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New-York tribune., 1885-01-16
SUIT TO ANNUL A CHARTER.
At the Office Of Counselor John Linn, No. AZ


Montgomeryst, Jersey City, yesterday testimony was
Id the suit of Richard P. Terhune against the d.
rectors OF the New York, susquehanna and Western
Railroad TO nufy the arter of the road The directors
who parties to the suit Frederick A. Potts Simon
Borg Charles Minzesheimer Henry Marks, Robert X.
Dow, Charles Seidler Garret A. Hobart Henry Sanford
BIaa Blair Horatio s. Peirce and Aaron Peck.
In 1881 the New-Jersey Midland Railroad, the Pater
son Extension Railroad the Water Gap Railroad, tho
Pennsylvania Midland 4airoad and several other small
branches were bound together and called the NewY0rk
Sasquebanna and Western Mr. Terhune at the time Of
the consolidation large stockholder and creditor
OF the NewJersey Midland Railroad. He and Others OF
the stockholders were opposed to the consolidation but
in order to carry out the scheme, its promoters he
alleges, issued an excess of stock contrary
to the charter to the amount Of $6OO.OO6
which was voted upon but not paid in.
William o; Mcdowell. who was the principal promoter
of Directors under the consolidate on, but who
has resigned, testified that while the scheme
under consideration intended to carry 1t out to be
beneficial to all parties interested in the New-Jersey
Midland road. After the consolidation this was not
faithfully adhered to- but instead the junior auditors Of
that company had been imposed upon and the affairs OF
the company had been managed as to bring 10
upon the verge OF bankruptcy.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-16
DANGER FROM A WORKINGMENS UNION.
lBY TELEGRAPH To TBE TRIDUSE.l

DEFIANCE, OHIO, Jan. 15.--The Daily journal
publishes letter purportns to embody the results OF
the meetings Of secret order OF laborcrs who have re-
Gently thrown out OF employment In this city and
which numbers eighty members. The letter says that
they are In destitute circumstances unable TO obtain
credit aud will have work IL relief Ia not pre-
Renty forthcoming the destruction OF the city by IRE
1. threatened The letter has created much uneasncss
among merchants and manufacturing men. There are
about idle Defiance who are expected to join
inr
New-York tribune., 1885-01-16
FUNERAL OF THE REV. HENRY JEWELL.

LYNN, Jan. 15.-The funeral OF the Rev.
Henry Jewell the oldest Universast clergyman in the
country, took place this afternoon from the Second
Church. where he pastor in lsi0'43. The Rev. DIR.
Miner OF Boston. Charles skinner of somerille. N k
Wright and George sharp conducted the services The
Rsy J. O. Adams, OF MelrOse. delycred the sermon
New-York tribune., 1885-01-16
DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE.

Archie Haddcn, VINO Dy experience KNOWS
how inmates OF the House OF Refuge, the Penten-
tary the State Prison treated. arrested
Tuesday night far cracking" Pearl-st tobacco
house Yesterday the way to the Tombs he escaped
from his captors Detectives Oates and Hagan by jump
Ing on Bleeckerst which he was being carried
20 court. lie through Centrest to Pearls and
tcrug reached the roof Three pistol
abots discharged by the detectives failed TO stay his
progresa Having gained tho roof he passed the
ions OF other houses until he reached the building No.
AZ PaksI which he descended TO the street There he
was recaptured When aTaigned Judge Patterson com
r,itted him for examination.
New-York tribune., 1885-01-16
uuE. xArERYA,s STRAINED ANKLE.

Madame Materna has been suffering s'ncs
Monday night from . strained ankle. The injury "
Cured in the course of the performance Of es Husa
nots" at tho Metropolitan Opera House on Monday
evening Thanks to careful nursing and complete rcS
however, no serious consequence have ensuea s1%
will be able to perform usual tonight II Ia Su'S
in which shs win appear fer the first umA
New-York tribune., 1885-01-16
CONDITION or BUSINESS.
FAILURE OF A PAPER MANUFACTURER.
lBr TELEGRAPH To THE TRiBUSEl

FoRr PLAIN, n. T., Jan. 15.-Edward I'm
derhood paper manufacturer OF Browns Hollow, has
as,lgncd His liabilities about $23 900. Assets
known. Fort Plain merchants, IL is said, Will lose
New-York tribune., 1885-01-16
COURTESY TO EX-GOVERNOR CORNELL.

