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New-York tribune., 1886-04-21
FAILTRES IN BUSINESS.

CHICAGO, April 2O.-The failure of the Bea-
yer, Wright & Wetmore Company dealers In gas
fixtures. No. 2l5 Statest., is announced The house
closed by deputy sheriff. who levied executions
upon the stock from confessed judgments. When the
deed Of assignment iled it said that the assets
were 500 900 and the Liabilities $50 00O In March last
suits were Instituted against the company by Henry
Huber, OF New-York, and A c. Tiedman, of Phadel-
phia, the claims aggrcgatng 5000 Acccptances were
given In settlement Of the suits, but 1T maturity the
claims were not honored.
BosroS, April 20 ,SPseiab. business men in the
leather district greatly surprised this morning to
hear the failure OF Stafford Sargent, dealers In hides
leather and sheep skins. for 100000. The hrm made
an assignment yesterday to Charles f. Coburn and Ben
amn N Johnson The OF the failure is said to be
due to dun business for some tne
New-York tribune., 1886-04-21
RAPID TRANSIT IN S4TLtT.JC.tVp

Colonel John y. Culy6r, engineer of tho
Rapid Transit Commission Tor Atlanic-ave., Bgo)kYu.
has reported to tAe Commission the probable cost
and time required to bU!ld q tuuns depressed raj
along Atlantc-ave. from South Ferry to East Nsg-
York and as 10 the pacticahty OF building cisyaieI
road through the Tie whole distance oi the lac
is 509 mics. and Colonel Culyer thinks that the cot
for n dcpres ,ed road would be S79-OOOp. willie tas
tunnel scatEio cOud be perfected for $4,000 To
make either tunnel depressed road, ntcrscctny
crossings nnst be bri se over surface railways mast
he removed and undcrgiOdn! pipes must he dig
posca Of either by putting tncm further down ny
transferring them. Both schemes Colonel Ca!ysr
regards as practicable. and he the determining
sideratons In favor oi either plan must he tue cost tho
franchise conditions and tie Interests Or the public aud
tho property owners affected Ills estimate o. co,s
makes no mention of stations other ,lbsl Ary WORKS.
lie also thinks that tde unsettled state OF labor will
Increase rather than diminish the doues IN tue way
Of the work TIE advantages OF the tunnel plaa
would be much greater than those OF tls depressed l.
because wi e the latter would 0cCHpy the tiis
former would leave II "I iirey open lie rhnis tae
work in c her would hardly DC done m less than
i've years.
AS matter OF engineering and constrro'ipr Colonel
CuyeF says that an elevated road /, Iio possible Is
thinks that some difficulty viii be net VITA ia crossing
EIatOiish but the<SuSrk q dome.
New-York tribune., 1886-04-21

BosToN, April 20 (Speciab. of the New
England Methodist conferences wound up today. The
New En- gland Southern which a Brockton. adopted
resolutions $ follows:
Rcsoired. That while deeply sympahze with tho
efforts Of all aborers to Improve tbeis material and
moral condition through arDitration depore and
discourage all efforts which lead toOvcrt acts OF cncc
any which obsruct public travel or block Sen-
eral industries.
Whereas The prevalent system OF keeping stores open
late Saturday evening, thereby compelling employees
through physical wearlncss to make the sabbath
ging day thereby degrading their moral condition
and.
the cusg OF stores AMI other places
OF business, and give this over worked class hafho-
day, giving for and opportunity
to enjoy the religious privileges Of the sabbath.
ResOirsd, That in active sympathy With all
such efforts and with whatever tends To the material
and moral Improvement Of wage workers.
ReSOlred. Secondly. that recommend that al! em.
ployers make weekly payments. AMI make the payday
Saturday. but on MUnda7 or Wednesday, thereby
removing the temptation trade saturday evenings
New-York tribune., 1886-04-21
KEEPING AoBsrERs FOR SALE ~ THE SPRING

