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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-04
THE FATE or N. LEGENDRE.
COLUMBIA COLLEGE boys CARRY our THE DE-
CREE WITH DIFFICULTY.

COLUMBIA COLLEGE boys CARRY OUT THE DE-
CREE WITH DIFFICULTY.
Five hundred Columbia College students and
alumni gathered around the Worth Monument az $3.50
o'clock last night. They not In evening dFess.
They wore no coats TUNES ~ white. decorated with
skulls crossbones etc. nearly concealed their forms
On their heads hats, mostly sioye-pipes' en-
veopcd in sheahs Of white paGcri In their hands were
nambcau= They made n terrific hubbub. Conse-
auently forty policemen kept an eye upon them. At
0:45 seven policemen stretched themselves across
Firh-aye. at Twenty.sxth.st Behind them three
Columbia College sopbomorcs stood German brass
band came next. Then followed a woe begone horse
whose ribs could be counted lie vas attached 20 cart
which carried one VI. Lcgcndrc and goat whose el t
Uaru.pcx Kerfoot would IN time examine. Atcr these
there were Of seniors. then open carriage with
white horse ahead Of 1t. aud Haruspo1 hcrfoot ami
Camifex Abenhcim IN u; next double carriage con
tanning Impcraior Stevens Icgatces Gardiner and the
Committee Of Arrangements. Then there we're iOO
sophOmores marked 10 their hats a. men 81 81 oV
seniors 100 juniors 100 alumni and 100 Hcshen last
and least. -
hor.e moved and nrspex kcrioot shot of totpcd'e5
while Carniie6 Abcnhelm hIed INC air win hoinhl
candles. Inc i've hundred attended ny an IninehshS
Of pedestrians moved mp tiithaNe' through
Forty-seyonth-st, TO the college campus; On lno
campus stood an altar; near the altar galoWs ito
tho aaOws hung a rope. lIarusrcX kerfoOt poured
alcohol on the altar. Then he lighted the alcohol win
match. There was too mnch alcohol 20 Ten - In1u
helped IIaruspexKerioot Ent ont bonfire ana save tI
altarThe nrnspex then disscced the r. ntnons OF h
the college professor ne hhue u ms ms ~ I'm NJ
declared that the only enemy unpublished by - was u.
Legeudre. tarniiCN Abcihcu tncftupOn ildctfl lil'
goat on the altar. and stabbed HIM all 10 pieces. All ne
boys bleated. HaruspcN kcriOot sraightway pulled
Spectator from the bowels of the goat, and read the dc
cree that ~ Lcgendre must he burned Tho gentleman
Of snes and cosines having been already high strarg
was subjected 10 fire. lie woull not burn. The boys
grOaned. Some pulled of NJ Lcgendre's slippers some
his gloves. Then they set HIM alro They had 10 as
cinbowe him before he burned we'll As he wa burning
uI orator addressed the boys. beginning: 20
ye pretending to be dressed In TUNES, bat IN ieAij ~
votr night shirts" IIc cut short with the wall:
We want beer" You shall have beer. said he. but
tho Freshmen are to drink milk without stick. All
the boys cheered and adjourned for cOHric at sixty
thirl-st and Tenth-ayc
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OBITUARH.
DANIEL T. MURPHY.

