New-York tribune., 1885-02-18
BECKY JONES REFUSES TO SKATE.

DECLINING AN INVITATION FROM EA-ALDEHMAS
FARLEY
Becky Jones wrote in her diary yesterday:
Alderman Farley invited ..c to skate with him to-
day.
He said il woud'say the word, he could get out
for the day and would buy me IA pair OF skates.
said was comfortable where Twas and wouldn't
Reckv laughed heartily while relating the Incl
dert 10 n tribune reporter. She promptly refused
to answer when asked If she had received check
for $500 frsm Joseph II. Choate. After telling the
reporter that 1t was none OF his business" she
said that she had never received anything from
Joseph II. Choate or any member OF the Choate
family "or from anybody else either" She dis;
payed a proper amount of indignation whom asked
II she paid $15 d week for her present quarters
After solemny declaring that any one who
would invent machine to slay all the reporters in
the country would be a benefactor OF the human
Fi Yes ss' have paid it since the second week
have been IN Jail. was willing to go
dIRsu%ti' dIdnt want amt A me to- to. IT, thought I
might as we'll enjoy myself here as anywhere
else I'll pay my way here while have any money
and then the county will have to keep me-"
Much of Becky's time is taken up by visitors
man from the wild West called to see her yester-
day If visitors are chatty and cheerful Becky
will receive them pleasantly. II they are solemn
and silent she will have none OF them
-Four Sunday teachers called to see me
yesterday she said. They looked at me with
long faces. told them if they came to preach they
might as well take themselves off. could see them
hunch each other. Religion is right enough IN its
place but some kinds of religion don't take stock
in. | don't want any preaching or praying III my
room | can do all want myself ,
The last friend | had III the world was buried
YESTERDAY He was James W. Horton. county clerk
Of Saratoga County. lie was buried at Ballsto on
Spa cried when got a paper telling me of IT..
Then read the burial service out of my prayer
book so he had two funerals ono at Ballston and
Becky isn't sure that her talkativeness in jail
hasn't jurcd her reputation. she Thought once
of merely noddng To visitors, so mat she c"ud teii
Surrogate Rollins that she wasn't more loquacions
in jail than IN court Seelnga smile ON the reporter
"Yon think | can't keep quiet. The next time
you call won't say word, not If you SIT here al
hour"
The anitor OF Ludlow street Jail holds the stakes.
THE STATEN ISLAND FERRY LEASE.
The refusal of Clerk Twomey. of the Board of
Aldermen To aiix the seal of the city 10 the lease
of the staten Island Ferry made by the sinking
Fund Commissioners ~ not wltho't pic'euen.'
1 lie ferry from Grand-st 10 brooklyn has been run
for several years lease that lacks the city seal.
which was refused by Clerk iwomcy under the
same circumstances rs in The case Ot the staten
Island Ferry lease.
Erasius MimaH said yesterday regarding the re-
port of the AiGcrnlcn's Committee On Docks: " he
Rapid Transit Company Is vcry vel satiShrd WIN
the condition of things j. mas fccelNcl IIoul lho
city aui hurltic, lease of the staten Island cry
aud no mower can take II away w,iiIc thc COM
pany complies with the terms Of lts contract lhe
mere fact that city official refuses Ia aiiiN the
zeal does not affect our lease. IL was granted ~
the Sinking Fund Commis sioncrs and the Con-
trollcr. The conditions under which "" obtained
the lease are much more favorable 10 The ciiy thdl
when joan II. Starin held II. In fact, we wiIl pay
t. the city about as much In one year ~ Mr Htuin
paid during the entire tlnc hc ran ne loily. We
hone 10 have our railroad running by Nav or a
little later. When the railroad Is running. the
hoat, will run from Ne York t. the nearest po nj
on station Island. and there will bo t"o or three
trips 10 one now
STUDENTS ADMIRlNG CHORUS GIRLS.
4 number of wcl-dre--"d voun; men stood ~ tho
1.,.It I,... fro.