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New-York tribune., 1885-01-12
THO KINDS OF LOBBYISTS.
rro,n IN, Uofblnofon cfor.

From The Warrington Stdr
" The occupation OF the lobbyist is ABOUT
played out for tls session nybow. remarked mem
Der OF the third house 10 Star reporter Ihe boys ne
continued. still hang round. but most OF EN- ain max
money comm here beat the Nicaraguan treaty. l
don't know bow true II Is. but do know that some
feers are bankin maxim their winters expenses out
IL. They say that Duke Gwin. eI-Secreary Inomp
and two others are comm after the houhays
with Doodle supplied by De Lesseps 10 Hhock o' ane
Nicaragua canal But II they do come none plt hisn
toned ducks get into the snap. Ihey'll want cf-
Senators and Cabinet officers who can explain con
sttutional Ia and up terrapn sews at Chamber
To tell the truth people getting afraid of any
man that's called lobbyist The newspapers nave saii
about the business that people are down on H.
and member OF Congress IA actually afraid " tak 10
any man who's been spotted 5elongin to the lobby
,h n % r%aenne us 'uen af,sr all Tbey lie round the
Capitol watching for anything and everything that has
bill or a claim they for him ana tell him " he don't
let EN- In they'll jump on him It's divy or ish WIN
It's them that hurt, the business and make people scared
at the name OF lobby. -,
There's many a queer racket worked about these
Capitol corridors tell yOu and the reporters eond
lust get on 10 some OF they'd have something worth
writing about. One got $1,000 out Ol certain
crowd when the Tarif bill was hanging In conference
had certain interest TO take care OF, and thry were
afraid twas going to be hurt. That man found out
protect that interest lie never went near the committee
never spoke word To any OF the members; pn wnen
the report made and the thing all right he got
his $4,000 The votes OF members nave been SOFA over
and over again without the lpembcrs themselves ever
knowing anything about IT, How Is IL donei Well the
rket IL about this You want to secure Tue vote oi
certain member. I know HIM. and pretend that can
control him. let you see me speak to bun aud lalk
With him. You begin 10 believe can work him. Just
II claim to have HIM do II; n be don't tell you
he fooled and that's all there is o' ~. But there
amt much or this now aa there used 10 be- Ihe
lawyers have almost spoiled the trade OF the professional
| lobbyist,
New-York tribune., 1885-01-12
WHAT Is GOING ON TO-DAY.

Meeting OF Board OF Aldermen, noon.
Reception George Augustus Sala Press Clup ROOMS
3 p.
Hovt will case, before Surrogate Rollins.
Fish Ward case, before Referee Cole IL a. m.
Mass-meeng OF citizens in favor OF william NJ EVarts
as United States Senator Brooklyn Rink evening.
Tenement House Commission, afternoon
George Augustus Salas lecture Chlckerlng ftall even
ing. 80 ,,-.,. r,ro,
Annual election Maritime Association, Produee TX
change Building. , ~.
Thirty fourth Street Railroad injunction before Judge
Andrews
Meeting OF Brooklyn Bridge trustees
GransevoOrt-st Widening Commission
Meeting 10 elect trustees Of Madison Avenue Congrc
gational Church, evening. . -
Marine Society annual dinner. Martinellfs. p. IN:
Annual meeting seawanhaka Yacht CiuD, Deihohlco B.
evening. . ev ,
Inquest OF victims of Catholic Orphan Asylum hre
hnmSersary meeting OF Training School for Nurses,
evening. ~, .--,.-. -, ,,,.to
New-York Cab Company annual meeting, NO. l,Ooo
Broadway. o, .
Seventh Ward Republican Association meeting
Kings County Democratic General Committee Brook
lyn.
Reformed Pastors meeting
Baptst Preachers meeting.
ANIMAL meeting Young WOmen's Christian Assoca-
ton No 7 East Fifteenth ST., afternoon.
Lecture by Chaplain McCabo James Methodist Church.
evening.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-12
DOINGs OF THE wORKlNGMEN.

