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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-30
ACCUSING a POLICEMAN or THEFT.

ARRESTED FOR STEALING A WAICH-hE AND HIS
ACCONPuCE HELD.
pol,ccrnon John Leisner of the Sixth Precinct. and
William Albro. an eX-ircman, are locked VI IN the
Sixth Precinct Police Station. the first on charge of
larceny and the latter charge of receiving stolen
Goods The complainant iu the case IS Michael
Harrington a iruit dealer OF No 50 Mul0erTy-st. Oh
December 9 Harrington bad been rndnigIng rather
freely IN ouor and started from Assembyman Thomas
F. Mahcrs liquor shop in Centre-st. 70 ex-Assembly-
man Patrick ~ Oakloys place in Canast. early in the
evening As he was walking through WaIkei-st. MS
gold watch valued at F6j stolen from him. lie
repored his loss to the police but nothing was heard
from the missing watch until Monday, when William
Abro an cx-hrcman came TO his place and offered 10
sell him the pawn ticket for the watch, which had
been pawned for $50 with Moses Mehrbach, NO. 4o3
Grand-st The price asked for the ticket was Slo.
Harrington agreed totske the ticket aud at last told
Abro to call again yesterday morning when be would
be +, ally with the money Captain McCnllagh was
informed of Abros visit and when he returned for the
second ,i, he was met by Detective Chrysal of the
Sixth Precinct. and arrested.
Wnen questioned by Captain McCullagh, AlOro SAID
that he had received tue watch from Officer Lesner,
and at the request of the officer had pawned 1t for s50
Twentyseye Gu dollars had been given to Lesner, Abro
retaining @3 and the ticket tor his share As soon as
the ciptan heard Albr0s story be sent tor Leisner,
who was on duty, ani confronted him with the
priso1er I-isners actions were such that Captain
Nc, ullagh decded to take him before Superintendent
Murray The Superintendent questioned the accused
officer carefully aud suspended him. Before he lett
the Centr9 Office lie induced to write out ms
rns,on.t,n Both prisoners were then taken to IT,
TmhI Police Court. where they were remanded uhtlt
thi, morning The police authorities are exceedingly
rcticrnt about The case. aud declined 10 say any thiiE
about H. 1t il supposed that Lrisner was not the
actual thict but league with the men VINO com
mtted the theft and acei simply as their go-bet"eeh
hc u ,llce hope get the other thieves shortly
Leisncr has been the police force for about two
wears and has fair record. He is married. ana livcs
at 30 ~ Coumba-st Aibro has u bad record.
Until two wears aga he a leading member OF the
| Whyo Gang." lie "as married. and was IN the
Tombs Police ourt several tim on various charges
bc fore lie managed an appointment as nrc-
man through political uh Icuce. HIS stay IN the Ere
Dooortmept vas briei. however as few months ago
he por drunk and approached Officer John D. % Brien
at Elm and Leonarsts. and asked him TO send OUT an
alarm for fire around the corner. he Oihcer du So
When the frrmtn drove up Albro had di-appeared IL
was A false alarm aud Albro was discharged.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-30
THE CAT DID nor EILL THE B1BE

MRS. GAsKINs HELD WITHOUT BAiL 0S HE
s1EENGIH OF SOME sIEONG TESTIMONY.
PHILADELPHIA, Dee. % lNpccjnh. Coroner
Powers held an inquest today the bOdy OF tho baby
Of Mrs Annie ns, VINO was fonnd dcad In bed yes
tcrday morning and was said to have been killed by g
cat Testimony ed h3: the thl.s throat haj been
cut and upon searching the premises large butcher
knife WAS found stained ith blood he ba1ys clothing,
saturated with blood was found IN bucket; there was
blood on the walls ana the washhOart aui there was
trail o: blood on the leading 10 " yard. The Ihl-
low slips on wiicn the child htd been supposed 10
have been lying whca killed by tho ca, aud The sheet
and the couuterpanc which had been on the bed were
exhb ted aud none Iein showed the least spot OF
blood.
The CorOneI's ply sican in his testimony said that one
wound I'm tie throat was three inches long and one inch
deep which evidently had been done with n sharp IN
stfument aud That there had bccn mado beside, tho
deep cut swecTs, indicating that the wounds
had been done either with dun knife or else mat the
party was practising One OF tho cuts clear INTO tic
spine The child had diod from oss OF blood some pieces
OF money taken from Mrs GSkuss pocket were covered
viii. blood. Mrs. Gaskn. was committed without ball
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-30
THE FRENCH MINISTRY RESIGN.
NJ. DE FREYCINET TO FORM A CABINET.

