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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-03-20
OBITUARY NOTES.

Captain Simeon Gage, age seventy-hye. one
the Oldest residents OF the Ninth Ward died at his home
No COmmercest. on Wednesday night In the days OF
the Olt hrickslOOp fleet plying between TINS city ana
Haversraw, he was the c0mn9dore le was pno ., ,o
organizers OF the Turf Club and an active member OF tne
Mechanics and Traders Exchange. son, Two dangl,
ters several grandchildren and one grcat-gTanlcnn
survive him. The funeral was held Ill the Inrteehtn
street Presbyterian Church last night.
Chester T.. Crowell, petroleum broker at No. 20
Beaver-st and member of the Produce Exchange dled
I'D Brooklyn Wednesday from scarlet FEVER lie was
ut the Exchange a week before his death IN apparent
good health. Mr.. Crowel was an actlVe business man
He was born In Massachusetts, IN ls0S. ana, aIter nSh
ing his education In the high school III Boston, came 10
this city and entered the office OF Love fleuhg US
clerk retiring from that firm two years ago lie leaves
a wife aud young child His family wiz receive ToVVV
from The gratuity fund Of the Exchange.
Henry : Church a member OF tine Produce Exchange,
and formerly oi the banking firm OF H. L. Horton * Co
who had been sick with consumption and went 10 WON
ing Territory for his health, died at cheyenne on Mc
nesdny. He lived ON Staten Island. where he leaves
vile aud two children lie was also a member oil Tue
gratuity fund
Thomas B. Knower. one OF the Oldest clerks IN Tue Tue
Custom House. age seyentythrce. died on "Wednesday
He was appointed by Collector Maxwell about thirty
years ago. .
The flags OF the Australian feet were at half-mast
out of respect for the death OF John Roberts
who had been "A faithful aud trusted empOye Tor niteen
years OF X. W. Cameron Co., by whom he was hlsnH
esteemed.
J,cKsoyyuLy. Fla, March l9.-Colone Francis Eu-
gene WHITFIELD general counsel OF the southern Express
Company. and well known throughout the West and
South as one OF the leading members OF his professoh
died suddenly last night heart disease while on the
City OF Jacksonville, ON the ST. Johh h'el' r4~' 9"
route To Jacksonville.
CnScoRp n H. March 10.-John Q. Pillsbury, one OF
the best known prison OF this country died this
morning. age eighty three lie was native oil Ipswich
Mas and OF service as ogieer OF pena
Institutions was connected WIN biacA"ehS Islam" "
the Connecticut state Prison.
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for Harvard College he reassred his hearers as 70 MS
pacific intentions by declaring that nc ntenae" w.
Il chaw nobody up" Then Cbauncey NJ pepew wa y,
made the recipient OF jests which he augneu ~
as heartily as any. Referring to the hings NJ ni ~,
In which some OF the speakers had ndged ne M
hearers to scan the toast list and discover lhey 1917
Princeton graduate among the speakers lie PrytcSsv
against the ASSUMPTION that Harvard was an Jus
COLLEGE, for such he believed las at the bottom W to
criticisms on Harvard But he did not DeeNeih ~, liz
pulsory piey." lie had no faith IN the pl1y i and
Harvard inhde and makes jokes about theoosy nre
tbe old Testament" LET us have 10 , hn0ao
Jokes" he continued, "about God being
made elective" in Harvard WIN me Ieor c .no
great idea of God that he is elective ana that III
choose him. that they desert the devil ana us
and follow and ceave TO the Lord COD ana MS ,pi,h p
want a God that Is the God OF my choice. W.. .and
creasing vehemence he protested That II Is si et
SANDER on Harvard to say that you cahhq1s go
religion there" He objected in friendly iasIlon ~
TO the statement made by Dr. McCosh that da1y an
dents" Harvard he said, ais trying by the elective I've
system to make students-to make scholarS-no' " e
students" -, ,ro ro,urned
Chauneey NJ Depew spoke for Yale lie returndi
Mr. Beanans tests with interest and soon had ms a
tors shaking with laughter. DE- =, LL"snod
arrows of wit" have suffered enough from Presoy
terrain ALI teratlon" said Mr. Depew, but nope VIII
DR. Paxton is pensoncd he viii get more ihan S 30
GEAR" [Laughter with friendly sarcasm ne men thai
with what extreme qualification he nau learnvu
Princeton had " received contribuUon-unsoS,, shv
[Laughterl With 1oOd-humored chan ana many %" ~
digs at Mr. Boaman he contended fol the superor'S "
Yale. .pu,,oo,on
General George b. Mcclellan spoke for Princeton,
and Art" and John G.. Hibben depicted the dement's Va
" A College Education" The gathering broke up ~
late hour with the battle OF the colleges sui uhuo
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Lundbors's Perfume, Edenfa
LANDLORDS Perfume. Marechd Mel Ross.
LANDLORDS Perfume. Alpine Violet.
Lundborg's Perfume, Lily OF the Valley.
DIED.


