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New-York tribune., 1886-02-22
DIED.
BIILGLAND-JOHN-At

1852 ieannette 9sInd wife Of the Rev GfIaiIh John
Death cane unexpectedly but found ready"
Ss Ta%pSs o. 'H grace sh e''
d DAILrY-At PainIeli N.J, February TO- Of paralysis,
Funeral Tuesday February g. at M Al the residence Of
Row Chas. H. BAKER. A hington-ave, BROOKLYN
ceseaoi, $50 Eenry.s, York. Charles Forester in
Notice OF funeral in Tuesdays papers
r. Fay m9T0Rf feGsy IS her T T
oan % H9n vii 10 ba hg eS ID " year Of nsr age Church La
fayette ave and st. Jam ss Place brooklyn on Monday
Friends are requested TO send flowers.
HALsTLAD1At Denver. Col. February 49, Charles
David e. HalsteAd. OF harrison, y. L.
LEARNFD-At Pittsaeld Mass Friday yening February
Funeral rom his late residence Tuesday February 23 at
Tr leaves Grand Central Depot at M. via Bridgeport
Washington and Philadelphia papers please copy.
MOS ER IN saturday. Februlry 20 Henry NJ Mosher.
Hot.ce Of funeral hereafter.
ovINGToN-In In BrooSy on SUNDAY February 2l, Henry
Funeral services will be held at the First Baptist Church
OF clinton and Perrepon sts on Tuesday afternoon
PINNEo-At Elizabeth y. J.. February 49, in his Both
RELATIVES and are invited aen his funeral at his
tate residence 40 south Broad ST.. On Monday February
Interment private.
REGD-on Friday l9th Thomas Reed 49,, ,-.-,.-
services the seventh Avenue United Presby.
terrain Churcn. TN between l2n and 18TH sA at
D. III. Monday, the 22d
SI'rHERLA NDAt East orange V J., February 20. 1885,
esther CORY. wife of " iliam sutherland
Funeral services residence seuben. MAN.
St, Grove street station d. L. ana W. H. r..
RSa3e. Sn tive. an fSaa; GS l1;t rs sf aysR Il Ill.,
Interim, Mt at Falrned. conn.
TAILOR-At Ocaa Fla, February 49, Isabella NJ, wife OF
Hon. W. +. taylor.
Funeral Tuesday February 25 O'Clock her late resi-
dence. 10 Deorhtllave. Danbury, Conn
yANDERBOGE ET-suddeny on sunday February 81. 1886.
Allen Nanderboget aged az years.
Notice OF funeral hereafter.
WILDB-At his home in Denison. Texas the 10Th inst.
Joseph Wide Henry Wilde. formerly Of Newark,
NJ.
WILCOX-At residence northwest OF 64th and
Sd in saturday. February 20. Of Brights
disease Of the Kidneys Frank Wilcox aged ~ years
will take place his ate residence al O'CLOCK
D. III. Monday February %.
of the deceased including members or the New ork
Press CLUB OF which a member are respectfully
invited 10 attend.
The iutemcnt Will take pace IN the Press CluD plot IN
HillS emeterY.
New-York tribune., 1886-02-22
OBITCARY.
CHARLES FORESTER.

Charles Forester, superintendent of the
city newspaper partment In Post Office. died yes
tcrlay afternoon ut the age OF seventy.twO.
after long in -, at his homo at No. $50
ncnry-st He was famary known "Uncle
c iarlie," WAS the oldest member OF the Post
o Nice staf and was prob btby tie oldest man IN the
postal this country He connected with
ths New-York CITY Post Office for sixt. lone years
HIS father employed in the service from
l-Os s3G aud hs sou. Charles Forester, Jr who
died recently FOR many superintendent OF the
Registered Letter Department The extraordinary fact
/, thus presented three ions in family
have represented In Post Ohce in this city.
their combined terms OF service making 107 years.
Mr. Forester entered the service IN 1928 as letter
under his father The Post Office. then Garden
81. CnOw Exchange Place. and WIllism-sL, a little
beck building eighteen by thirty feet General Theo
dorus Bailey then postmaster occupied the two upper
stories his dwelling, and the clerks boarded I'm his
family In those days the force consisted OF six regular
clerks and six letter carriers who acted clerks.
The outgoing mail taken to the North River IN a
wueelbarrow aud to Jersey City I'm rowboat.
The carriers district then embraced all the
settled part OF tho city between Springst.
the west and Cartharne-st. on the east.
There were no postage stamps in those days and
paid two cents letter aud cent for
papers.
since that time Mr. Forester has seen tho NewYork
Post Oihre grow from service OF twelve to nearly
l.9OO employees. During his connection with
tno service he Instrumental IN establishing
the Auditors department. In Introducing bulk rates on
and periodicals. and iu for ming the system
those living ont OF town tn DO shopping at city prices
He treasurer OF the Mutual Aid Association In the
Post ONCE. In early life he was connected with the old
Volunteer Fire Department
A widow and four children survive him.
New-York tribune., 1886-02-22
NO YEED FOR 4 GOVERNuEYr SUIT