NJ BRISsON TO RETIRE FROM POLITICS FOR YEAR
LOOKING TO THE PRtsIDENCY.
PARIS. Dec. 3O.-After shOrr session OF the
Cabinet Yesterday Premier Brisson called upon PreH
dent Grevy and rendered the resignation OF the whole
Cabinet NJ Brisson said that he desired to retire from
political life for year. order to take mucn-needeu
rest The Governments majority on the Ionquih
credit was too small he said. for stable Government
and the result of the Paris elections was urther rea
for rcsi2uiug.
President GFevy strongly urged him TO continue III
Office but NJ. Brlsson obdurate The PRESIDENT tno"
requested VI. de Freycinet TO form CABINET anu 'no
latter promised to give a definite reply tomorrow
II is thought probable that NJ. de Freyclnet Will accept
the Premiership and that lie Will hold also the Foreign
and Colonial portfolios and wall organize protectorates
over Madagascar and TOnqnin
In the ballotlng for President yesterday NJ Br'son
IL supposed that NJ BrissOns withdrawal from pot
cal life is only temporary aud that he retlres for tAe
present with the object of increasing eventually MS
chances for the Presidency
There was 4 lively last night In the ChamDer o
Depntics Several members charged that an inaccurate
record had been kept OF tho the Tonquin credit
Shouts OF Iiar 'swndler !" raised in all parts
OF the Chamber Eventually the official record was
voted to he correct The uproar repeated IN the
obbes and Mt least two duels likely to result from
the controversy.
LONDJN, Dec. 29-FurtheT particulars OF the nghtinS
between the French aud HOvas IN Madagascar, men
toned IN letter from AutananarivO printed III TO-DAY
Dduy NeUS, snow tHtt the uOya army relurheu 10 Al
tauanarvo not 10 Tanatave Us mehtioheu in 'no e''
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horizon closely scanned aud suddenly te cry "bi
mn B ack smoke." httlc later the Sn0ke-plpe hlW
masts uf a STEAMER seen and tncu ITS n'arN nun "
appeared IL was tue Gellert. The steamer are" ht"I
An answer to the fiShcimens Signals and Tue seventeen
men were soon transferred 10 tile steamers Cipih Nro
dry clothing and food lurnlsn"d 10 u'",n I'm
and they were made comfortable LOT t'N
rest OF the way. The schooner was set on Hle
the sIInwrccLed men lett the Gtilert yegtcrday ly
cheered the officers and crew their kindness. Ibr
thev went 10 the Fail RIVER buat and asked for d'cR
nossaro Mr. Eurdpn one OF tho agents, gave tAch
cabin passage ticaCis as 4 Christmas lIt sent. .
The brig DOnaenI FROM Hr"zE l"s' stFciu sun. ~ ,'
had her deck huuses Hooded by the heavy seas ~ 'he
gales off Cape fIattrTas. Tne Vessel was "lthih
miles of Sandy Hook on Christmas day Wnen stIlvN I
a hurricane. She was driven eighty miles to sea an"
arrived in port yesterday. - IN
The bark A. Kenhclln from Rio JaUcirO lost her hai
coverings and had everything movable washed lTnn
decks Captain Dcakeu, OF the steamer Guy OF , a.,
I'm 81 latter from Havana warns paEters al vessels lt II
latitude So llfnurth. Oug ude l1' ~ west ne ~
on December IS dangerous suhken wreck WIN "''''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-30
MORE CHARGES AGAINST DIR. BRISTOR.