COURTESY TO EX-GOVERNOR CORNELL.
lrRoM THE REGUALR CORRESPONDENT OF TgE rRIBUSEl
ALBANY, Jan. 15.-Ex- Governor Cornell and
Mrs. Cornell visited the Assembly to-day. ExSpcaker
Hustled in recognition OF Mr. Cornels former p"-
stion as Speaker Of the Assembly and Governor OF the
State that he he invited o take seat IN the speaker
desk The motion was unanimously adopted. Mr.
Hustled Mr.. Ely escorted Mr.. Cornell to the chair
New-York tribune., 1885-01-16

denied positively that any threatening letters had been
sent to them and said that oneha of the stories told
imaginary Instead Of threatening letters
the Captain showed telegram from ]. Amber Smith.
of Virginia, pronerfng his ser
yioea
New-York tribune., 1885-01-16

PHELAg GROWING WEAKER
Captain Phelan was weaker yesterday. His
eeudtion docs not improve rapidly the physcians
st the Chambers Street Hospital desire He and hs wife
New-York tribune., 1885-01-16
REpoRr OF TnE DAIRY COMMISSIONER.

ALBANY, Jan. 15.-The Dairy Commissioners,
Josiah X Brown presented his annual report to the Leg
sature to-day The report states that at loas 80 per
cent OF the Illegal traffic in adulteratod butter has been
broken up great improvement ia also reported In the
milk sold to consumers since tho Commissioners began
Lis NYnrk
New-York tribune., 1885-01-16
NEW ERIE OFFICERS.

At meeting of the Board of Directors of the
New-York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad Company
yesterday 5. Melton. r was elected yce-president TO
I'LL the vacancy caused by the resignation OF Mr.
Blanchard. Mr FELTON, was formerly the general super
intendent OF the Pttsburg, Cincinnati and ST. Louis
Railway also the general manager of the NewYork aud
wEngand Railway. and latterly general manager OF
the New-YOrk. Pennsylyan and Ohio Railroad.
Edward White elected treasurer. to t the vacancy
caused By the death OF G. G.. Lincoln. Mr. White mas
been the assistant cashier OF the Chase National Bank
OF this city.
PRESIDENT OF SLEEPING CAR co MPANY.
DR.. W. Seward Webb son-in-law OF W. II. Vanderbilt
has elected president of the Wagner Sleeping Car
Company In place OF James Tinghast, who recently re-
signed the position order to seek from business.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-11-18
The Refining OF Sugar.

The dark or brown color of common plan
tation sugar is always sign, not of its
genuiness or purity, but Of it's being manu-
featured by inferior machinery, in faulty
ways, which must be eradicated before the
planters can hope to become prosperous
again and in this change these crude, I'M
finished sugars will disappear entirely.
Under such circumstances it is not surpris-
ing that the sugar manufacturers-the pro-
1ucers-begin to look upon the refners
simply as upon middlemen, for whose SER
vices they must pay out of their profits, in
order to reach the consumer, who also would
be gamer If these services could be dis
pensed with.
This, however, would not be possible if
the art of refining was still the secret which
and expensive process Of other days. But
q large number of inyentors-always the
forerunners of improvements in the indus
Iries-are now aiming at the production Of
white sugar in tablets Or cubes, at a moder-
ate cost for machinery and economizing OF
labor. As it now stands, our planter sells
an article which comes within few degrees
of absolute purity. BY eliminating trife
more of the glucose, coloring, or moisture
which his sugars contain, these would be
perfectly equal to the refined article. And
yet this insignificant percentage Of impuri-
ties, besides the less convenient and desir-
able form Of his products and their greater
abundance, compel him to accept prices en-
tirely out of proportion to their intrinsic
value, measured by polarization. -New Or.
leans Ptcayune.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-11-18
An Orchestra of Pretty GIrls.