BURNHAM-on March ls at his residence l25 ottawa
Gordon " Burnham. IN the sei year Of ms e. a,
saturday morning at 10 O'Clock.
BAss-At coebrook Conn., March y Lousa spcs r
Funeral Friday, March 20.
oRowELLon Wednesday March - at his residence sII
in the 26lh year OF his age.
Funeral private.
cocKs-On Thursday March Juliet wife OF DR.. George
II. Cocks in tbs 25d year OF her age - ,,s.s - sa,,.
DURANT-At Morristown y. j. March - suddenly Elisa
The fnnsrai services win DC hold the Frs. PresDyeraa
Interment at Albany.
GRAHAM-on the 18th inst Ralph infant son OF Benjamin
Funeral services So JererSonst Brooklyn March 10
Interment, March 90 at Mddietown NY.
LAWTON-At Athens n. Y, on 4th day. tho l6tn inst.
Sarah Lawton widow Of the late Abraham LAYTON Ia her
Funeral from her late residence N " 18th day
MUNDY-At her residence. Richmond. station Isani, on
nSo% aand M Widow the ae DSe
Relatives and friends OF the family are - ON
FRIDAY at hsfpast 2 O'Clock ,' - ,...,.. CO.,
w be on wn sr az o an With
O'Clock boat from New.YoTk.
RENToN-.At West New. Brighton, g. l.; March 49, 1888
Dinan wife OF Charles Renton IN her 18th year On.
Funeral from his late residence, TayOrs on friday 'n'
RUsHMoRE-on March IT, at Glen Head. l. 1, Emily
Relatives and friends are invited TO atteni funeral at Brook
vile Church. Friday, March 90 at II o'clock
RoHDA-on Thursday March 10 NJ. Justine Rohda IN her
59th ,.....o,
The friends family respectfully requested 20 ae
the funeral saturday, the 2lst inst at O'CLOCK rum US"
. late residence 80 JaDe-st
TALCoTTIn this city March ~ Reginald youpyest sr son
OF James and Henrietta Z. Talco aged years. ia hon'Hs
and 3 days.
Notice OF funeral hereafter
TOMPKINS-At South orange. ~ j., Sd month lot ioo''
Noah >. T0Ilpkins, OF Scarsiale -.,..h,.
Friends and relatives Invited attend his unerh ny
residence 7th day Sd month 2lst 1882 al nap'
O'Clock D. - -,..t q, 10
Carriages attend Mamaroneck Depot on arrival ., n
O'Clock train from 42dst tNewYork ana New haYen " M
WARNEk-At Highland Falls, West Point N " Susan
Warner. in her 66th year.
WALL-At New. York. Thursday, March H. MIA bioh'n
Wall IN ths 18th year OF her aga. ,o-., =. en-,
day at 8 D.
Intermenf at WashiD gton Village, r. l.
Providence papers please copy 90,
WHITE-At savannah Ca on Thursday March 10. $3.50.
White OF Bridgeport Conn., formerly OF TINS Guy
Notice OF funeral hereafter.
Veterans of the 9Th Regiment National Guard y n n.
requested to attend the funeral OF rhe0dore Pone
Company O. from his ate residence l2O East oothsI Ri
u"'' ''" 'i''' ." T. W WINCHESTER, Colonel.
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UNDERGROUND WIRES AND CHOLERA.

