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New-York tribune., 1886-01-21
tbe hours between and In the forenoon md ond 10
the sternoon shall Designated and Known as legislA

the hours between and In the forenoon nnd5 ond 10
the afternoon shall be designated and Known as legsA
tive time.
second that during the hous named In Section Of
this act the of fare for passengers between any
u0Ints located not than fifteen lies apart the
line OF any railroad In this State shall not exceed
cent or nie provided, that nothing herein contained
shall require the carriage Of any passenger for less fare
than 10 cents. -
Section OF this act for any distance not exceeding
fifteen miles, shall be good for passage on any regular
passenger train the schedule time Of which for leaving
The station at which the ticket is sold shall fall within
legislative time. - 49, .
Fourth, that where any railroad In this state Is
oparated In connection with ferry across nsvieibls
waters this State navgable waters separating this
state from an adjoining State, such ferry shall Ds
deemed part such railroad for the purposes OF this
act and be charged for continuous PASSAGE
over said railroad aud ferry shall be regulated by thd
nroyisiOns hereof
New-York tribune., 1886-01-21

gold reserve in the banks of New-Yo1k They have
been arprt bending exactly such trouble as is now
being forced on the country by the continuance OF
silver coinage. What do they doi They have % ae-
posted their gold in the Treasury of New:fork the
original certificate has been sent to the Treasury az
Washington and silver certificate has been issued
upon that and charged against the silver upon deposit
in the Treasury Now then, what becomes OF the GER
tifcatei At certain time vast amount of currency
needed at different places in the West to move the
crops The Treasury itself agrees AM takes upon IL
self the responsibility and cost OF transporting these
certificates to the West without cost to the bankers
Ths bankers have deposited there the certificate ana
taker-whatl Excbange Why Because they were
in of exchange and wanted more currency
The bankers bring it TO NewYork. and recoup them
selves out the exchange there. In other words the
banker has made a handsome financial transaction by
depositing his god which he did not want to uae Tor
the purpose OF getting certificates
Mr.. Teller, in whose ltne most OF this debate had
taken place declined to yield any longer, and con
tint ed his remarks. He repudiated the idea implied
by the gold advocates that the people whom ne repre-
sented meant scale the debt. Those people had as
much patriotism as tie people of any State In the
Union They had contributed more men 10 the army army
in proportion their population than any other state
in the Union. l.,
The debate which was character rized throughout oy
great warmth of manner, then cane TO a close.
New-York tribune., 1886-01-21
OBTAINING A DEED WITH A SHOTGUN.

BUFFALO, Jan. 20 OSpecidD.-Papers were
filed in the Supreme Court this afternoon In relation 10
the real estate suit OF Elizabeth Rockwell against Johh
j. p Read Mrs Rockwell says that Read threatened her
with trouble she did rot deed him tho property Aer
ward he threatened to kill both her ana her huSoI
uuess the deed was mt once executed He had Loaded
an, Icb n, would only refrain from hrng on her ac
ceing TO MA demluls; tIL rs gDs drunk anu sue was
afraid OF MIN for herself aud her husbhh anu th'
nnrIlv on June 10 1883, she made pretended uren
Which was not acknowledged. aud delivered u 10 LIN
The latter. despite this document ltl HttSu, n %
refused to allow the pntn 10 enter upon her ot"ci Il"
heritance and annoyed and harass'd her.
New-York tribune., 1886-01-21
CONCERNING the DEBT or ELIZABETH.

George r. Mckenzie, the president of the
Singer Manufacturing Company, In reply TO the open
letter william H. Corbn respecting loan to provide
for the liquidation OF the Elizabeth debt writes In be-
half OF the company;
In response to your open letter OF yesterday can
say that what common with hoth creditors
ad all good citizens. desire Is simply bill which viii
sccure the their collection when
by sale OF lands In fee We must OF course
set fairly and with proper consideration for other parties
Interested and wo are not entitled assume alone (as
you seem to suggrsD tho entire responsibility of de-
ternining winch the best legal or constitutional
method 10 accom- psh the desired result but wo en-
tirey ready and willing to cooperate fully with you OF
any one who In seeking that end We VIII gladly confer
with you. We will employ the resources OF this company
and all the legal talent at Its command To aid you III the
work ". thank you heartily for your courtesy and
goodwill, aud while do not coyet position OF sole
arblsr which neither qualified nor authorized "a
assume entirely st service for any aid we
can IN out this most necessary step fol
the security OF the city's assets.
New-York tribune., 1886-01-21
NO NEW SARATOGA LINE PROJECTED.

