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rwO WORTHLESS BoARDs.
Engaged in a wranale as to which is the
More Worthless.

Engaged in wranale as to which is the
More Worthless.
The two worthless Health Boards-that
of this city and the other maintained by
the county at an expense of over $4,000 q
year-were in Justice Davis's Court yes
terday. The question of their relative
worthlessness is up on charge made at
the instance Of the County Board against
port case Of scarlet fever he had been
treating. The County Board claims that
DIR. Lockner should have reported the mat
ter to them, and are suing before Judge
Davis to recover a penalty of $40 imposed
by one OF their so-called ordinances DR..
Lockner claims that he answered all the
requirements in reporting the natter to
the City Health Board. At the hearing
yesterday, Assemblyman Seymour, the
City Attorney, appeared for DR.. Lockner,
and Counsel McGrath for the County
Board.
Mr.. McGrath concluded that there is no
conflict between the two Boards, that DR..
Lockner Is summoned to appear as doc
tor and not as city official, and that he
will be made TO giva obedience to the ordi.
nance the same as all other physicians do.
Mr.. Seymour retorted that of the only
purpose was to secure statutes, all right,
but if the prosecution was the first step In
q movement to crush out ell the local
health boards, he proposed to fight it fol
all it was worth.
Then the matter was laid over for few
DAYS.
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NEW DODGE.

Trying the Medicines, and Then Forced 70
Pay for the Experiment..
A fellow called at the house of Mrs.
Mary Plain. at No. 2O6 Seventh street; yes
terday. He had some medicines he de-
sired to recommend for pimples in the
face and blood impurities. Mrs. Plain
didn't want any of it, but he insisted upon
her trying it. She doesn't seem to have
stopped TO think that perhaps the stuff
was poison, and that he was the emissary Of
an enemy determined on her destruction,
but went into the house and produced a
cup. The fellow poured some of the stuff
into it and with simple faith Mrs. Plain
swallowed it.
'Now" he exclaimed, s.pay me fifty
cents for the medicine"
II thought it was only sample, re-
turned the surprised lady. L.
ooh, no, I'm prescribing it for you, "
the man answered.
Mrs. Plain grew indignant. The man
became threatening in his manner, and she
was frightened into giving him fifteen
cents to get rid of him. Then after he
had gone she ran out and called off ar
Bergman ard had the fellow arrested. 81
gave his name as Hugh Nelson, and said le
resided at 300 Bowery, New York. The
police say that he has played the same
racket of medicine and scare on countless
timid women, and that they have been
looking for him for three or four days.
Many charges will doubtless be made
against kim.
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ALLAN L. M'DERMoTT. is said that the
Judge will during the Spring take up his
residence in this city, and make this place
his home, during the Ave years of his SER
vice as head of the Chancery Clerks Office
at least He will have at his disposal a
number of nice little plums in the shape of
minor clerkships to divide among his
friends; one of them worth, it is said,
81, 900 per year. His own income from his
Office will not fall short of $4,000 per year
and may be more.
His resignation FROM the Judgeship gave
birth, of course, to an army of aspirants
for the Judgeship he has vacated. Among
these are said to be John w. Herbert. the
we'll known law partner of ex-Judge HoH-
man Asa w. Dickinson, whose term as
Collector of the Port of Jersey City is
nearing its close Ex-Assemblyman Corne-
Illus s. See and Isasc Romano, Theodore
Ryerson and Assemblyman A. B. Dayton.
Daytyn is both handicapped and strength
ened by the fact that he is member of the
Assembly. There is no doubt sentiment
against man helping to appoint himself to
an Office, by his own vote ; while there is as
little doubt that, had he not been in the
Assembly, he would have been the most
formidable of the candidates for the place
The Joint Meeting will make the appoint
ment, but really the selection of the can
didate devolves upon the shoulders of the
three Republican Assemblymen from Jer-
sey City. Peloubet, Seymour and Dayton,
as the local caucus, will first attempt to
agree on a man. If they agree, they
nominate him to the Joint Caucus, and
his endorsement there comes as a matter
of course. If they cannot agree, the con-
test will be thrown into the Joint Caucus,
aud selection made by the majority of
the Republican votes in the two Houses.
Will the three agree? 1t is pretty hard
work to say. Dayton, it is assumed, will
not be lukewarm in supporting Dayton.
Seymour is extremely non-committal, butt
is intimated that he is rather disposed to
favor See Judge Peloubet is way up on the
fence. He is partial to Dayton if he is par
tial to either, but the possibility is that he
is anxious to induce the selection OF some
third party-possibly Herbert. It is not
impossible that Seymour may, for harmony's
sake, yield his support to Dayton. There is
q rumor around that he is after it himself !;
but don't believe it, because don't find
any evidence of it anywhere. If he is COM
mitted to Seymour, and Dayton is bound
over to Dayton, Peloubet will be In posi-
ton to help one or the other of them
through and if he refuses to vote for either,
the matter will have to be decided in open
caucus. This is on the improbable assump-
ton that Seymour is in the race for himself
The indications are that wherever the mat
ter is decided-whether in the locsl or ia
the Joint Caucus Dayton will come out the
winner
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srzzz 1srxsz1oAzzsa SHARP.
Yesfsrday's Enquiry Into the Big Broadway
NaiIrand gEenf.

