturgs James d.
smith, A. NJ CahonuO aud ". :. Nichols. A resolution
was adopted authorizing a suJ-cOm nlttco- Chairman
Drake, Nj smith and Mr Sturgis-tO look about Tor a
new site Proposals from real estate and brokers
are expected 10 Ovcrwhcm the subcommittee ia
days. The movement IL I'm response a common scnti-
ucut among the leading members OF the Board that
present building Is not suited to the enlarged needs of
the Exchange, and that new building which shall he
an honor to the members and 10 the city should be
erected as possible. The committee Is under
st0od 10 hnNe no delnte pIana AZ present.