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steamers SIRIUS and Cepheus; They, will Leave
brooklyn, at s:45, and Pier No. l, North River at
9:I5. The iron steamer Frances will leave the
Stonington Line pier, No. 36 North River, at .
o'clock and Warren-st at 9:15: The Grand ne,
public will leave JEWELS Wharf Brooklyn, at
O'clock and Pier No g North River at 800 Inc
Columb will leave West Twenty-second-st; at
O'clock. West Tenth-st. at 9:15 and Pier No. 9
North River at 9:30. The steamer BreaKwater OF
the Old Dominion Line will leave che foot of Beach
st. for the racing ground at u. m. The Empire
State will start for the at $3.50 from Pler NO.
3 North River
meeting of the New-York Yacht Club was held
last evening to consider the proposition OF the
citizens of Newport to present cups to be raced Ior
off that city after the International races ana the
challenge of Lieutenant Hem to sail an American
sloop around Bermuda There was large gamer
ing II was decided to accept the offer or the new
port people and notice was lssueo 10
yacht-Owners to enter their yacntS ao
the clubhouse in NadisOn-ave. before September
49, No one offered to accept Lieutenant Henns
challenge to sail around Bermuda Ihe chalienge
was to any American single stick. he ciuD sent
an answer TO Lieutenant Hem, saying that ii any
yacht accepted the challenge the club would take
charge of the race. The privileges OF the mousse OF
the New-York Yacht Club have been rendered TO
the members of the Seawanhaka Yacht Club dur
ing the International races 80 .
Betting Yesterday was IN favor of the Mayfower.
One bet of 81 900 on the Maytlower to $500 on
the Galatea was made by two prominent members
of the New-York Yacht Club Most OF the betting
was In about the same proportion.
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FAILURE FOR OYER HALF A MILLION.

Boston, Sept. (Specan. Much surprise was felt
in business circles this afternoon especially among the
boot and shoe trade at the announcement of the fail
ure of Cloutman & Bingham, shoe manufacturers and
commission merchants, No 60 South-st for about
$600,00 They have made assignment to Francis
b. Sears, cashier of the Third National Bank of Bos-
ton The firm, which formed in 1879 is composed
Of John +. ClOutman Of Pennington, N. H., and
George p. Bingham, of Boston, as general partners
and Eben g. and Edwin Wallace, of Rochester n H..
special partners, for $4,000 each, for one year.
The special capital subsequently, increased to
100000, and in November, 1883, it was raised to
100000, Il. g. and 4. Wallace each contributing
$50 600. The firm began as commission merchants
but sh Drty afterward went into manufacturing with
factories at Farmingon and Epping N H., and Upton,
Mass, turning out light and heavy work Mr..
Cloutman, besides managing his own factory at Farm
ington, has superintended factory for a New-york
firm and filled the Office of president of the Farming
ton Bank. Cloutman and Bingham have also been
general partners in the firm of Gould Walker g. Co.,
boot and shoe manufacturers at Westboro, Mass. The
firm of ClOutman Bingham has long been regarded
solid and their paper was always negotiable. The
special partners f. q. and f. Wallace are creditors II
is understood, to the amount of 100000 The labll-
tes said to be about $6000OO but the assets are
not vet known.
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MRS ROBINSON IN oOURr AGAIN

BosTON, Sept. e (SpeciaD. of time
docs not 10 abate particle OF the interest In the
Robinson poisoning In Somerville. This morning
the date xed for presenting the arguments IN the
Of Mrs Robinson and DR.. Beers the charge Of
numbering Lizzie Robinsoa. Feeling the occasion
would not be OF sufficient interest attract large a
dence. Chief Parkhurst prepared for holding court In
the little courtroom, which. tho two last occasions
had been abandoned for the large hall vorhead The
mistake apparent hour Was ca
for the moment tho doors were opened
poured into the room, which IL took only time
MI. Women, as usual. were iu majority, many OF
them bringing their sewing embroidery with TO
while away the leisure moments preceding he trial AT
9i6 the prisoners we're brought In and after tue
siion OF TWO minor cases the arguments by were
10 sde. Judge story ia summing up the Case, made a
long address, his fnding being probable cause in both
cases. The defendants were thereupon recommitted to
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SOME UGLY FACTS PRODUCED IN SUPPORT OF
THE CHARGES AGAINST HIM.

