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CHANGES AT THE CUSTOM HOUSE.

Collector Hcddcn Yesterday appointed eleven
labor,r-. four messengers. fireman and porter 10
postous IN the Custom House. The Collector was III
strncted that the Cyil Service ard Woud hnh rham
nations FOR the ming OF fUrtynne vacancies In the day
ANA i yt Ian force and vacancy IN the store
keepers department ON FrhruIrr = Ihere are ABOUT
900 lons on lie for Iamatious for inspectors.
n ia himat.d that there Will soon be gwen an OppOr
tunIty Tor the many applicants Tor recognition
,u,,g lin. present miuIstrAton the Custom House
There Is "A single vacancy IN the class OF femte inspect
nrs and conn aints said to hay been made upon
which IL IL hoped 10y the officials there may bo found
sufficient cause for the removal Of two others special
Treasury Agent Moore yesterday ordered To duty AT
plulnucipliI. THIS detail takes from the Nrw-lork
office all OF the Republican special agents that held
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CLINTON +. BRrSH DISCHARGED.

Clinton T.. Brush WAS arrested on December
% on charge ~ having violated the Internal Revenue
Avs Ia having brought from Gambia some household
goods and other eff, which claimed To DE duti-
sbr The examination was nrid before Cuuiinissonrr
MIN. ycstrriay aud 10 disclosed that this prose
onion WI. mstichcd by personal enemy and tle Com:
missioner dismissed IA" case holding that nothing hhd
h.rn shuxu IN auy way inpNcAtug Nj. Brush. MT
Brush Will gin an action for malicious prosecution,
claiming so, 900 damages.
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sIuUEL u. CLARKE TO RETIRE.

Samuel b. Clarke first assistant III the civil
do rineut Of the United States DisrictAttorncys
Office viii retire January aud will be succeeded Oy
Henry c. Platt, a Democratic lawyer OF Huntington,
l.. l. Mr.. Clarke has been an Ashstant Dislrict
Attorney for eight years. serving under George Bliss
stewart l.. Wo0dfOrd, Elhu Root and William DORIS
heimee He has held his prese mt position In the once
since the death First Assistant Herrck three years
ago. He mas conducted many important eases Win
much skill. He resigned his position when Mr.
Dorsheincr took Office. and anxious TO leave the
Office on January He will tho practice OF the
law with AN office at No. IS WIilian-s. Mr.. Clarkes
successor has practised law in this citI.
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A WEALTHY GERMAN'S son room AND MISSING

The police were asked yesterday 10 Hearch
for Oscar Ress a weak minded German, thirty i've
Years old who had disappeared from his boarding
house No 1913 Seventh-st Friends OF the missing man
that his father wealthy merchant IN Brrslan
and that ais grandf thor was u millionaire banker In
the city. His father sent him 10 New'York about
fifteen years ago wishing to keep him OUT of sight or
friends OF the family. The sum OF $1,000 which was
given TO at that time soon sncnt and ne re-
Turned TO Germany His father refused to keep him at
home ana Oscar shipped to NewIork again. George
Landau OF No. 50 East FOurtlst.. saw Oscar IN Hous
ton at about SIX years after the family IN brcSinu
had lost all Of him. Oscar was destitute and MT
Landau provided for his wants until letter came from
Germany Since then Oscars father has sent quarterly
sums amounting about $3.50 year for his supp RI
the money passing through the hands or Mt Landau
ON sunday morning oscar went TO TOinpklns Square,
where he was 10 play with small boys. ana
did return to his boarding house. PERSON. NJ tho
boarding house said that had acted for time
~ he was demented
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VOLTS Island were removed to North Brother Isana on
Tuesday evening suffering from typhus ever Uu ~
IN, naents was Catharne N0Onau an lrisn woman "no
was sent TO tho Workhouse from her home In Ouyers
only few days The other was Johh Nei, WIZ
h.i neen eeping lodging houses before ne was sent
10 the Island AS a vagrant more than week ago .ho
fever must have been contracted In THIS CITY III oaoH
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HOME NEWS
PROMINENT ARRIVALS.