To the Edtf0r OF Ihc
SIR: Under the above caption, an extraor-
binary article appears in your issue Of yesterday from
the pen OF Mr.. |. f. Chttenden. How such an article
couId be written by one thoroughly acquainted with
sanitary science 1t difficult TO understand unless
perhaps from tho pecunary interest Mr. Cbttenden has
ms counsel FOR those seeking the removal OF the teie-
graph and electric light wires from the streets On
busness principles Mr. Chittenden might be pardoned,
bu 10 combat the statement that the extensive upturn
ING OF the streets (which placing the wires underground
would necess itate) would especially In the summer
time be preudcia to the public health, Is an insult 10
the ordinary Intelligence of your readers There Is no
one fact In sanitary science so generally acknowledged
m that extensive disturbance OF the ground In the Inn
mediate nehborhood OF dwellings liable TO create or
promote dsease-more especially must this be the case
with ground so completely saturated with the very
OF and oher fifth as the streets OF
LARGE CITY are known to be- To this extensive source
q, polution may be added an more potent one
SrnU benrath namely, the nOIiOus sewer and other
ases reach the surfaces yet MI Chtteh-
den would have think that the liberation OF al lhese
dsgusug odors and gases during the neat OF SUMMER,
which ne Is employed 10 nuHo,at" MV'lu
ecessate would be- preiudcia To the puOc heallh
fancy the physicians OF high standing, whom ne pro
10 quote would scarcely be Wiling 10 attest sucn
n statement, or indorse his crudltles. ~.
IL ia an undIsputed fact III sanitary SCIENCE, 'nat
Cholera Asiatca feeds upon, thrVes ana assumes UT
rhic nronnrous in crowded communities, where MIN
ey,sts Given "A moist. warm temperature, u net"orh
or ew.rs and surface lth and that something else call
n Germ bacillus what you may, whlch presents "
scf I'm cholera and surely Will there be VIDE ana
spreading distribution or the dire disease ,,,,.
iEvery measure which shall endeaVor 10 eliminate
these conditions should meet with hearty ana 9nah'
nous support OF the people =, - o. ,o fSS5s ' ~
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SOCIAL INCIDENTS.

A large and fashionable company gathered
last evening ut Mrs. Arthur NJ DOlges house, NO az
East Thrtyfourth-st, TO witness some amateur thet
calls and listen TO an attractive musical programme the
guests were seated the large front drawngroomwhe
stage was erected In the apartment back OF It. weep
ing Wives" comedietta from the French written by MIS-
Harrison well acted The cast included Edward faeS
Coward Mrs Oliver Sumner Teal. Eyert j. Wendeii,
Miss Alice Lawrence aud w. r. Johnson. They naa
drilled by Mr. Beasco aud acquitted theinseh,ss
credItaby. musicale that followed the play MISS
Bryaut Sgnor Tipaldi Nine 1herese Lebe, and Master
Harry Brandon took part. Owing 10 the demand lvi
tickets the entertainment will be repeated next VIZ" n
The proceeds Of the entertainments will To the Day
Nursery The guests included Miss Scheifelin, Dr. anu
Mrs Baron Mrs Belts Mr. and Mrs. Burton NJ Harrison,
Mrs Henry Sloane Mr. Cheeyor Mrs Hoadley, Clarence
Cary, Charles EmInet, John Sloane and Mrs. "iiiia"
OsgoOd. .,,,., -
Mrs william NJ Gilman Of the Hamilton In FithaVe''
gave q musicale last evening 10 n number OF frlends
dinner party TO twenty guests was given by oeorso
Henry Warren, at his house, No. $40 fifthave ,a,0
Dr. and Mrs. j. q. Peters gave an informal mnsio'
Yesterday at their home, No SO Madison ave- -.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. w Peyser OF No. os We:t , ro,r
gave dinnerparty In the evening 10 t"eh's
guests
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MR.. IRvINGs PERFORMANCES.