II 10
Daniel T. Murphy, the well-known millions
are Of San Francisco died at s45 last evening At TIA
Windsor Hotel Mr.. Murphy or more properly the Man
qus dc Murphy, arrived In NewYork on Saturday ana
wasjoned at the Windsor by his wife, who was pass
enger on the Eruria He intended to sail for Liverpool
win her by the Eruria her next eastward trip bud
nnsnss disease from which he had been suffering
nc was Dorm at Albany in 1888, but while boy hs
Engene Kelly in Lexington, Ky There he rss formed
mat connection with the Kelly family Witch lasted al
rs BY his deathbed evening In isa5 u Mapphy e
the dry tor 81 Louis to into the employment Of
manned for four years until he was sixteen That
an 'mf SS TasS the Pacific slope
soa IN az ss.a young and enicrprisins spirits.
Sam n Franc:y oung Murphy started tho plains
taking the Santa Fe route arrived in San Francisco s in
Kelly 10 Ir E. IN the next year the firm OF Eugene
e days Eugene Kelly drySoods merchant and FOR
this business the firm formed on the Paciac Coast
partner rs T he wss Ssmsss
p Rren. 's dissolution in 1859 Adam Grant and Thomas
MI Kelly gave up the business Murphy Grant
the @ aecaea to carry It They accordingly founded
st u.s. one Of the most Influential commercial houses Of
s snS IsT Mess During the war the firm had credits
ter Paris and New-York In 1857 Mr. Murphy returned
Widow afta ana married the lady who IS his
OF children Mrs Murphy declared her
LOT european home, and to live In London Mr.
M SnIdp still remained in San Francisco bus
pau pau ilequent visits TO his wife. He
gIoHnent member OF the Roman Catholic Church. Popo
sim TX conferred on him the tito Of Marquis and made
sant Ia snt OF the order OF st. Gregory. present
semt ny MT murphy 70 the Pop, consisted of brick Of
so5d SILVER the product Of the California mines.
MS widow, Mr. Murphy leaves children
TOUR daughters and three His eldest daughter
married sir Charles wolseey and lives England.
o names OF MS sons are Eugene, Daniel and Samuel
DrhR his last illness two OF his and of his
nauEhters were with him. Mr. Donohue, the we-known
Dher OF SSn francisco. DIR. ChrsmOre his family ply
oan, ana blsnop Aemany also in his party. AZ.
tcr pos. mortem examination the body Will be
Dalmed and sent to San Francisco.
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WORK ON THE BRoADwAH RAILROAD.

The downtown track of the Broadway Sur
face Railroad laid and repaved yesterday nearly to
heade- ST. Then break made, owing 20 the
tons OF the New-York Steam Company, to Warrcnst.,
whence the track laid as far as the Astor House.
The uptown track letters behind mt HOward-st
The railway met with unexpected obstacle We ter
day. A tall, lank man rushed out from Eleyenth-st
into crowd OF Sharp asonished workmen The stran-
ger was dressed q secdy suit OF black covered by
light Overcoat and above his thin face and scraggly
whskers of sandy lowered black silk hat "StOp
it, stop 1t all 81 he shouted, he braudisEcd heavy
black In the air say stop II! The whole city'
have cholera you don't quit tearing mp these streets
Cyrus W. Fields gone on 10 Europe and neglected this
business but it's got TO stop, say"
by this time the wOrkmen, seeing that 10 was mad
man with whom they had TO deal, had begun to move
around so as TO capture his stick. big tracklayer
knocked the stick out OF his hand and policeman led
him of. He went ueekly enough, saying painttvely
You ought TO let me get down town TO warn those
steam heat people TO quit. They're worse than the
street raj roads"
The lives In Eleventh-st, and has been partly
demented for several years.
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Detcctve-Sergents Funk and Golden yes
to-day arrested Mrs Susan r. Buck hohsory OF whose
exploits was presented In THE TRIBUNE Monday, ut
the Brooklyn entrance OF the Bridge. There three
complanants who will appear against the woman. Mrs
Jennie r. Bishop, OF No. POI West Twenty-thirdst.,
alleges that Mrs Buck went TO her eslab'
lishment May ] and ordered dress. when
she went out "A dress valued at $50 went with
her. She had the dress when she arrested. on
May Is she went to board with Mrs. Louise NJ Lewis OF
No l05 Grand-s Jersey City. She left suddenly taxing
with her $40 and jcwclry worth 500. Mrs. David
Stephenson, IT., OF No 22i West FOrtyslxtb--t, en-
plOyed Mrs. Buck as nurse on May u,
under the name OF Ellen Gray Three days later MrA:
Stephens missed the gold watch and diamond
pin Inspector Byrncs received on Tuesday telegram
from Mrs Jeanette NHndcstar OF san Francisco, say
Ing that Mrs. Buck had stolen her trunk IN Liverpool
The prisoner viii be taken to the Jefferson Market Police
Court today,
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he OUGHT TO BE PROMOTED.

