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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-15

claims and prohibiting the adjudication OF pr
ynte claims or relief measures by congress"
The subject against his protest was referred 70 he
dietary Committee and TO that coinmitec nc Snr'nser
was referred by vote OF the House ater Air 0Pi"s"
had spoken against such reference. ,H. 81,
II is evident that the public interests ana tne
bofh demand that Congress shall be relieved
at an early day OF the enormous ana cohstauuy $50 ~
burden of pryate legislation which Is pressing upon "
tn one Of The House committees which has nrlsucloh
of private claims eleven large sacks ful OF DIS h ~
companyiny papers were sent before tho hrst eau AZ
states was concluded at this session vi course ~ W."
be physical mpossbility for the committee 70 Lese
,esfinony and reach conclusion Ia onehaf OF Ineso
claims during the existence OF me ~ 90
emf Congress or for House to dispose OF them u 10
norted General Bragg, who had served Tor SEVERN
wears as chairman OF the Committee ON war |ia,n,
once said: can conceive OF only one tnng WI ii
than abiect poverty, and that Is 10 nave "h hVhoS'
against he United states"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-15
WORK DONE IN REMOVING THE SNOW.

The snowfall during the storm on Saturday
last was than In any single storm Tor the
last three years. The resources of the street Cean-
ing. Department have been taxed more severely
than ever before pat the principal business thorough
fares IN psssable condition. The average number OF
employed In cleaning crossings AMI cutters anu
I'm ping and loading each day since the storm 10
600 This includes the regular force OF the department.
contract districts and the hired Italans Ihs
average number OF horses. carts and drivers employed
dnrng the same period Is $50 The number or loads re-
moyed each day has been follows: Saturday, lolV
sunday, 6741; Monday 3.542; Tuesday, LIZA
"Wednesday A. i9 total ,772. Each horse. cart and
driver have removed OF ten loads daily Inc
amount paid for each horse cart and driver Is - Do
Gay or 3 cents load Taking into account the cost OF
observation-disclosures labor horses etc. tho entire cost OF
removing zach load OF IA from 10 cents 10 Sl 20
that the cost up TO yesterday was about $4,000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-15

PItfIV
who II has been said, offered the position OF Sub
Treasurer by President Cleveland and had declined IT,
IN conversation with TRIBUNE reporter yesterday said
IL have not officially been offered the place. What
has been termed offer was more In the nature OF an
inquiry than any thing else. The OF II Is this Last
Friday gentlemen OF prominence came TO me and
asked me II | would accept tho position. told them
that would be possibility for me TO do so;
that would not consent to saddle myself win any
business cares than now had that had four
large establishments TO look after IN London,
Hamburg aud two In this country, besides being the
executor OF half dozen estates. Ii would be impos
sbe for me look after business than now hays.
what may be called an Independent In politics and
have Republican National ticket several tunes.
/ am personally acquainted with President Cleveland
and ardent admirsr OF his Our friendship began
some twenty years In Buffalo. do not know that
that the gentlemen who came 10 me were authorized 10
do by those IN authority am not entirely satislod
that offer emanated from hesdquarters though from
the calbre OF the men should tbins that 1t did"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-15
PRIVATE CLAIMS BEFORE CONGRESS.

WASHINGTON, Jan. IA (SpeciaO.-Chairman
Springer, Of the Committee Claims made a vigorous
attempt to-day to magnify the Importance of that
mittee which designed by the rules Of the House
TO with private claims which may be referred to It
Mr. Springer discouraged by the number Of claims
tho examination OF which would require podding
work IN the sscluslon Of the committeeman, and little
or ne opportunity for discussion on the floor OF the
House. He therefore tried to secure the adoption OF
resolution instructing his committee to pre-
mare and bring In general bills providing for
the judicial ssccrtanment OF all private
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-15

that the franchises for street rslwaysn NewiorA sna
henceforward be sold to the highest bidder p,.
Mr. Erwin, 10 obge Mrs Lille Devereux BLAKE, pre-
sented TO the Assembly bill commanding the lnspec
tors Of cities to receive the votes Oh "oen
ut elections. ....h,v r..tor
Mr Brennan introduced bill in the Assembly restor
ing the ronfrmatory power Of the Board OF A1ermen
city In the matter Of appointments OF heau' '
departments. ..,,uor NJ
Senator Reilly introduced the following resolution, az
tho request no stated of the Board OF Trade ana IranS
portatiOu of New-York: -, ,... ha nm
RcsoIpcd That a committee Of three Senators Dc sp
pointed 10 investigate all the relations OF the puoo
TO telephone companies In New.fork ana as 10 mVm
their chargcs capital, earnings. DIVIDENDS anu W.
compare with those of other cities anu report any
legislation Is necessary to protect the pubic interest,"
Senator Reilly stated that he did not oesire 10 90
member OF tho committee thus proVlueu
Upon of Senator Fassett the resolution was lo
laid upon the table for future action.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-15
ALULL IN THE RATE WAR.