. 4 STIR IN THE SPRING VALLEY METHODIST CHURCH
THE CLEKGYMAN's RECORD.
The Rev. DIR. George K. BrlStOr Is the pastor
n, IN, sprng Valley Methodist Episcopal Church. in
pocrl,pd County In November Ida Downs age six
teen. an inmate OF Brooklyn asylum. was
indentured To him for two years. few
dsv. aeo An inmate OF the house overheard
Dr Hristor warn the girl that II She said any
ching about II he would have Judge Gemmoll send
her TO Jail" Justice GcIumel is ne1tdoor
neichbor OF Dr. Brstor That night tue
girl was closely questioned and tealfully
admitted tnnt tho clergyman had three occasions
been crlminally intimate with her On SATURDAY LA
told her sad story to Mr.. Gcmmell and also to Mrs.
John C. Wood whose husband is an officer in
n. uristoSs ohurch The pastor sum
mon,d ON Monday before meeting OF the
church officers but except that further Investigation
was waived tho proceedings Of the council are not
known II Is said that Monday afternoon Dr. Brisor
threatened TO kill Ida and she neG to Mr. GcmmeFs
house There she questioned by :. ii. Burr ana
Jackson Rose. two officers of the Methodist
church. Dr. Bristor came in greatly excited ana ue-
moudrd that Ida return to the parsonage. Justice
Cenmcl said she had placed herself under his protcc.
tion ana refused to let her 60 Finally Mrs Gemhei'
TO prevent further trouble, allowed lua 10 90 -.
Iir Brstor was appointed 10 the church IN March a't
by lhc Newark Methodist Episcopal Conference Iw0
ycors ago he was accused OF assang boys connected
with his church IN Newark Tho Newark ConiClente &c
fnnnd INN guilty and suspended him. lilo Appealed To
,, ';rnern C0nforcnce and was reinstated. Last
March there was another bttcr tight over LIN
a., the Newark Conference many .ergymrn as
serting that ho UNIT Tor tue ministry
Iy "A small majority committee repotte' tna. WIG
charges were sustained. but recommendeI tnnt tno
the next annual sesslOh III DrlsOr
ian brilliant speaker and at first the spring NulIoy
church was not large enough to hold the Co8rrEntos
sailed together by his elOqhcnce But win tle opeus
of fb his power waned because Ot ms ac-
tyily IN politics a rubid ProAUitionlsI.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-30
,rrcDrRFR >r4yrovS GooD cHAR4 crrR

PmAprLruIA, Dee. 29.-Ics,lmony was
hcard los Judge son today u the ct,o Of DAME, t.
stanton who pleaded guilty Monday last under the
advice OF counsel and with the consent OF D''ricAt-
torucy Graham to murder ~ the second degree IN caus-
Ih TIE death Frederick t. Naeh October 49, l,@ !,
near trmauto ~ Junction The testimony OF the pros
ccutIuu show tlL stanton aud Na-h were trav-
cling together; they got Oh tho trnn al German
town J4ucou, the northern pugt OF the tj mat tho
prisoner was drunk. aud upon Sash t'fl-uE to dfnA
more stanton shot him twlr, Tho defence VrOduc'd
Wlnr8sr- from Connecticut to provo 90" good chaiht"
OF the pgisDucr AL 81 whom gave him nn rNcrl" oha-
arf-r for -obreiy and general reputation. Among these
wIturs.c. wcr- Elijah 4. Nuf&an of SioWnRt"n Conn,
Sc!cctuqu the town fOt i've years 1ud county Com
ir,-sloucr Of Nv pLGDu: Prrsl cnt Gail. T. of the
Board OF EdurAtIou Of ~touiGgtOu George T. Coates.
member OF the Board OF Education 81 Staining ON .
Charles T. Cpniu Trial Just co uf Mystic Samuel II.
IyrntIry, Tral Iu-ucs uf -touiug Oui ~ hatd \,
1. "a I.go
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-30
SENDING 4 BULLET INTO HER BEAM
PROBABLE SUICIDE OF INSPECTOR MAcKiNS WIFE
THE HUSBANDS : STORY

