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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-14
DEFECTIVE o'BRIES's LETTER.

Mr. Seward tread letter which Mr. O'Brien wrote TO
Mrs Hamilton August II, 1885, detailing how he had
recovered an overcoa which the thieves had taken from
Mrs Hamiton's house when they stole the silverware
m was afraid that Mrs Hamilton might be disposed to
give moro credit TO Detective Price than to him and
he wrote:
Now IN conclusion wish TO say that You must remem
her that at time of your robbery was W0rkng up an
fully a month or so before gave any attention to or
knew any OF the real facts Of your case But this
ninth Precinct He every detail and doubt in
formed you time TO time that he could get no trace
~ vonr r0perty that he mad visited all the pawnbfokers
y,fhout success He also took you 10 several station
houses and courts TO identify thieves detected In the
commission Of similar TObOeries Now ask you 10 all
c9ndo does he deserve any credit from youwhatever
was he tGuthfu pledge you my word hat II pad mad
vour case in hand d. the start would have had the
6Vercoat and thieves IN fOryeigh hours after the rob
bcfy and perhaps the original silver. Perhaps had
halter expaiD how could be done by Mrs H. herself
without the aid OF any detective ~ simply doing what
any aensbe person would DO In looking or lost or stolen
T9nerty and that Is TO visit all the IawDbrOkers and
glance over their books. On the l7th OF January the
day OF the robbery Moses Blars No 40 sixth ave,
near Fourth oyerOOat pawned for 10 and per
hans several Others. When this place was visited on Mon
day following the pawnbroker would sho" coats and on
nnkup Them over WOuld he found II remains to-day
one with schuyler Hamilton, IT, upon It, and Patter-
son Bros tailOIs No. 4I1 siIthaye. also Tue pawn
his employer McGIinchy The hoy could easily have
been arrested and as am informed ana not know IL was
stolen would certainly tell who the man tnht sent
him from Mrs. Fogarty's with It, Mr. Price has Il oxen
10 friends 81 mine since te termination OF your case ana
you repaid for the siverwaTe. Now ask yOd fairly
wOud lie ever have cred the OveIcOat which
in "a stones throw OF his station house, bad not
got the thievesi
When this letter finished Detective Price WAS on
his feet in moment with request that he be allowed
20 make statement. He III too great hurry to
wait that permission 10 be granted and proceeded to
say that dlgent inquiry had been made OF the pawn
ana that postal card had been sent TO overy
pawDrokor IN the city describing the lost property and
that furthermore there mol pawnshop at
and Sixth-sye..
Detective Price retired feeling that he had sufficiently
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-07
ON THE INCREASE.
The Ravaeer Of Brirht,s Disease.

/ From hC LouisrtRe (RIy.) Courier.Journdl.l
! The greed of dlstillers. has urged them to
push their Installations so as TO get as much
whiskey from the grain as possible. From tho
old, time standard of one gallon and halfthey
have increased the product TO three, then to
four, and some distillers boast of getting even
FIVE gallons of whiskcy from bushel OF grain.
This increased product is obtained by raising
the temperature until both the Uoidtie and hc
essential oils from The dcsirtictipe distiiu,ion are
thrown,oG and consequently an increased per.
mixed with the whiskey and cannot easily be
gotten rid Of. This fus el oil will seriously dam
/ age the stomachs of those who drink II or. Ii
the stomach escape, this poison Affects the
kidney producing glpndullr degeneration, a
form Of Brlghts disease, which is to-day alarm
ingly prevalent and on the increase. Fuscl
oil Is closely allied to creosoe In Its character
istics and It's effects on the human system. 1t
is corrosive poison, that, in Its concentrated
form, viii Immediately kill If swallowed,
Or II allowed to linger In the tissues Issue,
cate vital organs. Tho discoveries and
only manufacturers In the world of an abso.
lutely pure whiskey, entirely free from fisel
lation free from malt-the malt supplying q
food quality-but by a costly process of reds.
tillation 1t Is rendered SO entirely devoid OF
any poisonous principle that tho most dlstin.
guIshed chemists certify that no trace OF flisel
oil is TO be found In IT," By this process tho
fire that crazes the brain and vitiates the blond
is also eliminated, but at the same time none
OF Its delicate aroma Is lost-none of the vale
rianates are destroyed, and Its strength remains
tho same with its full flavor. II is not to be
| considered even q mild stimulant, rs II re-
| mains strong intoxicant. It Is not q med.
| icated whiskey, but pure whiskey for medic
inal use, demanded by the medical profession;
| hence the Dufiy's pure malt whiskey Is not
only standard of the pharmacopGia, but, us
/ Il beverage II Is the preferred and most pop.
| ular among the best and Oldest WHISTLES In the
| market.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-07
American Pork-Infraotion of Treat ties
Retaliation.