General Passenger Agent Lord, of the Balti-
more and OHIO Railroad went back to Baltimore yester
day TO load up With fresh ammunition for his warfare
against the pool roads, lie will return TO New-York
next Tuesday. The rate situation remained unchanged
and no meeting OF tho trunk line general passenger
agents called 20 consider the situation Pas
senger Commissioners PlersOD was at his Office He Is
order reducing Immigrant rates TO tho basis OF
81 from here Chicago The IL reduction OF 81 The
immrant Clearing House OF the trunk lines will begin
operations here to-day The joint agcst al Castle Gar
den has agreed upon by the roads, but his namo
will not announced until II known that he Will accept
the position. The Boston Clearing House will not BIS
started TIL February l.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-15
THE TAX ON COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS.

WASHINGTON, Jan. ii (Spec'ap.-A deiega-
ton OF commercial travellers from Ncw-fork ana other
poms appeared day before the Senate Committee on
Commerce to urge the passage OF the bill 10 roeVe
them from license taxes. Several OF tho southern
States and the District OF Columbia now Impose acensc
taxl ons commercial travellers In this way these men
have to pay fee in each municipality In STATE
bsv ara TINS practically shut ont from doing business
in State having such law. State law wllch as
eliminates against tue business men or othei -
nconstiintI9ual but the drummers cannot afford
to 90 INTO litigation such matters II they want Ia"
OF Congress prevent this method OF restricting com
MERGE The business men OF Washington oppose the
passage OF such act holding that the resident mer
chant has to pay his license. taxes. etc., While the out
slider comes here for few days and sells at an advan
tage Senator Vance and other Southern Senators op
pose the BILL and its passage Is doubtful
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-15
THE GRANT MONUMENT ASSOCIATION.

ALBANY, Jan. IA tSpeciaD.-Ihe Assembly,
after some debate passed the Senate bill Incorporating
tbe Grant Monument Association. The bill was amend
ed 1t now provides that the association shall not hoid
property worth over 100000 Mr.. Finn OF New
York moved that Charles A. Dana. George Jones' Wn'e
law Reid Joseph Pulitzer, Benjamin Wool ana James
Gordon Bennett added 10 the names OF the
tors of the association saying that would Do weh 70
interest leading spaper men In the cOecou VI s
fund hut the friends OF the measure SAID that tnoy
tbon6 thai the list OF noorp0rators should be kept as
it was received from New-YOrk The amehdniehs "ao
han
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-15
ARREST OLA WOMAN FOR MALPRAouOE.

Mary Reehtor. employed at No. rs ProspectsL. died
yesterday az the City Hospital from malpractice.
Jersey City She taken TO the hospital Wednes
day. Sho told Mrs. HotZ, that she had received
medicine the night before from woman. An aunt
ives No. 242 Grithst, Lafayette. Detectives Cos
and Doyle found the midwife in house the bill ply
ing other vocation OF fortune telling and arrested
her and her daughter. Fac prisoner her as
Csncisco Covert and said she lived at No 81 Beacon
Her daughters name Is Catherine Spple, Sipple
being the OF the wOman's first husband boy In
formed the detectives that hesaw the girl deliver note
and two poWders to the woman WHO died.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-15
CLAIMS AGAINST THE WEST SHORE.