Ex-senator Joseph f. Mcdonald, Of Indiana,
who the city last week legal business said to
TRIBUNE reporter about the Cabinet scandal: 4"
occasion for blaming MI Garland for his possession
OF Pan Electric stock The Government suit the
Bell patents regard unusual and unnecessary
prOce, ding The bill that will he set up by the Govern
ment Will comprehend only the points already made and
get up in defence in the Drawbaugh and Over
land Telephone The Government has lawyer
who can ind any other initial ground for procedure.
the whole question can be tested well IN the
now IN progress between private individuals. Ii is
true that the validity Of the patent only be settled
by this Kind OF suit patent is only the prima
facie evidence that is the first and
original inventor OF article II lie Is the first
original inventor he is entitled to certain benefits
III lac IL not the inventor his prDa facle evidence Is
vaueess decree OF the court that another person
was the parent OF the invention. II the Government
should decision that the Bell patent imprOvi
IDENTIFY issued, but that Bell the real inventor Of
the telephone, he could still retain his benefits
under patent, because he could apply for another
patent II else Is tho inventor IL
can he decided by the personal suits ana the issues
drawn between the several claimants for priority. II
the court In these suits should decide that Gray
Drawbaugh or DOlbear Is the first and original inven
tor which they set ia defence IN injunction
the Bell patent would hot be worth any the
paper on which 1t is written The result w,uld be Just
tho same a. II the Government should win the suit tn at
1t Is about 10 bring"
New-York tribune., 1886-02-22
MARIE PEESCOTrS INTERESTING TALK.
BRIGHT AND CANDID sENTENCEs-MANY ACTORS
APPLAUD HER.

BRIGHT AND CANDID SENTENCEs-MANY ACTORS
APPLAUD HER.
The announcement of lecture upon stage
topics by n well-known and popular actress hardly
ever fails excite widespread interes and 1t is to
he wondered at therefore, that tho auditorium OF the
little Comedy Theatre well filled last night ~ those
anxious hear Miss Marie Prescott deliver her lecture
Among tho stars" Dressed in becoming costume OF
black the actress spoke from with interior
scene and having its furniture a small table and
chair Sitting In the latter Miss Prescott talked for
nearly hours and kept her audience amused and In
terescd until her closing delivered and she
swept gracefully fIom the stage With an absence Of
any for oratorical effect but equal OF
sloveny delivery she chatted condentay to her hear
about the stage ts peculiarities its inhabitants and
its gossip At intervals she enliveDed her talk with
amusing little stories told with mimetc power and
evident OF humor or would, to point q remark
give recitation from this play the Othe all of which
loudly applaudcd
As to the stars of whom she was tC speak she began
and ended with salvlni, whom at time she sup
ported and OF whom she spoke with admiration and ven
eTatiOn She termed him " the star OF stars" and the
audience applauded the remark Other well known
actors and mentioned. including John T.
Raymond, who, she said, had friends and fewer
enemies than any actor the stage. A well known
club AMI wit also Obliquey referred to and one
OF the many anecdutes about him told with a sut
cent Indication Of his humor- provoking stutter 1t
about an Acquaintance he disked ana who on meeting
hm SAID tuat he had lust delivered lecture in Boston
"B-b-Ostou!" suffered the wi &C glad OF IT.
hate B.b-Ostun.
Miss Prescott referred with touch OF contempt 10 the
stage beauty who Ia beauty aud nothing more ana
therefore sad she, like the antd candies In the con
icctluncr's window rather unsatisfactory. SIN Tt ana
cpigraInmatic thckly strewn through
the lrctl for instance:
Winch IL greater MIS-. Lnngtry Clara MOrri,l
The manager says the one who draws mOst-and 4
Jumbo bratS them all"
Innocence In the abstract implies Ignorance.
woman may he pu-e and not Innocent. An Innocent
mex erIencrd woman he great artist, but IL Is
lnamo1s shame to say great artist cannot be pare
WOudu.'
After delivering the sentence last quoted and some
others the subject Miss PrercOttS emotion
came her and she had To pausc.for several minmes.
Referring the discussion burlcslue and stage
costume she said:
Backbting l., the Ds Objectionable feature OF stage
life one tongue do more harm In half an hour than
al the tights IN ChrIsiendrm.
AGAIN. Actors get the real Opirions of their comrades
through the thinness OF the partitions between their
dressing -r'uuiS.
socal equality is impossible the stage; IT Is less
attmnAhlc on IT," was another
n audience winch listened to and applauded most ot
these suilIrs included many we'll known actors ana
and though Miss Prescott occasionally cut hard
a. her own profession there were no signs OF dissent
manifested.
New-York tribune., 1886-02-22
A vIRGIyIAN FOR SHERMAN FoR president