An Albany newspaper has published an item
intimating that the Nev-York Central Railroad Com
pauy might build independent line from Schenectady
TO Saratoga this season. The company now employs tie
tracks OF the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company's
line for It's Saratoga connection IL officially denied
Yesterday the Central had any idea OF pushing such
project. President Depew, in grave tone that was
accompanied by touch o: humor in the expressoL OF
his eye said: That is probably one Of the many
schemes Of the management OF the Nsw-York Central
which have not been brought my attention" There
was talk about building this branch before Mr.
Rutter's death, when there some friction
between the Central and the Delaware and Hudson.
aud the former has a rOad-bed and an organiEi-
ton which would enable the road TO be socn completed
At prescott however the relations OF the two companies
are and satisfactory aud nothing wond be
In the alleged project unless some untoward act
should entirely change the situation.
New-York tribune., 1886-01-21
TIE Grant MoNuMENr ASSOCIATION.

ALBANY, Jan. 20 lSpeciab.-When the bill
Incorporating the Grant Monument Association came up
on the order OF third reading In the senate to-day, Sen
atur Murphy moved that the names Of Oswald Often
dorfer. Benjamin Wood. Whclaw Reld' James Gordon
BENNETT George Jones aud Joseph Pulitzer be added TO
tb Lat of incorpnrator fe said believed the prO
preor. OF leading newspapers could give an impetus
Ia subscriptions IIs motion adopted and also one
of senator Cullen adding the names OF Peter A. cassidy
and Cornelius o Rely. who wero worth, the senator
stated $4,000 600. To the list or the incorp0ratOrs
The bill was then passed by unanimous vote
New-York tribune., 1886-01-21
orr1crRs OF TIE AGRIcuLrrRAL SOCIETY.

ALBANY, Jan. 2O.-Iho State Agricultural
Society today elected: President, James McCann' OF
Chemung: vice presidents. G. r. Agnew. Isaac H. COCKS
Jarrd Van Wagner. J. " Baker Jimes GeIdes Joseph
Juliano W. A. Wad,worih. II. Bowen; corresponding
-...,,,y rbomns l. IIarrison; recording secretary.
William H. Bocart; treasurer. Adin mayer. EH'cul,e
Con- mittce, Davis CHssrit Gerrrtt Mille,, - :. H.
wnILrr Henri T. Alvord f. H. Proctor. o. j. Lewis, !.
o. Chamberlain aud j. 5 Woodward.
New-York tribune., 1886-01-21
ELoPING WITH A FELIowoPERAToR'sw WIFE.

AMSTERDAM, Jan. ~ lSpcC'dn-ochuSlo loi '
Shclp Young dry goods clerk, five years ago married
belle OF Port Jackson Miss Mary Haggerty. Twochdren
we're born to them and everything smiled for time.
shclp became telegraph operator and established
bucket shops at Cnnaioharr Utica and other places lie
began to neglect his family aud in November last MS
little boy died lie seemed greatly grei-srickeh soon
after . he left his aud has not returned IL mas
nren discovered that at the time Mrs G. L. fersu
,oi wife Of "a telegraph operator. formerly OF lort
Ia, ksou dlssppeared. The we're seen tOgethtT Az
lion ON December and It Ia reported that 'ney
afo n Chicago Mr. Ferguson IL said 10 he dying AT OK
for,I " Y, and never expects 10 see MS uuahI WHO
again she Is native Of POtsdan.
New-York tribune., 1886-01-21
A NEW JOINT AGENT AT CASTLE GARDEN.
The trunk line Executive Committee ap'

proved the selection OF Charles f. Doane as joint agent
OF the Immigrant clearing house at Castle Garden
yesterday. Mr.. Doane will also have charge OF the
ticket once the pool roads lie is welknowu ana rs
eeUed among railroad men, and bis long experience ia
the Immigrant business led 10 his appointment by
unanimous vote Mr. Doane has been In the service OF
the Central for at least twenty years aud VAS
until appointed. last year. general
eastern passen ger agent He will the duties OF
his office February l.
New-York tribune., 1886-01-21
THE PRESIDENT AND THE WATERWAYS.