TRENTON, Jan.14 lSpeciaD.-An order was filed
by Judge Nixon the Federal Court to-day denying the
application of Ross Sanford. Mayher Braytiu, the
Cleveland City Forge and Irou Company and tho j..
Howard Watch and Clock Company. who petltiOnod to
have their claims against the NewYOrK West Shore and
Buffalo Railroad Company declared prior lien to the
mortgage Of the United States Trust Company Inc
latter company has mortgage for soO.OOO,OOO The
West defauted In the payment Of Interest In 1854
In consequences OF which two receivers were appointed
The court deuied the application because the company
net income after the payment or ntexpense
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-15
WoMEys BOARD OF FOREIGN MISSIONS

PROVIDENCE, Jan. 1.-THE session of
the womens Board OF Foreign Missions opened at the
Benincent Congregational Church with singing Script
ure reading and prayer by Miss Halsey, OF NewYork
letter OF greeting from the Womens Board OF tho In
terror was read By Mss Child Greetings were presented
bv from the Foreign Missionary Society OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church, the Womans Baptist Mis-
sionary Society and from the Free Baptist Missionary
iety
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-15
1NcREAsE IN POSTAL REVENUE.

WASHINGTON, Jan. lathe Third Assistant
General has received special reports from
thirty Of the leading post Offices Of the country showing
the increase the revenue Of the Post ONCE Depart
snent Excluding postage secondoass natter for the
s,x on,hs ended December 81, 1885, compared with
the period OF the previous year The g
,ros Tor New-York 81 33965 or psrcsntaxe OF IN
srssse of Chicago. SOFAS 1913; Philadelphia.
1901 or SIS Boston, 1876, or l0A; and Brooklyn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-15

One Of prominent business presented his wife
n Of nno cigars at Chrismas thinking IL good Joke
and anticipating the pleasure OF smoEnE them during
the winter. Mrs = appreciated the joke and quietly
locked them up. ani when Mr. s. wants cigar from
thai box they fifteen ceata sooh straight The
gentlemen frionds OF Mr.. B. calling roand TO smoke
with him.-[Portiand Cae.) PresA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-15
Ecnm LIZ london.

SrHATOP SUARON's ENGLIsIrSON-INbA LAW
Lady Hcsketh has Inherited hnge fortune from hsr
The present baronet has large property o. MS
III, nroImcing some eos 900 year Should hs live
10 suoesed him. he VIII be one OF the richest parones ID
for over roo ypars and have long ana honorable men
ton in " Shrlcy's Noblemsn ana Gehtiehen Oh EnS-
land"
THE KAISER PAYS HIS FARE.-The German
EMPEROR always pays full fare all rail ways In his
domnlons with exception OF the line from Kassel to
Frankfurt on which both the Emperor snd Empress
titled to travel free This right reserved IL the Crown
under the OF the line made by former Prince
OF kasscl.
DE BRAzzA NEGLEcrED.-M. De Brazza, the
French explorer Afiica and founder OF BrsIlare Is
present In the r. rnlawatngit may De assumed som
better At the hands OF MS
country IL 1, no secrst that the mau VINO mas gone
nearest to rival Mr. stanley has lively sense oI tue IN
wotaed so hard Tautcpate howevsr, that on second
thoughts the French Government VIII Deurgeu ny ther
rI sd nseect Thy ought to do so for such enter
prsng travellers as NJ dc BraIEa have not Dcen numer-
GUS IN France.
NOBILITY ON THE STAGE.--A young .Russian
much appreciated last in many Of our most arts
toeraic salons, has appeared in public under the name
style have obtained for her unqualified success
IG-"NoBLE SIX HUNDRED."-The Laureate
has lately suffered from p .gue OF letters ana Mss;
I%m ,psI 'Gs Paper
Postmen to right OF him,
Postmen to left Of him,
Postmen behind him.
Yolleyed and thuudcred,
Each OF their double knncks
Poured through MS lettsr-box
Letters in shoals and docks
Fully six hundred.
Look ut them scattered there
Ger every couch and CHAIR,
MAKING GREAT Alfred glare.
Each POetaster
Says, 81 write just like youi
Please read my poem throught
DO, mighty Alfred dot
Read II, oh masrerF'
Hark to the Poet-Peer
Using some language queer
Pools It's all nonsense sheer
Would they could knowlti
"Theirs NOT to write IA rhymsl
Theirs not 10 waste my rmsl
Trash II read IT, I'm"
File, noble Poet
"Burn them ali |" so no badoy
Saw them blaze undismaysd,
All those notes; postage paid
Not u seal sindered.
See him presiding there
Cloak, hat. and tangled hair,
Watching those letters far.
All tho house wonderett
Postmsn to right of him.
Postmen q left OF him.
p0sLmen behind him,
Voleyed and taunderede
stormed Mt with prose and verse.
BAD sonnets. cantos worse
Spelling that shows the cur.el
| some one had blunderedl
| Ye who the Laureate
Daily have plagued of late,
| Strewn round his breakfsstpiat
| Lettsrs six hundred;
| Had you the fa,s surveyed
or those bad rhymes you made
| How you'd have blessed and prayedI
| How you'd have wonderedl
Now. where he burned them ALL
| Bee. but u oindsr SMALL!
| All that 10 left OF tucn--
| Left OF six hundrodt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-15
THE BRoOGLYy TAX COLLECTOR.