BosTON, April 20 (SpeciaD An enterprising
firm sells large number OF Holsters in the Boston
market has entered upon scheme for Keeping up
the supply and making handsome profits In tie fall
and latter part OF tho goodszei Holsters may
be bought along the Of Name and the provinces
for three four cents each When the Holsters
cheap they buy up all they can get and put them in
lobster pound that they have AT Vina Haven Me- This
pound about forty and Is situated in cove.
the to which they have wired across similar
a fishing wcir Here tho Holsters kept through tho
winter and they fei on hsh heads AMI similar food.
man taking several barrels boat aud spreading IL
the surface OF the whole pound In that manner
they keep thousands OF obsters which when spring
rives be sold in this market for 81 o a hundred
pounds, ana each one viii weigh from two 10 six
rounds
New-York tribune., 1886-04-21
PROPOSED CHINESE LEGrsLATloS.

WAsHINGToY, April 20 (Speciah. - I he
House Committee Foreign Affairs to-day devoted
itsef TO the consideration Of Chinese matters The
resolution OF Mr.. Belmont providing fo tho payment TO
the Chinese who suffered at the hands OF the Rock
Springs mob unanimously adapted. The Morrow
bill to exclude Chinese emigr ,Dts was al1endcd in
several important respects and ordered to be avOraby
reportec Chairman Belmont voting with the Rcpub-
licaus in the negative. Mr. Belmont's opposition is
based the ground that the proposed legislation Is
uDtmeY In view of the diplomatic negotiations In
progress between the United States and China.
tho amendments adopted ay the committee was to
reduce the period Oi exclusion from twenty years TO
years; another strnck the provision which pro-
hbitel the return of Chinese after ahsece OF two
years or longer from the United states. aud another
provides that the limitation IN the bill OF Chinese
passenger to each my tons of burthen Of q vessel
bringing such passengers shall not apply to Chinese
returning the Unltol States under certificates to
those admitted under transit laws and regna-
tions MIR. Morrow to-day said that he unlesto0d that
the committee mad adopted the last amendment NAL
vcItcn.y. Formerly the number Of Chinese admitted
under transit regulations did not excel fifty or "A
hundred In a year while now tie number OF Chinese
who take advantage Oi these provisions Annually runs
well INTO the thousands
New-York tribune., 1886-04-21
CHIPPING THE CoopERAGE INDUSTRY.

WAsHINGTOY, April 20.-Mr. Reed, Of Maine,
brought up in the Committee on Ways and Means to-
day his bin the relief OF the cooperage Industry
stating he desired a vote the question OF doing
something for this industry whether by this bill 9TH
erwise this the committee voted In the negative.
Messrs. Morrison. Mills. Hewitt. Breckenridge OF Ken
lucky Harris and Breckenrid 20 OF Arkansas voted
Messrs. Kelly. Hscock. Brown, Reed and Mckinley
voted yes-a party vote. Mr. Reed says OF this
action that shown before tho committee that the
people who interested in this Industry are scattered
the entire Atlantic coast. Tho Cuban Government
have encouraged the export OF sugar u bags thst
the manufacture Of hOgsheads and boxes has dnil-
ished half. Tie hOgsheads and boxes In the form
OF Shocks furnished outward freight for ships 10
the West Indies. la default OF that outward froigh;
American ships driven out OF that trade, millions OF
dollars e lost directly in the cOoperage industry
and indirectly in tho shipping industry Nevertheless
ihe Ways and Means Committee by strict party vote.
have refused any relief.
New-York tribune., 1886-04-21
THE REprBLYoAy pRTuAnYEs CALLED