SOME UGLY FACTS PRODUCED IN SUPPORT OF
THE CHARGES AGAINST HIM.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept 6 (SpeciaD.-The in
vettigatOn into the charges against Mayor Smith OF
retention OF public moneys for his personal was re-
sumed this morning by q committee Of Common Coun-
ellis. A. j. McGarry, pswnbroker. recalled and
testified that his five checks OF 800 each for 1885 and
1886 had been altered without his knowledge and after
they had paid for license They made payable
to the City Treasurer. but they now read "pay 70
william b. Smith" The principal wtnesa Robert
NJ. Scott chief bookkcepcr the Fidelity safe Deposit
and Trust Company where the Mayor kept his account
He testified that the Mayor allowed two per cent
interest on his deposa lie showed that on Augusta
Of this year tho Mayors had been overdTawn
S52 a. and this was not made good until August H.
The witness said that when the account overdrawn
he notified the Mayor twice. He replied that would
be attended TO. Two checks protested. On July
6 check In favor of w. j. Thompson for
&21l so was protested. Tho check and pro-
test were read by Chairman Roberts, also one
July g. 1923 II In favor OF tho Rev. Eugene Lei
BERT principal. he latter check is in payment for his
sons tuition at an academy at Bethlehem).
"How much was In the bank when the last check was
protested ." asked Mr. Bardsley.
"Twenty-three cents"
After that time it was shown that sixteen checks had
been drawn. When requested read them counsel for
the Mayor objected They were. however, read at the
request OF the Mayor
President Lawrence said that counsel had admitted
that the fees placed to the Mayors own personal
account 1t admission of what the committee de-
sired TO prove. City Controller Dechert testified that
the Mayor had paid only 81 so into the city treasury OF
city money up to July 81. In regard to the policeman
William Lang there was no such person. and according
the Controller the taken of the pay roll OF
the Twentyth Police District the charge
OF man of that name receiving pay as
policeman was made. Bookkeeper Scott was recalled
that Mayor Smith had only one account In the
bank and that was to his credit as Treasurer. 10
this account all the fees Of licenses paid to the Mayor
had been deposited.
1t shown tnat during the present year the Mayor
had received following which should have been
turned the City the day OF receipt
In January he collected 660 and paid nothing to th
city treasury IN February 1912 so was collected anu
$3.50 paid in March $595 collected and nothing
paid In April the receipts were s5ol SO and the pay
ments nothing; In May the receipts were S36l % anu
payments nothing; June receipts $500 and payments
nothing; July receipts $l20 and payments nothing:
After exposure the Mayor at intervals up TO August
27 pad to the City Treasurer for license fees etc.,
50. 53
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himself through the head. He wealthy man. but
his friends and his own family had deserted him,
and there had been threats Of iynching.
TARRED AND FEATHEREb BY A MOB.
TORTURED BY PARTY OF FARMERS IN CENTRAL
OHIO