WAsmIxGToN, Jan. 20 Tsp dD.-The dee
gates to the Western Waterways Convention. which has
been Ia session this city. visited tho President to-day
without getting much satishction they called h'S
attention 10 tho omission In his message TO say
ANYTHING abOst internal Improvements and
hoped that he would give the matter consideration
IA special message IN reply he said that he dld not
have sufficient knowledge Of tue subject 90 include II III
nj. message but that had given IL consideration
since lie declared that he had to care Tor 'hc interests
the enre country, and ne dil not want 10 sec tne
ntbuc nancy wasted. THIS Huswrr fell Ike "A wet
hinuket ON lie southern and wrstcn who arc de
naming many millions for tho Mississippi ana o'her
New-York tribune., 1886-01-21
MEErING OF TIE SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.

ITHACA Jan. 20 (Spcciah he thirty-iirst
annual meeting Of the state Association OF school Com
mlssoners and suprrintendepts met here tonight IHe
attendance wa. large representing neatly every district
IN The ststr The exercises consisted Of an address OF
.Io,,e nv the prc.idcnt T. \ Esty. of the Board OF
Idu,ation A rrsponsr was made by Commissioner
san ord OF Mount ernOn Tho annual address "As 10y
Commi..oucr T. C. Daiand. Uf SOdus Centre, president
Of me n.sociation. I- subject was The American
Mind" Tomorrow evening President Adams, "t S0r
Educational - stem Of Germany"
New-York tribune., 1886-01-21
THE BRIDEGROOM FORTY; THE BRIDE TWELVE.

Annie Hawlcy, said to be only twelve years
old who formerly lived with her parents at No lso
Frankln-st Brooklyn. and attended tho Public School
I'm Dupont.st was married last week to Michael Goron
who IL forty years old widOwer and has four chireh
ranging from year sixteen years Tho girl went
live GOrOns house about two weeks ago as ser
want After DAYS Gordon wanted t0 marry her, ana
sa went back fathers house IL Is said that her
father insisted Oh her marrying Gordon, and the cero
mony WAS performed The father sad that he was glad
the girl was married. for Hhe had caused him great
trouble, and better married than standing around
street corners Step. being taken To bring the mat
Ter before Society for tho Prevention OF Cruelty to
Children
New-York tribune., 1886-01-21
PROPOSED LEGISLATION AT ALBANY.

ALBANY, Jan. 20.-A supplementary report
Of the Railroad Commission was presented to the Legis
laturs to-day II recommends tho passage OF bills limit
ing the annual and fees OF railroad receivers TO
$4,000 liking regulations for the transportation OF eA
plostyrs providing for fuller quarterly reports to the
the Railroad Commission prohibiting DETERMINATIONS
IN freight charges against shippers who also use the
canals ana prevent the lease by one railro al OF
parallel aud competing line.
New-York tribune., 1886-01-21
CONGRESSIONAL DoIYGs IN BRIEF.

WAsuINGToN, Jan. 20.-On the opening OF
the Senate to-day Hale offered resolution directing
the Secretary OF the Treasury 10 forward To the senate
all papcrs IN relation the contracts To Brainar Com
pany other parties for the work OF putting an au
titional story tho Peoria, ILL.,, post oihco IN lso1
also all protests filed 10y labor leagues III relation here
to- also a copy OF tho protest hled by Mcs'rs stranp
Co. OF Buffalo y. Y. giving information thar the work
Of said contract would lie performed by convict labor
and that consequently the contractors VINO empoyed
free labor could afford TO compete for tho work In
Offering the resolution Mr. Hale said he was not pre-
pared to believe without further information that the
secretary Of the Treasury would let any contract Ter
work to be done puDic buildings In such way aS
that the work would he performed by convict labor Bu
he lMr Hac) had received information OF such char
acter a. made desirable 10 ascertain the facts In the
case set forth iu his resolution Tue resolution was
agreed 10. go. - H..
In the House Mr.. Thomas OF Illinois. from the Com
mittee Naval Affairs reported bill authorizing th'
President retire Lieutenant W. H. Randall. Ne Lieu
tenant auder. Mr. Ballintne. of tennessee irol
the reported bi.l anthnrLhg ihc NO
unfary retirement Of officers who nave rendered
nspicu0us In battle who nave served thry
years In the navy. -., T.. .......t
MIR Symes of Colorado. delivered speech IN oppos
tion TO the suspension OF the silver dollar collage
New-York tribune., 1886-01-21
AGITATION OVER FREE PASSES IN OHIO.

AKRON, Ohio, Jan. 20 (SpeciaO. Shippers IN
this city, acting corporations with those OF Cleveland
Urbana. Canton. Dayton. Mansfield, Springfield aud
other Cities will vigorously protest against the action OF
the trunk lines in cutting OF all shippers passes An IN
formal meeting OF manufacturers held here last
night and agreed revive what is known a tho
Switch BILL which limits the to be paid for NOV
ing cars OF competing lines on the shippers track
shippers will also make on the custom oi giving
passes To state officers, members OF the Legislature
Judges and county officers.
New-York tribune., 1886-01-21
FLEEING TO THE LAW FOR PROTECTION.