The regular meeting of the Central Labor Union
vas held Yesterday at frstst ana
taors asking the aid of the Central Union In tne
reorganization of their union. The basket-lnaSers
also wished to be more thoroughly organzea Doen m
communications referred to the Committee e on
Organization. commu unlcatlon was recel Veu E Sn
a laborlng man III which ne SAID ga. Can
nothing be done to prevent man ike myself from
being driven out of the city by the influx OF
Italian and other cheap pauper labor who are land
in this city by the thousands every day and are
taken care of at Castle Garden, fed aud sheltered
at the public expense and furnished work bY
labor bureau and hired to contractors at $l DAY,
while men like myself have TO walk the sueets
looking for work which we cannot get at society
wages What good is it TO raise money Tor hocK-
ing Valley miners and Fall River weaVers II lle
employers get all the men they want 10 staTve
and drive them out, from Castle Garden" Inc
communication was laid over for discussion.
committee from the South Norwalk matters re,
poTted that there are $50 men and women Rocked
ont. They represent about 800 people lhe lock-
out is not question OF rSdncon %ges me The ght is
against giving up the union. a report had gone
out that the strike had ended. This was mistake,
only four men have gone back to work. 1heIe are
$50 women in the union whom the bosses nag en-.
deavored to get to break away, but they had met
with no success. Tae private marks OF tAe bosses
90 COO circulars containing fac similes Will
be distributed in this city asking consumers
not to buy South NorTalk hats th
of Labor in 80 cities and towns warning tneHi
against the hats. , L.
The Arbitration committee was "
wait on Frank Tousey and endeavor 10 settle the
strike of printers III lis establishment The boy
colt on Ehret's beer was removed, Mr.. Ehret hav-
ing made an amicable settlement with the union.
The cabinet makers reported that they had Deen
forced to accept reduction in the shops OF fotier
q Stymus when they not thoroughly organ
lied A reduction was threatened in the SHOP hop, OF
Mr.. Hetson, but the men are organized ana threat
ened a strike, when the reduction was Withdrawn.
The fund for the Hooking Valley miners now
amounts to 81, 30l 50. -,
The cabinet-makers in the employ of furniture
manufacturing firm in FoIty-secOnd-st. submitted
TO a reduction of then wages efforts are. however
being made by the Cablnet-makcrs Union to conl-
pe tho firm to the old rates. The CUSTOM
Tailors Union is raising means to aid number OF
tailors in Baltimore, while they are engaged In
strike
New-York tribune., 1885-01-12
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
DEMOCRATS ANXIOUS FOR OFFICE.
,roRoANIzrNG TO STRENGTHEN THE "EAhh"
prsrRICTs-CHANGE OF LEADERS.

p1sTRICTs-CHANGE OF LEADERS.
Tho County Democracy leaders are now eneaged
IN scanning the lists of the various Assembly us
and discussing the best Sa o OF that
nrsaniSation at the last election has attracted 70
that class of politicians who wish to 9e on ses sne
winning side. The cacn,aatinTe a T,Itom House and
Post ofSco which have been closed to them for TOR
anarter Of csptay hnt y{sc"n ana the
which promises the best returns Those leaders
who have failed to carry their districts ran1afion anus.
sns to 20 Is What '
Cooper, Maurice J. Power william r, M5,Erev' pnrrev
Thomas Cosgan, Fire CSmmisslGChIer n4S GIsr Keenan,
s'' Josa Keenan,, Harry Ford, Andrew J: White White
and Others are now endeavoring TO deternlioj nrinj
Fourteen Of the twentyour districts were fCy Ader
most disastrous defeat ammapy Hall has were s@S
tSnfs tS. candidates for Aldermen
The County Democracy has clear ma!4I !treSgth law
Board For many yeaEs It was sac-
cessfu in only one of these IN November. ho Cor,+r
The most prominent detection from 1;o sne "has NSIm
Seen poticai power In the district for the last
fifteen years He isa member OF the new ldaaxnr nan
TO 9make 1t warmn for his old associates OF III, 1Ie
County Democracy in that district. In i1e thn
District, whore Senator Inn ,rs will ii he
several changes in the County Democracy lsa@eIs Wh
The same is probably true in the AVllth' AiA'n
XXlst and XXIIId districts: c;..o. -,
The new Tammany hall General Commiteeo ,nn on
Friday evening organized for the year ConnseHfpr f
Peter Mitchell, who left Tammany nan wheh tno
fight against Governor Robinson was begun, comes I9
back into the new committee. There VIII prooaOiy
be changes in the delegations from the ISL ana anu
IVth districts and possibly change OF leadersnlp
as the result of the contests in those alstrcts
They were formerly strong Tammany distrlcts anu
have been lost under the leadership OF Jus,ce
Duffy and ex-Alderman Fitzpatrick -, 20 otner
changes will be made. John Kelly VIII pe CHOSEN
chairman of the new Committee on OTganlzat.on
which really controls that faction. All business
transacted by the General Committee starts Will
the Committee on Organization. ..
The Irving Hall Executive Commlttee mas ap
pointed committee of seven to take sucn s!!ep'
as will practically amount TO reoreahlll,.iV,n. "a, ~. .
There is q good deal of dissatisfaction tWlth tne
manner in which the organization mas Oeem run I
for the last two years. 1t has not run county
ticket but by combining with either the Sognty
Democracy or Tammany Hall in certain districts
has pull several good ehest1nrS ts Fo Sas
also been secured by this Hall. Senators MURPHY
and Campbell owe their election to the salIe
tacticse The rank and file are egrowllng omln0usiy
and say that the organization Is run entlIeY t IA
the interest of half dozen men. who manage 10
secure fat offices. Robert b. Mooney exPresseu
the views of the majority Of the organlzatl0on on III
this matter at the meeting of the Executive Coi-
mittee on Saturday evening.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-12
urRREw TECHNICAL INSTITUTE.