Ex-COngressman John 5. Wise, Of Virginia.
had just to the city recently from Georgia. where
he engaged attorney for the Southern Telegraph
Company in litigation against the interests OF T. g.
Stokes lie was congratulating himself on winning his
case when TRIBUNE reporter asked about politics.
He replied:
81 don't know anything about politics because have
been devoting my time closely TO law The only politics
/ heard In Georgia inquiry made OF one down
there. by old chap who evidently reads the
papers. He said Mr. Wise, is 1t really true, tho
say that FIZhugh Lee ia such idiot and
niDeompoopT answered him after his OwD folly. Said
II MY friend will tell you just fact about Fz
Lee and leave form your conclusions as to
whether he Is IDIOT His friends say for him
New-York tribune., 1886-02-22
MRS. GRIFFITH JOIN.

The death of Mrs. Griffith John, of the Lon
don mission Hankow. December 20, 1855. after a
long and painful Illness. Is the suoect OF extended
notice In The Worth china Daily Netcs (Shanghai),
which says that her last days marked by the
sweet serenity OF q Christian faith. Converted at the
uf twelve she eutered upon mission work when she
mad barely reached twenty, and she engaged there
in for thrtyone years having gone China in sepem
ber 1854 The NerS says:
then the wife OF the Rev. DIR. jenkins. OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church South. She woman
natural endowmcnts. with various accomplish
OF high order and OF strong fervent religious
feelings Sue well htted for IA sphere OF eminent
Christian service. Particularly call 10 mind her
labOrs I'm behalf OF the seafarng men Of this community.
Several years after the death OF DR.. jenkins
removed HankOw China, the wife OF the Rev.
Griffith John, OF that place. where she carried on the
practice OF her early days In dong what she could for
the benefit CT the natives tho sailors aud others who
went thther. Through her influence " Sailors Rest
was formed there. 10 ia seldom that we are
called testimony TO the zeal and devOtedness.
gentcness and oveliness a character like that OF
Mrs. Griffith John. . highly known in
the circle OF Christian friends and missionary aborers
ia China aud every where regarded with the great
alike with natives and foreiSners and Will ever be
mentioned with love and respect She endearOd herself
to many, and her death causes widespread sorrow.
New-York tribune., 1886-02-22
MEAT FOR TIE TENEMENT DISTRICTS.