PROBABLE SUICIDE OF INSPECTOR MACklNs WIFE
THE HUSBANDS STORY.
BOsrON Dec 20 (Spr,id1 Two pistol shots III 'he
office of the Inspector of Provisions in the Chamber OF
Commerce rooms little before to-day startled
the occupants of adjoiun rooms, and rushing III t.!
found "A woman upon the floor with one shot, plopapS
fatal in her BRAIN She taken away /" ihe nos
pital The woman was the wife of william Machlh
the Inspector of Provsions having been married 'o
him six months ago. Her maiden name was Mary NC
Gowan and she has always lived in Boston, MI.
Mackin and hs lawyer spoke freely about the shoohI
and their story combined is as follows:
Mr.. Machin and Mary McGowan were married ana
Immediately fixed their home in Brighton. ihen
married life was a happy until about month ago
when Mrs Maxim gave birth to child. Her husband
at FIRST thinking that the OF her sickness was oi
different cha ac;er treated her Hh thc utmost tender
ness but after The child WAS horG, tE.uGh nc 'iu II"
cease his consideration her welfare, YET he dtcl''d
TO separate from her and bring action Tor a nuic'
ton of the marriage. He consulted his la"ycr an'
the petition was drawn to-day though II WaS not 10 @r
served for some time the husband was a, An['ohs ~
the wife 10 spare her reput'tion. MIR, H"gNW !'il
this Vicinity a week Two ago arc vent To Ipswich
where she obtained empl,FTueu. ~ "a servant.
To-day unexpected " her husband, she came 20 MS
of ce a little ,iarimcut in the Commercial LNeAan6S
Hall esd spoke with him briefly. She scene"
dcs7oudcut and said finally. Wei. Nll Il We arc 40
have "A divorce IT might as well hc right away. Nr
10 send a message .Or his SISTER To come to t""h.
While he va, in the telegraph ohce TIE two it". were
fred C declares that ia re- w,rc no angry or ci
urkinh words bet him and his vile WlH" th.N
in stating Mr. Maciin has Away been c"n>idei'le
nd Kind
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-30
STORMY OCEAN VOYAGES.
ROUGH ExPEuENCE or THE STEAMSHIP EQUATOR
A SCHOONER UNDER BAEE POLES.

RoUGu ExPERIENCE or THE STEAMSHIP EQUATOR
A SCHOONER UNDER BARE POLES.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Dec. 20 (SP6ctdO.-Ihe
steamship Equator, Captain Selson arrived mere from
ph,Isdephla this morning after an extremely rough e1
ncrtepce at sea- Captain Nelson reports that he left
Philadelphia Friday at a. and passed OUT OF the
capes at 3 p 10. 1t was blowing stlh breeze from
which ased In violence during the
night. Saturday morning there was high sea run
ming and the wind blew furiously. At O'Clock the
vessei was hove to a reefed malnsa She labored
heavily, but weahered the storm handsomely. For
seven teen hours tempest tossed amid roaring
winds aud rolling waves. Her malnuast was broken
off alb ut nve feet frOiu deck ana fell ON tue iceOx
aft breaking the lid aud slightly damaging the ships
rail AT 2 a. Sunday the steamship got under way
and when between Hatteras and Cape Lookout the
lie schooner Charles E. Young. Captain Campbell,
arrived here from NewLJndon Coun, to-day, after a
stormy passage. For eighteen hours she had TO run
nnder hare poles with large hwser astrTu u keep her
sIrydy When between Currituok and Body Island heI
foretopmast sail were blown away and her
foresall torn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-30
DISASTERS TO VESSELS At SEA.
THY STEAMER NORTHERN IIGHi's ROUGH VoYAG
-DANAGF EY STORM.