Highly satisfactory reports Of the years work OF
The Hebrew Technical Institute, located at NO. ITO
Wsst Forty-second-st. were read yesterday at a
,nect,ne of the directors who have the school in
charge The pupils Of this school receive instruction
not only in the branches that are ordinarily taugh.
mechanical drawing aud the practical use OF the
woodworking tools. Each pupil is provided WIN
drawing instruments and materials, and spacious
Instruction, books and tools free. Considerable
money has been expended during the, year in.iin-
piovements; the greater part OF the receipts
a,ation leaving o balance now hand Of T6l u IL.
The wealthy Trends of the institution, together
with certain charity societies. have promised
enu,iriQ wear The following officers were elected
ra1lssdav. Ja,nAA II HAaSsa.. s-Assd--@ 80 Al
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poard Of Directors: Leo Schlesinger, vice- pres'
dent: David L. Einstein treasurer.
NO SUNDAY LIQUOR LAW OBSERVANCE.

The fact that the Rev. DR.. Howard Crosby. at the
head Of delegation of the Society for the PreveI-
ton Of Crime had called upon the Mayor iats Tses sn
to see that the excise laws were duly e1ecatso
fiauor dealers yesterday. side,doors swung easily
at the behest of thirsty customers as H"n. usual the
the Fifth Avenue Hotel the Hoffman aSu's lou oIa ,ae
man % the Stu sturtevant. the Gilsey; the Grand and
other large hotels "eyeopelers In tns morn1ht ,abt
"appetizers" throughout the day ana h'sn'-
Several policemen in citizens clothes we're % "a. de-
tailed to get evidence Of the violation OF ss iaw nT
cincts that there could be no collusion between
them and the grogshop-keepers The liquor men
we're evidently informed of the plans TO entiLaP
them, and were unusually careful 10 wnsm 'n0y
sold liquor. , ;,o.;ors
of the Excise law.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-12
BROOKLYN.