MANSFIELD, Ohio, Sept. 6-Simon Dolph will
nle In court to-day petition 900 against
twelve farmers In this county including two women.
While Doph was going after his just before sunset
about week ago. sentinel the road fred shot at
which signal four men rushed from cornheld upon
Doph. He proved too much for them when four moro
mon appeared, and he bound His wifoiwas driven
away st the muzzes Of guns She toed the farm bell
and one OF tho neighbors responded but was driven
away under tho threat Of death. rope was placed
around Dolphs neck and he was dragged through tho
wooda Tho rope was then thrown over limb and he
WAS drawn up. Whom he recovered his senses he was
lying on log and man was blowing into his mouth.
He was taken thence to graveyar whore he was
stripped. Tar was rubbed over his body and he was
commanded to roll In bushels Of feathera The
crowd then padded feathers him and put mass In
his hair sticking feathers his head TO make him look
like an Indian. He was then pulled with tho rope
around his neck stones and bushes and taken to
the village of Rome There bonfire built, around
which the men forced him TO march to music The In
habtsnts OF tho village turned out to the sight, but
fort was mndo to the tortured man. He was
punished with sticks. kicked and terribly treated He
they said they could do nothing The marched
him around town and then, each giving him parting
kick started him for home, whore lie arrived several
hours afterward nearly dead Before releasing him. the
days. they would kill him and his family and burn his
house. Tho ueighbors charged DOph with talking
soandaously about women In the neighborhood, which
Indignantly denies Warnings had been given him to
masked men and again the night before by two women
In Disguise He refused to obey. One shot In
the riot. Many OF tho accused are wealthy. Several
have already left the country and others are preparing
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BosToN, Sept. 6 (SpeciaN. preliminary
for the celebration OF
feth anniversary Of the founding OF Harvard College
on November g. and have been completed the
following official programme has been issued by the
ecutive committee: On Saturday, November @, Under
graduates Day. the students OF the university will cele-
brate the event by literary morning. ath
lec sports In the afternoon and torchgh procession
In the evening" On Sunday, Foundation Day, the an
nvcrsay OF the passage by the General Court OF the Col
ony OF Massachusetts Bay OF the memorable vote The
Court agrees TO give a400 toward school college,
whereof a2O0 shall be paid next year and 1900
where and what building; there will be commemora
exercises under the direction Of the college author
ties In Appleton Chapel, conducted In the morn
ing by the Plummer Professor the Rev. Francis
g. Peabody, and in the evening by the Rev.
Philip Brooks On this day clerical graduates Of the
circumstances permit TO this act OF the infant colony
and the beuefts which have followed from it, On Mon
day November &. Aamni Day. the graduates OF all de-
partments OF the University and guests Will
Massachusetts Hall at 10 a. M. aud proceed
Sanders Theatre under the escort OF the under gradu
ates, where an address Will be made by James Russell
Lowell poem delivered by oliver Wendell Holmes,
honorary degrees conferred by the University. In the
afternoon the Association OF the Alumni imposed Of
all graduates OF the college, with their invited guests
will have a collation. in Memorial Hail. 1t Ia suggested
that the embers OF Harvard clubs In the various cities
OF the United btaes who unable to attend the cee
bratOn at Cambridge. should commemorate the day
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CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
THRILLED WITH BY DUsKY LOVER.