Representative Phelps yesterday reported
fayorably from the committee on foreign
affairs aud tho House adopted, the resolution
calling on the Secretary Of State for 'copies Of
all correspondence between his department
and the representatives OF France, Germany,
Austria, and any otheI European country
which has pdftiaily or entirely rcstriesod tho
importation Of American pork refofrily 10 tho
facts of such exclusion Or restriction and the
reasons therefor
The committee think that no reasonable
effort should be spared to free so important a
product OF this country from exclusion from
the markets OF Europe. The correspondence,
Mr. Phelps says, may show that some other
reason than the unhealthfulnoss of American
pork was assigned. or, If this was the only rea-
son assigned at the beginning, II may have
been withdrawn and other reasons added, for
y seems scarcely probable that II is retained as
the only ground when cases OF trichinasis arc
still reported as offrequent occurrence In those
countries long after the exclusion OF the Amer.
lean product These governments might. be.
fore this experience, overrule the testimony OF
Virchow and other OF their eminent experts
that American pork was rs exempt from DIS
case as European, because y was mere theory,
The knowledge that some better and stronger
grounds for exclusion have been assigned by
these governments would go far TO allay feel.
ing OF injury, which constantly suggests tho
BY their conduct In this matter roreign gov
ernments have recognized and formulated O
historic impurities and authorizations OF some OF
our largest importations from France and Ger
many would make the adoption aud npplica.
ton OF II by our accommodating out all
question of provocation and retaliation-a
measure worthy Of consideration In relation Ia
the public health. But the adj ptlon of such
policy ought not to DO urged In connection
with discussion where tho object Of this gov.
ernment Is TO convince friendly powers by ar.
gument that their acts seem to be an infraction
Of treaties which this government is observing
in the best of faith,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-07

A bill was reported to the House yesterday
by Mr.. Clardy, from the committee on com.
merce, providing "that there shall be con-
structcd and established hrst.class lightship
with a steam iog.signal, off the entrance TO
Chesapeake hay.N This diiofs from the bill
introduced by Mr.. Findlay, of Maryland, only
in the omission OF provision for the appropri-
alton of 10000 TO meet the, expense of the
work. The commerce committee reports that
this bill has the approvul of the lighthouse
board, rs Is shown by an accompanying COM
muhfcaton from Vice Admiral Rowan, chair
man of the board, to the Secretary of the Treas
ury, IN which Admiral Rowan says Z : "a T. Il
s'Attempts haye been made 'ffOm time to
time TO mark this entrance by lighted and
whistling buoys, but without much success, rs
the lights have gone out and the buoys have
been carried from their positions, SO that they
have afforded little II any real aid TO mariners
The board feels that IL Is very important to
Z have lightship at that point, as the quantity
of commerce passing between Capes Henry
ano Cherries is immense, being Al the shipping
that is making for Baltimore, Richmond, Nor
folk, the new harbor of Newport News, Wash
ington, and all the tributaries to Chesapeake
bay, as well as that which seeks Hampton
Roads rs q harbor OF refuge. Now that New
port News has become the terminus of a great
railroad system, and that new and important
railroad connections have been made at Nor
folk and vicinity, this commerce is much
greater than ever before aud the most APP
proved and best methods OF security should be
given IL ~
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-07
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