U,11FAx. Dec, 20 SpccGb.-DSpatchcS
tron all narts OF the province show that the storm Of
Saturday and the worst known in the F'oY
ince for many years Two schoOners T"ro wrecked al
spencer's Island. The stcaUe" %orhern Light when
left GEORGETOWN on saturday morning for Pct"n Win
mails and passengers, only arrived at noon to-day Inc
distance is usually made four hours She had terri
ble experience Ill tie Straits Of NOrtAumboland having
hoo, al tho mercy o. the sea for nearly three days.
In SATURDAYS gaze. the schooner Elizabeth. forty
three tons register OF and bound to sheet Har"r' from
this port which anchored in the eastern passage
waiting to proceed. parted her cable she was
driven ashore and became a total wreck The crew
were saved The vessel was owned by her captain
Patrick Hawes. and hioibrotler
Telegrams from DigOy report that the storm was the
severest ever known IN that region and much dah"E"
WAS caused TO shipping and wDari property Part OF
the steamboat wharf owned by the Dominion Govern
ment was swept away with the warehouses lately
erected The steamer Florence Christina owne" by j.
D. Vroom and Others, Of Bear River broke from hef
mornings and Oh the beach, much damaged Inc
shore is strewn with wreckase of whaTyrs sheds etc
The uchtkeeper at Point Prime reports that the gale
was tear(ul he having to move his family to neigh
bors house for safety. The smokestack OF the steam
whistle was blown down, consequently the steam Aad 90
he shut of early Saturday afternoon.
AtAnnapolis the storm ragged Seenly from Saturday
r,orulug until sunday morning The snow drifts we're
frur eight to nine feet high No damage to shipping
at that porr is reported The Government break"aler
at Cow Bay, Cape Breton, was partly destroyed.
The steamer Linn O'Dee, from Boston, "hlch arrived
here this fernOoD encountered the storm IN the Bay
of Fuudy on Sunday. Tho steamer left Boston on
Sunday morning and the gale on before dark In
the night huge washed the vcSses deck causing
some damage TO boats and gear when were expose
Ths rigrup and decks became completely
coated with ice. Between u and o'clock p ~ hre
thes coal bukefs ana al HANDS were
got to work help eXtugulsh the naiue~ Nhlch tey
succeeded in dong after an hani % , W'i ~ r.
covered fire. but IN half Al hour the amee were
eYtnshed before much further damage hat bctn done
The schooner CrodO from Cornwaihe. laden
with potatoes for Boston, put lHto rin,rI77 rnrI7
she drove ashore Canning POINT III
Sundays storm, but came on IN a
doI,aIcd condition. she had been Deached
AT Pnrrsboro receive repairs, and may have to ds
charge her cargo. ,.-..-.
telegram from Middleton states that the brcakwatcr
al Mnrgarctville seriously injured, about 100 rect
nsi.,g carried away. The damage to -hIpunS at
that place is believed to amount 10 ut least Sl,OOO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-30
BITTER FEELING N A VIII CONTEST
ORDINATIONS AND RECRMINAnoNs BETWEEN THE
WHITE BROTHERS.