curc co sent dspat ch 10 The Times from Wabash
Ind thai for breach OF promise has been nlcd
There rhe paln Nora Engat Is OF goOf Character pre-
nossessng In appearance and eighteen. The Defendant
fJI q Sic is Miami Indian. The damages are estimated
5000.
RkBLs MURDERED BY WHOLEeALE
utw.rEFP Wis 6--The finding Of a dead infant
GciosTe that regular OF putting babes TO death
az a much ner head carried in this city. Mrs
Paniine Mittlestae propetrcss Of private lying in hosp
a., who fled oycrhauled at Reed Cty,
Mich brought back ast iRI Inc ponce say sue HAS
confess sei the murder Oi the chhi
CRIME OF A DRUNKEN ENGLIsHMAN.
Cuc .co Sent 6-Willam Knowles, Englishm1n, While
drnnL ssulted Martha at No 10 SOutn Jefferson
At with an axe Yesterday afternoon and the woman Is now al
County Hospital dying.
supPOsED MURDER OF A WOMAN.
At IouIs sept 6-Mrs. Belle Blake was killed AZ her
home Glen Eder Mitchell County KAN SATURDAY after
,on" Tnc circumstances strongly indicate murder Aaron
IIaEe ie father inaw of the the only
NJ E hon a. al Of her ea at He that she was
Killed while att mpring 10 monnt horse
FATAL INJURY TO AN EDITOR.
or Iotts sent 6-W. w. Walton. Editor Of The CidE
otys M DisOd,ch and we'll known local politician
aud x sneaker Lower House fatally injured III
cclaon yesterday between Aida and Milford, kai
, hich tbe Train the rack No else injured
The dreman and engineer who we're sriousy scaiei
MORAL sUA-GON on wOULD-BE LYNCHER-
t,u,loo Mi,h Sept Ga D1ftB Telegraph dislato
SAYS flat q mob Norwich township, one hundred per
so1 m Twelve WAGONS visited the Mssaukee County Jail At
IaI CIV ast night armed with fesOlvefs. rifles batt-rDs
lynch craft Mrs Brass iMprsOned Tor
murder of me womans husband but shorin M1Ban hnAly
per-uaa. them to dessL Tho pIisoucrs were telDy
frightened.
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BRITISH TRADES UNION CONGRESS.

HULL, Sept. 6-The British Trades Union
Congress began its sessions to-day in this city, The re-
urng president Mr. Msudsey, in his address, insisted
shat In lesseniug number OF hours constituting q
days work lay the besknown remedy for the lack OF
en- which depressed labor to-day He denied
that there was IN the world oyerabundance Of work
ers The trouble that labor not we'll regulated
and that vast numbers OF 40 far over e m
poyed that the work OF the worlds produc-
lion was accomplished by a much smaller number Of
persons than that which should find employment in IT,,
the result that thousands were In want OF work
and bread Mr.. Madison OF Hull, eectsd to sue
eeed Mr.. Maudsloy as president Of the union.
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FRAGMENTS OF CABLE NEWS

BOMBAY, Sept. 6-Lord Duffern, the British yicerov
mas sorogated the treaty with the Raian of sikk Ia
territory. F~ " "''' "'S
Cs,h, C1ovs oept oofstber Biet superior OF the
roSss,' "cdanown h, asarer At Ramos Three Burmese
SvpDeis pfoke In TO steal tho usurer's monsy Thsv
Killed him with knives and thon murdered lie &
cause he had witnessed their deed. ~ F' w
Berlin sept 6-Thc Rhine iron -workers arc ag,tatinp
III Icouoton In freight rates tho State rawav. 70
vano 50 mat they Will Dc able to compeIe succass
xHSS,y Win English exporters. A reduction In the
~'"s's ior oarrTins coal has already been granted
kosE, Sept. 6-The cholera returns since t,a a., s
Ronafe Torro dell Annunxixta, SO new oasas anS o.
<osns san Marco In Lznis. 20 new aass and 10
Naples aew cases; all she other ted di.
"ic"' 81 new chses and 81 deaths ~i'
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DFSTJTUrlOy IN WESTERN TEXAS.

CHICAGO, Sept. Ga dispatch from Dallas,
Tex says that A II. Kirby representing the Central
Relief Committee for the sufferers from the drouth in
Jones stonewal Counties arrived there yesterday
said that rain had not fallen in those counties for
fourteen months that majority OF the settlers have
left there and that about 400 families who able
to 20 we're in extreme destuton and only kept alive by
the Willingness OF those who have anything to divide
with them The region, no represents has been trans
formed into desert with cattle limited to mesquite
leaves for provender as result OF which they are un-
marketable too weak to move. aud cannot possibly
suryiys coming winter Throughout the burned out
district perhaps 3, 900 families are destitute.
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THROUGH NEW-YORK STATE.
CATTLE DEALERS VICTORIOUS.