The Marquis de MOres has not yet started for
his Western cattle ranch He has been delayed TO
perfect which will probably have considerable
effect the price OF this city. TRIBUNE re-.
porter met him incidentally uptown last night. and al
though the project yet fully ripe, he explained the
principal features OF it.
1--WE propose, he said to stop the expense OF middle
men, aud send meats direct from the producer to the
Consumer have discovered that in the practical work
Ing OF the cattle business conducted there
are eleven mlddemen. ea n of must have a profit
before the meat reaches the Tho wholesalers
are eating We propose retail shops IN all
tne eneInent-hOuse districts OF the city,
VIII DO sold ON the account OF company. Tue cattle
VIII be Killed at abatOir The beef Will be shipped
ih refrigerator cars. IL Will be delivered to "A central
market, ahd from there distributed 10 the different
thOps We shall have the scheme work in about sxty
days lhe details are now being perfected The advant.
age 10 the consumer will amount from 10 4 cents
per pound ali around We thnk we might as well give
the consumer the benen Of tns profit which now goes
10 the IniddemeD." w.
Has the pan ever been put in operation anywhere T.,
IL has been pretty thoroughly tested by company AT
Baltimore. They nave one central market, where they
cut up the meat and and sell the ehocest parts
JBey have four other markets where the common cnts
are distributed and sold Their average sale To each
customer about Is cents the crowds at their shop.
ae peen so great that policeman has to be stationed
" the door to keep the gathering throng in ORDER"
New-York tribune., 1886-02-22

MAN, Texas holders unable to SELL have In many
illegally placed these certificates upon lands specially
set aside for school and university purposef asylum
iani', or lands belonging TO railway companies. This
they have done in the faint hope that future
time the Legislature will make these certificates valid
There Is no public domain in Texas any longer and the
holderso Of these certificates OF which ae several
thousand outstanding and undoubtedly finding market
iOrthem among the moneyed people of the East and
North These certificates all bear date about 100 years
ago and are scarce In Texas because they have been
picked up and sent East 1t has repeatedly sug
geSted by prominent n the that Texas ought
TO advertise the true condition Of these old certificates
ana thus prevent thousands OF people from being
swinded
New-York tribune., 1886-02-22
HENRY A. OVINGTON.

Henry A. Ovington, for many years secretary
the Chamberlain Of this city, died yesterday morning
at his home. No 10 Cnton-st. Brooklyn. He attained
advanced age of ninety years. having been born in
Springfield, ~ j., IN 1896. When he six years old
his parents moved to this city. In 1908 he entered the
United states Loan Office as a messenger. He was
afterward employed In the Stock Exchange and In the
Naval Office In 1896 he became the Chamberlans sec
rotary and filed that position until July 1885. when he
resigned Ho took much interest I'm military affairs In
hs youth and occasion OF Lafayettes second visit
to this country Tho regiment OF which he colonel
selected receive the distinguished visitor upon
his arrival at this port Despite his advanced years Mr.
OvingtOn was strong In good health until stricken
with paralysis on Thursday Of last week He took an
in tho business OF his two sons, who form
tho trm of OyingtOn Brothers, or Brooklyn, the we'll
known dealers In fine china and glass.
lie LETT our children. Theodore T. and Edward A.
Ovlngton and Mrs Raudle, Of Brooklyn, aud the wife
OF the Rev. z. g. Evans. of New.Haven. The funeral
Will take place at m IN the First Bap-
tist Church. Plerrepont-st, OF which Mr. OYington
a nhpr
New-York tribune., 1886-02-22

TIE REPUBLICANS WILL CARRY 7HIS STATE.
&. w. Hackctt chairman of the Republican
State Executive Committee. asked by TRIBUNE
reporter at the Gsey House recently about party affairs
In this State. and he replied.
ave shall carry the Legislature this fall This talk
about Hill and his friends organizing IN nineteen dis
tricts that considered doubtful will have good
effect Republicans, who will the necessity Of
union and hard work"
ais not IIll good organizerl"
"He is much overostnated as a politician IIe is
not the man that Manning is Ho missed
fire In his attempt to control the Democrats tho
Senate. lie dld not have them In hand and fooled
arOdnd until the Republicans united lie should have
made term, quickly with the other OF tho Repub
ncan factions"
"wlll the state Committee call "A convention this
fall Z"
$50, think not. They will probably name a cand-
date for Judge There IA tax of both pyries unting on
candidate. Ii is possible that may done Then the
fight Will DO solely on Congressman and the Legs
lature"
van"
" What about DavenpOrtr
don't think he is candidate"
A" HiscOckf I"
Yes. | think Morton will be in tho race ton Uo
cOud have elected before Evarts was chosen
he had simply let his run Itself He got tied
up with faction and lost the election because
understood hat Platt ran him."
"Why do you think Republicans can carry the State -
:" Because the Democrats are hghtiuY among them
selves This fight between Cleveland and Hin is to the
death. One or both must go down; think 1t Will be
both"
"What aboni the Health oGicerl VIII he be made
salaried Oflcerf
81 don't think there Will be any change. am pretty
positive we should not put out Republican there
any where else to make place for Democrat think
the seven Senators took foolish step Albany They
Kicked up a muss which they acknowledged for
nothing when they into the getting
any pledges or making any terms OF any kind"
New-York tribune., 1886-02-22
A WAGNER CONCERT.