MEDINA, Jan. 20 CSpecidh.-A sensation was
caused here today by the OF Henry T. Blood
wealthy rcsideni. eX-~upcrvisor aud the most eH
tensive live stock dealer In Western Nrw-lork. HIS
Wife appeared against him In tie Court OF Special
s.ssous and accused him of brutal treatment to hersc
and d,u.lt,r She said that he kicked and abused her
rn ,,c An extent mat she was obliged flee To the law
for protection. Blood greatly affected ana leadeu
putty lie wns heavily fined and sentenced 10 SIN
months imprisonment IN the Monroe County iehl-
New-York tribune., 1886-01-21
cara Rp,On: west Eaton e. Darrow; surich NJ j.
PRICE OF THE OLD PRODUCE EXCHANGE.
OPPOSITION TO ITS PURCHASE BY coNGREssMES
ADAMS AND TIN" CAMPBELL


OPPOSITION TO ITS PURCHASE BY CoNGhEsS"EN
ADAMS AND TIN" CAMPBELL.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 20 (SpeciaD. D.-There was
short but spicy debate the House this afternoon on
the Senate bill providing for tho purchase by the GOV
ernment of the Old Produce Exchange site ana puuB
IN New-York. Chairman Bragg, In explanation vi .ho
bill said that building for Army purposes IN the 't'
of NewYork is necessary that the properly to pe
purchased is conveniently situated ana III o'nor
spect, is superior to tho building occupied ana
that the annual rental 0OO Is equal to o2 per cent
upop the amount be paid for the new quarters "hcn
is $450,OO0.
ever the Government sells anything II receives
e.. than Il. value and whenever 1t buys 1t is
comp elled to pay moro than the property Is worth Ho
would not that the price set on ths property
excessive but he had " an impression that IL Is si'u
aed in part OF the city where property is declining III
value He declared the old post Office site In Mas
saus ought TO have been retained for army purposes
whereas Il had been sacrificed for about one-ha It's
value despite the opposition o. himself and our Minis
ter to Turkey, Mr. S. s. Cox"
These statements ELECTED spirited reply from Abram
S. Hewitt who declared that the old post Office properly
was sold by auction after sixty days advertisements for
5000 OOO-$3O. 900 more than the minimum liked by
law-and that without the improvements it would not
sell to-day for better price than tho Government re
ceyed. Mr. Townshend reiterated his statemsnt a' 20
the value OF the Site and IN answer to question Dy m
Hewitt gave Secretary Bristow as Ills autnofltY
General Bragg called for "A vote on the committees
amendment OF which appropriates S25OOoo ior tue
ste and the other 100000 for the building OF the Ola
| Produce Exchange, After the amendments hhd Deeh
adopied j. j. Adams moved to rccomnt the bill with IN
TO tho committee ascertain the value Ot
the property" General Bragg remarked thut mat nau
| been done by the War Department. ON division thc
mntion was adopted by a vote Of % TO "a. The yeas
and nays called and after a good many members
had changed their votes IL found that Mr Adahss
motion had been rejected by vote Of 10 TO l27 de
| spite the efforts Of himself and Tim CamppeII;;
! who personally sought to prevent such result
and nearly succeeded II the vote had been announced as
soon as tho roll call finished the motion would nave
prevailed by fve majority, but Mcssrs. hewitt
Sahinecker Nele and two others. by their per
sonal efforts succeeded In inducing some twenty men 70
change their votes The bill finally passed. li3 To
25 and now goes the Senate for concurrence III the
House amendments. The building at present occuPieu
for army purposes at high rental Is situated IN Mr
| Adlms's district
New-York tribune., 1886-01-21
COLLECTIONS TO rnE REsroRAnoN or rogrGn