Hoffman House-John W. Mackay. OF Ne Ne
.r-nv> Ho>l-C;eneral n de Pieroa, oI-President OF
Peru and Congressman Frederick Miles, OF Conneos
cnt - UoteI Bruns,cieE-COlOnel John Hay, OF Cieve-
land Tietoy1a Hotei-Genera L. A. Merritt. or Pots-
dam II y and Mortimer +. Elliott. OF PennsyIyania ma
- clarendon Hotel-Captain de b. Maur. OF the
French Iegtion at Washing Hotel NormdHdte-
ft.n,ral Thomas b. Van Buren, late United States Con-
sul- General for Japan Murray HtH H0teE-rIoAo's"
A. II, Wheeler, OF Yale College.
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WEsTCHEsTER COUNTY.

PRIHAM-Floyd Fowler, age htty-slI, clam pedler
who had been missing from his home for two days.
found dead yesterday by his son on Hunters Island In
the Sound.
WHITE PLAISA-The Grand Jury will continue their
INJURY to-day the method Of conducting the work
the aQueduct. Their inquiry no far has deNeld
cped little carelessness, msmanageent aud matt
tcnti0n duty tho part OF the contractors anE
engineers But II has shown that more caution Nigh
have been used by construction engineer IN pr0tectIu
the roofs OF the tunnel, which have splinered OF.
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BABIES AND SMALL CHILDREN MADE HAPPY.
Tho Wn-,iin Day Nursery. No. ZIG East

was filled Yesterday afternoon with babes
and little children and with benevolent women VINO hau
prepared Christmas festival Tor tne9 H,,mtad
hesned about the OF the tree ana were
70 the little guests together with the various pretty anu
nsefu articles on the tree. FROM the Tine OF tue Ent
tm ~ the Christmas tree happiness prevailed, except
when Que little sufferer set howl OF anguish peoauso
was started upstairs 10 the nursery Without ItS o
ali The do however was sent TO its owner ana
the woe was ailevated. Fiy-two children were enter
taned The annual report Of this nursery SHOWS ire
growth for tho year Tho kindergarten lessons nave
formed a new feature Of the WORK
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BROOKLYN.

The Commissioners OF Charities decided yesterday to
discnarge chef Clerk 1. G. IoaL
I,dr.w Couselyra who claimed To have n dvinc com.
mission Kill all the dogs on Long Island was sent 10
A private lunntic any lum In AmItJ vile yesterday
f. Loeser & Co.. leading dry goods house announce
tnnt hereafter their viii be clO'rd AT D. ~ on
saturday nights wei. ~ on other nights
The chin Of 81 Anns-on-t .e-Icights will bogln
ringing at o'clock Tonight. Watch-uIglt services VIII
be held IN several churches
The Tallapoosa left tho dry docks NJ the Navy Yard
and VIII 10 into commission next week. On"
mas been year at the Yard undergoing repairs
lanes A. sktIton has written a letter 10 Mayor Low,
alleging that the prevalence OF typhoid fever IA due Ia
the increase OF tho water supply by means OF driven
wells.
Eridyet Lamb age twenty.one q servant in tho house
Of f. H. Browne. at 30. POI PutnAm-ayr.. was found
dead I'm her bed Yesterday. having been sufocated b.
gas The burner had been Improperly turned OH
Clerk Tomorrow. has rrappoiuted all the subordinate.
IN the Office. some Of whom have served Tor upward OF
thirty years
Ycltc Babcock. who tiled to commit suicldo from a
fcrryboar three days ftcr her release from the Pen
irentry sent 10 the House OF the Good Shepherd
yesterday FOR six months
Under the will OF Thomas Cunning shout $1,000 was
lon II, executors to Nprnded for masses for tho
rcunse of ms soul The will contested by some OF
The heir brought suit 10 restrain the Executors
from paying the money for this purpose Judge cullen
ia HE supreme Court has handed down an opinion
sustaining the beque-t lie holds that masse. are aS
much adjunct OF burial ~ the erection OF mona :
,urt best authority au-tnln- a. the right or
a tesiator to direct In his will and leave money for.
The annual dinner Of the Young Mems Phiomatheo II
Society took place last evening at the Pierrepmt
IIOnseAn address was delivered 20 Mayor Low tohgfht-
Mating and commenting hiu for his administration o.;
his Office TOasts responded 10 bY General stewart
|. wooiford, Chauucey N. Depcw. the Rev DR. Ine4-
Hall Is -rnard Peters and BeuItmln ID. -man. Letter.
OF regret we're received fro JsursG Hannibal
mn Or storr-. DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes, John q.
Whittier and George W. cable
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CHANGING rcLIcEHAy WIN ASSAULT