Apoliceman stood outside Broadway shop
at late hour the other night with glass raised TO his
lips. surrounded by circle ofdeeply interested
spectators.
"What's the matter I" gasped a painting hackman,
who, espying the crowd couple OF blocks Of had run
that distance at full speed to " catch on
'why, don't you see the cops drinkin'i"
"Oome off, that's nuthin." grumbled the hackman in
tones OF disgust.
"May be you've a cop drink soda water before"
retored his informant, with Ironca infection, "but
amt"
The hackman did not venture any retort. but pushed
his Way inner edge of the circle and gazed on the
policeman with open-moutbed astOnishnent until the
last drop of soda water had disappeared
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DIED.

c0N S - f5 Bay Ridge L. L. June l. Eliza Sinclair
daugler0 the ate William sinclair United states Savy
noon at o'clock. Vs. NA'--' "''oi'
CMu RCHILI-At l24 West llth-st. New.York CITY Nav
"a sarah ", widow OF Cap ain William b. Chnrchi1 aasa
~ '".' $50
Interment at Guilford, Conn.
DICKINSON At Great Bead Penn on Tuesdav lima q
Evlra C., widow Of the late Andrew Dickinson - o .
Burial services from her former homo Kigewood n on
Thursday AZ j:30 y. -''' on
!, Rev Charles Cunning. ID. d. 'o 'uio
lnterment at Hones'ale' on Wednesday, June 3.
PALMER.-On Tuesday, I'd lnsa, sarah El,za Ia con,t
wife OF Thomas Palmer '~' H0 NouH~
Funeral services will DC held her late resience TIA IA
kal9ave; BLooAlyn, ON Thursday. at p. NJ
Friends and relatives are invited to attend
PHA1R-At So Fulonst. Brook yn OF pneumona william,
twin brother OF JOhu Phair. ''','@"'
Notice OF funeral In Fridays papers.
SEBRING-At Carthage Landing, Juno l. Margaret Ann
80 Nv ''su
Relatives and friends respectfully invited to attend her
funeral from her late residence. ~ ''''
TEA0Inin tins city on the 81 INST Louisa Kirkland widow
Funeral services az ST Geo Church. Stuyyesant sona
on Thursday. al 1890 a. 'f"~i''
IL Is requested that NJ lowers be seat.
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Post Office Notice,

Letters for Europe need specially diraot. for m,
patch by any particular steamer order % seeur,
livery destination, ~ all Trans Atlantic mail,
warded by the fastest vessels avli.lbie - N'
Foreign mails for the ending June a xtl alan,
PRosPELf IN ali cases) AZ tins oiice folio vs.
$3.50 IN. for Europe. psr s. g. Baltic
via queenstown; at for Nassau. n. r., AMI san.
and Porto Rico Havana; aud for Campecho Chianas
Tabasco and lucatan. Mexico. per PTincipia Ief.
tiers for other Mexican states dlrecfei mar
Prlnclpa ~ at 1850 y. FOR Honduras and Ily,pysfo,
per Ellie knight New. dreams al T.bJ N y, 1,
TruNo and kuatan, per s. s. 5. Or. via New Orleans
FRIDAY-At 8 A. m. for Newfoundland. via Halifax
Mails for China and Japan City OF New York W,
Francisco, close here June &C d. m MuI. ~.
Australia, NewZeaanl- sandwich AMI FIJI island, ner
h CITY sydney co,o her. i,,na
81 at y. M or ON arrival at Nos.lork OF Hritan
MIC with Brio ish mails for AUSTRALIAN. ~
SATURDAY-A $3.50 m. for Europe pers. Ftru,.
VIA queenstown. az $3.50 Scotland diract mar
s. Ctrcassia, VIA Glasgow lleters directed ma
g. Zaandam, via Amsterdam letters musf be direpPett
per Zaaniam ~ at $50 a. for Boil gum d;recf ma.
Pennland, via Antwerp Qeters must he d,. ~ "a
per Pennlana'G az ll:3O "A. IN. Tor Eurone mar
Neokar. VIA southampton and Bremen; at ~ m Tor ~.
Nindward Islands, per g. MuTiel al tea n M 10,
Cuba Porto Rico and Nassau N p per Eauaa ~
via Havana &C 1880 p for rruxilio and Rna,sn Nv
as f. b. ward IT,, via New-orieanA - 1'A
'The schedule of closing Trans Pacific ma,u,x ar,.,.
the presumption OF their uninterrupted oyerisn
San Francisco Mails from the East arriving OK IL ~
San Francisco on the day OF sailing steamers Ara liz
patched thence the day. ~N~ "'o 10
HENRY @. PEARSON Post.nas.s.
Post once New-York. n. \. Nag - 49,
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,,ost eminent iuriss Of tho country. They osnho' W
Wbjsted down the wind
WEDDINGS YESTERDAY.