The Republican County Committee last
vsDing deci led that the primaries should " held "a
Friday. May T. The polls will be kept opca from 3 to
10 =. NJ except IN aOse Assembly Districts where tao
number or enrolled members exceeds 700 In tiose
districts the polls will he open from 10 p IN.
The new County Committee Wi! contain 6Jl members.
one FOR each $50 vote. and majority fraction that
number cast for Republican electors the l, prcsi-
dental election. The officers 10 b. elected each dis.
trct VIII consist OF president. nrst and ylrs-
preslents treasurer aud secretary IL" enrolling on
GERS the delegates to tho County Committee lUi l,-
trtct Committee Of forty members the XNINth
Assembly District, where for tho Twen,y-,hirl Ward
there will be twenty-five member rh" fH -iDuftn
kngshridge seven members. The aun Der OF Gcc-ates
10 tho County Committee whcl each district is ca
titled was gwen III Mondays TRIBUNE
Several voters OF the IVth Assembly District ASKED
that hall be provided for the primary In thtt dIstgct
instead OF the private club used, bctaA.c 40
clubr0om Is not flt to hold primary an. btcanse o
fair election cannot be held there ma because the rolls
for 1855 cannot be had for inspection. Tho question
was referred 10 tho chairman and secretary OF tho
County Committee, and the executive member OF ne
district w. III. Townlcyl
New-York tribune., 1886-04-21
MONEY FOR HARBORS AND RIVERS.

WASHINGTON, April 20 (Speciah. House
devoted most of the day to the consideration Of that
part OF the River and Harbor bill making appropriations
for the improvement Of harbors in the New-England
States, New-York. NewJersey. Pennsylvania, Delaware
and Maryland. Mr. Henderson, of illinois, who Is me-
Der OF the committee, offered formal amendment in
order notice criticism upon the bin which appeared
in THE TRIBUNE OF last Friday He regretted that so ust
and fair "a now spaper shOad have fallen into such an
The paragraph in question stated that the apo-
priations for the State New-York inadequate,
amounting to only s7J 900. wbilo the items for two in
tericr States. Missouri and Kentucky exceed slOOoOOO
each. MI Henderson tried to break tho force OF the
criticism by arguing that the Improvement OF tho Davi
CATION Of the Great Lakes will benefit New-forks COM
much as the improvement OF her own harOors
MI Henderson said that II the fifteen states represented
Oh tho Committee on Rivers ami fIsr5ors do receive
than two thirds or the entire appropriation. lie
could only say that all the items III tile bill just and
necessary His reply TO TIE TRD'NEs criticism IL not
satisfactory. and neither he other member Ol
the successfully defend the distribution
OF the items among the respsctlve States
New-York tribune., 1886-04-21
OFFICIALS ILLEGALLY SUSPENDED.
THE CASE OF NAVAL OFFICER HALL or BOSTON

An EXECUTIVE SESSION REPORT.
WASHINGTON, April 20 (Special.-Thel President
has sent 10 the Senate the fecond time the nomination
Of Henry o. Kent, OF New-llampshire. to be Naval
Officer at Boston This action has an important bear
ing on cases whcrc commissions have been ssued since
Congress convened. Daniel Hall, Naval Officer at
Boston, was suspended on December and Kent was
M uontcd IN his place But Hall received notice Of
the Suspension and Kent did not appear with his CON-
mission to take sssion Of the office until December
l6 Hall refused to give up the Office, a. the law only
authorized the President to suspend officer duri
the recess of the Senate Hall finally retired from the
Office under protect January l. Tho Senate did NOT
vote on the nomination of Kent, but report was
made on the legal point involved. This was to the
effect that the suspension of Hall was Illegal ane that
he will be entitled the salary of the office untl his
sor is confirmed The conclusion of the report
as follows:
Under the general principles of the law enunciated
in the cases above cited il evident that to CON-
plete the act of suspension under Section 176S of tho
statutes notice of his suspension must he given 10 the
suspended officer actually and officially The notice
must con from the proper authority and be duly
oei ed served before the act Of suspension is COM
peted and the new appointe entitled to enter upon
lie performance of the duties of the Office. IL is
equally evident that officer cannot be deemed
pended until such notice has been gwen and received
Applying the reasoning to tie case in point it follows
that Mr.. Hail. having received official notice OF his
suspension prior TO Il conyening of the Senate
not in fact suspended provided in Section l6s and
Il still de jure Naval Officer at the port of Boston,
his REIMBURSEMENT of the Office under protest not
amounting to abandonment resignation, and that
his official existence will not terminate until his sue
has been nominated BY the President and con-
frned by the Senate The resignation of Dir. Kent in
place Of Mr.. Hail. suspended should be withdrawn and
when again sent to the Senate, should be in place OF
Mr.. Hall, removed
The issue in this is the that raised in
the case of Sullivan who commissioned Internal
Revenue Collector in NewYork City, after the recess
bad expired. Postmaster-GeneIa Villas has in the
way issued commissions to the postmaster in
Wick sburg aud in about dozen other places in open
violation OF the statute No action has yet been taken
by tho Senate on these cases.
The President also sent the following nominations Ito
the Senate to-day:
Postmasters-John A. Thomas. Mt Moravia, N. Y; j.
Bcnnets Weyalt at Haverstraw. y. W A. f. Blakeslcc
Thoma ston Conn; Thomas n. Youngbee at Chester
Court House. g. G.; George Washington. Bay City
Mich Frank Shields, at Wilmington Ill.,: George Z.
Blair, at iiackhawk Col! Barclay +. Smith. at Dead
wood, Dak
New-York tribune., 1886-04-21
EMBFZZLTyG MS UNOLES MONEY.