Big Policeman Ilarkln, Of the IWcnty-tlghth
Pr, cnct lives upper noor Of tho house 49, LII
Srcoud-av. IIo was trial at Police Headquarters
ycsteriiy for an alleged assault on Leopold Bauer.
dninutivo book Mr. Ban"r te,thed that on
December Il, when he went To Carkins home ana
r.uped on the door, the policeman rushed into tue Dali
ana threw down stairs, after strNing him twice IN
IA, breast Iaurr's story CoTruhOrated by Eel
Uuelrc who sltnat he caught Bauer
A. no falling down the stars Carktu rwOre that no
VA eep I'm bed az the the alleged assault He
had been told aferwar that two sneak thieves had been
mi out OF the house Decision wa. reserved.
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TRYING TO STOP EXCISE INVESuGA TON.

Little was done yesterday uOWdIu llNcSl'Sd'-
ing the charges OF the Mayor against inc EIcse com
n,issIonsr. w Bourke Cochran and Mr. Ncwc"nbe.
who represent Commissioners HsuRhtOn and Mitchell
sought TO execute clever nabk noNeirH
the tosrcnti0n moved that the second and
prIncipa chaTse which accuses the commissioner OF
Granting licenses places Of DooI0usiy bad character.
should lie dismissed on the ground that no Gaze lAh
been made ou:. Mr.. NrwcomOa also moved thI tho
him Of asking Police Captain Ryan TO protect unlicensed
barroOm-. should be dismissed on the gronnd tha thls
offence II II were Que, committed by Commissioner
Mitchell during his present term Of Office CouIhls-
soner Beckey, who IA taking testimony lor the Cover
MIR denied both motions the ground that his commits
son authorized him simply to hear evidence ana not
to decide points OF law aud that ne therefore nad no
authority To dismiss the case Counsel for tho Excise
Board then sought TO obtain an adjournment for ten
days but they we're essf aud finally agreed to
90 on with the cas- SATURDAY. Mayor Grace came In
for a few minutes In the morning
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THE DOLPHIN OFF FOR SEA TRIP

The dispatch boat DOlphiH sIiIcu IiU o1 pafora
mort ON Monday for days cruise at sea. brIoIe
sailing she osk on board several experts who VIII
fully watch tho vessel and report on her segoine
bor before the end days unless compelled 10 40
so by heavy weather Before the END OF inc Trip sn
Dolphin will visit the compass buoy anu INC moaSuio"
mile course again.
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WHAT Is GOING ON TO-DAY.

Entertainment at the Produce Exchauge 10 o p M
Board OF Estim ate and App0rtionment IL q N. ,.
Stanley reference before Releree hne'Aio'
II q.
Meeting Of Commissioners OF Emigration, p M
Hudson River bond suit before Justice Donohue
ORGANIZATION OF Board OF Supervisors, brooklyn. n,
Christmas festival. Tbirty-fourth Street mothouis'
Episcupal Church. p. m. 18th
fible and Fruit Mission. No. 42o East Twenty-sxth'
st 7:3O ID Ill.
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AIONa rHE RnuNn-

GREENFIELD UUI--Deacon John Banks. age eighty
three who was swndled Of 81 900 last summer and
has Lost fully $4,000 since 1870 by placing money nj
the suggestion of supposed good advisers, said yeser
my life should now DO better OF. I've got my farm
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NEVIS FROM IHE SUBCRBS.
Jersey CITY.