The second week of Mr.. lrving's engagement
which began at the Star Theatreon March approach
inc II, close It's only absolutely Ioyel feature was
/. eugene Aram" with which play MI. Irving erected
his re-entrance Since then the public has seen repe
lions of Much Ado About Nothing" The Merchant Oh
Venice Twelfth Night" Louis XI." and CharIeS
To- These subjects have been considered from time to
time in this place. and rehearsal Of judgments already
set down viii scarcely be expected The presentation OF
these plays has, in each been accomplished win
that beauty OF scenic embellishments that thoughtful
attention 70 detail and that excellent Judgment In the
cast for which Mr.. Irying's stage man
acement is remarkable The completeness OF each
performance has been observed with delight The
houses have been good AID the public satisfaction mas
been expressed with unequivOcal emphasis. change
now and then has observed In the dstriOuuOn OF
part Mr. Tyars lately replaced Mr. Mead as the Prince
Of Morocco giving yonthfn! but not more SOHO
miss &inifred Emery has gained general favOr ana mas
deserved thoughtful admiration, Dy ner peIioI
esssea Hero and especially Marte IN Louis Al lnls
actress possessed of positive t4elit anu I ttL;
renown in ier profession. Mr.. George Alexander mas
gained lie iaurels OF success in Bdssdho Don caro-
EenOars aud Moray Certain scenes that nVoVe these
ersous require perhaps weight aud greater iero
mai yee provided by the actor but he has fulfilled
dinci,lt and delicate duty-playing seconds TOT MI
Irving-wh taste and discretion. and he Will be pleas
int ar irving aud Miss Terry appeared in Mr. WILLIS
refined and delicate poetlcal play OF SmaIIes 81
saturday night " The Lyons Nail VIII DC gwen Ior
the first and only time during TINS en- n,
Hf Iryings farewell term at the Star VIII comprise
g The Merchant of Venice" Much Ado" = Iwenth
Night" Hamlet " and The Bells" Hamlet is an
nonced for next Thursday and The Bells Tor tue io-
~
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rnE 2oorn pERroRMANoE oFa ApoNIs.o

The 200th performance OF Adonis was
given at the BUou Opera House last night before a
large audience Each person. entering the theatre,
was presented with a handsome souvenir. On
the stage In gas jets, were spelled the
words a Adonis-DixeyD surmounted by the figure
5000. In the second act after Henry 4. Dizzy had
GIVEN his personation OF Henry Irving In which he
dressed as Hamlet one of the Brush Sof-
dtsys handed him a telegram. Opening 1t he read
a dispatch OF eongratulation from Herr sonnen'hai'
the German actor, which closed with the
words :" Art is International you KNOW
Mr. Dixey was recalled several times In response TO
calls for speech which he tried to escape by
saving 70 the audience you viii be sorry for this he
advanced to the footIights and said:
LADIES AND GESrLEMks: thank you sincerely ior
youY hearty appreciation Of my humble enofts 10
you and can only say that 1t viii ever be my am 10
merit your continued favor
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TRIBUNE LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.