WAsHINGToN, Jan. 20 tNpecIdl. - General
Cutcheon OF Michigan. today submitted the views oi
the minority ~ the House Military Committee in oppo
s.n TO the bill for the Grafton OF Fiz Joan Porter
to the Army with rank Of colonel The document Is
I'm effect general demurrer the report Of the majority
of the committee does draw upon the testimony
TO discus. tho merits OF the ctse. The objections
presented by President Arthur In MS veto message are
ratcd and 40 are the arguments heretofore used by
Senator Logan and other opponents OF the DlI Ia sup
port OF the proposition that Congress has no power
oyerturu the ia I.ment tue highest military tribunal
after IL has become operative by the approval OF
the Iresidcnt. objection urged 10y th'
minority Is that the bill undertakes not ouy To Vndicate
hut also to reward Fz John Porter aud in 80 dom.
must convict the court martial which rendered Judg
nrnt against him ami President, who approved aud
confirmed that Judgment Chairman Bragg desires to
have the the b on saturday aud saturday
evening with view inal vote On Monday. lie said
today that be- should propose TO demand tue previous
after thirteen hour. OF debate. wllch. IN MS
opinon woui allow fun opportunity "to thresh over
Tho .,lH afr
New-York tribune., 1886-01-21
EASING A HEAVY CONSCIENCE.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. The Secretary OF the
Treasury received his regular mail today letter
postmarked New-YOrk containing $500 in United
States notes OF large denominations. all OF which were
cut III with snail pieces removed from the inside
edges. The word cancelled" was written In ink across
the face OF the notes The envelope also contained
note which read as follows:
Here are So 800 United States bills mutilated 80 Ms TO
insure the Governments getting the money. Whaso-
ever man sows that shall he also reap. have sowrd
10 the ina and reang the whir wind. This Ia next
the final payment due. God grant me speedy release
ia believed that this money sent by person who
recently forwarded $500 bill IN two instalments to be
placed 10 the credit OF conscience.
New-York tribune., 1886-01-21

s.nted IN Startling Mclaughlin asked the stranger nof
his credentials He had none e1Sep. ms chI h"t befors
b cond tho Hayes said that ne was
not the Murtha he meant and hastily took HIS departure
New-York tribune., 1886-01-21
FOURTH, CLASS 70 ,rMAsTeRs APpoIN

WAsHINGToN, Jan. 20.-1he Postmaster
General today appointed among others the following
fonrth-class pOstmasi,rs
Perinonf-At East Charlotte. Annie J. ou.nan
IrnHsVirdHfd-At fighing Creek. T.. H. hUnke; Kendall
Creek ]. H. Bntler; 1uitc Point G. Swackhneyor
Mdine-At East New. baroD, Mrs Mar a. Jones East
pitts on, francis Haney; AOrth Wayne, Frederick H.
Mason SeDayo Lake George r.. Whitney.
Massdehiscls-At Chester, Timothy Baker
Aebo. IiaBi pshfre-At Greenland Depst, Miss Emma L
Berry Hanooos, Charles w. Farmers souh Dsnbury,
H@c York-At Bav Side James Hope: Brdsal Charles
Wsllece. (Lasy John w HubbelI; Eepergnco Charles
Barrup; Hefmon Edsar s. Burnham Mana, John w.
Eosers Kensseiaer Falls Mac0n McNeI! R.chand, rs
New-York tribune., 1886-01-21
ANnREw d. WITT AND TIE YALE rREsIDENCY

ITHACA, Jan. 20 (SpccdD.-ihe intimate
friend. Of Andrew d. White here deny the reports that
Il. candidate for tho Yale presidency. Mr. White "a
NJ pr,sent p Southern France hts way to Italy ana
20 oop s his health viii permit will resume his literary
work which lies nearest his heart
New-York tribune., 1886-01-21
WORKING OUT THE FREIGHT POOL DETAILS.

There has been no conference between the
presidents OF the trunk lines to consider "the settlemen
Of the Pennsyvana- Baltimore and ohio trouble and
none has been called expected The simple reason
10 that there need of It The Baltimore and ohio
having signed presidents contract far as freight
business is concerned processes tnat it is living to
the agreement and denies pool colleagues That there
is any truth In the Wall Street reports that It
cutting light No evidence be discovered OF
irregularities this department. and the only difference
between the roads through travel TO
tine West The pool roads declare that this business
n small that they afford let the Baltimore and
ohio maintain its So so and s. cut out Of New-iork
without meeting II at this season.
The details OF the freight pool organizations are Deins
gradually arranged by the trunk line executive commit
tee and It's session yesterday was devoted to that chd
Percentages have not been agreed upon and It is
pected that they will have to before Commissioner
Fink. arbitrator, for final settlement There was no
reference made at the meeting yesterday to the passe
ger rate situation.
New-York tribune., 1886-01-21

1t Ia poor Dakota newspaper which doesn't have q
matrimonial editor whose duty II s to bring together the
orey beIn Oithe Two who want 10 get married