William Douglass. who says that he liycs at No 3ls
Grove who been fugitive from Justice rluce
January, 1888 captured yestordaY by Detectives
Kllcaulry and Pearson. lie is charged with feOniOus
assault upon James Nolan. who has since died, with
robbery and with grand larceny.
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WORK or TIE BoARD or FDUCArION.

The Board of Education yesterday finished
fur the year Tnr terms OF Commissioners
Iuveur Kelly, Eu .cnc II. Pomeroy AM W. H. Wallace
erplre with the present y-sr. Resout"uS expressing
The regret Of the Board losing these members were
ono red BIZ Mr.. wool and adopted. report OF the
Committee on By laws against closing school on The
d,y OF tho funeral OF principal was ad on the table
r,port Of the Committee On Tea hers against paying
Mira NJ l.. Tpp, principal OF Primary school NO 81,
the maximum salary of II 200 was adopted
SENT TO NORTH BROTHER ISLAND WITH FEVER
Two inmates of the WoTkhouse on Black
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STATEN ISLAND,

sArIORs' SSUG UARBoR-Capialn Alonzo G. Ames, al
inmate Of Sailors Snug Harhur was found drowned II
front of tho institution yesterday He born In Rock
land Me lilo leaves a widow and four children. Hi
mother and sister live In ljus on.
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man uptown received letter the other aay al
nouncmg the death OF mis- brother In Virgna anu Oh en
n the date discovered that the let or had oee
twenty mont s reaching him. The postmaster eVucnIn
wanted to break the news gently. Philadelphla Ca
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MAYOR wHITNrY's APPOINTMENTS.

The impression prevailed III Brooklyn yesterday
that Mayor-clect Whitney, having completed his
first message TO the Board OF Aldermen, would an
Lounce his appointments of the heads OF the cry
departments today or Tomorrow. although me
present Commissioners will hold Office until the ISL
of February Mayor Low appointed the present
heads of deppI tInents on January IS, 1854, The
following appointments are believed 10 have been
decided upon by Mr.. Whitney: CommlSsiohcr OF
Citv Work William Schwarzwaeder; Police Com
mission r. Thomas Carroll Fire Commissioners. q.
r. Common; Health COMMISSIONER Dr. Andrew Qt-
terson: lax Collector, l. ID. V. llardenbergn :;
Commissioner of Buildings, J. e. Plat; Registrar
of Arrears, NJ w. Cole. The choice for Corpora ton
Counsel lies between Winchester Brltton, d. T.
Barnard and John G. Schumacher IL is thought
NEST likely that City Treasurer Wheelock, whose
office has no political power, vii he retained. a.,
n ugh he is Republican. John Pyburn ana
lohn SchIlemann are likely to ne the Excise Com
missioners and Assessor Thomas Wilson will prob
abiy be made president os the Board of Assessors
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thsse clerks, the times they were employed the
evidence that the work o1gh not TO cost over $3.50
a hber in tead of 5000, and calls upon the Mavor
TO t1ke some action to correct the abuses COIN
planned of.
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DIVIDING IF CITY MONEY.
SHERIFF AND COUNTY cLERK CUT DOWN.
RELIES TO CRITICISMS BY THE COUNCIL or
REFORM.