MILWAUKEE, April 20.-The news has just
been made public that Howard Van wyck. prominent
and well connected young attorney of this city, has dis
appeared The announcement has caused considerable
OF sensation in legal and social crcss both Of which
he has occupied leading position lilo is graduate of
the Albany. n. Y, Law school, and IS member OF re-
spectacle family For several years after graduating he
practised law In New-York lie came TO Milwaukee
several years ago. IL Ia asserted that hs has IN
trusted different times by his uncle. Roswell Skee of
New-lork, with larSe sums aggregang about 500 600
TO be lent ont Recently the cion OF the relative
was aroused that all Tot right and he made an I'm.
vestgatlOn which, II is alleged led TO the discovery that
considerable Of the money had never been invested.
Tie total amount OF Van Nycks omDczzlenlens cannot
be dehuitcy ascertalned, but 1t Is said DO in the
nelghbOrhOOd of HlOOOO. -.
New-York tribune., 1886-04-21
TO ENLARGE THE ARMY RETIRED LIST

WASHINGTON, April 30 (SpeciaD. Mr.. Butler,
of North Carolina. Introduced bill IN the senate today
provide for the retirement OF sixty army officers by
placing them the retired list. Except in the Of
officers who have reached sixty four years of age
served for forty years. the retired list is
limited to 400. There 391 officers the limited
lis; and IN addition fysix have been retired since lSS2
by of having reached sxtyfOur years OF ase
having served forty years. An army chaplain was
Gently retired by OF reaching tbe limit
OF age though he had only served little six
years. lie thus gets nearly $1,000 year for the
remainder OF his life On the limited list there
officers who have been retired because 4ncdplct
from service though the report Of the Retiring
Board ressy states that the ncapacity not tie
result Incident OF the service" The annua and
allowances Of lie officers the Army retired Ut aSgrc
81 1903 100. IL the preamble TO his bill MIR Butler
sixty officers la Army who
ncapacated for active service bat who cannot be re-
tired 20 the 400 limit having been nearly reached
The bill sent to the Military Committee.
New-York tribune., 1886-04-21
TRYING TO AMEND the DAILY BTxL

Committees representing the Republican Cluh
the aens the city Reform CiuS
met last evening the o the cpucan Ciub N Woss
TWenty. ,nthst ami discussed Dl aneua NJ IN, av
b for the election OF Aldermen tpOyes for tn
of fifteen Aldermen tickot
meeting OF the Board divide themselves
classes which classes shall hod spccfiv One
two and thrre At succeedng
five Aldermen shall becbos"n holt occ for th
The President .! the Board sla elected
ner,as present The Aldermen shall receive annual
salary $40 anc the president 5000 IL stated
Senator Fay willing accept tins bl substitute
for tho presented by hin ESJndgo NJ = isa lcs J.
Bleecker Misr and l.. L. Dclaneh appointed
the three Albany
work passage OF the bill revolution adopted
oppose the bli anal o-ru
ground eecting President OF tho
Board .s radio ly wrong.
New-York tribune., 1886-04-21
ANTEPOLYGAMY LEGISLATION.