NEW York, Feb. 1S.-The Senate Com
mittes on Railroads resumed its examine
ton Of the granting Of franchise to the
Broadway Railroad Company. James N.
Liddy, counsellor at law, was the first
witness, and swors that he was asked by
his brother, who owned property on New
Church and Cedar streets, which might be
Injured by the construction Of the road,
to sue ont an Injunction, and which was
granted by Judge Donohue in August last.
Later on Mr.. Charles H. Alexander
called upon him and stated that his brother
would be Unidentified if he withdrew his
suit. Then finding that other interested
parties would not join In the suit, and q
revision of the law on which he had based
his application for injunction, giving new
view of the weakness of his causes he
concluded to accept the So, 500 offered for
damages, and this amount was paid to him
by Mr.. Alexander, of which amount it was
difficult for the witness to tell how nuch
was paid to his brother.
The next witness, Lawson N. Fuller, who
was at that time interested in procuring
charter for a ca5le road in Broadway,
testified that hearings before the commits
sioners and the aldermen lasted through
four or FIVE months.
James Foshay, President of the Seventh
Avenue Railroad Company, was next ex-
amined, and could not state the assets Of
the Seventh Avenue Railroad In l8S4-S5,
outside OF Its real estate; and IN reference
to the transfer OF 1920 shares OF the Broad
way surface road to HIM, as president OF
the seventh avenue road, that the lnstru-
ment was made Dy ar. sharp, ana ne I'M
derstood that ne was acting as trustee only,
Tor the Broadway and Seventh Avenue road,
and that ne mad ngnt to transfer the
STOCK to that road without committing the
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CITY TAX CoLLEcTr0Ns.
A Medley of Bills Discussed BY the Finance
Board.

Uheuiey Oh 0llAh OfscuSSeu Dy gh0 Finance
Board.
The Board of Finance held meeting
last evening to consider the tax collection
question. There is any number of bills
pending in the Legislature affecting the
question, such. for instance, as the sale Of
lands in fee for unpaid assessments. the
remission of penalties compromise of
assessments, and g thousand and one other
devices. It is q nice question as to
which Of this multitude of devices
will most materially assist Jersey City
in gathering in her own. Among
those in attendance, were Assemblymen
Noonan, Seymour, and Pelonbet, Mayor
Collins, Counselor Vredcnburgh, and
others. The bill Immediately under dis
cussion was Assemblyman Martins bill
which provides for the sale of lands in fee
for unpaid taxes, under proceedings to be
taken BY the Court on the application Of
their freeholders. The bill provides too
that the purchasers Of properly are to be
protected BY the city should an invalidity
of title be discovered. The law applies to
all lands on which taxes are unpaid for q
year.
There seemed to be general idea run
ming through ell the description that such
a law might be too harsh on taxpayers that
are more unable than unwilling to pay.
Counselor Vredenburgh said that the tron-
BILE in Jersey City, and, in fact, in all cities,
is that the municipal authorities are stag
gered by the number of uncolIected taxes,
and that an over-tender sentiment for
the taxpayer stands in the way Of the city's
good. Assemblyman Seymour, Counselor
Fleming and others also made addresses.
Corporation Counsel Blair will draw .
modified bill, and the Board Of Finance
will discuss the matter further at their
meeting next Thursday evening.
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rEEEaRAPHro NOTES.
Items of all Kinds from the Associated
Press Dispatches.