A story was current in Brooklyn yesterday
that I. d. " Hardsnbergh. Mayor whi;ney's appontee
for Tax Collector. ling TO resign OH condition.
that Tax Collector Tanner shoid remain IN The oea.
Mr. HArdenbergh denied the rumor positively, ana ,aa
IN at he supposed had grown out OF visit that nc ha
paid To Corporal Tanner IN his Office. woen ne
regret nj h retirement MI HardenoersA said Eat no
had secured bvndsm-n and made other preparations 70
take posse Office. IL Is understood thAt M
"a De rsonaJ would like to have tho veteran
Curpora ooatinue In The Office, but that Mr WhiIoo'
will not consent TO tho arrangement
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-15
OVER-SEA GOSSIP.
ABOUT PEOPLE or PROMINENCE.


TIE FRENCH PRESIDENTS CHARITY.-M.
Greyy has slgualzed his entry on his second term OF
office by . seasouable act OF hberality which Will GO
some way render him popular with tho poorer classes
An Paris He undertook to redeem at his own expense
all the bedding held In pledge IN the various nonSe
freIy niece of charity will be all the welcome az
IL must have been totally unexpected d. Crew Is In
deed only following the example SIT by Marshal Mac
Mabon who snlary helped the poor in this
winter while he Prcsldent lint this Is the nrst tmo
that his successor has thought OF dong So
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-15
TRANSATLANTIC TRAVELLERS.

BY Britannia white STAR for Liverpool: ?. s.
Allison Charles Burke. r. W. Barclay, O. W. Bird ~ L.
cutler the rev ~ j. Cleary NJ. H. DodswOrth colonel j.
j. Elder II. Graves, W @. Harrison A. H. Kerr G. en-
nedy George Law, Colin Morgan, u. Patterson Thomas
Thompson Horton Walker.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-15
roURrH.cLAss PosrMAsTERs.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-Among others the
Postmaster appointed the following fourthciass
postnasters;
Xtsr-yefscg-At Martinsyie. William II. smith -.
.York-At Meadow Dewitt Fredenburg Leess-
vie lanes h Ives; LiBck centre. Dewitt G. craft
Garfh Pcher ID W d. Smith shekome Robert ID. Der.
Gins surng yield store Lucas l.. Decker.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-15

SPIRITS OF rURPENrIaR
cgArLEsroN Ian l4-Tnrrsnt.ne nrn az $50
HAVAsNAS. an. IL. -rurDontine autet AZ so X oad
WILMINGTON. Jan. l-furponsino quiet ~ 900
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-15
FAULTS or THE SUCCESSION BILL.

slO73s, or So percentage. The total increase was
S537,l9I or z. 20 percentage
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-01-31
Notes.