~
Principal Examiner r, D. Catlin, Of the
patent oihce, has resigned.
The acting secretary of the treasury has ac.
copied the resignation of Alex. ii. Holt chief
of division in the internal revenue bureau,
to take effect Mays.
The value of the stamps sold during the
quarter ending Dec. ~ was sl0,76S $780, an
increase OF 81 1867, IOi.H for tho same quarter OF
the preceding year.
Lieut. John A. Dnpray 23d infantry, who Is
now In this city on sick leave, has been APP
pointed aid.de.camp to Brig. Gen. Nelson A.
Miles, and is ordered to Fort Leayenworth to
accompany that officer TO Arizona.
The following patents have been issued to
Wnshingtonians: J. W. Rountree,, assignor to
NJ. J. Wine file case; Il. ID. Worrall type or die
for forming impressions in metal surlaces
Henry Searle, making reversed profile pat
tetn Of the human face.
Manchlin Nivons of New York, a clerk ofcass
one In the PostOtlicc Department, has been
transferred TO similar position in the land
Office. i. j, Collins, of Minnesota, has been
promoted from 81 900 TO 81 200 in the Office of
The third assistant postmaster general.
The Treasury Department has sustained the
action of the collector of customs at New York
IN assessing duty on certain German weekly
publications forming a continuous story and
arranged for binding into book form, which
the importer claimed were free of duty under
the provisions in the free list for newspapers
ard periodicals.
Gen.. Sheridan has recommended that the
lst regiment of infantry now In Arizona. be
sent 10 California, and the Sth regiment of in
inntry now in California, to ARIZONA; the ID
regiment Of Infantry, now In the department
Of the Columbia, to tho department of the
Platte and the 4th regiment OF Infantry now
in the department Of the Platte, to the depart
ment of Columbia a general order directing
| The above changes will be issued from tho War
| department In a day or two,
The following changes in the stations and
| duties of the medical department of the army
| have been ordered Assistant Surgeon VIM.
| w. Gray relieved from duty In the department
| OF the east nnd ordered to the department of
| the nRkota; Assistant Surgeon j, NJ. Barrster
| from the department OF the east, 10 the depart
| ment OF the Columbia; Assistant Surgeon Jas.
| A. Finley, from the department of Texas, to
| the department of Dakota Assistant Surgeon
| t. G. Carter, from the department of Arizona,
| TO Columbus barracks, Ohio; Assistant Surgeon
| John v. Kanderdale, from the department of
| Dakota, to the department of Texas Assistant
| Surgeon George W. Adams, from the depart
| ment of Dakota, To the department of the east;
| Assistant IL. $, Kilbourne, from the depart
| ment of Dakota, to the department of Colum'
| bia; Assistant Surgeon Il. w. Johnson, from the
| department. of Dakota, to the department Of
! the east; Assistant Surgeon t. f. Gardner, from
the department of Columbia, to the depart.
ment OF Dakota.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-07

Oliver Wendell Holmes. In "The Autocrat of
the Breakfast Table," says that once he par
took at night of about n quarter section OF
mince pie, He got the dyspepsia, got out Of
subsequently,, and preached a series OF most
gloomy sermons. When his system had re-
covered It's tone he took all those sermons tied
them In bundle, labeled them Pie Crust, and
put them away In pigeon hole. The moral
of this is obvious that dyspepsia, indigestion,
and lack of tone III the system affect not only
bodily, but mental health. When the nerves
are out Of scar they must be praced up for fl-
ture work, II man would have the 'me,ls
sdnd IN c9rpore sano;" For this purpose moth
ing equals DR.. ,Henley's Celery, Beef, and Iron.
A man who uses this will always have his
mental machinery in running order, because
his bodily machlneryis also In good condition.
There Is none of the pie crust theology about
either ingredient; nor Is there any secret about
It. DR.. Henley's compound is no nostrum. 1t
is simply concentration of three good things
In q compact form, containing the essential
good qualities of each of these articles Celery,
Reef, and Iron thus combined, is the leading
remedy of the day In all depressed states OF
the system, and is valuable addition to the
modern pharmacop@ia. AS such II finds u
place on the shelves of every reputable drug
gist.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-07
RAILWAY NOTES.

Norfolk and Western earnings for the month
of March were s2l6,925, an increase OF S53,l5l.
President Charles Francis Adams IT,, of the
Union Pacific called on Commissioner Fink
yesterday. It Is thought the latterwiIl be made
arbitrator In the Transcontinental settlement.
Judge McISennan, in tho United States cir.
cult couit at Philadelphia, made an order Civ
ing the Jersey Central Railroad Company the
option Of taking back its property or allowing
it To remain under its present control.
Senator Cameron, from the Senate commit.
tee on military affairs, reported fayorahly the
bill granting the right Of way to the Schuy-
kill River East Side Railroad Company through
the. arsenal and naval asylum grounds ut
Philadelphia, Pa.
The Senate special committee on interstate
commerce yesterday agreed TO- report several
amendments to the Cullom bill. The only
one of importance changes the maximum pen
atty for violation Of the provision against
discrimination nom $1,000 to 5000, merely
verbal changes.
The bill Of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation
the lease of the Jersey Central Company to the
Reading. the Lehlgh and Susquehanna rail.
road should DO returned to the Navigation
Company, was dismissed by the United States
court at Philadelphia.
II was rumored at Philadelphia late yester.
day afternoon that several OF the directors OF
The Central Railroad OF New Jersey woul 70.
sign and that they would be succeeded by New
York capitalists. IL was asserted that the lat
ter were in harmony with Mr.. Gowen, and that
the move was being made In his interest. The
report could not, however, be verified.
At the meeting of trunk line presidents at
New York yesterday the east and west. bound
freight contracts. which have been In opera
tion since Jan. /, were signed Propositions
were exchanged concerning the return of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company to the
passenger pool Of tho trunk lines The propo-
sitions were amicably discussed, aud there Is
said to be strong probability Of early
settlement.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-07
Tho Medical socIety,s Election.