WAsHINGTON, April 20 tSpeealj The Sen
ate AnPVlyg gamy OIll has been in condition OF "in-
pocuous desuetudc" for weeks account Of the
failure House Judicary Committee TO take any
action and tine friends OF the have become i'm
patient. In the House today Mr. Reed and in
qured when the committee Will be ready report the
bill Chairman Tucker replied that the bill being
considered by the com nittee. When determination
had been arrived at the bill would he reported ad-
versey favoraby Mr.. Reed suggested that the bill
been IN committee long tlnc and 1t was measure
IN which the country much Interested Gould the
gentleman give other answer
Mr Tucker dryly)-NO other answer.
MIR. Reed (with equal drynessl-l am sorry for It,
New-York tribune., 1886-04-21
ZACH" MoNrGoMERY COMBINED

WAsHINGToN, April 20 (SDecioh.-The Sem
procee eded to-day to consider pending nominations
Zach" Montgomery. who nominated for Assistant
Attorney General was after spirited debate nrmed.
Mr.. Ingalls, quoted from Mr. Montgomery's writing and
called hostility public school system
and the fact that ifhe Educational hill should become
a law MI Montgomery would be the leaal adviser OF
the Interior Department In executing provisions But
Mr. Ingalls, opposition unIvaiiIng. The nominees
for pcstmasteIs at MaIshdlltown and Webster Clty,
Iowa. rejec ;od. since thev appointed they
have been active and offensive partisans Their prede
cessOfs were removed INC ground 0f offensive part,
sansBip. hence they were rejected Editor MOse. nm
active partisan was confirmed postmaster OF Auburn
n Y.
New-York tribune., 1886-04-21
JOHN G. RILEY AND THE ONO SENATE.
COIJrMBus, April 20 (SDeciaU The prObab

COLUMBUS, April 20 (Specsdb.-Ihe probable
opposition in the National Senate the confirmation OF
John c. Riley as postmaster at Cincinnati will renew
the hostities OF the Ohio Democratic Senate toward
Republican Governors appointments The appointment
Of Riley has aroused much condemnation among Re-
pubIicans and Mossback Democrats that his nomination
be hung up like that OF Postmaster Jones.
lately appointed for Columbus The ono Senate 1t is
supposed will be used force the confirmation OF Riley
by the blackmau process OF opposing Governor For
akeTs appointments. The Republican press all
OhO denaLded Ci senator Sherman OF
Riley. abrupt termination of the Cincinnati
tests. which now In the hands OF n0n-pariisan
committee bas been demanded by every party in
Oh0. The Democrats wish Tor delay. and the Eepub-
eans for speedy and just treatment OF an aggravated
New-York tribune., 1886-04-21