There are a great many amateur musi-
clans in New York, and large number Of
these are recruited from the ranks of what
is known as society," But most of these
amateur musicians are pianists. There are
number of men who play the piano, but
here are more young women who torture
this instrument, though there have been
discovered enough who play other instru-
ments to form an orchestra, and Miss
Hewitt the daughter of the Democratic
Congressman, has organized an orchestra
composed entirely of ladies well known in
New York social circles. They play all the
instruments from the violin to tho triangle.
This orchestra has not begun serious work
as yet, for oil its members have not return
ID to town but under Miss Hewitts baton
hey are going to saw and blow and pipe
This winter as hard as though they were
paid for it. II they give performance it
will be one of the affairs OF the season, and
think before the winter is over they. will
be heard in aid of some popular charity. II
will take them some time to get in good
working trim, but fancy that their faults
of technique will be forgiven by their adj
miring friends. In organizing this orches-
ira, MISS Hewitt had a good deal of trou.
BILE in selecting her material, for the diff.
Guilty with tho young lady instrumentalistr
WIS that the most of them played thu
banjo; and while the banjo is very jolly
instrument it is hardly fit for orchestral
music. But finally she succeeded in getting
together the requisite variety Of instruments,
md now believe the number is all made
up. This is great move, and will be much
more elevating for the young ladies who
belong to IL than are amateur theatricals.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-11-18
A COMPANY DINNER.
Some Suggestions TO Honselkeepers Re.
eardinR Its Preparations.

All preparations that can possibly be
made the day preceding the dinner are 10
much clear gain. Not only may orders to
marketmen and grocer be given, but the
soup may be made the veal or sweetbreads
cooked for the scallops, the almonds roasted
and sailed and the jelly and cake made.
Leave little in the culinary line until the
last moment, and superintend the setting OF
The table yourself. Have plates, dishes,
finger bowls, fruit, everything that will be
needed, conveniently arranged in the pan.
try, tho service for each course of itself.
See that oil and vinegar TASKS are filed and
placed with the powdered sugar, salad bowl,
fork and spoon that the spoons or forks
needed are with the dessert saucers that
each finger bowl is filled and has its nap
kin or dolly and plate under it and its
fruit knife beside II. A dainty addition is
that of a carnation, or bit of geranium,
or citron aloes floating in the finger bowl.
1t is less stereotyped than slice Of lemon
and preferable to any perfumed water. Let
the coffee tray have cups, saucers and tiny
spoons, sugar bowl and creamer arranged
upon 1t, only needing the coffee pot to be
complete.
Few mistresses have sufficiently we'll
trained servants to obyiate the necessity of
personal supervision of these minutia, and
much sinking of heart and dreading Of de-
fects and omissions will DO spared the host
ess by half an hours work in the dining
room before she goes to make her toilet.
Servants, too, feel company less of bur-
den IL a little assistance of this kind is given
them. Even with an experienced butler it
is well to have complete bill of fare clear.
ly written out and tackled up in the pantry.
Mark on il where forks, knives or plates
must be changed, and give orders that the
articles needed later in the dinner shall bs
washed Immediately upon their removal
from their first service. Few things are
more disagreeable than to have plates or
spoons to be used for salad or ice cream
come on the table smoking from the hot
water from which they have just been
drawn.
These preparations attended to the host
ess may array herself in her dinner gown
and await the arrival of her guests, with a
reasonable conviction that everything will
pass off smoothly, and, above all, with the
firm determination that, come what may,
she will make no apologies. - Good House
Keeping.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-11-18
ENGLAND,s LOST GORILLA.
Yielding to The Inhospitable Ciimate..A
Laughing Monkey.