ORDINATIONS AND ORGANISATIONS BETWEEN THE
WHITE BROTHERS.
PITTsBURG. Dec. % (SpecldD. The White
will case, i'll which A. NJ. White, or Philadelphia, Is
against his brother, Harry known in Congress as the
Hero Of the kiskeminitas and now District Judge or
Indiana County, is still ON. hearing was had to-day
before the commissioner at Indiana state supreme
Judge -ilas NJ. Clark testified that after Mrs. C. NJ b
Whites death. and prior 10 Der burial Judge Harry
White came to his office and had consultation with
himself and William NJ. stewart C!ark's former law
partner After consultation, Harry exhibited mis-
mothers Will and stated that he was fearful cayeae
would lie nled against there was any delay In pro-
batting Upon the oice lie went to tue Register
OF Wills and had his mother testamentary declaration
probated. while ia this, A NJ Nhte was sitting
In his mothers house awaiting the tide OF her inter-
a.
I'm his answer to the petition OF A. NJ White In March
last II rry testified that A. NJ White could have entered
a caveat ne inst the probating OF any will OF NJ b
White and uad full opportunity TO do so NJ Nhte.
through his attorney, II preparing u brng crimai
action against all concerned In what ne terms " the
most ruscally attempt to deraud ever attempted
Libel prosecutions about 10 b. instituted aganst
W. r. Black publisher OF The Indiana Progress Tor re.
cent ARTICLES appearing in that paper ag ns AIvAahde
VI. White Harry While owns "A half interest III that
paper and it is alleged that these attacks we're isprsd
by him.
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BUFFETED BY WINTRY SEAS.
A STEAMSHIP RUDDERLESs- FI5HERMEN RESCUED
--MIsHAPS OF MANY KINDS.

, STEAMSHIP RUDDERLESS- -FIsHERMEN RESCUED
--MTsHAPs OF MANY KINDS.
The steamship Island, which sailed from Co.
pephagen on December g. was tOwed into the harb0r
Yesterday by the tugs Cheney and Goodwin, without
rudder The Island met gale December %. which
increased in force until Sunday 1t blew tempest.
with the heavy breaking ship continuously
and flooding her The pchIpg and rolling of the
vessel brought tremendous strain her rudder and
about midnight on sunday the rudder aud rudder
post close up 10 the counter carried away She
was then about 60 miles from Sandy Hook In spite Of
til drag was rigsed and towed With this and
the aid OF the sails. which hoisted
aud lowered, at frequent intervals. good
made When about eighty miles
southeast of the Lightship she spoken by Pilot
Boat No. 90, which after putting pilot on board.
turned TO New York and had the tugs sent out
bring the vessel into port The Island arrived of the
Lgntship about l:20 yesterday, and at daylight
was taken In tow.
The Hamburg steamship Gelert also arrived. having
Oh board Captain stephen Grey aud sixteen distressed
fishermen, who had been rescued from the fishing
t0n OIL December 22 for fishing the LahaVe
babks FOnr days afteIwaTd a binding SNOW storm
struck tho schooner aud was followed ny terrhc ga
1hls Was IN latitude 43' north lou gitude 640 west
heavy sea raised, and about O'clock the after
noon OF the ZOt biz wave struck The carry
ing away the spars Rigging and SAILS leaving nothing
ner seven boats and began TO leak. Throughout
the night the mon work at tue pun ps and
Ways To keep their c.aft ahOat TIL relief should
was long, tedious night, and In addition to being
drenching
As coon a. day broke on the following morning the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-30
lfrRDERED BY A DRUNKEN LOAFER.

PIr1suuRG, Dee. % SpeciaD.-John Wright,
n vounc muatto. gas murdered this morning by
(" Jimmy" Kain, II well-known llquor-Shop keeper.
Kain with two companions had been playing cards all
night The game ended Ia quarre! and Kain received
severe beating. He then began drinking heavily ana
sauntered along Markct.sL Meeting Wright he puI'eA
revolver shot him In tho back He hred three times
the other Two shots not taking effect Wright ran IA
abort distance and fell dcad In the doorway OF reSta-
rant. KAN wa, arrested At the GossR Ryan prize hght
at Collier. Station several yoars ago he went through
train, lighting all who resls;cd him. AT tho Weeden-
Maoney fight. Kaln received bullet IN tho ler lie
attended Mr. Olerelands Inauguration ceremonies and
as,aulled Domnrk McCaGrey while the Latter vas ev'
Ing a sparrlnE act in a theatre.