Alta meeting of the Medical Association OF
the District of Columbia last night the follow.
ing officers were elected President, DR.. J. NJ.
Toner: first vice president, DR.. J. W. Buckley;
second vice president, DR.. G. b. Harrison; sec
rotary, DR.. Lachlan Tyler; treasurer, DIR. $. s.
Adams.
Counselors-Dr. ]. W. Buckley, DR.. W. G.
Palmer, DIR. G. NJ. Hammett, DR.. G. w. Fran.
zoni, DR.. G. N Acker, DIR. Il. NJ. Schaeler, DR..
J; W. II. Lovcjoy, DR.. W. II. Taylor, and DIR. c.
Censors~Dr. T. c. Smith, DR.. John II. Nun
dell, and DR.. II. ID. Fry.
For delegates to the american Medical As
sociation-Dr. J. NJ. Toner, Dr.. A. Y, p. Gar
nett, DR.. J. w. Buckley, DR.. s. o. Richey, DIR
W. V. Marmion. DR.. Smith Townshend, DR.. j
l.. Magruder DR.. Irving G. Rose, DR.. Il. A
Adams, DIR. w. G.. Palmer, DR.. J. o. Stanton
Dr. z. 4. Sewers, Dr. Ralph Walsh. DIR. j. w
Bayne, DIR. 9. II. A., KloinschmIdt, DR.. d. G.
Patterson, Dr. J. H. Baxter, DR.. G. NJ. Hammett
DR.. John d. Hamilton, DR.. Robert Reyburn
DR.. s. B. Lyon, Dr. II. Crook.
The following were elected members: Drs
Arthur A. Snyder, Il. f. Madison, j. W. Boyee,
I. NJ, Norton, Charles II. Bowen, and Andrew
+. Hoyer. For association member-Dr. VIII.
lam y. French,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-07

bytery began last night at the First Presby-
terrain Church, on Four-and.a.half street. De-
votional exercises were conducted by Rev. DR..
Fullerton and Rev. J. W. Nourse. The sermon
was preached by Rev. 4. S. Wyncoop. Rev.
DR.. Nourse was chosen moderator. and Elder
tee on arrangements submitted plan for the
session today, which viii begin at 10 o'clock
and be spent in devotional exercises. Recess
will be taken from l to p, m, and adjourn
ment at p. m. At 1850 p. m. missionary
meeting will be held for the benefit of the
Womans Board OF Missions, at which adj
dresses will be delivered by Rev. Drs. Roberts
home and foreign missionary societies Sew
eral communications were submitted to the
committee on freedmen. relating to church
work In Amelia county, Va.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-07
About Brick Sidewalks.

EDITOR NATIONAL REPUBLICAN The follow.
ing article is taken from the government I'D.
vertiser:
"The supervising architect has instructed
the superintendent OF the public building at
Jackson, Tenn. to call for proposals on brick
approaches The bids for artificial stone APP
proaches were all neglected. Quite fight Is
being made over the matter, and the entire
congressional delegation from Tennessee are
opposed to the supervising architects decision
in this matter, and are endcavoring to prevent
him from carrying out his plan"
The Tennessee congressional delegation are
protesting against brick pavements being laid
around the handsome postoilice and court
house at Jackson, Tenn. The brick pavement
on Pennsylvania avenue has been replaced
with artificial stone, and the use OF brick as
sidewalk fol- public buildings has almost be
come obsolete. Why the supervising architect
should now insist on this poor material, which
has been condemned In this city, and is not
used around any modern public edifice, being
laid around tho public building at Jackson,
Tenn, against the wishes of the citizens and
the circumstances of its congressional delega-
ton, lis very strange and unaccountable, and
we commend his decision to the attention of
the Secretary before approving it. 49,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-07