England has not been fortunate in the
gorillas which have been brought over to
her shivering shores. The little brute which
came into the possession of Mr.. Cross, the
great Liverpool dealer, a few weeks ago
died from the cold in spite of all efforts to
save her. We are told on good authority
that not more than half dozen gorillas
have survived even the voyage, and, with
The exception Of the one exhibited some
time ago at the Aquarium, perhaps not one
of them is living. So it was natural enough
that Mr.. Cross should set some value even
on the gorilla's corpse, which was sent up
to Mr.. Bartlett at the Geological Gardens.
The price was too high, however, and the
dead body was returned to Liverpool by the
society, and Mr.. Cross will probably stuff it
himself for one of his patrons 1--WE
have no gorilla here, it is true," said
Mr.. Bartlett, Jr., to our representative
who went up to see the remains, "but we
have Sally, the bald chimpanzee, who is
almost human" Would You tell me some
thing about Sally, then, Mr.. Bartlett %
And Mr.. Bartlett showed me an account in
the Field, from Mr.. Tegetmeier, of this
" almost human F" anthropoid "I regard
Sally" he says, as one Of the most inter-
esting animals in the Geological Gardens,
not merely on account of the species being
exhibited for the first time in confinement,
but also from The peculiarities of its habits
and food, and its being one OF the few an
thropoid apes that have passed through two
winters and approaching maturity in our
unfavorable climate. Take away the large
fiat ears and put q mob cap ON the head and
Sally might almost pass muster for q human
among some of the lower forms of humanity.
Singular to relate. she pays marked atten-
ton to people of color uttering her loud
cry of pleasure. Bon, bun, hun It has
been said that man is the only being that
laughs but it is only necessary to see Sally
playing with her keeper at such times as he
holds her hand and tickles her to be con-
yinced of the falsity of the statement-her
laugh is unmistakable. Those of my readers
who may think l am making out too strong
a case for Sally's affinity to ourselves may
comfort themselves by the fact that there is
at least one strongly marked structural diff
ference between the two genera, Homo and
Troglodytes. The chimpanzees have thir-
teen pairs of ribs and man only dozen, to
say nothing of the imperfect hood-like fore
hands, without thumb opposable to the
fingers, and the strong thumb ON the hinder
grasping hand, which, unlike the foot of
man, is incapable of supporting the body in
an erect attitude.
The gorilla ESQ Mr.. Cross tell us) was
three years old and stood two feet and u
half high. He halls from the southwest
coast of Africa and is the third that was
ever exhibited in England. "These mon-
keys" he adds, "are very delicate and
never live long in captivity. All that ever
came to Europe were imported by me, as no
other naturalist would run SO great risk"
Alas that Mr.. Cross's boldness has again
been of no avail.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-11-18
THE CAMEL.
How He Is Used as n Beast of Burden ia
India.

" In India,' said gentleman who re.
gently returned to this country after living
many years in the East, the camel is used
fully as much as the elephant as beast of
burden. He is not so powerful as the ele-
plant, but he can carry an enormous load
on his back. He does not do so willingly,
however, and is by no means the patient,
docile servant that the elephant soon be-
comes under proper training. When first
went to India as young man I was con-
nected with mercantile firm in the north,
west provinces, and while there had abun-
dant opportunity of studying the camel, for
means of carriage in that part of the coun-
try in those days was confined to elephants,
eamels, bullocks and men. Horses are not
used as beasts of burden. Every day camels
and elephants were driven up to our office
door and loaded with wine and beer cases
for far away customers. The elephant would
go clumsily down on his great knees and
allow himself to be loaded without an indi.
cation Of discomfort. have no doubt he
would have permitted himself to be loaded
until he was crushed to the earth beneath
the weight of his load had his driver seen
fit to pile on the boxes. But the camels re.
ceiying their burdens was spectacle never
to be forgotten. They never varied in their
behavior, and every one that / ever saw
loaded-and I have seen thousands-acted
precisely in the same manner.
g The camel, when he is not eating OF
drinking or being loaded, is invariably
chewing the cud. His long, crooked jaw is
in perpetual motion, and when he is told to
lie down to receive his burden he does SO
without varying this inoessant masticatory
process. He awkwardly bends his fore
knees, drags his hind legs under him, and
comes to the ground with curious kind Of
flop. All this time his long, melancholy
face shows not the slightest indication that
he knows what be is lying down for; and
this unmistakable hypocrisy, I think, stamps
the camel as an animal of q very high order
of intellect But in few seconds the ex-
preston on the cancels face undergoes a
striking alteration. AS he sees the driver
approaching him with box on his shoulder
he seems ct last to understand the indignity
and torture to which he is about to be sub
mitted, and tho establishment, virtuous ill.,
dignation and dismay on the ill-used ami
mails countenance ought certainly to make
some impression on the stony heart of the
lriver. They never have the slightest effect.
The man binds the first box on the wretch
ed animals back, and goes away to get an
other. Then the camel, wisely abandoning
his efforts to move man to compassion,
points his hairy nose upward, and bowls his
wrongs to the skies.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-11-18
GREAT SALT LAKE.
Once an Immense Fresh Water Lake Like
Michigan or Superior.