A concert for the benefit of the Bayreuth
Fund will be gwen at the Metropolitan Opera Hous
on Thursday evening under the direction OF Her
Anton Sedl. Herr Seidl is to be of the festiva
directors Bayreuh this summer. and will so thithe
at once after the close Of the Metropolitan season
conduct the festival preparations for Frau Wagner
Frauen Lehuann will sing the part of Isode In Irista
und Isolde" that the German opera at the Meropo
tan will have very significant representation in Bay
reuth this The concert the prOceees of whicr
Will go toward promoting great enterprise
will OF interesting tslcal occurrences
OF the season. As at present cOnte mpated the pro
gramne Will consist wholly or compositions OF Beetho
ven aud Wagner. or former Heroic y sym
phony tnird L-OnOre overture wli Oe played; oi
the latter the "GoOI Friday spell" from "ParSliHl.'
BIegfreds Death - fro DE GOtterda nmeruug.' the
trio from tnri act OF the ne drama, the Nor
spiel und Liebr rstOd" from Tristan ana ISOIIe anG
the "Centennlal' March. Frdulein Lehman, Frau
Kraus, Frauelu Brandt and Herr Stritt VIII be tht
pri ncipal singers.
New-York tribune., 1886-02-22
MISS FIELD ASA WHOLE OPERA COMPANY

A novelty in the way of Sunday evening lect
ares was given night the Union Square Theatre
by Miss Kate Field. Eyes and Ears IN London"
musical mOUOlOgue, Miss Field calls II. Ia not lect
in the strict IL Is merely an attempt TO put
IN amusing way and illustrate by buresque ballad,
few OF the externas OF London lfe-thOse eIternals
chiefly which strike American as lndIcrous. The
manners OF London cabhits and cheap Jack auction
eers hall and drawnS-rOOm singing dinner talk
about America society swel- aud 6sthetes the hunOrs
opera and pantumiue, all described the de-
scrptons generally pointed by some clever verses
and music written Miss Field by George Grossmth.
The entertainment ended with brief burlrsquo OF
Italian opera, IN which Miss Field did duty whole
company, 5eTenadng tenor posing and dying as
prima donna and lamen ting her death in grand
chorus and finale. The music given by William
New-York tribune., 1886-02-22
Post Office No,icc.