The New York Board of Health reported to the
Health Department in Brooklyn on Saturday, that
Johanna OMara, age twenty-four. OF No. l30 sui
lyan-st had died at No. 525 Fast Eighteenth-st.
from what was supposed to be typhus fever Sani-
tary Inspector Palmer found that the girl from
Ireland on November Is, and went to the house Of
her uacle No. 139 Sullivan-st., and remained two
days. She then went to the house OF her aunt in
New-York. and was not again IN Brooklyn except
on Christmas and the day before. She was per-
fectly well IN Brooklyn and no ono was sick In the
house. 10 avoid all risk the house was iumigated.
Sidney Arnold, ago Twepty-six. of No. POI East
Twenty-frst-st., New-YOrk clerk in the coffee
mill at the foot of Jay-st.. was arrested on Satur-
day on complaint Of his employer, John Arbuckle,
OF No. SO Willow-st., who charged MIN with
embeszfing so.
II the weather should not moderate the lakes In
Prospect Park will probably be thrown open to
akaters tomorrow. All the suburban ponds were
frozen over yesterday aud the small boy soon for
cot his Sunday school teachings as he gded grace
fully over the frozen surface.
John Hiilard, bartender in the American
Hotel, at No. 2S Fulton-st, died suddenly OF
heart disease OH Saturday. ne hnrriediy t0!d the
90 ..i-A>- kl~<h hk~ ~sskt~-a- NJ I@ho - b'h&~->
New-York tribune., 1885-01-12
NEW-YORK CITY.

The annual ball of the Young Mems Roman Cath
Ole Benevolent Association Will be held IN FER
reYo's Assembly Rooms tomorrow evening.
SUFFERING FROM SWAMP FEVER.
The schooner G. X. Flint, which arrived at this
port from Loguna Yesterday reports That last sun
day she put in TO Hampton Roads for medical as
sistancc the captain being sick with swamp lever.
Mr.. sALHs LECTURES.
George Augustus Sala Will LECTURE at Chickering
Hall tonight, and again on Wednesday evening:
He will tonight relate some of his marvellous and
interesting experiences and adventures in thirty
years service as special correspondent III ali parts
of the world.
YOUNG woMEN's CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS.
The annual meeting of tho Young W0men's
Christian Association will be held at No East
Fiftecnth-st. to-day at p. m. All who are IN
terested in hearing the report of the past years
work in aid Of the self-supportng women OF this
city are invited to be present.
SECOND ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE SUCCESSFUL.
Joseph Platz dissipated man, who attempted TO
commit suicide last Thursday by Jumping into the
East River at Eighty fourth-St., and was shed out
by policeman and sent 10 the PreSDyteriah fiospl-
tai leaped from window OF the Institution on
Saturday night and was killed.
LEGION or HONOR INSTALLATION.
Ironsides Council, No. COG. American Legion OF
Honor. met on Saturday at the German Masonic
Temple No. 220 East Flfteenth-st., and installed
the officers elected two weeks before. Ihe Councl
was visited by several members from Commercial
Council, No. 500, and Stuyyesant of this city.
FITTING up A CHAPEL IN Ills BASEMENT.
The Rev. G. G. GOss, who has been doing evaDPcl-
ting up the basement of his house, No. 81 Varck-
ST., as q chapel. When it is completed Mr.. G0ss
will hold union revival meetings in it every night
The meetings will be of an undenominational
character. Mr.. Goss says, 1t Will be devoted to
practical religion"
LITTLE WORK FOR FURRIERs IN COLD WEATHER
The Furriers Union at its quarterly meeting
Yesterday at No. $50 Bowcry, discussed the de-
pressed condition. of trade; the reduction OF wages
by some employers was deprecated. The furriers,
as a rule, work only, six months in the year at
wages ranging from $l2 to $50 week: In the
winter they have little to do. Action with regard
10 wages was postponed until the meeting in
April. The Furriers meeting called for tonight at
No. sc Orchard-st. has no connection with the
work of the union.
VISIT FROM A COMM lNDER-IS-CHIEF.
General John s. KOuntz of Toledo, Ohio. Com
mander-in- Chief of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie of the United States will arrive in this city to-
morrow upon short visit combining business and
pleasure. Some of the leading posts will have in
stallation ceremonies and General Kountz will be
greatly in demand. On Wednesday evening he has
promised to divide his time between WillamD
Kennedy Post No. 16 at Beethoven Hall, and Ihad-
deus Stevens Post No 25J. at Rochanbsau ilsll,
No 146 Slxth-ave The latter Is one of the leading
colored posts of this city.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-12
DEATH OF AN AGED COUPLE.