BUFFALO, Sept. 6 (SpeciaD. The recent order
OF the Central Traffic Association, requiring all live
received at East Buffalo to be weighed and excess
weights charged. ended this morning in victory for
the cattle dealers Instead OF weighing as heretofore
under the Of shipper the cattle were weighed
under the Of the mission lot No. %. A. as
might be- The books Of the stock yards were re-
fused the agent and he compelled to give up the
fight pending Instructions. Dealers that they Will
pay the excessive charges and give the agent all the as
sstance In their power the In the first two
weeks in which the order enforced, provided the
rule ia applied to the stock yards at Chicago india
Bapolis, Ptsburg Detroit. Cleveland and In fact all
stOok points east Of the Mlssisslppi River.
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NEWS NOTES FROM LONDON.

LONDON, sept 3, 1886.
RAIN II SCOTIASD-The heaviest rain storm ever
known IN this part Scotland has fallen the
portion OF tue country 1t did much damage TO the
crops.
THOSE USwELCOME GYPsIES.-The Greek gypsies who
refused spOrtatOn the United States by all
The steamship lines have left England by way OF Hull
snd TO Hamburg whence they intend to secure
sago TO America
To SEE CoSNAUGHT OFF.-The Prince OF Wales has re-
turned 10 London TO be at the departure Of his
brother the Duke Of Connaught, for india.
LIMERICK AND GLADsTONE.-The corporation OF Lin
srck has decided to present the freedom OF the city
Mr.. Gladstone.
FALL OF SnvER.-Tne Treasury minute appointing a
commission on the currency question limits the scope
OF the commission to inquiry into the OF the
depreciation OF silver and the appreciation OF gold
PORT HAMILToN.-The Pdu Mall Gazette declares that
England Will abandon the Island of Port Hamilton of
the o nat
I0n would prove OF weakness 10 time OF war
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ENDING HIS LIFE WITH STRYCHyIYE.

Herman Suckow. an old German. proprietor
OF furniture and upholstery workshop at No. 33 West
Forythird st. rather sick yesterday afternoon and
sent one of the workmen for his wife, she son and
daughter live at No. 100 West Forty ffth-st When
suckows daughter came to the shop her father had
terrible To physician he said that he had
taken strychnne. The paper In which the poison was
onsntity OF strychnine upon IT, The convulsons in
creased In frequency and Violence and at o'clock the
man dI.d He said lust before died that the cause OF
Ills suicide was family trouble suckow was hfty-seven
years old. Tho wages OF his Two men have not oee1
aid 10 mia friends that he was tired OF life.
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JorrINGs HERE AND THERE.

NEwBURG, Sept. 6 (SpeciaD Highland Falls,
south of West Point suffered recently from burglars
number of oiterers driven of the village
Saturday night r. e. Campbell house. painter was
arrested The people threatened to lynch him. but lie
saved by Constable McCollum and Justice Avery.
Campbell captured through the efforts OF young
man, Albert Schondel.
ELMIRA, Sept. (Spectat. t.Emily Duryea has left Ell
mira and believed here is her home In Brook
lyn. Her fight with "Aif" Nichols few months ago
from Brooklyn was the cause OF much gossip.
KINGSTON. Sept 9 (SpeciaD.-The Emma Abbott Opera
Company gave "Lucreza Borgis" at the new Kingston
Opera House tonight 1t the opening night OF the
new house. whch has been enlarged and reftted, the
scenery being entirely new.
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SHOOTING HIS WIFE AND HIMSELF

READING, Sept 9 tSpeciaO.-The Constatter
vereiD. German organization. held Its uaI festiy
ties in Lsuers Park In the western part OF the city
Several thousand people present, many frG New
York, Philadelphia and other cities Egerythug went
smoothly until this evening, when the enjoyment was
interrupted By double shooting ARRAY Morris Sanders
age about twenty eight visited tue park and met his
wife, who has lately made application for divorce.
The couple had few words and before any one could
interfere three shots were bred u quick The
probably fatally wOunded IN the hoad.
Sauders fell dead With two bullets In his brain.
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YAcHr STEWARD SUSPECTED OF MURDER