duced by you that the men asked for rearos h
time but in vain; that the Executive Committee OF thc
reply of the general superintendent OF the Missouri
Pacific Railway refusing to agree to conference as
Mr.. Powdery-Yes am told also that along the Iron
Mountain Railway and along the other roads ID parts o
Texas the and fOremen are Interested
I'm company stores and that the men arc 70
deal in those stores The emroyes are no, ,ou III re 80
minded ihatit is their interest to do. II mnrmur oi
psnr IL must 20 through the superin and man
will DO Gscharged "a soon "a he utters word OK con-
road knows nothing about this. In many places double
prices charged I'm these stores . .
Mr. Buchansp--Do you know whether tho grievance
set forth In tine paper which you READ originated cx-
clusivey the Texas Pacnc road, OF In connection
Mr Powdsrly-Ou the entire system. Yes. The men
also complain that convicts are brought from the psn
striped salts be seen side by side with honest labor
Mr. acknowledgements reference has been made in
the newspapers TO a contract or agreement Maue l"
1885. Can you produce that psperi
Mr. Powde:ly produced what he stated to be the org
ina contract agreement OF March 13 1882 proosed
by to representatives of the railroad companies Anu VI
the workngmen. .r. Inn,
in violation Of that agreement and without notice. INC
wages OF the men were rec uced, etc
Mr. Buchansn-You spoke about railroads being op-
Grated under receivers Has IL been your
stock iobbing operationi
Mr. Powicry-I have entertained that opinion ,,as nag
workings OF q railroad. ~.
The Chairinan-That is. that the authority OF the
court il sometimes Inv oked to wreck \ railroad
Mr. POwdcry Yes.
Mr B1chanan-Is not railroad which is in the hands
OF receiver the inost dangerous competitor that an
honestly Conducted railroad eau have
Mr.. POwderly-UndOu5e6ly. :.
Mr. Buehanan-You promised to furnish the commit
Toe with views as To the legislative remedy lor
troubles Of the kind existing. VIII you also III con
siiering that question, take Into view the conpeH
rature OF Government and the divided responsibility
between FEEDER ard state legisaton. SO as TO make
your suggc such tie National Legislature can
duly act upon
Mr. Powd-riy-I viii do So ~
Mr. Crain--What Is the principle OF the or9anzatioh
known as the knights OF Labor , =,
Mr.. Powtierly-Our organization aims 10 settle ali
differences by arbitration reconciliation; and that
Is one reason why have iicuty III managing IL lt
was never thought Of until recently that our orgahiza
tion should have an yhng with strikeA so. too,
boycotting Is something which have never legsiatHd
on but once: and that restrain it. And Odr re-
straining Influence will go still further.
At this stage tho animation or Mr.. Powderly WAS
suspended, and that Of Mr. Mcdowell WAS about 10 DO
begun when u motion To adjourn was carried.
New-York tribune., 1886-04-21
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON Tues lay, April 90 1886.
PERsoSAl~Secretary Lamar returned to-day from his
Southern trip much improved in health attended the
Cabinet meeting At noon.
AProINTMEST.-Tbe Acting Secretary OF the Treasury
to-day appointed Peter Bonnet. OF NcwJersey to be
Chief OF the Revenue Marine DIVISION, vice T. W. Clark
resigned.
STRAY CATTLE DECIsIOs.-The Collector OF Customs at
Port Townsend, Wa-hln gt0n Territory. has been in
sructed IN regard to Canadian cattle which stray
from British Columbia upon the COyllle Indian
tion that they would be liable ~ seizure only pur
posely driven across the line.
BOND CALL~-Tne Acting Secretary OF the Treasury
this afternoon issued the l3eth call for the pon
bonds of the per cent loan OF 1852. Tho call
for al .O00, 600 and natures June /.
New-York tribune., 1886-04-21
WRECKS CAUSED BY LAND SLIDES.

READING, April 20 (Speeiah.-A heavy rain
storm passed tho northern part of this county this
Afternoon AT Port Clinton. twenty miles north of
city, Philadelphia and Reading coal train ran into
land Aide wreckng the engine and thirty coal
cars Both tracks we're blocked for three hours The
loss company will reach probably $4,000 There
also several bad washJuts The Ltlo schuylKl
branch the Reading road and serious accident 10
passenger train avoided by q woman who down
lhe track aud stopped The just u une to prevent
II from crashing into huge rock
New-York tribune., 1886-04-21
ARMY AND NAVY INTELLIGENCE

WASHINGTON, April 2O.-Colonel j. c..
Breckenridge Inspector General has been ordered to
act inspector certain recruiting property etc. at
Chicago. for which Captain O. Henniseo stn Cavalry
10 responsible CAPITA James N. Marshall Assistant
has been ordered to inspect clothing,
garrison eQupzse etc. at Philadelphia. for which Cap
tain Charles c. De Rudio 7th Cavalry. Is responsible
An order will shortly bs ssued by tho War Department
New-York tribune., 1886-04-21
TRRAsUxxR.ELE0r oVAr SERIOUSLY syoK

PHILADELPHIA, April 20 tSpeciaD Many
prominent politicians at tho Continental &C
noon today to meot State TrsAsurer-elect Matthew
Stanley Quay. with whom they had important poht-
lc"l engagement concerning the Republican ticket
70 be nominated next month They fingered about the
lobbles until half past o'clock, whom u teegraIn was
received from Mr.. Quay that he unable como to
Philadelphia, being seriously sick with pneumonia At
his home