III. diagram bsoms'hs variation, IN t y ~ sas1s
Sbes The lines give divisions OF time ~ tn a.
preceding irregular white line . souts
X The Ia
~ In tempature indicated BY the Thermometer INV
sut pharmacy. SIS Broadway.
TRIBUNE OFFICE. March 2O-l m'-lhe uep So
woInosdav merged of Nova Scotia yesterday Lignt
aro foil at Louisville sandusky and few points east
ward and heavy snow fell in the Eastern provinces. IN
the Northwest, with increasing pressures the epel
tire fell The effect OF this wave was felt most strongly
on Lake Superior arqGette reporting ~ AZ p ms
49, a. was p.rceptible in louisiana the Ohio valley,
d ~ p,ght on the Middle Atlantic coast Inc
of the barometer here was downward nh %, ar NV
ann with o O0 inch OF (meltedl The tempgaISr
te ranged between 13o and 27' the ayeras" av 81
heipg 2O3so lower than on the corresponding "' ~
year and $50 higher thanOn "Wednesday. ,ds NAV
Fair slightly colder weather ana westeriy WINS '
be expected to-day In this city ana Vicim's'
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MUG HUMPS

10 the Edftor Of The Tribune.
SIR In the existence and development OF
what eventually becomes bufrog there Is state OF
animal life after he ceases be tadpos and before he
becomes burog At this stage of his existence ne Is
called by the boys of Virginia and the South mug
wump," viz, neither thing nor the other ana ~
strikes me that neither accident design could nave
given q lately dissatisfied kepnDncans more
accurately appropriate than that OF mugwumpA
Richmond, March 10, 1855. FL"
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The elect will DC hehl at tho lohVMms M no" f-'
lot District-28 NaTick 81.
M DistricJ-S60 Pearl ST.
4 Dlslrct-7S East 9Th ST.
ann Distrct-207 East Broadway.
bth listriet-l23 West Houston ST.
8tb Disttict-S5 Attorney 81.
fin Dstrict-56 Clinton place
Sth Dsttict-b3 Ludlow Sc
gth Dstnct-4l Grove ST.
lutb Iistrct-2S Avenue a.
iith Dlstrict-lO7 West sam 81
ioth Distrct-74O 9TH ST.
i9th District-26s Ssh ave.
ian District-49S LIST ave.
ibtn Distrct-352 West 33th ST.
lHth rct--42T I'd ave.
1Ttb Uistrct-Sil West 4Ith ST
1 s Southeast corner West g5h St and Boas
ward .,,,.- ,.,..
2ls Districts East 6Yth St
dDisrict-Parepa Hal, seth 81 ana 90 49,
Odd District-- HideDrant Hail. llOto 81 anu .usNo'
13d Ward-Hohmans all l4sth 81 anu 81 ave-, r.u..os
24th " ard-l17th at. between "asni"s''A ' >
ayes 49,. ~. -,h nth 18th. l4th, 18th.
on.h ana Districts. zith warn anu mugs
xO,n sly naiIs shau from p m 70 10 p ~
AIN oth 10th 18TH 10TH 18TH lIth, loth ZiX
VIZ sssmby Districts and tho I'D Ward the polls shaD
an ' a ~ y anan from s a IN 20 10 p. IN.
ly order Of the Republican County Conmitie saprrS
SCION b. SMITH 'oii~' o. pres dent
secretary N----.
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WEDNESDAY evening IN sn nf Rs9
70 ~ rn CAMP s. Edwin buchanan to Louise sah0orh
both OF Brooklyn. -. 1873. naroc,.
t ~ eater NJ Y on Thursday March ID py We
nnna a. daughter OF John b. Root, esq,
VII DECENTRALIZATION the 18th INST, al ts y"nsn
,bs Hon O. shipman by the Rey James re ~ Rsyiaere
n.
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THE WEATHER REPORT.
GOVERNMENT INDICATIONS.