Stepbea Mann Blake died on Friday at the Grand
Hotel of pneumonia. He had only been sick four
vas a native of Massachusetts, but came to
this city at an early ago, and was for
many wears engaged In the wholesale straw
business He retired from active business about
ffteen years ago. For the past year he has been
living at the Grand Hotel
partly from grief at the loss of her husband to whom
ahe had been married nearly fifty years, and partly
from cold caught in watching at his beside d.
rectIy after MI Blake's death, his wife was pros
frsted. She was removed to the home of her
daughter. Mrs. Dodd, at No. As East Twenty
sxth-st. Her sickness developed INTO pnegmopia Ia,
and yesterday morning, only two days after e her
Nary Ann Hoyt, Of Braintrec, Conn She was the
same age as her husband. The couple were gener-
ons with their means and unostentatIously gave
mnch in the way of charity They had four chill
dren, son. who died unmarried, and M Mrs Dr. p
B. st. John Roosa, Mrs Abner Colgate and MRS. r.:
81, O'clock to-day, from Trinity Chapel in twenty
&f,bst The interment will be in Greenwood.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-12
sIryDAY TEMPERANCE MEETINGS.

About 800 Cadets of Temperance at Chickerng
Hall yesterday afternoon conducted part OF inc
programme Of the American Temperance Union.
fafc comers were unable to obtain seats. Addresses
were made by the Rev. DIR. o. n. Tiffany, pastor OF
the Madison Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church; (;
the Rev. Stephen Merritt, pastor of the Fran In
Street Methodist Episcopal Church and c. H. NIL Mil
neranee of Pennsylvania. The order of cadets
was founded in philadelphia in 1S45,
and all who join pledge themselves
10 abstain from intoxicating drinks so long as they
remain members. . . ~
The president of the Manhattan Temperance
Association has the duty each Sunday to say some
thing that will make people cheerful givers" at
The meetings in Masonic Hall. He never fails to
anus and tiatter his hearers. Yesterday ne sald
a Flfth-aye. church the other day. He said that
they were getting along very well, bat that they
were a little behind financially. However, be
Thought they were doing better than we III Sixth
ave. where there is less wealth; That may be So
but ri bet that when Gabriel blows ms morn on
the last day many people VIII JOIN MIN VINO nVed
IN Sixtb-aye. US i'll Eifth-aye."
New-York tribune., 1885-01-12
A BROKEN HEARTED NEGRO.
Erom IN, Arknn,aic 7rar,ller.

IrOn The HTknnfaW ITdrfIfr.
A man bought, by weight, q turkey from an
old negro when he look the fowl home. he discovered
five six pounds OF lead In the cavity reserved for
oysters Indignant at such outrage, he sought the
negro and exclaimed:
'Look here. you old thief. what did you mean"
"Doan say muffin. boss. Use broken hearted"
"What's the matter with you I"
"Wifo got drowned In dc ribber."
I'm sorry for that"
"Oh it's awful. sah All, Iawd what's gon' ter come
o. my po chilln I"
The gentleman went out and the negro said: "Didnt
make so much often dem blame shot Cos tencents
er poun Desc white folks is harder harder ter git
erong wild ebcry day"
New-York tribune., 1885-01-12
NEW-.JERSEY,

woRTENDYKE.-George Christopher has eloped
with Mrs David Vreeand. Both families moved
In good society. Vreeland is a butcher; Chrlsto-
piers wife was formerly Miss Hopper.
The lakes of New-Jersey. from which butchers
and others look for their seasons crop of ice are
completely barren of it and not a pound yet har-
vested. In Bergen County many had made prepara-
tions for cutting just the last cold snap closed
the ice being six Inches thick when the thaw came
and the ice rapidly rotted and sank.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-12
BALTIMORE AND BOSTON WOMEN.
From The Boston Record.

from The BOsfOn Record.
The Baltimore american remarks, with the
evident intent Of being tantazIng, that Baltimore
ladies never look lOveer than when the sharp brisk air
OF winter brings out the ling color their checks
Yesterday they seemed moro beautiful than ever.
Thousands of them on the streets. making q pano
rama Of beauty and grace" We have had no such
ydcveloplng weather here this week but 1t may
be affirmed that the Boston woman never rises more
superor to circumstances and conditions than when she
eales forth waterproof and rubber eggngs do her
shopping when the stores are not crowded"
New-York tribune., 1885-01-12
HE wOIuD HAVE HIS JOKE.