Tho steamer st. Johns was decked from stem
n stern with lines of flags as 1t left the foot Oh
Mt IL a. M yesterday with over q hundred guests
for seabright. n j., where the wedding Oh s ~
shinpen daughter of w. w. shippen preSiueh' - -
Uoboken Land and Improvement Company, anu 49,
fond Davies Of Blake Brothers & Co., No. o9 "ai'"
.oor nlace "The Anchorage" the summer co''"ho
Mr. Shipper, is in the old village near INC -, ,yas
matched and picturesque hshing-huts. Tvs sr,od nv
aecked with flowers. The ceremony was 10 - :,
the Rev. Dr. Mosher, father OF % tho
the Stevens Institute, Hoboken- pretty s 80
xras a oroup of eight bridesmaids -FOUR Oh "noin
red bououets OF daisies and four OF iorse'-me-ho'S
nh bride was handsomely attred In whlte shk anu
wore an old veil OF poUt lace and diamonds Inc Pe
ents included check from the brides father sad 10 oe
for $4,000
Miss Mamie Bell daughter Of William Bell grand
daughter of Abraham Bell, and greagranddaugh'er VI
President Thomas founder OF the Baltimore ana ONO
Railroad. was married toAlexander Spencer lie que
grear-grandson of Governor De Witt b ors,
ton ,r a. father 70 so1 West Mr.
Spencer, of Milwaukee. was the best man.
Miss Annie Murray daughter of Inspector William
Murray was married to William H. Trainer IN tne aaD nG
noon at the Church of ST. Lawrence r"iA'"'' ""N
Eighty -fourth-st
Miss Henrietta Tieten daughter of Mr.. and Mrs j. H.
Tfeten was married to John Rodenburg lr at 2, NJ
The Rev William Busse performed the ceremony ine
ushers we're Thomas W. Dobbie and rrederlck ie
bridesmaids
Tieuen
Miss Annie G. Cordts daughter OF f. d. Cordts FORMER
proprietor Of the Hotel Royal was married ias. eNcs
10 Archibald Park at her home No. 2O36 MadisohEet'
The officiating clergymen were the Rev Mr. ba p ~
amess Methodist Episcopal Church. and the ken W.. a.
Kelly of Middetown, the latter performing tn eowers
many The parlOrs were trimmed Will ~! no"o "a
sThe bride wore a handsome gown or whIe satih anu
brocade trimmed with point lace, vel OF the sane
falling over the shoulders. Her bouquet was OF rosGs
and lilies Miss Nellie Cordts, her sister was me inaa
of honor The ushers stephen g. Carr - hlTseh,
r. n park ana Zeah Van Loan. reception WIN
music and refreshments followed
Miss Meyer daughter of c. Meyer, was married at her
fathers house, No. 617 Fifth-ave
Miss Marguerite Diehl Henderson, only daughter OF
Ceorge Henderson, married at noon 10 CIHOr9
smith Thomas at the home OF the brides father NO 20
Hoisey-s ooklyn the Rev. George H. Van DE wafer
of 81. Lukes Church. officiating
The Church of the Messiah in Greene-ave., Brookyn
was filled with fashionable company In the evening
when Miss Ella +. Vesor daughter OF Joseph Ne!sor
was married TO William Wickham Smith OF this CITY,
The Rev. Charles Baker married them.
Miss AMMAN, daughter OF f. AMMAN OF NO. 2ol WASH
Ington Park Brooklyn, married III the AFTERNOON at
her fathers house.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-04
THE GR4YD LODGE ELECTS OFFICERS.
FRANK II. LAWRENCE MADE GRAND MASTERING
OPPOSITION.