GOVERNMENT INDICATIONS,
WASHINGTON. March 19-For New-Engand,
or cloudy weather and light local SHOWS followed by
fair colder weather. northwesterly winds
For the Middle Atlantic States generally fair, colder
weather northwestery winds ,, ,a,
For Tennessee and the Ohio valley geherauy i" III
oiGar ,yentber followed In the northern portion Dy
rising temperature. westerly winds. .,Aor
For the Lower Lake region colder cearlns Wea'nei'
t,ilowed by rising temperature. westerly "ihus'
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OBITUARY..
ELLA JEFFORDS.

VIcKsBURG. Miss, March l9.-Elza Jeffords,
Of ssaquena County, formerly Representative In Con
gress the "shoestrng" District, died suddenly at
the Washington Hotel in this city this morning OF heart
disease He had only been home few days from Wash
ington.
Mr. Jefords was born near Ironton Ohio. on May %,
1926 He received a common school education, ana In
1s47 he was admitted to the bar at Portsmouth, Ohio
He served with the Army of the Tennessee from June
1862 to December, s63 a clerk in the Quartermas
ter's Department In 1868 and 1869 he was Judge OF
the Mississippi High Court OF Appeals and ErI0rs ana IN
1882 he was elected the XLyIIlth Congress as Re
publican,
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Reunions Notices.

-, Inuses Afetbodst Episcopal Church Macison;ave
and i5Sthsf Preaching at 1880 m BY the psstor hsv.
nr VAIL. At7,3O ID m the anniversary OF the snuays
school Missionary society Addrs" ey inc hev' Y n"
CARE ID. ~.
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There are too many storm birds on the wing ana 700
many thunder clouds rising and darkenng, 70 allow us
10 believe that the Inauguration OF President
marked the dawn the American people at least vi
political millennium. Galveston Newh
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Misses Bcebe anu tnre, and VI rs IthyfnOIIL ~
The Accomplishments were played most tastofnlly ny
Mr. j. Il. WILSON, A.
Among those present were the Rev DR. Schaf and Mrs
Scban the Rev DIR. Hastings and vie, Postmaster
Pearson aud wife, Mr'and Mrs George r. Baker MT ana
Mrs j Henry Lane, ex-Mayor Wickham and Mrs. Wick
ham, Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah Fiske, Mr.. and Mrs. y. A
Moen, Samuel Eliot Charles II. Clapp, Mrs r. G. Benz
diet Mr. and Mrs Charles H. Foote, ". @. Writer, MI
and Mrs f. r. Freeman, Mr. and Mrs Flechter H. liene
diet Mr.. aud Mrs. Charles Watrous, Mr.. and Mrs L. IT,
Woodhouse, Dir. and Mrs. Thomas II. Wood.
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i1olitleal NcIiees.
penubIican Primary Eleclious,

The Repulcan yOers enrolled In the several Assembly
districts will at the places hereinafter nane on
@ March 3 1888 the purpose Of electnS DELEGATES 70
he Connty Committee membersOf District Committees sm
Inrong Officers Representation IN the County COMMITTEE
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4 nHARIrY CONNERr.

About 200 ladies and gentlemen assembled
in the parors Of Mrs Alanson Cary at No. II East
last night to listen to concert OF misee
laneous music given for tho bcneht OF the
New.York Diet Kitchen Association. charity
which has for its excellent purpose the
providipe OF nourshng food for the sick poor,
That 40 pleasant means for adding to the funds Of the
society was projected Is doubtless due to the fact that
Mrs. C. NJ. Raymond is among It's managers Since
Mrs RAYMOND retired to private life she has
not been heard in public. cave occasionally on
unexpected occasions In the West Presbyterian
Church and at concerts given for the benefit OF
deserving charities on this occasion she not only
arranged the concert but sang songs and carried
part in trio much the delight Of all present who were
rcoIced 10 hear again the lovely and sympathetic alto
voice which many charmed opera and con-
cert goers Mrs. Raymond had gathered around her
.ome OF the most gifted artists In the city, and their
,usc was thoroughly enjoyable aud heartily enjoyed
rIn 1,rnnramme Mna rs lOllnMs:
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