BAR HARBoR, Me-, Sept. 6. - Yesterday,
Sarah Mayne. young girl employed as nurse in the
family OF John George OF Baltimore. went out rowing
with Peter Leighton foreigner acting steward on
the yacht Yanthe The girl has not been since The
man was found o'clock this morning on Burnt Porcu-
pns I,and by persons who had instituted search TOR
them Leighton staIcs that the boat overturned
near the island and tnat ashore leaving the girl
clingne 10 the boat found bottom this
morning ABOUT mile from the scene OF the accident.
Tho mans story OF credited and he is held to await
An Alton.
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MoHAE1 vIrrs SPEECHES TAKEN DOwy.

MTCHA Ell d. Wits SPEECHES IIhEN DUNN.
CHICAGO, H., Sept Ga dispatch to The
Dafiy Neus from Ishpcming, Mich. says that Michael
Davt his trip through Northern Michigan, fol-
lowed By q shorthand reporter In the employ of the
British Government. All OF his speeches t1d some OF
his private conversations wero taken down In full by
this Indefatigable agent of the English authorities
The fact has only Just light All OF Mr.. Davitt
uteances In this part OF the State were temperate aud
the English authorities will find 1t hard, unless the
speeches msropresonted to make out case against
him for anything he said while In Michigan.
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AFTER THE AMERICAN FlsHERMEN.

HALIFAX, Sept. 6 (SpecidD. The Wellfeet
schooner, Highland Light, has been placed In the
Admiralty Court and will be sold fourteen days from
date unless her owners enter q defence. Tue Glou-
eeser schooner Lawrence Murdock ran into sheburne
Harbor on Saturday afternoon for shelter. Captain
Quigley boarded her and Informed skipper HOPKINS
thst he must enter the Customs To insure his doing
90 Captain Quigey accompanied the American 70 the
Custom House there and then. The LaWrence Mufuoch
ts on her third trip to the Banks.
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GER0NIMO A PRISONER.

Wilcox, Ariz., Sept. 6.-General Miles ar
rived at Fort Bowie night with Geronimo Matches
and several bucks prisoner. Captain Lawton' Win
the rcst OF the hoses, numbering thrty'nves expec"
al 10 arrive nc Fort Bowie on Wednesday.
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A CHILD BURNED TO DEATH.

JAMESTOWN, NY, Sept. 9 (SpeciaD Minnie
Johnson age SIX was playing about burning brush
hsap few miles from here last evening when her
clothes caught fre Children who were wit-her were
unable to do anything and the child was so badly
burned that she died to-day
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THE FIRE RECORD.

DESTROYED BEFORE THE sHERIFF'S SALE.
large unoccupied brick dwelling house at
Pasade and Hoboken Jersey City was destroyed
by fire early yesterday morning. mortgage on the
house 1000 had been forecosed and the buldng
was to be sold to-day by Sheriff The fire Is be-
lieved 10 have been the work OF an incendary.
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NO YELLOW FEVER AT Biloxi

WASHINGTON. Sept. 6.-Surgeon- General
Hamilton of the Marine Ho,pal service has received
the following teegaphic report from Dr. Godfrey dated
Biloxi, Miss, September 8:
Uav, visited and CRITICALLY examined for three days
all cases OF sickness the Infected part OF BIOL
Have not seen case OF yoSw fever Only ono case ..
sic kuess has deyeloped since my arrival All patients
COW bat one Rest OF the town hesthy. Fst
tlculars by mail.
Upon receipt OF this dispatca Ino ou'soon"o
seut the following reply:
Advise tho Mayor supply as precautionary measure
In Avoidance OF possible that the sok DO Kept
under surveillance for six days Inform me ~ps' no
tends to do and rcIoln your station