New-York tribune., 1885-03-26
CAME Ar BLOOMING GROVE PARK

A business and social meeting of the stockholders
of the Blooming Grove Park Association was held
at tbe Hoffman House last evening. Reports
received from the various officers OF the association
and from the Fish and Game Committee. The
report from the committee showed that much good
work had been accomplished in the course OF the
year in protecting the game on the extensive
preserves of the association in Pennsylvanla,
Among those present were Dr. Edward Bradley, I.
w B Hughes H. w. Mason, Cassus H. Read.
Simon Sterne. +. f. II. Curtis Charles A. Miles, DR..
Spencer NJ. Nash, Nathaniel 5 Smith, A. }. Post and
w. +. BOlles.
At the last meeting the Fish and Game COMMITTEES
were authorized to buy land containing trout
streams. and to stock the streams. For that pur-
pose bonds were to be issued. The report OF the
committee showed that about LOO acres had been
purchased adjoining the preserves OF the association
In Pike County, Penn. This land contains ten miles
of stream A fish hatchery has been erected in the
past year. Fourteen deer have been purchased.
The breeding park contains 700 acres, and is well
stocked with deer. Several hundred black bass
have been put in the lake in front of the club house
and during the past year the members have had no
difficulty in getting twelve bass day out OF the
lake. The grouse and woodcock shooting has been
twenty thousand trout fry will be put in the
streams next month. Sixteen shares In the assoc-
alton are to be sold Mt 500 each After these are
sold the price for a share will be $3.50 par value.
SEQUEL OF AN IRISH ELOPEMENT.
The Rev. Father Riordan, at Castle Garden has
| letter from Chicago regarding the result of an
elopement Of young Irish couple, bearing tie re-
ationshlp of second cousins when they lett their
| young Irish girl, with an air of refinement and a
nose as straight as st. Cecilias. Her father was
well-to-do manufacturer, but n stern, Overbearng
man, in so far as her being wo0ed by her cousin.
Cornelius COmans was concerned. Her mother was
not opposed to the courtshp, but thought that
Mary's duty was first to consider the fathers
wishes. Cornelius was determined and Mary was
faitbfulto him. The father OWNED plan to sep
arate them, but the plan proved abOrtive.
He purchased ticket for Mary and sent
her TO visit her Aunt Rosanna In this city, aud gave
her f3 for pocket money. Mary expressed her will
llngness TO come, and she communicated the facts
| TO Cornelius, who took passage in the
steamer.
The cousins arrived at Castle Garden on March
| @, and before Mary landed she gave her money to
| Cornelius. After their arrival, Father RiOrdan
thought that they had better be married. but as il
was the Lenten season 1t necessary 10 get
| dspeDsation. This Archbishop Corrigan refused
| to grant, and, they were going 10 Chicago
| Father Ri0rdan gave them few words of caution
and letter TO the Bishop at Chicago. The cousins
have been married by the grant of dispensatIon,
| and have jointly sent letter TO the obdurate
father In Ilpperary, asking his pardon for their
I conduct
| Mr.. DONNELLY SECURES HIS DISCHARGE.
John +. Donpelly, the business manager of tho
| Sessions yesterday. on complaint of T. j. Kelly,
who says that last April he cashed check of $25
| for Mr.. Donneily which not honored. 1t was
explained by Mr.. D0nnellys counsel that the check
| had been presented in good faith. and that Mr..
Donnely had subsequently offered to make 1t good
bnt Mr. Kelly had refused to accept the money
-. DOnnellY was dis,harnad.