Press Dispatches.
LONDON, Feb. 1S.-The Rev. John Tul-
loch, D. D., principal of st. Mary's College,
ST. Andrews University, is dead. He was
born in 1928.
Quiet prevails throughout Leicester to-
day. There are no signs Of fresh rioting.
The great firm of Engineers, John Penn
& Sons, of Greenwich and DePtford Pier,
s. E., to-day sent their check for $40, 900 to
the Mansion House relief fund for unem-
ployed workingmen.
The Queen has written letter expressing
her sympathy with the sufferers by the
riots Of last Monday and Tuesday.
ROME, Feb. 13.-The Papal Consistory
which was to have been held in March, has
been postponed until June.
The Pope's advisers consider the conces>
sions to the Vatican, contained in the
scheme submitted on behalf Of Germany
by Prince Bismarck, insufficient.
HARRIsBURo, Va, Feb. 49, The shortage
in the accounts Of 3. B. Sterling, late
treasurer of this county, is now thought
will approximate one hundred thousand
dollars.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Feb. l3.-The
steamer Athlete, Captain Parsons, was
burned at the wharf at New Smyrna early
Friday morning. The vessel is total loss
and half of the cargo was burned. Captain
Parsons had q narrow escape from suffoca-
ton. The loss is $50, 900 and the insurance
10000.
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n-Ar1tA1 HSA1A& Ah%<r CITY . cVA1s OA@ v4@C
stand in court she admitted having said
some of the things she was quoted as nav.
ing said, but denied the utterance OF
other things that were quoted She
had said all in the presence of three wit
nesses. and her testimony might have been
impeached on these points, and its entire
value destroyed by denial of her denials.
The three witnesses might have sworn that
they heard her say the things she denied
having said. It was not deemed advisable
to bring DIR. Hutchinson to the front again
Young Laverty was too near to hls father
to be valuable as witness, and AL Hoffman
was the main one whose testimony was
sought. He had left this city the day be
fore on the understanding that he would
not be needed the next day. The next
day he was in New York till o'clock In the
afternoon. A pile of kilograms asking hin
to come on at once were at his house. Ii he
had started at once, he could not have
reached Trenton till the Court had
adjourned and the next morning
when he was preparing to start he
was notified that the evidence had been
closed and that there was no use of his
cmoing at all. II he had come on, he could
have shown that Barbara Zinderhof had
not only said all she was reported to have
said, but that at the examination before
the State Prison Inspectors she had adj
mitted that she had said it all.
Then too, there is q woman in the prison
whose testimony, which might have been
valuable, was not used by the State. She
says that Minnie had come to her some
months ago. with the statement that she
was in delicate condition, and that
the garden man was responsible for it. He
had then been discharged from the prison,
and Minnie wanted this female convict to
tell her, from the cards, whether she could
find him again. She learned afterwards
from Minnie that, if she could not find this
man, she intended to swear her child on
Laverty. The keepers family was then
actively endeayoring to secure Minnie's
pardon. "They wouldn't do it" she re-
marked, IF they knew what I am con-
templating."
The assumption of Mr.. Laverty's friends
is that the whole case against him is the
ou.growth of conspiracy between Minnie
and Annie Lenhardt, the woman who is
now in the Jail at White Plains, and col
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PLEADING FoR HEX HUSBAND.


Mrs. NIcNIahon's Affecting Appeal to Officers
who took her. Husband to Trenton.
John Mcmahon, the defaulting City Col
lector of Hoboken, who was recently sen
fenced to ten years imprisonment by Judge
McGill, was taken from the Jail to Trenton
on the one o'clock train yesterday after
noon. Mrs. Mcmahon, her two sons,
daughter and daughter-in-law were at the.
Jail to bid him good by. Mrs. McMahon
chung to him as though she would keep
him in spite of the law.
"My poor husband" she moaned as she
threw herself on his shoulders, and then
held him when he attempted to leave with
the officers. ssSpare me my husband.
Mr.. McMahon patted her head tenderly
and begged her restrain herself, but in
vain Jail officials, accustomed though
they are to heart rending scenes, had to
turn their backs to hide their tears. One
of his sons accompanied Sheriff Heintze in
the trip to Trenton with him. He
will have a year and seven days
of his. term taken off by good be-
havior in the State prison. He was all
broken up and looked like q frst-class
tramp when he reached the prison. His
hair was cropped and he was given bath
and sent to corridor.
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FIzz JOHN POR4Eh,s CASE.
Congress Discussing the Bill for His Rel,
afufoxrowf