shOud be read DAILY by all Interested as changes may oo
Letters not he specially addressed
for dispatch by particular steamer exceOt when W de-
mens letters not specially addressed being sent oy tHe
fastest vessels available.
Foreign week ending February u VIII clos,
(PRoMrILY in all cases AT this office "a foloSs'
MoNOAY-At7a m for the Windward Islands direct also
for Thomas via santa cruz. and for venezuela and
Curacao Trinidad. pei Barrlcouta
TUESDAY-At 2SO 'or Nassau N p. direct by rail-
to ia, ksonyie Fla, and thence per City OF Pal
WEDNESpAY.-At 7:3O n for Europe. per 81. Ems
via southampton and Bremen at liy a. m Tor Francs
AIncriqGo',.
THURsDAY.-At $780, m. for Europe, per Germanc;
via queenstown; at 1850 a. m for hayu per s. Athos.
at l .. IN. for 81 nomlngo. turks Islands and cape
Hayt, per- Geo. W. clyde
sATURDAY-At5 a IN. for British and spanish Honduras.
at $3.50 a. IN. for Jamaica. Central America
Kingston letters or Mexico must be directed
Edh Golden - a. $50 m % Tor M auISpg % Ihs PSetSes
lands direct per zea9d1@ via Ass"a Al @ Ss'Sfos me- fos
fr BeInm SS direct per PennIand Antwerp let.
iSrs must pe directed per Psnn1nd 80 m n for S
rected per Ethiopia "li al 1880 a. or Europe per
IS G Of chSnd .SRd va are aSG Tor Venosae and
Curacol wa T1dna oyIr per direct par E calc M 0r
Mails for the society Islands. per Tahiti iron san
Francesca close here February y at p m Mails for
anns or $ AustraIIa from Francisco close here
FeDruaIy 26. at p. m Mails lor CHINA and Jaoan per
Sat p m Mails for Australia. New; zealand. sand.
SaSh S a5eiseo close here aarch 70 at D M cor on ar.
rival New YORK OF s Brttannc with British mails
and thence by Key West FIa close at this
Office daily at 2:3O a. H.
The schedule closing mails Is arranged
the presumption OF taeir uninterraoei overland
san Francisco the day OF sailing oil s'eApor' 0 ~
patched 'henee 'o0 'ag Henry O. PEARSON. Postmaster
Post Office Nsw.YOrk, n. X. Feb. IL. Ass.>
New-York tribune., 1886-02-22
IN 0RA1oR rlLKLNG IN ORArORY.

Daniel DOUghcrty entertained large audi
stcuway Hall last evening ami thereby added
many dollars To the WldOws aud Orphans Fund OF the
New York Young Mems Roman Catholic Benevolent As
socatiou. The subject Of his address "Ortlory"
and while he maintained that It's days OF usefulness
power had In great measure de
parted, ho demonstrated in his handling
OF the theme that 1t not lost art After
dwelling upon the power that eXerled by the
old. asserted that printing press had 10
large degree bupcrseded orntory and that the uaran
tendencies Of the made Of place In parlamen
tary bodies IAN orator." he said. us who In
public speech can persuade audience to immediate
action" lie compared the efforts Of DemOsthencs
Cicero Chatham and Burke with those OF English
the present day. aud gave amusing limitations OF
the dry. collOquim and deliberate style Of
DIsraeli and Gladstone In advocating public
measures He recalled his first Efforts in addressing
public meetings relating that when he first made a
speech at political gathering In Philadelphia. after
delivering two sentences that he had learned by heart
he forgot tho Of his discourse and up
embarrassment by falling back into his char II sud
denly taken ~. lhe highest opportunities for the
orator declared were r The pulpit aud he deprecated
the tendencies to atiectaon In speech and especially
the rising Infection which maTred the delivery or many
preachers Ih conclusion he paid glowing rlbutc To
the power OF the press coudemuing the abuse OF It's in
ucc and opportunities where IL failed uphold the
cause OF truth but lent itself To base uses.
New-York tribune., 1886-02-22
SOCIAL INCIDENTS,

Mrs A. B. Darling. of No. - Madison
Square gave a valentine lunch Friday IN honor OF
Nine Modjeska The souvenirs sachots IN the form
OF small silk napkins alternately PINK ana white with
sprays OF flowers painted on the corners The lunch
served on pink china and oval bank Of La France
roses and lies-Of hD valley the table decoration.
The bouquet, for the guests were OF PINK and
lliesOi- he-vaey tied with broad pink satin ribbons
with valentine cmbems one end aud the name OF the
lady on the other The company, composed entirely OF
ladies. consisted OF Mine. ModJe-ka. Mrs Anno Cary
RAYMOND, Mrs. G. A. Runhlc Mrs Rider, Miss Rider
Alrs. A. Mccn jr., Mrs. Abby Sage Richardson. Mrs
Mary Lowe DckrrsOn. Mrs. Custar Mrs. j. ". Chuball
Mrs. Mctiinnir, Mrs William AmOry, Jr., Miss sweet
OF Chicago.
Miss Emma G. Thur.by received her friends NJ No. 30
C;ramcrcy r. rlt Yesterday afternoon from