RELIES TO CRITICISMS BY THE COUNCIL or
REFORM.
The Board of Estimate Yesterday decided TO al
low she ShCr. 81 20 apiece for Transporting PRISON.
ers to and from the courts; 20 cents Tor nakng re-
turns TO the Secretary of Stae 80 centSfOr serving
Jurors; and GO cents day for the board OF each
pr soner IN the jail. The total amount allowed IL
$47. 500. $50 coo less than was ASKED Tor. ,o ooo
For SALARIES IN the County Clerk S once $SVOUO
was allowed of This T27 900 is to he used for pay
ing scarchers. The sum of Sl0j, was asked Tor.
to adopt the plan Tor crlbblng part OF lkers Is,
land for dumping ground. The Board lAeh SET
aside $50 600 for this purpose.
il was decided to leave the total for salaries OF
the 1ealtn nepaItment as reduced.
President Bee tman OF tho Park Department re-
pind to some Of the charges made by the Council
OF Reform thai thecxpcpdturcs Of that department
were excessive. The Mayor said that some OF the
other figures gwen by the Council were far wrong
The co / OF governing Paris for lS8t was stated az
Sl5640 $40, or So 40 per capita, while the actual
cost taken from the official report,
wss S52, 8si 001 IS, or $ls 0 per capita.
The Corporation Counsel has taken exception TO
the statement that the Law Department cost
S247 3O4 IN 1884. lie called the attention OF
Henry n. Beers Of the Council of Reform 10 the
fact that the appropriation was only Sl4S,o|c, ana
not more than $4,000 was transferred from uneA-
PENDED balances. Mr.. Beers acknowledged that
mistake of SOL ,071 had been made
Commissioner SQUIRE sent a communication AZ
lacking The figures submitted by the Council ne
claims that the per capita cost f lunnlng the DC
partment is 81 80 and not So AZ. The cost per
acre for maintaining the Boulevard aud drives is
S207 and not $I4G There was not 1907, 4O2 spent
ON the streets as il claimed but only Sl0oo6Z
S577 mile instead of ST 400.
An appropriation of $4,000 was made for wing
Of the broWnstone bullGmg 70 accommodate the
Tax Department, aud $4,000 was set apart 10 pay nay
anv claim made for damages by the owner OF a
building in Walker-st. which had been partly ny
leased The Board struck out the item OF S29,ooO
for rent aud fitting up offices IN the Wal@er-'|
building. ,.e.,..
The Controller reported that there was deticien-
CIV of $500 coo in the amounts allowed 10 various
;6<t,tn IONS for receiving children committed by
magistrates and an appropriation of $loO,oOo was
made for this purpose.
The Hoard adjourned until II g. III. to-day.
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DIsTRICT-ATTORNEY Marines WORK.

Chief Clerk Conan. of the Distuct-Attorneys
office prepared Yesterday "a bic of the years WORK
of that office. The number of cases received from
the police courts or by complaint was f.OIO In
dIctinents were found in 2.903 cases and
convictions in 1870 cases. In $50 cases
the Grand Jury dismissed the Complaints mere
were 81 O acquittas; and the accused persons IN
$50 cases were discharged by the court. The whole
number of cases disposed OF was 3,4l5 an III
crease of 100 ovcrlast year.
District Attorney MARITIME SAID that one part OF
the work of the wear of which ne was especially
proud was the effort which lie had made to proceed
against bOndsmen In cases OF forfeited recotnl-
zances He foun that fifty such cases were IN the
hands of the Sheriff at the beginning of the year
and he had at once compelled returns TO he made
He made every possible effort to secure the pay
ment of the amounts due on these bonds ana IN
some cases secured the whole and III other cases
mart of the amount Of the bonds. He said That he
had tried with some success to remedy some of the
many evils which had grown up III this matter, but
that furh her legislation would be necessary before
much could be accomplished
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC.

Sun rs.s T2o sets Moor rie. gao Moons age ds 20
HIGH WATER TO-DAY
xM-Sandv Hook. lO3 Gov islnt 43z iien 1tgS 9'Iss
HX-sandy Heck, 4:23 dow ls.nd 4;37 Hell tata o.Zo
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HENRY A. DANIELS. N. D.