FRANK r. LAWRENCE MADE GRAND MASTERING
OPPOSITION.
At the resumption of the Grand Lodge ses-
sion o'clock yesterday morning prayer was ohercu
by Grand Chaplain, the Rev. John G.. Webster. There
was a full attendance. Past Grand Master j. Edward
simmons announced tho election OF grand officers IN
order. Past Grand Master Edmund l. Judson nomi-
mated Frank r. lawrence in complimentary speech
for Grand Master OF Misons Of the state Of NewNok
General Charles Ro,me. also past grand master
seconded the nomination. When Mr.. Lawrence was de-
clared unanimously elected. storm OF applause broke
forth and continued for nearly minute.
He was made mason IN Excelsior Lodge so 49, IN
this city I'm 1874 His brethren made him Junior and
senior warden 1873 and 1876. and no was Subsequent
ly elected master OF that lodge lie served as deputy
grand master 81 the Finn Masonic District IN ISIS ani
1879. In $50 lie made "A commissioner OF Appeals
and showed such marked ability IN tLs particular IL
rectlou that ho was appointed CHIEF commissioner IN
l--O. For four years hc nlcl tls position sNlhE s'H
cral satisfaction aud having his decisions -u-thhtl
almost without exception. Ihon he WAS chosen deputy
The re- 81 tho ticket was elected pred ctcd IN
The TRIBUNE Yesterday and tho other Ohccts Tor me
next masonic year are john W NroomRn' OF lletkimcT
deputy grand master; James Ten Eyck, senior glhhu
warden; aud John Hodge, OF IockpOrt, junior gtahd
warden. John Boyd was ro-olectcd grand treasurer
and Edward VI. l.. Ehlcr- grand secretary. William ID
Nichols reelected trustee of the Hall ana Asylum
Fund. OIL,
Grand Lecturer George II. RAYMOND was compll,
mentcd IN the report oi the Committee on WORK ana
Lectures Charles MMilams, master al GOn0ndo Lodge
No 1G3 OF Rochester representing the nar"us oI tho
XXIId District paid eloquent tribute To Grand Mas
ter Brodie and testimonial Of the crafts hpirccla
ton OF him ~ q man ami mason gave him beautiful
past grand masters jewel. resolution was adopted
changing tho hOur Of opening the Grand Lodge on tho
first day OF the session To j. m, ~ formerly.
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DISCUSSING HOME MISSIONARY WORK
STIRRING ADDRESSES By PROMINENT DIvINEs-A
woMEN's MEETING.
fBY rELnoRArH TO THE TRIBUgE1

STIRRING ADDRESSES By PROMINENT DIvINEs-A
woMEN's MEETING.
far rELnoRArg TO THE TRIBUTE
SARATOGA, June 3 Special. THE fine OPEN
ing OF the Home Missionary Society Tuesday evening
has been followed by day Of great interest Saratoga
air and water supplied the physical tonic and the exer-
cises at the church mentally invigorating. The
Rev. Dr. Goedel, OF st. Louis, struck ringing note In
his opening address chairman, his subject being The
open Door and the Many Adyersares" He sketched the
grand opportunities OF the society, and treated the
lions in the that his hearers almost wished the road
had been full OF them. The Rev. Drs. Hill
and Furber, Of Massachusetts,, and DR.. Wal
lace, Of New-York, conducted the devotions.
The Rev. DIR. Barrows read paper entitled "A Survey
OF the Home Field IL was narrative OF the progress
ana Territories, The Rev. Dr. Clark followed with a
paper The History Policy and the New Work OF the
Society,"" The new work has special reference to the
Immigrant population and the neglected classes In large
cities.
In the afternoon the women took possession OF the
house and held their own meeting Mrs. William Kline
Addresses were made by Mrs. NJ b. Norton OF Dakotai
MISS strong, missionary among the spanish speaking
people OF NewYork; Mrs E. s: Williams, of Minnesota,
and the Rev. G.. f. Albrecht OF Nebraska Mrs. Shell
ton made report OF the years work.
The business meeting OF the society was held az the
Same hour in the chapel The annual reports OF tho
special committees The Rev. Dr. George Z: Day OF
Connecticut and the Rev DR.. H. NJ. Dexter of Boston,
made report upon their visit to Sweden and Norway,
and recommended the Swedish religious movement as
sincere doctrhaly sound and worthy OF congregational
sympathy In this country. They were appointed TO
prepare and forward letter to Sweden expressing their
sympathy.
The resignation Of tho Rev. Dr. Woolsey president
OF the society was received and the Rev. Dr. Julius H.
Scaey of Massachusetts, elected to succeed him.
Tho evening session devoted entirely to the work
among foreign populations and stirring addresses were
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-04
SUGGESTIONS By THE