statement.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-At the afternoon
session of Congress this afternoon the
House went into Committee of the Whole.
(Mr. Springer, of Illinois, in the chair on
the Fitz John Porter bill.
Mr.. Swinbsrne, of New York, who was
entitled to the floor, being in i'll health, his
remarks were read by the clerk. He
believed that if the court-martial by which
Porter had been convicted had been con-
vened in 1872 instead of 1862 the verdict
would have been very different, and the
record of a soldier who had been trusted
by his conn ander on previous occasions
and always proved able, true and loyal,
would have been saved from a disgrace
which had been thrown around this man,
lighting his whole life and hanging as a
burden upon him night and day. It was
but justice to this service to restore him to
his full position and honor.
Mr.. Houk, of Tennessee, said that if the
measure were one of praying pardon, ask
ing for amnesty, demanding that something
should be done to promote that concilia-
ton of which the country had heard SO
much; if it were plea for the purpose { +
removing some disqualification imposed
for political considerations, it would have
received his cordial, cheerful and earnest
support. But he would vote against the
pending bill because he believed it abso-
lutely destructive of the very fabric Of the
Government itself.
The sentence pronounced on Fitz John
Porter had not been proportionate to his
offence. If guilty, he should have been
shot, and if he had been private soldier,
under the same circumstances. he would
have been shot, If innocent, he ought to
have been acquitted, and would have been
acquitted. If guilty, Us the court marti, ]
had found him to be, this bill ought not to
pass.
Mr.. Woolford, Of Kentucky, attacked
what he called the Inconsistencies of the
opponents of the bill. The President
could only pardon to limited extent.
Congress had no power, they said Now,
where was the power They took the alb
surd position that there was no power, nc
remedy. The innocent man must suffer
and must be blasted. All the boosted
liberty, all the boosted grandeur, the power
Of the American Republic was a sham. II
they commended that that was a fair CON
struction of the Constitution then it ought
to be amended. Pending the conclusion
of Mr.. Woolford's speech the Committed
| rose.
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She swore before the ANNIE LENHARDT.
Prison Inspectors who went to White
Plains last Saturday to take her testimony
that she, to-, is with child and by Laverty,
and that she had seen him assault Minnie
in her very presence. The value of her
oath is shown by the fact that she has
been about eleven months out of the pri-
son, and that therefore the sins that are
about to make mother of her could not
have been committed within the prison
walls. The utter absurdity of the testi-
mony of this woman and that Of Barbara
Zinderhoff is shown in their allegation hat
Laverty either held or attempted to hold
improper relations with them. Finder
hoff is the most repulsive looking old
creature that ever appeared in court of
justice. She has mahogany face
that looks as though it might have
been made of leather, and An
ME is way in the sssere and yellow leaf.
Minnie Schafer has been a criminal from
her babyhood. She comes of disreputable
parentage, and is herself natural" child.
She is now % years of age. She claims to
have been married when she was young.
She was arrested in Paterson for system
attic stealing. The portrait of her in this
column was taken from the Rogues Gallery
at the time of her arrest. She has aged
considerably since. She has an unusually
prominent nose, and massive underjaw
Her eye is an especially bad one. black and
treacherous looking. Her cheek bones are
high, and she is less full in the face than
she was when she sat for the picture shown
above. She has left the city. Her coun-
sci, Mr.. Buchanan, said this afternoon
to your correspondent that no fur
Their definite action will be taken till her
child shall have been born, probably a
week hence. Buchanan says that he went
| into the case with the idea that the girls
| friends would make up g Doodle" for him,
but that he had received nothing for his
| labor; and he proposes to have no further
| connection with the matter in any shape OF
| form. Doubtless the matter viii not be
| allowed to rest where it is, he said; but he
could not tell what further steps will be
| taken.
| Keeper Laverty feels Of course the crush
| i've weight of the blow the verdict has ad.
ministered, but he bears up well. His soz
| James, who has been tireless in his efforts
| in his fathers behalf is more affected ever
than his parent. The Keeper says that he
| has no idea of resigning.
| s. / am not the kind of man" he said I" IL
run when under ire"
| "a III says that he courts the investigation
| the Legislature will probably institute il
the matter. He says that he has no fear O.
the result of trial, in which the question
Of his guilt is squarely presented withou
any side issues. The State PrisoA Boart
is still prosecuting their enquiry. Majo
Anderson, the State Comptroller, said TO
day that the Board will set again on Mon
day, and probably Tuesday, and that j
was likely that the report Of the Boars
could be made to Governor Albeit OF
Wednesday.
Governor Albeit has not looked into th
matter sufficiently to say just what acton
he will take. He appears to bitterl
regret the shape the matter has as
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PHrLADxLrHrA. Feb. ls.--on January 10th TIE
srocery store Of Hugh Mcmahon. at Second and
Green streets, was almost entirely destroyed By
ire. Mcmahon placed his loas at $4,000. He bad
an insurance Of SIG. 000 and he at ence made
claim on tho insurance companies for that amount
but there being peculiar circumstances about thu
burning OF the place the companies refused to pay
the policies. To-day Mcmahon, James Cosgrovos
his bookkeeper, and John Thompson, brothegi0~
and conspiracy to defraud the insurance oona~
panies. Fire Marshal Wood testified that his Inc
vestigatOn of the origin Of the Ere showed that IL
had been caused by explosives. such as gasoline or
benzine. and he had strong evidence imElicating
the three men. Inc prisoners were thereu1on held
for further hearing on Wednesday mast, No
aon in e6 600 each
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THE SCHAFER VERDICT.
AFZERzxArH OF THE WEEKS SENSE
z7ON At TRENTON.