Earl G. Wilson's f.. & w. brand of Mems
Collars and Guns are the best. Sold everywhere.
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IA Lexington ave, between 2ptb and goth STA
Hours 10 / 70 :. diseases OF the Nervous ~vst1n.
SsHlto Urinary Organs. Impotence and sterihy,
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When everything else fails, DR.. Sase'S
Catarrh Remedy cures.
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AnuOunC6inouL%
AnyICF TO MOTHERS

Mrs wINsLow's SOOTHING sYRur should always oeused 10Y
CHiLDaHS IRElnXO II sOotHEs the CHILD S3F!sH3 tIl
CU"Es WIND COLO, aud IS tho BIS
RSAEui FoK pfARRuHA twenty-five cents a bouo
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:.ssRIAL OF A WELL-KNOWN GAMBLER.
BET THAT HE ONCE MADE AGAINST FOUL

ACES
The funeral of Charles B. Ransom, one of the best
known gamblers of this CITY, took place at S3o
a. IN. Yesterday at his home. No. IL West Twenty
ffth-St where for over sixteen yenTs he hAd faro
bank Though tie flower designs were not nuiDer,
ous some OF them costly. On The cOf1ln rested
a sheaf OF wheat and palms. 1t bore the card OF
Charles Whit, emb. hIs partner and maraecr OF the
bank. AT tine head of the coffin stood Gloss -FOUR
feel high made of white roses and lilies II was from
CAPTAIN Conner, of the st. James Hotel, who
was firm friend of RansOm's Then there
was the piece called Gates AjIr." with - filend
ut the base in vIolets. Ii was from LYMAN Billiard
There were Two wreathS. one from William travis
and one from John Howard for sixteen years stew
ard for Ransom, and some cut flowers from wright
Among the men present were James f, Kelly and
Chauncey Bells bookmakers; " Tom" Johnson,
the old-time booksellers Captain kemole' Sohn
George Boardman. Robert Lear, James Mead
the husband of Lucille Weston; j.
j. KeIso, ex-superintendent Of police ;
Colonel George Morgan. Il. A. Eaton, Peter De Lacy
Major William j. Crump, William Gallagher. II. W..
Crickmore William Barclay. Warren Leland, j.,
mourners were Ransoms sister, Mrs. BTyanti VINO
married Z" Dan Bryants brother, Neil. ana her
daughter Miss Josie his SISTER MIS- Knox ana Der
daughter Mrs. Daniel Jackson; niece Mrs An AZ
ME Wheelock and maiden sister. Ills
wife was too i'll too attend the fcrera.
The Rev. DR.. Samuel Cooke OF st, B9rtholom SV,
som;s vault in the Chapel Street Cemetery, New
Haven. The pallbearers were Edward !. Welsh
Miles Farren Augustus AGei James L. heiiy' d.
QuaekenbOsh and Robert Dletench.
PORT JERvIs, Dec. 80 (SpeciaD.-Charles
Ransom, the gambler who died IN NcwYork. leaving
an est ate Of The value OF S2OOOOO was eutnOwn 70
the older residents OF Port JeTvis having lived here IN
tie years ls4549. Al that time the Erie Railway was
building between Otisville and his village money was
nl,utiful and the game of draw poker was common.
Ransom was popular. and although known as profes
sona ganbter still had the reputation OF being per
fccIy honest. John Kirk Kept billiard room and
poker room. Ransom playing there one day and
onosite him sat Jacob Myers, confidential clerk TOT
storey King, contractors. Myers under the inhu
&c Of quor Myers drew three aces IN ono hand am
Ian ON four ne Myers ia two cards, one OF WHICH
vs. an ace SO ,ha he held four. Ransom drew one card
ana made bet to draw out his opponent IL wa
payd ~ for the contractors. and Myers finally drew al
The trims cash from his pocket and bet or his hand
Ransom he had the best hand ana putting vi
ali his money valuable gold watch he called dytrs
Ransom lost lie went to Newly Ork CITY IL
a day or two bat came back with more funds. aDc
40 years when he left the town for good he tool
with him SIS, 900 III cash.
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Al the weekly meeting OF tue Psrnel Parliamentary
Fnud Assocal Ion OF Brooklyn at Municipal Hall, that
INV las. eyeulug encouraging reports received Of
The rogrrss all parts OF the city, ana over
In Tho Iast week,
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NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE THURSDAY; DECEMBER 81, looe

left though and the rascals can't get that' anu " NV
enough left to carry me home