"There's too much fuss made oyer this Irish row
at ODonovan Rossas office" said gentlemen who
was waiting for an elevated train at Park-piace
last night. . ,,;fo
"Yon wouldn't think so if you had eleven kniie
stabs IN YOU" said another.
"Oh. that's nothing" said the first "only the
pleasant Irish way Of Phean for each other"
New-York tribune., 1885-01-12
,o,,n, m .r,ovs NOT ENDED BY WILL


A will case possessing features OF peculiar inter-
eat has inst been decided by Judge McGill, presid
IN in the Hudson County Orphans Court. Her
man Never died in Hoboken recently. leaving an
estate valued at $4,000. In his will he left the
ororerty to his WIFE, but she died before him. and
the will was never changed. Before the couple
were marie Mrs Never had adopted her grand
daughter. and the child grew to womanhood IN the
belief that she was the daughter OF Nlr. and MIS-
Meyer. When she became eighteen ner
grandmother informed her OF her true
relationship, but the secret was kept in the
Couple Couple "H and to to be recognized as Mrs; Meyers
daughter. Upon the death of Meyer, Miss Meyer
app1ied for letters of administration upon his
estate, but Surrogate McAyoy refused to grant
them because she could not be considered his heir-
ess at law. Judge Allen L. McDermott, Miss
Meyers counsel purchased the claim OF the under;
taier for the expenses Of Mr.. Meyers funeral and
then as a creditor of the estate applied for
letters of administration, which were granted.
Recently some relatives of Meyers in Germany
learned of the condition of affairs and through
Counsellor Samuel d. McGill applied for the re.
moval of Judge McDermott and the appointment
of an administrators in their interest. Judge Nc
Dermott urged that if the young woman had no
claim to the estate as heir she had valid claim
rendered the old couple. Judge McGill adopted
this view of the case and denied the application
for the removal of Judge McDermott.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-12
BOUND TO SKATE ON SUNDAY.

Freder,ck r. Miller SUPERINTENDENT and JONI
proprietor of the Windsor Skating Rink. Nos 81
and 37i2 Bowery and james E. suiiyap MS ssc5e SSde
They had been warned by the authorities not to
open the rink on Sunday, but by the advice od OF
their counsel, ex-senator Grady they Determined
sion fee as matter of FORM and began to exercise
on the skates The prisoners were taken to the rs
sex Market Police Court where their c9unsei
from from the the operations Of the act. Justice Gorman
however. remarked that the word exercises, wa was
still retained, and that the opening was Illegal
of certiorari from the Supreme Court and, IN acc
cordance with an understanding between nimsen a
and the District-Attorney, make this test Case
The prisoners were held.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-12
HOME NEWS.
PROMINENT ARRIVALS.

Windsor HoteLSenatOr Dwight NJ. Sabn
of Minnesota :Fh Arenue Hott-SoSgress,nan
Frank Hiscock and Francis Hendricks, OF syracuse
Congressman Serene +. Payne, Of Auburn n y ana
Congrcssmanelect george West OF Ballson' ~ inc:
Hoffman Housc-Coone Robert G. Ingersoll, or limos
= Grand Central Hotei-ConTessmanC Charles stewart,
OF Texas Erereu H0use-Miss Emma Nevada
New-York tribune., 1885-01-12
STATEN ISLAND.

CLIFToN.-Two cottages, owned by Justice j.. q.
Vaughn on Willow-ave., were destroyed by IRE
Yesterday causing a loss of $1,000 The fire is be-
leved to be the work Of gang of incendiarles,
whose leader Red Scott, was arraigned last
Friday before Judge Vaughn.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-12
JERSEY CITY

Thomas Moore an elderly colored man employed
in stable at No 10 Brightest. has suffered con, m
siderable annoyance from boys. yesterday ,ns ns
him r out Lewis said hehad been engaged to work
there, and when the old man attempted to put MN
out he seized a pitchfcrk and thrust one OF tae
drew a knife and slashed Lewis on the head with
it. making number of ugly wounds and almost
cutting of the scalp
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company mas
with the locomotive by means Of an air tube In
stead of bell cord.