fEu Notes.
EMMA ABBOTT has been drawing
heavily among the Texas cowboys.
NEIL BURGESS is about to venture on
the road once more with Widow Bedott.
KATE CAsTIEToN has produced Crazy
Patch in New York, and has been re-
duced to cinder by the critics.
HooDMAN BLIND. the latest Wal
lackian success, is about to be done by
Mckee Rankin in San francisco.
THOMAS w. KEENE is being attended
BY physicians at his home in Brooklyn.
he expects to be out again shortly.
THE PART of Eph, the negro, in Mr..
Morrison's version by May Blossom IS
cut down considerably from the original.
LAYRENcEBARRETTs production OF Her
mani appears to have made as great a
sensation as Francesca and Yorlck' 5
Love.
THE. COMING of Salvini is the great
event in the near future. 1t IS COM
mon saying that those who have not
seen hisOthello have no real conception
of Shakepeares grand play.
A PARAGRAPH in this weeksMir0r says
the family of F. NJ. Wills are anxious OF
his whereabouts. at this writing Mr..
Wills is flying about the Utah circuit,
making fame, and presumably money,
wherever he appears.
THE MATINEE of Confusion, yesterday,
drew large downstairs audience,
despite the disagreeableness of the
weather. The piece was on its nth pres
entation in this city, and went better
than ever. 1t will now be shelved here.
but will be brought to light again if the
Home Club opens the Park City Opera
House.
WHEN THE late Mr.. John Mccullough
PLAYED Don Cesar in Donna Diana in
San Francisco, some twelve years ago,
Mrs. d. ?. Powers was the Diana.
Messrs. John Howson, Eben Plympton
Newton Gotthold, John W. Norton, and
Louis Aldrich were also in the cast.
One evening last week, curiousiy
enough, all these people, with the ex'
ception, of course, of Mr.. Mccullough
met by accident in the Star Theater
New York, where they bad gone to see
the production of Diana. -Neics Letter.
Richard Mansfield has made genu
inc hit as Ko-Ko in The Mikado at the
Hollis Street Theatre, Boston. Mr.
Mansfield gives an entirely original ano
very humorous Interpretation of the
part. Among his innovations are
| quizzing glass, the singing OF encore
verses in a variety of dialects, and some
novel variations of the text. OF course
the rabid admirers OF Gilbert cry dow
this unholy treatment of the role, bu
MIR. Mansfeld's clever acting has giveI
the piece a new lease of life in the HUI
all the same, the houses having great.
| increased since'his advent.-MirrOr.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-01-31
DRAMATIC AND LYRIC.
errr e.
Notable Events of the Next
~ 80 Three Weeks.
WARM EULoGY ON CoULDOCK.
The Bankers Daughter-Mr. Young's
Concert-The Pirates : Hazel
Kirke-General News.
4 WARM EULoGY ON CoULDoCK
..rhe bankers paughter."

Following Lewis Morrison, there VIII
be Iull at, the Theatre for two full
weeks. The Home Dramatic Club have
been awaiting some such opportunity
as this to revive that most notable OF
ali their successes, The Bankers
Daughter, feeling assured that the wide
popularity OF that play would repay
them better than anything new winch
they have in hand at present. bronson
Towards masterpiece, therefore, VIII
be put in immediate rehearsal.
Mr.. Wells will appear IN the
character in which he will prob
ABLY be longest remembered, when
the Home Dramatic Club is a thing OF
the paste gorge Washington Phlpps,
commercial drummer. Mr.. Spencer
will re-enact his old part of the Count
DsCarojac, and the remainder OF the
people in the rest of thu cast Will be
selected from Miss Edith Clawson, BIZ
die Cummings, Mr.. Cummings, MI
Young. Mr.. White and Others. The
scenery built by the club for the orig
inal production at cost OF something
like thousand dollars-the grand
stairway of the American Legation IN
Paris, and the winter scene with PARIS
in the background-haye been carefully
preserved, and will be re-shown on the
occasion of the revival.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-01-31
Mr. Young,s Concert.

The date OF Mr.. B. B. Young's con-
cert in the Theatre is set for two weeks
from tomorrow night, and he is hard
at work arranging a most attractive
programme for the occasion. a notable
feature of the night will be the cele'
brated duo from Puritani, which Mr..
Young and Mr.. Gorlinski will render
together. Miss Nellie Druce-Pugsley
and a chorus render Mendelsohn'
"Hear My Prayer" which will be the
most ambitious undertaking that young
lady has yet attempted. Mr.. Maokin,
tosh will sing the tenor solo, Yes, lei
me like a soldier fall" Miss Louie
Wells, Mr.. Weihe, Madam Young and
several others make up the remainder
of the numbers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-01-31
Morrison Again

The burning of the Theatre in Mont
rose. disarranged all Lewis Morrison's
Colorado calculations, and he has been
filing in a week around the new Utah
circuit and will go to Denver after his
REMEMBRANCE here. He left Salt Lake
Monday morning and playej in Provo
that and the following night. Wednes-
day he appeared in Springville, the irst
professional of any prominence, we be-
fieve, who has ever honored that ara III;
matte center with his presence. Le
then Jumped back to Ogden, where he
appeared Friday evening. Tomorrow
and Tuesday evenings he PLAYS in Park
City in Society Hall, and Wednesday
evening will be seen here for that ocea-
sion only in Hazel Kirke. He, himself,
assumes the part of Dunstan Kirke, IN
which Couldock was seen in Salt Lake.