Great Salt Lake is in fact not q branch Of
the sea at all, but mere shrunken remnant
of a very large fresh water lake system, like
that of the still existing st. Lawrence chain.
Once upon time, American biologists say,
huge sheet of water, for which they have
even invented definite name, lake Bon
neville, occupied far larger valley among
the outliers of the Rocky Mountains, meas
uring 800 miles in one direction by 1870
miles in the other. Beside this primitive
Superior lay great second sheet-an early
Huron-Iake Lahontan the biologists call
it) almost as big and equally of fresh water.
By and blythe precise dates are necessari-
unregistered by any contemporary, made
the waters of these big lakes shrink and
evaporate. Lake Lahontan shrank away
like Alice in Wonderland, till there
was absolutely nothing left of it; Lake
Bonneville shrank till it attained the dimin-
ished size of the existing Great Salt Lake.
Terrace after terrace, running in long paral-
lei lines on the sides of the Wahsatch
Mountains around, mark the various levels
at which it rested for q while on its gradual
downward course. 1t is still falling indeed,
and the plain around is being gradually I'M
covered forming the white, salt-encrusted
shore with which all visitors to the Mormon
city are so familiar But why should the
water have become briny Why should the
evaporation of an old Superior produce at
last n Great Salt Lake? Well there liz n
small quantity of salt in solution even in
the freshest of lakes and ponds, brought
down to them by the streams or rivers, and,
as the water of the Hypothetical Lake Bon
neville slowly evaporated, the salt and 9TH
er mineral constituents remained behind.
Thus the solution grew constantly more and
more concentrated, till at the present day
it is extremely saline. Prof. Geikie Ito
whose works the present paper is much in
debted) found that he fioated ON the water
in spite of himself and the under sides Of
the steps at the bathing places are all en-
crusted with short stalactites of salt, pro-
duced from the drip of the bathers as they
leave the water. The mineral constituents,
however, differ considerably in their pro-
portions from those found in true salt lakes
Of marine origin, and the point at which
the salt is thrown down is still far from hav-
ing been reached. Great Salt Lake must
simmer in the sun for many centuries yet
before the point arrives at which (as cooks
say) it begins to settle.-7ns Cornhia Maya
ins.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-11-18
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A Confederate AIntch EncinrY.

The first match factory in the Confederacy
was IN or rather near Atlanta. The owner
was an Atlanta man. These matches were
sold from Richmond to the Gulf. Unlike
some of our recent experiments in that line,
there was no trouble about igniting the
matches. A man did not have to strike one
sixteen times and finally hit it on the head
with a hammer, or light it by the fire. His
main trouble was to keep the thing from
going off prematurely, and the only effectu-
al safeguard was to keep it in bottle of
water. They were the most too previous
matches ever seen in this or any other coun-
try. The enterprise was never profitable,
because half the stock was invariably lost
by spontaneous combustion. Wagon loads
of matches on their way from the factory to
the city would burst into blaze halfway
on the road, soaring the driver and his
mules out of their senses. Several Atlanta
stores handled these useful marvels of home
enterprise, but customers were cautioned to
tread lightly for fear of jarring the hatcher
into confagration, and clerks were detail
ed to sit up every night TO watch the trou.
blesome stock.
The owner of this match factory put up
the stuff in which the matches were dipped,
and sold it for rat poison. 1t certainly
killed the rats, but the hasty cl aracter ofths
stuff created such panic in tho city that
the industry had to be squelched. A White.
hall Street merchant bought n box of the
poison ono day and carrying it to his stor'
lried to spread dab of it on piece of dry
bread rs bait for the rats. He gave it one
spread when there was whish !" and the
whole affair blazed up in his face, singing
of his whiskers. A few similar experiments
prejudced the people against the new poi
son. They said it was too rough on the rats
to burn out their stomachs with such an ex-
plosive. A complete collection Of Atlanta's
manufactured products from go to '65 would
be worth seeing. AS museum of curiosi-
lies it would draw crowds in any part Of
the country. But il is too late in the day
10 secure such collection. Atlanta (Go.)
Constitution.