TNHE GREAT PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE no
II IHENoRTII, WEST, AND sOUTHWl,sT
nOuBLETRACK,s PLENDID SCENERY.
STEEL RAILS. MAGNIFICENT Equip,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-07
or 1NrEnrsr NO pruMMrns.
Tho License Tax Discussed by Mer-
chants-A Bill Indorssd.

a largely attended meeting Of business
men was held at sheas Hail last night to
discuss the question Of licensing commercial
agents; Robert Browning presided aud Mr.
Bacon acted rs secretarv. The bill providing
for the adjustment OF the present tax of 500
WIS discussed, and unanimously condemned
as being unfair to the resident business men,
In Tint II proposed to permit outsiders to en-
Joy the same facilities for selling goods as the
heavily licensed merchants of this city. TINS
advisablity of licensing merchants and ab)l-
ishng the personal tax was discussed, but as
tho, bill introduced on May II, 1884, pro-
vtding for the amendment OF THE law rcgl-
lating license on commercial agents In the Die
tfict of Columbia" seemed to meet with the
yiows Of n majority OF the merchants present
IL was adopted, and n committee consisting Of
Il, @. Davis, 7, III. Hill, J. l.. Barbour +. p.
May, " J. Mayer, lsadoro Saks, Gus LanSburg,
]. D. Hill, and w. II, Dalton was appointed 10
urge upon the commissioners and Congress the
necessity OF making the bill q law.
The bill provides for the repeal Of tho act of
| the general assembly Of Aug. % 1871, and
holds that commercial agents and sample mer-
! Chants shall be taxed 500. IL also provides
| for all persons who sell by card, catalogue,
sample or description, or who transact bust
| ness at other than their Legitimate places. No
| license shall be issued for less than year. nor
shall II be assignable or transferable. A vio-
lation Of the law Is provided for by penalty
of not more than $500 or less than 800 The
meeting amended the bill to provide for the
Reimbursement OF merchants who havo paid
the present tax for this year.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-07
EDUCATING pLuMBERs.
A Trades School Whore Sanitary Science
is Taught Apprcnttces.

u Ahuknt Apprcnbcehs
The Plumbers Apprentice School at 81.
Georges Hail is meeting with great success.
Friday night sixty young men occupied the
desks in the room and underwent iustruc-
tion ut the hands Of Chairman N. j. Plass,
Of the Journeymen Plumbers Union.
The school holds its session once week
and II is supported by the iourneymen
plumbers OF the city.
Mr.. Plass stated that great want W
felt in the proper education Of the apron
tlces In their trade The journeymen of
the city determined to form this school and
educate the boys as well as they could
practically. Messrs. N. j. Plass, James
Roach, Fred. Tip, Charles Garrett, aud
Francis McGann constitute the school
board. There ale no text books used.
All apprentice boys are compelled to at
tend the school. Each boy is given a
tablet, upon which he writes his answer TO
all the questions given, and he Is required
TO sign his name TO the paper he writes on.
Each school night subject Is determined
on by the board bearing directly on the
work the boys are engaged In. This sub
jtct before being presented is thoroughly
discussed by the board, and every detail Is
decided upon before being given TO the
boys. The tablet is given the boy In order
that he may write out his answer In his own
way.
After the lesson is over the instructor
goes over the subject In the form OF q lee
ture. The boys papers are carefully ex-
amined by the board and credit marks are
given them, and at proper times prizes are
given to those attaining high records. Last
week the subject was "Ventilation and
Sewer Cas-" The boys were called on to
answer all sorts OF questions about soil
pipes, drain pipes, vent pipes, the causes
and effects Of sewer gas, and what the gas
was. This is the first trades-union school
for apprentices ever established in this city.
The principles Of instruction are TO teach
the boys in practical way, and have them
learn how to think for themselves upon all
work pertaining TO their trade.
Each boy, after the lecture, was given
the plan Of house and he is required to
submit to the board at the next meeting
his idea Of laying the sewer, water and gas.
pipes in IL to the best advantage that con
duces to true sanitary plumbing. awe
have no money to engage professors, and
even II we had them there is q doubt
whether the boys would understand their
lectures as well as they would our practi
cal way Of treating the matter"
The boys take an active interest In thelr
school, and the strict attention and earnest.
ness they were noticed TO give to theil
school duties were worthy Of praise. II 4:
likely that other trades will establish like
schools shortly. for their apprentices.