Respects In which tho Case for the State
Might Have Been strensthencd-A Com
vict Wsman's Sfsry-Arc all Members Of
the Prison Board Liable to Impeachment
Especial Correspondence SUNDAY .syArrLna.l
TRENTON, Feb. 13.--Shsrif Laverty's
most conspicuous error in the prosecution
of the Minnie Schafer perjury case, which
has just concluded with SO disastrous q
verdict of acquittal, seems to have been
oyer-conRdence. His case was not made
out as it might have been. There, for
instance, was the testimony Of the callous-
fieshed old woman zinderhof, who boreup
Minnie Schafer's charge with her testimony
in the court room. This woman had. when
she first told her story, said that she had
seen Minnie in illicit relations with con-
Wet named Cassidy. and that she had never
heard Sheriff Laverty's name coupled with
hers till Minnie told her that she was about
to swear her child upon him. She did not
mention Cassidy by name, but she de-
scribed him as the yard man, who car
ried in coal, etc., to the SherfHs pri-
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THE LINCOLN BANQUET.
The Contemplate Meanaess of the Manage
ment-The Guests.


The Contemplate Meanaess of the Manage
ment-The Guests.
The Pangborn family was out in full
bloom at the meeting of the lincoln as
ISOLATION at Taylor's Hotel, Friday evening.
By some trick in necromance, Zibinak
otherwise known as the Majah, managed
to acquire The position of Master Of Cere-
monies. The result was that no invitations
were sent to his fellows of the press to
help eat the repast. A card was sent, with
magnificent liberality to the journal Office
SO that Pangy could get in without cost;
but every other paper was sighted.
Proprietor De Revere, of Taylor's Hotel,
learned of this magnificent display of little
ness, and himself sent out cards of invita-
ton to the press gang, With his compile
ments and the announcement that in &C.
cepting they became guests of the hotel.
During the evening some of the newspaper
men, to save time, asked the little ssMajah"
to allow them to see the text of the pro-
posed toasts, that they might copy them.
ssNo, snapped the little popinjay, SIM
going to keep EN- for my own paper You
can get 'em out of my sheet tomorrow
afternoon"
AS they were of little importance, the
accommodating newspaper fellows kindly
let him nurse his beat. Those who lent
dignity to an occasion marked by these
contemplate displays of littleness, by
their presence were Hon. VIM. Walter
Phelps, Hon. John W. Griggs, Rev. John
r. Thompson, Hon. John Y. Foster, Rev.
DR.. H. W. Spalding. Assistant Postmaster
of New York James Gaylor, High School
Principal Poland, Hugh Leslie, Mayor Col
Inns, Joseph A. Dear, Hon. A. A. Harden
bergh, j. r. Van Sycle, George E. Watson,
Prof. @. G. Stimets, Flavel MCGEE, Charles
F. Case, VIM. Reed, VIM. Harris, Judge
John A. Blair, E. M. Watson. Hon. r. B.
Seymour, Hantord Linsiey. John w. Her
bert w. Dickinson, George J. Medole,
VIM. Plimley, Thomas d. Jordan, M. Muir
ray, Chief Benjamin Murphy, Judge Sam
uel Stilsing, City Collector James H. Love,
G. s. Furst, Hon. s. D. Dickinson, Com
missioner E. E. Datz.