SUGGESTIONS By THE TYPOGRApHIoAL UyYoy
AT the third days session of the convention
Of the International typographical Union in Irving
Hall, yesterday. Messrs Graydon, of New York Ham
mond, Of New-Orleans and Green, of Louisville
were elected delegates to the Congress OF Federated
Trade and Labor Unions, to be held in Washington In
december An invitation from @. W. Chids for tho
delegates to visit The Philadelphia Leqer Building was
aceepted- resolution that all copy should be
takeh Dy compositors In turn from general hook was
referred 10 the committee ON subordinate claims
and motion that all candidates FOR admission to the
union should undergo rigid examination as 10 their
nthess was referred to the same committee In
tne AFTERNOON the delegates went to Oak Point
Mr. Cumming OF this city speaking upon the plan pro-
posed Tor the benefit OF tramp printers said that In IL
was adopted. the NewYork Gnon would be ruined or
compelled to secede The plan proposed is that union
men compelled TO travel In search OF work shall have
cards issued to them which call for the payment Of
three cents per mile in every local union
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-04
DIR. oUSrs CHARGES AGAINST THE REGENTS

DR. GUNN'S CHARGES AGAINST THE REGENIS
w. A. burlington, counsel for the Medical
Society OF the County Of NewYok said last evening In
regard TO Dr. Gums Medical College bills The bill
passed the Assembly without being referred
Dittee. II being represented that there opp0
sition TO it, In the Senate 1t referred to the Com
mitee Miscellaneous Corporations. DR.. Gum at the
pst hearing ala mol apparently nave any interest In the
that DR.. Gum the former mover. Dr. Gum told
the committee that he had applied to the Regents but
they refused 10 grant charter because he had
Piled with the law. He had not demonstrated his Imam
eia responsibility to the Regents IL he had
70 do this they could not have refused to grant him the
charter Dr. Gum also stated that the Of II the
Regents had told him that no would never get charter
unless they compelled TO give him one by order Of
court Dr. Murray, the secretary OF the Board OF Re-
geIts appeared before the committee on Monday TO OPP
pose this BILL but Dr. Gum did not repeat any OF these
Sharges There would naturally be some care in grant
sng charter TO DIR. Gum, as when he had one he
abused Its priyilegss"
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oyPIoERs or THE TEMPLE OF HoyoR.

WnLIMANTIC, Conn, June 3 (SpecidD.-At
the twenty-sixh annual session OF tho Connecticut
Grand Temple OF Honor held here today seyentysix
delegates were present from twentythree of tho thirty
three subordinate temples in the State The officers
elected are g. W. T., W. o. Buckley, Hartford @. w.
v L, j. A. Kinscolla, bridgeport G. W. r., f. II. Gage
Hartford q. W. T. c., W. Moody, New-London The
Grand Council also held its annual session. All OF the
fifteen subordinate councils represented fOrty-two
delegates being present The officers chosen g. c.,
r. r. Gibbons MiddletOwn G.. -, j. l.. Hakes AnsOnia
g. J. samuel Tully. Hartford G.. r., +. T. Gage, Hart
ford q. T.. c. W. Moody, New-Loudon The Grand
social Temple chose Mrs. f. Sage, Hartford, president
and Mrs Martha Estes, Hartford, secretary
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PAYING MONEY TO BUILDING EXAMINER

ExamlnerJ. ". hOrntOn, OF tne BurtaU OF
Buildings was placed on trial before the Fire Com
mssioners yesterday a charge Of demanding and re-
ceIvng money from John Kierst the contractor who
rebuilt the Standard Theatre Mr. Kers testified that
when the work Of tearing down the walls OF the OLD
building begun, Thornton said: " / have been sent
here make $3.50 out OF this job The contractor put
the examiner OFF with q promise, but some days later no
paid him 800. Thornton afterward demanded $3.50
and abused Mr. Kierst roundy because the money was
not paid Other witnesses testified that they had near
Thornon abusive language. but they had not heard
any demand for money. Thornton protested his nn0-
cence in dramatic manner, bd the c0miDissl0nors
thought that he was guilty and dismissed him Exam.
liner A. Montford, who 10 be tried charge OF
intOxcatlOn, sent In his resignation.